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Dropbox

NSQ:DBX · US26210C1045
SoftwareLarge

360

53
EV / EBIT83
Price / Owner Earnings63
Owner Earnings Yield93
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales60
EV / Gross Profit76
Price/Book77
Return on Capital95
Cash Return on Capital98
EBIT Margin84
Gross Profitability85
Cash Conversion59
Accruals90
Owner Earnings Margin87
Sales growth24
Profit Growth92
Long-Term EPS Growth24
Owner Earnings Growth31
Reinvestment75
Price momentum34
Debt load1
Refinancing12
Debt Payback9
Liquidity68
Analyst ratings3
Opinion Changes38
Price Target Upside1
Market mood42
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Dropbox clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySoftware
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2007
Employees2,867
ISINUS26210C1045
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Backup and RecoveryProcess AutomationSSO and Password ManagementFile SharingContent CreationCloud StorageTeam CollaborationSocial Networking and CollaborationMachine LearningCollaborationEnterprise SoftwarePrivate CloudWeb Hosting

Description

Analysis

Hidden champion

Dropbox, Inc. is what we call a hidden champion: a strong business that the market is not pricing as one.

The price is attractive. You pay 10.3× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -3% yearly growth; analysts expect 4%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
25
2023202420252026

All-time high

73

Jan 2023

All-time low

8

Jan 2025

Average rank

43

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
60
49
52
73
Price/Earnings
46
81
88
90
Price/Book
77
94
100
97
Dividend Yield
1
1
92
95
Value (overall)
58
84
96
99

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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