Cerus Corp (CERS) stock
CERSNasdaqSurgical & Medical Instruments & ApparatusFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 2, 2026Score 6/3022% below fair value
$1.94−0.18 (-8.49%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $390.96MP/E –Yield –
Cerus statistics
86 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
- Mar 1, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 5.26
- 4.85
- P/OCF Ratio
- 111.80
- 22.12
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.32
- 2.70
- EV / FCF
- 677.15
- 27.78
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 4.31%
- 3.22%
- Float
- 190M
- 37M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 5.96%
- 10.5%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 74.8%
- 60.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 15M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -12.0%
- -2.57%
- Short % of Float
- 7.72%
- 5.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.26%
- 3.98%
- Days to Cover
- 8.18
- 3.94
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $3.47
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $1.47
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $2.25
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $2.37
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $2.43
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.15
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -8.92%
- 2.01%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -13.4%
- -0.57%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -34.9%
- -7.91%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -22.7%
- -0.90%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -5.83%
- -0.82%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 17.6%
- -1.18%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 22.8%
- 6.56%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -73.4%
- -49.8%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -66.3%
- 57.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.74
- 0.82
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 36.5
- 47.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 75.3%
- 64.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.71
- 1.05
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -2.76%
- -2.55%
- EBITDA Margin
- -0.29%
- -2.82%
- FCF Margin
- 0.19%
- 0.40%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -10.7%
- -17.1%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -3.48%
- -12.2%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -966.0%
- -3.22%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -1.98%
- -8.13%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.96
- 2.45
- Quick Ratio
- 1.10
- 1.53
- Interest Coverage
- -0.36
- -1.68
GrowthIndustry
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 194.0%
- 7.64%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 7.48%
- 7.08%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 15.4%
- 11.8%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.21
- 0.59
- Revenue Per Employee
- $924.48K
- $330.60K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$26.60K
- -$41.39K
- Employee Count
- 275
- 186
- WACC
- 13.4%
- 9.71%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$7.02M
- -$1.69M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $57.11M
- $3.73M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.28
- $0.24
- Equity (Book Value)
- $75.70M
- $63.44M
- Book Value Per Share
- $0.38
- $3.26
- Tangible Book Value
- $74.39M
- $11.04M
- Working Capital
- $76.56M
- $56.85M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$3.00M
- -$3.69M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.00
- -$0.01
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -1.87%
- -4.70%
- FCF Yield
- 0.13%
- 0.24%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.01%
- 0.79%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.01%
- 1.05%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $6.79M
- $5.33M
- Income Tax
- $371.00K
- $1.63M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -3.95
- 2.44
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CERS | S&P 500 | Difference | CERS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -14.2% | -2.7% | −11.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -28.4% | -1.7% | −26.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | -5.8% | +11.9% | −17.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +17.6% | +12.0% | +5.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +21.2% | +78.2% | −56.9 pts | +6.6% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -73.4% | +73.2% | −146.6 pts | -23.3% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -66.3% | +309.6% | −376.0 pts | -10.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
15M CERS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 12.0% from the previous report, or 7.72% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 8.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 48.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 14,631,896 | -12.0% | 1,789,321 | 8.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 16,628,657 | -5.4% | 1,770,051 | 9.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17,580,423 | -2.3% | 2,188,865 | 8.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 17,994,821 | +1.6% | 1,085,581 | 16.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 17,717,716 | +2.2% | 1,769,079 | 10.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 17,330,786 | +15.8% | 3,417,338 | 5.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 14,960,162 | +9.3% | 2,619,098 | 5.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 13,688,689 | +7.5% | 2,487,355 | 5.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12,738,396 | -35.3% | 3,078,951 | 4.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19,696,885 | +82.9% | 2,320,242 | 8.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 10,766,701 | -41.9% | 2,541,848 | 4.2 |
| May 15, 2026 | 18,522,745 | +64.3% | 4,628,884 | 4.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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