HYFMHYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.(HYFM)Stock Analysis

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13F Pro Quality Score

15.4/100

Rank #2,748 of 2,879 stocks

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Revenue Growth

5.3/100

Profitability

10.6/100

Balance Sheet

3.3/100

Earnings Quality

30.0/100

Free Cash Flow

20.4/100

Institutional Flow

21.4/100

Revenue Scale

20.4/100

Dilution Risk

60.7/100

HYFM Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC. (HYFM), a Consumer Staples sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores HYFM at 15.4/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #2,748 of 2,879 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. Areas of concern include balance sheet strength (3.3) and revenue growth (5.3), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC. reports quarterly revenue of $28.5M, net income of $-14.6M, free cash flow of $-778.0K. Top institutional holders of HYFM by reported 13-F value include RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES, GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,, BlackRock,, based on the most recent SEC filings. HYFM trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1695295. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate HYFM daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC. directly from SEC EDGAR. HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 15 and 51 since 2022, currently 15.4 — a declining long-term trajectory across 24 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Fun facts about HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.

Quirks, history, and lore behind HYFM — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    U.S. agricultural supply company · listed on Nasdaq · serves the controlled-environment agriculture industry · based in Pennsylvania.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    Annual revenue in the range of $400–500 million at its peak, though profitability has been elusive — the company has posted net losses in recent years as the indoor-farming boom cooled off fast.
  • 3
    The History
    Founded in the early 1990s, it grew from a niche horticultural distributor into the largest wholesale distributor of hydroponics equipment and supplies in North America.
  • 4
    The Secret
    It doesn't grow a single plant — it sells the lights, nutrients, grow media, and climate systems that let others grow plants indoors year-round, making it the picks-and-shovels play on the indoor farming gold rush.
  • 5
    The Lore
    It rode the cannabis legalization wave hard, since many of its biggest customers are licensed cannabis cultivators — when that sector stumbled, so did this company's stock price.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    The name literally tells you everything: it's the hydroponics farm supply holding group whose ticker starts with HY — if your crops are growing under LED lights in a warehouse, this is probably where the gear came from.
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Revenue

Q1 2026

$28.5M

Net Income

Q1 2026

$-14.6M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$-778.0K

ROIC

Q1 2026

-24.0%

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

-29.4% YoY
$134.3MFY 2025
FY22 $344.5MFY23 $226.6MFY24 $190.3MFY25 $134.3M

Net Income

-334.4% YoY
$-289.8MFY 2025
FY22 $-285.4MFY23 $-64.8MFY24 $-66.7MFY25 $-289.8M

Operating Income

-430.7% YoY
$-276.9MFY 2025
FY22 $-281.6MFY23 $-49.7MFY24 $-52.2MFY25 $-276.9M

EPS (Diluted)

-329.7% YoY
$-62.35FY 2025
FY22 $-6.35FY23 $-14.24FY24 $-14.51FY25 $-62.35

Total Assets

-70.9% YoY
$123.8MFY 2025
FY22 $573.6MFY23 $507.6MFY24 $426.1MFY25 $123.8M

Total Debt

+183.3% YoY
$335.6MFY 2025
FY22 $121.4MFY23 $124.4MFY24 $118.5MFY25 $335.6M

Op. Cash Flow

-4239.2% YoY
$-14.1MFY 2025
FY22 $22.0MFY23 $7.0MFY24 $-324.0KFY25 $-14.1M

AI Insight: HYFM Financial Trends

Hydrofarm's revenue collapsed 47% from Q2 2024 to Q1 2026, with Q4 2025 marking a catastrophic $242M net loss and debt spike to $336M.

Revenue declined from $55M (Q2 2024) to $29M (Q1 2026), a 47% contraction over 9 quarters.

Operating margin severely negative throughout; Q4 2025 operating loss of $240M on $25M revenue signals major write-down or restructuring charge.

Total debt surged to $336M in Q4 2025 from $120M in Q2 2024; equity turned negative at −$63M (Q4 2025) and −$78M (Q1 2026).

Negative equity position persists into Q1 2026; company technically insolvent on balance sheet. Debt restructuring or refinancing risk.

Operating cash flow deteriorating (ranging −$12M to +$4M); Q1 2026 showed −$1M OCF despite modest revenue stabilization.

AI Insight: HYFM Ratio Trends

Hydrofarm remains deeply unprofitable across all metrics, with operating margin deteriorating to -30.6% in Q1 2026 despite modest improvement from Q3 2025's -44.1% trough.

Operating margin rebounded 13.5pp from Q3 2025 (-44.1%) to Q1 2026 (-30.6%), signaling sequential stabilization after severe Q4 2025 weakness.

Net profit margin worsened to -51.2% in Q1 2026, the worst reading in the series; ROA collapsed to -49.6%, indicating severe profitability headwinds.

Leverage (D/E) was 0.63 in Q3 2025; capital structure data for Q1 2026 absent, limiting balance-sheet assessment.

ROIC deteriorated to -23.2% in Q1 2026, the worst quarter on record; value destruction accelerating despite operating margin sequential gain.

Q1 2026 NPM of -51.2% far exceeds operating margin deterioration (-30.6%), suggesting below-the-line charges or non-operating losses are material.

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC. (HYFM) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Consumer Staples sector (listed on Nasdaq). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for HYFM are available on the HYFM stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing.

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