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HAWKINS INC HWKN

Nasdaq · stock · Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products · website · IPO 1980-03-18 · LEI

HAWKINS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.4B
P / E41.4×
P / S3.1×
P / B6.3×
P / FCF39.2×
Dividend yield0.46%
Net margin7.5%
Return on equity15.3%
FCF margin7.9%
Net debt$240.1M
Net debt / EBITDA1.4×
Enterprise value USD$3.6B
EV / EBITDA20.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.4%
Return on capital13.8%
Graham number -63.3%$47.45

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($47.45); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.70% -1.80% 4.40% 5.30% 6.90% 6.70% 6.40% 8.20% 8.70% 7.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
20.30% 17.20% 17.20% 18.70% 20.70% 18.90% 17.70% 21.10% 23.10% 22.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
8.00% -2.30% 6.60% 7.70% 9.40% 9.20% 9.40% 11.30% 12.20% 11.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
10.40% -4.50% 11.20% 12.10% 15.40% 17.00% 17.20% 18.60% 18.30% 15.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
21.2M 21.3M 21.5M 21.3M 21.3M 21.1M 21.0M 21.0M 20.9M 20.9M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$96.3M $96.0M $75.8M $55.7M $96.0M $122.5M $104.4M $91.8M $143.9M $240.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
5.40% -2.30% 6.30% 7.30% 8.70% 9.10% 10.20% 11.50% 11.00% 8.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.80% 1.50% 6.40% 6.40% 3.90% 1.80% 3.10% 13.00% 7.20% 7.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.47× 0.50× 0.39× 0.26× 0.37× 0.42× 0.32× 0.24× 0.32× 0.46× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.06 -$0.43 $1.14 $1.33 $1.93 $2.44 $2.86 $3.59 $4.03 $3.91 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

HAWKINS INC trades at about 33.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.1×–42.8×, median 21.1×).

14.1× 42.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (14.1×–42.8×); dot = today's 33.1×.

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 margin22.6%23.1%21.1%17.7%18.9%20.7%18.7%17.2%17.2%20.3%
Operating margin11.2%12.2%11.3%9.4%9.2%9.4%7.7%6.6%-2.3%8.0%
Net margin7.5%8.7%8.2%6.4%6.7%6.9%5.3%4.4%-1.8%4.7%
FCF margin7.9%7.2%13.0%3.1%1.8%3.9%6.4%6.4%1.5%4.8%
Return on assets8.3%11.0%11.5%10.2%9.1%8.7%7.3%6.3%-2.3%5.4%
Return on equity15.3%18.3%18.6%17.2%17.0%15.4%12.1%11.2%-4.5%10.4%
Debt / equity0.46×0.32×0.24×0.32×0.42×0.37×0.26×0.39×0.50×0.47×
Current ratio2.212.371.962.552.242.312.112.522.232.17

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-03-29. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.