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235.50 USD -5.78 (-2.39%)

Nov 6, 2026, 12:16 PM EST

234.63 Day range 236.86
199.62 52-week range 246.51
YTD
+7.18%
1 year
+17.97%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

3.00 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 4
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 4
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 32.7×
FY 2016: 26.7×FY 2017: 19.4×FY 2018: 19.8×FY 2019: 29.0×FY 2020: 33.3×FY 2021: 38.6×FY 2022: 28.9×FY 2023: 31.5×FY 2024: 29.5×FY 2025: 32.7×
FY 2016 5y median 31.5× FY 2025
P/S 3.5×
FY 2016: 2.3×FY 2017: 2.6×FY 2018: 2.6×FY 2019: 3.1×FY 2020: 3.3×FY 2021: 3.9×FY 2022: 3.3×FY 2023: 3.6×FY 2024: 3.7×FY 2025: 3.5×
FY 2016 5y median 3.6× FY 2025
P/B 8.9×
FY 2016: 5.9×FY 2017: 6.3×FY 2018: 6.1×FY 2019: 6.8×FY 2020: 6.7×FY 2021: 9.8×FY 2022: 9.5×FY 2023: 10.5×FY 2024: 9.8×FY 2025: 8.9×
FY 2016 5y median 9.8× FY 2025
P/FCF 31.4×
FY 2016: 19.4×FY 2017: 22.7×FY 2018: 20.4×FY 2019: 23.5×FY 2020: 28.2×FY 2021: 28.8×FY 2022: 33.2×FY 2023: 39.8×FY 2024: 37.5×FY 2025: 31.4×
FY 2016 5y median 33.2× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 21.9×
FY 2016: 11.7×FY 2017: 12.1×FY 2018: 11.4×FY 2019: 14.3×FY 2020: 15.4×FY 2021: 17.3×FY 2022: 14.6×FY 2023: 15.4×FY 2024: 16.2×FY 2025: 21.9×
FY 2016 5y median 16.2× FY 2025
EV/Sales 4.4×
FY 2016: 3.0×FY 2017: 3.3×FY 2018: 3.2×FY 2019: 3.8×FY 2020: 4.1×FY 2021: 4.7×FY 2022: 4.0×FY 2023: 4.3×FY 2024: 4.7×FY 2025: 4.4×
FY 2016 5y median 4.4× FY 2025
FCF Yield 3.2%
FY 2016: 5.2%FY 2017: 4.4%FY 2018: 4.9%FY 2019: 4.2%FY 2020: 3.6%FY 2021: 3.5%FY 2022: 3.0%FY 2023: 2.5%FY 2024: 2.7%FY 2025: 3.2%
FY 2016 5y median 3.0% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 29.1%
FY 2016: 28.1%FY 2017: 28.2%FY 2018: 28.1%FY 2019: 28.4%FY 2020: 27.6%FY 2021: 26.9%FY 2022: 27.2%FY 2023: 28.1%FY 2024: 29.1%FY 2025: 29.1%
FY 2016 5y median 28.1% FY 2025
Operating Margin 18.3%
FY 2016: 17.7%FY 2017: 18.1%FY 2018: 18.3%FY 2019: 17.8%FY 2020: 16.3%FY 2021: 16.8%FY 2022: 17.5%FY 2023: 18.7%FY 2024: 18.8%FY 2025: 18.3%
FY 2016 5y median 18.3% FY 2025
Net Margin 10.7%
FY 2016: 8.7%FY 2017: 13.5%FY 2018: 12.9%FY 2019: 10.8%FY 2020: 9.8%FY 2021: 10.1%FY 2022: 11.4%FY 2023: 11.3%FY 2024: 12.4%FY 2025: 10.7%
FY 2016 5y median 11.3% FY 2025
ROE 27.1%
FY 2016: 22.3%FY 2017: 32.4%FY 2018: 30.7%FY 2019: 23.6%FY 2020: 20.1%FY 2021: 25.5%FY 2022: 32.7%FY 2023: 33.4%FY 2024: 33.3%FY 2025: 27.1%
FY 2016 5y median 32.7% FY 2025
ROIC 8.9%
FY 2016: 8.5%FY 2017: 12.1%FY 2018: 11.1%FY 2019: 8.8%FY 2020: 7.4%FY 2021: 9.0%FY 2022: 9.6%FY 2023: 10.0%FY 2024: 8.3%FY 2025: 8.9%
FY 2016 5y median 9.0% FY 2025
ROA 5.9%
FY 2016: 5.7%FY 2017: 8.9%FY 2018: 8.5%FY 2019: 6.0%FY 2020: 5.1%FY 2021: 6.2%FY 2022: 7.1%FY 2023: 7.0%FY 2024: 6.2%FY 2025: 5.9%
FY 2016 5y median 6.2% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 14.2%
FY 2016: 5.0%FY 2017: 6.4%FY 2018: 3.0%FY 2019: 3.6%FY 2020: -1.5%FY 2021: 17.8%FY 2022: 9.9%FY 2023: 3.7%FY 2024: 8.0%FY 2025: 14.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 11.0%
FY 2016: 12.6%FY 2017: 8.6%FY 2018: 4.4%FY 2019: 0.7%FY 2020: -10.0%FY 2021: 21.4%FY 2022: 14.3%FY 2023: 11.2%FY 2024: 8.5%FY 2025: 11.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -1.6%
FY 2016: 60.6%FY 2017: 66.4%FY 2018: 0.9%FY 2019: -12.1%FY 2020: -10.0%FY 2021: 21.9%FY 2022: 25.6%FY 2023: 5.0%FY 2024: 20.3%FY 2025: -1.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 30.4%
FY 2016: 28.1%FY 2017: 3.1%FY 2018: 12.3%FY 2019: 9.6%FY 2020: -13.9%FY 2021: 37.4%FY 2022: -19.9%FY 2023: -6.4%FY 2024: 18.4%FY 2025: 30.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.9×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.9×FY 2019: 2.0×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.8×
FY 2016: 0.8×FY 2017: 0.8×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 1.9×FY 2020: 1.0×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 0.8×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 2.3×
FY 2016: 1.8×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.6×FY 2019: 1.9×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 1.9×FY 2022: 2.2×FY 2023: 2.4×FY 2024: 2.9×FY 2025: 2.3×
FY 2016 5y median 2.3× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 4.5×
FY 2016: 2.7×FY 2017: 2.4×FY 2018: 2.4×FY 2019: 2.4×FY 2020: 3.2×FY 2021: 2.8×FY 2022: 2.7×FY 2023: 2.8×FY 2024: 3.6×FY 2025: 4.5×
FY 2016 5y median 2.8× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 5.1×
FY 2016: 6.6×FY 2017: 7.5×FY 2018: 7.5×FY 2019: 6.7×FY 2020: 5.8×FY 2021: 8.2×FY 2022: 9.1×FY 2023: 7.6×FY 2024: 6.9×FY 2025: 5.1×
FY 2016 5y median 7.6× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 1.5%
FY 2016: 2.3%FY 2017: 2.0%FY 2018: 2.1%FY 2019: 1.8%FY 2020: 1.9%FY 2021: 1.4%FY 2022: 1.7%FY 2023: 1.6%FY 2024: 1.5%FY 2025: 1.5%
FY 2016 5y median 1.5% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 49.3%
FY 2016: 61.4%FY 2017: 38.5%FY 2018: 41.7%FY 2019: 52.5%FY 2020: 62.0%FY 2021: 53.4%FY 2022: 48.1%FY 2023: 49.3%FY 2024: 44.1%FY 2025: 49.3%
FY 2016 5y median 49.3% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31