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BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock (BKYI) Stock Analysis

BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock (BKYI) is a Security & Protection Services stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

BKYI

$2.10

−$0.20 (−8.70%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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BKYI Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$2.34
Previous Close
$2.30
Day's Range
2.06–2.36
52-Week Range
1.55–19.70
Volume
149.20K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.50
Valuation
Market Cap
$4.62M
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
10.32
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
0.69
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−8.02
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$5.94M−14.32%
Net Income (FY)
−$7.16M
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
−90.10%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
2.04M
1-Year Return
−73.75%
Dividend and dates
Avg Volume
4.15M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, BKYI closed at $2.10, −73.75% over 1 year.

BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock (BKYI) has a market capitalization of $4.62M.

In fiscal 2025, BKYI reported revenue of $5.94M.

BKYI Stock Return by Calendar Year

BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock (BKYI) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $2,625
−73.75%
5 years
$10,000 $36
−99.64%
10 years
$10,000 $5
−99.95%

If you had invested $10,000 in BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock (BKYI) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $5 at the close on October 21, 2026: −99.95% in total, −53.73% a year. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−61.11%
2025−68.42%
2024−43.00%
2023−71.75%
2022−73.30%
2021−37.22%
2020−12.00%
2019−33.33%
2018−57.63%
2017−33.21%
2016 (partial year)−7.99%

As of October 21, 2026.

BKYI Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$5.94M−$7.16M−120.6%
2024$6.93M−$4.30M−62.1%
2023$7.75M−$8.52M−109.9%
2022$7.02M−$11.91M−169.7%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$5.94M$4.56M−$4.33M−$7.16M−120.6%
2024$6.93M$5.64M−$4.01M−$4.30M−62.1%
2023$7.75M$1.43M−$8.83M−$8.52M−109.9%
2022$7.02M$4.58M−$8.49M−$11.91M−169.7%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

BKYI Valuation vs Security & Protection Services Median

Median of 22 stocks
MetricBKYISecurity & Protection Services medianvs median
P/S ratio0.691.2344% below
Profit margin−90.10%2.92%93.0 pts below

Medians across 22 Security & Protection Services stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock (BKYI) is capitalised at $4.62M on the latest close. It is classified in the Security & Protection Services industry, within the Industrials sector. Headcount on file is 41.

The 52-week range on file runs from $1.55 to $19.70. The most recent close on file for BKYI is $2.10, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$0.20 (−8.70%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 35.48% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $5.94M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $6.93M, that is a change of −14.32%. The same year closed with a net loss of $7.16M. The reported profit margin is −90.1%. That is 93 percentage points below the Security & Protection Services median of 2.92%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −8.02.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $7.02M in 2022 to $5.94M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 0 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

No trailing P/E applies: the last reported earnings figure is negative. On forward earnings the ratio is 10.32. The price-to-sales ratio is 0.69. On price-to-sales that is 43.98% below the Security & Protection Services median of 1.23. 22 Security & Protection Services companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −73.75%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −53.73%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.5. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 129.6%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for BKYI.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2020 returned −12.00% and 2022 returned −73.30%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 0 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is −61.11%.

Peer Comparison

BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock (BKYI) operates in the Security & Protection Services industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock BKYI $4.62M —
Allegion plc ALLE $13.52B 20.8
MSA Safety Incorporated MSA $7.07B 22.8
ADT Inc. ADT $4.97B 9.3

The Security & Protection Services industry average P/E ratio is 22.8x. BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About BIO-key International, Inc. Common Stock

BIO-key International, Inc. develops and markets fingerprint identification biometric technology and software solutions, and enterprise-ready identity access management solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers BIO-key PortalGuard and PortalGuard IDaaS cloud-based identity platforms, which allows authentication through an IAM platform; and BIO-key VST and WEB-key; civil and large-scale ID infrastructure. The company also provides fingerprint readers for commercial companies under the SidePass, SideSwipe, and EcoID II brands; and identity and access management, user multi-factor authentication, single sign on, privilege entitlement, and access control. It serves commercial, government, and education customers. The company was formerly known as SAC Technologies and changed its name to BIO-key International, Inc. in 2002. BIO-key International, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey.

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