Certara, Inc. (CERT) stock

CERTNasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 8/3019% below fair value

$11.90+0.17 (+1.45%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.82BP/E –Yield –

Certara statistics

98 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: Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $1.79B; $808.04M
Enterprise Value: $1.87B; $765.06M
PS Ratio: 4.08; 2.32
PB Ratio: 1.83; 2.79
P/FCF Ratio: 22.88; 15.56
P/OCF Ratio: 22.03; 13.48

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 4.25; 2.10
EV / EBITDA: 23.81; 16.24
EV / EBIT: 250.85; 21.01
EV / FCF: 23.86; 15.23

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 153M; 58M
Shares Change (YoY): -3.17%; 1.97%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.03%; 0.07%
Float: 112M; 53M
Shares Held by Insiders: 26.5%; 13.2%
Shares Held by Institutions: 88.5%; 62.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 26M; –
Short Interest Change: -0.59%; -3.30%
Short % of Float: 22.8%; 5.81%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 16.7%; 4.22%
Days to Cover: 11.55; 3.54

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $12.61; –
52-Week Low: $4.45; –
20-Day Moving Average: $10.86; –
50-Day Moving Average: $9.56; –
200-Day Moving Average: $7.34; –
Average True Range (14): $0.59; –
Price Change (1 Week): 5.77%; -1.20%
Price Change (1 Month): 22.2%; -0.89%
Price Change (3 Months): 43.9%; -7.70%
Price Change (6 Months): 144.9%; 1.85%
Price Change (YTD): 33.1%; -12.4%
Price Change (1 Year): 36.1%; -13.6%
Price Change (3 Years): -9.91%; -11.8%
Price Change (5 Years): -69.9%; -55.9%
Average Volume (10 Days): 3M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 3M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 3M; –
Relative Volume: 1.05; 0.73
Relative Strength Index (14): 63.8; 49.4
Volatility (1 Year): 55.7%; 65.3%
Beta (5 Years): 1.54; 1.20

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 61.9%; 56.0%
Operating Margin: 1.70%; -1.96%
Pretax Margin: -2.20%; -0.63%
Profit Margin: -14.7%; -2.33%
EBITDA Margin: 17.9%; 0.85%
FCF Margin: 17.8%; 9.88%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): -6.30%; 1.34%
Return on Assets (ROA): -4.36%; -3.09%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 0.52%; -0.29%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 0.58%; -0.55%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.58; 1.37
Quick Ratio: 2.24; 0.93
Debt / Equity: 0.30; 0.52
Debt / EBITDA: 3.72; 2.60
Debt / FCF: 3.72; 2.79
Net Debt / EBITDA: 0.97; 1.41
Interest Coverage: 0.37; -0.55

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 12.6%; 9.46%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -691.5%; 9.41%
EPS Growth (YoY): -700.0%; 12.4%
FCF Growth (YoY): -32.4%; 14.5%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 7.66%; 7.44%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 11.5%; 12.3%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.30; 0.64
Revenue Per Employee: $10.70M; $394.08K
Profits Per Employee: -$1.57M; -$6.57K
Employee Count: 41; 525
WACC: 11.6%; 10.2%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $438.58M; $257.79M
Gross Profit: $271.68M; $158.36M
Operating Income: $7.44M; -$578.69K
Pretax Income: -$9.65M; -$294.07K
Net Income: -$64.34M; -$301.07K
EBITDA: $78.36M; -$75.39K
EPS (Diluted): -$0.42; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $214.93M; $41.64M
Total Debt: $291.21M; $174.92M
Net Cash (Debt): -$76.28M; $1.79M
Net Cash Per Share: -$0.50; $0.13
Equity (Book Value): $977.91M; $51.00M
Book Value Per Share: $6.41; $1.99
Tangible Book Value: -$73.75M; $2.78M
Working Capital: $205.18M; $14.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $81.23M; $5.65M
Capital Expenditures: -$3.03M; -$5.59M
Free Cash Flow: $78.20M; $35.58M
FCF Per Share: $0.51; $0.53

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: -3.60%; 0.37%
FCF Yield: 4.37%; 4.27%
Buyback Yield: 3.43%; 3.34%
Shareholder Yield: 3.43%; 3.67%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $20.09M; $3.42M
Income Tax: $8.54M; $1.62M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 2.77; 2.02
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.74; -2.82

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	CERT	S&P 500	Difference	CERT per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+28.8%	-2.7%	+31.5 pts
3 months	+48.6%	-1.7%	+50.3 pts
Year to date	+35.1%	+11.9%	+23.2 pts
1 year	+43.7%	+12.0%	+31.7 pts
3 years	-11.9%	+78.2%	−90.0 pts	-4.1%	+21.2%
5 years	-69.5%	+73.2%	−142.7 pts	-21.1%	+11.6%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

26M CERT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 0.6% from the previous report, or 22.77% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 11.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 49.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	25,529,765	-0.6%	2,209,563	11.6
Oct 15, 2026	25,681,536	-7.3%	3,038,212	8.4
Sep 30, 2026	27,704,005	-3.9%	3,087,647	9.0
Sep 15, 2026	28,814,125	-0.5%	1,916,610	15.0
Aug 31, 2026	28,972,317	+14.8%	2,213,335	13.1
Aug 14, 2026	25,229,619	-12.5%	4,091,688	6.2
Jul 31, 2026	28,839,594	-3.0%	3,731,192	7.7
Jul 15, 2026	29,729,468	+1.2%	3,804,201	7.8
Jun 30, 2026	29,382,164	+3.0%	5,834,599	5.0
Jun 15, 2026	28,531,301	-0.8%	3,934,896	7.3
May 29, 2026	28,750,194	+13.7%	3,896,266	7.4
May 15, 2026	25,279,253	+4.8%	3,836,787	6.6