CAE INC (CAE.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
TSX:CAE • CA1247651088
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-0.04 (-0.11%)
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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.
1. CAE.CA Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- CAE had positive earnings in the past year.
- CAE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- 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.
1.2 Ratios
- The Return On Assets of CAE (3.35%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 7.15%, CAE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.
- With a Return On Invested Capital value of 5.94%, CAE perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CAE is below the industry average of 8.67%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (5.18%) for CAE is below the current ROIC(5.94%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
1.3 Margins
- CAE has a Profit Margin of 7.60%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CAE outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CAE has remained more or less at the same level.
- With an excellent Operating Margin value of 13.10%, CAE belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
- 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 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CAE has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
2. CAE.CA Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CAE is destroying value.
- CAE has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, CAE has more shares outstanding
- CAE has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- CAE has an Altman-Z score of 2.17. This is not the best score and indicates that CAE is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.17, CAE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.57% 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.
- CAE has a worse Debt to FCF ratio (6.46) than 64.29% 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 line with its industry, outperforming 57.14% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.58 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.46 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.17 |
ROIC/WACC0.64
WACC9.34%
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.
- With a Current ratio value of 0.91, CAE is not doing good in the industry: 78.57% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.69 indicates that CAE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- CAE's Quick ratio of 0.69 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CAE outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.69 |
3. CAE.CA Growth Analysis
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.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.67% in the past year.
- CAE shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 5.38% yearly.
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 14.22% 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 5.06% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-0.38%
EPS Next 2Y3.29%
EPS Next 3Y9.18%
EPS Next 5Y14.22%
Revenue Next Year3.5%
Revenue Next 2Y1.73%
Revenue Next 3Y3.13%
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.
4. CAE.CA Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 30.40, CAE can be considered very expensive at the moment.
- The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as CAE.
- When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of CAE to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.86), we can say CAE is valued inline with the index average.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 29.44, 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 64.29% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
- CAE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 37.39.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30.4 | ||
| Fwd PE | 29.44 |
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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 24.34 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.75 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y3.29%
EPS Next 3Y9.18%
5. CAE.CA Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for CAE!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
CAE.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
TSX:CAE (4/10/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
38
-0.04 (-0.11%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Earnings (Last)02-12 2026-02-12/amc
Earnings (Next)05-11 2026-05-11/amc
Inst Owners84.06%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap12.22B
Revenue(TTM)4.86B
Net Income(TTM)369.50M
Analysts74.44
Price Target49.59 (30.5%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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)7.83%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-11.28%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.17%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.26%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.16%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.3%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.34%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30.4 | ||
| Fwd PE | 29.44 | ||
| P/S | 2.51 | ||
| P/FCF | 24.34 | ||
| P/OCF | 13.15 | ||
| P/B | 2.36 | ||
| P/tB | 8.37 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.75 |
EPS(TTM)1.25
EY3.29%
EPS(NY)1.29
Fwd EY3.4%
FCF(TTM)1.56
FCFY4.11%
OCF(TTM)2.89
OCFY7.6%
SpS15.12
BVpS16.07
TBVpS4.54
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number21.26
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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 | 2.17 |
F-Score8
WACC9.34%
ROIC/WACC0.64
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-0.38%
EPS Next 2Y3.29%
EPS Next 3Y9.18%
EPS Next 5Y14.22%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.67%
Revenue growth 3Y11.77%
Revenue growth 5Y5.38%
Sales Q2Q%2.35%
Revenue Next Year3.5%
Revenue Next 2Y1.73%
Revenue Next 3Y3.13%
Revenue Next 5Y5.06%
EBIT growth 1Y26.51%
EBIT growth 3Y17.08%
EBIT growth 5Y3.38%
EBIT Next Year61.7%
EBIT Next 3Y21.3%
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?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 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 30.4 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.36.
How financially healthy is CAE INC?
The financial health rating of CAE INC (CAE.CA) is 2 / 10.