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How Dropbox, Inc. stacks up
DBX · against 271 other Technology companies of similar size
Valuation
83/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #25 of 272 · scores higher than 90% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score24 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including DBX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 83?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield, earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Technology peers.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 73% of peers. EBITDA yield: 7.9% vs peer median 4.2%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 76% of peers. Earnings yield: 5.6% vs peer median 2.2%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 93% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 12.1% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DBX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DBX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 270 reported | 5.1% | 2.5% | 80% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 275 reported | 7.9% | 4.4% | 80% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 141 reported | 12.5% | 3.1% | 98% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 269 reported | -28.5% | 21.9% | 0% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DBX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.9B CNY (≈$5.7B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 2 | 31.1B HKD (≈$4.0B) | 97 | 59 | |
| 2 | 6.3B USD | 97 | 55 | |
| 4 | 46.1B HKD (≈$5.9B) | 94 | 59 | |
| 4 | 66.7B HKD (≈$8.5B) | 94 | 66 | |
| 21 | 9.3B USD | 84 | 59 | |
| 21 | 6.1B USD | 84 | 51 | |
| 21 | 12.9B USD | 84 | 53 | |
| 25 | 174.5B TWD (≈$5.4B) | 83 | 49 | |
| 25 | 7.6B USD | 83 | 55 | |
| 25 | 7.1B USD | 83 | 68 | |
| 28 | 28.4B CNY (≈$4.0B) | 82 | 59 | |
| 29 | 3.9B USD | 81 | 79 | |
| 29 | 4.4B USD | 81 | 45 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score