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KEQU · CIK 0000055529 · FY2026 live · 2026-04-30

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/

SafeSEC 10-KClassic ZIndustrials83rd percentile in Industrials · 430 names

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Model

Classic Z

FY2026

3.25

Zone

Safe

vs FY2025

+0.59

Market DD

1y PD

3.25

Z″ 4.75

−21.83.08+

Score 3.25 · distress below 1.80, grey to 2.99, safe at 3.00 and above.

Classic Z factor contributions

  • X1 Working capital / assets

    Short-term liquidity versus the size of the balance sheet.

    0.32
    1.2 × = 0.38
  • X2 Retained earnings / assets

    Cushion from years of profits. Share buybacks can push this negative at otherwise healthy firms.

    0.38
    1.4 × = 0.54
  • X3 EBIT / assets

    Operating return on assets. Highest weight in the original model.

    0.09
    3.3 × = 0.31
  • X4 Book equity / liabilities

    Book equity versus the liability stack. Mega-caps often look greyer here than they would if X4 used market cap.

    0.74
    0.6 × = 0.44
  • X5 Sales / assets

    Asset turnover — how much revenue the asset base supports.

    1.58
    1 × = 1.58

Five-year path

Z plus liquidity (working capital / assets) and earnings (EBIT / assets) over the last 2 annual filings.

Meridian Rank

75.67

0–100 · Classic Z family

  • Book standing

    82

  • Year change

    80

  • Market PD

  • O-score

    53

Events on this name

Same published rows as Today.

  • Entered safe

    watch · 54

    • Zone: Grey → Safe
    • Live score: 2.66 → 3.25
    • Meridian Rank: 75.93 → 75.67

Overview

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KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ is on classic Z at 3.25 (safe) for FY2026, from an SEC 10-K. Sales / assets is the line that sets the print. The zone moved grey → safe (+0.59 versus FY2025 2.66). No market tape loaded. Classic Z was fit on manufacturers. Buybacks can send retained earnings negative at otherwise healthy issuers. X4 is book equity.

Book screen Safe; market PD —. Market PD has not been priced on this name.

Market DD · naive Merton

No market tape yet.

Pull a year of closes (Yahoo, Nasdaq if Yahoo is limited) and size equity from Nasdaq cap or EDGAR shares. Distance-to-default and 1-year PD stay blank until then.

Sector peers

Closest Classic Z scores · 83rd percentile in Industrials.

Filing line items

Current assets

$105M

Total assets

$178M

Current liabilities

$48M

Total liabilities

$101M

Working capital

$57M

Retained earnings

$69M

EBIT

$17M

Total sales

$282M

Book equity

$75M

Accession 0000055529-26-000020. Live rank is the latest 10-K on EDGAR (FY2026, period 2026-04-30). Classic Z is the live score. View as is a display overlay. X4 is book equity. Pulled 13 Sept 2026.