People Incorporated
Rank #323DeclinePPLI · Nasdaq · Communication Services
People Incorporated (PPLI) — Rank #323 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.21) · ROE -2.0% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-28 · CIK 0001800227 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
People Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide.
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The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images; and magazines related to women and lifestyle under the media platforms and formats, such as People, Entertainment Weekly, People en Español, Allrecipes, Food & Wine, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, EatingWell, The Spruce Eats, Liquor.com, MyRecipes, Feedfeed, Better Homes & Gardens, The Spruce, REAL SIMPLE, Southern Living, Martha Stewart, Magnolia Journal, InStyle, Byrdie and Brides, Travel + Leisure, Investopedia, Lifewire, The Spruce Pets, Midwest Living, Verywell, and Successful Farming. It also operates websites that offers general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. In addition, the company provides Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes under the Care For Business and HomePay brands; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services under the IAC Films name. The company was formerly known as IAC Inc. and changed its name to People Incorporated in June 2026.
People Incorporated is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Sector
- Communication Services
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- people.inc
Financials
Stable
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowimproving
- Gross marginstable
- Gross profitabilitystable
- Net cashdeteriorating
- Operating marginimproving
- Return on equitydeteriorating
- Share count (dilution)improving
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Each fiscal year is read as-of that year’s own 10-K filing, so nothing restated after the fact leaks backwards. Line items this filer never tagged are omitted. Hover or tap a badge for the diagnostic behind it.
| Fiscal year end | 2025-12-31filed 2026-02-20 | 2024-12-31filed 2025-02-28 | 2023-12-31filed 2024-02-29 | 2022-12-31filed 2023-03-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 2,393.2 | 3,807.2 | 4,365.2 | 5,235.3 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -8.7% | -12.8% | -16.6% | 41.5% |
| Gross profit | 1,583.4 | 2,747.2 | 3,022.0 | 3,312.6 |
| Gross margin | 66.2% | 72.2% | 69.2% | 63.3% |
| Net income | (104.0) | (539.9) | 265.9 | (1,170.2) |
| Net margin | -4.3% | -14.2% | 6.1% | -22.4% |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.30 | -$6.49 | $2.97 | -$13.55 |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 80.0% | -318.5% | 121.9% | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 64.0 | 354.5 | 189.5 | (82.8) |
| Capital expenditures | 19.2 | 65.5 | 141.4 | 139.8 |
| Free cash flow | 44.8 | 289.0 | 48.2 | (222.5) |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?