Hawkins PE ratio HWKN
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2012.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 34.3×
- 10-year median
- 19.3×
- Against its 10-year history
- 89th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 10.4× to 45.0×
- Peer median
- 26.4×
Hawkins' PE ratio is 34.3× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $132.32 against $3.86 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.
That is above its ten-year median of 19.3×, higher than on 89% of days in the last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 10.4× in May 2018 to 45.0× in Oct 2025.
The median for 10 food Distribution stocks of a similar size is 26.4×.
PE ratio over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 34.3× | 30.8× | 43.2× |
| 2025 | 36.9× | 26.5× | 45.0× |
| 2024 | 32.1× | 17.6× | 34.6× |
| 2023 | 21.5× | 13.3× | 21.7× |
| 2022 | 13.9× | 13.7× | 19.6× |
| 2021 | 17.4× | 14.8× | 22.5× |
| 2020 | 16.7× | 12.1× | 20.2× |
| 2019 | 17.8× | 15.6× | 20.0× |
| 2018 | 11.0× | 10.4× | 20.2× |
| 2017 | 19.8× | 18.3× | 27.8× |
| 2016 | 27.8× | 18.5× | 27.9× |
| 2015 | 19.3× | 18.8× | 23.6× |
| 2014 | 23.6× | 18.6× | 24.5× |
| 2013 | 24.9× | 19.3× | 26.6× |
| 2012 | 18.9× | 14.4× | 21.2× |
Against its peers
Companies in Food Distribution nearest Hawkins' size, closest first, today.
| Company | PE ratio |
|---|---|
| HWKNHawkins | 34.3× |
| UNFIUnited Natural Foods | 35.5× |
| CENTCentral Garden & Pet | 16.9× |
| ASHAshland | 62.4× |
| ANDEAndersons | 12.6× |
| SEBSeaboard | 5.9× |
| CHEFChefs' Warehouse | 51.1× |
| UVVUniversal | 52.4× |
| CAPLCrossAmerica Partners | 15.9× |
| DPZDominos Pizza | 17.3× |
| PFGCPerformance Food | 41.4× |
| Peer median | 26.4× |
Where Hawkins ranks
What the PE ratio tells you
Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.
Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.