Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA) Key Metrics

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

ESEA valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$466.9M
Enterprise value
$515.7M
P/E (TTM)
3.4
10-yr median 2.5
Forward P/E
4.7
PEG ratio
6.02
Price / sales
2.1
10-yr median 0.9
Price / book
1.0
10-yr median 0.8
EV / EBITDA
3.0
10-yr median 3.8
Dividend yield
4.84%
$3.20 a year
Beta
0.77

ESEA key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

P/E ratio+23.9%
2.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2020: 7.72021: 4.1 (−47.6%)2022: 1.2 (−69.2%)2023: 1.9 (+51.1%)2024: 2.2 (+18.5%)2025: 2.8 (+23.9%)
20162025
Price / sales+40.6%
1.7
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: 0.22019: 0.3 (+26.3%)2020: 0.6 (+101.6%)2021: 1.9 (+216.5%)2022: 0.7 (−60.9%)2023: 1.1 (+57.1%)2024: 1.2 (+3.7%)2025: 1.7 (+40.6%)
20162025
Price / book+17.9%
0.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: 0.42019: 0.4 (+18.0%)2020: 0.9 (+113.5%)2021: 2.3 (+156.5%)2022: 0.8 (−65.2%)2023: 0.8 (+2.7%)2024: 0.7 (−14.3%)2025: 0.8 (+17.9%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA−9.4%
2.3
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: 6.62019: 16.9 (+156.4%)2020: 6.6 (−61.2%)2021: 5.0 (−23.7%)2022: 1.6 (−67.1%)2023: 2.0 (+21.2%)2024: 2.6 (+28.2%)2025: 2.3 (−9.4%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow
5.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2020: 17.72022: 5.72023: 12.2 (+115.1%)2025: 5.9
20162025
Free cash flow yield+37.0 pts
16.9%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: −18.6%2019: −451.8% (−433.2 pts)2020: 5.6% (+457.5 pts)2021: −12.3% (−18.0 pts)2022: 17.6% (+30.0 pts)2023: 8.2% (−9.4 pts)2024: −20.1% (−28.3 pts)2025: 16.9% (+37.0 pts)
20162025

ESEA valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

ESEA returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

ESEA debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

ESEA cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

ESEA price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

ESEA key metrics

2016–2025
Euroseas Ltd. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$379.3M$252.0M$216.1M$132.7M$174.2M$31.2M$11.6M$7.9M——
Enterprise value$419.1M$383.7M$287.4M$214.0M$265.5M$97.0M$100.1M$37.5M——
P/E ratio2.82.21.91.24.17.7————
Price / sales1.71.21.10.71.90.60.30.2——
Price / book0.80.70.80.82.30.90.40.4——
Price / free cash flow5.9—12.25.7—17.7————
Price / operating cash flow2.72.01.71.23.312.93.7———
EV / sales1.81.81.51.22.81.82.51.1——
EV / EBITDA2.32.62.01.65.06.616.96.6——
EV / free cash flow6.5—16.29.1—55.1————
Earnings yield36.1%44.8%53.0%80.1%24.7%12.9%−14.5%−1.4%——
Free cash flow yield16.9%−20.1%8.2%17.6%−12.3%5.6%−451.8%−18.6%——
Dividend yield5.0%6.7%6.5%8.1%0.2%1.0%8.9%13.0%——
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)5.6%7.1%7.9%11.9%1.4%7.4%109.3%13.0%——
Share price at fiscal year-end$54.60$36.20$31.15$18.45$24.91$5.43$4.07$5.60$12.23$12.14
Per share
Revenue per share$32.80$30.58$27.30$25.41$13.43$9.26$13.98$24.33——
Earnings per share$19.72$16.20$16.52$14.78$6.14$0.70−$0.59−$0.08——
Operating cash flow per share$20.32$18.41$18.74$15.87$7.53$0.42$1.10−$1.04——
Free cash flow per share$9.22−$7.29$2.55$3.25−$3.07$0.31−$18.37−$1.04——
Cash per share$25.48$10.59$8.45$3.59$3.82$0.62$0.34$4.92——
Book value per share$66.71$52.14$38.43$23.39$10.99$6.14$9.82$15.96——
Tangible book value per share$66.71$52.14$38.43$23.39$10.99$6.14$9.82$15.96——
Dividends per share$2.73$2.42$2.02$1.50$0.06$0.06$0.36$0.73——
Capex per share$11.09$25.70$16.19$12.61$10.60$0.12$19.47$0.00——
Debt per share$31.21$29.51$18.74$14.91$16.88$12.06$31.27$25.86——
Shares outstanding6.9M7.0M6.9M7.2M7.0M5.8M2.9M1.4M——
Change in shares outstanding−0.2%+0.4%−3.5%+2.8%+21.5%+101.1%+102.3%———
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)33.1%35.8%52.7%86.7%76.6%12.7%−6.6%−0.2%−7.2%−41.1%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)20.6%22.8%40.7%50.9%31.8%4.3%1.8%1.8%−3.0%−6.8%
Return on assets (ROA)21.2%22.2%30.4%38.6%25.9%3.4%−1.7%−0.1%−4.0%−27.9%
Return on tangible assets19.6%19.1%27.0%32.3%19.4%3.7%−1.3%−0.2%−3.8%−30.8%
Free cash flow margin28.1%−23.8%9.4%12.8%−22.9%3.3%−131.4%−4.3%−118.5%−137.1%
Income quality (OCF / net income)1.031.141.131.071.220.60————
Financial health
Total debt$216.8M$205.4M$130.0M$107.2M$118.0M$69.4M$89.5M$36.6M$72.3M$51.9M
Cash & short-term investments$177.0M$73.7M$58.6M$25.8M$26.7M$3.6M$985,418$7.0M$4.1M$3.2M
Net debt$39.8M$131.7M$71.4M$81.4M$91.3M$65.8M$88.5M$29.6M$68.2M$48.7M
Debt / equity0.470.570.490.641.541.963.181.620.880.59
Debt / assets0.310.350.310.330.530.630.710.550.450.36
Net debt / EBITDA0.220.880.500.631.734.4514.955.20——
Current ratio4.891.481.290.640.890.340.251.030.870.93
Quick ratio4.821.431.240.600.820.280.180.890.780.82
Interest coverage8.711.318.621.016.52.30.60.8-3.5-5.0
Working capital$153.0M$27.5M$14.8M−$26.8M−$4.3M−$19.0M−$18.6M$401,633−$2.5M−$730,550
Invested capital$503.2M$494.6M$338.0M$249.5M$168.2M$101.2M$116.6M$52.2M$150.5M$136.6M
Tangible asset value$463.4M$362.9M$266.6M$168.2M$76.9M$35.4M$28.1M$22.6M$82.3M$87.9M
Net current asset value−$44.7M−$143.6M−$92.1M−$113.6M−$111.7M−$65.5M−$92.5M−$32.4M−$63.9M−$45.3M
Graham number$172.03$137.86$119.50$88.18$38.98$9.85————
Graham net-net per share−$7.19−$21.40−$13.69−$17.92−$16.37−$11.81−$33.23−$24.26——
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$19.0M$16.8M$14.0M$10.8M$424,000$320,877$1.0M$1.0M$1.0M$0
Share buybacks (net)$2.1M$1.1M$3.1M$5.0M$2.0M$2.0M$11.7M$0$0$0
Dividend payout ratio13.8%14.9%12.2%10.2%1.0%7.9%————
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow32.9%—96.7%67.7%—131.7%————
Capex / revenue33.8%84.0%59.3%49.6%78.9%1.3%139.2%0.0%115.0%133.0%
Capex / operating cash flow54.6%139.6%86.4%79.5%140.8%27.5%1,774.3%———
Capex / depreciation2.696.794.924.9010.290.1013.330.007.625.51
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.9%0.7%0.6%0.5%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.4%1.2%1.4%
SG&A / revenue3.0%2.8%2.5%2.5%8.3%15.6%15.3%17.7%21.6%24.7%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding13.58.310.19.113.421.124.125.731.943.9
Days of inventory on hand13.212.212.712.317.215.920.522.425.822.6
Days payables outstanding21.224.528.621.324.830.335.425.541.337.5
Cash conversion cycle (days)5.5-4.0-5.90.15.86.79.222.616.429.0
Receivables turnover27.0444.1736.2940.0727.3017.2915.1714.2211.448.31
Payables turnover17.2414.9012.7417.1214.7312.0510.3214.348.839.72
Inventory turnover27.6729.8728.6929.7721.1722.9217.7716.3214.1316.13
Asset turnover0.350.420.500.660.570.450.410.300.160.13
Average receivables$8.4M$4.8M$5.2M$4.6M$3.4M$3.1M$2.6M$2.4M$2.1M$2.5M
Average payables$4.8M$5.7M$5.5M$4.0M$2.8M$3.4M$3.1M$1.9M$2.3M$2.3M
Average inventory$3.0M$2.9M$2.4M$2.3M$2.0M$1.8M$1.8M$1.7M$1.5M$1.4M
Intangibles / total assets0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Computed from ESEA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 29, 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.

ESEA valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Euroseas traded at 2.8 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 2.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 3.4 and the forward P/E is 4.7. Euroseas earned a return on equity of 33.1% and a return on invested capital of 20.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $216.8 million of debt and $177.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $39.8 million. It returned $21.1 million to shareholders: $19.0 million in dividends and $2.1 million in share buybacks, 33% of free cash flow.

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ESEA key metrics FAQ

What is Euroseas's P/E ratio?

Euroseas's trailing P/E ratio is 3.4 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 4.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 2.8, compared with a 10-year median of 2.5.

What is Euroseas's EV/EBITDA?

Euroseas's enterprise value was 2.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $419.1 million, EBITDA $180.6 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 3.0.

What is Euroseas's return on equity?

Euroseas's return on equity (ROE) was 33.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of $137.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $413.2 million.

What is Euroseas's ROIC?

Euroseas's return on invested capital was 20.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Euroseas have?

Euroseas had total debt of $216.8 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47 and $39.8 million of net debt (0.22 times EBITDA).

What is Euroseas's dividend yield?

Euroseas's forward dividend yield is 4.84%. Euroseas paid $19.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.73 per share), a payout ratio of 13.8%.

Does Euroseas buy back its shares?

Yes. Euroseas spent $2.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.2% over the year, to 6.9M..

What is Euroseas's free cash flow yield?

Euroseas generated $64.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 16.9% on its market value at year-end ($379.3 million).

What is Euroseas's current ratio?

Euroseas's current ratio was 4.89 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 4.89 times current liabilities.

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