PPLI Communication Services

People Incorporated

$38.50+4.39%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Internet Content & Information
Country: United States
Market cap: 2.9B USD
Enterprise value: 3.2B USD
Full-time employees: 5,156

Overall health

Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquiditylower risk: more liquidity
Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.06 vs a peer median of 0.65)bigger price swings (beta 1.06 vs peers 0.65)
About average: valuation

Ranks #174 of 454 communication services companies (top 39%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit isn't fully turning into cash. Free cash flow is only 37% of reported profit.
Free cash flow is only 37% of reported profit. That usually means heavy spending on facilities and equipment, or cash tied up in inventory and unpaid bills. Worth checking whether it's a phase of investment or a lasting pattern.
Earnings turned from a loss to a profit. Profit per share this year after a loss last year.
People made a profit per share in its latest year after a loss the year before.
Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.
People's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 90% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on operating cash profit (EBITDA).Cheaper than 90% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on operating cash profit.
Relative to its earnings, People looks cheaper than 90% of peers; relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its earnings, People looks cheaper than 90% of peers; relative to its operating cash profit, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

StockQuotient Score

57/ 100▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 56 → Nov 4 57 (+1)

Valuation

Is the price right?

49/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Earnings yield
▼ EBITDA yield
▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield11.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 2.91Sector median: 0.0294 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield-1.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price50% base weight · Z-score -1.32Sector median: 0.0857 · MAD: 0.0649

Free cash flow yield4.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.53Sector median: 0.0740 · MAD: 0.0593

Other data (not scored)

Book yield173.9%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4780 · MAD: 0.3375

Growth

Is it growing?

79/100

Moderate▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 2.0%

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 78 → 79

Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth
▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Earnings per share turned from a loss to a profit33% base weight · Z-score 4.87Sector median: 0.0878 · MAD: 0.3126

3-year revenue growth-5.8%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.30Sector median: 0.0303 · MAD: 0.0683

Revenue growth7.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.61Sector median: 0.0299 · MAD: 0.0720

Profitability

Does it earn well?

26/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin-6.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.87Sector median: 0.0818 · MAD: 0.0789

Return on assets4.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.55Sector median: 0.0272 · MAD: 0.0318

Return on invested capital-2.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.17Sector median: 0.0598 · MAD: 0.0706

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin66.3%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4656 · MAD: 0.1827

Return on equity6.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0529 · MAD: 0.1007

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Lower

Lower relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.06

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.40Sector median: 0.6525 · MAD: 0.2880

Current ratio3.69×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 3.32Sector median: 1.3848 · MAD: 0.6948

Debt / equity0.28×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.27Sector median: 0.3697 · MAD: 0.3335

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about People

Is People getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 3, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 57/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is People valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 49/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield 11.5% vs a peer median of 2.9% (stronger than 90% of peers).Earnings yield 11.5% vs peers 2.9% (stronger than 90% of peers). EBITDA yield -1.1% vs a peer median of 8.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).EBITDA yield -1.1% vs peers 8.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is People growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 79/100 against 512 communication services peers. Revenue growth 7.4% vs a peer median of 3.0% (stronger than 64% of peers).Revenue growth 7.4% vs peers 3.0% (stronger than 64% of peers). 3-year revenue growth -5.8% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 84% of peers).3-year revenue growth -5.8% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 84% of peers).
How profitable is People?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 26/100 against 512 communication services peers. Return on assets 4.5% vs a peer median of 2.7% (stronger than 66% of peers).Return on assets 4.5% vs peers 2.7% (stronger than 66% of peers). Operating margin -6.6% vs a peer median of 8.2% (weaker than 87% of peers).Operating margin -6.6% vs peers 8.2% (weaker than 87% of peers).
How risky is People?: Lower risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 3.69× vs a peer median of 1.38× (stronger than 86% of peers).Current ratio 3.69× vs peers 1.38× (stronger than 86% of peers). Beta 1.06 vs a peer median of 0.65 (weaker than 82% of peers).Beta 1.06 vs peers 0.65 (weaker than 82% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 3, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	2.3B USD	2.4B USD	+2.0%
Net income (12 months)	40.9M USD	336.3M USD	+722.3%
Operating margin	-6.9%	-6.6%	+0.3 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	78.3M USD	123.9M USD	+58.3%
Debt	1.4B USD	1.4B USD	−0.4%
Cash	1.1B USD	1.1B USD	+0.1%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Communication Services · 67 companies

Valuations in Communication Services are within their usual range since 2016.

46% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
22% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +13% and earnings +11% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −6% vs the whole market, against a usual −7%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Communication Services: too few Internet Content & Information companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	65.0%	63.1%	58.2%	61.8%	66.2%	▲ 4.4 pts
Operating margin	-3.7%	-9.1%	-8.1%	-1.1%	-4.1%	▼ 3.0 pts
Net margin	16.2%	-22.4%	9.1%	-20.6%	-4.3%	▲ 16 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	4.9%	-11.3%	2.6%	-5.6%	-1.5%	▲ 4.1 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	8.3%	-19.7%	4.4%	-9.7%	-2.2%	▲ 7.5 pts
Free cash flow margin	0.8%	-4.3%	3.3%	12.9%	1.9%	▼ 11 pts
Current ratio	2.23×	2.37×	2.36×	2.80×	2.75×	▼ 1.8%
Quick ratio	2.20×	—	—	—	—	—
Debt to equity	0.29×	0.35×	0.34×	0.35×	0.30×	▼ 14%
Interest coverage	-4.00×	-4.31×	-1.51×	-0.21×	-0.81×	▼ 284%

PPLI price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: lower risk than most peers: more short-term liquiditylower risk: more liquidity

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.06 vs a peer median of 0.65)bigger price swings (beta 1.06 vs peers 0.65)

About average: valuation

Ranks #174 of 454 communication services companies (top 39%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profit isn't fully turning into cash. Free cash flow is only 37% of reported profit.

Free cash flow is only 37% of reported profit. That usually means heavy spending on facilities and equipment, or cash tied up in inventory and unpaid bills. Worth checking whether it's a phase of investment or a lasting pattern.

Earnings turned from a loss to a profit. Profit per share this year after a loss last year.

People made a profit per share in its latest year after a loss the year before.

Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.

People's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 90% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on operating cash profit (EBITDA).Cheaper than 90% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on operating cash profit.

Relative to its earnings, People looks cheaper than 90% of peers; relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its earnings, People looks cheaper than 90% of peers; relative to its operating cash profit, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Questions investors ask about People

Is People getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 3, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 57/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is People valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 49/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield 11.5% vs a peer median of 2.9% (stronger than 90% of peers).Earnings yield 11.5% vs peers 2.9% (stronger than 90% of peers). EBITDA yield -1.1% vs a peer median of 8.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).EBITDA yield -1.1% vs peers 8.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is People growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 79/100 against 512 communication services peers. Revenue growth 7.4% vs a peer median of 3.0% (stronger than 64% of peers).Revenue growth 7.4% vs peers 3.0% (stronger than 64% of peers). 3-year revenue growth -5.8% vs a peer median of 3.0% (weaker than 84% of peers).3-year revenue growth -5.8% vs peers 3.0% (weaker than 84% of peers).

How profitable is People?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 26/100 against 512 communication services peers. Return on assets 4.5% vs a peer median of 2.7% (stronger than 66% of peers).Return on assets 4.5% vs peers 2.7% (stronger than 66% of peers). Operating margin -6.6% vs a peer median of 8.2% (weaker than 87% of peers).Operating margin -6.6% vs peers 8.2% (weaker than 87% of peers).

How risky is People?

Lower risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 3.69× vs a peer median of 1.38× (stronger than 86% of peers).Current ratio 3.69× vs peers 1.38× (stronger than 86% of peers). Beta 1.06 vs a peer median of 0.65 (weaker than 82% of peers).Beta 1.06 vs peers 0.65 (weaker than 82% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

2.3B USD

2.4B USD

+2.0%

Net income (12 months)

40.9M USD

336.3M USD

+722.3%

Operating margin

-6.9%

-6.6%

+0.3 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

78.3M USD

123.9M USD

+58.3%

Debt

1.4B USD

1.4B USD

−0.4%

Cash

1.1B USD

1.1B USD

+0.1%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

65.0%

63.1%

58.2%

61.8%

66.2%

▲ 4.4 pts

Operating margin

-3.7%

-9.1%

-8.1%

-1.1%

-4.1%

▼ 3.0 pts

Net margin

16.2%

-22.4%

9.1%

-20.6%

-4.3%

▲ 16 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

4.9%

-11.3%

2.6%

-5.6%

-1.5%

▲ 4.1 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

8.3%

-19.7%

4.4%

-9.7%

-2.2%

▲ 7.5 pts

Free cash flow margin

0.8%

-4.3%

3.3%

12.9%

1.9%

▼ 11 pts

Current ratio

2.23×

2.37×

2.36×

2.80×

2.75×

▼ 1.8%

Quick ratio

2.20×

—

Debt to equity

0.29×

0.35×

0.34×

0.35×

0.30×

▼ 14%

Interest coverage

-4.00×

-4.31×

-1.51×

-0.21×

-0.81×

▼ 284%