Methode Electronics, Inc. (MEI) Stock

Methode Electronics, Inc. (MEI) is a Technology stock trading at $13.45 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $477.10M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Methode Electronics, Inc. designs, engineers, and produces mechatronic products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Automotive, Industrial, Interface, and Medical. The Automotive segment supplies electronic and electro-mechanical devices, and related products to automobile original equipment manufacturers directly or through their tiered suppliers. Its products include integrated center consoles, hidden switches, ergonomic switches, transmission lead-frames, and LED-based lighting and sensors, which incorporate magneto-elastic sensing and other technologies that monitor the operation or status of a component or system. The Industrial segment manufactures lighting solutions; industrial safety radio remote controls; braided flexible cables; current-carrying laminated busbars and devices; custom power-product assemblies, such as PowerRail solution; high-current low-voltage flexible power cabling systems; and powder-coated busbars that are used in various markets and applications comprising aerospace, cloud computing, commercial vehicles, industrial, military, power conversion, and transportation. The Interface segment provides various copper-based transceivers and related accessories for the cloud computing hardware equipment and telecommunications broadband equipment markets; user interface solutions for the appliance, commercial food service, and point-of-sale equipment markets; and fluid-level sensors for the marine/recreational vehicle and sump pump markets. The Medical segment offers Dabir Surfaces, a surface support technology aimed at pressure injury prevention for use by patients who are immobilized or otherwise at risk for pressure injuries, including patients undergoing long-duration surgical procedures. Methode Electronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Understand Methode Electronics, Inc.: how it makes money

Methode Electronics designs and produces mechatronic products, selling electronic and electro-mechanical devices (such as integrated consoles, switches, LED lighting, and sensors) to automobile original equipment manufacturers and other industrial and medical customers through its Automotive, Industrial, Interface, and Medical segments.

The company’s profit engine depends on winning and ramping new programs, reflected in its electric vehicle program awards and progress to full production, which are tracked alongside new program launches.

Business quality (Weak): Near-term profitability looks weak (gross margin 16.6%, operating margin -2.6%), but results are tied to ongoing Automotive and Industrial demand, plus continued electrification program activity (electric and hybrid share of net sales 19%).

Bull case

  • Strong electrification program momentum is tracked through electric vehicle program awards, with Annual Program Awards Year To Date (Electric Vehicle Awards) of 0.12 USD_B and Annual Program Awards at Full Production of 0.04 USD_B: Higher future production commitments can support revenue visibility if awards translate into launched programs.
  • Automotive exposure remains a large share of sales, with Automotive Segment Sales Share at 62%: Concentrating in a major end market can create scale, as the Automotive segment supplies electronic and electro-mechanical devices and related products to OEMs directly or via tiered suppliers.

Bear case

  • Current profitability is negative, with operating margin at -2.6%: Even with gross margin of 16.6%, operating losses can reflect cost structure pressure or timing mismatches between program awards and production ramps.
  • Operational metrics point to electrification opportunity but conversion risk remains, since program awards are not the same as realized sales: If electric vehicle program awards and new program launches (New Programs Successfully Launched of 20) do not ramp into actual demand, future revenue mix may not improve.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$13.45
Market Cap$477.10M
EV / EBITDA9.8
Price / Book0.70
Price / Sales0.47
FCF Yield3.3%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$1.02B
Net Margin-3.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-2.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)-42.9%
FCF Growth (YoY)-202.6%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.09 (grey)
Piotroski F-Score4/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Technology)33.9
Industry P/E (Electronic Equipment)39.4
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock Fund Advisors ($119.47M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorTechnology
IndustryElectronic Equipment
CEOJonathan DeGaynor
Employees7,500
CountryUS
IPO Date1982-10-20

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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.