Grab
Grab's revenue rose 20.5% to $3.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 1.9%, up from −6.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was −$18 million, against $775 million a year earlier. It paid out $274 million in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count rose 5.3%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 4,991 | 1,952 | 3,138 | 2,964 | 3,433 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 2,319 | 1,482 | 918 | 487 | 3,733 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | −2,672 | −470 | −2,220 | −2,477 | 300 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | 1.2x |
| Debt to equity | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.1x | 0.1x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | −0.9x | −8.3x | −5.2x | −1.6x | 0.9x |
| Current ratio | 8.5x | 5.2x | 3.9x | 2.5x | 1.8x |
| Quick ratio | 8.4x | 5.1x | 3.9x | 2.5x | 1.7x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| F-score | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −5.8% | −10.6% | 1.8% |
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7 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | −845 | 469 | 675 | 1,433 | 2,359 | 2,797 | 3,370 |
| Revenue growth | — | — | 43.9% | 112.3% | 64.6% | 18.6% | 20.5% |
| Gross profit | −2,165 | −494 | −395 | 77 | 860 | 1,174 | 1,456 |
| Research and development | 231 | 257 | 356 | 465 | 421 | 410 | 428 |
| Operating income | −3,010 | −1,298 | −1,555 | −1,373 | −519 | −168 | 65 |
| Net income | −3,747 | −2,608 | −3,449 | −1,683 | −434 | −105 | 268 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | −24.31 | −14.39 | −6.39 | −0.44 | −0.11 | −0.03 | 0.06 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 0 | 181 | 540 | 3,814 | 3,895 | 3,995 | 4,206 |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | −2,112 | −643 | −954 | −798 | 86 | 852 | 79 |
| Capital expenditure | — | — | — | 58 | 71 | 77 | 97 |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | −856 | 15 | 775 | −18 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 274 |
| Acquisitions | 22 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 23 | 100 |
| Stock-based compensation | 34 | 54 | 357 | 412 | 304 | 279 | 241 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | — | 2,173 | 4,991 | 1,952 | 3,138 | 2,964 | 3,433 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | 391 | 2,319 | 1,482 | 918 | 487 | 3,733 |
| Total assets | — | 5,442 | 11,178 | 9,170 | 8,792 | 9,295 | 11,983 |
| Total liabilities | — | 11,736 | 3,159 | 2,513 | 2,324 | 2,944 | 5,226 |
| Shareholders' equity | −4,224 | −6,399 | 7,733 | 6,603 | 6,449 | 6,399 | 6,728 |
| Margins and ratios | |||||||
| Gross margin | 256.2% | −105.3% | −58.5% | 5.4% | 36.5% | 42.0% | 43.2% |
| Operating margin | 356.2% | −276.8% | −230.4% | −95.8% | −22.0% | −6.0% | 1.9% |
| Net margin | 443.4% | −556.1% | −511.0% | −117.5% | −18.4% | −3.8% | 8.0% |
| Free cash flow margin | — | — | — | −59.7% | 0.6% | 27.7% | −0.5% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | −18.8% | −7.9% | −3.3% | 0.9% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −517.1% | −23.5% | −6.7% | −1.6% | 4.1% |
| Return on assets | — | — | −41.5% | −16.5% | −4.8% | −1.2% | 2.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2x |