Dropbox (DBX)


Market Price (8/14/2026): $35.93 | Market Cap: $8.1 BilSector: Information Technology | Industry: Application Software

Dropbox (DBX)


Market Price (8/14/2026): $35.93
Market Cap: $8.1 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Application Software

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Detailed financial logic regarding cash flow yields vs trend-riding momentum.

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Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 5.5%, FCF Yield is 12%

Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 26%

Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 39%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 38%

Stock buyback support
Stock Buyback 3Y Total is 3.9 Bil

Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 37%

Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Cloud Computing, and Future of Work. Themes include Software as a Service (SaaS), Remote Work Tools, Show more.

Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is 0.0%, Dist 3Y High is 0.0%

Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -44%

Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 12%

Significant share based compensation
SBC/Rev LTMShare Based Compensation / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%

Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 51%

Key risks
DBX key risks include [1] intense competition from bundled services offered by tech giants, Show more.

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 5.5%, FCF Yield is 12%
1 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 26%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 39%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 38%
3 Stock buyback support
Stock Buyback 3Y Total is 3.9 Bil
4 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 37%
5 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Cloud Computing, and Future of Work. Themes include Software as a Service (SaaS), Remote Work Tools, Show more.
6 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is 0.0%, Dist 3Y High is 0.0%
7 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -44%
8 Meaningful short interest
Short Interest % of Basic SharesShort Interest % of Basic Shares = (Short Interest Quantity) / (Basic Shares Outstanding). A high fraction of short interest can indicate potential risk of a short squeeze. is 12%
9 Significant share based compensation
SBC/Rev LTMShare Based Compensation / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 12%
10 Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 51%
11 Key risks
DBX key risks include [1] intense competition from bundled services offered by tech giants, Show more.

DBX in ETFs

Weight = DBX's share of each fund

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IWB0.01%
IJH0.14%
VB0.05%
IJK0.28%
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FNDA0.25%
IGV0.17%
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Valuation & Metrics

Price Chart

Why The Stock Moved

Qualitative Assessment

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Updated on 8/13/2026

Dropbox (DBX) stock has gained about 50% since 4/30/2026 because of the following key factors:

1. Strong Fiscal Q1 and Q2 2026 Earnings Performance and Raised Guidance.

Dropbox reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.49 for fiscal Q1 2026 (ended March 31, 2026), exceeding analyst estimates of $0.45 by 10%. Revenue for the quarter was $629.5 million, surpassing estimates of $620.2 million by 1.5%. The company continued this trend in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended June 30, 2026), reporting adjusted diluted EPS of $0.75 against a consensus estimate of $0.74, a 1.53% beat, and revenue of $631.5 million, slightly above analyst estimates of $626.69 million by 0.82%. This marked the fifth consecutive quarter of exceeding EPS estimates. Furthermore, Dropbox raised its full-year fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to a range of $2.513 billion-$2.523 billion.

2. Consistent Growth in Paying Users and Average Revenue Per User (ARPU).

Dropbox demonstrated sustained business expansion through increased user engagement and monetization. The paying user base grew for the third consecutive quarter, reaching 18.19 million in fiscal Q2 2026, a sequential increase of 96,000, exceeding internal expectations. Concurrently, the average revenue per paying user (ARPU) rose to $139.68 in fiscal Q2 2026, up from $138.32 in fiscal Q2 2025, indicating effective pricing strategies and user value.

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Updated on 8/13/2026

Dropbox (DBX) stock has gained about 50% since 4/30/2026 because of the following key factors:

1. Strong Fiscal Q1 and Q2 2026 Earnings Performance and Raised Guidance.

Dropbox reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.49 for fiscal Q1 2026 (ended March 31, 2026), exceeding analyst estimates of $0.45 by 10%. Revenue for the quarter was $629.5 million, surpassing estimates of $620.2 million by 1.5%. The company continued this trend in fiscal Q2 2026 (ended June 30, 2026), reporting adjusted diluted EPS of $0.75 against a consensus estimate of $0.74, a 1.53% beat, and revenue of $631.5 million, slightly above analyst estimates of $626.69 million by 0.82%. This marked the fifth consecutive quarter of exceeding EPS estimates. Furthermore, Dropbox raised its full-year fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to a range of $2.513 billion-$2.523 billion.

2. Consistent Growth in Paying Users and Average Revenue Per User (ARPU).

Dropbox demonstrated sustained business expansion through increased user engagement and monetization. The paying user base grew for the third consecutive quarter, reaching 18.19 million in fiscal Q2 2026, a sequential increase of 96,000, exceeding internal expectations. Concurrently, the average revenue per paying user (ARPU) rose to $139.68 in fiscal Q2 2026, up from $138.32 in fiscal Q2 2025, indicating effective pricing strategies and user value.

3. Significant Share Repurchase Program.

Dropbox actively returned value to shareholders through substantial stock buybacks. In the first half of fiscal 2026, the company repurchased $697.1 million of its common stock. Additionally, a new $900 million stock repurchase program was announced, signaling confidence from management and potentially boosting investor sentiment.

4. Strategic Focus on AI Integration and Product Enhancements.

The company emphasized its commitment to innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence. Dropbox highlighted accelerating AI adoption and the introduction of new AI-powered tools such as Dash, a universal search tool, and the acquisition of Reclaim.ai for automated scheduling. These strategic initiatives aim to enhance product offerings and user experience, contributing to future growth prospects.

5. Favorable Macroeconomic Conditions.

Broader market sentiment provided a supportive backdrop for Dropbox's stock. A weak July jobs report led to reduced expectations for near-term Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. This development contributed to a broader market rally and helped stabilize investor sentiment, particularly within the software sector, which likely benefited Dropbox.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Fundamental Drivers

The 47.9% change in DBX stock from 4/30/2026 to 8/13/2026 was primarily driven by a 52.7% change in the company's P/E Multiple.
(LTM values as of)43020268132026Change
Stock Price ($)24.2935.9347.9%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)2,5212,5320.4%
Net Income Margin (%)20.2%17.5%-13.3%
P/E Multiple11.918.252.7%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)25022511.2%
Cumulative Contribution47.9%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

4/30/2026 to 8/13/2026
ReturnCorrelation
DBX47.9% 
Market (SPY)8.2%-1.2%
Sector (XLK)19.6%-8.1%

Fundamental Drivers

The 41.0% change in DBX stock from 1/31/2026 to 8/13/2026 was primarily driven by a 37.8% change in the company's P/E Multiple.
(LTM values as of)13120268132026Change
Stock Price ($)25.4835.9341.0%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)2,5282,5320.1%
Net Income Margin (%)19.9%17.5%-12.0%
P/E Multiple13.218.237.8%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)26122516.1%
Cumulative Contribution41.0%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

1/31/2026 to 8/13/2026
ReturnCorrelation
DBX41.0% 
Market (SPY)12.7%4.3%
Sector (XLK)32.8%-0.6%

Fundamental Drivers

The 32.2% change in DBX stock from 7/31/2025 to 8/13/2026 was primarily driven by a 29.1% change in the company's Shares Outstanding (Mil).
(LTM values as of)73120258132026Change
Stock Price ($)27.1735.9332.2%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)2,5422,532-0.4%
Net Income Margin (%)18.5%17.5%-5.5%
P/E Multiple16.818.28.8%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)29022529.1%
Cumulative Contribution32.2%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

7/31/2025 to 8/13/2026
ReturnCorrelation
DBX32.2% 
Market (SPY)24.1%13.5%
Sector (XLK)45.8%5.8%

Fundamental Drivers

The 33.3% change in DBX stock from 7/31/2023 to 8/13/2026 was primarily driven by a 54.4% change in the company's Shares Outstanding (Mil).
(LTM values as of)73120238132026Change
Stock Price ($)26.9535.9333.3%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)2,3742,5326.7%
Net Income Margin (%)22.9%17.5%-23.5%
P/E Multiple17.218.25.8%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)34722554.4%
Cumulative Contribution33.3%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

7/31/2023 to 8/13/2026
ReturnCorrelation
DBX33.3% 
Market (SPY)75.9%34.4%
Sector (XLK)117.9%28.5%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
DBX Return11%-9%32%2%-7%21%52%
Peers Return29%-31%37%20%6%-4%49%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%13%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
DBX Win Rate58%50%67%67%58%62% 
Peers Win Rate65%30%62%57%45%48% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
DBX Max Drawdown-27%-24%-22%-37%-26%-21% 
Peers Max Drawdown-22%-47%-25%-21%-28%-32% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: MSFT, GOOGL, BOX, ADBE, DOCU. See DBX Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/13/2026 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

EventDBXS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss-24.9%-18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven33.1%23.1%
  Time to Breakeven503 days79 days
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss-20.4%-6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven25.7%7.1%
  Time to Breakeven84 days31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-22.9%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven29.7%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven386 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-14.4%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven16.8%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven1 days140 days
Q4 2018 Fed Policy Error / Growth Scare
  % Loss-26.2%-19.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven35.4%23.8%
  Time to Breakeven812 days105 days

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In The Past

Dropbox's stock fell -24.9% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 33.1% gain to breakeven.

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EventDBXS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss-24.9%-18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven33.1%23.1%
  Time to Breakeven503 days79 days
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss-20.4%-6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven25.7%7.1%
  Time to Breakeven84 days31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-22.9%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven29.7%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven386 days427 days
Q4 2018 Fed Policy Error / Growth Scare
  % Loss-26.2%-19.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven35.4%23.8%
  Time to Breakeven812 days105 days

Compare to MSFT, GOOGL, BOX, ADBE, DOCU

In The Past

Dropbox's stock fell -24.9% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 33.1% gain to breakeven.

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Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.

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About Dropbox (DBX)

Dropbox, Inc. (DBX) operates as a content collaboration platform provider, enabling seamless collaboration for a vast global user base. The company's core offering allows individuals, families, teams, and organizations to store, share, and work together on digital content. It employs a freemium business model, offering free access to basic services while encouraging upgrades to paid subscription plans for advanced features.

The company's platform is designed to facilitate efficient content management and teamwork across various devices and locations. Users can sign up for free via its website or app to access fundamental collaboration tools. For those requiring enhanced functionality, such as greater storage, advanced security, or administrative controls, Dropbox provides premium subscription tiers.

Dropbox serves a wide array of industries and customer segments. Its robust platform caters to clients in professional services, technology, media, education, industrial sectors, consumer and retail, and financial services. As of late 2021, the company boasted approximately 700 million registered users, underscoring its broad market penetration and utility across diverse professional and personal contexts.

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Here are 1-3 brief analogies for Dropbox (DBX):

  • It's like Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive, but as an independent, dedicated company.
  • Imagine the Spotify for document storage and collaboration, offering free basic access with paid upgrades for premium features.

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  • Content Collaboration Platform (Free Tier): Offers basic cloud storage, file synchronization, and sharing capabilities for individuals.
  • Content Collaboration Platform (Paid Subscription Tiers): Provides enhanced cloud storage, advanced security, team collaboration tools, and premium features for individuals, families, and organizations.

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Dropbox (DBX) sells its content collaboration platform to a broad base of users, ranging from individuals to large organizations. Given its vast user base (approximately 700 million registered users) and subscription-based model, its revenue is highly diversified rather than concentrated among a few major corporate customers.

Therefore, Dropbox primarily serves a multitude of customers across the following categories:

  1. Individuals and Families: These users leverage Dropbox for personal cloud storage, file synchronization, sharing, and backup of documents, photos, and videos. Many start with a free plan and upgrade to paid subscriptions for more storage and premium features.
  2. Small to Medium-sized Teams and Businesses: Dropbox Business plans cater to these groups, enabling collaborative workflows, secure file sharing, project management, and team-based content creation. This category includes professional services, technology firms, media companies, and other businesses seeking efficient content collaboration solutions.
  3. Larger Organizations and Enterprises: While specific major corporate customers are not typically disclosed due to the nature of Dropbox's distributed revenue model, the company serves departments and teams within larger organizations across various industries such as education, industrial, consumer and retail, and financial services. These customers utilize Dropbox for secure file access, collaboration, and integration within their existing IT infrastructures.

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Drew Houston, Co-founder and CEO
Drew Houston co-founded Dropbox in 2007 and has led its growth from an idea to a global service. He is responsible for the company's direction and product strategy. Prior to Dropbox, he founded Accolade, an SAT prep company, and worked as a Software Engineer at Bit9, Inc. He joined Meta's board of directors in February 2020.

Ross Tennenbaum, Chief Financial Officer
Ross Tennenbaum has served as Dropbox's Chief Financial Officer since December 2025. Before joining Dropbox, he was the President and Chief Financial Officer of Avalara. He also held leadership roles in Software Investment Banking at both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse.

Will Yoon, Chief Legal Officer
Will Yoon was appointed Dropbox's Chief Legal Officer effective March 28, 2025. He previously held the roles of Vice President of Product Counseling & Privacy and Chief Privacy Officer at Dropbox, which he joined in 2013 and founded the company's product counseling team. Yoon has also held legal leadership positions in product counseling and privacy functions at Facebook and Google.

Ali Dasdan, Chief Technology Officer
Ali Dasdan has served as Dropbox's Chief Technology Officer since March 2025. Before his role at Dropbox, he held various leadership positions in engineering and product management at high-technology companies in Silicon Valley, USA, and the UK.

Ashraf Alkarmi, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Core Products
Ashraf Alkarmi has served as General Manager and Senior Vice President, Core Products since November 2024. Previously, he was Chief Product Officer at Vimeo and Head of Product at both Amazon and Meta.

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Dropbox (DBX) faces several key risks to its business:
  1. Intense Competition and Stagnating Revenue Growth: Dropbox operates in a highly competitive market, contending with tech giants like Microsoft and Google, who often bundle their cloud storage and collaboration services into broader enterprise offerings. This competitive pressure contributes to challenges in user acquisition and retention, leading to a deceleration in revenue growth. Dropbox has experienced a decline in its growth rate and difficulties in converting free users to paying customers and upgrading them to premium plans. Recent financial reports indicate flat to declining revenue and Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), highlighting the ongoing struggle to expand its paying user base in a saturated market.

  2. Data Security Breaches and Vulnerabilities: As a cloud storage and collaboration platform, Dropbox is under a constant threat of data breaches and security incidents. The company has a history of security vulnerabilities and breaches, including a notable incident in 2012 where 68 million user accounts were exposed due to a compromised employee password. More recently, in 2024, threat actors gained unauthorized access to Dropbox Sign's production environment, compromising sensitive user data such as emails, phone numbers, and authentication tokens. Common security risks include account compromise, excessive external sharing of sensitive data, vulnerabilities from third-party application integrations, and potential gaps in compliance and data governance.

  3. Challenges in User Acquisition and Retention: Dropbox faces difficulties in expanding its paying user base and retaining existing users. Despite having approximately 700 million registered users, the conversion rate from free to paid subscriptions is a critical factor for revenue growth. Reports indicate a decline or stagnation in paying users, signifying that the freemium model is struggling to convert and retain users at scale. This ongoing challenge directly impacts the company's ability to grow its top line and is exacerbated by the intense competition in the cloud storage market.

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The increasing dominance and deep integration of cloud storage and collaboration within major productivity suites offered by tech giants like Microsoft (Microsoft 365, OneDrive) and Google (Google Workspace, Google Drive) represent a clear emerging threat to Dropbox. These comprehensive ecosystems bundle essential tools like email, document creation, video conferencing, and cloud storage into a single, often default, offering. As more individuals and businesses adopt these all-in-one solutions, the demand for a standalone file storage and collaboration platform like Dropbox diminishes, potentially commoditizing its core service and making it less essential in a market that increasingly values integrated, seamless workflows.

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The addressable markets for Dropbox's main products and services are significant and continue to grow globally. Dropbox primarily operates within the cloud storage, file sharing, and content collaboration platform markets.

Cloud Storage Market

The global cloud storage market was valued at approximately USD 102.67 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 654.52 billion by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.4% between 2024 and 2032. Another estimate indicates the global cloud storage market size was USD 161.28 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to USD 809.99 billion by 2034, with a CAGR of 19.30%. North America held a significant share of this market, accounting for 46.40% in 2025. Additionally, the cloud storage market was estimated at USD 23.43 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 200.7 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 21.56% from 2025 to 2035. North America remains the largest market for cloud storage, representing approximately 45% of the global share.

File Sharing Market

The global file sharing market is poised for substantial growth, with projections indicating a market value of USD 235.94 billion in 2024, anticipated to increase to USD 541.32 billion by 2035, at a CAGR of 7.84% from 2025 to 2035.

Content Collaboration Platforms / Enterprise File Synchronization & Sharing (EFSS) Market

The global content collaboration platforms market was valued at USD 9.26 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 60.25 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 18.2% from 2024 to 2031. Similarly, the global enterprise file synchronization and sharing (EFSS) market size was valued at USD 9.50 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 38.45 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 23.2% from 2024 to 2030. The enterprise content collaboration market was valued at USD 9.66 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 36.81 billion by 2029, with a CAGR of 18.20%. North America is a leading region in the content collaboration market, commanding a 40% market share in 2025.

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Here are the expected drivers of future revenue growth for Dropbox (DBX) over the next 2-3 years:

  1. Scaling and Adoption of the Dash Product (AI Integration): Dropbox is strategically investing in and scaling its new AI-powered Dash product, which is viewed as a significant evolution of its core file-sync-and-share experience. This product is designed to enhance user engagement and is expected to be a key driver for future growth.
  2. Growth and Retention within the Individuals Business: The company aims to maintain momentum and achieve steady growth in its individual user segment. This is being pursued through focused innovation, improved user retention strategies, and enhanced conversion efforts via new checkout processes and localization.
  3. Re-accelerating Growth in the Teams Business: Dropbox is concentrating on returning its "Teams" business to positive net license growth. Early tests have shown promising results with improved trial conversion rates and higher first-week engagement for team users, indicating an anticipated increase in revenue from this segment.
  4. Enhancing Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) through Workflow Integration: Dropbox is shifting its focus towards increasing Average Revenue Per User by integrating premium "workflow" features into its platform. This includes leveraging acquisitions like HelloSign (now Dropbox Sign) and DocSend to offer legally binding signatures and document analytics, allowing the company to charge a premium for value-added services beyond basic storage.

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Share Repurchases

  • Dropbox authorized a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program on September 9, 2025.
  • The company completed approximately $1.46 billion in share repurchases during 2024-2025.
  • Annual share buybacks amounted to $1.714 billion in 2025 and $1.242 billion in 2024.

Share Issuance

  • Dropbox's shares outstanding have seen a decline, with 0.273 billion shares outstanding in 2025, representing a 15.65% decrease from 2024.
  • Stock-based compensation, which contributes to share issuance, was $347 million in 2024, $338 million in 2023, and $331 million in 2022.

Outbound Investments

  • In Q3 2025, Dropbox acquired Mobius Labs to enhance its AI capabilities.

Capital Expenditures

  • Dropbox's capital expenditures for fiscal years ending December 2020 to 2024 averaged $36.56 million.
  • Annual capital expenditures were $22.5 million in 2024 and $21 million in 2025.
  • The primary focus of these capital expenditures is on funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

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Peer Outperformance in Application Software

DBX has outperformed 79% of its 122 Application Software peers over 5Y. Among the peers that beat it is MSTR. Application Software ranks 11th of 12 industries in Information Technology by median 5Y return. The sector’s gains have largely come from elsewhere.
Share of Application Software constituents that DBX has outperformed, by holding period. Peers without a full price history over a given window are excluded from that window.
1Y
86%
of 151 industry peers · 27.7% return
3Y
71%
of 139 industry peers · 26.7% return
5Y
79%
of 122 industry peers · 11.8% return
Application Software peers with revenue growth within 4pp of DBX's that beat it on at least 2 of 3 windows, and by at least 20pp over 5Y. Growth is matched by construction, so the gap is largely a re-rating gap. The multiple column is the context for it.
Ticker Name Rev Growth 3Y Avg P/E 1Y3Y5Y 5Y Gap
DBX Dropbox 1.5% 18.2x 27.7%26.7%11.8%
MSTR Strategy 0.0% -1.1x -75.1%149.7%33.4% +22pp
Price returns, excluding dividends. P/E shown for context only and not used for matching.
Median price return by industry across the Information Technology sector, ranked by 5Y. Application Software is DBX's own industry. Use this to see which corners of the sector have carried the returns.
Industry Names 1Y med3Y med5Y med Top 3 by 5Y
Electronic Manufacturing Services 9 70.5%248.3%436.8% TTMI 886% · FLEX 830% · FN 525%
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment 27 166.8%102.2%147.4% AEHR 2075% · AXTI 708% · KLAC 570%
Technology Distributors 9 21.4%61.9%81.4% CLMB 347% · AVT 166% · SNX 118%
Electronic Components 26 70.2%78.7%66.1% CLS 3882% · BELFA 1479% · LPTH 546%
Communications Equipment 35 42.9%106.0%58.9% AAOI 1748% · LITE 1020% · FEIM 889%
Semiconductors 54 45.1%46.5%43.5% POET 2088% · MU 1273% · NVDA 1020%
Internet Services & Infrastructure 6 12.1%40.8%23.5% DOCN 147% · GDDY 41% · VRSN 39%
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 22 43.9%80.5%23.5% STX 1084% · DELL 980% · SMCI 979%
Electronic Equipment & Instruments 27 5.6%14.1%-1.8% PI 258% · OSIS 127% · SOTK 124%
IT Consulting & Other Services 28 -23.7%-12.1%-16.5% CHRN 542532% · APLD 2012% · TSSI 987%
Application Software ← 123 -17.2%-13.2%-41.7% VIDA 241900% · PLTR 619% · RDVT 183%
Systems Software 68 -9.0%23.1%-44.8% QNC 930% · PANW 535% · ZETA 410%
Median of constituents with a full price history over each window. Top names are unfiltered by size in this render.

Recent Active Movers

Peer Comparisons

Peers to compare with:

Financials

DBXMSFTGOOGLBOXADBEDOCUMedian
NameDropbox MicrosoftAlphabet Box Adobe Docusign  
Mkt Price35.93496.88346.3633.64270.4964.09167.29
Mkt Cap8.13,689.84,208.64.7108.712.560.6
Rev LTM2,532331,839445,8671,20725,1983,28614,242
Op Inc LTM671155,237147,6281049,0903504,880
FCF LTM95466,98753,27332610,2801,1205,700
FCF 3Y Avg89170,89060,2633098,6959804,838
CFO LTM980182,935185,67537010,4811,2355,858
CFO 3Y Avg915145,882141,4813418,8931,0834,988

Growth & Margins

DBXMSFTGOOGLBOXADBEDOCUMedian
NameDropbox MicrosoftAlphabet Box Adobe Docusign  
Rev Chg LTM-0.0%17.8%20.1%9.5%11.5%8.4%10.5%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg1.5%16.1%15.5%6.3%11.0%8.3%9.6%
Rev Chg Q0.9%17.7%24.2%10.7%12.7%8.7%11.7%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM0.2%4.3%5.5%2.5%3.0%2.1%2.8%
Op Inc Chg LTM17.5%20.8%21.6%53.5%10.6%46.8%21.2%
Op Inc Chg 3Y Avg29.9%20.6%25.6%33.9%13.6%286.9%27.8%
Op Mgn LTM26.5%46.8%33.1%8.6%36.1%10.6%29.8%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg23.1%45.7%31.9%6.9%35.9%7.2%27.5%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.3%-0.0%0.4%1.6%-0.6%1.4%0.2%
CFO/Rev LTM38.7%55.1%41.6%30.6%41.6%37.6%40.2%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg36.1%50.6%36.5%30.4%38.8%35.6%36.3%
FCF/Rev LTM37.7%20.2%11.9%27.0%40.8%34.1%30.5%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg35.2%25.3%16.1%27.6%37.9%32.2%29.9%

Valuation

DBXMSFTGOOGLBOXADBEDOCUMedian
NameDropbox MicrosoftAlphabet Box Adobe Docusign  
Mkt Cap8.13,689.84,208.64.7108.712.560.6
P/S3.211.19.43.94.33.84.1
P/Op Inc12.023.828.544.912.035.826.1
P/EBIT11.921.814.037.911.631.817.9
P/E18.227.617.237.515.039.722.9
P/CFO8.220.222.712.710.410.111.5
Total Yield5.5%4.3%6.0%2.7%6.6%2.5%4.9%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.7%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg12.8%2.2%2.4%7.6%6.9%9.0%7.2%
D/E0.50.00.00.10.10.00.0
Net D/E0.4-0.0-0.00.00.0-0.10.0

Returns

DBXMSFTGOOGLBOXADBEDOCUMedian
NameDropbox MicrosoftAlphabet Box Adobe Docusign  
1M Rtn19.9%29.1%-3.7%12.1%22.5%29.8%21.2%
3M Rtn37.1%21.6%-13.6%39.8%14.1%40.9%29.4%
6M Rtn47.9%24.2%12.2%47.5%3.0%46.5%35.4%
12M Rtn27.7%-3.8%72.0%6.2%-23.0%-9.4%1.2%
3Y Rtn26.7%57.0%166.1%9.3%-48.2%29.7%28.2%
1M Excs Rtn15.4%22.6%-9.6%7.4%17.5%22.3%16.4%
3M Excs Rtn32.4%18.1%-18.7%37.1%9.8%37.4%25.2%
6M Excs Rtn34.8%11.1%-0.8%31.8%-7.2%32.2%21.5%
12M Excs Rtn10.5%-26.4%49.8%-12.7%-41.1%-26.8%-19.5%
3Y Excs Rtn-44.1%-17.3%92.6%-63.3%-121.4%-47.9%-46.0%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Single Segment2,5212,5482,5022,3252,158
Total2,5212,5482,5022,3252,158


Price Behavior

Price Behavior
Market Price$35.93 
Market Cap ($ Bil)8.5 
First Trading Date03/23/2018 
Distance from 52W High0.0% 
   50 Days200 Days
DMA Price$29.45$27.22
DMA Trendindeterminateup
Distance from DMA22.0%32.0%
 3M1YR
Volatility41.2%36.6%
Downside Capture-70.2638.61
Upside Capture81.8057.96
Correlation (SPY)-9.2%10.9%
DBX Betas & Captures as of 7/31/2026

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta-0.98-0.49-0.330.010.310.74
Up Beta-4.69-1.36-0.79-0.51-0.160.57
Down Beta-1.26-0.65-0.70-0.290.220.83
Up Capture151%46%61%45%45%50%
Bmk +ve Days11223567138427
Stock +ve Days14253768130400
Down Capture-123%-87%-93%3%54%96%
Bmk -ve Days11212859114326
Stock -ve Days8182554117341

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively
Based On 1-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with DBX
DBX31.6%36.6%0.81-
Sector ETF (XLK)43.0%25.9%1.344.3%
Equity (SPY)22.2%12.8%1.2911.5%
Gold (GLD)29.6%28.5%0.90-6.4%
Commodities (DBC)36.9%20.1%1.45-4.6%
Real Estate (VNQ)15.2%13.9%0.7816.0%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)-47.3%42.9%-1.3713.8%

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Based On 5-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with DBX
DBX2.7%34.0%0.14-
Sector ETF (XLK)20.6%25.8%0.7145.3%
Equity (SPY)13.5%17.2%0.6149.6%
Gold (GLD)18.8%18.6%0.820.7%
Commodities (DBC)9.2%19.6%0.368.4%
Real Estate (VNQ)2.2%18.9%0.0134.8%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)9.2%52.8%0.3624.6%

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Based On 10-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with DBX
DBX2.4%38.9%0.19-
Sector ETF (XLK)24.8%24.9%0.9046.4%
Equity (SPY)15.5%17.9%0.7346.9%
Gold (GLD)11.9%16.2%0.602.4%
Commodities (DBC)7.7%18.0%0.3413.3%
Real Estate (VNQ)4.9%20.7%0.2032.0%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)60.3%66.1%1.0015.6%

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Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date7312026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity26.7 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 7152026-6.6%
Average Daily Volume3.8 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest7.0 days
Basic Shares Quantity224.8 Mil
Short % of Basic Shares11.9%

Earnings Returns History

Updated 8/14/2026
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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/6/20260.8%4.0% 
5/7/202615.0%4.3%8.6%
2/19/20263.0%0.4%1.2%
11/6/20257.7%6.0%2.6%
8/7/20252.7%5.8%15.8%
5/8/2025-0.8%-0.8%-0.7%
2/20/2025-16.2%-18.6%-16.9%
11/7/2024-3.0%-0.8%3.6%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive111215
# Negative14139
Median Positive3.3%4.6%7.1%
Median Negative-3.4%-7.1%-14.4%
Max Positive15.0%10.7%22.0%
Max Negative-22.9%-26.2%-26.3%
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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/6/20260.8%4.0% 
5/7/202615.0%4.3%8.6%
2/19/20263.0%0.4%1.2%
11/6/20257.7%6.0%2.6%
8/7/20252.7%5.8%15.8%
5/8/2025-0.8%-0.8%-0.7%
2/20/2025-16.2%-18.6%-16.9%
11/7/2024-3.0%-0.8%3.6%
8/8/20243.3%4.9%6.5%
5/9/2024-0.0%3.5%-7.8%
2/15/2024-22.9%-26.2%-26.3%
11/2/2023-1.6%-0.7%7.1%
8/3/20235.9%6.6%7.4%
5/4/20238.6%10.7%22.0%
2/16/2023-11.4%-14.0%-14.4%
11/3/20224.7%9.9%10.0%
8/4/2022-1.8%2.4%-11.8%
5/5/2022-0.8%-6.3%5.7%
2/17/2022-2.4%-7.2%-2.8%
11/4/2021-10.3%-13.4%-22.8%
8/5/20212.0%2.1%2.6%
5/6/20210.7%-0.4%18.8%
2/18/2021-3.8%-7.1%10.2%
11/5/2020-4.8%-6.7%1.9%
8/6/2020-11.1%-15.6%-15.1%
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive111215
# Negative14139
Median Positive3.3%4.6%7.1%
Median Negative-3.4%-7.1%-14.4%
Max Positive15.0%10.7%22.0%
Max Negative-22.9%-26.2%-26.3%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
06/30/202608/07/202610-Q
03/31/202605/08/202610-Q
12/31/202502/20/202610-K
09/30/202511/07/202510-Q
06/30/202508/08/202510-Q
03/31/202505/09/202510-Q
12/31/202402/21/202510-K
09/30/202411/08/202410-Q
06/30/202408/09/202410-Q
03/31/202405/10/202410-Q
12/31/202302/16/202410-K
09/30/202311/03/202310-Q
06/30/202308/04/202310-Q
03/31/202305/09/202310-Q
12/31/202202/23/202310-K
09/30/202211/04/202210-Q
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06/30/202608/07/202610-Q
03/31/202605/08/202610-Q
12/31/202502/20/202610-K
09/30/202511/07/202510-Q
06/30/202508/08/202510-Q
03/31/202505/09/202510-Q
12/31/202402/21/202510-K
09/30/202411/08/202410-Q
06/30/202408/09/202410-Q
03/31/202405/10/202410-Q
12/31/202302/16/202410-K
09/30/202311/03/202310-Q
06/30/202308/04/202310-Q
03/31/202305/09/202310-Q
12/31/202202/23/202310-K
09/30/202211/04/202210-Q
06/30/202208/05/202210-Q
03/31/202205/06/202210-Q
12/31/202102/18/202210-K
09/30/202111/05/202110-Q
06/30/202108/06/202110-Q
03/31/202105/07/202110-Q
12/31/202002/19/202110-K
09/30/202011/06/202010-Q
06/30/202008/10/202010-Q
03/31/202005/08/202010-Q
12/31/201902/21/202010-K
09/30/201911/08/201910-Q

Insider Activity

Updated 8/4/2026
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#OwnerTitleHoldingActionFiling DatePriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
1Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell804202631.611,63251,5883,928,048Form
2Peacock, KarenDirectSell731202633.002,00066,000738,078Form
3Dasdan, AliChief Technology OfficerDirectSell716202630.0012,972389,16015,049,170Form
4Peacock, KarenDirectSell709202629.002,00058,000706,614Form
5Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell702202627.111,30535,3793,448,500Form
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#OwnerTitleHoldingActionFiling DatePriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
1Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell804202631.611,63251,5883,928,048Form
2Peacock, KarenDirectSell731202633.002,00066,000738,078Form
3Dasdan, AliChief Technology OfficerDirectSell716202630.0012,972389,16015,049,170Form
4Peacock, KarenDirectSell709202629.002,00058,000706,614Form
5Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell702202627.111,30535,3793,448,500Form
6Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell617202626.901,30635,1313,456,892Form
7Alkarmi, AshrafCo-CEODirectSell603202627.8622,700632,49730,113,150Form
8Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell603202627.661,30536,0963,590,683Form
9Moore, Andrew WilliamDirectSell520202627.578,443  Form
10Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell520202627.5030,332  Form
11Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell518202625.9637,498  Form
12Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell507202623.951,76942,3683,259,739Form
13Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell417202622.991,41532,5313,169,746Form
14Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell402202622.601,41632,0021,854,850Form
15Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell318202625.761,41536,4502,150,677Form
16Peacock, KarenDirectSell313202626.502,00053,000564,318Form
17Yoon, William TChief Legal OfficerDirectSell313202625.939,175237,8974,914,934Form
18Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell304202624.761,41535,0352,102,223Form
19Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell304202624.94109,498  Form
20Dasdan, AliChief Technology OfficerDirectSell302202624.897,306181,85612,430,193Form
21Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell219202624.491,41634,6782,113,952Form
22Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell203202625.791,46237,7052,353,080Form
23Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell120202626.841,16831,3492,488,122Form
24Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell113202627.5123,818  Form
25Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell113202627.5436,182  Form
26Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell106202626.9192,668  Form
27Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell1231202527.881,16832,5642,617,096Form
28Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell1217202528.351,16833,1132,694,327Form
29Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell1217202528.351,50042,52512,407,292Form
30Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell1205202530.009,167  Form
31Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell1203202529.5392,000  Form
32Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell1203202529.601,16834,5732,847,698Form
33Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell1202202529.641,50044,46013,016,317Form
34Dasdan, AliChief Technology OfficerDirectSell1126202530.005,666169,98015,614,220Form
35Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell1124202529.431,16834,3742,865,717Form
36Yoon, William TChief Legal OfficerDirectSell1119202529.197,142208,4566,019,244Form
37Dasdan, AliChief Technology OfficerDirectSell1119202529.195,666165,41715,360,440Form
38Alkarmi, AshrafGeneral Manager, CoreDirectSell1119202529.1810,098294,67712,717,697Form
39Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell1118202530.23101,167  Form
40Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell1118202530.251,50045,37414,130,083Form
41Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell1103202528.401,06630,2742,941,984Form
42Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell1103202528.401,50042,60013,308,836Form
43Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell1017202528.621,50042,93013,454,863Form
44Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell1017202528.621,06630,5092,995,283Form
45Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell1003202529.64101,167  Form
46Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell1002202529.765,000148,79914,035,347Form
47Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell1002202530.711,06632,7373,246,753Form
48Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell1002202530.711,50046,06514,637,031Form
49Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell917202530.871,06632,9073,296,576Form
50Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell917202530.871,50046,30514,759,595Form
51Peacock, KarenDirectSell910202530.002,00060,000698,850Form
52Yoon, William TChief Legal OfficerDirectSell910202530.1611,430344,7536,746,116Form
53Dasdan, AliChief Technology OfficerDirectSell910202530.0012,812384,36016,531,800Form
54Alkarmi, AshrafGeneral Manager, CoreDirectSell910202530.0010,000300,00013,779,990Form
55Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell910202530.0445,835  Form
56Parasnis, AbhayDirectSell909202529.501,78252,5691,142,830Form
57Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell904202528.5292,000  Form
58Schubach, Sarah ElizabethChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell904202528.491,06730,4023,073,156Form
59Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell903202529.012,50072,52513,913,805Form
60Moore, Andrew WilliamDirectSell902202528.7814,105405,991243,019Form
61Parasnis, AbhayDirectSell822202528.263,564100,7191,145,152Form
62Dasdan, AliChief Technology OfficerDirectSell820202527.305,666154,70115,395,623Form
63Alkarmi, AshrafGeneral Manager, CoreDirectSell819202527.3010,098275,69312,813,589Form
64Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell819202527.952,50069,88013,476,150Form
65Dasdan, AliChief Technology OfficerDirectSell818202527.827,146198,80916,380,810Form
66Houston, AndrewChief Executive OfficerSee FootnoteSell818202527.8392,000  Form
67Regan, TimothyChief Financial OfficerDirectSell731202527.982,50069,94414,299,235Form

Investor Activity (13F)

Updated Aug 14, 2026
13F holdings as of Mar 31, 2026 (Q1 2026)

Active managers (13F portfolio over $250M, at least 3 holdings) with a position over $5M that is either over 10% of their portfolio or held in a concentrated book of 50 or fewer total positions. Index/ETF, sovereign, bank, community-bank and charitable/donor-advised filers are excluded.

Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
Silverback Asset Management LLC$16.9 Mil3.3%45New13F
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
Silverback Asset Management LLC$16.9 Mil3.3%45New13F
Active Manager
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
Silverback Asset Management LLC$16.9 Mil3.3%45New13F
Core Cache Last Updated: 8/13/2026