EBAY
eBay Inc.
EBAY offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ROL
Rollins, Inc.
ROL has the edge over EBAY overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
EBAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
EBAY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
ROL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
ROL's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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.
ROL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 31x | $37.91 | — |
| Current | 35x | $37.91 | — |
| Cheap | 48x | $52.17 | +38% |
| Fair | 53x | $57.70 | +52% |
| Expensive | 60x | $65.31 | +72% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ROL has the edge over EBAY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
EBAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
EBAY has the edge over ROL on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
ROL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect ROL's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.57 over the past year, against $20.25 in late 2021.
ROL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.20 | +11% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.09 | +1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.10 | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.09 | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.09 | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.07 | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.01 | +6.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.99 | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.96 | +7.9% |
ROL has the edge over EBAY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 ROL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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's operating margin was 19% last quarter, down 1.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ROL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +6.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $906.4M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $912.9M | +9.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $999.5M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $822.5M | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $832.2M | +10% |
ROL's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.1B last quarter, up 6.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | -0.3 points |
ROL has the edge over EBAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 generated $2.4B in free cash flow over the past year, up 54% from the year before.
ROL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $235.5M | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $166.1M | -1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $111.2M | -21% |
| Q4 2025 | $159M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $182.8M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $168M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $140.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $184M | +30% |
ROL's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $672M over the past year, about the same as 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 ROL 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.
ROL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -2.4M shares |
| 1 year | -1.2% | -5.7M shares |
| 3 years | -2.4% | -12M shares |
| 5 years | -2.7% | -13.1M shares |
| Available history | -2.5% | -12.2M shares |
ROL has 479M diluted shares, down 1.2% from a year ago, with $361M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $120.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $20M |
| Q1 2026 | $22.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $198.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $251,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $14.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $72,000 |
ROL spent $361M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent the year before.
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.
ROL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
ROL has the edge over EBAY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
ROL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 72.8 | Neutral |
ROL's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 73 (neutral).
EBAY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | EBAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 46% above |
| PE % | 91 | 47 | 44 pts above |
EBAY has the edge over ROL on valuation relative to its sector.
ROL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | ROL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 18x | 93% above |
| PE % | 4 | 47 | 43 pts below |
ROL is trading at 35x earnings, a 93% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
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 ROL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ROL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $33.9 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $36.5 | 3.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $48.2 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $51.5 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $47.3 | 20% below |
ROL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 20% 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 ROL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ROL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.8 | $40.1 | +84% |
| 2021 | $40.1 | $32.8 | -18% |
| 2022 | $32.8 | $37.1 | +13% |
| 2023 | $37.1 | $43.7 | +18% |
| 2024 | $43.7 | $46.7 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | $46.7 | $60.6 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.6 | $37.9 | -37% |
ROL is down 37% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.