# Lindsay Corporation (LNN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $123.39, market value $1.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 23.7×** (5-yr avg 25.0×, 3-yr avg 19.6×). Lindsay Corporation trades at 23.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 25.0×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 21.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.64**. A PEG of 1.64 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.1×.
- **Price / book: 2.5×**. The shares trade at 2.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.2×**. Enterprise value is 13.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.6%** (5-yr avg 3.8%). Free cash flow equals 3.6% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.8%.
- **Earnings yield: 4.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 30.3%**. Lindsay Corporation keeps 30.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 10.2%**. 10.2% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 11.2%**. 11.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.9%**. 13.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.4%.
- **Return on assets: 6.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 12.8%** (3-yr -4.6%/yr, 5-yr 7.3%/yr). Revenue grew 12.8% over the last year, against 7.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 12.8%** (3-yr 4.5%/yr, 5-yr 13.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 12.8%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.22**. Debt is 0.22 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Lindsay Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.46**. A Z-score of 4.46 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.23%** ($1.48 per share, trailing). Lindsay Corporation yields 1.23%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 21%** (35% of free cash flow). 21% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 23**. 23 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.8%/yr** (1-yr 2.8%). The dividend has grown 2.8% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -10.1%** (YTD 5.3%, 3-mo 9.5%). The shares are down 10.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.6%** (26.9% above the low). Trading 17% 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): 70**. An RSI of 70 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.53** (volatility 30%). Beta of 0.53 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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