
Dropbox Income Statement 2025-2011 | DBX
Brief overview of income trends at Dropbox
This overview is based on financial performance over the past five years. Dropbox reported revenue of 1.9 billion dollars in 2020 and 2.5 billion dollars by 2025. The cumulative result was +31.7%, corresponding to roughly 5.7% per year. The direction is positive, but the growth rate is not particularly high.
The gross result shifted from $1.5 billion to $2 billion, or +34.7%. Direct costs grew more slowly than revenue and improved the economics of sales. The gross margin was 78.3% at the start and 80.1% at the end. The economics of the core business remained steady.
Over the period, EBITDA shifted from $280 million to $821 million, a change of +192.6%. Additional revenue translated efficiently into EBITDA. Comparing the endpoints gives EBITDA margins of 14.7% and 32.6%. A wider margin confirms stronger operating efficiency.
Net income moved from −256 million dollars at the start to 508 million dollars at the end. A negative result turned positive over the five years.
Market capitalization changed from 9.5 billion dollars to 6.8 billion dollars (−28.6%). Financial performance is stronger than the share-price trend.
Overall conclusion
The figures do not all move in the same direction. The constructive conclusion rests on positive operating leverage, revenue expansion and a stronger final result. The overall view is constrained by a weaker market valuation. The key question is whether sales can be converted into sustainable profit.
Annual Income Statement Dropbox
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Market Cap |
6.78 B | 8.59 B | 8.59 B | 9.09 B | 8.8 B | 9.5 B | 7 B | 8.58 B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shares |
268 M | 318 M | 341 M | 361 M | 388 M | 420 M | 412 M | 359 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Historical Prices |
25.3 | 27 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 19.6 | 23.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Net Income |
508 M | 452 M | 454 M | 553 M | 336 M | -256 M | -52.7 M | -485 M | -112 M | -210 M | -326 M | - | - | - | - |
Revenue |
2.52 B | 2.55 B | 2.5 B | 2.32 B | 2.16 B | 1.91 B | 1.66 B | 1.39 B | 1.11 B | 845 M | 604 M | - | - | - | - |
Cost of Revenue |
501 M | 445 M | 478 M | 444 M | 444 M | 415 M | 411 M | 395 M | 369 M | 391 M | - | - | - | - | - |
Gross Profit |
2.02 B | 2.1 B | 2.02 B | 1.88 B | 1.71 B | 1.5 B | 1.25 B | 997 M | 738 M | 454 M | 196 M | - | - | - | - |
Operating Income |
689 M | 486 M | 539 M | 181 M | 274 M | -277 M | -80.5 M | -494 M | -114 M | -194 M | - | - | - | - | - |
Interest Expense |
7.1 M | 9.7 M | -3.7 M | 8.1 M | 30.1 M | 25.1 M | 16 M | 6.8 M | 13.2 M | 4.9 M | - | - | - | - | - |
EBITDA |
821 M | 596 M | 678 M | 322 M | 290 M | 280 M | 93 M | -327 M | 68.1 M | -1.9 M | -157 M | - | - | - | - |
Operating Expenses |
1.33 B | 1.62 B | 1.48 B | 1.7 B | 1.44 B | 1.38 B | 1.33 B | 1.49 B | 852 M | 648 M | 503 M | - | - | - | - |
General and Administrative Expenses |
230 M | 241 M | 237 M | 223 M | 225 M | 228 M | 245 M | 283 M | 157 M | 107 M | 108 M | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Income Statement Dropbox
| 2026-Q2 | 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shares |
225 M | 235 M | 261 M | 272 M | 290 M | 314 M | 322 M | 335 M | 339 M | 341 M | 347 M | - | 358 M | 364 M | 371 M | - | 386 M | 388 M | 398 M | - | 414 M | 414 M | 417 M | - | 414 M | 412 M | 410 M | - | 404 M | 401 M | 219 M | - | 197 M | 195 M | 194 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Net Income |
95.8 M | 114 M | 124 M | 126 M | 150 M | 107 M | 110 M | 132 M | 114 M | 43.2 M | 69 M | - | 83.2 M | 62 M | 79.7 M | - | 75.6 M | 88 M | 47.6 M | - | 32.7 M | 17.5 M | 39.3 M | - | -17 M | -21.4 M | -7.7 M | - | -5.8 M | -4.1 M | -466 M | - | -14.1 M | -26.8 M | -33.1 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Revenue |
632 M | 630 M | 634 M | 626 M | 625 M | 639 M | 634 M | 631 M | 633 M | 622 M | 611 M | - | 591 M | 573 M | 562 M | - | 550 M | 531 M | 512 M | - | 487 M | 467 M | 455 M | - | 428 M | 402 M | 386 M | - | 360 M | 339 M | 316 M | - | 287 M | 267 M | 248 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cost of Revenue |
125 M | 128 M | 128 M | 124 M | 117 M | 112 M | 107 M | 106 M | 120 M | 120 M | 117 M | - | 110 M | 106 M | 113 M | - | 112 M | 107 M | 109 M | - | 103 M | 102 M | 103 M | - | 105 M | 103 M | 98.4 M | - | 90.2 M | 89.5 M | 121 M | - | 91.5 M | 92.2 M | 93.5 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gross Profit |
506 M | 501 M | 506 M | 502 M | 508 M | 527 M | 528 M | 526 M | 513 M | 502 M | 494 M | - | 481 M | 467 M | 450 M | - | 438 M | 424 M | 402 M | - | 384 M | 365 M | 352 M | - | 323 M | 299 M | 287 M | - | 270 M | 250 M | 196 M | - | 195 M | 174 M | 154 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Income |
165 M | 173 M | 175 M | 168 M | 184 M | 128 M | 127 M | 144 M | 131 M | 56.5 M | 84.1 M | - | 89.3 M | 82.9 M | 89.5 M | - | 77.3 M | 84.4 M | 42.5 M | - | 30 M | 12.8 M | 26.8 M | - | -18.6 M | -34 M | -21.3 M | - | -8.9 M | -7.2 M | -466 M | - | -16.3 M | -26.7 M | -33.4 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Interest Expense |
2.9 M | 5.3 M | 2.8 M | -2 M | 300 K | 1.1 M | 1.9 M | 300 K | -200 K | -1.2 M | -400 K | - | 7.2 M | -3.3 M | 5.7 M | - | 500 K | 7.5 M | 5.1 M | - | 3.5 M | 9 M | 10.6 M | - | 200 K | 10 M | 4.2 M | - | 500 K | 2.2 M | 3.4 M | - | 4.9 M | 3.3 M | 4.8 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EBITDA |
196 M | 206 M | 208 M | 201 M | 216 M | 156 M | 153 M | 168 M | 165 M | 91.7 M | 119 M | - | 124 M | 118 M | 125 M | - | 112 M | 117 M | 74 M | - | 67.4 M | 49.3 M | 62.8 M | - | 18.5 M | 8.3 M | 21.8 M | - | 34.4 M | 30.8 M | -432 M | - | 25.7 M | 16.9 M | 11.1 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Expenses |
342 M | 329 M | 331 M | 334 M | 324 M | 400 M | 400 M | 382 M | 383 M | 446 M | 410 M | - | 392 M | 384 M | 360 M | - | 361 M | 339 M | 360 M | - | 354 M | 352 M | 325 M | - | 342 M | 333 M | 308 M | - | 279 M | 257 M | 662 M | - | 212 M | 201 M | 188 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
General and Administrative Expenses |
63.8 M | 57.5 M | 57.6 M | 58.8 M | 53.8 M | 63.3 M | 60.9 M | 54.1 M | 60 M | 60 M | 55.8 M | - | 56.8 M | 55.3 M | 53.5 M | - | 57.9 M | 52.8 M | 58.6 M | - | 65.1 M | 63.5 M | 39 M | - | 61 M | 62.9 M | 57 M | - | 50.8 M | 49.8 M | 126 M | - | 39.6 M | 42.2 M | 31.3 M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
The income statement is one of the three key financial reports of a company Dropbox (alongside the balance sheet and the cash flow statement). It shows how the company makes money and what its expenses are:
- How much revenue the company earned
- How much it spent on production, personnel, marketing, taxes, etc.
- What profit remained in the end
Analyzing the income statement helps an investor understand whether the business generates stable and growing profits, how effectively the company controls its expenses, and whether it is capable of generating income in the future. Additionally, this analysis shows how the company copes with crises and economic cycles, and allows assessing the potential for stock price growth and dividend payments.
Features- The income statement may include both recurring and one-time items (for example, profit from the sale of assets). It is necessary to separate core metrics from one-off events for accurate analysis.
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