EVLV
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (EVLV) Business Model Analysis (2026)
Overall Score
Revenue Model
The company still appears to monetize through a hardware-led, recurring-revenue-adjacent model with gross margin near 50% and revenue per share of 0.95.
Valuation remains elevated at 6.1x price-to-sales, implying the market is still pricing in meaningful growth.
Profitability
Gross margin remains solid at 49.98%, but operating margin is still negative at -18.61% and net margin is -3.05%.
Returns remain weak with ROIC at -17.76% and ROE at -4.53%, indicating the business is not yet generating attractive economic profits.
Cash Generation
Operating cash flow is positive, but free cash flow remains negative at -0.04 per share and free cash flow yield is still below zero.
Capex intensity remains meaningful, with capex at 20.6% of revenue and capex exceeding operating cash flow.
Balance Sheet
Liquidity is acceptable with a current ratio of 1.18 and cash ratio of 0.42.
Net debt remains modest relative to EBITDA at -0.44x, suggesting the company is not balance-sheet constrained.
Growth Scalability
The model shows decent gross profitability, but high SG&A at 56.1% of revenue and R&D at 13.2% of revenue indicate scaling is still expensive.
Working capital efficiency is reasonable, with a cash conversion cycle of 69.0 days and inventory turnover near 9.9x.
Sources
- Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
- Financial and market data providers
- Public news and industry information
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