ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPRY) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: SPRYValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 8 years.

SPRY valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026
Market cap
$399.8M
Enterprise value
$369.0M
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
—
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
3.4
10-yr median 34.9
Price / book
33.3
10-yr median 3.2
EV / EBITDA
—
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.08

SPRY key metrics, 2018–2025

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

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

Price / sales+12.4%
13.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2020: 90.22021: 34.9 (−61.3%)2022: 259.0 (+641.6%)2024: 12.12025: 13.6 (+12.4%)
20182025
Price / book+138.9%
10.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2022: 1.22023: 2.3 (+81.0%)2024: 4.2 (+86.0%)2025: 10.1 (+138.9%)
20182025
Free cash flow yield−16.1 pts
−14.9%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2020: 0.5%2021: −9.2% (−9.7 pts)2022: −11.8% (−2.7 pts)2023: −11.4% (+0.4 pts)2024: 1.2% (+12.6 pts)2025: −14.9% (−16.1 pts)
20182025

SPRY valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday8-year median

SPRY returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

SPRY debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

SPRY price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

SPRY key metrics

2018–2025
ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
20252024202320222021202020192018
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.15B$1.08B$521.8M$340.8M$192.3M$1.61B——
Enterprise value$999.7M$766.2M$293.7M$66.9M$141.3M$1.59B——
P/E ratio—135.1——————
Price / sales13.612.1—259.034.990.2——
Price / book10.14.22.31.2————
Price / free cash flow—83.2———197.2——
Price / operating cash flow—79.7———177.3——
EV / sales11.98.6—50.925.789.3——
EV / EBITDA—91.6——————
EV / free cash flow—59.0———195.4——
Earnings yield−14.9%0.7%−10.4%−10.2%−10.5%−0.1%——
Free cash flow yield−14.9%1.2%−11.4%−11.8%−9.2%0.5%——
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)———0.0%————
Share price at fiscal year-end$11.65$10.55$5.48$8.53$6.66$46.34——
Per share
Revenue per share$0.86$0.87$0.00$0.03$0.19$0.51$0.00$0.00
Earnings per share−$1.74$0.08−$0.57−$0.87−$0.70−$0.03−$0.72−$0.53
Operating cash flow per share−$1.73$0.13−$0.62−$1.00−$0.61$0.26−$0.57−$0.51
Free cash flow per share−$1.74$0.13−$0.62−$1.01−$0.61$0.23−$0.57−$0.52
Cash per share$2.49$3.07$2.40$6.87$2.08$0.71$0.30$0.61
Book value per share$1.16$2.51$2.42$6.83−$1.08−$0.40−$0.17$0.55
Tangible book value per share$1.01$2.43$2.42$6.83−$1.08−$0.40−$0.17$0.55
Capex per share$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.01
Debt per share$0.98$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.31$0.29$0.47$0.23
Shares outstanding98.6M102.4M95.2M40.0M28.9M34.7M33.1M33.1M
Change in shares outstanding−3.7%+7.5%+138.3%+38.4%−16.8%+4.9%0.0%—
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−92.3%3.3%−21.6%−28.7%———−96.6%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)——————−654.3%−250.8%
Return on assets (ROA)−50.5%2.7%−21.1%−20.2%−46.1%−5.1%−111.0%−63.8%
Return on tangible assets−54.7%2.3%−23.4%−12.3%−32.9%−4.0%−153.2%−63.8%
Free cash flow margin−203.1%14.6%——−319.9%45.7%——
Income quality (OCF / net income)—1.69——————
Financial health
Total debt$96.4M$42,000$274,000$481,000$9.0M$10.0M$15.6M$7.7M
Cash & short-term investments$245.0M$314.0M$228.4M$274.4M$60.1M$24.5M$10.0M$20.2M
Net debt−$148.6M−$314.0M−$228.1M−$273.9M−$51.0M−$14.5M$5.6M−$12.4M
Debt / equity0.840.000.000.00———0.43
Debt / assets0.290.000.000.000.150.381.000.28
Net debt / EBITDA—−37.53——————
Current ratio7.2814.2696.8551.017.423.210.594.04
Quick ratio7.0614.0496.8551.208.253.530.594.04
Interest coverage-69.0——-42.6-183.5-16.2——
Working capital$245.8M$310.9M$229.2M$272.3M$52.5M$18.2M−$7.4M$15.6M
Invested capital−$34.4M−$57.2M$2.7M−$1.0M−$82.3M−$28.6M$41,000$5.8M
Tangible asset value$99.8M$249.1M$230.1M$272.9M−$31.3M−$14.1M−$5.6M$18.2M
Net current asset value$71.5M$239.9M$229.1M$269.2M−$32.0M−$14.1M−$10.7M$11.4M
Graham number—$2.10——————
Graham net-net per share$0.56$2.24$2.38$6.66−$1.25−$0.49−$0.34$0.33
Capital allocation
Share buybacks (net)———$0————
Capex / revenue0.4%0.6%583.3%15.1%1.0%5.1%——
Capex / operating cash flow—4.2%———10.1%——
Capex / depreciation0.257.132.400.620.26152.830.060.32
Stock-based compensation / revenue26.2%16.3%30,783.3%444.0%51.4%19.9%——
R&D / revenue15.6%22.0%67,553.3%1,396.4%368.2%78.9%——
SG&A / revenue273.1%80.4%157,856.7%1,402.4%85.1%23.7%——
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding76.920.410,974.3140.112.87.9——
Days of inventory on hand121.446.3—-83.0-8,046.3-67.7——
Days payables outstanding139.494.46,045.036.72,574.761.4506.8199.2
Cash conversion cycle (days)58.9-27.72,406.820.3-10,608.2-121.3——
Receivables turnover4.7517.910.032.6128.6046.45——
Payables turnover2.623.870.069.940.145.940.721.83
Inventory turnover3.017.89——————
Asset turnover0.250.310.000.010.130.850.000.00
Average receivables$17.8M$5.0M$902,000$505,000$192,500$384,000——
Average payables$7.8M$5.3M$1.2M$1.7M$1.5M$2.4M$2.1M$775,000
Average inventory$6.8M$2.6M−$504,500−$3.9M−$4.7M−$2.6M——
Intangibles / total assets4.4%2.2%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Computed from SPRY's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 9, 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.

SPRY valuation and financial ratios

ARS Pharmaceuticals earned a return on equity of −92.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $96.4 million of debt and $245.0 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $148.6 million. The share count rose 198.1% from 33.1M to 98.6M over 7 years.

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SPRY key metrics FAQ

What is ARS Pharmaceuticals's return on equity?

ARS Pharmaceuticals's return on equity (ROE) was −92.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$171.3 million on average shareholders' equity of $185.5 million.

How much debt does ARS Pharmaceuticals have?

ARS Pharmaceuticals had total debt of $96.4 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84 and more cash than debt.

What is ARS Pharmaceuticals's free cash flow yield?

ARS Pharmaceuticals generated -$171.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −14.9% on its market value at year-end ($1.1 billion).

What is ARS Pharmaceuticals's current ratio?

ARS Pharmaceuticals's current ratio was 7.28 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 7.28 times current liabilities.

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