Methode Electronics Inc MEI Stock Analysis
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$10.76 up $0.60, 5.91% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $10.16
- Market cap
- $381.68MAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- n/mLoss over last 12 months
- Diluted EPS
- −$1.04Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 1.86%Last 12 months
Price chart
$10.76up $0.60, 5.91%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$10.16Nov 5
- Volume991.55KNov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume714.64KLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $4.88 to $20.38; now $10.76
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 Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
MEI beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 7 periods.
| Period | MEI and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | MEI: down 28.5% S&P 500: down 5.6% | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 22.9 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | MEI: down 34.5% S&P 500: down 4.1% | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 30.4 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | MEI: up 65.4% S&P 500: up 8.7% | MEI beat the S&P 500 by 56.7 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | MEI: up 69.0% S&P 500: up 10.9% | MEI beat the S&P 500 by 58.1 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | MEI: down 49.9% S&P 500: up 75.0% −20.6% vs +20.5% a year | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 124.9 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | MEI: down 73.6% S&P 500: up 67.8% −23.4% vs +10.9% a year | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 141.4 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | MEI: down 59.1% S&P 500: up 313.1% −8.6% vs +15.2% a year | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 372.2 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in MEI 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $4,090 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
MEI beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 7 periods.
| Period | MEI and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | MEI: down 28.7% S&P 500: down 5.6% | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 23.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | MEI: down 34.7% S&P 500: down 4.3% | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 30.4 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | MEI: up 62.0% S&P 500: up 7.8% | MEI beat the S&P 500 by 54.2 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | MEI: up 65.5% S&P 500: up 9.7% | MEI beat the S&P 500 by 55.8 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | MEI: down 55.3% S&P 500: up 68.8% −23.6% vs +19.1% a year | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 124.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | MEI: down 77.2% S&P 500: up 56.9% −25.6% vs +9.4% a year | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 134.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | MEI: down 66.7% S&P 500: up 252.6% −10.4% vs +13.4% a year | MEI trailed the S&P 500 by 319.3 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in MEI 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $3,326 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$62.09
Closing high on . Now 82.7% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Mar 23, 1990.
Stock splits
2
Latest: 3-for-2 on . One share bought before the first split is 3 shares today.
Both splits
- 3-for-2
- 2-for-1
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Aug 1, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
n/mDiluted EPS of −$1.04 over the last 12 months
A P/E ratio isn’t meaningful while earnings over the last 12 months are negative. When MEI was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 12.3× to 22.4×, with a median of 15.9×. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 0.4×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 - 0.6×Book value as of Aug 1, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Aug 1, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 8.7×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 - −3.83%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 - $598.68MAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Aug 1, 2026 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 Q1 FY27, the quarter ended Aug 1, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Aug 3, 2025 to Aug 1, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Aug 1, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $1.04Bup 1.4%
- Net income
- −$36.80M
- Diluted EPS
- −$1.04
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY25 (Nov 2, 2024) | $292.60M | −$1.60M | −$0.05 |
| Q3 FY25 (Feb 1, 2025) | $239.90M | −$14.40M | −$0.41 |
| Q4 FY25 (May 3, 2025) | $257.10M | −$28.30M | −$0.80 |
| Q1 FY26 (Aug 2, 2025) | $240.50M | −$10.30M | −$0.29 |
| Q2 FY26 (Nov 1, 2025) | $246.90M | −$9.90M | −$0.28 |
| Q3 FY26 (Jan 31, 2026) | $233.70M | −$15.90M | −$0.45 |
| Q4 FY26 (May 2, 2026) | $298.10M | $400.00K | $0.01 |
| Q1 FY27 (Aug 1, 2026) | $265.40M | −$11.40M | −$0.32 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY22 (Apr 30, 2022) | $1.16B | $102.20M | $2.70 |
| FY23 (Apr 29, 2023) | $1.18B | $77.10M | $2.10 |
| FY24 (Apr 27, 2024) | $1.11B | −$123.30M | −$3.48 |
| FY25 (May 3, 2025) | $1.05B | −$62.60M | −$1.77 |
| FY26 (May 2, 2026) | $1.02B | −$35.70M | −$1.01 |
Margins
- Gross 19.8%
- Operating 0.4%
- Net −3.5%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- −$14.60MLast 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$5.10MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$19.70MLast 12 months
- −1.4%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $0.00Last 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$7.30MLast 12 months
- Total returned$7.30MLast 12 months
Balance sheet
- $116.20MAs of Aug 1, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Aug 1, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$333.20MAs of Aug 1, 2026
- Net debt$217.00MAs of Aug 1, 2026
- 2.41As of Aug 1, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Aug 1, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 0.50As of Aug 1, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Aug 1, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 6 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: not passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✓Return on assets improved: 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: not passed
- ✓Gross margin improved: passed
- ✓Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: passed
- −5.5%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Methode Electronics lost money: its net loss was 5.5% 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 - −2.9%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Methode Electronics’s net loss was 2.9% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends).
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 | $0.36 |
| 2017 | $0.36 |
| 2018 | $0.44 |
| 2019 | $0.44 |
| 2020 | $0.44 |
| 2021 | $0.50 |
| 2022 | $0.56 |
| 2023 | $0.56 |
| 2024 | $0.56 |
| 2025 | $0.40 |
| 2026 (to date) | $0.20 |
Dividend details
- $0.20Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 1.86%; 5-yr low 1.01%, 5-yr high 10.47%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Nov 6 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 2.41%.
- $0.050Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
- FrequencyQuarterly4 payments in the last 12 months
- down 1.9% a yearFull years 2020–2025
The compound annual growth rate of the full-year dividend per share from 2020 to 2025.
About Methode Electronics Inc
Methode Electronics, Inc. is a leading global supplier of custom-engineered solutions with sales, engineering and manufacturing locations in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia. We design, engineer, and produce mechatronic products for OEMs utilizing our broad range of technologies for user interface, lighting system, power distribution and sensor applications. Our solutions are found in the end markets of transportation (including automotive, commercial vehicle, e-bike, aerospace, bus, and rail), cloud computing infrastructure, construction equipment, and consumer appliance. Our business is managed on a segment basis, with those segments being Automotive, Industrial, and Interface.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Electronic Components
- Headquarters
- Illinois, USA
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- Exchange
- NYSE
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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MEI stock FAQ
What is MEI stock’s price today?
Methode Electronics (MEI) traded at $10.76 at the close on , up $0.60 (5.91%) from the previous close of $10.16. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $4.88 and $20.38.
If you invested $1,000 in MEI 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in MEI on would be worth about $409 at the close on , a total return of −59.1%. The same $1,000 would be worth $264 if invested five years ago, $1,690 if invested one year ago, $1,540 if invested 20 years ago, and $2,802 if invested 30 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Methode Electronics’s market cap?
Methode Electronics’s market capitalization is about $381.7 million. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $10.76 (how market cap works). Methode Electronics reported 35.47M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is MEI’s P/E ratio?
MEI’s P/E ratio isn’t meaningful right now because its earnings over the four quarters to are negative (diluted EPS of −$1.04). When it was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 12.3 to 22.4.
How much revenue does Methode Electronics make?
Methode Electronics reported $1.0 billion of revenue over the four quarters to , up 1.4% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q1 FY27, ended ) revenue was $265.4 million, up 10.4% from a year earlier.
Is Methode Electronics profitable?
Not over the four quarters to . Methode Electronics reported a net loss of $36.8 million across those four quarters on $1.0 billion of revenue. Its operations were still profitable before interest, other items and taxes, with $3.8 million of operating income.
What are MEI’s earnings per share?
MEI’s diluted earnings per share were −$1.04 over the four quarters to , compared with −$1.55 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q1 FY27) brought −$0.32 per share, against −$0.29 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does MEI pay a dividend?
Yes. Methode Electronics pays a quarterly dividend. The most recent was $0.050 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $0.20 per share, a 1.86% yield at the close (how dividend yield works).
Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($0.20 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $20 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 5,000 shares, roughly $53,800 at the close. Dividends can change.
What is MEI’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks MEI has traded as low as $4.88 and as high as $20.38. At $10.76 at the close on , it is 47.2% below that high and 120.5% above the low.
What is MEI’s all-time high?
MEI’s highest closing price was $62.09 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $10.76 at the close on , it is 82.7% below that record.
Has MEI stock ever split?
Yes, twice: 2-for-1 on ; 3-for-2 on . One share bought before the first split would be 3 shares today.
How has MEI stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , MEI has returned +65.4% so far this year and +69.0% over the past year, and −73.6% over five years (−23.4% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Methode Electronics in?
Methode Electronics is in the Technology sector and the Electronic Components industry, and is headquartered in Illinois, USA.
What exchange does MEI trade on?
Methode Electronics trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol MEI. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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