Revenue growth has decelerated to 4.3% in 2025Q4, while gross margins show a fragile recovery to 30.2% from the 25.0% trough observed in 2023Q4.
| Metric | Mar'26 | Mar'25 | Mar'24 | Mar'23 | Mar'22 | Mar'21 | Mar'20 | Mar'19 | Mar'18 | Mar'17 | Mar'16 | Mar'15 | Mar'14 | Mar'13 | Mar'12 | Mar'11 | Mar'10 | Mar'09 | Mar'08 | Mar'07 | Mar'06 | Mar'05 | Mar'04 | Mar'03 | Mar'02 | Mar'01 | Mar'00 | Mar'99 | Mar'98 | Mar'97 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 4.93B | 4.71B | 4.28B | 4.01B | 3.37B | 2.98B | 2.55B | 3.3B | 2.83B | 2.7B | 2.51B | 2.25B | 2.11B | 2.1B | 1.82B | 1.63B | 1.53B | 1.66B | 1.42B | 1.25B | 1.11B | 986.2M | 1.09B | 1.13B | 1.13B | 1.19B | 1.16B | 1.07B | 922.4M | 867.3M |
| Revenue Growth % | 4.65% | 9.93% | 6.79% | 18.96% | 13.06% | 17.14% | -22.96% | 16.75% | 4.64% | 7.64% | 11.86% | 6.21% | 0.49% | 15.56% | 11.8% | 6.73% | -8.18% | 16.76% | 13.82% | 12.96% | 12.27% | -9.79% | -3.3% | 0.36% | -5.45% | 2.33% | 8.8% | 16.01% | 6.35% | 7.1% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 3.58B | 3.41B | 3.13B | 2.93B | 2.42B | 2.22B | 1.82B | 2.36B | 1.95B | 1.89B | 1.82B | 1.64B | 1.52B | 1.48B | 1.22B | 1.37B | 1.26B | 1.36B | 1.17B | 1.05B | 972.3M | 891.4M | 971.6M | 908.9M | 884.2M | 963.3M | 989.1M | 797.2M | 687.4M | 645.2M |
| COGS % of Revenue | 72.73% | 72.38% | 73.04% | 72.98% | 71.66% | 74.35% | 71.33% | 71.51% | 69.01% | 70.01% | 72.3% | 73.12% | 71.78% | 70.46% | 67.05% | 84.14% | 82.7% | 81.73% | 82.33% | 84.21% | 87.82% | 90.39% | 88.88% | 80.4% | 78.49% | 80.85% | 84.95% | 74.5% | 74.52% | 74.39% |
| Gross Profit | 1.34B | 1.3B | 1.15B | 1.08B | 955.5M | 765M | 729.83M | 941.5M | 876.9M | 811.2M | 695.9M | 603.7M | 596.9M | 621.7M | 600.1M | 258.3M | 264.1M | 303.6M | 251.5M | 197.5M | 134.9M | 94.8M | 121.6M | 221.6M | 242.3M | 228.1M | 175.2M | 272.9M | 235M | 222.1M |
| Gross Margin % | 27.27% | 27.62% | 26.96% | 27.02% | 28.34% | 25.65% | 28.67% | 28.49% | 30.99% | 29.99% | 27.7% | 26.88% | 28.22% | 29.54% | 32.95% | 15.86% | 17.3% | 18.27% | 17.67% | 15.79% | 12.18% | 9.61% | 11.12% | 19.6% | 21.51% | 19.15% | 15.05% | 25.5% | 25.48% | 25.61% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 3.34% | 12.61% | 6.55% | 13.4% | 24.9% | 4.82% | -22.48% | 7.37% | 8.1% | 16.57% | 15.27% | 1.14% | -3.99% | 3.6% | 132.33% | -2.2% | -13.01% | 20.72% | 27.34% | 46.41% | 42.3% | -22.04% | -45.13% | -8.54% | 6.22% | 30.19% | -35.8% | 16.13% | 5.81% | 7.66% |
| Operating Expenses | 719.45M | 570.9M | 1.34B | 617.5M | 671.3M | 716.6M | 372.5M | 524M | 497M | 469.5M | 376.4M | 328.7M | 342.6M | 327.9M | 311.6M | -517.6M | -34.1M | 0 | 1.03K | 0 | 4M | -24.5M | -10M | 0 | 0 | 29.7M | 33.7M | 152M | 135.7M | 136.5M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 14.6% | 12.13% | 31.29% | 15.4% | 19.91% | 24.03% | 14.63% | 15.86% | 17.56% | 17.36% | 14.98% | 14.63% | 16.2% | 15.58% | 17.11% | -31.77% | -2.23% | - | 0% | - | 0.36% | -2.48% | -0.91% | - | - | 2.49% | 2.89% | 14.2% | 14.71% | 15.74% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 624.21M | 565.4M | 536.8M | 504.8M | 494.4M | 398.9M | 303.51M | 415.2M | 380.8M | 364.4M | 311.5M | 264.6M | 287.1M | 269.9M | 256.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117M | 105.8M | 108.2M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 12.67% | 12.01% | 12.53% | 12.59% | 14.67% | 13.38% | 11.92% | 12.57% | 13.46% | 13.47% | 12.4% | 11.78% | 13.58% | 12.82% | 14.08% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.93% | 11.47% | 12.48% |
| Research & Development | 95.25M | 123.2M | 149.8M | 129M | 120.8M | 104.7M | 68.99M | 101.4M | 114.9M | 111M | 87.6M | 64.1M | 68.4M | 60.6M | 62.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | 1.93% | 2.62% | 3.5% | 3.22% | 3.58% | 3.51% | 2.71% | 3.07% | 4.06% | 4.1% | 3.49% | 2.85% | 3.23% | 2.88% | 3.45% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | -117.7M | 653.3M | -16.3M | 56.1M | 213M | 0 | 7.4M | 1.3M | -5.9M | -22.7M | 0 | -12.9M | -2.6M | -13.6M | -517.6M | -34.1M | 0 | 1.03K | 0 | 4M | -24.5M | -10M | 0 | 0 | 29.7M | 33.7M | 35M | 29.9M | 28.3M |
| Operating Income | 624.11M | 729.2M | -185.4M | 466M | 284.2M | 48.4M | 357.33M | 480.6M | 461M | 364.7M | 335.5M | 332.8M | 291.8M | 245.7M | 302.1M | -259.3M | 230M | 303.6M | 251.5M | 197.5M | 134.9M | 94.8M | 111.6M | 221.6M | 242.3M | 198.4M | 141.5M | 120.9M | 99.3M | 85.6M |
| Operating Margin % | 12.67% | 15.49% | -4.33% | 11.62% | 8.43% | 1.62% | 14.04% | 14.55% | 16.29% | 13.48% | 13.35% | 14.82% | 13.8% | 11.68% | 16.59% | -15.92% | 15.07% | 18.27% | 17.67% | 15.79% | 12.18% | 9.61% | 10.21% | 19.6% | 21.51% | 16.65% | 12.15% | 11.3% | 10.77% | 9.87% |
| Operating Income Growth % | -14.41% | 493.31% | -139.79% | 63.97% | 487.19% | -86.45% | -25.65% | 4.25% | 26.41% | 8.7% | 0.81% | 14.05% | 18.76% | -18.67% | 216.51% | -212.74% | -24.24% | 20.72% | 27.34% | 46.41% | 42.3% | -15.05% | -49.64% | -8.54% | 22.13% | 40.21% | 17.04% | 21.75% | 16% | 2.88% |
| EBITDA | 1.08B | 1.14B | 189.4M | 808.2M | 594.7M | 367.9M | 568.38M | 693.1M | 660.6M | 576.6M | 553.3M | 521.9M | 458.9M | 403M | 415.9M | -161.4M | 324M | 394.6M | 329.8M | 269.1M | 212.5M | 176.8M | 187M | 292.2M | 285.4M | 228.1M | 175.2M | 155.9M | 129.2M | 113.9M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 21.85% | 24.3% | 4.42% | 20.15% | 17.64% | 12.34% | 22.33% | 20.98% | 23.34% | 21.32% | 22.02% | 23.23% | 21.7% | 19.15% | 22.84% | -9.91% | 21.23% | 23.74% | 23.17% | 21.52% | 19.19% | 17.93% | 17.11% | 25.85% | 25.34% | 19.15% | 15.05% | 14.57% | 14.01% | 13.13% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -5.91% | 503.96% | -76.57% | 35.9% | 61.65% | -35.27% | -17.99% | 4.92% | 14.57% | 4.21% | 6.02% | 13.73% | 13.87% | -3.1% | 357.68% | -149.81% | -17.89% | 19.65% | 22.56% | 26.64% | 20.19% | -5.45% | -36% | 2.38% | 25.12% | 30.19% | 12.38% | 20.67% | 13.43% | 7.55% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 452.17M | 414.7M | 374.8M | 342.2M | 310.5M | 319.5M | 211.05M | 212.5M | 199.6M | 211.9M | 217.8M | 189.1M | 167.1M | 157.3M | 113.8M | 97.9M | 94M | 91M | 78.3M | 71.6M | 77.6M | 82M | 75.4M | 70.6M | 43.1M | 29.7M | 33.7M | 35M | 29.9M | 28.3M |
| EBIT | 624.11M | 707.6M | -210.2M | 443.7M | 266.6M | 31.5M | 362.17M | 465.4M | 444.4M | 353.3M | 322.9M | 323M | 277.4M | 221.4M | 286.5M | 287M | 230M | 309.8M | 255.9M | 197.5M | 168.9M | 119.3M | 84.9M | 187.7M | 242.3M | 151.9M | 141.5M | 113.9M | 99.2M | 85.6M |
| Net Interest Income | -212.65M | -180.1M | -169.2M | -125.92M | -100.14M | -102.72M | -97.52M | -56.29M | -77.2M | -50.31M | -74M | -69.5M | -69.4M | -65.5M | -64.6M | -60M | -24.7M | -20.2M | -17.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 18.65M | 13.8M | 11M | 9.91M | 10.23M | 10.42M | 8.08M | 12.13M | 9.9M | 8.7M | 7.9M | 9.8M | 1.6M | 2.5M | 1.6M | 4.4M | 1.3M | 4M | 4.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 231.3M | 193.9M | 180.2M | 135.83M | 110.37M | 113.14M | 105.6M | 68.42M | 58.8M | 59.01M | 62.6M | 80.7M | 58.9M | 58.3M | 35.8M | 30.7M | 26M | 24.2M | 138.6M | 28.5M | 75.6M | 887.4M | 47M | 44.2M | 21.4M | 22.5M | 2.2M | 13.5M | 0 | 4.1M |
| Other Income/Expense | -222.87M | -215.5M | -205M | -173.6M | -130.6M | -135.6M | -81.43M | -80.9M | -77.2M | -72.4M | -75.2M | -70.9M | -70.9M | -68.2M | -62.6M | -60M | -26M | -20.2M | -17.5M | -18.7M | -47.1M | -499.8M | -31.7M | -28.1M | -22.7M | 4.1M | -10M | -9.6M | -2.7M | -4.1M |
| Pretax Income | 401.23M | 513.7M | -390.4M | 292.4M | 153.6M | -87.2M | 275.9M | 399.7M | 384.8M | 292.3M | 260.3M | 261.9M | 221.1M | 177.5M | 239.5M | 228.6M | 204M | 283.4M | 234M | 178.8M | 90M | -405.1M | 87.7M | 191.2M | 219.6M | 202.5M | 131.5M | 107.4M | 96.5M | 81.5M |
| Pretax Margin % | 8.14% | 10.91% | -9.12% | 7.29% | 4.56% | -2.92% | 10.84% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 10.81% | 10.36% | 11.66% | 10.45% | 8.43% | 13.15% | 14.03% | 13.37% | 17.05% | 16.44% | 14.3% | 8.13% | -41.08% | 8.02% | 16.91% | 19.49% | 17% | 11.29% | 10.04% | 10.46% | 9.4% |
| Income Tax | 77.7M | 98.7M | -72.8M | 62.6M | 3.6M | -39.7M | 51.85M | 59.6M | 29.1M | 35.2M | 20.4M | 57.8M | 30M | 35.1M | 57.5M | 58.8M | 59.5M | 82.9M | 69.2M | 49.7M | 19.1M | -100.4M | 20.6M | 60.2M | 70.3M | 67.8M | 40.8M | 30.1M | 26.3M | 21.2M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 19.37% | 19.21% | 18.65% | 21.41% | 2.34% | 45.53% | 18.79% | 14.91% | 7.56% | 12.04% | 7.84% | 22.07% | 13.57% | 19.77% | 24.01% | 25.72% | 29.17% | 29.25% | 29.57% | 27.8% | 21.22% | 24.78% | 23.49% | 31.49% | 32.01% | 33.48% | 31.03% | 28.03% | 27.25% | 26.01% |
| Net Income | 313.91M | 405.3M | -304M | 222.7M | 141.7M | -47.2M | 218.78M | 330M | 347M | 251.5M | 229.7M | 201.8M | 190M | 139.4M | 180.3M | 169.8M | 144.5M | 199.4M | 43.7M | 127.4M | 64.9M | -199.9M | 64M | 117.2M | 150.6M | 108.1M | 98.5M | 77.3M | 70.2M | 60.3M |
| Net Margin % | 6.37% | 8.61% | -7.1% | 5.55% | 4.2% | -1.58% | 8.59% | 9.99% | 12.26% | 9.3% | 9.14% | 8.98% | 8.98% | 6.62% | 9.9% | 10.42% | 9.47% | 12% | 3.07% | 10.19% | 5.86% | -20.27% | 5.85% | 10.37% | 13.37% | 9.07% | 8.46% | 7.22% | 7.61% | 6.95% |
| Net Income Growth % | -22.55% | 233.32% | -236.51% | 57.16% | 400.21% | -121.57% | -33.7% | -4.9% | 37.97% | 9.49% | 13.83% | 6.21% | 36.3% | -22.68% | 6.18% | 17.51% | -27.53% | 356.29% | -65.7% | 96.3% | 132.47% | -412.34% | -45.39% | -22.18% | 39.32% | 9.75% | 27.43% | 10.11% | 16.42% | 2.9% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 323.53M | 415M | -317.6M | 229.8M | 150M | -47.5M | 224.05M | 340.1M | 354.7M | 257.1M | 239.9M | 204.1M | 189.4M | 140.7M | 182M | 160.9M | 144.5M | 202.2M | 164.8M | 129.1M | 69.6M | -304.4M | 47.4M | 113.9M | 149.3M | 105.2M | 90.7M | 73.7M | 70.2M | 60.3M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 21.3M | 2.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600K | 1.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 83.52M | 84.5M | 77.7M | 81.2M | 76.9M | 72.3M | 62.25M | 78.7M | 68.4M | 60.2M | 51.6M | 51.2M | 40.6M | 31.8M | 20.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.98 | 1.27 | -1.02 | 0.70 | 0.45 | -0.17 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.29 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.54 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.79 | 0.60 | 0.50 | 0.25 | -0.81 | 0.27 | 0.53 | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.28 |
| EPS Growth % | -22.83% | 224.51% | -245.71% | 55.56% | 364.71% | -114.66% | -5.69% | -4.65% | 38.71% | 9.41% | 11.84% | 4.11% | 35.19% | -22.86% | 6.06% | 17.86% | -29.11% | 31.67% | 20% | 100% | 130.86% | -400% | -49.06% | -23.19% | 38% | 8.7% | 31.43% | 9.38% | 14.29% | 3.7% |
| EPS (Basic) | 0.98 | 1.27 | -1.09 | 0.70 | 0.46 | -0.17 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.54 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.79 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.25 | -0.81 | 0.27 | 0.53 | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.28 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 322.16M | 319.72M | 318.19M | 318.42M | 312.9M | 272.01M | 267.6M | 267.97M | 269.45M | 269.6M | 269.2M | 265.53M | 261.92M | 259.4M | 258.22M | 257.3M | 255.8M | 255M | 254.6M | 253M | 252.1M | 247.9M | 237.04M | 221.13M | 217.6M | 215.6M | 214.13M | 220.86M | 219.38M | 215.36M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 321.08M | 319.07M | 297.36M | 317.66M | 311.02M | 272.01M | 265.95M | 266.58M | 268.24M | 268.69M | 268.8M | 265.14M | 261.31M | 258.98M | 257.46M | 256.7M | 255.8M | 254.8M | 253.4M | 251.1M | 249.8M | 247.1M | 237.04M | 221.13M | 217.6M | 215.6M | 214.13M | 220.86M | 219.38M | 215.36M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.69% | 30.27% | 25.91% | 32.05% | 24.68% | 22.94% | 21.11% | 26.61% | 18.52% | 22.32% | 20.97% | 14.84% | 22.43% | 7.69% | 14.95% | - | 42.81% | 22.35% | 16.47% | 19.61% | 20.71% | 22.77% | 24.64% | 28.69% |
Defense segment margin volatility
According to the latest quarterly filings, CAE's revenue growth has decelerated to 4.3% in 2025Q4, down from the double-digit expansion observed in previous periods, suggesting that the company's reliance on large-scale simulator deployments may be encountering a more challenging environment for sustained top-line acceleration.
The recent revenue trajectory appears to reflect a transition phase where the company is balancing its legacy defense backlog against a more mature civil aviation training market. Investors should monitor whether the current growth rate represents a temporary lull or a structural shift in the demand for high-fidelity simulation hardware.
Based on reported financial statements, CAE's gross margin reached 30.2% in 2025Q4, showing a modest recovery from the 25.0% trough in 2023Q4, yet the volatility in these figures suggests that the company's pricing power remains sensitive to the mix of hardware sales versus recurring service revenue.
The fluctuation in gross margins implies that the company's high-fixed-cost model is highly susceptible to shifts in simulator utilization and project-specific cost overruns. The inability to consistently maintain margins above the 30% threshold warrants further investigation into the competitive pressures within the defense training sector.
As indicated by the income statement data, operating margins have fluctuated between 10.1% and 21.5% over the last ten quarters, suggesting that CAE struggles to achieve consistent operating leverage despite the recurring nature of its long-term training service agreements and proprietary software maintenance contracts.
The lack of a clear upward trend in operating margins despite revenue growth indicates that SG&A expenses are scaling in tandem with, or faster than, gross profit. This suggests that the company's current cost structure may be bloated by the integration of recent acquisitions or persistent labor cost pressures.
Based on the provided data, EPS has experienced significant swings, including a 47.6% decline in 2025Q4, which appears to be driven by non-operating items and periodic adjustments rather than a fundamental deterioration in the core business's ability to generate cash from its training operations.
The wide variance in net income suggests that investors should focus on normalized earnings metrics to gauge the true health of the business. The intermittent nature of stock-based compensation and other non-recurring charges complicates the assessment of underlying profitability and warrants a cautious approach to valuation.
While CAE benefits from high switching costs, the persistent re-baselining of defense contracts and the potential for lower-fidelity training devices to cannibalize high-margin simulator demand suggest that the company's long-term profitability may be more vulnerable than the current valuation multiples might otherwise imply to market participants.
Short-term margin compression risks are exacerbated by the company's need to compete for specialized labor in a tight aerospace market. If the company fails to pass these rising costs to its airline partners, the resulting margin squeeze could significantly impair the company's ability to deliver on its long-term earnings targets.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CAE stock.
For fiscal year 2025, CAE Inc. (CAE) reported total revenue of $4.93B. This represents a 468.1% increase compared to $867.3M in 1996.
CAE Inc. (CAE) is profitable, generating $313.9M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 6.4%.
CAE Inc. (CAE) reported an operating income of $624.1M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 12.7%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
CAE Inc. (CAE) generated $1.34B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 27.3%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.