People Inc. (PPLI)

Nasdaq Communication Services Interactive Media & Services S&P SmallCap 600
$42.08
+1.07 (+2.61%)
Close of Nov 06, 2026 · end-of-day data
Source: People Inc.'s 10-K / 10-Q XBRL data on SEC EDGAR · fetched Nov 03, 2026

Revenue, net income & free cash flow

Income statement

fiscal years · USD
Fiscal yearFY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$1.95B$2.37B$2.51B$2.76B$3.70B$3.34B$2.92B$2.62B$2.39B
Cost of revenue$362.63M$437.79M$531.37M$726.14M$1.30B$1.50B$1.22B$1.00B$809.76M
Gross profit$1.59B$1.94B$1.98B$2.04B$2.40B$1.85B$1.70B$1.62B$1.58B
Research & development$148.01M$140.29M$132.64M$185.34M$230.81M$244.21M$237.95M$228.33M$196.02M
Operating income-$164.63M$75.27M$5.73M-$537.66M-$137.07M-$355.14M-$237.78M-$28.68M-$97.42M
Interest expense$2.18M$13.06M$11.90M$16.17M$34.26M$110.17M$157.63M$135.72M$120.03M
Pre-tax income-$130.79M$344.95M$34.32M$244.16M$729.81M-$1.39B$393.03M-$715.04M-$81.91M
Income tax-$155.40M$22.62M-$47.35M-$45.71M$138.99M-$311.26M$98.16M-$141.87M$34.85M
Net income$37.01M$246.77M$22.89M$269.73M$597.55M-$1.17B$265.94M-$539.90M-$104.03M
EBITDA-$123.82M$116.47M$61.20M-$468.84M-$62.05M-$302.42M-$156.85M$12.16M-$59.91M
EPS (basic)—$2.90$0.27$3.16$6.70$-13.55$3.07$-6.49$-1.30
EPS (diluted)—$2.90$0.27$2.97$6.31$-13.55$2.97$-6.49$-1.30
Diluted shares—85.13M85.13M90.95M91.83M86.35M86.46M83.13M80.08M
Gross margin81.4%81.6%78.8%73.7%65.0%55.3%58.2%61.8%66.2%
Operating margin-8.4%3.2%0.2%-19.4%-3.7%-10.6%-8.1%-1.1%-4.1%
Net margin1.9%10.4%0.9%9.8%16.2%-35.0%9.1%-20.6%-4.3%

Balance sheet

fiscal years · USD
Fiscal yearFY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & equivalents$748.58M$883.99M$837.92M$3.37B$1.69B$1.10B$933.40M$1.36B$941.31M
Short-term investments——$0$224.98M$19.79M$239.37M$149.00M$0$0
Receivables—$180.14M$171.98M$257.67M$695.51M$607.81M$485.55M$483.02M$409.81M
Inventory———$317.00K$30.71M————
Total current assets—$1.26B$1.23B$4.12B$3.08B$2.56B$2.24B$2.49B$1.54B
Goodwill$1.31B$1.41B$1.40B$1.66B$3.23B$2.15B$2.14B$1.99B$1.51B
Total assets—$3.73B$4.12B$9.16B$12.30B$10.39B$10.50B$9.69B$7.19B
Total current liabilities—$527.47M$585.32M$750.90M$1.38B$1.08B$950.49M$886.19M$560.87M
Short-term debt—$13.75M$13.75M$0$30.00M$30.00M$30.00M$35.00M$24.50M
Long-term debt—$244.97M$231.95M$712.28M$2.05B$2.02B$1.50B$1.44B$1.40B
Total debt—$258.72M$245.70M$712.28M$2.08B$2.05B$1.53B$1.47B$1.43B
Total liabilities—$1.45B$1.58B$2.56B$5.13B$4.46B$4.42B$4.11B$2.46B
Shareholders' equity$2.26B$2.28B$2.54B$6.60B$7.18B$5.93B$6.08B$5.58B$4.73B

Cash flow

fiscal years · USD
Fiscal yearFY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow$140.42M$369.44M$251.80M$154.58M$118.90M-$82.79M$189.53M$354.52M$64.03M
Capital expenditures$46.15M$54.47M$95.10M$60.73M$90.21M$23.40M$93.58M$15.01M$19.20M
Free cash flow$94.26M$314.96M$156.70M$93.86M$28.69M-$106.19M$95.94M$339.50M$44.83M
Investing cash flow-$161.04M-$44.68M-$421.87M-$1.87B-$2.91B-$494.81M-$87.47M$276.82M-$404.62M
Financing cash flow$246.80M-$197.74M$124.09M$4.35B$1.12B-$112.65M-$223.01M-$129.10M-$451.00M
Share buybacks$0$0$56.91M$63.67M$35.40M$85.32M$165.62M$0$315.04M
Stock-based compensation$192.00M$144.60M$130.23M$189.00M$79.49M$70.81M$73.56M$77.75M$32.31M
Depreciation & amortization$40.82M$41.19M$55.47M$68.82M$75.02M$52.72M$80.94M$40.84M$37.51M

Quarterly figures are rebuilt from the year-to-date totals companies report — Q4 is the full year minus the first nine months, since no 10-Q is filed for it. Values are as filed; later restatements replace earlier ones. Fiscal years are labelled by the calendar year in which they end.