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Tucows Inc. (TCX) Financial Ratios

Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -2.0x · EV/EBITDA 3.5x · ROE N/A. (1996–2025 historical series)

Income StatementBalance SheetCash FlowRatios
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TCX Valuation Multiples

Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Market Cap$155M$248M$188M$293M$365M$907M$790M$666M$648M$756M$378M
Enterprise Value$790M$883M$644M$769M$598M$1.1B$914M$769M$700M$815M$373M
P/E Ratio →-2.04————270.39136.8343.2037.7733.8423.50
P/S Ratio0.400.640.520.861.142.982.541.971.872.301.99
P/B Ratio———29.703.787.887.557.078.130.240.12
P/FCF————————74.3047.2052.44
P/OCF————18.3830.5921.9016.4817.4223.7017.44

P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart

TCX EV Ratios

Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
EV / Revenue—2.261.782.271.863.632.942.282.022.471.96
EV / EBITDA3.513.92——75.4954.5729.5315.8215.8120.7913.40
EV / EBIT—————92.8263.6326.2323.5229.4814.58
EV / FCF————————80.2650.8751.76

TCX Profitability

Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency

Margins

Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Gross Margin23.1%23.1%22.9%32.1%24.4%25.7%27.5%29.9%28.0%25.7%33.2%
Operating Margin-3.9%-3.9%-17.9%-18.8%-9.9%-2.6%2.2%8.7%8.5%8.2%13.2%
Net Profit Margin-19.4%-19.4%-30.3%-28.3%-8.6%1.1%1.9%4.6%5.0%6.8%8.5%

Return on Capital

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
ROE———-180.6%-26.0%3.1%5.8%17.7%1.1%0.7%0.5%
ROA-10.2%-10.2%-14.1%-13.1%-4.6%0.7%1.3%4.0%5.0%8.8%11.3%
ROIC-2.7%-2.7%-11.5%-11.7%-7.4%-2.2%2.4%13.3%1.3%0.6%0.6%
ROCE-3.1%-3.1%-11.2%-11.9%-7.5%-2.4%2.5%13.2%16.9%22.4%41.4%

TCX Leverage & Debt

Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Debt / Equity———57.552.651.791.271.320.810.020.00
Debt / EBITDA3.023.02——32.3310.184.282.561.461.960.37
Net Debt / Equity———48.162.411.711.191.100.650.02-0.00
Net Debt / EBITDA2.822.82——29.369.734.022.141.171.50-0.17
Debt / FCF————————5.963.68-0.67
Interest Coverage-0.26-0.26-0.87-1.41-0.902.573.986.158.087.7556.83

TCX Liquidity & Efficiency

Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Current Ratio0.610.611.031.210.900.850.870.930.800.860.99
Quick Ratio0.610.611.011.170.860.830.850.910.780.850.97
Cash Ratio0.140.140.280.460.120.050.050.130.080.100.18
Asset Turnover—0.530.480.430.480.560.690.791.020.941.23
Inventory Turnover——70.2533.9633.3568.98120.3868.3766.0283.18104.70
Days Sales Outstanding—22.9121.2525.4129.5922.5819.7517.7212.9313.7121.43

TCX Shareholder Yields

Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders

Dividends

Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Dividend Yield———————————
Payout Ratio———————————

Total Shareholder Return Metrics

MetricTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016
Earnings Yield—————0.4%0.7%2.3%2.6%3.0%4.3%
FCF Yield————————1.3%2.1%1.9%
Buyback Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.7%0.1%0.2%1.9%
Total Shareholder Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.7%0.1%0.2%1.9%
Shares Outstanding—$11M$11M$11M$11M$11M$11M$11M$11M$11M$11M

Key Metrics

Growth RegimeMixed
ProfitabilityNegative
Balance SheetVulnerable
Cash FlowBurning
Top Statement Risk

Fiber CAPEX funding dependency

Verified Source

Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.

SEC 10-K (2026Q1)

Conglomerate Discount Masks Asset Value

According to current market data, TCX trades at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 3.51x, which appears significantly compressed compared to infrastructure-heavy peers, suggesting the market is heavily discounting the company's long-term fiber potential while focusing on the immediate cash burn associated with its ongoing network expansion efforts.

The current valuation reflects a deep skepticism regarding the company's ability to transition from a capital-intensive build phase to a cash-generative utility model. Investors should monitor whether the market continues to apply a conglomerate discount or if the pivot toward a capital-light fiber strategy triggers a re-rating of the underlying infrastructure assets.

Capital Erosion Hinders Compounding Potential

As reported in recent financial statements, TCX's ROIC has remained consistently negative, reaching -0.4% in 2026Q1, which indicates that the company is currently destroying shareholder value rather than compounding it through its aggressive and capital-intensive fiber infrastructure deployment across North American markets.

The persistent negative returns on invested capital suggest that the fiber segment has yet to reach the critical subscriber density required to offset the heavy depreciation and interest expenses. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the current capital allocation strategy can ever achieve a return profile that exceeds the company's cost of capital.

Working Capital Efficiency Remains Stagnant

Based on the provided quarterly data, the company's asset turnover ratio has remained stubbornly low at 0.13 as of 2026Q1, reflecting the structural reality that the business is increasingly dominated by long-lived, slow-turning physical fiber assets rather than high-velocity software or service-based revenue streams.

While the domain business historically offered better turnover, the shift toward fiber infrastructure has fundamentally altered the company's efficiency profile. Investors should note that without a significant increase in subscriber take-rates, the asset base will continue to weigh on overall efficiency metrics, limiting the potential for margin expansion.

Liquidity Buffer Faces Severe Compression

As indicated by the most recent quarterly filings, the current ratio has deteriorated to 0.29, a level that suggests significant vulnerability and highlights the company's reliance on external financing to meet short-term obligations while simultaneously funding its capital-intensive fiber build-out in a high-interest rate environment.

This liquidity profile appears precarious and leaves little room for operational error or unexpected delays in fiber deployment. The company's ability to maintain its current trajectory may depend heavily on its success in securing partnerships or refinancing debt, as the current cash position provides a limited safety net.

Misapplication of Traditional Tech Multiples

The most commonly misapplied metric for Tucows is the P/E ratio, which, at -2.04x, obscures the company's true economic reality by failing to account for the massive non-cash depreciation charges inherent in its fiber infrastructure business model, thereby painting an overly pessimistic picture of its operational health.

Analysts should instead prioritize Cash EBITDA or FCF-based metrics to better understand the underlying cash-generating capacity of the mature domain business and the long-term value of the fiber assets. Relying on earnings-based multiples for a company in a heavy investment phase is likely to lead to flawed conclusions regarding its intrinsic value.

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TCX — Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TCX stock.

What is Tucows Inc.'s P/E ratio?

Tucows Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -2.0x. The historical average is 28.0x.

What is Tucows Inc.'s EV/EBITDA?

Tucows Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 3.5x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 17.4x.

Is TCX stock overvalued?

Based on historical data, Tucows Inc. is trading at a P/E of -2.0x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.

What are Tucows Inc.'s profit margins?

Tucows Inc. has 23.1% gross margin and -3.9% operating margin.

How much debt does Tucows Inc. have?

Tucows Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 3.0x, indicating high leverage. A ratio between 2-4x is manageable but warrants monitoring.