CuriosityStream Inc (CURI) Key Metrics
CURI valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $154.9M
- Enterprise value
- $167.7M
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- 9.3
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 2.0 10-yr median 2.3
- Price / book
- 4.1 10-yr median 1.7
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.9
- Dividend yield
- 13.03% $0.34 a year
- Beta
- 1.75
CURI key metrics, 2018–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCURI valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CURI returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CURI per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CURI financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CURI efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CURI valuation history
CURI returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CURI debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CURI cash returned to shareholders
CURI price vs earnings per share
CURI key metrics
2018–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||
| Market capitalization | $219.1M | $83.4M | $28.6M | $60.2M | $307.1M | $733.0M | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $204.7M | $55.6M | −$4.8M | $9.8M | $241.5M | $703.0M | — | — |
| Price / sales | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 18.5 | — | — |
| Price / book | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 16.3 | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 16.9 | 10.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 16.8 | 10.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 2.9 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 17.7 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 24.8 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 15.8 | 6.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −2.9% | −15.5% | −170.7% | −84.6% | −12.3% | −6.6% | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.9% | 9.8% | −56.5% | −65.9% | −24.0% | −7.4% | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 10.0% | 4.9% | 0.0% | — | — | 1.9% | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 10.0% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.9% | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $3.80 | $1.53 | $0.54 | $1.14 | $5.93 | $13.95 | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||
| Revenue per share | $1.24 | $0.94 | $1.07 | $1.48 | $1.38 | $0.75 | $1.37 | $0.47 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.11 | −$0.24 | −$0.92 | −$0.96 | −$0.73 | −$0.92 | −$3.23 | −$1.84 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.23 | $0.15 | −$0.30 | −$0.75 | −$1.41 | −$1.02 | −$3.40 | −$1.60 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.22 | $0.15 | −$0.30 | −$0.75 | −$1.42 | −$1.03 | −$3.45 | −$1.60 |
| Cash per share | $0.32 | $0.59 | $0.71 | $1.04 | $1.56 | $0.64 | $3.37 | $4.81 |
| Book value per share | $0.72 | $1.06 | $1.37 | $2.23 | $3.13 | $0.86 | $4.84 | $5.25 |
| Tangible book value per share | $0.18 | $0.48 | $0.52 | $0.93 | $1.64 | $0.23 | $3.58 | $5.05 |
| Dividends per share | $0.38 | $0.07 | $0.00 | — | — | $0.26 | — | — |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.00 |
| Debt per share | $0.07 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.09 | $0.30 | $0.06 | $0.17 | — |
| Shares outstanding | 57.7M | 54.5M | 53.0M | 52.8M | 51.8M | 52.5M | 13.2M | 20.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +5.8% | +2.7% | +0.5% | +1.9% | −1.4% | +299.1% | −34.2% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −12.9% | −19.8% | −51.4% | −36.4% | −36.4% | −89.4% | −50.4% | −34.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −20.2% | −30.4% | −37.8% | −49.9% | −74.5% | −168.1% | −230.8% | −297.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −7.9% | −13.8% | −38.3% | −27.4% | −24.6% | −56.8% | −43.3% | −32.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | −14.4% | −23.7% | −87.2% | −59.5% | −26.7% | −87.3% | −64.6% | −33.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 18.1% | 15.9% | −28.4% | −50.8% | −103.3% | −136.0% | −252.3% | −342.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||
| Total debt | $3.9M | $4.3M | $4.3M | $4.6M | $15.4M | $3.3M | $2.2M | — |
| Cash & short-term investments | $18.3M | $32.1M | $37.7M | $55.0M | $81.0M | $33.4M | $44.3M | $96.2M |
| Net debt | −$14.4M | −$27.8M | −$33.4M | −$50.3M | −$65.6M | −$30.1M | −$42.2M | −$96.2M |
| Debt / equity | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.03 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.03 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.75 | −4.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 1.23 | 1.66 | 1.94 | 2.25 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.71 | 14.00 |
| Quick ratio | 1.23 | 1.66 | 1.94 | 2.23 | 2.31 | 2.08 | 2.71 | 14.00 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | -20.0 | -293.6 | -1.7 | -77.6 | -21.5 | — |
| Working capital | $7.1M | $15.7M | $21.9M | $38.5M | $65.3M | $29.6M | $30.7M | $92.8M |
| Invested capital | $27.1M | $30.1M | $39.2M | $67.3M | $96.3M | $14.9M | $21.6M | $8.9M |
| Tangible asset value | $10.5M | $26.3M | $27.7M | $49.1M | $85.1M | $12.0M | $47.1M | $102.7M |
| Net current asset value | $3.2M | $11.2M | $16.9M | $33.0M | $57.6M | $7.6M | $29.8M | $92.8M |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.16 | $0.15 | $0.24 | $0.51 | $0.85 | −$0.03 | $2.05 | $4.50 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||
| Dividends paid | $22.0M | $4.1M | $0 | — | — | $13.8M | — | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $251,000 | $123,000 | $218,000 | $454,000 | $0 | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 169.9% | 52.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4.3% | 0.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.8% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.00 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 20.0% | 12.8% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 7.2% | 0.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 66.8% | 76.5% | 82.3% | 100.2% | 122.2% | 159.0% | 305.8% | 297.0% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 38.2 | 38.8 | 50.2 | 80.4 | 78.7 | 41.5 | 30.9 | 49.8 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 2.6 | 10.0 | 42.4 | 146.3 | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 88.3 | 74.6 | 55.6 | 33.6 | 34.9 | 104.4 | 217.6 | 72.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -50.1 | -35.9 | -2.8 | 56.8 | 86.2 | 83.4 | -186.7 | -22.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 9.56 | 9.41 | 7.27 | 4.54 | 4.64 | 8.81 | 11.81 | 7.33 |
| Payables turnover | 4.13 | 4.89 | 6.57 | 10.86 | 10.47 | 3.50 | 1.68 | 5.02 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 142.21 | 36.41 | 8.62 | 2.49 | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.89 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| Average receivables | $7.5M | $5.4M | $7.8M | $17.2M | $15.4M | $4.5M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Average payables | $7.5M | $5.2M | $5.4M | $4.7M | $3.5M | $4.4M | $4.1M | $2.9M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $250,000 | $1.4M | $4.3M | $6.2M | — | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 40.9% | 36.6% | 44.5% | 44.4% | 35.3% | 37.2% | 20.2% | 3.5% |
Computed from CURI'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.
CURI valuation and financial ratios
CuriosityStream earned a return on equity of −12.9% and a return on invested capital of −20.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $3.9 million of debt and $18.3 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $14.4 million. It returned $22.0 million to shareholders: $22.0 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 170% of free cash flow. The share count rose 188.3% from 20.0M to 57.7M over 7 years.
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CURI key metrics FAQ
What is CuriosityStream's EV/EBITDA?
CuriosityStream's enterprise value was 24.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $204.7 million, EBITDA $8.3 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.9.
What is CuriosityStream's return on equity?
CuriosityStream's return on equity (ROE) was −12.9% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$6.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $49.7 million.
What is CuriosityStream's ROIC?
CuriosityStream's return on invested capital was −20.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does CuriosityStream have?
CuriosityStream had total debt of $3.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09 and more cash than debt.
What is CuriosityStream's dividend yield?
CuriosityStream's forward dividend yield is 13.03%. CuriosityStream paid $22.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.38 per share), a payout ratio of —.
What is CuriosityStream's free cash flow yield?
CuriosityStream generated $13.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.9% on its market value at year-end ($219.1 million).
What is CuriosityStream's current ratio?
CuriosityStream's current ratio was 1.23 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.23 times current liabilities.