Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -3.5x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -114.2%. (2008–2025 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 | $50M | $48M | $14M | $11M | $17M | $67M | $106M | $167M | $135M | $95M | $118M |
| Enterprise Value | $51M | $49M | $11M | $5M | $11M | $78M | $104M | $274M | $153M | $145M | $132M |
| P/E Ratio → | -3.50 | — | — | — | 0.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 1802.46 | 1726.72 | — | 16.21 | — | 177.57 | 19.52 | 72.99 | 62.73 | 11.90 | 6.79 |
| P/B Ratio | 2.96 | 2.84 | 1.69 | 0.75 | 0.77 | — | — | — | 31.72 | — | — |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 1748.33 | — | 7.43 | — | 206.56 | 19.21 | 119.78 | 70.95 | 18.13 | 7.61 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | 0.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 100.0% | 100.0% | — | -751.9% | — | -695.2% | -11.4% | -197.3% | -84.8% | -33.3% | 29.0% |
| Operating Margin | -48157.1% | -48157.1% | — | -2594.3% | — | -4792.6% | -756.3% | -2368.1% | -1660.9% | -483.8% | -184.1% |
| Net Profit Margin | -51035.7% | -51035.7% | — | -2826.0% | — | -9285.4% | -745.6% | -2325.9% | -2192.0% | -644.3% | -248.6% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -114.2% | -114.2% | -117.7% | -102.4% | 194.9% | — | — | — | -1108.6% | — | -310.8% |
| ROA | -59.6% | -59.6% | -67.3% | -54.2% | 67.8% | -48.7% | -51.2% | -50.3% | -48.1% | -58.7% | -37.9% |
| ROIC | -86.8% | -86.8% | -162.8% | -101.6% | -92.2% | — | -743.4% | -92.8% | -152.2% | -261.8% | -257.5% |
| ROCE | -65.0% | -65.0% | -96.9% | -68.1% | -43.7% | -33.5% | -64.8% | -59.5% | -42.9% | -51.0% | -31.2% |
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 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.82 | — | 0.46 | — | — | — | 24.85 | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.04 | -0.29 | -0.41 | -0.24 | — | — | — | 4.16 | — | — |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | -38.71 | -126.04 | 53.99 | -7.91 | -11.22 | -20.00 | -2.75 | -2.72 | -2.55 |
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 | 5.49 | 5.49 | 3.56 | 2.56 | 1.78 | 2.73 | 2.66 | 5.27 | 6.78 | 4.64 | 8.74 |
| Quick Ratio | 5.49 | 5.49 | 3.56 | 2.56 | 1.70 | 2.67 | 2.56 | 5.02 | 6.73 | 4.57 | 8.53 |
| Cash Ratio | 5.35 | 5.35 | 3.35 | 2.08 | 1.15 | 2.52 | 2.43 | 4.86 | 6.64 | 4.43 | 7.88 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.00 | — | 0.03 | — | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.17 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | 1.40 | 2.71 | 3.71 | 2.07 | 4.66 | 11.15 | 5.72 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | 154.50 | 42.79 | 68.89 | 68.05 | 69.99 | 122.66 |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | 253.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $42M | $26M | $14M | $7M | $6M | $4M | $4M | $3M | $2M | $2M |
Clinical trial funding shortfall
Based on reported figures, Talphera trades at a price-to-sales multiple of 1560.11, which, according to recent financial statements, reflects an extreme premium that is untethered from current revenue generation and instead relies entirely on the speculative option value of the Niyad clinical pipeline for future growth.
The absence of meaningful revenue renders traditional valuation metrics like P/E or EV/EBITDA entirely inapplicable to the current business model. Investors should recognize that the current market capitalization is essentially a binary bet on the NEPTUNE trial outcome rather than a reflection of existing operational performance or asset-based value.
As reported in financial statements, Talphera's ROIC has consistently remained in deep negative territory, reaching -18.3% in 2026Q1, which indicates that the company is currently destroying shareholder capital rather than compounding it while it navigates the high-cost, pre-revenue phase of its clinical development cycle.
The persistent negative returns on invested capital are a direct consequence of the massive R&D burn required to support the Niyad platform without any offsetting commercial income. This trend suggests that until the company achieves regulatory approval and subsequent market penetration, capital efficiency will remain structurally impaired by the necessity of funding non-productive clinical assets.
According to recent SEC filings, Talphera's current ratio of 5.30 in 2026Q1, while appearing superficially healthy, masks a rapidly depleting cash position that is insufficient to cover the long-term costs of the NEPTUNE trial, warranting further investigation into the company's immediate need for additional dilutive equity financing.
The liquidity position is highly sensitive to the company's burn rate, and the decline in cash reserves suggests that the current buffer is likely to be exhausted well before commercialization can occur. Investors should monitor the cash runway closely, as the lack of operational cash flow makes the firm entirely dependent on external capital markets to maintain its going-concern status.
As indicated by recent financial disclosures, the reported 100% gross margin is an accounting artifact of minimal revenue against zero cost of goods sold, which, based on reported figures, obscures the reality that the company has no functional commercial manufacturing or distribution model at this time.
Analysts frequently misapply gross margin as a proxy for product profitability, but in Talphera's case, it provides no insight into the future unit economics of Niyad. A more appropriate metric for this stage would be the R&D-to-burn ratio, which better captures the true economic cost of the company's clinical development activities.
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Talphera, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -3.5x. The historical average is 0.4x.
Talphera, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -114.2%. The historical average is -85.6%.
Based on historical data, Talphera, Inc. is trading at a P/E of -3.5x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Talphera, Inc. has 100.0% gross margin and -48157.1% operating margin.