Hawkins, Inc.
HWKN · Price history
Price at last available close
$153.73
+$27.73 (+22.01%) 1M
2026-10-29
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Company & revenue
About Hawkins, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2026-03-29 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Hawkins, Inc. is an enterprise engaged in the formulation, production, and distribution of chemicals and specialized ingredients, serving both domestic and international markets. Its operations are divided into three principal divisions: Industrial, Water Treatment, and Health and Nutrition. The Industrial division supplies industrial-grade chemicals, associated products, and services to a diverse array of sectors, including agriculture, chemical processing, electronics, energy, food production, pharmaceuticals, and plating.
How they make money
Hawkins, Inc. operates as a specialty chemical company that manufactures, blends, and distributes chemicals and specialty ingredients. The company generates revenue by providing value-added services such as custom blending, contract packaging, and technical support to customers across the industrial, water treatment, and health and nutrition sectors.
Products & services
The company provides water treatment chemicals, industrial chemicals (acids, alkalis, urea), and specialty ingredients including minerals, vitamins, amino acids, botanicals, and food-grade salts.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company reported that no single customer accounted for 10% or more of its total sales for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2026.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Chemical manufacturers and raw material producers — The company sources various bulk chemicals and specialty ingredients from a diverse base of chemical manufacturers and producers.Source
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
40
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
72
Strong
Financial Strength
46
Business Quality / Moat
94
Management
95
Growth Quality
49
Risk / Durability
87
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
33
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
42/100
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Model Score 42/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Insider activity signal is favorable
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Oct 1, 2026
- •M&A headline · Sep 29, 2026
- •M&A headline · Sep 8, 2026
- •M&A headline · Sep 1, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for HWKN
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can HWKN maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is HWKN's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is HWKN's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify HWKN's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
40
Opportunity Score
33
Market Cap
$3.20B
P/E Ratio
32.4
EPS
$3.89
52-Week High
$186.15
52-Week Low
$116.05
Beta
0.77
Intrinsic Value
$72.27
Analyst Target
$142.00
Shares Outstanding
20.9M
Total Revenue
$1.11B
Total Debt
$260.7M
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.50%
Liquidation Value / Share
$26.28
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$0.77
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Strong upward momentum
Normal movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for HWKN
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Oct 1, 2026
Hawkins Expands Texas Water Treatment With Eagle Labs Buyout — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Zacks Investment ResearchM&A headline · Sep 29, 2026
Hawkins, Inc. Expands into Texas' Dallas–Fort Worth Region with Acquisition of Eagle Labs, Inc. — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
GlobeNewsWireM&A headline · Sep 8, 2026
Hawkins Expands in Florida With Dave Symonds Acquisition — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Zacks Investment ResearchM&A headline · Sep 1, 2026
Hawkins, Inc. Expands in Florida with Acquisition of Dave Symonds & Associates, Inc. — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
GlobeNewsWireCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on HWKN.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Extensive distribution network and regional presence.
- +Value-added services including custom blending and technical support.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Chemicals - Specialty industry.
- −Dependence on third-party suppliers for raw materials.
- −Fluctuations in commodity chemical prices.
- −Regulatory compliance and environmental risks.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
39
Aug 14, 2026
Change
+0.2
points
Current Score
40
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
HWKN increased 0.2 points because overall fundamentals improved.
Projected Score
Projected Score
41
Projected Change
+1.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 1.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$153.73
Model Intrinsic Value
$72.27
Difference
+$81.46
+112.7% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-112.7%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.11B | $1.08B | $974.4M | $919.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $859.4M | $859.9M | $761.7M | $725.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $246.7M | $223.8M | $212.7M | $193.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $132.7M | $108.6M | $92.2M | $89.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $132.7M | $108.6M | $92.2M | $89.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $174.9M | $175.4M | $159.8M | $137.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $114.0M | $115.1M | $120.5M | $104.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $7.5M | $13.5M | $5.4M | $4.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $107.7M | $109.3M | $114.4M | $101.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $27.0M | $27.8M | $30.0M | $25.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $80.6M | $81.5M | $84.3M | $75.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $3.89 | $3.93 | $4.05 | $3.61 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 20.78M | 20.74M | 20.80M | 20.86M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 20.85M | 20.86M | 20.94M | 21.01M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$315.7M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$1.35
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-15.6%
Cash Change
-45.0%
Margin Change
-1.0 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, debt levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 7.6%. EPS declined 3.6%. Cash declined 45.0%. Total debt declined 15.6%. Net income margin declined by 1.0 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
42
Smart Money
42
Number of Gurus
1
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
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