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Cadre Holdings, Inc.

$CDRE·$1.1B·Aerospace & Defense·Industrials
$25.92+0.6%YTD-36.6%1Y-36.1%
Price updated 5h ago·X counts updated 4d ago
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$CDRECadre Holdings, Inc.
$25.92+0.58%4 posts
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On X

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4X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-10

Cadre Holdings gets an insider buy from Rep. Gil Cisneros (House Armed Services Committee member) disclosed within $2.5M in new trades, and the stock is up 4.4% following the flag. The body armor maker holds active DoD contracts. Sentiment is decisively bullish on Congressional buying and defense contract alignment.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CDRE — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Comeback attemptEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Cadre Holdings at 2% of range with Rep. Cisneros insider buy plus BoA 666K-share acquisition — the body-armor turnaround into Nov 3.

Cadre Holdings is a specialty body-armor-and-defense-and-safety-equipment company — the body-armor maker holds active DoD contracts, and the 2026 drawdown reflects both specific operational issues and the broader specialty-defense sector.

  • The P&L is modest and uneven: Q2 revenue grew 19.5% YoY to $155M at a 6% operating margin and $0.05 EPS, with trailing EPS beats of 18.2% and miss of 44.4% — the surprise cadence is inconsistent but trending positive on the latest print.
  • The specific capital-markets positioning is substantive: Rep. Gil Cisneros (House Armed Services Committee) insider buy disclosed within $2.5M of new trades plus Bank of America acquiring 665,870 shares — these are coordinated institutional-and-political-insider signals that typically precede operational catalyst-driven moves.

At 2% of its 52-week range and 26% below the 200-day going into Nov 3 earnings, the setup is a classic turnaround coil at the floor. Another 15%+ EPS surprise plus continued DoD-contract-flow commentary is the trigger for a reclaim; another EPS miss or specific defense-contract-cycle signal is the invalidation. The GF-value $40.77 vs $26.42 price flag is a reasonable sell-side anchor supporting the turnaround setup.

Agrees with X sentimentThe specific Rep. Cisneros insider buy and BoA 665K-share acquisition framing are grounded institutional-cohort signals. The 'Our Stock Pick Hasn't Worked Out, We're Walking Away' sell-side coverage is honest contrarian setup.

What to watch: Nov 3 Q3 earnings — DoD-contract flow, body-armor revenue, operating margin direction, and FY27 guide. 15%+ EPS surprise plus DoD-contract commentary is the trigger; another EPS miss is the invalidation.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Manufactures body armor, helmets, and survivability equipment for law enforcement and military personnel.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Aerospace & Defense sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CDRE.

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

No material change from last week — Defense procurement backlogs remain intact on NATO 2% GDP commitments.

What this means for $CDRE

Neutral — Manufactures body armor, helmets, and survivability equipment for law enforcement and military personnel.

Top industry ETF

$ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
-5.3%YTD
-0.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
34.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
4.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
11.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
40.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.26$0.22+18.2%
Q1 2026May 11, 2026$0.05$0.09-44.4%
Q4 2025Mar 10, 2026$0.27$0.40-32.5%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.27$0.26+3.8%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $0.33

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$155.4M+19.5%37.7%6.0%$0.05$19.8M
Q4 FY25$167.2M-5.0%40.9%13.1%$0.28$18.0M
Q3 FY25$155.9M+42.5%41.9%13.4%$0.27$21.6M
Q2 FY25$157.1M+8.9%40.1%11.5%$0.30$1.2M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$759.4M$750.2M – $764.9M$1.00$0.87 – $1.175
FY27$809.0M$785.2M – $828.0M$1.47$1.36 – $1.695
FY28$882.1M$842.1M – $930.6M$1.73$1.72 – $1.743

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.7%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-10.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-21.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 28.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.8% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.325-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 25Warren B KandersCEO100.0K sh$3.2MSellAug 24Warren B KandersCEO100.0K sh$3.3MSellAug 17Brad WilliamsPresident88.7K sh$2.9MSellJun 22Warren B KandersCEO50.0K sh$1.4MSellJun 18Warren B KandersCEO25.0K sh$697KSellJun 17Warren B KandersCEO25.0K sh$717KSellJun 16Warren B KandersCEO100.0K sh$2.8MSellJun 15Warren B KandersCEO100.0K sh$3.0M
+ 8 other (7 awards · 1 exempt) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentSep 30SC 13D/A
AI summary

Warren B. Kanders amended its Schedule 13D for CADRE HOLDINGS, INC (CDRE) on 2026-09-30, reporting it holds 11,117,928 shares. A Schedule 13D is required when a party crosses 5% ownership with intent to influence management; an amendment signals a change in position size or stated intent, making this material for tracking activist or strategic holder activity.

8-KMaterial agreementJul 298-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Cadre Holdings, Inc.'s Canadian subsidiaries — Med-Eng Holdings ULC, Pacific Safety Products Inc., ICOR Technology Inc., and TYR Tactical Canada ULC — closed a revolving line of credit with PNC Bank Canada Branch on July 23, 2026, reported under Item 1.01 of Form 8-K. The facility is structured as an Amended and Restated Revolving Line of Credit Note for CDN$20 million, maturing in 2029, with Safariland, LLC serving as the Canadian guarantor. This Canadian credit line provides dedicated local liquidity for Cadre's body armor, bomb disposal, and protective equipment operations in Canada, reducing reliance on U.S. facilities for cross-border working capital. The terms of the Canadian Loan Agreement and Note are attached as exhibits to the filing.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 18SC 13D/A
AI summary

Warren B. Kanders filed Amendment No. 2 on a Schedule 13D for Cadre Holdings (CDRE), disclosing total beneficial ownership of 11,392,928 shares (approximately 26.4% of the class). The position includes 22,888 shares held directly, 1,305,650 in a Roth IRA, 9,692,039 shares through Kanders SAF LLC, and options covering 348,901 additional shares. No new transactions were disclosed; the amendment appears to reflect updated ownership mechanics for this controlling-size stake.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 38-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

CDRE (CDRE) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on ratification of the independent auditor. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 23
AI summary

Cadre Holdings (CDRE) — Mary E. Kissel filed an initial Form 3 upon becoming a reporting person, disclosing no securities beneficially owned. Routine new insider Form 3.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 23
AI summary

Cadre Holdings insider filed Form 3 disclosing 40,347 direct shares plus 317,567 via ST Investors Fund LLC, 224,000 via a second indirect vehicle, and 69,231 via a third; aggregate beneficial ownership approximately 651,145 shares. Routine Form 3; ST Investors Fund LLC affiliation suggests institutional backing.

+ 14 other (3 earnings 8-Ks · 3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Cadre Holdings: A Risky M&A Strategy Worth Betting Onseekingalpha.com·8d agoCadre (NYSE:CDRE) Sets New 52-Week Low – Here’s What Happeneddefenseworld.net·11d agoOur Cadre Holdings Stock Pick Hasn't Worked Out. We're Walking Away.barrons.com·14d ago665,870 Shares of Cadre Holdings, Inc. $CDRE Acquired by Bank of America Corp DEdefenseworld.net·21d agoA Look at Cadre Holdings Inc (CDRE) After 4.4% Decline -- GF Value $40.77 vs Price $26.42gurufocus.com·29d ago

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