CAE INC (CAE.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

TSX:CAE • CA1247651088

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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

  • CAE had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year CAE had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CAE reported negative net income in multiple 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.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 7.15%, CAE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 76.92% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CAE's Return On Invested Capital of 5.94% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CAE outperforms 46.15% of its industry peers.
  • CAE had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.18%. This is below the industry average of 8.83%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (5.94%) 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 5.94%
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's Profit Margin of 7.60% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CAE outperforms 46.15% of its industry peers.
  • CAE's Profit Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of CAE (13.10%) is better than 92.31% of its industry peers.
  • CAE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 28.52%, CAE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.23% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CAE has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 13.1%
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

  • CAE has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying 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 2.08 indicates that CAE is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • CAE has a Altman-Z score of 2.08. This is in the better half of the industry: CAE outperforms 76.92% of its industry peers.
  • 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.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 6.46, CAE is doing worse than 69.23% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 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 in line compared to the rest of the industry. CAE outperforms 53.85% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.58
Debt/FCF 6.46
Altman-Z 2.08
ROIC/WACC0.65
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.
  • CAE's Current ratio of 0.91 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CAE is outperformed by 84.62% of its industry peers.
  • 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.
  • The Quick ratio of CAE (0.69) is comparable to the rest of the 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. 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.
  • CAE shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 6.67%.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.38% on average over the past years.
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

  • CAE is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 12.00% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, CAE will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 4.04% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-0.38%
EPS Next 2Y3.29%
EPS Next 3Y9.18%
EPS Next 5Y12%
Revenue Next Year3.5%
Revenue Next 2Y1.7%
Revenue Next 3Y3.07%
Revenue Next 5Y4.04%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
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 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B
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

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 28.40, the valuation of CAE can be described as expensive.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as CAE.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.64. CAE is around the same levels.
  • CAE is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.50.
  • 61.54% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than CAE, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • CAE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit more expensive than the S&P500 average which is at 21.36.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 28.4
Fwd PE 27.5
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 is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • CAE's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 22.73
EV/EBITDA 13.02
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 2Y3.29%
EPS Next 3Y9.18%

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5. CAE.CA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • CAE does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CAE.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CAE INC

TSX:CAE (4/30/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

35.5

+0.7 (+2.01%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Industry Strength80.32
Industry Growth99.25
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-11
Inst Owners84.06%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap11.42B
Revenue(TTM)4.86B
Net Income(TTM)369.50M
Analysts74.44
Price Target49.59 (39.69%)
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)2.53%
PT rev (3m)6.46%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.82%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-13.1%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.17%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.26%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.3%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.46%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.3%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.34%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 28.4
Fwd PE 27.5
P/S 2.35
P/FCF 22.73
P/OCF 12.29
P/B 2.21
P/tB 7.82
EV/EBITDA 13.02
EPS(TTM)1.25
EY3.52%
EPS(NY)1.29
Fwd EY3.64%
FCF(TTM)1.56
FCFY4.4%
OCF(TTM)2.89
OCFY8.14%
SpS15.12
BVpS16.07
TBVpS4.54
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number21.2604 (-40.11%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.35%
ROE 7.15%
ROCE 7.35%
ROIC 5.94%
ROICexc 6.28%
ROICexgc 11.46%
OM 13.1%
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 2.75
Cap/Depr 94.09%
Cap/Sales 8.78%
Interest Coverage 3.23
Cash Conversion 85.17%
Profit Quality 135.89%
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.69
Altman-Z 2.08
F-Score8
WACC9.11%
ROIC/WACC0.65
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-0.38%
EPS Next 2Y3.29%
EPS Next 3Y9.18%
EPS Next 5Y12%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.67%
Revenue growth 3Y11.77%
Revenue growth 5Y5.38%
Sales Q2Q%2.35%
Revenue Next Year3.5%
Revenue Next 2Y1.7%
Revenue Next 3Y3.07%
Revenue Next 5Y4.04%
EBIT growth 1Y26.51%
EBIT growth 3Y17.08%
EBIT growth 5Y3.38%
EBIT Next Year61.7%
EBIT Next 3Y21.3%
EBIT Next 5Y16.15%
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?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to CAE INC (CAE.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.


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 28.4 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.21.


How financially healthy is CAE INC?

The financial health rating of CAE INC (CAE.CA) is 2 / 10.