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People Inc.

PPLI Nasdaq Interactive Media & Services Financials FY2018–FY2025

People Inc.'s revenue fell 8.7% to $2.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was −4.1%, down from −1.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $45 million, down 86.8%. It paid out $315 million in dividends and buybacks, 703% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.7%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$38.50

2.7%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$2.4B
8.7% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
−4.1%
3.0 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
−$104M
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$44.8M
86.8%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
−1.3%
1.0 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$2.9B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
8.5x
On $4.51 EPS (TTM)

About these figures. People Inc. (formerly IAC) spun off Angi in March 2025; its figures from 2023 are as restated without Angi, while earlier years include it, so the change from 2022 to 2023 compares different businesses.

What People Inc. does

No business description yet.

Legal name
People Incorporated
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001628280-26-009997
0001800227

Revenue and margins

People Inc. had $2.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 8.7% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $44.8M in fiscal 2025, 1.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

People Inc. returned $315M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 703% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.7%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value People Inc. yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$481M and divides by 80.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 8.5x · peers 24.9x · sector 17.3x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably People Inc. can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $2.1B$1.3B$1.1B$1.4B$960M
Debt incl. finance leases $2.1B$2.1B$2.0B$2.0B$1.4B
Net debt / EBITDA −3.0x—7.3x3.9x14.5x
Debt / equity 0.3x0.4x0.3x0.4x0.3x
Interest coverage −4.0x−4.3x−1.5x−0.2x−0.8x
Current ratio 2.2x2.4x2.4x2.8x2.8x
Quick ratio 2.2x2.4x2.4x2.8x2.8x
Total assets $12.3B$10.4B$10.4B$9.7B$7.1B
Total liabilities $4.6B$3.8B$3.6B$3.4B$2.4B
Shareholders' equity $7.2B$5.9B$6.1B$5.6B$4.7B
Net debt (− = net cash) −$38.5M$734M$958M$598M$481M

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

$0.3M

1 insider

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
May 12, 2026 Michael H SchwerdtmanSVP and CAO Sold 6,878 $40.54 $0.3M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✕ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✓
Current ratio rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✕
F-score 3 / 95 / 96 / 9
Accruals ratio 0.7%−8.9%−2.0%
Altman Z'' 2.622.812.63

Similar companies

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.

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People Inc. PPLI $2.9B −8.7% −4.1% 1.9% −1.3% 8.5x 6
Reddit RDDT $29.1B 69.4% 20.1% 31.1% 119.1% 33.5x 6 Compare →
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Match Group MTCH $11.3B 0.2% 25.0% 29.4% 28.3% 16.2x 8 Compare →
Yelp YELP $1.1B 3.8% 12.6% 22.1% — 9.6x — Compare →

8 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $2.5B $2.5B $2.8B $3.7B $5.2B $2.9B $2.6B $2.4B
Gross profit $2.0B $1.9B $1.9B $2.4B $3.3B $1.7B $1.6B $1.6B
Research and development $177M $133M $185M $231M $318M $238M $228M $196M
Operating income $35.8M $5.7M −$538M −$137M −$475M −$238M −$28.7M −$97.4M
Interest expense $13.1M $11.9M $16.2M $34.3M $110M $158M $136M $120M
Pretax income $306M $34.3M $244M $730M −$1.5B $393M −$715M −$81.9M
Income tax $13.2M −$47.3M −$45.7M $139M −$331M $98.2M −$142M $34.8M
Net income $292M $22.9M $270M $598M −$1.2B $266M −$540M −$104M
Diluted EPS $2.90 $0.27 $2.97 $6.31 −$13.55 $2.97 −$6.49 −$1.30
Diluted shares 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.09B 0.08B 0.08B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $369M $252M $155M $119M −$82.8M $190M $355M $64.0M
Capital expenditure $54.7M $95.1M $60.7M $90.2M $140M $93.6M $15.0M $19.2M
Free cash flow $315M $157M $93.9M $28.7M −$223M $95.9M $340M $44.8M
Depreciation and amortization $150M $130M $196M $150M $439M $369M $183M $131M
Stock-based compensation $148M $134M $197M $79.5M $124M $73.6M $77.7M $32.3M
Acquisitions $65.6M $28.4M $685M $2.7B $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $56.9M $63.7M $35.4M $0.0M $166M $0.0M $315M
Dividends paid $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends and buybacks $0.0M $56.9M $63.7M $35.4M $0.0M $166M $0.0M $315M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $884M $838M $3.6B $2.1B $1.3B $1.1B $1.4B $960M
Total debt — $246M $720M $2.1B $2.1B $2.0B $2.0B $1.4B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets — $1.2B $4.1B $3.1B $2.6B $2.2B $2.5B $1.5B
Current liabilities — $585M $751M $1.4B $1.1B $951M $886M $561M
Inventory $0.0M $0.0M $0.3M $30.7M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Property and equipment, net — $305M $275M $571M $511M $455M $313M $287M
Total assets — $4.1B $9.2B $12.3B $10.4B $10.4B $9.7B $7.1B
Total liabilities — $1.1B $2.0B $4.6B $3.8B $3.6B $3.4B $2.4B
Shareholders' equity $2.7B $2.5B $6.6B $7.2B $5.9B $6.1B $5.6B $4.7B
Margins
Gross margin 80.2% 76.1% 70.5% 65.0% 63.1% 58.2% 61.8% 66.2%
Operating margin 1.4% 0.2% −19.5% −3.7% −9.1% −8.1% −1.1% −4.1%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 5.4% −12.4% 0.4% −0.7% 4.5% 5.9% 1.4%
Net margin 11.5% 0.9% 9.8% 16.2% −22.4% 9.1% −20.6% −4.4%
FCF margin 12.4% 6.2% 3.4% 0.8% −4.3% 3.3% 13.0% 1.9%
Returns
Return on capital — — −16.1% −1.9% −5.0% −2.4% −0.3% −1.3%
Return on capital employed — — −9.0% −1.4% −4.7% −2.5% −0.3% −1.3%
Return on equity — — 5.9% 8.7% −17.9% 4.4% −9.3% −2.0%
Return on assets — — 4.1% 5.6% −10.3% 2.6% −5.4% −1.2%
Growth
Revenue growth — −0.9% 10.1% 33.8% 41.5% −44.2% −10.2% −8.7%
Net income growth — −92.2% 1,078.1% 121.5% −295.8% — −303.0% —
EPS growth — −90.7% 1,000.0% 112.5% −314.7% — −318.5% —
FCF growth — −50.2% −40.1% −69.4% −875.7% — 253.9% −86.8%
Share count change — 0.0% 6.8% 1.0% −6.0% 0.1% −3.9% −3.7%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA — −4.4x — −3.0x — 7.3x 3.9x 14.5x
Debt / equity — 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Interest coverage 2.7x 0.5x −33.3x −4.0x −4.3x −1.5x −0.2x −0.8x
Current ratio — 2.1x 5.5x 2.2x 2.4x 2.4x 2.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio — 2.1x 5.5x 2.2x 2.4x 2.4x 2.8x 2.8x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 2.2% 3.8% 2.2% 2.4% 2.7% 3.2% 0.6% 0.8%
Stock comp / revenue 5.9% 5.4% 7.1% 2.2% 2.4% 2.5% 3.0% 1.4%
Payouts / FCF 0.0% 36.3% 67.8% 123.4% — 172.6% 0.0% 702.7%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — — — 2.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 6.0
Altman Z'' — 3.9 6.0 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.6
Accruals ratio — — 1.7% 4.5% −9.6% 0.7% −8.9% −2.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001800227). Data updated October 11, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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