# Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. (RGR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Aerospace & Defense. Price $38.49, market value $615 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 52.0×** (5-yr avg 12.9×, 3-yr avg 17.9×). Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. trades at 52.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 12.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 19.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 2.1×**. The shares trade at 2.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.7%** (5-yr avg 7.1%). Free cash flow equals 7.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 7.1%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 18.7%**. Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. keeps 18.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 1.0%**. 1.0% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -0.8%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -1.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on assets: 3.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.9%** (3-yr -2.9%/yr, 5-yr -0.8%/yr). Revenue grew 1.9% over the last year, against -0.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -115.3%**. Earnings per share fell 115.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -8.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -8.1% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 3.87** (quick 3.87). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.87 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.18%** ($0.44 per share, trailing). Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. yields 2.18%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -37.5%/yr** (1-yr -10.1%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 10.9%** (YTD 18.5%, 3-mo -0.7%). The shares are up 10.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -20.2%** (35.9% above the low). Trading 20% 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): 54**. An RSI of 54 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.73** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.73 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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