Bumble Inc.
BMBLInvestment snapshot
Positive
2
BUY / PASS
Neutral / negative
1 / 13
NEUTRAL / FAIL
Median fair value
$7.73
+29.0% vs price
Models with upside
1 / 17
Positive margin of safety
Key risk
No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion
Framework analysis
| Verdict | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BUY | Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met. |
| PASS | The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state. |
| NEUTRAL | Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position. |
| FAIL | The company does not clear the framework's requirements. |
| Ranked | Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL. |
Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.
| Metric | Graham Defensive Value | Buffett Quality Compounder | Lynch GARP | Greenblatt Magic Formula | Piotroski F-Score | Dreman Contrarian Value | Munger Quality Focus | Pabrai Dhandho Framework | Akre Three-Legged Stool | Marks Risk-Aware Value | Ackman Activist Value | Templeton Global Bargain Hunter | Sleep Scale Economies Shared | Asness Systematic Factors | Neff Low-P/E Total Return | Schloss Asset-Value Discipline | O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite |
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| Verdict | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL · Rank #2988 (Top 96.5%) | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | NEUTRAL |
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| Intrinsic Value (annual) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Margin of Safety | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | +22.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Basis | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 | TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-11-04 Score computed: 2026-11-14 |
Where It Passes
Where It Falls Short
- Valuation0% pass✓ 7✗ 21▾
No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion
Price / Book Value per Share1.2x✓Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)Price / 3-yr avg EPS✗Graham<= 15xPrice-to-Book Ratio1.2x✓Graham<= 1.5xP/E x P/B✗Graham<= 22.5Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)EBIT / Enterprise Value-48.3%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-48.3%, ROC=-11411.6%✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Price / EPS✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)Price / (CFO / Shares)2.6x✓Dreman< 8xValuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=-101.2%✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%P/E or FCF Yield✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=1.2x✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePrice / FCF per Share✗Ackman<= 25Price vs. Trailing Low233% of trailing low ($2.57)✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)Net income / market capitalization-56.90%; #5121/6340 (top 80.8%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionPositive book equity / market capitalization+0.5970; #2529/6449 (top 39.2%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionPrice / Diluted EPS✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)Price / Tangible Book Value per ShareN/A (non-positive TBVPS)✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)Book Value per Share Change+509.4%✓SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)Revenue / market capitalization+0.9208; #1861/5247 (top 35.5%)✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionTrailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+76.18%; #456/6202 (top 7.4%)✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Growth0% pass✓ 2✗ 11▾
No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)✗Graham>= 33% growthBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passInventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growthEPS Growth Direction$0.00 (2019) -> $-5.95 (2025)✗DremanPositive over recent yearsEPS CAGR✗Dreman> 5% annualizedPositive Net Income Frequency2/7 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years3yr Median Revenue Growth1.9%✗Ackman>= 5%Positive EPS Growth Frequency2/5 years with positive EPS growth✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 98.1% -> 70.8%, operating margin 5.1% -> -83.4%✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding5-year Revenue CAGR12.3%✓SleepCAGR > 7%3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualized - Profitability6% pass✓ 3✗ 32▾
15 of 16 flag BMBL's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +12 more
Positive EPS (10 years)1/8 years positive✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 yearsEPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)✗Graham>= 33% growthNet Income Positive (10+ years)2/8 years positive✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ yearsROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-35.0%✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-83.4% (latest)✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 yearsFree Cash Flow Proxy✗BuffettPositive and growingEarnings Variance (10-yr CoV)N/A (negative mean EPS)✗BuffettCoV < 0.3Retained Earnings Effectiveness✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value createdBasic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)3-5 Year EPS CAGR✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to passROE-95.3%✗Lynch> 15%EBIT / Enterprise Value-48.3%✗Greenblatt> 10%Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-48.3%, ROC=-11411.6%✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%Net Income / Total Assets-48.64%✗PiotroskiROA > 0ROA Change YoY-22.06% -> -48.64% (delta: -26.58%)✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=17.57%, ROA=-48.64%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAGross Margin Change YoY99.8% -> 70.8%✗PiotroskiImproved YoYPre-Tax Income / Revenue-72.1%✗Dreman>= 8%Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-95.3%✗Dreman> 12%Margin of SafetyP/B=1.2x✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15Return on Equity-63.1% (3-yr avg)✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic valuePositive Net Income Frequency2/7 years positive✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 yearsOperating Income / Revenue-66.5%✗Ackman>= 15%Net Income / Shareholders Equity-95.3%✗Ackman>= 15%5-Year EPS CAGR✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)Operating Margin Trend5.1% (2023) -> -83.4% (2025)✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 yearsRevenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 98.1% -> 70.8%, operating margin 5.1% -> -83.4%✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holdingNet income / market capitalization-56.90%; #5121/6340 (top 80.8%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-sectionGross profit / total assets+48.01%; #713/3702 (top 19.3%)✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNet income / positive book equity-95.30%; #4573/5226 (top 87.5%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-sectionNegative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.2042; #4251/5884 (top 72.2%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR✗Neff7%-20% annualizedPositive Diluted-EPS Years1/7 years positive✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule) - Efficiency13% pass✓ 2✗ 9▾
7 of 8 flag BMBL's efficiency — Graham, Buffett, Greenblatt +4 more
Current Ratio1.81✗Graham>= 2.0ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-23.5%✗Buffett> 10%ROIC - WACC-33.5%✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)-11411.6%✗Greenblatt> 25%Current Ratio Change YoY2.47 -> 2.21✗PiotroskiIncreased YoYRevenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.42x -> 0.68x✓PiotroskiImproved YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities1.81✓Dreman> 1.5Return on Invested Capital-45.2%✗Munger> 15%ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=1.9%; FY2024: ROIC=-38.4%; FY2025: ROIC=-54.9%✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in eachReinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%ROIC (5-year)0/5 years above 12% (latest -54.9%)✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years - Verdicts13% pass✓ 2✗ 14▾
Split decision: 13 FAIL · 2 PASS · 1 NEUTRAL
Overall verdict✗GrahamFAIL (2/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)✗GreenblattRank #2988✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 4)✗DremanFAIL (4/11)✗MungerFAIL (1/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (0/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (2/9)✗TempletonFAIL (3/8)✓SleepPASS (3/6)✗AsnessFAIL (Rank #1579/2370 (Top 66.6%))✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (3/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked) - Cash Flow30% pass✓ 4✗ 8▾
7 of 10 flag BMBL's cash flow — Buffett, Lynch, Pabrai +4 more
Free Cash Flow Proxy✗BuffettPositive and growingFCF Positive and Growing✗LynchPositive and growingOperating Cash Flow$250.4M✓PiotroskiCFO > 0(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=17.57%, ROA=-48.64%✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROAPrice / (CFO / Shares)2.6x✓Dreman< 8xP/E or FCF Yield✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%FCF Positive✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap✗Ackman>= 4%Price / FCF per Share✗Ackman<= 25Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency7/7 years positive✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available yearsOperating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section - Debt & Leverage33% pass✓ 6✗ 9▾
8 of 12 flag BMBL's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +5 more
LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $383.0M vs NCA $136.7M✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current AssetsDebt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 1.03, IC: -18.2x✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5xTotal Debt / Equity0.79✗Lynch< 0.33Cash - Long-term Debt$-192.7M✗LynchPositive preferredLT Debt / Total Assets Change24.21% -> 40.89%✗PiotroskiDecreased YoYCurrent Assets / Current Liabilities1.81✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.79✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00xDebt Levels0.79✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-18.2x, D/EBITDA=N/A✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4xTotal Debt / Shareholders Equity0.79✓Ackman<= 1.0Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.7912; #2987/4210 (top 71.0%)✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Business & financials
Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.
Company Profile
Financial Snapshot
Shareholder Return
Fiscal 2025
Retired 8.9% of shares last year, 18.4% over two.
- Buybacks
- $28.7M
- Dividends
- $0
Company Financials
Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years
TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.
The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.
| Metric | TTM · 2026-09-30 2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: revenue, net income, operating income, ebit, pre tax income, operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, buybacks. | Q3 FY 2026 2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, buybacks. | Q2 FY 2026 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Sources · derived quarter valuesDerived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, depreciation amortization, buybacks. | Q1 FY 2026 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Sources | FY 2025Sources
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| Market Cap | $927.6Mcurrent | -- | -- | -- | $368.9Mest. | $979.9Mest. | $1.9Best. | $3.3Best. | $5.7Best. |
| Revenue | $854.2M↓15% | $207.1M↓16% | $210.5M↓15% | $212.4M↓14% | $965.7M↓10% | $1.1B↑2% | $1.1B↑16% | $903.5M↑19% | $760.9M |
| Operating Income | -$568.0M↓194% | $54.5M↓14% | -$112.0M↑67% | $65.3M↑46% | -$805.8M↓15% | -$700.5M↓1412% | $53.4M↑152% | -$102.8M↑24% | -$134.7M |
| Net Income | -$527.8M↓166% | $27.3M↓27% | -$110.1M↑57% | $45.2M↑236% | -$693.1M↓24% | -$557.0M↓13121% | -$4.2M↑95% | -$79.7M↓126% | $309.8M |
| EPS (Diluted) | -- | $0.20↓39% | $-0.84↑66% | $0.34↑162% | $-5.95↓29% | $-4.61↓15267% | $-0.03↑95% | $-0.62↓142% | $1.48 |
| Gross Margin | — | — | — | — | 70.8%↓29% | 99.8%↑2% | 98.1%↑35% | 72.4%↓28% | 99.9% |
| Operating Margin | -66.5%↓245% | 26.3%↑2% | -53.2%↑61% | 30.7%↑70% | -83.4%↓28% | -65.4%↓1388% | 5.1%↑145% | -11.4%↑36% | -17.7% |
| ROE | -95.3%↓224% | — | — | — | -121.6%↓80% | -67.6%↓26117% | -0.3%↑95% | -4.9%↓125% | 19.3% |
| Total Debt | $438.2M↓26% | $438.2M↓26% | $451.0M↓27% | $587.5M↓5% | $588.5M↓5% | $617.1M↓1% | $620.9M↓1% | $625.0M↓1% | $629.0M |
| Shareholders' Equity | $553.8M↓18% | $553.8M↓18% | $516.1M↓11% | $617.1M↓24% | $570.0M↓31% | $824.5M↓50% | $1.6B | $1.6B↑1% | $1.6B |
| Current Ratio | 1.81↓49% | 1.81↓49% | 1.62↓51% | 1.22↓57% | 2.21↓10% | 2.47↑23% | 2.01↓15% | 2.37↓11% | 2.67 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.79↓9% | 0.79↓9% | 0.87↓18% | 0.95↑26% | 1.03↑38% | 0.75↑97% | 0.38↓1% | 0.38↓2% | 0.39 |
| Operating Cash Flow | $246.0M↑32% | $56.0M↓27% | $53.6M↓25% | $77.2M↑79% | $250.4M↑103% | $123.4M↓32% | $182.1M↑37% | $132.9M↑27% | $104.8M |
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| Company | Market Cap | Price | Revenue | Net Income | ROE | D/E | Op. Margin | Curr. Ratio | Graham | Buffett | Lynch | Greenblatt | Piotroski | Dreman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INCADP | $122.3B | $309.93 | $21.9B | $4.4B | 73.2% | 0.82 | 24.2% | 1.05 | 4/9 | 5/9 | 3/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 5/11 |
| ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.EA | $52.9B | $209.70 | $7.5B | $887.0M | 13.1% | 0.22 | 15.4% | 1.05 | 1/9 | 4/9 | 4/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 6/11 |
| Rubrik, Inc.RBRK | $22.6B | $109.88 | $1.3B | $348.8M | 67.1% | — | -26.2% | 1.69 | 1/9 | 0/9 | 2/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 2/11 |
| AECOMACM | $9.1B | $70.50 | $16.1B | $561.8M | 22.5% | 1.09 | 6.4% | 1.14 | 1/9 | 3/9 | 3/7 | 1/3 | F-Score 8 | 2/11 |
| COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INCCVLT | $6.2B | $152.07 | $1.2B | $70.7M | 942.8% | — | 6.3% | 1.95 | 1/9 | 2/9 | 4/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 6 | 6/11 |
| WPP plcWPP | $6.0B | $27.79 | $18.2B | $289.5M | -8.5% | 1.94 | 2.8% | 0.89 | 1/9 | 2/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 3 | 2/11 |
| VARONIS SYSTEMS INCVRNS | $5.6B | $48.94 | $623.5M | $129.3M | -21.6% | 0.76 | -23.5% | 1.97 | 1/9 | 0/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 5 | 1/11 |
| ROBERT HALF INC.RHI | $4.3B | $42.00 | $5.4B | $133.0M | 10.4% | — | 1.4% | 1.53 | 2/9 | 5/9 | 1/7 | 0/3 | F-Score 5 | 2/11 |