Methode Electronics Inc
MEI NYSE· Electronic Connectors
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$12.12
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Methode Electronics Inc had $1.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026, down 2.8% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −1.3% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 0.9%, up 3.1 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 1 is left after running the business.
- Methode Electronics Inc lost $35.7M in fiscal 2026.
- Free cash flow was $15.6M in fiscal 2026, 1.5% of revenue.
- Methode Electronics Inc returned $8.3M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 53% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.5%.
- Methode Electronics Inc owes $185M more than it holds in cash, about 2.7 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$432M
P/E
—
Revenue
$1.0B
Net income
−$35.7M
Free cash flow
$15.6M
Operating margin
0.9%
Methode Electronics Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
−2.8%
No. Sales fell 2.8% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−3.5%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
1.5%
Partly. 1.5% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
2.7x
Keep an eye on it. Repaying its debt would take 2.7 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 9
Mixed. It passes 4 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
—
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
What Methode Electronics Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- May 2, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Jun 24, 2026
- Legal name
- METHODE ELECTRONICS INC
- CIK
- 0000065270
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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 | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.0B |
| Revenue growth | 6.9% | 1.4% | −5.5% | −6.0% | −2.8% |
| Net interest income | −$3.5M | −$2.7M | −$16.7M | −$22.0M | −$23.3M |
| Gross margin | 22.8% | 22.4% | 16.0% | 15.6% | 19.8% |
| Operating margin | 9.6% | 7.7% | −10.0% | −2.3% | 0.9% |
| Net income | $102M | $77.1M | −$123M | −$62.6M | −$35.7M |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 6.5% | −11.1% | −6.0% | −3.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.70 | $2.10 | −$3.48 | −$1.77 | −$1.01 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $98.8M | $133M | $47.5M | $26.4M | $38.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $38.0M | $42.0M | $50.2M | $41.6M | $22.4M |
| Free cash flow | $60.8M | $90.8M | −$2.7M | −$15.2M | $15.6M |
| FCF margin | 5.2% | 7.7% | −0.2% | −1.5% | 1.5% |
| Dividends paid | $20.4M | $19.8M | $19.9M | $20.4M | $8.3M |
| Share buybacks | $64.5M | $48.1M | $13.7M | $1.6M | $0.0M |
| Share count change | −1.3% | −2.8% | −3.5% | −0.4% | 0.5% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $172M | $157M | $162M | $104M | $140M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $211M | $307M | $331M | $318M | $325M |
| Shareholders' equity | $914M | $942M | $766M | $693M | $678M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.2x | 1.1x | — | 6.2x | 2.7x |
| Current ratio | 3.3x | 2.9x | 2.8x | 2.4x | 2.4x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 10.1% | 7.1% | −9.5% | −2.1% | 0.8% |
| Return on equity | 11.2% | 8.3% | −14.4% | −8.6% | −5.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | 21.6% | 20.1% | −36.3% | −22.2% | −12.6% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$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.
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KIRA
At $12.12 a share, the company is worth $432M.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000065270). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.