Last 47 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 4366.67 | — | — | 74.10 | — | 141.21 | 63.76 | 60.52 | 17.29 | 47.23 | 17.56 | 29.39 | 33.25 | 17.66 | 35.79 | 62.86 | 29.45 | 28.93 | 104.58 | 8.21 | 24.51 |
| — | — | — | +22.4% | — | +199.0% | +263.2% | +105.9% | -48.0% | +167.5% | -51.0% | -53.3% | +12.9% | -39.0% | -65.8% | +666.0% | +20.1% | +47.4% | +235.5% | -54.4% | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.96 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 1.45 | 1.59 | 1.39 | 2.23 | 1.47 | 1.30 | 1.51 | 1.30 | 1.73 | 1.58 | 1.38 | 1.46 | 1.85 | 2.03 | 2.64 |
| — | -2.2% | -33.9% | -52.4% | -43.4% | -64.0% | -1.6% | +21.9% | -7.7% | +71.9% | -15.0% | -17.6% | +9.0% | -11.2% | -6.3% | -22.0% | -47.6% | -45.2% | -40.9% | +14.9% | +40.0% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.09 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 1.50 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 2.54 | 1.71 | 1.48 | 1.77 | 1.58 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 1.67 | 1.61 | 1.79 | 2.12 | 2.49 |
| — | +9.1% | -27.5% | -49.6% | -47.0% | -64.6% | -12.2% | +23.2% | -2.2% | +61.2% | -8.0% | -20.3% | +6.0% | -2.3% | +4.0% | -12.2% | -33.1% | -36.3% | -30.0% | +44.8% | +96.6% | |
| P/FCF | — | 32.93 | — | — | — | — | — | 29.86 | — | 54.54 | 20.70 | 9.92 | 22.77 | 49.86 | — | 20.39 | — | — | — | 12.51 | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +200.9% | — | +9.4% | — | -51.3% | — | — | — | +63.0% | — | — | — | -30.1% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | — | 20.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.39 | 23.45 | 11.57 | 14.38 | 16.15 | 11.90 | 27.12 | 25.43 | 14.25 | 12.08 | 35.37 | 22.28 | 15.43 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -35.7% | +97.1% | -57.3% | -43.4% | +13.3% | -1.5% | -23.3% | +14.1% | -7.6% | -13.1% | +89.4% | +110.3% | -75.4% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | 36.45 | 51.89 | 19.88 | 33.00 | 20.09 | 28.03 | 30.43 | 11.91 | 29.68 | 13.69 | 18.51 | 20.48 | 14.48 | 39.39 | 37.74 | 17.40 | 14.93 | 66.57 | 6.83 | 3.11 |
| — | +81.5% | +85.2% | -34.7% | +177.1% | -32.3% | +104.8% | +64.4% | -41.9% | +105.1% | -65.3% | -51.0% | +17.7% | -3.1% | -40.8% | +452.9% | +459.6% | -2.7% | +208.8% | -41.9% | +27.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 37.6% | 33.6% | 35.7% | 36.0% | 37.9% | 38.4% | 35.6% | 38.3% | 43.8% | 38.2% | 40.0% | 36.3% | 35.5% | 36.1% | 34.5% | 31.8% | 30.3% | 32.9% | 29.8% | 31.3% | 36.0% |
| — | -12.4% | +0.3% | -6.0% | -13.4% | +0.6% | -10.9% | +5.3% | +23.2% | +5.6% | +16.0% | +14.1% | +17.2% | +9.8% | +15.9% | +1.6% | -15.9% | -3.6% | -10.5% | -10.3% | +5.9% | |
| Operating Margin | -7.1% | 2.1% | -7.5% | -5.8% | -5.5% | -6.5% | -10.6% | -6.1% | 11.8% | 7.4% | 10.6% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 2.7% | 7.0% | 14.6% |
| — | +132.6% | +29.6% | +4.9% | -146.9% | -188.7% | -200.3% | -189.8% | +60.0% | -19.0% | +137.7% | +64.0% | -7.2% | -5.4% | +67.5% | -40.3% | -45.3% | -42.5% | -80.8% | -48.2% | +6176.1% | |
| Net Margin | 0.0% | -1.1% | -0.2% | 1.0% | -4.9% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 7.9% | 4.7% | 8.2% | 4.4% | -0.0% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 24.7% | 10.7% |
| — | -292.0% | -107.1% | -61.2% | -162.7% | -88.0% | -72.1% | -40.7% | +201697.4% | -6.6% | +262.4% | +76.3% | -100.1% | -4.2% | +106.3% | -89.8% | -70.0% | -60.4% | -89.4% | +150.0% | +160.5% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 0.0% | -0.3% | -0.0% | 0.3% | -1.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 1.3% | -0.0% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 6.6% | 2.5% |
| — | -309.8% | -107.8% | -58.7% | -157.7% | -88.0% | -75.4% | -40.6% | +207183.3% | -12.5% | +293.6% | +70.0% | -100.1% | +6.6% | +129.9% | -88.8% | -62.3% | -55.0% | -87.5% | +219.0% | +185.6% | |
| ROA | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.0% | 0.2% | -1.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 1.0% | -0.0% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 5.7% | 2.2% |
| — | -296.8% | -107.3% | -61.3% | -154.5% | -88.6% | -76.0% | -40.9% | +221888.9% | -10.1% | +299.6% | +70.5% | -100.1% | +4.6% | +122.4% | -89.7% | -66.3% | -58.8% | -88.4% | +205.5% | +183.1% | |
| ROIC | -5.6% | 0.4% | -1.5% | -1.2% | -1.1% | -1.3% | -2.0% | -1.3% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.9% |
| — | +133.5% | +26.5% | +3.5% | -141.2% | -183.9% | -185.2% | -188.2% | +72.6% | -21.1% | +162.6% | +57.7% | -9.8% | -0.6% | +74.1% | -40.7% | -38.1% | -39.0% | -78.6% | -34.6% | +8882.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| — | +48.5% | +70.6% | +65.2% | +71.0% | +96.9% | +89.8% | +18.4% | +4.5% | -42.1% | -45.3% | -0.4% | -0.0% | +61.4% | +60.8% | +91.5% | +1577.4% | +893.7% | +615.3% | +405.9% | -48.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | 15.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.36 | 2.58 | 1.63 | 3.35 | 3.47 | 3.56 | 6.30 | 4.75 | 3.25 | 2.25 | 5.52 | 1.97 | 0.15 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -31.9% | -27.5% | -74.1% | -29.4% | +6.7% | +58.2% | +14.1% | +141.1% | +2090.6% | +1223.5% | +1803.2% | +606.0% | -93.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.86 | 1.72 | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 2.03 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.32 | 2.56 | 2.79 | 2.41 | 2.37 | 2.49 | 2.46 | 2.75 | 2.36 | 2.74 | 2.91 | 3.27 | 3.96 |
| — | -15.5% | -16.9% | -20.3% | -20.2% | -20.6% | -22.1% | -7.9% | -2.1% | +3.1% | +13.5% | -12.4% | +0.6% | -9.2% | -15.3% | -15.8% | -40.5% | -44.5% | -37.6% | -32.6% | -27.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.21 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 1.67 | 1.86 | 1.62 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.52 | 1.70 | 1.40 | 1.76 | 1.93 | 2.27 | 2.66 |
| — | -13.0% | -15.2% | -21.0% | -20.6% | -20.7% | -27.1% | -11.5% | -4.4% | +5.5% | +22.2% | -4.9% | +13.5% | -10.4% | -21.3% | -24.9% | -47.3% | -48.6% | -40.9% | -35.4% | -27.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 6.05 | 2.84 | 2.28 | 4.86 | 3.23 | 5.58 | 7.31 | 9.42 | 30.47 | 25.82 | 28.75 | 12.80 | 12.93 | 14.07 | 7.10 | 9.15 | 29.55 | 77.32 | 61.47 | 1808.75 | 2318.85 |
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Northern Technologies International Corporation's current P/E is 4366.7x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 74.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Northern Technologies International Corporation's current operating margin is -7.1%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Northern Technologies International Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.