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Caesarstone Ltd. (CSTE)

Industrials | Building Products & Equipment | Menashe, Israel | NasdaqGS
2.55 USD

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:48 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Caesarstone is currently nonexistent due to a catastrophic collapse in business fundamentals. The company is generating significant losses, with a trailing EPS of -$4.22 and negative operating margins, while revenue has contracted by nearly 11%. The balance sheet is impaired, carrying debt that exceeds its cash reserves, and the return on equity is deeply negative. This fundamental rot is reflected in the price history, which shows a brutal 95% drawdown over the last nine years, with the most recent annual performance seeing the stock plummet another 67.65%. While the stock recently rallied off its lows, this appears to be a technical bounce rather than a recovery, as the core business remains unprofitable and shrinking. There is no dividend to provide income, and the options market is screaming 'sell' with heavy put buying and high implied volatility for downside moves. Until the company demonstrates a path to profitability and stabilizes its revenue, this remains a severe value trap to avoid.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.063451
MSTL0.304793
AutoETS0.307325
AutoARIMA0.307325

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 34%
H-stat 0.18
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.239
Excess Kurtosis -0.30
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2022-08-15
Last Dividend Date 2022-08-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 88.916
Revenue per Share 11.175
Market Cap 88,171,544
Forward P/E -2.55
Beta 0.38
Profit Margins -37.71%
Website https://caesarstone.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 1,100 contracts at the $1.50 strike) compared to negligible call activity. Implied volatility for puts is extremely elevated (31.25%) versus calls (1.63%), indicating a market consensus that a sharp drop is the primary risk. The heavy put volume suggests traders are hedging against a continuation of the recent decline rather than betting on a rebound.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2022-08-16 0.25 2.448580
2021-11-16 0.10 0.849618
2021-05-17 0.21 1.329956
2020-11-17 0.14 1.177460
2019-11-19 0.15 0.967118
2018-02-20 0.29 1.342593
2014-11-24 0.57 0.915663
2013-11-25 0.58 1.238787
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2022-08-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2022-08-16
dividendDate 2022-09-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.45714283
Address1 Kibbutz Sdot-Yam
All Time High 72.01
All Time Low 0.56
Ask 3.12
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 264,470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 162,904
Average Volume 162,904
Average Volume10Days 264,470
Beta 0.377
Bid 1.84
Bid Size 2
Book Value 3.422
City Menashe
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country Israel
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.55
Current Ratio 1.702
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 2.58
Day Low 2.4
Debt To Equity 88.916
Display Name Caesarstone
Dividend Date 1,662,508,800
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,675,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,675,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,675,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,933,000
Ebitda -34,759,000
Ebitda Margins -0.08996
Enterprise To Ebitda -4.059
Enterprise To Revenue 0.365
Enterprise Value 141,099,744
Eps Forward -1.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -4.22
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,660,608,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 972 4 636 4400
Fifty Day Average 1.8128
Fifty Day Average Change 0.7371999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.40666366
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 45.714283
Fifty Two Week High 2.62
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.06999993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.026717532
Fifty Two Week Low 0.56
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.99
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 3.5535715
Fifty Two Week Range 0.56 - 2.62
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,332,423,000,000
Float Shares 20,381,503
Forward Eps -1.0
Forward P E -2.55
Free Cashflow 28,025,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,266
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.19524999
Gross Profits 75,442,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.33937
Held Percent Institutions 0.17932
Implied Shares Outstanding 34,577,075
Industry Building Products & Equipment
Industry Disp Building Products & Equipment
Industry Key building-products-equipment
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,660,608,000
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Caesarstone Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells engineered stone and porcelain products under Caesarstone and other brands in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Israel. The company offers countertops; clay minerals, natural minerals, and additives; non-porous characteristics, scratch and heat resistance; and natural stone, sinks, and various ancillary fabrication tools and materials, as well as engineered stone slabs. The company products are also used in other applications, such as vanity tops, wall panels, back splashes, floor tiles, stairs, furniture, and other interior and exterior surfaces that are used in various residential and non-residential applications. The company sells its products directly to wholesalers, resellers, fabricators, and through a direct sales force and a network of independent distributors. The company was formerly known as Caesarstone Sdot Yam Ltd. and changed its name to Caesarstone Ltd. in June 2016. Caesarstone Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Menashe, Israel.
Long Name Caesarstone Ltd.
Market us_market
Market Cap 88,171,544
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27297091
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common -145,792,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 88,102,387
Open 2.56
Operating Cashflow -30,163,000
Operating Margins -0.10647
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 972 4 610 9368
Previous Close 2.55
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.7451783
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.22819962
Profit Margins -0.37707
Quick Ratio 1.079
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 2.58
Regular Market Day Low 2.4
Regular Market Day Range 2.4 - 2.58
Regular Market Open 2.56
Regular Market Previous Close 2.55
Regular Market Price 2.55
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,201
Regular Market Volume 259,139
Return On Assets -0.06505
Return On Equity -0.76829004
Revenue Growth -0.109
Revenue Per Share 11.175
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 34,577,075
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0057
Shares Short 197,268
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 267,464
Short Name Caesarstone Ltd.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0127
Short Ratio 1.63
Source Interval 15
Symbol CSTE
Total Cash 52,266,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.512
Total Debt 105,194,000
Total Revenue 386,379,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -4.22
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 1.5925
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.9575
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.6012559
Type Disp Equity
Volume 259,139
Website https://caesarstone.com
Zip 3,780,400