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210.52 USD +1.33 (+0.64%)

Nov 5, 2026, 1:31 PM EST

206.50 Day range 214.78
127.59 52-week range 214.78
YTD
+37.98%
1 year
+51.81%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.80 Grey 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

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 5
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 4

Valuation

P/E 43.6×
FY 2017: 32.0×FY 2018: 327×FY 2019: 49.0×FY 2020: 64.9×FY 2021: 27.2×FY 2022: 29.5×FY 2023: 40.9×FY 2024: 32.2×FY 2025: 25.2×FY 2026: 43.6×
FY 2017 5y median 32.2× FY 2026
P/S 2.6×
FY 2017: 2.7×FY 2018: 3.3×FY 2019: 3.0×FY 2020: 3.1×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: 2.7×FY 2025: 1.9×FY 2026: 2.6×
FY 2017 5y median 2.6× FY 2026
P/B 1.0×
FY 2017: 2.5×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 2.5×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 2.3×FY 2022: 2.0×FY 2023: 2.3×FY 2024: 2.1×FY 2025: 1.7×FY 2026: 1.0×
FY 2017 5y median 2.0× FY 2026
P/FCF 17.0×
FY 2017: 18.0×FY 2018: 26.6×FY 2019: 22.1×FY 2020: 18.2×FY 2021: 16.0×FY 2022: 30.1×FY 2023: 27.5×FY 2024: 17.9×FY 2025: 15.8×FY 2026: 17.0×
FY 2017 5y median 17.9× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 28.1×
FY 2017: 14.5×FY 2018: 18.9×FY 2019: 17.5×FY 2020: 21.2×FY 2021: 16.1×FY 2022: 14.9×FY 2023: 16.7×FY 2024: 15.5×FY 2025: 12.2×FY 2026: 28.1×
FY 2017 5y median 15.5× FY 2026
EV/Sales 3.3×
FY 2017: 3.1×FY 2018: 4.6×FY 2019: 4.1×FY 2020: 4.0×FY 2021: 3.7×FY 2022: 3.5×FY 2023: 3.8×FY 2024: 3.7×FY 2025: 2.8×FY 2026: 3.3×
FY 2017 5y median 3.5× FY 2026
FCF Yield 5.9%
FY 2017: 5.5%FY 2018: 3.8%FY 2019: 4.5%FY 2020: 5.5%FY 2021: 6.3%FY 2022: 3.3%FY 2023: 3.6%FY 2024: 5.6%FY 2025: 6.3%FY 2026: 5.9%
FY 2017 5y median 5.6% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 0.0%
FY 2017: 49.3%FY 2018: 45.5%FY 2019: 47.9%FY 2020: 42.3%FY 2021: 45.1%FY 2022: 44.9%FY 2023: 42.2%FY 2024: 45.2%FY 2025: 45.4%FY 2026: 0.0%
FY 2017 5y median 44.9% FY 2026
Operating Margin 11.6%
FY 2017: 12.6%FY 2018: 9.4%FY 2019: 10.2%FY 2020: 5.7%FY 2021: 11.8%FY 2022: 12.1%FY 2023: 10.9%FY 2024: 11.9%FY 2025: 11.8%FY 2026: 11.6%
FY 2017 5y median 11.8% FY 2026
Net Margin 5.9%
FY 2017: 9.1%FY 2018: 1.9%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: 5.4%FY 2021: 10.9%FY 2022: 9.4%FY 2023: 7.7%FY 2024: 8.4%FY 2025: 7.7%FY 2026: 5.9%
FY 2017 5y median 7.7% FY 2026
ROE 2.3%
FY 2017: 8.5%FY 2018: 1.5%FY 2019: 5.8%FY 2020: 3.7%FY 2021: 8.8%FY 2022: 7.0%FY 2023: 5.8%FY 2024: 6.6%FY 2025: 6.6%FY 2026: 2.3%
FY 2017 5y median 6.6% FY 2026
ROIC 3.5%
FY 2017: 4.4%FY 2018: 0.8%FY 2019: 3.7%FY 2020: 1.6%FY 2021: 4.5%FY 2022: 4.4%FY 2023: 4.1%FY 2024: 4.0%FY 2025: 4.7%FY 2026: 3.5%
FY 2017 5y median 4.1% FY 2026
ROA 2.3%
FY 2017: 2.9%FY 2018: 0.6%FY 2019: 2.4%FY 2020: 1.6%FY 2021: 3.9%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 2.8%FY 2024: 3.0%FY 2025: 3.0%FY 2026: 2.3%
FY 2017 5y median 3.0% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -10.9%
FY 2017: -3.1%FY 2018: 32.2%FY 2019: 8.2%FY 2020: -7.0%FY 2021: 19.0%FY 2022: -1.4%FY 2023: 2.7%FY 2024: 4.2%FY 2025: 8.2%FY 2026: -10.9%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income -12.5%
FY 2017: 6.4%FY 2018: -0.9%FY 2019: 16.6%FY 2020: -48.2%FY 2021: 146.7%FY 2022: 1.4%FY 2023: -7.5%FY 2024: 13.5%FY 2025: 7.6%FY 2026: -12.5%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) -29.8%
FY 2017: 2.4%FY 2018: -87.0%FY 2019: 548.3%FY 2020: -30.3%FY 2021: 152.8%FY 2022: -14.2%FY 2023: -16.0%FY 2024: 18.6%FY 2025: -0.5%FY 2026: -29.8%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow 9.9%
FY 2017: -1.0%FY 2018: 8.1%FY 2019: 20.5%FY 2020: 15.0%FY 2021: 25.2%FY 2022: -51.4%FY 2023: 27.4%FY 2024: 45.2%FY 2025: -13.1%FY 2026: 9.9%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 8.8×
FY 2017: 5.6×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.1×FY 2026: 8.8×
FY 2017 5y median 1.2× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 5.4×
FY 2017: 5.0×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 1.1×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.6×FY 2026: 5.4×
FY 2017 5y median 0.7× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 0.3×
FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.8×FY 2026: 0.3×
FY 2017 5y median 0.7× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA 6.0×
FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 5.3×FY 2019: 4.6×FY 2020: 4.9×FY 2021: 3.7×FY 2022: 3.6×FY 2023: 3.5×FY 2024: 4.1×FY 2025: 3.7×FY 2026: 6.0×
FY 2017 5y median 3.7× FY 2026
Interest Coverage -4.0×
FY 2017: 2.9×FY 2018: 2.1×FY 2019: 2.8×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 4.8×FY 2022: 5.7×FY 2023: 4.7×FY 2024: 4.5×FY 2025: 4.2×FY 2026: -4.0×
FY 2017 5y median 4.5× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.3%
FY 2017: 2.1%FY 2018: 1.8%FY 2019: 1.9%FY 2020: 2.1%FY 2021: 1.9%FY 2022: 2.2%FY 2023: 1.9%FY 2024: 2.0%FY 2025: 2.8%FY 2026: 2.3%
FY 2017 5y median 2.2% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 101.4%
FY 2017: 61.5%FY 2018: 298.1%FY 2019: 79.8%FY 2020: 117.4%FY 2021: 50.1%FY 2022: 60.8%FY 2023: 75.1%FY 2024: 64.5%FY 2025: 71.3%FY 2026: 101.4%
FY 2017 5y median 71.3% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-09-30