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AWARE INC /MA/ AWRE

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Prepackaged Software · website · IPO 1996-08-09

AWARE INC /MA/ statistics & valuation

P / S1.6×
P / B1.1×
Net margin-34.0%
FCF margin-32.2%
Return on capital-22.1%

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 (%)
19.00% 6.10% 7.60% -68.30% -67.30% -34.60% -10.80% -40.10% -25.50% -34.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
27.40% 6.80% 2.40% -34.20% -83.30% -36.20% -13.80% -46.80% -31.90% -37.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.00% 1.70% 2.00% -15.60% -16.70% -14.00% -4.30% -21.30% -14.30% -22.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
22.9M 21.5M 21.6M 21.5M 21.5M 21.6M 21.6M 21.1M 21.1M 21.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.60% 1.50% 1.90% -14.50% -14.70% -12.00% -3.40% -15.80% -10.40% -15.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
17.30% 22.00% 2.80% -25.00% -50.90% -37.10% -36.10% 9.90% -18.40% -32.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.18 $0.05 $0.06 -$0.39 -$0.35 -$0.27 -$0.08 -$0.35 -$0.21 -$0.28 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

AWARE INC /MA/ trades at about 19.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 1.8×–91×, median 34.4×).

1.8× 91×

Shaded band = 10-year range (1.8×–91×); dot = today's 19.8×.

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-37.9%-31.9%-46.8%-13.8%-36.2%-83.3%-34.2%2.4%6.8%27.4%
Net margin-34.0%-25.5%-40.1%-10.8%-34.6%-67.3%-68.3%7.6%6.1%19.0%
FCF margin-32.2%-18.4%9.9%-36.1%-37.1%-50.9%-25.0%2.8%22.0%17.3%
Return on assets-15.8%-10.4%-15.8%-3.4%-12.0%-14.7%-14.5%1.9%1.5%6.6%
Return on equity-22.5%-14.3%-21.3%-4.3%-14.0%-16.7%-15.6%2.0%1.7%7.0%
Current ratio3.774.194.756.436.767.4413.2512.8012.7214.04

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