Mongodb, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Mongodb, Inc. had return on equity of -2.5%, an operating margin of -5.6% and a current ratio of 4.65. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2016Jan 2016 | 2017Jan 2017 | 2018Jan 2018 | 2019Jan 2019 | 2020Jan 2020 | 2021Jan 2021 | 2022Jan 2022 | 2023Jan 2023 | 2024Jan 2024 | 2025Jan 2025 | 2026Jan 2026 | LTMJul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 68.0% | 74.0% | 74.2% | 72.4% | 70.3% | 70.0% | 70.3% | 72.8% | 74.8% | 73.3% | 71.7% | 72.7% |
| Operating margin | −111.4% | −60.4% | −51.1% | −36.6% | −35.1% | −35.5% | −33.1% | −27.0% | −13.9% | −10.8% | −5.6% | −0.5% |
| Net margin | −112.6% | −61.0% | −50.6% | −37.1% | −41.6% | −45.2% | −35.1% | −26.9% | −10.5% | −6.4% | −2.9% | 2.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −72.7% | −34.6% | −28.3% | −18.3% | −7.8% | −9.2% | −0.1% | −1.6% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 20.3% | 23.7% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | −38.7% | −101.0% | — | −92.8% | −49.1% | −19.5% | −6.7% | −2.5% | 2.0% |
| Return on assets | — | −40.2% | −27.7% | −17.0% | −17.0% | −19.5% | −15.9% | −13.7% | −6.5% | −4.1% | −2.0% | 1.6% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.74 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.62 | 3.09 | 3.44 | 4.59 | 3.22 | 4.02 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 5.20 | 4.65 | 4.87 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | 82.0% | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.0% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 66.6% | 45.1% | 37.5% | 33.7% | 35.3% | 34.8% | 35.3% | 32.8% | 30.7% | 29.7% | 29.1% | 28.0% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | >999% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 80.0% | 61.6% |
| Quarter | 2025 Q3Oct 2024 | 2025 Q4Jan 2025 | 2026 Q1Apr 2025 | 2026 Q2Jul 2025 | 2026 Q3Oct 2025 | 2026 Q4Jan 2026 | 2027 Q1Apr 2026 | 2027 Q2Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 74.4% | 72.8% | 71.2% | 71.0% | 71.5% | 73.0% | 72.2% | 73.8% |
| Operating margin | −5.3% | −3.4% | −9.8% | −11.0% | −2.9% | 0.0% | −3.6% | 3.7% |
| Net margin | −1.8% | 2.9% | −6.9% | −8.0% | −0.3% | 2.2% | 0.6% | 5.3% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 6.7% | 4.5% | 19.7% | 12.1% | 22.6% | 25.7% | 29.0% | 18.1% |
| Current ratio | 1.70 | 5.20 | 5.89 | 5.70 | 5.25 | 4.65 | 4.95 | 4.87 |
| Debt to equity | 74.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 28.6% | 27.4% | 30.8% | 30.7% | 28.1% | 27.2% | 29.1% | 27.7% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $3.1bn of assets due within a year against $642m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $3.1bn short-term assets against $155m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$15m against $2m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Mongodb's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 2 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median 3.5% of total assets over 9 years.
- Pricing power 20 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 72.5%, moving by 1.8 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -32.0%; its worst year was -50.8%.
- Cash conversion 4 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 4 of 9 years, at a median -2.5% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 33.4% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 23.0% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (37 before it).
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