Cohen & Co Inc.
COHN NYSE Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Cohen & Co Inc. does
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- Legal name
- Cohen & Co Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 6, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437749-26-007157
0001270436
Revenue and margins
Cohen & Co Inc. had $276M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 246.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 10.0% a year. 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 $26.1M in fiscal 2025, 9.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Cohen & Co Inc. returned $2.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 8% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 5.4%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Cohen & Co Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $50.6M | $29.1M | $10.7M | $19.6M | $56.8M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $43.4M | $29.0M | $29.7M | $34.9M | $32.9M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.2x | β | 2.6x | β | β0.4x |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | 1.0x | β0.8x | 0.2x | β0.2x | 1.7x |
| Total assets | $3.7B | $887M | $773M | $971M | $701M |
| Total liabilities | $3.5B | $793M | $681M | $881M | $597M |
| Shareholders' equity | $61.9M | $46.7M | $41.7M | $41.7M | $51.1M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$7.2M | β$0.1M | $19.1M | $15.3M | β$23.9M |
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
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 5 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | β0.4% | β0.1% | 0.4% | 4.2% | β1.1% | β1.5% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $55.3M | $47.5M | $49.4M | $49.7M | $130M | $146M | $44.4M | $83.0M | $79.6M | $276M |
| Operating income | $8.6M | $7.4M | $3.7M | $4.0M | $42.3M | $39.6M | β$28.0M | $6.9M | β$8.0M | $59.4M |
| Interest expense | $4.7M | $6.2M | $65.7M | $168M | $66.2M | $41.0M | $33.7M | $31.3M | $38.3M | $35.2M |
| Pretax income | $3.9M | $1.2M | β$4.8M | β$4.1M | $29.8M | $70.5M | β$53.9M | $15.9M | $7.9M | $39.5M |
| Income tax | $0.4M | β$1.2M | β$0.8M | β$0.5M | β$8.7M | β$3.5M | $4.8M | $5.5M | β$0.3M | β$0.6M |
| Net income | $2.3M | $2.1M | β$2.5M | β$2.1M | $14.2M | $11.8M | β$13.4M | β$5.1M | β$0.1M | $14.4M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.85 | $1.60 | β$2.14 | β$1.81 | $7.66 | $7.83 | β$9.43 | β$3.38 | β$0.08 | $4.35 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | β$8.7M | β$11.9M | β$7.0M | β$15.5M | $41.4M | $18.3M | β$23.5M | β$39.7M | $9.5M | $27.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.2M | $0.1M | $1.0M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $1.0M | $0.6M | $0.4M | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Free cash flow | β$9.0M | β$12.1M | β$8.0M | β$15.6M | $41.2M | $17.3M | β$24.1M | β$40.0M | $8.2M | $26.1M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.2M | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.7M | $12.6M | $15.7M | $4.4M | $4.4M | $4.7M | $20.2M |
| Share buybacks | $2.3M | $0.6M | $0.8M | $0.3M | $2.1M | $0.9M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Dividends paid | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0.5M | $0.0M | $0.7M | $2.6M | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.1M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $3.3M | $1.6M | $1.7M | $0.8M | $2.2M | $1.5M | $2.6M | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $15.2M | $22.9M | $14.1M | $8.3M | $42.0M | $50.6M | $29.1M | $10.7M | $19.6M | $56.8M |
| Total debt | $29.5M | $44.2M | $43.5M | $48.9M | $47.1M | $43.4M | $29.0M | $29.7M | $34.9M | $32.9M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.5M | $0.4M | $1.1M | $0.9M | $0.8M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $2.0M | $2.5M |
| Goodwill | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| Intangible assets | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.2M |
| Total assets | $561M | $2.0B | $8.1B | $8.0B | $6.1B | $3.7B | $887M | $773M | $971M | $701M |
| Total liabilities | $515M | $2.0B | $8.1B | $8.0B | $6.0B | $3.5B | $793M | $681M | $881M | $597M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $38.8M | $39.9M | $35.8M | $33.3M | $43.9M | $61.9M | $46.7M | $41.7M | $41.7M | $51.1M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 15.6% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 32.5% | 27.1% | β63.0% | 8.3% | β10.1% | 21.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 16.0% | 16.1% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 32.8% | 27.3% | β61.7% | 8.9% | β9.4% | 21.8% |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 4.3% | β5.0% | β4.1% | 10.9% | 8.1% | β30.2% | β6.2% | β0.2% | 5.2% |
| FCF margin | β16.2% | β25.4% | β16.2% | β31.3% | 31.7% | 11.8% | β54.2% | β48.2% | 10.3% | 9.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 14.4% | 12.1% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 86.4% | 72.3% | β47.3% | 7.4% | β14.1% | 218.3% |
| Return on equity | 5.8% | 5.2% | β6.5% | β5.9% | 36.8% | 22.3% | β24.6% | β11.6% | β0.3% | 31.1% |
| Return on assets | 0.4% | 0.2% | β0.0% | β0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | β0.6% | β0.6% | β0.0% | 1.7% |
| Return on tangible equity | 7.4% | 6.5% | β8.9% | β8.2% | 32.6% | 19.1% | β28.8% | β12.3% | β0.3% | 28.4% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β14.1% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 162.0% | 12.5% | β69.7% | 86.9% | β4.1% | 246.2% |
| Net income growth | β | β9.0% | β219.3% | β | β | β16.9% | β213.4% | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β13.5% | β233.8% | β | β | 2.2% | β220.4% | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | β | β58.0% | β239.1% | β | β | 217.2% |
| Share count change | β | 47.0% | β35.0% | β0.2% | 202.8% | 3.8% | β73.1% | 6.6% | 275.0% | 5.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6x | 2.8x | 7.5x | 9.3x | 0.1x | β0.2x | β | 2.6x | β | β0.4x |
| Debt / equity | 0.8x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.5x | 1.1x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | 1.8x | 1.2x | 0.1x | 0.0x | 0.6x | 1.0x | β0.8x | 0.2x | β0.2x | 1.7x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.4% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 9.9% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 7.3% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | β | 5.3% | 8.8% | β | β | 22.8% | 8.2% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Accruals ratio | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | β0.4% | β0.1% | 0.4% | 4.2% | β1.1% | β1.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001270436). Data updated October 24, 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.