Cannae Holdings, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Cannae Holdings, Inc. had return on equity of -36.9%, an operating margin of -28.2%, debt equal to 7.0% of equity and a current ratio of 1.98. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | 17.4% | 15.1% | 24.9% | — | — | — | −18.2% | 5.0% | 18.0% | 15.5% | 15.5% |
| Operating margin | −0.8% | −0.2% | −6.6% | −11.0% | −8.1% | −6.4% | −29.5% | −29.9% | −23.8% | −22.9% | −28.2% | −28.4% |
| Net margin | −1.6% | −1.0% | 9.3% | 2.1% | 5.4% | 60.2% | −63.4% | −88.6% | −62.7% | −67.3% | −123.9% | −41.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −3.1% | 0.9% | −11.1% | −2.9% | −7.8% | −4.6% | −41.9% | −45.4% | −19.6% | −21.5% | −6.7% | −10.6% |
| Return on equity | −2.2% | −1.3% | 11.1% | 2.5% | 5.9% | 67.8% | −8.1% | −14.1% | −12.4% | −14.6% | −36.9% | −17.0% |
| Return on assets | −1.6% | −0.8% | 7.4% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 53.3% | −6.8% | −12.2% | −10.8% | −12.4% | −29.7% | −13.1% |
| Asset turnover | 0.97 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.32 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.71 | 1.40 | 2.82 | 3.18 | 4.18 | 0.68 | 2.53 | 1.65 | 1.34 | 1.98 | 1.24 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 9.9% | 7.0% | 7.3% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | 66.4% | 10.2% | 22.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 3.9% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | −119.2% | −139.5% | −145.5% | −7.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 32.7% | 61.2% | 11.8% | 17.6% | 17.1% | 15.2% | 12.8% | 16.5% |
| Operating margin | −13.1% | −9.3% | −20.7% | −55.3% | −12.3% | −23.3% | −23.0% | −55.6% |
| Net margin | −9.8% | −19.5% | −109.5% | −216.7% | −64.0% | −101.5% | −33.4% | 36.7% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −24.3% | −6.1% | 7.0% | −21.4% | −22.5% | 11.6% | −23.9% | −8.1% |
| Current ratio | 2.55 | 1.34 | 4.19 | 2.78 | 2.03 | 1.98 | 1.71 | 1.24 |
| Debt to equity | 9.6% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 12.2% | 5.7% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 7.3% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $191m of assets due within a year against $154m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $191m short-term assets against $193m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $70m of cash against $70m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 7% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 0% to 7% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$32m of operating cash flow against $70m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$116m against $8m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Cannae Holdings's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -1.6% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 3 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 22.5%, moving by 7.4 percentage points (standard deviation) across 6 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -11.1%; its worst year was -28.4%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 9 years, at a median -10.6% of revenue.
- Discipline 20 / 20
The diluted share count fell 47.4% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.3% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (33 before it).
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