EBAY
eBay Inc.
EBAY has the edge over PRPL overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
PRPL
Purple Innovation, Inc.
PRPL offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
EBAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
EBAY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
PRPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
PRPL's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
EBAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.9x | $31.50 | -74% |
| Fair | 16x | $71.96 | -40% |
| Forward | 18x | $120 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $99.04 | -18% |
| Current | 26x | $120 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EBAY's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
PRPL PE Valuation
PRPL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EBAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EBAY, with profitability holding steady.
PRPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
PRPL has the edge over EBAY on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
EBAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.63 | +45% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.57 | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.82 | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.40 | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.34 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.55 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.49 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.15 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.94 | -24% |
EBAY has the edge over PRPL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PRPL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$8.82 | +$4.43 |
| Q2 2026 | -$11.24 | +$8.26 |
| Q1 2026 | -$14.50 | +$1.00 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.00 | +$10.75 |
| Q3 2025 | -$13.25 | +$11.96 |
| Q2 2025 | -$19.50 | +$5.21 |
| Q1 2023 | -$28.50 | -$11.75 |
| Q4 2022 | -$27.50 | -$20.00 |
PRPL is still losing money, but far less than before: $8.82 per share over the past year, against $151.00 at its worst in late 2020.
EBAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8B | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7B | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6B | +0.7% |
EBAY has the edge over PRPL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +5.1 points |
EBAY has the edge over PRPL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PRPL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $96.5M | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $98.3M | -6.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $95.7M | -8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $140.7M | +9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $118.8M | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $105.1M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $104.2M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $129M | -12% |
PRPL's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $97M last quarter, down 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -10% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -4.3% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -18% | -3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.6% | +4.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -10% | +29 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6% | +5.1 points |
PRPL's operating margin was −10% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
EBAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $749M | -6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $300M | +$741M |
| Q1 2026 | $897M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $466M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $803M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | -$441M | -259% |
| Q1 2025 | $644M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $560M | +$564M |
EBAY has the edge over PRPL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
PRPL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3M | +$7.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.3M | +$5.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4M | +$26.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.8M | -237% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.8M | -1904% |
| Q2 2025 | -$7M | +$4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$25.3M | -$5.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7M | +$10.2M |
PRPL has burned cash in most quarters: −$2M over the past year, against −$28M the year before.
EBAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -14M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -79M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -205M shares |
| Available history | -44% | -359M shares |
EBAY has the edge over PRPL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $664M |
| Q2 2026 | $323M |
| Q1 2026 | $486M |
| Q4 2025 | $635M |
| Q3 2025 | $626M |
| Q2 2025 | $624M |
| Q1 2025 | $615M |
| Q4 2024 | $911M |
EBAY spent $2.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 24% from the year before.
PRPL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +23.6K shares |
| 3 years | +3.5% | +147K shares |
| 5 years | +178% | +2.8M shares |
PRPL has 4M diluted shares, up 0.5% from a year ago.
EBAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
EBAY's net debt is about 1.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.7 years a year ago.
PRPL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2019 | 0.1x | Very low |
PRPL has more cash than debt.
EBAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.0 | Overbought |
EBAY's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (overbought).
PRPL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 24.8 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 6.2 | Oversold |
PRPL's weekly RSI is 25 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
EBAY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | EBAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 46% above |
| PE % | 91 | 47 | 44 pts above |
EBAY is trading at 26x earnings, a 46% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
PRPL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
PRPL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EBAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.5 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $112.4 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $102.6 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $89.8 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $69.5 | 73% above |
EBAY has the edge over PRPL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PRPL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.28 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.75 | 65% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.2 | 85% below |
| 100 week MA | $16.3 | 90% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.8 | 95% below |
PRPL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 95% below its 200-week average.
EBAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.1 | $50.1 | +39% |
| 2021 | $50.1 | $64.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $64.9 | $40.2 | -38% |
| 2023 | $40.2 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $43.6 | $62.8 | +44% |
| 2025 | $62.8 | $85.2 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $85.2 | $120.1 | +41% |
EBAY has the edge over PRPL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PRPL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $212.5 | $850.5 | +300% |
| 2021 | $850.5 | $337.5 | -60% |
| 2022 | $337.5 | $120.8 | -64% |
| 2023 | $120.8 | $25.8 | -79% |
| 2024 | $25.8 | $21.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $21.0 | $18.4 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.4 | $1.65 | -91% |
PRPL has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 91% so far in 2026.