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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers

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Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc.RGR · manufacturing
GradeElkBsecond fifth of 255 graded peers; percentile 31.5, sampling error 3.0 points; lower is stronger
Rank81 of 255
ProfitabilityCpercentile 47.9
SolvencyA/Bpercentile 17.9
Growth and financingDpercentile 63.4
Reliability0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size band$120M to $591M assetstotal assets $342.0M[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone activenot computable: distress, fortress balance sheet
Inputs computable8 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Mar 2, 2026221 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$43.642026-10-08; market equity $697.3M; 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$40NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctB/CB$43.61
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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

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Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/aQ3
Mar 21, 2014A1.9Q3
Mar 21, 2015A/B16.9Q3
Mar 21, 2016A0.6Q3
Dec 21, 2020A/B16.8Q3
Feb 21, 2021A0.5Q3
Mar 21, 2023B23.3Q3
Feb 21, 2024C43.2Q3
Feb 21, 2025B35.7Q3
Apr 21, 2025B/C37.8Q3
Jun 21, 2025B36.9Q3
Sep 21, 2025B/C37.1Q3
Nov 21, 2025B36.4Q3

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 2, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

(the “Company”) is principally engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of firearms to domestic customers. Virtually all of the Company’s sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 were from the firearms segment, with less than 1% from the castings segment. Export sales represent approximately 5% of firearms sales. The Company’s design and manufacturing operations are located in the United States and almost all product content is domestic. incorporated in its present form under the laws of Delaware in 1969. The Company primarily offers products in four industry product categories – rifles, pistols, shotguns, and revolvers.

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 47.9
Gross profitability23.7%[1,3]21.9%39.42752025-12-31
Return on invested capitalnot computable9.7%
one or more required annual facts are missing
Accruals ratio(16.2%)[1,4-6](3.6%)11.73082025-12-31
Gross margin stability, five years7.9 pts[2-3,7-14]2.1 pts92.52292025-12-31
Solvency, sleeve percentile 17.9
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.04%
liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-06-27
Altman Z double-primenot computable3.66
one or more required annual facts are missing
Net debt to EBITDAnot computable1.78x
one or more required annual facts are missing
Interest coveragenot computable5.09x
latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31
Current ratio3.87x[15-16]2.25x17.93252025-12-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 63.4
Revenue growth, three-year compound(2.9%)[2,8,10,12]2.1%72.02692025-12-31
Free cash flow growth, three-year compound(8.1%)[5,17-23]13.9%85.51392025-12-31
Reinvestment ratenot computable26.4%
NOPAT must exceed $100,000
Asset growth, three years(11.0%)[1,6,24-25]4.4%89.92792025-12-31
Net share issuance, one year(4.9%)[26-27]0.01%6.22432026-02-10

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 -0.160; 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 $248.4BRTXRGR 31.5strongerweaker

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
76Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI)

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.5

Nasdaq · Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)

market equity $641.7M; last close $14.32

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

29.5B
77Mueller Industries Inc. (MLI)

Mueller Industries Inc. (MLI)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.9

NYSE · Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals

market equity $13.4B; last close $60.52

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs

29.9Bfortress balance sheet
78Core Molding Technologies Inc. (CMT)

Core Molding Technologies Inc. (CMT)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.3

NYSE · Plastics Products, NEC

market equity $203.6M; last close $23.11

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 12 of 14 inputs

30.3Bfortress balance sheet
79Powell Industries Inc. (POWL)

Powell Industries Inc. (POWL)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.7

Nasdaq · Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus

market equity $6.9B; last close $189.18

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs

30.7Bfortress balance sheet
80Snap-on Inc. (SNA)

Snap-on Inc. (SNA)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.1

NYSE · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware

market equity $18.6B; last close $358.99

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs

31.1Bfortress balance sheet
81Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. (RGR)

Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. (RGR)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.5

NYSE · Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)

market equity $696.8M; last close $43.64

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

31.5B
82Cimpress plc (CMPR)

Cimpress plc (CMPR)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.9

Nasdaq · Commercial Printing

market equity $1.8B; last close $74.31

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

31.9B
83CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS)

CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 32.3

Nasdaq · Commercial Printing

market equity $288.3M; last close $25.01

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

32.3B
84Aaon, Inc. (AAON)

Aaon, Inc. (AAON)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 32.7

Nasdaq · Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip

market equity $7.1B; last close $86.03

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

32.7B
85Kennametal Inc. (KMT)

Kennametal Inc. (KMT)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 33.1

NYSE · Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types

market equity $2.4B; last close $31.73

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

33.1B
86Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET)

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 33.5

NYSE · Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment

market equity $953.7M; last close $84.06

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

33.5B
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesB/C39.32204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)B31.5255
same exchange, equal sleevesB28.4984
sector peers, equal inputsC/D60.2255

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 month(11.6%)13.7%24hotter than 24 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(7.5%)(24.3%)90closer to its high than 90 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise valuenot computable4.1%required accounting or market input is missing
Free cash flow yield5.5%3.4%74pricier than 26 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.420.3456pricier than 44 of 100 peers
Sales to price0.780.5461pricier than 39 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years(33.4%)(9.5%)9more equity-funded than 9 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return(0.26)(0.00)24ahead of 24 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $696.8M; EBIT -$12.3M; free cash flow $38.5M; book equity $289.8M; sales $546.1M; cash $30.7M[28].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2025-12-31
Return on assets above zero(1.1%)✗ fail[4,6]
Operating cash flow above zero$54.3M✓ pass[5]
Return on assets improved(8.8 pts)✗ fail[4,6,24,29]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$58.7M✓ pass[4-5]
Long-term leverage felln/a[1,6,24]
Current ratio improved(38.4 pts)✗ fail[15-16,30-31]
No new shares issued(4.9%)✓ pass[26-27]
Gross margin improved(6.5 pts)✗ fail[2-3,7-8]
Asset turnover improved7.9 pts✓ pass[2,6,8,24]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$30.7M[32]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$64.5M[5,32-36]
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 filing72
10-Q received Jul 29, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$4.6M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input221

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$342.0M2025-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:Revenues$546.1M2025-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
3gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$81.2M2025-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
4net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$4.4M2025-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
5operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$54.3M2025-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
6assetsus-gaap:Assets$384.0M2024-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
7gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$114.4M2024-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
8revenueus-gaap:Revenues$535.6M2024-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
9gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$133.6M2023-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
10revenueus-gaap:Revenues$543.8M2023-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
11gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$180.1M2022-12-312025-02-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
12revenueus-gaap:Revenues$595.8M2022-12-312025-02-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
13gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$279.6M2021-12-312024-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
14revenueus-gaap:Revenues$730.7M2021-12-312024-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
15current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$211.6M2025-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
16current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$54.7M2025-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
17capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$15.8M2025-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
18operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$55.5M2024-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
19capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$20.8M2024-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
20operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$33.9M2023-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
21capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$15.8M2023-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
22operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$77.2M2022-12-312025-02-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
23capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$27.7M2022-12-312025-02-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
24assetsus-gaap:Assets$398.8M2023-12-312025-02-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
25assetsus-gaap:Assets$484.8M2022-12-312025-02-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
26shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding15,944,3002026-02-102026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
27shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding16,762,1002025-02-102025-02-1910-Kfiling · viewer · series
28shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding15,978,2562026-07-152026-07-2910-Qfiling · viewer · series
29net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$30.6M2024-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
30current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$258.4M2024-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
31current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$60.8M2024-12-312026-03-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
32cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$30.7M2026-06-272026-07-2910-Qfiling · viewer · series
33operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$36.1M2026-06-272026-07-2910-Qfiling · viewer · series
34operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$18.8M2026-03-282026-05-0610-Qfiling · viewer · series
35operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$38.8M2025-09-272025-11-0510-Qfiling · viewer · series
36operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$25.9M2025-06-282026-07-2910-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 31.5 is 8.5 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.