PPLI
People Incorporated
There isn't enough reported data to score PPLI yet.
PPLI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
PPLI's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
PPLI PE Valuation
PPLI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 45x next year's earnings.
PPLI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PPLI to return to profit, with revenue declining. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
PPLI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.96 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$4.37 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | $4.51 | +$8.45 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.40 | +$8.31 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.83 | +$4.49 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.80 | -3700% |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.94 | -$2.52 |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.91 | -$7.02 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.32 | -318% |
PPLI is still losing money, but far less than before: $4.37 per share over the past year, against $11.12 at its worst in late 2022.
PPLI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $430.8M | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $436.7M | -26% |
| Q1 2026 | $422.9M | -26% |
| Q4 2025 | $646M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $589.8M | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $586.9M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $570.5M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $989.3M | -6.5% |
PPLI's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $431M last quarter, down 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.3% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.5% | -16 points |
| Q4 2025 | -18% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.5% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.3% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | +8.6 points |
PPLI's operating margin was −0.7% last quarter, up 2.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PPLI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.5M | +$41.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $31.4M | -66% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.3M | -68% |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.2M | -110% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.6M | -110% |
| Q4 2024 | $91.9M | +186% |
| Q3 2024 | $79.8M | +$83.9M |
PPLI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $135M over the past year.
PPLI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -800K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -4.5M shares |
| 3 years | -26% | -25.8M shares |
| 5 years | -32% | -35.9M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -10M shares |
PPLI has 75M diluted shares, down 5.7% from a year ago, with $148M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $9.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $123.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $100M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $179.4M |
| Q1 2022 | $8.1M |
PPLI spent $148M buying back its own shares over the past year.
PPLI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 14.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
PPLI's net debt is about 14 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
PPLI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.6 | Neutral |
PPLI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 52 (neutral).
PPLI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | PPLI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.9x | 16x | 52% below |
| PE % | 0 | 27 | 27 pts below |
PPLI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PPLI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $40.1 | 8.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.7 | 7% above |
| 50 week MA | $40.4 | 7.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.1 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.6 | 7.3% above |
PPLI has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 7.3% above its 200-week average.
PPLI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.5 | $98.0 | +130% |
| 2021 | $98.0 | $108.1 | +10% |
| 2022 | $108.1 | $35.1 | -68% |
| 2023 | $35.1 | $43.0 | +23% |
| 2024 | $43.0 | $35.4 | -18% |
| 2025 | $35.4 | $40.1 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.1 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
PPLI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +130% in 2020 to −68% in 2022. It's up 8.6% so far in 2026.