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EBAY INC EBAY

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Business Services, NEC · website · IPO 1998-09-23 · LEI

EBAY INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$47.9B
P / E23.6×
P / S4.3×
P / B10.7×
P / FCF32.3×
Dividend yield1.11%
Net margin18.3%
Return on equity45.3%
FCF margin13.4%
Return on capital17.8%
Graham number -70.1%$30.58

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($30.58); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
78.10% -10.20% 29.20% 24.00% 63.70% 130.60% -13.00% 27.40% 19.20% 18.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
78.40% 77.60% 76.60% 78.70% 79.80% 74.60% 72.60% 72.00% 72.00% 71.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
25.00% 22.80% 20.30% 23.80% 29.60% 28.10% 24.00% 19.20% 22.50% 20.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
69.00% -12.60% 40.30% 62.20% 159.10% 139.20% -24.60% 43.30% 38.30% 45.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
1.14B 1.06B 991.0M 856.0M 718.0M 663.0M 558.0M 533.0M 501.0M 468.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$5.69B $7.11B $5.48B $5.84B $6.64B $6.35B $5.57B $4.99B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
30.50% -3.90% 11.10% 9.80% 29.30% 51.10% -6.10% 12.80% 10.20% 11.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
23.70% 25.00% 23.50% 35.10% 28.60% 25.40% 22.20% 19.50% 19.00% 13.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.71× 1.15× 1.22× 2.35× 2.17× 0.79× 1.50× 1.09× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$6.35 -$0.95 $2.55 $2.09 $7.89 $20.54 -$2.27 $5.19 $3.94 $4.34 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

EBAY INC trades at about 23.6× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.9×–557.7×, median 16.1×).

2.9× 557.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (2.9×–557.7×); dot = today's 23.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin71.5%72.0%72.0%72.6%74.6%79.8%78.7%76.6%77.6%78.4%
Operating margin20.5%22.5%19.2%24.0%28.1%29.6%23.8%20.3%22.8%25.0%
Net margin18.3%19.2%27.4%-13.0%130.6%63.7%24.0%29.2%-10.2%78.1%
FCF margin13.4%19.0%19.5%22.2%25.4%28.6%35.1%23.5%25.0%23.7%
Return on assets11.6%10.2%12.8%-6.1%51.1%29.3%9.8%11.1%-3.9%30.5%
Return on equity45.3%38.3%43.3%-24.6%139.2%159.1%62.2%40.3%-12.6%69.0%
Debt / equity——1.09×1.50×0.79×2.17×2.35×1.22×1.15×0.71×
Current ratio1.101.242.442.181.971.801.161.602.182.31

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.