Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO) Stock

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO) is a Industrials stock trading at $17.32 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $499.93M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets intelligent motion solutions to ergonomically move, lift, position, and secure materials worldwide. The company offers electric, air-powered, lever, and hand hoists; hoist trolleys, explosion-protected and custom engineered hoists, and winches; crane systems, such as crane components and kits, enclosed track rail systems, mobile and jib cranes, and fall protection systems, as well as material handling solutions; rigging equipment comprising below-the-hook lifting devices, shackles, chains and chains accessories, forestry and hand tools, lifting slings, lashing systems, and tie-downs and load binders; rotary unions and swivel joints; and mechanical and electromechanical actuators. It also provides power and motion technology products, including AC motor controls and line regenerative systems, automation and diagnostics, brakes, cable and festoon systems, collision avoidance systems, conductor bar systems, DC motor and magnet control systems, elevator drives, inverter duty motors, mining drives, pendant pushbutton stations, radio controls, and wind inverters; power delivery subsystems; overhead aluminum light rail workstations; and low profile, flexible chain, large scale, sanitary, and vertical elevation conveyor systems, as well as pallet system conveyors and accumulation systems. The company serves market verticals, including general industries, transportation, energy and utilities, process industries, industrial automation, construction and infrastructure, food and beverage, entertainment, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, and e-commerce/supply chain/warehousing. It offers its products to end users directly, as well as through distributors, independent crane builders, material handling specialists and integrators, government agencies, original equipment manufacturers, and engineering procurement and construction firms. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

Understand Columbus McKinnon Corporation: how it makes money

Columbus McKinnon designs, manufactures, and markets intelligent motion solutions for lifting, positioning, and securing materials, and it makes money by selling hoists, crane systems, material handling solutions, and rigging equipment to customers worldwide.

Profitability is driven by turning engineered motion products and related systems into sales (including lifting and precision conveyance), then converting a 34.5% gross margin into a much smaller 6.3% operating margin, which implies operating expenses are a major constraint on operating leverage as revenue shifts between product and acquisition contributions.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Lift$0.2B
PrecConv$0.0B
Dorner$0.0B
Montrotech$0.0B
Garvey$0.0B

Business quality (Weak): Segment inputs are limited to provided business-revenue components, so the segment view is directionally helpful but may not exactly match official reportable segments.

Bull case

  • The product portfolio spans lifting solutions and a precision conveyance platform, which can support multiple demand drivers inside intelligent motion: Provided business description includes electric, air-powered, lever, and hand hoists, crane systems, fall protection, and material handling solutions.
  • Gross margin is reported at 34.5%, suggesting the company can generate meaningful product economics before operating costs: Financials (2025-12-31) show gross_margin_pct of 34.5.
  • Acquisitions contribute to sales, which may extend the company’s offering in specific areas: Provided facts include Revenue from Dorner (0.03), Net Sales Contribution from Montrotech Acquisition (0.02), and Revenue from Garvey Acquisition (0.01).

Bear case

  • Operating margin is relatively low versus gross margin, meaning operating expense levels can quickly limit earnings power if sales growth slows or mix shifts unfavorably: Financials (2025-12-31) show gross_margin_pct of 34.5 and operating_margin_pct of 6.3.
  • Dependence on the lifting revenue stream could be a risk if industrial customers reduce capital spending or delay projects: Lifting Revenue is identified as a key provided operating component (0.18).
  • Integration and performance risk from acquisitions may affect future revenue quality and margins: Provided facts include revenue contributions tied to Dorner, Montrotech, and Garvey.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$17.32
Market Cap$499.93M
EV / EBITDA19.5
Price / Book0.37
Price / Sales0.39
FCF Yield0.5%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$1.19B
Net Margin-19.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)23.9%
EPS Growth (YoY)4011.1%
FCF Growth (YoY)-777.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score0.45 (distress)
Piotroski F-Score2/9 (weak)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Industrials)25.9
Industry P/E (Machinery)32.3
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($36.65M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorIndustrials
IndustryMachinery
CEODavid J. Wilson
Employees3,515
CountryUS
IPO Date1996-02-23

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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.