Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
eBay Inc. EBAY
$106.40 +0.48% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $47.24B
Strong growthHigh qualityStrong trendLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +4.6%).
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 152 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $12.01B, up 14.7% from a year earlier, accelerating from 12.5% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth90Exceptional
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 15%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 46%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 23%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 38%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 21%
Quality91Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 17%
- Gross marginTop 4%
- Operating marginTop 9%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 31%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 37%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 34%
- Interest coverTop 30%
Value22Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 49%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 48%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 31%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 7%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 22%
Momentum80Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 25%
- 6-month returnTop 32%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 23%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 13%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 34%
Revisions50Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 40%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 3%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 46%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 20%
Stability96Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 23%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 1%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 10%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 34%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 12.5% | 14.7% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 5.3% | 6.9% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 71.9% | 72.5% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 21.4% | 20.5% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 13.5% | 20.2% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 14.7% | 12.5% | ↑ | Top 15% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 6.9% | 5.3% | ↑ | Top 46% |
| Gross margin | 72.5% | 71.9% | ↑ | Top 4% |
| Operating margin | 20.5% | 21.4% | ↓ | Top 9% |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 20.9% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 20.2% | 13.5% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 15.8% | — | Top 17% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 4.3% | — | Top 38% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.34×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 4.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +51.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.59×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 9.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.14%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 4.36%
- Shareholder yield
- 5.51%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -2.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -5.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +4.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.6%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $117.68
- Target vs current price
- +10.6%
- Analysts with a rating
- 69
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 49%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | +6.7% | +1.4% | -3.3% | -4.2% | — |
| Apr 29, 2026 | +5.1% | +3.4% | +4.9% | +10.0% | +9.0% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | +4.4% | +2.8% | +6.7% | +17.1% | +41.4% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | +2.3% | -0.0% | -18.0% | -16.9% | -5.2% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | +5.4% | -1.2% | +16.3% | +20.6% | +21.5% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | +3.0% | +1.4% | +4.7% | +7.7% | +21.2% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | +4.2% | -2.5% | -6.0% | -6.5% | +0.9% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | +0.8% | -0.2% | -2.0% | +3.7% | +7.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $1.60 | $1.50 | +6.7% | $3.13B |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $1.66 | $1.58 | +5.1% | $3.09B |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $1.41 | $1.35 | +4.4% | $2.96B |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $1.36 | $1.33 | +2.3% | $2.82B |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $1.37 | $1.30 | +5.4% | $2.73B |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $1.38 | $1.34 | +3.0% | $2.58B |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $1.25 | $1.20 | +4.2% | $2.58B |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $1.19 | $1.18 | +0.8% | $2.58B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 22.0× | 16.0× | 79th | Top 49% |
| P/E (forward) | 17.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.2× | — | — | Bottom 31% |
| EV / Sales | 4.34× | — | — | Bottom 7% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 5.14% | — | — | Bottom 48% |
| Earnings yield | 4.54% | — | — | Top 49% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 2.7× – 116.8× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +21.5%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +6.9%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +12.3%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 152
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.9%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -0.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +5.3%
- RSI (14)
- 47.7
- Relative volume
- 0.58×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 31.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 45th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.54
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.26
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -10.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -21.2%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2021 | Sep 30, 2022 | -54.3% | 236 days | 702 days (Jul 22, 2025) |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Feb 12, 2026 | -21.2% | 126 days | 43 days (Apr 16, 2026) |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Nov 10, 2020 | -19.2% | 20 days | 51 days (Jan 26, 2021) |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Mar 4, 2021 | -16.4% | 17 days | 29 days (Apr 15, 2021) |
| May 20, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | -15.2% | 60 days | Not yet recovered |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $47.24B
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.0
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.83
- Revenue (TTM)
- $12.01B
- Dividend yield
- 1.15%
- 52-week range
- $78.03 – $119.31
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.42B | $9.79B | $10.11B | $10.28B | $11.10B |
| Gross profit | $7.77B | $7.12B | $7.28B | $7.40B | $7.93B |
| Operating income | $2.92B | $2.35B | $1.94B | $2.32B | $2.28B |
| Net income | $13.61B | -$1.27B | $2.77B | $1.98B | $2.03B |
| EPS (diluted) | $20.87 | -$2.28 | $5.19 | $3.94 | $4.34 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.58B | $2.58B | $2.58B | $2.73B | $2.82B | $2.96B | $3.09B | $3.13B |
| Net income | $634.0M | $679.0M | $503.0M | $368.0M | $632.0M | $528.0M | $512.0M | $550.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.28 | $1.40 | $1.06 | $0.78 | $1.35 | $1.15 | $1.12 | $1.21 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $2.66B | $2.25B | $2.43B | $2.41B | $2.19B |
| Capital expenditure | -$444.0M | -$449.0M | -$456.0M | -$458.0M | -$525.0M |
| Free cash flow | $2.21B | $1.80B | $1.97B | $1.96B | $1.66B |
| Dividends paid | -$466.0M | -$489.0M | -$528.0M | -$533.0M | -$531.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$6.96B | -$3.06B | -$1.32B | -$3.06B | -$2.36B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $3.31B
- Total assets
- $17.93B
- Total liabilities
- $13.27B
- Total debt
- $7.13B
- Net debt
- $4.82B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $4.67B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | $0.31 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| May 29, 2026 | $0.31 | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $0.31 | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | $0.29 | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | $0.29 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| May 30, 2025 | $0.29 | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.29 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | $0.27 | Dec 13, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 18,180,321
- Days to cover
- 4.17
- Change vs previous report
- +0.9%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jul 20, 2015
- 297-for-125
- Feb 17, 2005
- 2-for-1
- Aug 29, 2003
- 2-for-1
- May 25, 2000
- 2-for-1
- Mar 2, 1999
- 3-for-1