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SONO TEK CORP SOTK

Nasdaq · stock · Special Industry Machinery, NEC · website · IPO 1987-03-06

SONO TEK CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$83.6M
P / S4.0×
P / B4.2×
P / FCF27.7×
FCF margin14.4%
Return on capital9.2%
Graham number -66.2%$1.76

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($1.76); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
45.30% 48.10% 45.20% 47.60% 47.20% 50.30% 50.80% 50.00% 47.50% 50.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
-1.90% 3.50% 0.70% 7.30% 9.00% 11.00% 4.50% 6.00% 4.90% 8.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
15.0M 15.1M 15.2M 15.4M 15.7M 15.7M 15.8M 15.8M 15.8M 15.7M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$1.4M -$989813 -$2.3M -$3.0M -$3.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.80% 14.70% -5.70% 16.50% 2.60% 11.60% 5.10% 1.90% 0.30% 14.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.15× 0.12× 0.10× 0.07× 0.09× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.01 $0.02 $0.01 $0.07 $0.07 $0.16 $0.04 $0.09 $0.08 $0.11 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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

SONO TEK CORP trades at about 47.5× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 36.9×–244×, median 62.9×).

36.9× 244×

Shaded band = 10-year range (36.9×–244×); dot = today's 47.5×.

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)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin50.5%47.5%50.0%50.8%50.3%47.2%47.6%45.2%48.1%45.3%
Operating margin8.7%4.9%6.0%4.5%11.0%9.0%7.3%0.7%3.5%-1.9%
FCF margin14.4%0.3%1.9%5.1%11.6%2.6%16.5%-5.7%14.7%8.8%
Debt / equity—————0.09×0.07×0.10×0.12×0.15×
Current ratio3.463.462.833.043.903.092.723.534.085.19

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-02-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.