# Patrick Industries Inc. (PATK) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Automobiles. Price $82.84, market value $2.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.7×** (5-yr avg 14.8×, 3-yr avg 20.7×). Patrick Industries Inc. trades at 19.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 14.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 15.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.0×**. Enterprise value is 9.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.8%** (5-yr avg 13.4%). Free cash flow equals 4.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 13.4%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 5.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 23.1%**. Patrick Industries Inc. keeps 23.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 6.7%**. 6.7% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.4%**. 3.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.4%**. 11.4% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.6%.
- **Return on assets: 4.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.3%** (3-yr -6.8%/yr, 5-yr 9.7%/yr). Revenue grew 6.3% over the last year, against 9.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -5.1%** (3-yr -24.3%/yr, 5-yr 6.9%/yr). Earnings per share fell 5.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -9.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -9.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.09**. Debt is 1.09 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.9×**. It would take 2.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.96**. A Z-score of 2.96 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.27%** ($1.81 per share, trailing). Patrick Industries Inc. yields 2.27%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 41%** (47% of free cash flow). 41% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 19.5%/yr** (1-yr 11.3%). The dividend has compounded at 19.5% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -26.4%** (YTD -22.9%, 3-mo -2.7%). The shares are down 26.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -44.2%** (2.8% above the low). Trading 44% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.79** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.79 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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