Soundhound AI, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Soundhound AI, Inc. had return on equity of -4.3%, an operating margin of -13.8%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 4.59. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 68.9% | 69.2% | 75.4% | 48.9% | 42.4% | 42.3% |
| Operating margin | −308.2% | −339.5% | −149.6% | −403.0% | −13.8% | −68.5% |
| Net margin | −375.2% | −374.9% | −193.9% | −414.1% | −8.3% | −67.5% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −315.2% | −306.3% | −149.7% | −129.3% | −58.7% | −57.0% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | — | −4.3% | −28.7% |
| Return on assets | −161.7% | −267.7% | −94.1% | −99.5% | −2.3% | −20.2% |
| Asset turnover | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.49 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.30 |
| Current ratio | 0.31 | 0.46 | 4.69 | 3.77 | 4.59 | 3.91 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | 355.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| R&D as % of revenue | 279.2% | 245.4% | 112.1% | 83.3% | 58.2% | 49.7% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 3.0% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| 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 | 48.6% | 39.9% | 36.5% | 39.0% | 42.6% | 47.9% | 31.1% | 45.1% |
| Operating margin | −134.6% | −744.2% | 439.8% | −182.9% | −275.6% | 77.3% | −51.3% | −70.0% |
| Net margin | −86.7% | −748.6% | 446.1% | −175.1% | −259.9% | 72.8% | −56.6% | −69.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −141.6% | −96.1% | −66.4% | −57.8% | −78.1% | −40.4% | −60.5% | −55.0% |
| Current ratio | 2.58 | 3.77 | 4.92 | 4.84 | 5.15 | 4.59 | 3.94 | 3.91 |
| Debt to equity | 13.4% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 77.9% | 59.0% | 85.0% | 60.5% | 54.3% | 45.1% | 59.3% | 43.8% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $277m of assets due within a year against $71m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $277m short-term assets against $107m 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 −$139m against $398,000 of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Soundhound AI's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 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 -40.7% of total assets over 5 years.
- Pricing power 12 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 61.1%, moving by 13.9 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -183.2%; its worst year was -437.6%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 5 years, at a median -135.1% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (28 before it).
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