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Quarterhill Inc.

$1.82 +$1.14 (+167.35%)
OTC · 15 Sep 2026 14:14 UTC
Previous Close
$1.86
Day Range
$1.82$1.84
Year Range
$0.64$2.36
Market Cap
217.19M
AVG Volume
44.78K
Trailing/Forward PE
-4.36/18.18
PEG ratio
0
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-05
Primary Exchange
Other OTCUS
Revenue (USD) · TTM
050M100M150M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
QTRHF Revenue (USD) · TTM by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD) · TTM
26 Q2148.02M
26 Q1137.21M
25 Q4122.93M
25 Q3110.92M
25 Q2110.44M
25 Q1120.34M
24 Q4131.44M
24 Q3161.35M
24 Q2179.59M
24 Q1189.94M
Net Income (USD) · TTM
-60M-40M-20M024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
QTRHF Net Income (USD) · TTM by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD) · TTM
26 Q2-50.44M
26 Q1-49.9M
25 Q4-50.6M
25 Q3-15.44M
25 Q2-13.73M
25 Q1-11.69M
24 Q4-10M
24 Q3-25.8M
24 Q2-24.64M
24 Q1-50.52M
Operating Income (USD) · TTM
-30M-20M-10M024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
QTRHF Operating Income (USD) · TTM by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD) · TTM
26 Q2-12.91M
26 Q1-12.49M
25 Q4-14.01M
25 Q3-15.05M
25 Q2-16.83M
25 Q1-13.95M
24 Q4-12.95M
24 Q3-20.5M
24 Q2-19.02M
24 Q1-18.09M
EBITDA (USD) · TTM
-15M-10M-5M05M10M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
QTRHF EBITDA (USD) · TTM by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD) · TTM
26 Q2-414.69K
26 Q1-1.51M
25 Q4-3.66M
25 Q3-1.34M
25 Q2-1.39M
25 Q12.81M
24 Q46.26M
24 Q3-13.71M
24 Q2-9.71M
24 Q1-9.11M
Cash Flows (USD) · TTM
-40M-20M020M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
QTRHF Cash Flows (USD) · TTM by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD) · TTM
26 Q210.2M
26 Q1-1.11M
25 Q486.45K
25 Q3-167K
25 Q2-9.33M
25 Q1-3.42M
24 Q4-9.78M
24 Q3-16.49M
24 Q2-16.48M
24 Q1-32.72M
EPS (USD) · TTM
-0.6-0.4-0.2-024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
QTRHF EPS (USD) · TTM by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD) · TTM
26 Q2-0.43
26 Q1-0.43
25 Q4-0.43
25 Q3-0.13
25 Q2-0.12
25 Q1-0.1
24 Q4-0.09
24 Q3-0.22
24 Q2-0.21
24 Q1-0.38
Expenses (USD) · TTM
020M40M60MR&DSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
QTRHF Expenses (USD) · TTM by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD) · TTM
26 Q245.34M
26 Q143.13M
25 Q438.21M
25 Q333.7M
25 Q230.54M
25 Q126.57M
24 Q425.57M
24 Q330.59M
24 Q232.7M
24 Q138.91M
Shares Outstanding (USD) · TTM
-8M-6M-4M-2M0Buybacks (Repurchases)Stock-Based Compensation24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
QTRHF Shares Outstanding (USD) · TTM by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding (USD) · TTM
26 Q2-6.54M
26 Q1-7.7M
25 Q4-6.16M
25 Q3-4.03M
25 Q2-3.41M
25 Q1-2.97M
24 Q4-2.53M
24 Q3-2.89M
24 Q2-2.51M
24 Q1-1.85M
Dividends (USD)
00.010.010.01Dec 20Mar 21Jun 21Sep 21Dec 21Mar 22Jun 22Sep 22Dec 22Mar 23
QTRHF Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Mar 230.01
Dec 220.01
Sep 220.01
Jun 220.01
Mar 220.01
Dec 210.01
Sep 210.01
Jun 210.01
Mar 210.01
Dec 200.01
PE Ratio
0100200300400med 43.82Apr 21Jul 21Oct 21Aug 22Nov 22Mar 23Jun 23
QTRHF PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Jun 2344.94
Jun 2343.61
Jun 2345.47
Jun 2346.71
May 2344.02
May 2345.07
May 2341.94
May 2349.37
Apr 2347.13
Apr 2349.5
Apr 2351.17
Apr 2352.17
Mar 2353.21
Mar 2311.38
Mar 2315.13
Mar 2315.8
Mar 2316.22
Feb 2315.56
Feb 2316.07
Feb 2315.81
Feb 2316.1
Jan 2315.76
Jan 2313.63
Jan 2313.65
Jan 2313.36
Dec 2212.9
Dec 228.13
Dec 227.91
Dec 227.88
Dec 228.06
Nov 228.71
Nov 228.15
Nov 228.17
Nov 228.49
Oct 229.07
Oct 228.52
Oct 228.74
Oct 228.51
Sep 228.56
Sep 225.63
Sep 226.03
Sep 226.05
Sep 226.14
Aug 226.4
Aug 226.29
Aug 226.62
Aug 227.48
Jul 227.18
Jul 227.12
Jul 226.79
Jul 226.48
Jul 226.28
Dec 2183.29
Dec 2183.87
Dec 2181.58
Dec 2179.1
Nov 2180
Nov 2180.24
Nov 2180.46
Nov 2179.85
Oct 2178.99
Oct 2183.52
Oct 2189.24
Oct 2187.69
Oct 2188.14
Sep 21179.46
Sep 21164.48
Sep 21163.41
Sep 21165.23
Aug 21175.04
Aug 21153.13
Aug 21141.62
Aug 21142.84
Jul 21149.69
Jul 21149.17
Jul 21151.36
Jul 21152.49
Jul 21155.66
Jun 21301.05
Jun 21288.06
Jun 21289.16
Jun 21284.48
May 21270.69
May 21267.74
May 21264.39
May 21273.32
Apr 21290.79
Apr 21284.08
Apr 21277.69
Apr 21288.04
Apr 21289.96
Mar 2116.35
Mar 2115.85
Mar 2116.79
Mar 2117.85
Feb 2117.98
Feb 2118.87
Feb 2119.48
Feb 2119.17
Jan 2116.61
Free Cash Flow Yield
-20%-15%-10%-5%0%5%med -3.83%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
QTRHF Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26-0.5%
Sep 26-0.5%
Sep 26-0.51%
Aug 26-0.5%
Aug 26-0.45%
Aug 26-0.42%
Aug 26-0.4%
Jul 26-0.47%
Jul 26-0.5%
Jul 26-0.48%
Jul 26-0.55%
Jul 26-0.51%
Jun 260.06%
Jun 260.06%
Jun 260.06%
Jun 260.05%
May 260.05%
May 260.05%
May 260.06%
May 260.07%
May 260.07%
Apr 260.06%
Apr 260.07%
Apr 260.07%
Apr 260.08%
Mar 26-0.17%
Mar 26-0.18%
Mar 26-0.17%
Mar 26-0.18%
Feb 26-0.2%
Feb 26-0.21%
Feb 26-0.2%
Feb 26-0.21%
Jan 26-0.21%
Jan 26-0.21%
Jan 26-0.21%
Jan 26-0.21%
Jan 26-0.21%
Dec 25-11.77%
Dec 25-11.61%
Dec 25-11.07%
Dec 25-12.24%
Nov 25-12.08%
Nov 25-11.96%
Nov 25-11.45%
Nov 25-11.42%
Oct 25-10.61%
Oct 25-10.41%
Oct 25-10.35%
Oct 25-10.47%
Oct 25-10.69%
Sep 25-3.87%
Sep 25-3.55%
Sep 25-3.51%
Sep 25-3.14%
Aug 25-3.78%
Aug 25-3.56%
Aug 25-3.44%
Aug 25-3.09%
Aug 25-3.14%
Jul 25-3.1%
Jul 25-3.17%
Jul 25-2.95%
Jul 25-2.95%
Jun 25-8.37%
Jun 25-8.21%
Jun 25-8.29%
Jun 25-8.37%
May 25-8.29%
May 25-8.13%
May 25-7.83%
May 25-8.13%
May 25-8.45%
Apr 25-8.63%
Apr 25-8.72%
Apr 25-8.69%
Apr 25-9.14%
Mar 25-15.88%
Mar 25-15.88%
Mar 25-15.88%
Mar 25-15.59%
Feb 25-14.38%
Feb 25-14.01%
Feb 25-14.63%
Feb 25-14.38%
Jan 25-15.03%
Jan 25-15.03%
Jan 25-15.16%
Jan 25-14.63%
Jan 25-14.38%
Dec 24-16.18%
Dec 24-14.74%
Dec 24-13.88%
Dec 24-14.88%
Nov 24-14%
Nov 24-15.15%
Nov 24-13.77%
Nov 24-14.49%
Nov 24-14.36%
Oct 24-14%
Price to Sales
0.511.522.5med 0.81Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
QTRHF Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 261.61
Sep 261.62
Sep 261.6
Aug 261.62
Aug 261.81
Aug 261.93
Aug 262.01
Jul 261.74
Jul 261.61
Jul 261.68
Jul 261.48
Jul 261.58
Jun 261.13
Jun 261.21
Jun 261.26
Jun 261.3
May 261.5
May 261.29
May 261.26
May 261.05
May 261.07
Apr 261.09
Apr 261.03
Apr 261.02
Apr 260.89
Mar 260.9
Mar 260.81
Mar 260.86
Mar 260.82
Feb 260.74
Feb 260.73
Feb 260.75
Feb 260.73
Jan 260.73
Jan 260.71
Jan 260.71
Jan 260.7
Jan 260.72
Dec 250.72
Dec 250.73
Dec 250.76
Dec 250.69
Nov 250.7
Nov 250.71
Nov 250.74
Nov 250.74
Oct 250.8
Oct 250.81
Oct 250.82
Oct 250.81
Oct 250.79
Sep 250.73
Sep 250.8
Sep 250.81
Sep 250.91
Aug 250.75
Aug 250.8
Aug 250.83
Aug 250.92
Aug 250.91
Jul 250.91
Jul 250.9
Jul 250.96
Jul 250.96
Jun 250.89
Jun 250.91
Jun 250.9
Jun 250.89
May 250.9
May 250.92
May 250.95
May 250.92
May 250.88
Apr 250.86
Apr 250.85
Apr 250.86
Apr 250.81
Mar 250.64
Mar 250.64
Mar 250.64
Mar 250.66
Feb 250.71
Feb 250.73
Feb 250.7
Feb 250.71
Jan 250.68
Jan 250.68
Jan 250.67
Jan 250.7
Jan 250.71
Dec 240.57
Dec 240.62
Dec 240.66
Dec 240.62
Nov 240.66
Nov 240.61
Nov 240.67
Nov 240.63
Nov 240.64
Oct 240.66
EV/EBITDA
0200400600med 35.05Jul 22Oct 22Feb 23May 23Mar 24Jun 25Sep 25
QTRHF EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2543.73
Sep 2546.53
Sep 2546.94
Sep 2551.06
Aug 2544.47
Aug 2546.44
Aug 2547.67
Aug 2551.64
Aug 2551.06
Jul 2551.47
Jul 2550.65
Jul 2553.53
Jul 2553.53
Jun 2523.33
Jun 2523.7
Jun 2523.52
Jun 2523.33
May 2523.52
May 2523.89
May 2524.63
May 2523.89
May 2523.15
Apr 2522.78
Apr 2522.59
Apr 2522.64
Apr 2521.76
Mar 2433.67
Mar 2432.94
Mar 2435.18
Mar 2432.89
Mar 2431.1
Feb 2432.08
Feb 2431.6
Feb 2432.84
Feb 2433.93
Jan 2434.96
Jan 2433.41
Jan 2434.01
Jan 2435.39
Dec 2335.13
Jun 2385.68
Jun 2383.47
Jun 2386.56
Jun 2388.62
May 2384.16
May 2385.89
May 2380.7
May 2393.02
Apr 2389.31
Apr 2393.23
Apr 2396.01
Apr 2397.66
Mar 2399.39
Mar 2347.38
Mar 2361.92
Mar 2364.52
Mar 2366.12
Feb 2363.56
Feb 2365.56
Feb 2364.54
Feb 2365.67
Jan 2364.37
Jan 2356.09
Jan 2356.16
Jan 2355.06
Dec 2253.27
Dec 222.05
Dec 221.99
Dec 221.98
Dec 222.03
Nov 222.22
Nov 222.06
Nov 222.06
Nov 222.16
Oct 222.32
Oct 222.17
Oct 222.23
Oct 222.16
Sep 222.18
Sep 223.3
Sep 223.49
Sep 223.5
Sep 223.54
Aug 223.66
Aug 223.62
Aug 223.77
Aug 224.17
Jul 224.03
Jul 224
Jul 223.85
Jul 223.7
Jul 223.61
Jun 22440.11
Jun 22433.98
Jun 22471.04
Jun 22477.04
May 22461.78
May 22482.42
May 22499.1
May 22497
Price/Operating Cashflow
0200400600med 16.29Dec 22Apr 23Jul 23Aug 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
QTRHF Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 26358.46
Sep 26360.39
Sep 26354.6
Aug 26360.39
Aug 26400.86
Aug 26427.84
Aug 26445.18
Jul 26385.44
Jul 26356.53
Jul 26371.95
Jul 26329.55
Jul 26350.75
Jun 2659.41
Jun 2663.47
Jun 2666.01
Jun 2668.55
May 2678.7
May 2667.53
May 2666.01
May 2655.35
May 2656.36
Apr 2657.38
Apr 2654.33
Apr 2653.82
Apr 2646.71
Mar 2620.72
Mar 2618.85
Mar 2619.99
Mar 2619.01
Feb 2617.06
Feb 2616.82
Feb 2617.37
Feb 2616.82
Jan 2616.82
Jan 2616.33
Jan 2616.41
Jan 2616.24
Jan 2616.57
Sep 2542.67
Sep 2546.48
Sep 2547.04
Sep 2552.63
Aug 2543.68
Aug 2546.36
Aug 2548.02
Aug 2553.42
Aug 2552.63
Jul 2553.19
Jul 2552.07
Jul 2555.99
Jul 2555.99
Sep 234.31
Sep 234.48
Sep 234.36
Sep 234.22
Aug 234.23
Aug 234.57
Aug 234.61
Aug 234.39
Jul 234.54
Jul 233.99
Jul 233.95
Jul 233.97
Jun 234.35
Jun 233.65
Jun 233.55
Jun 233.7
Jun 233.8
May 233.58
May 233.66
May 233.41
May 234.01
Apr 233.83
Apr 234.02
Apr 234.16
Apr 234.24
Mar 234.33
Mar 233.62
Mar 234.81
Mar 235.03
Mar 235.16
Feb 234.95
Feb 235.11
Feb 235.03
Feb 235.12
Jan 235.02
Jan 234.34
Jan 234.34
Jan 234.25
Dec 224.11
Dec 222.95
Dec 222.87
Dec 222.86
Dec 222.92
Nov 223.16
Nov 222.95
Nov 222.96
Nov 223.08
Oct 223.29
Oct 223.09
Price to Book
01234med 0.86Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
QTRHF Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 262.77
Sep 262.78
Sep 262.74
Aug 262.78
Aug 263.09
Aug 263.3
Aug 263.44
Jul 262.98
Jul 262.75
Jul 262.87
Jul 262.54
Jul 262.71
Jun 261.67
Jun 261.78
Jun 261.86
Jun 261.93
May 262.21
May 261.9
May 261.86
May 261.56
May 261.58
Apr 261.61
Apr 261.53
Apr 261.51
Apr 261.31
Mar 260.86
Mar 260.78
Mar 260.83
Mar 260.79
Feb 260.71
Feb 260.7
Feb 260.72
Feb 260.7
Jan 260.7
Jan 260.68
Jan 260.68
Jan 260.67
Jan 260.69
Dec 250.66
Dec 250.67
Dec 250.7
Dec 250.64
Nov 250.64
Nov 250.65
Nov 250.68
Nov 250.68
Oct 250.73
Oct 250.75
Oct 250.75
Oct 250.74
Oct 250.73
Sep 250.71
Sep 250.78
Sep 250.78
Sep 250.88
Aug 250.73
Aug 250.77
Aug 250.8
Aug 250.89
Aug 250.88
Jul 250.89
Jul 250.87
Jul 250.93
Jul 250.93
Jun 250.89
Jun 250.91
Jun 250.9
Jun 250.89
May 250.9
May 250.92
May 250.95
May 250.92
May 250.88
Apr 250.86
Apr 250.86
Apr 250.86
Apr 250.82
Mar 250.78
Mar 250.78
Mar 250.78
Mar 250.79
Feb 250.86
Feb 250.88
Feb 250.84
Feb 250.86
Jan 250.82
Jan 250.82
Jan 250.81
Jan 250.84
Jan 250.86
Dec 240.75
Dec 240.82
Dec 240.87
Dec 240.81
Nov 240.86
Nov 240.8
Nov 240.88
Nov 240.83
Nov 240.84
Oct 240.86
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prnewswire.com · 20 Aug 2026

Quarterhill Partners with PennDOT to Support Commercial Vehicle Monitoring Technology Infrastructure

$4.6 million multi-year agreement helps modernize Pennsylvania's commercial vehicle monitoring infrastructure with accurate, real-time traffic data TORONTO, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --  Quarterhill Inc.  ("Quarterhill" or the "Company") (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF), a leading technology innovator providing next-generation, AI-driven Intelligent Transportation System ("ITS") solutions, is pleased to announce that it has secured a contract with the  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation  ("PennDOT") to provide ongoing maintenance, calibration, and support services for the Commonwealth's Weigh-In-Motion ("WIM") program. The agreement is valued at approximately $4.6 million over an initial three-year term with options to extend for an additional two years.

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prnewswire.com · 13 Aug 2026

Quarterhill Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill" or the "Company") (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF), a leading technology innovator providing next-generation, AI-driven Intelligent Transportation System ("ITS") solutions, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. All financial information in this press release is reported in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Quarterhill Reinforces Global ITS Footprint with New Orders in Asia-Pacific

prnewswire.com · 4 Aug 2026

Quarterhill Reinforces Global ITS Footprint with New Orders in Asia-Pacific

Deployments of Quarterhill's weigh-in-motion technologies reinforce long-standing regional partnerships in South Korea and Thailand TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarterhill Inc.  ("Quarterhill" or the "Company") (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF), a leading technology innovator providing next-generation, AI-driven Intelligent Transportation System ("ITS") solutions, announced approximately $2.1 million in new weigh-in-motion ("WIM") orders supporting transportation projects in South Korea and Thailand. The awards build on Quarterhill's established presence and year-over-year momentum in the Asia-Pacific region, reflecting the continued demand for the Company's intelligent transportation technologies.

Quarterhill Awarded $5.25 Million Oklahoma DOT Contract to Modernize Commercial Vehicle Screening Infrastructure

prnewswire.com · 30 Jul 2026

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Quarterhill Sets Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call for Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET

prnewswire.com · 30 Jul 2026

Quarterhill Sets Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call for Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET

TORONTO, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quarterhill Inc. ("Quarterhill" or the "Company") (TSX: QTRH) (OTCQX: QTRHF), a leading global provider of intelligent transportation system ("ITS") solutions, will host a conference call on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results.

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