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74.91 USD -1.64 (-2.14%)

Nov 6, 2026, 12:14 PM EST

74.01 Day range 75.23
61.84 52-week range 87.64
YTD
-4.95%
1 year
+0.86%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.95 Grey zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 4
  • Return on Equity 2
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 4

Valuation

P/E 39.6×
FY 2016: -166×FY 2017: 112×FY 2018: -126×FY 2019: -42.2×FY 2020: -60.5×FY 2021: 113×FY 2022: 101×FY 2023: 39.5×FY 2024: 41.2×FY 2025: 39.6×
FY 2016 5y median 41.2× FY 2025
P/S 3.8×
FY 2016: 4.3×FY 2017: 4.2×FY 2018: 4.0×FY 2019: 3.7×FY 2020: 4.7×FY 2021: 5.1×FY 2022: 3.9×FY 2023: 4.1×FY 2024: 4.2×FY 2025: 3.8×
FY 2016 5y median 4.1× FY 2025
P/B 1.8×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 1.2×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.4×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: 1.7×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 1.8×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
P/FCF 24.3×
FY 2016: 38.4×FY 2017: 39.3×FY 2018: 66.3×FY 2019: 113×FY 2020: 126×FY 2021: 259×FY 2022: 71.4×FY 2023: 71.7×FY 2024: 29.8×FY 2025: 24.3×
FY 2016 5y median 71.4× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 17.1×
FY 2016: 24.4×FY 2017: 23.5×FY 2018: 21.0×FY 2019: 25.1×FY 2020: 32.6×FY 2021: 25.9×FY 2022: 21.7×FY 2023: 19.0×FY 2024: 17.0×FY 2025: 17.1×
FY 2016 5y median 19.0× FY 2025
EV/Sales 4.1×
FY 2016: 4.3×FY 2017: 4.2×FY 2018: 4.0×FY 2019: 4.1×FY 2020: 5.2×FY 2021: 5.5×FY 2022: 4.3×FY 2023: 4.5×FY 2024: 4.6×FY 2025: 4.1×
FY 2016 5y median 4.5× FY 2025
FCF Yield 4.1%
FY 2016: 2.6%FY 2017: 2.5%FY 2018: 1.5%FY 2019: 0.9%FY 2020: 0.8%FY 2021: 0.4%FY 2022: 1.4%FY 2023: 1.4%FY 2024: 3.4%FY 2025: 4.1%
FY 2016 5y median 1.4% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 55.2%
FY 2016: 47.2%FY 2017: 47.2%FY 2018: 44.6%FY 2019: 48.8%FY 2020: 43.0%FY 2021: 56.1%FY 2022: 54.5%FY 2023: 55.5%FY 2024: 55.6%FY 2025: 55.2%
FY 2016 5y median 55.5% FY 2025
Operating Margin 13.1%
FY 2016: 0.2%FY 2017: -1.1%FY 2018: -3.5%FY 2019: -2.5%FY 2020: -7.1%FY 2021: 7.0%FY 2022: 7.7%FY 2023: 11.0%FY 2024: 14.3%FY 2025: 13.1%
FY 2016 5y median 11.0% FY 2025
Net Margin 9.4%
FY 2016: -2.6%FY 2017: 3.8%FY 2018: -3.2%FY 2019: -8.7%FY 2020: -7.8%FY 2021: 4.5%FY 2022: 3.8%FY 2023: 10.3%FY 2024: 10.3%FY 2025: 9.4%
FY 2016 5y median 9.4% FY 2025
ROE 4.4%
FY 2016: -0.7%FY 2017: 1.1%FY 2018: -1.0%FY 2019: -3.4%FY 2020: -2.8%FY 2021: 2.0%FY 2022: 1.7%FY 2023: 4.7%FY 2024: 4.7%FY 2025: 4.4%
FY 2016 5y median 4.4% FY 2025
ROIC 3.9%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.6%FY 2018: -0.7%FY 2019: -0.7%FY 2020: -1.6%FY 2021: 2.0%FY 2022: 1.8%FY 2023: 3.8%FY 2024: 4.1%FY 2025: 3.9%
FY 2016 5y median 3.8% FY 2025
ROA 3.1%
FY 2016: -0.6%FY 2017: 0.9%FY 2018: -0.8%FY 2019: -2.4%FY 2020: -1.9%FY 2021: 1.3%FY 2022: 1.1%FY 2023: 3.3%FY 2024: 3.4%FY 2025: 3.1%
FY 2016 5y median 3.1% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 4.9%
FY 2016: 1.2%FY 2017: 3.0%FY 2018: 5.3%FY 2019: 5.0%FY 2020: -9.0%FY 2021: 21.3%FY 2022: 5.1%FY 2023: 8.5%FY 2024: 4.8%FY 2025: 4.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -3.8%
FY 2016: -97.5%FY 2017: -870.0%FY 2018: -222.1%FY 2019: 24.6%FY 2020: -157.8%FY 2021: 220.3%FY 2022: 15.9%FY 2023: 54.6%FY 2024: 36.0%FY 2025: -3.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -3.4%
FY 2016: -157.4%FY 2017: 248.6%FY 2018: -188.5%FY 2019: -191.3%FY 2020: 18.7%FY 2021: 169.7%FY 2022: -10.5%FY 2023: 188.2%FY 2024: 4.6%FY 2025: -3.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 14.3%
FY 2016: -11.2%FY 2017: -2.3%FY 2018: -40.7%FY 2019: -43.0%FY 2020: 4.9%FY 2021: -35.5%FY 2022: 186.1%FY 2023: 13.8%FY 2024: 162.0%FY 2025: 14.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.1×
FY 2016: 1.8×FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 1.8×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 2.2×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 2.4×FY 2024: 2.8×FY 2025: 2.1×
FY 2016 5y median 2.2× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.3×
FY 2016: 1.1×FY 2017: 1.1×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 1.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.4× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.2×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 0.0×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 0.2×FY 2020: 0.2×FY 2021: 0.2×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: 0.2×FY 2024: 0.2×FY 2025: 0.2×
FY 2016 5y median 0.2× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.5×
FY 2016: 0.1×FY 2017: -0.0×FY 2018: -0.1×FY 2019: 2.4×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 1.7×FY 2022: 2.3×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.5×
FY 2016 5y median 1.7× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 6.7×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: -2.9×FY 2018: -10.4×FY 2019: -1.4×FY 2020: -3.7×FY 2021: 4.8×FY 2022: 4.9×FY 2023: 5.5×FY 2024: 7.6×FY 2025: 6.7×
FY 2016 5y median 5.5× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.4%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.1%FY 2022: 0.3%FY 2023: 0.3%FY 2024: 0.3%FY 2025: 0.4%
FY 2016 5y median 0.3% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 16.9%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 14.4%FY 2022: 30.8%FY 2023: 11.9%FY 2024: 12.8%FY 2025: 16.9%
FY 2016 5y median 14.4% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31