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Immersion Corp key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Immersion Corp had return on equity of 1.5% and a net margin of 0.3%. 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.

Immersion Corp: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2010Dec 20092011Dec 20102012Dec 20112013Dec 20122014Dec 20132015Dec 20142016Dec 20152017Dec 20162018Dec 20172019Dec 20182020Dec 20192021Dec 20202022Dec 20212023Dec 20222024Dec 20232025Apr 20252026Apr 2026LTMJul 2026
Net margin−102.0%−19.0%−11.2%−22.4%84.6%7.8%4.5%−69.0%−129.4%49.0%−55.8%17.7%35.6%79.7%100.2%4.1%0.3%0.6%
Return on equity−50.7%−12.2%−8.6%−21.4%73.0%5.2%3.5%−55.5%−139.4%99.4%−21.9%7.3%12.2%20.5%19.9%26.7%1.5%3.5%
Return on assets—−7.3%−4.4%−11.7%50.6%4.0%2.8%−37.7%−58.2%54.9%−14.8%4.9%9.2%16.8%16.7%9.8%0.4%0.9%
Effective tax rate—————34.8%35.8%——0.7%——27.8%−13.7%20.8%21.6%64.6%55.0%
R&D as % of revenue45.1%28.1%27.4%26.2%22.9%22.3%23.3%23.5%33.6%8.8%21.8%16.5%11.8%3.6%0.8%———
Dividends ÷ net income—————————————0.0%21.8%20.0%177.9%102.4%

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 · July 31, 2026
What it owns · $1.2bn
Short-term assets $811mLonger-term assets $366m
What it owes, and who funded it · $916m
Short-term liabilities $379mLonger-term liabilities $238mShareholders' equity $299m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $811m of assets due within a year against $379m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $811m short-term assets against $238m 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 $32m against $11m of interest.

From Immersion Corp'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

41 /100

Weak moat

How hard Immersion'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 13 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 10.5% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 20 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 99.5%, moving by 0.3 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 2 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 10.6%; its worst year was -88.2%.

  • Cash conversion 6 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 10 years, at a median 1.3% of revenue.

  • Discipline 6 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 8.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 8.5% 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 (46 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 Immersion Corp'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 Immersion Corp.