14 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has declined 30.0% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has contracted, at -267.9% in the latest year.
Financial health
Total debt ($13M) exceeds cash ($1M); net debt is $12M.
Total debt has grown faster than revenue (-5.2% vs -30.0% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense -6.4× in the latest year.
The company is unprofitable and has less than a year of cash runway at its current free-cash-flow burn.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$5M
-$17M
100.0%
-267.9%
-$7M
$13M
$1M
2024
$8M
-$22M
94.6%
-259.2%
-$5M
$7M
$1M
2023
$18M
-$21M
61.0%
-116.3%
-$7M
$5M
$3M
2022
$26M
-$4M
69.0%
-8.8%
-$14M
—
$5M
2021
$38M
-$12M
71.9%
-33.1%
-$8M
$28M
$4M
2020
$29M
-$13M
81.5%
-55.7%
$2M
$17M
$5M
2019
$42M
-$3M
75.4%
-6.3%
$2M
$19M
$5M
2018
$35M
$1M
92.4%
11.1%
$5M
$20M
$9M
2017
$32M
-$10M
100.0%
-29.1%
$4M
$25M
$10M
2016
—
$3M
—
—
$6M
$32M
$14M
2015
—
$3M
—
—
$3M
$41M
$17M
2014
—
-$1M
—
—
$6M
$50M
$9M
2013
—
$2M
—
—
$2M
$25M
$7M
2012
—
$4M
—
—
—
$30M
$4M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$1M
-$2M
0.0%
-164.7%
—
$13M
$179000
Dec '25
$1M
-$3M
100.0%
-166.8%
-$2M
$13M
$1M
Sep '25
$1M
-$8M
100.0%
-665.7%
-$1M
$13M
$1M
Jun '25
$1M
-$4M
100.0%
-125.2%
-$2M
$12M
$970000
Mar '25
$1M
-$3M
0.0%
-164.2%
-$1M
$9M
$298000
Dec '24
$1M
-$7M
100.0%
-532.9%
-$1M
$7M
$1M
Sep '24
$2M
-$9M
78.7%
-474.8%
-$432000
$4M
$242000
Jun '24
$3M
$195000
98.7%
10.4%
—
$5M
$924000
Mar '24
$2M
-$6M
100.0%
-283.7%
—
$5M
$2M
Dec '23
$2M
-$7M
91.3%
-245.7%
-$4M
$5M
$3M
Sep '23
$3M
-$5M
91.5%
-204.9%
-$1M
—
$2M
Jun '23
$7M
-$3M
44.0%
-54.7%
$1M
—
$4M
Mar '23
$6M
-$6M
55.5%
-97.7%
-$3M
—
$2M
Dec '22
$4M
-$6M
44.3%
-207.2%
-$3M
—
$5M
Sep '22
$5M
-$4M
67.5%
-132.7%
-$2M
—
$8M
Jun '22
$8M
$9M
69.6%
179.2%
-$8M
—
$11M
Mar '22
$9M
-$3M
80.8%
-34.6%
-$926000
$27M
$3M
Dec '21
$8M
-$7M
64.1%
-87.0%
-$1M
$28M
$4M
Sep '21
$11M
-$1M
74.6%
-11.6%
-$87000
$25M
$4M
Jun '21
$11M
-$2M
71.5%
-16.0%
-$5M
$25M
$5M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced XELB against its own fundamentals since 2023-04 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.1× (Apr '23) to 2.2× (Jun '26).
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is XELB growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, XCel Brands, Inc.'s revenue has declined 30.0% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does XELB have?
As of FY2025, XCel Brands, Inc. reported $13M of total debt against $1M of cash; operating income covered interest expense -6.4×.
What is XELB's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 100.0%, operating margin -267.9%, and net margin -353.5%.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.