Stock · EBAY · Consumer Cyclical
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1998 · Revenue 12 mo. $12B
Price as of 11/06/2026
eBay Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally.
eBay Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. Its marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps. The company's platforms enable users to list, sell, buy, and pay various products. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Original text from the data provider
Summary
60.8 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €1.5B (2025), it supports €16.6B. The remaining €31.8B of the market value assume it grows 14.9% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
14.9%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 18.8×, above its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 10.6× to 17.2×, median 14.3×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 44.01% | 11.07% | Rank 92 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 102.80% | 17.91% | Rank 94 |
| EBIT margin | 20.51% | 10.89% | Rank 83 |
| FCF margin | 14.96% | 8.07% | Rank 79 |
| Gross margin | 71.45% | 34.00% | Rank 91 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 7.95% | 5.10% | Rank 63 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 8.34% | |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | −10.97% | 15.10% | Rank 7 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 4.73% | 4.34% | Rank 57 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 3.62% | 4.32% | Rank 44 |
| FCF yield | 3.08% | 4.17% | Rank 33 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 5.25 | 1.95 | Rank 12 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 25.61 | 16.88 | Rank 21 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 41.24% | −4.35% | Rank 96 |
| Share price, 6 months | 13.73% | 3.63% | Rank 75 |
| Share price, 3 months | 14.04% | 2.92% | Rank 87 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −2.55% | −15.83% | Rank 92 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | −7.29% | 0.39% | Rank 96 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −8.18% | −0.37% | Rank 96 |
| Dividend streak in years | 6 | 4 | Rank 75 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 2.73% | 0.16% | Rank 73 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 26.21% | 40.59% | Rank 23 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 1.51 | 0.99 | Rank 41 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 1.60 | 0.49 | Rank 20 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 32.09% | 33.42% | Rank 55 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF, $B | Shares | Net debt, $B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9.3 | 25.0% | 2.2 | 1.14B | 7.1 |
| 2017 | 9.9 | 22.8% | 2.5 | 1.06B | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 20.3% | 2.0 | 991M | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 23.8% | 2.6 | 856M | 7.5 |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 29.6% | 1.9 | 718M | 7.0 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | 28.1% | 2.2 | 652M | 8.0 |
| 2022 | 9.8 | 24.0% | 1.8 | 558M | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 10.1 | 19.2% | 2.0 | 533M | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 10.3 | 22.5% | 2.0 | 501M | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 11.1 | 20.5% | 1.7 | 460M | 5.5 |
4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
eBay Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
eBay Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
4 of 7 rules met
6 of 11 points
Detail data
Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.
With a free account, you can see the match across all strategies checked in one complete overview.
Selected fundamental metrics for eBay Inc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 27.6 | 21.6 |
| P/B ratio | 12.2 | 2.4 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 44.0% | 11.1% |
| Equity ratio | 26.2% | 40.6% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 1.60 | 0.49 |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 2.2% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| EBAY | eBay Incthis page | |
| CPNG | Coupang LLC | locked |
| DASH | DoorDash, Inc. Class A Common Stock | Medium5.5 |
| W | Wayfair Inc | locked |
| CART | Maplebear Inc. | locked |
| SE | Sea Ltd | locked |
Signed up in 30 seconds, free.
Learn more about the metrics in the metrics glossary or all rated stocks in the stock overview.
How StockScorer rates every stock is explained on the methodology page.