Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (CLWT) Key Metrics

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

CLWT valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$10.7M
Enterprise value
$7.2M
P/E (TTM)
72.5
10-yr median 16.6
Forward P/E
7.1
PEG ratio
0.57
Price / sales
0.8
10-yr median 0.7
Price / book
0.7
10-yr median 0.6
EV / EBITDA
5.6
10-yr median 8.3
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.84

CLWT key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

P/E ratio+297.6%
58.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 31.72017: 14.4 (−54.5%)2018: 66.8 (+362.8%)2020: 13.02021: 16.6 (+28.4%)2022: 30.0 (+80.2%)2023: 6.9 (−76.9%)2024: 14.6 (+110.9%)2025: 58.1 (+297.6%)
20162025
Price / sales−1.4%
0.7
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.3 (−0.1%)2017: 0.4 (+20.8%)2018: 0.3 (−25.7%)2019: 0.3 (+2.4%)2020: 0.7 (+149.2%)2021: 0.8 (+3.1%)2022: 0.7 (−3.8%)2023: 0.7 (−4.5%)2024: 0.7 (−1.3%)2025: 0.7 (−1.4%)
20162025
Price / book−14.3%
0.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.5 (+20.4%)2017: 0.4 (−9.9%)2018: 0.4 (−5.8%)2019: 0.4 (−10.6%)2020: 0.7 (+98.5%)2021: 1.2 (+65.8%)2022: 0.8 (−32.2%)2023: 0.8 (+0.9%)2024: 0.7 (−15.9%)2025: 0.6 (−14.3%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−19.3 pts
−12.1%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 1.3% (+51.4 pts)2017: 9.3% (+8.0 pts)2018: −24.3% (−33.6 pts)2019: −5.5% (+18.8 pts)2020: −20.5% (−15.0 pts)2021: 13.4% (+33.9 pts)2022: 4.1% (−9.3 pts)2023: −0.7% (−4.8 pts)2024: 7.2% (+7.9 pts)2025: −12.1% (−19.3 pts)
20162025

CLWT valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

CLWT returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

CLWT debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

CLWT cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

CLWT price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

CLWT key metrics

2016–2025
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$9.1M$10.7M$12.7M$11.1M$16.4M$10.0M$5.2M$5.9M$6.8M$7.3M
Enterprise value$4.3M$5.0M$7.6M$5.9M$11.8M$7.0M$165,381$633,441$3.5M$4.3M
P/E ratio58.114.66.930.016.613.0—66.814.431.7
Price / sales0.70.70.70.70.80.70.30.30.40.3
Price / book0.60.70.80.81.20.70.40.40.40.5
Price / free cash flow—13.8—24.47.5———10.878.7
Price / operating cash flow—13.7—24.07.5———10.547.8
EV / sales0.30.30.40.40.60.50.00.00.20.2
EV / EBITDA—4.74.436.38.912.5——7.6—
EV / free cash flow—6.5—12.95.4———5.646.1
Earnings yield1.7%6.8%14.4%3.3%6.0%7.7%−2.8%1.5%6.9%3.2%
Free cash flow yield−12.1%7.2%−0.7%4.1%13.4%−20.5%−5.5%−24.3%9.3%1.3%
Dividend yield0.0%5.8%0.1%4.2%6.3%13.0%25.0%24.6%0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)3.5%5.8%0.2%4.2%6.3%13.0%25.0%24.6%0.0%0.0%
Share price at fiscal year-end$1.20$1.39$1.64$1.43$2.13$1.29$0.90$0.76$0.88$0.95
Per share
Revenue per share$1.74$1.99$2.32$1.93$2.77$1.73$3.02$2.60$2.24$2.91
Earnings per share$0.02$0.10$0.24$0.05$0.13$0.10−$0.03$0.01$0.06$0.03
Operating cash flow per share−$0.14$0.10−$0.01$0.06$0.28−$0.26−$0.05−$0.17$0.08$0.02
Free cash flow per share−$0.14$0.10−$0.01$0.06$0.28−$0.26−$0.05−$0.18$0.08$0.01
Cash per share$0.68$0.75$0.71$0.73$0.68$0.46$1.04$0.68$0.44$0.49
Book value per share$2.05$2.04$2.02$1.78$1.80$1.80$2.51$1.89$2.07$2.00
Tangible book value per share$1.91$1.90$1.89$1.50$1.52$1.53$2.14$1.61$1.79$1.72
Dividends per share$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.06$0.13$0.17$0.23$0.19$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.01
Debt per share$0.04$0.01$0.05$0.05$0.08$0.07$0.17$0.00$0.01$0.09
Shares outstanding7.6M7.7M7.7M7.7M7.7M7.7M5.8M7.7M7.7M7.7M
Change in shares outstanding−1.5%−0.1%−0.1%−0.0%−0.0%+34.4%−25.6%0.0%−0.0%−0.1%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)1.0%4.7%12.4%2.7%7.1%5.4%−1.0%0.6%3.0%1.5%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−1.9%3.5%−2.5%7.2%12.0%−12.2%−3.7%−7.6%−4.3%−4.2%
Return on assets (ROA)0.7%3.4%8.8%1.8%4.8%3.6%−0.6%0.4%2.0%1.0%
Return on tangible assets0.8%3.7%8.7%2.1%5.2%4.3%−0.7%0.4%2.2%1.1%
Free cash flow margin−8.3%5.0%−0.5%3.0%10.3%−15.3%−1.6%−7.1%3.7%0.4%
Income quality (OCF / net income)−6.971.06−0.041.252.23−2.65—−15.281.380.66
Financial health
Total debt$329,000$92,000$368,000$422,000$592,000$573,000$951,000$24,000$97,000$720,000
Cash & short-term investments$5.2M$5.8M$5.5M$5.6M$5.3M$3.5M$6.0M$5.3M$3.4M$3.8M
Net debt−$4.9M−$5.7M−$5.1M−$5.2M−$4.7M−$2.9M−$5.0M−$5.2M−$3.3M−$3.0M
Debt / equity0.020.010.020.030.040.040.070.000.010.05
Debt / assets0.020.000.020.020.030.030.040.000.000.03
Net debt / EBITDA—−5.37−2.96−32.34−3.55−5.27——−7.03—
Current ratio2.012.301.882.111.801.891.801.801.451.48
Quick ratio1.942.181.761.981.711.831.721.751.381.43
Interest coverage—386.0-35.695.7404.0-128.5-109.0-151.3-52.2-35.3
Working capital$4.7M$5.2M$4.9M$5.0M$5.1M$4.9M$5.3M$6.0M$3.0M$3.1M
Invested capital$10.8M$10.0M$10.6M$8.6M$9.2M$11.0M$9.4M$9.3M$12.7M$12.4M
Tangible asset value$15.5M$15.6M$15.4M$12.7M$12.7M$12.3M$13.2M$13.4M$15.0M$14.5M
Net current asset value$4.5M$5.2M$4.9M$4.9M$5.1M$4.8M$5.1M$6.0M$3.0M$3.1M
Graham number$0.98$2.09$3.28$1.38$2.27$2.01—$0.70$1.69$1.16
Graham net-net per share$0.43$0.42$0.32$0.37$0.26$0.13$0.45$0.34$0.01$0.14
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$0$617,000$14,000$464,000$1.0M$1.3M$1.3M$1.4M$149$0
Share buybacks (net)$319,000$7,000$14,000$0$0——$0$0$0
Dividend payout ratio0.0%84.1%0.8%125.7%104.2%168.9%——0.0%0.0%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow—80.4%—102.2%46.9%———0.0%0.0%
Capex / revenue0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.4%0.1%0.3%
Capex / operating cash flow—0.6%—1.5%0.2%———2.8%39.2%
Capex / depreciation0.040.030.330.210.110.220.301.420.301.09
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.0%0.1%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.1%−2.9%−5.5%−4.6%
R&D / revenue—23.6%24.1%20.0%0.3%3.7%0.2%0.9%0.9%2.1%
SG&A / revenue29.5%26.4%22.9%30.0%23.0%40.2%27.9%23.6%28.6%24.9%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding71.555.951.171.966.9111.9110.193.794.779.2
Days of inventory on hand16.120.417.220.310.317.513.910.011.89.4
Days payables outstanding95.295.874.395.964.5119.0123.995.496.764.8
Cash conversion cycle (days)-7.6-19.4-6.0-3.712.710.40.18.39.823.7
Receivables turnover5.106.537.145.085.463.263.323.893.864.61
Payables turnover3.833.814.913.815.663.072.953.823.785.63
Inventory turnover22.7317.8721.2417.9735.3020.8426.3136.5830.8038.91
Asset turnover0.630.720.860.741.030.630.770.860.741.01
Average receivables$2.6M$2.4M$2.5M$2.9M$3.9M$4.1M$5.2M$5.2M$4.5M$4.9M
Average payables$2.5M$2.9M$2.9M$2.7M$2.8M$3.2M$4.4M$4.3M$3.4M$3.1M
Average inventory$422,000$611,500$663,000$575,000$444,500$464,000$493,500$448,500$420,000$450,500
Intangibles / total assets5.0%5.2%4.8%11.1%10.1%10.7%9.6%9.3%9.0%9.3%

Computed from CLWT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 30, 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.

CLWT valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Euro Tech traded at 58.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 16.6. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 72.5 and the forward P/E is 7.1. Euro Tech earned a return on equity of 1.0% and a return on invested capital of −1.9% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $0.3 million of debt and $5.2 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $4.9 million. It returned $0.3 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $0.3 million in share buybacks.

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CLWT key metrics FAQ

What is Euro Tech's P/E ratio?

Euro Tech's trailing P/E ratio is 72.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 7.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 58.1, compared with a 10-year median of 16.6.

What is Euro Tech's return on equity?

Euro Tech's return on equity (ROE) was 1.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $0.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $15.7 million.

What is Euro Tech's ROIC?

Euro Tech's return on invested capital was −1.9% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Euro Tech have?

Euro Tech had total debt of $0.3 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02 and more cash than debt.

Does Euro Tech pay a dividend?

Euro Tech did not pay a dividend in fiscal 2025.

Does Euro Tech buy back its shares?

Yes. Euro Tech spent $0.3 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.5% over the year, to 7.6M..

What is Euro Tech's free cash flow yield?

Euro Tech generated -$1.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −12.1% on its market value at year-end ($9.1 million).

What is Euro Tech's current ratio?

Euro Tech's current ratio was 2.01 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.01 times current liabilities.

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