Equitable Holdings, Inc. (EQH) Key Metrics
EQH valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $14.51B
- Enterprise value
- $5.31B
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 7.8
- Forward P/E
- 5.8
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 1.4 10-yr median 1.2
- Price / book
- 164.1 10-yr median 1.2
- EV / EBITDA
- —
- Dividend yield
- 2.14% $1.14 a year
- Beta
- 1.09
EQH key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsEQH valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−1.2%
1.2
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20162025
Price / free cash flow+102.8%
20.9
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20162025
Free cash flow yield−4.9 pts
4.8%
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20162025
EQH returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on assets−0.9 pts
−0.4%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin−6.1 pts
5.8%
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20162025
Asset turnover−12.5%
0.04
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20162025
EQH per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+2.2%
$39.13
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20162025
Earnings per share
−$4.63
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20162025
Free cash flow per share−50.2%
$2.28
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20162025
Book value per share
−$0.25
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20162025
Dividends per share+7.0%
$1.26
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20162025
Shares outstanding−8.2%
298.1M
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20162025
EQH financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Net debt+$39.5B
−$46.17B
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20162025
Current ratio−37.1%
0.57
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20162025
Interest coverage
-5.3
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20162025
Debt / assets+2.6%
0.02
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20162025
EQH efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding+221 days
575 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding+391 days
672 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−170 days
-98 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−0.9 pts
0.3%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF+360.2 pts
470.8%
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20162025
EQH valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
EQH returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
EQH debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
EQH cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
EQH price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
EQH key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $14.20B | $15.32B | $11.71B | $10.90B | $13.69B | $11.53B | $12.23B | $9.25B | — | — |
| Enterprise value | −$31.97B | −$70.31B | −$63.48B | −$50.89B | −$63.83B | −$72.57B | $18.34B | $12.24B | — | — |
| P/E ratio | — | 11.7 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 7.8 | — | — | 5.0 | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | — | — |
| Price / book | — | 9.7 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 20.9 | 10.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 19.9 | 9.4 | — | — | — | — | — | 151.7 | — | — |
| EV / sales | -2.7 | -5.7 | -6.0 | -4.0 | -8.4 | -5.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −9.7% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 19.7% | 12.8% | −5.6% | −14.4% | 20.0% | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.8% | 9.7% | −2.8% | −9.3% | −6.4% | −1.5% | −2.5% | −0.7% | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.7% | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 22.5% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 11.2% | 14.7% | 6.8% | 13.4% | 26.1% | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $47.65 | $47.17 | $33.30 | $28.70 | $32.79 | $25.59 | $24.78 | $16.63 | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $39.13 | $38.29 | $29.94 | $33.28 | $18.24 | $27.56 | $19.49 | $21.69 | $22.21 | $20.97 |
| Earnings per share | −$4.63 | $4.02 | $3.70 | $5.67 | $4.20 | −$1.44 | −$3.57 | $3.33 | $1.49 | $2.24 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.39 | $5.04 | −$0.59 | −$2.24 | −$1.81 | −$0.14 | −$0.44 | $0.11 | −$0.43 | −$0.42 |
| Free cash flow per share | $2.28 | $4.57 | −$0.92 | −$2.68 | −$2.10 | −$0.37 | −$0.63 | −$0.11 | −$0.61 | −$0.59 |
| Cash per share | $176.89 | $281.97 | $229.86 | $178.05 | $199.82 | $195.84 | $8.92 | $8.03 | $92.25 | $84.73 |
| Book value per share | −$0.25 | $4.88 | $7.53 | $3.69 | $27.60 | $38.45 | $31.38 | $28.07 | $30.67 | $26.57 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$60.43 | −$49.56 | −$41.62 | −$11.33 | $15.81 | $17.73 | $12.48 | $19.15 | $21.79 | $8.09 |
| Dividends per share | $1.26 | $1.18 | $1.08 | $0.98 | $0.90 | $0.78 | $0.58 | $0.28 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
| Capex per share | $0.11 | $0.47 | $0.33 | $0.44 | $0.29 | $0.24 | $0.19 | $0.22 | $0.18 | $0.17 |
| Debt per share | $22.01 | $18.32 | $16.02 | $15.40 | $14.11 | $9.14 | $21.30 | $13.40 | $22.50 | $11.14 |
| Shares outstanding | 298.1M | 324.8M | 351.6M | 379.9M | 417.4M | 450.4M | 493.6M | 556.5M | 561.0M | 561.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −8.2% | −7.6% | −7.4% | −9.0% | −7.3% | −8.8% | −11.3% | −0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | — | 61.7% | 64.3% | 33.3% | 12.2% | −3.9% | −11.3% | 11.3% | 5.2% | 8.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | — | — | — | — | — | — | −8.1% | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.6% | −0.2% | −0.7% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Return on tangible assets | −0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | −0.2% | −0.7% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.8% | 11.9% | −3.1% | −8.1% | −11.5% | −1.4% | −3.2% | −0.5% | −2.8% | −2.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | 1.25 | −0.16 | −0.40 | −0.43 | — | — | 0.03 | −0.29 | −0.19 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $6.56B | $5.95B | $5.63B | $5.85B | $5.89B | $4.12B | $10.51B | $7.46B | $12.62B | $6.25B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $52.73B | $91.58B | $80.82B | $67.64B | $83.40B | $88.21B | $4.41B | $4.47B | $51.76B | $47.53B |
| Net debt | −$46.17B | −$85.64B | −$75.19B | −$61.79B | −$77.51B | −$84.09B | $6.11B | $2.99B | −$39.13B | −$41.29B |
| Debt / equity | — | 3.75 | 2.13 | 4.17 | 0.51 | 0.24 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.73 | 0.42 |
| Debt / assets | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | −26.72 | −34.07 | −16.14 | −22.99 | −97.33 | — | 0.99 | −20.98 | −13.95 |
| Current ratio | 0.57 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 3.20 | 1.72 | 33.64 | 5.17 | 23.96 | 11.41 | 14.91 |
| Quick ratio | 0.57 | 0.90 | 1.80 | −4.96 | 3.38 | 41.19 | 11.85 | 11.86 | 14.25 | 19.17 |
| Interest coverage | -5.3 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 10.7 | -5.5 | -9.3 | 10.8 | 8.2 | 11.6 |
| Working capital | −$60.36B | −$11.81B | −$6.92B | $13.97B | $12.06B | $92.17B | $8.86B | $55.44B | $53.77B | $51.17B |
| Invested capital | −$46.24B | −$84.05B | −$72.54B | −$60.39B | −$66.00B | −$66.77B | $21.60B | $18.61B | −$21.93B | −$26.38B |
| Tangible asset value | −$16.15B | −$14.13B | −$12.12B | −$2.11B | $8.64B | $7.99B | $6.16B | $10.66B | $12.22B | $4.54B |
| Net current asset value | −$237.70B | −$188.09B | −$177.61B | −$228.79B | −$249.95B | −$169.96B | −$223.40B | −$147.33B | −$159.50B | −$146.83B |
| Graham number | — | $21.02 | $25.05 | $21.69 | $51.10 | — | — | $45.88 | $32.03 | $36.55 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$821.27 | −$590.17 | −$641.10 | −$386.61 | −$469.60 | −$404.80 | −$470.32 | −$324.85 | −$300.64 | −$278.94 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $375.0M | $382.0M | $381.0M | $374.0M | $375.0M | $350.0M | $285.0M | $157.0M | $157.0M | $157.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $2.82B | $1.26B | $1.06B | $849.0M | $1.64B | $430.0M | $1.35B | $2.25B | $275.0M | $236.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | 29.2% | 29.3% | 17.4% | 21.4% | — | — | 8.5% | 18.8% | 12.5% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 470.8% | 110.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 4.8% | 9.3% | — | — | — | — | — | 201.6% | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 0.26 | 0.13 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 2.4% | 2.3% | −1.4% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| SG&A / revenue | 20.9% | 19.6% | 21.5% | 17.4% | 31.1% | 16.9% | 21.6% | 17.2% | 15.9% | 16.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 574.5 | 353.6 | 413.1 | 419.5 | 581.5 | 196.5 | 259.6 | 216.0 | 212.4 | 225.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | -1,542.2 | 870.5 | -30,715.2 | -682.2 | 365.2 | 484.3 | -798.0 | -471.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 672.4 | 281.3 | 451.5 | 426.4 | 5,699.5 | 95.0 | 97.4 | 136.7 | 112.1 | 119.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -97.9 | 72.3 | -1,580.6 | 863.5 | -35,833.2 | -580.6 | 527.4 | 563.7 | -697.8 | -365.4 |
| Receivables turnover | 0.64 | 1.03 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.63 | 1.86 | 1.41 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.62 |
| Payables turnover | 0.54 | 1.30 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.06 | 3.84 | 3.75 | 2.67 | 3.26 | 3.05 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 0.42 | — | — | — | 0.75 | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Average receivables | $18.36B | $12.05B | $11.91B | $14.53B | $12.13B | $6.68B | $6.84B | $7.14B | $7.25B | $7.28B |
| Average payables | $4.48B | $4.50B | $5.23B | $5.92B | $4.54B | $2.48B | $2.00B | $2.04B | $2.13B | $2.00B |
| Average inventory | — | — | −$17.86B | $12.08B | −$24.49B | −$17.78B | $7.49B | $7.24B | −$15.18B | −$7.87B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 5.6% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 4.8% |
Computed from EQH's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 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.
EQH valuation and financial ratios
It ended the year with $6.6 billion of debt and $52.7 billion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $46.2 billion. It returned $3.2 billion to shareholders: $375.0 million in dividends and $2.8 billion in share buybacks, 471% of free cash flow. The share count fell 46.9% from 561.0M to 298.1M over 9 years.
See the EQH income statement, the EQH chart for price history, or the EQH stock overview for the latest quote and news.
EQH key metrics FAQ
How much debt does Equitable have?
Equitable had total debt of $6.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and more cash than debt.
What is Equitable's dividend yield?
Equitable's forward dividend yield is 2.14%. Equitable paid $375.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.26 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does Equitable buy back its shares?
Yes. Equitable spent $2.8 billion on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −8.2% over the year, to 298.1M..
What is Equitable's free cash flow yield?
Equitable generated $679.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 4.8% on its market value at year-end ($14.2 billion).
What is Equitable's current ratio?
Equitable's current ratio was 0.57 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.57 times current liabilities.