CMCO Industrials

Columbus McKinnon Corporation

$18.15+15.16%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Country: United States
Market cap: 523.9M USD
Enterprise value: 2.7B USD
Full-time employees: 7,300

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.43 vs a peer median of 0.64) and more debt relative to equity (1.74× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.43 vs peers 0.64) and more debt vs equity (1.74× vs peers 0.40×)

Ranks #1,992 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 14%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit lifted by an asset sale. FY Mar 2026 operating profit includes a $103M gain on selling assets; without it the operating margin was about -19%.
Columbus McKinnon's FY Mar 2026 operating profit of -$119M includes a one-off $103M gain on selling assets or businesses. Without it, operations would have earned -$223M, an operating margin of about -19%.
Paying shareholders without free cash flow. Paid out $34M over the 3 fiscal years to FY Mar 2026 with -$97M of free cash flow.
Columbus McKinnon returned $34M in buybacks and dividends over three fiscal years while its free cash flow totalled -$97M. The money came from its cash pile or from borrowing.
Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $28M vs $10M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Mar 2026. Shares outstanding changed +0.9% from March 2023 to July 2026.
Over three fiscal years Columbus McKinnon recorded $28M of stock-based pay expense and spent $10M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Columbus McKinnon recorded $28M of stock-based pay expense and spent $10M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.
Operating margin at a 6-year low. -10.0% in FY Mar 2026, the weakest of the last 6 years.
Columbus McKinnon's operating margin fell to -10.0% in FY Mar 2026, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.

StockQuotient Score

28/ 100

Oct 5 28 → Nov 4 28

Valuation

Is the price right?

9/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Earnings yield
▼ EBITDA yield
▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-60.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.28Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield-0.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price50% base weight · Z-score -1.64Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield-23.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield260.9%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

85/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 24.8%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Revenue growth
▲ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

The loss per share widened33% base weight · Z-score -1.31Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth16.1%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.90Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth55.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 4.55Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

7/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROA
▼ Operating margin
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin-9.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -3.41Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets-6.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -3.56Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital-3.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.83Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin28.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity-23.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.43

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.87Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio2.00×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.71Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity1.74×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -3.96Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Columbus McKinnon

Is Columbus McKinnon getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 28/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Columbus McKinnon valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 9/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield -60.4% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -60.4% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Columbus McKinnon growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 85/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth 55.2% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 95% of peers).Revenue growth 55.2% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How profitable is Columbus McKinnon?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 7/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets -6.8% vs a peer median of 3.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Return on assets -6.8% vs peers 3.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How risky is Columbus McKinnon?: Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.00× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 65% of peers).Current ratio 2.00× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 65% of peers). Beta 1.43 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 92% of peers).Beta 1.43 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 92% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 30, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

Worth watching: Columbus McKinnon is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	1.2B USD	1.5B USD	+24.8%
Net income (12 months)	−229.5M USD	−316.4M USD	+37.8%
Operating margin	-10.0%	-9.6%	+0.4 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	−164.1M USD	−122.8M USD	−25.2%
Debt	2.4B USD	2.4B USD	−0.2%
Cash	96.6M USD	98.4M USD	+1.9%
Shares outstanding	28.8M	28.9M	+0.1%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Industrials · 318 companies

Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.

85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Industrials: too few Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Mar 2022	FY Mar 2023	FY Mar 2024	FY Mar 2025	FY Mar 2026	Change
Gross margin	34.8%	36.5%	37.0%	33.8%	30.1%	▼ 3.7 pts
Operating margin	8.1%	10.5%	10.6%	5.7%	-10.0%	▼ 16 pts
Net margin	3.3%	5.2%	4.6%	-0.5%	-19.2%	▼ 19 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	1.8%	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	-4.8%	▼ 4.5 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	3.8%	5.8%	5.3%	-0.6%	-15.8%	▼ 15 pts
Free cash flow margin	3.9%	7.6%	4.2%	2.5%	-13.7%	▼ 16 pts
Current ratio	1.87×	2.05×	1.96×	1.81×	2.02×	▲ 12%
Quick ratio	1.18×	1.31×	1.25×	1.04×	0.98×	▼ 5.5%
Debt to equity	0.70×	0.60×	0.59×	0.52×	1.64×	▲ 216%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.43 vs a peer median of 0.64) and more debt relative to equity (1.74× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.43 vs peers 0.64) and more debt vs equity (1.74× vs peers 0.40×)

Ranks #1,992 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 14%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit lifted by an asset sale. FY Mar 2026 operating profit includes a $103M gain on selling assets; without it the operating margin was about -19%.

Columbus McKinnon's FY Mar 2026 operating profit of -$119M includes a one-off $103M gain on selling assets or businesses. Without it, operations would have earned -$223M, an operating margin of about -19%.

Paying shareholders without free cash flow. Paid out $34M over the 3 fiscal years to FY Mar 2026 with -$97M of free cash flow.

Columbus McKinnon returned $34M in buybacks and dividends over three fiscal years while its free cash flow totalled -$97M. The money came from its cash pile or from borrowing.

Stock pay outran buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $28M vs $10M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to FY Mar 2026. Shares outstanding changed +0.9% from March 2023 to July 2026.

Over three fiscal years Columbus McKinnon recorded $28M of stock-based pay expense and spent $10M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes). Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.Over three fiscal years Columbus McKinnon recorded $28M of stock-based pay expense and spent $10M repurchasing shares. Repurchases were smaller than the stock pay, so they did little to offset new employee shares.

Operating margin at a 6-year low. -10.0% in FY Mar 2026, the weakest of the last 6 years.

Columbus McKinnon's operating margin fell to -10.0% in FY Mar 2026, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.

Questions investors ask about Columbus McKinnon

Is Columbus McKinnon getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 28/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Columbus McKinnon valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 9/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield -60.4% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -60.4% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Columbus McKinnon growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 85/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth 55.2% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 95% of peers).Revenue growth 55.2% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 95% of peers).

How profitable is Columbus McKinnon?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 7/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets -6.8% vs a peer median of 3.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Return on assets -6.8% vs peers 3.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).

How risky is Columbus McKinnon?

Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.00× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 65% of peers).Current ratio 2.00× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 65% of peers). Beta 1.43 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 92% of peers).Beta 1.43 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 92% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

1.2B USD

1.5B USD

+24.8%

Net income (12 months)

−229.5M USD

−316.4M USD

+37.8%

Operating margin

-10.0%

-9.6%

+0.4 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

−164.1M USD

−122.8M USD

−25.2%

Debt

2.4B USD

2.4B USD

−0.2%

Cash

96.6M USD

98.4M USD

+1.9%

Shares outstanding

28.8M

28.9M

+0.1%

Key ratios

FY Mar 2022

FY Mar 2023

FY Mar 2024

FY Mar 2025

FY Mar 2026

Change

Gross margin

34.8%

36.5%

37.0%

33.8%

30.1%

▼ 3.7 pts

Operating margin

8.1%

10.5%

10.6%

5.7%

-10.0%

▼ 16 pts

Net margin

3.3%

5.2%

4.6%

-0.5%

-19.2%

▼ 19 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

1.8%

2.9%

2.6%

-0.3%

-4.8%

▼ 4.5 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

3.8%

5.8%

5.3%

-0.6%

-15.8%

▼ 15 pts

Free cash flow margin

3.9%

7.6%

4.2%

2.5%

-13.7%

▼ 16 pts

Current ratio

1.87×

2.05×

1.96×

1.81×

2.02×

▲ 12%

Quick ratio

1.18×

1.31×

1.25×

1.04×

0.98×

▼ 5.5%

Debt to equity

0.70×

0.60×

0.59×

0.52×

1.64×

▲ 216%