Cadre Holdings, Inc. (CDRE) Stock

Cadre Holdings, Inc. (CDRE) is a Healthcare stock trading at $33.80 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $1.45B and a trailing P/E of 55.0. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Cadre Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes safety and survivability equipment that provides protection to users in hazardous or life-threatening situations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Distribution. It primarily provides body armor product, such as concealable, corrections, and tactical armor under the Safariland and Protech Tactical brands; survival suits, remotely operated vehicles, specialty tools, blast sensors, accessories, and vehicle blast attenuation seats for bomb safety technicians; bomb suits; duty gear, including belts and accessories; and other protective and law enforcement equipment comprising communications gear, forensic and investigation products, firearms cleaning solutions, and crowd control products. The company also offers third-party products, such as uniforms, optics, boots, firearms, and ammunition. It serves first responders, such as state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, emergency medical technicians, fishing, and wildlife enforcement and departments of corrections, as well as federal agencies including the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Corrections, and various foreign government agencies. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

Understand Cadre Holdings, Inc.: how it makes money

Cadre Holdings makes and distributes safety and survivability equipment, including body armor and other protective gear, sold in the United States and internationally, primarily through its Products and Distribution segments.

The profit engine is turning procurement demand into shipped protective products, with defense contract activity and the first purchase order shipped pointing to how revenue is generated across Products and Distribution.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Products$0.2B
Dist$0.0B

Business quality (Mixed): Cadre has a defined product and distribution model in hazardous and life-threatening protection, with measurable defense and ordering signals. The bear case is that profitability remains modest at the operating level (4.8% operating margin), which can leave less room for execution issues or demand variability.

Valuation: At 36× earnings, CDRE trades 12% above the Medical Equipment average (32×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Defense and procurement visibility: The company reports Department of Defense Contract Award Value (0.05B), which can indicate future demand in its core safety and survivability focus.
  • International reach: International Revenue is 0.02B, and the company serves 104 countries, supporting a non-US customer base.

Bear case

  • Limited operating profitability: Operating margin is 4.8%, which suggests that even with a 38.7% gross margin, operating expenses substantially reduce earnings power.
  • Demand and execution risk: The reliance on procurement signals such as contract awards and shipped purchase orders implies results may be sensitive to timing of awards and shipments.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$33.80
Market Cap$1.45B
P/E Ratio55.0
EV / EBITDA18.9
Price / Book4.17
Price / Sales2.15
FCF Yield8.1%
DCF Value (model)$10.71
DCF Upside vs Price-68.3%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$610.31M
Net Margin7.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)7.5%
EPS Growth (YoY)20.0%
FCF Growth (YoY)117.7%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score3.47 (safe)
Piotroski F-Score6/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E55.0
Sector P/E (Healthcare)21.6
Industry P/E (Medical Equipment)32.9
vs Sector154.9%
vs Industry67.4%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderFMR LLC ($101.83M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)6
Company
SectorHealthcare
IndustryMedical Equipment
CEOWarren Kanders
Employees2,284
CountryUS
IPO Date2021-11-04

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.