Park Aerospace Corp PKE Stock Analysis
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- Stock
- Market closed · opens Monday 9:30 AM ET
$23.38 up $0.76, 3.36% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $22.62
- Market cap
- At the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- 32.47On last 12 months’ EPS
- Diluted EPS
- $0.72Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 2.14%Last 12 months
Price chart
$23.38up $0.76, 3.36%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$22.62Nov 5
- Volume188.43KNov 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. volume294.15KLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $18.25 to $39.86; now $23.38
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.
PKE beat the S&P 500 in 3 of 7 periods.
| Period | PKE and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | PKE: down 22.2% S&P 500: down 5.6% | PKE trailed the S&P 500 by 16.6 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | PKE: down 36.9% S&P 500: down 4.1% | PKE trailed the S&P 500 by 32.8 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | PKE: up 11.5% S&P 500: up 8.7% | PKE beat the S&P 500 by 2.8 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | PKE: up 24.9% S&P 500: up 10.9% | PKE beat the S&P 500 by 14.0 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | PKE: up 73.9% S&P 500: up 75.0% +20.2% vs +20.5% a year | PKE trailed the S&P 500 by 1.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | PKE: up 108.0% S&P 500: up 67.8% +15.8% vs +10.9% a year | PKE beat the S&P 500 by 40.2 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | PKE: up 229.8% S&P 500: up 313.1% +12.7% vs +15.2% a year | PKE trailed the S&P 500 by 83.3 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in PKE 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $32,977 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
PKE beat the S&P 500 in 3 of 7 periods.
| Period | PKE and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | PKE: down 22.2% S&P 500: down 5.6% | PKE trailed the S&P 500 by 16.6 percentage points Trailed |
| 3M | PKE: down 37.2% S&P 500: down 4.3% | PKE trailed the S&P 500 by 32.9 percentage points Trailed |
| YTD | PKE: up 9.6% S&P 500: up 7.8% | PKE beat the S&P 500 by 1.8 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | PKE: up 22.7% S&P 500: up 9.7% | PKE beat the S&P 500 by 13.0 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | PKE: up 59.6% S&P 500: up 68.8% +16.9% vs +19.1% a year | PKE trailed the S&P 500 by 9.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | PKE: up 66.6% S&P 500: up 56.9% +10.8% vs +9.4% a year | PKE beat the S&P 500 by 9.7 percentage points Beat |
| 10Y | PKE: up 53.3% S&P 500: up 252.6% +4.4% vs +13.4% a year | PKE trailed the S&P 500 by 199.3 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in PKE 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $15,331 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$48.63
Closing high on . Now 51.9% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Dec 30, 1987.
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
Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q2 FY27, the quarter ended Aug 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Aug 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $80.62Mup 27.7%
- Net income
- $14.86Mup 103.3%
- Diluted EPS
- $0.72up 100.0%
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY25 (Dec 1, 2024) | $14.41M | $1.58M | $0.08 |
| Q4 FY25 (Mar 2, 2025) | $16.94M | $1.25M | $0.06 |
| Q1 FY26 (Jun 1, 2025) | $15.40M | $2.08M | $0.10 |
| Q2 FY26 (Aug 31, 2025) | $16.38M | $2.40M | $0.12 |
| Q3 FY26 (Nov 30, 2025) | $17.33M | $2.95M | $0.15 |
| Q4 FY26 (Mar 1, 2026) | $24.19M | $3.84M | $0.19 |
| Q1 FY27 (May 31, 2026) | $18.31M | $3.53M | $0.17 |
| Q2 FY27 (Aug 30, 2026) | $20.79M | $4.53M | $0.21 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY22 (Feb 27, 2022) | $53.58M | $8.46M | $0.41 |
| FY23 (Feb 26, 2023) | $54.06M | $10.73M | $0.52 |
| FY24 (Mar 3, 2024) | $56.00M | $7.47M | $0.37 |
| FY25 (Mar 2, 2025) | $62.03M | $5.88M | $0.29 |
| FY26 (Mar 1, 2026) | $73.30M | $11.27M | $0.56 |
Margins
- Gross 32.7%
- Operating 21.1%
- Net 18.4%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $11.45MLast 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$13.30MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$1.84MLast 12 months
- 14.2%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $51.80MLast 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$10.31MLast 12 months
- Total returned$10.31MLast 12 months
90% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $114.75MAs of Aug 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Aug 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$296.00KAs of Aug 30, 2026
- Net cash$114.45MAs of Aug 30, 2026
- 22.75As of Aug 30, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Aug 30, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 0.00As of Aug 30, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Aug 30, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 7 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: passed
- ✗Operating cash flow exceeded net income: not passed
- ✓Long-term debt fell relative to assets: passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✗Share count didn’t rise: not passed
- ✓Gross margin improved: passed
- ✓Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: passed
- 11.2%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Park Aerospace’s net income was 11.2% 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 - 10.2%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Park Aerospace’s net income was 10.2% 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 | $0.40 |
| 2017 | $0.40 |
| 2018 | $3.40 |
| 2019 | $4.65 |
| 2020 | $1.40 |
| 2021 | $0.30 |
| 2022 | $0.40 |
| 2023 | $1.48 |
| 2024 | $0.50 |
| 2025 | $0.50 |
| 2026 (to date) | $0.50 |
Dividend details
- $0.50Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- Dividend yield2.14%Last 12 months
- $0.13Ex-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
- up 4.6% a yearFull years 2020–2025
The compound annual growth rate of the full-year dividend per share from 2020 to 2025.
- 69.4%Last 12 months
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the last 12 months. Lower ratios leave more room to reinvest or raise the dividend.
Payout = Dividends per share ÷ Diluted EPS (both last 12 months)Payout ratio calculator
About Park Aerospace Corp
Park Electrochemical Corp. (Park) through its subsidiaries, is a global advanced materials company, which develops, manufactures, markets and sells high-technology digital and radio frequency (RF)/microwave printed circuit materials products principally for the telecommunications and Internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies products principally for the aerospace markets. Park's core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. Park operates through integrated business units in Asia, Europe and North America. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company's advanced composite materials are developed and manufactured by its subsidiary Park Aerospace Technologies Corp. (PATC).
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Headquarters
- New York, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
- NYSE
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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PKE stock FAQ
What is PKE stock’s price today?
Park Aerospace (PKE) traded at $23.38 at the close on , up $0.76 (3.36%) from the previous close of $22.62. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $18.25 and $39.86.
If you invested $1,000 in PKE 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in PKE on would be worth about $3,298 at the close on , a total return of +229.8%. The same $1,000 would be worth $2,080 if invested five years ago, $1,249 if invested one year ago, $2,668 if invested 20 years ago, and $7,327 if invested 30 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is PKE’s P/E ratio?
PKE trades at 32.5 times its diluted earnings over the four quarters to ($0.72 per share), at the close. (How the P/E ratio works.)
How much revenue does Park Aerospace make?
Park Aerospace reported $80.6 million of revenue over the four quarters to , up 27.7% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q2 FY27, ended ) revenue was $20.8 million, up 26.9% from a year earlier.
Is Park Aerospace profitable?
Yes. Park Aerospace earned $14.9 million of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 18.4%, and its operating margin was 21.1% (what margins tell you).
What are PKE’s earnings per share?
PKE’s diluted earnings per share were $0.72 over the four quarters to , compared with $0.36 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q2 FY27) brought $0.21 per share, against $0.12 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does PKE pay a dividend?
Yes. Park Aerospace pays a quarterly dividend. The most recent was $0.13 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $0.50 per share, a 2.14% yield at the close (how dividend yield works).
Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($0.50 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $50 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 2,000 shares, roughly $46,760 at the close. Dividends can change.
What is PKE’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks PKE has traded as low as $18.25 and as high as $39.86. At $23.38 at the close on , it is 41.3% below that high and 28.1% above the low.
What is PKE’s all-time high?
PKE’s highest closing price was $48.63 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $23.38 at the close on , it is 51.9% below that record.
Has PKE 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 PKE stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , PKE has returned +11.5% so far this year and +24.9% over the past year, and +108.0% over five years (+15.8% 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 Park Aerospace in?
Park Aerospace is in the Industrials sector and the Aerospace & Defense industry, and is headquartered in New York, USA.
What exchange does PKE trade on?
Park Aerospace trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol PKE. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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