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KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ KEQU

Nasdaq · stock · Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture · website · IPO 1980-03-17

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$102.7M
P / E10.7×
P / S0.4×
P / B1.3×
Net margin3.4%
Return on equity12.5%
Net debt$10.1M
Net debt / EBITDA0.4×
Enterprise value USD$112.8M
EV / EBITDA4.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV14.8%
Return on capital12.9%
Graham number +19.2%$43.19

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 ($43.19); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.30% 3.30% 1.00% -3.20% -2.50% -3.60% 0.30% 9.20% 4.70% 3.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
19.20% 20.30% 17.30% 15.90% 16.30% 14.30% 16.20% 25.50% 28.60% 28.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
4.70% 6.30% 1.40% -1.60% -0.90% -1.50% 2.40% 9.00% 7.40% 5.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
10.40% 11.00% 3.20% -12.10% -8.90% -16.90% 1.90% 33.40% 17.20% 12.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
2.7M 2.8M 2.8M 2.8M 2.8M 2.8M 2.9M 2.9M 3.0M 3.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$10.1M -$8.5M -$10.6M -$4.4M $22.7M $10.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
5.60% 6.20% 1.80% -5.60% -4.10% -5.20% 0.60% 13.90% 5.90% 5.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.06× 0.03× 0.00× 0.00× 0.57× 0.26× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.66 $1.90 $0.55 -$1.70 -$1.33 -$2.20 $0.25 $6.38 $3.83 $3.22 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

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ trades at about 11.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.7×–66.6×, median 12.6×).

6.7× 66.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.7×–66.6×); dot = today's 11.3×.

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 margin28.5%28.6%25.5%16.2%14.3%16.3%15.9%17.3%20.3%19.2%
Operating margin5.9%7.4%9.0%2.4%-1.5%-0.9%-1.6%1.4%6.3%4.7%
Net margin3.4%4.7%9.2%0.3%-3.6%-2.5%-3.2%1.0%3.3%3.3%
Return on assets5.4%5.9%13.9%0.6%-5.2%-4.1%-5.6%1.8%6.2%5.6%
Return on equity12.5%17.2%33.4%1.9%-16.9%-8.9%-12.1%3.2%11.0%10.4%
Debt / equity0.26×0.57×————0.00×0.00×0.03×0.06×
Current ratio2.182.202.372.202.171.772.002.002.332.22

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-04-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.