$319.42

+12.52 (+4.08%)

After Hours: $318.50 (-0.92, -0.29%)

Weekly Expected Move ±8.4%

$264 $291 $318 $344 $371

NYSE · Industrials · Industrial - Machinery · Alpha Radar Neutral · Power 44 · $3.8B mcap · 12M float · 1.59% daily turnover · Short 81% of daily vol

Edge Score

Quantitative competitive moat analysis scoring five pillars of durable advantage — cost leadership, brand intangibles, switching costs, network effects, and efficient scale — using industry percentile rankings on a 0–100 scale.

NARROW EDGE

68.8 / 100

NoneWeakNarrowWide

Primary source: Intangible Assets · ROIC: 9.3% · 5Y Avg: 12.3%

Cost Advantage

Intangibles

Switching Cost

Network Effect

Scale

The Edge Score quantifies a company's competitive moat using five pillars: Cost Advantage (20%, operating margin and SG&A efficiency vs industry peers), Intangible Assets (25%, gross margin premium, R&D intensity, brand pricing power), Switching Costs (25%, revenue stability, earnings consistency, customer retention proxied by operating leverage), Network Effects (15%, revenue growth with expanding margins, market share dominance), and Efficient Scale (15%, market concentration, ROIC sustainability). Each pillar is scored 0–100 using industry percentile rankings, then weighted into a composite. Wide ≥ 70, Narrow ≥ 55, Weak ≥ 40, None < 40. KAI has a Narrow competitive edge (68.8/100) — meaningful but not impregnable advantages over competitors. The primary source of advantage is Intangible Assets. ROIC of 9.3% suggests modest returns relative to capital deployed.

Analyst Insights

Wall Street analyst consensus based on price targets and buy/sell/hold recommendations from institutional research coverage over the trailing 12 months.

Analyst Price Targets

Low

$299

Avg Target

$299

High

Based on 2 analyst ratings (12 mo)

Analyst Recommendations

Strong Buy: 0Buy: 1Hold: 5Sell: 0Strong Sell: 0

Rating Summary

ConsensusHold

Avg Target$299.00

Analysts2

Price Target Change History

Date	Firm	Analyst	Old	New	Change	Upside @ Call	Stock@Call
2026-02-20	D.A. Davidson	—	$295	$303	+8	-13.2%	$349.25
2026-02-09	D.A. Davidson	Kurt Yinger	$275	$295	+20	-13.6%	$341.32
2025-05-01	D.A. Davidson	Kurt Yinger	$300	$275	-25	-6.6%	$294.53
2024-12-19	Barrington	Gary Prestopino	Initiated	$410	—	+16.5%	$351.99
2024-08-01	D.A. Davidson	Kurt Yinger	Initiated	$300	—	-14.6%	$351.49

Financial Rating

Composite financial health rating (A+ to F) based on discounted cash flow valuation, return on equity, return on assets, debt-to-equity leverage, and relative P/E and P/B multiples.

B+

May 22, 2026

DCF

ROE

ROA

D/E

P/E

P/B

The Financial Rating evaluates six fundamental factors — discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA), debt-to-equity leverage (D/E), and relative price-to-earnings (P/E) and price-to-book (P/B) multiples — each scored 1–5. KAI receives an overall rating of B+. Strongest factors: ROE (4/5), ROA (5/5). Areas of concern: D/E (2/5), P/E (2/5), P/B (2/5).

Rating Change History

Date	From	To
2026-05-08	B	B+
2026-05-05	B+	B
2026-05-04	B	B+
2026-03-05	B+	B
2026-03-02	B	B+
2026-01-08	B+	B
2026-01-03	A-	B+

InsiderStreet Scorecard

Proprietary multi-factor scorecard rating companies across seven fundamental dimensions — profitability, balance sheet strength, earnings quality, growth, value, momentum, and safety — each scored 0–100.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 59 Grade A

Profitability

Balance Sheet

Earnings Quality

Growth

Value

Momentum

Safety

100

Cash Flow

The InsiderStreet Scorecard rates companies across eight dimensions: Profitability (margins, ROA, ROE), Balance Sheet (leverage, liquidity, coverage), Earnings Quality (accruals, cash conversion), Growth (revenue and earnings trajectory), Value (P/E, P/B, earnings yield, Graham criteria), Momentum (revenue and earnings acceleration), Safety (Altman Z-Score risk adjustment), and Cash Flow (operating cash flow quality, FCF conversion, cash coverage). The overall score blends 35% quality, 35% value, and 30% momentum, with a penalty for distress-zone Altman scores. KAI scores highest in Safety (100/100) and lowest in Growth (38/100). An overall grade of A places KAI among the highest-quality companies in its peer group.

Risk & Quality Signals

Academic financial models used by institutional investors to assess bankruptcy risk, earnings manipulation, financial strength, and credit quality.

Altman Z-Score

4.10

Safe Zone

Piotroski F-Score

5/9

✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗

Beneish M-Score

-2.53

Unlikely Manipulator

Ohlson O-Score

-8.35

Bankruptcy prob: 0.0%

Low Risk

Credit Rating

AA+

Score: 91.0/100

Trend: Improving

Earnings Quality

100/100

OCF/NI: 1.65x

Accruals: -4.3%

The Altman Z-Score (1968) combines five ratios — working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market value of equity, and sales, all relative to total assets or liabilities — into a single bankruptcy predictor. KAI scores 4.10, placing it in the Safe Zone (safe > 2.99, distress < 1.81). Bankruptcy is statistically unlikely within the next two years. The Piotroski F-Score (2000) is a 9-point binary checklist — four profitability tests (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, cash flow exceeding net income), three leverage tests (declining debt ratio, improving current ratio, no share dilution), and two efficiency tests (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Each pass scores 1 point. KAI scores 5/9, indicating moderate financial health — some areas of strength offset by weaknesses in others. The Beneish M-Score (1999) is an 8-variable model that detects earnings manipulation by comparing year-over-year changes in receivables, gross margins, asset quality, sales growth, depreciation, SG&A, leverage, and accruals. Scores above −1.78 statistically resemble past manipulators. KAI's score of -2.53 falls below this threshold, suggesting earnings are unlikely to be manipulated. The Ohlson O-Score (1980) is a 9-variable logistic regression that estimates bankruptcy probability using firm size, leverage, working capital, current ratio, profitability (ROA), cash flow coverage, negative equity flag, consecutive losses flag, and earnings trajectory. The raw score is converted to a probability via logistic transformation. KAI's implied 0.0% bankruptcy probability is well within safe territory. Our Credit Rating model scores companies on five weighted components — solvency (30%), earning power (25%), leverage (20%), liquidity (15%), and cash flow quality (10%) — then blends the absolute score with sector and industry peer rankings. For companies with large buyback programs, equity is adjusted by adding back cumulative 5-year repurchases (capped at 80% of FCF generated) to avoid penalizing shareholder-friendly capital allocation. KAI receives an estimated rating of AA+ (score: 91.0/100), with a improving trend. The Earnings Quality score measures how well reported earnings are backed by real cash. It evaluates the operating cash flow to net income ratio (OCF/NI ≥ 1.0 means every dollar of earnings is cash-backed) and the accruals ratio (the gap between earnings and cash flow relative to assets — lower is better). KAI's score of 100/100 is high — cash flows strongly support reported earnings.

Valuation

Key valuation multiples comparing the stock's market price to its earnings, revenue, book value, and cash flows. Lower multiples may indicate relative undervaluation versus peers.

P/E

36.44x

PEG

-5.06x

P/S

3.45x

P/B

4.26x

P/FCF

21.95x

P/OCF

19.83x

EV/EBITDA

15.73x

EV/Revenue

3.32x

EV/EBIT

20.52x

EV/FCF

23.58x

Earnings Yield

3.06%

FCF Yield

4.56%

Shareholder Yield

0.65%

Graham Number

$128.67

Equity-based multiples (P/E, P/B, P/FCF) compare the stock price to per-share fundamentals and are affected by capital structure. Enterprise value multiples (EV/EBITDA, EV/Revenue, EV/FCF) strip out debt and cash, making them more useful for cross-company comparisons regardless of how companies are financed. The Graham Number — √(22.5 × EPS × Book Value) — is Benjamin Graham's formula for the maximum price a defensive investor should pay. At 36.4x earnings, KAI commands a growth premium. Graham's intrinsic value formula yields $128.67 per share, 148% below the current price.

DuPont Decomposition (5-Factor)

The 5-factor DuPont framework breaks Return on Equity into its component drivers — tax efficiency, interest burden, operating profitability, asset utilization, and financial leverage — to reveal what truly drives shareholder returns.

Tax Burden

0.702

NI / EBT

Interest Burden

0.833

EBT / EBIT

EBIT Margin

0.162

EBIT / Rev

Asset Turnover

0.697

Rev / Assets

Equity Multiplier

1.710

Assets / Equity

ROE

11.3%

The 5-factor DuPont identity decomposes ROE as: Tax Burden × Interest Burden × EBIT Margin × Asset Turnover × Equity Multiplier = ROE. This reveals whether returns are driven by operating performance, financial leverage, or tax efficiency — three very different sources of profitability. KAI's ROE of 11.3% is driven by Asset Turnover (0.697), indicating efficient use of assets to generate revenue.

Graham-Dodd Adjusted Valuation

Our adaptation of Graham's growth formula (Fair P/E = 8.5 + 2g) from The Intelligent Investor. The classic version relies on analyst growth projections, which can be unreliable. This adjusted model substitutes the company's realized 3-year EPS CAGR — a backward-looking, verifiable measure of actual earnings power — grounding the valuation in demonstrated performance rather than forecasts.

Adj. Growth Rate

0.00%

Fair P/E

8.50x

Intrinsic Value

$74.48

Price/Value

3.84x

Margin of Safety

-284.38%

Premium

284.38%

Assessment

Overvalued

Graham's classic formula uses analyst-projected growth to estimate a fair P/E (8.5 + 2g). Our adjusted version replaces that projection with KAI's realized 0.0% 3-year EPS CAGR — what the company actually delivered, not what analysts hope for. KAI trades at a 284% premium to its adjusted intrinsic value of $74.48, suggesting the market is pricing in future growth beyond what historical earnings support. The adjusted fair P/E of 8.5x compares to the current market P/E of 36.4x.

Profitability Trends

Historical profitability ratios tracking how efficiently the company converts revenue into returns for shareholders over time.

Leverage & Solvency Trends

Debt and liquidity metrics showing the company's financial leverage and ability to meet short-term and long-term obligations.

Efficiency & Working Capital Trends

Operating efficiency metrics measuring how quickly the company converts inventory to sales, collects receivables, and manages its cash conversion cycle.

Growth Trends (YoY %)

Year-over-year growth rates for key financial metrics, showing the trajectory of revenue, earnings, and cash flow generation.

Earnings Stability

R-squared of linear regression measuring how predictably revenue, earnings, and margins follow a trend over the trailing 5 years. 1.0 = perfectly predictable; lower values indicate erratic or cyclical behavior.

Monte Carlo Price Simulation

Geometric Brownian Motion with 1,000 antithetic paths over 1 year, seeded from 1800 days of historical volatility. Percentile bands show the range of statistically plausible outcomes — this is a statistical model, not a forecast.

Current Price

$319.46

Median 1Y

$359.05

5th Pctile

$195.38

95th Pctile

$662.95

Ann. Volatility

37.7%

25th–75th percentile 5th–95th percentile Median path Historical

Executive Compensation

C-suite compensation breakdown including salary, stock awards, options, and incentive pay. The CEO-to-employee pay ratio and Gini coefficient measure pay distribution fairness.

C-Suite Compensation

Executive	Salary	Stock	Total
Jeffrey L. Powell President and Chief Executive Officer	$970,900	$3,036,181	$5,519,261
Michael J. McKenney Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	$555,100	$930,258	$2,007,438
Fredrik H. Westerhout Vice President	$477,376	$433,898	$1,467,695
Stacy D. Krause Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	$491,100	$584,691	$1,461,680
Michael C. Colwell Senior Vice President	$510,100	$437,225	$1,383,591

CEO Pay Ratio

Insufficient data for pay ratio.

C-Suite Pay Equality (Gini)

CEO Compensation Mix

Workforce & Productivity

Workforce efficiency metrics measuring revenue, profit, and R&D spend per employee — key indicators of operational leverage and human capital productivity.

Employees

3,900

+11.4% YoY

Revenue / Employee

—

Profit / Employee

—

SGA / Employee

—

Avg labor cost proxy

Scaling Efficiency

All Ratios & Metrics

Complete fundamental data with up to 20 periods of history, sparkline trends, and current values across 13 categories and 130+ financial metrics.

Profitability

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
ROE	15.3%	16.5%	15.9%	20.5%	21.1%	22.5%	19.9%	17.7%	18.3%	18.8%	16.3%	15.8%	16.0%	16.1%	13.8%	13.7%	13.1%	12.6%	11.1%	11.3%	11.25%
ROA	7.6%	8.2%	8.2%	10.6%	10.9%	11.6%	10.6%	9.4%	9.8%	10.1%	10.0%	9.7%	9.8%	9.9%	8.6%	8.5%	8.1%	7.8%	6.5%	6.6%	6.58%
ROIC	10.9%	11.7%	11.6%	14.8%	15.3%	16.2%	15.8%	14.2%	14.7%	15.2%	15.2%	14.9%	15.4%	15.8%	11.7%	11.6%	11.0%	10.5%	9.1%	9.3%	9.29%
ROCE	12.6%	13.5%	12.8%	16.4%	16.9%	18.1%	18.4%	16.7%	17.3%	17.8%	17.4%	17.1%	17.7%	18.2%	14.0%	13.9%	13.1%	13.8%	10.4%	10.7%	10.66%
Gross Margin	43.6%	41.9%	42.4%	43.4%	43.3%	42.5%	43.1%	44.4%	43.5%	43.3%	42.7%	44.6%	44.4%	44.7%	43.4%	46.1%	45.9%	45.2%	43.9%	45.0%	45.01%
Operating Margin	16.9%	14.4%	14.4%	24.7%	16.9%	17.3%	16.8%	17.5%	17.6%	17.8%	16.3%	14.8%	17.6%	18.0%	14.3%	14.9%	15.4%	15.7%	13.9%	14.2%	14.25%
Net Margin	11.7%	10.2%	11.1%	18.2%	11.8%	12.2%	11.2%	12.2%	12.1%	12.6%	11.5%	9.9%	11.4%	11.6%	9.3%	10.1%	10.2%	10.2%	8.4%	9.1%	9.06%
EBITDA Margin	20.9%	19.0%	18.9%	28.9%	20.8%	21.3%	20.6%	21.1%	21.1%	21.4%	20.1%	19.8%	22.1%	22.9%	19.6%	20.1%	20.3%	25.7%	19.0%	19.5%	19.45%
FCF Margin	17.3%	17.9%	19.0%	18.3%	14.2%	12.0%	8.2%	9.5%	9.4%	11.3%	14.0%	12.1%	12.6%	13.3%	12.7%	13.1%	14.7%	14.2%	14.7%	14.1%	14.06%
OCF Margin	18.5%	19.2%	20.6%	19.9%	16.3%	14.4%	11.3%	12.7%	12.8%	14.9%	17.3%	15.5%	15.6%	15.7%	14.7%	14.9%	16.4%	15.9%	16.3%	15.6%	15.57%
ROE 3Y Avg	snapshot only																				12.70%
ROE 5Y Avg	snapshot only																				14.77%
ROA 3Y Avg	snapshot only																				7.79%
ROIC 3Y Avg	snapshot only																				8.56%
ROIC Economic	snapshot only																				8.59%
Cash ROA	snapshot only																				9.95%
Cash ROIC	snapshot only																				13.71%
CROIC	snapshot only																				12.39%
NOPAT Margin	snapshot only																				10.55%
Pretax Margin	snapshot only																				13.46%
R&D / Revenue	snapshot only																				1.44%
SGA / Revenue	snapshot only																				28.61%
SBC / Revenue	snapshot only																				0.27%

Valuation

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
P/E Ratio	28.66	31.06	31.44	20.77	19.04	16.15	16.96	22.34	23.12	22.85	28.16	33.95	30.07	34.15	36.30	35.53	34.83	34.96	33.12	32.67	36.440
P/S Ratio	2.92	3.21	3.36	2.69	2.46	2.16	2.27	2.65	2.76	2.76	3.41	3.92	3.41	3.80	3.85	3.78	3.60	3.48	3.21	3.09	3.447
P/B Ratio	4.08	4.77	4.68	4.00	3.78	3.41	3.14	3.68	3.94	4.01	4.22	4.94	4.44	5.07	4.78	4.65	4.35	4.21	3.41	3.41	4.263
P/FCF	16.85	17.93	17.65	14.69	17.30	17.92	27.56	28.03	29.34	24.42	24.45	32.46	26.99	28.57	30.18	28.84	24.56	24.43	21.89	21.95	21.949
P/OCF	15.76	16.68	16.27	13.51	15.07	14.96	19.98	20.81	21.57	18.54	19.74	25.25	21.87	24.15	26.09	25.39	21.99	21.94	19.71	19.83	19.828
EV/EBITDA	16.82	18.25	18.77	13.23	12.21	10.56	10.59	13.41	13.88	13.82	16.45	19.16	16.47	17.96	19.22	18.83	18.41	17.23	16.19	15.73	15.733
EV/Revenue	3.20	3.47	3.61	2.92	2.69	2.38	2.43	2.81	2.92	2.91	3.44	3.95	3.44	3.83	4.06	4.00	3.82	3.70	3.45	3.32	3.317
EV/EBIT	22.17	23.85	24.32	16.44	15.13	12.89	12.75	16.34	16.80	16.60	19.73	23.43	20.39	22.56	24.72	24.30	24.06	22.23	20.99	20.52	20.523
EV/FCF	18.47	19.40	18.99	15.99	18.92	19.79	29.49	29.70	30.97	25.76	24.67	32.70	27.22	28.78	31.88	30.51	26.08	26.00	23.52	23.58	23.585
Earnings Yield	3.5%	3.2%	3.2%	4.8%	5.3%	6.2%	5.9%	4.5%	4.3%	4.4%	3.6%	2.9%	3.3%	2.9%	2.8%	2.8%	2.9%	2.9%	3.0%	3.1%	3.06%
FCF Yield	5.9%	5.6%	5.7%	6.8%	5.8%	5.6%	3.6%	3.6%	3.4%	4.1%	4.1%	3.1%	3.7%	3.5%	3.3%	3.5%	4.1%	4.1%	4.6%	4.6%	4.56%
Price/Tangible Book	snapshot only																				39.718
EV/OCF	snapshot only																				21.305
EV/Gross Profit	snapshot only																				7.378
Acquirers Multiple	snapshot only																				22.437
Shareholder Yield	snapshot only																				0.65%
Graham Number	snapshot only																				$128.67

Leverage & Solvency

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
Current Ratio	2.15	2.15	1.73	1.73	1.73	1.73	1.95	1.95	1.95	1.95	2.05	2.05	2.05	2.05	2.31	2.31	2.31	2.31	9.15	9.15	9.147
Quick Ratio	1.36	1.36	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.13	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.18	1.34	1.34	1.34	1.34	1.55	1.55	1.55	1.55	5.27	5.27	5.271
Debt/Equity	0.53	0.53	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.34	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.378
Net Debt/Equity	0.39	0.39	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.35	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.22	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.25	0.25	0.254
Debt/Assets	0.28	0.28	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.26	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.22	0.22	0.219
Debt/EBITDA	1.98	1.86	1.94	1.58	1.54	1.46	1.08	1.17	1.14	1.12	0.68	0.67	0.64	0.62	1.45	1.46	1.52	1.47	1.67	1.62	1.623
Net Debt/EBITDA	1.47	1.38	1.32	1.08	1.05	1.00	0.69	0.76	0.73	0.72	0.15	0.14	0.14	0.13	1.02	1.03	1.07	1.04	1.12	1.09	1.091
Interest Coverage	19.16	22.06	24.24	30.23	29.39	29.14	26.57	20.51	19.05	18.77	19.90	15.38	12.45	10.28	8.64	8.95	9.40	5.84	11.10	10.90	10.898
Equity Multiplier	1.87	1.87	2.01	2.01	2.01	2.01	1.76	1.76	1.76	1.76	1.52	1.52	1.52	1.52	1.69	1.69	1.69	1.69	1.73	1.73	1.728
Cash Ratio	snapshot only																				2.299
Debt Service Coverage	snapshot only																				14.215
Cash to Debt	snapshot only																				0.328
FCF to Debt	snapshot only																				0.411
Defensive Interval	snapshot only																				318.1 days

Efficiency & Turnover

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
Asset Turnover	0.74	0.79	0.76	0.82	0.84	0.87	0.79	0.80	0.82	0.83	0.82	0.84	0.87	0.89	0.81	0.80	0.79	0.79	0.67	0.70	0.697
Inventory Turnover	3.70	3.99	3.73	3.99	4.11	4.22	3.46	3.45	3.54	3.60	3.42	3.49	3.58	3.65	3.93	3.87	3.77	3.76	3.27	3.41	3.414
Receivables Turnover	6.65	7.08	6.99	7.47	7.70	7.92	6.68	6.70	6.87	7.02	6.66	6.80	7.00	7.19	7.40	7.33	7.19	7.19	6.84	7.12	7.116
Payables Turnover	9.93	10.69	9.82	10.51	10.84	11.12	8.78	8.77	8.99	9.15	10.81	11.02	11.30	11.54	12.61	12.41	12.10	12.07	11.04	11.54	11.538
DSO	55	52	52	49	47	46	55	54	53	52	55	54	52	51	49	50	51	51	53	51	51.3 days
DIO	99	92	98	92	89	86	106	106	103	101	107	105	102	100	93	94	97	97	112	107	106.9 days
DPO	37	34	37	35	34	33	42	42	41	40	34	33	32	32	29	29	30	30	33	32	31.6 days
Cash Conversion Cycle	117	109	113	106	102	100	119	119	116	113	128	125	122	119	113	115	117	117	132	127	126.6 days
Fixed Asset Turnover	snapshot only																				5.566
Operating Cycle	snapshot only																				158.2 days
Cash Velocity	snapshot only																				8.922
Capital Intensity	snapshot only																				1.564

Growth (YoY)

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
Revenue	3.5%	13.4%	23.9%	29.6%	25.3%	21.0%	15.0%	8.0%	7.5%	6.7%	5.9%	7.6%	8.1%	8.7%	10.0%	6.8%	1.7%	-1.0%	-0.1%	4.9%	4.88%
Net Income	43.8%	59.4%	52.3%	83.5%	58.9%	56.4%	43.9%	-0.8%	-0.5%	-3.6%	-4.0%	4.5%	2.6%	0.2%	-3.9%	-1.5%	-7.4%	-11.3%	-8.6%	-6.8%	-6.81%
EPS	42.6%	58.3%	51.2%	82.8%	58.3%	56.0%	43.7%	-1.1%	-0.8%	-3.9%	-4.4%	4.1%	2.2%	-0.2%	-4.1%	-1.8%	-7.5%	-11.4%	-8.7%	-7.0%	-7.02%
FCF	43.1%	59.4%	75.5%	55.8%	2.8%	-18.7%	-50.3%	-44.1%	-28.8%	0.2%	79.6%	37.2%	45.0%	28.0%	0.4%	16.0%	18.0%	6.2%	14.9%	12.6%	12.61%
EBITDA	24.7%	36.4%	34.7%	59.6%	45.1%	43.4%	36.9%	2.5%	2.5%	-0.3%	-3.3%	5.7%	7.4%	10.0%	11.1%	10.1%	1.1%	-0.0%	0.6%	4.2%	4.16%
Op. Income	19.0%	32.9%	43.9%	75.8%	54.0%	52.9%	46.8%	4.1%	4.8%	1.1%	-3.2%	4.6%	4.3%	4.6%	3.3%	4.5%	-4.2%	-10.9%	-8.2%	-4.8%	-4.77%
OCF Growth	snapshot only																				9.75%
Asset Growth	snapshot only																				19.70%
Equity Growth	snapshot only																				16.99%
Debt Growth	snapshot only																				16.00%
Shares Change	snapshot only																				0.22%
Dividend Growth	snapshot only																				13.11%

Growth (CAGR)

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
Revenue 3Y	4.5%	6.0%	7.5%	8.6%	8.5%	9.1%	8.7%	9.5%	11.7%	13.6%	14.7%	14.6%	13.3%	12.0%	10.2%	7.5%	5.7%	4.7%	5.2%	6.4%	6.43%
Revenue 5Y	11.1%	11.8%	13.7%	14.9%	15.6%	13.8%	11.9%	10.1%	9.0%	9.0%	8.6%	8.3%	8.2%	8.6%	8.4%	8.6%	8.9%	9.5%	10.6%	11.0%	11.04%
EPS 3Y	22.8%	20.3%	10.8%	20.6%	19.4%	23.6%	31.7%	25.5%	30.8%	33.4%	27.6%	23.4%	17.1%	14.4%	9.6%	0.4%	-2.1%	-5.3%	-5.8%	-1.7%	-1.68%
EPS 5Y	14.5%	16.0%	20.3%	25.1%	26.1%	24.8%	30.5%	25.9%	23.8%	21.2%	13.3%	12.6%	11.5%	12.6%	15.9%	15.1%	16.2%	16.0%	12.7%	11.4%	11.43%
Net Income 3Y	23.7%	21.2%	11.6%	21.6%	20.2%	24.5%	32.4%	26.2%	31.5%	34.0%	28.1%	23.9%	17.5%	14.7%	9.9%	0.7%	-1.9%	-5.0%	-5.5%	-1.4%	-1.38%
Net Income 5Y	15.6%	17.0%	21.2%	26.0%	27.0%	25.6%	31.2%	26.7%	24.5%	21.8%	14.0%	13.3%	12.1%	13.2%	16.5%	15.6%	16.7%	16.4%	13.1%	11.8%	11.79%
EBITDA 3Y	7.5%	8.9%	9.8%	16.4%	15.7%	18.0%	23.2%	19.6%	22.9%	24.9%	21.3%	20.0%	16.9%	16.3%	13.7%	6.1%	3.6%	3.1%	2.6%	6.6%	6.63%
EBITDA 5Y	16.2%	17.4%	20.5%	24.3%	24.3%	20.5%	17.9%	14.0%	13.1%	13.1%	11.9%	11.3%	11.3%	12.5%	15.0%	14.8%	15.0%	16.5%	14.8%	14.7%	14.68%
Gross Profit 3Y	4.8%	5.5%	6.6%	8.4%	8.7%	9.6%	9.9%	10.5%	12.5%	14.3%	14.5%	14.3%	13.2%	12.7%	11.4%	9.0%	7.5%	6.5%	6.9%	7.7%	7.75%
Gross Profit 5Y	10.5%	11.1%	12.4%	13.2%	13.6%	12.5%	11.0%	9.7%	8.9%	8.8%	8.4%	8.5%	8.8%	9.5%	9.7%	9.8%	10.2%	10.7%	11.4%	11.6%	11.57%
Op. Income 3Y	10.6%	9.5%	9.6%	18.1%	17.8%	21.6%	24.9%	20.5%	24.3%	27.1%	26.9%	24.2%	18.9%	17.4%	13.6%	4.4%	1.5%	-1.9%	-2.8%	1.4%	1.35%
Op. Income 5Y	15.1%	16.8%	20.7%	25.7%	26.9%	25.0%	23.0%	18.9%	16.9%	15.2%	13.3%	12.4%	12.3%	13.7%	14.3%	13.8%	13.9%	13.9%	14.2%	13.8%	13.77%
FCF 3Y	32.7%	27.2%	47.7%	43.5%	35.6%	22.3%	-5.2%	1.1%	1.6%	9.1%	16.2%	6.1%	2.0%	1.4%	-3.6%	-3.8%	6.8%	10.8%	27.5%	21.5%	21.45%
FCF 5Y	22.8%	25.7%	27.1%	30.8%	19.9%	23.3%	9.2%	11.4%	11.3%	10.9%	23.6%	17.7%	20.8%	18.6%	9.0%	10.4%	12.4%	12.0%	12.6%	9.3%	9.31%
OCF 3Y	19.4%	18.4%	37.1%	36.5%	33.2%	23.3%	1.8%	7.3%	8.6%	15.5%	21.2%	12.7%	7.0%	4.7%	-1.5%	-2.4%	5.8%	8.1%	18.6%	13.8%	13.77%
OCF 5Y	22.0%	24.7%	26.1%	28.8%	19.9%	21.5%	9.5%	10.4%	9.6%	10.6%	21.3%	18.2%	21.3%	18.8%	9.8%	10.6%	12.5%	12.1%	13.0%	10.0%	10.00%
Assets 3Y	6.8%	6.8%	16.0%	16.0%	16.0%	16.0%	7.0%	7.0%	7.0%	7.0%	8.2%	8.2%	8.2%	8.2%	8.1%	8.1%	8.1%	8.1%	14.2%	14.2%	14.19%
Assets 5Y	17.4%	17.4%	19.2%	19.2%	19.2%	19.2%	8.6%	8.6%	8.6%	8.6%	10.1%	10.1%	10.1%	10.1%	8.8%	8.8%	8.8%	8.8%	13.0%	13.0%	13.04%
Equity 3Y	14.2%	14.2%	14.6%	14.6%	14.6%	14.6%	15.4%	15.4%	15.4%	15.4%	16.0%	16.0%	16.0%	16.0%	14.5%	14.5%	14.5%	14.5%	14.9%	14.9%	14.87%
Book Value 3Y	13.4%	13.4%	13.8%	13.7%	13.8%	13.9%	14.8%	14.8%	14.8%	14.9%	15.5%	15.6%	15.6%	15.7%	14.2%	14.1%	14.2%	14.2%	14.6%	14.5%	14.52%
Dividend 3Y	1.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	1.0%	1.6%	2.3%	2.8%	3.4%	3.4%	3.3%	3.2%	3.1%	2.8%	2.5%	2.2%	3.9%	3.87%

Growth Quality

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
Revenue Stability	0.84	0.86	0.82	0.84	0.88	0.90	0.86	0.86	0.87	0.88	0.86	0.85	0.88	0.93	0.97	1.00	0.96	0.91	0.92	0.96	0.957
Earnings Stability	0.72	0.74	0.77	0.75	0.78	0.75	0.80	0.82	0.83	0.82	0.79	0.78	0.78	0.77	0.80	0.74	0.66	0.53	0.45	0.37	0.370
Margin Stability	0.97	0.98	0.97	0.97	0.96	0.97	0.97	0.98	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.99	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.984
Rev. Growth Consistency	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.000
Earn. Growth Consistency	0.50	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.000
FCF Positive Streak	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Earnings Persistence	0.82	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.82	1.00	1.00	0.99	0.98	0.98	0.99	1.00	0.98	0.99	0.97	0.95	0.97	0.97	0.973
Earnings Smoothness	0.64	0.54	0.59	0.41	0.55	0.56	0.64	0.99	0.99	0.96	0.96	0.96	0.97	1.00	0.96	0.98	0.92	0.88	0.91	0.93	0.930
ROE Trend	-0.00	0.02	0.03	0.07	0.07	0.08	0.05	0.01	-0.00	-0.01	-0.02	-0.03	-0.04	-0.04	-0.04	-0.02	-0.03	-0.04	-0.04	-0.03	-0.034
Gross Margin Trend	0.01	0.01	0.00	-0.00	-0.00	-0.00	-0.00	-0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.009
FCF Margin Trend	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.05	-0.01	-0.03	-0.08	-0.07	-0.06	-0.04	0.00	-0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.015
Sustainable Growth Rate	12.9%	14.1%	13.7%	18.3%	18.9%	20.2%	17.9%	15.7%	16.2%	16.7%	14.4%	13.9%	14.1%	14.1%	12.0%	11.8%	11.2%	10.7%	9.4%	9.4%	9.40%
Internal Growth Rate	6.8%	7.5%	7.6%	10.4%	10.8%	11.6%	10.6%	9.2%	9.5%	9.8%	9.7%	9.3%	9.4%	9.5%	8.0%	7.9%	7.5%	7.1%	5.8%	5.8%	5.82%

Cash Flow Quality

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
OCF/Net Income	1.82	1.86	1.93	1.54	1.26	1.08	0.85	1.07	1.07	1.23	1.43	1.34	1.38	1.41	1.39	1.40	1.58	1.59	1.68	1.65	1.648
FCF/OCF	0.94	0.93	0.92	0.92	0.87	0.83	0.73	0.74	0.74	0.76	0.81	0.78	0.81	0.85	0.86	0.88	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.903
FCF/Net Income	snapshot only																				1.489
OCF/EBITDA	snapshot only																				0.738
CapEx/Revenue	1.2%	1.3%	1.6%	1.6%	2.1%	2.4%	3.1%	3.3%	3.4%	3.6%	3.3%	3.4%	3.0%	2.4%	2.0%	1.8%	1.7%	1.6%	1.6%	1.5%	1.50%
CapEx/Depreciation	snapshot only																				0.306
Accruals Ratio	-0.06	-0.07	-0.08	-0.06	-0.03	-0.01	0.02	-0.01	-0.01	-0.02	-0.04	-0.03	-0.04	-0.04	-0.03	-0.03	-0.05	-0.05	-0.04	-0.04	-0.043
Sloan Accruals	snapshot only																				0.083
Cash Flow Adequacy	snapshot only																				5.090
Earnings Quality Score	snapshot only																				1.000

Dividends & Buybacks

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
Dividend Yield	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%	0.43%
Dividend/Share	$0.96	$0.97	$0.98	$0.99	$1.00	$1.01	$1.03	$1.04	$1.07	$1.10	$1.12	$1.16	$1.19	$1.21	$1.24	$1.28	$1.30	$1.32	$1.34	$1.44	$1.38
Payout Ratio	15.9%	14.9%	13.6%	10.7%	10.5%	10.0%	9.9%	11.3%	11.2%	11.2%	11.4%	12.1%	12.2%	12.4%	13.1%	13.6%	14.4%	15.2%	15.5%	16.4%	16.45%
FCF Payout Ratio	9.3%	8.6%	7.7%	7.5%	9.5%	11.1%	16.1%	14.1%	14.2%	12.0%	9.9%	11.5%	11.0%	10.4%	10.9%	11.0%	10.2%	10.6%	10.2%	11.1%	11.05%
Total Payout Ratio	20.7%	19.3%	17.7%	14.9%	14.6%	13.8%	13.7%	14.9%	14.8%	14.6%	14.8%	12.1%	12.2%	12.4%	13.1%	13.6%	14.4%	15.2%	15.5%	21.2%	21.21%
Div. Increase Streak	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Chowder Number	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.07	0.09	0.11	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.11	0.11	0.10	0.09	0.08	0.14	0.136
Buyback Yield	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.15%
Net Buyback Yield	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	-0.0%	-0.0%	-0.0%	-0.0%	-0.1%	-0.1%	-0.1%	-0.1%	0.1%	0.07%
Total Shareholder Return	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%	0.58%

DuPont Factors

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
Tax Burden (NI/EBT)	0.74	0.74	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.73	0.72	0.73	0.73	0.73	0.73	0.73	0.73	0.73	0.73	0.73	0.72	0.71	0.70	0.702
Interest Burden (EBT/EBIT)	0.95	0.95	0.96	0.97	0.97	0.97	0.96	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.93	0.92	0.90	0.88	0.89	0.89	0.83	0.83	0.83	0.833
EBIT Margin	0.14	0.15	0.15	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.17	0.16	0.16	0.162
Asset Turnover	0.74	0.79	0.76	0.82	0.84	0.87	0.79	0.80	0.82	0.83	0.82	0.84	0.87	0.89	0.81	0.80	0.79	0.79	0.67	0.70	0.697
Equity Multiplier	2.03	2.03	1.94	1.94	1.94	1.94	1.87	1.87	1.87	1.87	1.63	1.63	1.63	1.63	1.61	1.61	1.61	1.61	1.71	1.71	1.710

Per Share

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
EPS (Diluted TTM)	$6.05	$6.52	$7.19	$9.32	$9.58	$10.17	$10.33	$9.22	$9.50	$9.77	$9.87	$9.59	$9.71	$9.76	$9.46	$9.42	$8.98	$8.65	$8.64	$8.76	$8.76
Book Value/Share	$42.52	$42.45	$48.25	$48.39	$48.25	$48.20	$55.85	$55.91	$55.77	$55.69	$65.80	$65.88	$65.76	$65.68	$71.83	$71.94	$71.89	$71.85	$83.95	$83.97	$74.96
Tangible Book/Share	$-1.49	$-1.49	$-2.76	$-2.77	$-2.76	$-2.76	$7.92	$7.93	$7.91	$7.90	$18.91	$18.93	$18.90	$18.87	$7.50	$7.51	$7.51	$7.50	$7.21	$7.21	$7.21
Revenue/Share	$59.34	$63.12	$67.29	$72.12	$74.12	$76.17	$77.28	$77.65	$79.45	$81.01	$81.44	$83.18	$85.55	$87.78	$89.32	$88.62	$86.91	$86.86	$89.14	$92.74	$92.81
FCF/Share	$10.29	$11.30	$12.80	$13.19	$10.54	$9.16	$6.36	$7.35	$7.49	$9.15	$11.37	$10.04	$10.81	$11.67	$11.38	$11.61	$12.74	$12.37	$13.07	$13.04	$13.05
OCF/Share	$11.00	$12.14	$13.90	$14.34	$12.11	$10.98	$8.77	$9.90	$10.19	$12.05	$14.08	$12.90	$13.35	$13.80	$13.16	$13.19	$14.23	$13.78	$14.51	$14.44	$14.45
Cash/Share	$5.72	$5.71	$8.06	$8.08	$8.06	$8.05	$6.81	$6.82	$6.80	$6.79	$9.05	$9.06	$9.05	$9.04	$8.03	$8.04	$8.03	$8.03	$10.39	$10.39	$10.16
EBITDA/Share	$11.29	$12.01	$12.95	$15.93	$16.34	$17.17	$17.70	$16.28	$16.70	$17.05	$17.05	$17.13	$17.87	$18.69	$18.88	$18.81	$18.05	$18.68	$18.98	$19.55	$19.55
Debt/Share	$22.32	$22.29	$25.16	$25.23	$25.16	$25.13	$19.08	$19.11	$19.06	$19.03	$11.53	$11.55	$11.53	$11.51	$27.37	$27.42	$27.40	$27.38	$31.72	$31.73	$31.73
Net Debt/Share	$16.60	$16.58	$17.10	$17.15	$17.10	$17.09	$12.27	$12.29	$12.26	$12.24	$2.48	$2.48	$2.48	$2.48	$19.35	$19.38	$19.36	$19.35	$21.33	$21.34	$21.34

Per Employee

Metric	Q2'21	Current
Employee Count	snapshot only	3,900
Revenue/Employee	snapshot only	$280652.05
Income/Employee	snapshot only	$26516.67
EBITDA/Employee	snapshot only	$59169.23
FCF/Employee	snapshot only	$39471.54
Assets/Employee	snapshot only	$439020.00
Market Cap/Employee	snapshot only	$866357.58

Academic Models

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
Altman Z-Score	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.096
Altman Z-Prime	snapshot only																				7.280
Piotroski F-Score	7	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5
Beneish M-Score	-2.76	-2.78	-2.49	-2.41	-2.33	-2.24	-2.28	-2.40	-2.39	-2.48	-2.71	-2.69	-2.69	-2.73	-2.40	-2.39	-2.46	-2.45	-2.58	-2.53	-2.533
Ohlson O-Score	snapshot only																				-8.346
ROIC (Greenblatt)	snapshot only																				28.02%
Net-Net WC	snapshot only																				$-19.74
EVA	snapshot only																				$-8860084.92

Credit

Metric	Q2'21	Q3'21	Q4'21	Q1'22	Q2'22	Q3'22	Q4'22	Q1'23	Q2'23	Q3'23	Q4'23	Q1'24	Q2'24	Q3'24	Q4'24	Q1'25	Q2'25	Q3'25	Q4'25	Q1'26	Current
Credit Rating	snapshot only																				AA+
Credit Score	85.74	89.75	89.75	90.25	86.46	86.90	89.04	88.45	86.30	87.09	94.36	94.17	92.66	92.55	84.42	84.35	84.34	81.27	90.28	91.01	91.006
Credit Grade	snapshot only																				2
Credit Trend	snapshot only																				6.652
Implied Spread (bps)	snapshot only																				65.000
Industry Credit Rank	snapshot only																				83
Sector Credit Rank	snapshot only																				88

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Risk & Quality Signals

Valuation

DuPont Decomposition (5-Factor)

Graham-Dodd Adjusted Valuation

Profitability Trends

Leverage & Solvency Trends

Efficiency & Working Capital Trends

Growth Trends (YoY %)

Earnings Stability

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Executive Compensation

C-Suite Compensation

CEO Pay Ratio

C-Suite Pay Equality (Gini)

CEO Compensation Mix

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