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Linamar Corporation

$LIMAF·$4.4B·Auto - Parts·Consumer Cyclical
$71.86+3.1%1Y+29.7%
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LILIMAF
$LIMAFLinamar Corporation
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $LIMAF, 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 2026-09-01

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

Canadian auto-parts and industrial manufacturer with revenue reaccelerating to 19%.

Linamar manufactures automotive powertrain components and industrial equipment including agricultural and access machinery, and growth has returned across the business.

  • Q2 revenue is C$3.140B with year-over-year growth of +18.8%, and Q1 grew +16.4% after +5.9% and -3.6% in the two quarters before — a clean two-quarter turn.
  • EPS beat in three of the last four prints ($2.36 vs $2.02, $1.66 vs $1.45, $1.80 vs $1.73) with one narrow miss ($2.17 vs $2.20).
  • Consensus 2026 revenue is C$11.78B with EPS C$11.98, rising to C$12.19B and C$13.34 in 2027 — roughly 11% EPS growth on 3% revenue growth.
  • The stock is +32.4% over twelve months at a $4.42B market cap on a 37.7M-share float, with volume at just 0.23x the 30-day norm — this listing is thinly traded.

The Q3 print on November 4 needs the reacceleration to hold — for an auto supplier, North American vehicle production volumes and tariff exposure on cross-border content are the two variables that matter.

What to watch: North American vehicle production volumes, tariff exposure on cross-border content, and Industrial segment growth versus Mobility.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

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

Canadian precision manufacturer of automotive powertrain components and industrial lifting equipment for auto and agricultural sectors.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Auto - Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LIMAF.

Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical

Tariff pass-through risk on imported components is compressing parts supplier margins; OEM production cuts reduce volume leverage further. EV-aligned suppliers (power electronics, battery management) are the only pocket of structural growth.

What this means for $LIMAF

Partial — upstream oil & gas exposure ties to commodity price cycle; Linamar Corporation, along with its affiliated entities, spe.

Industry benchmark

11-name peer basket
+9.4%YTD
+5.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
9.2How 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
8.0%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
8.8%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
17.2%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
0.6Same 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
11.0%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
14.5%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
0.3Total 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 12, 2026$2.17$2.20-1.4%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$2.36$2.02+16.8%
Q4 2025Mar 4, 2026$1.66$1.45+14.5%
Q3 2025Nov 12, 2025$1.80$1.73+4.0%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $2.04

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$3.1B+18.8%14.2%8.7%$3.10$217.2M
Q1 FY26$2.9B+16.4%15.4%9.8%$3.72$188.0M
Q4 FY25$2.5B+5.9%13.9%6.7%$1.85$359.7M
Q3 FY25$2.5B-3.6%14.5%9.9%$2.83$313.8M

Forward consensus

2-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$11.8B$11.7B – $11.9B$11.98$11.77 – $12.255
FY27$12.2B$12.0B – $12.5B$13.34$13.10 – $13.634

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.66%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.-4.4%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.+4.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 37.7M 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.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.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.

Linamar Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·21d agoLinamar Corporation (LNR:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·21d agoLinamar (OTCMKTS:LIMAF) & Lear (NYSE:LEA) Critical Comparisondefenseworld.net·30d ago

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