Stocks · Industrials · Industrial - Machinery

Serve Robotics Inc. SERV

$4.62 -2.74% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $357.1M

Strong growthWeak trendExpensive vs sectorHigh risk

Next earnings report: Nov 11, 2026

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Three things to know

  1. Revenue over the last four quarters was $7.8M, up 426.4% from a year earlier, accelerating from 297.7% a quarter earlier.
  2. Operating margin widened to -2476.9% from -4032.2% a year earlier.
  3. The diluted share count rose 39.6% in a year.

PromtFinance scores

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

Growth100Exceptional

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.

  • Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 1%
  • Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 1%
  • Revenue growth accelerationTop 1%
Quality4Very weak

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

  • Return on invested capitalBottom 3%
  • Gross marginBottom 1%
  • Operating marginBottom 1%
  • Accruals (lower is better)Top 16%
  • Interest coverBottom 1%
Value1Very weak

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

  • Earnings yieldBottom 6%
  • Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 4%
  • EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 1%
  • Sales / enterprise valueBottom 2%
Momentum7Very weak

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

  • 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 5%
  • 6-month returnBottom 4%
  • 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 5%
  • Distance from 52-week highBottom 5%
  • Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 40%
Revisions40Weak

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

  • Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 21%
  • Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
  • Share of analysts rating BuyTop 29%
  • Upside to consensus price targetTop 27%
Stability8Very weak

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

  • Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 22%
  • Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 11%
  • Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 6%

What changed

Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).

MeasureBeforeNow
Revenue growth (YoY)297.7%426.4%↑
Gross margin-347.3%-370.1%↓
Operating margin-4032.2%-2476.9%↑
FCF margin-3790.9%-2184.8%↑

Fundamental momentum

MeasureNow (TTM)Year / quarter beforeSector rank
Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)426.4%297.7%↑Top 1%
Gross margin-370.1%-347.3%↓Bottom 1%
Operating margin-2476.9%-4032.2%↑Bottom 1%
Net margin-2316.0%-3728.9%↑—
Free-cash-flow margin-2184.8%-3790.9%↑—
Return on invested capital-52.1%—Bottom 3%
Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR190.8%—Top 1%

Quality of earnings and balance sheet

Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
-10.8%
Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
449.4%
Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
+310.1 pp
Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
Net cash
Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
-30137.0×

Shareholder returns

Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
0.00%
Net buyback yield (TTM)
-68.71%
Shareholder yield
-68.71%
Share count change, 1 year
+39.6%
Share count change, 3-year CAGR
+29.5%

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 6, 2026).

Earnings and expectations

Earnings momentum

Consecutive EPS beats
0
Beats in the last 8 reports
2 of 8
Average EPS surprise, last 4
-14.2%
Average 2-day reaction, last 8
+2.6%
Positive 20 days after report
2 of 8

Analysts

Consensus price target
$7.00
Target vs current price
+51.5%
Analysts with a rating
23
Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
70%
Consensus rating
Buy

How the stock reacted to recent reports

Report dateEPS surprise2 days5 days20 days60 days
Aug 6, 2026-16.8%+0.4%-14.7%-14.0%—
May 7, 2026+0.0%-5.1%-9.9%-12.2%-41.0%
Mar 11, 2026+6.1%+10.1%-0.5%-13.4%-13.0%
Nov 12, 2025-45.9%+1.4%-13.2%+18.3%+3.4%
Aug 7, 2025-56.5%+1.4%+0.0%-4.8%+24.8%
May 8, 2025+23.8%+9.5%+50.8%+91.3%+75.8%
Mar 6, 2025-21.1%-4.3%-9.1%-29.0%+41.3%
Nov 7, 2024+0.0%+7.3%-17.1%-5.6%+59.1%

Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.

Earnings history

Report dateEPSEstimateSurpriseRevenue
Aug 6, 2026-$0.80-$0.69-16.8%$3.2M
May 7, 2026-$0.65-$0.65+0.0%$3.0M
Mar 11, 2026-$0.46-$0.49+6.1%$882,000
Nov 12, 2025-$0.54-$0.37-45.9%$686,535
Aug 7, 2025-$0.36-$0.23-56.5%$642,000
May 8, 2025-$0.16-$0.21+23.8%$440,465
Mar 6, 2025-$0.23-$0.19-21.1%$175,842
Nov 7, 2024-$0.20-$0.20+0.0%$221,555

Valuation in context

MultipleNow5-year median5-year percentileSector rank (cheapness)
EV / Sales36.92×——Bottom 2%
Free-cash-flow yield-47.67%——Bottom 4%
Earnings yield-53.03%——Bottom 6%

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
0
Days above the 200-day average
0
50-day average slope (20 days)
-9.9%
200-day average slope (20 days)
-7.2%
Distance from 50-day average
-3.2%
Distance from 200-day average
-43.0%
RSI (14)
49.3
Relative volume
0.92×

Risk and drawdowns

Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
69.0%
Volatility vs own 5-year history
7th percentile · Low for this stock
Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
2.39
Correlation with S&P 500
0.40
Current drawdown from 1-year high
-73.9%
Maximum drawdown, 3 years
-81.3%

Largest declines in the past six years

From peakTo lowDeclineLengthRecovery
Feb 13, 2025Sep 16, 2026-81.3%398 daysNot yet recovered
Mar 14, 2024Jun 26, 2024-74.9%71 days16 days (Jul 19, 2024)
Jul 29, 2024Sep 10, 2024-65.3%30 days81 days (Jan 6, 2025)
Jan 6, 2025Jan 13, 2025-35.4%4 days22 days (Feb 13, 2025)
Mar 11, 2024Mar 12, 2024-24.8%1 days1 days (Mar 13, 2024)

Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.

Financial statements

Market cap
$357.1M
EPS, diluted (TTM)
-$2.45
Revenue (TTM)
$7.8M
52-week range
$4.17 – $18.64
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Revenue$0$107,819$207,545$1.8M$2.7M
Gross profit-$42,469-$1.0M-$1.5M-$75,156-$15.4M
Operating income-$10.6M-$21.0M-$20.7M-$38.3M-$112.8M
Net income-$21.7M-$21.9M-$24.8M-$39.2M-$101.4M
EPS (diluted)-$0.58-$0.59-$0.67-$1.07-$1.63
Q3 2024Q4 2024Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026
Revenue$221,555$175,842$440,465$642,000$686,535$882,000$3.0M$3.2M
Net income-$8.0M-$13.1M-$13.2M-$20.9M-$33.0M-$34.3M-$49.0M-$64.1M
EPS (diluted)-$0.20-$0.36-$0.36-$0.36-$0.54-$0.46-$0.65-$0.80
FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025
Operating cash flow-$10.7M-$21.4M-$16.0M-$21.5M-$80.2M
Capital expenditure-$162,085-$3.6M-$4,914-$10.3M-$37.3M
Free cash flow-$10.9M-$25.0M-$16.0M-$31.8M-$117.6M
Dividends paid$0$0$0$0$0
Net share buybacks$4,400$12.9M-$3$113.4M$261.4M

Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.

Cash and short-term investments
$235.4M
Total assets
$378.6M
Total liabilities
$26.8M
Total debt
$9.7M
Net debt
-$69.4M
Shareholders’ equity
$351.8M

As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
Jun 22, 2011$0.01Jul 15, 2011
Mar 23, 2011$0.01Apr 15, 2011
Dec 21, 2010$0.01Jan 10, 2011
Sep 9, 2010$0.01Oct 4, 2010
Jun 22, 2010$0.01Jul 15, 2010
Mar 29, 2010$0.01Apr 21, 2010
Dec 14, 2009$0.01Jan 5, 2010
Sep 23, 2009$0.01Oct 12, 2009

Short interest

Shares sold short
32,083,311
Days to cover
11.45
Change vs previous report
+4.7%

FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.

Stock splits

Oct 1, 2018
1,493-for-1,000