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VERU INC. VERU

Nasdaq · stock · Pharmaceutical Preparations · website · IPO 1990-07-19 · LEI

VERU INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$50.2M
P / B2.7×
Return on equity-124.0%
Return on capital-112.2%

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

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
60.30% 51.40% 55.30% 68.10% 72.30% 78.20% 77.70% 46.40% 34.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.60% -62.20% -131.60% -20.20% -34.60% 21.20% -211.50% -575.50% -214.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
1.00% -13.60% -81.20% -37.20% -63.00% 4.90% -101.20% -473.40% -117.00% -124.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
29.1M 53.2M 55.3M 65.0M 69.9M 83.8M 80.5M 91.8M 14.6M 14.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
0.90% -11.90% -49.40% -22.40% -36.80% 4.20% -61.50% -186.20% -62.60% -76.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-7.80% 6.20% -73.10% -17.60% -4.80% -26.00% -122.60% -544.10% -129.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.06× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.01 -$0.25 -$0.28 $0.09 -$1.05 -$1.10 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

VERU INC. trades at about 30.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 114×–950×, median 239.5×).

30.4× 950×

Shaded band = 10-year range (114×–950×); dot = today's 30.4×.

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
Gross margin—34.7%46.4%77.7%78.2%72.3%68.1%55.3%51.4%60.3%
Operating margin—-214.2%-575.5%-211.5%21.2%-34.6%-20.2%-131.6%-62.2%13.6%
Net margin—-223.9%-571.6%-212.9%12.1%-44.5%-37.8%-150.9%-48.4%1.6%
FCF margin—-129.3%-544.1%-122.6%-26.0%-4.8%-17.6%-73.1%6.2%-7.8%
Return on assets-76.2%-62.6%-186.2%-61.5%4.2%-36.8%-22.4%-49.4%-11.9%0.9%
Return on equity-124.0%-117.0%-473.4%-101.2%4.9%-63.0%-37.2%-81.2%-13.6%1.0%
Debt / equity———————0.06×——
Current ratio2.432.971.292.539.621.831.200.831.884.87

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.