Etsy Inc (ETSY) stock analysis
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $7.61BP/E 10.4Yield –
StockData Score
Prices as of Nov 11, 2026How the score works
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Etsy passes 11 of the 30 checks behind our score; 13 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 5/6
- Growth
- 2/6
- Past performance
- 2/6
- Financial health
- 2/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
Margin of safety over 20%
The price is 46.2% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.
Trading below fair value
The share price of $88.35 is below our fair value estimate of $164.37.
Earnings growth accelerating
Net income grew 442% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -14.1% a year.
Debt covered by cash flow
Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 46.1% of total debt.
What to watch
Earnings shrank over 5 years
Net income shrank 14.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew 4.0% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
Bankruptcy risk in the grey zone
The Altman Z-score is 1.81; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.
P/S above the industry
Etsy's price-to-sales of 2.53 is above the Miscellaneous Business Services median of 1.67 (book value is negative, so we use sales).
Valuation5/6
P/E below its 5-year median
Etsy's P/E of 10.4 is below its own 5-year median of 34.0.
P/E below the industry
Etsy's P/E of 10.4 is below the Miscellaneous Business Services median of 25.8.
EV/EBITDA below its 5-year median
Etsy's EV/EBITDA of 12.6 is below its 5-year median of 14.1.
P/S above the industry
Etsy's price-to-sales of 2.53 is above the Miscellaneous Business Services median of 1.67 (book value is negative, so we use sales).
Trading below fair value
The share price of $88.35 is below our fair value estimate of $164.37.
Margin of safety over 20%
The price is 46.2% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.
Growth2/6
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew 4.0% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
EPS growth over 3 years
Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.
Earnings growth accelerating
Net income grew 442% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -14.1% a year.
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 10.8% over the last twelve months; the Miscellaneous Business Services median is 9.9%.
Guidance issued
The latest outlook (FY 26 GMS, Oct 28, 2026) was issued for the first time, so it neither adds nor takes away points.
Gross margin slipping
Gross margin was 71.3% over the last twelve months, against 73.5% a year earlier.
Past performance2/6
Return on equity
Needs positive equity and five years of results.
Return on invested capital
Needs operating income and invested capital.
Return on equity against the industry
Needs positive equity.
Earnings shrank over 5 years
Net income shrank 14.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.
Net margin above its 5-year average
Net margin was 32.8% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 4.4%.
Net margin above the industry
Etsy's net margin of 32.8% is above the Miscellaneous Business Services median of 3.8%.
Financial health2/6
Debt level
Needs debt and equity figures.
Debt trend
Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.
Debt covered by cash flow
Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 46.1% of total debt.
Interest coverage
Interest expense is not reported separately.
Short-term assets cover short-term debts
Current assets are 1.36 times current liabilities.
Bankruptcy risk in the grey zone
The Altman Z-score is 1.81; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
Etsy has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.
Fair value
How we estimate itOur estimate per share
$164.37
The share price is 46% below this estimate.
| Method | Multiple used | Own 5Y median | Industry median | Value per share | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 29.9× | 34.0× | 25.8× | $254.99 | 44% |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.9× | 14.1× | 15.7× | $102.34 | 39% |
| Earnings power | 12.1% cost of equity | – | – | $67.44 | 17% |
| Fair value | $164.37 | 100% | |||
Valuation over time
Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.
- P/E at month end
- Own 5-year median 34.0
- Miscellaneous Business Services median 25.8
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
Low risk
- Average value traded per day
- $291.99M
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $117.13M
Downside
Medium risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 21.3%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 49%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- 0.86
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 1.44
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2012 to 2025
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +2.7% | +4.0% | +10.8% | +26.6% | |
| Gross profit | +1.6% | +4.3% | +10.4% | +27.9% | |
| Operating income | -30.0% | – | -8.9% | – | |
| Net income | -46.3% | – | -14.1% | – | |
| EPS, diluted | -40.9% | – | -12.4% | – | |
| Free cash flow | -8.2% | +0.2% | +0.0% | +40.9% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | -8.9% | 60.8% | -17.6% | |
| Return on assets | -5.3% | 17.7% | 6.2% | |
| Current ratio | 4.42 | 4.17 | 1.44 | |
| Interest coverage | 2.4× | 10.1× | 14.4× | |
| Capex to revenue | 9.9% | 0.1% | 0.5% | |
| Diluted shares | 114M | 136M | 124M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Etsy generated $3.49B from operations and spent $2.87B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 2% of that went back into the business.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.7% | 1.10× | -2.82× | -17.6% |
| FY2024 | 10.8% | 1.10× | -3.92× | -46.6% |
| FY2023 | 11.2% | 1.03× | -4.88× | -56.4% |
| FY2022 | -27.1% | 0.79× | 79.50× | -1707.0% |
| FY2021 | 21.2% | 0.75× | 4.55× | 72.0% |
| FY2020 | 20.2% | 0.87× | 3.43× | 60.8% |
| FY2019 | 11.7% | 0.67× | 3.03× | 23.7% |
| FY2018 | 12.8% | 0.80× | 1.89× | 19.4% |
| FY2017 | 18.5% | 0.74× | 1.60× | 22.1% |
| FY2016 | -8.2% | 0.64× | 1.68× | -8.9% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero$162.98M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$693.41M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year11.3% → 6.7%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$693.41M vs $162.98M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose2.00 → 1.44
- No dilutionShare count did not rise132M → 124M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year72.42% → 71.64%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.05 → 1.19
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