Playboy, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Playboy, Inc. had an operating margin of -6.6%, debt equal to 947.9% of equity and a current ratio of 1.03. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 49.6% | 52.7% | 55.3% | 61.7% | 64.0% | 71.0% | 72.7% |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | −27.9% | −159.6% | −133.2% | −43.8% | −6.6% | 4.3% |
| Net margin | −3.6% | −31.5% | −149.7% | −126.2% | −68.4% | −10.5% | 0.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −0.0% | −22.0% | −36.0% | −32.8% | −18.4% | −0.8% | 1.3% |
| Return on equity | −6.3% | −30.7% | −96.1% | −179.4% | — | — | 1.4% |
| Return on assets | −1.3% | −11.5% | −37.3% | −40.6% | −25.7% | −4.4% | 0.1% |
| Asset turnover | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.43 |
| Current ratio | 0.88 | 1.18 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.79 |
| Debt to equity | 199.1% | 56.2% | 129.9% | 461.1% | — | 947.9% | 707.3% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 1.0x | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | 0.6x |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 39.7% | 80.1% | 81.1% | 86.1% | 85.0% | 75.3% | 68.8% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 0.6% | 7.1% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | 590.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 61.0% | 70.8% | 68.6% | 65.4% | 76.0% | 73.3% | 68.4% | 73.1% |
| Operating margin | −96.0% | −13.3% | −21.7% | −20.9% | 4.7% | 7.9% | −5.4% | 9.5% |
| Net margin | −114.7% | −37.4% | −31.3% | −27.3% | 1.6% | 10.3% | −13.1% | 0.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −23.7% | −1.2% | −26.5% | −15.2% | 33.8% | 3.2% | −28.7% | −1.8% |
| Current ratio | 1.44 | 1.03 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.92 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.79 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | — | >999% | 947.9% | 470.3% | 707.3% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 83.3% | 80.2% | 88.0% | 79.5% | 70.5% | 65.4% | 76.8% | 63.3% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $59m of assets due within a year against $75m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $59m short-term assets against $191m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $32m of cash against $156m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 707% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 54% to 707% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $3m of operating cash flow against $156m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $5m against $9m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Playboy's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 6 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -11.0% of total assets over 6 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -29.7%; its worst year was -296.7%.
- Discipline 7 / 20
The diluted share count rose 298.4% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 4.8% 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 (28 before it).
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