Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (KRUS) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: KRUSValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 9 years.

KRUS valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$463.0M
Enterprise value
$615.9M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
109.9
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
1.5
10-yr median 3.6
Price / book
2.0
10-yr median 4.5
EV / EBITDA
41.6
10-yr median 100.8
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.29

KRUS key metrics, FY2017–FY2025

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

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

Price / sales+15.0%
3.6
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2019: 2.2FY2020: 2.3 (+4.9%)FY2021: 6.7 (+196.0%)FY2022: 5.1 (−22.9%)FY2023: 5.0 (−3.7%)FY2024: 3.1 (−37.3%)FY2025: 3.6 (+15.0%)
FY2017FY2025
Price / book−3.9%
4.4
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2019: 2.2FY2020: 2.2 (+0.3%)FY2021: 4.8 (+114.0%)FY2022: 7.8 (+63.3%)FY2023: 5.6 (−27.5%)FY2024: 4.5 (−19.4%)FY2025: 4.4 (−3.9%)
FY2017FY2025
EV / EBITDA−65.2%
90.3
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2019: 26.7FY2022: 156.0FY2023: 100.8 (−35.4%)FY2024: 259.5 (+157.6%)FY2025: 90.3 (−65.2%)
FY2017FY2025
Free cash flow yield+1.7 pts
−2.1%
FY2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2019: −3.4%FY2020: −26.9% (−23.5 pts)FY2021: −4.9% (+22.0 pts)FY2022: −0.4% (+4.5 pts)FY2023: −2.3% (−1.8 pts)FY2024: −3.9% (−1.6 pts)FY2025: −2.1% (+1.7 pts)
FY2017FY2025

KRUS valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday9-year median

KRUS returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

KRUS debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

KRUS cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

KRUS price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

KRUS key metrics

FY2017–FY2025
Kura Sushi USA, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.01B$739.4M$929.6M$726.6M$433.3M$101.9M$138.2M——
Enterprise value$1.12B$829.7M$970.9M$781.6M$465.8M$157.1M$103.6M——
P/E ratio——618.9———94.9——
Price / sales3.63.15.05.16.72.32.2——
Price / book4.44.55.67.84.82.22.2——
Price / operating cash flow41.147.451.530.7——23.1——
EV / sales4.03.55.25.57.23.51.6——
EV / EBITDA90.3259.5100.8156.0——26.7——
Earnings yield−0.2%−1.2%0.2%−0.1%−2.4%−17.0%1.1%——
Free cash flow yield−2.1%−3.9%−2.3%−0.4%−4.9%−26.9%−3.4%——
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)———0.0%0.0%—0.0%——
Share price at fiscal year-end$84.81$65.99$87.37$74.76$50.81$12.22$25.07——
Per share
Revenue per share$23.73$21.23$17.62$14.52$7.61$5.42$11.66$6.55$4.72
Earnings per share−$0.16−$0.79$0.14−$0.08−$1.21−$2.08$0.26$0.22$0.09
Operating cash flow per share$2.06$1.39$1.70$2.44−$0.85−$1.56$1.09$0.66$0.37
Free cash flow per share−$1.81−$2.56−$1.97−$0.32−$2.50−$3.29−$0.86−$0.23−$0.39
Cash per share$5.24$4.55$7.35$3.68$4.74$1.11$6.90$0.72$0.36
Book value per share$19.39$14.51$15.47$9.60$10.65$5.48$11.28$2.72$1.86
Tangible book value per share$18.89$14.51$15.15$9.42$10.55$5.40$11.17$2.71$1.86
Dividends per share———————$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$3.87$3.95$3.67$2.75$1.65$1.73$1.95$0.90$0.76
Debt per share$14.27$12.62$11.24$9.34$8.56$7.74$0.62$0.56$0.45
Shares outstanding11.9M11.2M10.6M9.7M8.5M8.3M5.5M7.9M7.9M
Change in shares outstanding+6.4%+5.3%+9.5%+14.0%+2.3%+51.3%−30.2%0.0%—
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−1.0%−5.4%1.2%−0.8%−15.1%−32.2%3.5%9.6%4.8%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−1.3%−4.0%0.2%−0.4%−7.0%−20.3%6.6%10.4%5.0%
Return on assets (ROA)−0.5%−2.8%0.6%−0.4%−7.0%−17.8%2.7%6.3%3.1%
Return on tangible assets−0.4%−2.7%0.5%−0.4%−5.8%−14.7%1.9%5.4%3.1%
Free cash flow margin−7.6%−12.0%−11.2%−2.2%−32.8%−60.7%−7.4%−3.6%−8.3%
Income quality (OCF / net income)——12.03———4.123.014.15
Financial health
Total debt$170.0M$141.4M$119.6M$90.8M$73.0M$64.5M$3.4M$4.5M$3.5M
Cash & short-term investments$62.5M$51.0M$78.2M$35.8M$40.4M$9.3M$38.0M$5.7M$2.9M
Net debt$107.6M$90.4M$41.3M$55.0M$32.5M$55.2M−$34.6M−$1.3M$662,000
Debt / equity0.740.870.730.970.801.410.050.210.24
Debt / assets0.390.430.390.450.410.540.040.140.15
Net debt / EBITDA8.6828.274.2910.98——−8.93−0.350.28
Current ratio1.761.783.071.682.871.065.011.521.18
Quick ratio1.711.713.011.632.831.034.941.441.11
Interest coverage-68.0-244.84.8-8.7-45.4-121.38.814.612.1
Working capital$32.7M$26.8M$60.2M$17.1M$37.4M$853,000$33.2M$2.5M$692,000
Invested capital$338.6M$252.9M$206.0M$148.3M$123.4M$101.0M$27.6M$20.2M$15.3M
Tangible asset value$225.1M$162.5M$161.2M$91.5M$90.0M$45.0M$61.5M$21.4M$14.7M
Net current asset value−$124.4M−$104.6M−$50.6M−$65.7M−$29.4M−$57.9M$27.3M−$3.3M−$3.9M
Graham number——$7.01———$8.19$3.67$1.93
Graham net-net per share−$11.03−$9.85−$5.36−$7.18−$5.19−$7.39$4.53−$0.54−$0.63
Capital allocation
Dividends paid———————$0$0
Share buybacks (net)———$154,000$0—$0$0$0
Dividend payout ratio———————0.0%0.0%
Capex / revenue16.3%18.6%20.8%19.0%21.7%31.9%16.7%13.7%16.2%
Capex / operating cash flow187.6%283.5%216.3%113.0%——179.0%135.2%205.3%
Capex / depreciation3.293.754.994.771.964.564.954.234.40
Stock-based compensation / revenue1.7%1.8%1.9%1.7%2.2%1.9%0.9%0.2%—
SG&A / revenue13.3%16.4%15.0%15.8%24.2%26.7%12.1%11.5%9.0%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding7.37.67.66.512.613.44.84.36.8
Days of inventory on hand3.23.53.32.83.43.33.12.73.0
Days payables outstanding15.014.214.716.030.531.818.815.720.0
Cash conversion cycle (days)-4.5-3.1-3.8-6.8-14.5-15.0-10.9-8.7-10.1
Receivables turnover50.1648.1048.1056.5528.9027.2475.6384.6253.37
Payables turnover24.3125.6824.7822.7511.9511.4919.4023.2418.28
Inventory turnover114.37105.06110.67128.66106.88109.10118.58133.63122.06
Asset turnover0.740.750.740.740.440.461.181.871.61
Average receivables$5.6M$4.9M$3.9M$2.5M$2.2M$1.7M$849,500$611,500$698,000
Average payables$10.3M$8.1M$6.4M$5.2M$4.9M$4.3M$2.8M$1.9M$1.8M
Average inventory$2.2M$2.0M$1.4M$926,500$550,000$453,000$461,500$326,500$269,000
Intangibles / total assets1.4%0.0%1.1%0.9%0.5%0.6%0.8%0.3%0.0%

Computed from KRUS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed November 6, 2025) 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.

KRUS valuation and financial ratios

Kura Sushi USA earned a return on equity of −1.0% and a return on invested capital of −1.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $170.0 million of debt and $62.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $107.6 million. The share count rose 50.8% from 7.9M to 11.9M over 8 years.

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KRUS key metrics FAQ

What is Kura Sushi USA's EV/EBITDA?

Kura Sushi USA's enterprise value was 90.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $1.1 billion, EBITDA $12.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 41.6.

What is Kura Sushi USA's return on equity?

Kura Sushi USA's return on equity (ROE) was −1.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$1.9 million on average shareholders' equity of $196.8 million.

What is Kura Sushi USA's ROIC?

Kura Sushi USA's return on invested capital was −1.3% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Kura Sushi USA have?

Kura Sushi USA had total debt of $170.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74 and $107.6 million of net debt (8.68 times EBITDA).

What is Kura Sushi USA's free cash flow yield?

Kura Sushi USA generated -$21.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −2.1% on its market value at year-end ($1.0 billion).

What is Kura Sushi USA's current ratio?

Kura Sushi USA's current ratio was 1.76 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.76 times current liabilities.

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