Hurco Companies, Inc. (HURC) Key Metrics

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

HURC valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$137.3M
Enterprise value
$98.7M
P/E (TTM)
—
10-yr median 18.7
Forward P/E
13.2
PEG ratio
0.51
Price / sales
0.7
10-yr median 0.8
Price / book
0.7
10-yr median 0.9
EV / EBITDA
35.9
10-yr median 6.7
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.72

HURC key metrics, FY2016–FY2025

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

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

Price / sales−11.2%
0.6
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2016: 0.8 (−5.3%)FY2017: 1.2 (+60.2%)FY2018: 0.9 (−25.2%)FY2019: 0.9 (−1.9%)FY2020: 1.2 (+29.6%)FY2021: 0.9 (−21.8%)FY2022: 0.6 (−32.9%)FY2023: 0.6 (−6.4%)FY2024: 0.7 (+27.5%)FY2025: 0.6 (−11.2%)
FY2016FY2025
Price / book−11.4%
0.6
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2016: 0.9 (−7.7%)FY2017: 1.5 (+56.9%)FY2018: 1.2 (−15.9%)FY2019: 1.0 (−20.3%)FY2020: 0.9 (−12.7%)FY2021: 0.9 (+4.5%)FY2022: 0.7 (−23.3%)FY2023: 0.6 (−14.8%)FY2024: 0.7 (+12.0%)FY2025: 0.6 (−11.4%)
FY2016FY2025
Price / free cash flow
7.0
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2017: 11.5FY2018: 18.2 (+57.9%)FY2020: 21.5FY2021: 7.2 (−66.5%)FY2025: 7.0
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow yield+17.1 pts
14.4%
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2016: −6.3% (−19.9 pts)FY2017: 8.7% (+15.0 pts)FY2018: 5.5% (−3.2 pts)FY2019: −4.8% (−10.3 pts)FY2020: 4.7% (+9.4 pts)FY2021: 13.9% (+9.2 pts)FY2022: −4.0% (−17.9 pts)FY2023: −10.8% (−6.8 pts)FY2024: −2.8% (+8.0 pts)FY2025: 14.4% (+17.1 pts)
FY2016FY2025

HURC valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

HURC returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

HURC debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

HURC cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

HURC price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

HURC key metrics

FY2016–FY2025
Hurco Companies, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Valuation
Market capitalization$115.9M$136.3M$130.6M$153.5M$214.4M$199.0M$237.1M$275.9M$298.9M$174.0M
Enterprise value$79.1M$114.7M$100.1M$98.4M$141.4M$153.3M$180.5M$200.1M$234.1M$134.3M
P/E ratio——29.718.731.7—13.612.819.813.1
Price / sales0.60.70.60.60.91.20.90.91.20.8
Price / book0.60.70.60.70.90.91.01.21.50.9
Price / free cash flow7.0———7.221.5—18.211.5—
Price / operating cash flow6.6———6.718.2—13.19.8—
EV / sales0.40.60.40.40.60.90.70.71.00.6
EV / EBITDA——9.36.29.9—6.75.59.65.9
EV / free cash flow4.8———4.716.5—13.29.0—
Earnings yield−13.0%−12.2%3.4%5.4%3.2%−3.1%7.4%7.8%5.1%7.6%
Free cash flow yield14.4%−2.8%−10.8%−4.0%13.9%4.7%−4.8%5.5%8.7%−6.3%
Dividend yield0.0%1.5%3.2%2.6%1.7%1.7%1.4%1.1%0.9%1.3%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)1.7%2.6%6.7%4.4%1.7%5.2%1.6%1.2%1.0%1.4%
Share price at fiscal year-end$17.95$21.01$20.00$23.15$32.45$29.84$34.79$40.74$44.75$26.20
Per share
Revenue per share$27.66$28.75$34.90$37.82$35.59$25.58$38.65$44.41$36.48$34.22
Earnings per share−$2.34−$2.56$0.67$1.24$1.02−$0.94$2.57$3.17$2.26$2.00
Operating cash flow per share$2.72−$0.39−$1.96−$0.60$4.87$1.64−$0.94$3.10$4.55−$1.03
Free cash flow per share$2.58−$0.58−$2.16−$0.93$4.51$1.39−$1.66$2.24$3.88−$1.66
Cash per share$7.55$5.14$6.40$9.64$12.72$8.67$8.36$11.40$9.93$6.21
Book value per share$30.79$31.93$34.04$33.57$36.08$34.65$35.25$32.91$30.40$27.92
Tangible book value per share$30.69$29.63$32.81$32.28$34.70$33.20$33.01$31.32$28.94$26.66
Dividends per share$0.00$0.32$0.63$0.59$0.56$0.51$0.47$0.43$0.39$0.35
Capex per share$0.14$0.19$0.20$0.33$0.36$0.25$0.71$0.87$0.67$0.63
Debt per share$1.85$1.80$1.73$1.32$1.67$1.82$0.06$0.21$0.23$0.22
Shares outstanding6.5M6.5M6.5M6.6M6.6M6.7M6.8M6.8M6.7M6.6M
Change in shares outstanding−0.5%−0.6%−1.6%+0.4%−0.9%−2.1%+0.6%+1.4%+0.6%+0.6%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−7.4%−7.7%2.0%3.6%2.9%−2.7%7.6%10.1%7.8%7.4%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−4.7%−3.5%2.4%5.3%3.9%−4.2%10.2%15.7%10.7%10.4%
Return on assets (ROA)−5.7%−5.9%1.5%2.6%2.2%−2.1%5.7%7.2%5.7%5.3%
Return on tangible assets−5.7%−6.5%1.6%2.8%2.1%−2.2%6.1%7.1%5.6%5.5%
Free cash flow margin9.3%−2.0%−6.2%−2.5%12.7%5.4%−4.3%5.0%10.6%−4.9%
Income quality (OCF / net income)——−2.92−0.484.76—−0.370.982.01−0.52
Financial health
Total debt$11.9M$11.7M$11.3M$8.8M$11.0M$12.1M$388,000$1.4M$1.5M$1.5M
Cash & short-term investments$48.7M$33.3M$41.8M$63.9M$84.1M$57.9M$56.9M$77.2M$66.3M$41.2M
Net debt−$36.8M−$21.6M−$30.5M−$55.1M−$73.0M−$45.7M−$56.6M−$75.7M−$64.8M−$39.7M
Debt / equity0.060.060.050.040.050.050.000.010.010.01
Debt / assets0.050.040.040.030.030.040.000.000.010.01
Net debt / EBITDA——−2.84−3.48−5.09—−2.08−2.09−2.65−1.74
Current ratio4.334.784.523.663.574.984.793.243.483.77
Quick ratio1.581.581.641.531.752.012.071.661.781.75
Interest coverage-115.4-14.323.5472.1427.0-104.9363.5338.0229.7272.4
Working capital$173.1M$180.8M$193.3M$194.7M$208.7M$201.0M$207.2M$194.6M$175.5M$160.4M
Invested capital$162.0M$185.5M$191.8M$167.5M$165.4M$185.4M$183.7M$147.1M$138.3M$145.7M
Tangible asset value$198.2M$192.3M$214.2M$214.1M$229.3M$221.5M$225.0M$212.1M$193.3M$177.1M
Net current asset value$159.6M$167.1M$179.9M$184.5M$195.4M$186.9M$201.0M$188.9M$167.9M$151.9M
Graham number——$22.69$30.61$28.83—$45.12$48.48$39.34$35.46
Graham net-net per share$11.71$11.69$12.62$13.16$14.47$13.35$15.11$13.92$12.77$10.50
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$0$2.1M$4.1M$3.9M$3.7M$3.4M$3.2M$2.9M$2.6M$2.3M
Share buybacks (net)$2.0M$1.5M$4.6M$2.9M$0$7.0M$499,000$502,000$295,000$146,000
Dividend payout ratio——94.4%47.7%54.3%—18.3%13.5%17.1%17.4%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow12.0%———12.3%112.3%—22.4%11.1%—
Capex / revenue0.5%0.7%0.6%0.9%1.0%1.0%1.8%1.9%1.8%1.8%
Capex / operating cash flow5.2%———7.4%15.1%—27.9%14.6%—
Capex / depreciation0.340.350.310.560.560.361.301.581.231.08
Stock-based compensation / revenue1.0%0.9%1.2%1.1%1.2%1.2%1.0%0.8%0.7%0.7%
R&D / revenue—2.1%1.8%1.4%1.4%2.1%1.7%1.6%1.7%2.2%
SG&A / revenue24.2%24.7%21.8%20.6%19.6%24.3%20.8%19.3%20.4%22.4%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding66.075.062.859.054.675.967.763.473.972.6
Days of inventory on hand371.0381.3334.0298.2304.0406.3280.8225.0249.8259.9
Days payables outstanding64.067.074.887.778.083.889.791.989.493.8
Cash conversion cycle (days)373.1389.3322.0269.4280.5398.4258.8196.6234.3238.6
Receivables turnover5.534.875.816.196.694.815.395.754.945.03
Payables turnover5.715.454.884.164.684.364.073.974.083.89
Inventory turnover0.980.961.091.221.200.901.301.621.461.40
Asset turnover0.670.670.760.780.750.570.851.010.910.91
Average receivables$32.3M$38.3M$39.2M$40.5M$35.2M$35.5M$48.8M$52.3M$49.4M$45.2M
Average payables$25.5M$27.3M$35.2M$44.8M$38.3M$30.8M$45.7M$52.6M$42.4M$40.3M
Average inventory$148.0M$155.5M$157.1M$152.2M$149.0M$149.4M$143.2M$128.8M$118.5M$111.7M
Intangibles / total assets0.2%5.5%2.8%2.8%2.7%3.3%5.1%3.4%3.5%3.3%

Computed from HURC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed January 9, 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.

HURC valuation and financial ratios

Hurco earned a return on equity of −7.4% and a return on invested capital of −4.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $11.9 million of debt and $48.7 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $36.8 million. It returned $2.0 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $2.0 million in share buybacks, 12% of free cash flow.

See the HURC income statement, the HURC chart for price history, or the HURC stock overview for the latest quote and news.

HURC key metrics FAQ

What is Hurco's return on equity?

Hurco's return on equity (ROE) was −7.4% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$15.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $203.0 million.

What is Hurco's ROIC?

Hurco's return on invested capital was −4.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Hurco have?

Hurco had total debt of $11.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06 and more cash than debt.

Does Hurco pay a dividend?

Hurco did not pay a dividend in fiscal 2025.

Does Hurco buy back its shares?

Yes. Hurco spent $2.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.5% over the year, to 6.5M..

What is Hurco's free cash flow yield?

Hurco generated $16.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 14.4% on its market value at year-end ($115.9 million).

What is Hurco's current ratio?

Hurco's current ratio was 4.33 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 4.33 times current liabilities.

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