HLIO Industrials

Helios Technologies, Inc.

$68.43+1.41%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
Country: United States
Market cap: 2.3B USD
Enterprise value: 2.5B USD
Full-time employees: 2,300

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers
Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.30 vs a peer median of 0.64)bigger price swings (beta 1.30 vs peers 0.64)
About average: profitability, valuation and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, valuation and risk

Ranks #811 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 36%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit lifted by an asset sale. 2025 operating profit includes a $19M gain on selling assets; without it the operating margin was about 5.6%.
Helios Technologies's 2025 operating profit of $66M includes a one-off $19M gain on selling assets or businesses. Without it, operations would have earned $47M, an operating margin of about 5.6%.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −5.2%, operating profit −52%.
Since 2022, Helios Technologies's revenue changed −5.2% while operating profit fell 52%: costs rose faster than sales.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 150% of reported profit.
Helios Technologies's free cash flow is 150% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.
More volatile share price. Beta 1.30: tends to move more than the market.
Helios Technologies's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.30, above the market's 1.0).

StockQuotient Score

58/ 100

Oct 5 59 → Nov 4 58 (-1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

44/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

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

Why

Close to the peer norm on every measure.

Compare with peers

Behind the score

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

Earnings yield3.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.21Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield6.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.23Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield4.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.28Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield42.1%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

84/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 2.2%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth
▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

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

Earnings per share growth105.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 3.98Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth1.8%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.38Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth14.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.25Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

53/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Helped by:

▲ ROA
▲ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

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

Operating margin10.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.45Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets4.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.67Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital5.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.24Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin33.5%

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

Return on equity7.5%

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

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Current ratio
▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

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

Beta1.30

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.39Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio2.74×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.10Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity0.35×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.15Sector 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 Helios Technologies

Is Helios Technologies getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 11, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 58/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Helios Technologies valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 44/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.
Is Helios Technologies growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 84/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth 105.8% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 92% of peers).Earnings per share growth 105.8% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 92% of peers).
How profitable is Helios Technologies?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 53/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 4.7% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 66% of peers).Return on assets 4.7% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 66% of peers).
How risky is Helios Technologies?: Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.74× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 81% of peers).Current ratio 2.74× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 81% of peers). Beta 1.30 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 88% of peers).Beta 1.30 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 88% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jul 4, 2026 · filed Aug 11, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 4, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	871.9M USD	891.3M USD	+2.2%
Net income (12 months)	60.8M USD	71.4M USD	+17.4%
Operating margin	9.0%	10.0%	+1.0 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	107.9M USD	106.9M USD	−0.9%
Debt	349.3M USD	332.3M USD	−4.9%
Cash	64.2M USD	68.0M USD	+5.9%
Shares outstanding	33.0M	33.0M	−0.3%

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

Industry valuation context

Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery · 42 companies

Valuations in Specialty Industrial Machinery are above their usual range since 2016.

75% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
46% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +21% and earnings +11% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is +32% vs the whole market, against a usual −5%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

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

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	36.0%	33.7%	31.3%	31.3%	32.3%	▲ 1.0 pts
Operating margin	17.2%	15.5%	9.6%	10.2%	7.9%	▼ 2.3 pts
Net margin	12.0%	11.1%	4.5%	4.8%	5.8%	▲ 0.9 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	7.4%	6.7%	2.4%	2.6%	3.2%	▲ 0.6 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	14.8%	12.4%	4.4%	4.5%	5.2%	▲ 0.7 pts
Free cash flow margin	9.9%	8.8%	5.9%	11.8%	12.3%	▲ 0.5 pts
Current ratio	2.07×	2.55×	2.74×	2.77×	2.90×	▲ 4.5%
Quick ratio	1.10×	1.29×	1.25×	1.40×	1.58×	▲ 13%
Debt to equity	0.63×	0.56×	0.61×	0.52×	0.40×	▼ 24%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers

Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.30 vs a peer median of 0.64)bigger price swings (beta 1.30 vs peers 0.64)

About average: profitability, valuation and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, valuation and risk

Ranks #811 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 36%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit lifted by an asset sale. 2025 operating profit includes a $19M gain on selling assets; without it the operating margin was about 5.6%.

Helios Technologies's 2025 operating profit of $66M includes a one-off $19M gain on selling assets or businesses. Without it, operations would have earned $47M, an operating margin of about 5.6%.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −5.2%, operating profit −52%.

Since 2022, Helios Technologies's revenue changed −5.2% while operating profit fell 52%: costs rose faster than sales.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 150% of reported profit.

Helios Technologies's free cash flow is 150% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

More volatile share price. Beta 1.30: tends to move more than the market.

Helios Technologies's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.30, above the market's 1.0).

Questions investors ask about Helios Technologies

Is Helios Technologies getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 11, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 58/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Helios Technologies valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 44/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.

Is Helios Technologies growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 84/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth 105.8% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 92% of peers).Earnings per share growth 105.8% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 92% of peers).

How profitable is Helios Technologies?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 53/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 4.7% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 66% of peers).Return on assets 4.7% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 66% of peers).

How risky is Helios Technologies?

Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 2.74× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 81% of peers).Current ratio 2.74× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 81% of peers). Beta 1.30 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 88% of peers).Beta 1.30 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 88% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

871.9M USD

891.3M USD

+2.2%

Net income (12 months)

60.8M USD

71.4M USD

+17.4%

Operating margin

9.0%

10.0%

+1.0 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

107.9M USD

106.9M USD

−0.9%

Debt

349.3M USD

332.3M USD

−4.9%

Cash

64.2M USD

68.0M USD

+5.9%

Shares outstanding

33.0M

33.0M

−0.3%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

36.0%

33.7%

31.3%

32.3%

▲ 1.0 pts

Operating margin

17.2%

15.5%

9.6%

10.2%

7.9%

▼ 2.3 pts

Net margin

12.0%

11.1%

4.5%

4.8%

5.8%

▲ 0.9 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

7.4%

6.7%

2.4%

2.6%

3.2%

▲ 0.6 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

14.8%

12.4%

4.4%

4.5%

5.2%

▲ 0.7 pts

Free cash flow margin

9.9%

8.8%

5.9%

11.8%

12.3%

▲ 0.5 pts

Current ratio

2.07×

2.55×

2.74×

2.77×

2.90×

▲ 4.5%

Quick ratio

1.10×

1.29×

1.25×

1.40×

1.58×

▲ 13%

Debt to equity

0.63×

0.56×

0.61×

0.52×

0.40×

▼ 24%