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Eastman Kodak (KODK) stock is in focus after Q1 2026 results showed a third straight quarter of year over year revenue and operational EBITDA growth, alongside a wider GAAP net loss.
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The mixed Q1 2026 picture, with higher revenue and operational EBITDA alongside a wider GAAP net loss, comes after a sharp 83.77% 3 month share price return and a very large 3 year total shareholder return. This suggests momentum has been building even as profitability remains under pressure.
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With revenue and operational EBITDA moving in one direction, and GAAP losses, a very large three year return, and a value score of 3 pulling in others, is Kodak still mispriced or is the market already banking on future growth?
Preferred Multiple of 1.3x P/S: Is it justified?
On a P/S ratio of 1.3x, Eastman Kodak trades above its peer average of 0.5x, while still sitting below the broader US Tech industry at 2.6x.
The P/S ratio compares the company’s market value with its revenue, which can be useful when earnings are negative and traditional P/E metrics are not meaningful. For Kodak, with $1,069.0 million in revenue and a reported net loss of $155.0 million, investors are effectively focusing on the top line and the potential to convert that revenue into sustainable profits over time, rather than current earnings.
The picture is mixed. Relative to similar peers, a 1.3x P/S suggests the market is willing to pay a premium versus that group, even though the company is unprofitable and shareholders have been diluted in the past year. Yet compared with the broader US Tech industry, that same 1.3x P/S sits at a discount, which may indicate that expectations around growth or profitability are more restrained than for higher multiple tech stocks.
Against the industry, Kodak’s 1.3x P/S is exactly half of the 2.6x US Tech average, a strong contrast that underlines how differently investors are pricing this stock versus the sector as a whole.
See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.
Result: Price-to-Sales of 1.3x (ABOUT RIGHT)
However, you still have to weigh ongoing GAAP losses and past shareholder dilution. These factors could limit how much further the current P/S premium can stretch.
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Another View: Our DCF Model Paints A Very Different Picture
While the current 1.3x P/S ratio puts Kodak at a premium to peers but a discount to the wider US Tech group, the SWS DCF model comes out far more bullish, with an estimated future cash flow value of $777.08 per share versus a market price of $14.15. That gap frames valuation not as a small premium or discount, but rather as a question of whether the cash flow assumptions are simply too optimistic, or whether the market is still anchored to Kodak’s loss making status.
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KODK Discounted Cash Flow as at May 2026
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