Sono-Tek Corporation (SOTK) Key Metrics
SOTK valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $96.8M
- Enterprise value
- $59.3M
- P/E (TTM)
- 51.3 10-yr median 59.3
- Forward P/E
- —
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 4.5 10-yr median 3.3
- Price / book
- 3.7 10-yr median 4.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 20.6 10-yr median 22.7
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.07
SOTK key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended February 28, 2026 · U.S. dollarsSOTK valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SOTK returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SOTK per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SOTK financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SOTK efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SOTK valuation history
SOTK returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SOTK debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SOTK cash returned to shareholders
SOTK price vs earnings per share
SOTK key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $67.5M | $58.3M | $85.2M | $85.2M | $80.5M | $66.6M | $34.9M | $38.4M | $24.2M | $17.7M |
| Enterprise value | $52.7M | $46.4M | $70.3M | $73.7M | $69.8M | $59.0M | $27.7M | $33.7M | $18.8M | $14.0M |
| P/E ratio | 37.4 | 45.8 | 59.1 | 133.9 | 31.6 | 59.4 | 31.5 | 237.3 | 65.6 | 185.2 |
| Price / sales | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Price / book | 3.4 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 22.3 | — | 230.7 | 110.7 | 40.4 | 177.7 | 13.8 | — | 15.0 | 21.0 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 20.8 | 111.1 | 73.2 | 64.3 | 34.7 | 91.8 | 10.7 | — | 13.4 | 17.2 |
| EV / sales | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.9 | 20.8 | 30.0 | 56.7 | 20.9 | 31.9 | 16.8 | 60.9 | 20.7 | 24.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 17.4 | 825.7 | 190.5 | 95.8 | 35.0 | 157.3 | 10.9 | — | 11.6 | 16.6 |
| Earnings yield | 2.7% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 7.3% | −1.7% | 6.7% | 4.8% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $4.29 | $3.70 | $5.40 | $5.40 | $5.15 | $4.25 | $2.27 | $2.52 | $1.60 | $1.18 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $1.33 | $1.30 | $1.25 | $0.95 | $1.10 | $0.95 | $1.00 | $0.76 | $0.73 | $0.65 |
| Earnings per share | $0.11 | $0.08 | $0.09 | $0.04 | $0.16 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.21 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.08 | $0.15 | $0.05 | $0.21 | −$0.01 | $0.12 | $0.07 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.13 | $0.02 | $0.16 | −$0.04 | $0.11 | $0.06 |
| Cash per share | $0.94 | $0.76 | $0.75 | $0.73 | $0.69 | $0.55 | $0.51 | $0.36 | $0.43 | $0.33 |
| Book value per share | $1.26 | $1.13 | $1.03 | $0.93 | $0.88 | $0.70 | $0.64 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $0.53 |
| Tangible book value per share | $1.25 | $1.13 | $1.03 | $0.92 | $0.87 | $0.69 | $0.63 | $0.56 | $0.55 | $0.52 |
| Capex per share | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Debt per share | — | — | −$0.19 | — | — | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.08 |
| Shares outstanding | 15.7M | 15.8M | 15.8M | 15.8M | 15.6M | 15.7M | 15.4M | 15.2M | 15.1M | 15.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.2% | −0.0% | +0.0% | +0.9% | −0.3% | +2.0% | +0.9% | +0.8% | +0.5% | −0.1% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 9.6% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 4.5% | 20.6% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 1.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 26.9% | 23.0% | 42.3% | 17.7% | 52.2% | 37.7% | 33.8% | 2.1% | 8.5% | −3.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 7.2% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 3.4% | 14.9% | 7.2% | 8.2% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 0.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 6.8% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 3.2% | 14.5% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 5.1% | 11.6% | 2.5% | 16.5% | −5.7% | 14.7% | 8.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.80 | 0.41 | 0.81 | 2.08 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 2.94 | −0.67 | 4.89 | 10.75 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | — | — | −$3.0M | — | — | $1.0M | $707,716 | $870,531 | $1.0M | $1.2M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $14.8M | $11.9M | $11.8M | $11.4M | $10.7M | $8.6M | $7.9M | $5.5M | $6.4M | $4.9M |
| Net debt | −$14.8M | −$11.9M | −$14.9M | −$11.4M | −$10.7M | −$7.6M | −$7.2M | −$4.6M | −$5.4M | −$3.7M |
| Debt / equity | — | — | −0.18 | — | — | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Debt / assets | — | — | −0.13 | — | — | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −5.04 | −5.34 | −6.34 | −8.80 | −3.21 | −4.13 | −4.34 | −8.38 | −5.96 | −6.54 |
| Current ratio | 3.46 | 3.46 | 2.83 | 3.04 | 3.90 | 3.09 | 2.72 | 3.53 | 4.08 | 5.41 |
| Quick ratio | 2.87 | 2.65 | 2.04 | 2.44 | 3.26 | 2.47 | 2.15 | 2.88 | 3.44 | 4.48 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | 6.4 | 199.0 | 33.6 | 36.7 | 2.1 | 8.3 | -3.4 |
| Working capital | $16.2M | $13.5M | $12.1M | $11.1M | $10.8M | $8.9M | $7.2M | $6.4M | $6.6M | $6.4M |
| Invested capital | $5.0M | $5.9M | $1.4M | $3.2M | $3.0M | $3.3M | $2.6M | $3.9M | $3.0M | $4.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $19.7M | $17.8M | $16.2M | $14.6M | $13.7M | $10.9M | $9.7M | $8.5M | $8.3M | $7.8M |
| Net current asset value | $16.2M | $13.4M | $11.9M | $11.0M | $10.6M | $7.7M | $6.4M | $5.3M | $5.3M | $5.0M |
| Graham number | $1.80 | $1.43 | $1.46 | $0.92 | $1.79 | $1.06 | $1.02 | $0.37 | $0.55 | $0.28 |
| Graham net-net per share | $0.80 | $0.65 | $0.55 | $0.55 | $0.57 | $0.37 | $0.31 | $0.25 | $0.28 | $0.24 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Share buybacks (net) | $151,122 | $7,867 | $0 | — | $0 | — | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 5.0% | 14.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.1% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 6.9% | 89.3% | 68.3% | 42.0% | 14.1% | 48.3% | 22.2% | — | 10.5% | 17.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.34 | 0.67 | 1.33 | 1.09 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 1.78 | 1.65 | 0.47 | 0.42 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| R&D / revenue | 12.2% | 13.3% | 14.6% | 14.3% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 12.8% |
| SG&A / revenue | 29.6% | 29.3% | 29.3% | 32.0% | 29.1% | 27.0% | 30.4% | 33.1% | 33.0% | 34.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 49.7 | 34.0 | 28.8 | 33.0 | 30.4 | 33.1 | 27.7 | 34.2 | 31.9 | 44.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 148.1 | 164.4 | 156.8 | 138.4 | 106.8 | 116.3 | 91.7 | 86.4 | 86.1 | 114.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 33.5 | 32.4 | 34.5 | 36.8 | 42.4 | 45.7 | 28.5 | 35.5 | 31.6 | 28.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 164.3 | 166.0 | 151.1 | 134.6 | 94.7 | 103.6 | 90.9 | 85.0 | 86.4 | 130.7 |
| Receivables turnover | 7.34 | 10.74 | 12.69 | 11.05 | 12.02 | 11.04 | 13.19 | 10.69 | 11.43 | 8.22 |
| Payables turnover | 10.90 | 11.28 | 10.59 | 9.91 | 8.61 | 7.98 | 12.82 | 10.27 | 11.55 | 12.89 |
| Inventory turnover | 2.46 | 2.22 | 2.33 | 2.64 | 3.42 | 3.14 | 3.98 | 4.22 | 4.24 | 3.18 |
| Asset turnover | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.80 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 1.14 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.91 |
| Average receivables | $2.8M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $962,790 | $1.2M |
| Average payables | $949,184 | $954,612 | $930,302 | $747,687 | $989,497 | $981,602 | $627,208 | $619,278 | $494,712 | $405,929 |
| Average inventory | $4.2M | $4.8M | $4.2M | $2.8M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.0M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.6M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
Computed from SOTK's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed May 28, 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.
SOTK valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (February 28, 2026), Sono-Tek traded at 37.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 59.3. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 51.3. Sono-Tek earned a return on equity of 9.6% and a return on invested capital of 26.9% in fiscal 2026. It returned $0.2 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $0.2 million in share buybacks, 5% of free cash flow. The share count rose 4.8% from 15.0M to 15.7M over 9 years.
See the SOTK income statement, the SOTK chart for price history, or the SOTK stock overview for the latest quote and news.
SOTK key metrics FAQ
What is Sono-Tek's P/E ratio?
Sono-Tek's trailing P/E ratio is 51.3 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026). At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 37.4, compared with a 10-year median of 59.3.
What is Sono-Tek's EV/EBITDA?
Sono-Tek's enterprise value was 17.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $52.7 million, EBITDA $2.9 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 20.6.
What is Sono-Tek's return on equity?
Sono-Tek's return on equity (ROE) was 9.6% in fiscal 2026: net income of $1.8 million on average shareholders' equity of $18.8 million.
What is Sono-Tek's ROIC?
Sono-Tek's return on invested capital was 26.9% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
Does Sono-Tek buy back its shares?
Yes. Sono-Tek spent $0.2 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −0.2% over the year, to 15.7M..
What is Sono-Tek's free cash flow yield?
Sono-Tek generated $3.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 4.5% on its market value at year-end ($67.5 million).
What is Sono-Tek's current ratio?
Sono-Tek's current ratio was 3.46 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 3.46 times current liabilities.