KE
Kimball Electronics, Inc.
KE has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has the edge over KE overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
KE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
KE's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
KE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $10.17 | -49% |
| Forward | 13x | $20.10 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $12.92 | -36% |
| Current | 24x | $20.10 | — |
| Expensive | 27x | $22.42 | +12% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KE's PE is in its expensive range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KE, with profitability holding steady.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
RDW has the edge over KE on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
KE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.57 | +87% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.84 | -13% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.13 | +66% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.05 | +50% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.97 | +213% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.96 | +92% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.68 | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.70 | -45% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.31 | -86% |
KE has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
KE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $390.8M | +6.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $371.6M | -2.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $352.9M | -5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $341.3M | -4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $365.6M | -2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $380.5M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $374.6M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $357.4M | -15% |
KE's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $391M last quarter, up 6.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.8% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.3% | -1.6 points |
KE has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW has the edge over KE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
KE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$28.3M | -$25.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $34M | -50% |
| Q1 2026 | $494K | -98% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.2M | -149% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.5M | -108% |
| Q2 2025 | $68.4M | +73% |
| Q1 2025 | $27M | -9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.1M | +$67M |
KE's free cash flow was −$5M over the past year, against $116M the year before.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
KE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -187K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -328K shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -657K shares |
| 5 years | -2.8% | -720K shares |
| Available history | -3% | -749K shares |
KE has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $4M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $3M |
| Q1 2025 | $3M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M |
KE spent $14M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 33% from the year before.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
KE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
KE's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
KE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.9 | Neutral |
KE's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
KE PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 24x | 0.6% below |
| PE % | 77 | 58 | 19 pts above |
KE is trading at 24x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.1 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $24.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $25.8 | 22% below |
| 100 week MA | $23.5 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $23.4 | 14% below |
KE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% below its 200-week average.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
KE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.9 | $15.6 | -12% |
| 2021 | $15.6 | $21.2 | +36% |
| 2022 | $21.2 | $22.4 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | $22.4 | $27.0 | +20% |
| 2024 | $27.0 | $18.8 | -30% |
| 2025 | $18.8 | $29.2 | +55% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.2 | $20.1 | -31% |
KE is down 31% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW has the edge over KE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.