Franklin Covey Co. (FC)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Draper, United States | NYSE
20.51 USD
-0.46
(-2.194%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 20.51 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:35 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Franklin Covey is currently broken by a confluence of deteriorating fundamentals and overwhelming bearish sentiment. The company has cut its revenue guidance twice recently, citing delivery issues and China uncertainty, which has triggered a brutal multi-year price collapse. The stock has lost half its value over the last year and sits in a confirmed downtrend with three consecutive years of negative annual returns. Fundamentally, the picture is grim: revenue growth has stalled at just 1%, while profitability has evaporated with a pathetic 0.8% profit margin and a return on equity of only 4%. Valuation metrics are distorted and misleading; the trailing P/E of nearly 140x reflects the depressed earnings, while the forward P/E of 15x is dangerous given the lack of credible growth to justify even that multiple. The balance sheet is fragile with a current ratio below 0.66, suggesting liquidity stress. Options activity confirms the pessimism, with traders buying deep out-of-the-money puts as insurance against further drops. There is no catalyst visible to reverse this structural decline, making this a security to avoid entirely. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.068087 |
| AutoETS | 0.068088 |
| MSTL | 0.076396 |
| AutoTheta | 0.092084 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 4.70 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.172 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Revenue per Share | 22.12 |
| Market Cap | 231,637,344 |
| Trailing P/E | 136.73 |
| Forward P/E | 14.60 |
| Beta | 0.80 |
| Profit Margins | 0.83% |
| Website | https://www.franklincovey.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:35 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 10 and 12.5) compared to negligible call volume. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for puts (1.27 ATM vs 0.88 ATM for calls), indicating a market pricing in a high probability of further decline rather than a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.04328358 |
| Address1 | 13,907 South Minuteman Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 500 |
| All Time High | 54.7 |
| All Time Low | 0.65 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 197,790 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 98,581 |
| Average Volume | 98,581 |
| Average Volume10Days | 197,790 |
| Beta | 0.801 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 3.8 |
| City | Draper |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 20.51 |
| Current Ratio | 0.655 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 21.2 |
| Day Low | 20.51 |
| Display Name | Franklin Covey |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,782,939,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,782,939,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,782,936,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,782,936,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,782,936,000 |
| Ebitda | 20,436,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07778 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.749 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.836 |
| Enterprise Value | 219,665,328 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.255 |
| Eps Forward | 1.405 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.15 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.877 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.3670006 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.103466384 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 4.328358 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 26.81 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.299999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.23498692 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.35 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8378137 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.16 - 26.81 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 707,578,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 8,524,389 |
| Forward Eps | 1.405 |
| Forward P E | 14.597865 |
| Free Cashflow | 24,626,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,120 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.7518 |
| Gross Profits | 197,534,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.18638 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.7481 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 11,293,873 |
| Industry | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Disp | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Key | education-training-services |
| Ir Website | http://investor.franklincovey.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=102601&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,756,598,400 |
| Long Business Summary | Franklin Covey Co. provides training and consulting services in the areas of leadership, customer loyalty, execution, productivity, sales performance, and educational improvement for organizations and individuals worldwide. The company operates through four segments: North America, International Direct Offices, International Licensees, and Education Division. It offers a suite of individual-effectiveness and leadership-development training and products, such as The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Speed of Trust, The Leader In Me, The Four Disciplines of Execution, Trust & Inspire, and Multipliers. The company also operates internet-based platforms, including All Access Pass and Leader in Me that offer training days and training course materials. The company was formerly known as Franklin Quest Co. and changed its name to Franklin Covey Co. in May 1997. Franklin Covey Co. was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Draper, Utah. |
| Long Name | Franklin Covey Co. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 231,637,344 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_318627 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,780,185,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,186,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,788,134,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 236,832,516 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 21.07 |
| Operating Cashflow | 27,414,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.074250005 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.15 |
| Phone | 801 817 1776 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 20.51 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,977,588 |
| Previous Close | 20.97 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.34263 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.3973684 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.8815984 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00832 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.444 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.459999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.19361 |
| Regular Market Day High | 21.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 20.51 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 20.51 - 21.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 21.07 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 20.97 |
| Regular Market Price | 20.51 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 54,247 |
| Return On Assets | 0.038599998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.040289998 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.01 |
| Revenue Per Share | 22.12 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 11,293,873 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0744 |
| Shares Short | 840,239 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 868,770 |
| Short Name | Franklin Covey Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0888 |
| Short Ratio | 9.02 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | UT |
| Symbol | FC |
| Target High Price | 38.0 |
| Target Low Price | 25.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 31.0 |
| Target Median Price | 30.0 |
| Total Cash | 11,972,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.06 |
| Total Debt | 0 |
| Total Revenue | 262,747,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.15 |
| Trailing P E | 136.73332 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.1522 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.79475 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.71525 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.091262184 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 54,247 |
| Website | https://www.franklincovey.com |
| Zip | 84,020 |