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45.69 USD -0.43 (-0.93%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 7:15 PM EST

45.61 -0.08 -0.17%

After hours · Nov 6, 7:15 PM ET

45.00 Day range 46.35
38.91 52-week range 51.45
YTD
+12.18%
1 year
+14.74%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

1.20 Distress 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

B+3 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 10.0×
FY 2016: 16.6×FY 2017: 7.2×FY 2018: 15.0×FY 2019: 13.2×FY 2020: 13.7×FY 2021: 9.8×FY 2022: 7.8×FY 2023: 13.7×FY 2024: 9.6×FY 2025: 10.0×
FY 2016 5y median 9.8× FY 2025
P/S 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.7×FY 2017: 1.7×FY 2018: 1.8×FY 2019: 1.9×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
P/B 1.6×
FY 2016: 9.7×FY 2017: 5.0×FY 2018: 4.4×FY 2019: 4.1×FY 2020: 3.6×FY 2021: 2.6×FY 2022: 1.8×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2016 5y median 1.7× FY 2025
P/FCF 8.7×
FY 2016: 53.2×FY 2017: 33.3×FY 2018: 14.3×FY 2019: 15.0×FY 2020: 11.3×FY 2021: 11.2×FY 2022: 15.9×FY 2023: 8.5×FY 2024: 8.9×FY 2025: 8.7×
FY 2016 5y median 8.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 7.4×
FY 2016: 7.8×FY 2017: 7.8×FY 2018: 8.2×FY 2019: 8.7×FY 2020: 8.3×FY 2021: 8.0×FY 2022: 6.9×FY 2023: 8.3×FY 2024: 7.0×FY 2025: 7.4×
FY 2016 5y median 7.4× FY 2025
EV/Sales 2.6×
FY 2016: 2.6×FY 2017: 2.6×FY 2018: 2.6×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 2.9×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 2.5×FY 2024: 2.5×FY 2025: 2.6×
FY 2016 5y median 2.5× FY 2025
FCF Yield 11.4%
FY 2016: 1.9%FY 2017: 3.0%FY 2018: 7.0%FY 2019: 6.7%FY 2020: 8.8%FY 2021: 8.9%FY 2022: 6.3%FY 2023: 11.8%FY 2024: 11.2%FY 2025: 11.4%
FY 2016 5y median 11.2% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 45.6%
FY 2016: 46.5%FY 2017: 45.6%FY 2018: 44.5%FY 2019: 45.8%FY 2020: 47.1%FY 2021: 45.7%FY 2022: 44.3%FY 2023: 45.9%FY 2024: 46.6%FY 2025: 45.6%
FY 2016 5y median 45.7% FY 2025
Operating Margin 21.2%
FY 2016: 20.6%FY 2017: 21.0%FY 2018: 22.9%FY 2019: 23.5%FY 2020: 23.3%FY 2021: 23.9%FY 2022: 22.3%FY 2023: 21.5%FY 2024: 22.7%FY 2025: 21.2%
FY 2016 5y median 22.3% FY 2025
Net Margin 12.4%
FY 2016: 10.4%FY 2017: 23.9%FY 2018: 11.9%FY 2019: 14.6%FY 2020: 13.9%FY 2021: 16.5%FY 2022: 15.5%FY 2023: 8.7%FY 2024: 13.0%FY 2025: 12.4%
FY 2016 5y median 13.0% FY 2025
ROE 16.4%
FY 2016: 58.3%FY 2017: 69.8%FY 2018: 29.2%FY 2019: 31.4%FY 2020: 26.2%FY 2021: 27.0%FY 2022: 23.3%FY 2023: 12.6%FY 2024: 17.6%FY 2025: 16.4%
FY 2016 5y median 17.6% FY 2025
ROIC 6.2%
FY 2016: 7.8%FY 2017: 11.7%FY 2018: 10.5%FY 2019: 10.4%FY 2020: 8.0%FY 2021: 7.4%FY 2022: 6.8%FY 2023: 6.0%FY 2024: 6.9%FY 2025: 6.2%
FY 2016 5y median 6.8% FY 2025
ROA 4.2%
FY 2016: 5.4%FY 2017: 11.7%FY 2018: 5.9%FY 2019: 6.6%FY 2020: 5.6%FY 2021: 6.0%FY 2022: 5.6%FY 2023: 3.1%FY 2024: 4.6%FY 2025: 4.2%
FY 2016 5y median 4.6% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 2.5%
FY 2016: -4.3%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 3.8%FY 2019: 0.8%FY 2020: -2.7%FY 2021: 4.1%FY 2022: 2.4%FY 2023: -2.1%FY 2024: 0.6%FY 2025: 2.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income -4.4%
FY 2016: -21.0%FY 2017: 2.4%FY 2018: 13.2%FY 2019: 3.4%FY 2020: -3.7%FY 2021: 7.0%FY 2022: -4.7%FY 2023: -5.4%FY 2024: 6.1%FY 2025: -4.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -2.2%
FY 2016: -26.5%FY 2017: 129.3%FY 2018: -48.9%FY 2019: 23.7%FY 2020: -7.5%FY 2021: 23.7%FY 2022: -4.9%FY 2023: -45.7%FY 2024: 50.9%FY 2025: -2.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 4.0%
FY 2016: -80.7%FY 2017: 58.4%FY 2018: 150.5%FY 2019: 4.0%FY 2020: 26.9%FY 2021: -10.2%FY 2022: -46.0%FY 2023: 79.9%FY 2024: 1.1%FY 2025: 4.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.9×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.9×
FY 2016: 0.8×FY 2017: 0.9×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.9×
FY 2016: 4.8×FY 2017: 2.7×FY 2018: 2.1×FY 2019: 2.2×FY 2020: 2.2×FY 2021: 2.2×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.9×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 1.9×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.8×
FY 2016: 2.5×FY 2017: 2.7×FY 2018: 2.6×FY 2019: 3.0×FY 2020: 2.9×FY 2021: 3.6×FY 2022: 3.5×FY 2023: 4.3×FY 2024: 3.5×FY 2025: 3.8×
FY 2016 5y median 3.6× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 4.4×
FY 2016: 5.9×FY 2017: 5.6×FY 2018: 6.2×FY 2019: 6.6×FY 2020: 7.0×FY 2021: 9.1×FY 2022: 8.5×FY 2023: 5.2×FY 2024: 4.6×FY 2025: 4.4×
FY 2016 5y median 5.2× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 6.7%
FY 2016: 4.3%FY 2017: 4.4%FY 2018: 4.2%FY 2019: 3.9%FY 2020: 4.2%FY 2021: 4.8%FY 2022: 6.5%FY 2023: 6.9%FY 2024: 6.7%FY 2025: 6.7%
FY 2016 5y median 6.7% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 66.9%
FY 2016: 70.6%FY 2017: 31.5%FY 2018: 62.9%FY 2019: 52.0%FY 2020: 57.5%FY 2021: 47.3%FY 2022: 50.8%FY 2023: 94.9%FY 2024: 64.3%FY 2025: 66.9%
FY 2016 5y median 64.3% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31