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52.87 USD +2.06 (+4.05%)

Nov 4, 2026, 11:59 AM EST

51.24 Day range 53.63
28.38 52-week range 57.45
YTD
+72.61%
1 year
+39.50%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.10 Grey 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.

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 9.7×
FY 2017: 26.6×FY 2018: 19.7×FY 2019: 15.7×FY 2020: -28.4×FY 2021: 21.5×FY 2022: 19.1×FY 2023: 123×FY 2024: -10.3×FY 2025: 28.0×FY 2026: 9.7×
FY 2017 5y median 19.1× FY 2026
P/S 1.3×
FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 2.1×FY 2019: 1.5×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.4×FY 2026: 1.3×
FY 2017 5y median 1.3× FY 2026
P/B 2.5×
FY 2017: 3.0×FY 2018: 3.2×FY 2019: 2.2×FY 2020: 2.3×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 2.5×FY 2023: 2.0×FY 2024: 2.8×FY 2025: 3.1×FY 2026: 2.5×
FY 2017 5y median 2.5× FY 2026
P/FCF 12.2×
FY 2017: 14.9×FY 2018: 16.3×FY 2019: 16.1×FY 2020: 10.7×FY 2021: 14.0×FY 2022: 13.1×FY 2023: 12.5×FY 2024: 19.5×FY 2025: 19.7×FY 2026: 12.2×
FY 2017 5y median 13.1× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 7.0×
FY 2017: 8.9×FY 2018: 9.5×FY 2019: 7.8×FY 2020: 8.0×FY 2021: 9.7×FY 2022: 8.3×FY 2023: 10.2×FY 2024: 71.4×FY 2025: 9.2×FY 2026: 7.0×
FY 2017 5y median 9.2× FY 2026
EV/Sales 1.7×
FY 2017: 1.9×FY 2018: 2.2×FY 2019: 1.7×FY 2020: 1.6×FY 2021: 2.1×FY 2022: 1.8×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 1.9×FY 2026: 1.7×
FY 2017 5y median 1.7× FY 2026
FCF Yield 8.2%
FY 2017: 6.7%FY 2018: 6.2%FY 2019: 6.2%FY 2020: 9.4%FY 2021: 7.1%FY 2022: 7.7%FY 2023: 8.0%FY 2024: 5.1%FY 2025: 5.1%FY 2026: 8.2%
FY 2017 5y median 7.7% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 74.3%
FY 2017: 70.3%FY 2018: 67.7%FY 2019: 66.1%FY 2020: 64.3%FY 2021: 63.9%FY 2022: 62.3%FY 2023: 61.5%FY 2024: 66.1%FY 2025: 71.2%FY 2026: 74.3%
FY 2017 5y median 66.1% FY 2026
Operating Margin 16.5%
FY 2017: 12.8%FY 2018: 14.7%FY 2019: 12.6%FY 2020: 9.9%FY 2021: 11.3%FY 2022: 10.5%FY 2023: 10.2%FY 2024: 11.9%FY 2025: 14.7%FY 2026: 16.5%
FY 2017 5y median 11.9% FY 2026
Net Margin 13.2%
FY 2017: 6.6%FY 2018: 10.7%FY 2019: 9.3%FY 2020: -4.1%FY 2021: 7.6%FY 2022: 7.1%FY 2023: 0.9%FY 2024: -10.7%FY 2025: 5.0%FY 2026: 13.2%
FY 2017 5y median 5.0% FY 2026
ROE 26.1%
FY 2017: 11.3%FY 2018: 16.1%FY 2019: 14.2%FY 2020: -8.0%FY 2021: 13.6%FY 2022: 13.0%FY 2023: 1.6%FY 2024: -27.1%FY 2025: 11.2%FY 2026: 26.1%
FY 2017 5y median 11.2% FY 2026
ROIC 15.0%
FY 2017: 7.2%FY 2018: 12.1%FY 2019: 8.7%FY 2020: 8.0%FY 2021: 7.4%FY 2022: 6.3%FY 2023: 4.8%FY 2024: 11.9%FY 2025: 7.7%FY 2026: 15.0%
FY 2017 5y median 7.7% FY 2026
ROA 8.6%
FY 2017: 4.4%FY 2018: 6.8%FY 2019: 5.7%FY 2020: -2.3%FY 2021: 4.3%FY 2022: 4.4%FY 2023: 0.6%FY 2024: -7.3%FY 2025: 3.1%FY 2026: 8.6%
FY 2017 5y median 3.1% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue -0.1%
FY 2017: -0.5%FY 2018: 4.5%FY 2019: 0.2%FY 2020: 1.7%FY 2021: 6.0%FY 2022: 7.3%FY 2023: -3.0%FY 2024: -7.3%FY 2025: -10.4%FY 2026: -0.1%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income 12.1%
FY 2017: 1.3%FY 2018: 20.1%FY 2019: -13.9%FY 2020: -19.9%FY 2021: 20.3%FY 2022: -0.4%FY 2023: -5.9%FY 2024: 9.1%FY 2025: 10.4%FY 2026: 12.1%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) 171.9%
FY 2017: -21.4%FY 2018: 70.3%FY 2019: -12.3%FY 2020: -145.4%FY 2021: 299.2%FY 2022: -0.4%FY 2023: -88.2%FY 2024: -1277.4%FY 2025: 141.9%FY 2026: 171.9%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow 47.5%
FY 2017: -20.5%FY 2018: 14.3%FY 2019: -29.5%FY 2020: 20.6%FY 2021: 14.5%FY 2022: -4.1%FY 2023: -21.6%FY 2024: -37.9%FY 2025: 13.2%FY 2026: 47.5%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.5×
FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.6×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.5×FY 2026: 0.5×
FY 2017 5y median 0.5× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 0.5×
FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.5×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.5×FY 2026: 0.5×
FY 2017 5y median 0.5× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 0.9×
FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.2×FY 2026: 0.9×
FY 2017 5y median 0.9× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.7×
FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 2.1×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 2.7×FY 2024: 20.0×FY 2025: 2.4×FY 2026: 1.7×
FY 2017 5y median 2.4× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 6.3×
FY 2017: 13.9×FY 2018: 19.9×FY 2019: 14.1×FY 2020: 7.3×FY 2021: 11.9×FY 2022: 11.0×FY 2023: 5.4×FY 2024: 4.6×FY 2025: 4.7×FY 2026: 6.3×
FY 2017 5y median 5.4× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.5%
FY 2017: 2.4%FY 2018: 1.9%FY 2019: 2.9%FY 2020: 3.6%FY 2021: 2.4%FY 2022: 2.7%FY 2023: 3.6%FY 2024: 3.7%FY 2025: 3.2%FY 2026: 3.5%
FY 2017 5y median 3.5% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 33.6%
FY 2017: 63.0%FY 2018: 38.3%FY 2019: 45.0%FY 2020: -103.2%FY 2021: 51.9%FY 2022: 52.1%FY 2023: 448.5%FY 2024: -38.4%FY 2025: 90.4%FY 2026: 33.6%
FY 2017 5y median 52.1% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-04-30