SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC (SGC)
Consumer Discretionary · Apparel and Business Services · NASDAQ
A diversified provider of branded promotional products, healthcare apparel, and business process outsourcing services.
What SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC does
Superior Group of Companies is a diversified organization operating in three segments: branded promotional products and uniforms, healthcare apparel, and outsourced contact center services. The company provides customized merchandising solutions and branding programs, manufactures scrubs and lab coats for the healthcare sector, and offers nearshore/onshore business process outsourcing.
Recent developments
The company confirmed its full-year 2026 guidance, forecasting net sales between $572.0 million and $585.0 million. In Q2 2026, the company recorded a $2.6 million trade name impairment charge in its Healthcare Apparel segment and successfully navigated new tariff implementation schedules.
From SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC's filing of 2026-08-04.
Themes: branded merchandise / promotional products, healthcare apparel / medical uniforms, business process outsourcing (BPO) / contact centers, supply chain diversification
Fundamentals
- Price$13.05 as of 2026-10-09 close
- Market cap$208M as of 2026-07-30 (share count; price 2026-10-09)
- 1-year return+26.8% 2025-10-09 close $10.29 → 2026-10-09 close $13.05
- P/E23.74 as of 2026-10-09
- Net margin+1.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+37.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+3.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.42 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.4% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.93 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +4.5%; 7-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How SGC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 258 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-10-09
- net profit marginmiddle range 314 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- gross marginmiddle range 191 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 293 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 326 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 169 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, SGC's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 127%, free-cash-flow payout 56%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout127% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout56% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC looks technically
SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC (SGC) is trading 12.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 111 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 42% of its 30-day average.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 12.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +12.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $12.75 | $12.75 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $11.58 | $11.58 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 22 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 22 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 11.69. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 111 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 111 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 12, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 11.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 57.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($12.22 to $13.42) — its "stochastic" reading is 69 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 69.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 25 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $14.59 | $14.59 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 10.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -10.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 57.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +57.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 10.6% below its highest point of the past year | 10.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 46 trading days ago | 46 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $29.33 (set on 2021-03-22) | $29.33 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($8.48 to $14.13), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 19% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $10.46 to $10.64. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 19.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 55.5% below its all-time high | -55.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 5.4% below a resistance level at $13.75 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-08-28, most recently on 2026-07-17. Since 2024-10-09 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +5.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.40 (set on 2009-03-17) | $2.40 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 443.7% above its all-time low | +443.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 73% of it) | 27th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.3936 between its high and its low — about 3.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.3936 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $12.20 and $13.25 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $12.20 – $12.73 – $13.25 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (12.7% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 42% of its 30-day average | 0.42× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 6 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 6 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-09 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap down opened on 2026-08-31 has been "filled" 27 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 27 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -0.76% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.2 percentage points (the stock gained 5.3% while the market gained 2.1%) | +3.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 2.2 percentage points (the stock gained 1.4% while the market gained 3.6%) | -2.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 8.0 percentage points (the stock gained 22.5% while the market gained 14.5%) | +8.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 10.8 percentage points (the stock gained 26.8% while the market gained 16.0%) | +10.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.2% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-02 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.1% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +1.2% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 11% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $11.73 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +11.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $12.88 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 48 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.3% |
Double bottom, bullish — forming · entry $14.13 · 49 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
SGC last closed at $13.05 on 2026-10-09. Since 2024-10-09 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $13.75 | Resistance | 5.4% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-28 to 2026-07-17 |
| $12.32 | Support | 5.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-04 to 2026-07-09 |
| $11.62 | Support | 11.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-03-25 to 2026-09-17 |
| $14.50 | Resistance | 11.1% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-10-24 to 2026-08-06 |
| $11.23 | Support | 13.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-07-07 to 2026-06-22 |
| $16.26 | Resistance | 24.6% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-10 to 2025-01-16 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $11.69.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 12 trading days, since 2026-09-24.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-09.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · beating the market · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud · Most technical signals bullish | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-09. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$18.00 range $16.00 – $20.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for SGC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.1767 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.1767, on 2026-08-31, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant reliance on China for raw material and finished product sourcing, making the company sensitive to trade regulations and geopolitical tensions.","Exposure to global economic, political, and supply chain instability in manufacturing regions such as Haiti, Bangladesh, and other international locations.","Highly competitive, fragmented markets across all three segments, including pressure from low-cost, nearshore contact center rivals."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of SGC's 10-Q filed 2026-05-04 against the prior one filed 2025-11-03.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (newer filing) vs. December 31, 2024 (older filing)
- Description of Jamaica closure date: 'and in Jamaica until its closure on June 15, 2025' (newer) vs. 'and Jamaica until its closure on June 15, 2025' (older) - added 'in' before Jamaica
- New paragraph on February 2026 Supreme Court ruling on International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and tariff implications
- Details on IEEPA tariffs stopping collection on February 24, 2026 and new 10% tariff under Section 122 of Trade Act of 1974
- Statement that Company has not recorded tariff refund receivable as of March 31, 2026 due to uncertainty
- New paragraph on world events including 'joint U.S.-Israeli War with Iran in 2026'
- Reference to civil unrest in Haiti affecting manufacturing facilities
- Expanded discussion of potential long-term business impacts from prolonged disruptions
- Financial data table for three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to 2025 with segment sales and margin information
- Specific financial metrics: Branded Products $90,869 (2026) vs. $86,474 (2025); Healthcare Apparel $28,601 vs. $27,263; Contact Centers $22,253 vs. $24,225
- Removed:
- Statement 'all expired on September 30, 2025' changed to 'expired on September 30, 2025'
- Text 'all' before listing AGOA, HOPE, and HELP agreements removed
- Original language 'We are monitoring these imposed tariffs and duties, related ongoing negotiations and the status of...' replaced with updated discussion of Supreme Court ruling and retroactive extension
- Reworded:
- Contact Centers description: 'which operates in El Salvador, Belize, Dominican Republic, the United States and Jamaica' (older) changed to 'which operates in El Salvador, Belize, Dominican Republic and, the United States and in Jamaica' (newer) - punctuation/formatting change
- 'During 2025, higher tariffs and/or new tariffs impacting certain sources of the Company's materials and production were imposed by the U.S. government' (older) changed to 'During 2025, the U.S. government imposed higher tariffs and/or new tariffs which impacted certain sources of the Company's materials and production' (newer)
- 'If not renewed and/or retroactively extended' (older) changed to 'In February 2026, these agreements were retroactively extended until December 2026. If not renewed and/or extended beyond December 2026' (newer)
- Global Economic and Political Conditions section expanded significantly with new discussion of Supreme Court ruling and tariff refund uncertainty
- Notes:
- Older filing text appears truncated at end of Global Economic and Political Conditions section; comparison based on available text
- Newer filing contains financial data table that older filing excerpt does not include in the provided text
- The filings cover different fiscal periods (Q1 2026 vs. Q3 2025) so some content differences reflect updated information rather than changes to prior period analysis
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for SGC — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding SGC as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 1,190,324
- Reported value $15,617,046
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
SGC had 449,377 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
SGC had 2.82% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 11.5 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 449,377
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.82%
- Prior settlement (shares) 424,985
- Reported change 5.74%
- Days to cover (reported) 11.5
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- BDA, Inc.
- HALO Branded Solutions, Inc.
- Staples, Inc.
- Cimpress PLC
- Lands’ End, Inc.
- Medline Industries, Inc.
- Careismatic Brands
- FIGS, Inc.
- Concentrix + Webhelp
- TaskUs, Inc.
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Frequently asked questions
What does SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC (SGC) do?
Superior Group of Companies is a diversified organization operating in three segments: branded promotional products and uniforms, healthcare apparel, and outsourced contact center services. The company provides customized merchandising solutions and branding programs, manufactures scrubs and lab coats for the healthcare sector, and offers nearshore/onshore business process outsourcing.
What sector is SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC (SGC) in?
SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC (SGC) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Apparel and Business Services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does SGC pay a dividend?
Yes — SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC (SGC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 4.52% and 7-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC's (SGC) competitors?
Notable peers of SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC (SGC) include BDA, Inc., HALO Branded Solutions, Inc., Staples, Inc., Cimpress PLC and Lands’ End, Inc.. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC (SGC) overbought or oversold right now?
SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC (SGC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 57, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-09). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SGC come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.