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Trimble Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1990 · Revenue 12 mo. $3.8B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
1.8
of 10 2 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$54.11
1 Y −41.0%
Market cap
$12.4B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue −0.8% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 16.9%Payout above 200% of operating cash flow

Trimble Inc. offers technology solutions and platform that enable office professionals and field workers to connect workflows and industry lifecycles in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.

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Trimble Inc. offers technology solutions and platform that enable office professionals and field workers to connect workflows and industry lifecycles in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company provides architecture and interior design; building information modeling, engineering, and virtual design and construction; and construction and owner software products. It also offers field and office software for estimating and job cost management, and project design and visualization; software for 3D design and data sharing; systems to guide and control construction equipment, such as excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, motor graders, and paving equipment; systems to monitor, track, and manage assets, equipment, and workers; and software to facilitate the management of the construction process and for sharing and communication of data in real time. In addition, it provides positioning services comprising VRSNow; CenterPoint RTX; FieldPoint RTX; Rangepoint RTX; ViewPoint RTX; and Trimble xFill services. Further, it offers transportation and logistics solutions for shippers, carriers, retailers, and intermediaries, such as carrier transportation management software (TMS) and maintenance solutions to manage core transportation operations and maintenance workflows; transporeon solutions to provide a cloud-based ecosystem that manages the transportation lifecycle from freight sourcing and procurement through transport execution, dock and yard management, and auditing; and MAPS, a mapping and routing solutions that provide the industry standard for truck-specific routing, mileage, and navigation. It sells its technology solutions directly to end users and through software integrations. The company was formerly known as Trimble Navigation Limited and changed its name to Trimble Inc. in October 2016. Trimble Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.

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Summary

Trimble Inc is around the middle of the Technology sector overall

46.9 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

Capital spending of €227M is pushing down FCF: the price requires 29.8% FCF growth a year, 16.9% at a normal investment rate.

If free cash flow stays at €119.5M (2025), it supports €1.3B. The remaining €9.8B of the market value assume it grows 29.8% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

29.8%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€11.2B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€1.3B without growth
€9.8B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −10.7%
  • 10 yrs achieved 1.4%
  • priced in 29.8%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 15.8×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 25.3× to 32.3×, median 29.3×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

2 signs support the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High, rising gross margin from 55.6% to 68.3% (5 years)
  • Low capital needs capex median 1.5% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record at a normal investment rate priced in 16.9%, own record at most 1.4%
  • Earnings declined earnings −71.8% year on year

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 3 of 4 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$252.8M → $545.4M+115.7%better
  • FCF margin6.9% → 14.4%+7.6 ppbetter
  • Shares outstanding237M → 233M−1.7%better
  • Return on equity8.1% → −2.1%−10.1 ppworse

4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability51.6around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity7.27%14.60%Rank 26
Return on capital (Greenblatt)195.15%29.77%Rank 92
EBIT margin16.93%17.40%Rank 49
FCF margin3.71%18.54%Rank 16
Gross margin68.32%48.47%Rank 74
Growth31.7below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year −2.61%, sector 12.70%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−2.61%12.70%Rank 5
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−0.54%9.54%Rank 27
Earnings growth, 5 years per year2.73%14.07%Rank 19
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)7.05%2.87%Rank 76
Valuation51.1around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.27%2.64%Rank 61
FCF yield1.07%3.06%Rank 20
EV/saleslower is better3.795.18Rank 63
EV/EBITlower is better22.3626.24Rank 61
Momentum37.9below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 1 year −40.96%, sector −0.59%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−40.96%−0.59%Rank 8
Share price, 6 months−10.52%−4.46%Rank 43
Share price, 3 months−3.94%−5.84%Rank 53
Distance from 52-week high−35.21%−33.23%Rank 48
Quality49.6around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better0.80%1.65%Rank 55
Change in share countlower is better−2.99%−0.17%Rank 86
Dividend streak in years–8Rank 18
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−3.14%−1.57%Rank 40
Balance sheet & risk59.7around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio62.67%53.98%Rank 69
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.49−0.20Rank 18
Debt to equitylower is better0.240.33Rank 61
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better32.03%50.37%Rank 91

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $2.4B (2016) to $3.6B (2025), 4.8% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $MSharesNet debt
20162.47.7%380.8254M$403.8M
20172.79.3%368.2257M$555.4M
20183.110.3%419.1253M$1.8B
20193.311.5%516.0253M$1.8B
20203.113.3%615.2252M$1.4B
20213.715.3%704.4254M$1.1B
20223.713.9%348.0250M$1.4B
20233.811.8%555.1249M$3.0B
20243.712.5%497.8247M$796.4M
20253.616.9%133.2240M$1.1B
1.8 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score2 of 11 points

1 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Trimble Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 33%This stock · Growth: 0%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Trimble Inc's score is built

Trimble Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

1 of 7 rules met

2 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Trimble Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • StockScorer Score
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Moat Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

Trimble Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Trimble Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio30.635.1
P/B ratio2.25.5
Return on equity (ROE)7.3%14.6%
Equity ratio62.7%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.240.33
Dividend yield0.0%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about Trimble Inc stock

How does Trimble Inc stock (TRMB) score in the StockScorer model?
Trimble Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 1.8 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 1 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Trimble Inc's P/E ratio?
Trimble Inc's P/E ratio is 30.6. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is Trimble Inc in?
Trimble Inc is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 46.9 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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