CKX Lands, Inc. (CKX) Key Metrics
CKX valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $21.5M
- Enterprise value
- $4.9M
- P/E (TTM)
- 7.0 10-yr median 54.4
- Forward P/E
- 21.7
- PEG ratio
- 1.25
- Price / sales
- 31.0 10-yr median 20.0
- Price / book
- 1.0 10-yr median 1.3
- EV / EBITDA
- 49.5 10-yr median 96.6
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- −0.07
CKX key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCKX valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CKX returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CKX per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CKX financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CKX efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CKX valuation history
CKX returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CKX debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CKX cash returned to shareholders
CKX price vs earnings per share
CKX key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $18.7M | $25.9M | $26.1M | $19.5M | $21.8M | $18.5M | $18.1M | $20.0M | $19.8M | $21.5M |
| Enterprise value | $707,333 | $16.6M | $17.2M | $11.4M | $14.0M | $11.6M | $11.7M | $14.6M | $15.5M | $17.0M |
| P/E ratio | 6.2 | 103.5 | 182.3 | — | 26.6 | 54.4 | 72.4 | 18.0 | 37.8 | 125.8 |
| Price / sales | 22.3 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 29.2 | 27.5 | 22.3 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 24.9 |
| Price / book | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 40.7 | 126.4 | 30.4 | 50.7 | — | 141.2 | 107.8 | 107.6 | 79.4 | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 40.7 | 126.4 | 29.7 | 47.1 | — | 131.8 | 93.0 | 82.9 | 48.9 | 76.4 |
| EV / sales | 0.8 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 19.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 0.2 | 464.9 | — | — | 347.4 | 418.6 | 103.4 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 89.9 |
| EV / free cash flow | 1.5 | 80.9 | 20.1 | 29.6 | — | 88.8 | 69.6 | 78.4 | 62.4 | — |
| Earnings yield | 16.1% | 1.0% | 0.5% | −6.8% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 0.8% |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.5% | 0.8% | 3.3% | 2.0% | −1.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% | −9.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $9.15 | $12.60 | $12.96 | $9.95 | $11.20 | $9.51 | $9.32 | $10.31 | $10.18 | $11.05 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $0.41 | $0.74 | $0.74 | $0.56 | $0.38 | $0.35 | $0.42 | $0.62 | $0.59 | $0.44 |
| Earnings per share | $1.47 | $0.12 | $0.07 | −$0.67 | $0.42 | $0.17 | $0.13 | $0.57 | $0.27 | $0.09 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.22 | $0.10 | $0.44 | $0.21 | −$0.14 | $0.07 | $0.10 | $0.12 | $0.21 | $0.14 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.22 | $0.10 | $0.43 | $0.20 | −$0.15 | $0.07 | $0.09 | $0.10 | $0.13 | −$1.09 |
| Cash per share | $8.80 | $4.54 | $4.51 | $4.16 | $4.07 | $3.59 | $3.33 | $2.82 | $2.20 | $2.29 |
| Book value per share | $10.48 | $9.04 | $9.11 | $8.89 | $8.55 | $8.13 | $7.95 | $7.82 | $7.37 | $7.20 |
| Tangible book value per share | $10.48 | $9.04 | $9.11 | $8.83 | $8.55 | $8.13 | $7.95 | $7.82 | $7.37 | $7.20 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.10 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.08 | $1.24 |
| Debt per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.02 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Shares outstanding | 2.0M | 2.1M | 2.0M | 2.0M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.4% | +2.2% | +2.7% | +0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 15.0% | 1.4% | 0.8% | −7.7% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 7.6% | 3.7% | 1.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% | −16.1% | 9.1% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 10.5% | 4.9% | 1.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 14.6% | 1.3% | 0.8% | −7.6% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 7.4% | 3.6% | 1.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | 13.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | −7.5% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 1.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 54.8% | 13.5% | 57.6% | 34.8% | −38.5% | 19.5% | 20.7% | 15.6% | 21.8% | −246.3% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.15 | 0.82 | 6.13 | — | −0.32 | 0.41 | 0.78 | 0.22 | 0.77 | 1.65 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $0 | $0 | $212,279 | $37,626 | $111,123 | $110,786 | $62,253 | $36,989 | $50,354 | $23,467 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $18.0M | $9.3M | $9.1M | $8.2M | $7.9M | $7.0M | $6.5M | $5.5M | $4.3M | $4.5M |
| Net debt | −$18.0M | −$9.3M | −$8.9M | −$8.1M | −$7.8M | −$6.9M | −$6.4M | −$5.4M | −$4.2M | −$4.4M |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −4.53 | −261.96 | — | — | −194.24 | −247.00 | −56.73 | −11.09 | −8.09 | −23.36 |
| Current ratio | 24.73 | 36.26 | 18.95 | 31.10 | 30.62 | 20.67 | 29.11 | 25.97 | 20.31 | 34.25 |
| Quick ratio | 24.73 | 36.26 | 18.95 | 31.10 | 32.54 | 22.14 | 43.17 | 27.10 | 32.00 | 59.52 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | -14.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | — | — | — |
| Working capital | $17.3M | $9.3M | $8.9M | $8.0M | $7.7M | $6.7M | $6.4M | $5.4M | $4.3M | $4.4M |
| Invested capital | $3.4M | $9.3M | $9.5M | $9.3M | $8.8M | $8.9M | $9.0M | $9.8M | $10.1M | $9.6M |
| Tangible asset value | $21.4M | $18.6M | $18.3M | $17.3M | $16.6M | $15.8M | $15.4M | $15.2M | $14.3M | $14.0M |
| Net current asset value | $17.2M | $9.3M | $8.9M | $8.0M | $7.5M | $6.5M | $6.2M | $5.2M | $4.1M | $4.1M |
| Graham number | $18.63 | $4.98 | $3.82 | — | $9.01 | $5.65 | $4.80 | $10.05 | $6.68 | $3.77 |
| Graham net-net per share | $8.41 | $4.44 | $4.30 | $4.07 | $3.73 | $3.22 | $2.34 | $2.59 | $1.37 | $1.23 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $233,099 | $194,250 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $147,614 | $208,854 | $87,156 | $176,592 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 20.9% | 37.2% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 32.1% | 102.0% | 10.2% | 45.9% | — | — | 0.0% | 125.2% | 78.0% | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 278.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 7.1% | — | 6.7% | 13.8% | 22.9% | 38.4% | 857.4% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.19 | 5.81 | 8.75 | 2.84 | 11.36 | 14.27 | 9.21 | 1,085.46 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.0% | 14.7% | 56.7% | 208.8% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 82.0% | 93.4% | 97.6% | 260.1% | 87.5% | 90.1% | 76.3% | 48.0% | 43.3% | 71.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 26.1 | 21.9 | 28.4 | 29.2 | 36.6 | 54.7 | 49.8 | 35.4 | 28.0 | 26.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | — | — | -3,312.3 | -15,985.2 | -7,697.1 | -3,830.2 | -7,555.2 | -19,490.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 377.9 | 554.7 | 565.9 | 297.4 | 731.1 | 747.5 | 597.9 | 559.3 | 420.3 | 520.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -351.8 | -532.7 | -537.5 | -268.1 | -4,006.8 | -16,678.0 | -8,245.2 | -4,354.2 | -7,947.6 | -19,983.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 14.00 | 16.64 | 12.85 | 12.48 | 9.98 | 6.68 | 7.33 | 10.32 | 13.05 | 13.58 |
| Payables turnover | 0.97 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 1.23 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.87 | 0.70 |
| Asset turnover | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| Average receivables | $59,912 | $91,430 | $115,582 | $88,581 | $74,627 | $100,650 | $110,624 | $115,765 | $87,735 | $63,578 |
| Average payables | $70,202 | $105,790 | $98,392 | $74,374 | $110,954 | $86,520 | $133,707 | $206,164 | $164,815 | $88,433 |
| Average inventory | — | — | — | — | −$502,714 | −$1.9M | −$1.7M | −$1.4M | −$3.0M | −$3.3M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from CKX'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.
CKX valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), CKX Lands traded at 6.2 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 54.4. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 7.0 and the forward P/E is 21.7. CKX Lands earned a return on equity of 15.0% and a return on invested capital of 1.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $0 of debt and $18.0 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $18.0 million. It returned $0.1 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $0.1 million in share buybacks, 32% of free cash flow. The share count rose 5.3% from 1.9M to 2.0M over 9 years.
See the CKX income statement, the CKX chart for price history, or the CKX stock overview for the latest quote and news.
CKX key metrics FAQ
What is CKX Lands's P/E ratio?
CKX Lands's trailing P/E ratio is 7.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 21.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 6.2, compared with a 10-year median of 54.4.
What is CKX Lands's EV/EBITDA?
CKX Lands's enterprise value was 0.2 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $0.7 million, EBITDA $4.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 49.5.
What is CKX Lands's return on equity?
CKX Lands's return on equity (ROE) was 15.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $3.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $20.0 million.
What is CKX Lands's ROIC?
CKX Lands's return on invested capital was 1.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does CKX Lands have?
CKX Lands had total debt of $0 at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00 and more cash than debt.
Does CKX Lands buy back its shares?
Yes. CKX Lands spent $0.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.4% over the year, to 2.0M..
What is CKX Lands's free cash flow yield?
CKX Lands generated $0.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 2.5% on its market value at year-end ($18.7 million).
What is CKX Lands's current ratio?
CKX Lands's current ratio was 24.73 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 24.73 times current liabilities.