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19.42 USD +0.40 (+2.13%)

Nov 4, 2026, 9:37 AM EST

19.18 Day range 19.41
17.40 52-week range 21.14
YTD
-4.03%
1 year
-4.22%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.79 Distress zone

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

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

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

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 4
  • Return on Equity 2
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E 10.9×
FY 2016: 10.9×FY 2017: 10.0×FY 2018: 7.8×FY 2019: 10.0×FY 2020: 14.8×FY 2021: 6.0×FY 2022: 15.3×FY 2023: 7.3×FY 2024: 9.0×FY 2025: 10.9×
FY 2016 5y median 9.0× FY 2025
P/S 6.3×
FY 2016: 7.0×FY 2017: 6.9×FY 2018: 5.9×FY 2019: 7.1×FY 2020: 8.3×FY 2021: 4.6×FY 2022: 7.7×FY 2023: 5.1×FY 2024: 5.8×FY 2025: 6.3×
FY 2016 5y median 5.8× FY 2025
P/B 1.0×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
P/FCF 12.4×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: -3.6×FY 2018: 10.0×FY 2019: 11.7×FY 2020: 9.8×FY 2021: 10.1×FY 2022: 12.3×FY 2023: 11.1×FY 2024: 10.7×FY 2025: 12.4×
FY 2016 5y median 11.1× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 20.9×
FY 2016: 17.8×FY 2017: 16.3×FY 2018: 13.2×FY 2019: 18.4×FY 2020: 30.8×FY 2021: 12.7×FY 2022: 32.5×FY 2023: 14.6×FY 2024: 16.8×FY 2025: 20.9×
FY 2016 5y median 16.8× FY 2025
EV/Sales 13.0×
FY 2016: 12.0×FY 2017: 11.5×FY 2018: 10.3×FY 2019: 13.3×FY 2020: 18.1×FY 2021: 9.9×FY 2022: 17.8×FY 2023: 10.4×FY 2024: 11.3×FY 2025: 13.0×
FY 2016 5y median 11.3× FY 2025
FCF Yield 8.1%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: -27.9%FY 2018: 10.0%FY 2019: 8.6%FY 2020: 10.2%FY 2021: 9.9%FY 2022: 8.1%FY 2023: 9.0%FY 2024: 9.4%FY 2025: 8.1%
FY 2016 5y median 9.0% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 67.2%
FY 2016: 77.3%FY 2017: 76.9%FY 2018: 78.6%FY 2019: 73.9%FY 2020: 63.1%FY 2021: 81.9%FY 2022: 62.0%FY 2023: 75.5%FY 2024: 72.2%FY 2025: 67.2%
FY 2016 5y median 72.2% FY 2025
Operating Margin 62.4%
FY 2016: 67.2%FY 2017: 70.4%FY 2018: 78.4%FY 2019: 72.6%FY 2020: 58.6%FY 2021: 77.9%FY 2022: 54.8%FY 2023: 71.2%FY 2024: 67.4%FY 2025: 62.4%
FY 2016 5y median 67.4% FY 2025
Net Margin 57.9%
FY 2016: 64.3%FY 2017: 68.5%FY 2018: 76.7%FY 2019: 71.1%FY 2020: 56.4%FY 2021: 76.4%FY 2022: 50.2%FY 2023: 70.3%FY 2024: 64.3%FY 2025: 57.9%
FY 2016 5y median 64.3% FY 2025
ROE 9.1%
FY 2016: 9.2%FY 2017: 9.4%FY 2018: 11.8%FY 2019: 10.6%FY 2020: 6.7%FY 2021: 17.7%FY 2022: 6.3%FY 2023: 13.6%FY 2024: 11.4%FY 2025: 9.1%
FY 2016 5y median 11.4% FY 2025
ROIC 4.3%
FY 2016: 5.3%FY 2017: 5.6%FY 2018: 6.9%FY 2019: 283.2%FY 2020: 3.1%FY 2021: 7.8%FY 2022: 2.7%FY 2023: 6.5%FY 2024: 5.5%FY 2025: 4.3%
FY 2016 5y median 5.5% FY 2025
ROA 4.2%
FY 2016: 5.1%FY 2017: 5.4%FY 2018: 6.7%FY 2019: 5.3%FY 2020: 3.0%FY 2021: 7.5%FY 2022: 2.7%FY 2023: 6.4%FY 2024: 5.4%FY 2025: 4.2%
FY 2016 5y median 5.4% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -5.3%
FY 2016: 8.7%FY 2017: 32.2%FY 2018: 14.9%FY 2019: -0.4%FY 2020: -23.0%FY 2021: 138.9%FY 2022: -41.7%FY 2023: 81.1%FY 2024: 9.3%FY 2025: -5.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -12.4%
FY 2016: 24.7%FY 2017: 38.6%FY 2018: 27.8%FY 2019: -7.8%FY 2020: -37.8%FY 2021: 217.3%FY 2022: -59.0%FY 2023: 135.4%FY 2024: 3.4%FY 2025: -12.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -23.8%
FY 2016: 25.8%FY 2017: 4.0%FY 2018: 28.0%FY 2019: -7.5%FY 2020: -38.7%FY 2021: 207.9%FY 2022: -66.1%FY 2023: 125.2%FY 2024: -9.0%FY 2025: -23.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -10.9%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 135.7%FY 2019: 2.3%FY 2020: 7.8%FY 2021: 27.4%FY 2022: -20.2%FY 2023: 34.0%FY 2024: 28.2%FY 2025: -10.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.7×
FY 2016: 1.6×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 2.5×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 2.8×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.7×
FY 2016: 1.6×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 2.5×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 2.8×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.1×
FY 2016: 0.8×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.1×
FY 2016 5y median 1.1× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 10.8×
FY 2016: 7.4×FY 2017: 6.6×FY 2018: 5.6×FY 2019: 8.5×FY 2020: 16.6×FY 2021: 6.8×FY 2022: 18.4×FY 2023: 7.4×FY 2024: 8.2×FY 2025: 10.8×
FY 2016 5y median 8.2× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 1.9×
FY 2016: 3.0×FY 2017: 3.0×FY 2018: 3.7×FY 2019: 2.8×FY 2020: 1.6×FY 2021: 4.3×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 2.9×FY 2024: 2.4×FY 2025: 1.9×
FY 2016 5y median 2.4× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 8.9%
FY 2016: 9.2%FY 2017: 9.6%FY 2018: 9.9%FY 2019: 8.7%FY 2020: 9.5%FY 2021: 7.3%FY 2022: 9.9%FY 2023: 9.3%FY 2024: 8.3%FY 2025: 8.9%
FY 2016 5y median 8.9% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 97.3%
FY 2016: 100.6%FY 2017: 96.3%FY 2018: 76.5%FY 2019: 87.5%FY 2020: 140.3%FY 2021: 44.3%FY 2022: 152.0%FY 2023: 67.7%FY 2024: 74.8%FY 2025: 97.3%
FY 2016 5y median 74.8% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31