FNWD
Finward Bancorp
FNWD's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 6 points to 15% and earnings per share grew 82%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
FNWD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
FNWD's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like FNWD.
FNWD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8x | $18.26 | -58% |
| Fair | 10x | $22.94 | -47% |
| Forward | 14x | $43.66 | — |
| Expensive | 19x | $42.01 | -3.8% |
| Current | 25x | $43.66 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FNWD's PE is 25x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
FNWD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FNWD, with profitability improving.
FNWD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.07 | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.27 | +82% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.29 | +194% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.88 | -34% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.92 | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.25 | -59% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.78 | -78% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.84 | +45% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.71 | +6.3% |
FNWD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.27 over the past year, against $5.23 in early 2021.
FNWD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $17.6M | +5.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.5M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.5M | +1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.6M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.5M | -38% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.3M | +5.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $14.9M | -4.2% |
FNWD's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $18M last quarter, up 5.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +11 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -5.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +12 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4% | -37 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +8.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 2.7% | -8.9 points |
FNWD's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FNWD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.5M | +0.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.5M | +$7.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.5M | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $1M | +$5.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5M | +302% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4M | -$3.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $10.6M | +617% |
| Q3 2024 | -$4.2M | -186% |
FNWD's free cash flow was $17M over the past year, up 142% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FNWD.
FNWD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +16.8K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +22.6K shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +60.4K shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +841K shares |
| Available history | +25% | +867K shares |
FNWD has 4M diluted shares, up 0.5% from a year ago.
FNWD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 3.2x | Elevated |
FNWD's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like FNWD.
FNWD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.1 | Neutral |
FNWD's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
FNWD PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | FNWD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 13x | 89% above |
| PE % | 94 | 63 | 31 pts above |
FNWD is trading at 25x earnings, a 89% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
FNWD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.9 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $42.4 | 3.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $38.3 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $34.1 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $30.2 | 45% above |
FNWD is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 45% above its 200-week average.
FNWD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.9 | $35.4 | -23% |
| 2021 | $35.4 | $49.6 | +40% |
| 2022 | $49.6 | $36.5 | -26% |
| 2023 | $36.5 | $25.2 | -31% |
| 2024 | $25.2 | $28.8 | +14% |
| 2025 | $28.8 | $36.9 | +28% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.9 | $43.7 | +18% |
FNWD has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 18% so far in 2026.