# Hillman Solutions Corp. (HLMN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $7.68, market value $1.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 38.4×** (5-yr avg 77.2×, 3-yr avg 77.2×). Hillman Solutions Corp. trades at 38.4× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 77.2×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 11.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.09**. A PEG of 0.09 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.9×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.3×**. Enterprise value is 8.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.1%** (5-yr avg 1.7%). Free cash flow equals 4.1% of the market value, above its five-year average of 1.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 2.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 6.9%**. 6.9% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 2.6%**. 2.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 3.3%**. 3.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 1.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.4%** (3-yr 1.5%/yr). Revenue grew 5.4% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 122.2%**. Earnings per share rose 122.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -10.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -10.8% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.54**. Debt is 0.54 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.5×**. It would take 2.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.34**. A Z-score of 2.34 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Hillman Solutions Corp. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -22.6%** (YTD -11.3%, 3-mo 5.2%). The shares are down 22.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -29.2%** (10.3% above the low). Trading 29% 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): 40**. An RSI of 40 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.19** (volatility 39%). Beta of 1.19 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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