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PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC PESI

Nasdaq · stock · Hazardous Waste Management · website · IPO 2002-01-01 · LEI

PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$259.7M
P / S4.2×
P / B5.2×
Net margin-22.3%
Return on equity-27.5%
FCF margin-25.1%
Net debt$1.9M
Enterprise value USD$261.6M
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-4.5%
Return on capital-17.9%

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 (%)
-26.20% -7.40% -2.90% 3.20% 2.70% 1.20% -5.40% 0.50% -33.80% -22.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
13.80% 17.30% 17.10% 21.20% 15.10% 9.50% 13.60% 18.20% 0.00% 9.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-30.80% -9.50% -7.30% 4.00% 3.20% -9.40% -7.60% 0.80% -26.50% -19.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-42.40% -13.00% -5.10% 7.50% 8.40% 2.10% -10.20% 1.20% -32.00% -27.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
11.7M 11.7M 11.9M 12.1M 12.2M 13.2M 13.3M 13.7M 18.4M 18.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$7.5M $1.6M $2.5M $3.5M -$1.2M -$3.4M -$827000 $2.7M $2.3M $1.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-20.50% -6.20% -2.50% 3.50% 3.60% 1.10% -5.40% 0.60% -20.50% -15.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.20% 1.30% 2.30% -8.50% 5.80% -11.70% -2.20% 6.00% -30.70% -25.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.24× 0.09× 0.12× 0.13× 0.20× 0.02× 0.03× 0.07× 0.04× 0.04× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$1.15 -$0.31 -$0.12 $0.19 $0.23 $0.07 -$0.29 $0.04 -$1.33 -$0.75 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

PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC trades at about 485.8× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 27.1×–197.5×, median 38.9×).

27.1× 485.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (27.1×–197.5×); dot = today's 485.8×.

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
Gross margin9.7%0.0%18.2%13.6%9.5%15.1%21.2%17.1%17.3%13.8%
Operating margin-19.0%-26.5%0.8%-7.6%-9.4%3.2%4.0%-7.3%-9.5%-30.8%
Net margin-22.3%-33.8%0.5%-5.4%1.2%2.7%3.2%-2.9%-7.4%-26.2%
FCF margin-25.1%-30.7%6.0%-2.2%-11.7%5.8%-8.5%2.3%1.3%1.2%
Return on assets-15.7%-20.5%0.6%-5.4%1.1%3.6%3.5%-2.5%-6.2%-20.5%
Return on equity-27.5%-32.0%1.2%-10.2%2.1%8.4%7.5%-5.1%-13.0%-42.4%
Debt / equity0.04×0.04×0.07×0.03×0.02×0.20×0.13×0.12×0.09×0.24×
Current ratio1.612.291.181.041.161.111.000.690.880.87

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