People Inc (PPLI) stock

PPLINasdaqServices-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.Fiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 2, 2026Score 7/3052% below fair value

$43.55−0.41 (-0.93%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.24BP/E –Yield –

People statistics

92 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 2, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: May 25, 2021
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $3.24B; $793.39M
Enterprise Value: $3.38B; $768.70M
PS Ratio: 1.36; 2.28
PB Ratio: 0.74; 2.76
P/TBV Ratio: 1.27; 4.88
P/FCF Ratio: 23.56; 15.38
P/OCF Ratio: 19.13; 13.16

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.42; 2.03
EV / FCF: 24.55; 15.27

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 74M; 58M
Shares Change (YoY): -6.61%; 1.97%
Float: 60M; 53M
Shares Held by Insiders: 19.6%; 13.2%
Shares Held by Institutions: 92.6%; 62.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 11M; –
Short Interest Change: -3.72%; -3.30%
Short % of Float: 18.6%; 5.81%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 14.9%; 4.22%
Days to Cover: 12.92; 3.54

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $48.32; –
52-Week Low: $31.42; –
20-Day Moving Average: $39.57; –
50-Day Moving Average: $39.33; –
200-Day Moving Average: $40.61; –
Average True Range (14): $1.57; –
Price Change (1 Week): 6.19%; 0.35%
Price Change (1 Month): 7.37%; 0.00%
Price Change (3 Months): 7.80%; -7.14%
Price Change (6 Months): 8.82%; 0.66%
Price Change (YTD): 11.4%; -14.1%
Price Change (1 Year): 28.8%; -14.0%
Price Change (3 Years): -2.86%; -12.6%
Price Change (5 Years): -68.1%; -56.7%
Price Change (10 Years): -34.6%; 44.9%
Average Volume (10 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 1M; –
Relative Volume: 0.79; 0.71
Relative Strength Index (14): 64.8; 47.3
Volatility (1 Year): 35.7%; 65.3%
Beta (5 Years): 1.26; 1.19

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 66.7%; 56.0%
Operating Margin: -5.93%; -1.96%
Pretax Margin: -10.8%; -0.63%
Profit Margin: -13.8%; -2.35%
EBITDA Margin: -5.93%; 0.85%
FCF Margin: 5.78%; 9.88%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): -7.17%; 1.34%
Return on Assets (ROA): -4.79%; -3.12%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): -2.30%; -0.29%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): -2.31%; -0.55%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 4.01; 1.37
Quick Ratio: 3.77; 0.93
Debt / Equity: 0.32; 0.52
Debt / FCF: 10.24; 2.79
Interest Coverage: -1.35; -0.55

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 13.8%; 9.45%
FCF Growth (YoY): 172.9%; 14.5%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -23.0%; 7.44%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): -2.84%; 12.3%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.35; 0.64
Revenue Per Employee: $461.97K; $396.32K
Profits Per Employee: -$63.87K; -$6.68K
Employee Count: 5,156; 525
WACC: 9.56%; 10.1%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $2.38B; $257.79M
Gross Profit: $1.59B; $158.36M
Operating Income: -$141.18M; -$578.69K
Pretax Income: -$256.80M; -$294.07K
Net Income: -$329.32M; -$298.85K
EBITDA: -$141.18M; -$75.39K
EPS (Diluted): -$4.40; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.32B; $41.64M
Total Debt: $1.41B; $174.92M
Net Cash (Debt): -$90.38M; $1.79M
Net Cash Per Share: -$1.21; $0.13
Equity (Book Value): $4.39B; $51.00M
Book Value Per Share: $58.97; $1.99
Tangible Book Value: $2.54B; $2.78M
Working Capital: $1.32B; $14.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $169.53M; $5.65M
Capital Expenditures: -$31.91M; -$5.59M
Free Cash Flow: $137.62M; $35.58M
FCF Per Share: $1.85; $0.53

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: -10.2%; 0.38%
FCF Yield: 4.24%; 4.32%
Buyback Yield: 4.57%; 3.37%
Shareholder Yield: 4.57%; 3.80%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $104.68M; $3.48M
Income Tax: -$78.24M; $1.62M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 1.26; 1.97
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	PPLI	S&P 500	Difference	PPLI per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+6.6%	-2.7%	+9.3 pts
3 months	+7.3%	-1.7%	+9.0 pts
Year to date	+11.4%	+11.9%	−0.5 pts
1 year	+27.6%	+12.0%	+15.6 pts
3 years	+17.0%	+78.2%	−61.2 pts	+5.4%	+21.2%
5 years	-61.1%	+73.2%	−134.4 pts	-17.2%	+11.6%
10 years	+450.2%	+309.6%	+140.5 pts	+18.6%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

11M PPLI shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.7% from the previous report, or 18.57% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 12.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	11,124,838	-3.7%	861,321	12.9
Oct 15, 2026	11,555,202	+1.9%	1,046,209	11.0
Sep 30, 2026	11,336,278	+8.7%	1,673,495	6.8
Sep 15, 2026	10,428,999	+11.9%	969,282	10.8
Aug 31, 2026	9,321,219	+16.0%	913,474	10.2
Aug 14, 2026	8,033,966	+4.9%	1,233,128	6.5
Jul 31, 2026	7,661,775	-8.8%	826,490	9.3
Jul 15, 2026	8,399,094	+4.8%	782,419	10.7
Jun 30, 2026	8,017,440	-2.9%	1,034,827	7.8
Jun 15, 2026	8,254,818	-4.6%	1,124,067	7.3