Cerus Corporation
CERS | NASDAQ
$2.61
+$0.05 (+1.95%)
Sep 22, 2026, 2:03 PM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $515.9M
Enterprise Value $501.61M
Beta 1.80
Average Volume 2.77M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 197.37M
Shares Change YoY 3.17%
Institutional Ownership 78.10%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US1570851014
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -8.9%
Price Change 3M -1.2%
Price Change 6M 39.1%
Price Change YTD 29.9%
Price Change 1Y 69.5%
Price Change 3Y 70.7%
Price Change 5Y -61.1%
1M CAGR (ann.) 8.9%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 96.9%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -16.0%
All-Time CAGR -5.0%
Valuation
PE Ratio -81.27
Forward PE 256.00
PEG Ratio -0.64
Forward PEG 0.98
PS Ratio 2.26
Forward PS 1.90
PB Ratio 7.30
P/FCF Ratio -282.07
P/Adj. FCF Ratio -22.65
P/OCF Ratio 256.00
EV/Sales 2.20
EV/EBIT 209.18
EV/EBITDA 202.51
EV/FCF -274.25
Earnings Yield -1.2%
FCF Yield -0.3%
Adj. FCF Yield -4.4%
Financial Health
Net Cash $14.29M
Total Debt $41.97M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $56.26M
Total Assets $205.19M
Current Ratio 1.83
Quick Ratio 1.07
Debt / Equity Ratio 1.10
Debt / EBITDA 16.94
Debt / FCF -22.95
OCF / Debt 0.06
Interest Coverage -0.21
Altman Z-Score -3.54
Piotroski F-Score 5
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 52.0%
Operating Profit Margin -3.7%
EBITDA Margin 1.3%
Net Profit Margin -3.1%
FCF Margin -0.8%
Adj. FCF Margin -10.0%
SBC / Revenue 9.5%
SBC Impact (per share) -1145.5%
Returns
Return on Assets -3.3%
Return on Equity -10.3%
Return on Invested Capital -1.1%
Return on Capital Employed -1.4%
Return on Tangible Assets -3.3%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 14.1%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 16.4%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 20.7%
EPS CAGR 3Y 56.5%
EPS CAGR 5Y 38.3%
EPS CAGR 10Y 19.2%
FCF CAGR 3Y 148.6%
FCF CAGR 5Y 52.9%
FCF CAGR 10Y 19.2%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 10
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 13.8%
Earnings Date Nov 4, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) -$0.01
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 9900.0%
Revenue Est (next Q) $63.25M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 20.0%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number N/A
Graham Upside N/A
Lynch Fair Value N/A
Lynch Upside N/A
Price Target $4
Price Target Upside 56.2%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $2.42M
Free Cash Flow $-1.83M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $-22.78M
FCF Per Share -$0.01
OCF Per Share $0.01
OCF/S Ratio 1.1%
Income Statement
Revenue $227.78M
Gross Profit $121.55M
Operating Income $-8.45M
EBITDA $2.48M
Net Income $-6.78M
EPS (Diluted) -$0.03
Revenue / Employee $849.94K
Profit / Employee $-25.31K
Employees 268
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