MarketWise, Inc. (MKTW) Key Metrics
MKTW valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $50.3M
- Enterprise value
- $25.0M
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.5 10-yr median 4.8
- Forward P/E
- 6.0
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 0.2
- Price / book
- 7.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 0.8
- Dividend yield
- 6.39% $1.15 a year
- Beta
- 0.16
MKTW key metrics, 2018–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsMKTW valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
MKTW returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
MKTW per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
MKTW financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
MKTW efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
MKTW valuation history
MKTW returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
MKTW debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
MKTW cash returned to shareholders
MKTW price vs earnings per share
MKTW key metrics
2018–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||
| Market capitalization | $36.6M | $22.4M | $90.9M | $41.6M | $285.0M | $531.0M | — | — |
| Enterprise value | −$27.5M | −$71.1M | −$58.4M | −$109.7M | $154.1M | $425.4M | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 6.5 | 3.2 | 51.0 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 0.8 | — | 1.5 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 9.6 | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 0.8 | — | 1.5 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 9.5 | — | — |
| EV / sales | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 7.7 | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 15.4% | 31.5% | 2.0% | 43.3% | −355.5% | −101.4% | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 124.5% | −102.0% | 66.7% | 115.9% | 21.9% | 10.4% | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 13.1% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 47.5% | 19.2% | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 22.3% | 55.0% | 12.6% | 34.2% | 48.7% | 19.2% | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $15.02 | $11.36 | $54.60 | $33.60 | $150.80 | $205.20 | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||
| Revenue per share | $134.70 | $207.43 | $269.08 | $414.11 | $290.57 | $140.75 | $105.21 | $92.15 |
| Earnings per share | $2.31 | $3.58 | $1.07 | $14.54 | −$536.14 | −$208.07 | $10.80 | $7.19 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $18.87 | −$11.24 | $37.48 | $39.09 | $33.67 | $21.59 | $20.95 | $29.56 |
| Free cash flow per share | $18.71 | −$11.59 | $36.44 | $38.96 | $33.05 | $21.41 | $20.59 | $28.98 |
| Cash per share | $28.79 | $49.67 | $93.16 | $128.16 | $73.59 | $44.22 | $65.90 | — |
| Book value per share | −$4.80 | −$6.36 | −$6.65 | −$17.13 | −$25.68 | −$353.52 | −$101.37 | — |
| Tangible book value per share | −$18.69 | −$23.98 | −$29.04 | −$55.40 | −$42.56 | −$362.56 | −$111.14 | — |
| Dividends per share | $1.96 | $0.76 | $3.45 | $0.94 | $71.67 | $39.33 | $7.91 | $8.51 |
| Capex per share | $0.16 | $0.35 | $1.04 | $0.14 | $0.62 | $0.19 | $0.36 | $0.58 |
| Debt per share | $2.50 | $2.22 | $3.49 | $5.91 | $4.34 | $3.44 | $6.17 | — |
| Shares outstanding | 2.4M | 2.0M | 1.7M | 1.2M | 1.9M | 2.6M | 2.6M | 2.6M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +23.6% | +18.3% | +34.6% | −34.5% | −27.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||
| Return on assets (ROA) | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 4.2% | −286.9% | −191.9% | 10.1% | — |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 4.6% | −260.1% | −205.9% | 11.1% | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.9% | −5.6% | 13.5% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 15.2% | 19.6% | 31.4% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 8.18 | −3.14 | 35.03 | 2.69 | — | — | 1.94 | 4.11 |
| Financial health | ||||||||
| Total debt | $6.1M | $4.4M | $5.8M | $7.3M | $8.2M | $8.9M | $16.0M | — |
| Cash & short-term investments | $70.1M | $97.9M | $155.2M | $158.6M | $139.1M | $114.4M | $170.5M | — |
| Net debt | −$64.1M | −$93.5M | −$149.4M | −$151.3M | −$130.9M | −$105.5M | −$154.6M | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.93 | −0.97 | −2.57 | −1.43 | — | — | −5.54 | — |
| Current ratio | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 0.81 | — |
| Quick ratio | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.71 | — |
| Interest coverage | — | 0.0 | 10.6 | 295.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Working capital | −$102.5M | −$91.4M | −$106.1M | −$106.3M | −$149.1M | −$164.9M | −$48.7M | — |
| Invested capital | −$75.7M | −$106.0M | −$160.4M | −$172.5M | −$179.4M | −$1.02B | −$416.9M | — |
| Tangible asset value | −$247.5M | −$252.6M | −$326.2M | −$345.7M | −$437.2M | −$944.0M | −$293.3M | — |
| Net current asset value | −$300.3M | −$308.6M | −$417.7M | −$461.7M | −$580.4M | −$1.02B | −$338.6M | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$146.53 | −$191.72 | −$314.03 | −$422.12 | −$335.01 | −$407.93 | −$137.30 | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||
| Dividends paid | $4.8M | $1.5M | $5.7M | $1.2M | $135.5M | $101.8M | $20.5M | $22.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $3.4M | $10.8M | $5.7M | $13.1M | $3.3M | $0 | $0 | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | 85.0% | 21.3% | 322.3% | 6.4% | — | — | 73.2% | 118.4% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 17.9% | — | 18.9% | 29.5% | 222.2% | 183.7% | 38.4% | 29.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.9% | — | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.06 | 0.44 | 0.19 | 0.40 | 0.59 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 3.4% | 3.0% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 38.4% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 2.2% |
| R&D / revenue | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 63.9% | 61.6% | 72.4% | 68.4% | 230.8% | 203.5% | 72.8% | 66.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 9.8 | — |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | — | 605.2 | 112.3 | 90.9 | 222.8 | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 32.4 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 20.0 | 42.7 | — |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -27.4 | -11.0 | 2.2 | 594.4 | 106.9 | 81.3 | 190.0 | — |
| Receivables turnover | 73.05 | 67.37 | 58.73 | 72.42 | 50.22 | 35.35 | 37.13 | — |
| Payables turnover | 11.25 | 22.17 | 91.25 | 23.03 | 28.61 | 18.24 | 8.55 | — |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 0.60 | 3.25 | 4.01 | 1.64 | — |
| Asset turnover | 1.37 | 1.25 | 1.07 | 1.19 | 1.55 | 1.30 | 0.99 | — |
| Average receivables | $4.5M | $6.1M | $7.6M | $7.1M | $10.9M | $10.3M | $7.3M | — |
| Average payables | $3.9M | $2.3M | $622,500 | $2.7M | $8.4M | $8.5M | $5.0M | — |
| Average inventory | — | — | — | $104.0M | $73.6M | $38.5M | $26.0M | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 15.5% | 13.4% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 9.2% | — |
Computed from MKTW's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 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.
MKTW valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), MarketWise traded at 6.5 times earnings, against a 8-year median of 4.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 20.5 and the forward P/E is 6.0. It ended the year with $6.1 million of debt and $70.1 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $64.1 million. It returned $8.2 million to shareholders: $4.8 million in dividends and $3.4 million in share buybacks, 18% of free cash flow. The share count fell 5.9% from 2.6M to 2.4M over 7 years.
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MKTW key metrics FAQ
What is MarketWise's P/E ratio?
MarketWise's trailing P/E ratio is 20.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 6.0. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 6.5, compared with a 8-year median of 4.8.
How much debt does MarketWise have?
MarketWise had total debt of $6.1 million at the end of fiscal 2025 and more cash than debt.
What is MarketWise's dividend yield?
MarketWise's forward dividend yield is 6.39%. MarketWise paid $4.8 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.96 per share), a payout ratio of 85.0%.
Does MarketWise buy back its shares?
Yes. MarketWise spent $3.4 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +23.6% over the year, to 2.4M..
What is MarketWise's free cash flow yield?
MarketWise generated $45.6 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 124.5% on its market value at year-end ($36.6 million).
What is MarketWise's current ratio?
MarketWise's current ratio was 0.56 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.56 times current liabilities.