Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (ACHV) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: ACHVValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

ACHV valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026
Market cap
$657.8M
Enterprise value
$663.2M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
35.3
PEG ratio
17.68
Price / sales
5.1
Price / book
64.0
EV / EBITDA
—
Dividend yield
—
Beta
2.31

ACHV key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

ACHV valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

Price / book+86.4%
10.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2024: 5.42025: 10.1 (+86.4%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield+3.5 pts
−22.8%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2024: −26.4%2025: −22.8% (+3.5 pts)
20162025

ACHV valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

ACHV returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

ACHV debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

ACHV cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

ACHV price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

ACHV key metrics

2016–2025
Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$216.7M$112.9M————————
Enterprise value$195.2M$88.5M————————
Price / book10.15.4————————
Earnings yield−25.2%−35.3%————————
Free cash flow yield−22.8%−26.4%————————
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)0.0%0.0%————————
Share price at fiscal year-end$4.97$3.52$4.12$2.45$7.78$8.10$10.60$24.20$268.66$1,099.78
Per share
Revenue per share$0.00$0.00————————
Earnings per share−$1.25−$1.24————————
Operating cash flow per share−$1.13−$0.93————————
Free cash flow per share−$1.13−$0.93————————
Cash per share$0.84$1.07————————
Book value per share$0.49$0.65————————
Tangible book value per share$0.45$0.59————————
Capex per share$0.00$0.00————————
Debt per share$0.34$0.31————————
Shares outstanding43.6M32.1M————————
Change in shares outstanding+35.9%—————————
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−257.7%−409.5%—−230.4%−100.7%−53.0%−95.4%−107.1%−78.8%−71.4%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)—————−695.7%−891.0%−532.1%——
Return on assets (ROA)−135.9%−137.3%−120.9%−108.1%−74.9%−47.8%−80.4%−87.6%−56.7%−47.0%
Return on tangible assets−136.6%−108.7%−173.9%−152.2%−73.4%−39.2%−89.9%−80.6%−167.3%−73.3%
Free cash flow margin—————————−587.3%
Financial health
Total debt$15.0M$10.0M$16.7M$16.2M$15.0M$169,000$362,000$35,000$27,000$106,000
Cash & short-term investments$36.4M$34.3M$15.5M$24.7M$43.0M$35.9M$16.7M$14.7M$5.3M$25.7M
Net debt−$21.4M−$24.4M$1.2M−$8.5M−$28.0M−$35.7M−$16.3M−$14.6M−$5.3M−$25.6M
Debt / equity0.690.48—1.950.530.000.020.000.000.01
Debt / assets0.360.260.860.540.320.000.020.000.000.00
Current ratio4.395.460.821.279.8012.606.044.752.933.22
Quick ratio4.395.460.821.389.8012.606.044.772.823.22
Interest coverage-67.0-17.9-9.6-22.8—-213.8————
Working capital$30.8M$29.8M−$3.8M$5.7M$40.0M$34.0M$14.5M$12.3M$3.9M$18.7M
Invested capital$69,000−$3.5M−$263,000−$220,000$13,000$1.6M$1.7M$1.2M$2.6M−$6.7M
Tangible asset value$19.7M$18.9M−$3.7M$5.9M$25.4M$34.4M$14.9M$12.5M$4.3M$19.0M
Net current asset value$19.6M$18.7M−$3.8M$5.7M$25.1M$34.0M$14.3M$12.3M$3.9M$18.7M
Graham net-net per share$0.37$0.52————————
Capital allocation
Dividends paid————————$0$0
Share buybacks (net)$0$0$30,000$47—$0$0$0$5$0
Capex / revenue—————————0.9%
Capex / depreciation0.010.000.090.000.070.070.210.160.160.24
Stock-based compensation / revenue—————————32.6%
R&D / revenue—————————292.1%
SG&A / revenue—————————176.5%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding—————————22.9
Days of inventory on hand———-3,855.7——-41.7111.3143.7—
Days payables outstanding2,254.82,046.61,823.41,934.0856.3852.4720.7231.01,510.5—
Receivables turnover——0.000.000.00—0.000.000.0015.94
Payables turnover0.160.180.200.190.430.430.511.580.240.00
Inventory turnover————————2.54—
Asset turnover0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.12
Average receivables——$108,000$129,000$153,000—$7,500$8,000$259,500$317,500
Average payables$1.4M$1.3M$1.1M$1.3M$586,500$595,500$501,500$178,500$1.2M$1.7M
Average inventory———−$2.5M——−$29,000$86,000$111,000$0
Intangibles / total assets4.3%5.2%11.5%8.2%5.6%7.2%14.8%17.5%36.0%0.0%

Computed from ACHV's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 24, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

ACHV valuation and financial ratios

Achieve Life Sciences earned a return on equity of −257.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $15.0 million of debt and $36.4 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $21.4 million.

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ACHV key metrics FAQ

What is Achieve Life Sciences's return on equity?

Achieve Life Sciences's return on equity (ROE) was −257.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$54.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $21.2 million.

How much debt does Achieve Life Sciences have?

Achieve Life Sciences had total debt of $15.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69 and more cash than debt.

What is Achieve Life Sciences's free cash flow yield?

Achieve Life Sciences generated -$49.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −22.8% on its market value at year-end ($216.7 million).

What is Achieve Life Sciences's current ratio?

Achieve Life Sciences's current ratio was 4.39 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 4.39 times current liabilities.

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