Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (TCMD) Key Metrics

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

TCMD valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$510.1M
Enterprise value
$437.7M
P/E (TTM)
20.9
10-yr median 93.4
Forward P/E
19.1
PEG ratio
17.79
Price / sales
1.5
10-yr median 2.7
Price / book
2.3
10-yr median 3.9
EV / EBITDA
9.9
10-yr median 69.1
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.82

TCMD key metrics, 2016–2025

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

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

P/E ratio+45.2%
35.4
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 96.12017: 93.4 (−2.7%)2018: 133.1 (+42.4%)2019: 120.9 (−9.2%)2023: 11.62024: 24.4 (+109.8%)2025: 35.4 (+45.2%)
20162025
Price / sales+45.3%
2.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 3.32017: 5.0 (+53.0%)2018: 6.1 (+22.5%)2019: 7.0 (+14.1%)2020: 4.6 (−33.6%)2021: 1.8 (−61.2%)2022: 0.9 (−48.2%)2023: 1.2 (+29.4%)2024: 1.4 (+16.9%)2025: 2.1 (+45.3%)
20162025
Price / book+61.7%
3.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 4.62017: 7.5 (+62.1%)2018: 9.9 (+31.3%)2019: 11.8 (+19.3%)2020: 7.0 (−40.8%)2021: 2.9 (−58.0%)2022: 1.9 (−35.2%)2023: 1.7 (−9.8%)2024: 1.9 (+11.5%)2025: 3.1 (+61.7%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA+44.3%
15.6
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 46.32017: 129.1 (+178.6%)2018: 279.4 (+116.4%)2019: 91.8 (−67.1%)2021: 295.12023: 11.62024: 10.8 (−6.9%)2025: 15.6 (+44.3%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow+54.1%
16.7
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 44.62022: 70.02023: 9.9 (−85.8%)2024: 10.8 (+9.2%)2025: 16.7 (+54.1%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−3.2 pts
6.0%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 2.2%2017: 0.1% (−2.2 pts)2018: −0.1% (−0.1 pts)2019: −0.3% (−0.2 pts)2020: 0.1% (+0.3 pts)2021: 0.1% (0.0 pts)2022: 1.4% (+1.4 pts)2023: 10.1% (+8.6 pts)2024: 9.2% (−0.8 pts)2025: 6.0% (−3.2 pts)
20162025

TCMD valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

TCMD returns on capital

ROEROICROA

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

TCMD debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

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

TCMD cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

TCMD price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

TCMD key metrics

2016–2025
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$675.6M$413.5M$331.4M$230.4M$375.3M$869.5M$1.33B$881.3M$547.1M$276.6M
Enterprise value$608.1M$349.7M$306.6M$264.6M$415.2M$832.3M$1.29B$835.4M$503.2M$235.0M
P/E ratio35.424.411.6———120.9133.193.496.1
Price / sales2.11.41.20.91.84.67.06.15.03.3
Price / book3.11.91.71.92.97.011.89.97.54.6
Price / free cash flow16.710.89.970.0—————44.6
Price / operating cash flow15.810.29.244.2142.6311.2528.397.8130.539.3
EV / sales1.81.21.11.12.04.46.85.84.62.8
EV / EBITDA15.610.811.6—295.1—91.8279.4129.146.3
EV / free cash flow15.09.29.280.4—————37.9
Earnings yield2.8%4.1%8.6%−7.8%−3.1%−0.1%0.8%0.8%1.1%1.0%
Free cash flow yield6.0%9.2%10.1%1.4%0.1%0.1%−0.3%−0.1%0.1%2.2%
Dividend yield——2.5%0.6%16.3%——0.0%0.0%3.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)3.9%0.8%2.5%0.6%16.6%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.1%3.0%
Share price at fiscal year-end$29.00$17.13$14.30$11.48$19.03$44.94$67.51$45.55$28.98$16.41
Per share
Revenue per share$14.15$12.14$11.84$12.30$10.55$9.67$9.65$7.43$5.79$5.02
Earnings per share$0.82$0.70$1.23−$0.89−$0.60−$0.03$0.56$0.34$0.31$0.17
Operating cash flow per share$1.84$1.68$1.55$0.26$0.13$0.14$0.13$0.47$0.22$0.42
Free cash flow per share$1.74$1.58$1.44$0.16$0.01$0.03−$0.18−$0.03$0.02$0.37
Cash per share$3.58$4.51$3.25$1.90$2.06$3.03$2.72$2.37$2.33$2.47
Book value per share$9.40$8.97$8.36$6.05$6.50$6.45$5.73$4.61$3.86$3.54
Tangible book value per share$6.38$5.91$5.00$1.99$2.18$6.36$5.46$4.34$3.74$3.40
Dividends per share——$0.36$0.07$3.10——$0.00$0.00$0.49
Capex per share$0.10$0.10$0.11$0.10$0.12$0.12$0.30$0.49$0.20$0.05
Debt per share$0.69$1.87$2.17$3.60$4.09$1.11$0.84$0.00$0.00$0.00
Shares outstanding23.3M24.1M23.2M20.1M19.7M19.3M19.6M19.3M18.9M16.9M
Change in shares outstanding−3.5%+4.2%+15.5%+1.8%+1.9%−1.5%+1.5%+2.5%+12.0%+26.3%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)8.8%8.3%18.1%−14.3%−9.3%−0.5%10.9%8.2%8.8%6.6%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)11.7%10.0%11.1%−6.2%−1.1%−3.5%17.4%8.3%16.6%14.6%
Return on assets (ROA)6.7%5.9%10.6%−7.2%−5.6%−0.4%8.5%6.8%7.2%5.2%
Return on tangible assets9.4%7.6%14.0%−10.3%−7.4%−0.4%7.5%6.5%6.8%4.0%
Free cash flow margin12.3%13.0%12.2%1.3%0.1%0.3%−1.8%−0.4%0.3%7.3%
Income quality (OCF / net income)2.242.401.26———0.231.360.722.44
Financial health
Total debt$16.0M$45.1M$50.4M$72.2M$80.6M$21.4M$16.6M$5,000$17,000$67,000
Cash & short-term investments$83.4M$108.9M$75.2M$38.1M$40.7M$58.6M$53.4M$45.9M$43.9M$41.7M
Net debt−$67.5M−$63.8M−$24.9M$34.2M$39.9M−$37.2M−$36.8M−$45.9M−$43.9M−$41.6M
Debt / equity0.070.210.260.590.630.170.150.000.000.00
Debt / assets0.060.150.180.280.330.120.110.000.000.00
Net debt / EBITDA−1.73−1.97−0.94—28.36—−2.62−15.34−11.26−8.21
Current ratio4.034.363.541.863.294.635.065.285.294.66
Quick ratio3.693.902.991.502.743.934.174.594.534.18
Interest coverage28.210.64.4-4.6-3.3-2.716.6———
Working capital$124.2M$136.9M$104.2M$55.4M$79.1M$96.9M$86.9M$68.9M$62.4M$50.4M
Invested capital$151.4M$152.8M$168.8M$155.6M$168.1M$87.6M$75.8M$43.4M$28.9M$18.0M
Tangible asset value$148.7M$142.7M$115.9M$40.0M$43.1M$123.1M$107.3M$83.9M$70.6M$57.2M
Net current asset value$110.1M$96.2M$57.5M−$13.8M−$2.5M$74.3M$69.2M$67.2M$61.2M$49.9M
Graham number$13.16$11.91$15.21———$8.49$5.96$5.19$3.69
Graham net-net per share$2.93$2.93$1.34−$2.14−$1.45$2.66$2.49$2.75$2.57$2.49
Capital allocation
Dividends paid——$8.3M$1.4M$61.1M——$0$0$8.2M
Share buybacks (net)$26.6M$3.5M$0$0$1.2M$1.9M$3.4M$2.4M$493,000$0
Dividend payout ratio——29.0%————0.0%0.0%285.1%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow65.7%9.2%24.8%43.8%—368.6%——132.5%132.4%
Capex / revenue0.7%0.9%0.9%0.8%1.1%1.2%3.2%6.6%3.5%1.0%
Capex / operating cash flow5.6%6.2%6.9%36.9%89.5%82.0%238.6%106.0%91.1%11.8%
Capex / depreciation0.360.370.380.310.640.821.692.632.071.04
Stock-based compensation / revenue2.5%2.7%2.8%3.9%4.9%5.7%5.2%5.5%3.9%2.2%
R&D / revenue2.6%3.0%2.9%2.9%2.7%2.8%2.7%3.7%4.6%5.3%
SG&A / revenue63.7%62.5%61.7%67.8%69.0%70.0%62.5%65.4%65.3%62.5%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding49.254.965.277.181.975.457.458.258.062.9
Days of inventory on hand72.998.5105.1109.1115.2126.499.997.8110.798.1
Days payables outstanding23.729.438.338.728.127.029.641.250.556.6
Cash conversion cycle (days)98.4124.0131.9147.6169.0174.8127.7114.8118.2104.5
Receivables turnover7.426.655.604.734.464.846.366.276.295.80
Payables turnover15.4112.409.539.4412.9813.5112.348.867.236.45
Inventory turnover5.013.703.473.343.172.893.653.733.303.72
Asset turnover1.151.011.020.990.991.151.461.471.351.52
Average receivables$44.4M$44.1M$49.0M$52.2M$46.7M$38.6M$29.8M$22.9M$17.4M$14.6M
Average payables$5.3M$6.2M$8.3M$7.5M$4.6M$4.0M$4.5M$4.7M$4.0M$3.6M
Average inventory$16.3M$20.6M$22.8M$21.2M$18.9M$18.8M$15.1M$11.1M$8.8M$6.2M
Intangibles / total assets25.6%24.8%27.6%31.9%34.9%1.0%3.5%5.0%2.5%3.2%

Computed from TCMD's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 17, 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.

TCMD valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Tactile Systems Technology traded at 35.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 93.4. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 20.9 and the forward P/E is 19.1. Tactile Systems Technology earned a return on equity of 8.8% and a return on invested capital of 11.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $16.0 million of debt and $83.4 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $67.5 million. It returned $26.6 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $26.6 million in share buybacks, 66% of free cash flow. The share count rose 38.2% from 16.9M to 23.3M over 9 years.

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TCMD key metrics FAQ

What is Tactile Systems Technology's P/E ratio?

Tactile Systems Technology's trailing P/E ratio is 20.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 19.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 35.4, compared with a 10-year median of 93.4.

What is Tactile Systems Technology's EV/EBITDA?

Tactile Systems Technology's enterprise value was 15.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $608.1 million, EBITDA $39.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 9.9.

What is Tactile Systems Technology's return on equity?

Tactile Systems Technology's return on equity (ROE) was 8.8% in fiscal 2025: net income of $19.1 million on average shareholders' equity of $217.7 million.

What is Tactile Systems Technology's ROIC?

Tactile Systems Technology's return on invested capital was 11.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Tactile Systems Technology have?

Tactile Systems Technology had total debt of $16.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07 and more cash than debt.

Does Tactile Systems Technology buy back its shares?

Yes. Tactile Systems Technology spent $26.6 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −3.5% over the year, to 23.3M..

What is Tactile Systems Technology's free cash flow yield?

Tactile Systems Technology generated $40.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 6.0% on its market value at year-end ($675.6 million).

What is Tactile Systems Technology's current ratio?

Tactile Systems Technology's current ratio was 4.03 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 4.03 times current liabilities.

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