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235.40 USD -7.80 (-3.21%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 7:21 PM EST

235.99 +0.59 +0.25%

After hours · Nov 6, 7:21 PM ET

234.84 Day range 242.90
150.02 52-week range 301.19
YTD
+22.03%
1 year
+56.91%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

6.43 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 5
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E 44.7×
FY 2017: 39.6×FY 2018: 22.4×FY 2019: 20.1×FY 2020: 26.4×FY 2021: 27.5×FY 2022: 32.1×FY 2023: 30.1×FY 2024: 23.4×FY 2025: 21.3×FY 2026: 44.7×
FY 2017 5y median 30.1× FY 2026
P/S 1.6×
FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 2.2×FY 2019: 2.0×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 2.3×FY 2022: 1.7×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 1.3×FY 2026: 1.6×
FY 2017 5y median 1.5× FY 2026
P/B 1.8×
FY 2017: 2.0×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 2.2×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: 1.7×FY 2023: 1.6×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 1.5×FY 2026: 1.8×
FY 2017 5y median 1.7× FY 2026
P/FCF 57.9×
FY 2017: 26.4×FY 2018: 31.3×FY 2019: 22.1×FY 2020: 21.1×FY 2021: 52.8×FY 2022: -153×FY 2023: 71.4×FY 2024: 26.3×FY 2025: 22.4×FY 2026: 57.9×
FY 2017 5y median 26.3× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 14.0×
FY 2017: 12.5×FY 2018: 12.0×FY 2019: 9.4×FY 2020: 13.2×FY 2021: 14.0×FY 2022: 12.3×FY 2023: 12.0×FY 2024: 10.4×FY 2025: 9.0×FY 2026: 14.0×
FY 2017 5y median 12.0× FY 2026
EV/Sales 1.6×
FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 2.0×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 2.3×FY 2022: 1.5×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.4×FY 2025: 1.2×FY 2026: 1.6×
FY 2017 5y median 1.4× FY 2026
FCF Yield 1.7%
FY 2017: 3.8%FY 2018: 3.2%FY 2019: 4.5%FY 2020: 4.7%FY 2021: 1.9%FY 2022: -0.7%FY 2023: 1.4%FY 2024: 3.8%FY 2025: 4.5%FY 2026: 1.7%
FY 2017 5y median 1.7% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 36.6%
FY 2017: 37.5%FY 2018: 37.7%FY 2019: 37.0%FY 2020: 35.4%FY 2021: 37.5%FY 2022: 34.7%FY 2023: 33.7%FY 2024: 34.9%FY 2025: 30.8%FY 2026: 36.6%
FY 2017 5y median 34.7% FY 2026
Operating Margin 5.4%
FY 2017: 6.9%FY 2018: 10.8%FY 2019: 12.8%FY 2020: 9.6%FY 2021: 10.7%FY 2022: 6.7%FY 2023: 6.0%FY 2024: 7.6%FY 2025: 7.6%FY 2026: 5.4%
FY 2017 5y median 6.7% FY 2026
Net Margin 4.3%
FY 2017: 4.4%FY 2018: 9.7%FY 2019: 9.9%FY 2020: 7.5%FY 2021: 8.3%FY 2022: 5.2%FY 2023: 4.6%FY 2024: 6.0%FY 2025: 6.1%FY 2026: 4.3%
FY 2017 5y median 5.2% FY 2026
ROE 4.9%
FY 2017: 4.8%FY 2018: 11.2%FY 2019: 10.9%FY 2020: 7.8%FY 2021: 8.1%FY 2022: 5.4%FY 2023: 5.2%FY 2024: 6.9%FY 2025: 6.8%FY 2026: 4.9%
FY 2017 5y median 5.4% FY 2026
ROIC 4.1%
FY 2017: 4.1%FY 2018: 9.7%FY 2019: 9.4%FY 2020: 6.6%FY 2021: 7.0%FY 2022: 4.7%FY 2023: 4.3%FY 2024: 5.8%FY 2025: 5.6%FY 2026: 4.1%
FY 2017 5y median 4.7% FY 2026
ROA 3.8%
FY 2017: 3.9%FY 2018: 8.9%FY 2019: 8.7%FY 2020: 6.2%FY 2021: 6.3%FY 2022: 4.3%FY 2023: 4.0%FY 2024: 5.4%FY 2025: 5.3%FY 2026: 3.8%
FY 2017 5y median 4.3% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 3.7%
FY 2017: 8.4%FY 2018: 6.6%FY 2019: 6.7%FY 2020: -0.3%FY 2021: 1.2%FY 2022: 9.6%FY 2023: 11.6%FY 2024: 8.7%FY 2025: 0.2%FY 2026: 3.7%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income -26.3%
FY 2017: -45.2%FY 2018: 65.4%FY 2019: 27.2%FY 2020: -25.6%FY 2021: 13.4%FY 2022: -31.4%FY 2023: -0.6%FY 2024: 37.4%FY 2025: 0.5%FY 2026: -26.3%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) -24.6%
FY 2017: -44.2%FY 2018: 138.7%FY 2019: 13.6%FY 2020: -23.6%FY 2021: 11.4%FY 2022: -31.2%FY 2023: 1.3%FY 2024: 40.5%FY 2025: 2.7%FY 2026: -24.6%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow -49.9%
FY 2017: 0.3%FY 2018: 6.9%FY 2019: 38.4%FY 2020: 4.7%FY 2021: -53.7%FY 2022: -127.5%FY 2023: 302.0%FY 2024: 208.1%FY 2025: 4.8%FY 2026: -49.9%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 3.1×
FY 2017: 4.6×FY 2018: 4.0×FY 2019: 4.8×FY 2020: 4.6×FY 2021: 4.3×FY 2022: 4.4×FY 2023: 3.1×FY 2024: 3.3×FY 2025: 3.1×FY 2026: 3.1×
FY 2017 5y median 3.1× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 2.7×
FY 2017: 3.3×FY 2018: 2.6×FY 2019: 3.3×FY 2020: 3.4×FY 2021: 3.1×FY 2022: 2.8×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 1.8×FY 2026: 2.7×
FY 2017 5y median 1.9× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 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 2026: 0.0×
FY 2017 5y median 0.0× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA -0.4×
FY 2017: -1.7×FY 2018: -1.0×FY 2019: -1.1×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: -1.3×FY 2023: -0.1×FY 2024: -0.3×FY 2025: -0.4×FY 2026: -0.4×
FY 2017 5y median -0.4× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 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 2026: 0.0×
FY 2017 5y median 0.0× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.6%
FY 2017: 0.1%FY 2018: 0.1%FY 2019: 0.2%FY 2020: 0.4%FY 2021: 0.4%FY 2022: 0.6%FY 2023: 0.7%FY 2024: 0.7%FY 2025: 0.8%FY 2026: 0.6%
FY 2017 5y median 0.7% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 23.0%
FY 2017: 4.1%FY 2018: 2.6%FY 2019: 4.6%FY 2020: 11.6%FY 2021: 12.0%FY 2022: 20.1%FY 2023: 21.3%FY 2024: 16.0%FY 2025: 16.6%FY 2026: 23.0%
FY 2017 5y median 20.1% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-08-29