Tidewater Inc. (TDW) Key Metrics
TDW valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $3.96B
- Enterprise value
- $4.31B
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.2 10-yr median 16.1
- Forward P/E
- 36.4
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 2.9 10-yr median 1.8
- Price / book
- 3.1 10-yr median 1.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 11.4 10-yr median 8.1
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.60
TDW key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsTDW valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
TDW returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
TDW per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
TDW financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
TDW efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
TDW valuation history
TDW returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
TDW debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
TDW cash returned to shareholders
TDW price vs earnings per share
TDW key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.53B | $2.90B | $3.82B | $1.63B | $439.2M | $348.7M | $736.6M | $508.7M | $539.6M | $2.03B |
| Enterprise value | $2.63B | $3.22B | $4.28B | $1.63B | $459.5M | $391.5M | $807.2M | $575.9M | $546.8M | $3.36B |
| P/E ratio | 7.6 | 16.1 | 39.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| Price / book | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 7.2 | 11.8 | 52.2 | 68.9 | 72.5 | — | — | — | — | 469.7 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 6.7 | 10.6 | 36.5 | 40.4 | 29.3 | 87.5 | — | 129.1 | — | 68.1 |
| EV / sales | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.0 | 7.0 | 13.5 | 16.6 | — | — | — | — | 8.1 | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 7.4 | 13.1 | 58.5 | 69.2 | 75.9 | — | — | — | — | 776.9 |
| Earnings yield | 13.2% | 6.2% | 2.5% | −1.3% | −29.4% | −56.3% | −19.2% | −33.7% | −416.6% | −32.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 14.0% | 8.5% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | −3.1% | −6.7% | −3.4% | −12.8% | 0.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | 29.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.6% | 3.1% | 30.3% | 11.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $50.51 | $54.71 | $72.11 | $36.85 | $10.71 | $8.64 | $19.28 | $19.13 | $24.40 | $110.00 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $27.03 | $25.36 | $19.08 | $14.68 | $9.05 | $9.84 | $12.74 | $15.29 | $14.93 | $32.60 |
| Earnings per share | $6.69 | $3.40 | $1.84 | −$0.49 | −$3.14 | −$4.86 | −$3.71 | −$6.45 | −$101.66 | −$35.77 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $7.57 | $5.16 | $1.98 | $0.91 | $0.37 | $0.10 | −$0.82 | $0.15 | −$2.58 | $1.62 |
| Free cash flow per share | $7.06 | $4.64 | $1.38 | $0.53 | $0.15 | −$0.27 | −$1.29 | −$0.66 | −$3.13 | $0.23 |
| Cash per share | $11.56 | $6.12 | $5.18 | $3.72 | $3.63 | $3.72 | $5.71 | $13.98 | $19.94 | $38.27 |
| Book value per share | $27.28 | $20.99 | $19.63 | $19.62 | $17.11 | $20.37 | $26.56 | $43.02 | $46.11 | $88.58 |
| Tangible book value per share | $27.28 | $20.99 | $19.63 | $19.62 | $17.11 | $20.37 | $26.56 | $33.83 | $46.11 | $67.67 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | $21.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.51 | $0.52 | $0.60 | $0.38 | $0.22 | $0.37 | $0.47 | $0.80 | $0.55 | $1.38 |
| Debt per share | $13.57 | $12.00 | $13.87 | $3.88 | $4.13 | $4.78 | $7.56 | $16.51 | $20.26 | $110.21 |
| Shares outstanding | 50.1M | 53.1M | 52.9M | 44.1M | 41.0M | 40.4M | 38.2M | 26.6M | 22.1M | 18.5M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −5.7% | +0.3% | +20.0% | +7.6% | +1.6% | +5.6% | +43.7% | +20.2% | +19.8% | 0.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 27.0% | 16.8% | 10.2% | −2.8% | −16.9% | −21.4% | −13.1% | −15.9% | −169.4% | −33.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 20.1% | 16.6% | 10.6% | 2.6% | −9.5% | −15.1% | −6.0% | −7.6% | −3.0% | −13.8% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 15.0% | 8.7% | 5.8% | −1.8% | −11.0% | −13.9% | −8.3% | −9.6% | −75.6% | −14.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | 14.0% | 8.7% | 4.7% | −1.7% | −11.8% | −15.7% | −9.0% | −10.8% | −127.8% | −17.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 26.1% | 18.3% | 7.2% | 3.6% | 1.6% | −2.7% | −10.2% | −4.3% | −21.0% | 0.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.13 | 1.52 | 1.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $679.3M | $637.1M | $734.4M | $171.1M | $169.3M | $192.7M | $288.9M | $439.0M | $448.2M | $2.03B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $578.8M | $324.9M | $274.4M | $164.2M | $149.0M | $149.9M | $218.3M | $371.8M | $440.9M | $706.4M |
| Net debt | $100.5M | $312.2M | $460.0M | $7.0M | $20.3M | $42.8M | $70.6M | $67.2M | $7.2M | $1.33B |
| Debt / equity | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 1.24 |
| Debt / assets | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.49 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.23 | 0.68 | 1.45 | 0.07 | — | — | — | — | 0.11 | — |
| Current ratio | 2.90 | 2.11 | 1.80 | 1.94 | 2.17 | 2.12 | 2.89 | 4.32 | 3.84 | 0.49 |
| Quick ratio | 2.78 | 2.00 | 1.70 | 1.78 | 2.09 | 2.04 | 2.78 | 4.13 | 3.71 | 0.48 |
| Interest coverage | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1.6 | -6.1 | -7.7 | -3.0 | -3.5 | — | -7.7 |
| Working capital | $598.9M | $367.0M | $262.4M | $183.1M | $184.7M | $205.5M | $351.6M | $524.9M | $625.1M | −$1.19B |
| Invested capital | $1.47B | $1.43B | $1.50B | $872.9M | $722.0M | $864.9M | $1.09B | $1.21B | $1.03B | $2.96B |
| Tangible asset value | $1.36B | $1.11B | $1.04B | $866.0M | $701.8M | $823.3M | $1.02B | $900.7M | $1.02B | $1.27B |
| Net current asset value | −$111.5M | −$265.1M | −$433.9M | −$53.8M | −$51.3M | −$39.3M | −$25.8M | $486,000 | $107.5M | −$1.40B |
| Graham number | $64.06 | $40.10 | $28.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$4.27 | −$7.14 | −$10.08 | −$3.05 | −$2.96 | −$3.45 | −$4.10 | −$4.25 | −$1.10 | −$82.82 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | $1.12B | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $90.1M | $90.7M | $35.0M | $187.8M | $953,000 | $828,000 | $4.5M | $4.4M | $0 | $0 |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 25.5% | 36.8% | — | 796.3% | 15.7% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.9% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 6.8% | 10.1% | 30.2% | 41.4% | 59.6% | 373.8% | — | 542.8% | — | 85.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 9.9% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 15.4% | 18.4% | 18.1% | 21.3% | 25.4% | 34.3% | 30.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 82.2 | 80.3 | 76.8 | 88.2 | 163.0 | 188.8 | 180.2 | 264.3 | 403.8 | 289.0 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 14.2 | 12.9 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 21.6 | 31.6 | 33.7 | 21.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 26.8 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 18.2 | 20.9 | 25.0 | 38.6 | 40.2 | 27.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 69.5 | 70.6 | 71.6 | 82.5 | 158.5 | 185.7 | 176.8 | 257.3 | 397.3 | 283.3 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.44 | 4.55 | 4.75 | 4.14 | 2.24 | 1.93 | 2.03 | 1.38 | 0.90 | 1.26 |
| Payables turnover | 13.60 | 16.15 | 17.67 | 17.36 | 20.05 | 17.49 | 14.60 | 9.47 | 9.08 | 13.36 |
| Inventory turnover | 25.73 | 28.36 | 23.62 | 23.88 | 26.58 | 20.61 | 16.90 | 11.55 | 10.83 | 16.86 |
| Asset turnover | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 0.13 |
| Average receivables | $304.6M | $296.1M | $212.4M | $156.6M | $165.7M | $205.4M | $240.2M | $294.4M | $365.2M | $476.3M |
| Average payables | $68.9M | $58.2M | $41.9M | $29.9M | $18.9M | $22.2M | $29.7M | $35.2M | $35.0M | $40.4M |
| Average inventory | $36.4M | $33.1M | $31.4M | $21.7M | $14.2M | $18.9M | $25.7M | $28.9M | $29.4M | $32.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.4% | 0.0% | 9.2% |
Computed from TDW's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 2, 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.
TDW valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Tidewater traded at 7.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 16.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 16.2 and the forward P/E is 36.4. Tidewater earned a return on equity of 27.0% and a return on invested capital of 20.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $679.3 million of debt and $578.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $100.5 million. It returned $90.1 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $90.1 million in share buybacks, 25% of free cash flow. The share count rose 171.2% from 18.5M to 50.1M over 9 years.
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TDW key metrics FAQ
What is Tidewater's P/E ratio?
Tidewater's trailing P/E ratio is 16.2 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 36.4. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 7.6, compared with a 10-year median of 16.1.
What is Tidewater's EV/EBITDA?
Tidewater's enterprise value was 6.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $2.6 billion, EBITDA $437.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 11.4.
What is Tidewater's return on equity?
Tidewater's return on equity (ROE) was 27.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $334.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.2 billion.
What is Tidewater's ROIC?
Tidewater's return on invested capital was 20.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Tidewater have?
Tidewater had total debt of $679.3 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50 and $100.5 million of net debt (0.23 times EBITDA).
Does Tidewater buy back its shares?
Yes. Tidewater spent $90.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −5.7% over the year, to 50.1M..
What is Tidewater's free cash flow yield?
Tidewater generated $353.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 14.0% on its market value at year-end ($2.5 billion).
What is Tidewater's current ratio?
Tidewater's current ratio was 2.90 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.90 times current liabilities.