# Euroseas Ltd. Common Stock (Marshall Islands) (ESEA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Marine. Price $76.35, market value $539 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 3.9×** (5-yr avg 1.8×, 3-yr avg 1.9×). Euroseas Ltd. Common Stock (Marshall Islands) trades at 3.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 1.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 5.0×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.23**. A PEG of 0.23 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.3×**. Enterprise value is 3.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 16.6%**. Free cash flow equals 16.6% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 25.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 25.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 66.0%**. Euroseas Ltd. Common Stock (Marshall Islands) keeps 66.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 59.2%**. 59.2% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 60.1%**. 60.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 29.6%**. 29.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 21.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 21.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 19.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 19.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.0%** (3-yr 7.6%/yr, 5-yr 33.7%/yr). Revenue grew 7.0% over the last year, against 33.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 21.7%** (3-yr 10.1%/yr, 5-yr 102.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 21.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.47**. Debt is 0.47 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.2×**. It would take 0.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 10.5×**. Operating profit covers interest 10.5× over, a safe margin.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.32**. A Z-score of 3.32 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.19%** ($3.05 per share, trailing). Euroseas Ltd. Common Stock (Marshall Islands) yields 4.19%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 14%** (28% of free cash flow). 14% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Euroseas Ltd. Common Stock (Marshall Islands); the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $89.00 (+17% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 29.4%** (YTD 43.2%, 3-mo 16.3%). The shares are up 29.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.2%** (49.7% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.24** (volatility 43%). Beta of 1.24 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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