CEPV

Cantor Equity Partners V

Fundamental data last updated:April 13, 2026

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company profile

SECTOR

Financial Services

industry

Shell Companies

Exchange

Nasdaq

County of HQ

United States

Next Earnings Date

Business Summary

Cantor Equity Partners V is a special purpose acquisition company formed to raise capital and deploy it into a future merger or acquisition. It generates cash primarily through interest earned on funds held in trust and, ultimately, through the economics of a completed business combination. Its competitive edge is not operational scale but sponsor reputation, deal sourcing capability, and access to capital markets. The moat, if any, comes from the Cantor platform’s network and structuring expertise, which can attract targets and institutional capital that smaller sponsors cannot easily replicate.

 


VALUATION

P/E

78.1

Market Cap ($M USD)

$322

Forward P/E

-

PEG

-

PRICE TO SALES

-

PRICE TO BOOK

1.3

EV / EBITDA

-1720.80

5-Year Average P/E

Free Cash Flow Yield

DCF Value

Graham Number

Price to FCF

EV to FCF

Earnings Yield

FCF Yield

DIVIDEND

Yield

-

Annual Payout

-

Payout Ratio

-

Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth

0

5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

-

Financial Health & Profitability

Earnings Per Share

$0.13

Next Year EPS Growth Estimate

-

Next Year Revenue Growth Estimate

-

Return on Equity (ROE)

0.50%

FREE CASH FLOW

Operating Margin

-

Debt-to-Equity

0

Piotroski F-Score

-

Altman Z-Score

2119.00

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

0.10%

Current Ratio

3.3

Quick Ratio

Net Debt to EBITDA

Interest Coverage

Gross Profit margin

FCF PER SHARE

REVENUE PER SHARE

Gainseekers Quantitative Analysis

Summary

At a $322M market cap, CEPV screens like a financial shell priced on optionality rather than operating performance. The trailing P/E of 78.1 is meaningless against an EPS of -1,720.80, highlighting how distorted the income statement currently is, while the absence of a Forward P/E suggests no credible earnings base to underwrite near-term valuation. An Altman Z-Score of 2,119.00 signals extreme balance sheet safety on paper, and a 3.3 current ratio reinforces near-term liquidity strength, but this is financial engineering stability, not operating durability. This is not a classic mispricing; it is a capital pool waiting for a catalyst, and without forward earnings visibility the market is valuing hope, not fundamentals.

AI Exposure / Tech Reliance

As a shell company in Financial Services, CEPV’s adaptability to AI or technological shifts depends entirely on the business it ultimately acquires or merges with. In its current state, it has no operating exposure, no embedded tech stack, and no margin leverage from automation. Its tech resilience is therefore binary and transaction-dependent rather than structural.

The Bull Case

A deep value investor could argue the appeal lies in balance sheet strength and optionality. A 3.3 current ratio implies substantial short-term asset coverage relative to liabilities, and the Altman Z-Score of 2,119.00 suggests negligible bankruptcy risk under current conditions. Even with only a 0.50% operating margin and a modest 0.10% ROIC, the company is preserving capital rather than burning it aggressively, which matters in a shell structure. At 1.3x price-to-book, investors are not paying an egregious premium to net assets, meaning downside may be partially anchored by cash and trust value if capital discipline holds.

The Bear Case

The bear case is straightforward: there is no real business. EPS of -1,720.80 underscores the accounting distortion and lack of operating profitability, while the 78.1 P/E ratio is detached from economic reality. There is no forward earnings guidance, no sales growth outlook, no dividend, and no yield, leaving valuation untethered to cash flow fundamentals. A 0.50% operating margin and 0.10% ROIC indicate minimal capital productivity, and absent a transformative transaction, shareholders are effectively holding idle capital with execution risk layered on top.

Market Sentiment & Smart Money

Short Interest %

0.00%

Analyst Consensus

-

Average Analyst Price Target

-

Institutional Ownership %

89.20%

1-Year Beta

0.01

Insider Buying % (6 Mo)

2.10%%

Distance to 52-Week High

97.90%

Distance to 52-Week Low

100.80%

EARNINGS SURPRISE %

50-DAY SMA

200-DAY SMA

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