Debt-to-equity fell to 0.21 with $66.0M in cash against $60.5M of total debt, but equity erosion and a shrinking asset base to $446.3M point to a weakening capital cushion.
Canaan Inc. (CAN) balance sheet — 9-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 |
|---|
| Total Current Assets | 310.56M | 433.29M | 334.02M | 363.68M | 3.84B | 5.27B | 1.01B | 940.81M | 1.37B | 1.18B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 66.01M | 80.78M | 96.49M | 96.15M | 695.83M | 2.68B | 453.53M | 527.61M | 258.94M | 266.5M |
| Cash Only | 66.01M | 80.78M | 96.49M | 96.15M | 695.83M | 2.68B | 59.94M | 516.61M | 258.94M | 176.5M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.98M | 0 | 62.36M | 11.01M | 0 | 90M |
| Accounts Receivable | 30.86M | 19.29M | 114.66M | 58.4M | 496.1M | 274.66M | 100.4M | 2.84M | 22.55M | 1.31M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 74.27 | 13.29 | 155.39 | 100.8 | 40.56 | 20.42 | 81.88 | 0.73 | 3.04 | 0.36 |
| Inventory | 128.84M | 180.82M | 94.62M | 142.29M | 1.46B | 812.35M | 225.44M | 196.07M | 585.67M | 259.85M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 128.31 | 135.08 | 97.66 | 114.83 | 184.73 | 141.01 | 200.81 | 36.91 | 97.29 | 134.78 |
| Other Current Assets | 84.85M | 52.7M | 7.26M | 16.82M | 1.18B | -279.16M | 3.28M | 1.02B | 490.25M | 651.91M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 135.69M | 169.59M | 128.99M | 129.62M | 892.11M | 358.79M | 29.16M | 50.62M | 34.27M | 23.66M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 29.48M | 46.91M | 43.66M | 31.16M | 618.45M | 216.48M | 26.61M | 45.37M | 27.93M | 18.4M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 9.12x | 11.29x | 6.17x | 6.79x | 7.22x | 22.68x | 16.82x | 31.36x | 96.87x | 71.08x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 583.02K | 689K | 901K | 7.55M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 228.56M | 121.32M | 2.78M | 2.82M | 19.82M | 20M | 24.98K | 0 | 1K | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 3.84M | 679.48K | 81.35M | 21.28M | 253.83M | 122.31M | 2.53M | 5.25M | 6.34M | 5.26M |
| Total Assets | 446.25M | 602.88M | 463.01M | 493.3M | 4.69B | 5.63B | 1.04B | 991.43M | 1.4B | 1.2B |
| Asset Turnover | 0.78x | 0.88x | 0.58x | 0.43x | 0.95x | 0.87x | 0.43x | 1.43x | 1.93x | 1.09x |
| Asset Growth % | 33.08% | 30.21% | -6.14% | -89.49% | -16.67% | 443.65% | 4.5% | -29.32% | 16.58% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 108.5M | 131.09M | 178.57M | 135.19M | 515.65M | 2.09B | 592.26M | 285.23M | 1.16B | 350.32M |
| Accounts Payable | 15.46M | 25.6M | 13.97M | 6.25M | 114.45M | 143.26M | 37.36M | 97.99M | 6.87M | 7.75M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 18.77 | 19.12 | 14.42 | 5.04 | 14.47 | 24.87 | 33.28 | 18.45 | 1.14 | 4.02 |
| Short-Term Debt | 25.12M | 28.52M | 84.77M | 0 | 15.89M | 2.33M | 34.75M | 18.2M | 1.05B | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 113.64M | 0 | 24.25M | 26.8M | 4.54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.91M | 204.85M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 51.99M | 9.32M | 2.14M | 70.64M | -10.93M | 1.11B | 427.52M | 166.56M | 89.43M | 55.03M |
| Current Ratio | 2.86x | 3.31x | 1.87x | 2.69x | 7.44x | 2.53x | 1.70x | 3.30x | 1.18x | 3.37x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.67x | 1.93x | 1.34x | 1.64x | 4.61x | 2.14x | 1.32x | 2.61x | 0.67x | 2.63x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 183.81 | 129.25 | 238.63 | 210.59 | 210.82 | 136.57 | 249.41 | 19.19 | 99.19 | 131.12 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 45.04M | 34.43M | 18.19M | 9.92M | 13.97M | 88.46M | 11.34M | 13.4M | 7 | 0 |
| Long-Term Debt | 34.9M | 23.73M | 7.28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.4B | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 3.36M | 948K | 1.7M | 210K | 9.94M | 16.27M | 3.32M | 1.92M | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 450.01K | 0 | 153K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 9.56M | 9.75M | 0 | 516K | 4.1M | 72.38M | 8.01M | -13.39B | 7 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 153.54M | 165.52M | 196.76M | 145.11M | 529.62M | 2.17B | 603.6M | 298.63M | 1.16B | 345.98M |
| Total Debt | 60.5M | 54.9M | 94.99M | 1.43M | 25.73M | 31.07M | 50.7M | 13.42B | 1.05B | 0 |
| Net Debt | -5.51M | -25.88M | -1.5M | -94.73M | -670.1M | -2.65B | 61.28B | 12.9B | 790.07M | -176.5M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.21x | 0.13x | 0.36x | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.12x | 19.37x | 4.35x | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | -0.40x | - | - | - | 0.05x | 0.02x | - | - | 7.18x | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 0.04x | - | - | - | -1.18x | -1.46x | - | - | 5.41x | -0.48x |
| Interest Coverage | -71.98x | -52.58x | -329.65x | - | - | - | -70.78x | -50.63x | 32.76x | - |
| Total Equity | 292.72M | 437.37M | 266.25M | 348.19M | 4.16B | 3.46B | 432.4M | 692.79M | 240.98M | 857.24M |
| Equity Growth % | 131.14% | 64.27% | -23.53% | -91.64% | 20.39% | 699.87% | -37.59% | 187.49% | -71.89% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 0.40 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 2.02 | 24.23 | 20.14 | 2.77 | 4.83 | 1.83 | 6.52 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 292.72M | 437.37M | 266.25M | 348.19M | 4.16B | 3.46B | 432.4M | 685.66M | 240.98M | 867.98M |
| Common Stock | 1K | 1K | 0 | 0 | 986 | 997 | 1K | 990 | 952 | 1.01K |
| Retained Earnings | -847.14M | -645.87M | -450.49M | -219.63M | 1.33B | 802.3M | -1.19B | -874.18M | 143.97M | 439.03M |
| Treasury Stock | -20.26M | -37.17M | -57.05M | -57.05M | -390.94M | -231.76M | -23.91M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -32.74M | -56.65M | -42.56M | -28.99M | -150.89M | -101.92M | 17.51M | -54.97M | -62.1M | -1.01K |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CAN stock.
As of 2025, Canaan Inc. (CAN) had total assets of $602.9M including $433.3M in current assets.
Canaan Inc. (CAN) carries total debt of $54.9M, offset by $80.8M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Canaan Inc. (CAN) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $437.4M ($0.93 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Canaan Inc. (CAN) reported a current ratio of 3.31x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Shrinking equity cushion against losses
Equity Eroding as Losses Compound
Based on reported figures, Canaan's equity fell from $411.0M in 2024Q1 to $292.7M in 2026Q2, a decline of about 29%, while accumulated deficit deepened to -$847.1M, suggesting the balance sheet is weakening over time rather than strengthening.
The erosion tracks cumulative net losses rather than any asset-side deterioration alone, since retained earnings moved from -$224.9M to -$847.1M across the same window. The pattern suggests the balance sheet is being consumed by operating losses, and investors should monitor whether the current equity base can absorb further losses without new capital.
Leverage Low but Refinancing Volatile
According to the reported balance sheets, Canaan's debt-to-equity ratio swung from 0.01 in 2024Q1 to 0.94 in 2025Q1 before settling at 0.21 in 2026Q2, with total debt of $60.5M against $66.0M in cash.
The spike to $231.0M of debt in 2025Q1 followed by repayment suggests the company used short-term or episodic borrowing rather than a stable capital structure. Current leverage appears modest on reported figures, but the volatility itself warrants further investigation into maturity profile and the terms of any facilities used.
Thin Cash Buffer Against Operating Burn
As reported in the balance sheet data, Canaan held $66.0M in cash in 2026Q2 against a current ratio of 2.86, but cash has fluctuated between $43.5M and $119.2M over the last six quarters.
A current ratio near 2.9 looks adequate on paper, yet the cash buffer is small relative to the operating losses shown in the income statement, which reached -$61.3M in the latest quarter. The implied runway is short if losses persist at this pace, suggesting liquidity depends on continued access to financing that the supplied data does not fully confirm.
Asset Base Shrinking Toward Core Operations
Based on reported figures, total assets declined from $670.0M in 2025Q3 to $446.3M in 2026Q2, while PPE net fell from $72.7M in 2025Q2 to $29.5M, indicating the asset base is contracting.
The reduction in PPE and total assets is consistent with either asset sales, impairments, or reduced operating activity, and the reported data alone does not distinguish between these. Goodwill is immaterial at under $1M, so the balance sheet carries little intangible risk, but the shrinking tangible base reduces the company's productive capacity.
Deferred Revenue Collapse Obscures Demand
According to the reported figures, deferred revenue fell from $86.9M in 2025Q3 to $4.1M in 2026Q2, a decline of about 95%, which removes a forward indicator that would otherwise help assess customer commitments.
The sharp drop in deferred revenue may reflect delivery of prior prepayments, customer cancellations, or changes in contract structure, and the supplied data cannot confirm which. Because this line was previously a meaningful forward signal, its disappearance leaves investors with limited visibility into near-term revenue, which warrants caution when relying on headline balance sheet strength.