# Hawkins Inc. (HWKN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $152.85, market value $3.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 37.1×** (5-yr avg 23.8×, 3-yr avg 28.7×). Hawkins Inc. trades at 37.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 23.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 32.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.8×.
- **Price / book: 5.6×**. The shares trade at 5.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 18.8×**. Enterprise value is 18.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.9%** (5-yr avg 3.6%). Free cash flow equals 2.9% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.6%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 22.4%**. Hawkins Inc. keeps 22.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 11.1%**. 11.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.5%**. 7.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.3%**. 15.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.9%.
- **Return on assets: 8.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.2%** (3-yr 5.0%/yr, 5-yr 12.7%/yr). Revenue grew 11.2% over the last year, against 12.7% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -3.0%** (3-yr 11.0%/yr, 5-yr 15.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 3.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 43.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 43.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.46**. Debt is 0.46 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.3×**. It would take 1.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 2.21** (quick 2.21). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.21 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 6.63**. A Z-score of 6.63 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.52%** ($0.77 per share, trailing). Hawkins Inc. yields 0.52%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 19%** (17% of free cash flow). 19% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 14**. 14 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 9.7%/yr** (1-yr 8.8%). The dividend has grown 9.7% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Hawkins Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $176.75 (+16% 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): 7.7%** (YTD 7.3%, 3-mo 15.2%). The shares are up 7.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.2%** (31.7% above the low). Trading 12% 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): 77**. An RSI of 77 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.77** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.77 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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