Daré Bioscience, Inc. (DARE) Key Metrics

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

DARE valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026
Market cap
$14.3M
Enterprise value
$4.3M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
1.3
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
10.4
10-yr median 9.6
Price / book
29.4
EV / EBITDA
—
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.01

DARE key metrics, 2016–2025

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

DARE returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.

Return on assets−30.4 pts
−49.1%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: −67.8% (−17.2 pts)2017: −44.3% (+23.5 pts)2018: −151.6% (−107.3 pts)2019: −186.8% (−35.2 pts)2020: −365.5% (−178.7 pts)2021: −122.2% (+243.4 pts)2022: 816.6% (+938.7 pts)2023: −92.6% (−909.2 pts)2024: −18.7% (+74.0 pts)2025: −49.1% (−30.4 pts)
20162025
Free cash flow margin
−997.0%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2021: −287.8%2022: −181.5% (+106.3 pts)2025: −997.0%
20162025
Asset turnover+8,270.0%
0.04
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.012017: 0.00 (−100.0%)2018: 0.002019: 0.002020: 0.002021: 0.322022: 0.20 (−36.4%)2023: 0.09 (−57.0%)2024: 0.00 (−99.5%)2025: 0.04 (+8,270.0%)
20162025

DARE valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

DARE returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

DARE debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

DARE cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

DARE price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

DARE key metrics

2016–2025
Daré Bioscience, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization—$26.5M$27.0M$70.2M$122.3M—————
Enterprise value—$12.1M$17.9M$36.0M$70.9M—————
P/E ratio———0.2——————
Price / sales——9.67.012.2—————
Price / book———6.33.2—————
Price / free cash flow—5.5————————
Price / operating cash flow—4.9————————
EV / sales——6.43.67.1—————
EV / free cash flow—2.5————————
Earnings yield—−15.3%−111.8%579.5%−31.6%—————
Free cash flow yield—18.2%−146.4%−25.9%−23.5%—————
Share price at fiscal year-end$1.93$3.12$3.71$9.96$24.00$16.08$9.84$8.53$25.97$84.98
Per share
Revenue per share—$0.00$0.39$1.42$1.96—————
Earnings per share—−$0.48−$4.15$57.72−$7.59—————
Operating cash flow per share—$0.63−$5.34−$2.57−$5.64—————
Free cash flow per share—$0.57−$5.43−$2.58−$5.65—————
Cash per share—$1.85$1.44$4.92$10.14—————
Book value per share—−$0.71−$0.69$1.58$7.60—————
Tangible book value per share—−$0.71−$0.69$1.58$7.60—————
Capex per share—$0.07$0.09$0.01$0.00—————
Debt per share—$0.15$0.19$0.07$0.05—————
Shares outstanding—8.5M7.3M7.0M5.1M—————
Change in shares outstanding—+16.8%+3.2%+38.3%——————
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)————−205.8%—−398.0%−167.2%−87.1%−127.1%
Return on assets (ROA)−49.1%−18.7%−92.6%816.6%−122.2%−365.5%−186.8%−151.6%−44.3%−67.8%
Return on tangible assets−41.3%−18.3%−141.7%928.2%−69.3%−362.9%−191.6%−213.9%−296.1%−104.3%
Free cash flow margin−997.0%——−181.5%−287.8%—————
Income quality (OCF / net income)———−0.04——————
Financial health
Total debt$2.7M$1.3M$1.4M$488,737$270,546$756,841$800,452—$0$12.8M
Cash & short-term investments$24.7M$15.7M$10.5M$34.7M$51.7M$4.7M$4.8M$6.8M$7.6M$35.0M
Net debt−$22.1M−$14.4M−$9.1M−$34.2M−$51.4M−$3.9M−$4.0M−$6.8M−$7.6M−$22.1M
Debt / equity0.93——0.040.01—1.82—0.000.98
Debt / assets0.080.060.070.010.000.100.11—0.000.34
Current ratio1.140.850.861.363.440.911.156.648.642.17
Quick ratio1.140.850.861.36157.57242.72198.48375.728.312.28
Interest coverage-16.5——-0.1-104.9———-34.7-16.6
Working capital$3.4M−$3.2M−$2.9M$11.4M$39.2M−$676,689$831,526$6.1M$7.4M$19.9M
Invested capital−$19.2M−$20.4M−$14.1M−$23.1M−$12.6M−$5.1M−$3.5M−$79,269$5.7M−$9.0M
Tangible asset value$2.8M−$6.0M−$5.0M$11.1M$38.8M−$1.2M$440,826$6.7M$2.9M$13.1M
Net current asset value−$2.6M−$9.7M−$8.8M$10.3M$38.2M−$1.7M−$558,030$6.1M$7.4M$12.2M
Graham number———$45.25——————
Graham net-net per share—−$1.44−$2.08$0.46−$235.79—————
Capital allocation
Dividends paid—————$6.9M$789.6M—$0$0
Share buybacks (net)—————$0$0$0$0$0
Capex / revenue37.4%5,857.0%22.4%0.6%0.1%————69.8%
Capex / operating cash flow—10.6%————————
Capex / depreciation0.1813.5416.412.610.550.411.584.850.002.05
Stock-based compensation / revenue145.3%22,519.0%90.1%21.6%16.0%————359.7%
R&D / revenue536,147.3%145,188.1%767.1%300.4%306.2%————3,598.6%
SG&A / revenue850.7%85,405.4%402.8%118.4%83.5%————1,351.8%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding142.321,995.4172.452.029.3————770.5
Days of inventory on hand————-7,895,968.6-6,482,270.7-24,747,378.3-117,495.6—-1,475.5
Days payables outstanding198.161.845.715,832.95,702.14,608.925,283.0224.2—1,675.3
Cash conversion cycle (days)-55.921,933.6126.7-15,780.9-7,901,641.3————-2,380.4
Receivables turnover2.570.022.127.0212.460.000.000.000.000.47
Payables turnover1.845.917.990.020.060.080.011.630.000.22
Asset turnover0.040.000.090.200.320.000.000.000.000.01
Average receivables$401,522$589,596$1.3M$1.4M$802,742$507,689$293,124$157,622$1.1M$1.6M
Average payables$1.3M$2.4M$2.7M$2.1M$1.6M$1.1M$771,444$383,962$877,110$1.8M
Average inventory————−$2.16B−$1.48B−$755.1M−$201.2M−$764,214−$1.6M
Intangibles / total assets0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%72.8%0.0%

Computed from DARE's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 26, 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.

DARE valuation and financial ratios

It ended the year with $2.7 million of debt and $24.7 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $22.1 million.

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

DARE key metrics FAQ

How much debt does Daré Bioscience have?

Daré Bioscience had total debt of $2.7 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93 and more cash than debt.

What is Daré Bioscience's current ratio?

Daré Bioscience's current ratio was 1.14 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.14 times current liabilities.

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