People Inc.
PPLI Nasdaq· Interactive Media & Services
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$38.19
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- People Inc. had $2.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 8.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −2.8% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was −4.1%, down 3.0 pts: of every 100 in sales, about −4 is left after running the business.
- People Inc. lost $104M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was $44.8M in fiscal 2025, 1.9% of revenue.
- People Inc. returned $315M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 703% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.7%.
- People Inc. owes $481M more than it holds in cash, about 14.5 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$2.9B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue
$2.4B
Net income
−$104M
Free cash flow
$44.8M
Operating margin
−4.1%
People Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−8.7%
No. Sales fell 8.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−4.4%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
1.9%
Partly. 1.9% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
14.5x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 14.5 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 9
Mixed. It passes 6 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
8.5x
One share costs 8.5 times its yearly profit per share. Typical for its sector: 17.3x.
What People Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 20, 2026
- Legal name
- People Incorporated
- CIK
- 0001800227
People Inc. · PPLI
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $3.7B | $5.2B | $2.9B | $2.6B | $2.4B |
| Revenue growth | 33.8% | 41.5% | −44.2% | −10.2% | −8.7% |
| Gross margin | 65.0% | 63.1% | 58.2% | 61.8% | 66.2% |
| Operating margin | −3.7% | −9.1% | −8.1% | −1.1% | −4.1% |
| Net income | $598M | −$1.2B | $266M | −$540M | −$104M |
| Net margin | 16.2% | −22.4% | 9.1% | −20.6% | −4.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.31 | −$13.55 | $2.97 | −$6.49 | −$1.30 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $119M | −$82.8M | $190M | $355M | $64.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $90.2M | $140M | $93.6M | $15.0M | $19.2M |
| Free cash flow | $28.7M | −$223M | $95.9M | $340M | $44.8M |
| FCF margin | 0.8% | −4.3% | 3.3% | 13.0% | 1.9% |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $35.4M | $0.0M | $166M | $0.0M | $315M |
| Share count change | 1.0% | −6.0% | 0.1% | −3.9% | −3.7% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| 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 |
| Shareholders' equity | $7.2B | $5.9B | $6.1B | $5.6B | $4.7B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −3.0x | — | 7.3x | 3.9x | 14.5x |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.8x | 2.8x |
| Interest coverage | −4.0x | −4.3x | −1.5x | −0.2x | −0.8x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | −1.9% | −5.0% | −2.4% | −0.3% | −1.3% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | −17.9% | 4.4% | −9.3% | −2.0% |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.3M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People Inc. PPLI | $2.9B | −8.7% | −4.1% | 1.9% | −1.3% | 8.5x | 6 |
| Reddit RDDT | $28.0B | 69.4% | 20.1% | 31.1% | 119.1% | 32.2x | 6 |
| Tripadvisor TRIP | $1.1B | 3.1% | 4.2% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 154.0x | 6 |
| Match Group MTCH | $11.2B | 0.2% | 25.0% | 29.4% | 28.3% | 16.0x | 8 |
| Yelp YELP | $1.1B | 3.8% | 12.6% | 22.1% | — | 9.6x | — |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
KIRA
At $38.19 a share, the company is worth $2.9B: 8.5 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
People Inc. grew sales faster than 0 of its 4 similar companies. Its P/E is higher than 0 of 4.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001800227). Data updated October 11, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.