HLIO Stock Analysis: Helios Technologies | NYSE

Hydraulic Valves, Manifolds, Electronic Controls, Displays

Total Rating 67

Safety 87

Buy Signal 0.48

Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Rotation: +1.3

Market Cap: 2.62B
Avg Turnover: 23.4M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility41.7%

VaR 5^th Pctl6.44%

VaR vs Median-6.07%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio1.08

Rel. Str. IBD61.2

Rel. Str. Peer Group67.4

Character TTM

Beta1.501

Beta Downside1.582

Hurst Exponent0.511

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD55.94%

CAGR/Max DD0.20

CAGR/Mean DD0.57

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 6.86%
EPS Trend: 35.8%

Last SUE: 1.98
Qual. Beats: 3

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 1.15%
Rev. Trend: 27.5%

Last SUE: 0.27
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

Confidence

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan -3.6% 19

Feb +0.5% 7

Mar -1.3% 8

Apr -2.1% 20

May -0.3% 5

Jun +1.3% 17

Jul +0.3% 7

Aug -2.5% 17

Sep -0.9% 16

Oct +1.5% 14

Nov +3.1% 11

Dec +0.6% 14

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: HLIO Helios Technologies

Helios Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: HLIO) is a U.S.-based industrial company that designs and manufactures engineered motion control and electronic controls technology solutions, operating globally across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The business is organized into two segments: Hydraulics, which produces cartridge valves, manifolds, quick release couplings, and full hydraulic system solutions under brands such as Sun Hydraulics, Faster, NEM, Taimi, Daman, and Schultes; and Electronics, which offers customized electronic controls, displays, wire harnesses, and software under brands including Enovation Controls, Murphy, Zero Off, HCT, Balboa Water Group, i3PD, Cygnus Reach, and Joyonway.

The company distributes its hydraulic products through value-added resellers and direct OEM relationships, while its electronic products reach customers via OEMs, distributors, and system integrators. End markets span construction, material handling, agriculture, industrial, mobile, energy, recreational vehicles, marine, aerospace, and health and wellness. Originally incorporated in 1970 as Sun Hydraulics Corporation, the company rebranded to Helios Technologies in June 2019 and is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. As a mid-cap industrial machinery and components manufacturer, HLIO benefits from diversification across both hydraulic and electronic product lines and a wide range of cyclical end markets.

Headlines to Watch Out For

Hydraulics segment demand softens on construction and agriculture cycle weakness
Electronics segment margin expansion drives consolidated profitability growth
M&A pipeline and capital allocation focus on motion control bolt-on acquisitions

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 8.0

Net Income: 71.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.73 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 31.28% < 20% (prev 33.26%; Δ -1.98% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 137.1m > Net Income 71.4m
Net Debt (299.1m) to EBITDA (170.2m): 1.76 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.74 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (33.2m) vs 12m ago -0.30% < -2%
Gross Margin: 32.68% > 18% (prev 30.93%; Δ 1.75% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 57.55% > 50% (prev 49.44%; Δ 8.11% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 6.30 > 6 (EBIT TTM 109.0m / Interest Expense TTM 17.3m)

Altman Z'' 4.66

A: 0.18 (Total Current Assets 438.7m - Total Current Liabilities 159.9m) / Total Assets 1.52b
B: 0.38 (Retained Earnings 572.7m / Total Assets 1.52b)
C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 109.0m / Avg Total Assets 1.55b)
D: 1.67 (Book Value of Equity 948.3m / Total Liabilities 567.7m)
Altman-Z'' = 4.66 = AA

Beneish M -3.00

DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 150.3m/132.9m, Revenue 891.3m/782.0m)
GMI: 0.95 (GM 30.93% / 32.68%)
AQI: 0.97 (AQ_t 0.57 / AQ_t-1 0.59)
SGI: 1.14 (Revenue 891.3m / 782.0m)
TATA: -0.04 (NI 71.4m - CFO 137.1m) / TA 1.52b)
Beneish M = -3.00 (Cap -4..+1) = AA

What is the price of HLIO shares?

As of August 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 76.18 with a total of 158,590 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -6.52%, over one month by -4.51%, over three months by -7.16% and over the past year by +40.32%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 72.70 (which is 4.6% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).

Is HLIO a buy, sell or hold?

Helios Technologies has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.40. Therefore, it is recommended to buy HLIO.

StrongBuy: 3
Buy: 1
Hold: 1
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the HLIO price?

Analysts Target Price	90.2	18.4%

Helios Technologies (HLIO) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 20 August 2026

Market Cap USD = 2.62b (2.62b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 37.1168
P/E Forward = 11.7371
P/S = 2.9365
P/B = 2.8493
P/EG = 1.0321
Revenue TTM = 891.3m USD
EBIT TTM = 109.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 170.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 361.7m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 5.40m USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 367.1m USD (corrected: LT Debt 361.7m + ST Debt 5.40m)
Net Debt = 299.1m USD (calculated: Debt 367.1m - CCE 68.0m)
Enterprise Value = 2.92b USD (2.62b + Debt 367.1m - CCE 68.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.30 (Ebit TTM 109.0m / Interest Expense TTM 17.3m)
EV/FCF = 27.28x (Enterprise Value 2.92b / FCF TTM 106.9m)
FCF Yield = 3.67% (FCF TTM 106.9m / Enterprise Value 2.92b)
FCF Margin = 11.99% (FCF TTM 106.9m / Revenue TTM 891.3m)
Net Margin = 8.01% (Net Income TTM 71.4m / Revenue TTM 891.3m)
Gross Margin = 32.68% ((Revenue TTM 891.3m - Cost of Revenue TTM 600.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 34.58% (prev 29.47%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.92 (Enterprise Value 2.92b / Total Assets 1.52b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.71% (Interest Expense 17.3m / Debt 367.1m)
Taxrate = 22.14% (20.3m / 91.7m)
NOPAT = 84.9m (EBIT 109.0m * (1 - 22.14%))
Current Ratio = 2.74 (Total Current Assets 438.7m / Total Current Liabilities 159.9m)
Debt / Equity = 0.39 (Debt 367.1m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 948.3m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.76 (Net Debt 299.1m / EBITDA 170.2m)
Debt / FCF = 2.80 (Net Debt 299.1m / FCF TTM 106.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 933.5m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.61% (Net Income 71.4m / Total Assets 1.52b)
RoE = 7.65% (Net Income TTM 71.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 933.5m)
RoCE = 8.42% (EBIT 109.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 933.5m + L.T.Debt 361.7m))
RoIC = 6.44% (NOPAT 84.9m / Invested Capital 1.32b)
WACC = 10.33% (E(2.62b)/V(2.98b) * Re(11.26%) + D(367.1m)/V(2.98b) * Rd(4.71%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 11.26% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -32.33 | Cagr: -0.13%
[DCF] Terminal Value 69.86% ; FCFF base≈104.1m ; Y1≈110.5m ; Y5≈130.9m
[DCF] Fair Price = 36.48 (EV 1.50b - Net Debt 299.1m = Equity 1.20b / Shares 33.0m; r=10.33% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 6.90% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 35.78 | EPS CAGR: 6.86% | SUE: 1.98 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: 27.47 | Revenue CAGR: 1.15% | SUE: 0.27 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.71 | Chg30d=+4.21% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.09 | Chg30d=+5.31% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+20.7% | GrowthRev=+5.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.39 | Chg30d=+0.77% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+9.6% | GrowthRev=+4.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +17% (up=2, down=1)