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Arq, Inc. ARQ

Nasdaq · stock · Miscellaneous Chemical Products · website · IPO 2004-10-14

Arq, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$100.4M
P / S0.8×
P / B0.6×
Net margin-43.7%
Return on equity-31.2%
Net debt$22.1M
Enterprise value USD$122.6M
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-43.2%
Return on capital-28.1%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
193.00% 61.40% 148.10% 50.70% -30.10% 60.20% -8.70% -12.30% -4.70% -43.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-31.80% -9.10% -26.70% -21.20% -60.80% 4.80% -11.70% -13.40% -1.80% -44.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
128.20% 37.90% 52.20% 32.80% -23.80% 41.00% -6.40% -6.90% -2.30% -31.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
44.5M 42.8M 40.1M 36.7M 37.0M 37.7M 38.3M 33.2M 42.0M 42.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$30.7M $31.5M $8.4M $5.4M -$75.6M -$61.9M -$22.4M $11.6M $22.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
91.00% 33.70% 22.20% 20.40% -13.80% 32.60% -4.90% -5.20% -1.80% -22.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-36.60% -27.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.74× 0.19× 0.06× 0.02× 0.03× 0.13× 0.11× 0.17× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.17 $0.65 $0.88 $0.96 -$0.56 $1.64 -$0.24 -$0.42 -$0.14 -$1.27 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Arq, Inc. trades at about 1.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.8×–353.7×, median 12.5×).

1.4× 353.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (3.8×–353.7×); dot = today's 1.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin-44.0%-1.8%-13.4%-11.7%4.8%-60.8%-21.2%-26.7%-9.1%-31.8%
Net margin-43.7%-4.7%-12.3%-8.7%60.2%-30.1%50.7%148.1%61.4%193.0%
FCF margin————————-27.0%-36.6%
Return on assets-22.8%-1.8%-5.2%-4.9%32.6%-13.8%20.4%22.2%33.7%91.0%
Return on equity-31.2%-2.3%-6.9%-6.4%41.0%-23.8%32.8%52.2%37.9%128.2%
Debt / equity0.17×0.11×0.13×0.03×0.02×0.06×0.19×0.74×0.00×—
Current ratio1.041.173.754.424.791.461.201.475.361.64

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.