Quarterhill Inc (QTRH) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 23, 2026: fair value of Quarterhill Inc C$2.60, price C$2.79, upside -6.8%, quality 48 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range C$0.8900 – C$3.22 · fair‑value band C$1.54 – C$3.16 · the C$2.79 price screens above the C$2.60 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). 2 fiscal years are left out: there the valuation rested on only a fraction of the usual models. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
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Quarterhill Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides tolling and mobility systems and solutions in the United States, Thailand, Germany, Canada, South Korea, Belgium, France, Chile, and internationally.
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Quarterhill Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides tolling and mobility systems and solutions in the United States, Thailand, Germany, Canada, South Korea, Belgium, France, Chile, and internationally. The company offers in-road sensor and above-ground AVDC, performance measurement, system monitoring, business intelligence, image-based processing, and transit event processing and capture; self-service and ERP/CRM commerce and mobility platforms; and system performance audit, violation enforcement, and digital video audit. It also provides portable scales, WIM controllers, weigh-in-motion, over-dimension, and AI and machine vision; bicycle and vehicle data, radar speed signs, and vulnerable road user, vehicle, and radar detection; and TRS plus, traffic A.C.E.+, icoms analytics, and VI2M, as well as tire, bicycle, toll, and axle sensors. In addition, the company offers congestion charging, performance management, insights and analytics, processing systems, and lane configuration; toll interoperability, mobility marketplace, and back office; maintenance, e-screening, tire anomaly detection, weight compliance, and commercial roadside technologies; multi-modal data and intersection management; and video-based systems, traffic recording and in-road sensor systems, and cloud-based solutions. Its products are used in tolling, safety and enforcement, and logistics industries. The company was formerly known as Wi-LAN Inc. and changed its name to Quarterhill Inc. in June 2017. Quarterhill Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Stock analysis
Quarterhill Inc (QTRH) currently trades at C$2.79, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is C$2.60, implying the stock looks roughly 7.3% fairly valued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of C$1.77 per share, and 0 of the 7 models we run sit above the C$2.79 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at C$0.4700, and 7 of the 7 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: C$1.54 (bear) to C$3.16 (bull), the price of C$2.79 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 48/100 (below-average quality), in the Technology sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
Quarterhill Inc reported revenue of $158M in FY2025 versus $126M in FY2021, a compound +5.9%/yr. Reported net income was −$55.4M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap C$326M (≈ $230M) · P/S ratio 1.99 · EPS (TTM) C$−0.6300 · Net margin −35.1% · Return on equity −50.3% · Return on assets (EBIT) −6.7% · Operating margin −9.5% · Revenue (TTM) $160M.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 43 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 13% below its 52-week high and 213% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Technology peers we cover trades at −62% fair-value upside, at −7%, QTRH screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear C$1.54Fair Value C$2.60Bull C$3.16
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.Evidence ⓘEvidence = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.25/100
Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
Revenue growth 1 year
+48.2%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−0.3%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+1.8%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +1.8% a year
Revenue growth 27 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+13.3%
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Profit margin (trend) ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.
6.2% (2020) → −11.4% (2025)
What shareholders gained per year ⓘWe only publish this rate when it is defensible. Reason: fiscal 2025 is a loss year, no rate is defined from a loss
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Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+29.0%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+49.9%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (figures in USD, USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +26.0% a year for the price and +46.4% for the forecasts.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Communication Equipment · 316 stocks
Beats the industry median on 4/10 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score48 · Below median
Fair Value upside−7% · Above median
Profitability
Return on assets−4% · Bottom 25%
Net margin (TTM)−32% · Bottom 25%
Operating margin (TTM)−9% · Bottom 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth14% · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Communication Equipment median · lower = cheaper
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Frequently asked questions
Is Quarterhill Inc (QTRH) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 24, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of C$2.60 versus a price of C$2.79, about −7% upside (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of QTRH?
Our model-based fair value for Quarterhill Inc is C$2.60 (as of Sep 24, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: C$2.79.
What is the quality score of QTRH?
Quarterhill Inc has a Quality Score of 48/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of C$2.60 (as of Sep 24, 2026) from 7 valuation models. Cautious scenario C$1.54, optimistic scenario C$3.16. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Quarterhill Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at C$2.60, about −7% upside versus a price of C$2.79 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario C$1.54, optimistic scenario C$3.16. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
Quarterhill Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $160M (latest available figure, as of Sep 24, 2026).
What growth is priced into Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Quarterhill Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +29.0 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.8 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +1.8 % per year. As of Sep 24, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of QTRH use?
Our models discount Quarterhill Inc at 11.8 %: a base by market capitalisation (micro), damped by beta 0.78, country premium for Canada. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Quarterhill Inc that is +29.0 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (11.8 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Quarterhill Inc (QTRH) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Quarterhill Inc grew +1.8 % a year. The price currently implies +29.0 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +8.2 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Quarterhill Inc (+29.0 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 2.74 %: that much free cash flow Quarterhill Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.8 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Quarterhill Inc it is C$2.60 per share (as of Sep 24, 2026), against a price of C$2.79. It is the blended result of 7 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Quarterhill Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 24, 2026, QTRH trades above its calculated fair value: price C$2.79, fair value C$2.60, a gap of about −7% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of QTRH?
No. The price is what the market pays today (C$2.79); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (C$2.60). For Quarterhill Inc the two are C$0.1900 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Quarterhill Inc worth?
The market values Quarterhill Inc at about C$326M (market capitalisation, as of Sep 24, 2026). Per share that is C$2.79; our models calculate a fair value of C$2.60 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about QTRH?
Our models span a range for Quarterhill Inc: cautious scenario C$1.54, base C$2.60, optimistic C$3.16 per share (as of Sep 24, 2026, price C$2.79). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the PEG ratio of QTRH?
The PEG ratio of Quarterhill Inc is 0.13 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Sep 24, 2026). That is below 1, so growth is priced more cheaply than the earnings multiple alone suggests.
How solid is the balance sheet of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
Balance-sheet figures for Quarterhill Inc (as of Sep 24, 2026): return on equity −50.3%. They feed the Quality Score of 48/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is QTRH from its 52-week high?
Quarterhill Inc trades at C$2.79, about 13% below its 52-week high of C$3.22 and 213% above the low of C$0.8900 (as of Sep 23, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of C$2.60 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Quarterhill Inc?
From the same area (Technology) we also value Cisco Systems, Inc, Foxconn Industrial Internet Co, Zhongji Innolight Co, Eoptolink Technology Inc, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Quarterhill Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 24, 2026: price C$2.79, calculated fair value C$2.60 (−7%), Quality Score 48/100, from 7 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of QTRH calculated?
We run Quarterhill Inc through 7 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of C$2.60, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.0 % above its aggregate fair value. Quarterhill Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
The closing price on Sep 23, 2026 was C$2.79. Our model-based fair value is C$2.60, about −7% upside (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Quarterhill Inc right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. A fairly wide model range (C$1.54 to C$3.16) leaves room in how you read the outcome. Evidence is limited here (fewer models, shorter history), so the fair value is a rougher estimate than usual.
Key figures of Quarterhill Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
The market capitalisation of Quarterhill Inc is C$326M (≈ $230M). The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Quarterhill Inc is 1.99 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
Earnings per share at Quarterhill Inc are C$−0.6300. Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
The net margin of Quarterhill Inc is −35.1% (fiscal year 2025). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Quarterhill Inc is −50.3% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Quarterhill Inc is −6.7% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
The operating margin of Quarterhill Inc is −9.5% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
Revenue at Quarterhill Inc is growing +13.9% versus a year earlier (3y avg −0.3%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Quarterhill Inc (QTRH)?
Earnings per share at Quarterhill Inc are growing +107% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Quarterhill Inc (QTRH) carry?
The net debt of Quarterhill Inc is $34.9M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 5.5 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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