Pinterest is a social media platform with a focus on product and idea discovery. Pinterest users, or pinners, can leverage the platform as they go about gathering ideas on topics such as home improvement, fashion, cooking, and travel.
It is a $12.0B technology company. Revenue grew 16.6% over the last year, it keeps 5¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 48.7× earnings — around the middle of its own history.
- Website
- pinterest.com
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Employees
- 5 265
- Sector
- Technology
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong health; Profitability, Quality and Moat lag behind.
Valuation57
- P/E vs own history41th pct · 12/25
- FCF yield10.6% · 25/25
- P/S2.7x · 20/25
- EV/EBITDA49.1x · 0/25
Growth69
- Revenue CAGR13.1% · 20/25
- Net income CAGR7.1% · 12/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y7.3% · 12/25
- Fwd implied growth360.5% · 25/25
Profitability43
- ROIC16.4% · 20/25
- ROE6.5% · 5/25
- Net margin5.5% · 13/25
- Operating margin4.9% · 5/25
Health100
- Altman Z4.71 · 25/25
- Current ratio3.81 · 25/25
- Interest coverage62.7x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality40
- Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-3.31 · 25/25
- FCF conversionn/a · 0/25
- Margin stabilityσ 58.7% · 0/25
Moat43
- ROIC >12% years1/7 yrs · 0/25
- Median gross margin77.5% · 25/25
- FCF-positive years6/7 yrs · 18/25
- Worst-year net marginworst -119.1% · 0/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2024FinancialBest year on record$1.86B net income
- FY2021FinancialTurned profitable$316M net income after a loss year
- FY2020FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since6-year streak
- FY2019FinancialRevenue already above $1B$1.14B in first reported year
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (79.5%)
- Revenue growing 16.6% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 28.1% of revenue
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
- Interest covered 62.7× by operating earnings
Watch-outs
- Loss-making in 4 of the recent years
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+16.6% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$249M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-77.6% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.28B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$12.0B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-0.6% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it3/7 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 4.7 — safe
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 48.7
Peer comparisonPinterest, Inc. vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PINS this company | $12.0B | 48.7 | +16.6% | 5.5% | Strong |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: PINS vs NVDA · PINS vs AAPL · PINS vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2019–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/PINS
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Deeper analysis of PINS on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $21.26 · market cap $12.0B.