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Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Roseville, United States | NasdaqGS
131.89 USD +1.47 (1.127%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:37 a.m. EDT

The investment thesis here is a classic case of a high-quality business trading at a discount due to recent operational noise. Fundamentally, Hawkins is exceptional: it boasts a massive +675% cumulative gain over the last nine years, driven by a spectacular +114% surge in 2024 and continued growth in 2025. The company maintains a fortress balance sheet with a 15.6% ROE and healthy cash generation, justifying a premium valuation despite the elevated P/E. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by a recent earnings miss and negative earnings growth (-3.6%), which has triggered a statistical forecast predicting a -4.3% move over the next 45 days. While the long-term trajectory remains overwhelmingly positive, the immediate price action is likely to remain volatile as the market digests the quarterly stumble before reverting to the strong multi-year trend.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.046066
MSTL0.094865
AutoARIMA0.096659
AutoETS0.096659

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 0.73
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.622
Excess Kurtosis -0.50
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 47.009
Revenue per Share 53.301
Market Cap 2,753,219,072
Trailing P/E 34.17
Forward P/E 28.18
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 7.29%
Website https://www.hawkinsinc.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:37 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is mixed and lacks clear directional conviction. Call buyers are focused on deep out-of-the-money strikes (240/250) for late 2026, suggesting a speculative lottery ticket mentality rather than a directional bet. Conversely, put buyers have established significant open interest at lower strikes (140/170) for December 2026, indicating a hedge against a potential correction. The imbalance in volume suggests some traders are buying protection while others are chasing distant upside, creating a neutral-to-slightly-bearish sentiment bias.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.15% 0.56% 0.64% 0.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.2000 0.152614
2026-05-29 0.1900 0.122763
2026-02-13 0.1900 0.129596
2025-11-14 0.1900 0.150162
2025-08-15 0.1900 0.110787
2025-05-30 0.1800 0.134842
2025-02-14 0.1800 0.163058
2024-11-15 0.1800 0.145631
2024-08-16 0.1800 0.152168
2024-05-31 0.1600 0.183234
2024-02-15 0.1600 0.229588
2023-11-16 0.1600 0.254291
2023-08-17 0.1600 0.283587
2023-06-01 0.1500 0.315391
2023-02-16 0.1500 0.369731
2022-11-17 0.1400 0.339147
2022-08-18 0.1400 0.312221
2022-06-02 0.1400 0.375436
2022-02-17 0.1400 0.322358
2021-11-04 0.1300 0.352973
2021-08-12 0.1300 0.350688
2021-06-03 0.1230 0.364121
2021-02-11 0.1225 0.390003
2020-11-05 0.1165 0.451813
2020-08-13 0.1165 0.401171
2020-06-04 0.1165 0.543630
2020-02-20 0.1165 0.558351
2019-11-14 0.1150 0.548141
2019-08-15 0.1150 0.509413
2019-06-06 0.1150 0.601307
2019-02-21 0.1150 0.539906
2018-11-15 0.1125 0.563345
2018-08-16 0.1125 0.568900
2018-03-22 0.2200 1.360124
2017-09-21 0.2200 1.153342
2017-03-22 0.2100 0.888889
2016-09-21 0.2100 0.992908
2016-03-22 0.2000 1.141878
2015-09-16 0.2000 1.043841
2015-03-18 0.1900 0.987013
2014-09-17 0.1900 1.053215
2014-03-19 0.1800 1.019830
2013-09-18 0.1800 0.955414
2013-03-20 0.1700 0.856208
2012-09-19 0.1700 0.830281
2012-03-21 0.1600 0.882029
2011-09-21 0.1600 0.987959
2011-03-23 0.1500 0.749064
2010-09-22 0.2000 1.097394
2010-03-17 0.1400 1.211073
2009-09-23 0.1900 1.571547
2009-03-18 0.1300 1.785714
2008-09-24 0.1300 1.520468
2008-03-18 0.1200 1.632653
2007-09-19 0.1200 1.628223
2007-03-21 0.1100 1.466667
2006-09-20 0.1100 1.587302
2006-03-22 0.1000 1.438849
2005-09-21 0.1000 1.425517
2005-03-22 0.0900 1.495017
2004-09-22 0.0900 1.510067
2004-03-24 0.0900 1.550388
2003-09-24 0.0900 1.395349
2003-03-26 0.0900 1.948052
2002-09-18 0.0750 1.677852
2002-03-20 0.0750 1.554404
2001-09-26 0.0750 1.913265
2001-03-21 0.0750 1.518987
2000-09-13 0.0750 1.920000
2000-03-29 0.0850 2.045113
1999-09-22 0.0300 0.755906
1999-03-30 0.0275 0.564103
1998-09-23 0.0250 0.493827
1998-03-18 0.0250 0.476190
1997-09-24 0.0210 0.430769
1997-03-25 0.0210 0.579310
1996-09-25 0.0400 1.066667
1996-03-27 0.0200 0.444444
1995-09-20 0.0175 0.466667
1995-03-27 0.0160 0.426667
1994-03-21 0.0125 0.357143
1993-03-22 0.0550 1.913043
1992-03-23 0.0500 2.222222
1991-03-22 0.0450 2.117647
1990-03-26 0.0400 1.777778
1989-04-03 0.0300 1.263158
1988-04-04 0.0300 1.500000
1987-04-06 0.0250 1.379310
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.61
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.76
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0058273273
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.23257303
Address1 2,381 Rosegate
All Time High 186.15
All Time Low 0.75
Ask 164.54
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 144,580
Average Daily Volume3 Month 165,004
Average Volume 165,004
Average Volume10Days 144,580
Beta 0.737
Bid 95.15
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 3
Book Value 26.427
City Roseville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 131.89
Current Ratio 2.27
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 132.65
Day Low 127.34
Debt To Equity 47.009
Display Name Hawkins
Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Dividend Yield 0.61
Earnings Growth -0.036
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.032
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,044,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,044,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,044,800
Ebitda 166,651,008
Ebitda Margins 0.15067
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.019
Enterprise To Revenue 2.715
Enterprise Value 3,002,945,280
Eps Current Year 4.112
Eps Forward 4.681
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.86
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 126.2344
Fifty Day Average Change 5.6556015
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04480238
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -23.257303
Fifty Two Week High 176.58
Fifty Two Week High Change -44.690002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.25308642
Fifty Two Week Low 116.05
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.839996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.13649286
Fifty Two Week Range 116.05 - 176.58
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,237,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.75
Float Shares 19,997,318
Forward Eps 4.681
Forward P E 28.175602
Free Cashflow 81,369,504
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,200
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 131.89
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.22304001
Gross Profits 246,700,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.041729998
Held Percent Institutions 0.79366994
Implied Shares Outstanding 20,875,117
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://www.hawkinsinc.com/investors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 0.2
Last Fiscal Year End 1,774,742,400
Last Split Date 1,614,643,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Hawkins, Inc. operates as a water treatment and specialty ingredients company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Water Treatment, Food and Health Sciences, and Industrial Solutions. The Water Treatment segment provides chemicals, filtration media and systems, equipment, services and solutions for potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, non-residential swimming pool water, and agricultural water. This segment also sells and services equipment, including tanks, valves, and pumps. The Food and Health Sciences segment provide ingredient distribution, processing, and formulation solutions, such as base chemistry, acid-based reactions, minerals, vitamins and amino acids, excipients, botanicals and herbs, sweeteners and enzymes, fertilizers, and food-grade and pharmaceutical salts and ingredients to nutrition, food, pharmaceutical, and agricultural markets. The Industrial Solutions segment offers industrial chemicals, products, and services such as acids and alkalis, liquid caustic soda, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, urea, phosphoric acid, aqua ammonia, and potassium hydroxide to industrial manufacturing, chemical processing, electronics, energy, plating, and surface finishing industries. It also repackages water treatment chemicals and bulk industrial chemicals; and performs custom blending of chemicals. Hawkins, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Roseville, Minnesota.
Long Name Hawkins, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,753,219,072
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_277171
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common 80,627,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,806,278,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,593,733,287
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 129.35
Operating Cashflow 147,988,992
Operating Margins 0.12251
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.19690001
Peg Ratio 2.58
Phone 612 331 6910
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 131.89
Pre Market Time 1,791,964,822
Previous Close 130.42
Price Eps Current Year 32.074417
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.9907293
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.4891255
Profit Margins 0.07289
Quick Ratio 1.457
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.47
Regular Market Change Percent 1.12713
Regular Market Day High 132.65
Regular Market Day Low 127.34
Regular Market Day Range 127.34 - 132.65
Regular Market Open 129.35
Regular Market Previous Close 130.42
Regular Market Price 131.89
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,601
Regular Market Volume 95,227
Return On Assets 0.07048
Return On Equity 0.15614
Revenue Growth 0.076
Revenue Per Share 53.301
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 20,875,117
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0625
Shares Short 1,304,061
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,246,585
Short Name Hawkins, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.077
Short Ratio 6.88
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol HWKN
Target High Price 200.0
Target Low Price 141.0
Target Mean Price 174.0
Target Median Price 177.5
Total Cash 7,977,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.382
Total Debt 257,703,008
Total Revenue 1,106,098,944
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.76
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0058273273
Trailing Eps 3.86
Trailing P E 34.168396
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.4597
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 143.98116
Two Hundred Day Average Change -12.091156
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08397735
Type Disp Equity
Volume 95,227
Website https://www.hawkinsinc.com
Zip 55,113