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Employees: 1,386
Size Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) is a United States Consumer Discretionary company (Aerospace & Defense) with a market value of $779M, the 2415th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $14.47 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 0.5%, against -1.2% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 17.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.6%); the operating margin is 6.6% (peer median 3.5%).
Valuation It trades at 26.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.1× (4th most expensive of 18).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 10% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -13%, so the hurdle is +23 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.9 points below its cost of capital (8.7% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 4.3% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Dec 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $551M | $524M | $475M | $536M | $479M |
| Revenue growth | — | +10% | -11% | +12% | — |
| Gross profit | $151M | $128M | $115M | $148M | $149M |
| EBITDA | $66.8M | $59.8M | $54.2M | $86.6M | $86.9M |
| Net income | $24.5M | $18.5M | $13.4M | $41.4M | $36.9M |
| Free cash flow | $82.1M | $90.4M | -$28.8M | $16.0M | -$72.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $31.4M | $23.8M | $21.8M | $90.9M | $89.9M |
| Total debt | $72.8M | $53.1M | $115M | $78.4M | $65.3M |
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| Measure | SWBI | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +1.1% | +7.0% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -0.5% | -1.2% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -17.6% | -30.6% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +17.0% | +2.6% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 3.5% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 26.3× | 14.1× | 4th most expensive of 18 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 10.3% | 5.7% | 6th most demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -13.1% | +3.9% | lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +23.4 pp | +4.9 pp | most demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.9 pp | -2.6 pp | 9th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.4× | 9.1× | 3rd most expensive of 14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7× | 3.2× | 6th least indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith & Wesson Brands SWBI | United States | $779M | 0% | +17% | 7% | 26.3× | 10.3% | -13.1% |
| Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Sponsored ADR PSNY | United States | $778M | -79% | +18% | -47% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| First Watch Restaurant FWRG | United States | $794M | +6% | +16% | 3% | 53.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Sturm, Ruger & RGR | United States | $798M | +28% | +8% | 2% | 26.8× | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| China Yuchai International CYD | United States | $750M | -57% | +21% | 4% | 5.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Fox Factory FOXF | United States | $748M | 0% | +2% | 5% | 15.2× | 14.6% | +10.5% |
| TripAdvisor TRIP | United States | $820M | -38% | -4% | 5% | 10.1× | -6.6% | +25.6% |
| Bloomin' Brands BLMN | United States | $835M | +23% | -2% | 3% | 10.5× | 10.6% | +4.5% |
| Petco Health & Wellness WOOF | United States | $848M | +5% | -1% | 3% | 12.5× | 6.6% | +3.9% |
| ARKO Petroleum APC | United States | $704M | -23% | -12% | 2% | 17.5× | 4.8% | -7.6% |
| Aebi Schmidt AEBI | United States | $867M | -3% | +49% | 6% | 11.3× | 11.9% | n/a |
| Cannae CNNE | United States | $700M | +25% | -7% | -17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Legacy Housing LEGH | United States | $694M | +25% | -3% | 33% | 14.1× | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| Helen of Troy HELE | United States | $876M | +51% | +1% | 7% | 9.8× | 3.9% | -3.1% |
| American Public Education APEI | United States | $682M | -34% | +4% | 10% | 14.5× | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| Winnebago Industries WGO | United States | $892M | -1% | -3% | 2% | 15.8× | 6.9% | -5.7% |
| Tron TRON | United States | $669M | -37% | +20% | -45% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Latham SWIM | United States | $924M | +43% | +12% | 7% | 30.5× | 23.4% | +6.2% |
| Betterware de Mexico, S.A.P.I. de C.V BWMX | United States | $655M | -1% | +28% | 17% | 6.3× | -9.2% | +17.0% |
| Papa John's International PZZA | United States | $650M | -37% | -6% | 5% | 19.7× | 4.8% | +2.5% |
| ATRenew Inc. Sponsored ADR RERE | United States | $944M | -7% | +35% | 3% | 8.5× | n/a | n/a |