Q2 Holdings, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Q2 Holdings, Inc. had return on equity of 8.8%, an operating margin of 5.0%, debt equal to 45.8% of equity and a current ratio of 1.02. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 38.8% | 36.2% | 41.8% | 45.7% | 48.5% | 48.7% | 49.5% | 48.5% | 43.4% | 45.1% | 45.3% | 48.5% | 50.9% | 54.1% | 58.4% |
| Operating margin | −17.3% | −30.1% | −24.1% | −22.8% | −23.8% | −13.9% | −13.2% | −21.2% | −24.8% | −15.6% | −18.5% | −13.8% | −6.1% | 5.0% | 12.4% |
| Net margin | −21.4% | −31.4% | −24.8% | −23.0% | −24.2% | −13.5% | −14.7% | −22.5% | −34.2% | −22.6% | −19.3% | −10.5% | −5.5% | 6.5% | 12.7% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −11.7% | −22.2% | −13.0% | −1.6% | −7.3% | −1.5% | −3.6% | −4.2% | −6.6% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 10.3% | 18.5% | 24.5% | 26.8% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −92.1% | −25.5% | −33.3% | −25.3% | −26.7% | −26.3% | −26.9% | −18.6% | −22.0% | −15.1% | −8.0% | 8.8% | 16.7% |
| Return on assets | — | −29.3% | −19.8% | −14.7% | −17.9% | −12.6% | −10.5% | −9.6% | −11.3% | −8.0% | −8.0% | −5.1% | −3.1% | 4.0% | 9.7% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.93 | 0.80 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.94 | 0.71 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.76 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.16 | 3.23 | 2.92 | 2.12 | 1.93 | 2.96 | 1.40 | 4.23 | 3.10 | 2.77 | 2.23 | 1.40 | 1.02 | 1.01 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 115.0% | 112.0% | 86.6% | 96.7% | 159.6% | 109.4% | 95.1% | 45.8% | — |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | n/m | n/m | 8.1x | 35.5x |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0% | 5.5% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 12.9% | 15.9% | 15.3% | 19.8% | 21.6% | 20.8% | 21.3% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 23.5% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 20.6% | 19.4% | 19.0% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 4.4% | 19.6% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 374.3% | 211.5% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 70.3% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 52.6% | 53.2% | 53.6% | 54.0% | 55.4% | 59.1% | 59.2% | 59.7% |
| Operating margin | −0.9% | 1.2% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 8.1% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 15.0% |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 14.7% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 22.7% | 22.5% | 24.3% | 21.3% | 29.6% | 23.0% | 26.8% | 27.7% |
| Current ratio | 1.40 | 1.43 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 1.01 |
| R&D as % of revenue | 19.5% | 20.0% | 18.9% | 19.3% | 19.5% | 19.3% | 18.7% | 18.3% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $283m of assets due within a year against $279m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $283m short-term assets against $67m 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 $108m against $3m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Q2 Holdings'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 8 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median 6.9% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 15 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 48.6%, moving by 4.1 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -15.7%; its worst year was -26.6%.
- Cash conversion 5 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 10 years, at a median 0.7% of revenue.
- Discipline 2 / 20
The diluted share count rose 13.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 11.7% 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 (40 before it).
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