People Incorporated

PPLI Communication Services Internet Content & Information

Revenue
−3.64%
EPS
−3,277.5%
Free cash flow
+45.6%
Total debt
−1.43%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

41.12 0.87 −2.07%
Market cap
$3.1B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
5.6×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
1.12
Beneish M
−2.76
Dividend safety
n/a

People Incorporated (PPLI) Return on invested capital

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People Incorporated's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −1.99%, down 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−1.16%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.82% (fiscal 2020) to 0.15% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is below the Internet Content & Information industry median of 0.00% and below the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 −1.16% (0.88)
FY2024 −0.28% 1.75
FY2023 −2.03% 2.23
FY2022 −4.26% (3.15)
FY2021 −1.11% 6.71
FY2020 −7.82% (7.97)
FY2019 0.15% 0.15
FY2018 0.00% —

Against its own ten years

Low −7.82% High 0.15%
Ten-year median −1.13%
Current reading's percentile 50

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
CARG CarGurus, Inc. compare 103.9%
BILI Bilibili Inc. Sponsored ADR compare 76.5%
TME Tencent Music Entertainment Group Sponsored ADR compare 9.92%
ATHM Autohome Inc. compare 8.25%
JOYY JOYY Inc. Sponsored ADR compare 0.72%
PPLI People Incorporated −1.99%
RUM RUM Group Inc. compare −6.86%
GENI Genius Sports Limited compare −7.08%
STUB StubHub Holdings, Inc. compare −47.4%
Internet Content & Information industry median 0.00%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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