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Fuel TechFTEK +1.45%59 Graham Number is $N/A as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates FTEK with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of $1.15 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,214 Industrial Products companies, Fuel Tech ranks worse than 45167.07% on this metric.
Graham Number is a figure that measures a stock's fundamental value by taking into account the company's earnings per share and book value per share. The Graham number is the upper bound of the price range that a defensive investor should pay for the stock. According to the theory, any stock price below the Graham number is considered undervalued, and thus worth investing in.
As of today (2026-08-11), the stock price of Fuel Tech is $1.405. Fuel Tech's graham number for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $N/A. Therefore, Fuel Tech's Price to Graham Number ratio for today is N/A.
The historical rank and industry rank for Fuel Tech's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Fuel Tech was 2.20. The lowest was 2.06. And the median was 2.13.
FTEK's Price-to-Graham-Number is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 1.8 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Graham-Number only.
Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation. It is a very conservative way of valuing a stock.
Ben Graham actually did not publish a formula like this. But he wrote in The Intelligent Investor (1948 version) regarding to the criteria for purchases:
Current price should not be more than 15 times average earnings of the past three years.
Current price should not be more than 1.5 times the book value last reported. However, a multiplier of earnings below 15 could justify a correspondingly higher multiplier of assets. As a rule of thumb we suggest that the product of the multiplier times the ratio of price to book value should not exceed 22.5. (This figure corresponds to 15 times earnings and 1.5 times book value. It would admit an issue selling at only 9 times earnings and 2.5 times asset value, etc.)
Unlike valuation methods such as DCF or Discounted Earnings, the Graham number does not take growth into the valuation. Unlike the valuation methods based on book value alone, it takes into account the earnings power. Therefore, the Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation.
In general, the Graham number is a very conservative way of valuing a stock. It cannot be applied to companies with negative book values.
Fuel Tech's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as
Price to Graham number
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Share Price (Today)
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Graham number (Q: Jun. 2026 )
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1.405
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N/A
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N/A
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Be Aware
Please keep these in mind:
1. Graham Number does not take growth into account. Therefore it underestimates the values of the companies that have good earnings growth. We feel that if the earnings per share grows more than 10% a year, Graham Number underestimates the value.
2. Graham Number punishes the companies that have temporarily low earnings. Therefore, an average of earnings makes more sense in the calculation of Graham Number.
3. Graham Numbers underestimates companies that are light with book.
Fuel Tech Graham Number Related Terms
Fuel Tech Graham Number Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Fuel Tech's Graham Number can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
FTEK vs SCWO, BCHT, CLIR: Graham Number Comparison
For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Fuel Tech's Price-to-Graham-Number, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Graham-Number data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Fuel Tech Price-to-Graham-Number vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Fuel Tech's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Fuel Tech's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Fuel Tech (FTEK) has a Graham Number of $N/A as of Jun. 2026. The Graham Number values a company based on its per-share earnings and book value. View historical data on Fuel Tech and its competitors. Over the past decade, Fuel Tech's Graham Number has ranged from 2.06 to 2.20. According to the industry distribution chart, Fuel Tech ranks #999999 out of 2214 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is Fuel Tech's Graham Number too high?
Fuel Tech's current Graham Number is $N/A. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.06 to a high of 2.20. Based on the distribution chart, Fuel Tech ranks #999999 out of 2214 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Fuel Tech has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Fuel Tech's Graham Number compare to SCWO and BCHT?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Fuel Tech ranks #999999 out of 2214 companies for Graham Number. This places Fuel Tech in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Graham Number is 1.80. Historically, Fuel Tech's own Graham Number has ranged from 2.06 to 2.20 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Graham Number for an Industrial Products company?
The median Graham Number among Industrial Products companies is 1.80, based on 2,214 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Graham Number significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Graham Number should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Graham Number mean?
A high Graham Number can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Graham Number values a company based on its per-share earnings and book value. View historical data on Fuel Tech and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Graham Number is 1.80 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Fuel Tech's current Graham Number is $N/A. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fuel Tech stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fuel Tech (FTEK) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.15, compared to a current price of $1.41 — trading 22.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Graham Number is $N/A. Fuel Tech's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Graham Number calculated?
Graham Number is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Fuel Tech (FTEK), the current Graham Number is $N/A as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Fuel Tech (FTEK) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fuel Tech stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $1.41 is trading 22.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $1.15.
GuruFocus considers Fuel Tech to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FTEK:
Graham Number: $N/A
GF Value™: $1.15 vs. price of $1.41 (22.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FTEK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Fuel Tech Inc is a technology provider of boiler optimization, efficiency improvement, and air pollution reduction to utility and industrial customers. The company operates in two segments, Air Pollution Control and Fuel Chem. The Air Pollution Control technology segment includes technologies to reduce NOx emissions in flue gas from boilers, incinerators, furnaces, and other stationary combustion sources. The Fuel Chem technology segment uses chemical processes in combination with Computational Fluid Dynamics and Chemical Kinetics Modeling for boiler modeling for the control of slagging, fouling, corrosion, opacity and other sulfur trioxide-related issues in furnaces and boilers through the addition of chemicals into the furnace using TIFI Targeted In-Furnace Injection technology.
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