Dropbox (DBX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dropbox, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBX) is a leading provider of cloud-based file storage, collaboration, and productivity tools. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a suite of services designed to help individuals and organizations securely store, share, and manage digital content. Dropbox has grown from a simple file-syncing application into an integrated collaboration platform used by millions of customers around the globe.

At its core, Dropbox provides cloud storage plans tailored for consumers and businesses. Its offerings include Basic, Plus, and Professional plans for individual users, as well as Standard, Advanced, and Enterprise solutions for teams. Beyond file syncing and backup, Dropbox has expanded its product portfolio to include Dropbox Paper, a collaborative document-editing tool, and HelloSign, an e-signature service acquired in 2019. These products aim to streamline workflows and reduce reliance on disparate applications.

Dropbox serves a broad geographic footprint, with customers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Its platform is accessible via desktop and mobile applications, as well as through web browsers, enabling seamless cross-device collaboration. Key industries leveraging Dropbox solutions include technology, education, healthcare, and media, where secure file sharing and real-time collaboration are critical.

Leadership at Dropbox has remained closely tied to its founding team. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Drew Houston continues to steer the company’s strategic direction, emphasizing product innovation and enterprise adoption. The management team also features Chief Financial Officer Ajay Vashee, who oversees financial planning and corporate development. Since completing its initial public offering in March 2018, Dropbox has focused on expanding its ecosystem and driving growth through new features and global market penetration.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.27 to $28.93
• 50-Day Range: $26.13 to $29.06
• 52-Week Range: $22.72 to $33.33
• Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.73 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.36
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $30.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dropbox Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dropbox scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 271st out of 650 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dropbox has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dropbox has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dropbox is 17.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dropbox is 17.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 415.24.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Dropbox has a PEG Ratio of 3.84. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.32% of the float of Dropbox has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dropbox has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dropbox has recently decreased by 10.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Dropbox does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dropbox does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.42

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.32% of the float of Dropbox has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dropbox has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dropbox has recently decreased by 10.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

Dropbox has a news sentiment score of 1.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.01 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Dropbox this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for DBX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Dropbox to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dropbox insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $15,858,981.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

28.59% of the stock of Dropbox is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.84% of the stock of Dropbox is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DBX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DBX shares performed this year?

Dropbox's stock was trading at $30.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, DBX stock has decreased by 4.3% and is now trading at $28.7360.

How were Dropbox's earnings last quarter?

Dropbox, Inc. (NASDAQ:DBX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.08. Dropbox's revenue was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Dropbox IPO?

Dropbox (DBX) raised $612 million in an initial public offering on Friday, March 23rd 2018. The company issued 36,000,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$18.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank Securities, Allen & Company and BofA Merrill Lynch acted as the underwriters for the IPO and RBC Capital Markets, Jefferies, Macquarie Capital, Canaccord Genuity, JMP Securities, KeyBanc Capital Markets and Piper Jaffray were co-managers.

Who are Dropbox's major shareholders?

Dropbox's top institutional investors include LSV Asset Management (2.99%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.78%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2.39%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (2.37%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew Houston, Timothy H Young, Timothy Regan, Ashraf Alkarmi, Eric Cox, Bart Volkmer, William T Yoon, Karen Peacock and Lisa M Campbell.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Dropbox?

Shares of DBX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Dropbox own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dropbox investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 9/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SERVICES
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DBX
• CIK: 1467623
• Web: www.dropbox.com
• Phone: (415) 857-6800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,204
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dropbox: $30.33
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.38
• P/E Growth: 3.84
• Net Income: $452.30 million
• Net Margins: 19.17%
• Pretax Margin: 21.42%
• Return on Equity: -61.31%
• Return on Assets: 19.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.60
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.02
• Cash Flow: $2.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.28
• Book Value: ($2.54) per share
• Price / Book: -11.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 269,860,000
• Free Float: 192,708,000
• Market Cap: $7.69 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69