General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. (CITR) Stock

General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. (CITR) is a Materials stock trading at $6.91 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $155.73M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. (CITR) develops flame retardant and flame suppression solutions for wildfire defense and for manufacturing fire-resilient building products. Its offerings include systems and products such as CitroTech used for wildfire home defense and for treating lumber, along with coatings for lumber treatment.

Understand General Enterprise Ventures, Inc.: how it makes money

General Enterprise Ventures makes flame retardant and flame suppression products for wildfire defense and fire-resilient building, including wildfire home defense systems, mobile and ground application systems, and coatings (including CitroTech) used to treat lumber to inhibit fire.

The profit model is driven by sales of its wildfire defense and fire-inhibiting chemistry platform (CitroTech and related coatings), which are used both for direct wildfire protection and for treating lumber in manufacturing of fire-resilient building products.

Business quality (Weak): The company is positioned around non-toxic, environmentally safe wildfire defense solutions, but recent results show a deeply negative operating margin, so investors should focus on whether product demand can convert gross profit into operating profitability.

Bull case

  • Dual use case for the same core products: CitroTech is used in wildfire defense and to treat lumber to inhibit fire, and the company also provides coatings to treat lumber.
  • Product scope across defense and application: The company offers wildfire home defense systems, plus mobile and ground application systems, which can support multiple deployment needs.

Bear case

  • Operating profitability is severely weak: For the latest reported period, operating margin is -1289.3%, indicating the business has not translated gross margin into operating profitability.
  • Revenue and operating drivers are not itemized in provided data: No reportable segments or operating KPIs were provided, which limits visibility into which products or use cases are carrying performance.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$6.91
Market Cap$155.73M
Price / Book17.28
Price / Sales123.72
FCF Yield-7.4%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$2.38M
Net Margin-1546.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)194.6%
EPS Growth (YoY)261.0%
FCF Growth (YoY)212.9%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score12.77 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Materials)25.9
Industry P/E (Chemicals)31.1
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ($3.66M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryChemicals
CEOWesley J. Bolsen
CountryUS
IPO Date2025-12-04

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.