PINS
Pinterest, Inc.
PINS's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 76x earnings, above its usual 57x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
PINS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PINS's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
PINS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.9x | $19.12 | — |
| Cheap | 13x | $3.16 | -83% |
| Fair | 56x | $14.03 | -27% |
| Current | 76x | $19.12 | — |
| Expensive | 188x | $47.08 | +146% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PINS's PE is in its fair range at 76x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.9x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
PINS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PINS, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
PINS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.14 | +757% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.25 | -91% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.34 | -88% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.48 | -82% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.61 | -77% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.86 | +823% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.77 | +889% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.72 | +1136% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.67 | +$2.72 |
PINS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.25 over the past year, against $2.86 in late 2025.
PINS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $1B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $998.2M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $855M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +18% |
PINS's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.2B last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6% | -3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -4.7% | -4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4% | +2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.2% | +3.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | +2.7 points |
PINS's operating margin was 2.6% last quarter, down 3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PINS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $300.3M | -5.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $269.9M | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.7M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $380.4M | +52% |
| Q3 2025 | $318.4M | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $196.7M | +94% |
| Q1 2025 | $356.4M | +3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $250.2M | -1.5% |
PINS generated $1.3B in free cash flow over the past year, up 13% from the year before.
PINS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.5% | +19.7M shares |
| 1 year | -16% | -112M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -104M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -109M shares |
| Available history | +1.1% | +6.3M shares |
PINS has 583M diluted shares, down 16% from a year ago, with $2.5B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $78.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9B |
| Q4 2025 | $502M |
| Q3 2025 | $197.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $52.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $175M |
| Q4 2024 | $100.2M |
PINS spent $2.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, about five times what it spent the year before.
PINS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -5.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.7x | Net Cash |
PINS has more cash than debt.
PINS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.7 | Oversold |
PINS's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
PINS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | PINS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 76x | 16x | 364% above |
| PE % | 64 | 26 | 38 pts above |
PINS is trading at 76x earnings, a 364% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
PINS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.2 | 5.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $21.4 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $21.3 | 10% below |
| 100 week MA | $26.9 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $29.2 | 34% below |
PINS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 34% below its 200-week average.
PINS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.5 | $71.0 | +284% |
| 2021 | $71.0 | $37.4 | -47% |
| 2022 | $37.4 | $24.5 | -34% |
| 2023 | $24.5 | $37.0 | +51% |
| 2024 | $37.0 | $29.6 | -20% |
| 2025 | $29.6 | $26.1 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.1 | $19.1 | -27% |
PINS's yearly returns have swung widely, from +284% in 2020 to −47% in 2021. It's down 27% so far in 2026.