Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -3.0x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -168.0%. (2012–2025 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 | $29M | $6M | $7M | $9M | $65M | $81M | $75M | $54M | $147M | $415M | $297M |
| Enterprise Value | $20M | $-3307447 | $7M | $-4086140 | $40M | $33M | $26M | $34M | $127M | $402M | $266M |
| P/E Ratio → | -3.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 5.15 | 1.05 | 9.40 | 17.98 | 76.02 | 107.13 | 228.73 | 267.36 | 286.35 | 359.36 | 204.62 |
| P/B Ratio | 2.32 | 0.47 | — | 0.74 | 2.63 | 1.73 | 1.53 | 2.81 | 8.02 | 35.27 | 10.41 |
| 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 | — | -0.59 | 9.57 | -8.62 | 47.45 | 43.18 | 78.05 | 169.64 | 247.29 | 348.27 | 183.09 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1.6% | 41.1% | -50.1% | 100.0% | 61.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Operating Margin | -159.0% | -159.0% | -2397.1% | -4660.6% | -3134.7% | -5474.8% | -9744.7% | -19390.1% | -9892.6% | -4279.7% | -3156.5% |
| Net Profit Margin | -170.4% | -170.4% | -2395.6% | -4084.2% | -3086.4% | -5474.1% | -9724.2% | -19185.8% | -9875.3% | -4278.7% | -3155.6% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -168.0% | -168.0% | -353.1% | -107.2% | -73.4% | -86.3% | -93.5% | -205.4% | -337.5% | -245.0% | -158.5% |
| ROA | -93.4% | -93.4% | -179.7% | -83.4% | -64.8% | -79.3% | -81.6% | -163.8% | -271.8% | -194.9% | -134.9% |
| ROIC | -578.5% | -578.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROCE | -149.1% | -149.1% | -335.4% | -116.4% | -73.2% | -85.7% | -91.1% | -200.1% | -338.1% | -245.0% | -158.5% |
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 | 0.09 | 0.09 | — | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.11 | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.74 | — | -1.10 | -0.99 | -1.03 | -1.01 | -1.03 | -1.09 | -1.09 | -1.09 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Net cash position: cash ($10M) exceeds total debt ($1M)
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 | 4.19 | 4.19 | 0.60 | 3.25 | 7.12 | 11.56 | 14.65 | 4.97 | 5.71 | 3.81 | 4.90 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.78 | 3.78 | 0.50 | 3.15 | 7.09 | 11.56 | 14.65 | 4.97 | 5.70 | 3.81 | 4.89 |
| Cash Ratio | 2.85 | 2.85 | 0.28 | 3.00 | 6.84 | 11.29 | 14.45 | 4.85 | 5.52 | 3.51 | 4.66 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Inventory Turnover | 2.39 | 2.39 | 1.52 | 0.65 | 12.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 193.72 | 37.07 | 78.51 | 61.46 | 136.78 | 84.57 | 115.16 | 31.59 | — | 37.58 |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $1M | $238208 | $155298 | $129014 | $108103 | $69330 | $50387 | $42435 | $35536 | $29386 |
Dilutive equity financing dependency
Based on reported figures, Energous trades at a price-to-sales ratio of 6.08, which appears to reflect a speculative premium driven by total addressable market narratives rather than the company's current inability to generate positive earnings or meaningful cash flow relative to its established industry peers.
The current valuation suggests that the market is pricing the stock as a high-risk call option on the universal adoption of RF-charging technology. Investors should monitor whether this multiple compresses as the company transitions from R&D-heavy project work to more predictable, high-volume commercial hardware sales.
According to recent quarterly data, Energous has consistently reported negative ROIC, with a -26.6% figure in 2026Q1, indicating that the company is currently destroying shareholder value as it attempts to scale its proprietary power-at-a-distance architecture without achieving the necessary operational efficiency.
The inability to generate positive returns on capital is a direct consequence of the high fixed-cost structure required to maintain global regulatory certifications. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the company can reach a critical mass of design wins to reverse this multi-year decay in capital productivity.
As reported in financial statements, the company's cash conversion cycle remains highly erratic, fluctuating from -10,204 days in 2023Q4 to 111 days in 2026Q1, which highlights the significant challenges in managing inventory and receivables during the early stages of commercial product rollout.
The extreme volatility in the CCC suggests that Energous lacks the leverage to dictate terms to suppliers or customers, leading to inefficient working capital usage. Investors should monitor whether these metrics stabilize as the company moves toward a more standardized chipset-based revenue model.
Based on the provided quarterly data, the current ratio of 18.54 in 2026Q1 appears deceptively strong, yet this liquidity buffer is primarily a result of recent external capital infusions rather than an improvement in the underlying operational efficiency or self-sustaining cash generation capabilities of the business.
While the high current ratio provides a temporary cushion against insolvency, it does not mitigate the underlying risk of continued cash burn. The company's reliance on external financing to maintain this liquidity position suggests that its financial health remains highly vulnerable to capital market volatility.
The price-to-sales ratio is the most commonly misapplied metric for Energous, as it obscures the company's reliance on one-time engineering fees and fails to account for the massive, ongoing R&D expenditures required to maintain its intellectual property and regulatory moat in the RF-power sector.
Instead of P/S, investors should focus on the ratio of R&D-to-revenue or the progression of recurring chipset sales versus non-recurring engineering fees. Relying on headline revenue multiples may lead to an overestimation of the company's commercial maturity and its ability to achieve long-term profitability.
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Energous Corporation's current P/E ratio is -3.0x. This places it at the 50th percentile of its historical range.
Energous Corporation's return on equity (ROE) is -168.0%. The historical average is -189.2%.
Based on historical data, Energous Corporation is trading at a P/E of -3.0x. This is at the 50th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Energous Corporation has 36.0% gross margin and -159.0% operating margin.