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FRD

FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC

Next earnings Aug 6, 2026

Last earnings +3.2% on 2026-06-11

Sell
$34.43
▲ +2.14%
$34.43▲ +114.36%
over 1Y
L $14.83EODHDH $37.42
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+2.1%
1W-7.3%
1M+45.1%
3M+93.5%
YTD+70.8%
1Y+114.4%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
C-
Valuation
Overvalued
Filings
Watch
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)

Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.71x); but revenue fell -13.9% YoY.

Revenue (FY2025) $445M · FY2025

The read

Weak on both the fundamentals and the price — little to like at the current level.

FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC shows $445M in FY2025 revenue (-13.9% YoY), a 1.4% net margin, and 4.6% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$126M$285M$548M$516M$445M
Gross profit—————
Operating income$15.7M$28.5M$21.1M$24.5M$3.04M
Net income$11.4M$14.1M$21.3M$17.3M$6.08M
Diluted EPS$1.63$2.04$2.91$2.39$0.87
Net margin9.1%4.9%3.9%3.4%1.4%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$239M
EV / EBITDA37.8
EV / Sales0.5
EV / FCF—
P / FCF—
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield2.5%
FCF yield-3.5%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)1.8%
Free cash flow-$8.41M
Total debt—
Net cash$3.69M
Altman Z-Score4.85 safe
Piotroski F-Score2/7

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.1%
Dividend yield (est.)0.5%
Shareholder yield0.5%
Shares Δ YoY+1.3%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Earnings results2026-06-11
  2. 10-K Annual report2026-06-11
  3. 8-K Reg FD disclosure2026-03-17
  4. 8-K Earnings results2026-02-09
  5. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-02-09
  6. 8-K Material agreement2025-12-15
  7. 8-K Earnings results2025-11-10
  8. 10-Q Quarterly report2025-11-10
  9. 8-K/A Amended 8-K2025-11-10

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
4Period ending 2026-06-032026-06-22open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-032026-06-22open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-032026-06-22open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-112026-06-11open ↗10-KPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-06-11open ↗SCHEDULE 13G/AFiling2026-03-26open ↗4Period ending 2026-03-182026-03-19open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-03-172026-03-17open ↗4Period ending 2026-03-092026-03-11open ↗4Period ending 2026-03-032026-03-05open ↗4Period ending 2026-02-232026-02-25open ↗4Period ending 2026-02-192026-02-23open ↗

Quality score

C-
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueB-
GrowthF
ProfitabilityC-
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✗Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✗P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$6.32

Overvalued -82% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $0.87 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 0.0% growth) × 0.85 quality = 7.3× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$445M
-13.9% YoY
Net margin
1.4%
ROE
4.6%
P/E
39.6

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$445M-13.9%
Net income$6.08M-64.9%
Operating income$3.04M-87.6%
Diluted EPS$0.87-63.6%
Cash & equivalents$3.69M+27.5%
Total assets$227M-1.4%
Total liabilities$94.4M-7.9%
Stockholders' equity$132M+3.9%
Op.: 0.7%L/E: 0.71x

Frequently asked

Is FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC (FRD) a buy?
FRD currently carries a Sell rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.71x); but revenue fell -13.9% YoY.
What is FRD's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on FRD's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $6.32. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is FRD overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, FRD currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC's quality score?
FRD scores 54.2156862745098/100 (grade C-) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000039092, latest 10-K filed 2026-06-11) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 8:35:08 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-06-03
Taylor Mike J
President / CEO / Director
Award30.0K
2026-06-03
LaRue Alex
Chief Financial Officer
Award10.0K
2026-06-03
Chhibbar Gaurav
Chief Operating Officer
Award15.0K
2026-03-18
Chhibbar Gaurav
Chief Operating Officer
Buy400.00 @ $16.94$6.78K
2026-03-09
Taylor Mike J
President / CEO / Director
Buy500.00 @ $18.00$9.00K
2026-03-03
Taylor Mike J
President / CEO / Director
Buy400.00 @ $18.00$7.20K
2026-02-23
Taylor Mike J
President / CEO / Director
Buy100.00 @ $18.00$1.80K
2026-02-19
Chhibbar Gaurav
Chief Operating Officer
Buy1.00K @ $18.35$18.4K

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
0.6%
Annual / share
$0.20
Last ex-date
2026-07-17
Last amount
$0.04
ex 2026-07-17paid 2026-08-07$0.04
ex 2026-04-24paid 2026-05-22$0.04
ex 2026-01-16paid 2026-02-13$0.04
ex 2025-10-24paid 2025-11-14$0.04
ex 2025-07-18paid 2025-08-08$0.04
ex 2025-04-25paid 2025-05-23$0.04

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-06-11—▲ +3.25%8-K ↗
2026-02-09—▼ -1.94%8-K ↗
2025-11-10—▲ +4.37%8-K ↗
2025-08-07—▲ +1.71%8-K ↗
2025-06-12—▼ -0.35%8-K ↗
2025-02-07—▼ -0.18%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

market news →
Friedman Industries, Incorporated Announces Cash DividendBullish
globenewswire.com· 2026-06-24
Friedman Industries Stock Gains Post Q4 Earnings, Sales SurgeBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-17
Friedman Industries, Incorporated Reveals Rise In Q4 Bottom LineBullish
nasdaq.com· 2026-06-12
Friedman GAAP EPS of $1.30, revenue of $191.8MBullish
seekingalpha.com· 2026-06-11
Friedman Industries, Incorporated Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 ResultsBullish
globenewswire.com· 2026-06-11
Friedman Industries Announces Expansion of Sinton, Texas Facility and New Fabrication CapabilitiesBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-03-17

Vs tracked universe

compare →

1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score54 vs 67
Revenue growth-13.9% vs 7.1%
Net margin1.4% vs 10.5%
Return on equity4.6% vs 12.3%
P/E39.6 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 4d
Bullish
+0.05
vs typical · 5 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.