MicroStrategy Incorporated (MSTR) Key Metrics

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

MSTR valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$57.94B
Enterprise value
$85.24B
P/E (TTM)
—
10-yr median 42.9
Forward P/E
6.8
PEG ratio
2.85
Price / sales
116.3
10-yr median 6.1
Price / book
2.2
10-yr median 3.1
EV / EBITDA
179.2
10-yr median 60.7
Dividend yield
—
Beta
3.57

MSTR key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

Price / sales−22.2%
93.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 4.4 (+13.4%)2017: 3.0 (−32.0%)2018: 2.9 (−2.6%)2019: 3.0 (+3.4%)2020: 7.8 (+158.4%)2021: 10.7 (+36.5%)2022: 3.2 (−69.9%)2023: 21.1 (+556.8%)2024: 120.3 (+470.7%)2025: 93.6 (−22.2%)
20162025
Price / book−71.4%
0.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 4.1 (−9.4%)2017: 2.6 (−37.6%)2018: 2.8 (+7.2%)2019: 2.9 (+5.2%)2020: 6.8 (+134.9%)2021: 5.6 (−18.1%)2023: 4.82024: 3.1 (−36.7%)2025: 0.9 (−71.4%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−10.8 pts
−50.5%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 4.8% (−1.8 pts)2017: 4.9% (+0.1 pts)2018: 0.3% (−4.6 pts)2019: 3.4% (+3.2 pts)2020: −28.6% (−32.0 pts)2021: −46.5% (−17.9 pts)2022: −17.9% (+28.6 pts)2023: −18.1% (−0.2 pts)2024: −39.7% (−21.6 pts)2025: −50.5% (−10.8 pts)
20162025

MSTR valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

MSTR returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

MSTR debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

MSTR cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

MSTR price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

MSTR key metrics

2016–2025
MicroStrategy Incorporated key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$44.67B$55.77B$10.46B$1.60B$5.46B$3.76B$1.47B$1.46B$1.52B$2.27B
Enterprise value$50.65B$62.99B$12.67B$4.01B$7.62B$4.27B$1.01B$881.8M$841.0M$1.68B
P/E ratio——24.4———42.964.883.324.6
Price / sales93.6120.321.13.210.77.83.02.93.04.4
Price / book0.93.14.8—5.66.82.92.82.64.1
Price / free cash flow——————29.1385.620.421.0
Price / operating cash flow——823.1499.158.170.224.2137.219.420.6
EV / sales106.1135.925.58.014.98.92.11.81.73.3
EV / EBITDA—————60.7133.1114.89.513.0
EV / free cash flow——————19.9233.211.315.6
Earnings yield−8.6%−2.1%4.1%−91.7%−9.8%−0.2%2.3%1.5%1.2%4.1%
Free cash flow yield−50.5%−39.7%−18.1%−17.9%−46.5%−28.6%3.4%0.3%4.9%4.8%
Dividend yield0.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%27.7%18.2%——0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)0.9%0.0%0.1%0.3%27.8%21.5%4.9%7.6%0.0%0.2%
Share price at fiscal year-end$151.95$289.62$63.16$14.16$54.45$38.85$14.26$12.78$13.13$19.74
Per share
Revenue per share$1.62$2.41$3.00$4.41$5.10$4.96$4.71$4.36$4.36$4.46
Earnings per share−$13.09−$6.06$2.59−$12.98−$5.34−$0.08$0.33$0.20$0.16$0.80
Operating cash flow per share−$0.23−$0.28$0.08$0.03$0.94$0.55$0.59$0.09$0.68$0.96
Free cash flow per share−$76.80−$114.98−$11.42−$2.54−$25.30−$11.10$0.49$0.03$0.64$0.94
Cash per share$7.83$0.20$0.28$0.39$0.63$0.62$5.48$5.05$5.85$5.12
Book value per share$173.62$94.68$13.07−$3.38$9.77$5.71$4.92$4.64$5.11$4.79
Tangible book value per share−$26.57−$29.50−$8.82−$19.64−$18.68−$5.18$4.92$4.64$5.09$4.72
Dividends per share$1.30$0.00$0.02$0.02$15.09$7.09——$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$76.57$114.70$11.50$2.57$26.24$11.65$0.10$0.06$0.03$0.02
Debt per share$28.17$37.70$13.61$21.61$22.27$5.89$1.00—$0.00$0.01
Shares outstanding294.0M192.5M165.7M113.2M100.2M96.8M103.3M114.1M115.5M115.2M
Change in shares outstanding+52.7%+16.2%+46.3%+13.0%+3.5%−6.2%−9.5%−1.2%+0.3%−0.2%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−11.1%−11.4%48.2%—−69.9%−1.4%6.6%4.0%3.2%18.3%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−0.1%−9.8%−2.8%−39.0%−29.4%−1.9%————
Return on assets (ROA)−8.8%−7.6%12.0%−49.3%−21.3%−0.6%3.9%2.5%2.1%12.9%
Return on tangible assets−138.1%−60.3%37.8%−257.7%−75.7%−1.8%3.7%2.6%2.0%12.1%
Free cash flow margin——−381.4%−57.5%−496.4%−223.6%10.4%0.8%14.8%21.1%
Income quality (OCF / net income)——0.03———1.770.474.301.20
Financial health
Total debt$8.28B$7.26B$2.25B$2.45B$2.23B$570.7M$103.4M—$0$1.1M
Cash & short-term investments$2.30B$38.1M$46.8M$43.8M$63.4M$59.7M$565.6M$576.1M$675.2M$589.4M
Net debt$5.98B$7.22B$2.21B$2.40B$2.17B$511.0M−$462.2M−$576.1M−$675.2M−$588.3M
Debt / equity0.160.401.04—2.281.030.20—0.000.00
Debt / assets0.130.280.471.010.630.390.11—0.000.00
Net debt / EBITDA—————7.26−60.88−74.99−7.61−4.54
Current ratio5.620.710.830.830.860.952.793.014.663.69
Quick ratio5.620.710.830.810.860.952.793.014.663.69
Interest coverage-0.6-29.9-2.3-24.0-26.9-7.5-0.0———
Working capital$2.11B−$103.1M−$55.4M−$52.8M−$44.0M−$13.0M$483.6M$520.1M$675.8M$499.5M
Invested capital$57.02B$25.45B$4.37B$2.02B$3.15B$1.06B$46.3M−$46.4M−$84.6M−$36.1M
Tangible asset value−$7.81B−$5.68B−$1.46B−$2.22B−$1.87B−$501.3M$508.6M$529.7M$603.2M$543.7M
Net current asset value−$8.03B−$7.36B−$2.33B−$2.53B−$2.31B−$639.9M$345.4M$452.4M$533.2M$468.8M
Graham number——$27.60———$6.07$4.54$4.26$9.30
Graham net-net per share−$27.69−$38.64−$14.57−$23.00−$23.68−$7.28$2.71$3.32$4.09$3.78
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$381.4M$0$4.1M$2.1M$1.51B$686.5M——$0$0
Share buybacks (net)——$4.1M$2.1M$4.7M$123.2M$72.7M$111.0M$0$3.7M
Dividend payout ratio——1.0%—————0.0%0.0%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow——————143.5%—0.0%3.5%
Capex / revenue4,717.3%4,765.6%383.9%58.2%514.8%234.8%2.1%1.4%0.8%0.5%
Capex / operating cash flow——14,987.7%9,044.1%2,802.0%2,104.9%16.7%64.4%5.1%2.1%
Capex / depreciation882.251,240.24131.1526.71231.4984.661.181.850.260.12
Stock-based compensation / revenue11.2%16.6%14.0%12.7%8.6%2.3%2.1%2.9%2.8%2.3%
R&D / revenue19.7%25.6%24.3%25.5%22.9%21.5%22.5%20.6%15.6%14.2%
SG&A / revenue57.6%60.1%53.4%51.7%50.1%47.6%57.1%58.6%50.7%46.3%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding148.0143.7137.2138.4138.2137.0125.7123.590.153.8
Days of inventory on hand———24.9—0.0———0.0
Days payables outstanding102.393.1125.5157.8180.6157.9123.4118.1120.5120.8
Cash conversion cycle (days)45.750.711.75.5-42.4-20.82.35.4-30.5-67.0
Receivables turnover2.472.542.662.642.642.662.902.964.056.78
Payables turnover3.573.922.912.312.022.312.963.093.033.02
Inventory turnover———14.64—91,055,000.00———93,147,000.00
Asset turnover0.010.030.140.170.200.400.550.560.590.72
Average receivables$193.5M$182.5M$186.5M$189.3M$193.4M$180.5M$167.4M$168.4M$124.3M$75.7M
Average payables$41.9M$33.0M$37.8M$44.5M$45.5M$39.4M$33.8M$32.2M$31.9M$30.8M
Average inventory———$7.0M—$1——$0$1
Intangibles / total assets95.5%92.5%76.1%76.3%80.1%71.9%0.0%0.0%0.3%1.1%

Computed from MSTR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 19, 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.

MSTR valuation and financial ratios

MicroStrategy earned a return on equity of −11.1% and a return on invested capital of −0.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $8.3 billion of debt and $2.3 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $6.0 billion. It returned $381.4 million to shareholders: $381.4 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks. The share count rose 155.3% from 115.2M to 294.0M over 9 years.

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MSTR key metrics FAQ

What is MicroStrategy's return on equity?

MicroStrategy's return on equity (ROE) was −11.1% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$3.8 billion on average shareholders' equity of $34.6 billion.

What is MicroStrategy's ROIC?

MicroStrategy's return on invested capital was −0.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does MicroStrategy have?

MicroStrategy had total debt of $8.3 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

What is MicroStrategy's dividend yield?

MicroStrategy paid $381.4 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.30 per share), a payout ratio of —.

What is MicroStrategy's free cash flow yield?

MicroStrategy generated -$22.6 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −50.5% on its market value at year-end ($44.7 billion).

What is MicroStrategy's current ratio?

MicroStrategy's current ratio was 5.62 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 5.62 times current liabilities.

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