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John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III HPS

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11.76 USD -0.02 (-0.17%)

At closeNov 3, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

11.80 +0.04 +0.34%

After hours · Nov 3, 4:00 PM ET

11.70 Day range 11.81
11.39 52-week range 15.54
YTD
-18.39%
1 year
-24.08%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.82 Distress zone

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

Piotroski F-Score

6 / 9 Average

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

FMP rating

B-3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 2
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E 25.9×
FY 2017: 20.4×FY 2018: 23.6×FY 2019: 14.2×FY 2020: -13.8×FY 2021: 5.6×FY 2022: -16.2×FY 2023: -15.0×FY 2024: 7.9×FY 2025: 11.9×FY 2026: 25.9×
FY 2017 5y median 7.9× FY 2026
P/S 8.1×
FY 2017: 19.6×FY 2018: 22.7×FY 2019: 14.0×FY 2020: -14.0×FY 2021: 5.6×FY 2022: -16.4×FY 2023: -15.2×FY 2024: 10.0×FY 2025: 10.0×FY 2026: 8.1×
FY 2017 5y median 8.1× FY 2026
P/B 1.1×
FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.0×FY 2026: 1.1×
FY 2017 5y median 1.1× FY 2026
P/FCF 13.6×
FY 2017: 13.1×FY 2018: 12.5×FY 2019: 13.6×FY 2020: 5.3×FY 2021: 22.4×FY 2022: 16.9×FY 2023: 12.4×FY 2024: 11.6×FY 2025: 13.3×FY 2026: 13.6×
FY 2017 5y median 13.3× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 24.1×
FY 2017: 18.3×FY 2018: 18.0×FY 2019: 21.2×FY 2020: -10.2×FY 2021: 7.9×FY 2022: -12.8×FY 2023: -13.7×FY 2024: 17.2×FY 2025: 13.7×FY 2026: 24.1×
FY 2017 5y median 13.7× FY 2026
EV/Sales 13.0×
FY 2017: 29.6×FY 2018: 34.9×FY 2019: 21.0×FY 2020: -20.7×FY 2021: 8.0×FY 2022: -24.6×FY 2023: -24.2×FY 2024: 15.3×FY 2025: 15.9×FY 2026: 13.0×
FY 2017 5y median 13.0× FY 2026
FCF Yield 7.3%
FY 2017: 7.7%FY 2018: 8.0%FY 2019: 7.3%FY 2020: 18.9%FY 2021: 4.5%FY 2022: 5.9%FY 2023: 8.1%FY 2024: 8.6%FY 2025: 7.5%FY 2026: 7.3%
FY 2017 5y median 7.5% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 90.0%
FY 2017: 77.4%FY 2018: 73.2%FY 2019: 84.6%FY 2020: 117.2%FY 2021: 94.3%FY 2022: 100.0%FY 2023: 118.6%FY 2024: 100.0%FY 2025: 87.7%FY 2026: 90.0%
FY 2017 5y median 100.0% FY 2026
Operating Margin 53.8%
FY 2017: 111.2%FY 2018: 124.8%FY 2019: 98.7%FY 2020: 101.2%FY 2021: 99.5%FY 2022: 91.3%FY 2023: 101.8%FY 2024: 89.0%FY 2025: 116.0%FY 2026: 53.8%
FY 2017 5y median 91.3% FY 2026
Net Margin 31.3%
FY 2017: 95.8%FY 2018: 96.2%FY 2019: 98.7%FY 2020: 101.2%FY 2021: 99.5%FY 2022: 101.3%FY 2023: 101.8%FY 2024: 126.5%FY 2025: 84.1%FY 2026: 31.3%
FY 2017 5y median 101.3% FY 2026
ROE 4.1%
FY 2017: 4.8%FY 2018: 4.1%FY 2019: 7.4%FY 2020: -7.4%FY 2021: 18.8%FY 2022: -6.7%FY 2023: -7.1%FY 2024: 14.2%FY 2025: 8.5%FY 2026: 4.1%
FY 2017 5y median 4.1% FY 2026
ROIC 4.3%
FY 2017: -0.6%FY 2018: 3.5%FY 2019: 4.8%FY 2020: -5.0%FY 2021: 12.9%FY 2022: -3.9%FY 2023: -4.3%FY 2024: 6.2%FY 2025: 7.3%FY 2026: 4.3%
FY 2017 5y median 4.3% FY 2026
ROA 2.5%
FY 2017: 3.2%FY 2018: 2.7%FY 2019: 4.8%FY 2020: -5.0%FY 2021: 12.8%FY 2022: -4.3%FY 2023: -4.3%FY 2024: 8.9%FY 2025: 5.3%FY 2026: 2.5%
FY 2017 5y median 2.5% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 22.0%
FY 2017: -42.7%FY 2018: -17.3%FY 2019: 73.7%FY 2020: -184.8%FY 2021: 392.7%FY 2022: -130.5%FY 2023: 9.9%FY 2024: 271.5%FY 2025: -10.6%FY 2026: 22.0%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income -43.4%
FY 2017: -28.3%FY 2018: -7.2%FY 2019: 37.4%FY 2020: -187.0%FY 2021: 387.9%FY 2022: -128.0%FY 2023: -0.4%FY 2024: 249.9%FY 2025: 16.5%FY 2026: -43.4%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) -54.5%
FY 2017: -63.7%FY 2018: -17.0%FY 2019: 76.9%FY 2020: -187.0%FY 2021: 386.7%FY 2022: -131.1%FY 2023: 10.3%FY 2024: 313.5%FY 2025: -41.0%FY 2026: -54.5%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow -2.9%
FY 2017: 3.6%FY 2018: 0.4%FY 2019: -2.2%FY 2020: 118.8%FY 2021: -72.5%FY 2022: 19.2%FY 2023: 13.4%FY 2024: 21.0%FY 2025: -22.4%FY 2026: -2.9%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.7×
FY 2017: 3.3×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 1.6×FY 2020: 24.4×FY 2021: 2.5×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 9.0×FY 2024: 27.5×FY 2025: 9.4×FY 2026: 3.7×
FY 2017 5y median 9.0× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 3.7×
FY 2017: -3.2×FY 2018: -0.4×FY 2019: 1.6×FY 2020: -3.6×FY 2021: 2.5×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 13.7×FY 2024: 27.5×FY 2025: 9.4×FY 2026: 3.7×
FY 2017 5y median 9.4× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 0.6×
FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.5×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.6×FY 2026: 0.6×
FY 2017 5y median 0.6× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA 9.0×
FY 2017: 6.2×FY 2018: 6.3×FY 2019: 7.1×FY 2020: -3.3×FY 2021: 2.4×FY 2022: -4.2×FY 2023: -5.1×FY 2024: 5.9×FY 2025: 5.1×FY 2026: 9.0×
FY 2017 5y median 5.1× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 2.4×
FY 2017: 7.2×FY 2018: 4.4×FY 2019: 4.5×FY 2020: -6.4×FY 2021: 50.1×FY 2022: -9.1×FY 2023: -2.2×FY 2024: 2.7×FY 2025: 0.0×FY 2026: 2.4×
FY 2017 5y median 0.0× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 8.9%
FY 2017: 7.7%FY 2018: 8.0%FY 2019: 7.3%FY 2020: 7.9%FY 2021: 6.8%FY 2022: 7.4%FY 2023: 8.9%FY 2024: 7.9%FY 2025: 8.8%FY 2026: 8.9%
FY 2017 5y median 8.8% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 230.0%
FY 2017: 156.5%FY 2018: 189.2%FY 2019: 103.8%FY 2020: -109.3%FY 2021: 37.8%FY 2022: -119.7%FY 2023: -132.0%FY 2024: 62.3%FY 2025: 104.3%FY 2026: 230.0%
FY 2017 5y median 62.3% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-07-31