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CERUS CORP CERS

Nasdaq · stock · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus · website · IPO 1997-01-31 · LEI

CERUS CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$585.1M
P / S2.5×
P / B9.0×
P / FCF528.0×
Net margin-6.7%
Return on equity-24.1%
FCF margin0.5%
Return on capital-7.2%

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 (%)
-160.20% -118.00% -75.70% -76.00% -52.40% -34.10% -22.70% -20.10% -10.40% -6.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
43.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-156.50% -112.10% -72.30% -70.60% -51.10% -30.70% -18.10% -16.10% -7.10% -3.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-108.90% -155.60% -68.10% -124.90% -57.70% -63.50% -62.40% -70.10% -36.80% -24.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
103.5M 115.6M 136.9M 144.3M 168.2M 173.7M 177.6M 181.2M 185.8M 192.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-60.80% -61.70% -35.20% -43.00% -27.00% -22.90% -19.60% -19.00% -10.40% -7.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-137.70% -102.50% -42.60% -79.40% -38.00% -21.80% -14.70% -25.60% 4.20% 0.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.62 -$0.56 -$0.44 -$0.37 -$0.32 -$0.24 -$0.21 -$0.11 -$0.08 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin—————————43.0%
Operating margin-3.7%-7.1%-16.1%-18.1%-30.7%-51.1%-70.6%-72.3%-112.1%-156.5%
Net margin-6.7%-10.4%-20.1%-22.7%-34.1%-52.4%-76.0%-75.7%-118.0%-160.2%
FCF margin0.5%4.2%-25.6%-14.7%-21.8%-38.0%-79.4%-42.6%-102.5%-137.7%
Return on assets-7.0%-10.4%-19.0%-19.6%-22.9%-27.0%-43.0%-35.2%-61.7%-60.8%
Return on equity-24.1%-36.8%-70.1%-62.4%-63.5%-57.7%-124.9%-68.1%-155.6%-108.9%
Current ratio1.732.392.141.452.383.062.552.793.893.50

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