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Innovate Corp.VATE · manufacturing
GradeSlothD/Eon the D/E boundary of 255 graded peers; percentile 82.3, sampling error 3.0 points; lower is stronger
Rank210 of 255
ProfitabilityBpercentile 32.2
SolvencyDpercentile 65.4
Growth and financingEpercentile 85.9
Reliability0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size band$591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $950.1M[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone active · fortress balance sheetnot computable: distress
Inputs computable9 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Mar 26, 2026197 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$7.212026-10-08; market equity $98.4M; 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
$10$20NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctED/EED/E$7.20
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/a
Mar 21, 2012nonen/aQ3
Apr 21, 2014nonen/aQ2
Mar 21, 2015nonen/aQ4
Mar 21, 2016nonen/aQ5
Mar 21, 2020E87.1Q5
Mar 21, 2021nonen/aQ5
Mar 21, 2022E99.1Q4
Apr 21, 2026D/E82.1Q4
Jun 21, 2026E83.1Q4
Jul 21, 2026D/E82.4Q4
Aug 21, 2026E83.2Q4
Sep 26, 2026D/E82.7Q4

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 26, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, "INNOVATE," means INNOVATE Corp. and the "Company," "we" and "our" mean INNOVATE together with its consolidated subsidiaries. This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements. See "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements." INNOVATE is a diversified holding company that has a portfolio of subsidiaries in a variety of operating segments. We seek to grow these businesses so that they can generate long-term sustainable free cash flow and attractive returns in order to maximize value for all stakeholders.

Warnings [top]

Fortress balance sheet. cash minus debt is 31,800,000 USD; Altman Z is not used[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 32.2
Gross profitability21.0%[1,5]21.9%50.42752025-12-31
Return on invested capitalnot computable9.7%
pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate
Accruals ratio(22.5%)[1,6-8](3.6%)8.13082025-12-31
Gross margin stability, five years1.7 pts[2,5,9-16]2.1 pts38.22292025-12-31
Solvency, sleeve percentile 65.4
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.04%
latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required
Altman Z double-prime(6.03)[1,17-22]3.6688.12442025-12-31
Net debt to EBITDA(0.54x)[3-4,20,23]1.78x10.81212025-12-31
Interest coveragenot computable5.09x
latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31
Current ratio0.44x[17-18]2.25x97.23252025-12-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 85.9
Revenue growth, three-year compound(8.7%)[2,10,12,14]2.1%91.02692025-12-31
Free cash flow growth, three-year compoundnot computable13.9%
current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000
Reinvestment ratenot computable26.4%
pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate
Asset growth, three years(6.2%)[1,8,24-25]4.4%82.72792025-12-31
Net share issuance, one year2.7%[26-27]0.01%83.92432026-03-23

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 0.250; 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 $248.4BRTXVATE 82.3strongerweaker

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
205Regal Rexnord Corp. (RRX)

Regal Rexnord Corp. (RRX)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 80.3

NYSE · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC

market equity $10.7B; last close $160.06

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

80.3D/E
206American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC)

American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 80.7

Nasdaq · Motors & Generators

market equity $1.5B; last close $30.95

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

80.7D/E
207Crane NXT, Co. (CXT)

Crane NXT, Co. (CXT)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 81.1

NYSE · Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products

market equity $2.8B; last close $48.25

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

81.1D/E
208Fuelcell Energy Inc. (FCEL)

Fuelcell Energy Inc. (FCEL)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 81.5

Nasdaq · Electrical Industrial Apparatus

last close $17.24

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs

81.5D/Efortress balance sheet
209Broadwind, Inc. (BWEN)

Broadwind, Inc. (BWEN)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 81.9

Nasdaq · Nonferrous Foundries (Castings)

market equity $91.3M; last close $3.85

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

81.9D/E
210Innovate Corp. (VATE)

Innovate Corp. (VATE)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 82.3

NYSE · Fabricated Structural Metal Products

market equity $98.2M; last close $7.21

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs

82.3D/Efortress balance sheet
211Polaris Inc. (PII)

Polaris Inc. (PII)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 82.7

NYSE · Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment

market equity $3.0B; last close $52.90

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

82.7D/E
212Moving iMAGE Technologies Inc. (MITQ)

Moving iMAGE Technologies Inc. (MITQ)

Eweakest fifth; percentile 83.1

NYSE · Photographic Equipment & Supplies

market equity $5.7M; last close $0.57

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs

83.1Efortress balance sheet
213Millerknoll, Inc. (MLKN)

Millerknoll, Inc. (MLKN)

Eweakest fifth; percentile 83.5

Nasdaq · Office Furniture

market equity $1.4B; last close $20.77

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

83.5E
214Hillman Solutions Corp. (HLMN)

Hillman Solutions Corp. (HLMN)

Eweakest fifth; percentile 83.9

Nasdaq · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware

market equity $1.4B; last close $7.02

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

83.9E
215O-I Glass, Inc. (OI)

O-I Glass, Inc. (OI)

Eweakest fifth; percentile 84.3

NYSE · Glass Containers

market equity $948.1M; last close $6.18

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

84.3E
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesD73.42204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)D/E82.3255
same exchange, equal sleevesE82.6984
sector peers, equal inputsD/E81.1255

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 month182.0%13.7%98hotter than 98 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(64.1%)(24.3%)6closer to its high than 6 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value39.6%4.1%99pricier than 1 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield148.7%3.4%99pricier than 1 of 100 peers
Book value to price(2.48)0.340pricier than 100 of 100 peers
Sales to price12.690.5498pricier than 2 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years(88.4%)(9.5%)1more equity-funded than 1 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return0.90(0.00)98ahead of 98 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $98.2M; EBIT $28.7M; free cash flow $146.1M; book equity -$243.2M; sales $1.2B; debt $62.1M; cash $87.8M[28].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: 4 of 9, period end 2025-12-31
Return on assets above zero(6.8%)✗ fail[6,8]
Operating cash flow above zero$146.6M✓ pass[7]
Return on assets improved(3.5 pts)✗ fail[6,8,24,29]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$207.2M✓ pass[6-7]
Long-term leverage fell(43.0 pts)✓ pass[1,4,8,24,30]
Current ratio improved(37.3 pts)✗ fail[17-18,31-32]
No new shares issued2.7%✗ fail[26-27]
Gross margin improved(2.8 pts)✗ fail[2,5,9-10]
Asset turnover improved33.7 pts✓ pass[2,8,10,24]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$87.8M[33]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$141.2M[7,33-37]
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 filing64
10-Q received Aug 6, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$748,514
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input197

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$950.1M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:Revenues$1.2B2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
3cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$112.1M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
4total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$80.3M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
5gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$199.7M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
6net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$60.6M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
7operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$146.6M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
8assetsus-gaap:Assets$891.1M2024-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
9gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$208.8M2024-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
10revenueus-gaap:Revenues$1.1B2024-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
11gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$216.0M2023-12-312025-03-3110-Kfiling · viewer · series
12revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$1.4B2023-12-312024-03-0610-Kfiling · viewer · series
13gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$221.4M2022-12-312024-03-0610-Kfiling · viewer · series
14revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$1.6B2022-12-312024-03-0610-Kfiling · viewer · series
15gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$183.7M2021-12-312023-03-1410-Kfiling · viewer · series
16revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$1.2B2021-12-312023-03-1410-Kfiling · viewer · series
17current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$451.5M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
18current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$1.0B2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
19retained earningsus-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit-$582.5M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
20operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss$28.7M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
21book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity-$240.1M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
22liabilitiesus-gaap:Liabilities$1.2B2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
23depreciation amortizationus-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization$30.4M2025-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
24assetsus-gaap:Assets$1.0B2023-12-312025-03-3110-Kfiling · viewer · series
25assetsus-gaap:Assets$1.2B2022-12-312024-03-0610-Kfiling · viewer · series
26shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding13,645,1272026-03-232026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
27shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding13,283,2182025-03-272025-03-3110-Kfiling · viewer · series
28shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding13,641,8662026-08-032026-08-0610-Qfiling · viewer · series
29net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$34.6M2024-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
30long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$500.6M2024-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
31current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$390.9M2024-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
32current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$483.0M2024-12-312026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
33cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$87.8M2026-06-302026-08-0610-Qfiling · viewer · series
34operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$20.9M2026-06-302026-08-0610-Qfiling · viewer · series
35operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$45.5M2026-03-312026-05-1410-Qfiling · viewer · series
36operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$45.5M2025-09-302025-11-1210-Qfiling · viewer · series
37operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$26.3M2025-06-302026-08-0610-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 82.3 is 2.3 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.