# Helios Technologies Inc. (HLIO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $71.62, market value $2.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 33.5×** (5-yr avg 32.7×, 3-yr avg 38.1×). Helios Technologies Inc. trades at 33.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 32.7×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 20.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.83**. A PEG of 0.83 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.6×.
- **Price / book: 2.5×**. The shares trade at 2.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.9×**. Enterprise value is 16.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.5%** (5-yr avg 4.5%). Free cash flow equals 4.5% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 4.5%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 33.5%**. Helios Technologies Inc. keeps 33.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 10.0%**. 10.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.8%**. 5.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.2%**. 5.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.3%.
- **Return on assets: 4.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.1%** (3-yr -1.8%/yr, 5-yr 9.9%/yr). Revenue grew 4.1% over the last year, against 9.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 23.9%** (3-yr -21.7%/yr, 5-yr 26.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 23.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 9.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 9.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.28**. Debt is 0.28 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.2×**. It would take 1.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.99**. A Z-score of 3.99 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.67%** ($0.42 per share, trailing). Helios Technologies Inc. yields 0.67%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 25%** (12% of free cash flow). 25% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Helios Technologies Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $94.67 (+32% 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): 32.2%** (YTD 34.5%, 3-mo -11.7%). The shares are up 32.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.7%** (52.4% above the low). Trading 25% 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): 33**. An RSI of 33 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.42** (volatility 39%). Beta of 1.42 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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