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KVH Industries, Inc.

$7.05 -$0.02 (-0.28%)
NASDAQ · 14 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$7.23
Day Range
$6.99$7.18
Year Range
$5.09$13
Market Cap
137.46M
AVG Volume
252.78K
Trailing/Forward PE
-23.18/9.79
PEG ratio
-0.08
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-05
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
010M20M30M40M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q233.72M
26 Q132.32M
25 Q430.52M
25 Q328.45M
25 Q226.62M
25 Q125.41M
24 Q426.92M
24 Q328.97M
24 Q228.67M
24 Q129.27M
Net Income (USD)
-8M-6M-4M-2M02M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q2163K
26 Q1588K
25 Q4331K
25 Q3-6.93M
25 Q2930K
25 Q1-1.71M
24 Q4-4.31M
24 Q3-1.2M
24 Q2-2.38M
24 Q1-3.16M
Operating Income (USD)
-8M-6M-4M-2M024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2-76K
26 Q1-118K
25 Q4-927K
25 Q3-7.63M
25 Q2-370K
25 Q1-2.24M
24 Q4-3.21M
24 Q3-1.99M
24 Q2-2.89M
24 Q1-3.8M
EBITDA (USD)
-6M-4M-2M02M4M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q22.24M
26 Q12.33M
25 Q42.62M
25 Q3-4.31M
25 Q23.64M
25 Q11.2M
24 Q4-967K
24 Q32.12M
24 Q21.36M
24 Q1162K
Cash Flows (USD)
-20M-10M010M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2672K
26 Q1-10.85M
25 Q41.05M
25 Q38.37M
25 Q22.75M
25 Q1-2.47M
24 Q4-487K
24 Q3409K
24 Q2-17.38M
24 Q1-3.19M
EPS (USD)
-0.4-0.200.224 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.01
26 Q10.03
25 Q40.02
25 Q3-0.36
25 Q20.05
25 Q1-0.09
24 Q4-0.22
24 Q3-0.06
24 Q2-0.12
24 Q1-0.16
Expenses (USD)
05M10M15M20MR&DSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q211.61M
26 Q112.27M
25 Q412.8M
25 Q311.07M
25 Q211.86M
25 Q110.87M
24 Q411.22M
24 Q311.6M
24 Q214.51M
24 Q116.11M
Cash & Debt (USD)
020M40M60M80MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q257.72M
26 Q159.15M
25 Q469.91M
25 Q372.8M
25 Q255.93M
25 Q148.6M
24 Q450.57M
24 Q349.77M
24 Q249.26M
24 Q166.64M
Debt ratios
-5005010015020024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q2-18.43
26 Q1-12.82
25 Q4-20.76
25 Q3156.77
25 Q2-9.13
25 Q1-12.81
24 Q4-18.46
24 Q39.79
24 Q25.86
24 Q112.4
Margins
0%10%20%30%40%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q230.02%
26 Q129.58%
25 Q429.54%
25 Q36.72%
25 Q234.32%
25 Q129.27%
24 Q426.47%
24 Q332.01%
24 Q231.06%
24 Q133.88%
Return on Capital
-6%-4%-2%0%2%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q20.12%
26 Q10.45%
25 Q40.25%
25 Q3-5.29%
25 Q20.67%
25 Q1-1.24%
24 Q4-3.11%
24 Q3-0.84%
24 Q2-1.66%
24 Q1-2.18%
Shares Outstanding
05M10M15M20M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q219.39M
26 Q119.33M
25 Q419.34M
25 Q319.36M
25 Q219.4M
25 Q119.49M
24 Q419.39M
24 Q319.43M
24 Q219.38M
24 Q119.29M
Book Value Per Share (USD)
0246824 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q26.73
26 Q16.8
25 Q46.77
25 Q36.77
25 Q27.13
25 Q17.07
24 Q47.15
24 Q37.34
24 Q27.4
24 Q17.52
Total Assets (USD)
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
KVHI Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q2151M
26 Q1154.56M
25 Q4151.5M
25 Q3150.28M
25 Q2152.04M
25 Q1151.43M
24 Q4155.08M
24 Q3166.72M
24 Q2168.9M
24 Q1168.36M
Employee Count
02004006008002016201720182019202020212022202320242025
KVHI Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025300
2024260
2023345
2022397
2021648
2020639
2019604
2018715
2017604
2016635
PE Ratio
24681012med 5.3Oct 19Jan 20May 20Dec 22Apr 23Jul 23Nov 23
KVHI PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Nov 232.95
Oct 232.75
Oct 232.89
Oct 232.95
Oct 233.04
Sep 233.11
Sep 233.22
Sep 233.37
Sep 233.25
Sep 233.28
Aug 233.25
Aug 233.42
Aug 233.74
Aug 235.57
Jul 235.51
Jul 235.65
Jul 235.52
Jul 235.65
Jun 235.92
Jun 235.92
Jun 236.22
Jun 236.15
Jun 236.2
May 235.76
May 236.22
May 236.35
May 236.77
Apr 238.21
Apr 238.68
Apr 239.13
Apr 238.95
Mar 238.88
Mar 238.89
Mar 237.7
Mar 239.56
Mar 239.66
Feb 239.69
Feb 239.62
Feb 239.58
Feb 239.68
Jan 239.84
Jan 2310.03
Jan 2310.13
Jan 239.84
Dec 229.84
Dec 229.05
Dec 229.21
Dec 229.65
Jul 204.27
Jul 204.49
Jul 204.23
Jul 204.46
Jun 204.15
Jun 204.33
Jun 204.59
Jun 205.15
May 204.86
May 204.69
May 204.36
May 205.06
May 204.49
Apr 204.62
Apr 204.5
Apr 204.81
Apr 204.46
Mar 204.72
Mar 204.59
Mar 204.32
Mar 205.14
Feb 205.46
Feb 205.57
Feb 205.54
Feb 205.52
Jan 205.14
Jan 205.6
Jan 205.45
Jan 205.5
Jan 205.47
Dec 195.59
Dec 195.72
Dec 195.69
Dec 195.76
Nov 195.72
Nov 195.5
Nov 195.44
Nov 194.95
Nov 195.05
Oct 194.52
Oct 194.56
Oct 194.48
Oct 194.52
Sep 194.95
Sep 194.85
Sep 194.76
Sep 194.32
Aug 194.24
Aug 194.22
Aug 194.05
Aug 194.12
Aug 194.48
Free Cash Flow Yield
-30%-20%-10%0%10%med 0.17%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KVHI Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26-0.54%
Sep 26-0.54%
Aug 26-0.52%
Aug 26-0.5%
Aug 26-0.49%
Aug 26-0.48%
Jul 260.74%
Jul 260.75%
Jul 260.75%
Jul 260.74%
Jul 260.75%
Jun 260.73%
Jun 260.71%
Jun 260.79%
Jun 260.91%
May 260.74%
May 260.59%
May 260.64%
May 260.69%
May 265.43%
Apr 265.13%
Apr 264.88%
Apr 265.57%
Apr 265.54%
Mar 265.83%
Mar 266.26%
Mar 267.07%
Mar 267.13%
Feb 266.99%
Feb 267.02%
Feb 266.28%
Feb 267.09%
Jan 266.31%
Jan 266.02%
Jan 265.56%
Jan 265.78%
Jan 265.96%
Dec 256.21%
Dec 256%
Dec 256.1%
Dec 256.94%
Nov 257.04%
Nov 257.06%
Nov 257.32%
Nov 257.65%
Oct 250.17%
Oct 250.18%
Oct 250.19%
Oct 250.18%
Oct 250.19%
Sep 250.18%
Sep 250.18%
Sep 250.17%
Sep 250.17%
Aug 250.18%
Aug 250.19%
Aug 250.19%
Aug 250.2%
Aug 25-19.47%
Jul 25-19.36%
Jul 25-19.11%
Jul 25-19.22%
Jul 25-18.9%
Jun 25-19.44%
Jun 25-18.79%
Jun 25-19.22%
Jun 25-19.66%
May 25-18.9%
May 25-19.18%
May 25-19.7%
May 25-20.25%
May 25-21.3%
Apr 25-20.93%
Apr 25-21.09%
Apr 25-22.1%
Apr 25-21.22%
Mar 25-19.44%
Mar 25-20.8%
Mar 25-20.13%
Mar 25-18.72%
Feb 25-17.37%
Feb 25-17.34%
Feb 25-16.71%
Feb 25-16.74%
Jan 25-16.58%
Jan 25-16.55%
Jan 25-17.08%
Jan 25-17.64%
Jan 25-17.92%
Dec 24-18.25%
Dec 24-18.75%
Dec 24-17.89%
Dec 24-17.43%
Nov 24-18.38%
Nov 24-19.29%
Nov 24-19.82%
Nov 24-22.46%
Nov 24-24.69%
Oct 24-24.42%
Oct 24-23.86%
Price to Sales
0.511.52med 1.01Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KVHI Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 261.12
Sep 261.12
Aug 261.17
Aug 261.19
Aug 261.24
Aug 261.25
Jul 261.52
Jul 261.49
Jul 261.5
Jul 261.51
Jul 261.49
Jun 261.53
Jun 261.58
Jun 261.41
Jun 261.23
May 261.52
May 261.92
May 261.75
May 261.62
May 261.61
Apr 261.7
Apr 261.79
Apr 261.57
Apr 261.58
Mar 261.5
Mar 261.4
Mar 261.24
Mar 261.07
Feb 261.09
Feb 261.08
Feb 261.21
Feb 261.07
Jan 261.2
Jan 261.26
Jan 261.37
Jan 261.32
Jan 261.27
Dec 251.22
Dec 251.27
Dec 251.25
Dec 251.1
Nov 251.08
Nov 251.08
Nov 251.04
Nov 250.99
Oct 251.07
Oct 251.01
Oct 251
Oct 251.02
Oct 250.99
Sep 251.03
Sep 251.01
Sep 251.1
Sep 251.07
Aug 251.01
Aug 250.97
Aug 250.96
Aug 250.95
Aug 250.93
Jul 250.94
Jul 250.95
Jul 250.94
Jul 250.96
Jun 250.93
Jun 250.96
Jun 250.94
Jun 250.92
May 250.96
May 250.94
May 250.92
May 250.9
May 250.85
Apr 250.87
Apr 250.86
Apr 250.82
Apr 250.86
Mar 250.93
Mar 250.87
Mar 250.9
Mar 250.89
Feb 250.96
Feb 250.96
Feb 251
Feb 251
Jan 251.01
Jan 251.01
Jan 250.98
Jan 250.95
Jan 250.93
Dec 240.91
Dec 240.89
Dec 240.93
Dec 240.96
Nov 240.91
Nov 240.87
Nov 240.84
Nov 240.74
Nov 240.73
Oct 240.74
Oct 240.76
EV/EBITDA
0204060med 10.13Aug 23Dec 23Mar 25Jun 25Oct 25May 26Sep 26
KVHI EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2630.27
Sep 2630.14
Aug 2632.23
Aug 2633.44
Aug 2635.32
Aug 2635.66
Jul 2629
Jul 2628.1
Jul 2628.37
Jul 2628.78
Jul 2628.24
Jun 2629.32
Jun 2630.72
Jun 2626.11
Jun 2621.15
May 2629.1
May 2639.98
May 2635.46
May 2631.85
May 2635.86
Apr 2639.17
Apr 2642.24
Apr 2634.46
Apr 2634.7
Mar 2631.94
Mar 2628.33
Mar 2622.69
Oct 2510.19
Oct 259.09
Oct 258.8
Oct 259.22
Oct 258.67
Sep 259.45
Sep 259.03
Sep 2510.64
Sep 2510.06
Aug 259.09
Aug 258.31
Aug 258.22
Aug 257.96
Aug 2514.75
Jul 2514.9
Jul 2515.27
Jul 2515.11
Jul 2515.59
Jun 2514.8
Jun 2515.74
Jun 2515.11
Jun 2514.48
May 2515.59
May 2515.17
May 2514.43
May 2513.7
May 2517.81
Apr 2518.46
Apr 2518.17
Apr 2516.5
Apr 2517.95
Mar 2521.29
Mar 2518.68
Mar 2519.91
Mar 242.13
Mar 242.1
Feb 242.08
Feb 242.65
Feb 242.29
Feb 242.2
Jan 243.09
Jan 242.33
Jan 242.63
Jan 242.49
Dec 233.06
Dec 232.54
Dec 232.4
Dec 232.98
Dec 232.33
Nov 232.51
Nov 232.2
Nov 231.76
Nov 231.49
Oct 231.08
Oct 231.38
Oct 231.49
Oct 231.68
Sep 231.82
Sep 232.03
Sep 232.34
Sep 232.1
Sep 232.17
Aug 232.1
Aug 232.44
Aug 233.1
Aug 236.29
Jul 236.18
Jul 236.45
Jul 236.19
Jul 236.45
Jun 236.96
Jun 236.96
Jun 237.55
Price/Operating Cashflow
01020304050med 12.14Dec 23Mar 24Jul 24Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KVHI Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2620.3
Sep 2620.24
Aug 2621.12
Aug 2621.62
Aug 2622.41
Aug 2622.55
Jul 2617.68
Jul 2617.3
Jul 2617.41
Jul 2617.58
Jul 2617.35
Jun 2617.81
Jun 2618.4
Jun 2616.46
Jun 2614.36
May 2617.72
May 2622.32
May 2620.41
May 2618.88
May 2610.45
Apr 2611.06
Apr 2611.62
Apr 2610.19
Apr 2610.23
Mar 269.72
Mar 269.06
Mar 268.02
Mar 268.1
Feb 268.27
Feb 268.24
Feb 269.2
Feb 268.16
Jan 269.16
Jan 269.6
Jan 2610.41
Jan 2610.01
Jan 269.7
Dec 259.31
Dec 259.64
Dec 259.48
Dec 258.34
Nov 258.21
Nov 258.19
Nov 257.9
Nov 257.56
Oct 2518.97
Oct 2517.89
Oct 2517.6
Oct 2518.02
Oct 2517.48
Sep 2518.24
Sep 2517.83
Sep 2519.41
Sep 2518.84
Aug 2517.89
Aug 2517.13
Aug 2517.03
Aug 2516.78
Jul 2410.71
Jul 2410.03
Jul 2410.24
Jul 2410.12
Jun 2410.53
Jun 2410.19
Jun 2410.85
Jun 2411.35
May 2411.73
May 2411.55
May 2411.55
May 2411.35
May 2437.98
Apr 2436.38
Apr 2437.6
Apr 2440.87
Apr 2438.52
Mar 2438.82
Mar 2438.06
Mar 2435.55
Mar 2411.87
Mar 2411.82
Feb 2411.79
Feb 2412.59
Feb 2412.09
Feb 2411.97
Jan 2413.22
Jan 2412.14
Jan 2412.57
Jan 2412.37
Dec 2313.17
Dec 2312.44
Dec 2312.24
Dec 2313.07
Dec 2312.14
Nov 2312.39
Nov 2311.97
Nov 2311.34
Nov 2310.35
Oct 239.64
Oct 2310.15
Oct 2310.35
Price to Book
0.511.52med 0.82Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
KVHI Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.07
Sep 261.07
Aug 261.12
Aug 261.14
Aug 261.19
Aug 261.19
Jul 261.36
Jul 261.33
Jul 261.34
Jul 261.35
Jul 261.34
Jun 261.37
Jun 261.42
Jun 261.27
Jun 261.11
May 261.36
May 261.72
May 261.57
May 261.45
May 261.36
Apr 261.44
Apr 261.52
Apr 261.33
Apr 261.34
Mar 261.27
Mar 261.18
Mar 261.05
Mar 260.87
Feb 260.89
Feb 260.89
Feb 260.99
Feb 260.88
Jan 260.99
Jan 261.03
Jan 261.12
Jan 261.08
Jan 261.04
Dec 251
Dec 251.04
Dec 251.02
Dec 250.9
Nov 250.88
Nov 250.88
Nov 250.85
Nov 250.81
Oct 250.84
Oct 250.79
Oct 250.78
Oct 250.79
Oct 250.77
Sep 250.8
Sep 250.79
Sep 250.86
Sep 250.83
Aug 250.79
Aug 250.76
Aug 250.75
Aug 250.74
Aug 250.74
Jul 250.75
Jul 250.76
Jul 250.75
Jul 250.77
Jun 250.74
Jun 250.77
Jun 250.75
Jun 250.74
May 250.77
May 250.75
May 250.73
May 250.71
May 250.7
Apr 250.71
Apr 250.71
Apr 250.67
Apr 250.7
Mar 250.77
Mar 250.72
Mar 250.74
Mar 250.74
Feb 250.79
Feb 250.8
Feb 250.83
Feb 250.82
Jan 250.83
Jan 250.83
Jan 250.81
Jan 250.78
Jan 250.77
Dec 240.76
Dec 240.74
Dec 240.77
Dec 240.79
Nov 240.75
Nov 240.71
Nov 240.7
Nov 240.61
Nov 240.62
Oct 240.63
Oct 240.64
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