Montauk Renewables, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Montauk Renewables, Inc. had return on equity of 0.7%, an operating margin of 0.5%, debt equal to 49.0% of equity and a current ratio of 1.11. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 29.1% | 25.0% | 17.2% | 32.0% | 25.9% | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 10.4% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 21.7% | 13.5% | 9.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 4.6% | −3.1% | 17.1% | 8.5% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 4.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −16.8% | 11.0% | 22.2% | 28.6% | −12.6% | −10.5% | −48.9% | −44.1% |
| Return on equity | 3.8% | 2.9% | −2.6% | 17.2% | 6.3% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 3.0% |
| Return on assets | 2.4% | 1.9% | −1.7% | 11.4% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1.8% |
| Asset turnover | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.42 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.14 | 3.06 | 4.40 | 3.07 | 1.71 | 1.11 | 0.62 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 41.5% | 43.6% | 31.7% | 25.6% | 21.8% | 49.0% | 56.6% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 2.0x | 0.8x | 1.1x | 24.9x | 4.1x | 3.1x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
| Effective tax rate | −6.5% | — | — | 18.6% | 18.6% | 20.1% | — | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 43.1% | 17.6% | 6.7% | 10.8% | 36.1% | 35.5% | 66.1% | 67.1% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | −305.6% | 239.8% | — | 167.0% | −147.4% | −190.3% | <−999% | <−999% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | 32.9% | 0.4% | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 43.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 34.4% | −35.5% | 1.0% | −5.2% | 9.8% | −3.8% | −3.4% | −0.1% |
| Net margin | 25.9% | −30.5% | −1.1% | −12.2% | 11.5% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 24.3% | −29.8% | −5.8% | −56.4% | −37.9% | −94.7% | −32.4% | −18.7% |
| Current ratio | 2.04 | 1.71 | 1.27 | 0.77 | 0.33 | 1.11 | 0.85 | 0.62 |
| Debt to equity | 21.0% | 21.7% | 20.4% | 27.4% | 25.6% | 49.0% | 56.7% | 56.6% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $27m of assets due within a year against $44m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $27m short-term assets against $162m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $16m of cash against $150m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 57% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 39% to 57% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $43m of operating cash flow against $150m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $1m against $5m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Montauk Renewables'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 2 / 20
Net income has been a median 3.0% of total assets over 6 years.
- Durability 2 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 9.1%; its worst year was -8.5%.
- Cash conversion 5 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 3 of 6 years, at a median -1.7% 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 (14 before it).
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