Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (HBB) Key Metrics
HBB valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $455.0M
- Enterprise value
- $453.0M
- P/E (TTM)
- 8.0 10-yr median 8.9
- Forward P/E
- —
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.7 10-yr median 0.4
- Price / book
- 2.1 10-yr median 2.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 5.3 10-yr median 8.4
- Dividend yield
- 1.06% $0.49 a year
- Beta
- 0.23
HBB key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsHBB valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
HBB returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
HBB per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
HBB financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
HBB efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
HBB valuation history
HBB returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
HBB debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
HBB cash returned to shareholders
HBB price vs earnings per share
HBB key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $221.3M | $235.0M | $245.9M | $173.4M | $200.0M | $240.1M | $262.2M | $322.1M | $351.6M | — |
| Enterprise value | $215.9M | $283.6M | $328.6M | $336.1M | $296.0M | $336.4M | $318.5M | $364.3M | $392.0M | — |
| P/E ratio | 8.4 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 5.2 | — | 18.2 | 22.1 | — |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — |
| Price / book | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 7.6 | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 20.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | — | 33.3 | — | — | 85.9 | 13.5 | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 16.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | — | 11.2 | — | — | 27.2 | 10.5 | — |
| EV / sales | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 9.4 | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 19.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | — | 49.2 | — | — | 97.2 | 15.0 | — |
| Earnings yield | 12.0% | 13.1% | 10.3% | 14.6% | 10.7% | 19.3% | −5.2% | 5.5% | 4.5% | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.0% | 26.5% | 34.7% | −3.3% | 3.0% | −13.0% | −1.5% | 1.2% | 7.4% | — |
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 11.1% | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 7.0% | 8.7% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 11.1% | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $16.45 | $16.83 | $17.49 | $12.39 | $14.36 | $17.51 | $19.10 | $23.46 | $25.69 | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $45.11 | $46.89 | $44.50 | $45.80 | $47.26 | $44.03 | $44.57 | $45.89 | $54.13 | $54.51 |
| Earnings per share | $1.97 | $2.20 | $1.80 | $1.81 | $1.53 | $3.37 | −$0.98 | $1.29 | $1.16 | $1.91 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $1.03 | $4.68 | $6.30 | −$0.24 | $1.28 | −$2.04 | $0.01 | $0.86 | $2.44 | $4.58 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.82 | $4.46 | $6.06 | −$0.41 | $0.43 | −$2.28 | −$0.29 | $0.27 | $1.90 | $4.14 |
| Cash per share | $3.52 | $3.27 | $1.09 | $0.07 | $0.08 | $0.18 | $0.16 | $0.32 | $0.80 | $0.83 |
| Book value per share | $13.59 | $11.88 | $10.47 | $8.90 | $7.34 | $5.84 | $2.64 | $4.77 | $3.39 | $4.77 |
| Tangible book value per share | $12.91 | $11.22 | $9.94 | $8.34 | $6.77 | $5.25 | $1.96 | $3.98 | $2.50 | $3.78 |
| Dividends per share | $0.48 | $0.45 | $0.43 | $0.41 | $0.39 | $0.37 | $0.35 | $0.34 | $2.86 | $3.07 |
| Capex per share | $0.21 | $0.23 | $0.24 | $0.16 | $0.85 | $0.24 | $0.30 | $0.59 | $0.54 | $0.44 |
| Debt per share | $3.12 | $6.75 | $6.98 | $11.69 | $6.97 | $7.20 | $4.26 | $3.40 | $3.75 | $2.83 |
| Shares outstanding | 13.5M | 14.0M | 14.1M | 14.0M | 13.9M | 13.7M | 13.7M | 13.7M | 13.7M | 13.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −3.6% | −0.7% | +0.5% | +0.5% | +1.6% | −0.1% | −0.0% | +0.3% | +0.1% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 15.2% | 19.6% | 18.6% | 22.3% | 23.4% | 79.5% | −26.6% | 31.6% | 28.4% | 35.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 13.9% | 17.9% | 10.8% | 12.5% | 12.4% | 19.8% | 16.7% | 26.1% | 21.2% | 25.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.5% | 7.7% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 5.5% | 13.6% | −4.4% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 8.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.8% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 5.7% | 12.1% | −4.8% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 8.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.8% | 9.5% | 13.6% | −0.9% | 0.9% | −5.2% | −0.6% | 0.6% | 3.5% | 7.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.52 | 2.13 | 3.51 | −0.14 | 0.84 | −0.60 | — | 0.67 | 2.11 | 2.39 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $41.9M | $94.2M | $98.1M | $163.6M | $97.1M | $98.7M | $58.5M | $46.6M | $51.3M | $38.7M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $47.3M | $45.6M | $15.4M | $928,000 | $1.1M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $4.4M | $10.9M | $11.3M |
| Net debt | −$5.4M | $48.6M | $82.7M | $162.6M | $95.9M | $96.3M | $56.4M | $42.2M | $40.4M | $27.4M |
| Debt / equity | 0.23 | 0.57 | 0.67 | 1.31 | 0.95 | 1.23 | 1.61 | 0.71 | 1.11 | 0.59 |
| Debt / assets | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.42 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.13 | 1.25 | 2.12 | 3.88 | 2.61 | 2.43 | 1.81 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.55 |
| Current ratio | 2.47 | 1.97 | 2.05 | 2.80 | 1.94 | 1.69 | 1.18 | 1.31 | 1.16 | 1.33 |
| Quick ratio | 1.39 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.58 | 0.65 |
| Interest coverage | 65.4 | 70.5 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 18.7 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 24.3 | 31.6 |
| Working capital | $181.5M | $149.6M | $147.2M | $183.2M | $154.2M | $137.2M | $35.7M | $63.2M | $37.6M | $62.5M |
| Invested capital | $177.4M | $214.5M | $230.0M | $287.2M | $198.2M | $176.4M | $92.6M | $107.6M | $86.8M | $92.6M |
| Tangible asset value | $173.7M | $156.7M | $139.7M | $116.8M | $94.3M | $72.0M | $26.9M | $45.7M | $34.3M | $51.7M |
| Net current asset value | $90.0M | $54.6M | $49.4M | $20.3M | $38.1M | $25.2M | −$15.3M | $3.9M | −$11.2M | $6.8M |
| Graham number | $24.52 | $24.27 | $20.57 | $19.01 | $15.90 | $21.06 | — | $11.76 | $9.41 | $14.34 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$1.31 | −$3.81 | −$4.07 | −$7.08 | −$7.02 | −$8.25 | −$8.31 | −$9.13 | −$8.47 | −$6.73 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $6.4M | $6.3M | $6.1M | $5.8M | $5.5M | $5.1M | $4.9M | $4.7M | $39.2M | $42.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $9.0M | $14.1M | $3.1M | $3.0M | $1.6M | $0 | $6.0M | — | $0 | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | 24.3% | 20.5% | 24.1% | 22.9% | 25.7% | 10.9% | — | 26.3% | 246.5% | 160.4% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 139.7% | 32.8% | 10.7% | — | 118.2% | — | — | 124.3% | 150.2% | 74.3% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 20.1% | 4.9% | 3.9% | — | 66.3% | — | 2,040.6% | 68.3% | 22.1% | 9.6% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.47 | 2.41 | 0.85 | 1.03 | 1.89 | 1.81 | 0.96 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| R&D / revenue | 2.2% | — | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 19.7% | 19.4% | 16.1% | 14.1% | 15.9% | 16.6% | 14.9% | 24.6% | 20.8% | 20.0% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 68.4 | 70.4 | 73.1 | 66.8 | 73.3 | 76.5 | 61.7 | 61.5 | 53.8 | 50.5 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 104.8 | 94.7 | 107.0 | 121.0 | 125.0 | 111.4 | 87.8 | 95.7 | 100.9 | 84.4 |
| Days payables outstanding | 77.2 | 76.8 | 61.1 | 69.1 | 99.5 | 103.8 | 88.2 | 101.8 | 108.6 | 77.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 96.1 | 88.3 | 119.0 | 118.8 | 98.8 | 84.1 | 61.3 | 55.5 | 46.1 | 57.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.33 | 5.19 | 4.99 | 5.46 | 4.98 | 4.77 | 5.92 | 5.93 | 6.79 | 7.22 |
| Payables turnover | 4.73 | 4.75 | 5.97 | 5.29 | 3.67 | 3.52 | 4.14 | 3.59 | 3.36 | 4.71 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.48 | 3.85 | 3.41 | 3.02 | 2.92 | 3.28 | 4.15 | 3.81 | 3.62 | 4.33 |
| Asset turnover | 1.49 | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 1.70 | 1.78 | 2.01 | 1.95 | 2.33 | 2.40 |
| Average receivables | $113.8M | $126.3M | $125.3M | $117.4M | $132.2M | $126.6M | $103.4M | $106.2M | $109.1M | $103.2M |
| Average payables | $95.3M | $101.9M | $80.7M | $96.8M | $142.2M | $132.2M | $116.8M | $136.9M | $141.6M | $117.0M |
| Average inventory | $129.4M | $125.7M | $141.3M | $169.7M | $178.7M | $141.9M | $116.3M | $128.8M | $131.6M | $127.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.4% |
Computed from HBB's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 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.
HBB valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Hamilton Beach Brands traded at 8.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 8.9. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 8.0. Hamilton Beach Brands earned a return on equity of 15.2% and a return on invested capital of 13.9% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $41.9 million of debt and $47.3 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $5.4 million. It returned $15.4 million to shareholders: $6.4 million in dividends and $9.0 million in share buybacks, 140% of free cash flow.
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HBB key metrics FAQ
What is Hamilton Beach Brands's P/E ratio?
Hamilton Beach Brands's trailing P/E ratio is 8.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026). At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 8.4, compared with a 10-year median of 8.9.
What is Hamilton Beach Brands's EV/EBITDA?
Hamilton Beach Brands's enterprise value was 5.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $215.9 million, EBITDA $42.1 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 5.3.
What is Hamilton Beach Brands's return on equity?
Hamilton Beach Brands's return on equity (ROE) was 15.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of $26.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $174.4 million.
What is Hamilton Beach Brands's ROIC?
Hamilton Beach Brands's return on invested capital was 13.9% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Hamilton Beach Brands have?
Hamilton Beach Brands had total debt of $41.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23 and more cash than debt.
What is Hamilton Beach Brands's dividend yield?
Hamilton Beach Brands's forward dividend yield is 1.06%. Hamilton Beach Brands paid $6.4 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.48 per share), a payout ratio of 24.3%.
Does Hamilton Beach Brands buy back its shares?
Yes. Hamilton Beach Brands spent $9.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −3.6% over the year, to 13.5M..
What is Hamilton Beach Brands's free cash flow yield?
Hamilton Beach Brands generated $11.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.0% on its market value at year-end ($221.3 million).
What is Hamilton Beach Brands's current ratio?
Hamilton Beach Brands's current ratio was 2.47 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.47 times current liabilities.