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$15.05$913490
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SMX logoSMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company(SMX)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

SMX•NASDAQ
$14.91
Price updated Jul 2, 2026
SectorIndustrialsIndustryBusiness ServicesSub-IndustryTesting, Inspection and Certification
AboutSMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company provides brand protection, authentication and track and trace technology for the anti-counterfeit market. Its proprietary marker system embeds a permanent or removable mark on solid, liquid, or gaseous objects or materials. The company's solutions comprise physical or chemical marker system coupled with a reader and connected to a blockchain digital platform for application in process tracing, authentication, and sustainability and circular economics industries. It serves brand owners, manufacturers, and suppliers. The company was formerly known as Empatan Public Limited Company and changed its name to SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company in February 2023. SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company is based in Dublin, Ireland.Show more
  • Revenue$0
  • EBITDA-$135M-428.4%
  • Net Income-$169M-444.1%
  • EPS (Diluted)-0.82+100.0%
  • ROE-811.07%-612.6%

SMX Price & Volume

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (SMX) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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Persistent Pre-Revenue Status Challenges Valuation Thesis

Investment Thesis • Updated 2022Q3

VerdictNegative
Growth:Contracting
Profitability:Negative
Financial:Vulnerable
Cash Flow:Burning
Primary Risk:Pre-revenue commercialization failure

Key Thesis Takeaways

  • SMX remains in a speculative, pre-commercial phase characterized by a complete absence of recorded revenue despite its public market transition.
  • The company's reliance on external capital to fund escalating administrative overhead, which reached $2.3 million in 2022Q3, suggests significant execution risk regarding the monetization of its molecular tagging technology.
  • Investors should monitor the company's ability to transition from pilot programs to tangible industrial contracts, as the current financial structure shows no evidence of sustainable operational scale.

Verdict Logic

the company's inability to generate any revenue while accumulating a $6.6 million retained earnings deficit suggests that the current valuation lacks fundamental support.

SMX Growth Metrics

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (SMX) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

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Return on Capital

10 Years-154.5%
5 Years-172.47%
3 Years-284.78%
Last Year-653.63%

Latest SMX News

Recent stock market news and headlines for SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (SMX)

PRNewsWire·Jun 26, 2026
SMX: State Recycling Mandates Are Creating a New Demand for Verifiable Materials

NEW YORK CITY, June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - As states impose stricter recycling, recycled-content and producer-responsibility laws, SMX (NASDAQ: SMX) is entering a policy environment increasingly built around the one issue its technology was designed to address: proof. The next phase of recycling compliance will not be defined only by who collects more material.

Accesswire·Jun 24, 2026
SMX: State Recycling Mandates Are Creating a New Demand for Verifiable Materials

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 24, 2026 / As states impose stricter recycling, recycled-content and producer-responsibility laws, SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is entering a policy environment increasingly built around the one issue its technology was designed to address: proof. The next phase of recycling compliance will not be defined only by who collects more material.

Accesswire·Jun 23, 2026
SMX: The Age of Parity Is Permanent - And Certified Recycled Plastic Is Its Economic Answer

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 23, 2026 / The Age of Parity is permanent. As war, oil volatility, tariffs, trade fragmentation and supply-chain disruption reshape the global economy, certified recycled plastic has emerged as one of its most important economic outcomes.

Accesswire·Jun 22, 2026
SMX: The Age of Parity Is Permanent - And Certified Recycled Plastic Has Emerged as Its Economic Outcome

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 22, 2026 / The Age of Parity is permanent, and certified recycled plastic has emerged as one of its most important economic solutions. As war, oil volatility, tariffs, trade fragmentation and supply-chain nationalism permanently alter the global economy, the ability to manufacture with certified recycled plastic is no longer an environmental preference.

Peers Comparison

Key metrics vs top competitors for SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (SMX)

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CompanyPriceMarket CapP/E RatioRev Growth (1Y)Net MarginROEDiv Yield
SMX logoSMXSMX (Security Matters) Public Limited CompanyCurrent
$14.91$904.99K-18.18——-811.07%—
COHU logoCOHUCohu, Inc.
$69.11$3.25B-43.4712.74%-11.54%-6.84%—
OSIS logoOSISOSI Systems, Inc.
$214.90$3.54B24.6711.33%8.42%16.74%—
IDAI logoIDAIT Stamp Inc.
$2.02$4.72M-0.761.85%-250.66%-134.07%—
TRAK logoTRAKReposiTrak, Inc.
$9.56$173.74M27.3110.53%31.05%0.06%—
CDLX logoCDLXCardlytics, Inc.
$4.44$25.79M-0.23-16.18%-46.03%-870.86%—

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SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (SMX) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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SMX Frequently Asked Questions

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (SMX) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials
Is SMX profitable?

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (SMX) reported a net loss of $3.3M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns
What is SMX's return on equity?

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (SMX) has a return on equity (ROE) of -811.1%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

What is SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company's free cash flow?

SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (SMX) had negative free cash flow of $1.2M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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