undamentalytics Newsletter
Sign in

Methode Electronics Inc key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Methode Electronics Inc had return on equity of -5.2% and a net margin of -3.5%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

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

Fiscal year2010May 20102011Apr 20112012Apr 20122013Apr 20132014May 20142015May 20152016Apr 20162017Apr 20172018Apr 20182019Apr 20192020May 20202021May 20212022Apr 20222023Apr 20232024Apr 20242025May 20252026May 2026LTMAug 2026
Net margin3.6%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%
Return on equity5.7%7.8%3.3%15.0%28.2%23.8%18.2%18.4%9.8%13.9%16.8%14.4%11.2%8.3%−14.4%−8.6%−5.2%−5.5%
Return on assets—5.8%2.3%9.7%19.0%17.1%13.4%13.7%7.1%8.5%9.5%8.6%7.2%5.2%−8.3%−4.6%−2.7%−2.9%
Effective tax rate—−4.0%28.1%−6.6%−26.7%16.4%23.7%19.8%53.8%11.6%17.0%9.3%13.8%14.4%————
R&D as % of revenue—4.6%4.4%4.6%3.3%2.8%3.4%3.4%4.2%4.1%3.4%3.3%3.1%3.0%4.4%4.0%3.7%—
SG&A as % of revenue16.5%16.5%15.0%12.8%10.3%10.7%12.5%12.9%12.7%14.3%11.4%11.7%11.5%13.1%14.4%15.6%16.7%17.2%
Dividends ÷ net income76.3%53.0%123.8%25.3%11.8%13.6%16.0%14.7%25.7%17.8%13.2%14.2%20.0%25.7%————

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

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.

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.

Compare with peers

Head to head: MEI vs NOVTMEI vs ROGBELFA vs MEI

More: Electronic Components stocks compared, Technology sector, rankings of US companies

Figures from Methode Electronics Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Methode Electronics Inc.