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eBay Inc.

EBAY

Consumer Cyclical · 107.71 +2.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

eBay Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 14.8% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+2.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeOnline Marketplaces · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 7 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • EBAY's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if EBAY's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Internet Retail

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 14.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 4.0 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 51.1% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • EBAY's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements115
Verified relationships8
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +7.9% year over year.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -2.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 49% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 26% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

107.71
6m+19.7%12m+18.0%24m+81.9%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$10.4B+17.2%-7.7%
2022-12-31$9.8B-6.0%-15.8%
2023-12-31$10.1B+3.2%-4.5%
2024-12-31$10.3B+1.7%-6.0%
2025-12-31$11.1B+7.9%-6.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Foreign exchangenegative · 5 filings
The effect of foreign currency exchange rate movements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same periods in 2025 was primarily attributable to the weakening of the U.S.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 5 filings
The increase in general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 was primarily due to increases of $53 million of employee-related costs, $50 million of restructuring costs, partially offset by $29…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
The following table presents interest expense and interest income and other, net for the periods indicated (in millions, except percentages): Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 % Change Interest expense $ (61) $ (61) — % Percentage of net revenues (2) % (…
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 4 filings
The increase in GMV during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 was primarily driven by the continued execution of our strategic initiatives and improved U.S.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 4.5× · EV/sales 4.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

107.71+2.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for EBAY. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-07-31.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Reported investment and cash context

Capital spending YoY
+39.2%
Capital spending / revenue
+4.7%
Free-cash-flow margin
+19.2%
FCF margin change
+15.4 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 14.8% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 4.0 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 51.1% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

The following table presents interest expense and interest income and other, net for the periods indicated (in millions, except percentages): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 % Change 2026 2025 % Change Interest expense $ (65) $ (62) 5 % $ (126) $ (123) 2 % Percentage of net revenues (2) % (2) % (2) % (2) % Interest income $ 58 $ 64 (9) % $ 116 $ 141 (18) % Foreign exchange and other (6) (5) ** 2 (1) ** Total interest income and other, net $ 52 $ 59 (12) % $ 118 $ 140 (16) % Percentage of net revenues 2 % 2 % 2 % 3 % ** Percentage change not meaningful The increase in interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period...

The increase in cost of net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 was primarily due to increases of $82 million in payment processing costs driven by higher payment processing volume, $36 million of promoted offsite advertising costs, $28 million of data center and site operations costs and $20 million due to the unfavorable impact of foreign currency movements.

The increase in cost of net revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 was primarily due to increases of $44 million in payment processing costs driven by higher payment processing volume, $20 million of promoted offsite advertising costs and $16 million of data center and site operations costs.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind EBAY

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

PYPLPayPal Holdings, Inc.partnerFeb 19, 2026

We entered into a separation and distribution agreement and various other agreements with PayPal to govern the Distribution and the relationship of the two companies.

AAPLApple Inc.competitorFeb 19, 2026

We may not be able to engage consumers as effectively as our large competitors with broad ecosystems – Some of our competitors, such as Alibaba, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple and Meta (Facebook and Instagram), are larger than we are, have greater resources…

ADYYFFiling-linked nameinvesteeJul 31, 2025

46 Table of Contents Loss on equity investments and warrant, net Loss on equity investments and warrant, net primarily consists of gains and losses related to our various types of equity investments, including our equity investments in Adevinta ASA (“Adevinta…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

EBAY is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Online Marketplaces. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for EBAY; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.