JBT MAREL Corp (JBTM) stock analysis

P/E above its 5-year median

Jbt Marel's P/E of 34.4 is above its own 5-year median of 25.4.

P/E above the industry

Jbt Marel's P/E of 34.4 is above the Special Industry Machinery, except Metalworking median of 32.8.

EV/EBITDA below its 5-year median

Jbt Marel's EV/EBITDA of 28.2 is below its 5-year median of 32.2.

P/B below the industry

Jbt Marel's price-to-book of 1.47 is below the Special Industry Machinery, except Metalworking median of 2.10.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $126.56 is above our fair value estimate of $119.74.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 5.7% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing 10%+ a year

Revenue grew 33.7% a year over the last three fiscal years.

EPS growth over 3 years

Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

Earnings acceleration

Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

Growing faster than the industry

Revenue grew 44.9% over the last twelve months; the Special Industry Machinery, except Metalworking median is 5.7%.

Guidance lowered

Jbt Marel lowered its Full Year 2026 Net Income outlook on Aug 3, 2026.

Gross margin slipping

Gross margin was 35.6% over the last twelve months, against 35.8% a year earlier.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was 4.3% over the last twelve months and averaged 17.0% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on capital under 10%

Return on invested capital was 3.8%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity below the industry

Jbt Marel's return on equity of 4.3% is below the Special Industry Machinery, except Metalworking median of 4.6%.

Earnings over 5 years

Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was 4.9% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 11.2%.

Net margin below the industry

Jbt Marel's net margin of 4.9% is below the Special Industry Machinery, except Metalworking median of 5.1%.

Low debt

Debt is 37.7% of shareholders' equity, under the 40% we consider low.

Debt falling against equity

Debt to equity fell from 78.1% five years ago to 37.7%.

Debt covered by cash flow

Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 25.2% of total debt.

Interest coverage

Interest expense is not reported separately.

Short-term assets cover short-term debts

Current assets are 1.24 times current liabilities.

Bankruptcy risk in the grey zone

The Altman Z-score is 2.04; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Jbt Marel paid dividends worth 0.3% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 0.3% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Jbt Marel yields 0.3%.

Dividend not cut

The dividend per share has not fallen by more than 10% in any of the last 10 fiscal years.

Covered by earnings

Dividends take 10.9% of net income.

Covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 6.7% of free cash flow.