Interface Inc
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Assessment
Our Rating
A journalistic assessment by our editorial team at the time of the deep dive — it rates the company, not the entry point. Not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell.
The business works in principle, but one material question is open. As long as it stays open, our findings do not carry a quality verdict.
Why this colour
The business carries its own weight: net sales have risen for three years, the gross margin climbed from 35.0 to 38.7 percent, cash from operations exceeded net income in every one of those years, and the balance sheet as of April 5, 2026 shows an equity ratio of 52.6 percent with net debt at 0.6 times adjusted EBITDA — financing is secured through December 3, 2030 and interest expense fell from $31.8 million to $19.5 million. No customer accounts for more than 10 percent of sales, and there is no sign of a threat to the going concern. What is open is an operational question, and a weighty one: corporate office supplied 44 percent of fiscal 2025 net sales and 47 percent in the quarter ended April 5, 2026 — a market whose financial pressure the company's own annual report warns about, and where home-segment office sales grew only 1.5 percent in 2025 after shrinking 1.7 percent in 2024. On top of that, the latest standout quarter owes a meaningful share of its shine to three one-time tailwinds (14 weeks instead of 13, roughly $13.4 million from the euro, a tax rate of 18.3 instead of 24.0 percent), and Interface itself guides to only 2.5 to 5.2 percent growth for the second quarter; sourcing rests on two points as well, luxury vinyl tile from a single third-party manufacturer in South Korea and all rubber flooring made in Germany. That is not a threat to substance — but earnings power without the calendar, the euro and the tax benefit is not yet proven, hence yellow. The decision is yours.
What the thesis turns on
Assessment: Opportunities & Risks
Interface reported an exceptional quarter for the period ended April 5, 2026: net sales of $331.0 million (up 11.3 percent) and diluted earnings per share of $0.40 against $0.22. Three tailwinds helped, and all three are one-time: the quarter ran 14 weeks instead of 13, the euro added roughly $13.4 million, and the effective tax rate fell from 24.0 to 18.3 percent. Underneath sits a solid business — gross margin up from 35.0 to 38.7 percent in two years, interest expense down from $31.8 million to $19.5 million, net debt at 0.6 times adjusted EBITDA. The concentration risk remains the office market, whose financial pressure the company's own annual report warns about. Not investment advice.
Operating performance
Three years of rising net sales — $1,261.5 million, $1,315.7 million and $1,386.9 million in fiscal 2023 through 2025 — with a gross margin that climbed from 35.0 to 38.7 percent. Operating income rose from $104.5 million to $164.0 million. Currency-neutral orders grew 8.0 percent in the quarter ended April 5, 2026.
Quality of the earnings surprise
Per Note 1 of the quarterly report, the quarter ended April 5, 2026 ran 14 weeks against 13 a year earlier. Of 11.3 percent of sales growth, 6.8 percent remains currency-neutral, and the effective tax rate fell from 24.0 to 18.3 percent. Interface quantifies the contribution of the extra week nowhere.
Balance sheet and financing
On December 3, 2025 Interface redeemed $300 million of 5.50 percent notes and extended its syndicated credit facility to December 3, 2030. As of April 5, 2026, $196.7 million of debt stood against $61.2 million of cash and $634.6 million of equity; quarterly interest expense fell from $4.4 million to $2.7 million.
Office market concentration
Corporate office accounted for 44 percent of fiscal 2025 net sales and 47 percent in the quarter ended April 5, 2026. The fiscal 2025 annual report explicitly expects "significant financial pressures in the commercial office market globally" to weigh on future performance. In the home segment, office sales grew only 1.5 percent in 2025 and shrank 1.7 percent in 2024.
Tariffs and sourcing
Luxury vinyl tile comes from a third-party manufacturer in South Korea and all rubber flooring from Germany; tariffs cost approximately $7.3 million extra in fiscal 2025. After the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026, Interface considers part of that refundable but had recognized nothing as of April 5, 2026 — opportunity and uncertainty in one.
Valuation
A market value of roughly $1.91 billion (58,056,192 shares × $32.98, data as of July 24, 2026) equals a price-to-sales ratio of roughly 1.1 to 1.35 and a price-to-earnings ratio of roughly 12 to 15 on the twelve months through April 5, 2026. The caveat: only two analyst firms are on record, with a price target of $40.50.
Worth Noting
Interface came onto our research list at rank 39 in our in-house Big Earnings Surprise ranking (U.S. selection, as of July 25, 2026, relative strength rating 71 out of 100). The lists are recomputed daily — today's rank is not tomorrow's rank. The filter measures the gap between reported earnings and the analyst estimate; it does not count weeks.
Calendar trap: Interface reports in 52- or 53-week fiscal years ending on the Sunday nearest December 31. The first quarter of 2026 ran from December 29, 2025 through April 5, 2026 and had 14 weeks; the prior-year quarter ended March 30, 2025 and had 13. Every annual and quarterly comparison with 2026 carries that difference — the extra week sits entirely in the first quarter.
As-of note: balance sheet and income figures in this analysis come from the annual report for fiscal 2025 (as of December 28, 2025) and the quarterly report for the period ended April 5, 2026. Valuation ratios carry a data date of July 24, 2026. The only prices documented in filings come from the first-quarter 2026 repurchase table ($31.74 in February, $26.04 from March into early April) and therefore predate that data date.
Risk of confusion: Interface, Inc. (TILE, flooring, Atlanta) has nothing to do with software companies of a similar name, nor with the ticker TILE on other venues. The two Form 15-15D filings of January 9, 2023 in the SEC record relate to retired debt securities, not to the common stock: the company has remained a reporting issuer throughout and most recently filed a quarterly report on May 12, 2026.
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Price history
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52-week range: 24.50 $ to 39.30 $ · Last price: 34.40 $ (As of: September 17, 2026)
Key figures
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Basics
Performance
Technical Indicators
Calculated from the price history · as of 09/18/2026
Valuation
Profitability
Balance Sheet & Safety
Growth
Dividend
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Comparison
Industry comparison
The stock alongside the largest companies in the same group. The median row is the middle value of the companies shown above — not of the whole industry.
Industry: Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
| Company | Market cap ($B) | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Gross Margin % | EBIT Margin % | Sales Growth (Year) % | Perf. 1Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interface Inc TILE | 2.0 | 15.9 | 9.5 | 40.5 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 18.3 |
| Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd HSHCY | 24.4 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 26.5 | 8.3 | 2.6 | -16.9 |
| SharkNinja, Inc. SN | 23.5 | 33.3 | 22.4 | 48.9 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 45.8 |
| Somnigroup International Inc. SGI | 13.7 | 27.4 | 16.6 | 44.7 | 10.6 | 51.6 | -22.8 |
| Mohawk Industries Inc MHK | 7.9 | 19.4 | 8.2 | 25.6 | 5.5 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
| Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc. ALH | 4.3 | 31.6 | 14.1 | 37.7 | – | 13.3 | – |
| HNI Corp HNI | 3.3 | – | 16.6 | 41.9 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 7.2 |
| Whirlpool Corporation WHR | 2.1 | – | 9.1 | 13.6 | 1.3 | -6.5 | -60.8 |
| MillerKnoll Inc MLKN | 1.5 | 149.6 | 8.9 | 38.8 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 9.9 |
| Median of companies shown | 4.3 | 27.4 | 9.5 | 38.8 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
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Fiscal years
Annual Figures
Fiscal years from the audited annual reports, oldest first. EBIT is the operating profit before interest and taxes; total assets are everything the company owns.
Revenue, operating income and net income per fiscal year $M
Revenue Operating income Net income
| Fiscal Year | Revenue ($M) | EBIT ($M) | Net Income ($M) | EPS ($) | Operating Cash Flow ($M) | Equity ($M) | Total Assets ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 959 | 87 | 54 | 0.83 | 98 | 341 | 840 |
| 2017 | 996 | 112 | 53 | 0.86 | 103 | 330 | 801 |
| 2018 | 1,180 | 76 | 50 | 0.84 | 92 | 355 | 1,285 |
| 2019 | 1,343 | 131 | 79 | 1.34 | 142 | 368 | 1,423 |
| 2020 | 1,103 | -39 | -72 | -1.23 | 119 | 327 | 1,306 |
| 2021 | 1,200 | 105 | 55 | 0.94 | 87 | 363 | 1,330 |
| 2022 | 1,298 | 75 | 20 | 0.33 | 43 | 362 | 1,267 |
| 2023 | 1,262 | 105 | 45 | 0.76 | 142 | 426 | 1,230 |
| 2024 | 1,316 | 134 | 87 | 1.48 | 148 | 489 | 1,171 |
| 2025 | 1,387 | 164 | 116 | 1.96 | 168 | 1,207 | 1,772 |
Quarters
Quarterly Figures
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Revenue & Profit
Cash Flow
Balance Sheet
Margins
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Source: fundamental data
| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024: Q2 | 0.40 | 60.00 | 347 | 5.20 | 6.50 | 22 | 12 |
| 2024: Q3 | 0.48 | 71.40 | 344 | 10.70 | 8.30 | 76 | 70 |
| 2024: Q4 | 0.34 | -17.10 | 335 | 3.00 | 6.50 | 38 | 24 |
| 2025: Q1 | 0.25 | 4.20 | 297 | 2.60 | 4.40 | 12 | 4 |
| 2025: Q2 | 0.55 | 37.50 | 376 | 8.30 | 8.70 | 30 | 23 |
| 2025: Q3 | 0.78 | 62.50 | 365 | 5.90 | 12.70 | 77 | 66 |
| 2025: Q4 | 0.41 | 20.60 | 349 | 4.30 | 7.00 | 49 | 29 |
| 2026: Q1 | 0.41 | 64.00 | 331 | 11.30 | 7.10 | 14 | 3 |
| 2026: Q2 | 0.88 | 60.00 | 396 | 5.40 | 13.00 | 38 | 26 |
What Do These Terms Mean?
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
Screening
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Outlook
Analysts & Price Target
Combined picture of the price targets and recommendations of every analyst covering the stock. Price targets are expectations for the next 12 months, not promises — and they often follow the price rather than predict it.
Distribution of Recommendations
Estimates by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | EPS Estimate ($) | EPS Range ($) | Revenue Estimate ($M) | Expected Growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2026 | 2.38 | 2.35 – 2.42 | 1,474 | 22.6% | 4 |
| 12/31/2027 | 2.42 | 2.33 – 2.50 | 1,556 | 1.8% | 4 |
Average of the analyst estimates for the coming fiscal years. The range shows how far the most optimistic and the most cautious estimate sit apart — the wider it is, the less certain the expectation.
Valuation
What is priced in?
Instead of guessing what the stock is worth, we turn the question around: what free cash flow growth has to happen for today’s market value to add up? The assumptions behind it can be moved.
Today’s market value implies roughly 4.5% growth in free cash flow per year over ten years (assumptions: discount rate 10.0%, terminal growth 2.5%).
| Free cash flow (last twelve months) | $124.0M |
|---|---|
| Market cap | $1.96B |
| Free cash flow in year ten | $192.0M |
| Terminal value as a share of market value | 51.7% |
For comparison: over the past five years free cash flow grew by 16.7% per year.
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AI classification
AI Rating
In den sechs ausgewerteten SEC-Berichten kommt Künstliche Intelligenz nur einmal vor, und zwar als allgemeine Cyber-Risiko-Formel im Geschäftsbericht 2025 — kein KI-Produkt, kein KI-Umsatz, kein belegter operativer KI-Einsatz, kein konkretes KI-Risiko für das Bodenbelags-Geschäft.
View the full file — quotes, sources, reviewed filings
Filings Reviewed: 10-Q 2026-05-12 · 10-Q 2025-11-04 · 10-Q 2025-08-05 · 10-Q 2025-05-06 · 10-K 2026-02-25 · 10-K 2025-02-26
Rated on July 25, 2026 · How the Rating Is Built
Growth
Growth Score
Ten checks against the annual reports — each one passed counts a point.
- Revenue grows by more than 15% a year over three years 2.2%
- More than 10% revenue growth is expected for the coming year -72.7%
- Share count grows by less than 3% a year 0.2%
- Revenue growth plus cash-flow margin add up to at least 40 ("Rule of 40") 14.2%
- Gross margin at 40% or higher and without meaningful erosion 38.8%
- Goodwill from acquisitions does not grow faster than revenue 6.3%
- Net debt below twice EBITDA 1.0 x EBITDA
- Operating cash flow covers the profits of the last three years 211 m
- Return on capital at 15% or higher, or up versus two years ago 10.7%
- Insiders hold at least 10% or are net buyers 2.5%
A criterion without figures counts neither as passed nor as failed; a score is only produced from 7 judgeable criteria upwards. Source: fundamental data. All ten criteria in detail
Quality check
AAQS
5/10The AAQS (AlleAktien Quality Score) checks 10 quality criteria on growth, profitability, and balance-sheet strength — per the methodology developed and published by AlleAktien, calculated by us from our own fundamental data. A stock counts as a quality stock from 9 out of 10 points. Where a company has a shorter listing history, we calculate over the fiscal years available (at least five).
- Sales growth 10Y > 5% 4.2%
- Exp. sales growth 3Y > 5% 5.9%
- EBIT growth 10Y > 5% 7.3%
- Exp. EBIT growth 3Y > 5% 11.1%
- Net debt < 4x EBIT 1.2x
- EBIT positive, 10Y straight 9
- Max. EBIT decline < 50% 100.0%
- Return on equity > 15% 11.1%
- ROCE > 15% 10.7%
- Expected return > 10% 18.0%
View stocks with the full AAQS score · Read the methodology at AlleAktien
Source: fundamental data
Insiders
Insider Transactions
Reportable transactions by officers and major shareholders from SEC Form 4 filings. "Other" includes things like stock grants and option exercises without a buy/sell character.
| Date | Person | Role | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Foshee David B | Vice President/Secretary | Sell | 28,451 | 35.99 | 1,023,951 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Hendrix Daniel T | Director | Sell | 8,000 | 37.13 | 297,040 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Hausmann Bruce Andrew | VP & CFO | Sell | 170 | 39.13 | 6,652 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Hurd Laurel | President & CEO | Sell | 7,000 | 39.09 | 273,630 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Blackorby William Thomas | VP, Chief Supply Chain Officer | Sell | 2,826 | 39.21 | 110,807 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Keough Joseph | Director | Other | 8,442 | 0.00 | – |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Poppens James | Vice President | Sell | 10,000 | 38.43 | 384,300 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Pridgen Robert | Chief Accounting Officer | Sell | 8,000 | 38.30 | 306,400 |
The company
About the Company
Interface, Inc. designs, produces, and sells modular carpet products in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The company offers modular carpets; luxury vinyl tiles; modular resilient flooring products; rubber flooring; and carpet tiles used in commercial interiors, include offices, educational facilities, healthcare facilities, airports, hospitality spaces, retail spaces, and residential interiors. It also provides carpet replacement, installation, and maintenance services; and other products and services, including TacTiles carpet tile installation system and adhesives and products for carpet installation and maintenance, as well as project management services. The company sells its products under the Interface, FLOR, NORAPLAN, and NORAMENT brands through direct sales to end users and indirect sales through independent contractors, installers and distributors. Interface, Inc. was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Employees
- 3,570
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, GA
- Address
- 1280 West Peachtree Street, 30309 Atlanta, United States
- Phone
- 770 437 6800
- Website
- interface.com
- IPO Date
- 03/26/1990
- ISIN
- US4586653044
- Stock Split
- 2:1 on 06/16/1998
- Stock Split
- 2:1 on 09/14/1987
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel M. Hurd | President, CEO & Director | 1970 |
| Bruce A. Hausmann | VP & CFO | 1970 |
| David B. Foshee | VP, General Counsel & Secretary | 1971 |
| James L. Poppens | Chief Commercial Officer & VP | 1965 |
| Robert Pridgen | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 1978 |
| Jake Elson | VP & Chief Information Officer | – |
| Christine Needles | Global Head of Corporate Communications | – |
| Anna Webb | Vice President of Global Marketing | – |
| Greg Minano | VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | – |
| Chip DeGrace | Chief Design Officer | – |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
Filings
Company Filings (8-K)
An 8-K is the filing a US company must use to disclose material events immediately — takeovers, changes at the top, major contracts or payment troubles, for instance. The links open the original document at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.