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Groupon (GRPN)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $22.53 | Market Cap: $902.0 Mil
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Interactive Media & Services

Groupon (GRPN)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $22.53
Market Cap: $902.0 Mil
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Interactive Media & Services

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 13%
  Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -4.7%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -12%
1 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 7.2%
  Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 180%
2   Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -5.5%
3   Significant 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 22%
0 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 16%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 13%
1 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 7.2%
2 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -4.7%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -12%
3 Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 180%
4 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -5.5%
5 Significant 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 22%

Market Valuation

 9/16/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$22.53$12.15$12.84$8.58$23.16
Market Cap CYE ($ Mil)902.0483.4409.0261.3685.9
Total Debt ($ Mil)254.9252.9278.7346.8414.2
Total Cash ($ Mil)262.6228.8141.6281.3498.7
Enterprise Value ($ Mil)894.3736.3687.7608.11,100.1
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM1.91.00.80.40.7
P/EBIT TTM31.7-21.8-14.5-1.56.5
P/E TTM-97.9-8.1-7.2-1.15.7
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)1.21.01.11.22.0
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)1.10.8-0.11.13.2
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.6-0.6-0.6-0.31.7
 9/16/2520242023
Share Price CYE$22.53$12.15$12.84
Market Cap CYE ($ Mil)902.0483.4409.0
Total Debt ($ Mil)254.9252.9278.7
Total Cash ($ Mil)262.6228.8141.6
Enterprise Value ($ Mil)894.3736.3687.7
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM1.91.00.8
P/EBIT TTM31.7-21.8-14.5
P/E TTM-97.9-8.1-7.2
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)1.21.01.1
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)1.10.8-0.1
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.6-0.6-0.6

Business Description

Groupon, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a marketplace that connects consumers to merchants. It operates in two segments, North America and International. The company sells goods or services on behalf of third-party merchants; and first-party goods inventory. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
GRPN Return-21%-39%-63%50%-5%85%-52%
Peers Return100%-1%-37%77%22%34%256%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: GOOGL, META, RDDT, PINS, Z. See GRPN Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/15/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

GRPNGOOGLMETARDDTPINSZMedian
NameGroupon Alphabet Meta Pla.Reddit PinterestZillow  
Mkt Price22.53251.61764.70263.6436.2687.12169.37
Mkt Cap0.93,050.01,932.448.924.521.036.7
Rev LTM488371,399170,3591,6683,9062,3883,147
Op Inc LTM3121,37073,116131216-133174
FCF LTM6566,72852,3113971,047215722
FCF 3Y Avg-2766,20339,96099742210476
CFO LTM79133,70896,1084011,073484779
CFO 3Y Avg-7112,63674,289106762407584

Growth & Margins

GRPNGOOGLMETARDDTPINSZMedian
NameGroupon Alphabet Meta Pla.Reddit PinterestZillow  
Rev Chg LTM-4.7%13.1%19.4%70.0%17.0%15.3%16.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-12.5%10.2%13.0%42.6%12.9%4.6%11.6%
Rev Chg Q0.9%13.8%16.1%77.7%16.9%14.5%15.3%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM0.2%3.2%3.6%15.1%3.8%3.6%3.6%
Op Mgn LTM0.6%32.7%42.9%7.9%5.5%-5.6%6.7%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-3.4%29.4%34.6%-28.5%-1.4%-9.4%-2.4%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.7%0.0%0.7%5.6%0.2%1.4%0.7%
CFO/Rev LTM16.2%36.0%56.4%24.0%27.5%20.3%25.7%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-0.6%34.1%51.0%3.7%21.9%19.3%20.6%
FCF/Rev LTM13.3%18.0%30.7%23.8%26.8%9.0%20.9%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-4.4%20.3%26.9%3.0%21.3%10.1%15.2%

Valuation

GRPNGOOGLMETARDDTPINSZMedian
NameGroupon Alphabet Meta Pla.Reddit PinterestZillow  
Mkt Cap0.93,050.01,932.448.924.521.036.7
P/S1.88.211.329.36.38.88.5
P/EBIT31.721.825.5372.2113.7-617.728.6
P/E-97.926.429.0226.012.7-338.819.6
P/CFO11.422.820.1122.122.943.422.8
Total Yield-1.0%4.1%3.7%0.4%7.8%-0.3%2.1%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.3%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-28.5%3.5%3.0%-3.0%1.6%3.0%
D/E0.30.00.00.00.00.00.0
Net D/E-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.1-0.0-0.0

Returns

GRPNGOOGLMETARDDTPINSZMedian
NameGroupon Alphabet Meta Pla.Reddit PinterestZillow  
1M Rtn-20.9%23.5%-2.6%7.0%1.3%2.4%1.9%
3M Rtn-36.4%42.5%8.9%108.9%3.0%22.8%15.9%
6M Rtn41.0%53.5%26.5%110.0%13.1%22.8%33.8%
12M Rtn95.9%60.5%46.3%346.2%25.6%45.8%53.4%
3Y Rtn110.0%146.4%425.6%-45.5%155.0%146.4%
1M Excs Rtn-25.5%21.8%-4.5%6.0%-2.5%-0.1%-1.3%
3M Excs Rtn-44.2%33.5%1.4%112.4%-3.5%13.1%7.3%
6M Excs Rtn34.4%35.0%8.6%88.3%-3.8%6.1%21.5%
12M Excs Rtn88.9%48.1%30.8%321.2%5.0%36.6%42.3%
3Y Excs Rtn44.6%68.6%309.3%--14.0%68.0%68.0%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Single Segment515599   
Goods  714726
Local  6865701,009
Product revenue - Goods  1727731,093
Travel  372692
Total5155999671,4172,219


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity8,706,457
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-4.6%
Average Daily Volume1,201,034
Days-to-Cover Short Interest7.25
Basic Shares Quantity40,034,041
Short % of Basic Shares21.7%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/6/202520.3%-1.1%-21.7%
3/11/202543.1%63.1%80.1%
11/12/2024-27.0%-21.6%4.7%
7/30/2024-15.2%-27.1%-15.2%
3/15/2024-30.7%-17.3%-45.0%
11/9/2023-34.8%-30.9%-14.7%
8/9/2023-4.3%38.5%51.6%
3/16/2023-16.5%-24.1%-15.1%
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SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive889
# Negative121211
Median Positive18.8%33.5%28.7%
Median Negative-13.3%-19.4%-15.1%
Max Positive56.7%64.2%100.9%
Max Negative-34.8%-30.9%-45.0%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025806202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025507202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024311202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241112202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024730202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024509202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023315202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231109202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023809202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023510202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022316202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221107202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022808202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022509202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021228202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211104202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Bass Robert J 8132025Sell31.643,05596,6603,217,029Form