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Knightscope, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Knightscope, Inc. had return on equity of -155.3%, an operating margin of -299.0%, debt equal to 15.9% of equity and a current ratio of 3.99. 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 year2020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Gross margin−39.0%−60.4%−58.9%−15.8%−34.2%−42.1%−9.9%
Operating margin−439.0%−720.7%−567.7%−205.4%−274.7%−299.0%−213.5%
Net margin−579.9%<−999%−455.4%−172.8%−293.7%−298.3%−217.3%
Free-cash-flow margin—−593.6%−429.3%−192.3%−208.2%−273.5%−205.0%
Return on equity—————−155.3%−156.9%
Return on assets−149.4%−287.3%−129.3%−98.2%−124.1%−97.4%−92.6%
Asset turnover0.260.220.280.570.420.330.43
Current ratio3.331.090.961.181.833.991.16
Debt to equity————33.7%15.9%14.8%
R&D as % of revenue97.3%164.4%150.0%49.6%65.3%110.2%91.7%
SG&A as % of revenue————170.4%146.6%—
Capital spending as % of revenue—3.4%2.0%3.6%0.4%5.8%4.2%

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

5 of 6 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $56m
Short-term assets $17mLonger-term assets $39m
What it owes, and who funded it · $56m
Short-term liabilities $15mLonger-term liabilities $11mShareholders' equity $30m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $17m of assets due within a year against $15m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $17m short-term assets against $11m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $8m of cash against $4m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 15% of equity.
  • 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 −$42m of operating cash flow against $4m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over No material interest expense reported.

From Knightscope, 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

12 /100

Weak moat

How hard Knightscope's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 6 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 -106.4% of total assets over 5 years.

  • Pricing power 0 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median -31.5%, moving by 18.9 percentage points (standard deviation) across 6 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -269.4%; its worst year was -782.7%.

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 (17 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 Knightscope, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Knightscope, Inc.