Ennis, Inc. (EBF) Key Metrics
EBF valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $566.1M
- Enterprise value
- $508.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- 14.6 10-yr median 14.2
- Forward P/E
- 12.4
- PEG ratio
- 0.73
- Price / sales
- 1.4 10-yr median 1.3
- Price / book
- 1.8 10-yr median 1.7
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.4 10-yr median 6.9
- Dividend yield
- 4.70% $1.05 a year
- Beta
- 0.26
EBF key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended February 28, 2026 · U.S. dollarsEBF valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
EBF returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
EBF per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
EBF financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
EBF efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
EBF valuation history
EBF returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
EBF debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
EBF cash returned to shareholders
EBF price vs earnings per share
EBF key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $542.4M | $554.6M | $527.1M | $564.4M | $490.3M | $515.2M | $523.3M | $547.9M | $495.6M | $421.0M |
| Enterprise value | $517.0M | $491.6M | $425.8M | $483.5M | $420.1M | $458.9M | $474.9M | $489.4M | $429.4M | $370.5M |
| P/E ratio | 12.7 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 16.9 | 21.4 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 236.5 |
| Price / sales | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Price / book | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 13.2 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 7.5 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 10.3 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 7.1 |
| EV / sales | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| EV / free cash flow | 12.6 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 6.6 |
| Earnings yield | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 0.4% |
| Free cash flow yield | 7.6% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 13.3% |
| Dividend yield | 4.8% | 16.6% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 13.6% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 7.4% | 16.9% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 15.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $21.11 | $21.20 | $20.32 | $21.75 | $18.78 | $19.82 | $20.10 | $21.20 | $19.50 | $16.35 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $15.27 | $15.09 | $16.20 | $16.64 | $15.32 | $13.77 | $16.84 | $15.51 | $14.56 | $13.86 |
| Earnings per share | $1.66 | $1.54 | $1.64 | $1.82 | $1.11 | $0.93 | $1.47 | $1.45 | $1.29 | $0.07 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.05 | $2.52 | $2.66 | $1.80 | $1.94 | $2.03 | $2.20 | $1.99 | $1.78 | $2.29 |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.60 | $2.29 | $2.41 | $1.64 | $1.69 | $1.89 | $2.07 | $1.80 | $1.68 | $2.17 |
| Cash per share | $1.35 | $2.77 | $4.28 | $3.62 | $3.28 | $2.89 | $2.62 | $3.42 | $3.79 | $3.12 |
| Book value per share | $12.02 | $11.54 | $13.49 | $12.77 | $11.64 | $11.56 | $11.30 | $11.19 | $10.30 | $9.76 |
| Tangible book value per share | $6.36 | $6.67 | $8.37 | $7.53 | $6.49 | $6.12 | $5.96 | $5.66 | $5.58 | $4.93 |
| Dividends per share | $1.01 | $3.52 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $0.97 | $0.90 | $0.90 | $0.87 | $0.88 | $2.22 |
| Capex per share | $2.05 | $0.23 | $0.25 | $0.17 | $0.25 | $0.14 | $0.13 | $0.19 | $0.10 | $0.12 |
| Debt per share | $0.36 | $0.36 | $0.37 | $0.50 | $0.59 | $0.73 | $0.76 | $1.16 | $1.18 | $1.17 |
| Shares outstanding | 25.7M | 26.2M | 25.9M | 26.0M | 26.1M | 26.0M | 26.0M | 25.8M | 25.4M | 25.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.8% | +0.8% | −0.0% | −0.6% | +0.4% | −0.2% | +0.8% | +1.7% | −1.3% | +0.1% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 14.0% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 9.6% | 8.1% | 13.1% | 13.6% | 12.8% | 0.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 14.7% | 15.4% | 16.3% | 19.9% | 12.6% | 10.6% | 15.9% | 17.6% | 16.7% | 10.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 12.0% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 12.4% | 7.9% | 6.6% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10.1% | 0.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 19.6% | 18.2% | 16.0% | 18.3% | 12.4% | 10.8% | 16.9% | 17.0% | 15.7% | 0.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.5% | 15.2% | 14.9% | 9.8% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 12.3% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 15.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.24 | 1.64 | 1.62 | 0.99 | 1.75 | 2.19 | 1.49 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 33.08 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $9.2M | $9.5M | $9.6M | $13.0M | $15.3M | $18.9M | $19.9M | $30.0M | $30.0M | $30.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $34.6M | $72.5M | $110.9M | $94.0M | $85.6M | $75.2M | $68.3M | $88.4M | $96.2M | $80.5M |
| Net debt | −$25.4M | −$63.0M | −$101.3M | −$81.0M | −$70.3M | −$56.3M | −$48.4M | −$58.4M | −$66.2M | −$50.5M |
| Debt / equity | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Debt / assets | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.33 | −0.92 | −1.37 | −1.04 | −1.16 | −1.10 | −0.69 | −0.88 | −1.08 | −0.95 |
| Current ratio | 3.72 | 4.59 | 5.96 | 4.77 | 4.44 | 4.22 | 3.95 | 5.25 | 5.52 | 4.98 |
| Quick ratio | 2.17 | 3.42 | 4.77 | 3.63 | 3.40 | 3.29 | 3.03 | 4.13 | 4.63 | 4.05 |
| Interest coverage | — | 10.7 | 14.2 | 2.4 | — | — | 83.9 | 43.4 | 60.9 | 66.1 |
| Working capital | $96.4M | $119.4M | $167.6M | $155.4M | $127.8M | $113.0M | $111.9M | $134.5M | $133.8M | $119.3M |
| Invested capital | $283.4M | $239.0M | $248.5M | $250.5M | $233.5M | $244.3M | $245.9M | $230.7M | $195.5M | $200.9M |
| Tangible asset value | $163.3M | $174.4M | $217.2M | $195.5M | $169.6M | $159.2M | $155.2M | $146.2M | $141.8M | $126.8M |
| Net current asset value | $77.3M | $105.8M | $152.0M | $134.2M | $100.0M | $84.2M | $78.5M | $92.2M | $95.6M | $76.3M |
| Graham number | $21.18 | $19.98 | $22.32 | $22.89 | $17.05 | $15.53 | $19.34 | $19.10 | $17.32 | $3.90 |
| Graham net-net per share | $1.45 | $2.83 | $4.51 | $3.67 | $2.65 | $2.16 | $1.79 | $2.42 | $2.69 | $1.92 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $25.9M | $92.0M | $25.9M | $25.8M | $25.4M | $23.5M | $23.5M | $22.6M | $22.3M | $57.2M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $14.5M | $1.8M | $586,000 | $1.1M | $4.8M | $1.2M | $2.5M | $4.8M | $3.3M | $8.4M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 60.8% | 228.7% | 60.7% | 54.6% | 87.7% | 97.4% | 61.3% | 60.4% | 67.6% | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 98.4% | 156.5% | 42.3% | 63.5% | 68.4% | 50.3% | 48.2% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 117.6% |
| Capex / revenue | 13.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 100.0% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 9.3% | 12.9% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 3.08 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.24 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 17.3% | 14.8% | 16.4% | 16.3% | 17.9% | 19.1% | 17.8% | 18.5% | 19.0% | 17.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 36.4 | 39.8 | 43.8 | 39.1 | 35.1 | 41.3 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 36.0 | 47.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 62.9 | 51.9 | 53.8 | 51.8 | 45.7 | 48.6 | 41.4 | 40.7 | 39.2 | 92.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 18.8 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 23.0 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 26.0 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 80.5 | 74.8 | 78.9 | 69.7 | 60.7 | 66.9 | 57.9 | 58.3 | 56.2 | 113.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 10.02 | 9.18 | 8.34 | 9.33 | 10.40 | 8.84 | 10.51 | 10.55 | 10.14 | 7.74 |
| Payables turnover | 19.37 | 21.63 | 19.53 | 17.18 | 18.15 | 15.89 | 19.99 | 21.43 | 19.21 | 14.06 |
| Inventory turnover | 5.81 | 7.04 | 6.79 | 7.05 | 7.99 | 7.51 | 8.81 | 8.96 | 9.30 | 3.94 |
| Asset turnover | 1.10 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 0.98 | 1.20 | 1.16 | 1.13 | 1.00 |
| Average receivables | $39.2M | $43.0M | $50.4M | $46.3M | $38.5M | $40.5M | $41.7M | $38.0M | $36.5M | $46.1M |
| Average payables | $14.0M | $12.8M | $15.1M | $17.5M | $15.7M | $16.0M | $15.5M | $12.9M | $13.2M | $18.0M |
| Average inventory | $46.8M | $39.4M | $43.4M | $42.7M | $35.7M | $33.9M | $35.1M | $30.9M | $27.2M | $64.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 40.0% | 36.6% | 33.2% | 34.5% | 36.4% | 38.8% | 38.0% | 39.4% | 36.4% | 38.4% |
Computed from EBF's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed May 8, 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.
EBF valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (February 28, 2026), Ennis traded at 12.7 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 14.2. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 14.6 and the forward P/E is 12.4. Ennis earned a return on equity of 14.0% and a return on invested capital of 14.7% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $9.2 million of debt and $34.6 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $25.4 million. It returned $40.4 million to shareholders: $25.9 million in dividends and $14.5 million in share buybacks, 98% of free cash flow.
See the EBF income statement, the EBF chart for price history, or the EBF stock overview for the latest quote and news.
EBF key metrics FAQ
What is Ennis's P/E ratio?
Ennis's trailing P/E ratio is 14.6 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 12.4. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 12.7, compared with a 10-year median of 14.2.
What is Ennis's EV/EBITDA?
Ennis's enterprise value was 6.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $517.0 million, EBITDA $75.7 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 9.4.
What is Ennis's return on equity?
Ennis's return on equity (ROE) was 14.0% in fiscal 2026: net income of $42.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $305.4 million.
What is Ennis's ROIC?
Ennis's return on invested capital was 14.7% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Ennis have?
Ennis had total debt of $9.2 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03 and more cash than debt.
What is Ennis's dividend yield?
Ennis's forward dividend yield is 4.70%. Ennis paid $25.9 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($1.01 per share), a payout ratio of 60.8%.
Does Ennis buy back its shares?
Yes. Ennis spent $14.5 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −1.8% over the year, to 25.7M..
What is Ennis's free cash flow yield?
Ennis generated $41.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 7.6% on its market value at year-end ($542.4 million).
What is Ennis's current ratio?
Ennis's current ratio was 3.72 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 3.72 times current liabilities.