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Energous Corp key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Energous Corp had return on equity of -168.0% and a net margin of -170.4%. 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.

Energous Corp: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin——<−999%<−999%<−999%<−999%<−999%<−999%<−999%<−999%<−999%<−999%−170.4%−76.4%
Return on equity——−91.0%−158.5%———−93.5%−86.3%−73.4%−107.2%—−168.0%−30.4%
Return on assets−233.4%−252.0%−82.9%−134.9%−194.9%−271.8%−163.8%−81.6%−79.3%−64.8%−83.4%−179.7%−93.4%−25.8%
R&D as % of revenue——753.0%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%>999%73.3%38.0%

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

2 of 3 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $45m
Short-term assets $44mLonger-term assets $2m
What it owes, and who funded it · $45m
Short-term liabilities $5mLonger-term liabilities $0mShareholders' equity $40m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $44m of assets due within a year against $5m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $44m short-term assets against $300,000 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 −$9m against $304,000 of interest.

From Energous Corp'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

20 /100

Weak moat

How hard Energous's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 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 -118.6% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -4898.6%; its worst year was -13218.7%.

  • Cash conversion 0 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 9 years, at a median -2893.7% of revenue.

  • Discipline 10 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 99.4% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 745.9% 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 (25 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 Energous Corp'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 Energous Corp.