People Incorporated PPLI R3KTECH
Company Overview
People Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images; and magazines related to women and lifestyle under the media platforms and formats, such as People, Entertainment Weekly, People en Español, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, EatingWell, The Spruce Eats, Liquor.com, MyRecipes, Feedfeed, Better Homes & Gardens, The Spruce, REAL SIMPLE, Southern Living, Martha Stewart, Magnolia Journal, InStyle, Byrdie and Brides, Travel + Leisure, Investopedia, Lifewire, The Spruce Pets, Midwest Living, Verywell, and Successful Farming. It also operates websites that offers general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. In addition, the company provides Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes under the Care For Business and HomePay brands; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services under the IAC Films name. The company was formerly known as IAC Inc. and changed its name to People Incorporated in June 2026. People Incorporated is headquartered in New York, New York.
Why Investors Should Care
Trades at a P/E of 6.5, below the sector median of 17.0.
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $2.39B (-8.7% YoY); net profit $-104.03M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -1.5%, earnings +160.3%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -0.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -0.94% |
| 1 Year: | -1.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | - |
| 1 Year: | 160.30% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +7.75% |
| 6 Months: | +2.73% |
| 3 Months: | -8.79% |
| 1 Month: | -7.70% |
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- Price vs 50-DMABelow
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- RSI (14)38.67 · Neutral
P/E of 6.49 is below the sector median of 16.99 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -0.9% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PPLI People Incorporated R3KTECH | 38.38 | 6.49 | $2.64B | 0.00% | 1.67% | 9.04% | -0.94% | - |
| 2 | GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 338.36 | 16.97 | $1.99T | 0.25% | 26.20% | 48.68% | 17.96% | 21.53% |
| 3 | META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 613.48 | 23.12 | $1.35T | 0.31% | 25.69% | 29.85% | 19.89% | 37.61% |
| 4 | NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI | 76.77 | 24.14 | $319.67B | 0.00% | 29.87% | 49.54% | 22.30% | 32.79% |
| 5 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K | 50.41 | 13.13 | $209.44B | 5.86% | 8.56% | 15.84% | 2.33% | 6.90% |
| 6 | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 181.69 | 19.03 | $194.89B | 2.45% | 9.39% | 17.99% | 22.63% | 28.77% |
| 7 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K | 105.06 | 21.66 | $181.41B | 1.43% | 10.74% | 8.01% | 6.96% | 4.12% |
| 8 | T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K | 25.60 | 8.45 | $175.42B | 4.37% | 6.59% | 18.34% | 0.31% | 3.44% |
| 9 | SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH | 528.64 | 28.81 | $108.70B | 0.00% | 24.61% | 44.48% | 13.59% | - |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 641.22M | 688.68M | 705.38M | 670.51M | 684.12M | 659.03M | 713.25M | 848.82M | 786.57M | 829.55M | 924.07M | 1.33B | 1.36B | 1.30B | 1.08B | 1.11B | 1.11B | 624.29M | 634.39M | 642.00M | - | 481.69M | 586.93M | 589.79M | 645.98M | 422.89M | 436.74M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 187.31M | 201.97M | 207.46M | 195.05M | 159.77M | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 294.37M | 384.96M | 382.34M | 450.93M | 263.12M | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 270.25M | 384.38M | 402.73M | 356.84M | 303.19M | - |
| Operating Income | -34.18M | -13.77M | 13.91M | -16.41M | -312.34M | -97.44M | -122.23M | -24.37M | -7.23M | -28.42M | -32.07M | -108.81M | -166.14M | -124.68M | -135.60M | -55.47M | -32.74M | -63.42M | -21.49M | 8.15M | - | 24.12M | 575.00K | -20.40M | 94.08M | -40.07M | -14.29M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -258.85M | 344.05M | 11.15M | 60.69M | 34.38M | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.31M | 37.17M | 27.64M | 26.91M | 25.86M | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -320.82M | 273.67M | -49.00M | 2.53M | -17.83M | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -62.48M | 63.04M | -27.26M | 78.30M | -15.58M | - |
| Net Income | -14.25M | 13.79M | 16.47M | - | -328.20M | -96.12M | 184.92M | - | 329.13M | 194.76M | 60.69M | -235.80M | -869.13M | -63.82M | 417.77M | -89.05M | -390.54M | 45.03M | -142.23M | -243.72M | - | -216.81M | 211.45M | -21.88M | -76.79M | -71.88M | 506.85M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.17 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.08 | -3.86 | -1.13 | 2.04 | 5.59 | 3.46 | 2.02 | 0.65 | -2.72 | -10.02 | -0.74 | 4.57 | -1.07 | -4.72 | 0.51 | -1.71 | -2.93 | - | -2.64 | 2.57 | -0.27 | -0.99 | -0.94 | 6.68 |
| R&D Expense | 44.42M | 45.94M | 49.99M | - | 61.96M | 46.34M | 51.73M | - | 53.08M | 52.23M | 52.28M | 84.19M | 84.91M | 75.43M | 84.79M | 86.40M | 79.71M | 63.24M | 53.38M | 53.95M | - | 35.74M | 34.16M | 49.48M | - | 39.70M | 33.69M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.53B | 2.51B | 2.76B | - | 5.24B | 2.92B | 2.62B | 2.39B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | 1.93B | 1.22B | 1.00B | 809.76M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | 3.30B | 1.70B | 1.62B | 1.58B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | 3.66B | 1.93B | 1.65B | 1.47B |
| Operating Income | 35.84M | 5.73M | -537.66M | - | -362.02M | -228.78M | -28.68M | 110.03M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | -977.37M | 899.47M | -396.58M | 168.74M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | 110.17M | 137.50M | 135.72M | 120.03M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | -1.53B | 393.03M | -715.04M | -81.91M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | -331.09M | 98.16M | -141.87M | 34.85M |
| Net Income | 246.77M | 22.89M | 269.73M | - | -1.17B | 265.94M | -539.90M | -104.03M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.90 | 0.27 | 2.97 | - | -13.55 | 2.97 | -6.49 | -1.30 |
| R&D Expense | 177.30M | 132.64M | 185.34M | 230.81M | 318.03M | 237.95M | 228.33M | 196.02M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 4.10B | 9.16B | - | 10.39B | 10.37B | 9.69B | 7.13B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | 2.56B | 2.24B | 2.49B | 1.54B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 757.20M | 883.99M | 837.92M | 3.37B | - | 1.42B | 1.30B | 1.38B | 960.21M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | 30.71M | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | 607.81M | 536.65M | 483.02M | 448.81M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | 3.79B | 3.58B | 3.38B | 2.34B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 585.32M | 750.90M | - | 1.08B | 950.49M | 886.19M | 560.87M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 231.95M | 712.28M | - | 2.02B | 1.99B | 1.44B | 1.40B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | 2.05B | 2.02B | 1.47B | 1.43B |
| Total Equity | 2.26B | 2.68B | 2.54B | 6.60B | - | 5.93B | 6.08B | 5.58B | 4.73B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | 89.97M | 90.25M | 90.62M | 89.37M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 369.44M | 251.80M | 154.58M | - | -82.79M | 189.53M | 354.52M | 61.28M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -44.68M | -421.87M | -1.87B | - | -494.81M | -87.47M | 276.82M | -417.11M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -197.74M | 124.09M | 4.35B | - | -112.65M | -223.01M | -129.10M | -465.35M |
| Capital Expenditure | -54.68M | -95.10M | -60.73M | - | -139.75M | -93.58M | -15.01M | -19.20M |
| Free Cash Flow | 314.75M | 156.70M | 93.86M | - | -222.54M | 95.94M | 339.50M | 42.08M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | -690.25M | -120.95M | 502.24M | -821.18M |
| Share Buybacks | - | 56.91M | 63.67M | 35.40M | - | 165.62M | 0 | 315.04M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | 63.1% | 58.2% | 61.8% | 66.2% |
| Operating Margin % | 1.4% | 0.2% | -19.4% | - | -6.9% | -7.8% | -1.1% | 4.6% |
| Net Margin % | 9.7% | 0.9% | 9.8% | - | -22.4% | 9.1% | -20.6% | -4.3% |
| ROE % | 9.2% | 0.9% | 4.1% | - | -19.7% | 4.4% | -9.7% | -2.2% |
| ROCE % | - | 0.2% | -6.4% | - | -3.9% | -2.4% | -0.3% | 1.7% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 11.25% | 7.72M | $279.49M |
| 2 | Aristeia Capital, LLC | 8.88% | 6.10M | $220.81M |
| 3 | Helikon Investments Ltd | 8.23% | 5.65M | $204.56M |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.01% | 3.44M | $124.58M |
| 5 | Southeastern Asset Management Inc/TN/ | 4.56% | 3.13M | $113.34M |
| 6 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.10% | 2.81M | $101.82M |
| 7 | Corvex Management LP | 4.07% | 2.79M | $101.10M |
| 8 | AQR Capital Management, LLC | 3.97% | 2.72M | $98.57M |
| 9 | Patient Capital Management, LLC | 3.53% | 2.43M | $87.78M |
| 10 | Davis Selected Advisers | 3.49% | 2.39M | $86.64M |
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PPLI — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of People Incorporated (PPLI)?
As of 2026-09-19 21:16 PDT, People Incorporated (PPLI) trades at $38.38 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $31.52 to $47.62.
What is the market capitalisation of PPLI?
People Incorporated (PPLI) has a market capitalisation of $2.64B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of PPLI?
PPLI trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 6.49. The industry average P/E is 16.99. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 0.53.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of PPLI?
PPLI has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.04%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 1.67%.
Is PPLI a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of People Incorporated (PPLI), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.