# Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Commercial Services. Price $15.51, market value $2.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 11.9×** (5-yr avg 14.1×, 3-yr avg 12.4×). Pitney Bowes Inc. trades at 11.9× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 14.1×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 9.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.05**. A PEG of 0.05 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 24.0%** (5-yr avg 11.6%). Free cash flow equals 24.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of 11.6%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 7.6%**. 7.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -18.0%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on assets: 5.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -6.6%** (3-yr -8.7%/yr, 5-yr -11.8%/yr). Revenue fell 6.6% over the last year, against -11.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 175.0%** (3-yr 58.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 175.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 50.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 50.8% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 0.71** (quick 0.71). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.58%** ($0.38 per share, trailing). Pitney Bowes Inc. yields 2.58%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 35%** (11% of free cash flow). 35% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.4%/yr** (1-yr 50.0%). The dividend has grown 8.4% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Pitney Bowes Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $19.72 (+27% 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): 67.2%** (YTD 54.8%, 3-mo -10.8%). The shares are up 67.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.7%** (73.3% above the low). Trading 19% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 37**. An RSI of 37 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.77** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.77 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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