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NYSE: MEI NYSE Electronic Components Next results ~December 2, 2026

D Fundamentals grade

Methode Electronics Inc is a US-listed company in the electronic components industry. Its financial year ends in April.

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Model estimate per share

~$15

Valuation models combined (3)

Base case. Range ~$7.2–$19. Weighted average of 3 models (growth cash-flow model, forward price-to-earnings vs peers, revenue-to-maturity model), the growth cash-flow model counting double.

Price vs value

No Buy/Hold/Sell rating is issued: valued with our growth model, which doesn't carry a Buy/Hold/Sell rating yet.

Methode Electronics Inc valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Funds90 adding, 71 cuttingOf 40 active managers that changed their stake, 18 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Methode Electronics files

Where Methode Electronics stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to August 2026 was $1.04bn, up 1.4% on a year earlier, against a decline of 2.8% a quarter earlier. That puts it 9 of 10 for growth among the electronic components companies we cover. Free-cash-flow margin fell to -1.3% from 0.5% a year earlier. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades D. It passes 2 of our 6 financial-health checks. Our revenue-to-maturity cash-flow model value is $31.04 a share, against a share price of $12.39.

Source: 10-Q filed September 2, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~December 2, 2026 (estimated)

Methode Electronics Inc's trailing-twelve-month revenue grew 1.4% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of -1.3%. Where it stands out: stock pay as % of revenue of 0.9% ranks 5 of 24 electronic components companies we cover. Where it lags: days sales outstanding of 90 days ranks 23 of 24 electronic components companies we cover.

Current signal Net income rising while operating cash flow falls: TTM net income grew 32.6% while operating cash flow fell 87.4% — earnings and cash are telling different stories.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Growth speeding up. The growth rate is 4.1 points higher than a quarter earlier.

Things to watch

  • Burning cash. Free cash flow was -1.3% of revenue over the last 12 months.
  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 101% and a beta of 2.6 against the S&P 500.
  • Below peers: days sales outstanding. Days sales outstanding of 90 days ranks 23 of 24 electronic components companies we cover (median 69 days).
  • Below peers: revenue growth. Revenue growth of 1.4% ranks 24 of 26 electronic components companies we cover (median 16.1%).
  • Missing expectations. Earnings per share fell short of the consensus estimate in 3 of the last four quarters.
  • Estimates being cut. Analysts' consensus for next year's earnings per share has fallen 41.4% over 90 days.

Latest results: FY2027 Q1

Filed September 2, 2026
Earnings per share
-$0.22 against an average estimate of -$0.20: missed by 10.0%
Revenue
$265m, up 10.4% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-16.4% in the first session after the results on September 2, 2026, against +1.5% for the S&P 500
Next report
December 2, 2026; average EPS estimate -$0.18

Methode Electronics' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day+3.0%
  • 1 week+23.1%
  • 1 month-3.3%
  • This year+133.1%
  • 1 year+130.0%
  • 5 years-61.7%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$1B
Operating margin
0.4%
Net margin
-3.5%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$-1.03

Growth

Revenue growth
+1.4%
Change in growth rate
+4.1 pts
Share count change
+0.8%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
-$13.3M
FCF margin
-1.3%
Stock pay % of revenue
0.9%

Earnings

Last results
September 2, 2026
Next results (est.)
December 2, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

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  6. Results

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Methode Electronics Inc valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: valued with our growth model, which doesn't carry a Buy/Hold/Sell rating yet.

Valuation models

We value Methode Electronics Inc as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 12.2%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 1.61 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Growth cash-flow model Revenue for this year and next from analysts' consensus, then growth fading to 2.5%; the operating margin moving to profitable peers'; investment needed per dollar of growth from peers; reduced by a failure probability. For young or fast-growing companies. The starting margin is normalized to between -100% and 60%; net margin is a proxy when operating income is not tagged. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. ~$17 ~$10–$21 Primary model, counts double
Forward price-to-earnings vs peers Next year's consensus earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) forward price-to-earnings. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. ~$7.2 ~$5.9–$11 Included
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$1.8 ~$0.6–$3.3 Left out: out of range vs price (0.12x)
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. — Does not apply: return on equity is not positive
Forward price-to-sales vs peers Next year's consensus sales per share times peers' typical forward price-to-sales; only when earnings are negative. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. ~$73 ~$67–$140 Left out: far from the other models (more than 3x away from their median)
Revenue-to-maturity model Revenue grown to maturity with the cash margin moving to the industry's; for companies not yet profitable. ~$19 ~$18–$26 Included
Combined value Weighted average of the models that apply: the primary model (growth cash-flow model) counts double. Models more than 5x or less than 0.2x the share price, or more than 3x away from the other models' median, are left out. ~$15 ~$7.2–$19 3 models

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Methode Electronics Inc with Electronic Components in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Now
Share price$24.03$36.35$33.41$24.52$24.19$38.58$38.78$36.14$11.08$6.43$8.57$15.16
Market value$924m$1.4bn$1.3bn$924m$915m$1.5bn$1.5bn$1.3bn$393m$227m$304m$540m
+ Net debt (− = net cash)−$171m−$267m−$184m$225m$135m$7m$39m$150m$169m$214m$185m$194m
Enterprise value$754m$1.1bn$1.1bn$1.1bn$1.1bn$1.5bn$1.5bn$1.5bn$562m$441m$490m$734m
Multiples
Price / sales 1.1x1.7x1.4x0.9x0.9x1.4x1.3x1.1x0.4x0.2x0.3x0.5x
Price / earnings 10.9x14.7x21.9x10.1x7.4x12.1x14.4x17.2x————
Price / free cash flow 10.6x11.1x17.9x17.7x9.6x9.5x24.1x14.6x——19.5x—
EV / EBITDA 5.6x8.1x7.3x7.7x5.4x8.3x9.2x10.6x—12.7x7.2x14.6x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

41 /100

Weak moat

How hard Methode Electronics's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 6 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 5.9% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 7 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 23.7%, moving by 4.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 2 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 9.9%; its worst year was -11.4%.

  • Cash conversion 12 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 9 of 10 years, at a median 5.9% of revenue.

  • Discipline 19 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 7.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.7% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (46 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: December 2, 2026, after the close. Analysts expect revenue of $258m and EPS of −$0.18 (range −$0.25 to −$0.12) for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current −$0.44 +59% $1.1bn +4%
Next $0.41 +193% $1.1bn +6%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved −41.4% in 90 days, across 3 analysts.

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jul 2026 −$0.20 −$0.22 −10.0%
Apr 2026 −$0.21 −$0.30 −42.9%
Jan 2026 −$0.20 −$0.37 −85.0%
Oct 2025 −$0.20 −$0.19 +2.6%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Analyst recommendations

4 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy250%
Hold250%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 20261124
  2. Sep 20261124

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Methode Electronics Inc, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
8.8%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
4.1
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
+10%
to September 30, 2026
Held by institutions
—
of shares
Held by insiders
1.7%
of shares
Employees
6,650
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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What moved the share price

Last 12 months +130.0%

$6.59 on October 31, 2025 to $15.16

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $1.0bn $1.0bn +1.4%
P/S multiple 0.2x 0.5x +128.7%
Share count 35m 36m −0.8%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

Last 3 years −29.4%

$21.46 on November 3, 2023 to $15.16

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $1.2bn $1.0bn −12.0%
P/S multiple 0.7x 0.5x −21.8%
Share count 37m 36m +2.7%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
MEI+30%−9%−48%−46%−41%+133%
Industry peers (median)+16%−14%+11%+11%+8%+19%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
MEI67%50%50%50%42%73%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
MEI−17%−29%−57%−60%−59%−44%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 2, 2015: 89% from February 2, 2023 to March 16, 2026. Getting back needed a 790% gain, and the shares have not yet recovered.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$4.98 – $19.29
From 52-week high
−21.4%
vs 50-day average
+3.1%
vs 200-day average
+30.6%
Volatility (1 year)
101%
Beta vs S&P 500
2.60

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±20.9%
After a week
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±25.2%
After a month
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±19.3%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
September 2, 2026 −16.4% +1.5% −25.8% −14.1%
June 24, 2026 +34.3% +0.1% +37.4% +14.6%
March 5, 2026 −20.5% −1.9% −36.9% −31.1%
December 3, 2025 −6.7% +0.4% −14.2% −17.1%
September 9, 2025 +14.5% +0.5% +10.3% +2.8%
July 9, 2025 −25.9% +0.9% −36.2% −38.1%
March 5, 2025 −27.2% −0.7% −34.0% −38.9%
December 5, 2024 +9.6% 0.0% +13.0% −2.3%
September 5, 2024 −3.2% −1.9% −0.4% +10.1%
July 11, 2024 +47.7% −0.2% +46.0% +8.3%
March 7, 2024 −32.9% +0.4% −40.5% −40.2%
December 7, 2023 −11.8% +1.2% −7.3% −13.9%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Methode Electronics Inc in five measures

Fundamentals grade D
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Methode Electronics Inc
$950M $1B $1.1B $1.1B $1.2B $1.2B FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $1.2B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $1.1B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $1.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $1.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $1.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $1.1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $1B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $1B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $984.4M Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $978.2M Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q4: $1B Revenue (TTM), FY27 Q1: $1B $1B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY24 Q2 $1.2B
FY24 Q3 $1.1B
FY24 Q4 $1.1B
FY25 Q1 $1.1B
FY25 Q2 $1.1B
FY25 Q3 $1.1B
FY25 Q4 $1B
FY26 Q1 $1B
FY26 Q2 $984.4M
FY26 Q3 $978.2M
FY26 Q4 $1B
FY27 Q1 $1B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Methode Electronics Inc
-10% -5% 0% 5% FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -1.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -2.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -5.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -8.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: -6.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: -6.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: -6.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: -4.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: -9.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: -8.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q4: -2.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY27 Q1: 1.4% 1.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY24 Q2 -1.7%
FY24 Q3 -2.5%
FY24 Q4 -5.5%
FY25 Q1 -8.7%
FY25 Q2 -6.1%
FY25 Q3 -6.2%
FY25 Q4 -6.0%
FY26 Q1 -4.9%
FY26 Q2 -9.5%
FY26 Q3 -8.4%
FY26 Q4 -2.8%
FY27 Q1 1.4%
Operating margin (TTM) Methode Electronics Inc
-15% -10% -5% 0% 5% FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: -1.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: -3.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: -10.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: -11.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: -5.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: -5.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -2.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: -1.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: -2.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: -2.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 0.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY27 Q1: 0.4% 0.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY24 Q2 -1.0%
FY24 Q3 -3.7%
FY24 Q4 -10.0%
FY25 Q1 -11.4%
FY25 Q2 -5.8%
FY25 Q3 -5.8%
FY25 Q4 -2.3%
FY26 Q1 -1.5%
FY26 Q2 -2.2%
FY26 Q3 -2.6%
FY26 Q4 0.9%
FY27 Q1 0.4%
FCF margin (TTM) Methode Electronics Inc
-5% 0% 5% 10% FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 4.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 1.7% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: -0.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 1.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: -3.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: -2.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: -1.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 0.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 5.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 4.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 1.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY27 Q1: -1.3% -1.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY24 Q2 4.3%
FY24 Q3 1.7%
FY24 Q4 -0.2%
FY25 Q1 1.3%
FY25 Q2 -3.0%
FY25 Q3 -2.4%
FY25 Q4 -1.5%
FY26 Q1 0.5%
FY26 Q2 5.3%
FY26 Q3 4.4%
FY26 Q4 1.5%
FY27 Q1 -1.3%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2010 May 2010 2011 Apr 2011 2012 Apr 2012 2013 Apr 2013 2014 May 2014 2015 May 2015 2016 Apr 2016 2017 Apr 2017 2018 Apr 2018 2019 Apr 2019 2020 May 2020 2021 May 2021 2022 Apr 2022 2023 Apr 2023 2024 Apr 2024 2025 May 2025 2026 May 2026 LTM Aug 2026
Income
Revenue 378 428 465 520 773 881 809 817 908 1,000 1,024 1,088 1,164 1,180 1,115 1,048 1,019 1,044
Gross profit 80 89 83 92 157 219 213 218 240 266 283 274 265 264 179 163 202 206
EBITDA 25 32 28 58 99 136 134 135 146 150 195 179 164 140 −54 35 68 50
Operating income 7 16 11 39 74 112 110 111 118 107 147 128 112 90 −112 −24 9 4
Net income 14 20 8 41 96 101 85 93 57 92 123 122 102 77 −123 −63 −36 −37
Diluted EPS $0.37 $0.52 $0.22 $1.08 — — — — $1.52 $2.43 $3.26 $3.19 $2.70 $2.10 −$3.48 −$1.77 −$1.01 −$1.03
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +13.4% +8.6% +11.8% +48.7% +14.0% −8.2% +0.9% +11.2% +10.1% +2.4% +6.3% +6.9% +1.4% −5.5% −6.0% −2.8% +1.4%
EBITDA — +29.1% −13.2% +110.9% +71.0% +36.7% −1.5% +1.1% +8.4% +2.5% +30.2% −8.2% −8.4% −14.9% −138.7% — +95.4% +55.4%
Operating income — — −28.5% +243.9% +87.8% +52.4% −2.2% +1.0% +6.8% −9.7% +37.7% −13.1% −12.7% −19.1% −223.9% — — —
Net income — +42.8% −56.9% — +136.1% +5.2% −16.3% +9.8% −38.4% +60.1% +34.7% −0.9% −16.4% −24.6% −259.9% — — —
Diluted EPS — +40.5% −57.7% — — — — — — +59.9% +34.2% −2.1% −15.4% −22.2% −265.7% — — —
Margins
Gross margin 21.2% 20.8% 17.9% 17.6% 20.3% 24.8% 26.3% 26.7% 26.4% 26.6% 27.6% 25.2% 22.8% 22.4% 16.0% 15.6% 19.8% 19.8%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 7.4% 5.9% 11.2% 12.8% 15.4% 16.5% 16.5% 16.1% 15.0% 19.1% 16.5% 14.1% 11.9% −4.9% 3.3% 6.6% 4.8%
Operating margin 2.0% 3.7% 2.5% 7.5% 9.5% 12.7% 13.6% 13.6% 13.0% 10.7% 14.4% 11.8% 9.6% 7.7% −10.0% −2.3% 0.9% 0.4%
Net margin 3.6% 4.6% 1.8% 7.8% 12.4% 11.5% 10.5% 11.4% 6.3% 9.2% 12.1% 11.2% 8.8% 6.5% −11.1% −6.0% −3.5% −3.5%
Free-cash-flow margin 4.8% 0.4% −0.2% −1.0% 5.6% 11.4% 10.8% 15.0% 7.7% 5.2% 9.3% 14.2% 5.2% 7.7% −0.2% −1.5% 1.5% −1.3%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 27 17 25 33 72 123 111 145 118 102 141 180 99 133 48 26 38 5
Capital spending 9 15 26 39 29 23 23 22 48 50 45 25 38 42 50 42 22 18
Free cash flow 18 2 −1 −5 43 100 88 123 70 52 96 155 61 91 −3 −15 16 −13
Stock-based pay 1 3 4 3 3 4 7 12 4 14 0 7 12 12 4 7 9 9
Free cash flow after stock pay 17 −1 −5 −9 40 96 80 110 66 38 95 148 49 79 −6 −23 7 −22
Balance sheet
Cash 64 57 87 66 116 168 228 294 246 83 217 233 172 157 162 104 140 116
Total debt 0 0 48 44 48 5 57 27 62 308 352 240 211 307 331 318 325 311
Net debt (negative = net cash) −64 −57 −39 −22 −68 −163 −171 −267 −184 225 135 7 39 150 169 214 185 194
Diluted shares — 37,839m 37,592m 38m 38m 39m 38m 37m 38m 38m 38m 38m 38m 37m 35m 35m 36m 36m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 10 10 10 10 11 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 20 20 20 20 8 7
Buybacks — — — — 0 0 62 10 0 0 — 7 65 48 14 2 0 —
Total returned 10 10 10 10 11 14 76 24 15 16 16 24 85 68 34 22 8 7

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

2 of 6 checks passed · August 1, 2026
What it owns · $1.3bn
Short-term assets $584mLonger-term assets $679m
What it owes, and who funded it · $1.3bn
Short-term liabilities $242mLonger-term liabilities $358mShareholders' equity $663m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $584m of assets due within a year against $242m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $584m short-term assets against $358m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $116m of cash against $310m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 47% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 22% to 47% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $5m of operating cash flow against $310m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Methode Electronics Inc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$0
Dividends (TTM)
$7.3M
Returned to shareholders
53%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$15.3M
Diluted share count
+0.8%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
1.4%
dividends 1.4% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Sales & admin spending
17.2%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
90 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in electronic components
Last 12 months unless stated MEI NOVT ROG BELFA KN OLED Median
Revenue, last 12 months $1.0bn $1.0bn $855m $744m $666m $628m $647m
Revenue growth, last 12 months 1.4% 7.6% 6.7% 25.3% 16.1% −1.9% 15.0%
Revenue growth, 3-year average −4.2% 5.0% −2.7% 2.6% 25.5% 2.3% 5.6%
Revenue growth, latest quarter 10.4% 10.3% 9.3% 25.2% 20.3% 14.9% 18.4%
Gross margin 19.8% 44.5% 32.7% 39.5% 44.4% 74.9% 36.5%
Operating margin 0.4% 9.0% 7.9% 15.9% 14.6% 34.6% 8.5%
Operating margin, 3-year average −4.2% 10.5% 2.6% 14.6% 11.2% 36.7% 8.3%
Net margin −3.5% 6.0% 5.3% 7.2% 10.8% 36.7% 5.8%
Cash from operations / revenue 0.5% 13.0% 13.9% 11.2% — 42.2% 10.4%
Free-cash-flow margin −1.3% 11.1% 11.3% 9.9% — 36.9% 3.7%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 0.2% 12.7% 9.8% 11.7% — 32.0% 8.9%
Stock pay / revenue 0.9% 3.4% 1.1% 1.2% 4.4% 3.9% 1.9%
Change in share count 0.8% 8.6% −2.6% — −0.4% −1.8% 2.9%

Median of all 26 companies we cover in electronic components. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

26 electronic components companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth 1.4% 16.1% 24 of 26
Change in growth rate Growth +4.1pp +3.5pp 11 of 26
Gross margin Profitability 19.8% 36.8% 22 of 24
Operating margin Profitability 0.4% 9.0% 20 of 25
Net margin Profitability -3.5% 6.0% 22 of 26
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation -1.3% 5.6% 19 of 24
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 0.9% 2.1% 5 of 24
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 24.6% 12.5% 13 of 19
Change in share count Balance sheet 0.8% 3.5% 8 of 22
Days sales outstanding Balance sheet 90 days 69 days 23 of 24

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to May 2, 2026
Segments
Line of business Revenue Share YoY
Industrial $524M 51.4% ▲ 7.6%
Automotive $468M 45.9% ▼ 8.1%
Interface $27.2M 2.7% ▼ 47.5%
Medical $0 0.0% —
Corporate and Intersegment Elimination $0 0.0% —
Geography
Region Revenue YoY
EMEA $458M ▲ 9.7%
North America $400M ▼ 14.7%
United States $378M ▼ 15.0%
MT $204M ▲ 1.1%
Asia $162M ▼ 0.3%
EG $125M ▲ 25.0%
China $124M ▼ 1.3%
Other Countries $118M ▲ 1.3%
FI $69.1M ▲ 18.7%

These categories overlap or exclude eliminations, so shares aren't shown.

From Methode Electronics Inc's 10-K filed June 24, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$644M
Institutions reporting
151
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 7.1%
Positions opened / closed
35 / 23

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 90 institutions bought and 71 sold ; the biggest buyer was Aigh Capital Management LLC (+1.7M shares) and the biggest seller Marshall Wace, LLP (−425K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $65.7M 3.5M 10.2% ▼ 8.6%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. $45.1M 2.4M 7.0% ▲ 13.8%
Ameriprise Financial Inc $35.5M 1.9M 5.5% ▼ 5.5%
Aigh Capital Management LLC $31.8M 1.7M 4.9% New
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $28.6M 1.5M 4.4% ▼ 0.2%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $27.2M 1.4M 4.2% ▲ 1.5%
Federated Hermes, Inc. $25.7M 1.4M 4.0% ▼ 13.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $25.2M 1.3M 3.9% ▼ 1.7%
AQR Capital Management LLC $24M 1.3M 3.7% ▲ 24.4%
American Century Companies Inc $23.7M 1.3M 3.7% ▲ 31.9%
Acadian Asset Management LLC $20.1M 1.1M 3.1% ▲ 14.2%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc $18.5M 974K 2.9% ▼ 22.2%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Methode Electronics Inc's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders
Net ▲ $0 net buying

No open-market insider trades reported in the last 12 months.

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around December 2, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • September 2, 2026
  • June 24, 2026
  • March 5, 2026
  • December 3, 2025
  • September 9, 2025
  • July 9, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Methode Electronics Inc was last updated.

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Share priceExchange closing prices
Financial statementsSEC 10-K and 10-Q filings
News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Methode Electronics Inc in brief

What does Methode Electronics Inc do?
Methode Electronics Inc is a US-listed company in the electronic components industry. Its financial year ends in April.
What is Methode Electronics Inc's stock ticker?
Methode Electronics Inc trades under the ticker MEI on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Methode Electronics Inc's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Methode Electronics Inc reported revenue of $1B, 1.4% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Methode Electronics Inc's free cash flow?
Methode Electronics Inc's free-cash-flow margin is -1.3% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 19 of the 24 electronic components companies we cover.
Who are Methode Electronics Inc's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Inc. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is Methode Electronics Inc buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
Methode Electronics Inc spent $0 on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count still rose 0.8% over the year.
What is Methode Electronics Inc's market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Methode Electronics Inc's market capitalisation was about $540M and net debt of $194M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Methode Electronics Inc pay a dividend?
Yes: Methode Electronics Inc paid $7.3M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 1.35%.
How much debt does Methode Electronics Inc have?
Methode Electronics Inc's debt-to-equity ratio is 46.8%, from its latest balance sheet (22.1% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Methode Electronics Inc's competitors?
In our Electronic Components peer group, the companies closest to Methode Electronics Inc are Novanta Inc, Rogers Corp, BEL Fuse Inc, Knowles Corp and Universal Display Corp \pa\. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Methode Electronics Inc's.
When is Methode Electronics Inc's next earnings date?
Around December 2, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Methode Electronics Inc announces its own schedule.