STAAR Surgical Co (STAA) stock
STAANasdaqOphthalmic GoodsFiscal year ends January 2
$26.78+0.09 (+0.34%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.34BP/E –Yield –
STAAR Surgical statistics
85 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 2, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Oct 2, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.59
- 4.85
- P/OCF Ratio
- 62.76
- 22.12
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.46
- 2.70
- EV / EBIT
- 1621.17
- 24.04
- EV / FCF
- 63.68
- 27.78
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 3.33%
- 3.22%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.16%
- 0.16%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 110.1%
- 60.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 4M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -1.25%
- -2.57%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.28%
- 3.98%
- Days to Cover
- 6.76
- 3.94
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $35.87
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $15.59
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $24.25
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $22.92
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $23.86
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.38
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.22%
- 2.01%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 22.6%
- -0.57%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 2.29%
- -7.91%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -16.3%
- -0.90%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 16.0%
- -0.82%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -2.26%
- -1.18%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -21.2%
- 6.56%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -76.4%
- -49.8%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 152.6%
- 57.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 804,488
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 927,406
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.79
- 0.82
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 62.6
- 47.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 57.2%
- 64.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.48
- 1.05
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 1.70%
- -2.55%
- EBITDA Margin
- 0.21%
- -2.82%
- FCF Margin
- 5.44%
- 0.40%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 0.15%
- -17.1%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 0.11%
- -12.2%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 0.21%
- -3.22%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 0.17%
- -8.13%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 4.68
- 2.45
- Quick Ratio
- 3.88
- 1.53
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 42.4%
- 9.24%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 0.00%
- 7.08%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.93%
- 11.8%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.70
- 0.59
- Revenue Per Employee
- $343.02K
- $330.60K
- Profits Per Employee
- $554
- -$41.39K
- Employee Count
- 957
- 186
- WACC
- 12.3%
- 9.71%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $5.57M
- -$1.69M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $206.41M
- $3.73M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $4.12
- $0.24
- Equity (Book Value)
- $376.13M
- $63.44M
- Book Value Per Share
- $7.50
- $3.26
- Tangible Book Value
- $374.34M
- $11.04M
- Working Capital
- $277.89M
- $56.85M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$3.55M
- -$3.69M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.36
- -$0.01
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 0.04%
- -4.70%
- FCF Yield
- 1.33%
- 0.24%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $5.04M
- $1.63M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 90.5%
- 18.3%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 8.39
- 2.44
- Piotroski F-Score
- 2
- 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 | STAA | S&P 500 | Difference | STAA per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +21.7% | -2.7% | +24.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.4% | -1.7% | +7.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +16.0% | +11.9% | +4.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +3.6% | +12.0% | −8.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | -20.0% | +78.2% | −98.2 pts | -7.2% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -76.4% | +73.2% | −149.6 pts | -25.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +152.6% | +309.6% | −157.0 pts | +9.7% | +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.
4M STAA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.2% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 6.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 41.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,649,950 | -1.2% | 540,263 | 6.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,696,106 | -1.1% | 605,002 | 6.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3,737,563 | -19.3% | 1,329,384 | 2.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,631,284 | +8.6% | 950,375 | 4.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,262,969 | -2.9% | 746,188 | 5.7 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,390,186 | -11.8% | 1,087,230 | 4.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,975,558 | -2.3% | 1,162,424 | 4.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 5,094,402 | -3.5% | 664,027 | 7.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5,281,784 | +4.5% | 684,096 | 7.7 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5,052,862 | -3.5% | 558,075 | 9.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,233,870 | -11.2% | 990,885 | 5.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,891,997 | -12.5% | 1,207,924 | 4.9 |
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