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Lindsay Corporation LNN
$114.35 +1.75% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $1.16B
High qualityLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 22, 2026
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Three things to know
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $5.21, down 25.1% year over year.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $627.9M, down 7.4% from a year earlier, slowing from -1.7% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth5Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 9%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 24%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 20%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 18%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 9%
Quality86Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 42%
- Gross marginTop 47%
- Operating marginTop 39%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 41%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 43%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 18%
- Interest coverTop 3%
Value70Positive
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 23%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 43%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 34%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 44%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 49%
Momentum34Weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 26%
- 6-month returnTop 40%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 27%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 44%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 15%
Revisions6Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 25%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 39%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 10%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 12%
Stability98Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 10%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 14%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 12%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 18%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -1.7% | -7.4% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -22.3% | -25.1% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 31.2% | 29.5% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 9.9% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 13.0% | 7.2% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -7.4% | -1.7% | ↓ | Bottom 9% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -25.1% | -22.3% | ↓ | Bottom 24% |
| Gross margin | 29.5% | 31.2% | ↓ | Top 47% |
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 13.3% | ↓ | Top 39% |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 11.2% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 7.2% | 13.0% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 7.3% | — | Top 42% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.3% | — | Bottom 18% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.71×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.8%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +1.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -0.20×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 187.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.34%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 7.61%
- Shareholder yield
- 8.95%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -3.9%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.7%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 2, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -7.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.6%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $121.00
- Target vs current price
- +5.8%
- Analysts with a rating
- 15
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 27%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | +8.5% | +0.9% | -8.2% | -8.7% | -5.6% |
| Apr 2, 2026 | -32.0% | -12.1% | -4.5% | -4.4% | +6.0% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | +5.5% | +6.8% | +5.2% | +12.0% | -13.2% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | -13.2% | -4.4% | -9.1% | -11.3% | +0.3% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | +30.9% | +4.3% | +7.2% | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| Apr 3, 2025 | +29.1% | -0.9% | -3.2% | -0.0% | +10.6% |
| Jan 7, 2025 | +17.2% | +1.8% | +9.1% | +12.9% | +9.9% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | +15.8% | +8.4% | +3.9% | +12.1% | +18.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | $1.53 | $1.41 | +8.5% | $160.8M |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $1.15 | $1.69 | -32.0% | $157.7M |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $1.54 | $1.46 | +5.5% | $155.8M |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $0.99 | $1.14 | -13.2% | $153.6M |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $1.78 | $1.36 | +30.9% | $169.5M |
| Apr 3, 2025 | $2.44 | $1.89 | +29.1% | $187.1M |
| Jan 7, 2025 | $1.57 | $1.34 | +17.2% | $166.3M |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $1.17 | $1.01 | +15.8% | $155.0M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 21.9× | 20.6× | 62th | Top 23% |
| P/E (forward) | 21.9× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.4× | — | — | Top 34% |
| EV / Sales | 1.83× | — | — | Top 44% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.86% | — | — | Top 43% |
| Earnings yield | 4.56% | — | — | Top 23% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 17.3× – 37.5× since May 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -18.4%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -25.1%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +13.9%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.0%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -3.1%
- RSI (14)
- 47.0
- Relative volume
- 0.60×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 24.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 12th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.55
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.30
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -19.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -30.6%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2022 | Apr 6, 2026 | -43.3% | 841 days | Not yet recovered |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Jun 16, 2022 | -33.1% | 214 days | 110 days (Nov 22, 2022) |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | -12.0% | 33 days | 16 days (Aug 10, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.16B
- P/E (TTM)
- 21.9
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $5.21
- Revenue (TTM)
- $627.9M
- Dividend yield
- 1.30%
- 52-week range
- $97.27 – $148.00
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $567.6M | $770.7M | $674.1M | $607.1M | $676.4M |
| Gross profit | $150.2M | $199.2M | $213.0M | $191.1M | $210.8M |
| Operating income | $54.1M | $94.6M | $102.2M | $76.6M | $88.1M |
| Net income | $42.6M | $65.5M | $72.4M | $66.3M | $74.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.88 | $5.94 | $6.54 | $6.01 | $6.78 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $155.0M | $166.3M | $187.1M | $169.5M | $153.6M | $155.8M | $157.7M | $160.8M |
| Net income | $12.7M | $17.2M | $26.6M | $19.5M | $10.8M | $16.5M | $12.0M | $15.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.17 | $1.57 | $2.44 | $1.78 | $0.99 | $1.54 | $1.15 | $1.53 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $44.0M | $3.0M | $119.7M | $95.8M | $132.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$26.5M | -$15.6M | -$18.8M | -$29.0M | -$42.5M |
| Free cash flow | $17.5M | -$12.5M | $100.9M | $66.8M | $90.4M |
| Dividends paid | -$14.2M | -$14.6M | -$15.1M | -$15.5M | -$15.7M |
| Net share buybacks | -$1.3M | $3.3M | $476,000 | -$22.5M | -$10.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $154.8M
- Total assets
- $821.6M
- Total liabilities
- $322.5M
- Total debt
- $137.8M
- Net debt
- -$16.9M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $499.1M
As of May 31, 2026 (filed Jul 2, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | $0.38 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.37 | May 29, 2026 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.37 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $0.37 | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.37 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| May 16, 2025 | $0.36 | May 30, 2025 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.36 | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.36 | Nov 29, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 766,922
- Days to cover
- 4.00
- Change vs previous report
- +3.1%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jun 16, 1998
- 3-for-2
- Mar 11, 1997
- 3-for-2
- Feb 23, 1996
- 3-for-2
- Sep 17, 1991
- 3-for-2
- May 16, 1990
- 3-for-2