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Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS) Stock Analysis

Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

EQS

$1.03

+$0.02 (+1.98%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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EQS Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$1.01
Previous Close
$1.01
Day's Range
1.01–1.03
52-Week Range
1.01–2.49
Volume
10.90K
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.
0.11
Valuation
Market Cap
$14.40M
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
10.98
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−1.34
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
−$9.79M
Net Income (FY)
−$14.16M
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
0.00%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
13.97M
1-Year Return
−54.42%
Dividend and dates
Avg Volume
14.77K

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

EQS Stock Return by Calendar Year

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−26.95%
2025+28.18%
2024−24.14%
2023+1.40%
2022−39.92%
2021+10.19%
2020+18.68%
2019−7.14%
2018−18.33%
2017+19.40%
2016 (partial year)+21.82%

As of September 4, 2026.

EQS Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025−$9.79M−$14.16M144.7%
2024−$14.33M−$18.78M131.1%
2023$17.21M$12.95M75.2%
2022$2.50M−$1.13M−45.2%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025−$9.79M——−$14.16M144.7%
2024−$14.33M——−$18.78M131.1%
2023$17.21M——$12.95M75.2%
2022$2.50M——−$1.13M−45.2%

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

EQS Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 561 stocks
MetricEQSAsset Management medianvs median
P/S ratio10.9810.425% above
Profit margin0.00%24.09%24.1 pts below

Medians across 561 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS) is capitalised at $14.40M on the latest close. It is classified in the Asset Management industry, within the Financial Services sector.

The 52-week range on file runs from $1.01 to $2.49. The most recent close on file for EQS is $1.03, dated September 4, 2026. That is +$0.02 (+1.98%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 1.98% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of −$9.79M. The same year closed with a net loss of $14.16M. Profit margin runs at 0%. That is 24.1 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Trailing earnings per share are −1.34.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.50M in 2022 to −$9.79M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 1 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

No trailing P/E applies: the last reported earnings figure is negative. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 10.98 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 5.39% above the Asset Management median of 10.42. 561 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The reported beta is 0.11. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 50.49%. The trailing one-year price return is −54.42%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −5.32%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for EQS.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2025 returned +28.18% and 2022 returned −39.92%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is −26.95% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Equus Total Return, Inc. (EQS) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Equus Total Return, Inc. EQS $14.40M —
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $182.35B 26.9
Blackstone Inc. BX $162.74B 30.5
KKR & Co. Inc. KKR $99.50B 34.4

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 10.3x. Equus Total Return, Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Equus Total Return, Inc.

Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships/joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing. It invests in middle market companies and acts as a lead investor. It invests in technology, telecommunication, financial services, natural resource and industrial manufacturing and services. It invests in companies engaged in the alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investment sector in the United States, China, India, and Europe. It investments include common and preferred stock, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, debt combined with warrants and options, and other rights to acquire common or preferred stock. It seeks to invest in companies between $1 million and $25 million with revenues between $5 million and $150 million with EBITDA between $2 million and $50 million. It seeks to take control and non-control equity positions. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.

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