Cadre Holdings
Through the investors’ lenses
0 of 2 cleared4 of 6 criteria
Each of these investors has said in public what they look at before buying. Click a name to see how this company measures up — a tick where it passes one of their tests, a cross where it does not.
Warren Buffett 3/4
| Measure | CDRE | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner earnings | $55.92m | positive | ✓ |
| Return on equity | 13.9% | US median 2.8% | ✓ |
| Debt to equity | 0.97x | US median 0.57x | ✗ |
| Operating margin | 11.0% | US median 3.1% | ✓ |
Passes 3 of 4. These are the measures Warren Buffett published, applied to Cadre Holdings’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Benjamin Graham 1/2
| Measure | CDRE | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 3.50x | 2.00x published | ✓ |
| Long-term debt to working capital | 1.11x | 1.00x published | ✗ |
Passes 1 of 2. These are the measures Benjamin Graham published, applied to Cadre Holdings’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
| Basis | Payout | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | 37.3% | whyThe figure most screeners publish. |
| Operating cash flow | 24.2% | whyBefore capital spending. |
| Free cash flow | 27.2% | whyAfter maintaining the business. |
13 points between highest and lowest basis.
Coverage rating 60 / 100 — Adequate. ? Peer standing 29/50Direction 25/30Stability 6/20
Free cash flow payout, last 5 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 27.2% |
| 2024-12-31 | 53.4% |
| 2023-12-31 | 18.1% |
| 2022-12-31 | 27.5% |
| 2021-12-31 | 34.2% |
58% of the 45 health care here pay out more.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $0.380 ÷ diluted EPS $1.02
- Operating cash flow — dividends paid $15.4m ÷ operating cash flow $63.7m
- Free cash flow — dividends paid $15.4m ÷ (operating cash flow $63.7m − capex $6.86m)
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2026-03-10 · accession 0001104659-26-025862
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Caveats on this company
- DPS: declared $0.10 and paid $0.38 disagree; dividends paid imply $0.36, so paid is used
Computed by an open pipeline reading SEC XBRL directly. If any number here looks wrong to you, tell us — that is more useful to us than agreement.
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Also on: rated adequate · when it files.
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