Cardlytics, Inc.
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In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 36.5%, EPS fell 43.3%, free cash flow fell 211.7% and total debt fell 13.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Cardlytics, Inc. (CDLX) Piotroski F-score
Cardlytics, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2025 is 6 out of 9: 6 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, up from 4 in fiscal 2024.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6 | 2.00 |
| FY2024 | 4 | (1.00) |
| FY2023 | 5 | 4.00 |
| FY2022 | 1 | (3.00) |
| FY2021 | 4 | 2.00 |
| FY2020 | 2 | (4.00) |
| FY2019 | 6 | 3.00 |
| FY2018 | 3 | (3.00) |
| FY2017 | 6 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | (30.51%) | (39.16%) | Fail | 0 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 9.29m | (8.82m) | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | (30.51%) | (39.16%) | Pass | 1 |
| Cash flow above net income | 112.78m | 180.48m | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.62 | 0.35 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising current ratio | 1.75 | 1.19 | Pass | 1 |
| No new shares issued | 5,311,400 | 4,836,100 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising gross margin | 44.85% | 43.44% | Pass | 1 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.69 | 0.58 | Pass | 1 |
| Piotroski F-score | Mixed | 6 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
| Company | Piotroski F-score |
|---|---|
| ACCS ACCESS Newswire Inc. compare | 7 |
| CDLX Cardlytics, Inc. | 6 |
| DLPN Dolphin Digital Media Inc. compare | 5 |
| BAOS Baosheng Media Group Holdings Limited compare | 5 |
| WIMI WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. compare | 5 |
| EDHL Everbright Digital Holding Limited compare | 2 |
| MF MindForge Inc. compare | 2 |
| TDIC Dreamland Limited compare | 2 |
| TULP Bloomia Holdings, Inc. compare | — |
What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover