Knightscope, Inc.
KSCP Nasdaq Communications Equipment, Nec Financials FY2020โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$0.53
1.2%What Knightscope, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- Knightscope, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 27, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001104659-26-036240
0001600983
Revenue and margins
Knightscope, Inc. had $11.3M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 4.9% 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 โ$31.0M in fiscal 2025, โ273.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Knightscope, Inc. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 192.3%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Knightscope, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $10.7M | $4.8M | $2.3M | $11.1M | $20.6M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $14.2M | $10.8M | $1.2M | $5.3M | $4.4M |
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | 0.3x | 0.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.8x | 4.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 1.6x | 3.6x |
| Total assets | $17.6M | $22.1M | $23.0M | $28.2M | $41.3M |
| Total liabilities | $43.3M | $29.9M | $15.4M | $12.4M | $13.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$82.9M | โ$43.6M | โ$26.6M | $15.8M | $27.8M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | $3.5M | $6.0M | โ$1.0M | โ$5.8M | โ$16.1M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ 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
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 1 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | โ32.2% | โ155.5% | โ8.0% | 9.0% | โ36.3% | โ10.0% |
| Altman Z'' | โ26.90 | โ32.07 | โ31.96 | โ32.05 | โ26.49 | โ18.15 |
6 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||
| Revenue | $3.3M | $3.4M | $5.6M | $12.8M | $10.8M | $11.3M |
| Gross profit | โ$1.3M | โ$2.1M | โ$3.3M | โ$2.0M | โ$3.7M | โ$4.8M |
| Research and development | $3.2M | $5.6M | $8.4M | $6.4M | $7.1M | $12.5M |
| Operating income | โ$14.6M | โ$24.6M | โ$32.0M | โ$26.3M | โ$29.7M | โ$33.9M |
| Pretax income | โ$19.3M | โ$43.8M | โ$25.6M | โ$22.1M | โ$31.7M | โ$33.8M |
| Income tax | $0.0M | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | โ$19.3M | โ$43.8M | โ$25.6M | โ$22.1M | โ$31.7M | โ$33.8M |
| Net income to common | โ$20.0M | โ$44.5M | โ$25.6M | โ | โ | โ |
| Diluted EPS | โ$1.96 | โ$4.18 | โ$0.72 | โ$16.77 | โ$10.97 | โ$4.00 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.04B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$15.2M | โ$20.1M | โ$24.1M | โ$24.2M | โ$22.5M | โ$30.3M |
| Capital expenditure | โ | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.5M | $0.0M | $0.7M |
| Free cash flow | โ | โ$20.2M | โ$24.2M | โ$24.6M | โ$22.5M | โ$31.0M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.7M | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.6M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.5M | $1.3M | $3.5M | $2.7M | $1.7M | $1.5M |
| Acquisitions | โ | โ | $5.4M | โ | โ | โ |
| Balance sheet | ||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $7.1M | $10.7M | $4.8M | $2.3M | $11.1M | $20.6M |
| Total debt | $4.6M | $14.2M | $10.8M | $1.2M | $5.3M | $4.4M |
| Current assets | $8.8M | $13.3M | $10.1M | $8.2M | $15.1M | $26.4M |
| Current liabilities | $2.6M | $12.2M | $10.5M | $6.9M | $8.3M | $6.6M |
| Inventory | โ | โ | $2.6M | $2.3M | $1.8M | $2.3M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.6M | $0.9M | $0.7M | $1.1M |
| Goodwill | โ | โ | $1.3M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Intangible assets | โ | โ | $2.1M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $0.9M |
| Total assets | $12.9M | $17.6M | $22.1M | $23.0M | $28.2M | $41.3M |
| Total liabilities | $14.0M | $43.3M | $29.9M | $15.4M | $12.4M | $13.5M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$66.2M | โ$82.9M | โ$43.6M | โ$26.6M | $15.8M | $27.8M |
| Margins | ||||||
| Gross margin | โ39.0% | โ60.4% | โ58.9% | โ15.8% | โ34.2% | โ42.1% |
| Operating margin | โ439.0% | โ720.7% | โ567.7% | โ205.4% | โ274.7% | โ299.0% |
| EBITDA margin | โ398.4% | โ675.2% | โ537.3% | โ187.0% | โ250.4% | โ276.4% |
| Net margin | โ579.9% | โ1,286.9% | โ455.4% | โ172.8% | โ293.7% | โ298.3% |
| FCF margin | โ | โ593.6% | โ429.3% | โ192.3% | โ208.2% | โ273.5% |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ235.1% | โ230.4% |
| Return on capital employed | โ142.1% | โ460.2% | โ276.2% | โ164.0% | โ149.0% | โ97.8% |
| Return on equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ155.3% |
| Return on assets | โ149.4% | โ287.3% | โ129.3% | โ98.2% | โ124.1% | โ97.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ251.5% | โ135.7% |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | 2.2% | 65.3% | 127.3% | โ15.6% | 4.9% |
| Share count change | โ | 4.3% | 234.4% | โ96.3% | 119.4% | 192.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.3x | 0.2x |
| Current ratio | 3.3x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.8x | 4.0x |
| Quick ratio | 3.3x | 1.1x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 1.6x | 3.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||
| Capex / revenue | โ | 3.4% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 5.8% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 15.6% | 37.2% | 62.8% | 21.3% | 15.8% | 13.6% |
| Quality scores | ||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ26.9 | โ32.1 | โ32.0 | โ32.1 | โ26.5 | โ18.2 |
| Accruals ratio | โ32.2% | โ155.5% | โ8.0% | 9.0% | โ36.3% | โ10.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001600983). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
