Katapult Holdings, Inc. (KPLT) stock analysis
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $40.57MP/E 5.8Yield –
StockData Score
Prices as of Nov 11, 2026How the score works
Weak6 of 30 checks passed
Katapult passes 6 of the 30 checks behind our score; 17 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 2/6
- Growth
- 3/6
- Past performance
- 1/6
- Financial health
- 0/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 11.7% a year over the last three fiscal years.
P/E below the industry
Katapult's P/E of 8.0 is below the Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing median of 19.8.
P/S below the industry
Katapult's price-to-sales of 0.18 is below the Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing median of 1.38 (book value is negative, so we use sales).
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 13.0% over the last twelve months; the Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing median is 9.4%.
What to watch
Earnings shrank over 5 years
Net income shrank 42.9% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Interest not well covered
Operating income covers interest expense 0.2 times; we look for at least 5.
Elevated bankruptcy risk
The Altman Z-score is 1.25; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.
EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median
Katapult's EV/EBITDA of 0.2 is above its 5-year median of 0.2.
Valuation2/6
P/E against its history
Not enough price and earnings history to compare.
P/E below the industry
Katapult's P/E of 8.0 is below the Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing median of 19.8.
EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median
Katapult's EV/EBITDA of 0.2 is above its 5-year median of 0.2.
P/S below the industry
Katapult's price-to-sales of 0.18 is below the Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing median of 1.38 (book value is negative, so we use sales).
Price against fair value
We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.
Margin of safety
Depends on the fair value estimate.
Growth3/6
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 11.7% a year over the last three fiscal years.
EPS growth over 3 years
Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.
Earnings acceleration
Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 13.0% over the last twelve months; the Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing median is 9.4%.
Company guidance
No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.
Gross margin improving
Gross margin was 18.5% over the last twelve months, against 16.8% a year earlier.
Past performance1/6
Return on equity
Needs positive equity and five years of results.
Return on invested capital
Needs operating income and invested capital.
Return on equity against the industry
Needs positive equity.
Earnings shrank over 5 years
Net income shrank 42.9% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Net margin above its 5-year average
Net margin was 5.4% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -7.8%.
Net margin below the industry
Katapult's net margin of 5.4% is below the Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing median of 5.4%.
Financial health0/6
Debt level
Needs debt and equity figures.
Debt trend
Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.
Debt coverage
Needs operating cash flow.
Interest not well covered
Operating income covers interest expense 0.2 times; we look for at least 5.
Short-term assets don't cover short-term debts
Current assets are 0.90 times current liabilities.
Elevated bankruptcy risk
The Altman Z-score is 1.25; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
Katapult has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.
Fair value
How we estimate itWe don't publish a fair value for Katapult. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.
Valuation over time
Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.
- EV/EBITDA at month end
- Own 5-year median 0.2
- Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing median 9.5
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
Medium risk
- Average value traded per day
- $2.85M
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $215.20K
Downside
High risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 46.0%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 90%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- 0.65
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 1.61
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2018 to 2025
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +18.0% | +11.7% | +3.4% | – | |
| Gross profit | +12.7% | +11.3% | -8.3% | – | |
| Net income | – | – | -42.9% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
8 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | -181.0% | -3.2% | |
| Return on assets | – | 11.5% | 1.4% | |
| Current ratio | – | 8.04 | 0.89 | |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.7× | -0.0× | |
| Capex to revenue | – | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Diluted shares | – | 2M | 5M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Katapult generated $84.93M from operations and spent $660.00K on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 100% of that went back into the business.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.5% | 2.90× | -2.37× | -3.2% |
| FY2024 | -10.5% | 2.55× | -2.59× | 69.3% |
| FY2023 | -16.5% | 1.92× | -7.68× | 244.0% |
| FY2022 | -19.3% | 1.41× | 9.22× | -251.8% |
| FY2021 | 7.0% | 1.98× | 9.20× | 127.5% |
| FY2020 | 9.1% | 1.26× | -15.75× | -181.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero$1.37M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero-$11.93M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-25.7% → 1.5%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income-$11.93M vs $1.37M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.65 → 0.89
- No dilutionShare count did not rise4M → 5M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year18.52% → 17.69%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose2.45 → 3.13
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