# TriMas Corporation (TRS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $39.48, market value $1.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 18.9×** (5-yr avg 24.6×, 3-yr avg 26.1×). TriMas Corporation trades at 18.9× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 24.6×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 18.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.05**. A PEG of 0.05 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.5×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -0.8%** (5-yr avg 3.5%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 5.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 19.2%**. TriMas Corporation keeps 19.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 4.4%**. 4.4% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 18.6%**. 18.6% 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: 1.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 1.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 61.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 61.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.4%** (3-yr -9.9%/yr, 5-yr -3.5%/yr). Revenue grew 2.4% over the last year, against -3.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 391.7%** (3-yr 23.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 391.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 37.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 37.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.67**. Debt is 0.67 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.28**. A Z-score of 2.28 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.41%** ($0.16 per share, trailing). TriMas Corporation yields 0.41%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 6%**. 6% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 0.9%** (YTD 11.6%, 3-mo 0.8%). The shares are up 0.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.1%** (29.7% above the low). Trading 13% 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): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.95** (volatility 30%). Beta of 0.95 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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