Millerknoll, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Millerknoll, Inc. had return on equity of 7.0%, an operating margin of 5.2%, debt equal to 96.4% of equity and a current ratio of 1.58. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2010May 2010 | 2011May 2011 | 2012Jun 2012 | 2013Jun 2013 | 2014May 2014 | 2015May 2015 | 2016May 2016 | 2017Jun 2017 | 2018Jun 2018 | 2019Jun 2019 | 2020May 2020 | 2021May 2021 | 2022May 2022 | 2023Jun 2023 | 2024Jun 2024 | 2025May 2025 | 2026May 2026 | LTMAug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 32.5% | 32.6% | 34.3% | 34.1% | 33.5% | 36.9% | 38.6% | 37.9% | 36.7% | 36.2% | 36.6% | 38.6% | 34.3% | 35.0% | 39.1% | 38.8% | 38.8% | 39.5% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 6.5% | −1.4% | 7.6% | 9.3% | 8.4% | 7.5% | 7.9% | −1.5% | 9.4% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 3.8% | −1.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 6.3% | −0.3% | 7.1% | −0.7% | 1.0% | 2.3% | −1.0% | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.8% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 11.1% | −2.7% | 1.9% | 7.5% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
| Return on equity | 35.3% | 49.7% | 33.2% | 24.0% | −6.5% | 24.9% | 29.0% | 22.3% | 20.5% | 23.2% | −1.3% | 23.1% | −2.4% | 2.9% | 5.8% | −2.8% | 7.0% | 7.3% |
| Return on assets | 3.7% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 7.6% | −2.3% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 9.8% | 9.2% | 10.5% | −0.5% | 8.5% | −0.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | −0.9% | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Asset turnover | 1.71 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.87 | 1.79 | 1.71 | 1.68 | 1.37 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.38 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.95 | 1.90 | 1.50 | 1.67 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.65 |
| Debt to equity | 376.0% | 122.0% | 100.7% | 78.2% | 68.6% | 69.0% | 42.3% | 35.8% | 43.0% | 39.6% | 90.6% | 32.2% | 100.1% | 98.7% | 97.3% | 104.8% | 96.4% | 96.4% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 2.5x | 6.2x | 7.9x | 6.7x | n/m | 9.3x | 13.7x | 12.6x | 13.3x | 16.8x | n/m | 16.7x | 1.1x | 1.7x | 2.2x | 0.7x | 2.8x | 2.9x |
| Effective tax rate | 18.7% | 30.9% | 37.1% | 29.7% | — | 32.5% | 30.3% | 31.0% | 25.2% | 20.3% | — | 21.2% | — | 8.8% | 14.7% | — | 25.3% | 24.1% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 24.1% | 22.2% | 22.9% | 24.2% | 30.0% | 25.4% | 25.9% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 24.9% | 25.9% | 26.1% | 30.5% | 27.6% | 30.6% | 30.9% | 30.7% | 31.2% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 270.0% | 82.6% | 81.9% | 126.5% | — | 106.8% | 91.7% | 92.7% | 74.9% | 81.4% | — | 156.1% | — | 189.1% | 332.8% | — | 84.8% | 118.0% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | 17.3% | 7.1% | 6.9% | 28.0% | — | 34.2% | 25.5% | 31.8% | 33.1% | 28.4% | — | 19.8% | — | 135.6% | 67.6% | — | 55.8% | 52.3% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 7.5% | 10.3% | 12.8% | 26.3% | 87.2% | 35.5% | 39.1% | 55.0% | 92.7% | 71.6% | 41.2% | 13.0% | — | 91.8% | 70.8% | 134.3% | 65.9% | 44.3% |
| Quarter | 2025 Q2Nov 2024 | 2025 Q3Mar 2025 | 2025 Q4May 2025 | 2026 Q1Aug 2025 | 2026 Q2Nov 2025 | 2026 Q3Feb 2026 | 2026 Q4May 2026 | 2027 Q1Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 38.9% | 37.9% | 39.2% | 38.5% | 39.0% | 38.1% | 39.4% | 41.7% |
| Operating margin | 6.4% | −9.4% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | −1.4% | −5.9% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3.3% | −2.2% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 1.8% |
| Current ratio | 1.60 | 1.67 | 1.58 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.65 |
| Debt to equity | 106.2% | 106.2% | 104.0% | 103.4% | 103.2% | 16.7% | 95.8% | 95.8% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 2.7% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 29.9% | 29.5% | 29.9% | 30.7% | 31.2% | 30.8% | 29.9% | 32.8% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.1bn of assets due within a year against $692m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.1bn short-term assets against $1.9bn of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $179m of cash against $1.3bn of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 96% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 94% to 96% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $240m of operating cash flow against $1.3bn of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $197m against $68m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Millerknoll'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 11 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median 9.3% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 13 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 37.4%, moving by 1.5 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 3.7%; its worst year was -0.1%.
- Cash conversion 11 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 9 of 10 years, at a median 4.5% of revenue.
- Discipline 12 / 20
The diluted share count rose 13.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.5% 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 (48 before it).
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