# Groupon Inc. (GRPN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $18.87, market value $767 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Groupon Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 1.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.5×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 40.5×**. Enterprise value is 40.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.9%** (5-yr avg -19.5%). Free cash flow equals 3.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of -19.5%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 90.7%**. Groupon Inc. keeps 90.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 0.9%**. 0.9% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -16.8%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: 196.2%**. A 196.2% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 87.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 87.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: -18.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces -18.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.2%** (3-yr -5.9%/yr, 5-yr -18.9%/yr). Revenue grew 1.2% over the last year, against -18.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -37.7%**. Earnings per share fell 37.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.3×**. It would take 2.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.42**. A Z-score of 1.42 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Groupon Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Groupon Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $30.67 (+63% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -19.0%** (YTD 7.2%, 3-mo 14.6%). The shares are down 19.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -36.9%** (105.8% above the low). Trading 37% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 33**. An RSI of 33 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.83** (volatility 74%). Beta of 1.83 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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