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45.45 USD -0.60 (-1.30%)

At closeNov 9, 2026, 4:21 AM EST

45.49 +0.04 +0.09%

Pre-market · Nov 9, 4:21 AM ET

44.46 Day range 45.58
36.11 52-week range 46.36
YTD
+18.48%
1 year
+14.63%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

0.99 Distress zone

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

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

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

Rating

B+3 / 5 overall

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

Valuation

P/E 17.4×
FY 2016: 22.8×FY 2017: 29.1×FY 2018: 31.7×FY 2019: 45.1×FY 2020: 41.5×FY 2021: 32.0×FY 2022: 27.0×FY 2023: 20.1×FY 2024: 16.7×FY 2025: 17.4×
FY 2016 5y median 20.1× FY 2025
P/S 4.3×
FY 2016: 6.5×FY 2017: 8.6×FY 2018: 7.3×FY 2019: 11.4×FY 2020: 8.1×FY 2021: 7.4×FY 2022: 5.5×FY 2023: 4.9×FY 2024: 4.8×FY 2025: 4.3×
FY 2016 5y median 4.9× FY 2025
P/B 1.6×
FY 2016: 2.9×FY 2017: 3.6×FY 2018: 3.0×FY 2019: 2.6×FY 2020: 2.5×FY 2021: 2.7×FY 2022: 2.3×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.6×
FY 2016 5y median 1.7× FY 2025
P/FCF -25.6×
FY 2016: 416×FY 2017: -72.0×FY 2018: -47.8×FY 2019: -47.8×FY 2020: -36.1×FY 2021: -36.8×FY 2022: -27.1×FY 2023: -37.6×FY 2024: -17.8×FY 2025: -25.6×
FY 2016 5y median -27.1× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 13.9×
FY 2016: 15.4×FY 2017: 18.9×FY 2018: 20.4×FY 2019: 23.0×FY 2020: 24.7×FY 2021: 21.4×FY 2022: 19.2×FY 2023: 16.1×FY 2024: 14.2×FY 2025: 13.9×
FY 2016 5y median 16.1× FY 2025
EV/Sales 7.7×
FY 2016: 8.8×FY 2017: 11.2×FY 2018: 10.3×FY 2019: 12.7×FY 2020: 12.0×FY 2021: 10.6×FY 2022: 8.5×FY 2023: 8.3×FY 2024: 8.5×FY 2025: 7.7×
FY 2016 5y median 8.5× FY 2025
FCF Yield -3.9%
FY 2016: 0.2%FY 2017: -1.4%FY 2018: -2.1%FY 2019: -2.1%FY 2020: -2.8%FY 2021: -2.7%FY 2022: -3.7%FY 2023: -2.7%FY 2024: -5.6%FY 2025: -3.9%
FY 2016 5y median -3.7% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 41.0%
FY 2016: 63.8%FY 2017: 65.1%FY 2018: 63.2%FY 2019: 62.6%FY 2020: 52.5%FY 2021: 52.6%FY 2022: 46.9%FY 2023: 54.8%FY 2024: 58.6%FY 2025: 41.0%
FY 2016 5y median 52.6% FY 2025
Operating Margin 37.2%
FY 2016: 40.7%FY 2017: 41.2%FY 2018: 38.6%FY 2019: 38.2%FY 2020: 29.7%FY 2021: 32.1%FY 2022: 28.9%FY 2023: 33.7%FY 2024: 36.3%FY 2025: 37.2%
FY 2016 5y median 33.7% FY 2025
Net Margin 24.9%
FY 2016: 28.6%FY 2017: 29.6%FY 2018: 22.9%FY 2019: 25.2%FY 2020: 19.5%FY 2021: 23.0%FY 2022: 20.3%FY 2023: 24.3%FY 2024: 28.5%FY 2025: 24.9%
FY 2016 5y median 24.3% FY 2025
ROE 9.0%
FY 2016: 12.7%FY 2017: 12.2%FY 2018: 9.6%FY 2019: 5.8%FY 2020: 6.1%FY 2021: 8.3%FY 2022: 8.7%FY 2023: 8.4%FY 2024: 9.6%FY 2025: 9.0%
FY 2016 5y median 8.7% FY 2025
ROIC 4.7%
FY 2016: 5.1%FY 2017: 5.1%FY 2018: 4.8%FY 2019: 3.7%FY 2020: 3.3%FY 2021: 4.3%FY 2022: 4.4%FY 2023: 4.3%FY 2024: 4.4%FY 2025: 4.7%
FY 2016 5y median 4.4% FY 2025
ROA 3.1%
FY 2016: 3.8%FY 2017: 3.8%FY 2018: 2.8%FY 2019: 2.4%FY 2020: 2.1%FY 2021: 2.9%FY 2022: 3.0%FY 2023: 3.0%FY 2024: 3.3%FY 2025: 3.1%
FY 2016 5y median 3.0% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 18.6%
FY 2016: 0.7%FY 2017: -1.3%FY 2018: 3.5%FY 2019: 6.2%FY 2020: 64.4%FY 2021: 28.4%FY 2022: 21.8%FY 2023: -10.2%FY 2024: 1.6%FY 2025: 18.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 21.6%
FY 2016: 3.8%FY 2017: 0.2%FY 2018: -3.2%FY 2019: 5.3%FY 2020: 27.8%FY 2021: 38.7%FY 2022: 9.7%FY 2023: 4.7%FY 2024: 9.5%FY 2025: 21.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 1.4%
FY 2016: 15.8%FY 2017: 2.3%FY 2018: -20.0%FY 2019: -3.7%FY 2020: 7.7%FY 2021: 49.1%FY 2022: 6.0%FY 2023: 5.1%FY 2024: 16.7%FY 2025: 1.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 25.0%
FY 2016: 109.5%FY 2017: -856.5%FY 2018: -31.5%FY 2019: -66.5%FY 2020: -54.7%FY 2021: -14.7%FY 2022: -23.0%FY 2023: 42.6%FY 2024: -110.7%FY 2025: 25.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.8×
FY 2016: 0.4×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 6.2×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.5×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.4×FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 6.2×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.4×FY 2023: 0.5×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.5× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.0×FY 2017: 1.1×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.2×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 6.1×
FY 2016: 4.0×FY 2017: 4.4×FY 2018: 6.0×FY 2019: 2.5×FY 2020: 8.1×FY 2021: 6.5×FY 2022: 6.8×FY 2023: 6.7×FY 2024: 6.2×FY 2025: 6.1×
FY 2016 5y median 6.5× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 2.8×
FY 2016: 4.1×FY 2017: 3.8×FY 2018: 3.3×FY 2019: 2.7×FY 2020: 2.3×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 2.8×FY 2023: 2.4×FY 2024: 2.5×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2016 5y median 2.8× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.5%
FY 2016: 2.5%FY 2017: 2.0%FY 2018: 2.5%FY 2019: 1.9%FY 2020: 2.0%FY 2021: 1.9%FY 2022: 2.3%FY 2023: 3.2%FY 2024: 3.5%FY 2025: 3.5%
FY 2016 5y median 3.2% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 60.6%
FY 2016: 55.9%FY 2017: 58.7%FY 2018: 78.5%FY 2019: 84.0%FY 2020: 81.6%FY 2021: 59.9%FY 2022: 62.0%FY 2023: 63.6%FY 2024: 58.2%FY 2025: 60.6%
FY 2016 5y median 60.6% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31