CAE INC (CAE.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

TSX:CAE • CA1247651088

39.89 CAD
+0.17 (+0.43%)
Last: Feb 24, 2026, 07:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

4

CAE gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 13 industry peers in the Aerospace & Defense industry. There are concerns on the financial health of CAE while its profitability can be described as average. CAE is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CAE had positive earnings in the past year.
  • 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.
  • CAE had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
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.
  • With a decent Return On Equity value of 7.15%, CAE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 76.92% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CAE has a Return On Invested Capital of 14.50%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CAE outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CAE is below the industry average of 9.34%.
  • 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 in the better half of the industry: CAE outperforms 61.54% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CAE has remained more or less at the same level.
  • The Operating Margin of CAE (31.96%) is better than 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • CAE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Gross Margin of CAE (28.52%) is better than 76.92% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CAE has declined.
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. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CAE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is 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 2.50 indicates that CAE is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • CAE has a better Altman-Z score (2.50) than 92.31% of its industry peers.
  • CAE has a debt to FCF ratio of 6.46. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as CAE would need 6.46 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • CAE's Debt to FCF ratio of 6.46 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CAE is outperformed by 61.54% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.58 indicates that CAE is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.58, CAE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.54% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.58
Debt/FCF 6.46
Altman-Z 2.5
ROIC/WACC1.59
WACC9.11%
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

  • A Current Ratio of 0.91 indicates that CAE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.91, CAE is doing worse than 76.92% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CAE has a Quick 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.
  • With a decent Quick ratio value of 0.69, CAE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.54% of the companies in the same industry.
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. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 12.61% over the past year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -2.17% on average over the past years.
  • Looking at the last year, CAE shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 6.67% in the last 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

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 14.97% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CAE will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 5.55% on average per year.
EPS Next Y1.92%
EPS Next 2Y11.93%
EPS Next 3Y14.29%
EPS Next 5Y14.97%
Revenue Next Year4.46%
Revenue Next 2Y3.69%
Revenue Next 3Y4.4%
Revenue Next 5Y5.55%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
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. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 31.91 indicates a quite expensive valuation of CAE.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CAE is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 61.54% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.98. CAE is around the same levels.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 26.31, CAE can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CAE is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 69.23% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • CAE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 28.01.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 31.91
Fwd PE 26.31
CAE.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCAE.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 61.54% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CAE, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • 69.23% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than CAE, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 25.55
EV/EBITDA 7.77
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

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • CAE has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • CAE's earnings are expected to grow with 14.29% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)16.64
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y11.93%
EPS Next 3Y14.29%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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CAE INC

TSX:CAE (2/24/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

39.89

+0.17 (+0.43%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-11
Inst Owners77.26%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap12.83B
Revenue(TTM)4.86B
Net Income(TTM)369.50M
Analysts75.29
Price Target49.22 (23.39%)
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)5.66%
PT rev (3m)8.02%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-4.55%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-6.16%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-4.78%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.95%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.88%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.42%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.26%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 31.91
Fwd PE 26.31
P/S 2.64
P/FCF 25.55
P/OCF 13.81
P/B 2.48
P/tB 8.78
EV/EBITDA 7.77
EPS(TTM)1.25
EY3.13%
EPS(NY)1.52
Fwd EY3.8%
FCF(TTM)1.56
FCFY3.91%
OCF(TTM)2.89
OCFY7.24%
SpS15.12
BVpS16.07
TBVpS4.54
PEG (NY)16.64
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 2.5
F-Score8
WACC9.11%
ROIC/WACC1.59
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 Y1.92%
EPS Next 2Y11.93%
EPS Next 3Y14.29%
EPS Next 5Y14.97%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.67%
Revenue growth 3Y11.77%
Revenue growth 5Y5.38%
Sales Q2Q%2.35%
Revenue Next Year4.46%
Revenue Next 2Y3.69%
Revenue Next 3Y4.4%
Revenue Next 5Y5.55%
EBIT growth 1Y208.7%
EBIT growth 3Y17.08%
EBIT growth 5Y3.38%
EBIT Next Year65.22%
EBIT Next 3Y25.25%
EBIT Next 5Y17.75%
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 FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CAE stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CAE.CA.


What is the valuation status for CAE stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to CAE INC (CAE.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is CAE INC (CAE.CA) stock?

CAE INC (CAE.CA) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for CAE INC (CAE.CA) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CAE INC (CAE.CA) is expected to grow by 1.92% in the next year.


Is the dividend of CAE INC sustainable?

The dividend rating of CAE INC (CAE.CA) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.