Perimeter Solutions, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Perimeter Solutions, Inc. had return on equity of -18.0%, an operating margin of -30.8%, debt equal to 59.6% of equity and a current ratio of 3.22. 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 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.1% | 47.7% | 35.7% | 39.8% | 56.5% | 57.5% | 54.7% |
| Operating margin | −2.4% | 21.0% | 36.1% | 29.3% | −0.7% | −30.8% | −50.6% |
| Net margin | −17.6% | 7.1% | 25.5% | 21.0% | −1.1% | −31.6% | −44.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −3.8% | 18.6% | −13.5% | −2.9% | 30.8% | 31.9% | 12.8% |
| Return on equity | −16.0% | 8.8% | 12.8% | 5.9% | −0.5% | −18.0% | −31.5% |
| Return on assets | — | 2.1% | 5.1% | 2.8% | −0.2% | −8.1% | −11.5% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Current ratio | — | 4.04 | 4.16 | 4.56 | 6.31 | 3.22 | 1.57 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 240.4% | 59.3% | 58.6% | 58.3% | 59.6% | 119.9% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | 1.7x | 3.1x | 2.3x | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | — | 30.2% | 5.6% | −9.6% | — | — | — |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 15.1% | 11.1% | 16.7% | 14.4% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 3.7% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | 261.2% | −53.2% | −13.7% | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | 0.0% | — | — | 8.3% | 19.4% | 0.0% |
| 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 | 62.8% | 48.6% | 39.1% | 62.4% | 63.1% | 45.2% | 40.6% | 55.1% |
| Operating margin | −12.2% | 71.1% | 108.0% | −16.1% | −27.7% | −160.7% | 58.0% | −95.0% |
| Net margin | −30.9% | 167.2% | 78.7% | −19.8% | −28.7% | −136.5% | 58.3% | −85.0% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 62.1% | −14.4% | 26.3% | −9.6% | 61.4% | 11.3% | −75.8% | −6.3% |
| Current ratio | 3.91 | 6.31 | 5.23 | 4.04 | 2.22 | 3.22 | 3.09 | 1.57 |
| Debt to equity | 66.7% | 57.7% | 54.9% | 56.7% | 60.2% | 59.0% | 100.4% | 118.5% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 6.4% | 24.4% | 22.6% | 9.8% | 7.4% | 21.2% | 18.4% | 12.6% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $496m of assets due within a year against $316m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $496m short-term assets against $1.9bn of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $83m of cash against $1.2bn of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 118% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 61% to 118% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $128m of operating cash flow against $1.2bn of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$383m against $64m of interest.
Moat
Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.
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