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Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
15.3813.35
Price/Sales ratio
3.513.37
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$13.00$14.97

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
13.0210.2012.2013.707.399.1724.356.396.199.7113.737.39
Price/Sales ratio
3.562.683.202.901.892.362.502.862.032.902.081.89
Price/Book Value ratio
2.712.072.572.641.822.282.552.581.851.922.531.82
Price/Cash Flow ratio
7.906.076.595.523.904.384.485.753.793.336.003.90
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
8.216.356.875.764.104.594.685.953.923.456.184.10
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-10.782.170.99-2.320.150.65-0.400.01-0.46-0.35-13.410.65
Dividend Yield
1.54%2.19%1.76%1.83%2.72%2.11%2.07%1.83%2.59%2.63%1.60%2.11%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Operating Profit Margin
56.95%55.78%55.54%52.38%53.56%33.46%12.94%58.44%57.03%51.96%39.28%33.46%
Pretax Profit Margin
43.57%41.33%40.18%35.73%33.58%33.46%12.94%58.44%43.05%38.87%20.34%33.46%
Net Profit Margin
27.40%26.28%26.29%21.20%25.60%25.80%10.29%44.85%32.79%29.87%15.18%25.80%
Effective Tax Rate
37.11%36.40%34.54%40.65%23.76%22.89%20.48%22.86%23.51%23.15%25.33%23.76%
Return on Assets
2.79%2.64%2.59%2.09%2.50%2.59%1.01%4.91%3.32%1.94%2.10%2.59%
Return On Equity
20.86%20.37%21.13%19.27%24.63%24.93%10.48%40.43%29.97%19.82%20.30%24.93%
Return on Capital Employed
15.89%13.51%15.96%16.23%18.01%7.50%3.42%6.48%7.04%3.48%5.68%7.50%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.130.190.170.190.180.11N/AN/AN/AN/A4.190.18
Quick Ratio
1.431.571.411.391.311.790.4420.714.992.454.191.31
Cash ratio
0.210.250.220.210.230.110.1970.372.451.710.23
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A31.0727.60N/AN/AN/AN/A
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.270.280.270.260.240.220.180.180.150.140.110.22
Debt Equity Ratio
2.032.182.242.412.442.161.951.501.371.431.052.16
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.660.680.690.700.700.680.660.570.570.580.510.68
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.670.680.690.700.700.680.660.600.570.580.510.68
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A5.59N/AN/AN/A2.62N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.160.150.170.190.190.240.290.290.350.400.400.19
Company Equity Multiplier
7.467.718.159.189.849.6110.378.229.0210.218.789.61
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.450.440.480.520.480.540.550.490.530.870.340.54
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.960.950.950.950.950.950.950.960.960.960.970.95
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.160.150.170.190.190.240.290.290.350.400.400.19
Short Term Coverage Ratio
33.85N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.43N/A11.41N/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
20.10%22.42%21.47%25.10%20.13%19.37%50.48%11.73%16.07%25.57%18.14%19.37%