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15.27 USD -1.20 (-7.26%)

At closeFeb 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

15.27 Day range 15.27
15.21 52-week range 20.51
YTD
-4.20%
1 year
-2.92%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.91 Distress zone

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

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9 Strong

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

FMP rating

B-3 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 15.7×
FY 2017: 15.3×FY 2018: 12.9×FY 2019: 15.5×FY 2020: 53.4×FY 2021: 13.6×FY 2022: -129×FY 2023: 32.4×FY 2024: 53.9×FY 2025: 26.0×FY 2026: 15.7×
FY 2017 5y median 26.0× FY 2026
P/S 3.5×
FY 2017: 3.9×FY 2018: 2.6×FY 2019: 3.1×FY 2020: 3.1×FY 2021: 3.4×FY 2022: 3.9×FY 2023: 3.6×FY 2024: 3.6×FY 2025: 3.2×FY 2026: 3.5×
FY 2017 5y median 3.6× FY 2026
P/B 4.1×
FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.8×FY 2020: 2.0×FY 2021: 2.0×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 2.6×FY 2024: 3.4×FY 2025: 3.5×FY 2026: 4.1×
FY 2017 5y median 3.4× FY 2026
P/FCF -83.5×
FY 2017: 69.4×FY 2018: 56.5×FY 2019: 32.9×FY 2020: 44.7×FY 2021: 28.4×FY 2022: 24.0×FY 2023: 71.0×FY 2024: -367×FY 2025: -86.5×FY 2026: -83.5×
FY 2017 5y median -83.5× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 11.9×
FY 2017: 13.3×FY 2018: 11.1×FY 2019: 12.3×FY 2020: 13.4×FY 2021: 12.0×FY 2022: 12.7×FY 2023: 12.5×FY 2024: 15.8×FY 2025: 13.4×FY 2026: 11.9×
FY 2017 5y median 12.7× FY 2026
EV/Sales 7.2×
FY 2017: 8.1×FY 2018: 6.9×FY 2019: 7.2×FY 2020: 7.3×FY 2021: 7.6×FY 2022: 8.1×FY 2023: 8.1×FY 2024: 8.0×FY 2025: 7.5×FY 2026: 7.2×
FY 2017 5y median 8.0× FY 2026
FCF Yield -1.2%
FY 2017: 1.4%FY 2018: 1.8%FY 2019: 3.0%FY 2020: 2.2%FY 2021: 3.5%FY 2022: 4.2%FY 2023: 1.4%FY 2024: -0.3%FY 2025: -1.2%FY 2026: -1.2%
FY 2017 5y median -0.3% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 48.6%
FY 2017: 83.1%FY 2018: 83.5%FY 2019: 82.1%FY 2020: 84.0%FY 2021: 81.7%FY 2022: 80.7%FY 2023: 75.0%FY 2024: 85.1%FY 2025: 93.3%FY 2026: 48.6%
FY 2017 5y median 80.7% FY 2026
Operating Margin 41.7%
FY 2017: 35.5%FY 2018: 36.7%FY 2019: 34.9%FY 2020: 33.9%FY 2021: 33.3%FY 2022: 32.7%FY 2023: 24.2%FY 2024: 24.6%FY 2025: 29.4%FY 2026: 41.7%
FY 2017 5y median 29.4% FY 2026
Net Margin 22.4%
FY 2017: 25.5%FY 2018: 20.4%FY 2019: 20.0%FY 2020: 5.7%FY 2021: 25.1%FY 2022: -3.0%FY 2023: 11.2%FY 2024: 6.5%FY 2025: 12.3%FY 2026: 22.4%
FY 2017 5y median 11.2% FY 2026
ROE 26.2%
FY 2017: 15.4%FY 2018: 12.0%FY 2019: 11.7%FY 2020: 3.6%FY 2021: 15.0%FY 2022: -1.9%FY 2023: 8.2%FY 2024: 6.2%FY 2025: 13.2%FY 2026: 26.2%
FY 2017 5y median 8.2% FY 2026
ROIC 4.7%
FY 2017: 4.9%FY 2018: 4.1%FY 2019: 4.1%FY 2020: 1.6%FY 2021: 3.6%FY 2022: -0.6%FY 2023: 2.5%FY 2024: 2.4%FY 2025: 2.9%FY 2026: 4.7%
FY 2017 5y median 2.5% FY 2026
ROA 3.2%
FY 2017: 3.5%FY 2018: 2.7%FY 2019: 2.8%FY 2020: 0.8%FY 2021: 3.2%FY 2022: -0.4%FY 2023: 1.4%FY 2024: 0.8%FY 2025: 1.6%FY 2026: 3.2%
FY 2017 5y median 1.4% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 22.3%
FY 2017: -1.5%FY 2018: 1.9%FY 2019: 4.8%FY 2020: 2.2%FY 2021: -2.8%FY 2022: 3.0%FY 2023: -2.1%FY 2024: 6.9%FY 2025: 10.0%FY 2026: 22.3%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income 73.2%
FY 2017: 6.6%FY 2018: 5.1%FY 2019: -0.2%FY 2020: -0.7%FY 2021: -4.5%FY 2022: 1.3%FY 2023: -27.7%FY 2024: 8.9%FY 2025: 31.5%FY 2026: 73.2%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) 120.5%
FY 2017: 10.3%FY 2018: -18.8%FY 2019: 1.9%FY 2020: -69.8%FY 2021: 312.5%FY 2022: -112.6%FY 2023: 460.1%FY 2024: -36.7%FY 2025: 105.3%FY 2026: 120.5%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow -38.3%
FY 2017: 753.1%FY 2018: -15.7%FY 2019: 110.3%FY 2020: -23.4%FY 2021: 65.3%FY 2022: 42.0%FY 2023: -69.4%FY 2024: -120.3%FY 2025: -320.5%FY 2026: -38.3%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.5×
FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.9×FY 2026: 2.5×
FY 2017 5y median 1.6× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 2.5×
FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.9×FY 2026: 2.5×
FY 2017 5y median 1.6× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 5.1×
FY 2017: 2.6×FY 2018: 2.7×FY 2019: 2.5×FY 2020: 2.8×FY 2021: 2.8×FY 2022: 2.7×FY 2023: 3.4×FY 2024: 4.9×FY 2025: 5.4×FY 2026: 5.1×
FY 2017 5y median 4.9× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA 6.1×
FY 2017: 6.9×FY 2018: 6.9×FY 2019: 7.0×FY 2020: 7.7×FY 2021: 6.7×FY 2022: 6.5×FY 2023: 6.9×FY 2024: 8.7×FY 2025: 7.6×FY 2026: 6.1×
FY 2017 5y median 6.9× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 2.6×
FY 2017: 2.7×FY 2018: 2.4×FY 2019: 2.7×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 3.3×FY 2022: 1.8×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.7×FY 2026: 2.6×
FY 2017 5y median 1.7× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.9%
FY 2017: 4.0%FY 2018: 5.8%FY 2019: 4.9%FY 2020: 4.9%FY 2021: 4.8%FY 2022: 4.0%FY 2023: 4.5%FY 2024: 4.6%FY 2025: 5.0%FY 2026: 3.9%
FY 2017 5y median 4.5% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 60.9%
FY 2017: 60.6%FY 2018: 75.3%FY 2019: 75.5%FY 2020: 266.4%FY 2021: 64.4%FY 2022: -520.2%FY 2023: 147.0%FY 2024: 252.2%FY 2025: 130.0%FY 2026: 60.9%
FY 2017 5y median 130.0% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-03-31