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Calian Group Ltd.

$CLNFF·$686M·Specialty Business Services·Industrials
$58.870.0%1Y+60.9%
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$CLNFFCalian Group Ltd.
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CLNFF, 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 numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-21

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Calian Q3 EPS beat by 29%, revenue +20% YoY on sovereign-defence AI positioning; up 61% over 12m.

Calian Group continues to execute strongly across its diversified defence-services, healthcare, and technology segments with Q3 EPS of C$0.77 beating C$0.60 consensus by 29% and revenue +20% YoY.

  • Sovereign-defence AI positioning is the differentiated angle — Calian partnered with Cohere in May to bring sovereign AI to Canadian defence, plus the ATHORA sovereign-defence-capability announcement
  • Recent surprise cadence: 29%, 34%, 13%, 18% — consistent above-consensus execution across quarters
  • Consensus modeling revenue growth from C$888M (FY26) to C$1.04B (FY28); EPS scaling from C$4.11 to C$5.84
  • Up 61% over 12 months but at position 73% of 52w range — momentum broadening rather than parabolic
  • OTC ADR (CLNFF) — primary listing is TSX (CGY.TO) with much stronger liquidity
  • Debt-to-equity 0.54x manageable; FCF supports both dividend and continued acquisition activity

High-quality defence-services compounder benefitting from Canadian sovereign-tech investment cycle; valuation reasonable at 15x forward given the growth and execution track record.

What to watch: Q4 print Nov 30 vs C$0.63 estimate, further Cohere/AI partnership traction, defense-contract wins, and cross-border US business development.

On the calendar: Q4 earnings 2026-11-30

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What it does

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

Canadian diversified services company spanning health, defense, aerospace, and IT sectors for government and commercial clients.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Specialty Business Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CLNFF.

Specialty Business Services · Industrials

No material change from last week — new Diehl Defence agreement for space-based early warning adds government defense to its maritime, weather, and aviation data streams.

Industry benchmark

6-name peer basket
-12.2%YTD
+8.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
24.8How 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
7.0%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
5.7%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
2.7%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
1.1Same 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
11.7%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
31.7%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
0.5Total 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 13, 2026$0.77$0.60+28.8%
Q1 2026May 14, 2026$0.94$0.70+33.6%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$0.75$0.67+12.6%
Q3 2025Nov 26, 2025$0.72$0.61+18.3%
Next earningsMon, Nov 30·consensus EPS $0.61

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$230.5M+19.9%29.2%5.5%$0.51$21.0M
Q2 FY26$229.3M+18.4%30.3%6.5%$0.59$-2.9M
Q1 FY26$208.0M+12.4%34.1%5.2%$0.45$5.1M
Q4 FY25$203.2M+12.2%34.0%5.5%$1.79$3.1M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 8 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$887.5M$871.8M – $907.9M$4.11$3.99 – $4.268
FY27$970.0M$943.7M – $1.0B$5.05$4.90 – $5.238
FY28$1.0B$1.0B – $1.1B$5.84$5.67 – $6.063

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.0.1×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.73%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.+0.7%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.+14.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 11.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.0% 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.β0.885-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.ListedOTCListed on an over-the-counter market (PNK / OTCQB / OTCQX), not a major exchange. Lower disclosure requirements and thinner liquidity.

Recent news

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

Calian Group Ltd. (CGY:CA) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·9d agoCalian Group (CLNFF) Projected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursdaydefenseworld.net·16d agoCalian and Cohere Partner to Bring Sovereign AI to Defence Industryglobenewswire.com·86d agoCalian Announces ATHORA™ to Accelerate Sovereign Defence Capability in Canadaglobenewswire.com·89d agoCalian to Showcase Sovereign Defence Capabilities, AI Innovation and Operational Readiness at CANSEC 2026globenewswire.com·93d ago

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