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HNI CORP HNI
HNI CORP (HNI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.21% (safety: at-risk). FY2026 revenue was $2.8B at a 1.9% 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.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Benchmark | Buy (main) |
| 2025-05-16 | Longbow Research | Buy (init) |
| 2024-07-26 | Benchmark | Buy (main) |
| 2024-05-29 | Benchmark | Buy (main) |
| 2024-04-30 | Benchmark | Buy (main) |
| 2023-08-09 | Benchmark | Buy (main) |
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 · 5/9 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 | 0.056 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.121 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.026 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.602 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNI | HNI CORP | 5/9 | 1.57 | 52.6 | +12.4% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
| KYOAY | KYOCERA CORP | 5/9 | 7.6 | — | +10.8% |
About HNI CORP
HNI Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, sale, and marketing of workplace furnishings and residential building products primarily in the United States and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Workplace Furnishings and Residential Building Products. Its Workplace Furnishings segment offers panel panel-based and freestanding furniture systems, seating, benching, tables, architectural products, storage, ancillary products, hospitality products, and social collaborative items through a system of independent dealers, company-owned dealers, and office product distributors, as well as directly to end-user customers and governments. The Residential Building Products segment provides various gas, wood, electric, and pellet-fueled fireplaces, inserts, stoves, facings, outdoor fire pits and fire tables, and accessories through a national of independent dealers and distributors, as well as corporation-owned installing distribution and retail outlets. It sells its products under the Allsteel, AMQ, Beyond, Coalesse, D'style, David Edward, Designtex, Gunlocke, HALCON, HBF, HBF Textiles, HON, Interwoven, Kimball, Kimball Hospitality, National, Orangebox, Smith System, Steelcase, Viccarbe brand names. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa.
FAQ
Is HNI financially healthy?
HNI CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does HNI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. HNI CORP pays a dividend yielding about 2.21% with a 116.4% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is HNI?
In FY2026, HNI CORP had a net margin of 1.9% and a return on equity of 3.0%.
Is HNI overvalued or undervalued?
HNI CORP trades at about 44.4× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.8×–43.1×, median 26.8×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HNI?
The average Wall-Street price target for HNI CORP is $69.00, about 40.1% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is HNI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on HNI CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 52.6×, a dividend yield of 2.21%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.