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524.74 USD +13.19 (+2.58%)

At closeNov 4, 2026, 4:20 PM EST

524.74 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 4, 4:20 PM ET

513.26 Day range 526.56
387.78 52-week range 548.20
YTD
+23.07%
1 year
+25.55%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

4.04 Safe zone

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

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

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

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 29.1×
FY 2016: 22.3×FY 2017: 35.5×FY 2018: 11.8×FY 2019: 50.5×FY 2020: 55.5×FY 2021: 46.8×FY 2022: 39.3×FY 2023: 32.3×FY 2024: 30.5×FY 2025: 29.1×
FY 2016 5y median 32.3× FY 2025
P/S 5.8×
FY 2016: 3.2×FY 2017: 3.9×FY 2018: 3.5×FY 2019: 4.1×FY 2020: 5.1×FY 2021: 5.8×FY 2022: 4.9×FY 2023: 6.1×FY 2024: 6.1×FY 2025: 5.8×
FY 2016 5y median 5.8× FY 2025
P/B 5.2×
FY 2016: 6.7×FY 2017: 7.4×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 2.9×FY 2021: 4.1×FY 2022: 4.1×FY 2023: 5.0×FY 2024: 5.3×FY 2025: 5.2×
FY 2016 5y median 5.0× FY 2025
P/FCF 39.1×
FY 2016: 25.6×FY 2017: 25.6×FY 2018: 28.3×FY 2019: 46.0×FY 2020: 34.5×FY 2021: 27.0×FY 2022: 28.6×FY 2023: 36.3×FY 2024: 40.7×FY 2025: 39.1×
FY 2016 5y median 36.3× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 17.0×
FY 2016: 12.4×FY 2017: 14.3×FY 2018: 15.3×FY 2019: 16.0×FY 2020: 17.9×FY 2021: 19.3×FY 2022: 16.5×FY 2023: 18.1×FY 2024: 17.6×FY 2025: 17.0×
FY 2016 5y median 17.6× FY 2025
EV/Sales 6.5×
FY 2016: 4.0×FY 2017: 4.6×FY 2018: 4.2×FY 2019: 4.5×FY 2020: 5.6×FY 2021: 6.2×FY 2022: 5.3×FY 2023: 6.6×FY 2024: 6.6×FY 2025: 6.5×
FY 2016 5y median 6.5× FY 2025
FCF Yield 2.6%
FY 2016: 3.9%FY 2017: 3.9%FY 2018: 3.5%FY 2019: 2.2%FY 2020: 2.9%FY 2021: 3.7%FY 2022: 3.5%FY 2023: 2.8%FY 2024: 2.5%FY 2025: 2.6%
FY 2016 5y median 2.8% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 37.8%
FY 2016: 33.7%FY 2017: 33.2%FY 2018: 26.9%FY 2019: 24.5%FY 2020: 26.6%FY 2021: 28.0%FY 2022: 29.1%FY 2023: 35.1%FY 2024: 36.6%FY 2025: 37.8%
FY 2016 5y median 35.1% FY 2025
Operating Margin 27.2%
FY 2016: 22.0%FY 2017: 21.8%FY 2018: 15.1%FY 2019: 11.6%FY 2020: 14.3%FY 2021: 17.2%FY 2022: 19.4%FY 2023: 24.7%FY 2024: 26.0%FY 2025: 27.2%
FY 2016 5y median 24.7% FY 2025
Net Margin 20.3%
FY 2016: 14.2%FY 2017: 10.9%FY 2018: 29.5%FY 2019: 8.1%FY 2020: 9.2%FY 2021: 12.4%FY 2022: 12.4%FY 2023: 18.9%FY 2024: 19.9%FY 2025: 20.3%
FY 2016 5y median 18.9% FY 2025
ROE 18.0%
FY 2016: 29.9%FY 2017: 20.7%FY 2018: 8.5%FY 2019: 4.7%FY 2020: 5.3%FY 2021: 8.7%FY 2022: 10.4%FY 2023: 15.6%FY 2024: 17.2%FY 2025: 18.0%
FY 2016 5y median 15.6% FY 2025
ROIC 9.3%
FY 2016: 9.8%FY 2017: 7.6%FY 2018: 2.3%FY 2019: 3.1%FY 2020: 3.7%FY 2021: 5.6%FY 2022: 7.0%FY 2023: 8.8%FY 2024: 9.2%FY 2025: 9.3%
FY 2016 5y median 8.8% FY 2025
ROA 7.9%
FY 2016: 7.8%FY 2017: 6.1%FY 2018: 4.7%FY 2019: 2.6%FY 2020: 2.8%FY 2021: 4.7%FY 2022: 5.2%FY 2023: 7.7%FY 2024: 8.2%FY 2025: 7.9%
FY 2016 5y median 7.7% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 3.0%
FY 2016: -2.2%FY 2017: 8.6%FY 2018: 29.7%FY 2019: 90.3%FY 2020: -3.5%FY 2021: 13.0%FY 2022: 8.3%FY 2023: -1.5%FY 2024: 0.5%FY 2025: 3.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 7.7%
FY 2016: -6.3%FY 2017: 7.6%FY 2018: -10.0%FY 2019: 45.6%FY 2020: 19.0%FY 2021: 35.8%FY 2022: 22.3%FY 2023: 25.5%FY 2024: 6.0%FY 2025: 7.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 7.1%
FY 2016: -2.6%FY 2017: -17.1%FY 2018: 203.5%FY 2019: -68.0%FY 2020: 12.4%FY 2021: 55.6%FY 2022: 12.3%FY 2023: 53.0%FY 2024: 8.2%FY 2025: 7.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 3.3%
FY 2016: 14.6%FY 2017: 32.3%FY 2018: 5.1%FY 2019: 37.8%FY 2020: 60.8%FY 2021: 64.8%FY 2022: -14.3%FY 2023: -3.0%FY 2024: -10.7%FY 2025: 3.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.9×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.9×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.7×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 0.3×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.5× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.7×
FY 2016: 2.6×FY 2017: 2.3×FY 2018: 2.7×FY 2019: 1.5×FY 2020: 1.6×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.4×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 19.9×
FY 2016: 11.1×FY 2017: 8.8×FY 2018: 9.4×FY 2019: 6.5×FY 2020: 34.1×FY 2021: 33.2×FY 2022: 33.6×FY 2023: 16.6×FY 2024: 15.0×FY 2025: 19.9×
FY 2016 5y median 19.9× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 1.4%
FY 2016: 2.6%FY 2017: 2.0%FY 2018: 2.3%FY 2019: 1.6%FY 2020: 1.5%FY 2021: 1.2%FY 2022: 1.4%FY 2023: 1.2%FY 2024: 1.3%FY 2025: 1.4%
FY 2016 5y median 1.3% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 40.8%
FY 2016: 57.1%FY 2017: 72.3%FY 2018: 26.6%FY 2019: 82.8%FY 2020: 81.1%FY 2021: 57.2%FY 2022: 56.5%FY 2023: 40.0%FY 2024: 40.4%FY 2025: 40.8%
FY 2016 5y median 40.8% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31