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Cayson Acquisition Corp Ordinary shares CAPN

$11.25 +0.00% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $61.4M

Expensive vs sectorLow risk

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Three things to know

  1. The diluted share count fell 55.8% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
  2. Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.17, down 43.6% year over year.
  3. The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 287 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.

PromtFinance scores

Each score is a percentile within the Financial Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.

Growth—Not enough data

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 14%
Quality5Very weak

Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.

  • Return on invested capitalBottom 10%
  • Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 21%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 14%
Value10Very weak

How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.

  • Earnings yieldBottom 20%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 25%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 9%
Momentum62Neutral

Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 47%
  • 6-month returnBottom 38%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 46%
  • Distance from 52-week highTop 20%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Top 11%
Revisions—Not enough data

Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).

Stability88Strong

Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 15%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 12%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 10%

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
EPS growth (TTM, YoY)-43.6%—Bottom 14%
Return on invested capital-2.4%—Bottom 10%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
0.00×
Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
3.2%

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
0.00%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
0.00%
Shareholder yield
0.00%
Share count change, 1 year
-55.8%

Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.

Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
P/E (trailing)64.9×——Bottom 20%
Free-cash-flow yield0.00%——Bottom 25%
Earnings yield1.54%——Bottom 20%

P/E over the past five years

Range 28.4× – 64.0× since Jun 30, 2025. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.

What moved the stock over the past year

Price return, 1 year
+7.4%
Earnings per share growth (TTM)
-43.6%
Change in P/E multiple
+90.3%

Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.

Technical state

Trend checklist

  • ✓ Price above 20-day average
  • ✓ Price above 50-day average
  • ✓ Price above 200-day average
  • ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
  • ✗ MACD histogram positive

Trend quality

Days above the 50-day average
89
Days above the 200-day average
287
50-day average slope (20 days)
+0.6%
200-day average slope (20 days)
+0.6%
Distance from 50-day average
+0.6%
Distance from 200-day average
+2.7%
RSI (14)
55.1
Relative volume
0.00×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
4.4%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
49th percentile · Normal for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
0.01
Correlation with S&P 500
0.06
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-0.6%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-2.4%

Financial statements

Market cap
$61.4M
P/E (TTM)
64.9
EPS, diluted (TTM)
$0.17
Revenue (TTM)
$0
52-week range
$10.32 – $11.75
FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$0$0
Gross profit$0$0
Operating income-$281,186-$908,000
Net income$475,489$1.6M
EPS (diluted)$0.06$0.21
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net income-$31,278$566,686$404,677$383,558$415,606$433,647$252,400$137,610
EPS (diluted)-$0.01$0.22$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.03$0.03
FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow-$369,218$0
Capital expenditure$0$0
Free cash flow-$369,220$0
Dividends paid$0$0
Net share buybacks$62.0M$0

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$54,485
Total assets
$38.4M
Total liabilities
$3.9M
Total debt
$1.7M
Net debt
$1.6M
Shareholders’ equity
$34.5M

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 7, 2026).

Short interest

Shares sold short
2,714
Days to cover
14.83
Change vs previous report
+99.6%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.