CAE INC (CAE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:CAE • CA1247651088

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25.35 USD
-0.21 (-0.82%)
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This CAE 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 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.
  • Each year in the past 5 years CAE had a positive operating cash flow.
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 has a Return On Assets (3.35%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • CAE has a Return On Equity (7.15%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CAE has a Return On Invested Capital (5.94%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CAE had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.18%. This is below the industry average of 9.41%.
  • 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 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 7.60%, CAE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.50% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CAE has remained more or less at the same level.
  • CAE's Operating Margin of 13.10% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CAE outperforms 77.50% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CAE has declined.
  • CAE has a better Gross Margin (28.52%) than 63.75% of its industry peers.
  • CAE's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
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 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. CAE 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.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CAE has been increased compared to 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

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.07 indicates that CAE is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • CAE's Altman-Z score of 2.07 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CAE is outperformed by 76.25% 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.
  • With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 6.46, CAE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.75% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.58 indicates that CAE is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of CAE (0.58) is worse than 62.50% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.58
Debt/FCF 6.46
Altman-Z 2.07
ROIC/WACC0.65
WACC9.15%
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 0.91. 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: 91.25% 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.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.69, CAE is doing worse than 88.75% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.69
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. CAE Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 12.61% 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 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

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 12.00% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.04% on average over the next years.
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

  • 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 decreasing.
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 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B
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. CAE Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 27.86, CAE can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • CAE's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CAE is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.91, CAE is valued at the same level.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 26.86, 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 73.75% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • CAE is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 21.99, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 27.86
Fwd PE 26.86
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

  • CAE's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CAE is cheaper than 87.50% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CAE is valued cheaper than 90.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 22.2
EV/EBITDA 12.86
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

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y3.29%
EPS Next 3Y9.18%

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5. CAE Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

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

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CAE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CAE INC

NYSE:CAE (4/29/2026, 12:43:18 PM)

25.35

-0.21 (-0.82%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Industry Strength77.95
Industry Growth99.25
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-11
Inst Owners84.06%
Inst Owner Change0.04%
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap8.15B
Revenue(TTM)4.86B
Net Income(TTM)369.50M
Analysts74.44
Price Target35.95 (41.81%)
Short Float %0.94%
Short Ratio3.44
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)1.79%
PT rev (3m)7%
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 27.86
Fwd PE 26.86
P/S 2.29
P/FCF 22.2
P/OCF 12
P/B 2.16
P/tB 7.64
EV/EBITDA 12.86
EPS(TTM)0.91
EY3.59%
EPS(NY)0.94
Fwd EY3.72%
FCF(TTM)1.14
FCFY4.5%
OCF(TTM)2.11
OCFY8.33%
SpS11.06
BVpS11.75
TBVpS3.32
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number15.5114 (-38.81%)
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 2.07
F-Score8
WACC9.15%
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 Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CAE stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 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.


Can you provide the profitability details for CAE INC?

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


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

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CAE INC (CAE) is 27.86 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.16.


How financially healthy is CAE INC?

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