Hawkins, Inc.

HWKN Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals

Hawkins, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended March 2026) was $1.1 billion, up 11.2% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+11.9%
EPS
+23.1%
Free cash flow
+1.32%
Total debt
−17.7%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

151.37 4.60 −2.95%
Market cap
$3.2B
P/E
36.6×
Fwd P/E
36.3×
Dividend yield
0.51%
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
6.59
Beneish M
−2.69
Dividend safety
85/100

Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN) Return on equity

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Hawkins, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 16.0%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (16.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.37% (fiscal 2018) to 19.9% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.34% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 16.4% (3.07)
FY2025 19.5% (0.47)
FY2024 19.9% 1.54
FY2023 18.4% 0.25
FY2022 18.2% 1.72
FY2021 16.4% 3.86
FY2020 12.6% 0.94
FY2019 11.6% 16.00
FY2018 −4.37% (15.14)
FY2017 10.8% 1.58

Against its own ten years

Low −4.37% High 19.9%
Ten-year median 14.5%
Current reading's percentile 58

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
NGVT Ingevity Corporation compare 64.4%
WDFC WD-40 Company compare 30.4%
HWKN Hawkins, Inc. 16.0%
AVNT Avient Corporation compare 15.0%
CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare 12.7%
CBT Cabot Corporation compare 12.2%
FUL H. B. Fuller Company compare 9.58%
KWR Quaker Houghton compare 6.98%
ASH Ashland Inc. compare 0.00%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 2.34%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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