Quantum Corporation (QMCO)Technology | Computer Hardware | Centennial, United States | NasdaqGM
9.67 USD
-0.35
(-3.493%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 9.59 -0.09 (-0.085%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:23 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken despite the recent revenue guidance bump. The company is burning cash aggressively, with operating cash flow and free cash flow both deeply negative, while sitting on a massive debt load relative to its tiny cash pile. The balance sheet is effectively insolvent, with book value in the red and a current ratio well below 1.0, meaning the firm cannot meet its short-term obligations without raising capital or cutting operations. This structural weakness explains the brutal multi-year price collapse, which erased nearly 88% of shareholder value over the last nine years. Although revenue growth is positive, it is insufficient to offset the capital destruction and debt burden. The recent price dip appears to be a capitulation event rather than a buying opportunity, as the underlying business model is currently failing to generate the cash required to sustain itself. With no dividend to provide a floor and a high-risk profile, the outlook remains severely bearish. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.250538 |
| MSTL | 0.356452 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.360226 |
| AutoETS | 0.360233 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 26% |
| H-stat | 9.69 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.117 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.87 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Revenue per Share | 22.059 |
| Market Cap | 380,751,424 |
| Forward P/E | 175.82 |
| Beta | 2.96 |
| Profit Margins | -36.14% |
| Website | https://www.quantum.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 4:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily skewed toward selling downside protection, with open interest in out-of-the-money puts significantly outweighing call open interest across all expirations. While there is some volume in distant-dated calls targeting $20-$25, the immediate term is dominated by put buying at strikes near the current price and lower, indicating a defensive stance rather than a bullish momentum play.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.15040183 |
| Address1 | 10,770 East Briarwood Avenue |
| All Time High | 3,480.0 |
| All Time Low | 2.22 |
| Ask | 12.4 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,007,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,039,952 |
| Average Volume | 1,039,952 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,007,490 |
| Beta | 2.96 |
| Bid | 7.13 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | -13.585 |
| City | Centennial |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 9.67 |
| Current Ratio | 0.547 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 10.16 |
| Day Low | 9.5601 |
| Display Name | Quantum |
| Dividend Date | 1,492,560,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,782,421,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,782,421,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,782,417,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,392,000 |
| Ebitda | -13,013,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.04654 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -39.883 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.856 |
| Enterprise Value | 518,995,424 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.33 |
| Eps Forward | 0.055 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -7.97 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.8498 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.1798 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10873933 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 15.040183 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 18.48 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.809999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.4767316 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.19 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.48 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.3078759 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.19 - 18.48 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 933,600,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 39,081,160 |
| Forward Eps | 0.055 |
| Forward P E | 175.81819 |
| Free Cashflow | -8,441,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 490 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.36856 |
| Gross Profits | 103,041,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.3712 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.04774 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 39,374,500 |
| Industry | Computer Hardware |
| Industry Disp | Computer Hardware |
| Industry Key | computer-hardware |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=69905&p=irol-stockQuoteChart |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,724,716,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:20 |
| Long Business Summary | Quantum Corporation provides products for storing and managing digital video and unstructured data in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Myriad All-Flash File and Object Storage for enterprise unstructured data applications such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics; Unified Surveillance Platform Software that unified compute and storage for video surveillance recording, storage, and analytics; StorNext Hybrid Flash/Disk File Storage Software for video editing, post-production, and streaming applications, as well as digital file archives; and CatDV Asset Management Software for indexing, cataloging, AI data, and workflow. It also provides ActiveScale Object Storage Software, a scalable and durable storage; DXi Backup Appliances to build backup appliances for backup and recovery and multisite data protection; and Scalar Tape Storage that secure storage for long term data archiving and offline data protection which are used by hyperscalers and enterprises. In addition, the company sells standalone linear-tape open tape drives for small business data protection and archiving; and linear-tape open media for use in tape storage systems. Further, it offers global support, customer support agreements, software subscriptions, installation, education, and consulting and training services; and Quantum-as-a-Service. Additionally, the company offers cloud-based analytics, standard plans, professional, managed, and storage-as-a-service. The company sells its products through a network of distributors, value-added resellers, direct marketing resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and other suppliers, as well as directly to corporate entities and government agencies. The company has a strategic partnership with Entanglement, Inc. to advance quantum logic, post-quantum security, and data sovereignty. Quantum Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Quantum Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 380,751,424 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_401890 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -101,046,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,806,451,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 394,532,490 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 9.81 |
| Operating Cashflow | -37,856,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.02042 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.77 |
| Phone | 408 944 4000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.08500004 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.87900764 |
| Post Market Price | 9.585 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,986,667 |
| Previous Close | 10.02 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -29.30303 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -0.7118145 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3618644 |
| Profit Margins | -0.36141998 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.414 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.35 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.49302 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.16 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.5601 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.5601 - 10.16 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.81 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.02 |
| Regular Market Price | 9.67 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 434,916 |
| Return On Assets | -0.06562 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.273 |
| Revenue Per Share | 22.059 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 39,374,500 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0545 |
| Shares Short | 2,146,146 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,392,155 |
| Short Name | Quantum Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0547 |
| Short Ratio | 1.2 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | QMCO |
| Target High Price | 20.0 |
| Target Low Price | 13.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 16.5 |
| Target Median Price | 16.5 |
| Total Cash | 15,572,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.395 |
| Total Debt | 153,816,000 |
| Total Revenue | 279,580,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -7.97 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.34555 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.3244505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1587014 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 434,916 |
| Website | https://www.quantum.com |
| Zip | 80,112 |