Kimball Electronics, Inc. (KE) Key Metrics
KE valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $620.4M
- Enterprise value
- $680.3M
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.9 10-yr median 17.6
- Forward P/E
- 23.2
- PEG ratio
- 1.16
- Price / sales
- 0.4 10-yr median 0.4
- Price / book
- 1.1 10-yr median 1.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 6.8 10-yr median 7.0
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.24
KE key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 · U.S. dollarsKE valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
KE returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
KE per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
KE financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
KE efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
KE valuation history
KE returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
KE debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
KE cash returned to shareholders
KE price vs earnings per share
KE key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $638.6M | $481.1M | $555.6M | $692.8M | $506.9M | $549.7M | $344.3M | $423.6M | $494.2M | $496.9M |
| Enterprise value | $668.3M | $539.3M | $772.5M | $931.3M | $637.7M | $509.4M | $397.4M | $500.5M | $456.1M | $462.4M |
| P/E ratio | 22.8 | 28.3 | 27.1 | 12.4 | 16.2 | 9.7 | 18.9 | 13.4 | 29.5 | 14.5 |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Price / book | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 30.7 | 3.2 | 20.5 | — | — | 6.1 | 10.1 | — | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.8 | 2.6 | 7.6 | — | — | 4.2 | 4.7 | — | 12.3 | 10.6 |
| EV / sales | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.4 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| EV / free cash flow | 32.2 | 3.6 | 28.5 | — | — | 5.6 | 11.7 | — | 33.3 | 37.0 |
| Earnings yield | 4.4% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 8.1% | 6.2% | 10.3% | 5.3% | 7.5% | 3.4% | 6.9% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.3% | 31.2% | 4.9% | −15.1% | −31.1% | 16.5% | 9.9% | −7.7% | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 5.5% | 1.9% | 4.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $25.60 | $19.23 | $21.98 | $27.63 | $20.10 | $21.74 | $13.54 | $16.24 | $18.30 | $18.05 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $57.38 | $59.43 | $67.83 | $72.72 | $53.51 | $51.09 | $47.21 | $45.31 | $39.70 | $33.81 |
| Earnings per share | $1.12 | $0.68 | $0.81 | $2.23 | $1.24 | $2.25 | $0.72 | $1.21 | $0.62 | $1.24 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.90 | $7.35 | $2.90 | −$0.55 | −$3.30 | $5.15 | $2.86 | −$0.26 | $1.49 | $1.70 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.83 | $6.01 | $1.07 | −$4.17 | −$6.26 | $3.59 | $1.34 | −$1.25 | $0.51 | $0.45 |
| Cash per share | $3.56 | $3.55 | $3.08 | $1.71 | $1.98 | $4.21 | $2.56 | $1.89 | $1.72 | $1.62 |
| Book value per share | $23.46 | $22.78 | $21.38 | $20.90 | $18.00 | $17.48 | $14.92 | $14.18 | $13.16 | $12.43 |
| Tangible book value per share | $23.13 | $22.44 | $21.02 | $19.93 | $16.94 | $16.33 | $13.69 | $12.71 | $12.77 | $12.04 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $2.06 | $1.35 | $1.82 | $3.62 | $2.96 | $1.56 | $1.52 | $0.99 | $0.98 | $1.24 |
| Debt per share | $4.75 | $5.88 | $11.66 | $11.22 | $7.16 | $2.62 | $4.65 | $4.84 | $0.31 | $0.36 |
| Shares outstanding | 24.9M | 25.0M | 25.3M | 25.1M | 25.2M | 25.3M | 25.4M | 26.1M | 27.0M | 27.5M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.3% | −1.0% | +0.8% | −0.6% | −0.2% | −0.6% | −2.5% | −3.4% | −1.9% | −5.6% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 4.8% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 11.4% | 7.0% | 13.8% | 4.9% | 8.7% | 4.8% | 10.3% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 7.7% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 7.6% | 12.8% | 5.3% | 9.0% | 6.8% | 11.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 6.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 7.2% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 6.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.5% | 10.1% | 1.6% | −5.7% | −11.7% | 7.0% | 2.8% | −2.8% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.58 | 10.83 | 3.57 | −0.25 | −2.66 | 2.29 | 4.00 | −0.21 | 2.40 | 1.37 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $118.5M | $147.1M | $294.8M | $281.5M | $180.6M | $66.2M | $118.1M | $126.2M | $8.3M | $10.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $88.9M | $88.8M | $78.0M | $43.0M | $49.9M | $106.4M | $65.0M | $49.3M | $46.4M | $44.6M |
| Net debt | $29.6M | $58.3M | $216.9M | $238.5M | $130.7M | −$40.2M | $53.1M | $76.9M | −$38.1M | −$34.6M |
| Debt / equity | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.40 | 0.15 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Debt / assets | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.60 | 0.75 | 2.52 | 1.93 | 1.72 | −0.38 | 0.88 | 1.08 | −0.55 | −0.52 |
| Current ratio | 2.09 | 2.20 | 2.26 | 1.96 | 1.86 | 1.94 | 2.05 | 2.02 | 1.91 | 1.95 |
| Quick ratio | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.03 | 1.22 |
| Interest coverage | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 12.3 | 30.3 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 80.4 | 158.9 |
| Working capital | $360.9M | $381.0M | $471.7M | $454.3M | $352.3M | $282.6M | $285.8M | $280.4M | $208.4M | $188.9M |
| Invested capital | $614.7M | $628.2M | $757.3M | $762.5M | $584.7M | $401.7M | $432.5M | $446.8M | $317.4M | $307.7M |
| Tangible asset value | $577.0M | $561.3M | $531.3M | $499.6M | $427.3M | $413.0M | $348.0M | $329.6M | $345.0M | $331.5M |
| Net current asset value | $186.1M | $192.2M | $179.5M | $193.7M | $179.3M | $211.3M | $162.9M | $161.1M | $183.8M | $175.5M |
| Graham number | $24.32 | $18.65 | $19.76 | $32.35 | $22.40 | $29.72 | $15.50 | $19.65 | $13.55 | $18.64 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$2.61 | −$2.44 | −$5.99 | −$7.07 | −$4.72 | $0.85 | −$1.30 | −$1.34 | $0.89 | $1.15 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $12.0M | $2.8M | $1.4M | $9.0M | $3.0M | $8.8M | $23.4M | $9.6M | $23.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 0.0% | 8.0% | 10.5% | — | — | 3.3% | 25.8% | — | 69.8% | 184.5% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.6% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 71.2% | 18.3% | 62.9% | — | — | 30.2% | 53.2% | — | 66.0% | 73.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.33 | 0.91 | 1.21 | 2.80 | 2.54 | 1.16 | 1.26 | 0.90 | 1.01 | 1.43 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 4.3% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 74.4 | 80.2 | 79.4 | 67.4 | 72.5 | 70.6 | 80.3 | 69.6 | 58.4 | 62.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 76.1 | 80.7 | 91.4 | 92.6 | 87.4 | 65.2 | 69.1 | 67.7 | 64.1 | 59.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 63.2 | 57.1 | 62.1 | 68.1 | 75.8 | 65.3 | 65.5 | 64.2 | 63.4 | 63.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 87.3 | 103.8 | 108.7 | 91.9 | 84.1 | 70.5 | 83.9 | 73.1 | 59.2 | 58.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.90 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 5.41 | 5.03 | 5.17 | 4.55 | 5.24 | 6.24 | 5.83 |
| Payables turnover | 5.78 | 6.39 | 5.88 | 5.36 | 4.82 | 5.59 | 5.57 | 5.68 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Inventory turnover | 4.80 | 4.52 | 3.99 | 3.94 | 4.18 | 5.60 | 5.28 | 5.39 | 5.70 | 6.16 |
| Asset turnover | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.39 | 1.59 | 1.46 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.72 | 1.84 | 1.75 |
| Average receivables | $291.9M | $326.5M | $372.8M | $337.0M | $268.1M | $249.9M | $264.0M | $225.5M | $171.7M | $159.7M |
| Average payables | $226.6M | $216.2M | $267.9M | $311.2M | $258.4M | $210.1M | $200.4M | $192.4M | $171.2M | $148.4M |
| Average inventory | $272.7M | $305.8M | $394.2M | $423.0M | $298.0M | $209.7M | $211.4M | $202.7M | $173.1M | $138.7M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
Computed from KE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed August 19, 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.
KE valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (June 30, 2026), Kimball Electronics traded at 22.8 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 17.6. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 22.9 and the forward P/E is 23.2. Kimball Electronics earned a return on equity of 4.8% and a return on invested capital of 7.7% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $118.5 million of debt and $88.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $29.6 million. The share count fell 9.4% from 27.5M to 24.9M over 9 years.
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KE key metrics FAQ
What is Kimball Electronics's P/E ratio?
Kimball Electronics's trailing P/E ratio is 22.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 23.2. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 22.8, compared with a 10-year median of 17.6.
What is Kimball Electronics's EV/EBITDA?
Kimball Electronics's enterprise value was 13.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $668.3 million, EBITDA $49.7 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 6.8.
What is Kimball Electronics's return on equity?
Kimball Electronics's return on equity (ROE) was 4.8% in fiscal 2026: net income of $28.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $577.5 million.
What is Kimball Electronics's ROIC?
Kimball Electronics's return on invested capital was 7.7% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Kimball Electronics have?
Kimball Electronics had total debt of $118.5 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20 and $29.6 million of net debt (0.60 times EBITDA).
What is Kimball Electronics's free cash flow yield?
Kimball Electronics generated $20.8 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 3.3% on its market value at year-end ($638.6 million).
What is Kimball Electronics's current ratio?
Kimball Electronics's current ratio was 2.09 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 2.09 times current liabilities.