Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ENTA) Key Metrics

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

ENTA valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$323.3M
Enterprise value
$214.2M
P/E (TTM)
—
10-yr median 25.8
Forward P/E
44.1
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
5.0
10-yr median 6.8
Price / book
3.4
10-yr median 2.8
EV / EBITDA
41.1
10-yr median 19.6
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.96

ENTA key metrics, FY2016–FY2025

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollars

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

Price / sales+20.6%
3.9
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2016: 5.8 (+33.7%)FY2017: 8.8 (+52.4%)FY2018: 8.5 (−3.3%)FY2019: 6.1 (−28.1%)FY2020: 7.5 (+21.4%)FY2021: 11.8 (+58.4%)FY2022: 12.4 (+5.1%)FY2023: 3.0 (−76.2%)FY2024: 3.2 (+9.6%)FY2025: 3.9 (+20.6%)
FY2016FY2025
Price / book+131.9%
3.9
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2016: 1.9 (−35.8%)FY2017: 3.0 (+58.9%)FY2018: 4.5 (+48.9%)FY2019: 2.7 (−39.2%)FY2020: 2.0 (−26.4%)FY2021: 2.9 (+43.2%)FY2022: 3.3 (+15.9%)FY2023: 1.1 (−67.5%)FY2024: 1.7 (+57.5%)FY2025: 3.9 (+131.9%)
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow yield+31.5 pts
−12.6%
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2016: 6.1% (−4.6 pts)FY2017: 5.5% (−0.6 pts)FY2018: 1.5% (−4.0 pts)FY2019: 5.2% (+3.8 pts)FY2020: 0.6% (−4.6 pts)FY2021: −6.2% (−6.8 pts)FY2022: −8.1% (−2.0 pts)FY2023: −47.9% (−39.8 pts)FY2024: −44.1% (+3.8 pts)FY2025: −12.6% (+31.5 pts)
FY2016FY2025

ENTA valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

ENTA returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

ENTA debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

ENTA cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

ENTA price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

ENTA key metrics

FY2016–FY2025
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Valuation
Market capitalization$255.4M$219.2M$234.2M$1.07B$1.15B$912.9M$1.26B$1.76B$908.2M$511.6M
Enterprise value$267.6M$197.1M−$109.2M$846.1M$908.7M$535.8M$924.7M$1.46B$685.8M$302.2M
P/E ratio——————27.224.551.323.6
Price / sales3.93.23.012.411.87.56.18.58.85.8
Price / book3.91.71.13.32.92.02.74.53.01.9
Price / free cash flow—————161.819.167.318.116.5
Price / operating cash flow—————128.817.660.417.214.3
EV / sales4.12.9-1.49.89.44.44.57.06.73.4
EV / EBITDA——————23.116.025.69.3
EV / free cash flow—————94.914.055.513.79.7
Earnings yield−32.1%−52.9%−57.1%−11.4%−6.9%−4.0%3.7%4.1%1.9%4.2%
Free cash flow yield−12.6%−44.1%−47.9%−8.1%−6.2%0.6%5.2%1.5%5.5%6.1%
Dividend yield——————0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)——1.6%0.1%0.0%0.2%0.5%0.1%0.0%0.0%
Share price at fiscal year-end$11.97$10.36$11.17$51.87$56.81$45.78$60.08$85.46$46.80$26.61
Per share
Revenue per share$3.06$3.20$3.78$4.18$4.81$6.14$9.79$10.01$5.30$4.59
Earnings per share−$3.84−$5.48−$6.38−$5.91−$3.92−$1.81$2.21$3.48$0.91$1.13
Operating cash flow per share−$0.90−$3.72−$4.92−$4.12−$3.47$0.36$3.41$1.42$2.71$1.86
Free cash flow per share−$1.51−$4.57−$5.35−$4.22−$3.51$0.28$3.15$1.27$2.58$1.62
Cash per share$8.85$11.73$17.64$12.10$12.10$19.39$15.99$14.95$11.53$10.93
Book value per share$3.03$6.09$10.34$15.60$19.80$22.85$22.06$19.06$15.54$14.04
Tangible book value per share$3.03$6.09$10.34$15.60$19.80$22.85$22.06$19.06$15.54$14.04
Dividends per share——————$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$0.60$0.85$0.43$0.10$0.04$0.07$0.26$0.14$0.13$0.25
Debt per share$9.42$10.68$1.26$1.30$0.34$0.48$0.01$0.01$0.06$0.04
Shares outstanding21.3M21.2M21.0M20.6M20.2M19.9M21.0M20.6M19.4M19.2M
Change in shares outstanding+0.8%+0.9%+1.8%+2.1%+1.2%−4.9%+1.5%+6.4%+1.0%−0.4%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−84.6%−67.2%−49.7%−33.8%−18.5%−7.9%10.8%20.7%6.2%8.6%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−73.5%——−75.0%−71.9%−31.9%34.5%83.0%23.1%27.0%
Return on assets (ROA)−24.9%−27.7%−31.8%−29.6%−17.0%−7.4%10.3%19.4%5.8%8.2%
Return on tangible assets−29.2%−30.8%−28.9%−32.0%−17.9%−7.4%9.5%17.4%5.4%7.7%
Free cash flow margin−49.2%−143.0%−141.7%−100.9%−72.9%4.6%32.2%12.7%48.8%35.2%
Income quality (OCF / net income)——————1.540.412.971.65
Financial health
Total debt$201.1M$226.1M$26.5M$26.7M$6.8M$9.6M$200,000$293,000$1.2M$690,000
Cash & short-term investments$188.9M$248.2M$369.9M$249.2M$244.0M$386.6M$335.2M$308.7M$223.7M$210.1M
Net debt$12.2M−$22.1M−$343.4M−$222.5M−$237.2M−$377.1M−$335.0M−$308.4M−$222.4M−$209.4M
Debt / equity3.111.750.120.080.020.020.000.000.000.00
Debt / assets0.720.600.060.070.020.020.000.000.000.00
Net debt / EBITDA——————−8.38−3.40−8.32−6.44
Current ratio4.215.216.7310.458.8218.0817.7723.7411.3329.43
Quick ratio4.215.216.7310.459.8518.0817.7723.7411.3329.43
Interest coverage-11.1-11.1-26.7-78.7-20.6-4.14.218.2615.4685.4
Working capital$155.8M$242.3M$360.0M$281.9M$282.8M$412.7M$379.2M$364.4M$216.8M$224.3M
Invested capital$76.9M$106.7M−$126.7M$98.8M$162.3M$78.5M$127.5M$85.2M$79.2M$60.5M
Tangible asset value$64.7M$128.8M$216.7M$321.3M$399.4M$455.6M$462.5M$393.7M$301.7M$269.9M
Net current asset value−$11.7M$52.0M$177.3M$252.5M$277.6M$401.6M$374.5M$359.8M$212.9M$220.8M
Graham number——————$33.13$38.66$17.87$18.87
Graham net-net per share−$1.03$1.39$7.35$11.01$11.38$18.51$16.52$16.40$10.65$10.84
Capital allocation
Dividends paid——————$2.7M$0$0$0
Share buybacks (net)——$3.8M$1.2M$534,000$1.5M$4.2M$1.8M$202,000$0
Dividend payout ratio——————5.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow—————26.5%10.4%6.7%0.4%0.0%
Capex / revenue19.7%26.5%11.4%2.5%0.8%1.2%2.6%1.4%2.4%5.4%
Capex / operating cash flow—————20.4%7.6%10.2%4.8%13.2%
Capex / depreciation2.537.683.820.710.220.401.661.181.172.85
Stock-based compensation / revenue28.4%39.6%35.6%31.3%21.6%16.0%9.4%7.7%12.7%10.6%
R&D / revenue163.4%194.4%206.5%190.9%179.4%111.7%69.3%45.9%55.9%45.8%
SG&A / revenue67.3%85.5%66.8%52.8%33.5%22.3%12.8%11.3%20.2%19.2%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding127.2211.2204.3232.7158.5111.5105.468.741.659.1
Days payables outstanding396.0—777.2953.9———13.317.016.1
Cash conversion cycle (days)-268.8—-572.9-721.2———55.424.643.0
Receivables turnover2.871.731.791.572.303.273.465.318.776.18
Payables turnover0.920.000.470.380.000.000.0027.3721.4522.67
Asset turnover0.200.160.190.210.210.250.450.560.340.33
Average receivables$22.8M$39.1M$44.3M$54.9M$42.2M$37.4M$59.3M$38.9M$11.7M$14.3M
Average payables$5.0M$6.0M$5.0M$7.8M$7.6M$6.2M$5.7M$4.2M$3.5M$2.5M
Average inventory————−$37.3M——$0$0$0
Intangibles / total assets0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Computed from ENTA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed November 19, 2025) 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.

ENTA valuation and financial ratios

Enanta Pharmaceuticals earned a return on equity of −84.6% and a return on invested capital of −73.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $201.1 million of debt and $188.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $12.2 million. The share count rose 11.0% from 19.2M to 21.3M over 9 years.

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ENTA key metrics FAQ

What is Enanta Pharmaceuticals's return on equity?

Enanta Pharmaceuticals's return on equity (ROE) was −84.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$81.9 million on average shareholders' equity of $96.8 million.

What is Enanta Pharmaceuticals's ROIC?

Enanta Pharmaceuticals's return on invested capital was −73.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Enanta Pharmaceuticals have?

Enanta Pharmaceuticals had total debt of $201.1 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.11.

What is Enanta Pharmaceuticals's free cash flow yield?

Enanta Pharmaceuticals generated -$32.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −12.6% on its market value at year-end ($255.4 million).

What is Enanta Pharmaceuticals's current ratio?

Enanta Pharmaceuticals's current ratio was 4.21 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 4.21 times current liabilities.

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