# CSW Industrials Inc. (CSW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Household Durables. Price $308.46, market value $5.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 42.2×** (5-yr avg 31.8×, 3-yr avg 36.4×). CSW Industrials Inc. trades at 42.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 31.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 22.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 4.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.3×.
- **Price / book: 4.7×**. The shares trade at 4.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.9%** (5-yr avg 3.7%). Free cash flow equals 2.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 42.4%**. CSW Industrials Inc. keeps 42.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 16.5%**. 16.5% 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: 8.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.1%.
- **Return on assets: 5.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.2% 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.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.76**. A Z-score of 3.76 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: 0.39%** ($1.11 per share, trailing). CSW Industrials Inc. yields 0.39%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 16%** (13% 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.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 16.3%** (YTD 5.3%, 3-mo 15.8%). The shares are up 16.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.2%** (33.9% above the low). Trading 13% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.46** (volatility 44%). Beta of 1.46 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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