HNI vs FLXS vs MLKN Stock Comparison

Hni, Flexsteel Industries and Millerknoll Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HNI Hni Corp
$49.72 +6.2% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.59B
P/E
833.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
2.78%
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
FLXS Flexsteel Industries Inc
$72.50 -18.4% 1M +112.1% 1Y
Market cap
$302.04M
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$462.71M
Div. yield
1.24%
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
MLKN Millerknoll, Inc.
$22.44 +10.9% 1M +43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
3.38%
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Flexsteel Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Flexsteel Industries 7, Hni 3, Millerknoll 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHNIFLXSMLKNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.59B $302.04M $1.54B HNI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 833.7x 9.6x 15.9x FLXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 14.5x 10.7x MLKN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +70.1% +3.4% +1.2% HNI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 6.7% 2.6% FLXS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.5% 22.8% 5.6% FLXS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -0.1x 2.7x FLXS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.78% 1.24% 3.38% MLKN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% +112.1% +43.7% FLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr +21.9%/yr -11.2%/yr FLXS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 51.6% 48.8% HNI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 80/100 61/100 FLXS

Percentile Scorecard

HNIFLXSMLKN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHNIFLXSMLKN
Valuation 35 #27 of 41 88 #6 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Growth 45 #23 of 41 85 #7 of 41 70 #13 of 41
Profitability 50 #20 of 39 87 #6 of 39 63 #15 of 39
Financial Health 21 #34 of 43 74 #12 of 43 33 #29 of 43
Shareholder Returns 41 #17 of 28 67 #10 of 28 63 #11 of 28
Overall 38 80 61
  • HNI ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • FLXS ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • MLKN ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHNIFLXSMLKNSPY
1 month +6.2%-18.4%+10.9% -2.3%
3 months +4.3%-6.7%-7.0% -0.7%
6 months +38.6%+33.2%+44.9% +4.8%
Year to date +18.3%+83.6%+22.8% +10.3%
1 year +21.5%+112.1%+43.7% +10.3%
3 years +29.0%+287.7%-9.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.9%+57.1%-3.4% +20.1%
5 years +26.7%+168.8%-44.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +4.9%+21.9%-11.2% +10.1%
10 years +24.4%+78.7%-19.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.2%+6.0%-2.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHNIFLXSMLKNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%51.6%48.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%46.9%53.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.861.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.592.170.90 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.1%-56.3%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-18.9%-8.4% -3.5%
52-week high $52.55$89.37$24.49 $779.14
52-week low $29.25$34.54$13.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHNIFLXSMLKN
P/E now vs peer median 833.7xmedian 15.7x 9.6xmedian 15.7x 15.9xmedian 15.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 9.9x 6.7xmedian 9.9x 6.4xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 12.4x 7.1xmedian 12.4x 13.4xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -12.55median 0.61 0.26median 0.61 0.33median 0.61

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHNIFLXSMLKN
Revenue $4.39B $462.71M $3.81B
Gross profit $1.80B $112.59M $1.51B
Operating income $89.10M $40.46M $196.60M
Net income $4.30M $31.23M $101.20M
Free cash flow $85.40M $42.39M $115.50M
R&D – – $105.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $7.15 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $105.00M $4.41M $178.60M
Total debt $1.38B $900.00K $1.31B
Shares (diluted) 72.10M 4.37M 70.04M
Enterprise value $3.16B $186.90M $905.91M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHNIFLXSMLKN
P/E 833.7x 9.6x 15.9x
P/FCF 42.0x 7.1x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x 6.6x 6.4x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
P/B 2.0x 2.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.3x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 6.7x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 54.5x 7.4x 13.6x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 56.9x 7.0x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 6.5x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -12.55 0.26 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHNIFLXSMLKN
Revenue growth (1Y) 70.1% 3.4% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 5.6% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 69.1% 10.9% 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 15.0% 2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -58.8% 36.9% 121.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 49.8% 20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -97.1% 33.8% 681.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -60.2% 27.0% 44.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -98.1% 71.6% 724.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -66.4% 36.1% 47.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.2% 18.7% 21.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 77.5% -12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -40.2% 22.8% 41.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 120.6% -24.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHNIFLXSMLKN
Gross margin 41.0% 24.3% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 9.6% 10.9%
Operating margin 2.0% 8.7% 5.2%
Pretax margin 0.6% 8.9% 3.5%
Net margin 0.1% 6.7% 2.6%
FCF margin 1.9% 9.2% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 9.9% 6.3%
Return on equity 0.2% 23.5% 7.6%
Return on assets 0.1% 12.6% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 0.5% 22.8% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 2.4% 22.4% 5.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 46.7x 1.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.0% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHNIFLXSMLKN
Debt / assets 28.5% 0.4% 32.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x -0.1x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 16.1x 0.0x 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 62.5% 45.5% 66.1%
Equity / assets 37.5% 54.5% 33.9%
Interest coverage – 4,495x 2.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.79 1.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHNIFLXSMLKN
Dividend yield 2.8% 1.2% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 21.4% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 22.7% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHNIFLXSMLKN
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 14.5xFY2027 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.95FY2026 $4.99FY2027 $2.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +1.0%FY2027 +12.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% +27.1% +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.70BFY2026 $463.67MFY2027 $3.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +100.8%FY2026 +1.0%FY2027 -3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% +3.2% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHNIFLXSMLKN
Held by institutions 88.0% 54.4% 96.5%
Institutions holding 278 126 244
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +6.2% -0.5%
Institutions buying 147 72 121
Institutions selling 88 32 86
Buyers to sellers 1.67 2.25 1.41

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HNIFLXSMLKN
HNI 1.00 0.29 0.69
FLXS 0.29 1.00 0.25
MLKN 0.69 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HNI, FLXS and MLKN?

Hni (HNI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hni (HNI) $3.59B, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) $302.04M, Millerknoll (MLKN) $1.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, HNI, FLXS and MLKN?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hni (HNI) 833.7x, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 9.6x, Millerknoll (MLKN) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Millerknoll (MLKN) is cheapest (Hni (HNI) 12.6x, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 14.5x, Millerknoll (MLKN) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hni (HNI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hni (HNI) +70.1%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +3.4%, Millerknoll (MLKN) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) has the highest net margin (Hni (HNI) 0.1%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 6.7%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) leads (Hni (HNI) 0.5%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 22.8%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) returned the most: Hni (HNI) +21.5%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +112.1%, Millerknoll (MLKN) +43.7%. Over five years, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) compounded fastest (Hni (HNI) +4.9%/yr, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +21.9%/yr, Millerknoll (MLKN) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Millerknoll (MLKN) has the highest dividend yield: Hni (HNI) 2.78%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 1.24%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 3.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hni (HNI) has been the steadiest (Hni (HNI) 36.3%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 51.6%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HNI, FLXS and MLKN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.