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Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 17%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 13%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -36%
Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 113%
1 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -42%
  Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -1.1%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -1.9%
2 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Aging Population & Chronic Disease, E-commerce & Digital Retail, and Digital Health & Telemedicine. Themes include Geriatric Care, 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 17%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 13%
1 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -42%
2 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Aging Population & Chronic Disease, E-commerce & Digital Retail, and Digital Health & Telemedicine. Themes include Geriatric Care, Show more.
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -36%
4 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 113%
5 Not cash flow generative
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -1.1%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -1.9%

Valuation, Metrics & Events

SLQT Stock


Why The Stock Moved


Qualitative Assessment

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Here are five key points explaining the approximate -35% stock movement for SelectQuote (SLQT) from August 31, 2025, to December 4, 2025:

1. Significant Net Loss and Negative Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 FY2026: SelectQuote reported a net loss of $30.5 million and negative Adjusted EBITDA of $(32.1) million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, announced on November 6, 2025. This disappointing profitability, despite exceeding revenue estimates, caused a sharp decline in the stock price, with pre-market trading showing a fall of over 15% immediately following the announcement.

2. Sharp Decline in Senior Segment Revenue: The company's Senior segment experienced a substantial 37% year-over-year revenue decrease in Q1 FY2026. This decline was primarily attributed to changes in beneficiary eligibility requirements during the special election period, indicating significant operational headwinds in a core business area.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
SLQT Return--56%-93%104%172%-62%-93%
Peers Return5%27%-3%7%19%-11%47%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%16%112%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
SLQT Win Rate43%50%17%50%50%50% 
Peers Win Rate58%65%38%43%58%42% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%70% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
SLQT Max Drawdown--62%-94%-7%-25%-64% 
Peers Max Drawdown-27%-9%-19%-7%-1%-14% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: NP, WTW, MMC, AON, AJG.
[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] 2025 data is for the year up to 12/3/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventSLQTS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-98.4%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven6007.9%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-41.3%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven70.3%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven109 days148 days

Compare to NP, WTW, MMC, AON, AJG


In The Past

SelectQuote's stock fell -98.4% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 4/6/2021. A -98.4% loss requires a 6007.9% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
WU_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025WUWestern UnionDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
3.4%3.4%-0.4%
COIN_11212025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11212025COINCoinbase GlobalMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
9.5%9.5%0.0%
PYPL_11142025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11142025PYPLPayPalDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
0.1%0.1%-7.5%
V_11142025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11142025VVisaMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-0.1%-0.1%-2.7%
WD_11072025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy11072025WDWalker & DunlopDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-7.7%-7.7%-11.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
WU_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025WUWestern UnionDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
3.4%3.4%-0.4%
COIN_11212025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11212025COINCoinbase GlobalMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
9.5%9.5%0.0%
PYPL_11142025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11142025PYPLPayPalDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
0.1%0.1%-7.5%
V_11142025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper11142025VVisaMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-0.1%-0.1%-2.7%
WD_11072025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy11072025WDWalker & DunlopDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-7.7%-7.7%-11.0%

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Financials

SLQTNPWTWMMCAONAJGMedian
NameSelectQu.Neptune .Willis T.Marsh & .Aon Arthur J. 
Mkt Price1.4723.74316.53183.87344.45245.36214.62
Mkt Cap0.3-31.090.374.362.962.9
Rev LTM1,563-9,80726,45317,02812,47112,471
Op Inc LTM40-2,2686,1464,4542,6262,626
FCF LTM-29-1,3814,8253,0401,9721,972
FCF 3Y Avg-8-1,1764,0572,9561,9381,938
CFO LTM-17-1,6035,0873,2842,1202,120
CFO 3Y Avg3-1,4124,3983,1992,1032,103

Growth & Margins

SLQTNPWTWMMCAONAJGMedian
NameSelectQu.Neptune .Willis T.Marsh & .Aon Arthur J. 
Rev Chg LTM13.2%--0.0%10.5%14.1%13.8%13.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg27.1%-3.5%8.3%11.1%13.3%11.1%
Rev Chg Q12.5%--0.0%11.5%7.4%16.0%11.5%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM2.4%--0.0%2.5%1.6%3.7%2.4%
Op Mgn LTM2.5%-23.1%23.2%26.2%21.1%23.1%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg3.5%-21.0%23.1%27.1%19.7%21.0%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-1.9%-0.6%-0.3%0.5%0.4%0.4%
CFO/Rev LTM-1.1%-16.3%19.2%19.3%17.0%17.0%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg0.3%-14.6%18.1%21.5%19.4%18.1%
FCF/Rev LTM-1.9%-14.1%18.2%17.9%15.8%15.8%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-0.5%-12.2%16.7%19.9%17.8%16.7%

Valuation

SLQTNPWTWMMCAONAJGMedian
NameSelectQu.Neptune .Willis T.Marsh & .Aon Arthur J. 
Mkt Cap0.3-31.090.374.362.962.9
P/S0.2-3.53.74.56.63.7
P/EBIT3.2-11.415.318.031.715.3
P/E5.9-16.024.028.350.024.0
P/CFO-21.8-21.119.523.438.721.1
Total Yield16.9%-7.0%5.8%4.3%2.4%5.8%
Dividend Yield0.0%-0.8%1.7%0.8%0.4%0.8%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-2.6%-4.1%4.0%4.1%3.2%4.0%
D/E1.2-0.20.20.20.20.2
Net D/E1.1-0.10.20.1-0.00.1

Returns

SLQTNPWTWMMCAONAJGMedian
NameSelectQu.Neptune .Willis T.Marsh & .Aon Arthur J. 
1M Rtn-28.6%-6.0%0.8%3.8%1.4%1.0%0.9%
3M Rtn-30.7%-25.8%-3.0%-10.0%-7.7%-19.2%-14.6%
6M Rtn-32.9%-25.8%2.9%-20.2%-7.2%-26.7%-23.0%
12M Rtn-49.1%-25.8%-2.7%-18.8%-9.9%-20.2%-19.5%
3Y Rtn101.4%-25.8%32.9%10.6%15.0%25.0%20.0%
1M Excs Rtn-28.6%-6.0%0.8%3.8%1.4%1.0%0.9%
3M Excs Rtn-36.0%-31.2%-9.1%-15.7%-12.9%-23.6%-19.7%
6M Excs Rtn-47.6%-40.5%-11.8%-34.9%-21.9%-41.5%-37.7%
12M Excs Rtn-64.4%-39.4%-14.1%-33.5%-24.9%-34.3%-33.9%
3Y Excs Rtn41.6%-98.6%-35.4%-58.6%-57.2%-44.4%-50.8%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Senior656590528729362
Healthcare Services47925270  
Life158146154178130
All other3622283141
Eliminations of intersegment revenues-7-7-16-7-1
Total1,3221,003764930532


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date11142025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity3,099,260
Short Interest: % Change Since 1031202535.0%
Average Daily Volume1,647,873
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.88
Basic Shares Quantity185,816,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.7%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
93020251106202510-Q 9/30/2025
6302025821202510-K 6/30/2025
3312025512202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024210202510-Q 12/31/2024
93020241104202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024913202410-K 6/30/2024
3312024509202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023208202410-Q 12/31/2023
93020231103202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023913202310-K 6/30/2023
3312023510202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022207202310-Q 12/31/2022
93020221103202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022829202210-K 6/30/2022
3312022505202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021214202210-Q 12/31/2021