CAE INC (CAE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:CAE • CA1247651088
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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.
1. CAE Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year CAE was profitable.
- 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.
- In the past 5 years CAE always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
- CAE has a Return On Assets (3.35%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- The Return On Equity of CAE (7.15%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- CAE's Return On Invested Capital of 14.50% is amongst the best of the industry. CAE outperforms 92.41% of its industry peers.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CAE is below the industry average of 9.20%.
- 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 Rank | Sector 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%
1.3 Margins
- CAE's Profit Margin of 7.60% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CAE outperforms 70.89% of its industry peers.
- 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 31.96% is amongst the best of the industry. CAE outperforms 98.73% of its industry peers.
- CAE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- CAE's Gross Margin of 28.52% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CAE outperforms 63.29% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CAE has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
2. CAE Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), CAE 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.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 2.40 indicates that CAE is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- CAE's Altman-Z score of 2.40 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CAE is outperformed by 65.82% 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.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 6.46, CAE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.56% 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.
- The Debt to Equity ratio of CAE (0.58) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.58 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.46 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.4 |
ROIC/WACC1.63
WACC8.89%
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 88.61% 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.
- CAE has a worse Quick ratio (0.69) than 84.81% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.69 |
3. CAE 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.
- CAE shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -2.17% yearly.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.67% in the past year.
- 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 14.22% yearly.
- 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-0.21%
EPS Next 2Y3.79%
EPS Next 3Y10.04%
EPS Next 5Y14.22%
Revenue Next Year3.81%
Revenue Next 2Y1.65%
Revenue Next 3Y3.27%
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.
- 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.
4. CAE Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- CAE is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 29.37.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CAE is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 72.15% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of CAE to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.60), we can say CAE is valued inline with the index average.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.20, the valuation of CAE can be described as expensive.
- CAE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CAE is cheaper than 72.15% of the companies in the same industry.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.84. CAE is valued slightly more expensive when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29.37 | ||
| Fwd PE | 28.2 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CAE is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.20% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of CAE indicates a rather cheap valuation: CAE is cheaper than 93.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 23.54 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.27 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The decent profitability rating of CAE may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y3.79%
EPS Next 3Y10.04%
5. CAE Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- CAE does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
CAE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
26.43
-0.14 (-0.53%)
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 Owners84.21%
Inst Owner Change8.84%
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap8.50B
Revenue(TTM)4.86B
Net Income(TTM)369.50M
Analysts72.94
Price Target35.32 (33.64%)
Short Float %1.05%
Short Ratio4.39
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)0%
PT rev (3m)5.89%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.61%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-11.28%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2.09%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.09%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.23%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.16%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.62%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.04%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 29.37 | ||
| Fwd PE | 28.2 | ||
| P/S | 2.43 | ||
| P/FCF | 23.54 | ||
| P/OCF | 12.72 | ||
| P/B | 2.29 | ||
| P/tB | 8.1 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.27 |
EPS(TTM)0.9
EY3.41%
EPS(NY)0.94
Fwd EY3.55%
FCF(TTM)1.12
FCFY4.25%
OCF(TTM)2.08
OCFY7.86%
SpS10.87
BVpS11.55
TBVpS3.26
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number15.3
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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 | 2.4 |
F-Score8
WACC8.89%
ROIC/WACC1.63
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-0.21%
EPS Next 2Y3.79%
EPS Next 3Y10.04%
EPS Next 5Y14.22%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.67%
Revenue growth 3Y11.77%
Revenue growth 5Y5.38%
Sales Q2Q%2.35%
Revenue Next Year3.81%
Revenue Next 2Y1.65%
Revenue Next 3Y3.27%
Revenue Next 5Y5.06%
EBIT growth 1Y208.7%
EBIT growth 3Y17.08%
EBIT growth 5Y3.38%
EBIT Next Year61.97%
EBIT Next 3Y21.33%
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 Fundamental Analysis 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.
Can you provide the profitability details for CAE INC?
CAE INC (CAE) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of CAE INC (CAE) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CAE INC (CAE) is 29.37 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.29.
How financially healthy is CAE INC?
The financial health rating of CAE INC (CAE) is 3 / 10.