Total debt rose to $1.3B and debt-to-equity increased to 0.55 from 0.48 in 2024Q4, while goodwill of $1.6B represents roughly one-third of $4.9B total assets, warranting scrutiny of acquisition-driven leverage and impairment exposure.
SPX Technologies, Inc. (SPXC) balance sheet — 30-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Current Assets | 1.16B | 1.14B | 784.3M | 709.6M | 721.1M | 903.4M | 675.1M | 632.1M | 598.4M | 632.5M | 527.6M | 782.3M | 2.22B | 2.73B | 3.2B | 3.29B | 2.8B | 2.31B | 2.84B | 2.63B | 2.52B | 2.5B | 4.07B | 3.75B | 2.72B | 2.43B | 1.06B | 976.5M | 975.7M | 568.1M | 408.1M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 119.2M | 364M | 156.9M | 99.4M | 147.8M | 388.2M | 64M | 54.6M | 68.8M | 124.3M | 99.6M | 97.2M | 427.6M | 691.8M | 984.1M | 551M | 455.4M | 522.9M | 475.9M | 354.1M | 477.2M | 576.2M | 581.4M | 721.6M | 541.3M | 460M | 73.7M | 78.8M | 70.3M | 50M | 12.3M |
| Cash Only | 119.2M | 364M | 156.9M | 99.4M | 147.8M | 388.2M | 64M | 54.6M | 68.8M | 124.3M | 99.6M | 97.2M | 427.6M | 691.8M | 984.1M | 551M | 455.4M | 522.9M | 475.9M | 354.1M | 476.9M | 576.3M | 581.4M | 721.6M | 541.3M | 460M | 73.7M | 78.8M | 70.3M | 12.1M | 12.3M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 476.6M | 422.2M | 324.9M | 296.4M | 287.4M | 252.3M | 243.3M | 327.9M | 360.3M | 267.5M | 251.7M | 305.1M | 1.07B | 1.21B | 1.33B | 1.22B | 1.16B | 1.04B | 1.31B | 1.3B | 1.1B | 892.1M | 980.4M | 1B | 991.8M | 976.2M | 547.7M | 473.7M | 458.7M | 172.8M | 96.5M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 66.38 | 68.03 | 59.78 | 62.13 | 71.81 | 75.51 | 78.72 | 106.52 | 86.94 | 68.48 | 62.4 | 71.43 | 229.93 | 223.71 | 99.4 | 104.32 | 103.73 | 78.69 | 81.66 | 98.39 | 96.61 | 87.3 | 98.33 | 103.06 | 99.47 | 92.47 | 74.62 | 63.75 | 91.72 | 32.27 | 17.06 |
| Inventory | 422.9M | 302.2M | 271M | 276.7M | 244M | 189.8M | 155M | 154.9M | 128.8M | 143M | 145.7M | 161.3M | 497.8M | 502.2M | 555.6M | 719.6M | 564.3M | 560.3M | 666.8M | 703.8M | 514.3M | 439.8M | 509.5M | 652.3M | 605M | 625.5M | 299.6M | 274M | 282.1M | 156.8M | 109.3M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 84.25 | 81.86 | 83.51 | 94.28 | 95.05 | 87.95 | 77.22 | 78.35 | 42.64 | 47.64 | 48.5 | 45.88 | 136.82 | 123.4 | 57.06 | 85.66 | 71.84 | 59.69 | 59.81 | 74.91 | 62.61 | 59.41 | 71.13 | 94.08 | 87.79 | 87.63 | 64.11 | 57.25 | 84.26 | 45.32 | 30.29 |
| Other Current Assets | 138.6M | 55.3M | 31.5M | 37.1M | 41.9M | 73.1M | 212.8M | 94.7M | 40.5M | 97.7M | 30.6M | 218.7M | 1.34B | 324.9M | 383.7M | 929.6M | 921.5M | 185.7M | 390.1M | 271.6M | 441.4M | 590.5M | 2.07B | 1.78B | 488.7M | 236.6M | 141.9M | 150M | 164.6M | 75.9M | 190M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 3.69B | 2.46B | 1.93B | 1.73B | 1.21B | 1.73B | 1.66B | 1.5B | 1.46B | 1.41B | 1.38B | 1.4B | 3.69B | 4.05B | 4.02B | 4.5B | 3.56B | 3.41B | 3.31B | 3.61B | 2.98B | 2.81B | 3.72B | 4.96B | 4.52B | 4.65B | 2.1B | 1.87B | 1.99B | 200.3M | 207.9M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 373.7M | 290.8M | 218M | 140.5M | 109.9M | 113.3M | 106.8M | 179.1M | 184.2M | 186.6M | 195.5M | 205.3M | 670.9M | 692.3M | 745M | 698.7M | 545.2M | 546.4M | 500.4M | 492.2M | 359.1M | 345.3M | 483M | 555.1M | 784M | 839.5M | 492M | 444.7M | 433.1M | 240.7M | 123.9M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 8.01x | 7.79x | 9.10x | 12.39x | 13.29x | 10.76x | 10.56x | 6.27x | 8.21x | 7.64x | 7.53x | 7.59x | 2.53x | 2.84x | 6.57x | 6.12x | 7.52x | 8.87x | 11.67x | 9.80x | 11.61x | 10.80x | 7.53x | 6.40x | 4.64x | 4.59x | 5.44x | 6.10x | 4.21x | 8.12x | 16.67x |
| Goodwill | 1.61B | 1.04B | 834.5M | 704.8M | 455.3M | 457.3M | 368.6M | 449.3M | 394.4M | 345.9M | 340.4M | 342.8M | 1.46B | 1.52B | 1.57B | 1.94B | 1.63B | 1.6B | 1.78B | 1.98B | 1.76B | 1.69B | 2.08B | 2.93B | 2.69B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204.1M | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 1.5B | 868.2M | 703M | 680.8M | 401.6M | 415.5M | 305M | 251.7M | 198.4M | 117.6M | 117.9M | 154.2M | 831M | 924.7M | 962.4M | 1.09B | 719.5M | 708.3M | 646.8M | 727.4M | 488M | 424.2M | 496.6M | 619.2M | 547.6M | 3.06B | 1.21B | 1.1B | 1.22B | 60.2M | 58.7M |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 35.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 202M | 256.3M | 136.4M | 200M | 240.3M | 728.1M | 854.3M | 605.9M | 657.7M | 706.9M | 680.5M | 663.4M | 2.9B | 949.3M | 733.7M | 709.1M | 599.4M | 442.5M | 382.3M | 409.3M | 353.3M | 350.3M | 646.9M | 639M | 475.7M | 749.9M | 397.9M | 321.2M | 340M | 314.9M | 25.3M |
| Total Assets | 4.85B | 3.6B | 2.71B | 2.44B | 1.93B | 2.63B | 2.33B | 2.13B | 2.06B | 2.04B | 1.91B | 2.18B | 5.89B | 6.86B | 7.13B | 7.39B | 5.99B | 5.72B | 6.14B | 6.24B | 5.44B | 5.31B | 7.59B | 7.62B | 7.09B | 7.08B | 3.16B | 2.85B | 2.97B | 1.39B | 616M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.64x | 0.63x | 0.73x | 0.71x | 0.76x | 0.46x | 0.48x | 0.53x | 0.74x | 0.70x | 0.77x | 0.72x | 0.29x | 0.29x | 0.69x | 0.58x | 0.68x | 0.85x | 0.95x | 0.77x | 0.77x | 0.70x | 0.48x | 0.47x | 0.51x | 0.54x | 0.85x | 0.95x | 0.61x | 1.41x | 3.35x |
| Asset Growth % | 116.38% | 32.79% | 11.26% | 26.35% | -26.54% | 12.64% | 9.33% | 3.74% | 0.84% | 6.69% | -12.24% | -63.03% | -14.03% | -3.84% | -3.54% | 23.33% | 4.69% | -6.73% | -1.59% | 14.72% | 2.46% | -30.07% | -0.47% | 7.51% | 0.16% | 123.73% | 11.19% | -4.12% | 113.85% | 125.32% | -25.91% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 627.3M | 461.1M | 418.3M | 401.2M | 333.8M | 439.5M | 572.1M | 608.6M | 470.2M | 461M | 476.3M | 654.8M | 1.61B | 2.17B | 1.74B | 1.95B | 1.72B | 1.66B | 2.02B | 2.16B | 1.72B | 1.5B | 1.81B | 1.67B | 1.62B | 1.53B | 637.1M | 754.9M | 679.4M | 286.5M | 174.4M |
| Accounts Payable | 201.7M | 145.2M | 128.1M | 118.7M | 124.5M | 119.6M | 102.1M | 141.2M | 153.6M | 159.7M | 137.6M | 157M | 210M | 494.6M | 571.4M | 640.8M | 433.6M | 475M | 633.7M | 733.8M | 494.1M | 479.6M | 500.6M | 487M | 500.9M | 514.3M | 289.4M | 238.3M | 226.6M | 142.7M | 53M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 41.27 | 39.33 | 39.47 | 40.45 | 48.5 | 55.42 | 50.87 | 71.42 | 50.85 | 53.2 | 45.8 | 44.66 | 57.72 | 121.54 | 58.68 | 76.28 | 55.2 | 50.61 | 56.84 | 78.1 | 60.15 | 64.78 | 69.88 | 70.24 | 72.68 | 72.05 | 61.92 | 49.79 | 67.68 | 41.24 | 14.69 |
| Short-Term Debt | 87.2M | 4.9M | 48.8M | 35.2M | 3.8M | 15.2M | 108.4M | 143.6M | 49.9M | 7.5M | 32.7M | 31.2M | 185.6M | 585.6M | 42.1M | 75.5M | 87.1M | 150.4M | 189.3M | 334.4M | 210.3M | 67.5M | 111.8M | 89.7M | 280.3M | 161.6M | 0 | 97.7M | 49.1M | 9M | 1.4M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 476.7M | 115.8M | 62.3M | 73.5M | 52.8M | 44.7M | 38.8M | 100.5M | 79.5M | 100.1M | 117.8M | 173.1M | 170.9M | 460.9M | 469.1M | 481.7M | 481.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 26.1M | 79.3M | 66M | 73.3M | 58.3M | 66.7M | 196.6M | 92.5M | 80.5M | 82.7M | 84.9M | 209M | 882.8M | 285.1M | 267.5M | 469.2M | 399.2M | 7.6M | 23.9M | 38.6M | 216.2M | 287.7M | 532.9M | 387.6M | 86.7M | 0 | 347.7M | 321.2M | 403.7M | 224.8M | 120M |
| Current Ratio | 1.84x | 2.48x | 1.87x | 1.77x | 2.16x | 2.06x | 1.18x | 1.04x | 1.27x | 1.37x | 1.11x | 1.19x | 1.38x | 1.26x | 1.84x | 1.69x | 1.63x | 1.39x | 1.40x | 1.22x | 1.46x | 1.67x | 2.24x | 2.25x | 1.68x | 1.58x | 1.67x | 1.29x | 1.44x | 1.98x | 2.34x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.17x | 1.82x | 1.23x | 1.08x | 1.43x | 1.62x | 0.91x | 0.78x | 1.00x | 1.06x | 0.80x | 0.95x | 1.07x | 1.03x | 1.52x | 1.32x | 1.30x | 1.06x | 1.07x | 0.89x | 1.16x | 1.37x | 1.96x | 1.86x | 1.31x | 1.18x | 1.20x | 0.93x | 1.02x | 1.44x | 1.71x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 109.36 | 110.56 | 103.81 | 115.97 | 118.36 | 108.04 | 105.08 | 113.45 | 78.73 | 62.92 | 65.1 | 72.65 | 309.04 | 225.58 | 97.78 | 113.7 | 120.36 | 87.78 | 84.63 | 95.2 | 99.07 | 81.93 | 99.58 | 126.9 | 114.58 | 108.05 | 76.81 | 71.21 | 108.3 | 36.34 | 32.66 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 1.78B | 906M | 911.8M | 843.9M | 517.9M | 1.09B | 1.12B | 1.02B | 1.17B | 1.26B | 1.24B | 1.22B | 2.47B | 2.51B | 3.11B | 3.21B | 2.17B | 2.18B | 2.07B | 2.06B | 1.6B | 1.72B | 3.64B | 4.03B | 3.77B | 3.81B | 1.89B | 1.54B | 1.9B | 381.8M | 335.7M |
| Long-Term Debt | 1.25B | 496.7M | 577M | 523.1M | 243M | 230.8M | 304M | 249.9M | 331.9M | 349.3M | 323.5M | 340.6M | 547.5M | 1.09B | 1.65B | 1.93B | 1.11B | 1.13B | 1.16B | 1.24B | 753.6M | 720.9M | 2.41B | 2.53B | 2.41B | 2.45B | 1.3B | 1.02B | 1.47B | 207.4M | 227.9M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 45.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 828.9M | 149.7M | 97.8M | 77M | 34.8M | 31.3M | 26.6M | 26.3M | 23.2M | 29.6M | 42.4M | 39.7M | 294.9M | 427.2M | 251.1M | 137.7M | 86.9M | 92.1M | 124M | 246.6M | 194.4M | 345.1M | 600.6M | 850.8M | 595.1M | 752.6M | 403.4M | 322.4M | 217.4M | 46.1M | 15.2M |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 253.9M | 259.6M | 196M | 243.8M | 240.1M | 824.1M | 790.9M | 747.3M | 817.3M | 885.8M | 878.7M | 835.9M | 1.86B | 992.6M | 1.21B | 1.14B | 962.8M | 962.9M | 788.9M | 576.7M | 649.3M | 656.1M | 627.8M | 599.4M | 720.5M | 603.6M | 192.1M | 199.4M | 214.5M | 124.1M | 92.6M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.41B | 1.37B | 1.33B | 1.25B | 851.7M | 1.53B | 1.69B | 1.63B | 1.64B | 1.73B | 1.72B | 1.87B | 4.08B | 4.68B | 4.85B | 5.15B | 3.89B | 3.84B | 4.09B | 4.22B | 3.32B | 3.19B | 5.46B | 5.56B | 5.39B | 5.34B | 2.53B | 2.29B | 2.58B | 625.3M | 510.1M |
| Total Debt | 1.33B | 501.6M | 670.3M | 558.3M | 246.8M | 246M | 412.4M | 393.5M | 381.8M | 356.8M | 356.2M | 371.8M | 733.1M | 1.68B | 1.69B | 2B | 1.2B | 1.28B | 1.34B | 1.58B | 963.8M | 788.4M | 2.53B | 2.62B | 2.69B | 2.61B | 1.3B | 1.11B | 1.52B | 295.5M | 229.3M |
| Net Debt | 1.22B | 137.6M | 513.4M | 458.9M | 99M | -142.2M | 348.4M | 338.9M | 313M | 232.5M | 256.6M | 274.6M | 495.9M | 983.8M | 707.9M | 1.45B | 742.2M | 756.1M | 868.8M | 1.22B | 486.9M | 212.1M | 1.94B | 1.9B | 2.14B | 2.15B | 1.22B | 1.04B | 1.45B | 283.4M | 217M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.55x | 0.22x | 0.48x | 0.47x | 0.23x | 0.22x | 0.64x | 0.78x | 0.92x | 1.13x | 1.86x | 1.21x | 0.40x | 0.77x | 0.74x | 0.89x | 0.57x | 0.67x | 0.66x | 0.78x | 0.46x | 0.37x | 1.19x | 1.27x | 1.58x | 1.50x | 2.04x | 2.02x | 3.88x | 0.47x | 2.17x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.38x | 1.06x | 1.68x | 1.96x | 2.53x | 2.12x | 3.20x | 2.84x | 2.72x | 4.19x | 3.69x | - | - | 27.25x | - | 6.26x | 2.98x | 4.62x | 2.33x | 3.12x | 2.41x | 2.29x | 19.52x | 6.16x | 5.25x | 4.16x | 2.71x | 2.44x | 11.52x | 1.20x | 0.78x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 2.17x | 0.29x | 1.28x | 1.61x | 1.02x | -1.23x | 2.70x | 2.45x | 2.23x | 2.73x | 2.66x | - | - | 16.00x | - | 4.54x | 1.85x | 2.73x | 1.51x | 2.42x | 1.22x | 0.62x | 15.03x | 4.46x | 4.16x | 3.43x | 2.56x | 2.27x | 10.98x | 1.15x | 0.74x |
| Interest Coverage | 11.70x | 7.53x | 6.59x | 7.85x | 3.91x | 6.34x | 5.27x | 5.23x | 4.93x | 3.11x | 3.66x | -6.01x | 11.68x | 0.84x | -0.57x | 2.24x | 3.57x | 2.04x | 4.55x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 2.45B | 2.24B | 1.38B | 1.19B | 1.08B | 1.1B | 640.1M | 502.4M | 414.9M | 314.7M | 191.6M | 308.3M | 1.82B | 2.17B | 2.28B | 2.24B | 2.1B | 1.9B | 2.03B | 2.02B | 2.11B | 2.11B | 2.13B | 2.07B | 1.7B | 1.74B | 636.4M | 552.3M | 390.5M | 631.5M | 105.9M |
| Equity Growth % | 186.94% | 61.62% | 15.89% | 10.69% | -2.15% | 72.3% | 27.41% | 21.09% | 31.84% | 64.25% | -37.85% | -83.07% | -16.16% | -4.74% | 1.91% | 6.34% | 10.65% | -6.25% | 0.59% | -4.57% | -0.01% | -0.87% | 3% | 21.45% | -2.08% | 173.46% | 15.23% | 41.43% | -38.16% | 496.32% | -34.71% |
| Book Value per Share | 48.28 | 46.12 | 29.41 | 25.63 | 23.35 | 23.72 | 13.99 | 11.18 | 9.29 | 7.17 | 4.54 | 7.57 | 42.32 | 47.21 | 45.57 | 43.92 | 41.79 | 38.19 | 37.52 | 35.81 | 34.80 | 29.27 | 28.67 | 24.91 | 20.47 | 24.17 | 10.02 | 8.84 | 6.28 | 25.20 | 3.56 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 2.45B | 2.24B | 1.38B | 1.19B | 1.08B | 1.1B | 640.1M | 502.4M | 414.9M | 314.7M | 191.6M | 345.4M | 1.82B | 2.16B | 2.27B | 2.23B | 2.1B | 1.89B | 2.01B | 2.01B | 2.11B | 2.11B | 2.13B | 2.07B | 1.69B | 1.72B | 608.2M | 552.3M | 390.5M | 629.7M | 105.9M |
| Common Stock | 600K | 600K | 500K | 500K | 500K | 500K | 500K | 500K | 500K | 500K | 500K | 1M | 1.01B | 1B | 998.9M | 993.6M | 986.7M | 979M | 972.3M | 963.5M | 937.4M | 920.8M | 899.9M | 878.1M | 868M | 833M | 357.7M | 354.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 703M | 482.8M | 238.8M | 38.3M | -51.6M | -51.8M | -477.2M | -584.8M | -650.1M | -742.3M | -831.6M | 897.8M | 2.64B | 2.3B | 2.7B | 2.49B | 2.36B | 2.22B | 2.24B | 2.05B | 1.75B | 1.64B | 622.6M | 714.2M | 478.2M | 350.8M | 177.8M | -11.7M | -113.2M | -63.8M | -48.7M |
| Treasury Stock | -439.1M | -444.6M | -452M | -458.9M | -465.5M | -443.9M | -451.6M | -460M | -475.8M | -503.4M | -520.3M | -3.49B | -3.49B | -3.01B | -2.75B | -2.51B | -2.52B | -2.52B | -2.42B | -2.34B | -1.63B | -1.31B | -677.6M | -588.8M | -273.4M | -100.5M | -387.3M | -248.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 239.9M | 260.5M | 223.6M | 261.1M | 257.5M | 263.9M | 248.5M | 244.3M | 244.9M | 250.1M | 235.1M | 283.3M | 62.6M | 287.5M | -228.9M | -246.5M | -192.6M | -213.6M | -179.9M | 38.1M | -86.6M | -229.1M | 294.3M | 166.5M | -243.7M | -90.5M | -32.5M | -32.1M | -358M | -141.7M | -127.4M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -37.1M | 3.2M | 14M | 11.3M | 10M | 6.3M | 10.7M | 17.5M | 10.4M | 3.5M | 1.9M | 3.9M | 2.4M | 11.7M | 25M | 28.2M | 0 | 0 | 1.8M | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SPXC stock.
As of 2025, SPX Technologies, Inc. (SPXC) had total assets of $3.60B including $1.14B in current assets.
SPX Technologies, Inc. (SPXC) carries total debt of $501.6M, offset by $364.0M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
SPX Technologies, Inc. (SPXC) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $2.24B ($46.12 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
SPX Technologies, Inc. (SPXC) reported a current ratio of 2.48x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Acquisition-driven leverage and goodwill exposure
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Balance Sheet Expanding Through Acquisition-Led Growth
According to reported quarterly figures, SPXC's total assets rose from $2.7B in 2024Q4 to $4.9B in 2026Q3, with goodwill climbing from $834.5M to $1.6B, indicating the balance sheet has expanded primarily through acquired rather than organically built capacity.
The growth in goodwill accounts for most of the asset increase, which suggests the expansion reflects purchase accounting rather than internally generated investment. Equity grew from $1.4B to $2.4B, largely supported by retained earnings that rose from $238.8M to $703.0M, indicating the business is internally generating capital even as it deploys it into acquisitions. Investors should monitor whether this capital base translates into sustained returns on the acquired assets.
Leverage Rising Alongside Acquisition Activity
Based on SPXC's reported figures, total debt increased from $670.3M in 2024Q4 to $1.3B in 2026Q3, lifting the debt-to-equity ratio to 0.55 from 0.48, while total liabilities reached $2.4B.
The leverage increase appears closely aligned with the acquisition spending visible in the cash flow data, suggesting debt has been used strategically to fund deals rather than to cover operating shortfalls. The D/E ratio remains moderate in absolute terms, though it has fluctuated between 0.22 and 0.67 over the period, indicating sensitivity to the timing of large transactions. Warrants further investigation into the maturity profile and cost of this debt, as the reported figures do not disclose these terms.
Current Ratio Strong but Cash Position Thin
As reported in financial statements, SPXC's current ratio stood at 1.84 in 2026Q3, while cash fell to $119.2M from $364.0M in 2025Q4, a level that appears modest relative to the company's $4.9B asset base.
The current ratio remains comfortably above 1.0 across the period, which suggests short-term obligations are covered by current assets, though a meaningful share of those assets may be receivables and inventory rather than cash. The sharp drop in cash over recent quarters, combined with heavy acquisition outflows, suggests the company is operating with limited cash buffers. This may leave less room to absorb operational shocks without relying on additional borrowing.
Intangible-Heavy Asset Base Raises Impairment Questions
Based on reported figures, goodwill represented roughly $1.6B of SPXC's $4.9B total assets in 2026Q3, while net PP&E stood at $373.7M, indicating an asset base dominated by acquired intangibles rather than physical capacity.
Goodwill accounts for a large share of total assets, which suggests the balance sheet's value is heavily contingent on the performance of acquired businesses. Net PP&E grew from $218.0M to $373.7M, a steadier trend that points to some reinvestment in physical operations alongside acquisitions. A material shortfall in acquired earnings could trigger goodwill impairment, which may appear abruptly in reported equity and warrants close monitoring.
Retained Earnings Growth Masks Cash Conversion Weakness
According to reported figures, retained earnings climbed to $703.0M in 2026Q3, yet operating cash flow turned negative in 2026Q2, suggesting that accounting profits are not consistently translating into distributable cash.
The rapid build in retained earnings may give an impression of strong internal capital generation that the cash flow data does not fully support. Working capital swings and acquisition outflows appear to absorb much of the reported earnings, which could mean equity growth overstates the cash available to shareholders or lenders. Investors should weigh retained earnings against free cash flow rather than treating book equity growth as evidence of financial flexibility.