Marchex, Inc (MCHX) Key Metrics

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

MCHX valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$55.9M
Enterprise value
$50.0M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
333.3
PEG ratio
21.93
Price / sales
1.3
10-yr median 1.6
Price / book
2.0
10-yr median 1.7
EV / EBITDA
—
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.90

MCHX key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

Price / sales+13.1%
1.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 1.0 (−23.9%)2017: 1.7 (+78.0%)2018: 1.5 (−13.6%)2019: 3.2 (+113.6%)2020: 1.8 (−43.9%)2021: 2.0 (+15.0%)2022: 1.3 (−34.9%)2023: 1.2 (−12.4%)2024: 1.6 (+35.1%)2025: 1.8 (+13.1%)
20162025
Price / book+15.8%
2.7
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 1.1 (+14.0%)2017: 1.7 (+56.1%)2018: 1.3 (−22.7%)2019: 1.7 (+29.9%)2020: 1.7 (0.0%)2021: 2.1 (+22.9%)2022: 1.6 (−25.9%)2023: 1.6 (+3.1%)2024: 2.3 (+43.2%)2025: 2.7 (+15.8%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield+0.2 pts
−1.8%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: −3.8% (−8.5 pts)2017: 0.1% (+3.8 pts)2018: 2.2% (+2.2 pts)2019: 2.0% (−0.3 pts)2020: −5.2% (−7.2 pts)2021: −7.1% (−1.8 pts)2022: −7.5% (−0.4 pts)2023: −10.0% (−2.5 pts)2024: −2.0% (+7.9 pts)2025: −1.8% (+0.2 pts)
20162025

MCHX valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

MCHX returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

MCHX debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

MCHX cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

MCHX price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

MCHX key metrics

2016–2025
Marchex, Inc key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$80.6M$75.5M$58.0M$69.2M$108.9M$90.7M$171.8M$125.9M$154.3M$124.4M
Enterprise value$71.4M$64.0M$45.5M$50.3M$85.1M$66.9M$137.3M$86.6M$50.1M$20.4M
Price / sales1.81.61.21.32.01.83.21.51.71.0
Price / book2.72.31.61.62.11.71.71.31.71.1
Price / free cash flow——————50.444.6——
Price / operating cash flow——————33.724.991.2—
EV / sales1.61.30.91.01.61.32.51.00.60.2
EV / EBITDA————46.0————0.5
EV / free cash flow——————40.230.7435.7—
Earnings yield−6.5%−6.5%−17.1%−11.9%−4.0%−42.4%−2.4%−2.1%−3.9%−67.6%
Free cash flow yield−1.8%−2.0%−10.0%−7.5%−7.1%−5.2%2.0%2.2%0.1%−3.8%
Dividend yield——————0.0%17.4%14.2%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)————0.0%12.0%0.0%21.9%14.4%0.3%
Share price at fiscal year-end$1.66$1.75$1.36$1.60$2.48$1.96$3.78$2.65$3.23$2.65
Per share
Revenue per share$0.94$1.11$1.17$1.21$1.22$1.11$1.20$1.79$1.89$2.76
Earnings per share−$0.11−$0.11−$0.23−$0.19−$0.10−$0.83−$0.09−$0.06−$0.13−$1.79
Operating cash flow per share−$0.03−$0.03−$0.10−$0.05−$0.14−$0.07$0.11$0.11$0.04−$0.08
Free cash flow per share−$0.03−$0.04−$0.14−$0.12−$0.18−$0.10$0.08$0.06$0.00−$0.10
Cash per share$0.20$0.30$0.34$0.47$0.62$0.73$0.92$0.95$2.18$2.22
Book value per share$0.62$0.76$0.84$1.02$1.17$1.14$2.20$2.00$1.88$2.41
Tangible book value per share$0.26$0.35$0.42$0.55$0.67$0.56$1.06$1.04$1.88$2.41
Dividends per share——————$0.00$0.46$0.46$0.00
Capex per share$0.00$0.01$0.03$0.07$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.05$0.03$0.02
Debt per share$0.01$0.03$0.05$0.04$0.07$0.22$0.16$0.13$0.00$0.00
Shares outstanding48.6M43.2M42.6M43.2M43.9M46.3M45.5M47.5M47.8M46.9M
Change in shares outstanding+12.5%+1.3%−1.4%−1.6%−5.1%+1.8%−4.3%−0.6%+1.8%+1.1%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−16.7%−14.4%−24.8%−17.2%−8.4%−50.4%−4.1%−2.9%−6.0%−55.9%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−16.5%−15.8%−31.3%−24.3%−32.9%−73.9%−18.2%−14.8%—−151.3%
Return on assets (ROA)−12.6%−10.9%−19.0%−13.4%−6.2%−38.2%−3.4%−2.3%−4.8%−50.5%
Return on tangible assets−23.7%−19.3%−33.8%−22.5%−10.1%−76.6%−5.6%−3.9%−4.9%−65.6%
Free cash flow margin−3.2%−3.2%−11.6%−9.9%−14.4%−9.2%6.3%3.3%0.1%−3.6%
Financial health
Total debt$721,000$1.2M$2.1M$1.6M$3.3M$10.1M$7.2M$6.0M$0$0
Cash & short-term investments$9.9M$12.8M$14.6M$20.5M$27.1M$33.9M$41.7M$45.2M$104.2M$104.0M
Net debt−$9.2M−$11.6M−$12.5M−$18.8M−$23.8M−$23.8M−$34.6M−$39.2M−$104.2M−$104.0M
Debt / equity0.020.040.060.040.060.190.070.060.000.00
Debt / assets0.020.030.040.030.050.130.060.050.000.00
Net debt / EBITDA————−12.89————−2.36
Current ratio2.362.402.452.562.962.023.564.293.708.37
Quick ratio2.362.402.452.562.962.023.564.293.708.37
Interest coverage-7.7-37.1-32.9-740.8-318.8—-8.5-3.7-21.1-769.7
Working capital$11.0M$13.0M$14.1M$18.8M$24.8M$21.4M$44.9M$49.1M$88.4M$109.6M
Invested capital$20.9M$21.1M$23.4M$25.3M$27.7M$28.9M$65.3M$55.8M−$14.2M$9.3M
Tangible asset value$12.5M$15.1M$17.7M$24.0M$29.2M$25.9M$48.0M$49.6M$90.0M$113.1M
Net current asset value$9.4M$11.7M$12.2M$18.2M$23.2M$18.1M$37.8M$45.8M$87.3M$109.5M
Graham net-net per share$0.11$0.17$0.20$0.33$0.43$0.31$0.50$0.82$1.71$2.20
Capital allocation
Dividends paid——————$0$21.9M$21.9M$0
Share buybacks (net)————$0$10.9M$0$5.7M$365,000$365,000
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow——————0.0%977.1%——
Capex / revenue0.1%0.9%2.8%5.5%2.5%2.6%3.1%2.6%1.7%0.8%
Capex / operating cash flow——————33.0%44.1%93.2%—
Capex / depreciation0.010.160.360.710.230.190.210.860.570.31
Stock-based compensation / revenue5.3%3.5%4.8%5.1%5.0%7.5%5.8%3.6%5.1%7.9%
R&D / revenue21.5%25.8%30.8%27.5%30.1%41.0%32.8%18.1%20.0%22.0%
SG&A / revenue51.4%46.5%43.3%44.7%42.7%57.5%45.8%28.9%32.4%34.0%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding55.254.957.757.449.049.479.566.568.561.7
Days of inventory on hand—————0.00.0—0.0—
Days payables outstanding49.630.631.730.331.926.666.841.643.438.6
Cash conversion cycle (days)5.624.226.127.117.122.812.724.925.123.1
Receivables turnover6.616.656.326.367.457.394.595.495.335.92
Payables turnover7.3511.9211.5312.0411.4613.735.478.778.419.46
Inventory turnover—————20,888,000.0018,003,000.00—98,678,000.00—
Asset turnover1.101.060.960.850.750.510.460.720.720.78
Average receivables$6.9M$7.2M$7.9M$8.2M$7.2M$6.9M$11.9M$15.5M$16.9M$21.9M
Average payables$2.3M$1.4M$1.8M$1.7M$1.9M$1.5M$3.3M$5.4M$5.9M$8.1M
Average inventory—————$1$1—$0$0
Intangibles / total assets44.2%40.6%38.3%35.5%33.8%34.8%41.6%40.1%0.0%0.2%

Computed from MCHX's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 26, 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.

MCHX valuation and financial ratios

Marchex earned a return on equity of −16.7% and a return on invested capital of −16.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $0.7 million of debt and $9.9 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $9.2 million. The share count rose 3.5% from 46.9M to 48.6M over 9 years.

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

MCHX key metrics FAQ

What is Marchex's return on equity?

Marchex's return on equity (ROE) was −16.7% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$5.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $31.4 million.

What is Marchex's ROIC?

Marchex's return on invested capital was −16.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Marchex have?

Marchex had total debt of $0.7 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02 and more cash than debt.

What is Marchex's free cash flow yield?

Marchex generated -$1.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −1.8% on its market value at year-end ($80.6 million).

What is Marchex's current ratio?

Marchex's current ratio was 2.36 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.36 times current liabilities.

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