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57.42 USD +1.36 (+2.43%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

58.03 +0.61 +1.07%

After hours · Nov 6, 4:00 PM ET

56.20 Day range 57.51
47.57 52-week range 76.95
YTD
+4.44%
1 year
+19.38%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

3.85 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.

Rating

B3 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 80.9×
FY 2016: 33.3×FY 2017: 43.9×FY 2018: 43.2×FY 2019: 76.2×FY 2020: 93.1×FY 2021: 124×FY 2022: 65.3×FY 2023: 83.0×FY 2024: 85.8×FY 2025: 80.9×
FY 2016 5y median 83.0× FY 2025
P/S 4.4×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 3.3×FY 2018: 3.6×FY 2019: 4.9×FY 2020: 7.0×FY 2021: 8.8×FY 2022: 5.6×FY 2023: 6.8×FY 2024: 5.8×FY 2025: 4.4×
FY 2016 5y median 5.8× FY 2025
P/B 3.3×
FY 2016: 2.8×FY 2017: 5.6×FY 2018: 6.0×FY 2019: 7.4×FY 2020: 8.7×FY 2021: 12.0×FY 2022: 8.4×FY 2023: 9.0×FY 2024: 7.4×FY 2025: 3.3×
FY 2016 5y median 8.4× FY 2025
P/FCF 89.9×
FY 2016: 18.5×FY 2017: 32.1×FY 2018: 29.3×FY 2019: 59.0×FY 2020: 32.0×FY 2021: 86.1×FY 2022: 68.1×FY 2023: 60.3×FY 2024: 38.9×FY 2025: 89.9×
FY 2016 5y median 68.1× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 28.2×
FY 2016: 12.2×FY 2017: 18.7×FY 2018: 20.0×FY 2019: 29.9×FY 2020: 43.7×FY 2021: 52.7×FY 2022: 32.6×FY 2023: 37.3×FY 2024: 32.5×FY 2025: 28.2×
FY 2016 5y median 32.6× FY 2025
EV/Sales 4.4×
FY 2016: 1.9×FY 2017: 3.6×FY 2018: 3.8×FY 2019: 5.3×FY 2020: 7.3×FY 2021: 9.4×FY 2022: 6.1×FY 2023: 7.2×FY 2024: 6.2×FY 2025: 4.4×
FY 2016 5y median 6.2× FY 2025
FCF Yield 1.1%
FY 2016: 5.4%FY 2017: 3.1%FY 2018: 3.4%FY 2019: 1.7%FY 2020: 3.1%FY 2021: 1.2%FY 2022: 1.5%FY 2023: 1.7%FY 2024: 2.6%FY 2025: 1.1%
FY 2016 5y median 1.5% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 41.6%
FY 2016: 42.2%FY 2017: 42.3%FY 2018: 42.6%FY 2019: 41.9%FY 2020: 41.4%FY 2021: 42.5%FY 2022: 44.0%FY 2023: 45.4%FY 2024: 44.4%FY 2025: 41.6%
FY 2016 5y median 44.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin 11.9%
FY 2016: 8.6%FY 2017: 11.0%FY 2018: 11.6%FY 2019: 8.8%FY 2020: 9.5%FY 2021: 9.1%FY 2022: 12.0%FY 2023: 12.5%FY 2024: 11.6%FY 2025: 11.9%
FY 2016 5y median 11.9% FY 2025
Net Margin 5.5%
FY 2016: 5.7%FY 2017: 11.5%FY 2018: 8.0%FY 2019: 6.5%FY 2020: 7.5%FY 2021: 7.1%FY 2022: 8.6%FY 2023: 8.3%FY 2024: 6.8%FY 2025: 5.5%
FY 2016 5y median 7.1% FY 2025
ROE 4.1%
FY 2016: 8.5%FY 2017: 19.3%FY 2018: 13.3%FY 2019: 9.8%FY 2020: 9.3%FY 2021: 9.7%FY 2022: 12.8%FY 2023: 10.8%FY 2024: 8.6%FY 2025: 4.1%
FY 2016 5y median 9.7% FY 2025
ROIC 5.5%
FY 2016: 6.2%FY 2017: 7.4%FY 2018: 9.5%FY 2019: 6.6%FY 2020: 6.7%FY 2021: 5.4%FY 2022: 8.0%FY 2023: 8.7%FY 2024: 7.3%FY 2025: 5.5%
FY 2016 5y median 7.3% FY 2025
ROA 3.0%
FY 2016: 5.2%FY 2017: 8.3%FY 2018: 6.8%FY 2019: 4.7%FY 2020: 5.1%FY 2021: 4.1%FY 2022: 6.0%FY 2023: 5.9%FY 2024: 4.6%FY 2025: 3.0%
FY 2016 5y median 4.6% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 3.3%
FY 2016: 3.0%FY 2017: 35.5%FY 2018: 17.8%FY 2019: 1.9%FY 2020: -5.7%FY 2021: 19.7%FY 2022: 21.8%FY 2023: 2.4%FY 2024: 7.7%FY 2025: 3.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 5.5%
FY 2016: 13.9%FY 2017: 74.7%FY 2018: 23.4%FY 2019: -22.2%FY 2020: 1.1%FY 2021: 14.6%FY 2022: 60.9%FY 2023: 7.2%FY 2024: 0.1%FY 2025: 5.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -16.9%
FY 2016: -38.2%FY 2017: 79.4%FY 2018: 26.5%FY 2019: -19.6%FY 2020: 8.7%FY 2021: 12.8%FY 2022: 46.1%FY 2023: -1.9%FY 2024: -12.4%FY 2025: -16.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -65.7%
FY 2016: 41.1%FY 2017: 38.0%FY 2018: 38.1%FY 2019: -30.0%FY 2020: 147.1%FY 2021: -44.1%FY 2022: -1.8%FY 2023: 40.7%FY 2024: 41.2%FY 2025: -65.7%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.7×
FY 2016: 2.8×FY 2017: 2.9×FY 2018: 2.7×FY 2019: 2.3×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: 2.6×FY 2025: 3.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 2.8×
FY 2016: 2.0×FY 2017: 2.0×FY 2018: 1.7×FY 2019: 1.4×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.5×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2016 5y median 1.7× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.3×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.6×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.3×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA -0.3×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 1.3×FY 2018: 1.1×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 3.0×FY 2022: 2.4×FY 2023: 1.8×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: -0.3×
FY 2016 5y median 2.0× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 5.4×
FY 2016: 7.2×FY 2017: 8.0×FY 2018: 7.2×FY 2019: 6.5×FY 2020: 8.5×FY 2021: 8.7×FY 2022: 6.6×FY 2023: 4.3×FY 2024: 3.5×FY 2025: 5.4×
FY 2016 5y median 5.4× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31