Friedman Industries Inc.

FRD Basic Materials Steel

Friedman Industries Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $646.9 million, up 45.5% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 78.1%, EPS grew 152.1% and free cash flow fell 62.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.

40.48 0.78 −1.89%
Market cap
$297.6M
P/E
10.5×
Fwd P/E
5.0×
Dividend yield
0.49%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
3.71
Beneish M
−2.15
Dividend safety
63/100

Friedman Industries Inc. (FRD) P/E ratio

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As of 16 October 2026, Friedman Industries Inc. (FRD) trades at a P/E ratio of 10.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (March 2021) to 624× (October 2015); the current reading is higher than 62% of that period. That is below the Steel industry median of 20.8× and below the Basic Materials sector median of 19.5×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2026 6.4× (62.92%)
FY2025 17.3× 126.12%
FY2024 7.7× 98.51%
FY2023 3.9× (12.00%)
FY2022 4.4× (11.15%)
FY2021 4.9× —
FY2020 0.0× —
FY2019 10.6× 1.52%
FY2018 10.4× —
FY2017 0.0× —

Quarterly newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 8.4× 30.53%
Mar 2026 6.4× (30.44%)
Dec 2025 9.2× (31.73%)
Sep 2025 13.5× (2.04%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 624×
Ten-year median 7.7×
Current reading's percentile 56

P/E ratio against peers

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FRD Friedman Industries Inc. 10.5×
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Steel industry median 20.8×
Basic Materials sector median 19.5×
Market median 18.1×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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