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At closeNov 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

22.80 Day range 22.80
20.20 52-week range 45.43
YTD
-34.87%
1 year
-34.92%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

5.04 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.

FMP rating

B3 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 24.0×
FY 2016: 21.9×FY 2017: 23.3×FY 2018: 25.9×FY 2019: 29.1×FY 2020: 29.5×FY 2021: 26.1×FY 2022: 29.7×FY 2023: 62.9×FY 2024: 27.7×FY 2025: 24.0×
FY 2016 5y median 27.7× FY 2025
P/S 1.7×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 2.3×FY 2018: 2.6×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 1.6×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
P/B 2.7×
FY 2016: 4.1×FY 2017: 4.2×FY 2018: 4.8×FY 2019: 5.0×FY 2020: 4.0×FY 2021: 3.0×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 2.8×FY 2024: 2.8×FY 2025: 2.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.8× FY 2025
P/FCF 20.8×
FY 2016: 26.5×FY 2017: 35.7×FY 2018: 36.9×FY 2019: 28.6×FY 2020: 25.7×FY 2021: 27.5×FY 2022: 47.5×FY 2023: 20.3×FY 2024: 22.3×FY 2025: 20.8×
FY 2016 5y median 22.3× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 11.0×
FY 2016: 10.7×FY 2017: 12.2×FY 2018: 13.9×FY 2019: 14.4×FY 2020: 13.8×FY 2021: 11.6×FY 2022: 12.5×FY 2023: 17.4×FY 2024: 11.8×FY 2025: 11.0×
FY 2016 5y median 11.8× FY 2025
EV/Sales 1.7×
FY 2016: 1.8×FY 2017: 2.1×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 2.6×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 1.6×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
FCF Yield 4.8%
FY 2016: 3.8%FY 2017: 2.8%FY 2018: 2.7%FY 2019: 3.5%FY 2020: 3.9%FY 2021: 3.6%FY 2022: 2.1%FY 2023: 4.9%FY 2024: 4.5%FY 2025: 4.8%
FY 2016 5y median 4.5% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 38.0%
FY 2016: 56.3%FY 2017: 44.0%FY 2018: 43.4%FY 2019: 43.5%FY 2020: 42.7%FY 2021: 40.4%FY 2022: 35.4%FY 2023: 36.6%FY 2024: 39.2%FY 2025: 38.0%
FY 2016 5y median 38.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin 9.7%
FY 2016: 12.7%FY 2017: 13.7%FY 2018: 13.8%FY 2019: 14.1%FY 2020: 12.7%FY 2021: 10.3%FY 2022: 6.9%FY 2023: 6.1%FY 2024: 9.0%FY 2025: 9.7%
FY 2016 5y median 9.0% FY 2025
Net Margin 7.1%
FY 2016: 8.7%FY 2017: 9.9%FY 2018: 10.2%FY 2019: 9.9%FY 2020: 9.1%FY 2021: 7.7%FY 2022: 5.5%FY 2023: 2.9%FY 2024: 6.6%FY 2025: 7.1%
FY 2016 5y median 6.6% FY 2025
ROE 11.3%
FY 2016: 18.6%FY 2017: 18.2%FY 2018: 18.7%FY 2019: 17.3%FY 2020: 13.7%FY 2021: 11.4%FY 2022: 8.9%FY 2023: 4.5%FY 2024: 10.1%FY 2025: 11.3%
FY 2016 5y median 10.1% FY 2025
ROIC 8.2%
FY 2016: 13.8%FY 2017: 14.4%FY 2018: 15.4%FY 2019: 11.9%FY 2020: 10.0%FY 2021: 8.3%FY 2022: 6.1%FY 2023: 5.0%FY 2024: 7.6%FY 2025: 8.2%
FY 2016 5y median 7.6% FY 2025
ROA 6.4%
FY 2016: 9.5%FY 2017: 10.3%FY 2018: 10.5%FY 2019: 9.0%FY 2020: 7.6%FY 2021: 6.4%FY 2022: 5.0%FY 2023: 2.5%FY 2024: 5.8%FY 2025: 6.4%
FY 2016 5y median 5.8% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 3.8%
FY 2016: -1.0%FY 2017: 2.2%FY 2018: 1.2%FY 2019: -0.4%FY 2020: -8.0%FY 2021: 2.7%FY 2022: 9.3%FY 2023: -1.2%FY 2024: 6.3%FY 2025: 3.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 11.3%
FY 2016: 12.9%FY 2017: 10.4%FY 2018: 1.4%FY 2019: 1.9%FY 2020: -17.1%FY 2021: -16.8%FY 2022: -26.5%FY 2023: -12.8%FY 2024: 56.6%FY 2025: 11.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 12.3%
FY 2016: 20.8%FY 2017: 17.7%FY 2018: 5.4%FY 2019: -2.4%FY 2020: -14.5%FY 2021: -12.1%FY 2022: -20.5%FY 2023: -48.5%FY 2024: 145.8%FY 2025: 12.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 3.3%
FY 2016: -5.9%FY 2017: -8.3%FY 2018: 12.2%FY 2019: 40.1%FY 2020: -3.9%FY 2021: -28.2%FY 2022: -48.4%FY 2023: 153.3%FY 2024: -1.4%FY 2025: 3.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.7×
FY 2016: 1.7×FY 2017: 1.9×FY 2018: 1.7×FY 2019: 1.7×FY 2020: 1.8×FY 2021: 1.9×FY 2022: 1.7×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.3×FY 2017: 1.4×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.2×
FY 2016: 0.2×FY 2017: 0.1×FY 2018: 0.1×FY 2019: 0.3×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: 0.3×FY 2024: 0.2×FY 2025: 0.2×
FY 2016 5y median 0.3× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA -0.3×
FY 2016: -0.8×FY 2017: -0.8×FY 2018: -0.5×FY 2019: -0.0×FY 2020: -0.3×FY 2021: -0.3×FY 2022: -0.0×FY 2023: -0.2×FY 2024: -0.5×FY 2025: -0.3×
FY 2016 5y median -0.3× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 42.6×
FY 2016: 34.2×FY 2017: 51.7×FY 2018: 48.9×FY 2019: 40.5×FY 2020: 30.1×FY 2021: 56.3×FY 2022: 44.4×FY 2023: 27.2×FY 2024: 35.9×FY 2025: 42.6×
FY 2016 5y median 42.6× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.5%
FY 2016: 1.6%FY 2017: 1.5%FY 2018: 2.2%FY 2019: 1.4%FY 2020: 1.7%FY 2021: 2.4%FY 2022: 2.7%FY 2023: 2.5%FY 2024: 2.4%FY 2025: 2.5%
FY 2016 5y median 2.5% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 59.3%
FY 2016: 34.9%FY 2017: 34.2%FY 2018: 56.9%FY 2019: 40.8%FY 2020: 51.5%FY 2021: 61.9%FY 2022: 80.1%FY 2023: 158.1%FY 2024: 65.2%FY 2025: 59.3%
FY 2016 5y median 65.2% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31