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    Harvard Bioscience Inc (HBIO)

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    HEALTHCARE • MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIES • NASDAQ

    $8.31
    +0.16 (+1.96%)

    Market Cap: $37.10M

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    49%(19/39)
    Avg Surprise
    -41.96%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$-0.17
    Range$-0.31 - $-0.03
    2 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$-0.27+37.0%
    60d ago$-0.27+37.0%
    30d ago$-0.27+37.0%
    7d ago$-0.27+37.0%
    Current$-0.17
    Revenue Consensus
    $22M
    Range$22M - $22M
    2 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.03
    Range$-0.21 - $0.27
    2 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $25M
    Range$25M - $26M
    2 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    -$0.03---
    Sep 26EST
    -$-0.17---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 11
    $-0.22$-0.21-4.76%Miss-120.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 12
    $-0.77$-0.95+18.95%Beat-670.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Mar 12
    $-0.64$0.04-1695.75%Miss-1695.8%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 6
    $-0.03$0.05-160.00%Miss+85.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 11
    $-0.10N/A+60.00%Beat-48.6%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 12
    $-0.10N/A+75.00%Beat-150.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Mar 12
    $0.04$0.05-20.00%Miss+0.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 7
    $-0.20$0.15-233.33%Miss-300.0%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 8
    $-0.07N/A-113.46%Miss-116.8%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 7
    $0.20$0.25-20.00%Miss-66.7%
    Dec 23
    Reported Mar 7
    $0.04$0.05-20.00%Miss+0.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 7
    $0.10N/A-75.00%Miss+200.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 8
    $0.40$0.55-27.27%Miss-20.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 25
    $0.60$0.45+33.33%Beat+50.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Mar 9
    $0.04$0.03+33.33%Beat-50.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 8
    $-0.10N/A-118.18%Miss-116.7%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 3
    $0.50$0.55-9.09%Miss-16.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 4
    $0.40$0.55-27.27%Miss-20.0%
    Dec 21
    Reported Mar 8
    $0.08$0.10-20.00%Miss+0.0%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 3
    $0.60$0.60+0.00%Beat+50.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 5
    $0.60$0.65-7.69%Miss+20.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    $0.50$0.25+100.00%Beat+600.0%
    Dec 20
    Reported Mar 10
    $0.08$0.07+14.29%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 5
    $0.40$0.20+100.00%Beat+0.0%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 5
    $0.50$-0.10+600.00%Beat+25.0%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 5
    $-0.10N/A-133.33%Miss-150.0%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 26
    $0.08$0.09-11.11%Miss+14.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 5
    $0.40$0.50-20.00%Miss+0.0%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 25
    $0.40$0.40+0.00%Beat-42.9%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    $0.20$0.35-42.86%Miss-33.3%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 28
    $0.07$0.07+0.00%Beat+40.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    $0.40$0.40+0.00%Beat+33.3%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 26
    $0.70$0.53+32.08%Beat+133.3%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 2
    $0.30$0.27+11.11%Beat+50.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Mar 1
    $0.05$0.05+0.00%Beat+25.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    $0.30$0.33-9.09%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    $0.30$0.30+0.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    $0.20$0.13+53.85%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Mar 9
    $0.04$0.04+0.00%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.00%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.00
    Payout Ratio0.00%
    No dividend payments in the selected period.

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio-5.01EV/EBITDA34.12x
    Price/FCF-33.61xFCF Yield-2.98%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin-11.90%Operating Margin-2.90%
    ROE-89.90%ROIC-8.28%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity4.94xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio1.87xQuick Ratio0.98x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.51Avg Volume16.50K
    52-Week High$9.4052-Week Low$3.75

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$8.32
    SMA 20$8.16
    SMA 50$7.73
    SMA 200$6.33
    EMA 10$8.24
    EMA 20$8.16
    EMA 50$7.73
    EMA 200$6.57

    MACD

    Line: 0.15Signal: 0.18Hist: -0.03

    ADX

    ADX: 36.5+DI: 16.9-DI: 18.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up80.0
    Aroon Down60.0
    PSAR$8.78

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$8.57
    Lower Band$7.75
    %B Position1007%(Upper)
    Band Width0.69

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    58.5

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K41.4
    Stoch %D40.8
    Williams %R-51.6
    ROC (10d)2.2%
    Momentum0.18
    CCI (20d)17.7
    MFI (14d)60.2

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.31(3.8%)
    StdDev (20d)0.21
    Hist Vol25.9%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$8.22
    OBV944.0M
    AD Line61.5B
    CMF (20d)-0.021

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)17.1K
    Vol Ratio0.7x
    VWMA (20d)$8.13

    Pivot Points

    R3$8.85
    R2$8.61
    R1$8.38
    Pivot Point$8.14
    S1$7.91
    S2$7.67
    S3$7.44

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI20.29
    Ultimate Osc40.1
    KST65.99

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$22.73M$20.75M$23.73M$20.59M$20.45M$21.77M$24.56M$21.97M$23.10M$24.51M$28.15M$25.36M
    Cost of Revenue$10.10M$8.51M$9.56M$8.57M$8.92M$9.59M$10.54M$9.21M$9.88M$9.74M$11.83M$10.64M
    Gross Profit$12.63M$12.24M$14.17M$12.02M$11.53M$12.18M$14.01M$12.77M$13.22M$14.77M$16.32M$14.73M
    Operating Expenses$13.61M$13.42M$12.46M$11.82M$12.35M$61.85M$14.00M$14.64M$15.29M$17.05M$16.04M$15.66M
    R&D$2.45M$2.33M$2.18M$2.13M$2.19M$2.32M$2.33M$2.57M$2.63M$2.88M$3.15M$2.76M
    SG&A$4.93M$4.94M$4.34M$4.22M$4.46M$5.45M$5.02M$5.22M$5.93M$6.93M$5.33M$5.81M
    Operating Income$-978,000$-1,174,000$1.71M$197,000$-819,000$-49,668,000$11,000$-1,874,000$-2,069,000$-2,279,000$282,000$-933,000
    Interest Income$-1,793,000$-1,728,000$-2,358,000$-966,000$-1,001,000$-933,000$-1,180,000$-856,000$-749,000$-751,000$-794,000$-882,000
    Interest Expense$1.92M$2.13M$4.91M$1.33M$1.44M$1.13M$0$2.62M$1.21M$2.21M$1.39M$0
    Income Before Tax$-2,896,000$-3,307,000$-3,204,000$-1,134,000$-2,254,000$-50,794,000$590,000$-4,491,000$-3,280,000$-4,484,000$-1,103,000$-562,000
    Income Tax Expense$14,000$117,000$-357,000$97,000$28,000$-454,000$572,000$311,000$-353,000$210,000$715,000$677,000
    Net Income$-2,910,000$-3,424,000$-2,847,000$-1,231,000$-2,282,000$-50,340,000$18,000$-4,802,000$-2,927,000$-4,694,000$-1,818,000$-1,239,000
    EBITDA$-871,000$217,000$1.13M$1.51M$-1,749,000$-48,075,000$3.63M$-1,731,000$-660,000$-1,882,000$1.54M$2.17M
    EBIT$-1,103,000$-1,579,000$-846,000$-168,000$-1,253,000$-49,861,000$1.77M$-3,635,000$-2,531,000$-3,733,000$-309,000$320,000
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $946434
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    1.1%
    Obligations YoY
    -44.6%
    Active Awards
    21
    New Awards (TTM)
    12
    Avg Remaining Term
    1.6 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 50.9% of trailing twelve month obligations across 3 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    HT942526FE008Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency$257744Dec 12, 2025
    1232SA25P0423Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service$242868Sep 22, 2025
    HT942525FE023Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency$129760Sep 2, 2025
    36C24726P0238Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$127063Jan 8, 2026
    1232SA25P0198Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service$108983Sep 22, 2025
    36C25026P0932Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$36366Jul 29, 2026
    HT942525FE030Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency$36356Oct 17, 2025
    HT009026FG1210011Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency$22768Dec 15, 2025
    HT009025FG0910036Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency$22430Sep 23, 2025
    HT009026FG1010038Department of DefenseDefense Health Agency$22386Oct 2, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

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    HBIO Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    -5.0x
    Forward P/E
    15.1x
    EV/EBITDA
    34.1x
    P/FCF
    -33.6x
    PEG
    1.3x
    P/B
    5.1x
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    HBIO Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    58.2%
    Operating margin
    -2.9%
    Net margin
    -11.9%
    ROIC
    -8.3%
    ROE
    -89.9%
    FCF margin
    -1.3%
    FCF yield
    -3.0%

    HBIO Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • HBIO grew quarterly revenue 11.1% year over year.

    Bear case

    • HBIO has a -11.9% net profit margin.
    • HBIO beat EPS estimates in 37.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • HBIO has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.9x.

    HBIO Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    3 of 8 quarters (37.5%)
    Average surprise
    -245.0%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $-0.17
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    1 up, 0 down

    HBIO Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.0%
    Payout ratio
    0.0%

    Frequently Asked Questions About HBIO

    Does HBIO pay dividends?

    Harvard Bioscience Inc (HBIO) has a dividend payment track record. See the HBIO dividend history page for its current payment status, TTM yield, and recorded payments.

    What is HBIO's market cap?

    Harvard Bioscience Inc (HBIO) has a market capitalization of $37.10M with a current stock price of $8.31.

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