AudioEye, Inc. (AEYE) Key Metrics
AEYE valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $83.7M
- Enterprise value
- $97.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- 6.0
- PEG ratio
- 2.37
- Price / sales
- 2.0 10-yr median 4.3
- Price / book
- 27.8 10-yr median 21.7
- EV / EBITDA
- —
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.84
AEYE key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsAEYE valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
AEYE returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
AEYE per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
AEYE financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
AEYE efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
AEYE valuation history
AEYE returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
AEYE debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
AEYE cash returned to shareholders
AEYE price vs earnings per share
AEYE key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $124.0M | $180.8M | $63.8M | $44.0M | $77.5M | $240.6M | $38.0M | $58.9M | $18.2M | $13.8M |
| Enterprise value | $131.9M | $182.4M | $62.0M | $39.5M | $59.5M | $233.5M | $37.0M | $53.3M | $16.2M | $12.5M |
| Price / sales | 3.1 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 13.9 |
| Price / book | 25.8 | 19.2 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 31.5 | 24.3 | 10.0 | 26.1 | 45.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | 26.4 | 228.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 26.1 | 66.2 | 200.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 3.3 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 12.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 91.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 28.1 | 230.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −2.5% | −2.4% | −9.2% | −23.7% | −16.3% | −2.5% | −20.5% | −8.5% | −30.9% | −69.2% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.8% | 0.4% | −2.9% | −14.2% | −8.5% | −1.3% | −15.7% | −3.5% | −11.3% | −17.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | 21.3% | — | 0.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.7% | 1.1% | 23.0% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $9.99 | $15.21 | $5.42 | $3.83 | $7.02 | $25.83 | $4.69 | $8.55 | $3.87 | $3.50 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $3.25 | $2.96 | $2.66 | $2.61 | $2.22 | $2.20 | $1.33 | $0.82 | $0.58 | $0.25 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.25 | −$0.36 | −$0.50 | −$0.91 | −$1.14 | −$0.66 | −$0.96 | −$0.73 | −$1.19 | −$2.42 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.38 | $0.23 | $0.03 | −$0.44 | −$0.45 | −$0.20 | −$0.69 | −$0.24 | −$0.35 | −$0.59 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.38 | $0.07 | −$0.16 | −$0.54 | −$0.59 | −$0.34 | −$0.74 | −$0.30 | −$0.44 | −$0.60 |
| Cash per share | $0.43 | $0.48 | $0.78 | $0.60 | $1.72 | $0.98 | $0.24 | $0.83 | $0.42 | $0.36 |
| Book value per share | $0.39 | $0.79 | $0.57 | $0.92 | $1.59 | $0.82 | $0.19 | $0.85 | $0.15 | $0.08 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$1.16 | −$0.63 | −$0.26 | $0.05 | $1.29 | $0.51 | −$0.10 | $0.45 | −$0.46 | −$0.68 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | $1.15 | — | $0.06 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.18 | $0.11 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.09 | $0.01 |
| Debt per share | $1.06 | $0.61 | $0.63 | $0.21 | $0.09 | $0.22 | $0.12 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Shares outstanding | 12.4M | 11.9M | 11.8M | 11.5M | 11.0M | 9.3M | 8.1M | 6.9M | 4.7M | 4.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +4.4% | +1.0% | +2.5% | +4.0% | +18.5% | +14.9% | +17.6% | +46.8% | +18.6% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −43.2% | −52.7% | −67.9% | −74.0% | −100.1% | −133.3% | −209.2% | −152.8% | — | −310.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −21.2% | −33.6% | −85.1% | −287.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −9.9% | −15.4% | −23.5% | −38.8% | −53.1% | −44.7% | −85.3% | −71.0% | −117.8% | −165.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | −23.6% | −33.2% | −37.4% | −72.5% | −48.6% | −39.8% | −115.5% | −79.2% | −258.5% | −649.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.7% | 2.2% | −5.9% | −20.9% | −26.7% | −15.6% | −55.6% | −36.6% | −74.7% | −239.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $13.2M | $7.2M | $7.5M | $2.5M | $967,000 | $2.0M | $968,000 | $81,322 | $32,937 | $23,800 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $5.3M | $5.7M | $9.2M | $6.9M | $19.0M | $9.1M | $2.0M | $5.7M | $2.0M | $1.4M |
| Net debt | $7.9M | $1.6M | −$1.8M | −$4.4M | −$18.0M | −$7.1M | −$1.0M | −$5.7M | −$1.9M | −$1.4M |
| Debt / equity | 2.75 | 0.77 | 1.11 | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.26 | 0.62 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Debt / assets | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.88 | 1.05 | 1.28 | 1.17 | 2.21 | 1.62 | 0.83 | 2.22 | 0.49 | 0.35 |
| Quick ratio | 0.88 | 1.05 | 1.28 | 1.17 | 2.20 | 1.61 | 0.78 | 2.15 | 0.49 | 0.35 |
| Interest coverage | -3.4 | -3.9 | -64.1 | — | — | -49.2 | -102.9 | -25.7 | -4.9 | -6.6 |
| Working capital | −$1.8M | $549,000 | $3.2M | $1.9M | $13.6M | $5.6M | −$1.1M | $3.4M | −$2.2M | −$2.7M |
| Invested capital | $12.7M | $11.0M | $4.9M | $6.1M | −$402,000 | $558,000 | $562,000 | $214,165 | −$1.2M | −$1.1M |
| Tangible asset value | −$14.4M | −$7.5M | −$3.1M | $547,000 | $14.3M | $4.8M | −$850,000 | $3.1M | −$2.2M | −$2.7M |
| Net current asset value | −$14.8M | −$8.2M | −$4.0M | −$873,000 | $13.1M | $4.0M | −$2.0M | $2.9M | −$2.2M | −$2.7M |
| Graham net-net per share | −$1.39 | −$0.86 | −$0.50 | −$0.25 | $1.02 | $0.25 | −$0.38 | $0.40 | −$0.49 | −$0.69 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | $13.6M | — | $622,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | $4.6M | $2.0M | $1.1M | $756,000 | $622,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 97.4% | 255.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.1% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 15.5% | 4.3% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 1.1% | 71.1% | 678.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.02 | 0.70 | 0.82 | 0.47 | 0.99 | 1.11 | 0.39 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.07 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 12.5% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 15.3% | 31.1% | 20.2% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 65.3% | 115.6% |
| R&D / revenue | 11.4% | 14.4% | 22.3% | 20.3% | 21.6% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 34.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 74.8% | 74.6% | 74.5% | 90.4% | 116.7% | 99.7% | 125.8% | 131.0% | 188.1% | 330.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 56.5 | 55.8 | 59.7 | 65.5 | 77.5 | 73.2 | 55.8 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 273.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 1.3 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 16.3 | 23.1 | 24.5 | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 181.8 | 156.1 | 125.4 | 151.5 | 170.9 | 96.8 | 44.2 | 12.2 | 43.3 | 152.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -125.2 | -100.3 | -64.4 | -82.2 | -85.8 | -7.3 | 34.7 | 21.2 | -33.3 | 121.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.46 | 6.54 | 6.11 | 5.58 | 4.71 | 4.99 | 6.54 | 40.69 | 36.41 | 1.33 |
| Payables turnover | 2.01 | 2.34 | 2.91 | 2.41 | 2.14 | 3.77 | 8.26 | 29.82 | 8.43 | 2.39 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 284.65 | 94.99 | 48.01 | 22.36 | 15.81 | 14.92 | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.49 | 1.18 | 0.80 | 0.58 | 0.17 |
| Average receivables | $6.2M | $5.4M | $5.1M | $5.4M | $5.2M | $4.1M | $1.6M | $139,100 | $75,231 | $745,660 |
| Average payables | $4.4M | $3.1M | $2.4M | $3.0M | $2.9M | $1.6M | $533,272 | $88,086 | $164,152 | $512,784 |
| Average inventory | — | — | $24,500 | $76,000 | $127,500 | $266,601 | $278,604 | $176,006 | — | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 59.6% | 56.9% | 38.4% | 41.1% | 11.3% | 15.5% | 26.4% | 30.3% | 56.9% | 67.1% |
Computed from AEYE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 12, 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.
AEYE valuation and financial ratios
AudioEye earned a return on equity of −43.2% and a return on invested capital of −21.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $13.2 million of debt and $5.3 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $7.9 million. It returned $4.6 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $4.6 million in share buybacks, 97% of free cash flow. The share count rose 213.8% from 4.0M to 12.4M over 9 years.
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AEYE key metrics FAQ
What is AudioEye's EV/EBITDA?
AudioEye's enterprise value was 91.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $131.9 million, EBITDA $1.4 million).
What is AudioEye's return on equity?
AudioEye's return on equity (ROE) was −43.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$3.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $7.1 million.
What is AudioEye's ROIC?
AudioEye's return on invested capital was −21.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does AudioEye have?
AudioEye had total debt of $13.2 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.75 and $7.9 million of net debt (5.51 times EBITDA).
Does AudioEye buy back its shares?
Yes. AudioEye spent $4.6 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +4.4% over the year, to 12.4M..
What is AudioEye's free cash flow yield?
AudioEye generated $4.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.8% on its market value at year-end ($124.0 million).
What is AudioEye's current ratio?
AudioEye's current ratio was 0.88 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.88 times current liabilities.