Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio -36.0x · EV/EBITDA N/A · ROE -27.7%. (2019–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $10.7B | $10.4B | $9.0B | $7.0B | $6.2B | $20.7B | — | — |
| Enterprise Value | $11.4B | $11.2B | $9.7B | $7.8B | $6.9B | $20.5B | — | — |
| P/E Ratio → | -36.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 9.13 | 8.91 | 9.34 | 9.06 | 10.63 | 53.43 | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 9.11 | 8.89 | 9.36 | 8.68 | 8.10 | 24.37 | — | — |
| P/FCF | 175.59 | 171.34 | 948.39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | 165.76 | 161.75 | 268.96 | — | — | — | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 9.56 | 10.09 | 10.04 | 11.79 | 52.77 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | 183.84 | 1024.69 | — | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 74.3% | 74.3% | 73.3% | 70.4% | 65.5% | 64.6% | 68.1% | 67.0% |
| Operating Margin | -32.6% | -32.6% | -43.5% | -61.6% | -79.0% | -87.6% | -98.6% | -65.5% |
| Net Profit Margin | -25.3% | -25.3% | -35.8% | -57.0% | -77.2% | -88.4% | -97.1% | -63.4% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -27.7% | -27.7% | -39.0% | -56.0% | -55.9% | -126.0% | — | — |
| ROA | -10.4% | -10.4% | -13.4% | -18.4% | -19.3% | -23.9% | -62.8% | -46.1% |
| ROIC | -15.8% | -15.8% | -19.3% | -23.7% | -33.9% | -167.7% | — | — |
| ROCE | -17.2% | -17.2% | -20.5% | -24.6% | -23.6% | -29.2% | -110.1% | -107.4% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.15 | 1.37 | 1.45 | 1.32 | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.94 | 0.89 | -0.30 | — | — |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | 12.50 | 76.30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | -110.30 | -125.99 | — | — | — | — |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 3.83 | 3.83 | 3.99 | 4.62 | 5.18 | 6.39 | 2.21 | 1.59 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.83 | 3.83 | 3.99 | 4.62 | 5.18 | 6.39 | 2.21 | 1.59 |
| Cash Ratio | 3.02 | 3.02 | 3.24 | 3.90 | 4.54 | 5.79 | 1.49 | 0.87 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.45 | 0.73 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 122.24 | 119.05 | 108.03 | 111.00 | 129.39 | 163.50 | 165.14 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $344M | $322M | $301M | $280M | $272M | $252M | $252M |
High Stock-Based Compensation Dilution
According to current market data, Confluent trades at a price-to-sales multiple of 9.13, which suggests that investors are pricing in significant future expansion despite the company's current lack of GAAP profitability and the inherent volatility associated with its transition to a consumption-based cloud revenue model.
The forward P/E of 60.63 indicates that the market is willing to pay a substantial premium for the company's category-defining position in data streaming. This valuation appears to rely heavily on the assumption that Confluent will successfully capture the real-time AI infrastructure market, as the current multiple is difficult to justify based on existing bottom-line performance.
Based on reported financial statements, Confluent's ROIC has remained consistently negative, hovering around -3.9% in 2025Q4, which indicates that the company is currently destroying shareholder value on an invested capital basis as it prioritizes aggressive market share acquisition over immediate capital efficiency.
The persistent negative ROIC is a direct consequence of the heavy R&D and sales expenditures required to maintain technical leadership in the Kafka ecosystem. Investors should monitor whether these returns begin to inflect toward positive territory as the company scales its proprietary Flink and governance offerings.
As reported in recent filings, Confluent's DSO remains elevated at 453 days, a figure that appears significantly higher than typical software peers and suggests that the company's billing and collection cycles are heavily influenced by long-term enterprise contract structures rather than standard transactional software sales.
The high DSO warrants further investigation into the underlying credit quality of the customer base and the timing of revenue recognition versus cash collection. While the asset turnover ratio of 0.11 remains low, this is characteristic of a capital-light software business that relies on intellectual property rather than physical assets to drive revenue.
According to the most recent balance sheet data, Confluent maintains a current ratio of 3.83, providing a substantial liquidity cushion that appears more than adequate to cover short-term obligations while the company continues its heavy investment phase in cloud-native streaming and data processing technologies.
This strong liquidity position mitigates the immediate risk of the company's negative operating margins, allowing management the flexibility to continue investing in product innovation. The absence of significant near-term debt maturity pressure further reinforces the stability of the balance sheet in the current interest rate environment.
Based on reported figures, the P/E ratio is a fundamentally flawed metric for Confluent, as the company's heavy reliance on stock-based compensation creates a distorted view of earnings that fails to capture the true economic cost of dilution borne by existing shareholders.
Investors should instead focus on free cash flow margins and RPO growth to assess the underlying health of the business. Using P/E to evaluate a company in this stage of its lifecycle obscures the massive non-cash expenses that are necessary to attract and retain the engineering talent required to maintain its competitive moat.
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Confluent, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is -36.0x. This places it at the 50th percentile of its historical range.
Confluent, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is -27.7%. The historical average is -60.9%.
Based on historical data, Confluent, Inc. is trading at a P/E of -36.0x. This is at the 50th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Confluent, Inc. has 74.3% gross margin and -32.6% operating margin.