Dave
DAVE Nasdaq Consumer Finance Financials FY2021βFY2025
Dave's revenue rose 59.7% to $554 million in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was 35.3%, up from 16.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $290 million, up 132.0%. It paid out $44 million in dividends and buybacks, 15% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 4.8%.
What Dave does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Dave Inc./DE
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-085370
0001841408
Revenue and margins
Dave had $554M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 59.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $290M in fiscal 2025, 52.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Dave returned $43.7M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 15% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 4.8%.
Value Dave yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of $80.5M and divides by 14.5M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 23.0x Β· peers 19.7x Β· sector 13.7x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Dave can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $32.0M | $23.2M | $42.7M | $49.8M | $80.5M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $50.1M | $75.0M | $75.0M | $75.0M | $0.0M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | 0.3x | β0.4x |
| Debt / equity | 1.3x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.4x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | β2.5x | β13.0x | β3.1x | 8.6x | 24.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.5x | 8.5x | 10.8x | 8.1x | 3.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.5x | 8.5x | 10.8x | 8.1x | 3.8x |
| Total assets | $147M | $322M | $294M | $299M | $487M |
| Total liabilities | $108M | $215M | $207M | $116M | $135M |
| Shareholders' equity | $38.7M | $107M | $87.1M | $183M | $353M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $18.1M | $51.8M | $32.3M | $25.2M | β$80.5M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β26.7% | β22.7% | β23.9% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.88 | 6.95 | 9.80 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave DAVE | $4.9B | 59.7% | β | 52.3% | 72.9% | 23.0x | 6 | |
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| Glacier Bancorp GBCI | $6.2B | 23.7% | β | 33.7% | β | 19.7x | β | Compare β |
| Payoneer Global PAYO | $2.4B | 7.7% | 11.8% | 19.6% | β | 51.1x | β | Compare β |
5 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||
| Revenue | $153M | $205M | $259M | $347M | $554M |
| Operating income | β$6.4M | β | β | β | β |
| Interest expense | $2.5M | $9.2M | $11.8M | $8.0M | $7.0M |
| Pretax income | β$19.9M | β$129M | β$48.4M | $60.4M | $168M |
| Income tax | $0.1M | β$0.1M | $0.1M | $2.5M | β$27.8M |
| Net income | β$20.0M | β$129M | β$48.5M | $57.9M | $196M |
| Diluted EPS | β$4.69 | β$11.12 | β$4.07 | $4.19 | $13.53 |
| Diluted shares | 0.00B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | β$0.5M | β$44.9M | $33.8M | $125M | $290M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.4M | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| Free cash flow | β$0.9M | β$45.6M | $33.1M | $125M | $290M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $3.1M | $7.1M | $5.5M | $7.7M | $7.1M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.1M | $40.6M | $26.7M | $37.3M | $29.9M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $43.7M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $43.7M |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $32.0M | $23.2M | $42.7M | $49.8M | $80.5M |
| Total debt | $50.1M | $75.0M | $75.0M | $75.0M | $0.0M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $100M | $309M | $277M | $282M | $437M |
| Current liabilities | $68.6M | $36.4M | $25.6M | $35.1M | $114M |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $0.7M | $1.0M | $1.1M | $0.7M | $0.5M |
| Total assets | $147M | $322M | $294M | $299M | $487M |
| Total liabilities | $108M | $215M | $207M | $116M | $135M |
| Shareholders' equity | $38.7M | $107M | $87.1M | $183M | $353M |
| Margins | |||||
| Operating margin | β4.2% | β | β | β | β |
| EBITDA margin | β2.2% | β55.0% | β12.0% | 21.9% | 32.9% |
| Net margin | β13.1% | β62.9% | β18.7% | 16.7% | 35.3% |
| FCF margin | β0.6% | β22.3% | 12.8% | 36.0% | 52.3% |
| Returns | |||||
| Return on capital | β | β88.0% | β20.8% | 40.0% | 72.9% |
| Return on capital employed | β | β65.9% | β13.2% | 25.7% | 54.9% |
| Return on equity | β | β177.4% | β50.1% | 42.8% | 73.1% |
| Return on assets | β | β55.0% | β15.8% | 19.5% | 49.8% |
| Growth | |||||
| Revenue growth | β | 33.9% | 26.5% | 34.0% | 59.7% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | 238.4% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | 222.9% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | 277.7% | 132.0% |
| Share count change | β | 171.6% | 3.0% | 15.8% | 4.8% |
| Financial health | |||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | 0.3x | β0.4x |
| Debt / equity | 1.3x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.4x | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | β2.5x | β13.0x | β3.1x | 8.6x | 24.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.5x | 8.5x | 10.8x | 8.1x | 3.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.5x | 8.5x | 10.8x | 8.1x | 3.8x |
| Capital allocation | |||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.4% | 19.8% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 5.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.1% |
| Quality scores | |||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 9.8 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β35.9% | β26.7% | β22.7% | β23.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001841408). Data updated October 23, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.