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Pinterest (PINS)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $36.12 | Market Cap: $24.4 Bil
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Interactive Media & Services

Pinterest (PINS)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $36.12
Market Cap: $24.4 Bil
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Interactive Media & Services

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 7.8%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 3.3%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -17%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -14%
Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 114x
1 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -10%
  
2 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%
  
3 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 27%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 27%
  
4 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 49%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 7.8%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 3.3%
1 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -10%
2 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%
3 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 27%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 27%
4 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 49%
5 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -17%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -14%
6 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 114x

Market Valuation

 9/16/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$36.12$29.00$37.04$24.28$36.35
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)24.419.625.016.423.7
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.10.20.20.20.3
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.72.52.52.72.5
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)21.919.825.216.624.0
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM6.35.48.25.89.0
P/EBIT TTM113.2109.5-198.8-159.071.3
P/E TTM12.710.6-701.7-168.373.5
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$36.12$29.00$37.04
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)24.419.625.0
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.10.20.2
Total Cash ($ Bil)2.72.52.5
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)21.919.825.2
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM6.35.48.2
P/EBIT TTM113.2109.5-198.8
P/E TTM12.710.6-701.7
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

Pinterest, Inc. operates as a visual discovery engine in the United States and internationally. The company's engine allows people to find inspiration for their lives, including recipes, style and home inspiration, DIY, and others; and provides video, product, and idea pins. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
PINS Return254%-45%-33%53%-22%25%88%
Peers Return106%7%-57%100%28%11%171%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

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

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Financials

PINSGOOGLAMZNMETAZSNAPMedian
NamePinterestAlphabet Amazon.c.Meta Pla.Zillow Snap  
Mkt Price36.26251.61231.43764.7087.127.46159.28
Mkt Cap24.53,050.02,461.71,932.421.012.5978.5
Rev LTM3,906371,399670,038170,3592,3885,63887,999
Op Inc LTM216121,37076,19073,116-133-65436,666
FCF LTM1,04766,72813,48152,3112153927,264
FCF 3Y Avg74266,20321,67739,96021016311,209
CFO LTM1,073133,708121,13796,10848458748,591
CFO 3Y Avg762112,63696,97774,28940736037,525

Growth & Margins

PINSGOOGLAMZNMETAZSNAPMedian
NamePinterestAlphabet Amazon.c.Meta Pla.Zillow Snap  
Rev Chg LTM17.0%13.1%10.9%19.4%15.3%13.2%14.2%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg12.9%10.2%11.3%13.0%4.6%7.7%10.8%
Rev Chg Q16.9%13.8%13.3%16.1%14.5%8.7%14.2%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM3.8%3.2%3.0%3.6%3.6%2.0%3.4%
Op Mgn LTM5.5%32.7%11.4%42.9%-5.6%-11.6%8.4%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-1.4%29.4%7.9%34.6%-9.4%-23.1%3.2%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.2%0.0%0.3%0.7%1.4%0.1%0.3%
CFO/Rev LTM27.5%36.0%18.1%56.4%20.3%10.4%23.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg21.9%34.1%15.8%51.0%19.3%7.0%20.6%
FCF/Rev LTM26.8%18.0%2.0%30.7%9.0%7.0%13.5%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg21.3%20.3%3.5%26.9%10.1%3.0%15.2%

Valuation

PINSGOOGLAMZNMETAZSNAPMedian
NamePinterestAlphabet Amazon.c.Meta Pla.Zillow Snap  
Mkt Cap24.53,050.02,461.71,932.421.012.5978.5
P/S6.38.23.711.38.82.27.2
P/EBIT113.721.828.925.5-617.7-27.523.7
P/E12.726.434.929.0-338.8-22.919.6
P/CFO22.922.820.320.143.421.322.1
Total Yield7.8%4.1%2.9%3.7%-0.3%-4.4%3.3%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.3%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg3.0%3.5%1.1%3.0%1.6%1.1%2.3%
D/E0.00.00.10.00.00.30.0
Net D/E-0.1-0.00.0-0.0-0.00.1-0.0

Returns

PINSGOOGLAMZNMETAZSNAPMedian
NamePinterestAlphabet Amazon.c.Meta Pla.Zillow Snap  
1M Rtn1.3%23.5%0.2%-2.6%2.4%4.3%1.9%
3M Rtn3.0%42.5%7.1%8.9%22.8%-9.8%8.0%
6M Rtn13.1%53.5%18.2%26.5%22.8%-17.0%20.5%
12M Rtn25.6%60.5%24.1%46.3%45.8%-21.6%35.7%
3Y Rtn45.5%146.4%87.3%425.6%155.0%-34.0%116.9%
1M Excs Rtn-2.5%21.8%-2.1%-4.5%-0.1%3.1%-1.1%
3M Excs Rtn-3.5%33.5%-1.6%1.4%13.1%-16.7%-0.1%
6M Excs Rtn-3.8%35.0%-0.4%8.6%6.1%-31.0%2.9%
12M Excs Rtn5.0%48.1%6.3%30.8%36.6%-36.2%18.6%
3Y Excs Rtn-14.0%68.6%13.1%309.3%68.0%-105.6%40.6%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Single Segment3,0552,8032,5781,6931,143
Total3,0552,8032,5781,6931,143


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity31,642,244
Short Interest: % Change Since 815202510.5%
Average Daily Volume6,962,718
Days-to-Cover Short Interest4.54
Basic Shares Quantity676,852,000
Short % of Basic Shares4.7%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
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%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive13139
# Negative111115
Median Positive13.6%15.7%22.5%
Median Negative-14.5%-14.7%-13.3%
Max Positive36.1%42.5%41.6%
Max Negative-18.2%-23.8%-29.6%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025807202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025508202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024206202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241107202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024730202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024430202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023208202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231030202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023801202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023427202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022206202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221027202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022801202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022428202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021203202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211104202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Acosta AndreaChief Accounting Officer8252025Sell34.963,759131,4275,503,309Form
1Rajaram Gokul 8212025Sell35.001,15040,2501,071,000Form
2Madrigal MatthewChief Technology Officer7232025Sell38.5820,000771,67016,545,492Form
3Rajaram Gokul 7182025Sell36.881,15042,4121,170,940Form
4Rajaram Gokul 6202025Sell34.521,15039,6981,135,708Form