Is Hawkins Inc. (HWKN) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Hawkins Inc.'s valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 37.2, a forward P/E of about 26.8, a price-to-book of about 6.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Hawkins Inc.'s reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.63×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Hawkins Inc.'s revenue?

Hawkins Inc. reported revenue of $1.1B for FY2026, with net profit of $81.5M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Hawkins Inc. (HWKN)?

Hawkins Inc. last traded at $144.60 (+0.5% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Hawkins Inc.

HWKN · NYSE · Materials · United States

$144.60+0.5%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:32 PM

Snapshot

TickerHWKN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

CountryUnited States

Employees1,200

HeadquartersRoseville, United States

Market cap$3.0B

P/E (TTM)37.2

P/B6.8

Volume97.35K

Websitewww.hawkinsinc.com

Filings tracked3

About Hawkins Inc.

Hawkins, Inc. operates as a water treatment and specialty ingredients company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Water Treatment, Food and Health Sciences, and Industrial Solutions. The Water Treatment segment provides chemicals, filtration media and systems, equipment, services and solutions for potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, non-residential swimming pool water, and agricultural water. This segment also sells and services equipment, including tanks, valves, and pumps. The Food and Health Sciences segment provide ingredient distribution, processing, and formulation solutions, such as base chemistry, acid-based reactions, minerals, vitamins and amino acids, excipients, botanicals and herbs, sweeteners and enzymes, fertilizers, and food-grade and pharmaceutical salts and ingredients to nutrition, food, pharmaceutical, and agricultural markets. The Industrial Solutions segment offers industrial chemicals, products, and services such as acids and alkalis, liquid caustic soda, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, urea, phosphoric acid, aqua ammonia, and potassium hydroxide to industrial manufacturing, chemical processing, electronics, energy, plating, and surface finishing industries. It also repackages water treatment chemicals and bulk industrial chemicals; and performs custom blending of chemicals. Hawkins, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Roseville, Minnesota.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders8.5%
Institutions79.5%
Public & other12.0%

409 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.87%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC7.30%
State Street Corporation4.99%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.07%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.51%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.49%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2.46%
Wasatch Advisors LP1.86%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.63×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend6.4% → 7.5%

Margin has expanded by about 1.1 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity15.3%

Latest ROE of 15.3% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 5% · PAT 11%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $300.8M · EPS 1.36

Est. earnings growth +25.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.2B · EPS 5.39

Est. earnings growth +12.0%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$117.9852-wk range$186.15

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$3.0B

Day change

+0.5%

P/E (TTM)

37.2

Fwd P/E

26.8

P/B

6.8

Div yield

0.53%

Beta

0.78

Revenue (FY2026)

$1.1B

Net margin

7.5%

ROE

15.3%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+5.0%

Profit CAGR (3y)

+10.7%

EPS (FY2026)

3.91

Net profit (FY2026)

$81.5M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$1.1B	$81.5M	3.91	7.5%	15.3%
FY2025	$974.4M	$84.3M	4.03	8.7%	18.3%
FY2024	$919.2M	$75.4M	3.59	8.2%	18.6%
FY2023	$935.1M	$60.0M	2.86	6.4%	17.2%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2025Q4	$244.1M	$14.3M	0.69	5.9%
2025Q3	$280.4M	$22.6M	1.08	8.1%
2025Q2	$293.3M	$29.2M	1.40	9.9%
2024Q4	$226.2M	$15.0M	0.72	6.6%
2024Q3	$247.0M	$24.1M	1.16	9.8%
2024Q2	$255.9M	$28.9M	1.38	11.3%
2023Q4	$208.5M	$23.2M	0.71	11.1%
2023Q3	$251.1M	$23.4M	1.12	9.3%
2023Q1	$219.2M	$10.7M	0.51	4.9%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change
SEC5/19/2026material
8-K — Results of operations
SEC5/13/2026material
10-K filing
SEC5/13/2026

In the news

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