Rackspace Technology, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Rackspace Technology, Inc. had an operating margin of -3.7% and a current ratio of 0.68. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 41.1% | 41.5% | 36.4% | 31.1% | 27.4% | 21.3% | 19.5% | 18.9% | 17.9% |
| Operating margin | −9.7% | 4.2% | 0.9% | −0.1% | −21.7% | −30.4% | −33.2% | −3.7% | −3.3% |
| Net margin | −19.2% | −4.2% | −9.1% | −7.3% | −25.8% | −28.3% | −31.4% | −8.4% | −5.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 5.5% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 5.3% | 9.4% | −2.6% | 3.4% | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | −51.8% | −11.3% | −21.5% | −16.1% | −82.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets | — | −1.6% | −3.9% | −3.4% | −13.7% | −17.5% | −24.0% | −7.7% | −5.7% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 0.97 |
| Current ratio | — | 0.81 | 1.02 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.76 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 438.9% | 246.5% | 254.8% | 533.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | 0.3x | 0.1x | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| R&D as % of revenue | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.5% | — |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 38.7% | 37.4% | 35.5% | 30.1% | 27.4% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 22.6% | 21.2% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 12.0% | 8.1% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.6% | 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 | 20.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.1% |
| Operating margin | −25.7% | −4.2% | −5.8% | −3.8% | −5.1% | −0.5% | −2.6% | −5.0% |
| Net margin | −27.6% | −8.2% | −10.7% | −8.2% | −10.0% | −4.8% | 1.2% | −10.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 4.0% | 5.0% | 0.6% | −1.9% | 6.4% | 8.2% | −1.4% | −7.2% |
| Current ratio | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.76 |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 25.1% | 23.4% | 24.8% | 23.2% | 24.4% | 18.1% | 20.2% | 22.1% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $556m of assets due within a year against $736m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $556m short-term assets against $3.3bn of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $111m of cash against $2.8bn of debt.
- 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 $104m of operating cash flow against $2.8bn of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$88m against $102m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Rackspace Technology's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 7 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median -1.6% of total assets over 6 years.
- Pricing power 4 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 23.7%, moving by 7.5 percentage points (standard deviation) across 7 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -3.3%; its worst year was -43.8%.
- Cash conversion 12 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 7 of 7 years, at a median 3.9% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 23.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 2.1% 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 (35 before it).
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