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Douglas Elliman Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Douglas Elliman Inc. had return on equity of 8.8%, an operating margin of 4.4%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 1.63. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Operating margin−0.4%−6.4%7.5%−0.4%−6.7%−6.9%4.4%3.5%
Net margin1.1%−6.0%7.3%−0.5%−4.5%−7.7%1.5%2.5%
Free-cash-flow margin−0.1%3.3%9.1%−2.0%−3.8%−3.2%−1.7%−1.9%
Return on equity4.1%−25.2%44.6%−2.0%−16.9%−38.6%8.8%14.2%
Return on assets1.7%−9.8%18.8%−1.0%−8.2%−15.5%3.2%5.6%
Asset turnover1.601.642.582.011.832.022.202.26
Current ratio—1.492.122.501.862.131.631.52
Debt to equity0.0%15.5%4.5%0.0%0.0%20.1%0.0%0.0%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)———n/mn/mn/m9.0x17.7x
Effective tax rate4.0%—2.1%———19.9%12.8%
Capital spending as % of revenue1.0%0.8%0.3%0.7%0.6%0.6%0.3%0.2%
Free cash flow ÷ net income−5.9%—125.2%———−113.2%−75.2%
Dividends ÷ net income——0.0%———0.0%—
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow—0.0%0.0%—————

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 3 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $444m
Short-term assets $160mLonger-term assets $284m
What it owes, and who funded it · $444m
Short-term liabilities $105mLonger-term liabilities $172mShareholders' equity $167m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $160m of assets due within a year against $105m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $160m short-term assets against $172m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $35m against $2m of interest.

From Douglas Elliman Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

15 /100

Weak moat

How hard Douglas Elliman's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 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 -8.8% of total assets over 5 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -3.3%; its worst year was -8.1%.

  • Cash conversion 2 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 1 of 5 years, at a median -1.9% 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 (20 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Douglas Elliman Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Douglas Elliman Inc.