Pinterest (PINS)


Market Price (10/2/2026): $19.4 | Market Cap: $10.9 BilSector: Communication Services | Industry: Interactive Home Entertainment

Pinterest (PINS)


Market Price (10/2/2026): $19.4
Market Cap: $10.9 Bil
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Interactive Home Entertainment

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

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Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%

Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 29%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 28%

Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 12%

Stock buyback support
Stock Buyback 3Y Total is 4.7 Bil

Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Social Media & Creator Economy. Themes include Social Media Platforms, Creator Economy Monetization, and Ad-Tech Platforms.

Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -74%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -104%

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 10%

Significant share based compensation
SBC/Rev LTMShare Based Compensation / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 22%

Key risks
PINS key risks include [1] ad revenue vulnerability to tariff policies impacting key Asian advertisers, Show more.

0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 29%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 28%
2 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 12%
3 Stock buyback support
Stock Buyback 3Y Total is 4.7 Bil
4 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Social Media & Creator Economy. Themes include Social Media Platforms, Creator Economy Monetization, and Ad-Tech Platforms.
5 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -74%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -104%
6 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 10%
7 Significant share based compensation
SBC/Rev LTMShare Based Compensation / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 22%
8 Key risks
PINS key risks include [1] ad revenue vulnerability to tariff policies impacting key Asian advertisers, Show more.

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Valuation & Metrics

Price Chart

Why The Stock Moved

Qualitative Assessment

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Updated on 10/1/2026

Pinterest (PINS) stock has lost about 5% since 6/30/2026 because of the following key factors:

1. Pinterest issued disappointing revenue guidance for fiscal Q3 2026, projecting a deceleration in growth.

Despite exceeding expectations for fiscal Q2 2026, with revenue reaching $1.18 billion (up 18% year-over-year) and Adjusted EBITDA at $311 million (up 24% year-over-year), Pinterest's stock experienced a significant decline following its Q2 2026 earnings report on August 4, 2026. The company's guidance for fiscal Q3 2026 (ending September 30, 2026) revenue was set between $1.19 billion and $1.21 billion, representing 13% to 15% year-over-year growth. This forecast, while largely in line with analyst consensus, indicated a slowdown from the 18% growth observed in fiscal Q2 2026, which disappointed investors and led to an over 8% drop in the stock price immediately after the announcement.

2. The company cited ongoing international business headwinds, particularly from regulatory actions.

During the fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call, Pinterest's CFO highlighted that "some level of disruption" was expected to continue in its international segment during fiscal Q3 2026. This disruption was specifically attributed to "incremental pressure" from "Asia-based cross-border retailers impacted by regulatory actions, particularly in Europe," suggesting specific regional and regulatory challenges impacting the company's international revenue prospects.

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Updated on 10/1/2026

Pinterest (PINS) stock has lost about 5% since 6/30/2026 because of the following key factors:

1. Pinterest issued disappointing revenue guidance for fiscal Q3 2026, projecting a deceleration in growth.

Despite exceeding expectations for fiscal Q2 2026, with revenue reaching $1.18 billion (up 18% year-over-year) and Adjusted EBITDA at $311 million (up 24% year-over-year), Pinterest's stock experienced a significant decline following its Q2 2026 earnings report on August 4, 2026. The company's guidance for fiscal Q3 2026 (ending September 30, 2026) revenue was set between $1.19 billion and $1.21 billion, representing 13% to 15% year-over-year growth. This forecast, while largely in line with analyst consensus, indicated a slowdown from the 18% growth observed in fiscal Q2 2026, which disappointed investors and led to an over 8% drop in the stock price immediately after the announcement.

2. The company cited ongoing international business headwinds, particularly from regulatory actions.

During the fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call, Pinterest's CFO highlighted that "some level of disruption" was expected to continue in its international segment during fiscal Q3 2026. This disruption was specifically attributed to "incremental pressure" from "Asia-based cross-border retailers impacted by regulatory actions, particularly in Europe," suggesting specific regional and regulatory challenges impacting the company's international revenue prospects.

3. Advertising pricing trends remained weaker compared to major competitors.

While Pinterest reported a modest 1% increase in advertising impression pricing for the three months ended June 30, 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), this growth was noted as "weaker than trends at Google, Meta, and Reddit." These competitors experienced stronger growth in both ad pricing and the supply of impressions, indicating that Pinterest faced competitive pressures in its core advertising business and potentially a less robust monetization environment relative to its larger peers.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Fundamental Drivers

The -7.5% change in PINS stock from 6/30/2026 to 10/1/2026 was primarily driven by a -28.5% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%).
(LTM values as of)630202610012026Change
Stock Price ($)21.0319.46-7.5%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)4,3744,5564.1%
Net Income Margin (%)7.6%5.5%-28.5%
P/E Multiple40.044.09.9%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)63756313.1%
Cumulative Contribution-7.5%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

6/30/2026 to 10/1/2026
ReturnCorrelation
PINS-7.5% 
Market (SPY)2.3%28.2%
Sector (XLC)2.6%55.6%

Fundamental Drivers

The 6.1% change in PINS stock from 3/31/2026 to 10/1/2026 was primarily driven by a 49.8% change in the company's P/E Multiple.
(LTM values as of)331202610012026Change
Stock Price ($)18.3419.466.1%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)4,2224,5567.9%
Net Income Margin (%)9.9%5.5%-44.7%
P/E Multiple29.444.049.8%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)66856318.6%
Cumulative Contribution6.1%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

3/31/2026 to 10/1/2026
ReturnCorrelation
PINS6.1% 
Market (SPY)17.8%20.1%
Sector (XLC)-0.6%44.2%

Fundamental Drivers

The -39.5% change in PINS stock from 9/30/2025 to 10/1/2026 was primarily driven by a -88.9% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%).
(LTM values as of)930202510012026Change
Stock Price ($)32.1719.46-39.5%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)3,9064,55616.6%
Net Income Margin (%)49.3%5.5%-88.9%
P/E Multiple11.344.0289.2%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)67756320.2%
Cumulative Contribution-39.5%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

9/30/2025 to 10/1/2026
ReturnCorrelation
PINS-39.5% 
Market (SPY)15.6%23.6%
Sector (XLC)-6.3%36.3%

Fundamental Drivers

The -28.0% change in PINS stock from 9/30/2023 to 10/1/2026 was primarily driven by a -62.1% change in the company's P/S Multiple.
(LTM values as of)930202310012026Change
Stock Price ($)27.0319.46-28.0%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)2,8724,55658.6%
P/S Multiple6.32.4-62.1%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)67456319.8%
Cumulative Contribution-28.0%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

9/30/2023 to 10/1/2026
ReturnCorrelation
PINS-28.0% 
Market (SPY)84.9%39.0%
Sector (XLC)73.0%44.9%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
PINS Return-45%-33%53%-22%-11%-27%-71%
Peers Return22%-56%78%15%13%5%30%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%12%104%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
PINS Win Rate25%42%67%42%50%56% 
Peers Win Rate62%28%68%57%52%44% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%44% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
PINS Max Drawdown-61%-53%-29%-37%-39%-44% 
Peers Max Drawdown-25%-64%-29%-31%-34%-31% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: META, GOOGL, AMZN, SNAP, ETSY. See PINS 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 10/1/2026 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

EventPINSS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss-37.4%-18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven59.8%23.1%
  Time to Breakeven105 days79 days
Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock
  % Loss-11.4%-9.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven12.9%10.5%
  Time to Breakeven5 days24 days
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss-15.9%-6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven18.9%7.1%
  Time to Breakeven42 days31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-52.8%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven111.8%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven547 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-53.7%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven116.1%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven96 days140 days

Compare to META, GOOGL, AMZN, SNAP, ETSY

In The Past

Pinterest's stock fell -37.4% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 59.8% gain to breakeven.

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EventPINSS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss-37.4%-18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven59.8%23.1%
  Time to Breakeven105 days79 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-52.8%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven111.8%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven547 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-53.7%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven116.1%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven96 days140 days

Compare to META, GOOGL, AMZN, SNAP, ETSY

In The Past

Pinterest's stock fell -37.4% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 59.8% gain to breakeven.

Preserve Wealth

Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.

Asset Allocation

Actively managed asset allocation strategies protect wealth. Learn more.

About Pinterest (PINS)

Pinterest, Inc. (PINS) operates as a visual discovery engine, providing a unique platform where users can find inspiration and ideas across a vast array of topics. The company's core function is to help individuals explore and save visual content related to their interests, ranging from recipes and home decor to fashion, DIY projects, and travel plans.

The main products offered by Pinterest are its "pins," which serve as visual bookmarks that users can collect and organize onto personalized digital boards. These pins come in various formats, including traditional image pins, video pins, product pins that link to purchasable items, and idea pins that offer multi-page content. The platform's powerful visual machine learning technology analyzes user tastes and interests to deliver highly personalized content recommendations.

Pinterest primarily serves a global audience of individuals looking for inspiration and actionable ideas for their daily lives and future endeavors. These users, often called "pinners," represent the company's main customer base. Beyond individual users, Pinterest also caters to businesses and advertisers who leverage the platform to reach this engaged audience, making the United States and international markets its key operational territories.

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Here are 1-3 brief analogies for Pinterest:

  • Pinterest is like Google Images for lifestyle inspiration.
  • Pinterest is like Instagram for discovering ideas and projects, not just people.
  • Pinterest is like Netflix for visual ideas and DIY inspiration.

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  • Pinterest Platform: A visual discovery engine that enables users to find inspiration for their lives, including recipes, style, home inspiration, and DIY.
  • Pins: The primary content units on the platform, encompassing various formats such as video pins, product pins, and idea pins.

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Bill Ready, Chief Executive Officer

Bill Ready has served as CEO of Pinterest since June 2022, leading strategic advancements in advertising, international expansion, and AI-driven product enhancements. Prior to Pinterest, he was President of Commerce, Payments, and Next Billion Users at Google from 2020 to 2022. Before joining Google, Ready was Chief Operating Officer of PayPal, and CEO of Venmo and Braintree, leading both startups from pre-revenue to billions in revenue and through their acquisition by PayPal. He also served as President of iPay Technologies, which was acquired by Jack Henry & Associates in 2010 for $300 million.

Julia Brau Donnelly, Chief Financial Officer

Julia Brau Donnelly joined Pinterest as CFO in 2023, overseeing global finance functions. Her background includes over seven years at Wayfair as VP & Global Head of Finance & Accounting. Prior to Wayfair, she was a private equity investor in media and technology companies at Thomas H. Lee Partners for six years and also worked as an investment banking analyst for Morgan Stanley. She has served on the boards of directors for iHeartMedia and Agencyport Software.

Ben Silbermann, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

Ben Silbermann is a co-founder of Pinterest and the architect of the company's vision. He served as CEO until June 2022, when he transitioned to the role of Executive Chairman, focusing on long-term innovation. Before co-founding Pinterest in 2009 with Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp, Silbermann worked in the online advertising division at Google.

Wanji Walcott, Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer

Wanji Walcott joined Pinterest as Chief Legal, Business Affairs Officer, and Corporate Secretary in 2022. She oversees ethics and compliance, legal, corporate affairs, public policy, and trust and safety teams. Her extensive legal career includes roles as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Discover Financial Services and Senior Vice President and General Counsel at PayPal.

Bill Watkins, Chief Revenue Officer

Bill Watkins has served as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of Pinterest since 2014, responsible for building and scaling the company's global sales and enterprise partnerships. His sales strategies were instrumental in Pinterest's ad revenue growth and IPO readiness. As an early Pinterest executive, he founded the company's Chicago office.

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Here are the key risks to Pinterest's business:

  1. Challenges in User Growth, Engagement, and Monetization

    Pinterest faces ongoing difficulties in attracting and retaining users, particularly in key markets such as the United States and Europe. A decline in user engagement makes the platform less appealing to advertisers, directly impacting revenue. Furthermore, the company has a lower Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) compared to its rivals, especially in international markets, indicating a struggle to effectively monetize its growing user base outside North America. User frustration stemming from an increasing volume of advertisements and the presence of low-quality AI-generated content also poses a risk to the overall user experience and could lead to user attrition.

  2. Intense Competition and Ad Pricing Pressure in the Digital Advertising Market

    Pinterest operates in a highly competitive digital advertising environment, contending with major platforms like Meta (Instagram), TikTok, Amazon, and Google. The company's ad technology is considered to lag behind its larger rivals, hindering its ability to demonstrate a superior Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) for advertisers. This competitive pressure has resulted in significant ad pricing compression, leading to a decrease in the cost of ads despite increased impressions, which negatively impacts Pinterest's advertising revenue. The broader digital advertising market is also experiencing a "fragmentation crisis," with a shift towards retail media networks and AI-driven search, further challenging Pinterest's core visual discovery function.

  3. Sensitivity to Macroeconomic Factors and Retail Advertising Spend

    Pinterest's revenue is highly susceptible to macroeconomic fluctuations and changes in consumer spending, particularly within the retail sector. The platform's core advertiser base is heavily reliant on businesses selling discretionary items like home decor and fashion. Economic downturns or specific events, such as "tariff shocks," have directly led to significant reductions in marketing budgets by large retailers, which in turn adversely affects Pinterest's advertising revenue. This reliance on a particular segment of advertisers highlights a vulnerability due to a lack of customer diversity.

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The increasing competition from general-purpose visual social media platforms, particularly short-form video platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels, which are expanding their focus on visual discovery, inspiration, and product recommendations (e.g., for recipes, DIY, style, home decor). These platforms offer an alternative, often more dynamic and algorithmically driven, way for users to find and engage with visual content for inspiration, potentially diverting user attention and content creators from Pinterest.

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The addressable market for Pinterest's main products and services primarily falls within the digital advertising market.

  • The global digital advertising market is estimated to be over $600 billion and is fast-growing.
  • In 2022, the total addressable market for digital marketing was $550 billion globally. This market was segmented by region as follows:
    • UCAN (United States and Canada): $255 billion
    • Europe: $111 billion
    • Rest of World: $183 billion

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Pinterest (PINS) is expected to drive future revenue growth over the next 2-3 years through several key initiatives:

  1. Continued User Growth and Engagement: Pinterest consistently reports an expanding global monthly active user (MAU) base across all regions, including the U.S. and Canada, Europe, and the Rest of World. For instance, in Q4 2025, global MAUs grew 12% to 619 million, marking the tenth consecutive quarter of record-high users. This growing audience provides a larger base for advertisers and increases opportunities for monetization.

  2. Enhanced Monetization through AI-powered Ad Tools and Shopping Experiences: Pinterest is making significant investments in artificial intelligence to improve user engagement and boost advertising effectiveness. The company is leveraging AI for visual search, personalized shopping features, and tools like the Pinterest Assistant, which has led to users asking more commercially oriented questions. The focus on "shoppability" and facilitating "multi-session journeys" is designed to capitalize on the high commercial intent of its users, attracting more advertiser investment.

  3. Diversification of Advertiser Base: The company is actively working to broaden its advertiser mix by accelerating growth among mid-market, small business (SMB), and international advertisers. This strategy aims to reduce its reliance on large retail clients and build a more resilient and balanced revenue stream, as these segments have shown strong advertising spending trends and represent significant growth opportunities.

  4. International Market Expansion and Monetization: Pinterest is experiencing rapid revenue growth in its international markets, particularly in the "Rest of World" region, which consistently shows high growth percentages (e.g., 64% in Q4 2025 on a reported and constant currency basis). Europe also contributes strongly to revenue growth, with a 25% increase in Q4 2025. As these international markets are often "under-monetized" compared to more mature regions, there is substantial room for increasing average revenue per user (ARPU) by optimizing ad impressions and pricing.

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Share Repurchases

  • Pinterest's Board of Directors authorized a new $3.5 billion share repurchase program in March 2026, replacing a prior program from November 2024.
  • Approximately $2 billion in share repurchases are anticipated in the first half of 2026, consisting of a $1 billion accelerated share repurchase (ASR) and up to $1 billion in open-market repurchases.
  • Year-to-date in 2026, Pinterest had already completed $473 million in share repurchases under the previous authorization.

Share Issuance

  • Pinterest reported issuance of common stock amounting to $8.05 million in 2025, $22.13 million in 2024, and $8.26 million in 2023.
  • The number of shares outstanding was 0.688 billion in 2025, reflecting a 1.52% decline from 2024. Conversely, shares outstanding increased by 3.52% to 0.698 billion in 2024 from 2023.

Inbound Investments

  • In March 2026, Elliott Investment Management invested $1 billion in Pinterest through convertible senior notes.
  • The convertible senior notes carry a 1.75% annual interest rate and have an initial conversion price of approximately $22.72 per share, representing a 30% premium to the closing price on March 2, 2026.
  • Elliott has held an investment position in Pinterest since 2022 and currently has a representative on the company's board of directors.

Outbound Investments

  • In December 2025, Pinterest announced its intention to acquire tvScientific to expand its performance advertising capabilities into Connected TV.

Capital Expenditures

  • Annual capital expenditures for Pinterest were $32.375 million in 2025, $24.606 million in 2024, and $8.063 million in 2023.
  • The company's capital allocation framework prioritizes investment in product and technology innovation.
  • A primary focus of capital expenditures includes enhancing AI capabilities, technology, new ad formats, and shopping features, along with investing in AI talent for research and development.

Better Bets vs. Pinterest (PINS)

Peer Outperformance in Interactive Home Entertainment

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Median price return by industry across the Communication Services sector, ranked by 5Y. Interactive Home Entertainment is PINS'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
Integrated Telecommunication Services 3 -7.6%94.0%57.3% TDS 107% · T 57% · VZ 16%
Wireless Telecommunication Services 3 -14.6%22.1%34.2% ECHO 248% · TMUS 34% · SHEN -64%
Publishing 3 15.8%46.4%26.2% NYT 35% · NWSA 26% · SCHL 10%
Broadcasting 4 9.1%66.3%21.0% FOXA 60% · NXST 22% · WBD 20%
Movies & Entertainment 9 -2.0%98.7%10.7% MSGS 119% · CNK 85% · SPHR 83%
Interactive Media & Services 7 -20.8%68.6%-17.1% GOOGL 150% · META 114% · CARG -9%
Advertising 4 10.0%-0.2%-17.6% APP 276% · OMC 20% · ZD -56%
Alternative Carriers 4 11.7%15.4%-50.2% IRDM 28% · UNIT -49% · LUMN -52%
Median of constituents with a full price history over each window. Top names are unfiltered by size in this render.

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Financials

PINSMETAGOOGLAMZNSNAPETSYMedian
NamePinterestMeta Pla.Alphabet Amazon.c.Snap Etsy  
Mkt Price19.46727.95339.78249.66-72.58249.66
Mkt Cap11.01,851.24,128.72,688.6-6.81,851.2
Rev LTM4,556228,247445,867775,680-2,859228,247
Op Inc LTM28686,927147,62893,712-45786,927
FCF LTM1,28040,97653,273-11,625-6141,280
FCF 3Y Avg1,04546,95860,26316,732-64716,732
CFO LTM1,334130,301185,675161,403-657130,301
CFO 3Y Avg1,079103,674141,481130,164-694103,674

Growth & Margins

PINSMETAGOOGLAMZNSNAPETSYMedian
NamePinterestMeta Pla.Alphabet Amazon.c.Snap Etsy  
Rev Chg LTM16.6%27.7%20.1%15.8%-3.7%16.6%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg16.6%23.8%15.5%13.0%-2.3%15.5%
Rev Chg Q18.2%28.0%24.2%19.6%-6.2%19.6%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM4.1%6.2%5.5%4.4%-1.4%4.4%
Op Inc Chg LTM32.3%10.4%21.6%23.0%-5.4%21.6%
Op Inc Chg 3Y Avg83.2%49.8%25.6%90.0%-7.9%49.8%
Op Mgn LTM6.3%38.1%33.1%12.1%-16.0%16.0%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg5.1%40.5%31.9%10.8%-14.7%14.7%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-1.1%-3.1%0.4%0.6%-0.9%0.4%
CFO/Rev LTM29.3%57.1%41.6%20.8%-23.0%29.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg27.2%55.6%36.5%18.9%-24.8%27.2%
FCF/Rev LTM28.1%18.0%11.9%-1.5%-21.5%18.0%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg26.4%26.4%16.1%2.8%-23.2%23.2%

Valuation

PINSMETAGOOGLAMZNSNAPETSYMedian
NamePinterestMeta Pla.Alphabet Amazon.c.Snap Etsy  
Mkt Cap11.01,851.24,128.72,688.6-6.81,851.2
P/S2.48.19.33.5-2.43.5
P/Op Inc38.421.328.028.7-15.028.0
P/EBIT38.420.713.715.0-13.715.0
P/E44.027.216.919.9-32.727.2
P/CFO8.214.222.216.7-10.414.2
Total Yield2.3%4.0%6.2%5.1%-3.0%4.0%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.3%0.3%0.0%-0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg5.9%3.2%2.4%0.8%-10.3%3.2%
D/E0.10.10.00.1-0.40.1
Net D/E-0.00.0-0.00.0-0.30.0

Returns

PINSMETAGOOGLAMZNSNAPETSYMedian
NamePinterestMeta Pla.Alphabet Amazon.c.Snap Etsy  
1M Rtn-8.4%25.9%1.5%-2.1%--11.2%-2.1%
3M Rtn-11.8%25.0%-5.5%2.9%--5.7%-5.5%
6M Rtn7.0%26.9%15.0%19.0%-40.5%19.0%
12M Rtn-38.9%1.8%39.1%13.2%-3.0%3.0%
3Y Rtn-28.0%139.5%155.7%92.8%-12.3%92.8%
1M Excs Rtn-8.9%25.5%1.0%-2.5%--11.7%-2.5%
3M Excs Rtn-14.3%22.5%-8.0%0.4%--8.1%-8.0%
6M Excs Rtn-10.2%9.3%-2.3%1.9%-28.7%1.9%
12M Excs Rtn-54.1%-15.2%25.4%-1.0%--5.2%-5.2%
3Y Excs Rtn-104.3%66.2%87.0%18.3%--61.8%18.3%

Comparison Analyses

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Single Segment4,2223,6463,0552,8032,578
Total4,2223,6463,0552,8032,578


Price Behavior

Price Behavior
Market Price$19.46 
Market Cap ($ Bil)11.0 
First Trading Date04/18/2019 
Distance from 52W High-44.8% 
   50 Days200 Days
DMA Price$21.61$21.33
DMA Trenddowndown
Distance from DMA-10.0%-8.8%
 3M1YR
Volatility46.6%53.1%
Downside Capture238.19129.83
Upside Capture138.4950.54
Correlation (SPY)29.0%23.5%
PINS Betas & Captures as of 9/30/2026

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta1.371.731.190.780.961.25
Up Beta1.862.510.510.501.251.34
Down Beta0.761.390.610.440.931.61
Up Capture47%68%126%81%32%52%
Bmk +ve Days6162766132424
Stock +ve Days10213662130378
Down Capture333%294%189%116%119%104%
Bmk -ve Days16263760120328
Stock -ve Days12212862120366

[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 PINS
PINS-39.6%53.0%-0.75-
Sector ETF (XLC)-6.3%15.9%-0.6036.3%
Equity (SPY)15.7%13.0%0.8523.6%
Gold (GLD)7.7%29.6%0.25-7.9%
Commodities (DBC)43.7%20.8%1.64-5.7%
Real Estate (VNQ)1.2%13.6%-0.164.5%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)-27.0%44.5%-0.5813.6%

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Based On 5-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with PINS
PINS-18.5%55.8%-0.15-
Sector ETF (XLC)7.2%21.0%0.2556.5%
Equity (SPY)13.0%17.2%0.5747.0%
Gold (GLD)18.6%18.9%0.80-1.2%
Commodities (DBC)10.3%19.6%0.405.1%
Real Estate (VNQ)0.4%18.9%-0.0828.6%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)13.2%52.3%0.4323.8%

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Based On 10-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with PINS
PINS-2.2%60.7%0.20-
Sector ETF (XLC)9.1%22.1%0.4554.6%
Equity (SPY)15.3%17.9%0.7247.6%
Gold (GLD)11.6%16.4%0.583.5%
Commodities (DBC)8.2%18.1%0.3712.8%
Real Estate (VNQ)4.4%20.7%0.1733.3%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)63.9%66.2%1.0421.1%

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Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9152026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity59.1 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 831202622.8%
Average Daily Volume13.7 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest4.3 days
Basic Shares Quantity562.9 Mil
Short % of Basic Shares10.5%

Earnings Returns History

Updated 9/4/2026
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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/4/2026-8.7%-7.2%-17.0%
5/4/20266.9%-0.4%-0.9%
2/12/2026-16.8%-4.2%-1.5%
11/4/2025-21.8%-16.9%-18.7%
8/7/2025-10.3%-7.2%-3.1%
5/8/20254.9%15.7%22.5%
2/6/202519.1%16.4%-5.5%
11/7/2024-14.0%-13.4%-2.6%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive12117
# Negative121317
Median Positive12.6%15.7%22.5%
Median Negative-14.2%-11.4%-11.1%
Max Positive26.9%29.6%41.6%
Max Negative-21.8%-23.8%-20.6%
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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/4/2026-8.7%-7.2%-17.0%
5/4/20266.9%-0.4%-0.9%
2/12/2026-16.8%-4.2%-1.5%
11/4/2025-21.8%-16.9%-18.7%
8/7/2025-10.3%-7.2%-3.1%
5/8/20254.9%15.7%22.5%
2/6/202519.1%16.4%-5.5%
11/7/2024-14.0%-13.4%-2.6%
7/30/2024-14.5%-22.8%-16.3%
4/30/202421.0%25.3%23.7%
2/8/2024-9.5%-10.2%-15.7%
10/30/202319.0%23.2%32.6%
8/1/2023-3.8%-7.5%-5.8%
4/27/2023-15.7%-23.8%-11.1%
2/6/2023-5.2%-11.4%-7.7%
10/27/202213.8%4.1%11.3%
8/1/202211.6%14.6%9.9%
4/27/202213.6%29.6%4.7%
2/3/202211.2%4.2%-5.8%
11/4/20215.9%3.1%-13.3%
7/29/2021-18.2%-16.3%-20.6%
4/27/2021-14.5%-19.7%-18.9%
2/4/20215.3%11.8%-19.7%
10/28/202026.9%24.8%41.6%
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive12117
# Negative121317
Median Positive12.6%15.7%22.5%
Median Negative-14.2%-11.4%-11.1%
Max Positive26.9%29.6%41.6%
Max Negative-21.8%-23.8%-20.6%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
06/30/202608/04/202610-Q
03/31/202605/04/202610-Q
12/31/202502/12/202610-K
09/30/202511/04/202510-Q
06/30/202508/07/202510-Q
03/31/202505/08/202510-Q
12/31/202402/06/202510-K
09/30/202411/07/202410-Q
06/30/202407/30/202410-Q
03/31/202404/30/202410-Q
12/31/202302/08/202410-K
09/30/202310/30/202310-Q
06/30/202308/01/202310-Q
03/31/202304/27/202310-Q
12/31/202202/06/202310-K
09/30/202210/27/202210-Q
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Report DateFiling DateFiling
06/30/202608/04/202610-Q
03/31/202605/04/202610-Q
12/31/202502/12/202610-K
09/30/202511/04/202510-Q
06/30/202508/07/202510-Q
03/31/202505/08/202510-Q
12/31/202402/06/202510-K
09/30/202411/07/202410-Q
06/30/202407/30/202410-Q
03/31/202404/30/202410-Q
12/31/202302/08/202410-K
09/30/202310/30/202310-Q
06/30/202308/01/202310-Q
03/31/202304/27/202310-Q
12/31/202202/06/202310-K
09/30/202210/27/202210-Q
06/30/202208/01/202210-Q
03/31/202204/28/202210-Q
12/31/202102/03/202210-K
09/30/202111/04/202110-Q
06/30/202107/30/202110-Q
03/31/202104/28/202110-Q
12/31/202002/05/202110-K
09/30/202010/29/202010-Q
06/30/202007/31/202010-Q
03/31/202005/06/202010-Q
12/31/201902/07/202010-K
09/30/201911/01/201910-Q

Recent Forward Guidance

Updated 9/28/2026

Latest: Q2 2026 Earnings Reported 8/4/2026

Forward GuidanceGuidance Change
MetricSourceLowMidHigh% Chg% DeltaChangePrior
Q3 2026 RevenueReported1.19 Bil1.20 Bil1.21 Bil5.0% Higher NewGuidance: 1.14 Bil for Q2 2026
Q3 2026 Revenue GrowthReported13.0%14.0%15.0% -1.0%Lower NewGuidance: 15.0% for Q2 2026
Q3 2026 Adjusted EBITDAReported335.00 Mil345.00 Mil355.00 Mil29.7% Higher NewGuidance: 266.00 Mil for Q2 2026


Prior: Q1 2026 Earnings Reported 5/4/2026

Forward GuidanceGuidance Change
MetricSourceLowMidHigh% Chg% DeltaChangePrior
Q2 2026 RevenueReported1.13 Bil1.14 Bil1.15 Bil18.9% Higher NewGuidance: 961.00 Mil for Q1 2026
Q2 2026 Revenue GrowthReported14.0%15.0%16.0% 2.5%Higher NewGuidance: 12.5% for Q1 2026
Q2 2026 Adjusted EBITDAReported256.00 Mil266.00 Mil276.00 Mil51.1% Higher NewGuidance: 176.00 Mil for Q1 2026

Q4 2025 Earnings Reported 2/12/2026

Forward GuidanceGuidance Change
MetricSourceLowMidHigh% Chg% DeltaChangePrior
Q1 2026 RevenueReported951.00 Mil961.00 Mil971.00 Mil-27.5% Lower NewGuidance: 1.33 Bil for Q4 2025
Q1 2026 Revenue GrowthReported11.0%12.5%14.0% -2.5%Lower NewGuidance: 15.0% for Q4 2025
Q1 2026 Adjusted EBITDAReported166.00 Mil176.00 Mil186.00 Mil-67.7% Lower NewGuidance: 545.50 Mil for Q4 2025

Q3 2025 Earnings Reported 11/4/2025

Forward GuidanceGuidance Change
MetricSourceLowMidHigh% Chg% DeltaChangePrior
Q4 2025 RevenueReported1.31 Bil1.33 Bil1.34 Bil27.1% Higher NewGuidance: 1.04 Bil for Q3 2025
Q4 2025 Revenue GrowthReported14.0%15.0%16.0% -1.0%Lower NewGuidance: 16.0% for Q3 2025
Q4 2025 Adjusted EBITDAReported533.00 Mil545.50 Mil558.00 Mil86.8% Higher NewGuidance: 292.00 Mil for Q3 2025

Insider Activity

Updated 9/30/2026
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#OwnerTitleHoldingActionFiling DatePriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
1Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell930202618.7246,875  Form
2Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell930202618.3346,875  Form
3Brau, Donnelly JuliaChief Financial OfficerDirectSell925202618.6129,548549,84113,992,047Form
4Walcott, Wanjiku JuanitaChief Legal & Bus Affairs Ofc.DirectSell924202618.2114,103256,77311,996,629Form
5Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell923202618.2146,875  Form
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Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
1Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell930202618.7246,875  Form
2Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell930202618.3346,875  Form
3Brau, Donnelly JuliaChief Financial OfficerDirectSell925202618.6129,548549,84113,992,047Form
4Walcott, Wanjiku JuanitaChief Legal & Bus Affairs Ofc.DirectSell924202618.2114,103256,77311,996,629Form
5Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell923202618.2146,875  Form
6Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell923202619.5046,875  Form
7Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell916202618.6446,875  Form
8Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell916202619.2246,875  Form
9Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell909202620.0446,875  Form
10Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell909202620.0746,875  Form
11Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell902202621.4393,750  Form
12Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell826202623.5746,875  Form
13Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell826202623.5346,875  Form
14Rajaram, Gokul DirectSell819202623.031,05024,182857,775Form
15Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell819202623.1146,875  Form
16Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell819202623.4046,875  Form
17Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell812202623.2346,875  Form
18Brown, Claude LeonardChief Business OfficerDirectSell812202623.8812,240292,28528,818,593Form
19Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell812202623.8846,875  Form
20Brau, Donnelly JuliaChief Financial OfficerDirectSell807202623.4859,0961,387,71619,194,725Form
21Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell722202622.5746,875  Form
22Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell722202622.5446,875  Form
23Rajaram, Gokul DirectSell715202622.851,05023,992875,064Form
24Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell715202623.0346,875  Form
25Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell715202622.2546,875  Form
26Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell709202622.2246,875  Form
27Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell709202622.6346,875  Form
28Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell702202621.6446,875  Form
29Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell702202621.4546,875  Form
30Walcott, Wanjiku JuanitaChief Legal & Bus Affairs Ofc.DirectSell625202619.6514,208279,18713,594,656Form
31Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell625202619.9046,875  Form
32Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell625202619.9946,875  Form
33Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell617202620.6646,875  Form
34Rajaram, Gokul DirectSell617202620.851,05021,892820,364Form
35Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell617202621.1546,875  Form
36Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell610202621.4346,875  Form
37Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell610202621.7846,875  Form
38Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell604202620.2846,875  Form
39Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell604202620.5046,875  Form
40Walcott, Wanjiku JuanitaChief Legal & Bus Affairs Ofc.DirectSell602202620.4627,337559,40214,829,129Form
41Silbermann, Benjamin DirectSell522202618.848,414  Form
42Brown, Claude LeonardChief Business OfficerDirectSell507202620.7760,9831,266,83026,650,323Form
43Rajaram, Gokul DirectSell416202620.002,10042,000549,000Form
44Rajaram, Gokul DirectSell309202620.001,05021,000591,000Form
45Ducard, MalikChief Content OfficerDirectSell203202622.062,29350,58415,335,825Form
46Ducard, MalikChief Content OfficerDirectSell106202626.182,29360,03118,260,026Form
47Brau, Donnelly JuliaChief Financial OfficerDirectSell1229202525.8622,821590,09913,972,415Form
48Ducard, MalikChief Content OfficerDirectSell1229202525.866,000155,16218,096,340Form
49Acosta, AndreaChief Accounting OfficerDirectSell1125202525.003,75993,9633,585,316Form
50Walcott, Wanjiku JuanitaChief Legal & Bus Affairs Ofc.DirectSell1113202526.8974,0471,990,9098,098,771Form
51Silbermann, Benjamin Benjamin and Divya Silbermann Family TrustSell1002202531.868  Form

Investor Activity (13F)

Updated Oct 2, 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
Long Walk Management LP$23.7 Mil6.9%11New13F
One Fin Capital Management LP$10.8 Mil4.2%19New13F
Shapiro Capital Management LLC$62.2 Mil3.9%50ADD +72.5%13F
Boothe Investment Group, Inc.$11.9 Mil3.8%40New13F
Element Capital Management LLC$8.3 Mil3.2%34New13F
Elliott Investment Management L.P.$513.5 Mil3.2%19Hold13F
Senvest Management, LLC$65.9 Mil2.2%49ADD +5.1%13F
Oaktop Capital Management Ii, L.P.$15.6 Mil1.2%14ADD +30.8%13F
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
Long Walk Management LP$23.7 Mil6.9%11New13F
Boothe Investment Group, Inc.$11.9 Mil3.8%40New13F
One Fin Capital Management LP$10.8 Mil4.2%19New13F
Element Capital Management LLC$8.3 Mil3.2%34New13F
Shapiro Capital Management LLC$62.2 Mil3.9%50ADD +72.5%13F
Oaktop Capital Management Ii, L.P.$15.6 Mil1.2%14ADD +30.8%13F
Senvest Management, LLC$65.9 Mil2.2%49ADD +5.1%13F
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
Eminence Capital, LP$117.5 Mil1.9%39Exited13F
Southpoint Capital Advisors LP$77.7 Mil1.8%38Exited13F
DSM Capital Partners LLC$46.1 Mil0.7%47Exited13F
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
Elliott Investment Management L.P.$513.5 Mil3.2%19Hold13F
Senvest Management, LLC$65.9 Mil2.2%49ADD +5.1%13F
Shapiro Capital Management LLC$62.2 Mil3.9%50ADD +72.5%13F
Long Walk Management LP$23.7 Mil6.9%11New13F
Oaktop Capital Management Ii, L.P.$15.6 Mil1.2%14ADD +30.8%13F
Boothe Investment Group, Inc.$11.9 Mil3.8%40New13F
One Fin Capital Management LP$10.8 Mil4.2%19New13F
Element Capital Management LLC$8.3 Mil3.2%34New13F

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