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119.75 USD -6.07 (-4.82%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 6:52 AM EST

119.60 -0.15 -0.13%

Pre-market · Nov 6, 6:52 AM ET

117.94 Day range 127.47
82.60 52-week range 138.82
YTD
+27.46%
1 year
+30.19%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

5.18 Safe zone

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

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9 Average

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

Rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 4
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 29.5×
FY 2016: 27.7×FY 2017: 35.7×FY 2018: 15.1×FY 2019: 34.1×FY 2020: 28.5×FY 2021: 35.5×FY 2022: 21.7×FY 2023: 29.7×FY 2024: 24.1×FY 2025: 29.5×
FY 2016 5y median 29.5× FY 2025
P/S 2.5×
FY 2016: 2.5×FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 1.7×FY 2019: 2.1×FY 2020: 2.3×FY 2021: 3.1×FY 2022: 2.1×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 2.5×
FY 2016 5y median 2.1× FY 2025
P/B 3.3×
FY 2016: 4.2×FY 2017: 3.8×FY 2018: 2.8×FY 2019: 3.2×FY 2020: 3.3×FY 2021: 4.5×FY 2022: 3.1×FY 2023: 2.6×FY 2024: 2.8×FY 2025: 3.3×
FY 2016 5y median 3.1× FY 2025
P/FCF 103×
FY 2016: 24.8×FY 2017: 25.8×FY 2018: 72.2×FY 2019: 20.2×FY 2020: 18.7×FY 2021: 49.9×FY 2022: -45.4×FY 2023: 33.9×FY 2024: 30.7×FY 2025: 103×
FY 2016 5y median 33.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 17.6×
FY 2016: 17.5×FY 2017: 17.6×FY 2018: 11.9×FY 2019: 19.3×FY 2020: 17.9×FY 2021: 21.1×FY 2022: 14.8×FY 2023: 16.0×FY 2024: 14.3×FY 2025: 17.6×
FY 2016 5y median 16.0× FY 2025
EV/Sales 2.9×
FY 2016: 2.9×FY 2017: 2.8×FY 2018: 2.2×FY 2019: 2.6×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 3.4×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 2.3×FY 2024: 2.3×FY 2025: 2.9×
FY 2016 5y median 2.6× FY 2025
FCF Yield 1.0%
FY 2016: 4.0%FY 2017: 3.9%FY 2018: 1.4%FY 2019: 4.9%FY 2020: 5.3%FY 2021: 2.0%FY 2022: -2.2%FY 2023: 3.0%FY 2024: 3.3%FY 2025: 1.0%
FY 2016 5y median 2.0% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 33.5%
FY 2016: 34.5%FY 2017: 35.1%FY 2018: 33.5%FY 2019: 32.2%FY 2020: 31.9%FY 2021: 32.9%FY 2022: 34.0%FY 2023: 31.6%FY 2024: 32.6%FY 2025: 33.5%
FY 2016 5y median 32.9% FY 2025
Operating Margin 12.8%
FY 2016: 15.4%FY 2017: 15.9%FY 2018: 14.6%FY 2019: 12.8%FY 2020: 12.6%FY 2021: 12.3%FY 2022: 13.7%FY 2023: 10.6%FY 2024: 12.3%FY 2025: 12.8%
FY 2016 5y median 12.3% FY 2025
Net Margin 8.3%
FY 2016: 9.1%FY 2017: 6.6%FY 2018: 11.3%FY 2019: 6.2%FY 2020: 8.2%FY 2021: 8.6%FY 2022: 9.8%FY 2023: 6.4%FY 2024: 8.0%FY 2025: 8.3%
FY 2016 5y median 8.3% FY 2025
ROE 11.3%
FY 2016: 15.1%FY 2017: 10.5%FY 2018: 18.3%FY 2019: 9.3%FY 2020: 11.7%FY 2021: 12.7%FY 2022: 14.1%FY 2023: 8.9%FY 2024: 11.8%FY 2025: 11.3%
FY 2016 5y median 11.8% FY 2025
ROIC 7.9%
FY 2016: 10.6%FY 2017: 8.5%FY 2018: 10.8%FY 2019: 8.8%FY 2020: 8.7%FY 2021: 8.4%FY 2022: 8.8%FY 2023: 6.2%FY 2024: 8.3%FY 2025: 7.9%
FY 2016 5y median 8.3% FY 2025
ROA 6.0%
FY 2016: 7.6%FY 2017: 5.2%FY 2018: 8.6%FY 2019: 4.7%FY 2020: 6.3%FY 2021: 6.8%FY 2022: 7.1%FY 2023: 4.6%FY 2024: 6.2%FY 2025: 6.0%
FY 2016 5y median 6.2% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 3.5%
FY 2016: 0.5%FY 2017: -1.5%FY 2018: 1.8%FY 2019: -4.6%FY 2020: 0.7%FY 2021: 3.6%FY 2022: 4.1%FY 2023: 1.4%FY 2024: 6.9%FY 2025: 3.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 8.1%
FY 2016: 0.8%FY 2017: 1.5%FY 2018: -6.3%FY 2019: -16.4%FY 2020: -1.1%FY 2021: 1.8%FY 2022: 15.6%FY 2023: -21.2%FY 2024: 23.6%FY 2025: 8.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 7.5%
FY 2016: 22.1%FY 2017: -28.0%FY 2018: 82.3%FY 2019: -47.6%FY 2020: 33.5%FY 2021: 8.5%FY 2022: 18.9%FY 2023: -33.8%FY 2024: 33.0%FY 2025: 7.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -60.8%
FY 2016: 193.6%FY 2017: -12.1%FY 2018: -73.6%FY 2019: 321.2%FY 2020: 20.7%FY 2021: -49.3%FY 2022: -179.7%FY 2023: 221.7%FY 2024: 19.7%FY 2025: -60.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 4.1×
FY 2016: 3.4×FY 2017: 3.4×FY 2018: 3.8×FY 2019: 3.9×FY 2020: 3.4×FY 2021: 3.2×FY 2022: 3.4×FY 2023: 4.0×FY 2024: 3.6×FY 2025: 4.1×
FY 2016 5y median 3.6× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.5×
FY 2016: 1.5×FY 2017: 1.2×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 1.4×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.5×
FY 2016 5y median 1.4× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.7×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.8×
FY 2016: 2.5×FY 2017: 2.8×FY 2018: 2.7×FY 2019: 3.4×FY 2020: 2.5×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: 2.4×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2016 5y median 2.5× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 7.0×
FY 2016: 11.6×FY 2017: 11.1×FY 2018: 9.3×FY 2019: 8.4×FY 2020: 11.3×FY 2021: 13.6×FY 2022: 13.5×FY 2023: 6.2×FY 2024: 6.7×FY 2025: 7.0×
FY 2016 5y median 7.0× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 1.8%
FY 2016: 1.4%FY 2017: 1.7%FY 2018: 2.4%FY 2019: 2.2%FY 2020: 2.1%FY 2021: 1.6%FY 2022: 2.3%FY 2023: 2.5%FY 2024: 2.3%FY 2025: 1.8%
FY 2016 5y median 2.3% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 51.8%
FY 2016: 39.3%FY 2017: 60.3%FY 2018: 36.5%FY 2019: 75.8%FY 2020: 60.3%FY 2021: 56.2%FY 2022: 48.9%FY 2023: 74.1%FY 2024: 55.5%FY 2025: 51.8%
FY 2016 5y median 55.5% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31