HRB
H&R Block, Inc.
HRB's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 9.4x earnings, below its usual 13x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
HRB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
HRB's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
HRB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.3x | $50.73 | — |
| Cheap | 8.8x | $47.55 | -6.3% |
| Current | 9.4x | $50.73 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $69.30 | +37% |
| Expensive | 15x | $80.42 | +59% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HRB's PE is in its cheap range at 9.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.3x next year's earnings.
HRB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HRB, with profitability improving.
HRB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.12 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.39 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.66 | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.54 | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.25 | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.37 | +9.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.39 | +6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.98 | -7.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.53 | -1.1% |
HRB earned $5.39 per share over the past year, up 23% from the year before.
HRB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $224.3M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +3% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | +5.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $198.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $203.6M | +5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3B | +4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $179.1M | 0% |
HRB's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $224M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -103% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 43% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -150% | +14 points |
| Q3 2025 | -102% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 33% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 43% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -164% | -15 points |
HRB's operating margin was −103% last quarter, down 1.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HRB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$379.2M | -$9.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $236.5M | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | -$649.5M | -$52.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$370M | -$22.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $241.3M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | -2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | -$597.4M | +$29.5M |
HRB usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$379M, but it generated $747M over the past year.
HRB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.5% | -5.8M shares |
| 1 year | -6.3% | -8.3M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -23.2M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -55M shares |
| Available history | -37% | -71M shares |
HRB has 123M diluted shares, down 6.3% from a year ago.
HRB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
HRB's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.4 years a year ago.
HRB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.0 | Neutral |
HRB's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (neutral).
HRB PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | HRB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.4x | 18x | 48% below |
| PE % | 19 | 47 | 28 pts below |
HRB is trading at 9.4x earnings, a 48% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
HRB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.6 | 6.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.6 | 8.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $40.4 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $47.0 | 7.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $46.5 | 9.2% above |
HRB is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9.2% above its 200-week average.
HRB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.4 | $15.5 | -34% |
| 2021 | $15.5 | $23.5 | +52% |
| 2022 | $23.5 | $39.2 | +66% |
| 2023 | $39.2 | $48.4 | +24% |
| 2024 | $48.4 | $53.4 | +10% |
| 2025 | $53.4 | $43.8 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $43.8 | $50.7 | +16% |
HRB has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 16% so far in 2026.