RSSS
Research Solutions, Inc.
RSSS's fundamentals are strong: earnings per share more than doubled and its operating margin rose 2 points to 7.4%, though free cash flow fell 42%. At 22x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect earnings growth.
RSSS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
RSSS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RSSS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $1.94 | — |
| Cheap | 15x | $1.38 | -29% |
| Fair | 22x | $2.00 | +2.9% |
| Current | 22x | $1.94 | — |
| Expensive | 86x | $7.77 | +300% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RSSS's PE is in its fair range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RSSS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect RSSS's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
RSSS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.15 | +67% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.09 | +125% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.15 | +$0.28 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | +$0.27 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.04 | +$0.11 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.04 | +$0.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.13 | -$0.10 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | -$0.12 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.07 | -$0.04 |
RSSS earned $0.09 per share over the past year, up 125% from the year before.
RSSS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $12.1M | -2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.1M | -4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.8M | -1% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.3M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.4M | +2.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7M | +4.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.9M | +16% |
| Q3 2024 | $12M | +20% |
RSSS's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $12M last quarter, down 2.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.6% | +4.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.8% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.7% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.4% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.4% | +16 points |
RSSS's operating margin was 7% last quarter, down 2.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
RSSS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.8M | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $1M | -65% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.9M | +43% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.9M | +30% |
| Q1 2024 | $2M | +141% |
| Q4 2023 | $306.7K | -66% |
| Q3 2023 | -$789.4K | -850% |
RSSS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $5M over the past year.
RSSS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -163K shares |
| 1 year | +2.4% | +769K shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +3.1M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +6.3M shares |
| Available history | +34% | +8.2M shares |
RSSS has 32M diluted shares, up 2.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5,654 |
| Q1 2026 | $7,836 |
| Q4 2025 | $16,162 |
| Q3 2025 | $23,387 |
| Q2 2025 | $26,184 |
| Q1 2025 | $703,115 |
| Q4 2024 | $189,159 |
| Q3 2024 | $16,119 |
RSSS has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
RSSS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
RSSS has more cash than debt.
RSSS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.3 | Oversold |
RSSS's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
RSSS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | RSSS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 28x | 23% below |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
RSSS is trading at 22x earnings, a 23% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
RSSS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.98 | 2% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.12 | 8.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.38 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.77 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.66 | 27% below |
RSSS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 27% below its 200-week average.
RSSS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.29 | $2.27 | -31% |
| 2021 | $2.27 | $2.37 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | $2.37 | $1.99 | -16% |
| 2023 | $1.99 | $2.60 | +31% |
| 2024 | $2.60 | $4.14 | +59% |
| 2025 | $4.14 | $2.91 | -30% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.91 | $1.94 | -33% |
RSSS has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 33% so far in 2026.