Gaia, Inc (GAIA) Key Metrics

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

GAIA valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$34.8M
Enterprise value
$40.8M
P/E (TTM)
—
10-yr median 45.6
Forward P/E
138.9
PEG ratio
1.23
Price / sales
0.4
10-yr median 2.4
Price / book
0.4
10-yr median 1.8
EV / EBITDA
3.5
10-yr median 7.6
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.00

GAIA key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

Price / sales−20.9%
0.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 10.0 (+1,123.9%)2017: 6.6 (−33.3%)2018: 4.1 (−38.6%)2019: 2.7 (−34.1%)2020: 2.9 (+6.2%)2021: 2.1 (−25.2%)2022: 0.6 (−71.9%)2023: 0.7 (+20.1%)2024: 1.2 (+60.6%)2025: 0.9 (−20.9%)
20162025
Price / book−20.6%
1.0
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 1.8 (+2.2%)2017: 2.5 (+40.2%)2018: 2.2 (−11.1%)2019: 2.1 (−4.1%)2020: 2.6 (+22.0%)2021: 1.9 (−26.7%)2022: 0.6 (−69.1%)2023: 0.7 (+16.8%)2024: 1.3 (+91.3%)2025: 1.0 (−20.6%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA−17.9%
6.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2020: 26.12021: 11.5 (−55.7%)2022: 3.8 (−66.9%)2023: 5.2 (+37.1%)2024: 8.4 (+59.8%)2025: 6.9 (−17.9%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−2.3 pts
−0.4%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: −12.8% (−12.0 pts)2017: −18.0% (−5.2 pts)2018: −22.5% (−4.5 pts)2019: −14.7% (+7.8 pts)2020: −0.9% (+13.8 pts)2021: 2.1% (+3.0 pts)2022: −13.7% (−15.7 pts)2023: 1.0% (+14.7 pts)2024: 1.9% (+0.8 pts)2025: −0.4% (−2.3 pts)
20162025

GAIA valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

GAIA returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

GAIA debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

GAIA cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

GAIA price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

GAIA key metrics

2016–2025
Gaia, Inc key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$90.7M$104.8M$58.1M$49.3M$170.0M$190.7M$145.1M$178.8M$188.0M$171.7M
Enterprise value$92.0M$110.4M$62.7M$60.1M$174.6M$193.2M$152.0M$161.3M$167.7M$117.7M
P/E ratio————45.6367.5———2.0
Price / sales0.91.20.70.62.12.92.74.16.610.0
Price / book1.01.30.70.61.92.62.12.22.51.8
Price / free cash flow—54.097.4—48.2—————
Price / operating cash flow16.015.19.94.38.116.4————
EV / sales0.91.20.80.72.22.92.83.75.96.8
EV / EBITDA6.98.45.23.811.526.1————
EV / free cash flow—56.9105.3—49.5—————
Earnings yield−5.0%−5.0%−10.0%−5.5%2.2%0.3%−12.3%−18.9%−12.4%50.7%
Free cash flow yield−0.4%1.9%1.0%−13.7%2.1%−0.9%−14.7%−22.5%−18.0%−12.8%
Dividend yield——16.1%—————0.0%1.1%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)—0.0%16.4%0.0%—0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%45.5%
Share price at fiscal year-end$3.63$4.49$2.70$2.38$8.57$9.88$7.99$10.36$12.40$8.65
Per share
Revenue per share$3.96$3.87$3.74$3.96$4.01$3.46$2.97$2.54$1.87$0.87
Earnings per share−$0.18−$0.22−$0.27−$0.13$0.19$0.03−$0.99−$1.96−$1.54$4.39
Operating cash flow per share$0.23$0.30$0.27$0.56$1.05$0.60−$0.14−$1.24−$1.37−$0.77
Free cash flow per share−$0.02$0.08$0.03−$0.33$0.18−$0.09−$1.17−$2.33−$2.23−$1.11
Cash per share$0.54$0.25$0.36$0.56$0.52$0.65$0.63$1.74$2.16$2.72
Book value per share$3.52$3.46$3.98$4.09$4.55$3.85$3.79$4.72$5.02$4.91
Tangible book value per share$1.82−$0.71$0.55−$0.02$2.95$2.92$0.89$2.55$2.98$3.77
Dividends per share——$0.43—————$0.00$0.10
Capex per share$0.24$0.21$0.25$0.88$0.87$0.69$1.03$1.09$0.86$0.33
Debt per share$0.59$0.49$0.58$1.08$0.75$0.78$1.02$0.72$0.82$0.00
Shares outstanding25.0M23.3M21.5M20.7M19.8M19.3M18.2M17.3M15.2M19.9M
Change in shares outstanding+7.1%+8.5%+3.8%+4.4%+2.7%+6.3%+5.2%+13.8%−23.6%−19.0%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−5.3%−6.3%−6.8%−3.1%4.5%0.7%−23.8%−42.9%−26.8%93.5%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−4.6%−5.3%−3.9%−0.2%2.3%−4.5%−19.4%−47.6%−40.0%−21.8%
Return on assets (ROA)−3.0%−3.9%−4.4%−2.0%3.1%0.5%−16.8%−33.1%−22.8%73.9%
Return on tangible assets−4.0%−11.9%−10.3%−5.5%3.7%0.6%−33.5%−48.5%−35.3%103.1%
Free cash flow margin−0.4%2.1%0.7%−8.2%4.4%−2.5%−39.4%−91.8%−119.5%−127.4%
Income quality (OCF / net income)————5.5922.45———−0.18
Financial health
Total debt$14.8M$11.5M$12.4M$22.3M$14.9M$15.0M$18.4M$12.5M$12.5M$0
Cash & short-term investments$13.5M$5.9M$7.8M$11.6M$10.3M$12.6M$11.5M$30.0M$32.8M$54.0M
Net debt$1.3M$5.6M$4.7M$10.8M$4.7M$2.4M$6.9M−$17.5M−$20.3M−$54.0M
Debt / equity0.170.140.150.260.170.200.270.150.160.00
Debt / assets0.100.080.100.170.110.140.170.120.130.00
Net debt / EBITDA0.090.430.390.690.310.33————
Current ratio0.590.380.510.630.500.770.872.651.836.14
Quick ratio0.590.380.510.630.500.770.872.651.836.14
Interest coverage-34.5-11.8-9.8-0.87.5-0.9-26.8—-48.8-47.2
Working capital−$15.5M−$26.1M−$15.3M−$10.2M−$14.8M−$4.9M−$2.4M$21.5M$16.8M$46.8M
Invested capital$89.2M$86.3M$90.2M$95.6M$94.9M$76.7M$75.9M$64.0M$55.9M$43.5M
Tangible asset value$59.7M−$3.1M$13.0M$665,000$58.5M$56.4M$16.2M$43.9M$45.2M$74.8M
Net current asset value−$30.0M−$31.5M−$27.4M−$32.1M−$28.5M−$19.4M−$21.0M$8.8M$16.1M$46.2M
Graham number————$4.39$1.53———$22.02
Graham net-net per share−$1.40−$1.53−$1.44−$1.71−$1.57−$1.12−$1.32$0.31$0.84$2.26
Capital allocation
Dividends paid——$9.3M—————$0$1.9M
Share buybacks (net)—$0$169,000$0—$0$0$0$0$76.2M
Dividend payout ratio—————————2.2%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow—0.0%————————
Capex / revenue6.1%5.5%6.6%22.3%21.8%19.9%34.6%43.0%46.0%38.2%
Capex / operating cash flow106.6%72.0%89.8%158.5%83.1%114.4%————
Capex / depreciation0.330.270.311.151.321.111.952.702.651.79
Stock-based compensation / revenue1.7%1.4%1.3%2.2%2.1%3.5%3.4%3.8%6.5%3.9%
SG&A / revenue92.2%92.7%91.2%87.0%83.8%94.0%118.7%169.3%175.0%179.6%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding23.627.621.313.010.911.812.39.910.4291.6
Days of inventory on hand——0.00.0—0.0———1,111.1
Days payables outstanding394.5355.8304.8275.2241.2241.6305.8242.4201.61,376.6
Cash conversion cycle (days)-370.9-328.2-283.4-262.3-230.3-229.8-293.5-232.5-191.226.0
Receivables turnover15.4513.2217.1028.1433.4930.8429.6336.7035.161.25
Payables turnover0.931.031.201.331.511.511.191.511.810.27
Inventory turnover——11,629,000.0010,915,000.00—8,651,000.00———0.33
Asset turnover0.670.670.610.610.650.620.510.430.280.15
Average receivables$6.4M$6.8M$4.7M$2.9M$2.4M$2.2M$1.8M$1.2M$804,500$13.8M
Average payables$13.8M$12.2M$9.7M$8.2M$7.0M$5.7M$6.0M$3.8M$2.2M$10.7M
Average inventory——$1$1—$1——$0$8.7M
Intangibles / total assets27.5%68.8%56.6%63.0%23.7%16.2%49.7%35.0%32.0%21.2%

Computed from GAIA's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 6, 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.

GAIA valuation and financial ratios

Gaia earned a return on equity of −5.3% and a return on invested capital of −4.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $14.8 million of debt and $13.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.3 million. The share count rose 25.9% from 19.9M to 25.0M over 9 years.

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GAIA key metrics FAQ

What is Gaia's EV/EBITDA?

Gaia's enterprise value was 6.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $92.0 million, EBITDA $13.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 3.5.

What is Gaia's return on equity?

Gaia's return on equity (ROE) was −5.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$4.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $84.3 million.

What is Gaia's ROIC?

Gaia's return on invested capital was −4.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Gaia have?

Gaia had total debt of $14.8 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17 and $1.3 million of net debt (0.09 times EBITDA).

What is Gaia's free cash flow yield?

Gaia generated -$0.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −0.4% on its market value at year-end ($90.7 million).

What is Gaia's current ratio?

Gaia's current ratio was 0.59 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.59 times current liabilities.

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