Great Elm Group (GEG) Financials
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Newest figures come from the 10-K for FY2026, filed Aug 26, 2026. Each column of the statement tables below links to the filing it was taken from, and every filing is listed on the GEG SEC filings page.
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) reported $27.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2026, up 70.2% from the prior fiscal year. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 7 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).
Revenue growth is not translating into operating profit: higher direct costs and a shrinking asset base are reshaping the business.
Revenue rose70.2% in FY2026, yet gross profit fell4.6% , so added activity did not produce added gross dollars. The 41.1 percentage-point gross-margin compression, alongside a larger operating loss, indicates cost or mix pressure overwhelmed any scale benefit.
Profit and cash moved in opposite directions: FY2025 net income was
The balance sheet shrank unevenly: assets fell
Financial Health Signals
Scored against emerging companies for FY2026. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group, and the overall is the average of the dimensions that can be computed: here 5 of 6, with the others left out rather than counted as zero. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →
Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Great Elm Group, Inc.'s business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.
Great Elm Group, Inc. held $53.5M in cash, cash equivalents and investments at the end of fiscal year 2026, and its operations generated $15.7M of cash that year. Cash Runway ranks emerging companies on the size of that balance against the outflow behind it, and Great Elm Group, Inc. scores 87/100 among other emerging companies.
Great Elm Group, Inc. had 31M shares outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2026, against 29M in fiscal year 2025. Dilution ranks emerging companies on how fast that count has grown over three years, where a slower rise is the better one, and Great Elm Group, Inc. scores 75/100 among other emerging companies.
Not available for Great Elm Group, Inc., so it is left out of the overall score, which averages the 5 of 6 dimensions that can be computed.
Great Elm Group, Inc. reported revenue of $27.8M in fiscal year 2026, against $16.3M in fiscal year 2025. Revenue Progress ranks emerging companies on the three-year path of that line, and Great Elm Group, Inc. scores 68/100 among other emerging companies.
Great Elm Group, Inc.'s operations generated $15.7M of cash in fiscal year 2026, against $9.0M used in fiscal year 2025. Burn Trend ranks emerging companies on which way that figure has moved over three years, and Great Elm Group, Inc. scores 96/100 among other emerging companies.
Great Elm Group, Inc.'s cash, cash equivalents and investments came to $53.5M at the end of fiscal year 2026, against $72.9M of total liabilities. Balance Sheet ranks emerging companies on that comparison, and Great Elm Group, Inc. scores 53/100 among other emerging companies.
Great Elm Group, Inc. scores -39.00, below the 1.81 distress threshold. The score is pulled down most by an accumulated deficit of $3.3B against total assets of $113.7M. This indicates elevated financial distress risk and warrants close attention to liquidity and debt levels.
Distress-screening estimate for non-financial companies. Not computed for banks or insurers, where the Altman model does not apply.
Great Elm Group, Inc. passes 3 of 8 computable financial strength tests (1 of the nine could not be computed from available data). 2 of 4 profitability signals pass, no leverage/liquidity signals pass (rising debt, declining liquidity, or share dilution), 1 of 2 operating efficiency signals passes.
Great Elm Group, Inc. reported a net loss of $35.4M while generating $15.7M in operating cash flow. Operations generated cash despite the loss, but with no positive earnings behind it, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal.
Great Elm Group, Inc. reported an operating loss of $14.0M against $4.1M in interest expense. There is no operating profit to cover interest, so interest must be met from cash reserves or from financing rather than from operations.
Key Financial Metrics
Earnings & Revenue
Great Elm Group, Inc. generated $10.6M in revenue in Q4 2026. This represents an increase of 88.3% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 208.9%.
Great Elm Group, Inc.'s EBITDA was -$1.7M in Q4 2026, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. The change from the same quarter a year earlier is not meaningful, because that figure was zero or negative. The change from the prior quarter is not meaningful, because that quarter’s figure was zero or negative.
Great Elm Group, Inc. reported $1.1M in net income in Q4 2026. This represents a decrease of 92.2% from the same quarter a year earlier. The change from the prior quarter is not meaningful, because that quarter’s figure was zero or negative.
Great Elm Group, Inc. earned $0.03 per diluted share (EPS) in Q4 2026. This represents a decrease of 92.5% from the same quarter a year earlier. The change from the prior quarter is not meaningful, because that quarter’s figure was zero or negative.
Cash & Balance Sheet
Great Elm Group, Inc. held $53.5M in cash as of Q4 2026; no long-term debt figure is on record for that period.
Not reported for Q4 2026.
Not reported for Q4 2026.
Margins & Returns
Great Elm Group, Inc.'s operating margin was -19.7% in Q4 2026, reflecting core business profitability. This is up 6.6 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier.
Great Elm Group, Inc.'s net profit margin was 10.1% in Q4 2026, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. No change is given against Q4 2025: its reported ratio is above 100.0% of revenue, so it does not read as a share of revenue.
Great Elm Group, Inc.'s quarterly ROE was 2.6% in Q4 2026: one quarter's net income over shareholder equity, not annualized. This is down 16.7 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 37.1 percentage points.
Not reported for Q4 2026.
Capital Allocation
Great Elm Group, Inc. spent $596K on share buybacks in Q4 2026, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents a decrease of 35.4% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 78.9%.
Not reported for Q4 2026.
Not reported for Q4 2026.
GEG Income Statement
Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.
| Metric | Q4'2610-K | Q3'2610-Q | Q2'2610-Q | Q1'2610-Q | Q4'2510-K | Q3'2510-Q | Q2'2510-Q | Q1'2510-Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.6M+88.3% | $3.4M+6.5% | $3.0M-14.1% | $10.8M+170.2% | $5.6M-37.1% | $3.2M+15.1% | $3.5M+24.4% | $4.0M+20.6% |
| Cost of Revenue | N/A | N/A | $16K-96.5% | $6.7M+962.7% | N/A | N/A | $458Kn/m | $635Kn/m |
| Gross Profit | N/A | N/A | $3.0M-1.8% | $4.0M+20.3% | N/A | N/A | $3.0M+8.2% | $3.4M+1.4% |
| SG&A Expenses | $1.7M-24.3% | $1.6M+14.1% | $2.0M+50.7% | $2.2M+44.3% | $2.2M+17.1% | $1.4M-14.5% | $1.3M-45.2% | $1.5M-12.5% |
| Operating Income | -$2.1Mn/m | -$4.0Mn/m | -$4.2Mn/m | -$3.7Mn/m | -$1.5Mn/m | -$2.6Mn/m | -$2.0Mn/m | -$2.0Mn/m |
| EBITDA | -$1.7Mn/m | -$3.7Mn/m | -$3.9Mn/m | -$3.4Mn/m | -$1.1Mn/m | -$2.2Mn/m | -$1.7Mn/m | -$1.7Mn/m |
| Interest Expense | $1.0M-3.5% | $1.0M-0.6% | $1.0M-0.8% | $1.0M0.0% | $1.1M-6.8% | $1.0M-3.3% | $1.0M-2.9% | $1.0M-3.2% |
| Income Tax | -$480K-658.1% | $87Kn/m | -$54Kn/m | $71Kn/m | $86K-14.9% | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m |
| Net Income | $1.1M-92.2% | -$13.7Mn/m | -$15.8M-1439.6% | -$7.0M-366.4% | $13.6Mn/m | -$4.5Mn/m | $1.2Mn/m | $2.6M-4.9% |
| EPS (Basic) | $0.03-93.9% | -$0.45n/m | -$0.50-1350.0% | -$0.24-366.7% | $0.49n/m | -$0.17n/m | $0.04n/m | $0.090.0% |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.03-92.5% | -$0.45n/m | -$0.50-1350.0% | -$0.24-400.0% | $0.40n/m | -$0.17n/m | $0.04n/m | $0.080.0% |
| Diluted Shares (Avg) | N/A | 31M+14.3% | 32M+9.9% | 29M-28.4% | N/A | 27M-10.5% | 29M-3.8% | 40M-3.3% |
Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: R&D Expenses.
GEG Balance Sheet
Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.
| Metric | Q4'2610-K | Q3'2610-Q | Q2'2610-Q | Q1'2610-Q | Q4'2510-K | Q3'2510-Q | Q2'2510-Q | Q1'2510-Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $113.7M-26.1% | $111.8M-18.5% | $135.5M-2.2% | $155.0M+12.9% | $153.9M+9.6% | $137.2M-7.5% | $138.5M-5.3% | $137.3M+0.8% |
| Current Assets | $99.6M-27.7% | $97.2M-19.7% | $120.5M-3.2% | $139.6M+12.0% | $137.9M+8.1% | $121.1M-11.4% | $124.4M-7.3% | $124.7M+0.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | $53.5M+74.7% | $45.5M+44.4% | $51.2M+15.7% | $53.5M+21.1% | $30.6M-36.4% | $31.5M-28.5% | $44.3M+13.4% | $44.1M+7.5% |
| Short-Term Investments | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m |
| Long-Term Investments | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m | $0n/m |
| Goodwill | $440K0.0% | $440K-6.4% | $440K | $440K | $440Kn/m | $470K | N/A | N/A |
| Total Liabilities | $72.9M-0.5% | $71.9M+0.1% | $75.8M+10.8% | $71.9M+9.4% | $73.3M+4.3% | $71.9M-5.3% | $68.4M-4.5% | $65.7M-4.7% |
| Current Liabilities | $7.7M-19.6% | $7.4M-1.2% | $11.7M+184.7% | $8.4M+117.7% | $9.6M+15.0% | $7.5M-32.0% | $4.1M-40.4% | $3.8M-27.2% |
| Non-Current Liabilities | $65.1M+2.3% | $64.6M+0.3% | $64.1M-0.3% | $63.5M+2.7% | $63.7M+2.9% | $64.4M-0.7% | $64.3M-0.6% | $61.8M-2.8% |
| Total Equity | $40.8M-42.0% | $39.8M-30.4% | $55.8M-10.5% | $73.8M+15.5% | $70.3M+12.1% | $57.2M-12.0% | $62.3M-7.8% | $63.9M-5.1% |
| Retained Earnings | -$3.3Bn/m | -$3.3Bn/m | -$3.3Bn/m | -$3.2Bn/m | -$3.2Bn/m | -$3.3Bn/m | -$3.2Bn/m | -$3.3Bn/m |
Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Inventory, Accounts Receivable, Long-Term Debt.
GEG Cash Flow Statement
Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.
| Metric | Q4'2610-K | Q3'2610-Q | Q2'2610-Q | Q1'2610-Q | Q4'2510-K | Q3'2510-Q | Q2'2510-Q | Q1'2510-Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $7.9M+265.2% | $5.8Mn/m | -$1.9Mn/m | $3.8Mn/m | $2.2M-27.2% | -$1.3M-198.0% | -$4.0Mn/m | -$5.8Mn/m |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $332K+0.3% | $313K-13.3% | $312K+9.9% | $342K+25.3% | $331K+22.1% | $361K+33.2% | $284K+0.4% | $273K-3.5% |
| Stock-Based Compensation | N/A | N/A | N/A | $644K-2.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $660K-6.4% |
| Investing Cash Flow | $614Kn/m | $37Kn/m | $2.6M-65.2% | $9.3M+275.0% | -$533K-107.7% | -$10.7M-414.3% | $7.4M+51.8% | $2.5Mn/m |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$594Kn/m | -$11.6Mn/m | -$2.9Mn/m | $9.7Mn/m | -$2.6Mn/m | -$721K-396.7% | -$3.3M | -$2.2M |
| Share Buybacks | $596K-35.4% | $2.8M+160.5% | $2.6M-16.1% | $756K-64.2% | $922K | $1.1M | $3.1M | $2.1M |
Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Capital Expenditures, Free Cash Flow, Dividends Paid.
GEG Financial Ratios
Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.
| Metric | Q4'2610-K | Q3'2610-Q | Q2'2610-Q | Q1'2610-Q | Q4'2510-K | Q3'2510-Q | Q2'2510-Q | Q1'2510-Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | N/A | N/A | 99.5%+12.5pp | 37.5%-46.6pp | N/A | N/A | 86.9%-13.1pp | 84.1%-15.9pp |
| Operating Margin | -19.7%+6.6pp | -116.1% | -140.6% | -34.5%+15.5pp | -26.3%-5.9pp | -79.6%-12.6pp | -56.4%+39.3pp | -50.0%-6.2pp |
| Net Margin | 10.1% | -401.5% | -523.2% | -65.2%-131.3pp | 242.0% | -140.1% | 33.5%+46.0pp | 66.1%-17.7pp |
| Return on Equity | 2.6%-16.7pp | -34.4%-26.6pp | -28.2%-30.1pp | -9.5%-13.7pp | 19.3%+20.4pp | -7.9%-3.1pp | 1.9%+2.4pp | 4.1%0.0pp |
| Return on Assets | 0.9%-7.9pp | -12.3%-9.0pp | -11.6%-12.5pp | -4.5%-6.5pp | 8.8%+9.3pp | -3.3%-1.2pp | 0.9%+1.1pp | 1.9%-0.1pp |
| Current Ratio | 12.89-1.5x | 13.18-3.0x | 10.32-20.0x | 16.68-15.8x | 14.34-0.9x | 16.21+3.8x | 30.34+10.8x | 32.43+9.0x |
| Liabilities-to-Equity | 1.79+0.7x | 1.81+0.5x | 1.36+0.3x | 0.97-0.1x | 1.04-0.1x | 1.26+0.1x | 1.100.0x | 1.030.0x |
| Asset Turnover | 0.09+0.1x | 0.030.0x | 0.020.0x | 0.070.0x | 0.040.0x | 0.020.0x | 0.030.0x | 0.030.0x |
Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Debt-to-Equity, FCF Margin.
Reported as filed but not readable as a share of revenue in the periods where the ratio runs further from zero than a revenue base allows; no change figure is given where either compared period is one of those: Operating Margin, Net Margin.
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| Company | Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Market cap | Health score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Elm Group, Inc. GEG | FY2026 | $27.8M | -$35.4M | N/A | $63.9M | 76/100 |
| Hennessy Advisors, Inc. HNNA | FY2025 | $35.5M | $10.0M | 28.0% | $80.5M | 81/100 |
| PhenixFIN Corporation PFX | FY2025 | N/A | $4.2M | N/A | $83.1M | — |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s annual revenue?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) reported $27.8M in total revenue for fiscal year 2026. This represents a 70.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.
How fast is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s revenue growing?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) revenue grew by 70.2% year-over-year, from $16.3M to $27.8M in fiscal year 2026.
Is Great Elm Group, Inc. profitable?
No, Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) reported a net loss of $35.4M in fiscal year 2026.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s EBITDA?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) had EBITDA of -$12.7M in fiscal year 2026, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s gross margin?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) had a gross margin of 52.3% in fiscal year 2026, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s operating margin?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) had an operating margin of -50.4% in fiscal year 2026, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE)?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) has a return on equity of -86.9% for fiscal year 2026, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s operating cash flow?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) generated $15.7M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2026, representing cash generated from core business activities.
What are Great Elm Group, Inc.'s total assets?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) had $113.7M in total assets as of fiscal year 2026, including both current and long-term assets.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s current ratio?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) had a current ratio of 12.89 as of fiscal year 2026, which is generally considered healthy.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s liabilities-to-equity ratio?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) had a liabilities-to-equity ratio of 1.79 as of fiscal year 2026, which is total liabilities divided by total shareholder equity. Total liabilities counts every obligation on the balance sheet (payables, deposits, insurance reserves and deferred taxes as well as borrowings), so this ratio usually runs well above debt-to-equity. No debt-to-equity ratio is shown for fiscal year 2026, because the filing data we hold for that year carries no long-term debt figure.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s return on assets (ROA)?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) had a return on assets of -31.2% for fiscal year 2026, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s P/E ratio?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) has no price-to-earnings ratio at the moment: net loss, so no earnings multiple (FY2026). The market capitalization is $63.9M as of Oct 28, 2026; a multiple compares that price with a filed figure and says nothing about the quality of the business.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s price-to-sales ratio?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) trades at 2.3x sales, its market capitalization divided by $27.8M revenue, FY2026. The market capitalization is $63.9M as of Oct 28, 2026; a multiple compares that price with a filed figure and says nothing about the quality of the business.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s Altman Z-Score?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) has an Altman Z-Score of -39.00, placing it in the Distress Zone (elevated bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios (working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets) to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
What is Great Elm Group, Inc.'s Piotroski F-Score?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) has a Piotroski F-Score of 3 out of 8 computable signals; 1 of the nine could not be computed from available data, so the full-scale strength rating is not shown. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Are Great Elm Group, Inc.'s earnings high quality?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) reported a net loss of $35.4M while generating $15.7M in operating cash flow. Operations generated cash despite the loss, but with no positive earnings behind it, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Can Great Elm Group, Inc. cover its interest payments?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) reported an operating loss of $14.0M against $4.1M in interest expense. There is no operating profit to cover interest, so interest must be met from cash reserves or from financing rather than from operations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
How financially healthy is Great Elm Group, Inc.?
Great Elm Group, Inc. (GEG) scores 76 out of 100 on our Financial Health Score, indicating strong standing within its emerging companies peer group. The score is the average of six dimensions (Cash Runway, Dilution, R&D Intensity, Revenue Progress, Burn Trend, Balance Sheet), each ranked as a percentile relative to companies in the same scoring family (banks against banks, REITs against REITs, and so on) rather than across all industries. For Great Elm Group, Inc. it averages the 5 of 6 dimensions that can be computed; the others are left out rather than counted as zero. It rates the quality of the business, not whether the stock is fairly priced, and is not financial advice. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.