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284.71 USD +1.07 (+0.38%)

Nov 3, 2026, 3:29 PM EST

280.85 Day range 287.45
244.87 52-week range 354.07
YTD
-0.11%
1 year
+2.85%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

4.23 Safe 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

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 4
  • Return on Assets 4
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E 33.1×
FY 2016: 20.7×FY 2017: 35.5×FY 2018: 14.9×FY 2019: 22.8×FY 2020: 29.3×FY 2021: 31.7×FY 2022: 17.1×FY 2023: 28.3×FY 2024: 36.9×FY 2025: 33.1×
FY 2016 5y median 31.7× FY 2025
P/S 3.2×
FY 2016: 1.6×FY 2017: 2.1×FY 2018: 1.4×FY 2019: 1.7×FY 2020: 2.5×FY 2021: 3.4×FY 2022: 2.3×FY 2023: 3.4×FY 2024: 3.9×FY 2025: 3.2×
FY 2016 5y median 3.4× FY 2025
P/B 3.4×
FY 2016: 2.3×FY 2017: 3.3×FY 2018: 2.4×FY 2019: 2.8×FY 2020: 3.3×FY 2021: 4.7×FY 2022: 3.2×FY 2023: 4.2×FY 2024: 4.9×FY 2025: 3.4×
FY 2016 5y median 4.2× FY 2025
P/FCF 21.9×
FY 2016: 14.7×FY 2017: 23.0×FY 2018: 19.5×FY 2019: 13.5×FY 2020: 19.0×FY 2021: 17.8×FY 2022: 27.8×FY 2023: 24.5×FY 2024: 30.7×FY 2025: 21.9×
FY 2016 5y median 24.5× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 17.2×
FY 2016: 10.7×FY 2017: 14.0×FY 2018: 8.8×FY 2019: 12.7×FY 2020: 16.2×FY 2021: 19.0×FY 2022: 10.7×FY 2023: 16.5×FY 2024: 19.5×FY 2025: 17.2×
FY 2016 5y median 17.2× FY 2025
EV/Sales 3.4×
FY 2016: 1.6×FY 2017: 2.5×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 2.1×FY 2020: 2.9×FY 2021: 3.6×FY 2022: 2.4×FY 2023: 3.5×FY 2024: 4.1×FY 2025: 3.4×
FY 2016 5y median 3.5× FY 2025
FCF Yield 4.6%
FY 2016: 6.8%FY 2017: 4.3%FY 2018: 5.1%FY 2019: 7.4%FY 2020: 5.3%FY 2021: 5.6%FY 2022: 3.6%FY 2023: 4.1%FY 2024: 3.3%FY 2025: 4.6%
FY 2016 5y median 4.1% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 45.2%
FY 2016: 45.5%FY 2017: 44.9%FY 2018: 43.9%FY 2019: 41.7%FY 2020: 43.7%FY 2021: 42.9%FY 2022: 43.1%FY 2023: 43.5%FY 2024: 44.3%FY 2025: 45.2%
FY 2016 5y median 43.5% FY 2025
Operating Margin 14.9%
FY 2016: 11.0%FY 2017: 11.8%FY 2018: 14.0%FY 2019: 12.5%FY 2020: 12.8%FY 2021: 14.8%FY 2022: 18.9%FY 2023: 17.3%FY 2024: 16.3%FY 2025: 14.9%
FY 2016 5y median 16.3% FY 2025
Net Margin 9.7%
FY 2016: 7.7%FY 2017: 6.0%FY 2018: 9.5%FY 2019: 7.4%FY 2020: 8.7%FY 2021: 10.7%FY 2022: 13.4%FY 2023: 12.1%FY 2024: 10.6%FY 2025: 9.7%
FY 2016 5y median 10.7% FY 2025
ROE 10.4%
FY 2016: 11.3%FY 2017: 9.4%FY 2018: 16.1%FY 2019: 12.2%FY 2020: 11.1%FY 2021: 14.9%FY 2022: 18.5%FY 2023: 15.0%FY 2024: 13.2%FY 2025: 10.4%
FY 2016 5y median 14.9% FY 2025
ROIC 7.7%
FY 2016: 7.4%FY 2017: 5.3%FY 2018: 9.8%FY 2019: 8.4%FY 2020: 7.7%FY 2021: 9.6%FY 2022: 13.3%FY 2023: 12.6%FY 2024: 10.1%FY 2025: 7.7%
FY 2016 5y median 10.1% FY 2025
ROA 6.0%
FY 2016: 6.8%FY 2017: 4.1%FY 2018: 8.3%FY 2019: 5.5%FY 2020: 6.0%FY 2021: 7.4%FY 2022: 10.5%FY 2023: 9.9%FY 2024: 7.8%FY 2025: 6.0%
FY 2016 5y median 7.8% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -0.1%
FY 2016: 6.2%FY 2017: 24.4%FY 2018: 23.1%FY 2019: 11.2%FY 2020: -9.9%FY 2021: 23.9%FY 2022: 15.0%FY 2023: 5.9%FY 2024: 10.0%FY 2025: -0.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -8.2%
FY 2016: -9.1%FY 2017: 33.3%FY 2018: 45.8%FY 2019: -0.9%FY 2020: -7.6%FY 2021: 43.9%FY 2022: 46.8%FY 2023: -3.2%FY 2024: 3.3%FY 2025: -8.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -8.8%
FY 2016: -7.1%FY 2017: -4.5%FY 2018: 92.7%FY 2019: -14.3%FY 2020: 5.1%FY 2021: 51.2%FY 2022: 43.6%FY 2023: -4.3%FY 2024: -4.2%FY 2025: -8.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 14.9%
FY 2016: 39.5%FY 2017: 5.9%FY 2018: -3.0%FY 2019: 88.4%FY 2020: -2.5%FY 2021: 75.5%FY 2022: -50.3%FY 2023: 79.6%FY 2024: 0.4%FY 2025: 14.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.1×
FY 2016: 8.7×FY 2017: 7.5×FY 2018: 6.7×FY 2019: 2.0×FY 2020: 2.2×FY 2021: 1.7×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 2.1×FY 2024: 2.3×FY 2025: 2.1×
FY 2016 5y median 2.1× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.2×
FY 2016: 6.4×FY 2017: 5.1×FY 2018: 4.3×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.1×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.4×
FY 2016: 0.2×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: 0.2×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.4×
FY 2016 5y median 0.4× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.2×
FY 2016: -0.1×FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.1×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 10.1×
FY 2016: 35.2×FY 2017: 17.1×FY 2018: 12.6×FY 2019: 6.9×FY 2020: 10.9×FY 2021: 24.2×FY 2022: 26.4×FY 2023: 19.7×FY 2024: 8.6×FY 2025: 10.1×
FY 2016 5y median 19.7× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.5%
FY 2016: 1.2%FY 2017: 0.8%FY 2018: 1.1%FY 2019: 0.9%FY 2020: 0.7%FY 2021: 0.4%FY 2022: 0.6%FY 2023: 0.4%FY 2024: 0.4%FY 2025: 0.5%
FY 2016 5y median 0.4% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 15.5%
FY 2016: 25.1%FY 2017: 29.0%FY 2018: 16.0%FY 2019: 19.6%FY 2020: 19.8%FY 2021: 13.6%FY 2022: 9.9%FY 2023: 11.4%FY 2024: 13.1%FY 2025: 15.5%
FY 2016 5y median 13.1% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-01-03