Tennant Co
TNC NYSE Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Tennant Co does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- TENNANT CO
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 24, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000097134-26-000008
0000097134
Revenue and margins
Tennant Co had $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 6.5% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β1.0% a year. 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 $43.3M in fiscal 2025, 3.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Tennant Co returned $110M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 255% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.7%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Tennant Co can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $124M | $77.4M | $117M | $99.8M | $106M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $272M | $306M | $208M | $202M | $275M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.2x | 1.9x | 0.5x | 0.7x | 1.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 12.8x | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.4x |
| Total assets | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| Total liabilities | $627M | $613M | $535M | $568M | $666M |
| Shareholders' equity | $434M | $471M | $577M | $621M | $602M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $148M | $228M | $90.5M | $102M | $169M |
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
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 3 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β2.4% | β8.3% | β4.7% | β2.5% | β9.3% | β0.4% | 8.5% | β7.2% | β0.5% | β1.7% |
| Altman Z'' | 7.01 | 2.88 | 3.37 | 3.33 | 3.57 | 4.04 | 4.62 | 5.31 | 5.03 | 4.51 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $809M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Net interest income | β$0.9M | β$23.0M | β$20.3M | β$17.8M | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross profit | $352M | $400M | $445M | $462M | $408M | $438M | $421M | $528M | $550M | $484M |
| Research and development | $34.7M | $32.0M | $30.7M | $32.7M | $30.1M | $32.2M | $31.1M | $36.6M | $43.8M | $41.2M |
| Operating income | $68.3M | $33.0M | $58.0M | $71.8M | $63.7M | $93.7M | $87.2M | $139M | $114M | $68.3M |
| Interest expense | $1.3M | $25.4M | $23.3M | $17.8M | $17.4M | $7.3M | β | β | β | β |
| Pretax income | $66.5M | β$1.3M | $35.8M | $54.0M | $41.1M | $74.1M | $79.5M | $124M | $105M | $57.9M |
| Income tax | $19.9M | $4.9M | $2.3M | $8.1M | $7.4M | $9.2M | $13.2M | $14.3M | $21.1M | $14.1M |
| Net income | $46.6M | β$6.2M | $33.4M | $45.8M | $33.7M | $64.9M | $66.3M | $110M | $83.7M | $43.8M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.59 | β$0.35 | $1.82 | $2.48 | $1.81 | $3.44 | $3.55 | $5.83 | $4.38 | $2.36 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $57.9M | $54.2M | $80.0M | $71.9M | $134M | $69.4M | β$25.1M | $188M | $89.7M | $65.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $26.5M | $20.4M | $18.8M | $38.4M | $29.9M | $19.4M | $25.0M | $22.8M | $20.9M | $21.7M |
| Free cash flow | $31.4M | $33.8M | $61.2M | $33.5M | $104M | $50.0M | β$50.1M | $166M | $68.8M | $43.3M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $17.9M | $26.2M | $32.3M | $32.2M | $32.6M | $33.1M | $32.8M | $36.4M | $40.1M | $45.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $3.9M | $5.9M | $8.3M | $11.4M | $6.0M | $9.5M | $7.8M | $11.6M | $11.9M | $10.4M |
| Acquisitions | $12.9M | $354M | $0.0M | $19.7M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $25.7M | $3.2M |
| Share buybacks | $12.8M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $15.0M | $5.0M | $21.7M | $19.6M | $88.5M |
| Dividends paid | $14.3M | $15.0M | $15.3M | $16.0M | $16.3M | $17.5M | $18.9M | $20.1M | $21.4M | $21.9M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $27.1M | $15.0M | $15.3M | $16.0M | $16.3M | $32.5M | $23.9M | $41.8M | $41.0M | $110M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $58.0M | $58.4M | $85.6M | $74.6M | $141M | $124M | $77.4M | $117M | $99.8M | $106M |
| Total debt | $36.2M | $377M | $355M | $339M | $323M | $272M | $306M | $207M | $201M | $274M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.6M | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| Current assets | $298M | $423M | $469M | $481M | $494M | $527M | $575M | $569M | $577M | $600M |
| Current liabilities | $133M | $237M | $249M | $275M | $254M | $290M | $262M | $274M | $292M | $293M |
| Inventory | $78.6M | $128M | $135M | $150M | $128M | $161M | $207M | $176M | $184M | $199M |
| Property and equipment, net | $112M | $180M | $163M | $173M | $186M | $173M | $180M | β | β | β |
| Goodwill | $21.1M | $186M | $183M | $195M | $208M | $193M | $182M | $187M | $186M | $209M |
| Intangible assets | $6.5M | $172M | $147M | $138M | $126M | $98.0M | $76.4M | $63.1M | $58.7M | $52.6M |
| Total assets | $470M | $994M | $993M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| Total liabilities | $191M | $696M | $676M | $702M | $677M | $627M | $613M | $535M | $568M | $666M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Shareholders' equity | $279M | $297M | $314M | $360M | $405M | $434M | $471M | $577M | $621M | $602M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 43.5% | 39.9% | 39.6% | 40.6% | 40.7% | 40.2% | 38.5% | 42.4% | 42.7% | 40.2% |
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 8.6% | 8.0% | 11.1% | 8.9% | 5.7% |
| EBITDA margin | 10.7% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 11.6% | 11.0% | 14.1% | 12.0% | 9.4% |
| Net margin | 5.8% | β0.6% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 8.8% | 6.5% | 3.6% |
| FCF margin | 3.9% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 2.9% | 10.4% | 4.6% | β4.6% | 13.3% | 5.3% | 3.6% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β0.1% | β2.3% | β1.8% | β1.6% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 18.6% | 4.2% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 8.9% | 14.1% | 10.4% | 18.4% | 12.6% | 6.7% |
| Return on capital employed | 20.2% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 7.7% | 12.1% | 10.6% | 16.5% | 12.7% | 7.0% |
| Return on equity | 16.7% | β2.2% | 10.9% | 13.6% | 8.8% | 15.5% | 14.7% | 20.9% | 14.0% | 7.2% |
| Return on assets | 9.9% | β0.8% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 10.0% | 7.3% | 3.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | 18.6% | β | β | 169.0% | 47.6% | 45.5% | 31.2% | 33.5% | 22.2% | 12.9% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 24.1% | 12.0% | 1.3% | β12.0% | 9.0% | 0.1% | 13.9% | 3.5% | β6.5% |
| Net income growth | β | β113.3% | β | 37.1% | β26.4% | 92.6% | 2.2% | 65.2% | β23.6% | β47.7% |
| EPS growth | β | β113.5% | β | 36.3% | β27.0% | 90.1% | 3.2% | 64.2% | β24.9% | β46.1% |
| FCF growth | β | 7.8% | 81.1% | β45.3% | 210.1% | β51.9% | β200.2% | β | β58.5% | β37.1% |
| Share count change | β | β1.6% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.1% | β0.8% | 0.5% | 1.7% | β2.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.3x | 5.4x | 3.0x | 2.5x | 1.9x | 1.2x | 1.9x | 0.5x | 0.7x | 1.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.1x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 53.4x | 1.3x | 2.5x | 4.0x | 3.7x | 12.8x | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.9x | 1.8x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.4x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Payouts / FCF | 86.3% | 44.4% | 25.0% | 47.8% | 15.7% | 65.0% | β | 25.2% | 59.6% | 255.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 3.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 7.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| Accruals ratio | β2.4% | β8.3% | β4.7% | β2.5% | β9.3% | β0.4% | 8.5% | β7.2% | β0.5% | β1.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000097134). 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.