Lakeland Industries, Inc. (LAKE) Key Metrics
LAKE valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $90.3M
- Enterprise value
- $121.7M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 29.6
- Forward P/E
- 45.0
- PEG ratio
- 1.14
- Price / sales
- 0.5 10-yr median 1.0
- Price / book
- 0.8 10-yr median 1.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 22.5 10-yr median 10.4
- Dividend yield
- 0.66% $0.06 a year
- Beta
- 1.45
LAKE key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsLAKE valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−54.3%
0.5
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Price / book−40.2%
0.7
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Free cash flow yield−8.0 pts
−18.1%
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LAKE returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−5.0 pts
−18.4%
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Return on invested capital+1.8 pts
−3.6%
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Return on assets−2.1 pts
−12.0%
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Free cash flow margin+1.9 pts
−8.5%
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Asset turnover−0.1%
0.91
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LAKE per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−11.1%
$20.01
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Earnings per share
−$2.63
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Free cash flow per share
−$1.71
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Book value per share−32.1%
$13.41
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Dividends per share+0.2%
$0.12
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Shares outstanding+29.6%
9.6M
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LAKE financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity+69.7%
0.37
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Net debt+$20.6M
$34.8M
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Current ratio−9.6%
3.53
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Interest coverage
-3.5
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Debt / assets+51.3%
0.23
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LAKE efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+5 days
62 days
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Days of inventory−15 days
233 days
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Days payables outstanding+1 days
44 days
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Cash conversion cycle−12 days
251 days
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Capex / revenue−0.6 pts
0.3%
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LAKE valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
LAKE returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LAKE debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LAKE cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
LAKE price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
LAKE key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $90.7M | $172.2M | $135.8M | $112.0M | $169.3M | $226.3M | $112.0M | $90.9M | $108.5M | $79.5M |
| Enterprise value | $125.5M | $186.4M | $122.9M | $92.6M | $121.5M | $176.1M | $100.8M | $79.3M | $94.3M | $74.9M |
| P/E ratio | — | — | 25.0 | 59.8 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 34.1 | 62.3 | 246.5 | 20.4 |
| Price / sales | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Price / book | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | 15.4 | — | 14.1 | 5.8 | 43.8 | — | — | 7.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | — | 12.4 | — | 13.2 | 5.6 | 31.2 | 50.9 | 167.4 | 6.9 |
| EV / sales | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | 10.7 | 13.2 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 10.2 | 9.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | 13.9 | — | 10.1 | 4.5 | 39.4 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Earnings yield | −27.9% | −10.5% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 6.7% | 15.6% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| Free cash flow yield | −18.1% | −10.1% | 6.5% | −6.6% | 7.1% | 17.2% | 2.3% | −1.5% | −0.2% | 13.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $9.42 | $23.19 | $18.01 | $14.48 | $21.02 | $27.80 | $13.94 | $11.12 | $14.10 | $10.85 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $20.01 | $22.52 | $16.54 | $14.58 | $14.70 | $19.53 | $13.41 | $12.12 | $12.48 | $11.76 |
| Earnings per share | −$2.63 | −$2.43 | $0.72 | $0.24 | $1.41 | $4.34 | $0.41 | $0.18 | $0.06 | $0.53 |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$1.64 | −$2.14 | $1.45 | −$0.70 | $1.59 | $5.00 | $0.45 | $0.22 | $0.08 | $1.57 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$1.71 | −$2.35 | $1.17 | −$0.96 | $1.49 | $4.79 | $0.32 | −$0.16 | −$0.03 | $1.51 |
| Cash per share | $1.30 | $2.35 | $3.35 | $3.18 | $6.55 | $6.46 | $1.82 | $1.57 | $2.05 | $1.41 |
| Book value per share | $13.41 | $19.74 | $16.37 | $15.51 | $15.53 | $15.10 | $10.58 | $10.19 | $10.77 | $9.76 |
| Tangible book value per share | $8.53 | $14.12 | $13.65 | $13.63 | $15.42 | $14.99 | $10.47 | $10.08 | $10.54 | $9.63 |
| Dividends per share | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.12 | $0.00 | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.07 | $0.21 | $0.27 | $0.26 | $0.10 | $0.20 | $0.13 | $0.38 | $0.12 | $0.06 |
| Debt per share | $4.91 | $4.26 | $1.63 | $0.68 | $0.61 | $0.29 | $0.42 | $0.16 | $0.22 | $0.79 |
| Shares outstanding | 9.6M | 7.4M | 7.5M | 7.7M | 8.1M | 8.1M | 8.0M | 8.2M | 7.7M | 7.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +29.6% | −1.5% | −2.6% | −3.9% | −1.1% | +1.3% | −1.6% | +6.2% | +5.0% | +1.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −18.4% | −13.4% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 9.2% | 34.0% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 5.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −3.6% | −5.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 15.1% | 48.1% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −12.0% | −9.9% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 8.1% | 29.5% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 4.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | −15.5% | −10.6% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 8.1% | 25.4% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 4.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | −8.5% | −10.4% | 7.1% | −6.6% | 10.1% | 24.5% | 2.4% | −1.3% | −0.3% | 12.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | 2.01 | −2.91 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.09 | 1.22 | 1.47 | 2.95 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $47.3M | $31.6M | $12.3M | $5.2M | $4.9M | $2.4M | $3.4M | $1.3M | $1.7M | $5.8M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $12.5M | $17.5M | $25.2M | $24.6M | $52.7M | $52.6M | $14.6M | $12.8M | $15.8M | $10.4M |
| Net debt | $34.8M | $14.2M | −$12.9M | −$19.4M | −$47.8M | −$50.2M | −$11.2M | −$11.5M | −$14.1M | −$4.6M |
| Debt / equity | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
| Debt / assets | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — | −1.12 | −2.77 | −2.65 | −1.09 | −1.49 | −2.52 | −1.52 | −0.57 |
| Current ratio | 3.53 | 3.91 | 5.53 | 5.68 | 10.04 | 8.03 | 6.17 | 7.30 | 7.37 | 4.88 |
| Quick ratio | 1.36 | 1.54 | 2.74 | 2.55 | 6.07 | 5.18 | 2.75 | 3.20 | 3.24 | 1.99 |
| Interest coverage | -3.5 | -5.6 | 115.2 | 149.8 | — | — | 50.7 | 28.5 | 52.0 | 11.0 |
| Working capital | $96.2M | $101.6M | $83.2M | $87.0M | $108.6M | $108.2M | $66.9M | $65.1M | $66.1M | $47.8M |
| Invested capital | $163.9M | $160.8M | $110.5M | $100.6M | $77.3M | $72.7M | $73.8M | $71.7M | $68.7M | $66.9M |
| Tangible asset value | $82.1M | $104.9M | $103.0M | $105.5M | $124.2M | $122.0M | $84.2M | $82.4M | $81.1M | $70.5M |
| Net current asset value | $53.4M | $70.6M | $71.2M | $82.6M | $105.0M | $106.6M | $65.5M | $64.0M | $64.8M | $47.0M |
| Graham number | — | — | $16.28 | $9.19 | $22.21 | $38.40 | $9.86 | $6.40 | $3.72 | $10.80 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.31 | $2.45 | $4.63 | $6.00 | $9.44 | $9.06 | $4.44 | $4.27 | $4.70 | $3.15 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.2M | $887,000 | $908,000 | $0 | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $429,000 | $446,000 | $753,000 | $6.3M | $9.8M | $116,000 | $530,000 | $1.2M | $376,000 | $21,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | 16.7% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | 18.8% | — | 81.8% | 0.3% | 20.7% | — | — | 0.2% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | — | 19.0% | — | 6.3% | 4.1% | 28.8% | 173.8% | 139.7% | 3.6% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0.98 | 1.32 | 0.43 | 0.85 | 0.63 | 3.22 | 1.17 | 0.35 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | −0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 40.0% | 36.8% | 35.1% | 35.2% | 27.9% | 21.0% | 27.1% | 30.3% | 27.8% | 28.0% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 62.3 | 57.7 | 58.5 | 66.4 | 64.6 | 45.2 | 57.9 | 56.4 | 47.2 | 47.0 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 233.2 | 248.2 | 271.7 | 288.4 | 247.6 | 201.5 | 226.1 | 239.1 | 239.5 | 255.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 44.2 | 42.8 | 34.6 | 33.8 | 35.8 | 33.4 | 35.0 | 36.6 | 36.0 | 30.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 251.4 | 263.1 | 295.6 | 321.0 | 276.4 | 213.4 | 248.9 | 258.8 | 250.7 | 271.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.86 | 6.32 | 6.24 | 5.50 | 5.65 | 8.07 | 6.31 | 6.47 | 7.73 | 7.77 |
| Payables turnover | 8.26 | 8.52 | 10.55 | 10.79 | 10.18 | 10.92 | 10.42 | 9.96 | 10.15 | 11.88 |
| Inventory turnover | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.27 | 1.47 | 1.81 | 1.61 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.43 |
| Asset turnover | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.00 |
| Average receivables | $32.9M | $26.4M | $20.0M | $20.5M | $21.0M | $19.7M | $17.1M | $15.3M | $12.4M | $11.1M |
| Average payables | $15.7M | $11.6M | $7.0M | $6.2M | $6.6M | $7.3M | $6.7M | $6.5M | $5.9M | $4.6M |
| Average inventory | $82.6M | $67.0M | $54.7M | $52.9M | $45.8M | $44.0M | $43.3M | $42.6M | $39.2M | $38.2M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 22.4% | 19.6% | 13.3% | 10.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
Computed from LAKE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 16, 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.
LAKE valuation and financial ratios
Lakeland Industries earned a return on equity of −18.4% and a return on invested capital of −3.6% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $47.3 million of debt and $12.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $34.8 million. It returned $1.6 million to shareholders: $1.2 million in dividends and $0.4 million in share buybacks. The share count rose 31.4% from 7.3M to 9.6M over 9 years.
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LAKE key metrics FAQ
What is Lakeland Industries's return on equity?
Lakeland Industries's return on equity (ROE) was −18.4% in fiscal 2026: net income of -$25.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $137.9 million.
What is Lakeland Industries's ROIC?
Lakeland Industries's return on invested capital was −3.6% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Lakeland Industries have?
Lakeland Industries had total debt of $47.3 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.
What is Lakeland Industries's dividend yield?
Lakeland Industries's forward dividend yield is 0.66%. Lakeland Industries paid $1.2 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($0.12 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does Lakeland Industries buy back its shares?
Yes. Lakeland Industries spent $0.4 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed +29.6% over the year, to 9.6M..
What is Lakeland Industries's free cash flow yield?
Lakeland Industries generated -$16.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of −18.1% on its market value at year-end ($90.7 million).
What is Lakeland Industries's current ratio?
Lakeland Industries's current ratio was 3.53 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 3.53 times current liabilities.