ShotSpotter, Inc. (SSTI) Key Metrics
SSTI valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $109.5M
- Enterprise value
- $73.9M
- P/E (TTM)
- — 10-yr median 168.0
- Forward P/E
- 24.7
- PEG ratio
- 1.05
- Price / sales
- 1.1 10-yr median 5.1
- Price / book
- 1.1 10-yr median 7.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 134.0 10-yr median 60.6
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.11
SSTI key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsSSTI valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−39.6%
1.0
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20162025
Price / book−38.1%
1.4
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20162025
EV / EBITDA+170.6%
165.3
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20162025
Price / free cash flow+101.0%
21.1
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20162025
Free cash flow yield−4.8 pts
4.7%
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20162025
SSTI returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity−0.6 pts
−13.0%
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20162025
Return on invested capital−1.9 pts
−10.6%
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20162025
Return on assets−0.3 pts
−6.9%
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20162025
Free cash flow margin−10.8 pts
4.7%
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20162025
Asset turnover+4.0%
0.76
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20162025
SSTI per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+1.7%
$8.17
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20162025
Earnings per share
−$0.74
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20162025
Free cash flow per share−69.4%
$0.38
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20162025
Book value per share−0.6%
$5.66
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20162025
Shares outstanding+0.3%
12.7M
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
SSTI financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity−0.5%
0.08
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Net debt−$2.7M
−$9.8M
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20162025
Net debt / EBITDA−14.75
−17.49
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Current ratio+9.0%
0.85
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
20162025
Interest coverage
-449.2
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20162025
Debt / assets−0.1%
0.04
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20162025
SSTI efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−6 days
95 days
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20162025
Days payables outstanding+1 days
28 days
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20162025
Cash conversion cycle−6 days
67 days
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20162025
Capex / revenue−2.0 pts
4.3%
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20162025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF+23.4 pts
61.4%
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20162025
SSTI valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday10-year median
SSTI returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SSTI debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SSTI cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
SSTI price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
SSTI key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $102.4M | $166.0M | $317.3M | $416.7M | $343.8M | $442.2M | $302.1M | $329.5M | $87.1M | — |
| Enterprise value | $92.6M | $158.9M | $321.1M | $409.7M | $330.6M | $427.1M | $278.1M | $323.5M | $70.9M | — |
| P/E ratio | — | — | — | 65.3 | — | 361.0 | 168.0 | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 3.7 | — |
| Price / book | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 19.2 | 7.2 | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 21.1 | 10.5 | 58.1 | 329.9 | 178.8 | 62.5 | 34.4 | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.0 | 7.5 | 29.0 | 34.2 | 35.0 | 39.5 | 22.1 | — | 25.7 | — |
| EV / sales | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 3.0 | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 165.3 | 61.1 | 35.0 | 52.6 | 119.9 | 60.0 | 41.3 | 239.8 | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 19.1 | 10.1 | 58.8 | 324.3 | 171.9 | 60.3 | 31.7 | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −9.2% | −5.5% | −0.9% | 1.5% | −1.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | −0.8% | −11.5% | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.7% | 9.5% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 2.9% | −3.0% | −3.6% | — |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.9% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $8.03 | $13.06 | $25.54 | $33.83 | $29.52 | $37.70 | $25.50 | $31.18 | $14.05 | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $8.17 | $8.03 | $7.46 | $6.58 | $4.99 | $3.90 | $3.44 | $3.29 | $3.83 | $2.44 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.74 | −$0.72 | −$0.22 | $0.52 | −$0.38 | $0.10 | $0.15 | −$0.26 | −$1.61 | −$1.08 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.73 | $1.75 | $0.88 | $0.99 | $0.84 | $0.96 | $1.16 | −$0.13 | $0.55 | $0.35 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.38 | $1.24 | $0.44 | $0.10 | $0.17 | $0.60 | $0.74 | −$0.93 | −$0.50 | −$0.36 |
| Cash per share | $1.24 | $1.04 | $0.46 | $0.85 | $1.34 | $1.37 | $2.07 | $0.97 | $3.16 | $0.61 |
| Book value per share | $5.66 | $5.70 | $6.02 | $4.95 | $2.90 | $2.92 | $2.30 | $1.62 | $1.96 | −$8.98 |
| Tangible book value per share | $0.68 | $0.39 | $0.29 | $0.87 | $1.50 | $1.45 | $2.16 | $1.47 | $1.95 | −$8.99 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | — |
| Capex per share | $0.35 | $0.51 | $0.44 | $0.89 | $0.68 | $0.35 | $0.41 | $0.80 | $1.05 | $0.72 |
| Debt per share | $0.47 | $0.48 | $0.77 | $0.28 | $0.21 | $0.08 | $0.05 | $0.39 | $0.54 | $1.83 |
| Shares outstanding | 12.7M | 12.7M | 12.4M | 12.3M | 11.6M | 11.7M | 11.8M | 10.6M | 6.2M | 6.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.3% | +2.3% | +0.9% | +5.8% | −0.7% | −1.0% | +12.1% | +70.5% | −2.7% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −13.0% | −12.5% | −4.0% | 13.5% | −13.0% | 4.0% | 8.1% | −18.6% | — | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −10.6% | −8.6% | −1.5% | 17.6% | −16.2% | 11.5% | 22.2% | −57.8% | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −6.9% | −6.6% | −2.1% | 6.5% | −6.4% | 1.9% | 3.3% | −6.5% | −38.2% | −44.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | −13.0% | −13.2% | −3.9% | 8.8% | −7.9% | 2.5% | 3.1% | −6.0% | −27.6% | −42.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.7% | 15.5% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 15.5% | 21.6% | −28.4% | −13.1% | −14.8% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | — | 1.91 | — | 9.15 | 7.62 | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $6.0M | $6.1M | $9.5M | $3.4M | $2.4M | $945,000 | $598,000 | $4.2M | $3.3M | $11.7M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $15.8M | $13.2M | $5.7M | $10.5M | $15.6M | $16.0M | $24.6M | $10.2M | $19.6M | $3.9M |
| Net debt | −$9.8M | −$7.1M | $3.8M | −$7.1M | −$13.2M | −$15.1M | −$24.0M | −$6.1M | −$16.2M | $7.8M |
| Debt / equity | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.24 | 0.27 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.72 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −17.49 | −2.74 | 0.41 | −0.91 | −4.79 | −2.12 | −3.55 | −4.50 | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.24 | 0.94 | 1.15 | 0.45 |
| Quick ratio | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 1.19 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 0.42 |
| Interest coverage | -449.2 | -51.0 | -25.8 | 172.2 | -107.1 | 11.4 | 3.6 | -31.3 | -3.9 | -3.8 |
| Working capital | −$8.8M | −$12.5M | −$20.8M | −$8.8M | −$228,000 | $157,000 | $7.8M | −$1.8M | $3.1M | −$8.4M |
| Invested capital | $62.4M | $65.3M | $78.6M | $53.9M | $20.6M | $19.2M | $3.3M | $11.1M | −$4.1M | −$49.4M |
| Tangible asset value | $8.6M | $5.0M | $3.6M | $10.7M | $17.4M | $17.0M | $25.6M | $15.5M | $12.1M | −$57.3M |
| Net current asset value | −$15.0M | −$20.9M | −$27.2M | −$17.1M | −$4.2M | −$878,999 | $6.9M | −$2.9M | $328,000 | −$66.5M |
| Graham number | — | — | — | $7.60 | — | $2.62 | $2.80 | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$2.07 | −$2.53 | −$3.01 | −$2.28 | −$0.82 | −$0.45 | $0.21 | −$0.71 | −$0.18 | −$10.58 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | $3.0M | $6.0M | $5.6M | $3.1M | $3.6M | $1.6M | $6.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 61.4% | 38.0% | 102.5% | 244.2% | 187.3% | 22.8% | 76.5% | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 4.3% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 13.5% | 13.6% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 24.4% | 27.4% | 29.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 47.9% | 28.9% | 50.1% | 89.6% | 80.4% | 36.9% | 35.9% | — | 192.1% | 201.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.45 | 0.64 | 0.52 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 0.74 | 0.99 | 2.17 | 2.08 | 1.79 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 11.0% | 11.9% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 10.1% | 9.8% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% |
| R&D / revenue | 15.2% | 13.6% | 13.1% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 17.5% | 26.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 47.4% | 51.0% | 21.3% | 19.4% | 50.8% | 43.9% | 42.7% | 48.3% | 49.5% | 44.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 94.7 | 100.5 | 121.4 | 106.1 | 91.2 | 107.0 | 130.5 | 100.8 | 48.7 | 59.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 0.0 | — | 31.7 | 36.5 | 35.2 | 27.1 | 19.5 | 17.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 27.8 | 27.1 | 21.3 | 17.2 | 19.8 | 23.4 | 27.6 | 34.5 | 44.5 | 43.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 66.9 | 73.3 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 103.1 | 120.1 | 138.1 | 93.4 | 23.7 | 34.4 |
| Receivables turnover | 3.85 | 3.63 | 3.01 | 3.44 | 4.00 | 3.41 | 2.80 | 3.62 | 7.50 | 6.11 |
| Payables turnover | 13.13 | 13.45 | 17.10 | 21.25 | 18.45 | 15.63 | 13.20 | 10.59 | 8.21 | 8.44 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 39,874,000.00 | — | 11.52 | 10.00 | 10.38 | 13.47 | 18.76 | 20.43 |
| Asset turnover | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.91 | 1.01 |
| Average receivables | $27.0M | $28.1M | $30.8M | $23.5M | $14.5M | $13.4M | $14.6M | $9.6M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Average payables | $3.6M | $3.2M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.1M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $1 | — | $2.2M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $648,500 | $467,500 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 46.8% | 49.3% | 50.5% | 41.0% | 22.7% | 26.2% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Computed from SSTI's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 30, 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.
SSTI valuation and financial ratios
ShotSpotter earned a return on equity of −13.0% and a return on invested capital of −10.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $6.0 million of debt and $15.8 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $9.8 million. It returned $3.0 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $3.0 million in share buybacks, 61% of free cash flow. The share count rose 100.2% from 6.4M to 12.7M over 9 years.
See the SSTI income statement, the SSTI chart for price history, or the SSTI stock overview for the latest quote and news.
SSTI key metrics FAQ
What is ShotSpotter's EV/EBITDA?
ShotSpotter's enterprise value was 165.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $92.6 million, EBITDA $0.6 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 134.0.
What is ShotSpotter's return on equity?
ShotSpotter's return on equity (ROE) was −13.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$9.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $72.3 million.
What is ShotSpotter's ROIC?
ShotSpotter's return on invested capital was −10.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does ShotSpotter have?
ShotSpotter had total debt of $6.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08 and more cash than debt.
Does ShotSpotter buy back its shares?
Yes. ShotSpotter spent $3.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +0.3% over the year, to 12.7M..
What is ShotSpotter's free cash flow yield?
ShotSpotter generated $4.8 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 4.7% on its market value at year-end ($102.4 million).
What is ShotSpotter's current ratio?
ShotSpotter's current ratio was 0.85 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.85 times current liabilities.