System1, Inc. financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
SST on NYSE, SSTPW on OTC
Location
Marina Del Rey, CA
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
11 Mar 2026

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SST - System1, Inc. Financial Facts

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Context
Latest metrics period: Q4 2025
Latest reported value
Return On Equity -159%

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Quick Takeaways

  • SST - System1, Inc. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity -159%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+70%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Dec 2025.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
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Source Evidence

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2025-12-31) highlights Return On Equity -158.6%, Return On Assets -9.0%, and Operating Margin -33.6%.

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Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

34.4/100

Weak Confidence high

Return On Equity

-159%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

-9%

Metric score 0.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.02x
Quick Ratio
0.98x
Debt to Equity
18.07x

Strengths

Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, and NetIncomeLoss YoY

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

-159%

YoY: +70%

Industry median: 4.3% (n=81)

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Return On Assets

-9%

YoY: +7.8%

Industry median: -8.4% (n=76)

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Operating Margin

-34%

YoY: -9.5%

Industry median: -6.1% (n=67)

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Current Ratio

1.02x

YoY: -20%

Industry median: 1.49x (n=75)

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Quick Ratio

0.98x

YoY: -18%

Industry median: 1.33x (n=58)

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Debt-to-equity

18.07x

YoY: +132%

Industry median: 0.32x (n=63)

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Revenues YoY

-23%

YoY:

Industry median: 5.3% (n=61)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

12%

YoY:

Industry median: 5.3% (n=72)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity -159% +70%
Return On Assets -9% +7.8%
Operating Margin -34% -9.5%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.02x -20%
Quick Ratio 0.98x -18%
Debt-to-equity 18.07x +132%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY -23%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 12%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 7,854,000 +13%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 7,854,000 +13%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $266,129,000 -23%
Cost of Revenue $165,734,000 -32%
Operating Income (Loss) $62,040,000 +30%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $84,068,000 +14%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $2,875,000 -677%
Earnings Per Share, Basic -8.32 +23%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted -8.32 +23%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $86,887,000 +37%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $57,289,000 -8.9%
Assets, Current $149,480,000 +11%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $1,562,000 -26%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $9,120,000 +245%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $148,089,000 -33%
Goodwill $82,407,000 0%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $263,000 -25%
Assets $404,972,000 -12%
Accounts Payable, Current $22,016,000 +112%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $7,552,000 -52%
Liabilities, Current $146,438,000 +39%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $4,013,000 -35%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $8,183,000 +499%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $520,000 -92%
Liabilities $387,553,000 +3.6%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $157,000 +65%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $847,679,000 -8.4%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $30,467,000 -62%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $17,419,000 -80%
Liabilities and Equity $404,972,000 -12%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $88,509,000 +30%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $45,541,000 +18%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $46,458,000 +20%
Operating Lease, Liability $9,610,000 +178%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $65,059,000 +13%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $11,439,000 +193%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $4,213,000 +3.8%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $1,427,000 -32%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $2,199,000 +759%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $2,036,000 -8.4%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.071 +37%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $1,829,000 +307%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $2,262,000 +770%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $15,735,000 +137%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $3,853,000 +52%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $2,336,000 +798%
Additional Paid in Capital $878,859,000 +1.8%
Amortization of Intangible Assets $74,527,000 -0.18%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $917,000 +271%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $11,312,000 -28%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY