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LINDSAY CORP LNN

NYSE · stock · Farm Machinery & Equipment · website · IPO 1988-10-12 · LEI

LINDSAY CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.3B
P / E17.5×
P / S1.9×
P / B2.4×
P / FCF14.4×
Dividend yield1.21%
Net margin10.9%
Return on equity13.9%
FCF margin13.4%
Net cash$135.3M
Net debt / EBITDA-1.2×
Enterprise value USD$1.2B
EV / EBITDA10.7×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.6%
Return on capital12.6%
Graham number -25.4%$86.29

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 ($86.29); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.90% 4.50% 3.70% 0.50% 8.10% 7.50% 8.50% 10.70% 10.90% 10.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
28.80% 28.00% 27.70% 25.80% 32.10% 26.50% 25.80% 31.60% 31.50% 31.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.70% 7.80% 7.10% 1.40% 11.40% 9.50% 12.30% 15.20% 12.60% 13.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
8.10% 8.60% 7.30% 0.80% 12.90% 12.60% 16.60% 15.90% 13.80% 13.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
10.9M 10.7M 10.8M 10.8M 10.9M 11.0M 11.0M 11.1M 11.0M 10.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$15.9M -$4.6M -$44.0M -$10.6M -$5.1M -$11.0M $10.9M -$45.0M -$75.4M -$135.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.20% 4.60% 4.10% 0.40% 6.80% 6.70% 9.20% 9.70% 8.70% 8.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.20% 5.90% 4.20% -4.40% 5.20% 3.10% -1.60% 15.00% 11.00% 13.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.47× 0.43× 0.42× 0.43× 0.39× 0.34× 0.29× 0.25× 0.24× 0.22× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.85 $2.17 $1.88 $0.20 $3.56 $3.88 $5.94 $6.54 $6.01 $6.78 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

LINDSAY CORP trades at about 17.1× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 18×–464.2×, median 39.1×).

17.1× 464.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (18×–464.2×); dot = today's 17.1×.

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin31.2%31.5%31.6%25.8%26.5%32.1%25.8%27.7%28.0%28.8%
Operating margin13.0%12.6%15.2%12.3%9.5%11.4%1.4%7.1%7.8%6.7%
Net margin10.9%10.9%10.7%8.5%7.5%8.1%0.5%3.7%4.5%3.9%
FCF margin13.4%11.0%15.0%-1.6%3.1%5.2%-4.4%4.2%5.9%4.2%
Return on assets8.8%8.7%9.7%9.2%6.7%6.8%0.4%4.1%4.6%4.2%
Return on equity13.9%13.8%15.9%16.6%12.6%12.9%0.8%7.3%8.6%8.1%
Debt / equity0.22×0.24×0.25×0.29×0.34×0.39×0.43×0.42×0.43×0.47×
Current ratio3.713.923.582.963.013.403.824.133.183.15

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.