profit from every $100 of sales.

Spotify
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
You pay $51.62 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
It holds more cash than debt.
Money in, money out
What Spotify sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from €11.7 billion in 2022 to €17.2 billion in 2025, with €2.21 billion of profit last year.
Spotify handed back 15% of the cash it generated last year.
Spotify vs. similar companies
Spotify grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
Spotify | 51.6× · Expensive | ||
Alphabet | 27.5× · Fair price | ||
Meta | 27.1× · Fair price | ||
Tencent Holdings | 13.1× · Cheap | ||
Recruit | 59.6× · Expensive |
Compare Spotify with AppLovin · Alphabet · Alphabet · Meta · Netflix
AI analysis
Spotify turns audio streaming cash flow into a high-multiple stock
Read the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of EUR | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,727 | 13,247 | 15,673 | 17,186 | |
| 2,926 | 3,397 | 4,724 | 5,496 | |
| -659 | -446 | 1,365 | 2,198 | |
| -158 | -309 | 1,498 | 2,357 | |
| -430 | -532 | 1,138 | 2,212 | |
| -2.93 | -2.73 | 5.50 | 10.51 | |
| 25.0% | 25.6% | 30.1% | 32.0% | |
| -5.6% | -3.4% | 8.7% | 12.8% | |
| -3.7% | -4.0% | 7.3% | 12.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of EUR | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 7,636 | 8,346 | 12,005 | 15,015 |
| Cash | 2,483 | 3,114 | 4,781 | 5,258 |
| Total debt | 1,683 | 1,696 | 2,076 | 1,956 |
| Total liabilities | 5,235 | 5,823 | 6,480 | 6,686 |
| 2,401 | 2,523 | 5,525 | 8,329 | |
| 196 | 195 | 207 | 211 | |
| -6.4% | -8.7% | 14.3% | 17.3% | |
| -17.9% | -21.1% | 20.6% | 26.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of EUR | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 680 | 2,301 | 2,933 | |
| 25 | 6 | 17 | 61 | |
| 21 | 674 | 2,284 | 2,872 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 439 | |
| 381 | 321 | 267 | 247 |
Valuation
- 51.6×
- 47.2×
- –
- 13.2×
- 6.6×
- 39.8×
- 47.0×
- 2.5%
- 1.9%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 32.0%
- 12.8%
- 12.9%
- 15.6%
- 17.8%
- 4.2%
- 35.3%
- 20.7%
- 28.6%
- 7.6%
Growth
- +13.6%
- –
- +25.7%
- –
- +2.4%
Financial health
- -1.4×
- 0.23
- 3.6%
- 72.7×
- 1.72
- 2.06
- 1.34
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $630.64
- Range
- $420.00 – $750.00
- 21 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | 4.04 | 3.43 | +17.8% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 5.16 | 3.21 | +60.7% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 3.83 | 2.29 | +67.2% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | -0.48 | 2.30 | −120.9% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | 1.13 | 2.37 | −52.3% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 1.88 | 2.06 | −8.7% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 1.61 | 1.88 | −14.4% |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 1.33 | 1.06 | +25.5% |
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about Spotify
Is Spotify a good stock to buy?
A solid business, but the price is high. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Spotify AI analysis
What does Spotify do?
Spotify Technology S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides audio streaming subscription services worldwide. It operates in two segments, Premium and Ad-Supported. It is in Internet Content & Information, based in Stockholm, Sweden, with 7,258 employees.
Does Spotify pay a dividend?
No. Spotify does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $439 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Spotify stock halal?
Yes. Spotify passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 2% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Spotify stock done over the past year?
Down 5.1% over the past twelve months, to $612.63. It traded between $412.75 and $645.33 and is 5.1% below its high.
Who are Spotify's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Alphabet, Meta, Tencent Holdings and Recruit. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Spotify's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



