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Interface Inc key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Interface Inc had return on equity of 20.6%, an operating margin of 11.8%, debt equal to 28.4% of equity and a current ratio of 2.34. 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 year2009Jan 20102010Jan 20112011Jan 20122012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Jan 20162016Jan 20172017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Jan 20212021Jan 20222022Jan 20232023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJul 2026
Gross margin32.9%36.3%35.1%34.0%35.5%33.9%38.2%38.5%38.7%36.4%39.7%37.2%36.0%33.7%35.0%36.7%38.7%40.5%
Operating margin7.3%10.8%9.0%6.9%10.0%7.0%11.3%9.1%11.2%6.5%9.7%−3.6%8.7%5.8%8.3%10.2%11.8%13.6%
Net margin1.3%1.0%4.1%0.6%5.0%2.5%7.2%5.7%5.3%4.3%5.9%−6.5%4.6%1.5%3.5%6.6%8.4%10.1%
Free-cash-flow margin5.3%1.8%−1.4%0.5%−2.6%0.7%9.9%7.3%7.3%3.1%5.0%5.1%4.9%1.9%9.2%8.7%8.8%8.6%
Return on equity—3.3%14.6%2.1%15.2%7.7%22.3%15.9%15.9%14.7%21.9%−20.7%16.0%5.4%11.3%19.0%20.6%22.1%
Return on assets—1.1%5.1%0.8%6.1%3.2%9.5%6.8%6.5%4.8%5.8%−5.3%4.2%1.5%3.6%7.2%9.8%11.8%
Asset turnover—1.141.251.191.211.281.311.201.221.130.990.810.911.001.011.101.171.16
Current ratio—2.332.802.742.982.682.602.962.442.502.082.562.192.802.722.602.342.53
Debt to equity—113.7%0.0%95.8%80.4%85.9%62.4%79.3%69.7%174.4%163.6%179.2%144.5%145.6%99.0%62.5%28.4%30.2%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)1.8x2.8x3.3x2.6x4.0x3.4x17.7x14.2x15.7x4.9x5.1xn/m3.5x2.5x3.3x5.8x8.4x12.5x
Effective tax rate42.5%27.1%35.4%39.9%30.1%30.6%31.5%31.6%47.0%8.6%22.2%—24.0%53.3%30.1%23.4%15.2%17.0%
R&D as % of revenue—1.3%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.4%1.4%1.5%1.4%1.4%1.3%1.7%1.6%1.5%1.3%1.1%1.2%—
SG&A as % of revenue25.4%25.2%25.5%24.8%26.3%25.6%26.9%27.3%26.8%28.2%29.0%30.2%27.0%25.0%26.9%26.5%26.9%26.9%
Capital spending as % of revenue1.0%3.7%4.0%4.6%9.6%3.9%2.7%2.9%3.1%4.7%5.6%5.7%2.3%1.4%2.1%2.6%3.3%3.7%
Free cash flow ÷ net income418.5%189.1%−35.3%75.0%−52.3%30.1%137.1%129.2%136.9%73.4%84.7%—106.1%125.9%260.4%131.9%104.8%85.2%
Dividends ÷ net income5.8%32.9%13.5%99.7%15.1%37.5%16.4%26.4%29.1%30.8%19.4%—4.3%12.0%5.2%2.7%3.1%4.1%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow1.4%17.4%—132.8%—227.5%25.4%46.8%146.9%81.2%60.4%9.9%4.0%79.3%2.0%2.0%17.9%32.8%

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

6 of 7 checks passed · July 5, 2026
What it owns · $1.3bn
Short-term assets $626mLonger-term assets $645m
What it owes, and who funded it · $1.3bn
Short-term liabilities $248mLonger-term liabilities $344mShareholders' equity $678m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $626m of assets due within a year against $248m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $626m short-term assets against $344m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $82m of cash against $204m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 30% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 138% to 30% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $178m of operating cash flow against $204m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $196m against $16m of interest.

From Interface 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

53 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Interface'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 14 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 11.0% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 13 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 37.1%, moving by 2.1 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 2 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 9.0%; its worst year was -0.4%.

  • Cash conversion 13 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 6.4% of revenue.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 0.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.9% 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 (58 before it).

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

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Figures from Interface 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 Interface Inc.