Ideal Power Inc. (IPWR) Key Metrics
IPWR valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $49.0M
- Enterprise value
- $25.5M
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- 9.0
- PEG ratio
- 0.26
- Price / sales
- — 10-yr median 283.0
- Price / book
- 1.6 10-yr median 3.6
- EV / EBITDA
- —
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.88
IPWR key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsIPWR valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
IPWR returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
IPWR per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
IPWR financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
IPWR efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
IPWR valuation history
IPWR returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
IPWR debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
IPWR cash returned to shareholders
IPWR price vs earnings per share
IPWR key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $28.2M | $61.6M | $48.1M | $65.9M | $71.6M | $28.9M | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $22.5M | $46.3M | $39.8M | $49.8M | $48.8M | $25.9M | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 748.2 | 716.6 | 241.9 | 324.1 | 124.2 | 67.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 596.4 | 538.1 | 200.3 | 245.1 | 84.6 | 60.6 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −37.5% | −16.9% | −20.7% | −10.4% | −6.7% | −27.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | −32.8% | −15.0% | −15.3% | −10.0% | −6.3% | −10.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | — | — | 0.4% | 0.2% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $3.09 | $7.55 | $7.77 | $10.70 | $12.06 | $8.17 | $2.30 | $2.48 | $14.20 | $33.00 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.10 | $0.12 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings per share | −$1.16 | −$1.28 | −$1.61 | −$1.12 | −$0.80 | −$2.20 | — | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow per share | −$1.00 | −$1.07 | −$1.15 | −$1.04 | −$0.72 | −$0.85 | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow per share | −$1.01 | −$1.13 | −$1.19 | −$1.07 | −$0.76 | −$0.87 | — | — | — | — |
| Cash per share | $0.67 | $1.94 | $1.37 | $2.65 | $3.90 | $0.89 | — | — | — | — |
| Book value per share | $0.86 | $2.19 | $1.62 | $2.91 | $4.07 | $1.08 | — | — | — | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $0.57 | $1.87 | $1.21 | $2.58 | $3.72 | $0.64 | — | — | — | — |
| Capex per share | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | — | — | — | — |
| Debt per share | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | — | — | — | — |
| Shares outstanding | 9.1M | 8.2M | 6.2M | 6.2M | 5.9M | 3.5M | — | — | — | — |
| Change in shares outstanding | +11.9% | +31.9% | +0.5% | +3.7% | +67.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −82.2% | −74.6% | −71.2% | −32.7% | −34.1% | −202.0% | −92.7% | −97.1% | −109.3% | −91.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −371.5% | −408.1% | −452.0% | −369.9% | −356.1% | −332.2% | −202.6% | −227.2% | −348.6% | −371.6% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −70.8% | −65.0% | −62.9% | −30.4% | −30.8% | −149.9% | −68.8% | −80.1% | −91.6% | −77.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | −143.7% | −60.5% | −103.0% | −39.6% | −20.0% | −218.7% | −108.3% | −165.7% | −90.0% | −154.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | — | — | — | — | −783.8% | −720.9% | — | — | −647.5% | −666.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $403,335 | $486,016 | $202,987 | $267,584 | $326,448 | $173,462 | $265,174 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $6.1M | $15.8M | $8.5M | $16.3M | $23.2M | $3.2M | $3.1M | $3.3M | $10.0M | $4.2M |
| Net debt | −$5.7M | −$15.4M | −$8.3M | −$16.1M | −$22.8M | −$3.0M | −$2.8M | −$3.3M | −$10.0M | −$4.2M |
| Debt / equity | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.07 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 6.72 | 29.06 | 9.79 | 37.62 | 43.19 | 5.23 | 4.82 | 4.11 | 7.53 | 4.11 |
| Quick ratio | 6.71 | 28.89 | 9.70 | 37.62 | 43.19 | 5.23 | 4.82 | 4.11 | 7.36 | 3.27 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | -47.8 | -381.8 | -805.7 | -730.1 | — | — | — |
| Working capital | $5.6M | $15.7M | $8.2M | $16.5M | $22.9M | $2.8M | $2.6M | $3.5M | $9.3M | $4.6M |
| Invested capital | $2.2M | $2.5M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $845,415 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.7M | $3.0M |
| Tangible asset value | $5.2M | $15.2M | $7.5M | $15.9M | $22.1M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $3.2M | $9.6M | $5.3M |
| Net current asset value | $4.4M | $14.3M | $6.9M | $15.4M | $21.7M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $3.1M | $8.9M | $4.4M |
| Graham net-net per share | $0.44 | $1.70 | $1.03 | $2.42 | $3.64 | $0.56 | — | — | — | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | $216,264 | $127,872 | — | $0 | $0 | $5,721 | $0 | $3,258 |
| Capex / revenue | 316.7% | 588.7% | 121.1% | 89.9% | 41.1% | 15.7% | — | — | 35.8% | 46.1% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.26 | 1.22 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 1.50 | 0.55 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 2.80 | 1.85 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1,932.7% | 1,855.4% | 1,167.3% | 480.1% | 61.1% | 202.9% | — | — | 91.4% | 93.2% |
| R&D / revenue | 16,028.4% | 7,215.0% | 2,887.9% | 1,656.3% | 334.4% | 402.0% | — | — | 345.2% | 320.8% |
| SG&A / revenue | 12,890.4% | 5,645.1% | 2,336.8% | 1,956.1% | 506.8% | 548.2% | — | — | 423.9% | 336.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 119.4 | 150.0 | 124.7 | 268.6 | 127.8 | 72.6 | — | — | 57.9 | 140.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 320.6 | 347.5 | 92.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 121.8 | 178.1 |
| Days payables outstanding | 1,548.4 | 994.9 | 608.6 | 234.3 | 73.6 | 121.5 | 457.9 | 407.5 | 45.6 | 158.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -1,108.4 | -497.4 | -391.3 | 34.3 | 54.2 | -48.9 | — | — | 134.1 | 159.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 3.06 | 2.43 | 2.93 | 1.36 | 2.86 | 5.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.31 | 2.60 |
| Payables turnover | 0.24 | 0.37 | 0.60 | 1.56 | 4.96 | 3.01 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 8.01 | 2.30 |
| Inventory turnover | 1.14 | 1.05 | 3.94 | 203,269.00 | — | — | — | — | 3.00 | 2.05 |
| Asset turnover | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Average receivables | $12,346 | $35,346 | $67,968 | $149,599 | $201,774 | $85,144 | $8,960 | $11,769 | $192,138 | $625,766 |
| Average payables | $256,258 | $254,608 | $267,800 | $130,502 | $116,242 | $142,470 | $138,580 | $153,514 | $279,796 | $842,798 |
| Average inventory | $53,053 | $88,928 | $40,726 | $1 | — | — | — | — | $748,255 | $946,578 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 26.7% | 13.2% | 21.1% | 10.5% | 7.9% | 30.6% | 31.0% | 22.6% | 15.3% | 21.2% |
Computed from IPWR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 27, 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.
IPWR valuation and financial ratios
Ideal Power earned a return on equity of −82.2% and a return on invested capital of −371.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $0.4 million of debt and $6.1 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $5.7 million.
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IPWR key metrics FAQ
What is Ideal Power's return on equity?
Ideal Power's return on equity (ROE) was −82.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$10.6 million on average shareholders' equity of $12.9 million.
What is Ideal Power's ROIC?
Ideal Power's return on invested capital was −371.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Ideal Power have?
Ideal Power had total debt of $0.4 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05 and more cash than debt.
What is Ideal Power's free cash flow yield?
Ideal Power generated -$9.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −32.8% on its market value at year-end ($28.2 million).
What is Ideal Power's current ratio?
Ideal Power's current ratio was 6.72 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 6.72 times current liabilities.