Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -330.6x · EV/EBITDA 82.4x · ROE -1.0%. (2017–2025 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 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $643M | $1.0B | $739M | $930M | $727M | $433M | $102M | $138M | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $765M | $1.1B | $830M | $979M | $782M | $466M | $157M | $104M | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | -330.63 | — | — | 624.07 | — | — | — | 96.42 | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 2.27 | 3.57 | 3.11 | 4.96 | 5.15 | 6.68 | 2.26 | 2.15 | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 2.73 | 4.37 | 4.55 | 5.65 | 7.79 | 4.77 | 2.23 | 2.22 | — | — |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | 26.12 | 41.08 | 47.36 | 51.46 | 30.67 | — | — | 23.06 | — | — |
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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 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 4.01 | 3.49 | 5.23 | 5.54 | 7.18 | 3.48 | 1.61 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 82.41 | 122.04 | 2942.26 | 119.98 | 160.86 | — | — | 27.07 | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | 542.95 | — | — | — | 60.49 | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 11.8% | 11.8% | 12.4% | 15.4% | 15.5% | 9.4% | -9.4% | 14.8% | 15.7% | 11.9% |
| Operating Margin | -1.7% | -1.7% | -4.8% | 0.2% | -0.5% | -15.4% | -36.5% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.7% | -0.7% | -3.7% | 0.8% | -0.5% | -15.9% | -38.4% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -1.0% | -1.0% | -5.4% | 1.2% | -0.8% | -15.1% | -32.2% | 3.5% | 9.6% | 4.8% |
| ROA | -0.5% | -0.5% | -2.8% | 0.6% | -0.4% | -7.0% | -17.8% | 2.7% | 6.3% | 3.1% |
| ROIC | -1.2% | -1.2% | -3.7% | 0.1% | -0.4% | -6.7% | -19.3% | 5.2% | 7.9% | 5.0% |
| ROCE | -1.4% | -1.4% | -4.0% | 0.1% | -0.5% | -7.6% | -19.1% | 3.5% | 8.0% | 5.3% |
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 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 0.97 | 0.80 | 1.41 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 18.31 | 18.31 | 501.24 | 14.64 | 18.69 | — | — | 0.89 | 1.26 | 1.48 |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.30 | 0.59 | 0.36 | 1.21 | -0.56 | -0.06 | 0.05 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 13.20 | 13.20 | 320.44 | 6.11 | 11.32 | — | — | -9.05 | -0.36 | 0.28 |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | -23.70 | -23.70 | -182.77 | 26.14 | -6.93 | -45.31 | -118.00 | 9.11 | 14.65 | 12.14 |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 3.07 | 1.68 | 2.87 | 1.06 | 5.01 | 1.52 | 1.18 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 3.01 | 1.63 | 2.83 | 1.03 | 4.94 | 1.44 | 1.11 |
| Cash Ratio | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 2.69 | 1.42 | 2.02 | 0.66 | 4.59 | 1.19 | 0.74 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.84 | 1.61 | 1.61 |
| Inventory Turnover | 116.45 | 116.45 | 93.89 | 90.81 | 106.43 | 80.20 | 134.66 | 101.53 | 113.62 | 122.06 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 8.44 | 7.27 | 10.03 | 6.83 | 13.21 | 17.31 | 6.67 | 3.70 | 6.84 |
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 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | 0.2% | — | — | — | 1.0% | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $12M | $11M | $11M | $10M | $9M | $8M | $6M | $8M | $8M |
Capital Intensity and Scalability
Based on current market data, KRUS trades at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 90.54, a valuation that appears to price in significant future growth potential rather than current profitability, especially when compared to more established restaurant peers like Texas Roadhouse which trade at significantly lower multiples.
The elevated EV/EBITDA multiple suggests that investors are valuing the company as a high-growth technology-enabled concept rather than a traditional dining operator. This valuation premium warrants caution, as it implies a high hurdle rate for future unit-level performance to justify the current market capitalization.
As reported in financial statements, the company's ROIC has remained consistently negative, reaching -0.2% in 2026Q2, which indicates that the capital deployed into new restaurant infrastructure is currently failing to generate returns that exceed the cost of the capital invested in the business.
The persistent negative ROIC trend suggests that the aggressive expansion strategy is currently value-destructive on a per-unit basis. Investors should monitor whether the company can achieve the necessary economies of scale to turn these returns positive as the footprint matures.
According to recent quarterly filings, KRUS maintains a negative cash conversion cycle, averaging -3 days over the last ten quarters, which suggests that the company effectively utilizes its payables to finance its inventory requirements in a manner consistent with high-volume, quick-service restaurant models.
While the negative CCC is a positive indicator of working capital management, the low asset turnover ratio of 0.18 highlights the heavy reliance on fixed assets. This indicates that the company's efficiency is constrained by the high capital intensity of its proprietary conveyor-belt infrastructure.
Based on KRUS's reported figures, the debt-to-equity ratio has climbed to 0.89 as of 2026Q2, reflecting an increasing reliance on external financing to fund the capital-intensive installation of proprietary technology across a rapidly expanding national footprint of new restaurant locations.
The rising leverage, combined with negative interest coverage ratios, suggests that the company's debt service capacity is currently strained. This trend warrants further investigation into the sustainability of debt-funded growth if the company cannot achieve positive operating cash flow in the near term.
Investors frequently misapply standard P/E ratios to KRUS, which obscures the company's true financial health because the metric is rendered meaningless by persistent net losses and the heavy depreciation of specialized conveyor-belt technology that characterizes this unique, tech-integrated restaurant business model.
Instead of P/E, analysts should focus on unit-level EBITDA and cash-on-cash returns to better understand the underlying profitability of the restaurant concept. Relying on earnings-based multiples in a high-growth, capital-intensive phase likely leads to an incomplete assessment of the company's long-term value creation potential.
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Kura Sushi USA, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -330.6x. The historical average is 96.4x.
Kura Sushi USA, Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 82.4x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 27.1x.
Kura Sushi USA, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -1.0%. The historical average is -3.9%.
Based on historical data, Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is trading at a P/E of -330.6x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Kura Sushi USA, Inc. has 11.8% gross margin and -1.7% operating margin.
Kura Sushi USA, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 18.3x, indicating high leverage. A ratio above 4x may signal elevated financial risk.