Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc.
Initial Public Offering And Organizational Transactions of this Report for further discussion of the Reorganization made prior to and in connection with the IPO. Other than the use of IPO Proceeds to finance the cash consideration used to in the acquisition of ALGC and to pay for the installation of machinery equipment, as disclosed above, there has been no material change in the planned use of…
$14.64
-$0.56 (-3.68%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 8.86%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue grew 44.7%, still solid. Margins contracted 2.5pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
Free cash flow declined 127% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. ROIC dropped from 65.66% to 20.09%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
9.6x earnings. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (FY)
$456M
▲ +44.7% YoY
Net Income (FY)
$23M
▲ +6.2% YoY
Op. Margin
8.86%
▼ -2.5pp YoY
ROIC
20.09%
▼ -45.6pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (FY)
-$6M
▼ -127.0% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (FY)
$38M
▼ -11.1% YoY
Net Debt
-$98M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$339M
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 11 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 13 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Cardinal Infrastructure Group (CDNL) overvalued?
At a P/E of 9.6, Cardinal Infrastructure Group (CDNL)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Cardinal Infrastructure Group scores 45/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Cardinal Infrastructure Group a high-quality business?+
Cardinal Infrastructure Group scores 45 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 8.9% operating margin and a 20.1% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Cardinal Infrastructure Group a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh CDNL's valuation and scores 45/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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