The LGL Group, Inc. (LGL) Key Metrics
LGL valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $84.0M
- Enterprise value
- $46.3M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 34.1
- Forward P/E
- 243.9
- PEG ratio
- 9.67
- Price / sales
- 18.4 10-yr median 0.9
- Price / book
- 2.1 10-yr median 0.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 19.6
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.10
LGL key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsLGL valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
P/E ratio−30.2%
53.5
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20162025
Price / sales−40.7%
8.8
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20162025
Price / book+0.2%
0.8
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20162025
Price / free cash flow+1,287.1%
526.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Free cash flow yield−2.4 pts
0.2%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
LGL returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+0.6 pts
1.7%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Return on assets+0.5 pts
1.5%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin−37.6 pts
1.7%
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20162025
Cash conversion (OCF / net income)−95.0%
0.10
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20162025
Asset turnover+77.1%
0.09
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
LGL per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+62.4%
$0.65
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20162025
Earnings per share+38.1%
$0.11
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20162025
Free cash flow per share−93.1%
$0.01
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20162025
Book value per share−3.9%
$6.79
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Shares outstanding+15.3%
6.4M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
LGL financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−100.0%
0.00
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt−$256,000
−$41.5M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt / EBITDA−96.54
−153.89
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Current ratio+7.3%
50.63
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Debt / assets−100.0%
0.00
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
LGL efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−23 days
47 days
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Days of inventory+7 days
89 days
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Days payables outstanding+36 days
110 days
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Cash conversion cycle−52 days
25 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue0.0 pts
0.0%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF
522.9%
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20162025
LGL valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
LGL returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LGL debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LGL cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
LGL price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
LGL key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $36.8M | $33.2M | $32.9M | $21.6M | $22.9M | $24.7M | $28.2M | $11.2M | $6.4M | $5.0M |
| Enterprise value | −$4.7M | −$8.1M | −$7.8M | −$16.3M | −$19.4M | $1.3M | $10.4M | −$8.1M | −$10.6M | −$502,040 |
| P/E ratio | 53.5 | 76.8 | 122.2 | — | 1.6 | 25.5 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 55.0 | 34.1 |
| Price / sales | 8.8 | 14.9 | 19.0 | — | 15.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Price / book | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Price / free cash flow | 526.2 | 37.9 | 85.4 | — | 90.6 | 8.9 | 18.7 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 47.6 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 526.2 | 37.9 | 85.4 | — | 17.0 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 18.2 |
| EV / sales | -1.1 | -3.7 | -4.5 | — | -13.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 6.9 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.8% | −13.8% | 63.8% | 3.9% | 24.9% | 12.5% | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.2% | 2.6% | 1.2% | −6.8% | 1.1% | 11.3% | 5.3% | 11.9% | 8.6% | 2.1% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $5.75 | $5.97 | $6.14 | $4.05 | $4.30 | $4.73 | $5.66 | $2.30 | $2.12 | $1.89 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $0.65 | $0.40 | $0.32 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $5.97 | $6.41 | $5.10 | $7.38 | $7.84 |
| Earnings per share | $0.11 | $0.08 | $0.05 | −$0.56 | $2.74 | $0.19 | $1.41 | $0.29 | $0.04 | $0.06 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.01 | $0.16 | $0.07 | −$0.15 | $0.25 | $0.61 | $0.54 | $0.34 | $0.22 | $0.10 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.01 | $0.16 | $0.07 | −$0.28 | $0.05 | $0.53 | $0.30 | $0.27 | $0.18 | $0.04 |
| Cash per share | $6.49 | $7.49 | $7.61 | $7.14 | $7.97 | $4.62 | $3.63 | $3.96 | $5.62 | $2.08 |
| Book value per share | $6.79 | $7.06 | $7.24 | $7.21 | $10.26 | $7.62 | $7.01 | $5.60 | $8.21 | $5.21 |
| Tangible book value per share | $6.79 | $7.06 | $7.23 | $7.20 | $10.24 | $7.55 | $6.93 | $5.51 | $8.03 | $4.98 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.21 | $0.08 | $0.23 | $0.07 | $0.04 | $0.06 |
| Debt per share | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.14 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Shares outstanding | 6.4M | 5.6M | 5.4M | 5.3M | 5.3M | 5.2M | 5.0M | 4.9M | 3.0M | 2.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +15.3% | +3.8% | +0.3% | +0.1% | +2.2% | +4.8% | +2.1% | +60.6% | +13.9% | +0.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.7% | −6.4% | 31.0% | 2.6% | 22.6% | 5.4% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | — | — | — | −25.0% | −19.2% | 6.3% | 27.3% | 16.1% | 1.8% | −1.5% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.7% | −5.9% | 28.1% | 2.3% | 20.2% | 4.9% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | −7.5% | 24.1% | 2.2% | 18.0% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.7% | 39.3% | 22.3% | — | 17.5% | 8.9% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 0.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.10 | 2.02 | 1.43 | — | 0.09 | 3.30 | 0.38 | 1.18 | 5.82 | 1.88 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $0 | $308,000 | $75,000 | $132,000 | $178,000 | $715,000 | $331,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $41.5M | $41.6M | $40.7M | $38.1M | $42.5M | $24.1M | $18.1M | $19.3M | $17.1M | $5.5M |
| Net debt | −$41.5M | −$41.3M | −$40.7M | −$38.0M | −$42.4M | −$23.4M | −$17.8M | −$19.3M | −$17.1M | −$5.5M |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −153.89 | −57.35 | −60.87 | — | −2.55 | −12.70 | −4.52 | −10.03 | −18.58 | −9.08 |
| Current ratio | 50.63 | 47.17 | 87.69 | 67.02 | 12.62 | 9.94 | 6.69 | 9.95 | 9.35 | 4.68 |
| Quick ratio | 50.30 | 46.88 | 87.26 | 66.57 | 12.55 | 8.39 | 5.29 | 8.33 | 7.87 | 3.36 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | -0.3 | -320.1 | 128.6 | 3.6 | 715.0 | 25.1 | -7.3 |
| Working capital | $45.4M | $41.7M | $41.1M | $38.8M | $51.4M | $30.4M | $24.6M | $24.6M | $21.9M | $10.1M |
| Invested capital | $1.9M | −$2.1M | −$1.9M | $530,000 | $12.4M | $16.4M | $17.1M | $8.0M | $7.9M | $8.3M |
| Tangible asset value | $45.5M | $41.2M | $40.6M | $38.4M | $54.6M | $39.4M | $34.5M | $26.8M | $24.4M | $13.3M |
| Net current asset value | $45.1M | $40.7M | $40.4M | $38.0M | $49.7M | $30.1M | $24.5M | $24.6M | $21.9M | $10.1M |
| Graham number | $4.05 | $3.52 | $2.86 | — | $25.17 | $5.64 | $14.91 | $6.03 | $2.67 | $2.55 |
| Graham net-net per share | $6.39 | $7.24 | $7.46 | $6.99 | $6.95 | $5.02 | $4.01 | $4.37 | $6.23 | $2.72 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6,000 | $62,000 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $366,000 | — | $0 | $50,000 | $251,000 | $23,000 | $0 | $28,000 | $0 | $8,000 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1% | 41.9% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 522.9% | — | 0.0% | — | 99.2% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 66.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 76.0% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 81.3% | 12.8% | 43.6% | 19.6% | 19.2% | 61.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.19 | 1.91 | 0.77 | 2.36 | 0.66 | 0.20 | 0.22 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.2% | — | 28.6% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | — | — | 153.0% | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 9.1% |
| SG&A / revenue | 66.3% | 114.4% | 136.2% | — | 750.8% | 30.5% | 28.5% | 33.1% | 33.3% | 34.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 46.6 | 69.6 | 94.9 | — | 605.1 | 50.2 | 44.9 | 49.8 | 56.2 | 53.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 89.1 | 82.1 | 107.5 | 116.9 | 1,424.8 | 101.9 | 98.7 | 100.1 | 93.5 | 94.6 |
| Days payables outstanding | 110.4 | 74.3 | 92.4 | 80.7 | 340.1 | 28.2 | 30.9 | 34.7 | 37.4 | 33.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 25.3 | 77.4 | 110.1 | — | 1,689.8 | 123.8 | 112.6 | 115.1 | 112.3 | 114.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 7.83 | 5.24 | 3.84 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 7.27 | 8.14 | 7.33 | 6.50 | 6.84 |
| Payables turnover | 3.30 | 4.92 | 3.95 | 4.52 | 1.07 | 12.93 | 11.81 | 10.51 | 9.77 | 11.03 |
| Inventory turnover | 4.10 | 4.45 | 3.39 | 3.12 | 0.26 | 3.58 | 3.70 | 3.65 | 3.90 | 3.86 |
| Asset turnover | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.75 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 1.01 | 1.29 |
| Average receivables | $532,500 | $424,500 | $449,500 | $607,500 | $2.4M | $4.3M | $3.9M | $3.4M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Average payables | $349,500 | $213,000 | $201,500 | $185,000 | $662,500 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.3M |
| Average inventory | $282,000 | $235,500 | $234,500 | $268,000 | $2.8M | $5.6M | $5.2M | $4.2M | $3.8M | $3.6M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 3.8% |
Computed from LGL's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 30, 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.
LGL valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), LGL traded at 53.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 34.1. LGL earned a return on equity of 1.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $0 of debt and $41.5 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $41.5 million. It returned $0.4 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $0.4 million in share buybacks, 523% of free cash flow. The share count rose 140.3% from 2.7M to 6.4M over 9 years.
See the LGL income statement, the LGL chart for price history, or the LGL stock overview for the latest quote and news.
LGL key metrics FAQ
What is LGL's P/E ratio?
LGL traded at 53.5 times earnings at the end of fiscal 2025.
What is LGL's return on equity?
LGL's return on equity (ROE) was 1.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of $0.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $41.4 million.
How much debt does LGL have?
LGL had total debt of $0 at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00 and more cash than debt.
Does LGL buy back its shares?
Yes. LGL spent $0.4 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +15.3% over the year, to 6.4M..
What is LGL's free cash flow yield?
LGL generated $0.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 0.2% on its market value at year-end ($36.8 million).
What is LGL's current ratio?
LGL's current ratio was 50.63 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 50.63 times current liabilities.