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Cadre Holdings, Inc.

$CDRE·$1.2B·Aerospace & Defense·Industrials
$29.93+3.8%YTD-29.5%1Y-9.8%
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CDCDRE
$CDRECadre Holdings, Inc.
$29.93+3.78%2 posts-17%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CDRE, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-15

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Cadre / Safariland body-armor real-business — but Chairman Kanders just sold $5.6M into strength while the crowd cheers a Congressional buy.

Cadre Holdings is a real body-armor and law-enforcement equipment operator (Safariland, Protech Tactical brands) where the ownership signals matter more than the current tape read.

  • Revenue growth: Q1 2026 $155.4M (+19.5% YoY), Q4 2025 -5.0%, Q3 $155.9M (+42.5%), Q2 $157.1M (+8.9%) — solid trajectory but with one soft comp quarter.
  • Beat cadence: -44%, -33%, +4%, +20% — the last two quarters have missed meaningfully; the Q1 2026 print especially disappointed (EPS $0.05 vs $0.09 estimate). Analyst 2026 revenue consensus $737M is above the trailing-twelve run-rate — the sell-side expects more to come.
  • Real-business proof: Jun 2 disclosure that Safariland was selected as ballistic provider for the FBI Armor Contract — the flagship customer credential for a body-armor manufacturer.
  • Ownership: Chairman/CEO Warren Kanders holds 26.4% (11.4M shares) per SC 13D/A Amendment 2. In mid-June he executed a cluster of S-Sales — 100,000 at $28.19, 50,000 at $27.43, 25,000 at $27.86, 25,000 at $28.68 — totaling $5.6M of discretionary dispositions from the controlling holder. That's the loudest data point in the bundle.
  • Counter-signal: New director/officer Brad Williams received an A-Award of 385,000 shares at $18.33 (~$7M compensation grant on Jun 16) — a large new-officer package, not a discretionary purchase.
  • Setup: $28.38, -30.6% YTD, -15% over 12 months, sitting at only 12% of 52-week range and 23% below 200-day MA — the tape has already priced in the earnings-miss disappointment.

Aug 4 Q2 print — a beat plus a guide-back-up narrative is what the setup needs; Kanders selling into $27-29 is the near-term ceiling to price against.

Differs from X sentimentX sentiment cited an insider buy by Rep. Gil Cisneros (House Armed Services Committee) within $2.5M in new trades as a defense-tailwind signal. That's a legitimate political-tailwind data point, but it's a Congressional STOCK-Act disclosure — not a company insider — and it does not offset $5.6M of controlling-shareholder Kanders selling at similar price levels.

What to watch: Aug 4 Q2 print — beat magnitude vs a re-set bar, DoD/FBI/state-and-local contract commentary, Distribution segment growth; further Kanders SC 13D/A amendments and S-Sale filings; any additional DoD contract announcements post-FBI armor selection; Brad Williams post-grant behavior.

On the calendar: 2026-08-04 — Q2 2026 earnings (EPS est $0.26)

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 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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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 — institutions now mark RKLB, LUNR, and RDW against SPCX's $1.

What this means for $CDRE

Partial — Manufactures body armor, helmets, and survivability equipment for law enforcement and military personnel; exposure exists but is diluted by diverse end markets and revenue mix.

Top industry ETF

$ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
+9.7%YTD
+22.4%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
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%
Q2 2025Aug 5, 2025$0.30$0.25+20.0%
Next earningsTue, Aug 4·consensus EPS $0.26

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 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$737.1M$737.0M – $737.3M$1.14$1.13 – $1.174
FY27$787.6M$768.7M – $813.7M$1.46$1.38 – $1.544
FY28$862.8M$853.1M – $880.1M$1.79$1.60 – $1.992

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.0.5×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.14%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.-2.3%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.-21.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 28.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% 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

SellJun 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$3.0MSellMar 23Warren B KandersCEO100.0K sh$3.2MSellMar 20Warren B KandersCEO100.0K sh$3.1M
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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 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.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationMar 31S-3ASR
AI summary

CDRE filed a S-3ASR (automatic shelf) shelf registration statement dated 2026-03-31. This is primarily a resale shelf for existing stockholders — not new share issuance — limiting direct dilution to public investors. No immediate capital raise is triggered; watch for prospectus supplements disclosing actual transactions.

8-K/AMaterial agreement (amended)Feb 28-K/A — Item 1.01: Material agreement
+ 13 other (4 13Gs · 2 proxys · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

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

Cadre Holdings CEO and Chairman Sells 75,000 Shares. Should You Sell CDRE Too?fool.com·15d agoCadre Holdings Subsidiary Safariland Selected as Ballistic Provider for FBI Armor Contractbusinesswire.com·44d agoCadre Holdings, Inc. (CDRE) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcriptseekingalpha.com·48d agoCadre Holdings, Inc. (CDRE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·65d agoCadre Q1 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·65d ago

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