iQSTEL Inc. (IQST) Key Metrics

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

IQST valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026
Market cap
$9.9M
Enterprise value
$11.7M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
—
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
0.0
10-yr median 0.2
Price / book
0.9
EV / EBITDA
—
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.54

IQST key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

Price / sales−83.6%
0.0
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: 274.22024: 0.22025: 0.0 (−83.6%)
20162025
Price / book−88.1%
0.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2024: 7.62025: 0.9 (−88.1%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−33.8 pts
−39.4%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: −0.0%2024: −5.6%2025: −39.4% (−33.8 pts)
20162025

IQST valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

IQST returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

IQST debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

IQST cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

IQST price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

IQST key metrics

2016–2025
iQSTEL Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$10.0M$54.6M—————$3.78B——
Enterprise value$12.1M$60.2M—————$3.78B——
Price / sales0.00.2—————274.2——
Price / book0.97.6————————
EV / sales0.00.2—————274.3——
Earnings yield−91.2%−11.0%—————−0.1%——
Free cash flow yield−39.4%−5.6%—————−0.0%——
Dividend yield2.8%1.1%—————0.0%——
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)2.8%1.1%—————0.0%——
Share price at fiscal year-end$2.91$23.60$11.80$14.55$73.16$15.73$3.38$275.32——
Per share
Revenue per share$91.80$122.33—————$1.00$0.36—
Earnings per share−$2.65−$2.59—————−$0.27−$0.02—
Operating cash flow per share−$1.11−$1.27—————−$0.03−$0.02—
Free cash flow per share−$1.15−$1.33—————−$0.03−$0.02—
Cash per share$0.62$1.08—————$0.00$0.00—
Book value per share$3.23$3.12—————−$0.12$0.01—
Tangible book value per share−$0.46−$3.01—————−$0.12$0.01—
Dividends per share$0.08$0.27—————$0.00$0.00—
Capex per share$0.03$0.07—————$0.00$0.00—
Debt per share$1.21$3.48—————$0.03$0.01—
Shares outstanding3.5M2.3M—————13.7M15.0M—
Change in shares outstanding+49.1%——————−8.5%——
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−99.7%−76.6%−10.1%−84.2%−127.3%—————
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−11.2%−6.3%−3.6%−47.5%−71.2%———248.0%—
Return on assets (ROA)−14.1%−11.8%−4.4%−55.2%−51.1%−113.8%−202.7%−210.9%−50.9%−638.2%
Return on tangible assets−23.9%−9.2%−4.5%−82.0%−51.7%−149.7%−195.4%−154.3%−26.3%−638.2%
Free cash flow margin−1.2%−1.1%−1.2%−2.0%−5.2%−4.9%−7.1%−2.6%−6.3%−2.2%
Financial health
Total debt$4.2M$8.1M$953,566$438,441$674,053$4.0M$3.4M$371,742$96,658$35,327
Cash & short-term investments$2.2M$2.5M$1.4M$1.3M$3.3M$753,316$270,503$4,570$16,531$23,790
Net debt$2.0M$5.5M−$409,102−$890,948−$2.7M$3.3M$3.1M$367,172$80,127$11,537
Debt / equity0.371.120.110.060.09———0.73—
Debt / assets0.080.100.040.030.070.670.610.160.090.93
Net debt / EBITDA——−97.20—————1.510.03
Current ratio1.040.991.141.002.780.450.310.531.160.18
Quick ratio1.040.991.130.993.060.490.340.571.160.13
Interest coverage-1.1-0.4-3.3-107.7-4.4-0.9-0.2-0.1—-2.2
Working capital$1.6M−$806,150$1.9M−$15,089$4.2M−$4.3M−$7.7M−$1.9M$290,170−$170,928
Invested capital$13.2M$12.8M$8.0M$5.9M$4.8M$1.9M−$1.7M−$1.2M$211,780−$159,391
Tangible asset value$3.5M−$2.3M$2.8M$563,679$4.8M−$4.0M−$7.2M−$1.6M$131,653−$170,928
Net current asset value$1.4M−$4.1M$1.6M−$277,477$3.9M−$4.8M−$7.9M−$1.9M$1.2M−$170,928
Graham net-net per share−$2.66−$9.12—————−$0.20$0.04—
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$284,127$627,710$816,480————$0$0$0
Share buybacks (net)—————$0—$0$0$0
Capex / revenue0.0%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.4%0.2%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.1%
Capex / depreciation0.180.301.710.932.521.310.770.020.020.10
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%2.0%1.6%2.8%1.4%——
R&D / revenue——0.2%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.9%1.3%1.9%2.1%
SG&A / revenue3.4%3.0%2.7%5.1%6.7%8.4%7.3%6.4%6.6%2.1%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding51.445.822.515.416.223.150.452.2182.2160.5
Days of inventory on hand0.00.00.1-1.3-2.8-2.9-5.9-2.4—0.6
Days payables outstanding6.73.46.87.412.220.939.039.5148.2151.6
Cash conversion cycle (days)44.742.515.86.71.2-0.75.510.234.39.5
Receivables turnover7.107.9616.1923.7022.5615.807.247.002.002.27
Payables turnover54.43107.9253.5749.0229.9917.489.379.242.462.41
Inventory turnover10,028.129,517.255,252.34——————614.81
Asset turnover4.875.608.338.638.627.774.517.879.31192.71
Average receivables$44.6M$35.6M$8.9M$3.9M$2.9M$2.8M$2.5M$2.0M$2.7M$3.2M
Average payables$5.6M$2.5M$2.6M$1.9M$2.1M$2.5M$1.8M$1.4M$2.0M$2.6M
Average inventory$30,658$28,890$26,622−$320,876−$483,912−$348,172−$280,765−$82,567$5,178$10,356
Intangibles / total assets25.0%18.0%23.8%42.0%18.1%26.2%26.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Computed from IQST's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 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.

IQST valuation and financial ratios

iQSTEL earned a return on equity of −99.7% and a return on invested capital of −11.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $4.2 million of debt and $2.2 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $2.0 million. It returned $0.3 million to shareholders: $0.3 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks.

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

IQST key metrics FAQ

What is iQSTEL's return on equity?

iQSTEL's return on equity (ROE) was −99.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$9.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $9.2 million.

What is iQSTEL's ROIC?

iQSTEL's return on invested capital was −11.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does iQSTEL have?

iQSTEL had total debt of $4.2 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

What is iQSTEL's dividend yield?

iQSTEL paid $0.3 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.08 per share), a payout ratio of —.

What is iQSTEL's free cash flow yield?

iQSTEL generated -$4.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −39.4% on its market value at year-end ($10.0 million).

What is iQSTEL's current ratio?

iQSTEL's current ratio was 1.04 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.04 times current liabilities.

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