Nerdwallet, Inc.
NRDS Nasdaq Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation Financials FY2019βFY2025
What Nerdwallet, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- NERDWALLET, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 25, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001625278-26-000014
0001625278
Revenue and margins
Nerdwallet, Inc. had $837M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 21.7% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2019 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 6.0% a year. 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 $130M in fiscal 2025, 15.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Nerdwallet, Inc. returned $70.2M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 54% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.8%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Nerdwallet, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $168M | $83.9M | $100M | $66.3M | $98.3M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | β | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β30.0x | β7.6x | 4.5x | 13.4x | 108.7x |
| Current ratio | 3.7x | 2.6x | 5.3x | 3.3x | 3.5x |
| Quick ratio | 3.7x | 2.6x | 5.3x | 3.3x | 3.5x |
| Total assets | $364M | $426M | $419M | $438M | $461M |
| Total liabilities | $107M | $84.0M | $51.7M | $73.4M | $86.6M |
| Shareholders' equity | $258M | $342M | $367M | $364M | $375M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$168M | β | β | β | β |
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
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 5 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 8 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β4.0% | β16.1% | β8.9% | β19.9% | β9.7% | β18.4% |
| Altman Z'' | β | 3.37 | 4.34 | 5.12 | 9.13 | 6.16 | 6.63 |
7 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | $228M | $245M | $380M | $539M | $599M | $688M | $837M |
| Gross profit | $212M | $224M | $351M | $499M | $545M | $624M | $773M |
| Research and development | $46.0M | $50.9M | $62.2M | $77.6M | $80.5M | $82.5M | $66.7M |
| Operating income | $28.4M | $1.9M | β$39.0M | β$19.0M | $3.6M | $9.4M | $65.2M |
| Interest expense | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $2.5M | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.6M |
| Pretax income | $27.9M | $0.9M | β$37.7M | β$20.0M | $6.3M | $5.0M | $68.2M |
| Income tax | $3.7M | β$4.4M | $4.8M | β$9.8M | $18.1M | β$25.4M | $19.5M |
| Net income | $24.2M | $5.3M | β$42.5M | β$10.2M | β$11.8M | $30.4M | $48.7M |
| Net income to common | $24.2M | $5.3M | β$42.5M | β$10.2M | β$11.8M | $30.4M | $48.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.45 | $0.09 | β$0.82 | β$0.14 | β$0.15 | $0.38 | $0.64 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.05B | 0.07B | 0.08B | 0.08B | 0.08B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | $31.4M | $15.4M | $7.2M | $25.0M | $72.1M | $71.8M | $132M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.7M | $1.3M | $2.3M | $4.6M | $0.7M | $0.6M | $1.3M |
| Free cash flow | $30.7M | $14.1M | $4.9M | $20.4M | $71.4M | $71.2M | $130M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $9.4M | $15.1M | $27.1M | $37.0M | $48.2M | $48.4M | $46.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.0M | $6.4M | $17.9M | $34.4M | $38.8M | $37.7M | $28.6M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $36.7M | $0.0M | $68.1M | $0.0M | $0.3M | $13.1M |
| Share buybacks | β | β | β | β | $20.0M | $80.1M | $70.2M |
| Dividends and buybacks | β | β | β | β | $20.0M | $80.1M | $70.2M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $67.6M | $83.4M | $168M | $83.9M | $100M | $66.3M | $98.3M |
| Total debt | β | $30.2M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Current assets | β | $129M | $243M | $189M | $198M | $197M | $245M |
| Current liabilities | β | $24.0M | $65.8M | $72.4M | $37.3M | $60.1M | $70.9M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $27.7M | $34.9M | $49.1M | $52.6M | $43.0M | $31.8M |
| Goodwill | $0.3M | $43.8M | $43.8M | $111M | $112M | $112M | $124M |
| Intangible assets | β | $35.6M | $27.6M | $64.1M | $46.9M | $33.3M | $21.5M |
| Total assets | β | $255M | $364M | $426M | $419M | $438M | $461M |
| Total liabilities | β | $104M | $107M | $84.0M | $51.7M | $73.4M | $86.6M |
| Preferred stock | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $8.0M | $82.7M | $258M | $342M | $367M | $364M | $375M |
| Margins | |||||||
| Gross margin | 92.9% | 91.3% | 92.5% | 92.6% | 91.0% | 90.8% | 92.4% |
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 0.8% | β10.3% | β3.5% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 7.8% |
| EBITDA margin | 16.6% | 6.9% | β3.1% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 8.4% | 13.3% |
| Net margin | 10.6% | 2.2% | β11.2% | β1.9% | β2.0% | 4.4% | 5.8% |
| FCF margin | 13.4% | 5.7% | 1.3% | 3.8% | 11.9% | 10.4% | 15.6% |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital | β | 6.4% | β34.3% | β | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β | 0.8% | β13.1% | β5.4% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 16.7% |
| Return on equity | 302.5% | 11.7% | β25.0% | β3.4% | β3.3% | 8.3% | 13.2% |
| Return on assets | β | 2.1% | β13.7% | β2.6% | β2.8% | 7.1% | 10.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | 314.3% | 160.6% | β22.8% | β6.1% | β5.7% | 13.9% | 21.2% |
| Growth | |||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 7.4% | 54.7% | 42.0% | 11.2% | 14.7% | 21.7% |
| Net income growth | β | β78.1% | β901.9% | β | β | β | 60.2% |
| EPS growth | β | β80.0% | β1,011.1% | β | β | β | 68.4% |
| FCF growth | β | β54.1% | β65.2% | 316.3% | 250.0% | β0.3% | 83.0% |
| Share count change | β | 3.7% | β7.8% | 36.0% | 8.6% | 2.9% | β3.8% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β3.1x | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | β | 0.4x | 0.0x | β | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | 25.8x | 1.7x | β30.0x | β7.6x | 4.5x | 13.4x | 108.7x |
| Current ratio | β | 5.4x | 3.7x | 2.6x | 5.3x | 3.3x | 3.5x |
| Quick ratio | β | 5.4x | 3.7x | 2.6x | 5.3x | 3.3x | 3.5x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 2.2% | 2.6% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 5.5% | 3.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | β | 28.0% | 112.5% | 53.9% |
| Quality scores | |||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β4.0% | β16.1% | β8.9% | β19.9% | β9.7% | β18.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001625278). Data updated October 24, 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.