Culp Inc
CULP Nasdaq· Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$3.54
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Culp Inc had $203M of revenue in fiscal 2026, down 4.6% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −7.5% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was −3.5%, up 5.1 pts: of every 100 in sales, about −4 is left after running the business.
- Culp Inc lost $10.2M in fiscal 2026.
- Free cash flow was −$10.0M in fiscal 2026, −4.9% of revenue.
Market cap
$45.4M
P/E
—
Revenue
$203M
Net income
−$10.2M
Free cash flow
−$10.0M
Operating margin
−3.5%
Culp Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
−4.6%
No. Sales fell 4.6% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−5.0%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
−4.9%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 8
Mixed. It passes 5 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
—
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
What Culp Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- May 3, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Jul 17, 2026
- Legal name
- CULP INC
- CIK
- 0000723603
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $295M | $235M | $225M | $213M | $203M |
| Revenue growth | −1.6% | −20.3% | −4.1% | −5.4% | −4.6% |
| Gross margin | 12.2% | 4.6% | 12.4% | 11.8% | 12.4% |
| Operating margin | 0.2% | −12.1% | −5.0% | −8.6% | −3.5% |
| Net income | −$3.2M | −$31.5M | −$13.8M | −$19.1M | −$10.2M |
| Net margin | −1.1% | −13.4% | −6.1% | −9.0% | −5.0% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.26 | −$2.57 | −$1.11 | −$1.53 | −$0.81 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | −$17.4M | $7.8M | −$8.2M | −$17.7M | −$9.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $5.7M | $2.1M | $3.7M | $2.9M | $0.6M |
| Free cash flow | −$23.1M | $5.7M | −$11.9M | −$20.6M | −$10.0M |
| FCF margin | −7.8% | 2.4% | −5.3% | −9.7% | −4.9% |
| Dividends paid | $5.5M | — | — | — | — |
| Share buybacks | $1.8M | — | — | — | — |
| Share count change | −0.6% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $14.6M | $21.0M | $10.0M | $5.6M | $8.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $120M | $89.1M | $76.1M | $57.6M | $48.1M |
| Current ratio | 3.3x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 1.8x | 1.8x |
| Interest coverage | 39.9x | — | −1,028.0x | −79.6x | −9.5x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | −2.6% | −30.2% | −16.7% | −28.6% | −19.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | −2.7% | −36.3% | −18.6% | −33.7% | −21.4% |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.2M
5 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
—
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $3.54 a share, the company is worth $45.4M.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000723603). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.