Dave Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Dave Inc. had return on equity of 73.1%, a net margin of 35.3%, debt equal to 21.3% of equity and a current ratio of 3.83. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −4.2% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | −13.1% | −62.9% | −18.7% | 16.7% | 35.3% | 34.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −0.6% | −22.3% | 12.8% | 36.0% | 52.3% | 50.7% |
| Return on equity | −51.6% | −177.4% | −50.1% | 42.8% | 73.1% | 79.4% |
| Return on assets | −13.6% | −55.0% | −15.8% | 19.5% | 49.8% | 42.1% |
| Asset turnover | 1.04 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 1.17 | 1.41 | 1.22 |
| Current ratio | 1.46 | 8.47 | 10.81 | 8.05 | 3.83 | 4.22 |
| Debt to equity | 131.0% | 70.4% | 86.1% | 41.0% | 21.3% | 129.0% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | — | — | — | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | 4.1% | −16.6% | −7.3% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | 215.8% | 147.9% | 146.7% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.1% | 74.3% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.5% | 16.7% | 26.7% | 6.9% | 61.1% | 40.3% | 36.6% | 3.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 40.0% | 41.3% | 41.9% | 51.7% | 55.2% | 56.9% | 51.8% | 39.9% |
| Current ratio | 6.81 | 8.05 | 8.59 | 9.51 | 8.69 | 3.83 | 3.86 | 4.22 |
| Debt to equity | 48.1% | 41.0% | 37.6% | 34.6% | 25.7% | 0.0% | — | — |
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard Dave's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 19 / 20
Net income has been a median 11.6% of total assets over 5 years.
- Durability 2 / 20
Net margin has been a median 9.8%; its worst year was -44.6%.
- Cash conversion 16 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 3 of 5 years, at a median 26.4% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (62 before it).
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