# CSW Industrials Inc. (CSW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $279.50, market value $4.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 35.9×** (5-yr avg 31.8×, 3-yr avg 36.4×). CSW Industrials Inc. trades at 35.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 31.8×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 20.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.6×.
- **Price / book: 4.1×**. The shares trade at 4.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.9%** (5-yr avg 3.7%). Free cash flow equals 3.9% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.7%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 42.1%**. CSW Industrials Inc. keeps 42.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 16.9%**. 16.9% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 10.4%**. 10.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.7%**. 10.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.9%.
- **Return on assets: 5.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 23.3%** (3-yr 12.6%/yr, 5-yr 20.9%/yr). Revenue grew 23.3% over the last year, against 20.9% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -20.0%** (3-yr 2.6%/yr, 5-yr 20.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 20.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 7.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 7.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.83**. Debt is 0.83 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 2.60** (quick 2.60). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.60 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.72**. A Z-score of 3.72 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.43%** ($1.14 per share, trailing). CSW Industrials Inc. yields 0.43%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 16%** (11% of free cash flow). 16% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 14.2%/yr** (1-yr 23.5%). The dividend has compounded at 14.2% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (7 analysts). 7 analysts cover CSW Industrials Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $345.43 (+24% 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): 14.8%** (YTD -2.0%, 3-mo -16.5%). The shares are up 14.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -21.4%** (18.1% above the low). Trading 21% 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): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.39** (volatility 44%). Beta of 1.39 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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