# Mission Produce Inc. (AVO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $12.68, market value $1.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 39.6×** (5-yr avg 24.9×, 3-yr avg 22.2×). Mission Produce Inc. trades at 39.6× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 24.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 15.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 8.27**. A PEG of 8.27 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 0.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.9×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.5×**. Enterprise value is 14.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.1%** (5-yr avg 0.9%). Free cash flow equals 3.1% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.9%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 2.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 12.3%**. Mission Produce Inc. keeps 12.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 3.6%**. 3.6% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.7%**. 2.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.4%**. 6.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 12.7%** (3-yr 10.0%/yr, 5-yr 10.0%/yr). Revenue grew 12.7% over the last year, against 10.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 1.9%** (5-yr 3.3%/yr). Earnings per share rose 1.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.16**. Debt is 0.16 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.4×**. It would take 0.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.32**. A Z-score of 4.32 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Mission Produce Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Mission Produce Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $16.50 (+30% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 1.8%** (YTD 9.3%, 3-mo 24.1%). The shares are up 1.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.4%** (25.9% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.11** (volatility 37%). Beta of 0.11 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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