# Methode Electronics Inc. (MEI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components. Price $15.69, market value $559 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Methode Electronics Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **PEG: 0.87**. A PEG of 0.87 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.8×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.0×**. Enterprise value is 12.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -2.4%** (5-yr avg 1.7%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 19.8%**. Methode Electronics Inc. keeps 19.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 0.4%**. 0.4% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -3.5%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -5.3%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 0.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 0.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.8%** (3-yr -4.8%/yr, 5-yr -1.3%/yr). Revenue fell 2.8% over the last year, against -1.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 42.9%**. Earnings per share rose 42.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -44.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -44.4% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.48**. Debt is 0.48 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.0×**. It would take 3.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.06**. A Z-score of 2.06 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.27%** ($0.20 per share, trailing). Methode Electronics Inc. yields 1.27%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -1.9%/yr** (1-yr -28.6%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Methode Electronics Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $22.00 (+40% 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): 129.0%** (YTD 140.4%, 3-mo 38.4%). The shares are up 129.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.0%** (221.5% above the low). Trading 23% 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): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.38** (volatility 98%). Beta of 2.38 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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