AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (AQB) Key Metrics

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

AQB valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026
Market cap
$5.7M
Enterprise value
$8.7M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
—
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
2.5
10-yr median 17.3
Price / book
1.9
10-yr median 0.3
EV / EBITDA
0.0
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.48

AQB key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

Free cash flow yield+451.9 pts
−242.6%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2020: −5.8%2021: −18.0% (−12.1 pts)2022: −163.0% (−145.0 pts)2023: −850.0% (−687.1 pts)2024: −694.5% (+155.5 pts)2025: −242.6% (+451.9 pts)
20162025

AQB valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

AQB returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

AQB debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

AQB price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

AQB key metrics

2016–2025
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$3.6M$2.4M$11.0M$54.3M$145.8M$318.3M————
Enterprise value$6.6M$5.5M$7.9M−$38.5M−$35.0M$231.7M————
Price / sales——4.417.3124.1—————
Price / book—0.20.10.30.72.8————
EV / sales——3.2-12.3-29.8—————
Earnings yield−513.2%−6,170.3%−251.5%−40.8%−15.3%−5.2%————
Free cash flow yield−242.6%−694.5%−850.0%−163.0%−18.0%−5.8%————
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)————0.0%0.0%————
Share price at fiscal year-end$0.93$0.63$2.85$15.28$42.00$175.20$43.40$41.00$70.40—
Per share
Revenue per share$0.00$0.00$0.64$0.88$0.34$0.07————
Earnings per share−$4.77−$38.65−$7.17−$6.24−$6.43−$9.03————
Operating cash flow per share−$2.26−$3.59−$6.30−$5.91−$5.90−$7.86————
Free cash flow per share−$2.26−$4.35−$24.23−$24.90−$7.54−$10.24————
Cash per share$0.13$0.06$2.13$28.61$54.80$52.70————
Book value per share−$0.49$4.10$42.93$54.02$61.60$63.22————
Tangible book value per share−$0.49$4.10$42.88$115.29$128.26$63.09————
Capex per share$0.00$0.76$17.92$18.99$1.65$2.38————
Debt per share$0.91$0.86$1.33$2.50$2.72$5.03————
Shares outstanding3.9M3.9M3.8M3.6M3.5M1.8M————
Change in shares outstanding+0.4%+0.4%+8.2%+2.4%+91.0%—————
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)—−165.0%−15.4%−10.9%−13.6%−23.7%−56.3%−50.4%−92.5%−858.9%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−31.7%−8.4%−8.3%−26.7%−57.0%−47.3%−41.8%−36.9%−66.6%−309.5%
Return on assets (ROA)−83.3%−134.6%−13.7%−10.0%−12.6%−21.0%−45.7%−40.4%−62.9%−203.0%
Return on tangible assets−178.8%−438.0%−14.7%−5.1%−4.9%−13.1%−44.1%−38.0%−39.6%−159.3%
Financial health
Total debt$3.5M$3.3M$5.1M$8.9M$9.4M$9.1M$5.0M$3.6M$3.1M$2.7M
Cash & short-term investments$501,295$230,362$8.2M$101.7M$190.2M$95.8M$2.8M$3.0M$506,283$3.3M
Net debt$3.0M$3.1M−$3.1M−$92.8M−$180.8M−$86.6M$2.2M$588,877$2.6M−$672,342
Debt / equity—0.210.030.050.040.080.210.150.171.31
Debt / assets0.340.100.030.040.040.070.170.130.130.47
Current ratio1.180.702.106.8732.7946.912.653.830.513.45
Quick ratio1.180.701.986.7232.5846.171.923.750.453.45
Interest coverage-19.5-4.2-45.0-76.7-69.9-106.6-209.2-465.7-428.7-20.0
Working capital$1.6M−$4.9M$16.2M$90.6M$187.1M$95.6M$2.8M$2.6M−$1.3M$2.5M
Invested capital$1.1M$18.9M$161.9M$99.2M$33.0M$28.3M$26.0M$23.8M$20.6M$1.4M
Tangible asset value−$1.9M$15.8M$164.8M$409.6M$445.2M$114.6M$23.5M$22.9M$17.6M$1.6M
Net current asset value−$1.9M−$6.9M$8.5M$84.1M$178.4M$86.8M−$2.0M−$926,140−$4.4M−$107,778
Graham net-net per share−$3.03−$4.66−$3.34$22.77$50.77$47.14————
Capital allocation
Dividends paid————————$0—
Share buybacks (net)————$0$0$0$0$0$0
Capex / revenue——2,785.7%2,151.0%486.4%3,387.8%1,326.7%4,856.6%35,750.1%—
Capex / depreciation—3.2431.9233.333.202.891.934.87102.997.12
Stock-based compensation / revenue——21.9%17.1%33.6%342.1%467.1%311.6%229.2%—
R&D / revenue——20.5%28.8%182.6%1,852.2%1,263.5%4,092.6%6,329.1%—
SG&A / revenue——506.1%348.3%882.3%5,742.4%3,980.0%5,165.1%8,859.3%—
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding——63.20.07.3145.6167.3647.61,194.3—
Days of inventory on hand——48.548.147.175.366.849.2266.9—
Days payables outstanding—4,484.6288.0218.586.644.060.1288.51,631.91,943.3
Cash conversion cycle (days)——-176.3-170.4-32.2177.0174.0408.3-170.6—
Receivables turnover—0.005.783,136,954.0050.342.512.180.560.310.00
Payables turnover—0.081.271.674.228.306.081.270.220.19
Inventory turnover——7.527.597.754.855.467.421.37—
Asset turnover0.000.000.010.010.010.000.010.000.000.00
Average receivables—$427,928$427,928$1$23,340$50,938$85,590$149,954$174,334$103,320
Average payables$5.2M$11.1M$12.1M$8.2M$2.6M$804,666$588,180$728,418$1.1M$819,880
Average inventory——$2.0M$1.8M$1.4M$1.4M$654,079$124,236$172,363—
Intangibles / total assets0.0%0.0%0.1%−101.8%−101.3%0.2%0.9%1.3%1.6%6.8%

Computed from AQB's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 31, 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.

AQB valuation and financial ratios

AquaBounty Technologies earned a return on invested capital of −31.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $3.5 million of debt and $0.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $3.0 million.

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AQB key metrics FAQ

What is AquaBounty Technologies's ROIC?

AquaBounty Technologies's return on invested capital was −31.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does AquaBounty Technologies have?

AquaBounty Technologies had total debt of $3.5 million at the end of fiscal 2025.

What is AquaBounty Technologies's free cash flow yield?

AquaBounty Technologies generated -$8.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −242.6% on its market value at year-end ($3.6 million).

What is AquaBounty Technologies's current ratio?

AquaBounty Technologies's current ratio was 1.18 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.18 times current liabilities.

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