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COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP CMCO
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP (CMCO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.93% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $1.2B at a -19.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -1.52 — elevated (above the −1.78 line — aggressive-accounting signals worth a closer look) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.125 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.028 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.025 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.434 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMCO | COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP | 2/9 | 1.2 | — | +23.9% |
| ASTE | ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC | 5/9 | 5.07 | 36.2 | +8.1% |
| AEBI | Aebi Schmidt Holding AG | 3/9 | 2.42 | 104.1 | +40.6% |
| PLOW | DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC | 6/9 | 3.99 | 26.6 | +15.4% |
| MTW | MANITOWOC CO INC | 5/9 | 3.4 | 71.5 | +2.9% |
| GENC | GENCOR INDUSTRIES INC | 4/9 | — | 14.1 | +2% |
| CAT | CATERPILLAR INC | 4/9 | 4.27 | — | +4.3% |
About COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP
Columbus McKinnon Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets motion solutions for moving, lifting, positioning, and securing materials worldwide. It offers manual and electric chain hoists, electric wire rope hoists, hand-operated hoists, winches, lever tools, and air-powered hoists, as well as explosion-protected and custom engineered hoists; high-precision conveying systems solutions which includes low profile, flexible chain, large scale, sanitary, and vertical elevation conveyor systems, as well as pallet system conveyors and accumulation systems; and power control and delivery systems and solutions. The company also provides AC and DC digital motion control systems for underground coal mining equipment; alloy and carbon steel chain; load chain; hooks, shackles, Hammerloks, and master links; and carbon steel forged and stamped products, such as load binders, logging tools, and other securing devices. In addition, it designs and manufactures industrial components comprising mechanical and electromechanical actuators and rotary unions; and manufactures and markets aluminum light rail workstations, as well as crane components and crane kits. Further, the company designs, builds, sells, and supports elevator application-specific drive products. It serves EV production and aerospace, energy and utilities, process industries, industrial automation, construction and infrastructure, food and beverage, entertainment, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, supply chain, and warehousing markets. The company offers its products to end users directly; industrial distributors, including rigging shops and independent crane builders; material handling specialists and integrators, and entertainment equipment distributors; service-after-sale distributors; original equipment manufacturers; government agencies; and engineering procurement and construction firms. Columbus McKinnon Corporation was founded in 1875 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
FAQ
Is CMCO financially healthy?
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP's Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does CMCO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP pays a dividend yielding about 1.93% with a -3.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is CMCO?
In FY2026, COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP had a net margin of -19.2% and a return on equity of -15.8%.
Is CMCO overvalued or undervalued?
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP trades at about 12.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.8×–130.3×, median 25.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CMCO?
The average Wall-Street price target for COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP is $24.75, about 28.4% above the recent price, from 4 analysts.
Is CMCO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a dividend yield of 1.93%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.