CAE INC (CAE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:CAE • CA1247651088

30.31 USD
-0.32 (-1.04%)
At close: Feb 5, 2026
30.31 USD
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After Hours: 2/5/2026, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

Overall CAE gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated CAE against 72 industry peers in the Aerospace & Defense industry. While CAE is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. CAE has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CAE had positive earnings in the past year.
  • CAE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • 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 Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCAE 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

  • CAE's Return On Assets of 3.87% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CAE outperforms 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • With a decent Return On Equity value of 8.45%, CAE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CAE has a Return On Invested Capital of 5.96%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CAE outperforms 51.39% 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 8.66%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (5.96%) for CAE is above the 3 year average (5.18%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.87%
ROE 8.45%
ROIC 5.96%
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 Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCAE 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

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 8.88%, CAE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 76.39% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CAE's Profit Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • CAE has a Operating Margin of 13.19%. This is in the better half of the industry: CAE outperforms 77.78% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CAE has declined.
  • With a decent Gross Margin value of 28.22%, CAE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CAE has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 13.19%
PM (TTM) 8.88%
GM 28.22%
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 Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCAE 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

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so 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
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CAE has an improved debt to assets ratio.
CAE Yearly Shares OutstandingCAE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M
CAE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCAE 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

  • CAE has an Altman-Z score of 2.21. 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.
  • CAE's Altman-Z score of 2.21 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CAE is outperformed by 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • CAE has a debt to FCF ratio of 7.20. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as CAE would need 7.20 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • CAE has a Debt to FCF ratio of 7.20. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CAE outperforms 56.94% of its industry peers.
  • CAE has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.61. This is a neutral value indicating CAE is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.61, CAE is doing worse than 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.61
Debt/FCF 7.2
Altman-Z 2.21
ROIC/WACC0.62
WACC9.61%
CAE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCAE 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 0.83. This is a bad value and indicates that CAE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CAE has a worse Current ratio (0.83) than 90.28% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.59 indicates that CAE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.59, CAE is doing worse than 87.50% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.83
Quick Ratio 0.59
CAE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCAE 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 13.21% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, CAE shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -2.17% on average per year.
  • CAE shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 9.12%.
  • 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)13.21%
EPS 3Y12.94%
EPS 5Y-2.17%
EPS Q2Q%-4.17%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.12%
Revenue growth 3Y11.77%
Revenue growth 5Y5.38%
Sales Q2Q%8.8%

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 15.25% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 5.95% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y1.92%
EPS Next 2Y11.93%
EPS Next 3Y14.29%
EPS Next 5Y15.25%
Revenue Next Year4.9%
Revenue Next 2Y5.14%
Revenue Next 3Y5.58%
Revenue Next 5Y5.95%

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 Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCAE 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 Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCAE 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

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 34.44, the valuation of CAE can be described as expensive.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of CAE indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CAE is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • CAE's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit more expensive than the S&P500 average which is at 27.67.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.30, CAE can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CAE indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CAE is cheaper than 77.78% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.20, CAE is valued at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 34.44
Fwd PE 27.3
CAE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCAE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CAE is valued cheaper than 87.50% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CAE is valued cheaply inside the industry as 88.89% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 28.46
EV/EBITDA 15.37
CAE Per share dataCAE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates CAE does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as CAE's earnings are expected to grow with 14.29% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)17.96
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y11.93%
EPS Next 3Y14.29%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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CAE INC

NYSE:CAE (2/5/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 30.31 0 (0%)

30.31

-0.32 (-1.04%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Earnings (Last)11-11
Earnings (Next)02-13
Inst Owners77.26%
Inst Owner Change-1.81%
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap9.75B
Revenue(TTM)4.83B
Net Income(TTM)429.20M
Analysts75.29
Price Target33.6 (10.85%)
Short Float %0.66%
Short Ratio3.6
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)6.31%
Min EPS beat(2)0.2%
Max EPS beat(2)12.42%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)3.37%
Min EPS beat(4)0.15%
Max EPS beat(4)12.42%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)2.45%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)6.79%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)2.45%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.52%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.22%
Max Revenue beat(2)7.25%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.05%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.22%
Max Revenue beat(4)7.25%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.03%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.03%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.49%
PT rev (1m)0.73%
PT rev (3m)4.39%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.87%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-13.01%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-4.46%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.31%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.08%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.58%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 34.44
Fwd PE 27.3
P/S 2.75
P/FCF 28.46
P/OCF 14.07
P/B 2.62
P/tB 10.18
EV/EBITDA 15.37
EPS(TTM)0.88
EY2.9%
EPS(NY)1.11
Fwd EY3.66%
FCF(TTM)1.07
FCFY3.51%
OCF(TTM)2.15
OCFY7.11%
SpS11.01
BVpS11.57
TBVpS2.98
PEG (NY)17.96
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number15.13
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.87%
ROE 8.45%
ROCE 7.38%
ROIC 5.96%
ROICexc 6.09%
ROICexgc 10.98%
OM 13.19%
PM (TTM) 8.88%
GM 28.22%
FCFM 9.67%
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-Score5
Asset Turnover0.44
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.61
Debt/FCF 7.2
Debt/EBITDA 2.84
Cap/Depr 107.63%
Cap/Sales 9.9%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 87.41%
Profit Quality 108.95%
Current Ratio 0.83
Quick Ratio 0.59
Altman-Z 2.21
F-Score5
WACC9.61%
ROIC/WACC0.62
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)13.21%
EPS 3Y12.94%
EPS 5Y-2.17%
EPS Q2Q%-4.17%
EPS Next Y1.92%
EPS Next 2Y11.93%
EPS Next 3Y14.29%
EPS Next 5Y15.25%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.12%
Revenue growth 3Y11.77%
Revenue growth 5Y5.38%
Sales Q2Q%8.8%
Revenue Next Year4.9%
Revenue Next 2Y5.14%
Revenue Next 3Y5.58%
Revenue Next 5Y5.95%
EBIT growth 1Y39.93%
EBIT growth 3Y17.08%
EBIT growth 5Y3.38%
EBIT Next Year65.22%
EBIT Next 3Y25.25%
EBIT Next 5Y18.45%
FCF growth 1Y301.03%
FCF growth 3Y101.37%
FCF growth 5Y22.94%
OCF growth 1Y67.76%
OCF growth 3Y28.94%
OCF growth 5Y10.46%

CAE INC / CAE FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CAE stock?

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


What is the valuation status for CAE stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to CAE INC (CAE). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is CAE INC (CAE) stock?

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


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

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CAE INC (CAE) 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) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.