# Kimball Electronics Inc. (KE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Electrical Equipment. Price $25.03, market value $602 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 22.2×** (5-yr avg 21.3×, 3-yr avg 26.0×). Kimball Electronics Inc. trades at 22.2× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 21.3×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 13.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.21**. A PEG of 0.21 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.0×**. Enterprise value is 6.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.5%** (5-yr avg -1.3%). Free cash flow equals 3.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of -1.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 4.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 8.2%**. Kimball Electronics Inc. keeps 8.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 4.6%**. 4.6% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.0%**. 2.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 4.8%**. 4.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.5%.
- **Return on assets: 2.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -3.7%** (3-yr -7.8%/yr, 5-yr 2.1%/yr). Revenue fell 3.7% over the last year, against 2.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 66.2%** (3-yr -20.2%/yr, 5-yr -12.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 66.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.20**. Debt is 0.20 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.3×**. It would take 0.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 2.09** (quick 2.09). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.09 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Kimball Electronics Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -15.9%** (YTD -10.0%, 3-mo 2.5%). The shares are down 15.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.6%** (19.1% above the low). Trading 25% 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): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.86** (volatility 48%). Beta of 1.86 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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