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METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.

MEI · Technology · FY2026 filings · Shallow moat ·

Price verdict withheld — value if growth stopped today unreliable

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The five investor questions

23

2022–2026 (latest 5 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $1.2B to $1.0B, decreasing; diluted EPS 2.70 to -1.01, decreasing.

26

Median gross margin 24.0% over 10y, stable.

47

Median ROIC 11.7%, above the 12% hurdle in 50% of years.

100

Net cash position — no leverage risk.

20

Owner earnings changed -42.0%/yr over up to the ten most recent annual observations, share count n/a.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
No price data
$700000
Unavailable — insufficient owner-earnings data
Unavailable — insufficient growth-model data
$15.31
No price data

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. MEI revenue fell in each of the three most recent year-over-year FY comparisons, so this estimate is flagged as unreliable for this company.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 239% above the zero-growth estimate across 48 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Jul 26, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

FTNT, META, MEDP, IBEX, MSFT, GOOGL, LULU, ANF, IDXX, TXRH, FHI, QLYS, FFIV, ADBE, LLY, MANH, VEEV, GRMN, SSD, MNST, DOCS, MCO, CPRT, NTAP, LRCX, NVDA, CORT, SFM, MPTI, ULTA, SN, RMD, ROL, PAYC, IRMD, INTU, DECK, MORN, LGCY, DAL, GWW, ISRG, MPWR, CTAS, LOPE, MRK, CMG, FAST, BKNG, ORLY

Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF, BKNG.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 0% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

18 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. booked $1.0B of revenue in FY2026 in the Technology sector and kept 19.8% of it as gross profit — a moderate-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, −3.5% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $378M (FY2010) to $1.0B (FY2026) — about 6.4% a year compounded over 16 years.

It earned 1.3% on invested capital in the latest filed year, FY2026. Across the full 17-year measurable filed record, median ROIC was 13.0%. Over the v3 recent window (10 measurable filed years), median ROIC was 11.7%. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 47/100.

MEI's latest filed year, FY2026, doesn't disclose total debt in a form the methodology can use, so current leverage is treated as unmeasured — never assumed to be zero.

Put together: Balance-Sheet Safety is the strongest of the five filters (100/100) and Capital Allocation the weakest (20/100), which is how MEI lands at 43/100 — a Shallow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2009–FY2026 · 18 fiscal years, normalized from MEI’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$1.0B FY2026
$0$500M$1B2009201520212026
Revenue kept after cost of goods19.8% FY2026
0%10%20%2009201520212026
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROICROIC 1.3% FY2026
0%20%2009201520212026
Cash an owner could take out$700000 FY2026
$02009201520212026

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in MEI’s filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

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How METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$1.0B · 100%Cost of revenue$817M · 80%Gross profit$202M · 20%Operating income$8.8M · 1%Income before tax−$10.7M · −1%Income tax$25M · 2%Net income−$35.7M · −4%As of 2026-05-02 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$1.0B100%
Cost of revenue$817M80%
$202M20%
$8.8M1%
Income before tax−$10.7M−1%
Income tax$25M2%
−$35.7M−4%
Source: · event May 2, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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What METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. owns — and owes

METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.'s filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$1.3B100%
Cash and equivalents$140M11%
Stockholders’ equity$678M52%
Source: · event May 2, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What drives METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity−5%Tax burden334%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden−122%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin1%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.78×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.91×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2026-05-02 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
−$35.7MFY2026
Income before tax−$10.7MFY2026
Operating income$8.8MFY2026
$1.0BFY2026
Ending assets$1.3BFY2026
Beginning assets$1.3BFY2025
$678MFY2026
$693MFY2025
Source:
  • SEC filingFiling detailsAccession 0000065270-26-000031
· event May 2, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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Where METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.'s cash went

METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations$38M100%
Depreciation and amortization$58.8M155%
Source: · event May 2, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q1—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited0 not holding0/19 resolved19 unavailable

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Abrams CapitalUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Akre CapitalUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Baupost GroupUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Berkshire HathawayUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Brave Warrior AdvisorsUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Dodge & CoxUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
First EagleUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
FundsmithUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Gardner Russo & QuinnUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Gates Foundation TrustUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Mairs & PowerUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Markel / Markel-GaynerUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Pershing SquareUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Polen CapitalUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Southeastern Asset ManagementUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Tweedy, BrowneUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable
Yacktman Asset ManagementUnavailableComparison unavailableFiling unavailable

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: Filing source unavailable · event Mar 31, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026

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What METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. insiders reported

Insider activity is unavailable from the source; no zero-activity claim is shown.

Unavailable: Form 4 activity could not be retrieved for this rendering.

Moat Score history

15 logged readings since Jul 17, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale43.2 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatJul 17, 2026Jul 26, 2026

Breaks in the line mark methodology or normalizer upgrades — readings across versions aren’t compared, so a level shift there isn’t a change in the business.

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

  1. Normalizer upgraded unstamped (version unknown)moat-xbrl-normalizer@1.1.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 26, 2026
  2. Methodology upgraded moat-index@2.0.0moat-index@3.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 23, 2026
  3. Methodology upgraded moat-index@1.2.0moat-index@2.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 20, 2026

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

The insider-filing service is temporarily unavailable, so no partial or guessed answer is shown for MEI.

Track record

How METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.’s moat rated in each of the years we can reconstruct from its filings — scored only on what was knowable at the time — and what its price and returns did afterward. The score never saw a price; the two are joined only in hindsight, for education, not as a signal.

Point-in-time scores 2011–2025, one methodology version · reconstructed from filings on file each Dec 31 — never with hindsight

Point-in-time Moat Score (dot colored by tier)Indexed price (total-return (dividends reinvested))Rated Wide-moat that year

How to read this: each dot is what the engine would have scored MEI on that December 31; the line below is its total-return price path (dividends reinvested) in the years since.

0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatPoint-in-time Moat Score100200500Indexed price · log scale (2012 = 100)201120142017202020232026

Two tracks, one timeline: the score has its own 0–100 scale (top), the price its own 100-based scale (bottom) — never a shared axis. The price path is a total-return (dividends reinvested) index built from the same data the forward returns use; gaps in the score line are years with no reconstructed rating (see the table for why). The Table view carries every value.

What followed, in the years it rated Wide

In the reconstructed history shown, MEI did not rate Wide-moat in any year, so there is no wide-moat track record to report. That absence is itself the honest answer — we don’t manufacture a comparison where the rating never earned one.

Technology context

#403 of 744 scored Technology companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

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  2. #402ZS ZSCALER, INC.43.3Shallow moat
  3. #404VSH Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.43.2Shallow moat
  4. #405BB BlackBerry Limited43.2Shallow moat

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Common questions about MEI

Does METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2026 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC. (MEI) 43.2 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 23, pricing power 26, returns on capital 47, balance-sheet safety 100, capital allocation 20.
How has MEI's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 15 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 43.2 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. (Methodology or normalizer upgrades on Jul 20, 2026, Jul 23, 2026, Jul 26, 2026 re-based the score; readings across versions aren't compared.) The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.

Scored from primary SEC filings via the public methodology. Educational only — not a recommendation to buy or sell MEI. See the disclaimer.