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DBX · NASDAQ

Dropbox Inc

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

$36.30

-0.58%

Close on Oct 29, 2026

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Research data through Oct 29, 2026. Research is updated periodically, not in real time.

Quality

81

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Quality research reads 81 of 100, in the strongest band of the covered universe. The underlying fundamental measurements behind this reading are consistent rather than mixed.

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Fundamental Momentum

Middle

50

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 50 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as middle. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.

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Capital Returns

Strong

71

of 100 · stored research reading

Stored Capital Returns research reads 71 of 100, recorded as strong. No dividend is recorded for this company, so the reading rests on buybacks and dilution control. Share count has been reduced at about 10.6% a year in the stored window.

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Valuation context

Price / earnings
18.6

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What this company does

Dropbox, Inc. (the "Company", "we", or "us") is the one place to keep life organized and keep work moving.

We were founded in 2007 with a simple idea: Life would be a lot better if everyone could access their most important information anytime from any device. We’ve largely accomplished that mission by building tools to help people work from anywhere—and along the way we recognized that for most of our users, sharing and collaborating on the Dropbox, Inc. platform ("Dropbox") was even more valuable than storing files.

Our market opportunity grew as we’ve expanded from keeping files in sync to keeping teams in sync. Today, we are focused on reimagining the way work gets done by reducing the inordinate amount of time and energy the world spends on "work about work"—tedious tasks like searching for content, switching between applications, and managing workflows. We believe the need for our platform will continue to grow as teams become more fluid and global, and content is increasingly fragmented across incompatible tools and devices. Dropbox breaks down silos by centralizing the flow of information between the products and services our users prefer, even if they’re not our own. In a world where using technology at work can be fragmented and distracting, Dropbox makes it easy to focus on the work that matters.

By solving these universal problems, we’ve become invaluable to our users. The popularity of our platform allows us to scale efficiently. We’ve built a thriving global business with 18.08 million paying users as of December 31, 2025.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 20, 2026. Read the filing

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