CAE Inc. (CAE)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Saint-Laurent, Canada | NasdaqGS
24.28 USD
-0.62
(-2.490%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 24.33 +0.05 (0.198%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:03 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is murky, caught between a technical grind lower and a fundamental turnaround story that the market hasn't fully priced in. The stock has recovered significantly over the last decade, yet it remains under pressure from a heavy debt load and a current operating environment where civil backlog concerns are weighing on sentiment. The recent price action shows a lack of clear direction, hovering near the 200-day average without a decisive break. Crucially, the company is not paying a dividend, which eliminates income for investors and forces reliance entirely on capital appreciation. While analysts see a path to recovery with a forward P/E that is much more reasonable than the trailing multiple, the lack of recent earnings growth and the mixed guidance on civil projects create enough uncertainty to warrant a cautious stance. The options market reflects this hesitation, with sellers placing significant bets on a downside move in the coming months. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.025399 |
| AutoETS | 0.026743 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.026744 |
| AutoTheta | 0.030857 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 7.46 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.507 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.11 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-11 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-11 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 58.631 |
| Revenue per Share | 15.524 |
| Market Cap | 7,814,496,256 |
| Trailing P/E | 38.54 |
| Forward P/E | 22.65 |
| Beta | 1.04 |
| Profit Margins | 5.75% |
| Website | https://www.cae.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with a distinct skew toward downside protection. While there is notable open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 30 and 35), the volume and open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (December expiration) significantly outweigh the call activity at similar distances. This imbalance suggests traders are hedging against a potential drop rather than betting aggressively on a breakout, despite the elevated implied volatility on the call side.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-12 | 0.080 | 0.435256 |
| 2019-12-12 | 0.083 | 0.322832 |
| 2019-09-12 | 0.083 | 0.331470 |
| 2019-06-13 | 0.075 | 0.295741 |
| 2019-03-14 | 0.075 | 0.345622 |
| 2018-09-13 | 0.077 | 0.378751 |
| 2018-06-14 | 0.069 | 0.328415 |
| 2018-03-14 | 0.069 | 0.376022 |
| 2017-12-14 | 0.070 | 0.400916 |
| 2017-09-14 | 0.074 | 0.454545 |
| 2017-06-13 | 0.060 | 0.361228 |
| 2017-03-13 | 0.059 | 0.393596 |
| 2016-12-13 | 0.061 | 0.423905 |
| 2016-09-13 | 0.061 | 0.439798 |
| 2016-06-13 | 0.059 | 0.460578 |
| 2016-03-11 | 0.056 | 0.494263 |
| 2015-12-11 | 0.055 | 0.499093 |
| 2015-09-11 | 0.057 | 0.533708 |
| 2015-06-11 | 0.057 | 0.467213 |
| 2015-03-11 | 0.055 | 0.488889 |
| 2014-12-11 | 0.061 | 0.475448 |
| 2014-09-11 | 0.064 | 0.522023 |
| 2014-06-11 | 0.055 | 0.407106 |
| 2014-03-12 | 0.054 | 0.397351 |
| 2013-12-12 | 0.057 | 0.486763 |
| 2013-06-12 | 0.005 | 0.049116 |
| 2013-03-13 | 0.050 | 0.502513 |
| 2012-12-12 | 0.050 | 0.492126 |
| 2012-09-12 | 0.051 | 0.487572 |
| 2012-06-13 | 0.039 | 0.406674 |
| 2012-03-13 | 0.040 | 0.378430 |
| 2011-12-13 | 0.040 | 0.417101 |
| 2011-09-13 | 0.040 | 0.405680 |
| 2011-06-13 | 0.041 | 0.330379 |
| 2011-03-11 | 0.041 | 0.312262 |
| 2010-12-13 | 0.040 | 0.346620 |
| 2010-09-13 | 0.039 | 0.384236 |
| 2010-06-11 | 0.029 | 0.315217 |
| 2010-03-11 | 0.029 | 0.317287 |
| 2009-12-11 | 0.029 | 0.362047 |
| 2009-09-11 | 0.028 | 0.339394 |
| 2009-06-11 | 0.027 | 0.425867 |
| 2009-03-12 | 0.023 | 0.417423 |
| 2008-12-10 | 0.024 | 0.455408 |
| 2008-09-11 | 0.028 | 0.268199 |
| 2008-06-11 | 0.029 | 0.233119 |
| 2008-03-12 | 0.010 | 0.085616 |
| 2007-12-12 | 0.010 | 0.079302 |
| 2007-09-12 | 0.009 | 0.070644 |
| 2007-06-13 | 0.009 | 0.066617 |
| 2007-03-14 | 0.009 | 0.087209 |
| 2006-12-13 | 0.009 | 0.098684 |
| 2006-09-13 | 0.009 | 0.108696 |
| 2006-06-14 | 0.009 | 0.117493 |
| 2006-03-15 | 0.010 | 0.120482 |
| 2005-12-14 | 0.009 | 0.114943 |
| 2005-09-14 | 0.008 | 0.113636 |
| 2005-06-10 | 0.010 | 0.208768 |
| 2005-03-09 | 0.010 | 0.221729 |
| 2004-12-15 | 0.025 | 0.673854 |
| 2004-09-15 | 0.020 | 0.471698 |
| 2004-06-09 | 0.030 | 0.717703 |
| 2004-03-10 | 0.030 | 0.672646 |
| 2003-12-10 | 0.030 | 0.707547 |
| 2003-09-10 | 0.030 | 0.606061 |
| 2003-06-11 | 0.030 | 0.759494 |
| 2002-12-11 | 0.030 | 0.890208 |
| 2002-09-11 | 0.030 | 0.806452 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.06776488 |
| Address1 | 8,585 Cote-de-Liesse |
| All Time High | 34.24 |
| All Time Low | 1.9 |
| Ask | 31.65 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 683,150 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 659,522 |
| Average Volume | 659,522 |
| Average Volume10Days | 683,150 |
| Beta | 1.041 |
| Bid | 24.3 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 12.129981 |
| City | Saint-Laurent |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 24.28 |
| Current Ratio | 0.833 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 25.07 |
| Day Low | 24.26 |
| Debt To Equity | 58.631 |
| Display Name | CAE |
| Dividend Date | 1,585,612,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,622,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,622,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.46 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.458 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,564,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,340,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,340,800 |
| Ebitda | 928,400,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.1861 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.31 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.105 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,500,377,600 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.26902 |
| Eps Forward | 1.0718334 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.63 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,583,971,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 25.6162 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.3361988 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.05216226 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -6.776488 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 34.24 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.960001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.29088786 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 22.76 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.5200005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.06678385 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 22.76 - 34.24 |
| Financial Currency | CAD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,027,949,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.4 |
| Float Shares | 289,163,705 |
| Forward Eps | 1.0718334 |
| Forward P E | 22.652775 |
| Free Cashflow | 694,649,984 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Fullday Change | -0.619999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.48996 |
| Fullday Price | 24.3281 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.28572 |
| Gross Profits | 1,425,400,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00164 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.87464994 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 321,849,081 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,026-07-23 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,583,971,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.08 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Long Business Summary | CAE Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides training, simulation, and critical operation solutions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, the Oceania, Africa, and rest of the Americas. The company operates through two segments, Civil Aviation; and Defense and Security. The Civil Aviation segment offers training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance, ground personnel, and air traffic controllers in commercial, business, and helicopter aviation; a range of flight simulation training devices; and ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services, as well as airline operations digital solutions for commercial airlines, regional airlines, business aircraft operators, civil helicopter operators, aircraft manufacturers, third-party training centres, flight training organizations, air navigation service providers, maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations and aircraft finance leasing companies. The Defense and Security segment operates as a training and simulation provider that delivers scalable and platform-independent solutions to enable and enhance force readiness and security for defense forces, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), government agencies, and public safety organizations. The company was formerly known as CAE Industries Ltd. and changed its name to CAE Inc. in 1993. CAE Inc. was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada. |
| Long Name | CAE Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 7,814,496,256 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_873741 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 286,900,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,806,451,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 8,001,949,570 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 25.01 |
| Operating Cashflow | 982,300,032 |
| Operating Margins | 0.10065 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.83 |
| Phone | 514 341 6780 |
| Post Market Change | 0.048099518 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.19810344 |
| Post Market Price | 24.3281 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 24.9 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.132875 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.001652 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.566408 |
| Profit Margins | 0.05751 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.612 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.07143 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.619999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.48996 |
| Regular Market Day High | 25.07 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 24.26 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 24.26 - 25.07 |
| Regular Market Open | 25.01 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 24.9 |
| Regular Market Price | 24.28 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 690,052 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03531 |
| Return On Equity | 0.056350004 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.068 |
| Revenue Per Share | 15.524 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 321,849,081 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0173 |
| Shares Short | 5,222,406 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,567,708 |
| Short Name | CAE Inc |
| Short Ratio | 8.95 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | QC |
| Symbol | CAE |
| Target High Price | 33.94144 |
| Target Low Price | 26.970722 |
| Target Mean Price | 30.456083 |
| Target Median Price | 30.456083 |
| Total Cash | 568,700,032 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.775 |
| Total Debt | 3,214,899,968 |
| Total Revenue | 4,988,800,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.63 |
| Trailing P E | 38.539684 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 27.58685 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.3068485 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.11987047 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 690,052 |
| Website | https://www.cae.com |
| Zip | H4T 1G6 |