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Box, Inc.

Rank #37Hypergrowth

BOX · NYSE · Technology

Box, Inc. (BOX) — Rank #37 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.66) · ROE -32.9% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001372612 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Box, Inc. provides a cloud content management platform that enables organizations of various sizes to manage cloud content from anywhere and on any device in Poland, Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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The company's Software-as-a-Service platform enables users to work with their content as they need from secure external collaboration, workspaces to e-signature processes, and content workflows improving employee productivity and accelerating business processes. It offers web, mobile, and desktop applications of its solutions on a platform, as well as the ability to develop custom applications. The company was formerly known as Box.net, Inc. and changed its name to Box, Inc. in November 2011. Box, Inc.

was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Sector
Technology
State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
January 31
Website
box.com

Price History

BOX+29.6% · +5.3% CAGRSPY+80.5% · +12.5% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

$4.82B

P/E (annual)

60.6

P/S (annual)

4.1

P/B

P/OCF (annual)

13.5

Shareholder Yield

Employees

1,980

Industry

Software - Infrastructure

Exchange

NYSE

Signal Flags

3 green1 yellow
Revenue growth acceleratingGrowth rate increasing year over year
Deferred revenue growingRevenue and deferred revenue both growing — retention signal
Sequential beat (rev + EPS)Both revenue and EPS exceeded prior quarter — 1-quarter streak
Disclosure regressionA previously-disclosed line item is no longer reported — worth checking the filing for why

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.66
Return on equity
-32.9%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
Current ratio
1.06×
Net cash
-$8.08M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
19.9%

Growth

1/1 pass
Revenue growth
195.3%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 2/5 Terry Smith thresholds

What Growth Is Priced In

Implied revenue growth (10Y)

3.7%

incredible deal

The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).

vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 39.9%

within its own history

Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)

r = 8%

-0.3%

r = 10% (base)

3.7%

r = 12%

7.3%

Net debt / market cap: 0.2%

Base FCF: $350.4M3Y mean FCF: -$35.1M

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.66

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

92nd pctl of 38 SIC 7372 peers

Return on equity

-32.9%

Gross margin

79.2%

78th pctl of 38 SIC 7372 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

195.3%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2016201720182021
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

8.8%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

62.7%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

Current ratio

1.06×

5th pctl of 38 SIC 7372 peers

Quick ratio

0.92×

Net cash

-$8.08M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

$350.38M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF / net income

2.04

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

19.9%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

N/A

Only 8/9 components determinable.

Lifecycle Phase History

20142021
Hypergrowth