FC
Franklin Covey Co.
FC's fundamentals are mixed: earnings per share grew 75%, but free cash flow fell 22%. At 35x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 34x. Analysts expect earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
FC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
FC's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
FC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $14.83 | — |
| Cheap | 25x | $10.43 | -30% |
| Fair | 34x | $14.12 | -4.8% |
| Current | 35x | $14.83 | — |
| Expensive | 50x | $20.84 | +41% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FC's PE is in its fair range at 35x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
FC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect FC's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
FC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.11 | +165% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.42 | +75% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.17 | -78% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.21 | -116% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.12 | -108% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.24 | -86% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.79 | -41% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.33 | +9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.47 | +15% |
FC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.42 over the past year, against $1.74 in mid-2024.
FC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $70M | -1.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $67.8M | +1% |
| Q1 2026 | $59.6M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $64M | -7.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.2M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $67.1M | -8.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $59.6M | -2.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.1M | +1% |
FC's revenue fell from its 2024 peak and has held roughly level since: $70M last quarter, down 1.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | +9.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.4% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.7% | -7.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -3.3% | -15 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.4% | -4.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.1% | -5.7 points |
FC's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.7M | -54% |
| Q2 2026 | -$32K | -101% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.2M | +$17.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.6M | -112% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7M | -72% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.6M | -122% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.1M | -20% |
FC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $16M over the past year.
FC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.4% | +275K shares |
| 1 year | -10% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -18% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -2.4M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -2.3M shares |
FC has 12M diluted shares, down 10% from a year ago, with $28M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $7,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $17.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $10.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $8.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $8.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $6M |
FC spent $28M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 6.7% from the year before.
FC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
FC has more cash than debt.
FC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.4 | Oversold |
FC's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
FC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 24x | 47% above |
| PE % | 55 | 58 | 3 pts below |
FC is trading at 35x earnings, a 47% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
FC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.3 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $19.0 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $19.2 | 23% below |
| 100 week MA | $21.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.0 | 52% below |
FC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 52% below its 200-week average.
FC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.7 | $22.3 | -34% |
| 2021 | $22.3 | $45.6 | +105% |
| 2022 | $45.6 | $47.4 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | $47.4 | $43.5 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | $43.5 | $37.0 | -15% |
| 2025 | $37.0 | $17.1 | -54% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.1 | $14.8 | -13% |
FC has finished three years in a row lower, and it's down 13% so far in 2026.