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Employees: 7,300
Size Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) is a United States Industrials company (Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery) with a market value of $510M, the 2683rd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $17.62 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 10.6%, against -23.7% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 80.7% over the last twelve months (peer median -1.2%); the operating margin is 3.6% (peer median 4.8%).
Valuation It trades at 7.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.2× (cheapest of 10).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.3 points below its cost of capital (6.6% WACC).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $27.0M at 30 Sep 2026, down 35% on a year earlier — 0.0 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →
Credit Columbus McKinnon has 1 bond outstanding ($900M), rated B by the agencies and trading like BB- at a weighted spread of 257 bp.
Short interest Short interest is 8.6% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 28 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.77B | $1.19B | $963M | $1.01B | $936M |
| Revenue growth | — | +24% | -5% | +8% | — |
| Gross profit | $438M | $312M | $296M | $348M | $319M |
| EBITDA | $221M | $126M | $107M | $155M | $151M |
| Net income | -$346M | -$230M | -$5.14M | $46.6M | $48.4M |
| Free cash flow | -$153M | -$164M | $24.2M | $42.5M | $71.3M |
| Capital expenditure | $27.8M | $17.9M | $21.4M | $24.8M | $12.6M |
| Total debt | $2.49B | $2.49B | $541M | $600M | $526M |
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| Measure | CMCO | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +10.3% | -11.4% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +10.6% | -23.7% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -27.8% | -42.9% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +80.7% | -1.2% | highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 4.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 7.9× | 19.2× | cheapest of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -5.3 pp | -3.0 pp | 11th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.8× | 11.8× | 4th most expensive of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 10.8× | 0.8× | 2nd most indebted of 12 |
| Bond spread | 257 bp | n/a | — |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus McKinnon CMCO | United States | $510M | +11% | +81% | 4% | 7.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock 600262.SS | China | $510M | -18% | -3% | 8% | n/a | -13.2% | +17.5% |
| Aichi 6345.T | Japan | $507M | -11% | +2% | 11% | 11.9× | -5.3% | +0.1% |
| Naipu Mining Machinery 300818.SZ | China | $504M | -40% | +21% | 9% | 30.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Greaves Cotton GREAVESCOT.NS | India | $503M | +22% | +28% | 3% | 56.8× | 41.8% | +17.8% |
| Japan Engine 6016.T | Japan | $532M | -19% | -2% | 20% | 15.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo 7226.T | Japan | $481M | -25% | +15% | 6% | 14.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Nanjing Railway New Technology 301016.SZ | China | $542M | -28% | -1% | 18% | n/a | 19.2% | -3.9% |
| Kunming Yunnei Power 000903.SZ | China | $474M | -23% | -13% | -23% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tianjin Keyvia Electric 300407.SZ | China | $549M | -20% | +13% | 2% | n/a | -1.6% | +6.6% |
| Anshan Senyuan Road and Bridge 300210.SZ | China | $471M | -40% | -36% | -24% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Hota M&E 001225.SZ | China | $469M | -32% | -2% | 3% | n/a | 42.5% | -10.3% |
| Eurocrane (China) 603966.SS | China | $557M | -32% | -3% | 9% | n/a | 1.2% | +14.0% |
| Karnell KARNEL-B.ST | Sweden | $465M | +8% | +28% | 14% | 16.7× | 5.9% | +24.2% |
| Anhui Quanchai Engine 600218.SS | China | $463M | -27% | +3% | -1% | n/a | -3.7% | 0.0% |
| Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery 300879.SZ | China | $457M | -37% | +8% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Junjin Construction & Robot 079900.KS | South Korea | $452M | -34% | +2% | 13% | 19.9× | 4.5% | +15.9% |
| Texmaco Rail & Engineering TEXRAIL.NS | India | $452M | -9% | -14% | 8% | 21.9× | 24.5% | +21.0% |
| Wabash National WNC | United States | $444M | +46% | -7% | -10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Huning Elevator Parts 300669.SZ | China | $591M | -36% | -2% | 1% | n/a | 50.1% | -1.7% |
| Ponsse PON1V.HE | Finland | $595M | -15% | -3% | 4% | 19.2× | n/a | n/a |
Columbus McKinnon has 1 bond outstanding with $900M face value. The agencies rate it B; its bonds trade like BB-. Weighted yield 7.24%, a spread of 257 bp over government bonds.
Columbus McKinnon reported $27.0M of remaining performance obligations at 30 Sep 2026, down 35% from a year earlier and down 11% from the previous quarter. That is 0.0 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 0.99.