# Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $18.15, market value $524 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Columbus McKinnon Corporation reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -23.4%** (5-yr avg -4.2%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.8%**. Columbus McKinnon Corporation keeps 28.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: -9.6%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -19.2%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -15.8%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -3.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -3.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -6.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -6.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 23.9%** (3-yr 8.4%/yr, 5-yr 12.9%/yr). Revenue grew 23.9% over the last year, against 12.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -4011.1%**. Earnings per share fell 4011.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.64**. Debt is 1.64 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Current ratio: 2.02** (quick 2.02). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.02 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 0.83**. A Z-score of 0.83 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.54%** ($0.28 per share, trailing). Columbus McKinnon Corporation yields 1.54%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 3.1%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 3.1% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Columbus McKinnon Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $26.00 (+43% 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): -1.7%** (YTD -7.9%, 3-mo -21.7%). The shares are down 1.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -25.6%** (51.4% above the low). Trading 26% 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): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.73** (volatility 68%). Beta of 2.73 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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