Canaan Inc. (CAN) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Canaan Inc. (CAN) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Canaan Inc. (CAN) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Canaan Inc. (CAN) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026Latest | Feb 10, 2026 | $0.13vs $0.06-116.7% | $28Mvs $25M+11.8% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 18, 2025 | $0.05vs $0.06+16.7% | $151Mvs $25M+509.6% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | $0.03vs $0.13+76.9% | $14Mvs $18M-23.5% |
| Q2 2025 | May 20, 2025 | $1.79vs $0.15-1093.3% | $82vs $137M-100.0% |
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Canaan Inc. (CAN) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue | 1.31B | 2.71B | 1.42B | 68.58M | 771.14M | 651.53M | 211.48M | 269.32M | 529.74M |
| Revenue Growth % | - | 106.81% | -47.41% | -95.18% | 1024.42% | -15.51% | -67.54% | 27.35% | 96.69% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 703.7M | 2.2B | 1.94B | 62.8M | 330.31M | 424.34M | 452.26M | 353.64M | 488.58M |
| COGS % of Revenue | 53.8% | 81.22% | 136.27% | 91.56% | 42.83% | 65.13% | 213.86% | 131.31% | 92.23% |
| Gross Profit | 604.38M▲ 0% | 508.12M▼ 15.9% | -516M▼ 201.6% | 5.79M▲ 101.1% | 440.83M▲ 7520.1% | 230.29M▼ 47.8% | -240.78M▼ 204.6% | -84.32M▲ 65.0% | 41.16M▲ 148.8% |
| Gross Margin % | 46.2% | 18.78% | -36.27% | 8.44% | 57.17% | 35.35% | -113.86% | -31.31% | 7.77% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | -15.93% | -201.55% | 101.12% | 7520.13% | -47.76% | -204.56% | 64.98% | 148.81% |
| Operating Expenses | 209.26M | 262.2M | 505.38M | 44.64M | 158.78M | 187.35M | 170.1M | 142.81M | 153.39M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 16% | 9.69% | 35.52% | 65.09% | 20.59% | 28.76% | 80.43% | 53.03% | 28.96% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 145.99M | 185.41M | 369.55M | 23.22M | 106.39M | 97.72M | 79.42M | 77.4M | 81.65M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 11.16% | 6.85% | 25.98% | 33.86% | 13.8% | 15% | 37.56% | 28.74% | 15.41% |
| Research & Development | 99.77M | 189.68M | 168.98M | 21.45M | 52.06M | 82.36M | 64.84M | 61.32M | 63.15M |
| R&D % of Revenue | 7.63% | 7.01% | 11.88% | 31.28% | 6.75% | 12.64% | 30.66% | 22.77% | 11.92% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | 0 | -33.16M | -37.33K | 333.41K | 7.28M | 25.83M | 4.09M | 8.59M |
| Operating Income | 397.44M▲ 0% | 243.25M▼ 38.8% | -1.05B▼ 533.0% | -38.89M▲ 96.3% | 282.38M▲ 826.1% | 42.94M▼ 84.8% | -410.88M▼ 1056.9% | -227.13M▲ 44.7% | -112.23M▲ 50.6% |
| Operating Margin % | 30.38% | 8.99% | -74.04% | -56.71% | 36.62% | 6.59% | -194.29% | -84.33% | -21.19% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -38.79% | -533% | 96.31% | 826.06% | -84.79% | -1056.94% | 44.72% | 50.59% |
| EBITDA | 406.52M | 256.4M | -1.02B | -34.11M | 284.56M | 76.87M | -351.24M | -198.71M | -83.81M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 31.08% | 9.48% | -71.64% | -49.73% | 36.9% | 11.8% | -166.09% | -73.78% | -15.82% |
| EBITDA Growth % | - | -36.93% | -497.47% | 96.65% | 934.35% | -72.99% | -556.91% | 43.43% | 57.82% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 9.08M | 13.14M | 34.16M | 4.79M | 2.18M | 33.94M | 59.64M | 28.42M | 28.42M |
| EBIT | 61.42M | 36.82M | -144.99M | -38.89M | 282.97M | 42.94M | -389.75M | -171.75M | -103.64M |
| Net Interest Income | 37.22K | -7.1M | -2.31M | 783.8K | 1.13M | 2.37M | 956K | 15K | -1.7M |
| Interest Income | 5.84M | 615.5K | 550.68K | 1.3M | 1.13M | 2.37M | 956K | 536K | 266.7K |
| Interest Expense | 0 | 7.71M | 2.86M | 519.69K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 521K | 1.97M |
| Other Income/Expense | 345.85M | 9.77M | 904.71M | 5.94M | 34.45M | 45.4M | -54.61M | 54.86M | -95.26M |
| Pretax Income | 400.97M▲ 0% | 200.24M▼ 50.1% | -1.03B▼ 616.6% | -32.95M▲ 96.8% | 316.83M▲ 1061.6% | 88.33M▼ 72.1% | -465.49M▼ 627.0% | -172.27M▲ 63.0% | -207.49M▼ 20.4% |
| Pretax Margin % | 30.65% | 7.4% | -72.72% | -48.05% | 41.09% | 13.56% | -220.12% | -63.96% | -39.17% |
| Income Tax | 25.15M | 77.81M | 0 | 0 | 7.75M | 18.45M | -51.34M | 77.48M | 2.78M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 6.27% | 38.86% | 0% | 0% | 2.45% | 20.89% | 11.03% | -44.98% | -1.34% |
| Net Income | 375.82M▲ 0% | 122.43M▼ 67.4% | -1.03B▼ 945.0% | -32.95M▲ 96.8% | 308.44M▲ 1036.1% | 69.88M▼ 77.3% | -414.15M▼ 692.6% | -249.75M▲ 39.7% | -210.27M▲ 15.8% |
| Net Margin % | 28.73% | 4.53% | -72.72% | -48.05% | 40% | 10.73% | -195.84% | -92.73% | -39.69% |
| Net Income Growth % | - | -67.42% | -944.97% | 96.81% | 1036.07% | -77.34% | -692.63% | 39.7% | 15.81% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 57.56M | 17.8M | -147.85M | -32.95M | 309.09M | 69.88M | -414.15M | -249.75M | -210.27M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.44▲ 0% | 0.13▼ 70.5% | -1.04▼ 900.0% | -0.20▲ 80.8% | 1.80▲ 1000.0% | 0.41▼ 77.2% | -2.40▼ 685.4% | -0.92▲ 61.7% | -0.45▲ 51.1% |
| EPS Growth % | - | -70.45% | -900% | 80.77% | 1000% | -77.22% | -685.37% | 61.67% | 51.09% |
| EPS (Basic) | 0.44 | 0.14 | -1.04 | -0.20 | 1.80 | 0.41 | -2.40 | -0.92 | -0.45 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 131.44M | 131.88M | 143.54M | 156.38M | 171.74M | 171.86M | 171.95M | 271.49M | 468.85M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 131.45M | 131.86M | 143.53M | 156.38M | 171.71M | 171.92M | 171.92M | 271.49M | 468.82M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 565.25% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Canaan Inc. (CAN) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | 1.18B | 1.37B | 940.81M | 154.29M | 828.38M | 559.8M | 363.68M | 334.02M | 433.29M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 266.5M | 258.94M | 527.61M | 69.5M | 421.67M | 105.65M | 96.15M | 96.49M | 80.78M |
| Cash Only | 176.5M | 258.94M | 516.61M | 59.94M | 421.67M | 102.3M | 96.15M | 96.49M | 80.78M |
| Short-Term Investments | 90M | 0 | 11.01M | 9.56M | 0 | 3.35M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 1.31M | 23.69M | 2.87M | 15.39M | 57.77K | 72.4M | 58.4M | 114.66M | 19.29M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 0.36 | 3.2 | 0.74 | 81.88 | 0.03 | 40.56 | 100.8 | 155.39 | 13.29 |
| Inventory | 259.85M | 585.67M | 196.07M | 34.55M | 127.61M | 213.2M | 142.29M | 94.62M | 180.82M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 134.78 | 97.29 | 36.91 | 200.81 | 141.01 | 183.38 | 114.83 | 97.66 | 135.08 |
| Other Current Assets | 651.91M | 500.13M | 1.02B | 503.03K | -766K | 168.55M | 16.82M | 7.26M | 52.7M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 23.66M | 34.27M | 50.62M | 4.47M | 56.36M | 130.2M | 129.62M | 128.99M | 169.59M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 18.4M | 27.93M | 45.37M | 4.08M | 34.01M | 90.26M | 31.16M | 43.66M | 46.91M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 71.08x | 96.87x | 31.36x | 16.82x | 22.68x | 7.22x | 6.79x | 6.17x | 11.29x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.55M | 901K | 689K |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.83K | 3.14M | 2.89M | 2.82M | 2.78M | 121.32M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 5.26M | 6.34M | 5.25M | 387.57K | 19.21M | 37.05M | 21.28M | 81.35M | 679.48K |
| Total Assets | 1.2B▲ 0% | 1.4B▲ 16.6% | 991.43M▼ 29.3% | 158.76M▼ 84.0% | 884.74M▲ 457.3% | 690M▼ 22.0% | 493.3M▼ 28.5% | 463.01M▼ 6.1% | 602.88M▲ 30.2% |
| Asset Turnover | 1.09x | 1.93x | 1.43x | 0.43x | 0.87x | 0.94x | 0.43x | 0.58x | 0.88x |
| Asset Growth % | - | 16.58% | -29.32% | -83.99% | 457.28% | -22.01% | -28.51% | -6.14% | 30.21% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 345.98M | 1.16B | 285.23M | 90.76M | 327.54M | 75.26M | 135.19M | 178.57M | 131.09M |
| Accounts Payable | 7.75M | 6.87M | 14.16M | 5.73M | 22.5M | 16.7M | 6.25M | 13.97M | 25.6M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 4.02 | 1.14 | 2.67 | 33.28 | 24.87 | 14.37 | 5.04 | 14.42 | 19.12 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 152.49M | 18.2M | 7.46M | 2.33M | 0 | 0 | 84.77M | 28.52M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 662K | 19.61M | 37.11M | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | -10.29M | -3.77M | 246.19M | 63.38M | 172.64M | -1.25M | 84.96M | 6M | 9.32M |
| Current Ratio | 3.41x | 1.18x | 3.30x | 1.70x | 2.53x | 7.44x | 2.69x | 1.87x | 3.31x |
| Quick Ratio | 2.66x | 0.67x | 2.61x | 1.32x | 2.14x | 4.61x | 1.64x | 1.34x | 1.93x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 131.12 | 99.35 | 34.99 | 249.41 | 116.17 | 209.58 | 210.59 | 238.63 | 129.25 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 13.4M | 1.74M | 13.9M | 2.04M | 9.92M | 18.19M | 34.43M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 13.4B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.28M | 23.73M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 1.92M | 508.9K | 2.56M | 1.44M | 210K | 1.7M | 948K |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153K | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | -13.39B | 1.23M | 11.37M | 598K | 516K | 0 | 9.75M |
| Total Liabilities | 345.98M | 1.16B | 298.63M | 92.5M | 341.44M | 77.86M | 145.11M | 196.76M | 165.52M |
| Total Debt | 0 | 1.05B | 13.42B | 9.9M | 4.88M | 3.75M | 1.43M | 94.99M | 54.9M |
| Net Debt | -176.5M | 790.07M | 12.9B | -54.11M | -419.11M | -100.85M | -94.73M | -1.5M | -25.88M |
| Debt / Equity | - | 4.35x | 19.37x | 0.15x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.00x | 0.36x | 0.13x |
| Debt / EBITDA | - | 4.09x | - | - | 0.02x | 0.05x | - | - | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -0.43x | 3.08x | - | - | -1.47x | -1.31x | - | - | - |
| Interest Coverage | - | 31.53x | -367.78x | -74.84x | - | - | - | -435.95x | -56.93x |
| Total Equity | 857.24M▲ 0% | 240.98M▼ 71.9% | 692.79M▲ 187.5% | 66.26M▼ 90.4% | 543.31M▲ 719.9% | 612.13M▲ 12.7% | 348.19M▼ 43.1% | 266.25M▼ 23.5% | 437.37M▲ 64.3% |
| Equity Growth % | - | -71.89% | 187.49% | -90.44% | 719.92% | 12.67% | -43.12% | -23.53% | 64.27% |
| Book Value per Share | 6.52 | 1.83 | 4.83 | 0.42 | 3.16 | 3.56 | 2.02 | 0.98 | 0.93 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 857.24M | 240.98M | 692.79M | 66.26M | 543.31M | 607.67M | 348.19M | 266.25M | 437.37M |
| Common Stock | 1K | 1K | 1K | 153 | 157 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 1K |
| Retained Earnings | 433.6M | 151.24M | -883.27M | -182.83M | 126.03M | 194.52M | -219.63M | -450.49M | -645.87M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.66M | -36.41M | -57.05M | -57.05M | -57.05M | -37.17M |
| Accumulated OCI | -1K | -65.23M | -55.54M | 2.68M | -16.01M | -22.02M | -28.99M | -42.56M | -56.65M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Canaan Inc. (CAN) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 91.2M | -12.74M | -280.06M | 52.75M | 201.86M | -1.73B | -123.62M | -199.26M | 0 |
| Operating CF Margin % | 6.97% | -0.47% | -19.69% | 76.92% | 26.18% | -264.99% | -58.46% | -73.99% | - |
| Operating CF Growth % | - | -113.97% | -2097.74% | 118.84% | 282.67% | -955.3% | 92.84% | -61.19% | 100% |
| Net Income | 375.82M | 122.43M | -1.03B | -203.35M | 308.44M | 494.9M | -414.15M | -249.75M | -210.27M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 9.08M | 13.14M | 45.09M | 23.9M | 4.94M | 246.37M | 59.64M | 28.42M | 0 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 95.53M | 18.59M | 270.24M | 0 | 76.34M | 0 | 42.07M | 30.92M | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -53.29M | -45.69M | 73.08M | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 249.79M | -249.07M | 595.17M | 11.12M | 104.26M | 888.08M | 218.39M | 21.94M | 210.27M |
| Working Capital Changes | -639.02M | 82.17M | -156.05M | 221.08M | -292.11M | -3.3B | 16.11M | -103.86M | 0 |
| Change in Receivables | 11.48M | -20.23M | 20.82M | -4.25M | 1.06M | 373.44K | -3.02M | 97K | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | -123.93M | -325.82M | -157.33M | -46.18M | -115.91M | -1.59B | -123.95M | -129.27M | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 0 | 0 | 0 | -58.28M | 0 | -96.85M | -10.24M | 7.22M | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -86.78M | 83.98M | -16.33M | -46.87M | 846.22K | -30.86M | 39.63M | 60.97M | 0 |
| Capital Expenditures | -12.66M | -24.91M | -8.38M | -2.06M | -5.63M | -96.8M | -3.31M | -19.3M | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 0.97% | 0.92% | 0.59% | 3% | 0.73% | 14.86% | 1.57% | 7.17% | - |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 602.22K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -74.12M | 108.89M | -7.95M | 0 | 6.48M | 0 | 42.94M | 80.28M | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 150M | 295.2M | 277.95M | -118.59M | 138.93M | -371.93M | 90M | 139.75M | 0 |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 143.52M | 0 | -74.21M | -5.49M | 0 | 0 | 9.94M | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | -37.87M | -16.2M | -283.48M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 150M | 151.68M | 104.49M | 0 | 164.45M | -160.06M | -2.42M | -768K | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | 176.5M▲ 0% | 368.71M▲ 108.9% | -20.36M▼ 105.5% | -102.22M▼ 402.0% | 365.4M▲ 457.5% | -2.24B▼ 712.9% | -5.4M▲ 99.8% | 334K▲ 106.2% | -96.49M▼ 28988.6% |
| Free Cash Flow | 78.54M▲ 0% | -37.65M▼ 147.9% | -288.44M▼ 666.0% | 50.69M▲ 117.6% | 196.23M▲ 287.1% | -1.82B▼ 1029.2% | -126.93M▲ 93.0% | -218.57M▼ 72.2% | 0▲ 100.0% |
| FCF Margin % | 6% | -1.39% | -20.28% | 73.92% | 25.45% | -279.85% | -60.02% | -81.15% | - |
| FCF Growth % | - | -147.94% | -666.04% | 117.58% | 287.09% | -1029.19% | 93.04% | -72.19% | 100% |
| FCF per Share | 0.60 | -0.29 | -2.01 | 0.32 | 1.14 | -10.61 | -0.74 | -0.81 | - |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.24x | -0.10x | 0.27x | -1.60x | 0.65x | -24.71x | 0.30x | 0.80x | - |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 5.2M | 1.66M | 0 | 39K | 0 | 0 | 370K | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 220.87K | 18.48M | 501.66K | 0 | 68K | 45.42M | 2.88M | 52K | 0 |
Canaan Inc. (CAN) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 43.84% | 22.3% | -221.58% | -8.68% | 101.2% | 12.1% | -86.25% | -81.29% | -59.77% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 43.79% | 21.32% | -10.8% | -0.43% | 296.75% | 10.06% | -80.35% | -65.74% | -24.89% |
| Gross Margin | 46.2% | 18.78% | -36.27% | 8.44% | 57.17% | 35.35% | -113.86% | -31.31% | 7.77% |
| Net Margin | 28.73% | 4.53% | -72.72% | -48.05% | 40% | 10.73% | -195.84% | -92.73% | -39.69% |
| Debt / Equity | - | 4.35x | 19.37x | 0.15x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.00x | 0.36x | 0.13x |
| Interest Coverage | - | 31.53x | -367.78x | -74.84x | - | - | - | -435.95x | -56.93x |
| FCF Conversion | 0.24x | -0.10x | 0.27x | -1.60x | 0.65x | -24.71x | 0.30x | 0.80x | - |
| Revenue Growth | - | 106.81% | -47.41% | -95.18% | 1024.42% | -15.51% | -67.54% | 27.35% | 96.69% |
Canaan Inc. (CAN) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Canaan Inc. (CAN) reported $529.9M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 59% decrease from $1.31B in 2017.
Canaan Inc. (CAN) grew revenue by 96.7% over the past year. This is strong growth.
Canaan Inc. (CAN) reported a net loss of $210.3M for fiscal year 2025.
Canaan Inc. (CAN) has a return on equity (ROE) of -59.8%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.
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