DROPBOX, INC. financial metrics

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

Symbol
DBX on Nasdaq
Location
San Francisco, CA
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
07 Apr 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • DBX - DROPBOX, INC. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity -40%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-60%</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 -39.9%, Return On Assets 14.0%, and Operating Margin 24.9%.

Financial Quality Score

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

48.6/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Equity

-40%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

14%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
0.63x
Quick Ratio
0.59x
Debt to Equity
-2.99x

Strengths

Return On Assets, Operating Margin, and Quick Ratio

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Debt-to-equity, and Revenues YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

-40%

YoY: -60%

Industry median: 1.8% (n=305)

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Return On Assets

14%

YoY: +15%

Industry median: -5.4% (n=303)

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Operating Margin

25%

YoY: +43%

Industry median: -8.2% (n=263)

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Current Ratio

0.63x

YoY: -56%

Industry median: 1.3x (n=304)

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Quick Ratio

0.59x

YoY: -57%

Industry median: 0.94x (n=234)

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Debt-to-equity

-2.99x

YoY: -56%

Industry median: 0.51x (n=238)

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Revenues YoY

-1.1%

YoY:

Industry median: 10% (n=265)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

12%

YoY:

Industry median: 6.9% (n=284)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity -40% -60%
Return On Assets 14% +15%
Operating Margin 25% +43%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 0.63x -56%
Quick Ratio 0.59x -57%
Debt-to-equity -2.99x -56%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY -1.1%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 12%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Common Stock, Value, Issued $0
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 268,300,000 -16%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 272,800,000 -16%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $2,521,000,000 -1.1%
Research and Development Expense $732,000,000 -20%
Selling and Marketing Expense $369,900,000 -20%
General and Administrative Expense $230,500,000 -4.4%
Operating Income (Loss) $689,100,000 +42%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $617,600,000 +21%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $109,200,000 +90%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 1.89 +33%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 1.86 +33%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $891,300,000 -33%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments $1,038,200,000 -35%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $79,100,000 +12%
Assets, Current $1,190,500,000 -32%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $415,700,000 -11%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $378,400,000 +5.5%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $270,700,000 +70%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $33,700,000 -39%
Goodwill $454,900,000 +2.7%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $101,000,000 -3.5%
Assets $2,844,900,000 -14%
Accounts Payable, Current $24,300,000 -33%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $111,800,000 +6.3%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $729,700,000 +0.28%
Liabilities, Current $1,893,500,000 +56%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $355,900,000 +42%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $67,600,000 -1.2%
Liabilities $4,642,100,000 +14%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $5,700,000
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $3,815,100,000 -21%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $1,797,200,000 -139%
Liabilities and Equity $2,844,900,000 -14%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $905,900,000 -33%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $127,200,000 +3.6%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $614,300,000 -4.6%
Operating Lease, Liability $407,200,000 +29%
Depreciation $131,600,000 +20%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $524,200,000 +13%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $483,200,000 +28%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $937,600,000 -0.57%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $51,300,000 -21%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $72,200,000 +74%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $71,100,000 -9.5%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.05 +32%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $76,000,000 +20%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $71,300,000 +74%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $22,000,000 +6.3%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 240,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $178,300,000 +9.6%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $71,200,000 +78%
Additional Paid in Capital $2,012,200,000 -16%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Amortization of Intangible Assets $25,900,000 -6.8%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $487,100,000 -6.5%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $300,800,000 -13%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0 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