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Digital and print publisher behind People, Allrecipes and Investopedia, plus a minority MGM Resorts stake; formerly IAC.
Digital and print publisher behind People, Allrecipes and Investopedia, plus a minority MGM Resorts stake; formerly IAC.
Most revenue comes from selling advertising on its websites and magazines, plus performance-marketing commissions, content licensing and print subscriptions and newsstand sales. Search and social traffic drives ad volume, so audience reach decides earnings. The parent also holds a significant minority stake in MGM Resorts.
Moat: narrow (brand, audience scale). Long-running consumer brands such as People draw large audiences that advertisers and licensors pay for.
Headquarters: New York, United States · Employees: 5,156
Size People (PPLI) is a United States Information Technology company (Internet Software/Services) with a market value of $3.16B, the 1508th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $42.08 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 4.5%, against -3.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 29.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.8%); the operating margin is 1.9% (peer median 18.0%).
Valuation It trades at 38.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 28.8× (7th most expensive of 19).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 37% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -3%, so the hurdle is +39 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 7.9 points below its cost of capital (8.5% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 16.8% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 16 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.94B | $2.39B | $2.62B | $4.37B | $5.24B |
| Revenue growth | — | -9% | -40% | -17% | — |
| Gross profit | $1.16B | $1.45B | $1.44B | $2.55B | $2.90B |
| EBITDA | $149M | $241M | $154M | $320M | $220M |
| Net income | -$251M | -$104M | -$540M | $257M | -$1.17B |
| Free cash flow | $101M | $42.1M | $340M | $48.2M | -$223M |
| Capital expenditure | $30.6M | $19.2M | $15.0M | $141M | $140M |
| Total debt | $1.41B | $1.63B | $1.83B | $2.49B | $2.64B |
The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.
| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People PPLI | $3.16B | -4% | -29% | 2% | 38.9× | 36.5% |
| Future FUTR.L | $372M | +5% | -8% | 16% | 3.1× | -6.8% |
| Ziff Davis ZD | $1.70B | +21% | -8% | 10% | 8.9× | -10.6% |
| New York Times NYT | $11.0B | -14% | +11% | 17% | 21.9× | 8.9% |
| News Corp (Class A) NWSA | $14.7B | -2% | +1% | 13% | 18.4× | 8.0% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | PPLI | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +2.8% | +5.2% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -4.5% | -3.1% | 9th lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -12.9% | -28.5% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -29.2% | +6.8% | lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 18.0% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 38.9× | 28.8× | 7th most expensive of 19 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 36.5% | 17.7% | most demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -2.8% | +11.1% | 2nd lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +39.4 pp | -2.2 pp | most demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -7.9 pp | -0.8 pp | 4th lowest of 15 |
| EV / EBITDA | 22.1× | 13.3× | 2nd most expensive of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6× | 0.5× | 6th most indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People PPLI | United States | $3.16B | -4% | -29% | 2% | 38.9× | 36.5% | -2.8% |
| Crisil CRISIL.NS | India | $3.40B | +6% | +24% | 26% | 35.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Seek SEK.AX | Australia | $3.59B | +8% | +17% | 24% | 25.8× | 17.7% | +11.1% |
| People.cn 603000.SS | China | $2.69B | -15% | 0% | 12% | 77.2× | 28.6% | -0.4% |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Amc ABSLAMC.NS | India | $2.68B | -19% | +4% | 60% | 23.9× | n/a | n/a |
| SMG Swiss Marketplace SMG.SW | Switzerland | $3.77B | +7% | +13% | 35% | 23.9× | 5.8% | +12.4% |
| Youdao, Inc. Sponsored ADR DAO | United States | $2.50B | +59% | +10% | 4% | 59.4× | 33.6% | +17.6% |
| Shanghai Great Wisdom 601519.SS | China | $2.49B | -18% | +6% | -8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Winning Health Technology 300253.SZ | China | $2.31B | -19% | +6% | -20% | 351.5× | 18.9% | -1.4% |
| AUTO1 AG1.DE | Germany | $4.34B | -14% | +21% | 1% | 29.2× | n/a | n/a |
| PB Fintech POLICYBZR.NS | India | $4.74B | -43% | +37% | 7% | 41.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Vend Marketplaces VEND.OL | Norway | $5.11B | -4% | -14% | 29% | 35.2× | 10.7% | -13.2% |
| Braze BRZE | United States | $5.20B | +111% | +27% | -13% | 57.1× | 27.9% | +37.5% |
| XinhuaNet 603888.SS | China | $1.89B | -7% | -1% | 8% | n/a | 22.6% | +9.3% |
| Rightmove RMV.L | United Kingdom | $5.38B | +35% | +7% | 66% | 18.1× | 11.6% | +15.6% |
| TBO Tek TBOTEK.NS | India | $1.80B | +24% | +74% | 11% | 41.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Autotrader AUTO.L | United Kingdom | $5.68B | +12% | +4% | 62% | 14.3× | -0.7% | +18.9% |
| Mobility Global MBGL | United States | $5.79B | n/a | +8% | 51% | 13.2× | -6.0% | +8.5% |
| Ziff Davis ZD | United States | $1.70B | +21% | -8% | 10% | 8.9× | -10.6% | +4.6% |
| Weibo 9898.HK | Hong Kong | $1.58B | -24% | +2% | 25% | 5.2× | n/a | n/a |
| CAR CAR.AX | Australia | $6.85B | -3% | +6% | 38% | 28.5× | 21.8% | +24.0% |