Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -5.2x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -11.2%. (2002–2025 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 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $40M | $36M | $41M | $64M | $93M | $147M | $38M | $24M | $27M | $45M | $27M |
| Enterprise Value | $54M | $50M | $25M | $43M | $68M | $128M | $63M | $49M | $36M | $63M | $47M |
| P/E Ratio → | -5.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.75 | — | 0.38 |
| P/S Ratio | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.77 | 0.40 | 0.83 | 1.38 | 0.49 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.22 |
| P/B Ratio | 0.52 | 0.55 | 1.02 | 1.32 | 2.04 | 3.75 | 0.96 | 0.60 | 1.05 | 1.62 | 0.41 |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | 31.98 | — | — | — | — | 9.38 | 12.31 | 5.87 |
| P/OCF | — | — | — | 23.70 | — | — | — | 60.97 | 5.37 | 7.27 | 2.52 |
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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 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.27 | 0.61 | 1.20 | 0.81 | 0.67 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 0.38 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | 15.01 | 158.70 | — | 22.50 | 7.87 | 8.64 | 12.57 | 3.63 |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | 30.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.93 |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | 21.39 | — | — | — | — | 12.39 | 17.35 | 10.14 |
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 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 45.7% | 45.7% | 20.7% | 49.8% | 23.1% | 14.3% | 17.9% | 23.5% | 17.5% | 24.0% | 28.5% |
| Operating Margin | -2.1% | -2.1% | -15.8% | 0.9% | -2.8% | -10.9% | -9.2% | -2.6% | -4.4% | -5.1% | 2.5% |
| Net Profit Margin | -3.4% | -3.4% | -19.6% | 1.4% | -4.7% | -2.8% | -8.3% | -6.3% | 0.7% | -30.2% | 11.4% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -11.2% | -11.2% | -23.5% | 4.7% | -12.3% | -7.5% | -16.0% | -13.9% | 2.7% | -75.8% | 23.7% |
| ROA | -7.1% | -7.1% | -18.4% | 3.4% | -8.1% | -4.0% | -7.2% | -6.6% | 1.3% | -41.3% | 16.8% |
| ROIC | -5.3% | -5.3% | -24.3% | 4.3% | -11.4% | -20.5% | -8.3% | -2.9% | -8.4% | -6.8% | 3.7% |
| ROCE | -5.9% | -5.9% | -18.5% | 2.9% | -7.0% | -26.3% | -15.6% | -4.6% | -10.4% | -9.0% | 4.4% |
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 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.40 | 0.73 | 0.33 |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | 0.50 | 4.50 | — | 9.96 | 4.20 | 2.47 | 4.02 | 1.70 |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.22 | -0.39 | -0.44 | -0.55 | -0.49 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.34 | 0.66 | 0.30 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | -7.43 | -58.58 | — | 8.81 | 3.92 | 2.10 | 3.65 | 1.53 |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | -10.59 | — | — | — | — | 3.01 | 5.04 | 4.27 |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — | -6.28 | -8.80 | -2.99 | -2.94 | -6.19 | -8.66 | 3.74 |
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 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.10 | 2.10 | 3.58 | 4.09 | 2.63 | 2.50 | 1.14 | 0.66 | 1.60 | 1.51 | 1.19 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.86 | 1.86 | 3.58 | 4.09 | 2.63 | 2.50 | 0.91 | 0.51 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 0.93 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.53 | 0.53 | 1.52 | 2.02 | 1.28 | 1.10 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 1.52 | 1.01 | 2.65 | 1.65 | 1.74 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 2.06 | 1.77 | 1.18 |
| Inventory Turnover | 13.38 | 13.38 | — | — | — | — | 6.56 | 7.93 | 15.90 | 16.35 | 14.98 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 75.21 | 137.45 | 44.59 | 85.50 | 88.20 | 60.59 | 64.64 | 44.29 | 49.00 | 42.19 |
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 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.2% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.0% | — | — | 12.2% | 9.3% | 14.3% |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 451.2% | — | 27.4% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.8% | — | 261.0% |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | 3.1% | — | — | — | — | 10.7% | 8.1% | 17.0% |
| Buyback Yield | 6.7% | 7.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.8% | 9.4% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 12.2% | 9.3% | 14.3% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $3M | $3M | $4M | $4M | $5M | $4M | $2M | $2M | $2M | $2M |
Persistent Operating Margin Deficit
As reported in recent financial filings, STRR trades at a P/S ratio of 0.23 and a P/B of 0.53, suggesting that the market heavily discounts the company's disparate business segments despite the significant expansion of its underlying asset base over the last ten quarters.
The current valuation multiples appear to reflect deep skepticism regarding the company's ability to integrate its modular construction and diagnostic imaging segments into a cohesive, profitable entity. Investors should monitor whether the low P/B ratio represents a genuine value opportunity or a structural trap resulting from the persistent inability to generate positive net income.
Based on STRR's reported figures, ROIC has remained consistently negative, bottoming at -13.9% in 2024Q3 and failing to show a sustained recovery, which indicates that the company is currently destroying rather than compounding shareholder capital through its aggressive acquisition-led growth strategy.
The inability to generate positive returns on invested capital suggests that the capital deployed into new construction assets is not yet yielding sufficient margins to cover the associated overhead. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the current management strategy can ever achieve the scale necessary to reach a positive return threshold.
According to recent quarterly data, the cash conversion cycle has fluctuated significantly, reaching 69 days in 2026Q1, which highlights the inherent difficulty in managing working capital across the disparate timelines of project-based construction and recurring diagnostic service contracts.
The volatility in DSO, which spiked to 144 days in 2025Q1, suggests that the company may be facing challenges in collecting receivables from its diverse customer base. This inefficiency in converting sales to cash likely contributes to the persistent liquidity pressure observed in the company's recent financial statements.
As indicated by the company's quarterly reports, the current ratio has compressed from 3.58 in 2024Q4 to 2.09 in 2026Q1, reflecting a tightening liquidity position as cash reserves are increasingly deployed to support the ongoing integration of newly acquired construction business units.
While a current ratio of 2.09 remains technically adequate, the downward trend suggests that the company's liquidity cushion is eroding under the weight of its operational expansion. Investors should monitor whether this compression continues, as it may limit the company's flexibility to navigate potential downturns in the cyclical construction market.
As evidenced by the negative TTM P/E of -5.26, the use of traditional earnings-based valuation metrics is fundamentally misapplied to STRR, as it obscures the company's underlying cash flow dynamics and the potential value of its significant tax assets.
Because the company is currently in a phase of aggressive inorganic growth and restructuring, net income is heavily distorted by non-recurring items and holding company expenses. Analysts should instead focus on segment-level EBITDA or cash flow metrics to better assess the true earning power of the diagnostic and construction divisions.
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Star Equity Holdings, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -5.2x. The historical average is 8.8x.
Star Equity Holdings, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -11.2%. The historical average is -6.6%.
Based on historical data, Star Equity Holdings, Inc. is trading at a P/E of -5.2x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Star Equity Holdings, Inc.'s current dividend yield is 2.16%.
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. has 45.7% gross margin and -2.1% operating margin.