Gulf Island Fabrication Inc GIFI Stock Analysis
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- Stock
- Market closed · opens Monday 9:30 AM ET
$12.00 unchanged at close Oct 16
Last close · Previous close $12.00
- Market cap
- $192.42MAt the Oct 16 close
- P/E ratio
- 21.82On last 12 months’ EPS
- Diluted EPS
- $0.55Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- NoneLast 12 months
Price chart
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$12.00Oct 15
- Volume0.00Oct 16 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume0.00Last 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $7.33 to $12.00; now $12.00
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Oct 16 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
GIFI beat the S&P 500 in 3 of 7 periods.
| Period | GIFI and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | GIFI: unchanged S&P 500: up 1.5% | GIFI trailed the S&P 500 by 1.5 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | GIFI: unchanged S&P 500: up 1.9% | GIFI trailed the S&P 500 by 1.9 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | GIFI: up 0.3% S&P 500: up 12.8% | GIFI trailed the S&P 500 by 12.5 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | GIFI: up 65.5% S&P 500: up 16.8% | GIFI beat the S&P 500 by 48.7 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | GIFI: up 190.6% S&P 500: up 81.5% +42.7% vs +22.0% a year | GIFI beat the S&P 500 by 109.1 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | GIFI: up 173.3% S&P 500: up 83.1% +22.3% vs +12.9% a year | GIFI beat the S&P 500 by 90.2 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | GIFI: up 18.4% S&P 500: up 319.6% +1.7% vs +15.4% a year | GIFI trailed the S&P 500 by 301.2 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in GIFI 10 years ago (Oct 14, 2016) would be worth about $11,843 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,964.
GIFI beat the S&P 500 in 3 of 7 periods.
| Period | GIFI and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | GIFI: unchanged S&P 500: up 1.2% | GIFI trailed the S&P 500 by 1.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | GIFI: unchanged S&P 500: up 1.7% | GIFI trailed the S&P 500 by 1.7 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | GIFI: up 0.3% S&P 500: up 11.9% | GIFI trailed the S&P 500 by 11.6 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | GIFI: up 65.5% S&P 500: up 15.5% | GIFI beat the S&P 500 by 50.0 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | GIFI: up 190.6% S&P 500: up 75.0% +42.7% vs +20.5% a year | GIFI beat the S&P 500 by 115.6 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | GIFI: up 173.3% S&P 500: up 71.2% +22.3% vs +11.4% a year | GIFI beat the S&P 500 by 102.1 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | GIFI: up 17.9% S&P 500: up 258.1% +1.7% vs +13.6% a year | GIFI trailed the S&P 500 by 240.2 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in GIFI 10 years ago (Oct 14, 2016) would be worth about $11,788 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,813.
All-time high
$51.82
Closing high on . Now 76.8% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Apr 4, 1997.
Stock splits
1
2-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split is 2 shares today.
Valuation
The Oct 16 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Sep 30, 2025). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
21.8×The Oct 16 close ÷ diluted EPS over the last 12 months ($0.55)
The range covers daily P/E ratios from Oct 7, 2021 to Oct 16, 2026, each based on the previous 12 months of earnings.
GIFI trades at 21.8× its earnings over the last 12 months, above its 5-year median of 18.4×. In plain terms, buyers are paying about $22 for each $1 of profit from the past year. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 1.2×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 2.0×Book value as of Sep 30, 2025
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Sep 30, 2025 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 12.4×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - 4.50%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $146.86MAt the Oct 16 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Oct 16 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Sep 30, 2025 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q3 FY25, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, and balance-sheet figures are as of Sep 30, 2025.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $166.77Mup 0.3%
- Net income
- $9.11Mdown 48.1%
- Diluted EPS
- $0.55down 48.1%
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $44.55M | $7.09M | $0.44 |
| Q1 FY24 (Mar 31, 2024) | $42.88M | $6.24M | $0.37 |
| Q2 FY24 (Jun 30, 2024) | $41.26M | $1.89M | $0.11 |
| Q3 FY24 (Sep 30, 2024) | $37.64M | $2.32M | $0.14 |
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $37.42M | $4.30M | $0.26 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $40.27M | $3.83M | $0.23 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 30, 2025) | $37.54M | −$574.00K | −$0.04 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 30, 2025) | $51.54M | $1.56M | $0.10 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20 (Dec 31, 2020) | $117.73M | −$27.43M | −$1.79 |
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $93.45M | −$22.17M | −$1.43 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $142.32M | −$3.35M | −$0.21 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $151.07M | −$24.40M | −$1.51 |
| FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $159.20M | $14.74M | $0.88 |
Margins
- Gross 13.4%
- Operating 5.1%
- Net 5.5%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $8.65MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$9.92MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$1.27MLast 12 months
- 5.2%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $3.98MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$0.00Last 12 months
- Total returned$3.98MLast 12 months
46% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $64.56MAs of Sep 30, 2025
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Sep 30, 2025 balance sheet.
- Total debt$19.00MAs of Sep 30, 2025
- Net cash$45.56MAs of Sep 30, 2025
- 3.54As of Sep 30, 2025
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Sep 30, 2025 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 0.20As of Sep 30, 2025
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Sep 30, 2025 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 5 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✓Net income was positive: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✗Return on assets improved: not passed
- ✓Operating cash flow exceeded net income: passed
- ✓Long-term debt fell relative to assets: passed
- ✗Current ratio improved: not passed
- ✓Share count didn’t rise: passed
- ✗Gross margin improved: not passed
- ✗Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: not passed
- 9.7%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Gulf Island Fabrication’s net income was 9.7% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - 6.6%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Gulf Island Fabrication’s net income was 6.6% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends): what the business earned on everything it owns.
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.040 |
| 2017 | $0.040 |
| 2018 | $0.000 |
| 2019 | $0.000 |
| 2020 | $0.000 |
| 2021 | $0.000 |
| 2022 | $0.000 |
| 2023 | $0.000 |
| 2024 | $0.000 |
| 2025 | $0.000 |
| 2026 (to date) | $0.000 |
Dividend details
- $0.00Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 0.00%; 5-yr low 0.18%, 5-yr high 0.33%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Oct 16 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 0.25%.
- $0.010Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
About Gulf Island Fabrication Inc
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. is a holding company. The Company is a fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, hull and deck sections of floating production platforms and other specialized structures used in the development and production of offshore crude oil and natural gas (oil and gas) reserves. The Company's primary activity is the fabrication of offshore drilling and production platforms, including jackets and deck sections of fixed production platforms, hull, tendon, and/or deck sections of floating production platforms (such as tension leg platforms (TLPs), SPARs, floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) and Minimum Deepwater Operating Concept (MinDOC's)), piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and various production, compressor and utility modules. Its Houma facilities are located on 663 acres, of which 316 are developed for fabrication activities.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Metal Fabrication
- Headquarters
- Texas, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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GIFI stock FAQ
What is GIFI stock’s price today?
Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) traded at $12.00 at the close on , unchanged from the previous close of $12.00. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $7.33 and $12.00.
If you invested $1,000 in GIFI 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in GIFI on would be worth about $1,184 at the close on , a total return of +18.4%. The same $1,000 would be worth $2,733 if invested five years ago, $1,655 if invested one year ago, and $497 if invested 20 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Gulf Island Fabrication’s market cap?
Gulf Island Fabrication’s market capitalization is about $192.4 million. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $12.00 (how market cap works). Gulf Island Fabrication reported 16.03M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is GIFI’s P/E ratio?
GIFI trades at 21.8 times its diluted earnings over the four quarters to ($0.55 per share), at the close. Over the past five years its P/E has ranged from 5.0 to 26.1, with a median of 18.4. (How the P/E ratio works.)
How much revenue does Gulf Island Fabrication make?
Gulf Island Fabrication reported $166.8 million of revenue over the four quarters to , up 0.3% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q3 FY25, ended ) revenue was $51.5 million, up 36.9% from a year earlier.
Is Gulf Island Fabrication profitable?
Yes. Gulf Island Fabrication earned $9.1 million of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 5.5%, and its operating margin was 5.1% (what margins tell you).
What are GIFI’s earnings per share?
GIFI’s diluted earnings per share were $0.55 over the four quarters to , compared with $1.06 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q3 FY25) brought $0.10 per share, against $0.14 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does GIFI pay a dividend?
Gulf Island Fabrication hasn’t paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
What is GIFI’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks GIFI has traded as low as $7.33 and as high as $12.00. At $12.00 at the close on , it is 0.0% below that high and 63.7% above the low.
What is GIFI’s all-time high?
GIFI’s highest closing price was $51.82 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $12.00 at the close on , it is 76.8% below that record.
Has GIFI stock ever split?
Yes, once: 2-for-1 on . One share bought before the first split would be 2 shares today.
How has GIFI stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , GIFI has returned +0.3% so far this year and +65.5% over the past year, and +173.3% over five years (+22.3% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +12.8%, +16.8% and +83.1%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Gulf Island Fabrication in?
Gulf Island Fabrication is in the Industrials sector and the Metal Fabrication industry, and is headquartered in Texas, USA.
What exchange does GIFI trade on?
Gulf Island Fabrication trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GIFI. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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