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LGL GROUP INC LGL

NYSE · stock · Electronic Components, NEC · website · IPO 1980-03-17

LGL GROUP INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$91.3M
P / E132.7×
P / S21.9×
P / B2.0×
Net margin16.5%
Return on equity1.5%
Return on capital0.5%
Graham number -37.4%$4.20

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. 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 ($4.20); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
0.50% 5.60% 22.00% 3.10% 1012.30% 7.30% 10.10% 16.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
1.20% 5.70% 10.80% 4.50% -243.50% 17.60% 16.30% 6.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
1.10% 0.50% 5.10% 20.10% 2.40% 26.70% -7.80% 0.70% 1.00% 1.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
4.4M 4.7M 4.9M 5.0M 5.3M 5.3M 5.4M 5.4M 5.6M 6.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.90% 0.40% 4.70% 17.90% 2.20% 24.30% -7.50% 0.60% 1.00% 1.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.50% 5.40% 4.70% 8.90% 17.50% 10.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.04 $0.04 $0.29 $1.41 $0.19 $2.74 -$0.56 $0.05 $0.08 $0.11 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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

LGL GROUP INC trades at about 60.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 1.4×–126×, median 48.1×).

1.4× 126×

Shaded band = 10-year range (1.4×–126×); dot = today's 60.9×.

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin6.0%16.3%17.6%76.4%-243.5%4.5%10.8%5.7%1.2%—
Net margin16.5%10.1%7.3%111.7%1012.3%3.1%22.0%5.6%0.5%—
FCF margin——10.5%55.2%17.5%8.9%4.7%5.4%2.5%—
Return on assets1.5%1.0%0.6%-7.5%24.3%2.2%17.9%4.7%0.4%0.9%
Return on equity1.5%1.0%0.7%-7.8%26.7%2.4%20.1%5.1%0.5%1.1%
Current ratio50.6347.1787.6967.0212.629.947.089.959.354.68

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.