# Cadre Holdings Inc. (CDRE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Aerospace & Defense. Price $29.76, market value $1.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 36.7×** (5-yr avg 56.4×, 3-yr avg 35.5×). Cadre Holdings Inc. trades at 36.7× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 56.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 18.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.36**. A PEG of 1.36 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **Price / book: 3.7×**. The shares trade at 3.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.0×**. Enterprise value is 16.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.1%** (5-yr avg 4.4%). Free cash flow equals 6.1% of the market value, above its five-year average of 4.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 2.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 41.8%**. Cadre Holdings Inc. keeps 41.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 10.1%**. 10.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.2%**. 7.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.9%**. 13.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.9%.
- **Return on assets: 4.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.5%** (3-yr 10.1%/yr, 5-yr 8.6%/yr). Revenue grew 7.5% over the last year, against 8.6% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 13.3%** (3-yr 85.4%/yr, 5-yr -6.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 13.3%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 10.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 10.7% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.97**. Debt is 0.97 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.0×**. It would take 2.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.35**. A Z-score of 3.35 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.33%** ($0.39 per share, trailing). Cadre Holdings Inc. yields 1.33%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 35%** (21% of free cash flow). 35% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Cadre Holdings Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $47.50 (+60% 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): -5.9%** (YTD -26.7%, 3-mo -0.8%). The shares are down 5.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -39.0%** (15.7% above the low). Trading 39% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 42**. An RSI of 42 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.35** (volatility 48%). Beta of 1.35 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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