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Columbus Mckinnon Corp had $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 23.9% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +12.9% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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1.7%Hi! I read Columbus Mckinnon Corpβs latest annual report (fiscal 2026). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+23.9%
Yes. Sales grew 23.9% last year.
Does it make a profit?
β19.2%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
β13.7%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
3 / 9
Weak. It passes 3 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
β
No P/E: it made no profit over the last four quarters.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· Columbus Mckinnon Corp had $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 23.9% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +12.9% a year on average. Its operating margin was β10.0%, down 15.7Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about β10 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Columbus Mckinnon Corp lost $230M in fiscal 2026.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was β$164M in fiscal 2026, β13.7% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
KIRA Β· Columbus Mckinnon Corp returned $8.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026. The diluted share count fell 0.1%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders bought $0.2M and sold $0.2M of shares on the open market.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.2M
2 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.2M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Christopher J StephensDirector | Bought | 2,750 | $17.14 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | John R LinkerEVP, Finance and CFO | Bought | 7,500 | $19.67 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Alan S KormanSr VP, Gen'l Counsel & Sec | Sold | 302 | $19.15 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Gregory P RustowiczExecutive VP Finance, CFO | Sold | 242 | $19.15 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mark R ParadowskiSr VP Information Services&CDO | Sold | 1,502 | $19.15 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Jon AdamsPresident, Americas | Sold | 5,185 | $23.28 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· Columbus Mckinnon Corp owes $2.3B more than it holds in cash.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Columbus Mckinnon Corp can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $115M | $133M | $114M | $53.7M | $96.6M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $551M | $512M | $530M | $471M | $2.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.8x | 2.7x | 2.7x | 4.1x | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 1.7x |
| Current ratio | 1.9x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Total assets | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $4.8B |
| Total liabilities | $913M | $865M | $944M | $857M | $3.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | $773M | $834M | $882M | $882M | $1.4B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $436M | $378M | $416M | $417M | $2.3B |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was β2.5%: every 100 invested in the business earned about β3 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Columbus Mckinnon Corp passes 3 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is 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 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.6% | β4.2% | β3.4% | β4.4% | β8.0% | β1.4% | β2.1% | β1.2% | β2.8% | β2.6% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.02 | 2.43 | 2.82 | 3.56 | 3.45 | 2.64 | 3.07 | 2.99 | 2.79 | 1.20 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $637M | $839M | $876M | $809M | $650M | $907M | $936M | $1.0B | $963M | $1.2B |
| Gross profit | $193M | $285M | $305M | $283M | $220M | $316M | $342M | $375M | $326M | $359M |
| Research and development | $10.5M | $13.6M | $13.5M | $11.3M | $12.4M | $15.4M | $20.9M | $26.2M | $23.9M | $21.4M |
| Operating income | $23.7M | $68.3M | $69.4M | $89.8M | $42.3M | $73.8M | $97.8M | $107M | $54.6M | β$119M |
| Pretax income | $13.0M | $49.7M | $52.9M | $77.2M | $10.1M | $38.4M | $74.5M | $61.5M | β$5.5M | β$207M |
| Income tax | $4.0M | $27.6M | $10.3M | $17.5M | $1.0M | $8.8M | $26.0M | $14.9M | β$0.4M | $22.9M |
| Net income | $9.0M | $22.1M | $42.6M | $59.7M | $9.1M | $29.7M | $48.4M | $46.6M | β$5.1M | β$230M |
| Net income to common | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $46.6M | β$5.1M | β$212M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.43 | $0.95 | $1.80 | $2.50 | $0.38 | $1.04 | $1.68 | $1.61 | β$0.18 | β$7.40 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $60.5M | $69.7M | $79.5M | $107M | $98.9M | $48.9M | $83.6M | $67.2M | $45.6M | β$146M |
| Capital expenditure | $14.4M | $14.5M | $12.3M | $9.4M | $12.3M | $13.1M | $12.6M | $24.8M | $21.4M | $17.9M |
| Free cash flow | $46.1M | $55.1M | $67.2M | $97.4M | $86.6M | $35.8M | $71.0M | $42.4M | $24.2M | β$164M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $25.2M | $36.1M | $32.7M | $29.1M | $28.2M | $41.9M | $41.9M | $45.9M | $48.2M | $77.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.9M | $5.6M | $6.2M | $4.5M | $8.0M | $11.2M | $10.4M | $12.0M | $6.3M | $9.6M |
| Acquisitions | $219M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | $540M | $1.6M | $108M | $0.0M | $2.6B |
| Share buybacks | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $1.0M | $0.0M | $10.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $3.3M | $3.7M | $4.7M | $5.7M | $5.7M | $6.6M | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.3M | $3.7M | $4.7M | $5.7M | $5.7M | $6.6M | $9.0M | $8.0M | $18.0M | $8.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $77.6M | $63.0M | $71.1M | $114M | $202M | $115M | $133M | $114M | $53.7M | $96.6M |
| Total debt | $421M | $363M | $300M | $251M | $249M | $537M | $498M | $517M | $459M | $2.4B |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $14.1M | $13.5M | $12.9M | $12.3M | $11.5M |
| Current assets | $341M | $360M | $363M | $383M | $442M | $467M | $496M | $514M | $466M | $1.2B |
| Current liabilities | $191M | $207M | $211M | $155M | $184M | $250M | $242M | $262M | $258M | $584M |
| Inventory | $131M | $153M | $146M | $127M | $111M | $172M | $179M | $186M | $199M | $609M |
| Property and equipment, net | $113M | $113M | $87.3M | $79.5M | $74.8M | $97.9M | $94.4M | $106M | $106M | $409M |
| Goodwill | $319M | $347M | $323M | $320M | $331M | $649M | $645M | $710M | $711M | $1.4B |
| Intangible assets | $256M | $264M | $233M | $218M | $213M | $391M | $363M | $386M | $357M | $1.6B |
| Total assets | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $4.8B |
| Total liabilities | $772M | $734M | $630M | $630M | $620M | $913M | $865M | $944M | $857M | $3.3B |
| Preferred stock | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $790M |
| Shareholders' equity | $341M | $408M | $431M | $464M | $530M | $773M | $834M | $882M | $882M | $1.4B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 30.3% | 34.0% | 34.8% | 35.0% | 33.9% | 34.8% | 36.5% | 37.0% | 33.8% | 30.1% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 11.1% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 5.7% | β10.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 7.7% | 12.4% | 11.7% | 14.7% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 10.7% | β3.5% |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 4.6% | β0.5% | β19.2% |
| FCF margin | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 3.9% | 7.6% | 4.2% | 2.5% | β13.7% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 2.4% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 11.6% | 6.6% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 3.3% | β2.5% |
| Return on capital employed | 2.6% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 3.7% | β2.8% |
| Return on equity | 2.6% | 5.9% | 10.1% | 13.3% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 5.4% | β0.6% | β19.7% |
| Return on assets | 0.8% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 2.6% | β0.3% | β7.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 31.8% | 4.4% | β7.7% | β19.7% | 39.5% | 3.3% | 8.3% | β5.0% | 23.9% |
| Net income growth | β | 145.6% | 93.0% | 40.2% | β84.7% | 225.7% | 63.3% | β3.7% | β111.0% | β |
| EPS growth | β | 120.9% | 89.5% | 38.9% | β84.8% | 173.7% | 61.5% | β4.2% | β111.2% | β |
| FCF growth | β | 19.7% | 21.9% | 44.9% | β11.1% | β58.7% | 98.5% | β40.3% | β42.9% | β777.9% |
| Share count change | β | 11.7% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 17.5% | 1.5% | 0.7% | β1.0% | β0.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.0x | 2.9x | 2.2x | 1.2x | 0.7x | 3.8x | 2.7x | 2.7x | 4.1x | β |
| Debt / equity | 1.2x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 1.7x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.7x | 1.7x | 2.5x | 2.4x | 1.9x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.6x | 1.8x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | 7.2% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 18.3% | 12.7% | 19.0% | 74.6% | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.6% | β4.2% | β3.4% | β4.4% | β8.0% | β1.4% | β2.1% | β1.2% | β2.8% | β2.6% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001005229). 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.
