Comtech Telecommunications Corp /De/
CMTL Nasdaq Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment Financials FY2017βFY2026
What Comtech Telecommunications Corp /De/ does
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- Legal name
- COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/
- Fiscal year ends
- July 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Oct 14, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000023197-26-000114
0000023197
Revenue and margins
Comtech Telecommunications Corp /De/ had $250M of revenue in fiscal 2026, down 17.0% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $22.2M in fiscal 2026, 8.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Comtech Telecommunications Corp /De/ returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.5%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Comtech Telecommunications Corp /De/ can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $21.7M | $19.0M | $32.4M | $35.4M | $35.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $130M | $164M | $178M | $118M | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 1.1x | β |
| Interest coverage | β6.7x | β1.0x | β3.6x | β0.7x | β0.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.8x | 1.7x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.3x | 1.7x | 0.8x |
| Total assets | $974M | $996M | $793M | $742M | $696M |
| Total liabilities | $403M | $446M | $426M | $448M | $435M |
| Shareholders' equity | $467M | $438M | $306M | $104M | $38.9M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $108M | $145M | $145M | $83.1M | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 4 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β6.1% | β2.5% | β5.0% | β5.0% | β3.4% | β3.6% | β2.3% | β5.1% | β19.2% | β10.2% |
| Altman Z'' | 4.00 | 4.29 | 4.45 | 3.92 | 2.25 | 2.39 | 2.33 | 1.77 | 0.94 | β0.73 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $550M | $571M | $672M | $617M | $582M | $486M | $550M | $540M | $301M | $250M |
| Net interest income | $0.1M | β$0.3M | β$0.0M | $0.2M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross profit | $218M | $224M | $247M | $227M | $214M | $180M | $184M | $157M | $95.2M | $97.2M |
| Research and development | $54.3M | $53.9M | $56.4M | $52.2M | $49.1M | $52.5M | $48.6M | $24.1M | $11.7M | $11.6M |
| Operating income | $37.0M | $35.1M | $41.4M | $15.2M | β$68.3M | β$33.8M | β$14.7M | β$79.9M | β$29.9M | β$18.2M |
| Interest expense | $11.6M | $10.2M | $9.2M | $6.1M | $6.8M | $5.0M | $15.0M | $22.2M | $45.7M | $21.3M |
| Pretax income | $25.5M | $24.6M | $28.9M | $9.3M | β$75.0M | β$37.1M | β$30.8M | β$100M | β$19.3M | β$17.4M |
| Income tax | $9.7M | β$5.1M | $3.9M | $2.3M | β$1.5M | β$4.0M | β$3.9M | β$0.3M | β$0.3M | $0.8M |
| Net income | $15.8M | $29.8M | $25.0M | $7.0M | β$73.5M | β$33.1M | β$26.9M | β$100.0M | β$155M | β$36.2M |
| Net income to common | β | β | β | $7.0M | β$73.5M | β$43.3M | β$33.9M | β$135M | β$204M | β$68.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.67 | $1.24 | $1.03 | $0.28 | β$2.86 | β$1.63 | β$1.21 | β$4.70 | β$6.95 | β$2.31 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $66.9M | $50.3M | $68.0M | $52.8M | β$40.6M | $2.0M | β$4.4M | β$54.5M | β$8.3M | $37.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $8.2M | $8.6M | $8.8M | $7.2M | $16.0M | $19.6M | $18.3M | $13.1M | $8.2M | $15.2M |
| Free cash flow | $58.8M | $41.7M | $59.2M | $45.5M | β$56.7M | β$17.6M | β$22.7M | β$67.6M | β$16.5M | $22.2M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $14.4M | $13.7M | $11.9M | $10.6M | $9.4M | $10.3M | $11.9M | $12.2M | $8.8M | $9.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | $8.5M | $8.6M | $11.4M | $9.3M | $10.0M | $7.8M | $10.1M | $6.1M | $2.2M | $3.1M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $25.9M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Dividends paid | $18.9M | $9.5M | $9.8M | $10.0M | $10.3M | $11.0M | $8.7M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $18.9M | $9.5M | $9.8M | $10.0M | $10.3M | $11.0M | $8.7M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $41.8M | $43.5M | $45.6M | $47.9M | $30.9M | $21.7M | $19.0M | $32.4M | $35.4M | $35.0M |
| Total debt | $192M | $165M | $165M | $150M | $201M | $130M | $164M | $178M | $118M | β |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Current assets | $241M | $280M | $280M | $277M | $287M | $263M | $305M | $337M | $271M | $243M |
| Current liabilities | $144M | $165M | $145M | $160M | $204M | $193M | $212M | $184M | $158M | $291M |
| Inventory | $60.6M | $75.1M | $74.8M | $82.3M | $80.4M | $96.3M | $106M | $93.1M | $6.9M | $10.5M |
| Property and equipment, net | $32.8M | $29.0M | $28.0M | $27.0M | $35.3M | $50.4M | $53.0M | $47.3M | $28.0M | $31.0M |
| Goodwill | $291M | $291M | $310M | $331M | $348M | $348M | $348M | $284M | $176M | $176M |
| Intangible assets | $262M | $241M | $262M | $258M | $269M | $247M | $226M | $195M | $135M | $121M |
| Total assets | $832M | $845M | $888M | $930M | $993M | $974M | $996M | $793M | $742M | $696M |
| Total liabilities | $352M | $339M | $353M | $380M | $492M | $403M | $446M | $426M | $448M | $435M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $480M | $506M | $535M | $549M | $501M | $467M | $438M | $306M | $104M | $38.9M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 39.6% | 39.2% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 36.8% | 37.0% | 33.5% | 29.1% | 31.6% | 38.9% |
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 2.5% | β11.7% | β6.9% | β2.7% | β14.8% | β9.9% | β7.3% |
| EBITDA margin | 9.3% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 4.2% | β10.1% | β4.8% | β0.5% | β12.5% | β7.0% | β3.4% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 1.1% | β12.6% | β6.8% | β4.9% | β18.5% | β51.6% | β14.5% |
| FCF margin | 10.7% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 7.4% | β9.7% | β3.6% | β4.1% | β12.5% | β5.5% | 8.9% |
| Net interest share of revenue | 0.0% | β0.0% | β0.0% | 0.0% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 3.8% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 1.8% | β8.0% | β4.6% | β2.0% | β14.0% | β12.6% | β |
| Return on capital employed | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 2.0% | β8.7% | β4.3% | β1.9% | β13.1% | β5.1% | β4.5% |
| Return on equity | 3.3% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 1.3% | β14.0% | β6.8% | β5.9% | β26.9% | β75.6% | β50.5% |
| Return on assets | 1.9% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.8% | β7.6% | β3.4% | β2.7% | β11.2% | β20.2% | β5.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 3.7% | 17.7% | β8.2% | β5.7% | β16.4% | 13.1% | β1.7% | β44.3% | β17.0% |
| Net income growth | β | 88.1% | β15.9% | β72.0% | β1,146.7% | β | β | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | 85.1% | β16.9% | β72.8% | β1,121.4% | β | β | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β29.0% | 42.1% | β23.1% | β224.5% | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 2.3% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.9x | 2.5x | 2.2x | 4.0x | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 1.1x | β |
| Interest coverage | 3.2x | 3.4x | 4.5x | 2.5x | β10.0x | β6.7x | β1.0x | β3.6x | β0.7x | β0.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.7x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.8x | 1.7x | 0.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.3x | 1.7x | 0.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 6.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Payouts / FCF | 32.1% | 22.9% | 16.5% | 22.0% | β | β | β | β | β | 0.1% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | β0.7 |
| Accruals ratio | β6.1% | β2.5% | β5.0% | β5.0% | β3.4% | β3.6% | β2.3% | β5.1% | β19.2% | β10.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000023197). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.