Forensic Analysis · Machinery & Fabricated Metal Products · as of Nov 9, 2026

Manitowoc Co Inc (MTW)

A forensic read on Manitowoc Co Inc built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

D · Weak — demands caution

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

3.4

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

1.1%

ROE

2.9%

Revenue growth

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Manitowoc Co Inc earns a D (Weak — demands caution) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 3.4, placing it in the Safe zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

2.9%

FY2025

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 2.9% in the latest fiscal year and slipping across FY2023–FY2025 from 7.3%. After-tax operating profit was $82M in FY2023 and $35M in FY2025, with operating income at 4.1% of revenue in FY2023, 2.4% in FY2024 and 2.4% in FY2025. The capital base behind it went from $1.1B in FY2023 to $1.2B in FY2025 (+8%), while the revenue it carried went from $2.2B to $2.2B. FY2025's operating profit carried a $5M restructuring charge that alone took about 0.3 points off that year's return, so about 0.3 of the 4.4-point fall across FY2023–FY2025 is that charge landing in the latest year rather than the capital earning less. FY2024's operating profit carried a $5M restructuring charge that alone took about 0.4 points off that year's return; FY2024 sits between the two ends of FY2023–FY2025, so the charge shapes the path between them without moving the change across it.

stopped

FY2024→FY2025

Shareholder returns — halted. Capital returns have STOPPED — $6M of buybacks + dividends in FY2024, but ~$0 in FY2025. A halt usually means the company is conserving cash.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$2.24B

Revenue Growth YoY+2.9%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)+0.3%

Net Margin0.3%

Free Cash Flow-$15.3M

Return on Equity1.1%

Debt / Equity0.66x

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