Applied Energetics, Inc. (AERG) stock
AERGOTCSearch, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical SysFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as AERGP
$0.85+0.04 (+5.07%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026Market cap $195.67MP/E –Yield –
Applied Energetics statistics
34 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- –
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 6.04%
- 3.22%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.07%
- 0.16%
- Float
- 214M
- 37M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 7.16%
- 10.5%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 0.00%
- 60.2%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -827.2%
- -17.1%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -422.8%
- -12.2%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -1342.9%
- -3.22%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -605.4%
- -8.13%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.58
- 2.45
- Quick Ratio
- 0.86
- 1.53
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -29.3%
- 7.08%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 21.3%
- 11.8%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Profits Per Employee
- -$617.99K
- -$41.39K
- Employee Count
- 26
- 186
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$16.07M
- -$1.69M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $1.12M
- $3.73M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.00
- $0.24
- Equity (Book Value)
- $2.19M
- $63.44M
- Book Value Per Share
- $0.01
- $3.26
- Tangible Book Value
- $2.19M
- $11.04M
- Working Capital
- $811.35K
- $56.85M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$163.64K
- -$3.69M
- FCF Per Share
- -$0.05
- -$0.01
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -8.19
- -2.64
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Oct 19, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | AERG | S&P 500 | Difference | AERG per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +20.0% | +0.6% | +19.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -28.5% | +3.4% | −31.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | -53.0% | +13.3% | −66.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | -53.0% | +16.6% | −69.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | -59.3% | +86.4% | −145.7 pts | -25.9% | +23.1% |
| 5 years | -60.6% | +81.9% | −142.4 pts | -17.0% | +12.7% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
0M AERG shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 7.0% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 2.5 days to buy them back.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 439,909 | +7.0% | 175,039 | 2.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 411,051 | +2.7% | 328,549 | 1.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 400,410 | -24.2% | 286,799 | 1.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 528,463 | -7.9% | 508,185 | 1.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 573,956 | -2.4% | 194,067 | 3.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 588,214 | +5.0% | 215,505 | 2.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 560,438 | +2.0% | 90,290 | 6.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 549,430 | -0.3% | 158,615 | 3.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 550,851 | -8.0% | 90,092 | 6.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 598,667 | +10.2% | 197,091 | 3.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 543,011 | -8.2% | 267,805 | 2.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 591,622 | -0.2% | 125,390 | 4.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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