Certara
CERT Nasdaq Health Care Technology Financials FY2019βFY2025
Certara's revenue rose 8.8% to $419 million in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 5.0%, up from β0.5% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $95 million, up 19.9%. It paid out $43 million in dividends and buybacks, 45% of free cash flow.
What Certara does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Certara, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001827090-26-000011
0001827090
Revenue and margins
Certara had $419M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 8.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $94.6M in fiscal 2025, 22.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Certara returned $42.6M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 45% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$104M and divides by 160.4M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Certara can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $186M | $237M | $235M | $179M | $189M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $295M | $293M | $291M | $295M | $293M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.0x | 1.7x | 3.7x | 1.8x | 1.1x |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | 0.8x | 1.8x | β1.8x | β0.1x | 1.1x |
| Current ratio | 3.0x | 3.3x | 2.6x | 2.1x | 2.1x |
| Quick ratio | 3.0x | 3.3x | 2.6x | 2.1x | 2.1x |
| Total assets | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Total liabilities | $470M | $493M | $516M | $516M | $494M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $109M | $56.4M | $56.2M | $116M | $104M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.2M
1 insider
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2025 | William F FeeheryChief Executive Officer, Director | Bought | 24,096 | $8.30 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 5 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β8.8% | β5.9% | β6.3% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.59 | 2.57 | 2.76 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certara CERT | $1.6B | 8.8% | 5.0% | 22.6% | 0.9% | β | 5 | |
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7 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | $209M | $244M | $286M | $336M | $354M | $385M | $419M |
| Gross profit | $129M | $143M | $175M | $203M | $213M | β | β |
| Research and development | $11.6M | $19.6M | $20.4M | $28.2M | $34.2M | $37.1M | $41.0M |
| Operating income | $19.6M | β$24.4M | $13.6M | $32.5M | β$40.8M | β$1.7M | $21.0M |
| Interest expense | $28.0M | $25.3M | $16.8M | $17.8M | $22.9M | $21.5M | $19.7M |
| Pretax income | β$9.2M | β$50.2M | β$3.4M | $18.8M | β$55.1M | β$17.2M | $7.6M |
| Income tax | β$0.2M | β$0.8M | $9.9M | $4.0M | $0.2M | β$5.1M | $9.2M |
| Net income | β$8.9M | β$49.4M | β$13.3M | $14.7M | β$55.4M | β$12.1M | β$1.6M |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.07 | β$0.37 | β$0.09 | $0.09 | β$0.35 | β$0.08 | β$0.01 |
| Diluted shares | 0.13B | 0.13B | 0.15B | 0.16B | 0.16B | 0.16B | 0.16B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | $38.0M | $44.8M | $60.4M | $92.5M | $82.8M | $80.5M | $96.3M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.1M | $0.9M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.8M |
| Free cash flow | $35.9M | $44.0M | $59.2M | $91.1M | $81.0M | $78.8M | $94.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $2.6M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $1.7M | $56.1M | $68.0M | $75.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.7M | $64.5M | $29.5M | $30.3M | $28.3M | $34.8M | $33.1M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.7M | $261M | $15.3M | $64.2M | $91.3M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.7M | $1.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $42.6M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.7M | $1.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $42.6M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $29.3M | $271M | $186M | $237M | $235M | $179M | $189M |
| Total debt | β | $299M | $295M | $293M | $291M | $295M | $293M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.6M | $0.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | β | $347M | $275M | $342M | $340M | $311M | $315M |
| Current liabilities | β | $75.3M | $92.2M | $103M | $130M | $146M | $153M |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $3.9M | $2.9M | $2.4M | $2.7M | $2.2M | $1.9M |
| Total assets | β | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Total liabilities | β | $447M | $470M | $493M | $516M | $516M | $494M |
| Shareholders' equity | $492M | $822M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Margins | |||||||
| Gross margin | 61.7% | 58.6% | 61.0% | 60.5% | 60.2% | β | β |
| Operating margin | 9.4% | β10.0% | 4.8% | 9.7% | β11.5% | β0.5% | 5.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 10.7% | β9.0% | 5.5% | 10.2% | 4.3% | 17.2% | 23.0% |
| Net margin | β4.3% | β20.3% | β4.6% | 4.4% | β15.6% | β3.1% | β0.4% |
| FCF margin | 17.2% | 18.1% | 20.7% | 27.2% | 22.9% | 20.5% | 22.6% |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | 1.1% | 2.2% | β2.9% | β0.1% | 0.9% |
| Return on capital employed | β | β | 1.0% | 2.3% | β2.8% | β0.1% | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | β | β | β1.4% | 1.4% | β5.2% | β1.1% | β0.2% |
| Return on assets | β | β | β1.0% | 1.0% | β3.5% | β0.8% | β0.1% |
| Growth | |||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 16.8% | 17.5% | 17.3% | 5.6% | 8.7% | 8.8% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β475.8% | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β488.9% | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | 22.4% | 34.8% | 53.8% | β11.1% | β2.6% | 19.9% |
| Share count change | β | 0.6% | 12.5% | 6.4% | β0.3% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | 7.0x | 1.7x | 3.7x | 1.8x | 1.1x |
| Debt / equity | β | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x |
| Interest coverage | 0.7x | β1.0x | 0.8x | 1.8x | β1.8x | β0.1x | 1.1x |
| Current ratio | β | 4.6x | 3.0x | 3.3x | 2.6x | 2.1x | 2.1x |
| Quick ratio | β | 4.6x | 3.0x | 3.3x | 2.6x | 2.1x | 2.1x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.8% | 26.5% | 10.3% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 7.9% |
| Payouts / FCF | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.1% |
| Quality scores | |||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | β | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β | β5.3% | β5.1% | β8.8% | β5.9% | β6.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001827090). Data updated October 22, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.