Helios Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:HLIO) Extends Dividend Momentum While Margins Support Rebound

Helios enters the coming weeks with steady cash generation and improving operating margins, even as near-term price action shows downside pressure. Technical momentum hints at a limited rebound, while fundamentals underpin a valuation gap relative to peers.

Recent News

On June 17, 2026 the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share payable July 24, 2026 to holders of record on July 10, 2026. On July 14, 2026 the company announced scheduling details for its second-quarter 2026 results and conference call.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a strong trend environment: ADX sits at 32.24, indicating trend strength rather than direction, while DI+ at 11.08 trending down and DI- at 26.76 trending up together signal dominant downside pressure versus recent valuation levels; that directional setup raises the likelihood of continued directional follow-through unless DI+ stabilizes.

MACD remains negative at -2.42 but the MACD trend registered a dip-and-reversal, signalling bullish momentum emerging from a decline; the oscillator has not yet crossed above the signal line (-2.09), so early momentum improvements merit confirmation before signaling a momentum shift relative to the current valuation.

MRO reads 3.94 and trends higher, indicating the market price sits modestly above the internal target and implying mild downward pressure on price; the magnitude suggests limited near-term mean reversion rather than a large corrective move away from the WMDST valuation.

RSI at 40.83 shows recovery from a dip and registers a dip-and-reversal pattern; the level remains below neutral 50, so momentum has begun rebuilding but not reached broad bullish conviction that would conflict with the directional indicator bias.

Price sits at $70.66, below the 12-day EMA ($71.89, decreasing) and under the 20-day average ($72.09), while the 200-day average ($71.09) lies marginally above the close. Price trades near the lower Bollinger band (1σ lower $69.90), suggesting proximity to short-term support yet below multiple short-to-intermediate moving averages; combined with ADX strength, technicals favor continued downside risk with the potential for a contained bounce if MACD crosses above its signal and DI+ halts its decline.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability expanded: operating margin equals 14.015% and EBIT margin equals 14.144%, up 5.23% quarter-over-quarter and up 37.24% year-over-year, reflecting margin recovery versus prior periods. Gross margin improved to 34.584%, up 5.46% QoQ and 8.88% YoY, supporting the current valuation and WMDST’s under-valued assessment.

Revenue trends show contraction: reported revenue growth equals 1.53% on the last measure, but sequential and twelve‑month comparisons show sharp declines—revenue fell roughly 81.65% QoQ and 82.38% YoY on the provided measures—indicating uneven top-line timing versus improved margin performance; operating leverage remains high at 4.46, amplifying margin sensitivity to revenue swings.

Liquidity and balance-sheet metrics present resilience: current ratio stands at 2.74 and quick ratio at 1.53, both above the industry peer mean (current ratio mean ~2.05, quick ratio mean ~1.41), while cash and short-term investments total $68,000,000 and operating cash flow reached $41,900,000. The cash conversion cycle equals ~117 days, slightly below the industry peer mean of ~125 days and near the industry peer median.

Leverage and coverage: total debt totals $331,500,000 and net debt about $263,500,000, producing debt-to-EBITDA near 6.91x and an interest coverage ratio of ~6.98x—below the industry peer mean interest coverage of ~12.67x—so coverage improved versus prior periods but remains tighter than peer-average cushions.

Valuation multiples provide mixed signals: price-to-book at 2.78 sits below the industry peer mean (~3.93) and median (~4.02), while price-to-sales at 11.35 sits below the industry peer mean (~15.22). Forward P/E (≈87.62) and trailing P/E (≈90.54) align near the industry peer mean (~87.20) and median (~93.42). Free cash flow yield equals ~1.14%, modestly above the industry peer mean of ~0.94%. WMDST values the stock as under-valued, driven by a combination of improving margins, cash-flow generation, and relative discounts on price-to-book and price-to-sales versus the industry peer mean and median.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-08-10
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-11-09
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 64.2 M
 Operating Cash Flow 41.9 M
 Capital Expenditures -12.00 M
 Change In Working Capital 1.0 M
 Dividends Paid -3.90 M
 Cash Flow Delta 3.8 M
 End Period Cash Flow 68.0 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 231.9 M
 Forward Revenue 78.4 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 151.7 M
 Depreciation 7.7 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 15.2 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 199.4 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 80.2 M
 EBITDA 48.0 M
 EBIT 32.8 M
 Operating Income 32.5 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 4.7 M
 Net Interest Income -4.70 M
 Income Before Tax 28.1 M
 Tax Provision 6.2 M
 Tax Rate 22.1 %
 Net Income 21.9 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 21.9 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.80
 EPS Actual 0.88
 EPS Difference 0.08
 EPS Surprise 10.0 %
 Forward EPS 0.90
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 1.5 B
 Intangible Assets 842.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 106.3 M
 Total Current Assets 438.7 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 68.0 M
 Cash 68.0 M
 Net Receivables 140.6 M
 Inventory 194.0 M
 Long-Term Investments 23.7 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 87.9 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 159.9 M
 Net Debt 263.5 M
 Total Debt 331.5 M
 Total Liabilities 567.7 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 948.3 M
 Retained Earnings 572.7 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 28.70
 Shares Outstanding 33.046 M
 Revenue Per-Share 7.02
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 2.6 B
 Enterprise Value 2.9 B
 Enterprise Multiple 60.345
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 10.402 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 26.832 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 171.892
median: 67.168
mean: 65.735
HLIO: 60.345
low: -93.983
 EV/R 12.491
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.599
 Asset To Liability 2.67
 Debt To Capital 0.259
 Debt To Assets 0.219
Debt To Assets QoQ -5.149 %
Debt To Assets YoY -20.179 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.613
mean: 0.364
median: 0.331
HLIO: 0.219
low: 0.01
 Debt To Equity 0.35
Debt To Equity QoQ -6.072 %
Debt To Equity YoY -26.448 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.566
mean: 1.462
median: 0.616
HLIO: 0.35
low: 0.012
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.777
Price To Book QoQ 17.166 %
Price To Book YoY 78.5 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 9.429
median: 4.018
mean: 3.934
HLIO: 2.777
low: 0.557
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 90.543
Price To Earnings QoQ 8.066 %
Price To Earnings YoY 55.386 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 209.077
median: 93.424
HLIO: 90.543
mean: 87.2
low: -20.917
 PE/G Ratio 9.054
 Price To Sales (P/S) 11.354
Price To Sales QoQ 16.864 %
Price To Sales YoY 70.133 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 46.599
median: 17.493
mean: 15.221
HLIO: 11.354
low: 0.756
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 87.617
Forward PE/G 8.762
Forward P/S 33.579
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 4.464
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.153
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.484 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 12.03 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.418
mean: 0.196
median: 0.184
HLIO: 0.153
low: 0.023
 Receivables Turnover 1.668
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -7.449 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -3.938 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.271
HLIO: 1.668
mean: 1.408
median: 1.38
low: 0.451
 Inventory Turnover 0.788
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -2.559 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 2.447 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.38
mean: 1.035
median: 0.967
HLIO: 0.788
low: 0.088
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 54.715
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 117.163
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -3.497 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -12.114 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 202.657
mean: 125.201
median: 118.903
HLIO: 117.163
low: 11.079
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.832
 CapEx To Revenue -0.052
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.558
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.3 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.3 B
 Invested Capital 1.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets 106.3 M
 Net Working Capital 278.8 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.425
 Current Ratio 2.744
Current Ratio QoQ -3.92 %
Current Ratio YoY 11.843 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 8.052
HLIO: 2.744
mean: 2.054
median: 1.987
low: 0.133
 Quick Ratio 1.53
Quick Ratio QoQ -3.058 %
Quick Ratio YoY 8.745 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 3.587
HLIO: 1.53
mean: 1.409
median: 1.151
low: 0.444
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 6.906
 Cost Of Debt 1.077 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 6.979
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 15.933 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 123.064 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 30.86
median: 14.671
mean: 12.667
HLIO: 6.979
low: -24.009
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.2
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 51.956
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 5.615
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.178
 Dividend Rate 0.12
 Dividend Yield 0.001
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 0.284 %
 Revenue Growth 1.532 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -81.65 %
Revenue Growth YoY -82.383 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 27.212 %
mean: 7.977 %
median: 7.097 %
HLIO: 1.532 %
low: -19.856 %
 Earnings Growth 10.0 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -909.717 %
Earnings Growth YoY -94.054 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 83.333 %
mean: 13.321 %
HLIO: 10.0 %
median: 8.796 %
low: -72.727 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 34.584 %
Gross Margin QoQ 5.462 %
Gross Margin YoY 8.875 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 74.667 %
median: 44.129 %
mean: 43.824 %
HLIO: 34.584 %
low: 7.784 %
 EBIT Margin 14.144 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 5.23 %
EBIT Margin YoY 37.24 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 41.986 %
median: 22.018 %
mean: 21.711 %
HLIO: 14.144 %
low: -55.433 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 14.015 %
Return On Sales QoQ 7.058 %
Return On Sales YoY 35.989 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 41.481 %
median: 25.202 %
mean: 21.901 %
HLIO: 14.015 %
low: -53.436 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 29.9 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.136 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 54.558 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -47.015 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 4.677 %
HLIO: 1.136 %
mean: 0.944 %
median: 0.871 %
low: -11.95 %
 Free Cash Growth 83.436 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -243.613 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -44.07 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 522.778 %
HLIO: 83.436 %
mean: 45.127 %
median: 19.508 %
low: -404.564 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.365
 Cash Flow Margin 13.756 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.457
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.447 %
Return On Assets QoQ 11.137 %
Return On Assets YoY 97.139 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 7.697 %
mean: 3.072 %
median: 3.038 %
HLIO: 1.447 %
low: -9.591 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 2.419 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.023
Return On Equity QoQ 9.743 %
Return On Equity YoY 84.72 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.145
mean: 0.039
median: 0.036
HLIO: 0.023
low: -0.158
 DuPont ROE 2.324 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.996 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 8.537 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 60.193 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 10.368 %
mean: 4.312 %
median: 3.807 %
HLIO: 1.996 %
low: -8.568 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term price bias leans downward given DI+ contraction and DI- expansion alongside price below short-term EMAs; ADX above 25 implies the current directional move carries strength. Countervailing signals include a MACD dip-and-reversal and an RSI recovery from oversold territory, which create scope for a short-lived rebound that could test short-term moving averages. Watch for MACD to cross above its signal line and for DI+ to stabilize or rise—such shifts would indicate momentum confirmation that could relieve immediate downside pressure and align price action more closely with the fundamental under-valuation. Conversely, a renewed rise in DI- or a failure of MACD to sustain its increase would likely reinforce the existing downward bias and maintain pressure on valuation adjustment timelines.

About Helios Technologies, Inc.

Helios Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:HLIO) designs and develops engineered motion control and electronic control technology solutions. Based in Sarasota, Florida, Helios operates through two primary segments: Hydraulics and Electronics. The Hydraulics segment delivers advanced cartridge valve technology, effectively managing fluid flow and pressure for industrial and mobile applications. This segment also provides hydraulic quick release couplings and motion control technologies, serving diverse markets such as agriculture, construction, and industrial sectors under brands like Sun Hydraulics and Faster. The Electronics segment of Helios creates innovative displays, controls, and instrumentation solutions. These products cater to a range of markets, including off-highway vehicles, recreational marine, and health and wellness, under brands such as Enovation Controls and Balboa Water Group. Helios’s products reach a global audience, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, and system integrators. Founded in 1970 as Sun Hydraulics Corporation, the company rebranded to Helios Technologies in 2019 to better represent its broadened capabilities. Helios continues to enhance the efficiency and performance of machinery worldwide through its innovative solutions.



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