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eBay Inc. (EBAY) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

EBAY •
Consumer CyclicalSpecialty RetailGeneral Online Marketplaces
AbouteBay Inc. operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States and internationally. The company's Marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com and the eBay suite of mobile apps. Its platforms enable users to list, buy, sell, and pay for items through various online, mobile, and offline channels that include retailers, distributors, liquidators, import and export companies, auctioneers, catalog and mail-order companies, directories, search engines, commerce participants, shopping channels, and networks. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.Show more
  • Revenue $11.1B +7.9%
  • EBITDA $2.58B -2.5%
  • Net Income $2.03B +2.8%
  • EPS (Diluted) 4.34 +10.2%
  • Gross Margin 71.45% -0.8%
  • EBITDA Margin 23.2% -9.7%
  • Operating Margin 20.51% -9.0%
  • Net Margin 18.3% -4.7%
  • ROE 41.56% +21.6%
  • ROIC 17.02% +12.0%
  • Debt/Equity 1.53 +0.4%
  • Interest Coverage 9.26 +3.4%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 41.2%
  • ✓Share count reduced 8.2% through buybacks
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 36.5%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Profits declining 18.6% over 5 years

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.59%
5Y4.53%
3Y4.26%
TTM7.95%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y1.65%
5Y-18.55%
3Y-
TTM2.84%

EPS CAGR

10Y11.82%
5Y-11.27%
3Y-
TTM9.6%

ROCE

10Y Avg13.32%
5Y Avg14.4%
3Y Avg14.72%
Latest17.36%

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MELIMercadoLibre, Inc.89.1B1757.5844.6239.06%6.91%29.59%12.09%1.69
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.2.25T210.0029.2912.38%10.83%18.89%0.34%0.37
EBAYeBay Inc.40.8B90.8620.947.95%18.3%44.01%3.64%1.53
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited2.66T144.1118.445.86%12.19%11.1%0.43%0.23
PDDPDD Holdings Inc.577.63B103.739.3659.04%24.43%26.13%3.05%0.03

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+9.3B9.93B8.65B7.43B8.89B10.42B9.79B10.11B10.28B11.1B
Revenue Growth %8.22%6.76%-12.86%-14.12%19.72%17.16%-6%3.24%1.69%7.95%
Cost of Goods Sold+2B2.22B2.02B1.58B1.8B2.65B2.68B2.83B2.88B3.17B
COGS % of Revenue21.55%22.37%23.39%21.34%20.2%25.43%27.36%28.02%28.01%28.55%
Gross Profit+7.29B7.71B6.63B5.84B7.1B7.77B7.12B7.28B7.4B7.93B
Gross Margin %78.45%77.63%76.61%78.66%79.8%74.57%72.64%71.98%71.99%71.45%
Gross Profit Growth %6.93%5.65%-14%-11.82%21.44%9.48%-8.43%2.31%1.7%7.13%
Operating Expenses+4.97B5.44B4.88B4.07B4.46B4.85B4.76B5.34B5.08B5.65B
OpEx % of Revenue53.44%54.82%56.36%54.84%50.16%46.52%48.65%52.79%49.45%50.94%
Selling, General & Admin3.59B3.91B3.56B2.85B3.08B3.09B3.1B3.41B3.23B3.59B
SG&A % of Revenue38.61%39.37%41.1%38.42%34.59%29.66%31.64%33.75%31.44%32.36%
Research & Development1.11B1.22B1.05B930M1.03B1.32B1.33B1.54B1.48B1.64B
R&D % of Revenue11.98%12.33%12.15%12.52%11.56%12.72%13.58%15.27%14.38%14.79%
Other Operating Expenses265M310M269M290M357M431M336M381M373M420M
Operating Income+2.33B2.26B1.75B1.77B2.64B2.92B2.35B1.94B2.32B2.28B
Operating Margin %25.01%22.81%20.25%23.83%29.64%28.05%23.99%19.2%22.54%20.51%
Operating Income Growth %5.83%-2.62%-22.61%1.03%48.93%10.89%-19.6%-17.4%19.42%-1.77%
EBITDA+3.01B2.94B2.39B2.37B3.22B3.42B2.79B2.34B2.64B2.58B
EBITDA Margin %32.34%29.62%27.6%31.9%36.19%32.87%28.5%23.18%25.69%23.2%
EBITDA Growth %4.26%-2.23%-18.81%-0.71%35.82%6.4%-18.48%-16.05%12.71%-2.54%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)682M676M635M600M583M502M442M403M324M298M
EBIT3.88B2.57B2.59B1.96B3.65B667M-1.37B3.97B2.54B2.49B
Net Interest Income+-100M-115M-166M-199M-266M-250M-162M-59M13M-48M
Interest Income125M177M176M038M19M73M204M272M198M
Interest Expense225M292M342M199M304M269M235M263M259M246M
Other Income/Expense1.33B11M497M-118M709M-2.52B-3.95B1.77B-40M30M
Pretax Income+3.65B2.27B2.25B1.65B3.35B398M-1.6B3.71B2.28B2.31B
Pretax Margin %39.27%22.92%26%22.24%37.61%3.82%-16.35%36.66%22.15%20.78%
Income Tax+-3.63B3.29B121M219M858M146M-327M932M297M311M
Effective Tax Rate %199.01%-44.7%112.49%108.11%169.42%3419.1%79.26%74.64%86.7%88.04%
Net Income+7.27B-1.02B2.53B1.79B5.67B13.61B-1.27B2.77B1.98B2.03B
Net Margin %78.15%-10.24%29.25%24.04%63.72%130.59%-12.96%27.36%19.21%18.3%
Net Income Growth %321.22%-114%348.77%-29.41%217.3%140.13%-109.33%318.05%-28.62%2.84%
Net Income (Continuing)7.29B-1.01B2.13B1.43B2.49B252M-1.27B2.77B1.98B2B
Discontinued Operations-19M-4M402M353M3.18B13.36B5M-8M-6M35M
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+6.35-0.952.552.097.8920.87-2.285.193.944.34
EPS Growth %347.18%-114.96%368.42%-18.04%277.51%164.51%-110.92%327.63%-24.08%10.15%
EPS (Basic)6.41-0.952.582.107.9820.87-2.285.223.984.44
Diluted Shares Outstanding1.14B1.06B991M856M718M652M558M533M501M460M
Basic Shares Outstanding1.13B1.06B980M849M710M652M558M530M496M451M
Dividend Payout Ratio---26.48%7.89%3.42%-19.08%26.99%26.14%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+8.88B7.74B7.13B4.71B7.19B9.11B9.29B11.02B7.57B5.09B
Cash & Short-Term Investments7.15B5.86B4.92B2.75B3.49B7.32B7.51B9.02B6.22B2.92B
Cash Only1.83B2.14B2.22B922M1.24B1.4B2.19B2.01B2.76B1.87B
Short-Term Investments5.31B3.72B2.7B1.83B2.25B5.92B5.32B7.01B3.46B1.05B
Accounts Receivable1.18B1.36B1.38B1.18B652M779M975M1.21B947M1.28B
Days Sales Outstanding46.449.9358.3257.9826.7627.2936.3343.5333.6142.09
Inventory0000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets544M523M829M775M2.94B895M688M679M268M887M
Total Non-Current Assets+14.97B18.24B15.69B13.47B12.12B17.52B11.56B10.6B11.8B12.52B
Property, Plant & Equipment1.52B1.6B1.6B2.04B1.72B1.52B1.75B1.74B1.69B1.77B
Fixed Asset Turnover6.13x6.22x5.42x3.64x5.16x6.83x5.59x5.82x6.08x6.29x
Goodwill4.5B4.77B5.16B4.53B4.29B4.18B4.26B4.27B4.27B4.47B
Intangible Assets102M69M92M39M12M8M115M114M119M0
Long-Term Investments3.97B6.33B3.78B1.57B1.91B8.43B2.02B1.14B2.47B2.77B
Other Non-Current Assets276M273M274M1.3B653M115M239M256M314M565M
Total Assets+23.85B25.99B22.82B18.17B19.31B26.63B20.85B21.62B19.36B17.61B
Asset Turnover0.39x0.38x0.38x0.41x0.46x0.39x0.47x0.47x0.53x0.63x
Asset Growth %34.31%8.97%-12.19%-20.36%6.25%37.89%-21.69%3.69%-10.43%-9.06%
Total Current Liabilities+3.85B3.56B4.45B4.07B4B4.62B4.27B4.52B6.1B4.64B
Accounts Payable283M330M286M229M278M262M261M267M257M1.52B
Days Payables Outstanding51.5454.2351.652.7356.4736.0935.5534.432.57175.3
Short-Term Debt1.45B781M1.55B1.02B6M1.35B1.15B750M1.67B750M
Deferred Revenue (Current)110M137M170M129M98M79M34M34M32M0
Other Current Liabilities1.19B469M410M842M1.83B633M527M706M616M2.26B
Current Ratio2.31x2.18x1.60x1.16x1.80x1.97x2.18x2.44x1.24x1.10x
Quick Ratio2.31x2.18x1.60x1.16x1.80x1.97x2.18x2.44x1.24x1.10x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+9.46B14.38B12.08B11.24B11.75B12.23B11.43B10.7B8.11B8.36B
Long-Term Debt7.51B9.23B7.68B6.74B7.73B7.73B7.72B6.97B5.75B6.31B
Capital Lease Obligations000461M316M200M418M387M320M315M
Deferred Tax Liabilities1.45B3.42B2.92B2.35B2.37B3.12B2.25B2.41B1.41B1.47B
Other Non-Current Liabilities499M1.72B1.47B1.68B1.33B1.18B1.04B936M632M260M
Total Liabilities13.31B17.94B16.54B15.3B15.75B16.85B15.7B15.22B14.21B12.99B
Total Debt+8.96B10.02B9.23B8.37B8.21B9.43B9.42B8.23B7.86B7.06B
Net Debt7.13B7.88B7.01B7.45B6.98B8.03B7.23B6.22B5.1B5.19B
Debt / Equity0.85x1.24x1.47x2.92x2.31x0.96x1.83x1.29x1.52x1.53x
Debt / EBITDA2.98x3.41x3.87x3.53x2.55x2.75x3.37x3.51x2.98x2.74x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.37x2.68x2.94x3.14x2.17x2.34x2.59x2.65x1.93x2.02x
Interest Coverage10.33x7.75x5.12x8.89x8.67x10.87x10.00x7.38x8.95x9.26x
Total Equity+10.54B8.06B6.28B2.87B3.56B9.78B5.15B6.4B5.16B4.62B
Equity Growth %60.26%-23.49%-22.1%-54.31%24.08%174.59%-47.3%24.12%-19.36%-10.53%
Book Value per Share9.217.586.343.354.9615.009.2312.0010.3010.03
Total Shareholders' Equity10.54B8.06B6.28B2.87B3.56B9.78B5.15B6.4B5.16B4.62B
Common Stock2M2M2M2M2M2M2M2M2M2M
Retained Earnings14.96B13.94B16.46B17.75B22.96B36.09B34.31B36.53B37.95B39.43B
Treasury Stock-19.2B-21.89B-26.39B-31.4B-36.52B-43.37B-46.7B-48.11B-51.29B0
Accumulated OCI-124M717M498M384M616M398M259M185M206M207M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+2.83B3.15B2.66B3.11B2.42B2.66B2.25B2.43B2.41B2.01B
Operating CF Margin %30.39%31.69%30.73%41.92%27.2%25.5%23.01%23.99%23.48%18.1%
Operating CF Growth %-29.93%11.32%-15.51%17.16%-22.32%9.84%-15.17%7.63%-0.49%-16.78%
Net Income7.27B-1.02B2.53B1.79B2.49B13.61B-1.27B2.77B1.98B2.03B
Depreciation & Amortization682M676M696M675M583M502M442M403M324M407M
Stock-Based Compensation416M483M538M495M417M477M494M575M588M607M
Deferred Taxes-4.56B1.73B-153M113M414M-680M-780M255M-874M44M
Other Non-Cash Items-987M109M-395M235M-1.31B-11.12B3.74B-1.49B429M-1.08B
Working Capital Changes5M1.17B-558M-190M-168M-134M-377M-94M-34M0
Change in Receivables-48M-195M-98M-124M8M195M0000
Change in Inventory-17M1.32B-573M-292M-423M-509M0000
Change in Payables-28M19M-47M4M101M9M6M15M-8M0
Cash from Investing+-2.01B-1.3B2.89B2.79B3.79B3.66B2.46B240M2.21B1.42B
Capital Expenditures-626M-666M-651M-552M-494M-444M-449M-456M-458M-525M
CapEx % of Revenue6.73%6.71%7.53%7.43%5.55%4.26%4.58%4.51%4.45%4.73%
Acquisitions-212M-548M727M-253M4.01B5.08B887M106M4.34B0
Investments----------
Other Investing-21M-3M32M21M33M2.22B-69M-38M-121M19M
Cash from Financing+-744M-1.78B-5.4B-7.09B-5.69B-6.53B-3.79B-2.45B-3.81B-3.66B
Debt Issued (Net)2.2B1.03B-750M-1.55B-6M1.32B-212M-1.15B-309M0
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid000-473M-447M-466M-489M-528M-533M-531M
Share Repurchases-2.94B-2.75B-4.5B-4.97B-5.14B-7.05B-3.14B-1.4B-3.15B-2.5B
Other Financing124M149M-255M-201M73M-97M212M546M93M-771M
Net Change in Cash-16M304M79M-1.22B598M-188M866M221M793M-232M
Free Cash Flow+2.2B2.48B2.01B2.56B1.93B2.21B1.8B1.97B1.96B1.48B
FCF Margin %23.66%24.98%23.2%34.49%21.64%21.24%18.43%19.48%19.02%13.37%
FCF Growth %-34.62%12.73%-19.07%27.65%-24.86%14.96%-18.44%9.14%-0.71%-24.13%
FCF per Share1.922.332.032.992.683.393.233.703.903.23
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.39x-3.09x1.05x1.74x0.43x0.20x-1.78x0.88x1.22x0.99x
Interest Paid220M285M314M304M271M253M244M275M264M0
Taxes Paid492M308M556M249M493M929M540M746M722M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)84.91%-10.93%35.28%39.03%176.24%204.03%-17%47.92%34.19%41.56%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)11.96%10.11%8.99%11.24%18.96%15.47%11.68%11.65%15.2%17.02%
Gross Margin78.45%77.63%76.61%78.66%79.8%74.57%72.64%71.98%71.99%71.45%
Net Margin78.15%-10.24%29.25%24.04%63.72%130.59%-12.96%27.36%19.21%18.3%
Debt / Equity0.85x1.24x1.47x2.92x2.31x0.96x1.83x1.29x1.52x1.53x
Interest Coverage10.33x7.75x5.12x8.89x8.67x10.87x10.00x7.38x8.95x9.26x
FCF Conversion0.39x-3.09x1.05x1.74x0.43x0.20x-1.78x0.88x1.22x0.99x
Revenue Growth8.22%6.76%-12.86%-14.12%19.72%17.16%-6%3.24%1.69%7.95%

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