# ePlus inc. (PLUS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Software. Price $92.10, market value $2.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.8×** (5-yr avg 14.5×, 3-yr avg 15.9×). ePlus inc. trades at 19.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 14.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 15.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.55**. A PEG of 0.55 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.0×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.2×**. The shares trade at 2.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.4×**. Enterprise value is 10.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 5.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 25.2%**. ePlus inc. keeps 25.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 6.9%**. 6.9% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.4%**. 5.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.4%**. 12.4% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 19.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 19.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 7.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 22.1%** (3-yr 5.7%/yr, 5-yr 9.3%/yr). Revenue grew 22.1% over the last year, against 9.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 28.0%** (3-yr 3.9%/yr, 5-yr 12.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 28.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.04**. Debt is 0.04 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. ePlus inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 2.24** (quick 2.24). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.24 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.99**. A Z-score of 4.99 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.17%** ($1.02 per share, trailing). ePlus inc. yields 1.17%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 15%**. 15% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (1 analyst). 1 analysts cover ePlus inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $111.00 (+21% 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): 29.6%** (YTD 5.7%, 3-mo 12.2%). The shares are up 29.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.2%** (33.0% above the low). Trading 6% below 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): 63**. An RSI of 63 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.96** (volatility 34%). Beta of 0.96 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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