Fuel Tech, Inc. (FTEK) Key Metrics
FTEK valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $43.7M
- Enterprise value
- $32.4M
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- 14.0
- PEG ratio
- 2.33
- Price / sales
- 1.6 10-yr median 1.2
- Price / book
- 1.4 10-yr median 0.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 53.4
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.28
FTEK key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsFTEK valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales+41.6%
1.8
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20162025
Price / book+58.0%
1.2
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20162025
Price / free cash flow
20.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Free cash flow yield+16.7 pts
4.9%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
FTEK returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−1.1 pts
−5.7%
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20162025
Return on invested capital+4.6 pts
−14.7%
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20162025
Return on assets−0.9 pts
−4.8%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin+23.9 pts
8.8%
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20162025
Asset turnover+9.7%
0.56
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20162025
FTEK per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+4.9%
$0.86
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Earnings per share
−$0.08
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20162025
Free cash flow per share
$0.08
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20162025
Book value per share−5.9%
$1.29
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Shares outstanding+1.2%
30.9M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
FTEK financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−2.5%
0.01
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt−$6.2M
−$24.3M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Current ratio+0.7%
5.09
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Debt / assets−4.0%
0.01
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
FTEK efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−16 days
101 days
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Days of inventory−1 days
10 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding+11 days
79 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−28 days
32 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue+1.0 pts
2.5%
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20162025
FTEK valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
FTEK returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
FTEK debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
FTEK cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
FTEK price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
FTEK key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $48.3M | $32.1M | $31.9M | $38.6M | $41.6M | $95.8M | $23.0M | $28.8M | $26.7M | $26.9M |
| Enterprise value | $24.0M | $14.0M | $2.8M | $12.5M | $5.9M | $87.1M | $10.4M | $16.8M | $18.4M | $15.1M |
| P/E ratio | — | — | — | — | 769.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Price / book | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 20.6 | — | 114.6 | — | 61.4 | — | — | 6.6 | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 16.0 | — | 45.8 | — | 54.6 | — | — | 5.8 | — | — |
| EV / sales | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | — | — | 13.2 | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 10.2 | — | 9.9 | — | 8.7 | — | — | 3.9 | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −4.8% | −6.1% | −4.8% | −3.7% | 0.1% | −4.5% | −34.2% | −0.1% | −41.1% | −64.7% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.9% | −11.9% | 0.9% | −11.3% | 1.6% | −3.1% | −17.1% | 15.2% | −15.2% | −13.7% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | — | 0.3% | — | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $1.56 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $1.27 | $1.40 | $3.88 | $0.95 | $1.19 | $1.12 | $1.15 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $0.86 | $0.82 | $0.89 | $0.89 | $0.82 | $0.91 | $1.26 | $2.34 | $1.89 | $2.36 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.08 | −$0.06 | −$0.05 | −$0.05 | $0.00 | −$0.17 | −$0.32 | −$0.00 | −$0.46 | −$0.74 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.10 | −$0.11 | $0.02 | −$0.14 | $0.03 | −$0.11 | −$0.14 | $0.20 | −$0.15 | −$0.12 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.08 | −$0.12 | $0.01 | −$0.14 | $0.02 | −$0.12 | −$0.16 | $0.18 | −$0.17 | −$0.16 |
| Cash per share | $0.80 | $0.61 | $0.98 | $0.87 | $1.21 | $0.43 | $0.54 | $0.50 | $0.35 | $0.51 |
| Book value per share | $1.29 | $1.37 | $1.44 | $1.48 | $1.56 | $0.90 | $1.08 | $1.41 | $1.44 | $1.86 |
| Tangible book value per share | $1.20 | $1.29 | $1.36 | $1.40 | $1.47 | $0.80 | $0.95 | $1.27 | $1.28 | $1.62 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | $0.05 | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| Debt per share | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.08 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Shares outstanding | 30.9M | 30.6M | 30.3M | 30.3M | 29.7M | 24.7M | 24.2M | 24.2M | 23.9M | 23.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +1.2% | +0.7% | +0.2% | +2.0% | +20.3% | +2.0% | +0.2% | +1.2% | +2.2% | +1.1% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −5.7% | −4.5% | −3.5% | −3.2% | 0.2% | −17.7% | −26.1% | −0.1% | −28.3% | −34.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −14.7% | −19.3% | −12.6% | −8.2% | −9.8% | −25.2% | −36.5% | 0.3% | −19.4% | −33.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −4.8% | −3.9% | −3.1% | −2.9% | 0.1% | −13.9% | −18.8% | −0.1% | −20.3% | −26.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | −5.2% | −4.2% | −3.2% | −3.0% | 0.1% | −15.6% | −27.4% | −0.1% | −23.5% | −33.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.8% | −15.2% | 1.0% | −16.1% | 2.8% | −13.1% | −12.9% | 7.7% | −9.0% | −6.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | — | — | 14.09 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $580,000 | $625,000 | $614,000 | $191,000 | $235,000 | $1.9M | $438,000 | $76,000 | $76,000 | $76,000 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $24.9M | $18.7M | $29.7M | $26.3M | $35.9M | $10.6M | $13.0M | $12.0M | $8.4M | $11.8M |
| Net debt | −$24.3M | −$18.1M | −$29.1M | −$26.1M | −$35.7M | −$8.7M | −$12.6M | −$12.0M | −$8.3M | −$11.8M |
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | −43.07 | — | — | −9.39 | — | — |
| Current ratio | 5.09 | 5.06 | 6.74 | 7.52 | 12.87 | 3.81 | 4.51 | 2.37 | 2.15 | 2.89 |
| Quick ratio | 5.03 | 4.99 | 6.66 | 7.43 | 12.76 | 3.79 | 4.45 | 2.32 | 2.09 | 2.82 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | -126.6 | -89.8 | -78.4 | — | -11.3 | — | — | — |
| Working capital | $25.7M | $23.8M | $32.6M | $31.1M | $38.2M | $15.5M | $16.8M | $23.6M | $18.0M | $26.6M |
| Invested capital | $15.6M | $23.9M | $14.6M | $18.7M | $10.5M | $13.6M | $13.5M | $22.1M | $26.0M | $31.6M |
| Tangible asset value | $37.2M | $39.5M | $41.2M | $42.3M | $43.6M | $19.7M | $23.1M | $30.8M | $30.6M | $37.8M |
| Net current asset value | $24.7M | $22.8M | $31.6M | $30.5M | $37.7M | $13.3M | $16.1M | $23.1M | $17.6M | $26.2M |
| Graham number | — | — | — | — | $0.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | $0.71 | $0.62 | $0.93 | $0.89 | $1.17 | $0.32 | $0.51 | $0.36 | $0.32 | $0.52 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | $1.3M | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | $95,000 | — | $17,000 | $52,000 | $570,000 | $128,000 | $12,000 | $258,000 | $172,000 |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | — | — | 0.3% | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 22.3% | — | 60.1% | — | 11.0% | — | — | 11.6% | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.96 | 0.82 | 1.22 | 0.47 | 0.11 | 0.29 | 0.55 | 0.67 | 0.32 | 0.27 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| R&D / revenue | 7.5% | 6.2% | 5.6% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 8.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 52.7% | 54.8% | 45.1% | 45.6% | 49.7% | 60.3% | 56.4% | 32.8% | 46.3% | 46.3% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 100.7 | 116.9 | 97.4 | 74.4 | 73.6 | 105.6 | 149.9 | 123.8 | 156.4 | 144.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 9.8 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
| Days payables outstanding | 78.6 | 67.1 | 60.7 | 51.0 | 57.8 | 68.5 | 108.0 | 92.9 | 103.3 | 76.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 31.9 | 60.3 | 46.6 | 32.3 | 22.4 | 42.6 | 53.3 | 40.4 | 66.2 | 81.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 3.62 | 3.12 | 3.75 | 4.90 | 4.96 | 3.46 | 2.43 | 2.95 | 2.33 | 2.52 |
| Payables turnover | 4.64 | 5.44 | 6.01 | 7.16 | 6.32 | 5.33 | 3.38 | 3.93 | 3.53 | 4.77 |
| Inventory turnover | 37.13 | 34.71 | 37.12 | 41.35 | 55.56 | 65.99 | 32.17 | 38.35 | 27.74 | 27.29 |
| Asset turnover | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 1.11 | 0.83 | 0.82 |
| Average receivables | $7.4M | $8.0M | $7.2M | $5.5M | $4.9M | $6.5M | $12.5M | $19.2M | $19.3M | $21.9M |
| Average payables | $3.1M | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.1M | $2.0M | $2.2M | $5.8M | $9.3M | $7.7M | $7.6M |
| Average inventory | $385,000 | $418,000 | $415,500 | $370,000 | $222,500 | $180,500 | $610,500 | $951,000 | $978,500 | $1.3M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 5.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 9.6% |
Computed from FTEK's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 3, 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.
FTEK valuation and financial ratios
Fuel Tech earned a return on equity of −5.7% and a return on invested capital of −14.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $0.6 million of debt and $24.9 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $24.3 million. The share count rose 32.4% from 23.4M to 30.9M over 9 years.
See the FTEK income statement, the FTEK chart for price history, or the FTEK stock overview for the latest quote and news.
FTEK key metrics FAQ
What is Fuel Tech's return on equity?
Fuel Tech's return on equity (ROE) was −5.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$2.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $40.9 million.
What is Fuel Tech's ROIC?
Fuel Tech's return on invested capital was −14.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Fuel Tech have?
Fuel Tech had total debt of $0.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01 and more cash than debt.
What is Fuel Tech's free cash flow yield?
Fuel Tech generated $2.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 4.9% on its market value at year-end ($48.3 million).
What is Fuel Tech's current ratio?
Fuel Tech's current ratio was 5.09 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 5.09 times current liabilities.