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FC: Future Buybacks And New Courses Will Support Upside Potential

Update shared on 04 Dec 2025

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Analysts have trimmed their price target on Franklin Covey slightly to approximately $27.33 per share, reflecting modestly higher discount rate assumptions and slightly lower long term profit margin expectations, while still recognizing steady revenue growth and a resilient valuation multiple outlook.

What's in the News

  • Updated 2024 share repurchase program completed, with a total of 750,651 shares bought back for $22.13 million under the April 18, 2024 authorization (Key Developments).
  • New August 13, 2025 buyback program underway, with 167,753 shares repurchased for $3.34 million by August 31, 2025 (Key Developments).
  • Issued fiscal 2026 guidance targeting total revenue between $265 million and $275 million, reflecting expected strength in both Enterprise and Education divisions despite macro uncertainty (Key Developments).
  • Launched new leadership course Disrupt Everything: Innovate for Impact, aimed at helping organizations lead through constant disruption and leverage team strengths more effectively, available via the FranklinCovey All Access Pass Plus (Key Developments).
  • Introduced Writing for Results, a practical writing course with optional AI integration designed to reduce miscommunication and improve productivity across hybrid workplaces, offered in multiple learning modalities and through the FranklinCovey All Access Pass (Key Developments).

Valuation Changes

  • Fair Value Estimate: Unchanged at approximately $27.33 per share, indicating a stable intrinsic valuation despite revised assumptions.
  • Discount Rate: Risen slightly from about 7.21 percent to roughly 7.23 percent, reflecting a modest increase in the required return on equity.
  • Revenue Growth: Effectively unchanged at around 2.80 percent, signaling a consistent outlook for top line expansion.
  • Net Profit Margin: Fallen modestly from about 8.59 percent to roughly 8.32 percent, implying slightly lower long term profitability expectations.
  • Future P/E Multiple: Risen slightly from about 12.16x to roughly 12.57x, suggesting a marginally more supportive valuation multiple on projected earnings.

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