CAE INC (CAE.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

TSX:CAE • CA1247651088

Current stock price

36.73 CAD
-0.16 (-0.43%)
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This CAE.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. CAE.CA Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CAE was profitable.
  • In the past year CAE had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In multiple years CAE reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years CAE always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
CAE.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCAE.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M 600M 800M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 3.35%, CAE is doing worse than 61.54% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Equity of CAE (7.15%) is better than 76.92% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 14.50%, CAE belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CAE had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.18%. This is below the industry average of 9.52%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (14.50%) for CAE is above the 3 year average (5.18%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.35%
ROE 7.15%
ROIC 14.5%
ROA(3y)0.89%
ROA(5y)0.72%
ROE(3y)2.01%
ROE(5y)1.61%
ROIC(3y)5.18%
ROIC(5y)4.62%
CAE.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCAE.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 -5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • CAE has a Profit Margin of 7.60%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CAE outperforms 53.85% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CAE has remained more or less at the same level.
  • CAE has a Operating Margin of 31.96%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CAE outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • CAE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • CAE has a Gross Margin of 28.52%. This is in the better half of the industry: CAE outperforms 76.92% of its industry peers.
  • CAE's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 31.96%
PM (TTM) 7.6%
GM 28.52%
OM growth 3Y4.74%
OM growth 5Y-1.9%
PM growth 3Y27%
PM growth 5Y0.03%
GM growth 3Y-0.86%
GM growth 5Y-1.58%
CAE.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCAE.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30

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2. CAE.CA Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CAE is still creating some value.
  • CAE has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CAE has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CAE has an improved debt to assets ratio.
CAE.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingCAE.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M
CAE.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCAE.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.40 indicates that CAE is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.40, CAE belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.31% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CAE is 6.46, which is on the high side as it means it would take CAE, 6.46 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CAE (6.46) is worse than 69.23% of its industry peers.
  • CAE has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.58. This is a neutral value indicating CAE is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • CAE's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.58 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CAE outperforms 61.54% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.58
Debt/FCF 6.46
Altman-Z 2.4
ROIC/WACC1.64
WACC8.85%
CAE.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCAE.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CAE has a Current Ratio of 0.91. This is a bad value and indicates that CAE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of CAE (0.91) is worse than 76.92% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.69 indicates that CAE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of CAE (0.69) is better than 61.54% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.69
CAE.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCAE.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

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3. CAE.CA Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • CAE shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 12.61%, which is quite good.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -2.17% on average over the past years.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.67% in the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, CAE shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.38% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.61%
EPS 3Y12.94%
EPS 5Y-2.17%
EPS Q2Q%17.24%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.67%
Revenue growth 3Y11.77%
Revenue growth 5Y5.38%
Sales Q2Q%2.35%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, CAE will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 14.22% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 5.06% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-0.21%
EPS Next 2Y3.79%
EPS Next 3Y10.04%
EPS Next 5Y14.22%
Revenue Next Year3.81%
Revenue Next 2Y1.65%
Revenue Next 3Y3.27%
Revenue Next 5Y5.06%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
CAE.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCAE.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2B 4B 6B
CAE.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCAE.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0.5 1 1.5 2

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4. CAE.CA Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 29.38, CAE can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CAE is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 69.23% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 25.60, CAE is valued at the same level.
  • CAE is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.18.
  • CAE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. CAE is more expensive than 69.23% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CAE is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.84, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.38
Fwd PE 28.18
CAE.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCAE.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CAE indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CAE is cheaper than 61.54% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • CAE's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 23.52
EV/EBITDA 7.27
CAE.CA Per share dataCAE.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y3.79%
EPS Next 3Y10.04%

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5. CAE.CA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CAE!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

CAE.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CAE INC

TSX:CAE (4/2/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

36.73

-0.16 (-0.43%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-11
Inst Owners84.21%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap11.81B
Revenue(TTM)4.86B
Net Income(TTM)369.50M
Analysts72.94
Price Target49.67 (35.23%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)12.32%
Min EPS beat(2)12.21%
Max EPS beat(2)12.42%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)6.39%
Min EPS beat(4)0.2%
Max EPS beat(4)12.42%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)4.83%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)6.68%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)3.27%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)3.04%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.18%
Max Revenue beat(2)7.25%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.12%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.22%
Max Revenue beat(4)7.25%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.92%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.15%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.03%
PT rev (1m)2.69%
PT rev (3m)8.01%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.61%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-11.28%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2.09%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.09%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.23%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.16%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.62%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.04%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.38
Fwd PE 28.18
P/S 2.43
P/FCF 23.52
P/OCF 12.71
P/B 2.29
P/tB 8.09
EV/EBITDA 7.27
EPS(TTM)1.25
EY3.4%
EPS(NY)1.3
Fwd EY3.55%
FCF(TTM)1.56
FCFY4.25%
OCF(TTM)2.89
OCFY7.87%
SpS15.12
BVpS16.07
TBVpS4.54
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number21.26
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.35%
ROE 7.15%
ROCE 17.94%
ROIC 14.5%
ROICexc 15.32%
ROICexgc 27.96%
OM 31.96%
PM (TTM) 7.6%
GM 28.52%
FCFM 10.33%
ROA(3y)0.89%
ROA(5y)0.72%
ROE(3y)2.01%
ROE(5y)1.61%
ROIC(3y)5.18%
ROIC(5y)4.62%
ROICexc(3y)5.32%
ROICexc(5y)4.87%
ROICexgc(3y)10.15%
ROICexgc(5y)9.27%
ROCE(3y)6.41%
ROCE(5y)5.72%
ROICexgc growth 3Y7.17%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-1.54%
ROICexc growth 3Y11.66%
ROICexc growth 5Y-4.72%
OM growth 3Y4.74%
OM growth 5Y-1.9%
PM growth 3Y27%
PM growth 5Y0.03%
GM growth 3Y-0.86%
GM growth 5Y-1.58%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.44
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.58
Debt/FCF 6.46
Debt/EBITDA 1.5
Cap/Depr 94.09%
Cap/Sales 8.78%
Interest Coverage 7.88
Cash Conversion 46.26%
Profit Quality 135.89%
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.69
Altman-Z 2.4
F-Score8
WACC8.85%
ROIC/WACC1.64
Cap/Depr(3y)119.61%
Cap/Depr(5y)105.55%
Cap/Sales(3y)10.24%
Cap/Sales(5y)9.39%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.61%
EPS 3Y12.94%
EPS 5Y-2.17%
EPS Q2Q%17.24%
EPS Next Y-0.21%
EPS Next 2Y3.79%
EPS Next 3Y10.04%
EPS Next 5Y14.22%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.67%
Revenue growth 3Y11.77%
Revenue growth 5Y5.38%
Sales Q2Q%2.35%
Revenue Next Year3.81%
Revenue Next 2Y1.65%
Revenue Next 3Y3.27%
Revenue Next 5Y5.06%
EBIT growth 1Y208.7%
EBIT growth 3Y17.08%
EBIT growth 5Y3.38%
EBIT Next Year61.97%
EBIT Next 3Y21.33%
EBIT Next 5Y17.1%
FCF growth 1Y464.16%
FCF growth 3Y101.37%
FCF growth 5Y22.94%
OCF growth 1Y74.53%
OCF growth 3Y28.94%
OCF growth 5Y10.46%

CAE INC / CAE.CA Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CAE stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CAE.CA.


What is the valuation status for CAE stock?

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Can you provide the profitability details for CAE INC?

CAE INC (CAE.CA) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of CAE INC (CAE.CA) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CAE INC (CAE.CA) is 29.38 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.29.


How financially healthy is CAE INC?

The financial health rating of CAE INC (CAE.CA) is 3 / 10.