NU
Nu Holdings Ltd.
NU's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 16x earnings, about half its usual 33x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
NU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
NU's revenue and profitability are currently strong. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like NU.
NU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $11.83 | — |
| Current | 16x | $11.83 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $17.04 | +44% |
| Fair | 33x | $24.31 | +106% |
| Expensive | 125x | $92.38 | +681% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NU's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings.
NU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NU, with profitability improving.
NU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.06 | +43% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.74 | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.65 | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.58 | +45% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.51 | +42% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.46 | +48% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +65% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.40 | +90% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.36 | +350% |
NU's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $0.74 over the past year, up 61% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row.
NU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.5B | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $5B | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.7B | +65% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7B | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2B | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9B | +24% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.9B | +34% |
NU's revenue has grown year over year for 21 quarters in a row: $5.5B last quarter, up 50% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 22% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | -3.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | 25% | +6.1 points |
NU's operating margin was 22% last quarter, down 1.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.9B | -218% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.3B | -229% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.1B | +$8.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5B | -6.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +$1.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | -52% |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.1B | +$2.2B |
NU's free cash flow was −$4.2B over the past year, against $3.7B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NU.
NU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -5.4M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +5.1M shares |
| 3 years | +1.3% | +61M shares |
| 5 years | +6.4% | +296M shares |
| Available history | +6.4% | +296M shares |
NU has 4.9B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $500.4M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
NU spent $500M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
NU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
NU's net debt is about 5.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like NU.
NU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.5 | Oversold |
NU's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
NU PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | NU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 13x | 23% above |
| PE % | 1 | 63 | 62 pts below |
NU is trading at 16x earnings, a 23% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
NU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.5 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $14.0 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.6 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $13.8 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $11.7 | 1.5% above |
NU has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 1.5% above its 200-week average.
NU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $11.9 | $9.83 | -17% |
| 2022 | $9.83 | $3.89 | -60% |
| 2023 | $3.89 | $8.33 | +114% |
| 2024 | $8.33 | $10.3 | +24% |
| 2025 | $10.3 | $16.8 | +62% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.8 | $11.8 | -29% |
NU's yearly returns have swung widely, from +114% in 2023 to −60% in 2022. It's down 29% so far in 2026.