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CAE INC
NasdaqMiscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & SuppliesLatest fiscal year ended Mar 31, 2025

CAE INC reported revenue of CAD 4.71B in its most recent fiscal year, up 9.9% on the year before. It kept 8.8% of that as net income, and generated CAD 540.30M of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies.

Grades vs. industry

Growth
C+55/100
Ranked against 5 peers using 5 metrics.
Profitability
A88/100
Ranked against 25 peers using 7 metrics.
Financial health
D34/100
Ranked against 7 peers using 5 metrics.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
9.9%3.7%16 / 33
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
11.8%8.7%13 / 31
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
5.4%18.7%20 / 24
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
Not reported-27.3%—
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
Not reported——
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
Not reported——
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
127.9%-38.8%3 / 10
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
54.7%34.7%2 / 5

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
27.6%24.1%12 / 31
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
15.5%-39.5%1 / 29
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
8.8%-51.1%1 / 32
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
11.5%-16.0%3 / 26
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
8.3%-33.9%4 / 26
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
3.7%-27.1%4 / 34
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
7.2%-36.3%4 / 25

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
0.70x0.56x13 / 20
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
0.80x1.58x28 / 33
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
0.58x1.13x27 / 33
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
3.08x-5.65x3 / 21
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
2.78x1.24x7 / 7

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.

Annual financials

Fiscal year202520242023202220212020201920182017
RevenueCAD 4.71BCAD 4.28BCAD 4.01BCAD 3.37BCAD 2.98BCAD 3.62BCAD 3.30BCAD 2.82BCAD 2.70B
Gross profitCAD 1.30BCAD 1.15BCAD 1.08BCAD 955.50MCAD 765.00MCAD 1.08BCAD 941.50MCAD 877.90MCAD 811.20M
Operating incomeCAD 729.20M-CAD 185.40MCAD 466.00MCAD 284.20MCAD 48.40MCAD 537.10MCAD 480.60MCAD 462.80MCAD 364.70M
Net incomeCAD 415.00M-CAD 296.30MCAD 231.90MCAD 150.00M-CAD 47.50MCAD 318.90MCAD 340.10MCAD 354.70MCAD 256.60M
Operating cash flowCAD 896.50MCAD 566.90MCAD 408.40MCAD 418.20MCAD 366.60MCAD 545.10MCAD 530.40MCAD 403.30MCAD 464.30M
Capital expenditureCAD 356.20MCAD 329.80MCAD 268.80MCAD 272.20MCAD 107.60MCAD 283.40MCAD 251.80MCAD 173.90MCAD 222.90M
Free cash flowCAD 540.30MCAD 237.10MCAD 139.60MCAD 146.00MCAD 259.00MCAD 261.70MCAD 278.60MCAD 229.40MCAD 241.40M
Total assetsCAD 11.21BCAD 9.83BCAD 10.44BCAD 9.58BCAD 8.75BCAD 8.48BCAD 7.17BCAD 5.78BCAD 5.40B
Shareholder equityCAD 4.98BCAD 4.30BCAD 4.59BCAD 4.09BCAD 3.21BCAD 2.58BCAD 2.38BCAD 2.30BCAD 2.01B
Total debtCAD 3.47BCAD 3.07BCAD 3.25BCAD 3.05BCAD 2.35BCAD 3.31BCAD 2.33BCAD 1.26BCAD 1.26B
CashCAD 293.70MCAD 160.10MCAD 217.60MCAD 346.10MCAD 926.10MCAD 946.50MCAD 446.10MCAD 611.50MCAD 504.70M

A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.

Amounts are in CAD, as the company reports them. Nothing here is converted to dollars, so these figures cannot be compared directly against a company reporting in another currency. Margins, returns and other ratios are unaffected.

Source

Figures come from CAE INC’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 40-F filed Jun 20, 2025. View filings on EDGAR.

Not financial advice. This page presents figures reported to the SEC and compares them with other companies sharing an industry classification. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and the grades cannot capture everything that matters about a business. Industry classifications are coarse, filings are self-reported, and some figures are missing or understated where companies tag them in ways this site does not match. Do your own research.