# Perpetua Resources Corp. (PPTA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $25.09, market value $3.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Perpetua Resources Corp. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / book: 4.4×**. The shares trade at 4.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -7.6%** (5-yr avg -8.5%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: -11.7%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -86.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -86.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -11.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces -11.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -327.3%**. Earnings per share fell 327.3%.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 6.3×**. It would take 6.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 51.08** (quick 51.08). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 51.08 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Perpetua Resources Corp. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Perpetua Resources Corp.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $36.90 (+47% 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): 38.8%** (YTD 3.6%, 3-mo 10.8%). The shares are up 38.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -32.9%** (52.7% above the low). Trading 33% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.63** (volatility 75%). Beta of 2.63 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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