Energy Services of America Corporation (ESOA) Key Metrics
ESOA valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $171.9M
- Enterprise value
- $235.7M
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.3 10-yr median 7.8
- Forward P/E
- 24.1
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.4 10-yr median 0.2
- Price / book
- 2.4 10-yr median 1.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.2 10-yr median 4.5
- Dividend yield
- 1.74% $0.16 a year
- Beta
- 1.29
ESOA key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollarsESOA valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
ESOA returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
ESOA per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
ESOA financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
ESOA efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
ESOA valuation history
ESOA returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
ESOA debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
ESOA cash returned to shareholders
ESOA price vs earnings per share
ESOA key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $172.7M | $157.7M | $67.4M | $46.7M | $22.6M | $14.1M | $13.1M | $20.2M | $15.0M | $24.7M |
| Enterprise value | $234.7M | $181.1M | $99.2M | $71.5M | $41.8M | $18.7M | $28.0M | $34.9M | $37.0M | $37.4M |
| P/E ratio | 454.8 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 12.4 | — | 5.8 | 6.6 | 8.1 | — | 7.6 |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Price / book | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | 15.9 | 6.6 | 15.7 | — | 1.2 | 13.6 | 2.8 | — | 7.3 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 41.7 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 28.3 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 12.7 | 3.6 |
| EV / sales | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 3.9 |
| EV / free cash flow | — | 18.3 | 9.7 | 24.0 | — | 1.6 | 29.1 | 4.9 | — | 11.1 |
| Earnings yield | 0.2% | 15.9% | 11.0% | 8.0% | −3.9% | 17.2% | 15.2% | 12.4% | −2.6% | 13.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | −1.3% | 6.3% | 15.2% | 6.4% | −23.2% | 81.0% | 7.3% | 35.5% | −10.7% | 13.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 7.1% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 6.7% | 2.8% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 6.7% | 2.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $10.35 | $9.50 | $4.04 | $2.86 | $1.66 | $0.82 | $0.75 | $1.15 | $1.05 | $1.40 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $24.63 | $21.20 | $18.24 | $12.10 | $8.99 | $6.91 | $9.97 | $7.67 | $9.87 | $8.80 |
| Earnings per share | $0.02 | $1.51 | $0.44 | $0.23 | −$0.07 | $0.14 | $0.11 | $0.14 | −$0.03 | $0.18 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.25 | $1.13 | $1.26 | $0.51 | $0.06 | $0.87 | $0.25 | $0.51 | $0.08 | $0.38 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$0.13 | $0.60 | $0.61 | $0.18 | −$0.39 | $0.66 | $0.05 | $0.41 | −$0.11 | $0.19 |
| Cash per share | $0.73 | $0.78 | $0.99 | $0.46 | $0.60 | $0.65 | $0.26 | $0.06 | $0.12 | $0.22 |
| Book value per share | $3.55 | $3.54 | $2.07 | $2.35 | $1.81 | $1.50 | $1.41 | $1.32 | $1.48 | $1.27 |
| Tangible book value per share | $2.67 | $3.11 | $1.63 | $1.86 | $1.50 | $1.50 | $1.41 | $1.32 | $1.48 | $1.27 |
| Dividends per share | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.06 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.04 |
| Capex per share | $0.38 | $0.53 | $0.65 | $0.33 | $0.44 | $0.21 | $0.19 | $0.11 | $0.20 | $0.19 |
| Debt per share | $4.45 | $2.19 | $2.89 | $1.97 | $2.02 | $0.91 | $1.11 | $0.89 | $1.66 | $0.93 |
| Shares outstanding | 16.7M | 16.6M | 16.7M | 16.3M | 13.6M | 17.2M | 17.5M | 17.7M | 14.2M | 17.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.5% | −0.4% | +2.1% | +19.8% | −21.0% | −1.5% | −1.0% | +24.1% | −19.4% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 0.6% | 53.8% | 20.3% | 11.9% | −3.5% | 9.6% | 8.3% | 11.3% | −1.8% | 15.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 2.1% | 20.0% | 14.4% | 0.2% | −2.4% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 0.8% | 10.8% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 0.2% | 16.7% | 5.8% | 4.1% | −1.4% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.5% | −0.7% | 6.3% |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.2% | 16.6% | 5.5% | 3.6% | −1.3% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.6% | −0.7% | 5.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | −0.5% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 1.5% | −4.3% | 9.6% | 0.6% | 5.3% | −1.1% | 2.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 10.90 | 0.74 | 2.85 | 2.21 | — | 6.16 | 2.17 | 3.61 | — | 2.09 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $74.2M | $36.4M | $48.2M | $32.2M | $27.4M | $15.8M | $19.5M | $15.8M | $23.7M | $16.5M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $12.2M | $12.9M | $16.4M | $7.4M | $8.2M | $11.2M | $4.6M | $1.1M | $1.7M | $3.8M |
| Net debt | $62.0M | $23.5M | $31.7M | $24.8M | $19.2M | $4.6M | $14.9M | $14.7M | $22.0M | $12.7M |
| Debt / equity | 1.25 | 0.62 | 1.39 | 0.84 | 1.11 | 0.61 | 0.79 | 0.68 | 1.12 | 0.73 |
| Debt / assets | 0.35 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 0.29 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.63 | 0.52 | 1.54 | 3.97 | 4.11 | 0.54 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 6.12 | 1.33 |
| Current ratio | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 2.22 | 2.14 | 1.60 | 1.46 | 1.71 |
| Quick ratio | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.45 | 1.64 | 1.25 | 2.22 | 2.14 | 1.60 | 1.46 | 1.66 |
| Interest coverage | 1.3 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| Working capital | $46.9M | $36.2M | $15.3M | $15.1M | $8.5M | $22.9M | $20.8M | $14.3M | $12.0M | $17.6M |
| Invested capital | $121.2M | $82.2M | $66.3M | $63.1M | $43.9M | $30.4M | $39.5M | $38.0M | $43.2M | $35.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $44.5M | $51.5M | $27.1M | $30.4M | $20.4M | $25.8M | $24.7M | $23.3M | $21.1M | $22.5M |
| Net current asset value | −$11.0M | $10.9M | −$12.7M | −$3.9M | −$2.5M | $9.4M | $7.8M | $6.5M | $1.8M | $8.2M |
| Graham number | $1.35 | $10.97 | $4.55 | $3.48 | — | $2.18 | $1.90 | $2.05 | — | $2.29 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$2.88 | −$1.00 | −$2.72 | −$2.01 | −$1.02 | −$0.04 | −$0.16 | −$0.33 | −$0.72 | −$0.14 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.5M | $994,031 | $833,360 | $833,360 | $309,000 | $1.0M | $309,000 | $309,000 | $1.0M | $695,367 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $844,230 | $41,380 | $219,615 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $268,228 | $300,600 | $49,795 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 396.2% | 4.0% | 11.3% | 22.2% | — | 41.3% | 15.5% | 12.3% | — | 21.5% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | 10.4% | 10.3% | 68.7% | — | 11.1% | 63.4% | 5.0% | — | 20.6% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.5% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 153.6% | 46.9% | 51.4% | 64.1% | 757.0% | 23.6% | 77.8% | 20.8% | 236.7% | 50.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.49 | 0.98 | 1.39 | 0.87 | 1.24 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.45 | 0.86 | 1.36 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0% | — | −0.6% | — | — | — | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 8.4% | 8.6% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 8.2% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 98.2 | 87.5 | 80.6 | 83.3 | 87.1 | 90.4 | 67.4 | 87.5 | 88.4 | 79.0 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | -28.0 | -42.7 | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 26.7 | 27.6 | 28.9 | 28.7 | 20.8 | 14.1 | 10.3 | 17.3 | 14.5 | 11.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 71.5 | 59.8 | 23.7 | 11.9 | 66.2 | 76.3 | 57.1 | 70.2 | 75.9 | 73.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 3.72 | 4.17 | 4.53 | 4.38 | 4.19 | 4.04 | 5.41 | 4.17 | 4.13 | 4.62 |
| Payables turnover | 13.68 | 13.21 | 12.63 | 12.70 | 17.52 | 25.96 | 35.48 | 21.12 | 25.21 | 32.56 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | — | — | 105,693,209.00 | — | 10,065.31 | 186.42 | 66.06 |
| Asset turnover | 2.20 | 2.34 | 2.38 | 2.16 | 1.91 | 2.09 | 3.16 | 2.42 | 2.47 | 3.01 |
| Average receivables | $110.5M | $84.3M | $67.1M | $45.1M | $29.2M | $29.5M | $32.2M | $32.5M | $34.0M | $33.7M |
| Average payables | $27.2M | $22.9M | $21.2M | $13.8M | $6.3M | $4.1M | $4.6M | $5.9M | $5.3M | $4.3M |
| Average inventory | — | — | −$20.5M | −$20.5M | — | $1 | — | $12,303 | $711,879 | $2.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 6.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from ESOA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed December 15, 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.
ESOA valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (September 30, 2025), Energy Services of America traded at 454.8 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 7.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 15.3 and the forward P/E is 24.1. Energy Services of America earned a return on equity of 0.6% and a return on invested capital of 2.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $74.2 million of debt and $12.2 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $62.0 million. It returned $2.3 million to shareholders: $1.5 million in dividends and $0.8 million in share buybacks. The share count fell 5.6% from 17.7M to 16.7M over 9 years.
See the ESOA income statement, the ESOA chart for price history, or the ESOA stock overview for the latest quote and news.
ESOA key metrics FAQ
What is Energy Services of America's P/E ratio?
Energy Services of America's trailing P/E ratio is 15.3 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 24.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 454.8, compared with a 10-year median of 7.8.
What is Energy Services of America's EV/EBITDA?
Energy Services of America's enterprise value was 13.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $234.7 million, EBITDA $17.1 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 7.2.
What is Energy Services of America's return on equity?
Energy Services of America's return on equity (ROE) was 0.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of $0.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $59.0 million.
What is Energy Services of America's ROIC?
Energy Services of America's return on invested capital was 2.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Energy Services of America have?
Energy Services of America had total debt of $74.2 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25 and $62.0 million of net debt (3.63 times EBITDA).
What is Energy Services of America's dividend yield?
Energy Services of America's forward dividend yield is 1.74%. Energy Services of America paid $1.5 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.09 per share), a payout ratio of 396.2%.
Does Energy Services of America buy back its shares?
Yes. Energy Services of America spent $0.8 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +0.5% over the year, to 16.7M..
What is Energy Services of America's free cash flow yield?
Energy Services of America generated -$2.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −1.3% on its market value at year-end ($172.7 million).
What is Energy Services of America's current ratio?
Energy Services of America's current ratio was 1.48 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.48 times current liabilities.