Cadre Holdings, Inc. (CDRE) Key Metrics

NYSE: CDREValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 7 years.

CDRE valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$1.13B
Enterprise value
$1.49B
P/E (TTM)
32.6
10-yr median 40.2
Forward P/E
18.1
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
1.6
10-yr median 2.3
Price / book
3.3
10-yr median 5.6
EV / EBITDA
16.5
10-yr median 18.1
Dividend yield
1.52%
$0.40 a year
Beta
1.33

CDRE key metrics, 2019–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

CDRE valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

P/E ratio+11.5%
40.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2021: 57.42022: 125.0 (+117.7%)2023: 32.3 (−74.2%)2024: 36.1 (+11.7%)2025: 40.2 (+11.5%)
20192025
Price / sales+26.6%
2.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2021: 1.72022: 1.6 (−6.6%)2023: 2.6 (+62.7%)2024: 2.3 (−11.2%)2025: 2.9 (+26.6%)
20192025
Price / book+33.5%
5.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2021: 8.22022: 4.4 (−46.5%)2023: 6.3 (+44.2%)2024: 4.2 (−33.9%)2025: 5.6 (+33.5%)
20192025
EV / EBITDA+18.1%
21.3
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2021: 17.32022: 26.9 (+55.7%)2023: 17.8 (−33.7%)2024: 18.1 (+1.2%)2025: 21.3 (+18.1%)
20192025
Price / free cash flow−37.5%
31.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2021: 19.52022: 17.4 (−11.0%)2023: 18.8 (+8.1%)2024: 49.9 (+166.0%)2025: 31.2 (−37.5%)
20192025
Free cash flow yield+1.2 pts
3.2%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2021: 5.1%2022: 5.8% (+0.6 pts)2023: 5.3% (−0.4 pts)2024: 2.0% (−3.3 pts)2025: 3.2% (+1.2 pts)
20192025

CDRE valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday7-year median

CDRE returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

CDRE debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

CDRE cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

CDRE price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

CDRE key metrics

2019–2025
Cadre Holdings, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.77B$1.30B$1.25B$727.5M$727.0M——
Enterprise value$1.98B$1.42B$1.31B$840.6M$852.8M——
P/E ratio40.236.132.3125.057.4——
Price / sales2.92.32.61.61.7——
Price / book5.64.26.34.48.2——
Price / free cash flow31.249.918.817.419.5——
Price / operating cash flow27.841.017.015.718.1——
EV / sales3.22.52.71.82.0——
EV / EBITDA21.318.117.826.917.3——
EV / free cash flow34.854.319.620.122.9——
Earnings yield2.5%2.8%3.1%0.8%1.7%——
Free cash flow yield3.2%2.0%5.3%5.8%5.1%——
Dividend yield0.9%1.1%1.0%1.6%1.8%——
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)0.9%1.1%1.2%1.6%1.8%——
Share price at fiscal year-end$40.84$32.30$32.89$20.14$25.42——
Per share
Revenue per share$14.05$14.07$12.72$12.67$14.94$12.08$12.57
Earnings per share$1.02$0.90$1.02$0.16$0.44$1.15−$0.06
Operating cash flow per share$1.47$0.79$1.93$1.28$1.40$1.36$0.22
Free cash flow per share$1.31$0.65$1.75$1.16$1.30$1.22$0.13
Cash per share$2.83$3.10$2.31$1.25$1.18$0.09$0.08
Book value per share$7.32$7.72$5.20$4.59$3.10$0.26−$0.90
Tangible book value per share$0.49$1.38$1.90$0.93−$0.70−$3.24−$4.66
Dividends per share$0.36$0.35$0.32$0.32$0.45$0.38$0.38
Capex per share$0.16$0.14$0.18$0.12$0.10$0.14$0.09
Debt per share$7.55$5.92$3.87$4.39$5.58$6.36$8.20
Shares outstanding43.4M40.3M37.9M36.1M28.6M33.5M33.5M
Change in shares outstanding+7.7%+6.4%+5.0%+26.3%−14.6%0.0%—
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)14.0%14.2%21.3%4.6%26.0%——
Return on invested capital (ROIC)11.2%13.1%15.4%4.2%15.8%21.6%8.9%
Return on assets (ROA)6.2%6.7%9.4%1.7%4.3%13.0%−0.6%
Return on tangible assets9.3%9.1%12.6%2.2%6.2%23.2%−1.1%
Free cash flow margin9.3%4.6%13.8%9.2%8.7%10.1%1.0%
Income quality (OCF / net income)1.440.881.897.973.171.18—
Financial health
Total debt$327.8M$238.8M$146.8M$158.4M$159.7M$212.8M$274.6M
Cash & short-term investments$122.9M$124.9M$87.7M$45.3M$33.9M$2.9M$2.5M
Net debt$204.9M$113.8M$59.1M$113.1M$125.8M$209.9M$272.1M
Debt / equity1.030.770.740.961.8024.04—
Debt / assets0.430.370.340.400.510.750.89
Net debt / EBITDA2.211.450.813.622.553.136.30
Current ratio3.503.482.582.502.141.882.27
Quick ratio2.542.611.731.611.290.901.28
Interest coverage6.38.512.52.73.12.00.9
Working capital$261.4M$233.4M$150.6M$118.1M$85.4M$55.0M$80.0M
Invested capital$522.7M$425.3M$256.3M$279.0M$214.5M$218.8M$242.1M
Tangible asset value$21.4M$55.8M$72.0M$33.6M−$20.0M−$108.5M−$156.2M
Net current asset value−$86.4M−$13.6M$11.8M−$29.0M−$63.2M−$157.0M−$194.5M
Graham number$12.93$12.48$10.92$4.08$5.56$2.61—
Graham net-net per share−$4.52−$2.60−$1.64−$2.69−$4.23−$6.22−$7.83
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$15.4M$13.9M$12.0M$11.5M$12.8M$12.8M$12.8M
Share buybacks (net)——$2.7M$0$0——
Dividend payout ratio35.0%38.6%31.1%197.7%100.7%33.2%—
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow27.2%53.4%22.2%27.5%34.2%31.3%294.3%
Capex / revenue1.1%1.0%1.4%1.0%0.7%1.2%0.7%
Capex / operating cash flow10.8%17.8%9.2%9.7%7.1%10.4%41.6%
Capex / depreciation0.370.350.430.290.210.320.20
Stock-based compensation / revenue2.0%1.5%1.9%7.0%0.1%−3.4%0.1%
R&D / revenue1.9%—1.4%1.9%2.9%2.3%2.2%
SG&A / revenue30.0%28.0%28.0%33.5%26.2%25.7%28.7%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding61.048.846.545.039.344.748.2
Days of inventory on hand92.989.298.086.888.889.282.5
Days payables outstanding26.431.733.627.629.434.634.1
Cash conversion cycle (days)127.5106.3110.9104.298.799.496.6
Receivables turnover5.987.477.858.119.298.167.57
Payables turnover13.8011.5110.8813.2112.4210.5610.69
Inventory turnover3.934.093.734.204.114.094.42
Asset turnover0.861.051.171.301.441.371.37
Average receivables$102.1M$75.9M$61.5M$56.5M$46.0M$49.6M$55.6M
Average payables$26.0M$29.0M$25.9M$21.4M$20.7M$23.8M$25.7M
Average inventory$91.3M$81.7M$75.6M$67.1M$62.5M$61.5M$62.1M
Intangibles / total assets38.5%39.2%29.0%33.7%34.9%41.4%41.0%

Computed from CDRE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 10, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

CDRE valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Cadre traded at 40.2 times earnings, against a 7-year median of 40.2. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 32.6 and the forward P/E is 18.1. Cadre earned a return on equity of 14.0% and a return on invested capital of 11.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $327.8 million of debt and $122.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $204.9 million. It returned $15.4 million to shareholders: $15.4 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 27% of free cash flow. The share count rose 29.7% from 33.5M to 43.4M over 6 years.

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CDRE key metrics FAQ

What is Cadre's P/E ratio?

Cadre's trailing P/E ratio is 32.6 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 18.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 40.2, compared with a 7-year median of 40.2.

What is Cadre's EV/EBITDA?

Cadre's enterprise value was 21.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $2.0 billion, EBITDA $92.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 16.5.

What is Cadre's return on equity?

Cadre's return on equity (ROE) was 14.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $44.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $314.7 million.

What is Cadre's ROIC?

Cadre's return on invested capital was 11.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Cadre have?

Cadre had total debt of $327.8 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03 and $204.9 million of net debt (2.21 times EBITDA).

What is Cadre's dividend yield?

Cadre's forward dividend yield is 1.52%. Cadre paid $15.4 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.36 per share), a payout ratio of 35.0%.

What is Cadre's free cash flow yield?

Cadre generated $56.8 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.2% on its market value at year-end ($1.8 billion).

What is Cadre's current ratio?

Cadre's current ratio was 3.50 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 3.50 times current liabilities.

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