APPFOLIO INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
APPF on Nasdaq
Location
Santa Barbara, CA
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
05 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • APPF - APPFOLIO INC financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 27%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-47%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Dec 2025.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2025-12-31) highlights Return On Equity 26.5%, Return On Assets 21.4%, and Operating Margin 16.1%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

78.7/100

Balanced Confidence high

Return On Equity

27%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Assets

21%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
3.31x
Quick Ratio
1.35x
Debt to Equity
0.26x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Quick Ratio

Watchpoints

NetIncomeLoss YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

27%

YoY: -47%

Industry median: 1.8% (n=305)

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Return On Assets

21%

YoY: -46%

Industry median: -5.4% (n=303)

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Operating Margin

16%

YoY: -5.8%

Industry median: -8.2% (n=263)

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Current Ratio

3.31x

YoY: -38%

Industry median: 1.3x (n=304)

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Quick Ratio

1.35x

YoY: +27%

Industry median: 0.94x (n=234)

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Debt-to-equity

0.26x

YoY: -0.97%

Industry median: 0.51x (n=238)

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Revenues YoY

20%

YoY:

Industry median: 10% (n=265)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-31%

YoY:

Industry median: 6.9% (n=284)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 27% -47%
Return On Assets 21% -46%
Operating Margin 16% -5.8%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 3.31x -38%
Quick Ratio 1.35x +27%
Debt-to-equity 0.26x -0.97%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 20%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -31%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 36,013,000 -0.66%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 36,327,000 -1.2%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $950,822,000 +20%
Research and Development Expense $190,419,000 +19%
Selling and Marketing Expense $143,904,000 +30%
General and Administrative Expense $95,590,000 +11%
Costs and Expenses $797,905,000 +21%
Operating Income (Loss) $152,917,000 +13%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $161,112,000 +7.2%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $20,189,000
Earnings Per Share, Basic 3.91 -31%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 3.88 -30%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $106,967,000 +152%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $36,873,000 +51%
Other Assets, Current $3,447,000 +27%
Assets, Current $353,314,000 +5.3%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $58,823,000 -24%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $23,228,000 -5.1%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $15,924,000 -8.9%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $38,826,000 -21%
Goodwill $96,410,000 0%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $14,085,000 +49%
Assets $688,967,000 +9.9%
Accounts Payable, Current $4,123,000 +73%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $59,774,000 +98%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $20,829,000 +42%
Liabilities, Current $106,847,000 +69%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $33,287,000 -11%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $6,254,000 -5.7%
Liabilities $146,388,000 +36%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $30,000 -83%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $430,971,000 +49%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $542,579,000 +4.5%
Liabilities and Equity $688,967,000 +9.9%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $107,217,000 +151%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $92,125,000 -18%
Operating Lease, Liability $38,160,000 -8.6%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $140,780,000 -31%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $44,841,000 -11%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $43,384,000 +5.9%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $4,873,000 +14%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $6,844,000 +6.4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $6,662,000 +6.6%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.052 +2%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $6,681,000 -22%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $6,962,000 +5.8%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $39,660,000 +331%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 25,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $18,769,000 +26%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $6,910,000 +2.9%
Additional Paid in Capital $284,054,000 +11%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $70,790,000 +17%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.0001 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY