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CULP INC CULP

Nasdaq · stock · Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton · website · IPO 1983-08-31 · LEI

CULP INC statistics & valuation

P / S0.2×
P / B0.8×
Return on capital-10.7%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
22.40% 20.00% 16.30% 15.80% 16.60% 12.20% 4.60% 12.40% 11.80% 12.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
9.70% 8.50% 4.70% -3.00% 4.00% 0.20% -12.10% -5.00% -8.60% -3.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
15.00% 12.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
12.5M 12.6M 12.5M 12.4M 12.3M 12.2M 12.3M 12.5M 12.6M 12.7M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
10.90% 9.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.78 $1.65 $0.43 -$2.32 $0.26 -$0.26 -$2.57 -$1.11 -$1.53 -$0.81 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CULP INC trades at about 13.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.4×–62.8×, median 18.8×).

9.4× 62.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.4×–62.8×); dot = today's 13.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin12.4%11.8%12.4%4.6%12.2%16.6%15.8%16.3%20.0%22.4%
Operating margin-3.5%-8.6%-5.0%-12.1%0.2%4.0%-3.0%4.7%8.5%9.7%
Net margin6.4%7.2%
Return on assets9.6%10.9%
Return on equity12.8%15.0%
Current ratio1.791.782.122.173.292.343.783.503.252.22

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-04-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.