HWKN
Hawkins, Inc.
HWKN's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 37x earnings, about twice its usual 19x. Analysts expect earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
HWKN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
HWKN's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
HWKN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $63.55 | -58% |
| Fair | 19x | $76.63 | -49% |
| Expensive | 34x | $139 | -7.5% |
| Forward | 34x | $150 | — |
| Current | 37x | $150 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HWKN's PE is in its expensive range at 37x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 34x next year's earnings.
HWKN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HWKN, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HWKN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.45 | +8% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.12 | +3.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.86 | -4.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.91 | -3% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.94 | +0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.97 | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.05 | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.03 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.92 | +13% |
HWKN earned $4.12 per share over the past year, up 3.8% from the year before.
HWKN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $313.8M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $315.7M | +7.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $265.9M | +8.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $244.1M | +7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $280.4M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $293.3M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $245.3M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $226.2M | +8.5% |
HWKN's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $314M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.8% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.2% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.3% | +0.5 points |
HWKN's operating margin was 13% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HWKN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $29.6M | +2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.5M | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.2M | -8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $21.2M | +72% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.7M | -7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.9M | +159% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.8M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.3M | -9.8% |
HWKN generated $93M in free cash flow over the past year, up 17% from the year before.
HWKN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -70.9K shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -62.7K shares |
| 3 years | -1.2% | -243K shares |
| 5 years | -1.7% | -357K shares |
| Available history | -2% | -429K shares |
HWKN has 21M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $7M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $11.5M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
HWKN spent $19M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 62% from the year before.
HWKN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
HWKN's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.6 years a year ago.
HWKN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 83.3 | Overbought |
HWKN's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 83 (overbought).
HWKN PE vs Basic Materials Sector
| Metric | HWKN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 19x | 96% above |
| PE % | 88 | 40 | 48 pts above |
HWKN is trading at 37x earnings, a 96% premium to the Basic Materials sector's median of 19x.
HWKN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $138.5 | 8.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $133.4 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $143.8 | 4.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $140.1 | 7.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $107.1 | 40% above |
HWKN is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 40% above its 200-week average.
HWKN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $22.6 | $26.1 | +16% |
| 2021 | $26.1 | $39.1 | +50% |
| 2022 | $39.1 | $39.2 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | $39.2 | $70.4 | +80% |
| 2024 | $70.4 | $125.3 | +78% |
| 2025 | $125.3 | $146.8 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $146.8 | $150.4 | +2.4% |
HWKN has finished every year since 2020 higher, and it's up 2.4% so far in 2026.