Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -0.6x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -44.5%. (2001–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $48M | $64M | $110M | $148M | $347M | $602M | $675M | $412M | $1.3B | $501M | $147M |
| Enterprise Value | $38M | $54M | $106M | $181M | $334M | $536M | $621M | $284M | $1.3B | $649M | $352M |
| P/E Ratio → | -0.63 | — | — | — | — | 27.24 | 91.67 | — | 5.73 | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.88 | 0.74 | 1.51 | 3.04 | 5.63 | 3.02 | 3.47 | 3.75 | 2.43 |
| P/B Ratio | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 1.26 | 2.27 | 2.73 | 1.51 | 4.61 | 8.47 | 7.37 |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | 48.66 | — | 6.18 | 5.44 | 16.07 | — |
| P/OCF | — | — | 9.88 | 6.98 | 100.21 | 15.14 | — | 3.94 | 5.14 | 10.75 | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.49 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 1.46 | 2.70 | 5.17 | 2.08 | 3.30 | 4.87 | 5.83 |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | 13.94 | 8.58 | 9.05 | 23.39 | 9.33 | 4.35 | 12.18 | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | 58.80 | 16.30 | 68.79 | — | 4.75 | 26.87 | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | 43.31 | — | 4.26 | 5.17 | 20.82 | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | -20.7% | -20.7% | -16.7% | 12.0% | 26.0% | 32.9% | 26.3% | 11.6% | 74.0% | 28.2% | -39.3% |
| Operating Margin | -41.9% | -41.9% | -37.0% | -8.2% | 6.8% | 18.5% | — | -7.0% | 69.9% | 20.1% | -55.8% |
| Net Profit Margin | -62.3% | -62.3% | -39.9% | -15.3% | -0.6% | 11.4% | 5.6% | -25.7% | 60.6% | -6.2% | -68.5% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -44.5% | -44.5% | -23.4% | -11.5% | -0.5% | 8.8% | 2.6% | -12.5% | 133.5% | -20.9% | -189.4% |
| ROA | -21.5% | -21.5% | -13.9% | -8.1% | -0.4% | 7.4% | 2.0% | -9.0% | 66.2% | -3.0% | -16.9% |
| ROIC | -23.5% | -23.5% | -15.3% | -4.4% | 5.1% | 14.0% | — | -3.9% | 93.3% | 9.3% | -12.5% |
| ROCE | -25.0% | -25.0% | -16.6% | -4.9% | 5.3% | 14.0% | — | -3.2% | 108.6% | 13.7% | -19.4% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | — | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.10 | — | 0.30 | 3.24 | 10.30 |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | 5.87 | 1.08 | 0.30 | 0.93 | — | 0.30 | 3.60 | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | -0.07 | -0.03 | 0.13 | -0.05 | -0.25 | -0.22 | -0.47 | -0.23 | 2.51 | 10.27 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | 2.54 | -0.32 | -1.12 | -2.05 | -4.21 | -0.22 | 2.78 | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | — | — | -5.35 | — | -1.92 | -0.27 | 4.75 | — |
| Interest Coverage | -2.93 | -2.93 | -6.53 | -2.64 | 3.45 | 29.16 | 6.95 | -1.48 | 9.13 | 0.66 | -0.47 |
Net cash position: cash ($10M) exceeds total debt ($0)
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.82 | 3.23 | 3.96 | 3.84 | 3.10 | 2.00 | 1.89 | 0.73 | 0.34 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.40 | 1.78 | 2.31 | 2.75 | 2.30 | 1.73 | 1.80 | 0.62 | 0.22 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 1.02 | 1.40 | 2.01 | 1.78 | 1.63 | 1.36 | 0.45 | 0.01 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.50 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.94 | 0.45 | 0.23 |
| Inventory Turnover | 2.68 | 2.68 | 3.07 | 2.85 | 2.64 | 2.93 | 2.50 | 5.66 | 9.45 | 8.75 | 10.24 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 36.75 | 28.45 | 46.79 | 33.40 | 43.60 | 58.09 | 16.54 | 43.79 | 24.39 | 77.78 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7% | 1.1% | — | 17.4% | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | — | 16.2% | 18.4% | 6.2% | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $68M | $64M | $64M | $64M | $65M | $61M | $53M | $64M | $47M | $39M |
Liquidity and solvency crisis
According to recent market data, Largo trades at a price-to-sales multiple of 0.43, which, when viewed alongside a forward EV/EBITDA of 137.87, suggests that investors are pricing the company as a distressed asset rather than a growth-oriented participant in the clean energy transition sector.
The extremely high forward EV/EBITDA multiple indicates that the market anticipates significant difficulty in achieving positive earnings in the near term. This valuation gap relative to broader industrial materials peers suggests that the market is heavily discounting the potential of the Largo Clean Energy segment due to the persistent cash burn in the core mining business.
As reported in quarterly financial statements, Largo's gross margin of -26.1% in 2026Q1 highlights a fundamental inability to cover production costs, which appears to be a structural issue rather than a temporary fluctuation given the consistent trend of negative margins observed over the past ten quarters.
The persistent negative operating margins suggest that the company's high fixed-cost structure is not being adequately supported by current vanadium price levels or production throughput. Investors should monitor whether the company can achieve a positive purity premium for its products, as current margins indicate that the core mining operations are currently value-destructive.
Based on reported figures, Largo's ROIC has remained consistently negative, reaching -4.6% in 2026Q1, which indicates that the company is failing to generate a return on its invested capital and is instead eroding shareholder value through its current operational and strategic capital allocation decisions.
The downward trend in ROIC suggests that the capital deployed into both the Maracás Menchen mine and the clean energy initiatives is not yielding the expected economic returns. This persistent decay in capital efficiency warrants further investigation into whether the company's current business model can ever achieve a cost of capital that is lower than its returns.
According to recent filings, the cash conversion cycle has expanded to 131 days in 2026Q1, reflecting significant inefficiencies in inventory management and a growing reliance on supplier credit to manage the company's increasingly constrained liquidity position during this period of operational stress.
The elevated days inventory outstanding, which reached 141 days in the most recent quarter, suggests that the company is struggling to move its vanadium product through the supply chain effectively. This inefficiency ties up critical cash resources that are desperately needed to fund ongoing operations and reduce the company's reliance on external financing.
The most commonly misapplied metric for Largo is the price-to-sales ratio, which obscures the company's inability to convert top-line revenue into positive cash flow, thereby misleading investors who may view the company's revenue scale as a proxy for operational health or long-term viability.
Because Largo operates with deeply negative gross margins, revenue growth is actually detrimental to the company's cash position rather than beneficial. Analysts should instead focus on the cash break-even price per pound of vanadium produced, as this metric provides a more accurate assessment of the company's survival risk than traditional valuation multiples.
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Largo Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -0.6x. The historical average is 41.5x.
Largo Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -44.5%. The historical average is -39.5%.
Based on historical data, Largo Inc. is trading at a P/E of -0.6x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Largo Inc. has -20.7% gross margin and -41.9% operating margin.