Hawkins/$HWKN
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About Hawkins
Hawkins Inc manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and ingredients. The firm organizes itself into three segments based on the product type. The Industrial Solutions segment, provides industrial chemicals, products and services to industries such as industrial manufacturing, chemical processing, electronics, energy, plating, and surface finishing. The water treatment segment, which generates the majority of revenue sells chemicals and equipment used to treat potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, and non-residential swimming pool water. Food and Health Sciences segment specializes in processing and formulation solutions as well as ingredient distribution to manufacturers in the nutrition, food, pharmaceutical, and agricultural markets.
- Ticker
- $HWKN
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 1,200
- Headquarters
- Roseville, United States
- Website
- www.hawkinsinc.com
Hawkins Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.7B
33.11
$3.86
0.77
$0.77
0.63%
Price and volume
Market cap
$2.7B
Beta
0.77
52-week high
$186.15
52-week low
$116.05
Average daily volume
175K
Dividend rate
$0.77
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.27
Quick ratio
1.457
Long term debt to equity
0.47
Total debt to equity
0.47
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
19.70%
Interest coverage (TTM)
8.64%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
166.651
Gross margin (TTM)
22.30%
Net profit margin (TTM)
7.29%
Operating margin (TTM)
10.17%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
25.11%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$920,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.05%
Return on equity (TTM)
15.61%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
33.109
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.398
Price to book
4.84
Price to tangible book (TTM)
27.81
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
28.932
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.46%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.418
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.60%
Forward dividend yield
0.63%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
9.32%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-4.62%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.59%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.56%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.30%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
15.69%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
9.43%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
6.63%
What the Analysts think about Hawkins
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Hawkins stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Hawkins stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Hawkins started FY2027 with record Q1 revenue of $315.7m, up 8%, and all three segments grew more than 5%; organic revenue growth was about 5%. Operating cash flow rose 12% and free cash flow increased by more than 30%, suggesting growth is not purely acquisition-led. (GlobeNewswire)
Water Treatment is becoming the main growth engine: FY2026 sales rose 22%, with acquisitions contributing $83.3m, and the segment now supplies 50% of company revenue and 56% of operating income. Q1 FY2027 added acquired sales, higher volumes, better pricing and continued proprietary-product growth. (Hawkins, Inc., GlobeNewswire)
Management expects EPS growth and leverage near 1x adjusted EBITDA by the end of FY2027; Q1 leverage was 1.36x and free cash flow supported acquisitions, buybacks and dividends. The 5% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.20 provides a tangible shareholder-return signal while the roll-up continues. (GlobeNewswire, Hawkins, Inc.)
Q1 revenue growth did not convert into earnings growth: net income fell 3% to $28.3m and diluted EPS declined to $1.35 from $1.40. Gross-margin pressure from LIFO and freight costs, alongside higher SG&A, leaves less room for execution errors. (StockTitan, GlobeNewswire)
Six FY2026 acquisitions increase integration and financing risk: WaterSurplus was still carrying $4m-$5m of quarterly amortisation, earn-out accretion and interest expense before the company lapped it. Hawkins ended Q1 with $244m drawn on its revolver, so faster deal-making could slow debt reduction or dilute returns. (Hawkins, Inc., StockTitan)
Valuation leaves little margin for disappointment: a September comparison put Hawkins at roughly 29.9 times forward earnings and a PEG near 2.5, while Zacks ranked it fourth, or Sell. That premium is harder to defend if earnings continue to lag sales growth. (Yahoo Finance)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 23 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Hawkins
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | $HWKN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Global Water€IQQQ | €1.8B | 0.47% |
iShares Global Water£IH2O | £1.6B | 0.47% |
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.15% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.15% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats€SPYD | €3.3B | 0.12% |
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