# Myers Industries Inc. (MYE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Distributors. Price $31.81, market value $1.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 23.7×** (5-yr avg 24.0×, 3-yr avg 29.6×). Myers Industries Inc. trades at 23.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 24.0×. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 15.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.04**. A PEG of 0.04 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.5×.
- **Price / book: 3.9×**. The shares trade at 3.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.7×**. Enterprise value is 13.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.7%** (5-yr avg 8.8%). Free cash flow equals 7.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 8.8%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 34.2%**. Myers Industries Inc. keeps 34.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 11.7%**. 11.7% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.2%**. 4.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.9%**. 11.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.3%.
- **Return on assets: 4.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.3%** (3-yr -2.8%/yr, 5-yr 10.1%/yr). Revenue fell 1.3% over the last year, against 10.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 389.5%** (3-yr -17.2%/yr, 5-yr -1.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 389.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 11.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 11.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.18**. Debt is 1.18 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.8×**. It would take 2.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.03**. A Z-score of 3.03 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.70%** ($0.54 per share, trailing). Myers Industries Inc. yields 1.70%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 59%** (22% of free cash flow). 59% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 17**. 17 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 95.5%** (YTD 71.9%, 3-mo 34.8%). The shares are up 95.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.1%** (104.7% above the low). Trading 15% 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): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.25** (volatility 38%). Beta of 1.25 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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