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FutureFuel Corp.

FFNYSE
Wall Street Score · overall investment26/100
$5.69USD$-0.11 (-1.90%)
Company website www.futurefuelcorporation.com
Headquarters2800 Gap Road, Batesville, AR, 72501, US
Financial statement currencyUSD · no FX conversion applied
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
Price updated todayFinancials updated Oct 1, 2026

FF · Price history

Price at last available close

$5.69

+$0.58 (+11.35%) 1M

2026-10-29

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Company & revenue

About FutureFuel Corp.

Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.

Who they are

Operating through its subsidiary, FutureFuel Chemical Company, FutureFuel Corp. manufactures and distributes a broad spectrum of chemical products across the United States, encompassing both bio-based fuels and specialized bio-based chemicals. The enterprise is structured into two principal business segments: Chemicals and Biofuels. The Chemicals division delivers tailored chemical solutions to various sectors, including agricultural chemicals, coatings, industrial and consumer cleaning, oil and gas, and specialty polymers.

How they make money

FutureFuel Corp. operates through two primary segments: Chemicals and Biofuels. The Chemicals segment generates revenue through custom manufacturing of specialty chemicals for specific clients and the sale of multi-customer performance chemicals, while the Biofuels segment produces and sells biodiesel products through a distribution network.

Products & services

Custom and performance chemicals including agrochemicals, adhesion promoters, biocides, antioxidants, nylon and polyester polymer modifiers, solvents, and biodiesel.

Brands & revenue mix

No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.

Product / operating segments

ChemicalsUSD 59.56M62.2%

Period ended 2025-12-31Source

BiofuelsUSD 36.18M37.8%

Period ended 2025-12-31Source

Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.

Geographic revenue

UNITED STATESUSD 94.79M99.0%

Period ended 2025-12-31Source

Non-USUSD 952,0001.0%

Period ended 2025-12-31Source

Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.

Customer types

  • Pharmaceutical intermediate industrySource
  • Food ingredient industrySource
  • Agrochemical industrySource
  • Coatings and polymers industrySource

Customer concentration

For the fiscal year 2025, the top two customers accounted for 12% of total company revenue, reflecting a more diversified customer base compared to previous years.

Suppliers, materials & equipment

  • Unnamed raw material suppliers — The company relies on various third-party suppliers for raw materials used in chemical and biofuel production.Source

Strengths

  • Integrated manufacturing facility in Batesville, ArkansasSource
  • Capability to manufacture both non-GMP and GMP productsSource

Risks

  • Expiration of blender's tax creditSource
  • Dependence on a single operating facilitySource

Wall Street Score

Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity

26

Poor

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Company Quality

How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?

41

Weak

Financial Strength

65

Business Quality / Moat

0

Management

40

Growth Quality

73

Risk / Durability

29

Weak Company · Expensive Stock

Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.

Opportunity

Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?

39

Avoid

Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.

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Model Outlook

12-month model · What does the model think happens next?

44/100

Building Historical Record

Model Score 44/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.

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WSS View

The quick read

The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.

At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.

The model outlook is currently cautious.

What we like
  • •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
  • •Insider activity signal is favorable
What to watch
  • •Debt service risk
  • •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
  • •Revenue fundamentals are weak
  • •Asset quality is a weaker factor

Company-specific research

Questions worth answering for FF

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  • •Can FF maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
  • •How long can FF fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
  • •How is FF likely to use its cash advantage: reinvestment, acquisitions, debt reduction, dividends or buybacks?
  • •What specifically needs to improve for FF to reach sustainable profitability?
  • •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify FF's current valuation?
Debt service risk
Business analysis: 17 days ago · Fresh

Essential Investment Snapshot

Wall Street Score

26

0–100 · Poor

Opportunity Score

39

0–100 · Weak

Market Cap

$249.6M

P/E Ratio

-7.3

EPS

$-0.70

52-Week High

$6.99

52-Week Low

$3.09

Beta

0.98

Shares Outstanding

43.8M

Total Revenue

$153.2M

Total Debt

$0

Dividend Yield (TTM)

2.46%

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Liquidation Value / Share

$3.49

Estimated net asset value per share

Dividend / Share (TTM)

$0.14

Trailing 12 months by ex-date; not a forecast

Momentum & Volatility Signals

Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.

0–100 market signals
Momentum
75/ 100
+13 pts / 5d

Building upward momentum

5D +3.1% · 20D +13.3% · RSI 69 · Price vs 20D avg +4.5%
Volatility
23/ 100
+2 pts / 5d

Low movement

20D realized vol 29.5% · 60D 56.0% · Acceleration 0.53x
Momentum = Where is it going?

A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.

Volatility = How violently is it moving?

A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.

Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.

Notices for FF

Detected from reported data — verify before acting.

Dividend history reported

Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.

Debt service risk

Interest coverage is low (~-354.6x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.

Community Sentiment

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Potential upside factors

  • +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
  • +Integrated manufacturing facility in Batesville, Arkansas.
  • +Capability to manufacture both non-GMP and GMP products.

Potential downside factors

  • −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Chemicals - Specialty industry.
  • −Expiration of blender's tax credit.
  • −Dependence on a single operating facility.
  • −Negative free cash flow may increase the need for outside financing and dilution.

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Scores

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Wall Street Score
Weak26/ 100
Weak (0–50)Fair (51–71)Strong (72+)

Poor

26

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Elite

100

Debt Cost—
Debt Reduction YoY—
Debt / Equity0.00x

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Poor

27

Revenue YoY60.0%
Revenue CAGR-49.0%
Net Margin-19.9%

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Weak

45

Asset Growth YoY-22.4%
Liquidation/Share$3.49
Net Assets/MCap0.96x

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Poor

0

Earnings Yield-13.6%
Buyback Yield0.0%
Debt Cost—

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Weak

40

ROIC-45.7%
ROE-20.0%
ROA-14.2%

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Poor

0

EPS Growth—
FCF/Share Growth—
Rev/Share Growth-27.6%

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Poor

0

Intrinsic Value—
Value Reference—
MOS—

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Weak

43

Revenue27
Moat0
Valuation0

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Poor

0

MOS %—
Value Reference—
Deep Discount Reference—

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Poor

25

Interest Coverage-354.6x
ROIC-45.7%
FCF Yield-20.5%

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Poor

27

Financial25
Valuation0
Debt100

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Poor

30

Survival Years1.1 yrs
Current Ratio5.67x
FCF Margin-48.0%

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Score Changes

6 historical score records available

Previous Score

26

Sep 24, 2026

Change

+0.1

points

Current Score

26

Oct 1, 2026

Category Changes

Revenue+0.1
Debt0
Assets+0.5
Capital0
Management0
Moat0
Valuation0
Buffett+0.1

FF increased 0.1 points because overall fundamentals improved.

Projected Score

Projected Score

25

Projected Change

-1.2 points

Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 1.2 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.

Price vs. Value

Valuation unavailable

Current Price

$5.69

Model Intrinsic Value

—

Difference

—

Margin of Safety

—

Value Reference: —
Deep Discount Reference: —

Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.

Financial Charts

Revenue

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025$0$100M$200M$300M$400M

Additional Metrics

Operating Cash Flow

201520172019202120232025-$35M$0$35M$70M$105M

Total Debt

201520172019202120232025$0$200000$400000$600000$800000

Total Assets

201520172019202120232025$0$150M$300M$450M$600M

Net Margin %

No data
Monetary values in USD. Share counts in raw units.

Large reported revenue change: -60.7%

Revenue changed sharply from 2024 to 2025. This can reflect a real business change, acquisition, divestiture, discontinued operations, restatement, or reporting-basis change. Compare the underlying filing before treating it as normal growth or decline.

TTM may combine quarters from before and after the event, so its trend can also be distorted.

Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.

Line ItemTTM2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Revenue$153.2M$95.7M$243.3M$368.3M····························
Cost of Revenue$159.4M$136.4M$223.7M$327.3M····························
Gross Profit-$6.2M-$40.7M$19.6M$41.0M····························
Research & Development$3.1M$3.9M$4.0M$4.4M····························
SG&A Expenses$11.8M$9.7M$9.3M$9.2M····························
Operating Expenses$14.9M$13.6M$13.3M$13.6M····························
EBITDA-$22.1M-$39.4M$25.6M$47.9M····························
Operating Income-$21.1M-$54.3M$6.4M$27.4M····························
Interest Expense$150K$153K$138K$138K····························
Income Before Tax-$29.7M-$49.2M$16.3M$37.4M····························
Income Tax Expense$375K$165K$792K$1K····························
Net Income-$30.1M-$49.4M$15.5M$37.4M····························
Basic EPS$-0.71$-1.13$0.35$0.85····························
Basic Shares44.03M43.80M43.78M43.76M····························
Diluted Shares44.04M43.80M43.78M43.77M····························
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Earnings Summary

Estimated earnings date:Nov 9, 2026
Estimated EPS: Estimate unavailable.Estimated revenue: Estimate unavailable.
Jun 30, 2026Q2FY2026

Revenue

$78.7M

Estimate unavailable.

Revenue Beat/Miss

Not available (no estimate stored)

EPS

$0.25

Estimate unavailable.

EPS Beat/Miss

Not available (no estimate stored)

Debt Change

Not available

Cash Change

-63.9%

Margin Change

+43.6 pp

Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.

Financial Changes Since Prior Period

What Improved

  • Margins expanded

What Weakened

  • Cash position declined

Potential Score Impact

Positive indicators included revenue growth, net income margin. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.

Stored Earnings Analysis

Revenue increased 120.7%. EPS declined 204.2%. Cash declined 63.9%. Net income margin improved by 43.6 percentage points.

Earnings-Call Transcript

Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.

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Earnings data: 122 days ago · Stale

Insider Activity

Guru / Smart Money

Guru Score

Smart Money

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Short Interest

Government disclosed trading activity is available on the Smart Money directory. Filings may be delayed and may not represent complete current holdings.

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Historical Trends

6 historical records
Jul 23, 26Aug 13, 26Sep 4, 26Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

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Wall Street Score

Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

Debt Score

Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

Revenue Score

Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

Asset Score

Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

Capital Score

Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

Management Score

Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

Moat Score

Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

Valuation Score

Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

Buffett Score

Sep 8, 26Sep 24, 26Oct 1, 260255075100

Intrinsic Value

No data

Value Reference

No data

Margin of Safety %

No data

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