Holley Inc. (HLLY) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Holley Inc. is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 6.

About Holley Inc.

Holley Inc. is a Consumer Cyclical company (Auto Parts) based in the United States, listed on NYSE as HLLY.

What our checks show for HLLY

Red flags

• Net debt is 5.4x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.19). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Operating profit covers interest only 1.4 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• Revenue fell 3.8% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 1.7%: little room if costs rise.
• The price swings a lot: 61.2% annual volatility. Expect large ups and downs.
• The stock has fallen as much as 88% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Warning signs

• Analysts expect only about 4.5% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 48.4% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 48.1% a year over the last 3 years.
• A small company (market value $316 million): usually riskier and followed by fewer analysts.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.
• Beta 1.39: the stock usually moves more than the market, both up and down.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 5.5%.

Strengths

• The net margin rose by 5.6 points over 5 years, to 1.7%.
• Operating cash flow is 5.6x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 90.5% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 6.1 points from today's 1.7%.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-05

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Questions

What grade does Holley Inc. (HLLY) have?

In our weekly check, Holley Inc. is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of HLLY stock?

This week's biggest flags for Holley Inc.: High debt, Weak interest cover, Weak revenue growth. In total 13 of 24 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Holley Inc. do?

Holley Inc. is a Consumer Cyclical company (Auto Parts) based in the United States, listed on NYSE as HLLY.

When does Holley Inc. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-05. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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