Transcat Inc.
Transcat, Inc. ( Transcat , the Company, we or us ) is a leading provider of accredited calibration services, cost control and optimization services, and distribution and rental of value-added professional grade handheld test, measurement, and control instrumentation. We are focused on providing services and products to highly regulated industries, particularly the life science industry, which …
$80.35
-$2.26 (-2.74%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 4.00%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue grew 19.2%, still solid. Margins contracted 2.4pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
At 141x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. Free cash flow declined 24% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
141.0x earnings, 38.5x FCF. The market is pricing in years of above-average growth. If that thesis breaks, downside from multiple compression alone could be 30%+. This is a stock where you're paying for the future, not the present.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$343M
▲ +19.2% YoY
Net Income (FY)
$5M
▼ -63.0% YoY
Op. Margin
4.00%
▼ -2.4pp YoY
ROIC
2.74%
▼ -2.0pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (FY)
$20M
▼ -24.2% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (FY)
$35M
▼ -10.6% YoY
Net Debt
$132M
Cash & Equiv.
$7M
5Y CAGR: +13.9%
5Y CAGR: +2.8%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 31 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 27 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 5 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 16 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Mar. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Transcat (TRNS) overvalued?
At a P/E of 141.0 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 38.5, Transcat (TRNS) trades around a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $90.24 per share, so at $80.35 the stock looks around fair value (12.3% below estimated intrinsic value). 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, Transcat scores 40/100 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
What is Transcat's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $90.24 per share for TRNS, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $67.68. At today's $80.35, that puts the stock about 12.3% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Transcat a high-quality business?+
Transcat scores 40 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 4.0% operating margin and a 2.7% 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 Transcat a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. TRNS currently trades around its estimated intrinsic value and scores 40/100 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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