Metal fabrication
7 companies · $31.8B combined revenue · $6.8B operating profit
The typical US-listed metal fabrication company grew revenue 8.3% and earnings 24.1% in its latest year, at a 18.2% operating margin, and 3 of 7 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.
Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders
All four working: 0% of companiesA company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.
- Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more14%
- Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue71%
- Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more71%
- Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash43%
Combined revenue · 7 companies reporting in US dollars
Combined operating margin
All 7 companies
| Median | – | 8.3% | 24.1% | 18.2% | 13.4% | 0.46x |
| PHParker-Hannifin | $21.5B | 8.3%▲ | 3.3%▼ | 23.6%▲ | 20.5%▲ | 0.53x▼ |
| CRCrane | $2.3B | 8.2%▼ | 24.4%▲ | 18.4%▲ | 12.5%▼ | 0.56x▼ |
| WTSWatts Water Technologies | $2.4B | 8.3% | 17%▼ | 18.4%▲ | 18.9%▲ | 0.10x▲ |
| AZZAZZ | $1.7B | 4.6%▼ | 146%▲ | 16%▼ | 13.4% | 0.36x▲ |
| MWAMueller Water Products | $1.4B | 8.7%▲ | 65.4%▲ | 18.2% | 16.8%▲ | 0.46x |
| CXTCrane NXT | $1.7B | 11.4%▲ | -21.2%▼ | 14.9%▼ | 9.7%▼ | 0.91x▼ |
| HLIOHelios Technologies | $839M | 4.1%▼ | 24.1% | 7.9%▼ | 4.8%▼ | 0.28x▲ |
▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).