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118.17 USD +1.03 (+0.88%)

Nov 4, 2026, 1:11 PM EST

115.82 Day range 120.64
101.19 52-week range 134.51
YTD
+8.82%
1 year
+4.00%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

7.62 Safe zone

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

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

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

FMP rating

A-4 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 26.7×
FY 2016: 21.7×FY 2017: 19.5×FY 2018: 12.7×FY 2019: 17.9×FY 2020: 20.9×FY 2021: 26.3×FY 2022: 23.4×FY 2023: 29.6×FY 2024: 26.0×FY 2025: 26.7×
FY 2016 5y median 26.3× FY 2025
P/S 3.0×
FY 2016: 1.3×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.6×FY 2020: 1.8×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: 2.0×FY 2023: 2.7×FY 2024: 3.0×FY 2025: 3.0×
FY 2016 5y median 2.7× FY 2025
P/B 4.8×
FY 2016: 2.4×FY 2017: 2.6×FY 2018: 2.2×FY 2019: 3.0×FY 2020: 2.8×FY 2021: 3.4×FY 2022: 3.3×FY 2023: 4.6×FY 2024: 4.7×FY 2025: 4.8×
FY 2016 5y median 4.6× FY 2025
P/FCF 29.1×
FY 2016: 50.7×FY 2017: 18.5×FY 2018: 15.1×FY 2019: 28.7×FY 2020: 18.8×FY 2021: 40.9×FY 2022: 150×FY 2023: 28.4×FY 2024: 29.5×FY 2025: 29.1×
FY 2016 5y median 29.5× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 16.4×
FY 2016: 12.3×FY 2017: 14.6×FY 2018: 8.7×FY 2019: 11.5×FY 2020: 12.3×FY 2021: 16.9×FY 2022: 14.6×FY 2023: 17.4×FY 2024: 16.9×FY 2025: 16.4×
FY 2016 5y median 16.9× FY 2025
EV/Sales 3.3×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 2.4×FY 2022: 2.2×FY 2023: 2.9×FY 2024: 3.1×FY 2025: 3.3×
FY 2016 5y median 2.9× FY 2025
FCF Yield 3.4%
FY 2016: 2.0%FY 2017: 5.4%FY 2018: 6.6%FY 2019: 3.5%FY 2020: 5.3%FY 2021: 2.4%FY 2022: 0.7%FY 2023: 3.5%FY 2024: 3.4%FY 2025: 3.4%
FY 2016 5y median 3.4% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 28.9%
FY 2016: 25.9%FY 2017: 24.6%FY 2018: 25.9%FY 2019: 26.4%FY 2020: 26.0%FY 2021: 23.8%FY 2022: 24.0%FY 2023: 26.1%FY 2024: 28.6%FY 2025: 28.9%
FY 2016 5y median 26.1% FY 2025
Operating Margin 15.6%
FY 2016: 8.6%FY 2017: 8.2%FY 2018: 11.2%FY 2019: 12.0%FY 2020: 11.6%FY 2021: 10.8%FY 2022: 11.2%FY 2023: 13.0%FY 2024: 15.1%FY 2025: 15.6%
FY 2016 5y median 13.0% FY 2025
Net Margin 11.3%
FY 2016: 6.2%FY 2017: 6.9%FY 2018: 8.6%FY 2019: 8.9%FY 2020: 8.5%FY 2021: 8.3%FY 2022: 8.4%FY 2023: 9.1%FY 2024: 11.6%FY 2025: 11.3%
FY 2016 5y median 9.1% FY 2025
ROE 17.8%
FY 2016: 11.1%FY 2017: 13.5%FY 2018: 17.7%FY 2019: 16.9%FY 2020: 13.7%FY 2021: 12.8%FY 2022: 14.0%FY 2023: 15.7%FY 2024: 18.2%FY 2025: 17.8%
FY 2016 5y median 15.7% FY 2025
ROIC 12.2%
FY 2016: 7.5%FY 2017: 8.3%FY 2018: 11.8%FY 2019: 11.3%FY 2020: 9.5%FY 2021: 9.3%FY 2022: 9.5%FY 2023: 12.1%FY 2024: 14.9%FY 2025: 12.2%
FY 2016 5y median 12.1% FY 2025
ROA 10.3%
FY 2016: 6.8%FY 2017: 6.2%FY 2018: 9.2%FY 2019: 9.3%FY 2020: 8.0%FY 2021: 7.4%FY 2022: 7.9%FY 2023: 9.7%FY 2024: 12.3%FY 2025: 10.3%
FY 2016 5y median 9.7% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 17.1%
FY 2016: -7.8%FY 2017: 26.9%FY 2018: 21.3%FY 2019: 12.1%FY 2020: -7.4%FY 2021: 7.3%FY 2022: 18.3%FY 2023: 20.1%FY 2024: 8.1%FY 2025: 17.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 21.1%
FY 2016: -41.1%FY 2017: 21.1%FY 2018: 65.1%FY 2019: 21.1%FY 2020: -10.7%FY 2021: -0.5%FY 2022: 23.0%FY 2023: 39.6%FY 2024: 25.3%FY 2025: 21.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 14.6%
FY 2016: -29.0%FY 2017: 43.7%FY 2018: 51.0%FY 2019: 14.3%FY 2020: -11.4%FY 2021: 4.5%FY 2022: 20.9%FY 2023: 29.9%FY 2024: 36.7%FY 2025: 14.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 19.1%
FY 2016: -78.8%FY 2017: 248.4%FY 2018: 21.5%FY 2019: -14.0%FY 2020: 57.3%FY 2021: -39.5%FY 2022: -70.8%FY 2023: 772.9%FY 2024: 16.2%FY 2025: 19.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.0×
FY 2016: 3.1×FY 2017: 2.6×FY 2018: 2.1×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 2.5×FY 2022: 2.9×FY 2023: 2.9×FY 2024: 2.7×FY 2025: 3.0×
FY 2016 5y median 2.9× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.4×
FY 2016: 1.6×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.4×
FY 2016: 0.2×FY 2017: 0.6×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.3×FY 2024: 0.2×FY 2025: 0.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.2×
FY 2016: 0.2×FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 0.9×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 1.6×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 24.2×
FY 2016: 32.0×FY 2017: 10.1×FY 2018: 13.1×FY 2019: 18.6×FY 2020: 23.1×FY 2021: 29.0×FY 2022: 15.6×FY 2023: 11.4×FY 2024: 22.5×FY 2025: 24.2×
FY 2016 5y median 22.5× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.5%
FY 2016: 1.8%FY 2017: 1.4%FY 2018: 1.6%FY 2019: 1.0%FY 2020: 1.0%FY 2021: 0.8%FY 2022: 0.8%FY 2023: 0.5%FY 2024: 0.5%FY 2025: 0.5%
FY 2016 5y median 0.5% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 13.8%
FY 2016: 38.6%FY 2017: 27.3%FY 2018: 19.9%FY 2019: 17.8%FY 2020: 20.2%FY 2021: 21.9%FY 2022: 18.1%FY 2023: 15.1%FY 2024: 13.5%FY 2025: 13.8%
FY 2016 5y median 15.1% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31