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147.23 USD +0.28 (+0.19%)

Nov 6, 2026, 1:35 PM EST

142.80 Day range 147.48
85.24 52-week range 156.92
YTD
+39.87%
1 year
+71.63%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

4.00 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.

Rating

C+2 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 14.4×
FY 2016: 27.1×FY 2017: 56.5×FY 2018: 30.4×FY 2019: 22.6×FY 2020: 28.0×FY 2021: 14.9×FY 2022: 19.4×FY 2023: 779×FY 2024: 14.7×FY 2025: 14.4×
FY 2016 5y median 14.9× FY 2025
P/S 4.1×
FY 2016: 3.9×FY 2017: 3.6×FY 2018: 4.5×FY 2019: 5.7×FY 2020: 4.8×FY 2021: 4.0×FY 2022: 4.7×FY 2023: 4.6×FY 2024: 3.9×FY 2025: 4.1×
FY 2016 5y median 4.1× FY 2025
P/B 5.0×
FY 2016: 3.8×FY 2017: 4.2×FY 2018: 7.1×FY 2019: 8.6×FY 2020: 7.8×FY 2021: 5.1×FY 2022: 6.1×FY 2023: 7.4×FY 2024: 5.4×FY 2025: 5.0×
FY 2016 5y median 5.4× FY 2025
P/FCF 21.3×
FY 2016: 17.6×FY 2017: 31.7×FY 2018: 22.7×FY 2019: 22.3×FY 2020: 33.9×FY 2021: 20.1×FY 2022: 19.1×FY 2023: 30.4×FY 2024: 13.9×FY 2025: 21.3×
FY 2016 5y median 20.1× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 10.6×
FY 2016: 15.9×FY 2017: 13.6×FY 2018: 14.7×FY 2019: 15.0×FY 2020: 21.9×FY 2021: 12.3×FY 2022: 14.1×FY 2023: 44.5×FY 2024: 10.8×FY 2025: 10.6×
FY 2016 5y median 12.3× FY 2025
EV/Sales 4.6×
FY 2016: 4.3×FY 2017: 4.1×FY 2018: 4.9×FY 2019: 6.1×FY 2020: 5.4×FY 2021: 4.5×FY 2022: 5.1×FY 2023: 5.1×FY 2024: 4.3×FY 2025: 4.6×
FY 2016 5y median 4.6× FY 2025
FCF Yield 4.7%
FY 2016: 5.7%FY 2017: 3.2%FY 2018: 4.4%FY 2019: 4.5%FY 2020: 3.0%FY 2021: 5.0%FY 2022: 5.2%FY 2023: 3.3%FY 2024: 7.2%FY 2025: 4.7%
FY 2016 5y median 5.0% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 72.0%
FY 2016: 64.8%FY 2017: 67.8%FY 2018: 68.1%FY 2019: 69.3%FY 2020: 67.2%FY 2021: 72.0%FY 2022: 70.6%FY 2023: 73.2%FY 2024: 76.3%FY 2025: 72.0%
FY 2016 5y median 72.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin 36.2%
FY 2016: 13.8%FY 2017: 16.9%FY 2018: 21.1%FY 2019: 20.3%FY 2020: 13.4%FY 2021: 27.1%FY 2022: 30.8%FY 2023: 4.9%FY 2024: 31.5%FY 2025: 36.2%
FY 2016 5y median 30.8% FY 2025
Net Margin 28.1%
FY 2016: 9.8%FY 2017: 6.0%FY 2018: 14.7%FY 2019: 25.2%FY 2020: 17.0%FY 2021: 26.8%FY 2022: 24.5%FY 2023: 0.6%FY 2024: 26.7%FY 2025: 28.1%
FY 2016 5y median 26.7% FY 2025
ROE 34.7%
FY 2016: 9.8%FY 2017: 7.0%FY 2018: 23.3%FY 2019: 38.0%FY 2020: 27.9%FY 2021: 34.2%FY 2022: 31.6%FY 2023: 1.0%FY 2024: 37.0%FY 2025: 34.7%
FY 2016 5y median 34.2% FY 2025
ROIC 18.3%
FY 2016: 5.9%FY 2017: 3.5%FY 2018: 9.7%FY 2019: 9.4%FY 2020: 6.0%FY 2021: 13.9%FY 2022: 18.5%FY 2023: 0.7%FY 2024: 19.0%FY 2025: 18.3%
FY 2016 5y median 18.3% FY 2025
ROA 13.3%
FY 2016: 4.1%FY 2017: 2.7%FY 2018: 7.5%FY 2019: 11.7%FY 2020: 7.7%FY 2021: 12.3%FY 2022: 13.3%FY 2023: 0.3%FY 2024: 14.6%FY 2025: 13.3%
FY 2016 5y median 13.3% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 1.2%
FY 2016: 0.8%FY 2017: 0.8%FY 2018: 5.4%FY 2019: -7.5%FY 2020: 6.1%FY 2021: 17.3%FY 2022: 21.7%FY 2023: 1.4%FY 2024: 6.7%FY 2025: 1.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 16.1%
FY 2016: -27.1%FY 2017: 23.6%FY 2018: 31.4%FY 2019: -11.3%FY 2020: -30.0%FY 2021: 137.9%FY 2022: 38.5%FY 2023: -83.8%FY 2024: 584.5%FY 2025: 16.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 8.0%
FY 2016: 30.8%FY 2017: -54.4%FY 2018: 149.5%FY 2019: 64.7%FY 2020: -27.2%FY 2021: 84.9%FY 2022: 11.1%FY 2023: -97.5%FY 2024: 4714.3%FY 2025: 8.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -31.7%
FY 2016: -22.2%FY 2017: -47.9%FY 2018: 82.1%FY 2019: 20.0%FY 2020: -41.6%FY 2021: 65.9%FY 2022: 52.2%FY 2023: -37.8%FY 2024: 97.9%FY 2025: -31.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.5×
FY 2016: 1.8×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.5×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.4×FY 2025: 1.5×
FY 2016 5y median 1.4× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.3×
FY 2016: 1.5×FY 2017: 1.1×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.1× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.0×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 1.0×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.3×
FY 2016: 1.7×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 2.5×FY 2021: 1.5×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 4.3×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 17.3×
FY 2016: 7.9×FY 2017: 9.0×FY 2018: 11.6×FY 2019: 8.9×FY 2020: 6.7×FY 2021: 16.4×FY 2022: 19.0×FY 2023: 2.6×FY 2024: 15.9×FY 2025: 17.3×
FY 2016 5y median 16.4× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.1%
FY 2016: 3.3%FY 2017: 3.6%FY 2018: 2.7%FY 2019: 2.6%FY 2020: 3.1%FY 2021: 3.4%FY 2022: 2.5%FY 2023: 2.7%FY 2024: 3.1%FY 2025: 3.1%
FY 2016 5y median 3.1% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 44.8%
FY 2016: 130.7%FY 2017: 215.8%FY 2018: 83.2%FY 2019: 57.9%FY 2020: 87.9%FY 2021: 50.7%FY 2022: 48.3%FY 2023: 2039.7%FY 2024: 45.8%FY 2025: 44.8%
FY 2016 5y median 48.3% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31