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178.08 USD +0.65 (+0.37%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 4:05 PM EST

178.08 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 6, 4:05 PM ET

171.23 Day range 179.83
157.61 52-week range 236.28
YTD
-2.14%
1 year
+6.23%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

4.53 Safe 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.

Rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 4
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 41.9×
FY 2016: 30.0×FY 2017: 29.9×FY 2018: 19.1×FY 2019: 26.8×FY 2020: 24.8×FY 2021: 27.1×FY 2022: 28.9×FY 2023: 20.5×FY 2024: 15.4×FY 2025: 41.9×
FY 2016 5y median 27.1× FY 2025
P/S 3.2×
FY 2016: 3.0×FY 2017: 3.2×FY 2018: 2.9×FY 2019: 3.9×FY 2020: 3.9×FY 2021: 4.5×FY 2022: 4.6×FY 2023: 3.4×FY 2024: 3.1×FY 2025: 3.2×
FY 2016 5y median 3.4× FY 2025
P/B 8.0×
FY 2016: 28.2×FY 2017: 26.3×FY 2018: 16.1×FY 2019: 17.7×FY 2020: 14.2×FY 2021: 14.5×FY 2022: 14.4×FY 2023: 9.3×FY 2024: 7.3×FY 2025: 8.0×
FY 2016 5y median 9.3× FY 2025
P/FCF 21.1×
FY 2016: 31.0×FY 2017: 24.3×FY 2018: 17.7×FY 2019: 21.3×FY 2020: 25.2×FY 2021: 25.2×FY 2022: 26.3×FY 2023: 24.6×FY 2024: 17.8×FY 2025: 21.1×
FY 2016 5y median 24.6× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 21.2×
FY 2016: 16.6×FY 2017: 18.1×FY 2018: 14.2×FY 2019: 19.1×FY 2020: 18.2×FY 2021: 20.1×FY 2022: 21.4×FY 2023: 15.6×FY 2024: 12.6×FY 2025: 21.2×
FY 2016 5y median 20.1× FY 2025
EV/Sales 3.5×
FY 2016: 3.3×FY 2017: 3.5×FY 2018: 3.4×FY 2019: 4.4×FY 2020: 4.3×FY 2021: 5.0×FY 2022: 5.0×FY 2023: 3.8×FY 2024: 3.5×FY 2025: 3.5×
FY 2016 5y median 3.8× FY 2025
FCF Yield 4.7%
FY 2016: 3.2%FY 2017: 4.1%FY 2018: 5.6%FY 2019: 4.7%FY 2020: 4.0%FY 2021: 4.0%FY 2022: 3.8%FY 2023: 4.1%FY 2024: 5.6%FY 2025: 4.7%
FY 2016 5y median 4.1% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 33.3%
FY 2016: 42.6%FY 2017: 46.0%FY 2018: 45.9%FY 2019: 45.4%FY 2020: 45.4%FY 2021: 45.1%FY 2022: 43.2%FY 2023: 44.8%FY 2024: 47.3%FY 2025: 33.3%
FY 2016 5y median 44.8% FY 2025
Operating Margin 12.1%
FY 2016: 16.2%FY 2017: 17.5%FY 2018: 20.8%FY 2019: 20.0%FY 2020: 21.9%FY 2021: 22.8%FY 2022: 21.7%FY 2023: 22.9%FY 2024: 25.9%FY 2025: 12.1%
FY 2016 5y median 22.8% FY 2025
Net Margin 7.6%
FY 2016: 9.7%FY 2017: 10.4%FY 2018: 15.1%FY 2019: 14.4%FY 2020: 15.7%FY 2021: 16.5%FY 2022: 15.8%FY 2023: 16.7%FY 2024: 19.8%FY 2025: 7.6%
FY 2016 5y median 16.5% FY 2025
ROE 19.0%
FY 2016: 91.6%FY 2017: 85.5%FY 2018: 84.2%FY 2019: 66.1%FY 2020: 57.2%FY 2021: 53.6%FY 2022: 49.8%FY 2023: 45.4%FY 2024: 47.1%FY 2025: 19.0%
FY 2016 5y median 47.1% FY 2025
ROIC 9.0%
FY 2016: 18.6%FY 2017: 20.6%FY 2018: 20.8%FY 2019: 19.2%FY 2020: 19.5%FY 2021: 19.0%FY 2022: 21.2%FY 2023: 22.1%FY 2024: 23.7%FY 2025: 9.0%
FY 2016 5y median 21.2% FY 2025
ROA 6.4%
FY 2016: 13.0%FY 2017: 14.1%FY 2018: 15.3%FY 2019: 14.1%FY 2020: 14.0%FY 2021: 14.2%FY 2022: 15.0%FY 2023: 15.6%FY 2024: 17.2%FY 2025: 6.4%
FY 2016 5y median 15.0% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 4.4%
FY 2016: 0.7%FY 2017: 1.0%FY 2018: 3.7%FY 2019: 2.5%FY 2020: 2.0%FY 2021: 10.1%FY 2022: 16.1%FY 2023: 7.2%FY 2024: 0.3%FY 2025: 4.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -51.1%
FY 2016: 16.2%FY 2017: 8.9%FY 2018: 23.6%FY 2019: -1.7%FY 2020: 11.7%FY 2021: 14.6%FY 2022: 10.6%FY 2023: 13.3%FY 2024: 13.2%FY 2025: -51.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -60.3%
FY 2016: 44.0%FY 2017: 9.6%FY 2018: 52.5%FY 2019: -2.2%FY 2020: 11.9%FY 2021: 16.4%FY 2022: 12.0%FY 2023: 13.8%FY 2024: 20.8%FY 2025: -60.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -9.2%
FY 2016: -16.7%FY 2017: 38.9%FY 2018: 28.2%FY 2019: 13.7%FY 2020: -13.0%FY 2021: 26.2%FY 2022: 13.9%FY 2023: -14.2%FY 2024: 24.1%FY 2025: -9.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.6×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.6×FY 2018: 0.6×FY 2019: 0.6×FY 2020: 1.1×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.5× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.2×
FY 2016: 3.8×FY 2017: 3.2×FY 2018: 3.2×FY 2019: 2.6×FY 2020: 2.2×FY 2021: 1.9×FY 2022: 1.6×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.3×
FY 2016: 1.8×FY 2017: 1.7×FY 2018: 2.1×FY 2019: 2.2×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 2.3×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 2.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 6.8×
FY 2016: 13.1×FY 2017: 13.1×FY 2018: 11.1×FY 2019: 10.5×FY 2020: 11.6×FY 2021: 15.7×FY 2022: 16.1×FY 2023: 15.9×FY 2024: 16.6×FY 2025: 6.8×
FY 2016 5y median 15.9× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.9%
FY 2016: 2.3%FY 2017: 2.2%FY 2018: 2.5%FY 2019: 2.0%FY 2020: 2.0%FY 2021: 1.7%FY 2022: 1.6%FY 2023: 2.3%FY 2024: 3.2%FY 2025: 2.9%
FY 2016 5y median 2.3% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 122.9%
FY 2016: 69.4%FY 2017: 67.2%FY 2018: 47.8%FY 2019: 53.1%FY 2020: 50.1%FY 2021: 46.4%FY 2022: 47.1%FY 2023: 47.8%FY 2024: 48.8%FY 2025: 122.9%
FY 2016 5y median 47.8% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31