The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.
2/7Weak
MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.-155.3%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.14x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.-298.3%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.0 of 6 years
MissFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.-$31.0M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-4.8% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.-42.1%
Revenue
$11.3M
+4.9% vs prior year
5-year growth
+27.7%/yr
revenue, per year
Total debt
$4.0M
0.14x equity
Current ratio
3.99x
short-term assets / bills due
From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.
Latest quarter
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
Reported Oct 20During market9:35 am ET
From the press release
Knightscope Preliminary Q3 Revenue Grows Triple Digits for Third Consecutive Quarter . .
Consolidated revenue for the quarter was approximately $8.7 million, up 177% from $3.1 million in the third quarter of 2025, marking the Company's third consecutive quarter of triple-digit year-over-year revenue growth.
The numbers below are the quarter before. The new quarter's full numbers come with the 10-Q. Read the press release ↗
Revenue
$9.0M
+228.3% YoY
EPS
-$0.79
vs -$0.90
Op. margin
-145.1%
+82.9 pts
Gross margin
7.4%
+40.8 pts
Free cash flow
-$11.8M
Share count
+156.3%
vs a year ago
Insider rating
Last 90 days
No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.
Weekly insider trend
No trades to chart yet.
Filing buzz
Last 7 days vs normal
0/ 100
This week
0
Normal week
0.7
vs normal
0.0x
SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.
Institutional ownership
▲Accumulating+6.0%
Institutions added 6.0% to their holdings. 26 bought, 23 sold. 4 quarters of net buying in a row.
Shares held by institutions1.5M
Sep '24Jun '26
Safety check
From SEC filings
Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years
-1.6%
Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn
3 months
Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have
0.1x · $4.1M debt
Shares outstandingLatest reported
75M
Why high risk
Losing money, losses are large next to sales
About 3 months of cash left at its current burn
1 offering filing in 6 months (may sell new shares)
Earnings reports
Last 6
Next reportAround Dec 29 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year
Results filedOct 20
Results filedAug 12
Results filedJul 20
Results filedMar 12, 2025
Results filedApr 2, 2024
Flags and big holders
Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days