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HNI Corp.HNI · manufacturing
GradeTortoiseCmiddle fifth of 255 graded peers; percentile 52.0, sampling error 3.0 points; lower is stronger
Rank133 of 255
ProfitabilityCpercentile 52.7
SolvencyDpercentile 68.5
Growth and financingBpercentile 28.1
Reliability0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size bandover $2.67B assetstotal assets $4.9B[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsdilution
Inputs computable13 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Mar 3, 2026220 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$47.022026-10-08; market equity $3.4B; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$30$40$50NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctB/CDC/DDC/DC$46.91
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

Open this report as it stood on

Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/aQ4
Mar 21, 2013D66.4Q4
Dec 21, 2013D/E77.8Q4
Feb 21, 2014B/C37.9Q4
Aug 21, 2014B35.4Q4
May 21, 2015B/C36.9Q4
Feb 21, 2016B32.3Q4
Mar 21, 2018C55.5Q4
Jun 21, 2018C/D56.7Q4
Jul 21, 2018C56.1Q4
Sep 21, 2018C/D56.7Q4
Feb 21, 2019C56.3Q4
Mar 21, 2019B24.6Q4
Dec 21, 2019A/B21.6Q4
Mar 21, 2020B27.8Q4
Mar 21, 2021B/C39.9Q4
Mar 21, 2022C47.9Q4
Mar 21, 2023C/D60.6Q4
Mar 21, 2024D74.1Q4
Mar 21, 2025C45.4Q4
Jul 21, 2025B/C42.2Q4
Mar 21, 2026D63.4Q5
Apr 21, 2026C/D62.3Q5
May 21, 2026D63.1Q5
Jun 21, 2026C/D62.4Q5
Aug 21, 2026C54.7Q5

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 3, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

HNI Corporation has been improving where people live, work, and gather for more than 80 years. HNI is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and residential building products. Within workplace furnishings, the Corporation is the thought leader in commercial furnishings and the preeminent global designer, innovator, and provider of workplace solutions going to market under unique brands serving multiple channels and customers from the largest multinational companies to small local businesses. Within residential building products, the Corporation is the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of hearth products.

Warnings [top]

Dilution. split-adjusted year-over-year share growth is 51.6%[3-4]

7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 52.7
Gross profitability24.1%[1,5]21.9%37.22752026-01-03
Return on invested capital3.7%[6-14]9.7%79.81002026-01-03
Accruals ratio(6.6%)[1,15-17](3.6%)30.63082026-01-03
Gross margin stability, five years2.8 pts[2,5,18-25]2.1 pts63.22292026-01-03
Solvency, sleeve percentile 68.5
Twelve-month failure probability0.04%0.04%36.4342026-07-04
Altman Z double-prime1.57[1,6,10,26-29]3.6665.82442026-01-03
Net debt to EBITDA4.65x[6,9,11,30]1.78x88.31212026-01-03
Interest coveragenot computable5.09x
latest aligned inputs end 2022-01-01; latest annual assets end 2026-01-03
Current ratio1.24x[26-27]2.25x83.33252026-01-03
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 28.1
Revenue growth, three-year compound6.3%[2,19,21,23]2.1%32.12692026-01-03
Free cash flow growth, three-year compound153.5%[16,31-37]13.9%0.71392026-01-03
Reinvestment rate250.3%[6-8,26-27,30-31,38-39]26.4%7.21392026-01-03
Asset growth, three years51.2%[1,17,40-41]4.4%4.02792026-01-03
Net share issuance, one year51.6%[3-4]0.01%96.32432026-02-06

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.006; sampling error 3.0 percentile points on 255 peers.

Among 255 Peers [top]

ABCDELRCX, LAM Research Corp.; A, percentile 8.3; market equity $401.2B; warnings: fortress balance sheetLRCXPH, Parker-Hannifin Corp.; B, percentile 36.6; market equity $119.4BPHCAT, Caterpillar Inc.; C, percentile 51.2; market equity $366.0BCATGLW, Corning Inc.; C/D, percentile 60.2; market equity $131.6BGLWETN, Eaton Corp. plc; D, percentile 69.7; market equity $164.9BETNRTX, RTX Corp.; D, percentile 74.8; market equity $248.4BRTXHNI 52.0strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
128Arcosa, Inc. (ACA)

Arcosa, Inc. (ACA)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 50.0

NYSE · Fabricated Structural Metal Products

market equity $7.2B; last close $146.52

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

50.0C
129CVD Equipment Corp. (CVV)

CVD Equipment Corp. (CVV)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 50.4

Nasdaq · Special Industry Machinery, NEC

market equity $29.1M; last close $4.22

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs

50.4Cfortress balance sheet
130Woodward, Inc. (WWD)

Woodward, Inc. (WWD)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 50.8

Nasdaq · Electrical Industrial Apparatus

market equity $19.1B; last close $323.46

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

50.8C
131Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 51.2

NYSE · Construction Machinery & Equip

market equity $366.0B; last close $796.09

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

51.2C
132Agco Corp. (AGCO)

Agco Corp. (AGCO)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 51.6

NYSE · Farm Machinery & Equipment

market equity $7.6B; last close $108.14

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

51.6C
133HNI Corp. (HNI)

HNI Corp. (HNI)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.0

NYSE · Office Furniture (No Wood)

market equity $3.4B; last close $47.02

Warnings: dilution; 13 of 14 inputs

52.0Cdilution
134Gorman Rupp Co. (GRC)

Gorman Rupp Co. (GRC)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.4

NYSE · Pumps & Pumping Equipment

market equity $1.9B; last close $73.15

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

52.4C
135Ouster, Inc. (OUST)

Ouster, Inc. (OUST)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.8

Nasdaq · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC

market equity $2.9B; last close $39.50

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs

52.8Cfortress balance sheet
136General Dynamics Corp. (GD)

General Dynamics Corp. (GD)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 53.1

NYSE · Ship & Boat Building & Repairing

market equity $89.2B; last close $329.93

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

53.1C
137Eastern Co. (EML)

Eastern Co. (EML)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 53.5

Nasdaq · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware

market equity $151.3M; last close $24.95

No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs

53.5C
138Owens Corning (OC)

Owens Corning (OC)

Cmiddle fifth; percentile 53.9

NYSE · Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods

market equity $9.3B; last close $117.32

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

53.9C
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesC47.82204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)C52.0255
same exchange, equal sleevesC49.1984
sector peers, equal inputsC50.4255

Each letter is one fifth of the 255 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month6.3%13.7%42hotter than 42 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(10.7%)(24.3%)84closer to its high than 84 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value2.7%4.1%37pricier than 63 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield6.2%3.4%78pricier than 22 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.530.3465pricier than 35 of 100 peers
Sales to price0.840.5465pricier than 35 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years33.5%(9.5%)88more equity-funded than 88 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return(0.07)(0.00)42ahead of 42 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $3.4B; EBIT $126.0M; free cash flow $208.5M; book equity $1.8B; sales $2.8B; debt $1.4B; cash $105.0M[42].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: 6 of 9, period end 2026-01-03
Return on assets above zero2.9%✓ pass[15,17]
Operating cash flow above zero$276.3M✓ pass[16]
Return on assets improved(4.3 pts)✗ fail[15,17,40,43]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$222.1M✓ pass[15-16]
Long-term leverage fell22.3 pts✗ fail[1,17,40,44-45]
Current ratio improved14.6 pts✓ pass[26-27,38-39]
No new shares issued51.6%✗ fail[3-4]
Gross margin improved0.5 pts✓ pass[2,5,18-19]
Asset turnover improved20.4 pts✓ pass[2,17,19,40]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$105.0M[46]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$200.6M[16,46-50]
Months of runwaynot finite
trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing66
10-Q received Aug 4, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$24.0M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input220

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$4.9B2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$2.8B2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
3shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding71,270,9992026-02-062026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
4shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding47,015,2872025-01-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
5gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$1.2B2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
6operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss$126.0M2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
7pretax incomeus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest$90.8M2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
8income taxus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit$36.5M2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
9total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$1.3B2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
10book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$1.8B2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
11cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$209.2M2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
12total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebt$344.6M2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
13book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$840.1M2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
14cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$20.2M2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
15net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$54.2M2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
16operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$276.3M2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
17assetsus-gaap:Assets$1.9B2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
18gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$1.0B2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
19revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$2.5B2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
20gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$948.3M2023-12-302026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
21revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$2.4B2023-12-302026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
22gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$834.9M2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
23revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$2.4B2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
24gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$757.4M2022-01-012024-02-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
25revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$2.2B2022-01-012024-02-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
26current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$1.4B2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
27current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$1.1B2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
28retained earningsus-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit$590.4M2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
29liabilitiesus-gaap:Liabilities$3.0B2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
30depreciation amortizationus-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization$107.1M2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
31capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$67.8M2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
32operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$226.7M2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
33capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$52.9M2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
34operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$267.5M2023-12-302026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
35capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$79.1M2023-12-302026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
36operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$81.2M2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
37capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$68.4M2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
38current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$522.2M2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
39current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$477.5M2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
40assetsus-gaap:Assets$1.9B2023-12-302026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
41assetsus-gaap:Assets$1.4B2022-12-312025-02-2510-Kfiling · viewer · series
42shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding72,181,8002026-07-042026-08-0410-Qfiling · viewer · series
43net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$139.5M2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
44long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent$1.3B2026-01-032026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
45long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent$294.3M2024-12-282026-03-0310-Kfiling · viewer · series
46cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$105.0M2026-07-042026-08-0410-Qfiling · viewer · series
47operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$32.0M2026-07-042026-08-0410-Qfiling · viewer · series
48operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities-$171.8M2026-04-042026-05-0610-Qfiling · viewer · series
49operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$198.9M2025-09-272025-11-0510-Qfiling · viewer · series
50operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$43.7M2025-06-282026-08-0410-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 52.0 is 8.0 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.0 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.