Immersion Corporation (IMMR) Key Metrics

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

IMMR valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$231.1M
Enterprise value
$309.9M
P/E (TTM)
20.5
10-yr median 7.7
Forward P/E
29.0
PEG ratio
2.21
Price / sales
0.1
10-yr median 5.6
Price / book
0.8
10-yr median 2.1
EV / EBITDA
3.3
10-yr median 2.9
Dividend yield
4.31%
$0.30 a year
Beta
0.99

IMMR key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

P/E ratio+1,002.9%
49.5
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: 5.22020: 59.52021: 14.5 (−75.6%)2022: 7.7 (−47.1%)2023: 6.8 (−12.0%)2024: 4.5 (−33.6%)2025: 49.5 (+1,002.9%)
20162025
Price / sales−30.2%
0.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 5.4 (+0.3%)2017: 5.9 (+9.9%)2018: 2.5 (−56.9%)2019: 6.5 (+157.0%)2020: 10.6 (+62.0%)2021: 5.2 (−51.0%)2022: 6.1 (+18.5%)2023: 6.8 (+10.6%)2024: 0.2 (−97.3%)2025: 0.1 (−30.2%)
20162025
Price / book−16.1%
0.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 5.5 (+41.4%)2017: 21.3 (+286.2%)2018: 2.8 (−86.8%)2019: 2.8 (−0.9%)2020: 5.0 (+79.7%)2021: 1.3 (−74.5%)2022: 1.5 (+16.3%)2023: 1.3 (−16.0%)2024: 0.9 (−27.9%)2025: 0.8 (−16.1%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA+63.2%
4.4
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: 2.92020: 63.42021: 2.4 (−96.2%)2022: 3.4 (+42.2%)2023: 1.6 (−52.8%)2024: 2.7 (+67.5%)2025: 4.4 (+63.2%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield+7.5 pts
−16.3%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 7.1% (+5.4 pts)2017: −21.3% (−28.4 pts)2018: 24.8% (+46.2 pts)2019: −14.6% (−39.4 pts)2020: −0.0% (+14.6 pts)2021: 9.4% (+9.4 pts)2022: 17.0% (+7.6 pts)2023: 9.0% (−8.1 pts)2024: −23.8% (−32.8 pts)2025: −16.3% (+7.5 pts)
20162025

IMMR valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

IMMR returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

IMMR debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

IMMR cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

IMMR price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

IMMR key metrics

2016–2025
Immersion Corporation key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$224.0M$288.6M$229.7M$235.6M$181.4M$321.5M$234.3M$281.4M$206.0M$305.7M
Enterprise value$356.8M$456.8M$69.4M$86.3M$44.6M$263.4M$145.9M$156.7M$163.6M$220.7M
P/E ratio49.54.56.87.714.559.5—5.2——
Price / sales0.10.26.86.15.210.66.52.55.95.4
Price / book0.80.91.31.51.35.02.82.821.35.5
Price / free cash flow——11.25.910.6——4.0—14.1
Price / operating cash flow——11.25.910.4——4.0—13.9
EV / sales0.20.32.02.21.38.64.11.44.73.9
EV / EBITDA4.42.71.63.42.463.4—2.9——
EV / free cash flow——3.42.22.6——2.2—10.2
Earnings yield2.0%22.3%14.8%13.0%6.9%1.7%−8.6%19.3%−22.0%−12.9%
Free cash flow yield−16.3%−23.8%9.0%17.0%9.4%−0.0%−14.6%24.8%−21.3%7.1%
Dividend yield2.5%4.5%3.2%1.8%————0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)3.4%5.3%6.8%7.4%0.0%9.5%1.2%0.0%0.2%0.2%
Share price at fiscal year-end$6.80$8.73$7.06$7.03$5.71$11.29$7.43$8.96$7.06$10.63
Per share
Revenue per share$52.54$47.07$1.04$1.15$1.10$1.07$1.14$3.53$1.20$1.98
Earnings per share$0.14$1.94$1.04$0.92$0.39$0.19−$0.64$1.73−$1.55−$1.37
Operating cash flow per share−$0.75−$1.74$0.63$1.20$0.55$0.00−$1.08$2.23−$1.50$0.77
Free cash flow per share−$1.11−$2.08$0.63$1.20$0.54−$0.00−$1.09$2.22−$1.51$0.75
Cash per share$5.40$4.66$4.93$4.47$4.34$2.09$2.84$3.98$1.59$3.12
Book value per share$8.97$9.66$5.63$4.71$4.45$2.25$2.66$3.17$0.33$1.92
Tangible book value per share$4.18$6.55$5.63$4.71$4.44$2.25$2.66$2.93$0.31$1.90
Dividends per share$0.17$0.39$0.23$0.13————$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$0.36$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01
Debt per share$9.43$9.75$0.00$0.01$0.03$0.05$0.04$0.01$0.14$0.17
Shares outstanding32.9M33.1M32.5M33.5M31.8M28.5M31.5M31.4M29.2M28.8M
Change in shares outstanding−0.4%+1.6%−2.9%+5.5%+11.6%−9.7%+0.4%+7.6%+1.5%−0.9%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)1.5%25.6%19.9%20.5%12.2%7.3%−21.9%99.4%−139.4%−55.5%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)3.1%36.3%90.9%378.0%248.9%354.9%————
Return on assets (ROA)0.3%8.1%16.7%16.8%9.2%4.9%−14.8%54.9%−58.2%−37.7%
Return on tangible assets0.4%5.1%15.7%16.1%7.1%5.6%−16.1%39.2%−88.3%−38.2%
Free cash flow margin−2.1%−4.4%60.7%104.3%48.8%−0.1%−95.3%62.9%−125.5%38.0%
Income quality (OCF / net income)−5.48−0.900.611.311.400.00—1.29——
Financial health
Total debt$310.8M$322.1M$39,000$486,000$1.1M$1.4M$1.1M$204,000$4.1M$4.8M
Cash & short-term investments$177.9M$153.9M$160.4M$149.7M$137.9M$59.5M$89.5M$124.9M$46.5M$89.8M
Net debt$132.8M$168.2M−$160.3M−$149.3M−$136.8M−$58.1M−$88.3M−$124.7M−$42.4M−$85.0M
Debt / equity1.051.010.000.000.010.020.010.000.430.09
Debt / assets0.220.240.000.000.010.010.010.000.080.05
Net debt / EBITDA1.641.00−3.73−5.92−7.38−14.01—−2.31——
Current ratio1.831.728.938.949.228.479.058.852.524.47
Quick ratio1.161.048.938.948.428.479.058.852.524.47
Interest coverage2.212.3—8.636.60.8-5.3———
Working capital$459.4M$387.4M$153.1M$142.4M$136.7M$65.6M$95.1M$120.5M$29.0M$73.0M
Invested capital$428.2M$487.4M$22.8M$8.4M$4.5M$5.8M−$4.6M−$25.1M−$32.7M−$29.7M
Tangible asset value$404.1M$463.6M$183.1M$157.7M$141.0M$64.0M$83.8M$92.1M$9.0M$54.6M
Net current asset value$142.7M$121.7M$139.8M$127.9M$119.1M$42.2M$65.9M$89.5M$5.8M$45.6M
Graham number$5.26$20.55$11.50$9.84$6.27$3.10—$11.11——
Graham net-net per share−$5.83−$5.83$4.16$3.70$3.81$1.33$1.62$2.53$0.17$1.47
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$5.5M$12.9M$7.4M$4.2M————$0$0
Share buybacks (net)$2.2M$2.4M$8.3M$13.2M$0$30.6M$2.7M$0$328,000$729,000
Dividend payout ratio122.1%20.0%21.8%13.7%——————
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow——76.1%43.5%0.0%——0.0%—3.4%
Capex / revenue0.7%0.7%0.0%0.1%1.0%0.2%0.4%0.1%0.4%0.6%
Capex / operating cash flow——0.0%0.1%1.9%213.6%—0.1%—1.6%
Capex / depreciation0.280.320.030.213.380.020.070.090.130.38
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.5%1.0%10.0%9.3%6.7%15.6%15.2%7.8%17.4%10.7%
R&D / revenue—0.0%0.8%3.6%11.8%16.5%21.8%8.8%33.6%23.5%
SG&A / revenue91.3%85.3%46.3%32.9%37.3%75.7%137.4%43.2%191.0%102.9%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding82.744.0101.6110.7147.0103.222.53.111.48.3
Days of inventory on hand96.2891.00.0604,348.827,470.40.00.00.00.0—
Days payables outstanding80.9735.586.44,015.0313.21,040.74,746.18,588.411,670.76,115.1
Cash conversion cycle (days)98.0199.515.2600,444.527,304.2-937.5-4,723.6-8,585.3-11,659.3-6,106.8
Receivables turnover4.428.303.593.302.483.5416.21119.5332.0044.00
Payables turnover4.510.504.230.091.170.350.080.040.030.06
Inventory turnover3.790.41281,000.000.000.01168,000.00170,000.00218,000.00394,000.00—
Asset turnover1.231.960.170.210.260.280.271.120.450.55
Average receivables$391.9M$187.5M$9.4M$11.7M$14.1M$8.6M$2.2M$928,500$1.1M$1.3M
Average payables$311.4M$151.8M$66,500$44,000$75,500$479,000$2.2M$5.1M$6.3M$3.3M
Average inventory$370.5M$183.9M$1$6.6M$6.6M$1$1$1$0$0
Intangibles / total assets11.0%7.5%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%5.2%1.3%0.7%

Computed from IMMR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed May 4, 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.

IMMR valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Immersion traded at 49.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 7.7. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 20.5 and the forward P/E is 29.0. Immersion earned a return on equity of 1.5% and a return on invested capital of 3.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $310.8 million of debt and $177.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $132.8 million. It returned $7.7 million to shareholders: $5.5 million in dividends and $2.2 million in share buybacks. The share count rose 14.5% from 28.8M to 32.9M over 9 years.

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

IMMR key metrics FAQ

What is Immersion's P/E ratio?

Immersion's trailing P/E ratio is 20.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 29.0. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 49.5, compared with a 10-year median of 7.7.

What is Immersion's EV/EBITDA?

Immersion's enterprise value was 4.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $356.8 million, EBITDA $80.8 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 3.3.

What is Immersion's return on equity?

Immersion's return on equity (ROE) was 1.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $4.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $307.3 million.

What is Immersion's ROIC?

Immersion's return on invested capital was 3.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Immersion have?

Immersion had total debt of $310.8 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05 and $132.8 million of net debt (1.64 times EBITDA).

What is Immersion's dividend yield?

Immersion's forward dividend yield is 4.31%. Immersion paid $5.5 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.17 per share), a payout ratio of 122.1%.

Does Immersion buy back its shares?

Yes. Immersion spent $2.2 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.4% over the year, to 32.9M..

What is Immersion's free cash flow yield?

Immersion generated -$36.6 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −16.3% on its market value at year-end ($224.0 million).

What is Immersion's current ratio?

Immersion's current ratio was 1.83 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.83 times current liabilities.

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