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Friedman Industries Inc (FRD) stock

FRDNasdaqSteel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing MillsFiscal year ends March 31
Financials through Q2 FY2027, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 22/3054% below fair value
$38.16−0.15 (-0.39%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $275.24MP/E 6.7Yield 0.42%

Friedman Industries statistics

110 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Feb 8, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date
Oct 23, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$276.32M
$913.25M
Enterprise Value
$274.17M
$1.49B
PE Ratio
6.71
17.54
PS Ratio
0.31
0.75
PB Ratio
1.53
1.89
P/TBV Ratio
1.53
2.01
P/OCF Ratio
45.61
10.65

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
0.31
1.01
EV / EBITDA
3.54
9.70
EV / EBIT
3.74
17.23

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
7M
44M
Shares Change (YoY)
0.25%
0.06%
Float
7M
37M
Shares Held by Insiders
6.87%
6.82%
Shares Held by Institutions
53.4%
78.9%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
173,367
–
Short Interest Change
11.2%
-1.35%
Short % of Float
2.58%
3.87%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
2.40%
3.28%
Days to Cover
4.18
3.05

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$48.77
–
52-Week Low
$16.55
–
20-Day Moving Average
$40.58
–
50-Day Moving Average
$41.30
–
200-Day Moving Average
$30.20
–
Average True Range (14)
$2.10
–
Price Change (1 Week)
-1.24%
5.28%
Price Change (1 Month)
-10.7%
-4.17%
Price Change (3 Months)
-13.3%
-19.7%
Price Change (6 Months)
75.8%
-18.1%
Price Change (YTD)
87.0%
-1.04%
Price Change (1 Year)
74.5%
8.80%
Price Change (3 Years)
228.8%
57.3%
Price Change (5 Years)
170.9%
51.4%
Price Change (10 Years)
616.1%
71.9%
Average Volume (10 Days)
60,451
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
51,309
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
67,279
–
Relative Volume
0.29
0.77
Relative Strength Index (14)
42.9
44.6
Volatility (1 Year)
57.8%
49.3%
Beta (5 Years)
1.29
1.13

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
8.27%
21.5%
Operating Margin
8.27%
5.96%
Pretax Margin
6.13%
5.52%
Profit Margin
4.59%
4.29%
EBITDA Margin
8.74%
10.5%
FCF Margin
-0.31%
4.12%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
25.5%
7.87%
Return on Assets (ROA)
11.0%
3.75%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
34.7%
6.09%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
24.6%
5.64%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
2.68
2.34
Quick Ratio
0.96
1.05
Debt / Equity
0.02
0.32
Debt / EBITDA
0.05
2.19
Net Debt / EBITDA
-0.03
1.41
Interest Coverage
14.11
3.31

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
73.7%
17.7%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
254.8%
35.5%
EPS Growth (YoY)
250.3%
41.1%
FCF Growth (YoY)
-729.2%
16.6%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
5.72%
0.04%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
38.7%
9.32%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
-1.75%
-1.79%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
11.1%
13.0%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
2.41
0.95
Inventory Turnover
4.47
4.48
Revenue Per Employee
$2.33M
$673.42K
Profits Per Employee
$106.73K
$13.78K
Employee Count
381
2,906
WACC
11.3%
9.49%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$886.53M
$1.98B
Gross Profit
$73.34M
$495.35M
Operating Income
$73.34M
$73.34M
Pretax Income
$54.36M
$60.65M
Net Income
$40.66M
$40.66M
EBITDA
$77.50M
$150.90M
EPS (Diluted)
$5.71
$0.99

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$5.64M
$59.85M
Total Debt
$3.49M
$567.26M
Net Cash (Debt)
$2.15M
-$26.02M
Net Cash Per Share
$0.30
-$0.85
Equity (Book Value)
$180.08M
$718.87M
Book Value Per Share
$24.97
$15.12
Tangible Book Value
$180.08M
$275.23M
Working Capital
$213.50M
$297.61M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$6.06M
$145.52M
Capital Expenditures
-$8.81M
-$52.11M
Free Cash Flow
-$2.76M
$35.77M
FCF Per Share
-$0.38
$1.10

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
14.7%
3.98%
FCF Yield
-1.00%
2.33%
Dividend Yield
0.42%
0.92%
Buyback Yield
0.03%
1.45%
Shareholder Yield
0.45%
2.04%
Dividend Per Share
$0.16
$0.76
Dividend Growth (YoY)
0.00%
0.00%
Years of Dividend Growth
0
0
Payout Ratio
2.80%
15.2%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$5.20M
$33.50M
Income Tax
$13.70M
$23.60M
Effective Tax Rate
25.2%
20.9%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$56.64
$39.79
Graham Upside
47.8%
-27.7%
Altman Z-Score
4.41
2.63
Piotroski F-Score
5
5
Beneish M-Score
-2.37
-2.50
Lynch Fair Value
$63.43
–
Lynch Upside
65.6%
5.40%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodFRDS&P 500DifferenceFRD per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month-10.0%-2.7%−7.3 pts
3 months-15.0%-1.7%−13.3 pts
Year to date+87.4%+11.9%+75.5 pts
1 year+73.7%+12.0%+61.7 pts
3 years+242.7%+78.2%+164.5 pts+50.8%+21.2%
5 years+181.0%+73.2%+107.7 pts+23.0%+11.6%
10 years+694.6%+309.6%+385.0 pts+23.0%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

0M FRD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 11.2% from the previous report, or 2.58% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 2026173,367+11.2%41,4764.2
Oct 15, 2026155,924-1.5%36,1494.3
Sep 30, 2026158,358+7.5%56,4852.8
Sep 15, 2026147,366+10.9%63,0642.3
Aug 31, 2026132,868-1.4%66,9412.0
Aug 14, 2026134,689+20.5%113,2041.2
Jul 31, 2026111,791-19.6%66,4831.7
Jul 15, 2026138,961+8.6%124,6411.1
Jun 30, 2026127,927-7.3%98,6061.3
Jun 15, 2026137,977-4.5%67,6432.0
May 29, 2026144,502-15.9%29,7774.8
May 15, 2026171,900-9.8%31,2305.5

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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