Why did Hawkins Inc. (HWKN) stock move recently?

On 9/1/2026, Hawkins Inc. moved +3.6% — Hawkins rose on the announcement of its acquisition of Florida-based water treatment distributor Dave Symonds & Associates, a tuck-in deal to expand its Water Treatment segment and customer reach. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

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

MarketChacha shows Hawkins Inc.'s valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 28.5, a forward P/E of about 25.7, a price-to-book of about 6.1 — 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 $128.71 (-0.5% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Hawkins Inc.

HWKN · NYSE · Materials · United States

Snapshot

TickerHWKN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

CountryUnited States

Employees1,200

HeadquartersRoseville, United States

Websitewww.hawkinsinc.com

Filings tracked15

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.

Who owns it

Insiders8.6%
Institutions79.7%
Public & other11.7%

431 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.14%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC6.84%
State Street Corporation5.09%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.09%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.62%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.61%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2.47%
Wasatch Advisors LP1.87%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

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 $267.4M · EPS 0.76

Est. earnings growth +9.1%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.3B · EPS 5.00

Est. earnings growth +19.0%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

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

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Why it moved

Sep 1, 2026
Hawkins rose on the announcement of its acquisition of Florida-based water treatment distributor Dave Symonds & Associates, a tuck-in deal to expand its Water Treatment segment and customer reach.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high

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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
2026Q2	$315.7M	$28.3M	1.35	9.0%
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 — Shareholder vote results
SEC8/3/2026material
8-K — Results of operations
SEC7/29/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/29/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC5/19/2026material
8-K — Results of operations
SEC5/13/2026material
10-K filing
SEC5/13/2026
8-K — Results of operations
SEC1/28/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC1/28/2026

2025

8-K — Executive/director change
SEC12/19/2025material
8-K — Results of operations
SEC10/29/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/29/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC8/8/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC8/1/2025material
8-K — Results of operations
SEC7/30/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/30/2025

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.