# Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc. (SSD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $196.85, market value $8.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.3×** (5-yr avg 19.5×, 3-yr avg 21.5×). Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc. trades at 21.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 19.5×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 20.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 2.41**. A PEG of 2.41 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 3.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.3×.
- **Price / book: 3.7×**. The shares trade at 3.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.3×**. Enterprise value is 13.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.8%** (5-yr avg 3.2%). Free cash flow equals 5.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 45.8%**. Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc. keeps 45.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 20.6%**. 20.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 14.8%**. 14.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.0%**. 17.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 20.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 20.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 12.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.5%** (3-yr 3.3%/yr, 5-yr 13.0%/yr). Revenue grew 4.5% over the last year, against 13.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 8.4%** (3-yr 2.0%/yr, 5-yr 14.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 8.4%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -4.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -4.1% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.16**. Debt is 0.16 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 3.54** (quick 3.54). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.54 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.22**. A Z-score of 7.22 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.61%** ($1.18 per share, trailing). Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc. yields 0.61%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 14%** (10% of free cash flow). 14% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.6%/yr** (1-yr 3.6%). The dividend has compounded at 10.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $213.60 (+9% 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): 14.2%** (YTD 24.8%, 3-mo 4.4%). The shares are up 14.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.8%** (25.9% above the low). Trading 8% 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): 72**. An RSI of 72 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.85** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.85 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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