Mistras Group, Inc. (MG) Key Metrics

NYSE: MGValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

MG valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$683.7M
Enterprise value
$855.8M
P/E (TTM)
25.9
10-yr median 53.5
Forward P/E
16.6
PEG ratio
1.03
Price / sales
0.9
10-yr median 0.5
Price / book
2.8
10-yr median 1.4
EV / EBITDA
10.6
10-yr median 10.9
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.91

MG key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

P/E ratio+59.5%
24.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 53.5 (+52.2%)2018: 61.92019: 68.4 (+10.5%)2021: 58.02022: 22.9 (−60.5%)2024: 15.12025: 24.1 (+59.5%)
20162025
Price / sales+42.7%
0.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 1.1 (+42.2%)2017: 1.0 (−15.7%)2018: 0.6 (−40.1%)2019: 0.6 (−2.9%)2020: 0.4 (−31.1%)2021: 0.3 (−13.4%)2022: 0.2 (−34.4%)2023: 0.3 (+45.2%)2024: 0.4 (+24.7%)2025: 0.6 (+42.7%)
20162025
Price / book+19.3%
1.7
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 2.8 (+21.4%)2017: 2.5 (−11.9%)2018: 1.6 (−36.6%)2019: 1.5 (−7.2%)2020: 1.1 (−20.8%)2021: 1.1 (−2.8%)2022: 0.8 (−32.7%)2023: 1.2 (+55.4%)2024: 1.4 (+23.5%)2025: 1.7 (+19.3%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA+44.1%
9.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 15.0 (−16.6%)2017: 23.1 (+54.2%)2018: 12.4 (−46.4%)2019: 10.9 (−12.2%)2021: 8.02022: 6.5 (−19.1%)2023: 13.1 (+102.0%)2024: 6.3 (−51.8%)2025: 9.1 (+44.1%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow+362.7%
48.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 16.3 (+0.2%)2017: 19.2 (+17.8%)2018: 20.6 (+7.1%)2019: 11.5 (−44.4%)2020: 4.3 (−62.0%)2021: 9.7 (+124.0%)2022: 11.5 (+17.8%)2023: 71.6 (+524.5%)2024: 10.6 (−85.3%)2025: 48.8 (+362.7%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−7.4 pts
2.0%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 6.1% (0.0 pts)2017: 5.2% (−0.9 pts)2018: 4.9% (−0.3 pts)2019: 8.7% (+3.9 pts)2020: 23.0% (+14.3 pts)2021: 10.3% (−12.7 pts)2022: 8.7% (−1.6 pts)2023: 1.4% (−7.3 pts)2024: 9.5% (+8.1 pts)2025: 2.0% (−7.4 pts)
20162025

MG valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

MG returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

MG debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

MG cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

MG price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

MG key metrics

2016–2025
Mistras Group, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$405.5M$286.4M$222.0M$149.0M$223.9M$226.2M$414.5M$423.2M$667.1M$773.3M
Enterprise value$620.1M$469.6M$421.9M$344.4M$425.9M$445.9M$681.5M$701.2M$821.0M$868.1M
P/E ratio24.115.1—22.958.0—68.461.9—53.5
Price / sales0.60.40.30.20.30.40.60.61.01.1
Price / book1.71.41.20.81.11.11.51.62.52.8
Price / free cash flow48.810.671.611.59.74.311.520.619.216.3
Price / operating cash flow12.35.78.35.65.33.37.010.212.112.2
EV / sales0.90.60.60.50.60.80.90.91.21.3
EV / EBITDA9.16.313.16.58.0—10.912.423.115.0
EV / free cash flow74.717.3136.126.518.58.618.834.123.718.3
Earnings yield4.2%6.6%−7.9%4.4%1.7%−44.0%1.5%1.6%−0.3%1.9%
Free cash flow yield2.0%9.5%1.4%8.7%10.3%23.0%8.7%4.9%5.2%6.1%
Dividend yield——————0.8%—0.0%—
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)—0.5%0.7%0.7%0.6%0.2%1.5%0.5%2.4%1.2%
Share price at fiscal year-end$12.65$9.06$7.32$4.93$7.43$7.76$14.27$14.38$23.47$25.68
Per share
Revenue per share$22.58$23.08$23.26$22.74$22.47$20.33$25.77$25.23$24.66$22.74
Earnings per share$0.53$0.60−$0.58$0.21$0.13−$3.41$0.21$0.23−$0.08$0.48
Operating cash flow per share$1.03$1.59$0.88$0.87$1.40$2.33$2.04$1.42$1.94$2.10
Free cash flow per share$0.26$0.86$0.10$0.43$0.76$1.79$1.25$0.70$1.22$1.57
Cash per share$0.87$0.58$0.58$0.68$0.80$0.88$0.52$0.87$0.97$0.70
Book value per share$7.35$6.28$6.27$6.56$6.66$6.76$9.84$9.21$9.52$9.17
Tangible book value per share$0.39−$0.71−$1.36−$1.66−$2.13−$2.66−$3.65−$4.07$0.12$2.11
Dividends per share——————$0.11—$0.00—
Capex per share$0.77$0.73$0.78$0.44$0.64$0.54$0.79$0.72$0.72$0.53
Debt per share$7.57$6.38$7.17$7.14$7.50$8.42$9.71$10.32$6.39$3.85
Shares outstanding32.1M31.6M30.3M30.2M30.1M29.1M29.0M29.4M28.4M30.1M
Change in shares outstanding+1.4%+4.2%+0.3%+0.3%+3.4%+0.3%−1.3%+3.5%−5.6%+1.8%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)7.8%9.8%−9.0%3.3%1.9%−41.2%2.2%2.5%−0.8%5.5%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)9.6%8.1%−0.4%3.5%2.4%−16.5%2.6%2.3%0.8%4.5%
Return on assets (ROA)3.1%3.6%−3.3%1.2%0.7%−15.3%0.9%1.1%−0.4%3.0%
Return on tangible assets4.7%6.3%−5.8%2.3%1.3%−32.2%1.8%2.3%−0.8%5.4%
Free cash flow margin1.1%3.7%0.4%1.9%3.4%8.8%4.8%2.8%4.9%6.9%
Income quality (OCF / net income)1.962.64—4.0610.95—9.756.09—4.37
Financial health
Total debt$242.6M$201.5M$217.5M$215.9M$226.1M$245.4M$282.0M$303.6M$181.5M$116.0M
Cash & short-term investments$28.0M$18.3M$17.6M$20.5M$24.1M$25.8M$15.0M$25.5M$27.5M$21.2M
Net debt$214.6M$183.2M$199.9M$195.4M$202.0M$219.7M$267.0M$278.1M$153.9M$94.8M
Debt / equity1.031.011.141.091.131.250.991.120.670.42
Debt / assets0.420.390.410.400.400.420.390.440.330.24
Net debt / EBITDA3.152.466.213.683.81—4.264.914.331.64
Current ratio1.471.501.551.621.331.481.642.022.161.94
Quick ratio1.361.371.421.491.221.361.521.892.041.84
Interest coverage3.62.3-0.11.91.7-7.81.82.80.98.3
Working capital$58.4M$57.5M$63.8M$64.2M$39.9M$52.7M$69.9M$102.3M$104.8M$91.1M
Invested capital$450.3M$381.8M$390.1M$393.8M$402.7M$416.7M$552.8M$549.0M$424.6M$371.1M
Tangible asset value$12.4M−$22.3M−$40.8M−$49.9M−$63.9M−$77.4M−$105.9M−$119.6M$3.6M$63.6M
Net current asset value−$160.5M−$151.7M−$163.9M−$168.3M−$199.9M−$223.5M−$254.7M−$220.2M−$88.6M−$18.4M
Graham number$9.32$9.21—$5.64$4.38—$6.80$6.94—$9.96
Graham net-net per share−$5.99−$6.43−$7.23−$7.15−$8.25−$9.37−$10.68−$9.50−$5.18−$2.55
Capital allocation
Dividends paid——————$3.2M—$0—
Share buybacks (net)—$1.3M$1.6M$977,000$1.4M$494,000$3.2M$2.2M$15.9M$9.0M
Dividend payout ratio——————52.2%———
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow—4.8%50.7%7.5%6.0%0.9%17.6%10.6%45.9%19.0%
Capex / revenue3.4%3.2%3.4%2.0%2.8%2.7%3.1%2.8%2.9%2.3%
Capex / operating cash flow74.8%45.9%88.4%50.8%45.6%23.3%38.8%50.7%37.2%25.1%
Capex / depreciation0.800.700.690.400.550.440.590.610.660.49
Stock-based compensation / revenue1.1%0.7%0.8%0.8%0.8%1.0%0.8%0.8%0.9%1.1%
R&D / revenue0.1%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.5%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.4%
SG&A / revenue19.3%21.4%23.6%24.3%24.0%26.7%22.9%22.3%21.7%22.8%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding71.165.166.461.958.575.069.370.471.972.3
Days of inventory on hand9.810.510.59.89.811.79.18.07.37.3
Days payables outstanding9.09.910.89.510.312.99.98.37.57.5
Cash conversion cycle (days)71.965.666.162.258.073.868.570.271.672.1
Receivables turnover5.145.615.505.906.244.865.275.185.085.05
Payables turnover40.6536.6933.9438.5235.4128.2936.7744.1348.5248.41
Inventory turnover37.2034.7034.7937.2837.1831.1940.1545.3850.2749.73
Asset turnover1.311.381.321.251.180.911.061.191.351.43
Average receivables$141.0M$130.1M$128.3M$116.6M$108.6M$121.8M$142.2M$143.2M$138.0M$135.6M
Average payables$13.0M$14.1M$14.8M$12.7M$13.6M$14.6M$14.4M$12.1M$10.6M$10.7M
Average inventory$14.2M$14.9M$14.4M$13.1M$12.9M$13.3M$13.2M$11.8M$10.2M$10.4M
Intangibles / total assets38.6%42.3%43.3%46.5%47.1%47.1%54.4%56.3%48.2%44.1%

Computed from MG's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 11, 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.

MG valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Mistras traded at 24.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 53.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 25.9 and the forward P/E is 16.6. Mistras earned a return on equity of 7.8% and a return on invested capital of 9.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $242.6 million of debt and $28.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $214.6 million. The share count rose 6.5% from 30.1M to 32.1M over 9 years.

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

MG key metrics FAQ

What is Mistras's P/E ratio?

Mistras's trailing P/E ratio is 25.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 16.6. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 24.1, compared with a 10-year median of 53.5.

What is Mistras's EV/EBITDA?

Mistras's enterprise value was 9.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $620.1 million, EBITDA $68.1 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.6.

What is Mistras's return on equity?

Mistras's return on equity (ROE) was 7.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of $16.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $217.1 million.

What is Mistras's ROIC?

Mistras's return on invested capital was 9.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Mistras have?

Mistras had total debt of $242.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03 and $214.6 million of net debt (3.15 times EBITDA).

What is Mistras's free cash flow yield?

Mistras generated $8.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 2.0% on its market value at year-end ($405.5 million).

What is Mistras's current ratio?

Mistras's current ratio was 1.47 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.47 times current liabilities.

Security & Protection Services key metrics