MYERS INDUSTRIES INC
MYE · Plastics Products, NEC · 37.6M shares · +1%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $17.50 · est. market cap ~$657M — last insider purchase, 2025-11-14 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
C63Diversified plastics/material-handling and tire-supply distributor with mid-pack metrics and slightly declining sales.
Strengths
- Decent ROE 11.9% (62.5th pct), operating margin 66.7th pct and positive FCF (60.8th pct)
- Gross margin expanded to 33.4% on cost productivity; Signature acquisition adds growth platform
Risks
- Sales fell 1.3% and prior-year $22M goodwill impairment; no standout metric
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 1.06, 79th pct)
Notable findings
- Revenue declineRevenue -19.3% YoY
- China exposureexport control restrictions), or what actions may be taken by the other countries in retaliation
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
33.4%
Operating margin
9.0%
Net margin
4.2%
Return on equity
11.9%
Return on assets
4.1%
ROIC
9.7%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
-19.3%
Net-income growth
385.0%
Debt / equity
1.1×
Net debt / EBITDA
2.9×
Current ratio
1.7×
Free cash flow
$67M
EBITDA
$92M
Tangible book value
-$113M
Cash & investments
$45M
Stock comp / revenue
0.4%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | LISMAN BRUCE M | Grant | 5.1K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Bright Yvette Dapremont | Grant | 5.1K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Warfield Patricia W | Grant | 5.1K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Ludwig Helmuth | Grant | 5.1K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Lutey Lori A. | Grant | 5.1K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | LIEBAU FREDERIC JACK JR | Grant | 5.1K | — |
| 2026-05-08 | DEFEO RONALD M | Grant | 5.1K | — |
| 2026-04-23 | DEFEO RONALD M | Disposition | 6.2K | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Evans Lorelei | Option exercise | 1.5K | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Evans Lorelei | Tax withheld | 441 | $20.81 |
| 2026-03-16 | Evans Lorelei | Option exercise | 1.7K | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Evans Lorelei | Tax withheld | 509 | $20.81 |
| 2026-03-16 | Evans Lorelei | Option exercise | 2.6K | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Evans Lorelei | Tax withheld | 770 | $20.81 |
| 2026-03-16 | Schapper Aaron M | Option exercise | 26K | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Schapper Aaron M | Tax withheld | 10.0K | $20.81 |
| 2025-11-14 | Rutty Samantha | Buy | 3.0K | $17.50 |
| 2025-11-03 | Bright Yvette Dapremont | Buy | 1.0K | $17.45 |
| 2025-11-03 | Ludwig Helmuth | Grant | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Ludwig Helmuth | Buy | 5.0K | $17.21 |
| 2025-05-06 | Bright Yvette Dapremont | Buy | 500 | $11.44 |
| 2025-05-05 | Bright Yvette Dapremont | Grant | 6.2K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | FOLEY WILLIAM A | Grant | 6.2K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | LIEBAU FREDERIC JACK JR | Grant | 6.2K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | DEFEO RONALD M | Grant | 6.2K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Kramer Jeffrey | Buy | 1.0K | $11.63 |
| 2025-05-05 | Kramer Jeffrey | Grant | 6.2K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Lutey Lori A. | Grant | 6.2K | — |
| 2025-05-05 | LISMAN BRUCE M | Grant | 6.2K | — |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Tax withheld | 753 | $12.78 |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Tax withheld | 820 | $12.78 |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Option exercise | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Tax withheld | 697 | $12.78 |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Option exercise | 5.3K | — |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Tax withheld | 1.9K | $12.78 |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Option exercise | 2.5K | — |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Tax withheld | 730 | $12.78 |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Option exercise | 2.7K | — |
| 2025-03-16 | Baker Jeffrey Jon | Tax withheld | 806 | $12.78 |
| 2025-03-16 | Grant Fitz E | Option exercise | 4.3K | — |
| 2025-03-16 | Grant Fitz E | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $12.78 |
| 2025-03-13 | Schapper Aaron M | Buy | 2.0K | $12.67 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-24 | Shareholder vote | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-05 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-30 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-09-22 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-09-05 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-07-31 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-05-02 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-07 | 0001193125-26-210296 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-07 | 2026-03-31 | 0001193125-26-210311 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-24 | 2026-04-23 | 0001193125-26-177402 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-05 | 2025-12-31 | 0001193125-26-092521 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-05 | 2026-03-05 | 0001193125-26-092509 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-30 | 2025-10-30 | 0001193125-25-257389 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-10-30 | 2025-09-30 | 0001193125-25-258507 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-22 | 2025-09-22 | 0001193125-25-210251 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-05 | 2025-09-05 | 0000950170-25-113143 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-07-31 | 2025-06-30 | 0000950170-25-100886 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 0000950170-25-100551 ↗ |
| 8-K/A | 2025-05-02 | 2025-04-02 | 0000950170-25-062791 ↗ |