People Inc. vs Reddit
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The short version
- People Inc. is the larger business, with $2.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.2B for Reddit.
- Reddit grew revenue faster (69.4%, against β8.7%).
- Reddit kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (20.1% operating margin, against β4.1%).
- Reddit turned more of its sales into free cash flow (31.1% FCF margin, against 1.9%).
- Reddit earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (119.1%, against β1.3%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Redditβs earnings: a P/E of 33.5x against 8.5x for People Inc..
| Latest fiscal year | PPLI Β· FY25 | RDDT Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | $29.1B |
| Revenue | $2.4B | $2.2B |
| Free cash flow | $44.8M | $684M |
| Net income | β$104M | $530M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β8.7% | 69.4% |
| 5-year growth | β2.8% | β |
| Share count change | β3.7% | 38.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 66.2% | 91.2% |
| Operating margin | β4.1% | 20.1% |
| Net margin | β4.4% | 24.1% |
| FCF margin | 1.9% | 31.1% |
| Return on capital | β1.3% | 119.1% |
| Return on equity | β2.0% | 20.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $481M | β$2.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 14.5x | β5.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $315M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 8.5x | 33.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
Revenue
FY18
PPLI $2.5B
RDDT β
FY19
PPLI $2.5B
RDDT β
FY20
PPLI $2.8B
RDDT β
FY21
PPLI $3.7B
RDDT β
FY22
PPLI $5.2B
RDDT $667M
FY23
PPLI $2.9B
RDDT $804M
FY24
PPLI $2.6B
RDDT $1.3B
FY25
PPLI $2.4B
RDDT $2.2B
PPLI
RDDT
Operating margin
FY18
PPLI 1.4%
RDDT β
FY19
PPLI 0.2%
RDDT β
FY20
PPLI β19.5%
RDDT β
FY21
PPLI β3.7%
RDDT β
FY22
PPLI β9.1%
RDDT β25.8%
FY23
PPLI β8.1%
RDDT β17.4%
FY24
PPLI β1.1%
RDDT β43.1%
FY25
PPLI β4.1%
RDDT 20.1%
PPLI
RDDT
Free cash flow
FY18
PPLI $315M
RDDT β
FY19
PPLI $157M
RDDT β
FY20
PPLI $93.9M
RDDT β
FY21
PPLI $28.7M
RDDT β
FY22
PPLI β$223M
RDDT β$100M
FY23
PPLI $95.9M
RDDT β$84.8M
FY24
PPLI $340M
RDDT $216M
FY25
PPLI $44.8M
RDDT $684M
PPLI
RDDT
Return on capital
FY18
PPLI β
RDDT β
FY19
PPLI β
RDDT β
FY20
PPLI β16.1%
RDDT β
FY21
PPLI β1.9%
RDDT β
FY22
PPLI β5.0%
RDDT β
FY23
PPLI β2.4%
RDDT β
FY24
PPLI β0.3%
RDDT β
FY25
PPLI β1.3%
RDDT 119.1%
PPLI
RDDT
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.