Electrical equipment & parts · Industrials · Reports in CAD
CAE reported revenue of CAD 4.9B in the fiscal year ended Mar 2026, up 4.4% from the year before. Operating income was CAD 612M, an operating margin of 12.5%, and net income was CAD 323M. Operating cash flow of CAD 792M less capital expenditure of CAD 288M left free cash flow of CAD 504M. Net debt was CAD 2.7B.
Ranks among the 16 electrical equipment & parts companies we cover (1st = best; for debt, the least indebted). Green = top third, red = bottom third.
Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,371 | 4,011 | 4,283 | 4,708 | 4,914 |
| Cost of revenue | 2,416 | 2,927 | 3,128 | 3,408 | 3,523 |
| Gross profit | 956 | 1,084 | 1,155 | 1,300 | 1,391 |
| Research & development | 121 | 129 | 150 | 123 | 144 |
| Selling, general & admin | 489 | 502 | 535 | 565 | 624 |
| Operating income | 284 | 466 | −185 | 729 | 612 |
| Interest expense | 143 | 187 | 223 | 237 | 231 |
| Pre-tax income | 154 | 292 | −390 | 514 | 400 |
| Income tax | 3.6 | 62.6 | −72.8 | 98.7 | 77.5 |
| Net income | 150 | 232 | −296 | 415 | 323 |
| Diluted EPS | – | – | – | 1.27 | 0.97 |
| Diluted shares | 313 | 318 | 318 | 320 | 322 |
| Fiscal year | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 346 | 218 | 160 | 294 | 552 |
| Receivables | 557 | 616 | 625 | 612 | 624 |
| Inventory | 520 | 583 | 574 | 595 | 455 |
| Current assets | 2,149 | 2,235 | 2,007 | 2,144 | 2,265 |
| Net PP&E | 2,129 | 2,387 | 2,516 | 2,990 | 2,993 |
| Goodwill | 2,464 | 2,663 | 1,971 | 2,440 | 2,400 |
| Total assets | 9,579 | 10,437 | 9,834 | 11,214 | 11,148 |
| Payables | 975 | 1,037 | 1,035 | 1,191 | 935 |
| Deferred revenue | 788 | 906 | 912 | 1,002 | 1,087 |
| Current liabilities | 2,091 | 2,247 | 2,358 | 2,687 | 2,361 |
| Short-term debt | 242 | 215 | 309 | 399 | 252 |
| Long-term debt | 2,804 | 3,036 | 2,765 | 3,071 | 2,982 |
| Total liabilities | 5,492 | 5,848 | 5,532 | 6,238 | 5,760 |
| Shareholders' equity | 4,010 | 4,508 | 4,225 | 4,892 | 5,305 |
| Fiscal year | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 418 | 408 | 567 | 897 | 792 |
| Capital expenditure | 272 | 269 | 330 | 356 | 288 |
| Free cash flow | 146 | 140 | 237 | 540 | 504 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 311 | 342 | 375 | 415 | 460 |
| Stock-based compensation | 31.0 | 28.5 | 34.5 | 61.5 | 63.9 |
| Acquisitions | 1,884 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 308 | 0.0 |
| Share buybacks | – | – | 0.0 | 21.3 | 7.0 |
| Fiscal year | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 19.0% | 6.8% | 9.9% | 4.4% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | 64.0% | −139.8% | – | −16.0% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | – | – | – | −23.6% |
| Gross margin | 28.3% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.6% | 28.3% |
| Operating margin | 8.4% | 11.6% | −4.3% | 15.5% | 12.5% |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 5.8% | −6.9% | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 3.7% | 5.1% | −7.0% | 8.5% | 6.1% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 3.8% | 5.7% | −2.5% | 8.6% | 7.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 10.3% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 2.79x | 1.76x | −1.91x | 2.16x | 2.45x |
| Receivable days | 60 | 56 | 53 | 47 | 46 |
| Inventory days | 79 | 73 | 67 | 64 | 47 |
| Payable days | 147 | 129 | 121 | 128 | 97 |
| Interest cover | 1.98x | 2.49x | −0.83x | 3.08x | 2.65x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.76x | 0.72x | 0.73x | 0.71x | 0.61x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 2,700 | 3,033 | 2,914 | 3,177 | 2,682 |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 0.99x | 0.85x | 0.80x | 0.96x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.