Last 24 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q4 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 21.00 | 18.34 | 13.39 | 13.64 | 28.77 | 19.01 | 18.34 | 26.36 | 32.09 | 22.05 | 25.72 | 27.40 | 24.05 | 62.31 | 15.23 | 33.64 | — | 25.54 | 19.60 | 2.93 | 12.19 |
| — | -3.5% | -27.0% | -48.3% | -10.3% | -13.8% | -28.7% | -3.8% | +33.4% | -64.6% | +68.9% | -18.6% | — | +143.9% | -22.3% | +1046.8% | — | +43.3% | +25.5% | -85.4% | +5.2% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.45 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 0.66 | 1.17 | 1.39 | 1.34 | 1.85 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 2.51 | 2.24 | 2.17 | 2.35 | 2.05 | 1.84 | 1.54 | 1.85 | 1.73 | 1.36 | 1.07 |
| — | -27.5% | -20.7% | -64.1% | -26.5% | -19.8% | -46.7% | -17.6% | -26.7% | -26.4% | +22.5% | +21.5% | +41.3% | +26.9% | +18.1% | +35.9% | +43.6% | +55.5% | +44.3% | +5.8% | +12.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.84 | 2.62 | 2.73 | 2.31 | 3.03 | 3.60 | 3.54 | 4.99 | 3.33 | 7.55 | 11.87 | 11.51 | 11.74 | 11.23 | 11.32 | 11.08 | 9.58 | 8.45 | 8.74 | 8.03 | 14.04 |
| — | -27.4% | -23.0% | -53.8% | -9.2% | -52.3% | -70.2% | -56.7% | -71.6% | -32.8% | +4.8% | +3.9% | +22.5% | +33.0% | +29.5% | +38.0% | -31.7% | -42.9% | -57.3% | -74.1% | -58.3% | |
| P/FCF | 13.04 | 9.85 | 9.31 | 6.17 | 11.26 | 16.82 | 12.05 | 21.43 | 14.49 | 15.22 | 25.51 | 12.56 | 14.07 | 17.97 | 14.22 | 19.35 | 15.20 | 25.54 | 16.61 | 20.27 | 12.05 |
| — | -41.4% | -22.7% | -71.2% | -22.3% | +10.5% | -52.8% | +70.7% | +3.0% | -15.3% | +79.4% | -35.1% | -7.4% | -29.6% | -14.4% | -4.5% | +26.1% | +52.2% | +50.2% | +15.8% | +68.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.17 | 8.75 | 6.16 | 6.10 | 10.45 | 9.41 | 8.76 | 10.67 | 16.25 | 16.45 | 15.34 | 11.77 | 13.49 | 13.36 | 12.85 | 9.37 | 8.46 | 11.88 | 9.02 | 7.68 | 5.60 |
| — | -7.1% | -29.7% | -42.8% | -35.7% | -42.8% | -42.9% | -9.3% | +20.5% | +23.1% | +19.4% | +25.6% | +59.4% | +12.4% | +42.4% | +22.1% | +51.1% | +71.3% | +49.9% | +7.9% | +18.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 14.64 | 9.85 | 9.58 | 7.28 | 12.91 | 12.71 | 13.52 | 16.13 | 14.81 | 15.47 | 20.88 | 20.45 | 16.87 | 32.39 | 17.74 | 22.95 | 13.49 | 21.43 | 14.50 | 12.15 | 10.08 |
| — | -22.5% | -29.1% | -54.9% | -12.8% | -17.8% | -35.3% | -21.1% | -12.2% | -52.3% | +17.7% | -10.9% | +25.1% | +51.1% | +22.3% | +88.9% | +33.8% | +50.6% | +36.8% | -17.3% | +19.4% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q4 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 32.8% | 14.0% | 13.9% | 13.5% | 12.5% | 14.2% | 151.1% | 13.8% | 36.7% | 12.2% | 35.8% | -6.7% | 60.5% | 7.3% | 59.0% | 100.7% | 60.3% | 100.0% | 59.7% | 100.0% | 68.2% |
| — | -1.5% | -90.8% | -2.1% | -65.9% | +16.5% | +321.7% | +306.6% | -39.4% | +67.6% | -39.3% | -106.6% | +0.2% | -92.7% | -1.2% | +0.7% | -11.5% | 0.0% | +21.5% | +899.2% | +40.6% | |
| Operating Margin | 13.7% | 9.7% | 13.9% | 9.0% | 8.4% | 11.9% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 12.8% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 9.7% | 13.3% | 12.9% | 13.1% |
| — | -18.0% | +43.3% | -20.6% | +43.0% | +468.2% | -24.0% | +4.1% | -52.4% | -71.1% | +59.6% | +21.0% | -5.9% | -25.5% | -39.9% | -29.8% | -0.5% | -6.6% | -6.3% | +24.3% | -6.4% | |
| Net Margin | 6.8% | 5.5% | 8.0% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 3.7% | 14.1% | 6.8% | -14.2% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 47.0% | 8.7% |
| — | -24.6% | +9.8% | -19.3% | -19.2% | -8.4% | -24.7% | -15.3% | -44.7% | +115.8% | -31.7% | +19.8% | +163.9% | -50.1% | +60.8% | -85.5% | -263.8% | +11.3% | +15.7% | +620.2% | +3.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q4 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 9.7% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 9.2% | 12.0% | 10.5% | 12.6% | 4.5% | 21.0% | 10.4% | -19.8% | 8.8% | 11.7% | 97.0% | 30.3% |
| — | -24.8% | +7.0% | +17.4% | -32.1% | -48.3% | -59.4% | -56.3% | -69.1% | +103.0% | -42.9% | +1.1% | +163.6% | -48.4% | +79.6% | -89.3% | -165.4% | -64.3% | -69.8% | +110.0% | -89.0% | |
| ROA | 3.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 5.5% | 2.6% | -5.8% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 20.0% | 4.1% |
| — | -22.6% | +10.5% | +28.0% | -12.7% | -23.3% | -41.9% | -27.5% | -58.4% | +87.2% | -44.3% | -13.6% | +148.5% | -54.8% | +68.0% | -87.1% | -241.2% | -4.2% | -6.5% | +539.6% | -5.3% | |
| ROIC | 8.5% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 7.7% |
| — | -13.1% | +42.8% | +16.6% | +25.0% | +255.8% | -53.1% | -38.2% | -71.0% | -72.5% | +50.4% | +22.2% | +1.9% | -22.5% | -39.1% | -41.1% | -19.9% | -22.5% | -25.4% | -0.8% | -25.6% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q4 '20 | Q2 '20 | Q4 '19 | Q2 '19 | Q4 '18 | Q2 '18 | Q4 '17 | Q2 '17 | Q4 '16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 0.98 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.34 | 2.61 | 1.53 | 2.50 | 2.78 | 1.88 | 1.36 | 2.15 | 1.52 | 1.21 | 1.32 | 1.82 | 3.71 |
| — | -4.5% | -3.6% | -2.9% | -26.6% | -55.4% | -24.3% | -52.7% | -52.0% | +39.0% | +12.6% | +16.0% | +82.9% | +55.1% | +2.7% | +18.2% | -59.0% | -69.5% | -76.6% | -73.8% | -63.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.06 | 11.88 | 8.04 | 8.94 | 10.81 | 9.99 | 9.41 | 8.67 | 21.07 | 20.17 | 7.29 | 9.30 | 11.73 | 8.23 | 5.64 | 6.35 | 4.70 | 6.06 | 4.90 | 6.04 | 4.80 |
| — | +18.9% | -14.5% | +3.1% | -48.7% | -50.5% | +29.1% | -6.8% | +79.7% | +145.2% | +29.2% | +46.5% | +149.4% | +35.8% | +15.1% | +5.0% | -2.1% | +1.3% | -7.6% | +12.4% | +5.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.16 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 0.81 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.88 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 0.83 | 0.60 | 1.04 | 1.21 | 1.09 | 1.21 |
| — | +2.4% | +11.3% | -1.0% | -28.8% | -44.6% | +8.2% | +10.0% | +8.4% | +79.4% | -4.3% | +23.9% | +76.3% | +0.2% | -16.5% | -23.9% | -50.8% | +38.9% | +72.4% | +33.3% | -0.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.07 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 0.72 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 1.77 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 0.51 | 0.91 | 1.09 | 1.00 | 1.09 |
| — | +2.2% | +10.9% | -0.4% | -32.5% | -45.8% | +11.1% | +6.8% | +6.6% | +85.6% | -2.8% | +30.5% | +95.3% | +5.2% | -18.1% | -25.7% | -53.1% | +36.7% | +71.5% | +34.7% | -0.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 15.75 | 4.46 | 3.70 | 4.47 | 3.23 | 3.75 | 3.23 | 4.05 | 4.79 | 10.15 | 12.40 | 9.74 | 6.68 | 2.18 | 5.67 | 4.57 | — | — | — | — | — |
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