SGC
Superior Group of Companies, Inc.
SGC's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 26x earnings, above its usual 17x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
SGC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
SGC's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
SGC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $5.39 | -62% |
| Fair | 17x | $8.93 | -38% |
| Forward | 17x | $14.29 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $14.05 | -1.7% |
| Current | 26x | $14.29 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SGC's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
SGC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SGC, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SGC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.85 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.54 | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.55 | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.57 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.46 | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.35 | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.44 | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.73 | +35% |
SGC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.54 over the past year, against $3.09 in early 2021.
SGC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $146M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $147.8M | +2.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $140.9M | +2.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $146.6M | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $138.5M | -7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $144M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $137.1M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $145.4M | -1.2% |
SGC's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $146M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.2% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.8% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7% | -4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7% | -1.1 points |
SGC's operating margin was 2.2% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
SGC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.2M | +$14.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1M | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.8M | +$11.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $17.9M | +142% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.4M | -133% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3M | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.1M | -136% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.4M | -60% |
SGC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $46M over the past year.
SGC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.3% | +340K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +129K shares |
| 3 years | -5.6% | -907K shares |
| 5 years | -5.3% | -852K shares |
| Available history | 0% | -878 shares |
SGC has 15M diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago, despite $4M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $702,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $85,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $678,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $2,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1M |
SGC spent $4M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 59% from the year before.
SGC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
SGC's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.4 years a year ago.
SGC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.4 | Neutral |
SGC's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (neutral).
SGC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | SGC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 47% above |
| PE % | 85 | 47 | 38 pts above |
SGC is trading at 26x earnings, a 47% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
SGC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.2 | 8.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.9 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.7 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $11.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $12.3 | 16% above |
SGC has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 16% above its 200-week average.
SGC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.4 | $24.3 | +81% |
| 2021 | $24.3 | $21.7 | -11% |
| 2022 | $21.7 | $9.39 | -57% |
| 2023 | $9.39 | $13.5 | +44% |
| 2024 | $13.5 | $16.0 | +18% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $10.2 | -36% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.2 | $14.3 | +41% |
SGC is up 41% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.