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title: "KBL.TO stock: K-Bro Linen Inc. price, chart, valuation | ANALITICA}"
description: "K-Bro Linen Inc. (KBL.TO): Up 13.5% over the past year; the S&P/TSX Composite rose 20.0%. P/E 25.1 — lower than 52% of Industrials peers (80 companies)."
canonical: https://analiti.ca/t/KBL.TO/
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# K-Bro Linen Inc. (KBL.TO)

TSX: KBL · TSX · Industrials

Last close 41.48 (Nov 12, 2026), -0.020 (-0.0%). Market cap $533.7M.
52-week range 34.01 to 48.69.

## At a glance

- Up 13.5% over the past year; the S&P/TSX Composite rose 20.0%.
- P/E 25.1 — lower than 52% of Industrials peers (80 companies).
- Market cap $533.7M; average daily dollar volume $395K over the past 3 months — Moderate liquidity.
- Pays a 2.89% trailing dividend yield (as of 2026-11-12).
- No published plan for this ticker.
- 1-year volatility 20.9% (annualized); largest fall from a peak over the past year -16.3%.

## Performance

| Period | Stock | Sector fund | Composite | Difference vs Composite |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1W | +0.4% | — | +1.8% | -1.4% |
| 1M | +1.4% | — | +2.8% | -1.4% |
| 3M | -8.2% | — | -0.1% | -8.2% |
| 6M | +6.9% | — | +9.4% | -2.5% |
| YTD | +18.1% | — | +16.1% | +2.1% |
| 1Y | +13.5% | — | +20.0% | -6.6% |
| 3Y | +8.6% | — | +22.0% | -13.4% |
| 5Y | +2.0% | — | +10.5% | -8.4% |

3Y and 5Y are annualized. The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO.

## Risk and trading

- 1-year volatility (annualized): +20.9%
- Largest fall from a peak (1Y): -16.3% (Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026)
- Beta (2Y weekly, vs Composite): 0.57
- Average daily volume (3M): 9,215
- Average daily dollar volume (3M): $395K
- Liquidity: Moderate (High: $1M or more a day; Moderate: $100K or more; Low: under $100K.)

## Valuation

Valuation multiples are from the Nov 12, 2026 snapshot.

| Multiple | Value | Against sector peers |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| P/E (TTM) | 25.1 | Lower than 52% of peers (80 companies; median 25.5) |
| Earnings yield | 3.98% | — |
| P/B | 1.91 | Lower than 72% of peers (83 companies; median 2.7) |
| P/S | — | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.2 | Lower than 84% of peers (63 companies; median 13.7) |
| Dividend yield | 2.89% | — |
| Payout ratio | — | — |

## Financials

Reporting currency: CAD.

|  | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Revenue | $276.6M | $320.9M | $373.6M | $506.8M | $592.2M |
| Gross margin | 84.7% | 85.9% | 86.6% | 85.7% | — |
| Net income | $3.9M | $17.6M | $18.7M | $18.0M | $21.7M |
| Free cash flow | $14.7M | $29.0M | $30.6M | $47.3M | $51.7M |
| Diluted shares | 10,773,190 | 10,558,573 | 10,501,039 | 12,901,503 | — |

## Dividends and splits

Trailing dividend yield: 2.89% (snapshot Nov 12, 2026). Dividend history is not stored yet.

- No splits on record.

## Ownership and dilution

- Insider buys (90 days): 6
- Insider sells (90 days): 0
- Shares outstanding change (1Y): +22.9%
- Shares outstanding change (3Y): +19.8%
- Held by insiders: 0.81%
- Held by institutions: 30.79%

## Peers

- [SPCX.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/SPCX.TO/): 23.22, 1Y —, market cap $2627.94B, P/E 580.5, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +79.8%
- [GE.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/GE.TO/): 42.76, 1Y —, market cap $458.75B, P/E 38.2, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +35.9%
- [CATR.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/CATR.TO/): 42.98, 1Y —, market cap $362.68B, P/E 24.0, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +44.1%
- [RTX.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/RTX.TO/): 45.41, 1Y —, market cap $349.60B, P/E 32.7, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +27.3%
- [SMNS.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/SMNS.TO/): 33.62, 1Y +12.3%, market cap $319.69B, P/E 27.3, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +36.6%
- [GEV.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/GEV.TO/): 54.66, 1Y —, market cap $289.16B, P/E 21.6, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +52.5%
- [UNP.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/UNP.TO/): 30.57, 1Y —, market cap $242.04B, P/E 24.3, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +23.8%
- [DEER.TO](https://analiti.ca/t/DEER.TO/): 34.64, 1Y —, market cap $240.08B, P/E 37.7, EV/EBITDA —, dividend yield —, 1Y volatility +33.9%

## analiti.ca history

No published plans for this ticker.


Superstock score: 34.6 (Nov 8, 2026). Sector condition: Industrials — Weakening (as of Nov 5, 2026).

## Key dates

- Next earnings: not available — no company release or exchange notice in the stored data
- Last earnings: Aug 4, 2026, EPS 0.78
- Next ex-dividend: not available

## Sources and data notes

- prices, chart, performance, risk: daily_prices (Yahoo) (as of Nov 12, 2026)
- valuation, market cap, ownership: yahoo_key_stats snapshot (as of Nov 12, 2026)
- financials: financials (Yahoo) (as of Jun 30, 2026)
- plans, resolutions: published entries-*.json + track-record.json (as of Nov 12, 2026)
- insiders: insider_trades (SEDI filings) (as of Nov 12, 2026)
- splits: Split inventory (interim table) (as of Nov 5, 2026)
- sector condition: conditions-2026-11-05.json (as of Nov 5, 2026)
- Superstock score: superstock_checks + superstock.json (as of Nov 12, 2026)

Not available rules: a field older than its freshness limit shows "not available", never a stale number — prices, 3 trading days; fundamentals, 120 days after the fiscal period end plus 45 days.

Data file: https://analiti.ca/data/t/KBL.TO.json

Facts and published history only. Plans are generated by a quant model.