Research Solutions, Inc. (RSSS) Key Metrics
RSSS valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $67.5M
- Enterprise value
- $58.3M
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.2 10-yr median 69.6
- Forward P/E
- 16.2
- PEG ratio
- 1.68
- Price / sales
- 1.4 10-yr median 1.6
- Price / book
- 3.4 10-yr median 8.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.1 10-yr median 170.1
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.77
RSSS key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 · U.S. dollarsRSSS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
RSSS returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
RSSS per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
RSSS financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
RSSS efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
RSSS valuation history
RSSS returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
RSSS debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
RSSS cash returned to shareholders
RSSS price vs earnings per share
RSSS key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $73.8M | $88.1M | $73.6M | $59.4M | $47.0M | $74.4M | $58.7M | $66.2M | $45.8M | $23.0M |
| Enterprise value | $61.1M | $75.8M | $58.7M | $54.0M | $43.0M | $70.1M | $49.5M | $61.1M | $41.2M | $17.7M |
| P/E ratio | 26.1 | 69.6 | — | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Price / book | 3.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 21.8 | 14.0 | 5.3 |
| Price / free cash flow | 14.1 | 12.6 | 21.2 | 17.8 | — | 40.2 | 24.3 | 118.1 | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 14.0 | 12.5 | 20.7 | 17.6 | — | 39.8 | 24.3 | 114.9 | — | — |
| EV / sales | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.5 | 21.4 | 665.7 | 318.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 11.7 | 10.8 | 16.9 | 16.2 | — | 37.9 | 20.4 | 108.9 | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 3.8% | 1.4% | −5.1% | 1.0% | −3.5% | −0.4% | −1.1% | −1.8% | −3.7% | −10.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 7.1% | 8.0% | 4.7% | 5.6% | −1.0% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 0.8% | −1.5% | −2.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $2.32 | $2.87 | $2.55 | $2.04 | $1.78 | $2.86 | $2.37 | $2.78 | $1.95 | $0.99 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $1.52 | $1.60 | $1.55 | $1.29 | $1.25 | $1.22 | $1.25 | $1.21 | $1.19 | $1.11 |
| Earnings per share | $0.09 | $0.04 | −$0.13 | $0.02 | −$0.06 | −$0.01 | −$0.03 | −$0.05 | −$0.07 | −$0.10 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.17 | $0.23 | $0.12 | $0.12 | −$0.02 | $0.07 | $0.10 | $0.02 | −$0.03 | −$0.02 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.16 | $0.23 | $0.12 | $0.11 | −$0.02 | $0.07 | $0.10 | $0.02 | −$0.03 | −$0.02 |
| Cash per share | $0.40 | $0.40 | $0.21 | $0.46 | $0.40 | $0.42 | $0.38 | $0.22 | $0.21 | $0.25 |
| Book value per share | $0.65 | $0.45 | $0.41 | $0.25 | $0.18 | $0.21 | $0.20 | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.19 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$0.13 | −$0.40 | −$0.53 | $0.24 | $0.18 | $0.21 | $0.20 | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.19 |
| Capex per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Debt per share | — | — | −$0.31 | $0.28 | $0.25 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Shares outstanding | 31.8M | 30.7M | 28.9M | 29.1M | 26.4M | 26.0M | 24.8M | 23.8M | 23.5M | 23.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +3.6% | +6.3% | −0.9% | +10.3% | +1.6% | +5.0% | +4.0% | +1.5% | +1.0% | +30.8% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 16.3% | 9.9% | −39.8% | 9.4% | −31.7% | −5.5% | −16.8% | −37.2% | −44.0% | −44.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 71.2% | — | — | 17.2% | −129.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 6.1% | 2.9% | −11.9% | 2.9% | −9.6% | −1.8% | −5.3% | −11.5% | −14.9% | −18.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | 13.6% | 6.3% | −25.6% | 2.7% | −9.6% | −1.7% | −4.5% | −11.3% | −16.9% | −18.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.8% | 14.3% | 7.8% | 8.8% | −1.4% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 1.9% | −2.5% | −2.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.87 | 5.55 | — | 5.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | — | — | −$8.8M | $8.1M | $6.6M | $6.7M | $79,326 | $208,513 | $328,299 | $439,187 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $12.6M | $12.2M | $6.1M | $13.5M | $10.6M | $11.0M | $9.3M | $5.4M | $4.9M | $5.8M |
| Net debt | −$12.6M | −$12.2M | −$14.9M | −$5.5M | −$4.0M | −$4.3M | −$9.2M | −$5.1M | −$4.6M | −$5.3M |
| Debt / equity | — | — | −0.76 | 1.10 | 1.35 | 1.23 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Debt / assets | — | — | −0.21 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.58 | −3.45 | −169.58 | −32.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 1.47 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.48 | 1.52 |
| Quick ratio | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.48 | 1.52 |
| Interest coverage | 3.5 | — | — | — | -11.9 | -3.9 | -5.4 | -6.6 | -487.5 | -257.0 |
| Working capital | −$4.2M | −$5.5M | −$3.2M | $6.8M | $4.8M | $5.4M | $4.8M | $2.9M | $3.1M | $4.1M |
| Invested capital | $8.1M | $1.7M | −$3.2M | $1.9M | $884,575 | $1.1M | −$4.4M | −$2.1M | −$1.3M | −$990,140 |
| Tangible asset value | −$4.2M | −$12.1M | −$15.4M | $6.9M | $4.9M | $5.4M | $4.9M | $3.0M | $3.3M | $4.3M |
| Net current asset value | −$4.3M | −$12.2M | −$15.5M | $6.8M | $4.8M | $5.4M | $4.8M | $2.8M | $2.9M | $3.8M |
| Graham number | $1.14 | $0.65 | — | $0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.22 | −$0.47 | −$0.64 | $0.15 | $0.09 | $0.12 | $0.11 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Share buybacks (net) | $53,039 | $934,577 | $554,202 | $104,250 | $93,918 | $178,012 | $321,601 | $200,023 | $152,739 | $199,328 |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 1.0% | 13.3% | 15.9% | 3.1% | — | 9.6% | 13.3% | 35.7% | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.4% | — | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.7% | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.90 | 2.51 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.33 | 0.41 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | — | — | 4.8% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| R&D / revenue | 12.7% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 8.3% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 6.4% | 5.7% |
| SG&A / revenue | 29.1% | 30.6% | 31.6% | 28.6% | 29.7% | 25.0% | 26.8% | 25.7% | 26.3% | 21.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 53.5 | 52.3 | 53.3 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 55.4 | 63.3 | 79.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 16.6 | 19.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 106.8 | 119.6 | 123.6 | 116.5 | 116.0 | 110.8 | 95.5 | 42.3 | -2.0 | 51.8 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -53.3 | -67.2 | -53.7 | -42.2 | -60.7 | -58.1 | -43.0 | 13.1 | 65.3 | 27.7 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.83 | 6.97 | 6.85 | 6.61 | 6.61 | 6.93 | 6.95 | 6.59 | 5.77 | 4.59 |
| Payables turnover | 3.42 | 3.05 | 2.95 | 3.13 | 3.15 | 3.29 | 3.82 | 8.62 | — | 7.04 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 22.01 | 19.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 1.05 | 1.12 | 1.40 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 2.00 | 2.46 | 2.83 | 2.49 | 2.07 |
| Average receivables | $7.1M | $7.0M | $6.5M | $5.7M | $5.0M | $4.6M | $4.5M | $4.4M | $4.9M | $5.6M |
| Average payables | $6.8M | $8.1M | $8.5M | $7.3M | $6.6M | $6.5M | $5.6M | $2.4M | −$115,337 | $2.8M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $1.1M | $1.2M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 54.6% | 56.5% | 64.7% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Computed from RSSS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed September 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.
RSSS valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (June 30, 2026), Research Solutions traded at 26.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 69.6. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 22.2 and the forward P/E is 16.2. Research Solutions earned a return on equity of 16.3% and a return on invested capital of 71.2% in fiscal 2026. It returned $0.1 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $0.1 million in share buybacks, 1% of free cash flow. The share count rose 36.8% from 23.2M to 31.8M over 9 years.
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RSSS key metrics FAQ
What is Research Solutions's P/E ratio?
Research Solutions's trailing P/E ratio is 22.2 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 16.2. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 26.1, compared with a 10-year median of 69.6.
What is Research Solutions's EV/EBITDA?
Research Solutions's enterprise value was 12.5 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $61.1 million, EBITDA $4.9 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 15.1.
What is Research Solutions's return on equity?
Research Solutions's return on equity (ROE) was 16.3% in fiscal 2026: net income of $2.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $17.3 million.
What is Research Solutions's ROIC?
Research Solutions's return on invested capital was 71.2% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
Does Research Solutions buy back its shares?
Yes. Research Solutions spent $0.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed +3.6% over the year, to 31.8M..
What is Research Solutions's free cash flow yield?
Research Solutions generated $5.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 7.1% on its market value at year-end ($73.8 million).
What is Research Solutions's current ratio?
Research Solutions's current ratio was 0.83 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 0.83 times current liabilities.