Birchtech Corp. (BCHT) Key Metrics

NYSE American: BCHTValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

BCHT valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$31.0M
Enterprise value
$33.9M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
9.9
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
1.6
10-yr median 2.5
Price / book
5.6
EV / EBITDA
68.7
10-yr median 23.7
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.93

BCHT key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

Price / sales+47.2%
4.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 2.1 (−4.0%)2017: 0.7 (−67.7%)2018: 1.5 (+117.8%)2019: 1.3 (−14.3%)2020: 6.1 (+379.3%)2021: 3.9 (−36.2%)2022: 1.1 (−72.2%)2023: 5.1 (+369.9%)2024: 2.8 (−45.1%)2025: 4.1 (+47.2%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield+9.1 pts
−1.0%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 2.3% (+15.5 pts)2017: −6.8% (−9.1 pts)2018: −6.6% (+0.3 pts)2019: −10.8% (−4.3 pts)2020: −2.5% (+8.4 pts)2021: 0.4% (+2.9 pts)2022: 0.3% (−0.1 pts)2023: 21.4% (+21.2 pts)2024: −10.1% (−31.6 pts)2025: −1.0% (+9.1 pts)
20162025

BCHT valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

BCHT returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

BCHT debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

BCHT price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

BCHT key metrics

2016–2025
Birchtech Corp. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$72.4M$48.6M$89.7M$23.4M$50.7M$49.8M$14.5M$18.3M$18.8M$68.4M
Enterprise value$70.5M$45.4M$79.9M$31.8M$61.8M$64.6M$27.2M$31.7M$30.3M$75.1M
P/E ratio——15.8———————
Price / sales4.12.85.11.13.96.11.31.50.72.1
Price / book—40.8————————
Price / free cash flow——4.7388.4259.8————44.4
Price / operating cash flow——4.7329.7245.9————21.2
EV / sales4.02.64.51.54.87.92.42.61.12.3
EV / EBITDA——10.356.7————22.225.3
EV / free cash flow——4.2528.4317.0————48.8
Earnings yield−4.2%−22.2%6.3%−6.8%−7.2%−11.7%−41.9%−26.4%−15.5%−22.8%
Free cash flow yield−1.0%−10.1%21.4%0.3%0.4%−2.5%−10.8%−6.6%−6.8%2.3%
Share price at fiscal year-end$3.75$2.55$4.60$1.30$2.95$3.20$0.95$1.20$1.25$6.75
Per share
Revenue per share$0.91$0.91$0.90$1.20$0.76$0.52$0.75$0.81$1.83$3.19
Earnings per share−$0.16−$0.57$0.29−$0.09−$0.21−$0.37−$0.40−$0.32−$0.19−$1.54
Operating cash flow per share−$0.04−$0.22$0.99$0.00$0.01−$0.08−$0.10−$0.07−$0.03$0.32
Free cash flow per share−$0.04−$0.26$0.99$0.00$0.01−$0.08−$0.10−$0.08−$0.09$0.15
Cash per share$0.12$0.18$1.07$0.08$0.08$0.04$0.10$0.04$0.16$0.77
Book value per share−$0.09$0.06$0.00−$0.41−$0.60−$0.85−$0.58−$0.57−$0.29−$0.36
Tangible book value per share−$0.16−$0.02−$0.08−$0.52−$0.72−$1.00−$0.75−$0.75−$0.50−$0.43
Capex per share$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.05$0.17
Debt per share$0.01$0.02$0.58$0.55$0.73$0.99$0.93$0.92$0.93$1.43
Shares outstanding19.3M19.1M19.5M18.0M17.2M15.6M15.3M15.2M15.0M10.1M
Change in shares outstanding+1.3%−2.2%+8.3%+4.9%+10.3%+1.7%+0.5%+1.4%+48.2%+14.7%
Returns & profitability
Return on invested capital (ROIC)———74.0%−54.3%−93.8%−61.5%−36.6%0.2%—
Return on assets (ROA)−31.0%−56.0%30.1%−18.1%−46.8%−70.0%−70.4%−47.9%−20.8%−134.7%
Return on tangible assets−38.1%−123.3%21.3%−21.3%−60.3%−115.2%−90.5%−90.8%−32.4%−102.9%
Free cash flow margin−4.1%−28.2%109.1%0.3%1.5%−15.2%−13.8%−9.7%−4.6%4.8%
Income quality (OCF / net income)——3.39———————
Financial health
Total debt$263,490$306,223$11.2M$9.9M$12.5M$15.4M$14.2M$14.0M$13.9M$14.5M
Cash & short-term investments$2.2M$3.5M$20.9M$1.5M$1.4M$591,019$1.5M$584,877$2.4M$7.8M
Net debt−$2.0M−$3.1M−$9.7M$8.4M$11.2M$14.8M$12.7M$13.4M$11.5M$6.8M
Debt / equity—0.26186.07———————
Debt / assets0.030.030.401.061.542.091.531.741.150.91
Net debt / EBITDA——−1.2515.01————8.432.27
Current ratio0.470.6911.451.720.240.700.921.050.951.84
Quick ratio0.420.6211.081.410.180.540.790.860.851.75
Interest coverage-218.0-26.6-6.40.6-0.3-1.2-1.4-1.40.00.5
Working capital−$5.7M−$2.7M$22.8M$2.3M−$11.7M−$996,367−$301,670$131,518−$359,963$5.5M
Invested capital−$3.7M−$2.0M−$9.6M$1.0M$912,592$1.6M$3.8M$4.8M$7.1M$3.1M
Tangible asset value−$3.0M−$307,602−$1.6M−$9.3M−$12.4M−$15.5M−$11.4M−$11.4M−$7.5M−$4.4M
Net current asset value−$5.9M−$3.0M−$3.3M−$11.2M−$14.6M−$18.2M−$14.6M−$13.8M−$10.3M−$7.4M
Graham number——$0.14———————
Graham net-net per share−$0.36−$0.21−$0.24−$0.70−$0.91−$1.21−$1.01−$0.96−$0.77−$0.87
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue0.2%4.7%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%1.1%2.9%5.2%
Capex / operating cash flow——0.0%15.1%5.3%————52.3%
Capex / depreciation0.083.260.000.020.020.000.000.080.360.53
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.7%6.3%3.0%3.1%7.4%21.0%15.9%4.0%5.6%3.6%
R&D / revenue9.2%—————————
SG&A / revenue48.7%81.7%80.6%28.3%45.6%72.8%————
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding40.651.460.632.029.952.345.867.943.026.5
Days of inventory on hand18.825.126.825.837.636.022.423.312.226.3
Days payables outstanding93.257.867.565.289.2110.377.472.959.144.4
Cash conversion cycle (days)-33.818.719.8-7.3-21.7-22.0-9.218.3-3.98.5
Receivables turnover8.997.116.0211.4012.216.987.975.388.4813.75
Payables turnover3.926.325.405.604.093.314.725.016.188.23
Inventory turnover19.4614.5513.6314.139.7110.1316.3015.6529.9813.85
Asset turnover1.810.900.942.471.680.981.321.221.972.79
Average receivables$2.0M$2.4M$2.9M$1.9M$1.1M$1.2M$1.4M$2.3M$3.2M$2.4M
Average payables$2.7M$1.6M$2.3M$2.6M$1.9M$1.6M$1.8M$1.8M$3.1M$2.8M
Average inventory$534,950$708,488$893,148$1.0M$817,764$536,812$511,457$584,498$634,326$1.7M
Intangibles / total assets14.0%14.6%6.0%20.4%26.0%31.4%27.3%34.0%25.8%4.4%

Computed from BCHT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 31, 2025) 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.

BCHT valuation and financial ratios

It ended the year with $0.3 million of debt and $2.2 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $2.0 million. The share count rose 90.7% from 10.1M to 19.3M over 9 years.

See the BCHT income statement, the BCHT chart for price history, or the BCHT stock overview for the latest quote and news.

BCHT key metrics FAQ

How much debt does Birchtech have?

Birchtech had total debt of $0.3 million at the end of fiscal 2025 and more cash than debt.

What is Birchtech's free cash flow yield?

Birchtech generated -$0.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −1.0% on its market value at year-end ($72.4 million).

What is Birchtech's current ratio?

Birchtech's current ratio was 0.47 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.47 times current liabilities.

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