Data Storage Corporation (DTST) Key Metrics
DTST valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $7.0M
- Enterprise value
- −$3.7M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 71.1
- Forward P/E
- —
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 4.9 10-yr median 1.3
- Price / book
- 0.7 10-yr median 1.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.3 10-yr median 15.5
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.19
DTST key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsDTST valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
P/E ratio−96.7%
1.9
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20162025
Price / sales+2,098.0%
26.9
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20162025
Price / book−37.3%
0.9
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20162025
Free cash flow yield−8.3 pts
−8.5%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
DTST returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+59.1 pts
61.6%
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20162025
Return on assets+54.1 pts
56.2%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin−229.6 pts
−229.8%
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20162025
Cash conversion (OCF / net income)
−0.16
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20162025
Asset turnover−96.1%
0.04
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20162025
DTST per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share−94.5%
$0.19
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20162025
Earnings per share+3,608.2%
$2.64
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20162025
Free cash flow per share
−$0.44
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20162025
Book value per share+93.0%
$5.63
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20162025
Shares outstanding−1.0%
7.3M
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20162025
DTST financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Net debt−$29.3M
−$41.0M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Current ratio+384.3%
21.05
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20162025
DTST efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+471 days
496 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding+882 days
956 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−411 days
-460 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−5.9 pts
1.2%
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20162025
DTST valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
DTST returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
DTST debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
DTST cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
DTST price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
DTST key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $37.2M | $31.1M | $20.8M | $10.0M | $19.4M | $19.0M | $15.8M | $18.5M | $9.1M | $3.0M |
| Enterprise value | −$3.8M | $19.4M | $8.6M | $379,920 | $9.3M | $21.4M | $18.8M | $20.3M | $11.5M | $3.7M |
| P/E ratio | 1.9 | 59.4 | 54.5 | — | 72.4 | 94.9 | 225.8 | 71.1 | — | — |
| Price / sales | 26.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Price / book | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 1.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | 8.9 | 18.7 | — | 20.4 | 20.8 | 39.2 | 19.1 | 36.3 |
| Price / operating cash flow | — | 17.9 | 5.4 | 15.1 | — | 17.1 | 19.7 | 34.1 | 19.1 | 52.3 |
| EV / sales | -2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 9.6 | 5.2 | — | 7.3 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 21.7 | 21.5 | — |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | 3.7 | 0.7 | — | 23.0 | 24.7 | 43.1 | 24.0 | 45.0 |
| Earnings yield | 51.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | −43.4% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.4% | −2.0% | −31.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | −8.5% | −0.2% | 11.2% | 5.4% | −4.2% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 2.6% | 5.2% | 2.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 788.0% | 611.8% | 1.3% | 3.5% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | — | — | — | 0.0% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 788.0% | 611.8% | 1.3% | 3.5% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $5.12 | $4.23 | $2.88 | $1.48 | $3.06 | $5.64 | $4.92 | $5.60 | $2.86 | $2.24 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $0.19 | $3.45 | $3.46 | $3.52 | $2.35 | $2.77 | $2.65 | $2.69 | $2.58 | $3.29 |
| Earnings per share | $2.64 | $0.07 | $0.05 | −$0.64 | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.02 | $0.08 | −$0.06 | −$0.69 |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$0.43 | $0.24 | $0.54 | $0.10 | −$0.06 | $0.33 | $0.25 | $0.16 | $0.15 | $0.04 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$0.44 | −$0.01 | $0.32 | $0.08 | −$0.13 | $0.28 | $0.24 | $0.14 | $0.15 | $0.06 |
| Cash per share | $5.64 | $1.68 | $1.77 | $1.67 | $1.91 | $0.27 | $0.10 | $0.07 | $0.03 | $0.19 |
| Book value per share | $5.63 | $2.92 | $2.77 | $2.82 | $3.58 | $0.60 | $0.56 | $0.55 | $0.49 | $1.30 |
| Tangible book value per share | $5.63 | $2.14 | $1.95 | $1.90 | $2.19 | −$0.43 | −$0.58 | −$0.62 | −$0.77 | −$1.94 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.04 | $38.80 | $34.26 | $0.04 | $0.08 |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.21 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Debt per share | — | $0.09 | $0.08 | $0.24 | $0.32 | $0.97 | $1.03 | $0.63 | $0.76 | $0.73 |
| Shares outstanding | 7.3M | 7.3M | 7.2M | 6.8M | 6.3M | 3.4M | 3.2M | 3.3M | 3.2M | 1.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.0% | +1.8% | +6.5% | +6.9% | +88.4% | +5.1% | −2.9% | +3.0% | +140.0% | +45.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 61.6% | 2.5% | 2.0% | −20.8% | 2.2% | 10.5% | 3.9% | 15.3% | −11.1% | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | — | 0.8% | −1.9% | −12.6% | −7.1% | −0.0% | 2.5% | 8.9% | −2.1% | −26.5% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 56.2% | 2.2% | 1.6% | −17.3% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 1.0% | 4.1% | −3.0% | −20.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 44.6% | 2.7% | 2.2% | −24.4% | 1.5% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 11.4% | −7.9% | −60.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | −229.8% | −0.2% | 9.3% | 2.2% | −5.5% | 10.0% | 9.0% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 1.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | −0.16 | 3.33 | 10.15 | — | −1.35 | 5.55 | 11.45 | 2.08 | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | — | $673,450 | $601,465 | $1.7M | $2.0M | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.1M | $2.4M | $978,315 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $41.0M | $12.3M | $12.7M | $11.3M | $12.1M | $893,598 | $326,561 | $228,790 | $105,139 | $255,817 |
| Net debt | −$41.0M | −$11.7M | −$12.1M | −$9.6M | −$10.1M | $2.4M | $3.0M | $1.8M | $2.3M | $722,498 |
| Debt / equity | — | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1.62 | 1.84 | 1.15 | 1.53 | 0.57 |
| Debt / assets | — | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.17 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | −5.77 | −7.25 | — | −7.96 | 1.72 | 2.70 | 1.97 | 4.36 | — |
| Current ratio | 21.05 | 4.35 | 4.14 | 3.40 | 5.07 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.34 |
| Quick ratio | 21.05 | 4.35 | 4.27 | 3.28 | 5.07 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.34 |
| Interest coverage | — | 0.7 | -2.3 | -12.4 | -6.1 | -0.0 | 1.2 | 3.4 | -0.8 | -2.8 |
| Working capital | $40.6M | $11.9M | $11.0M | $10.9M | $12.1M | −$2.7M | −$2.6M | −$2.2M | −$3.0M | −$2.5M |
| Invested capital | −$71,193 | $9.8M | $7.8M | $9.5M | $12.6M | $4.4M | $4.8M | $3.7M | $3.9M | $2.5M |
| Tangible asset value | $40.7M | $15.5M | $13.8M | $12.7M | $13.8M | −$1.6M | −$1.9M | −$2.1M | −$2.5M | −$2.6M |
| Net current asset value | $40.3M | $11.3M | $11.0M | $10.2M | $11.3M | −$4.1M | −$4.5M | −$3.4M | −$4.2M | −$2.8M |
| Graham number | $18.28 | $2.16 | $1.82 | — | $1.85 | $0.89 | $0.52 | $0.98 | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | $5.47 | $1.35 | $1.37 | $1.34 | $1.61 | −$1.34 | −$1.49 | −$1.13 | −$1.38 | −$2.44 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | $0 | $1.2M | $144,677 | $124.3M | $113.0M | $114,536 | $106,065 |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $5,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | 440.3% | 72.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 15.6% | — | — | 23.9% | 128.7% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.2% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | 103.5% | 39.9% | 19.2% | — | 16.3% | 5.0% | 12.9% | 14.6% | 44.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 3.06 | 1.33 | 1.19 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 72.7% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 1.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 302.5% | 42.3% | 37.9% | 40.0% | 46.0% | 41.8% | 24.8% | 21.3% | 16.9% | 42.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 496.2 | 25.1 | 34.8 | 45.0 | 36.1 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 19.3 | 26.8 | 38.5 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 0.9 | 12.6 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 955.9 | 74.1 | 69.0 | 52.6 | 50.1 | 63.5 | 72.9 | 69.8 | 99.7 | 155.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -459.7 | -49.0 | -33.3 | 5.0 | -14.1 | -39.1 | -46.6 | -50.5 | -72.8 | -117.0 |
| Receivables turnover | 0.74 | 14.56 | 10.48 | 8.11 | 10.12 | 14.96 | 13.88 | 18.96 | 13.60 | 9.47 |
| Payables turnover | 0.38 | 4.93 | 5.29 | 6.94 | 7.28 | 5.75 | 5.01 | 5.23 | 3.66 | 2.35 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 29.06 | — | 5,425,205.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.42 | 1.35 | 0.95 |
| Average receivables | $1.9M | $1.7M | $2.4M | $2.9M | $1.5M | $623,012 | $611,340 | $468,819 | $606,954 | $463,067 |
| Average payables | $2.0M | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.3M | $1.2M | $943,134 | $947,648 | $1.0M | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $36,245 | $543,333 | — | $1 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 22.4% | 25.5% | 25.8% | 33.5% | 44.8% | 49.9% | 62.9% | 63.5% | 73.8% |
Computed from DTST's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 14, 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.
DTST valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Data Storage traded at 1.9 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 71.1. Data Storage earned a return on equity of 61.6% in fiscal 2025. The share count rose 445.1% from 1.3M to 7.3M over 9 years.
See the DTST income statement, the DTST chart for price history, or the DTST stock overview for the latest quote and news.
DTST key metrics FAQ
What is Data Storage's P/E ratio?
Data Storage traded at 1.9 times earnings at the end of fiscal 2025.
What is Data Storage's return on equity?
Data Storage's return on equity (ROE) was 61.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of $19.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $31.2 million.
What is Data Storage's free cash flow yield?
Data Storage generated -$3.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −8.5% on its market value at year-end ($37.2 million).
What is Data Storage's current ratio?
Data Storage's current ratio was 21.05 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 21.05 times current liabilities.