Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -8.8x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -18.0%. (2019–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $589M | $645M | $848M | $1.2B | $1.4B | $2.2B | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $522M | $578M | $766M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.8B | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | -8.77 | — | — | — | 548.92 | 494.55 | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 2.92 | 3.20 | 4.23 | 6.39 | 8.62 | 17.06 | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 1.70 | 1.89 | 2.14 | 3.14 | 3.32 | 5.38 | — | — |
| P/FCF | — | — | 38.79 | 2717.58 | — | 8205.99 | — | — |
| P/OCF | — | — | 33.40 | 233.63 | — | 471.45 | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 2.87 | 3.82 | 5.60 | 6.93 | 14.21 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 294.74 | 174.84 | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | 296.43 | 236.77 | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | 35.05 | 2380.22 | — | 6835.25 | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 51.8% | 51.8% | 55.4% | 56.7% | 61.6% | 61.9% | 55.7% | 49.5% |
| Operating Margin | -20.0% | -20.0% | -10.2% | -14.4% | -1.1% | 7.2% | 14.7% | -29.8% |
| Net Profit Margin | -33.0% | -33.0% | -3.0% | -6.3% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 20.9% | -29.1% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -18.0% | -18.0% | -1.5% | -3.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | — | — |
| ROA | -13.8% | -13.8% | -1.2% | -2.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 13.4% | -23.9% |
| ROIC | -10.3% | -10.3% | -5.6% | -10.8% | -1.4% | 16.8% | — | — |
| ROCE | -9.9% | -9.9% | -4.7% | -6.1% | -0.4% | 2.9% | 11.3% | -35.0% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 4.69 | — | 0.19 | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.20 | -0.21 | -0.39 | -0.65 | -0.90 | — | — |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | -72.25 | -35.06 | -11.39 | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | -3.74 | -337.36 | — | -1370.74 | -11.94 | — |
| Interest Coverage | -61.96 | -61.96 | — | -6.59 | 1.49 | 4.41 | 44.33 | -16293.00 |
Net cash position: cash ($91M) exceeds total debt ($24M)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.86 | 6.97 | 9.26 | 13.01 | 7.86 | 3.22 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.42 | 4.42 | 5.21 | 5.89 | 8.28 | 12.04 | 6.99 | 2.34 |
| Cash Ratio | 3.36 | 3.36 | 4.11 | 4.67 | 6.96 | 10.99 | 6.23 | 1.43 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.42 | 0.82 |
| Inventory Turnover | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.52 | 1.79 | 1.58 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 130.66 | 110.32 | 106.13 | 113.20 | 84.53 | 71.18 | 111.90 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | 0.2% | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | 2.6% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $128M | $131M | $135M | $139M | $134M | $133M | $133M |
Negative operating leverage
Based on current market data, Cytek trades at a P/S ratio of 2.87, which appears to price the company as a speculative disruptor rather than a mature peer, despite the lack of a positive P/E and the recent deceleration in top-line revenue growth observed in quarterly filings.
The absence of a meaningful P/E or EV/EBITDA multiple suggests that investors are currently valuing the firm strictly on its potential for future market share capture rather than current earnings. This valuation approach warrants caution, as the market may be overestimating the durability of the company's competitive moat in a period where revenue growth has stalled to 0.52%.
As reported in recent financial statements, Cytek's ROIC has trended into negative territory, reaching -4.8% in 2026Q1, which indicates that the company is currently failing to generate returns on invested capital that exceed its cost of capital, a significant departure from historical performance metrics.
The persistent negative ROIC suggests that the capital deployed for R&D and the integration of acquired assets is not yet yielding the expected operational efficiencies. Investors should monitor whether this trend represents a structural decay in capital allocation effectiveness or a temporary consequence of the current investment-heavy phase of the business cycle.
According to the latest quarterly data, Cytek's cash conversion cycle has expanded to 298 days in 2026Q1, reflecting significant inefficiencies in inventory management and receivables collection compared to the more streamlined operations typically observed in established medical device peers within the broader healthcare sector.
The elevated DIO of 193 days suggests that the company is struggling to balance its inventory levels with the current, more tepid demand environment for its instrumentation. This inefficiency ties up critical liquidity and may indicate that the company's supply chain is not yet optimized for the current, slower growth trajectory.
Based on the most recent balance sheet disclosures, Cytek's current ratio of 4.69 in 2026Q1, while appearing robust on the surface, masks a rapid depletion of cash reserves that warrants close investigation as the company continues to navigate persistent operating losses and high fixed-cost requirements.
While the current ratio remains high, the underlying cash burn suggests that the company's liquidity position is becoming increasingly vulnerable to prolonged operational losses. The reliance on existing cash to fund ongoing R&D and integration costs implies that the company may face future financing constraints if profitability is not achieved in the near term.
The P/S ratio is frequently misapplied to Cytek, as it obscures the underlying shift in revenue quality from high-margin recurring reagent pull-through to lower-margin hardware sales, which may lead investors to overvalue the company's top-line growth without accounting for the associated cost of revenue.
Instead of relying on P/S, analysts should prioritize the analysis of gross margin trends and reagent-to-instrument revenue ratios to better assess the company's path to profitability. Focusing on headline revenue growth without adjusting for the mix of hardware versus recurring services may lead to an overly optimistic assessment of the company's long-term earning power.
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Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -8.8x. This places it at the 50th percentile of its historical range.
Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -18.0%. The historical average is -4.1%.
Based on historical data, Cytek Biosciences, Inc. is trading at a P/E of -8.8x. This is at the 50th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. has 51.8% gross margin and -20.0% operating margin.