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76.44 USD +3.42 (+4.68%)

At closeNov 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

76.44 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 4, 4:00 PM ET

73.26 Day range 76.47
47.12 52-week range 78.25
YTD
+30.29%
1 year
+59.78%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

1.52 Distress 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.

FMP rating

C+2 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 781×
FY 2017: 4061×FY 2018: 45.8×FY 2019: 9.5×FY 2020: -8.5×FY 2021: 24.3×FY 2022: 5.5×FY 2023: 24.3×FY 2024: 25.2×FY 2025: -2.6×FY 2026: 781×
FY 2017 5y median 24.3× FY 2026
P/S 1.7×
FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 2.0×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 2.1×FY 2023: 2.0×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: 1.2×FY 2026: 1.7×
FY 2017 5y median 2.0× FY 2026
P/B 1.7×
FY 2017: 1.2×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.4×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 1.6×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 1.2×FY 2026: 1.7×
FY 2017 5y median 1.5× FY 2026
P/FCF 12.4×
FY 2017: 24.4×FY 2018: 37.3×FY 2019: 55.8×FY 2020: 61.8×FY 2021: 11.9×FY 2022: -15.7×FY 2023: 59.3×FY 2024: 15.6×FY 2025: -551×FY 2026: 12.4×
FY 2017 5y median 12.4× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 14.0×
FY 2017: 13.9×FY 2018: 18.5×FY 2019: 16.5×FY 2020: -23.1×FY 2021: 16.4×FY 2022: 11.5×FY 2023: 11.8×FY 2024: 17.9×FY 2025: -7.0×FY 2026: 14.0×
FY 2017 5y median 11.8× FY 2026
EV/Sales 2.2×
FY 2017: 2.7×FY 2018: 2.9×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 2.9×FY 2021: 3.5×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 2.5×FY 2024: 2.6×FY 2025: 2.0×FY 2026: 2.2×
FY 2017 5y median 2.5× FY 2026
FCF Yield 8.0%
FY 2017: 4.1%FY 2018: 2.7%FY 2019: 1.8%FY 2020: 1.6%FY 2021: 8.4%FY 2022: -6.4%FY 2023: 1.7%FY 2024: 6.4%FY 2025: -0.2%FY 2026: 8.0%
FY 2017 5y median 1.7% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 32.3%
FY 2017: 31.6%FY 2018: 33.3%FY 2019: 30.3%FY 2020: 29.7%FY 2021: 31.7%FY 2022: 34.7%FY 2023: 30.5%FY 2024: 29.2%FY 2025: 30.1%FY 2026: 32.3%
FY 2017 5y median 30.5% FY 2026
Operating Margin 5.6%
FY 2017: 2.1%FY 2018: 3.9%FY 2019: 4.0%FY 2020: -22.9%FY 2021: 9.1%FY 2022: 13.9%FY 2023: 7.9%FY 2024: -1.2%FY 2025: -42.5%FY 2026: 5.6%
FY 2017 5y median 5.6% FY 2026
Net Margin 0.2%
FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 4.4%FY 2019: 23.5%FY 2020: -25.2%FY 2021: 10.4%FY 2022: 38.8%FY 2023: 8.1%FY 2024: 8.0%FY 2025: -46.3%FY 2026: 0.2%
FY 2017 5y median 8.0% FY 2026
ROE 0.2%
FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 3.3%FY 2019: 14.1%FY 2020: -16.7%FY 2021: 8.0%FY 2022: 28.8%FY 2023: 5.7%FY 2024: 5.9%FY 2025: -44.4%FY 2026: 0.2%
FY 2017 5y median 5.7% FY 2026
ROIC 0.9%
FY 2017: 0.6%FY 2018: 1.4%FY 2019: 1.3%FY 2020: -7.0%FY 2021: 3.2%FY 2022: 5.2%FY 2023: 3.1%FY 2024: 4.2%FY 2025: -18.4%FY 2026: 0.9%
FY 2017 5y median 3.1% FY 2026
ROA 0.1%
FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 1.4%FY 2019: 7.0%FY 2020: -7.4%FY 2021: 3.3%FY 2022: 14.9%FY 2023: 3.0%FY 2024: 3.0%FY 2025: -18.3%FY 2026: 0.1%
FY 2017 5y median 3.0% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 2.1%
FY 2017: -23.5%FY 2018: 12.1%FY 2019: -17.0%FY 2020: -6.1%FY 2021: 4.7%FY 2022: 13.3%FY 2023: -8.4%FY 2024: -3.6%FY 2025: -13.7%FY 2026: 2.1%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income 113.5%
FY 2017: 198.0%FY 2018: 108.2%FY 2019: -15.7%FY 2020: -636.0%FY 2021: 141.6%FY 2022: 73.4%FY 2023: -48.3%FY 2024: -115.1%FY 2025: -2880.8%FY 2026: 113.5%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) 100.5%
FY 2017: 103.5%FY 2018: 10955.9%FY 2019: 351.1%FY 2020: -204.5%FY 2021: 143.6%FY 2022: 348.4%FY 2023: -79.8%FY 2024: 2.1%FY 2025: -643.5%FY 2026: 100.5%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow 6375.0%
FY 2017: -62.9%FY 2018: -15.7%FY 2019: -37.9%FY 2020: -19.5%FY 2021: 550.0%FY 2022: -171.6%FY 2023: 122.4%FY 2024: 275.3%FY 2025: -101.5%FY 2026: 6375.0%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.0×
FY 2017: 2.0×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.9×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 1.8×FY 2022: 3.2×FY 2023: 3.3×FY 2024: 2.4×FY 2025: 2.8×FY 2026: 3.0×
FY 2017 5y median 3.0× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 1.9×
FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 2.1×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.5×FY 2026: 1.9×
FY 2017 5y median 1.9× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 0.8×
FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.5×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.8×FY 2026: 0.8×
FY 2017 5y median 0.5× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.4×
FY 2017: 5.0×FY 2018: 5.5×FY 2019: 3.8×FY 2020: -6.0×FY 2021: 4.2×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 2.3×FY 2024: 3.9×FY 2025: -2.7×FY 2026: 3.4×
FY 2017 5y median 2.3× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 2.6×
FY 2017: 0.2×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: -5.1×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 5.0×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: -0.5×FY 2025: -12.3×FY 2026: 2.6×
FY 2017 5y median 2.6× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.4%
FY 2017: 1.9%FY 2018: 1.1%FY 2019: 1.3%FY 2020: 1.5%FY 2021: 1.3%FY 2022: 1.4%FY 2023: 1.8%FY 2024: 1.8%FY 2025: 3.4%FY 2026: 2.4%
FY 2017 5y median 1.8% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 1900.0%
FY 2017: 7700.0%FY 2018: 52.6%FY 2019: 12.7%FY 2020: -13.0%FY 2021: 31.8%FY 2022: 7.6%FY 2023: 42.7%FY 2024: 46.2%FY 2025: -9.0%FY 2026: 1900.0%
FY 2017 5y median 42.7% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-09-30