Quest Resource Holding Corporation (QRHC) Key Metrics

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

QRHC valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$24.0M
Enterprise value
$90.3M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
9.9
PEG ratio
1.24
Price / sales
0.1
10-yr median 0.4
Price / book
1.1
10-yr median 0.8
EV / EBITDA
12.6
10-yr median 17.6
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.14

QRHC key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

Price / sales−66.4%
0.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.2 (−56.8%)2017: 0.3 (+29.3%)2018: 0.2 (−21.0%)2019: 0.3 (+68.5%)2020: 0.4 (+16.1%)2021: 0.9 (+135.6%)2022: 0.4 (−54.7%)2023: 0.5 (+22.1%)2024: 0.5 (−9.2%)2025: 0.2 (−66.4%)
20162025
Price / book−61.0%
1.0
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.5 (−51.8%)2017: 0.6 (+5.4%)2018: 0.3 (−39.2%)2019: 0.5 (+57.8%)2020: 0.6 (+4.8%)2021: 2.0 (+243.6%)2022: 1.7 (−14.4%)2023: 2.2 (+33.1%)2024: 2.5 (+11.2%)2025: 1.0 (−61.0%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow
4.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2018: 7.62019: 15.7 (+105.7%)2020: 14.6 (−7.1%)2021: 74.6 (+411.3%)2025: 4.2
20162025
Free cash flow yield+32.8 pts
23.8%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: −14.5% (−15.8 pts)2017: −5.6% (+8.9 pts)2018: 13.1% (+18.7 pts)2019: 6.4% (−6.7 pts)2020: 6.9% (+0.5 pts)2021: 1.3% (−5.5 pts)2022: −3.4% (−4.7 pts)2023: −2.2% (+1.2 pts)2024: −9.0% (−6.8 pts)2025: 23.8% (+32.8 pts)
20162025

QRHC valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

QRHC returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

QRHC debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

QRHC price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

QRHC key metrics

2016–2025
Quest Resource Holding Corporation key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$39.1M$134.0M$147.5M$119.0M$143.9M$38.7M$33.5M$20.8M$35.1M$36.1M
Enterprise value$103.1M$212.8M$214.7M$183.4M$199.2M$46.8M$35.2M$25.6M$42.4M$41.9M
P/E ratio————85.137.4————
Price / sales0.20.50.50.40.90.40.30.20.30.2
Price / book1.02.52.21.72.00.60.50.30.60.5
Price / free cash flow4.2———74.614.615.77.6——
Price / operating cash flow4.1———56.112.514.77.0——
EV / sales0.40.70.70.61.30.50.40.20.30.2
EV / EBITDA—18.614.912.721.915.917.629.0——
EV / free cash flow11.1———103.217.616.59.4——
Earnings yield−39.4%−11.2%−4.9%−5.1%1.2%2.7%−0.2%−11.7%−16.6%−22.3%
Free cash flow yield23.8%−9.0%−2.2%−3.4%1.3%6.9%6.4%13.1%−5.6%−14.5%
Dividend yield————————0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)———0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Share price at fiscal year-end$1.86$6.50$7.33$6.11$6.94$2.31$2.18$1.36$2.30$2.45
Per share
Revenue per share$11.92$13.99$14.33$14.59$7.51$5.89$6.45$6.78$9.05$12.47
Earnings per share−$0.73−$0.73−$0.36−$0.31$0.08$0.06−$0.00−$0.16−$0.38−$0.55
Operating cash flow per share$0.46−$0.30−$0.07−$0.12$0.12$0.18$0.15$0.19−$0.11−$0.30
Free cash flow per share$0.44−$0.58−$0.16−$0.21$0.09$0.16$0.14$0.18−$0.13−$0.35
Cash per share$0.05$0.02$0.02$0.49$0.41$0.45$0.22$0.14$0.07$0.09
Book value per share$1.93$2.63$3.29$3.65$3.55$4.06$4.02$3.95$4.07$4.56
Tangible book value per share−$2.30−$1.93−$2.27−$2.40−$2.22−$0.29$0.12−$0.02−$0.08$0.03
Dividends per share————————$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$0.01$0.29$0.09$0.09$0.03$0.03$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.06
Debt per share$3.10$3.84$3.36$3.80$3.07$0.93$0.34$0.45$0.54$0.48
Shares outstanding21.0M20.6M20.1M19.5M20.7M16.8M15.3M15.3M15.3M14.7M
Change in shares outstanding+1.8%+2.5%+3.3%−6.1%+23.8%+9.2%+0.2%+0.2%+3.7%+5.6%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−32.5%−25.0%−10.6%−8.4%2.4%1.6%−0.1%−4.0%−9.0%−11.8%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−0.2%−2.6%1.7%0.8%3.7%0.9%0.5%−2.3%−5.9%−6.9%
Return on assets (ROA)−9.6%−8.5%−4.1%−3.4%1.2%1.1%−0.1%−3.0%−6.1%−7.4%
Return on tangible assets−27.1%−18.5%−11.2%−9.5%3.0%3.5%−0.3%−11.7%−28.9%−19.5%
Free cash flow margin3.7%−4.2%−1.1%−1.4%1.2%2.7%2.2%2.6%−1.4%−2.8%
Income quality (OCF / net income)————1.522.99————
Financial health
Total debt$65.0M$79.2M$67.6M$73.9M$63.7M$15.6M$5.2M$6.9M$8.3M$7.1M
Cash & short-term investments$1.0M$396,000$324,014$9.6M$8.4M$7.5M$3.4M$2.1M$1.1M$1.3M
Net debt$64.0M$78.8M$67.2M$64.4M$55.3M$8.1M$1.8M$4.8M$7.2M$5.8M
Debt / equity1.601.461.021.040.870.230.080.110.130.11
Debt / assets0.450.450.380.410.360.150.060.090.100.07
Net debt / EBITDA—6.894.674.466.072.730.885.46——
Current ratio1.301.691.351.521.331.511.381.251.291.09
Quick ratio1.301.691.351.521.331.511.381.251.291.09
Interest coverage-0.0-0.40.30.21.81.11.4-4.6-11.4-32.4
Working capital$11.7M$30.7M$15.7M$19.7M$12.6M$8.7M$5.1M$4.0M$4.2M$3.1M
Invested capital$104.5M$132.9M$133.5M$135.5M$128.9M$76.1M$63.4M$65.4M$69.4M$73.1M
Tangible asset value−$48.2M−$39.9M−$45.6M−$46.7M−$46.1M−$4.8M$1.8M−$276,000−$1.2M$445,000
Net current asset value−$53.8M−$46.4M−$50.2M−$52.6M−$51.7M−$8.2M−$591,000−$1.2M−$2.5M−$2.0M
Graham number————$2.55$2.37————
Graham net-net per share−$3.20−$3.61−$3.32−$3.41−$3.07−$0.81−$0.34−$0.42−$0.53−$0.91
Capital allocation
Dividends paid————————$0$0
Share buybacks (net)———$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow————0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%——
Capex / revenue0.1%2.1%0.7%0.6%0.4%0.4%0.1%0.2%0.2%0.5%
Capex / operating cash flow2.6%———24.8%14.3%6.4%8.1%——
Capex / depreciation0.040.580.190.170.230.350.100.080.080.20
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.6%0.5%0.5%0.5%0.9%1.5%1.1%0.8%1.2%1.0%
SG&A / revenue15.0%13.7%12.5%12.2%12.8%16.4%17.0%15.6%12.3%9.9%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding81.276.265.855.267.257.956.458.067.467.6
Days of inventory on hand————-0.0-0.0-0.00.0-0.00.1
Days payables outstanding64.757.951.642.856.059.266.263.073.875.6
Cash conversion cycle (days)16.518.214.312.311.3-1.3-9.7-5.1-6.4-7.9
Receivables turnover4.504.795.546.625.436.306.476.305.425.40
Payables turnover5.646.307.088.526.526.165.525.794.954.83
Inventory turnover———————752,753.25——
Asset turnover1.561.641.611.591.121.081.221.261.441.69
Average receivables$55.6M$60.2M$52.0M$42.9M$28.7M$15.7M$15.3M$16.5M$25.5M$34.1M
Average payables$37.7M$37.8M$33.7M$27.6M$19.5M$12.9M$14.5M$15.0M$24.8M$35.1M
Average inventory————−$402−$252−$10$116−$8$27,236
Intangibles / total assets61.0%53.5%63.2%64.9%68.2%71.3%74.1%74.5%75.9%61.8%

Computed from QRHC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 13, 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.

QRHC valuation and financial ratios

Quest Resource earned a return on equity of −32.5% and a return on invested capital of −0.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $65.0 million of debt and $1.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $64.0 million. The share count rose 42.5% from 14.7M to 21.0M over 9 years.

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QRHC key metrics FAQ

What is Quest Resource's return on equity?

Quest Resource's return on equity (ROE) was −32.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$15.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $47.3 million.

What is Quest Resource's ROIC?

Quest Resource's return on invested capital was −0.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Quest Resource have?

Quest Resource had total debt of $65.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60.

What is Quest Resource's free cash flow yield?

Quest Resource generated $9.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 23.8% on its market value at year-end ($39.1 million).

What is Quest Resource's current ratio?

Quest Resource's current ratio was 1.30 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.30 times current liabilities.

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