Zip Co Ltd. (AU:ZIP)
ASX:ZIP
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Zip Co Ltd.
(Sydney:ZIP)
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Rating:52Neutral
Price Target:
AU$2.50
▲(5.04% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/18/26
The score is driven primarily by financial performance: strong revenue growth and solid operating margins are offset by negative operating/free cash flow and elevated leverage risk. Technical signals are neutral and do not indicate a strong trend. Valuation is middling (P/E ~20) with no dividend yield provided to enhance total-return appeal.
Positive Factors
Revenue Growth
Sustained revenue growth (12.75% reported) indicates expanding transaction volume and user adoption across Zip’s products. Over a 2–6 month horizon, this durable top-line expansion supports scale benefits, network effects with merchants, and the ability to invest in product and market expansion.
Negative Factors
Negative Operating and Free Cash Flow
Persistent negative operating and free cash flows indicate the business does not fully convert accounting profits into cash. Over the medium term this increases reliance on external funding, limits reinvestment capacity, and raises liquidity risk if funding costs or capital availability tighten.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue Growth
Sustained revenue growth (12.75% reported) indicates expanding transaction volume and user adoption across Zip’s products. Over a 2–6 month horizon, this durable top-line expansion supports scale benefits, network effects with merchants, and the ability to invest in product and market expansion.
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Zip Co Ltd. (ZIP) vs. iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)
Market Cap
AU$2.77B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)11.39M
Price to Earnings (P/E)20.2
Beta (1Y)2.50
Revenue Growth28.84%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryAU
Employees985
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Credit Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.08
Shares Outstanding1,256,896,700
10 Day Avg. Volume11,500,778
30 Day Avg. Volume11,385,252
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.03
Price to Book (P/B)5.58
Price to Sales (P/S)3.69
P/FCF Ratio-57.13
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
AU$3.57Price Target Upside49.86% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)0.09
Revenue Forecast (FY)AU$1.33B
Zip Co Ltd. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Zip Co Limited provides digital retail finance and payments solutions to consumers, and small and medium sized merchants (SMEs) in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, t...
How the Company Makes Money
Zip primarily generates revenue from two sides of its platform: merchants and consumers. On the merchant side, Zip earns fees from merchants when customers pay using Zip at checkout; these merchant fees are typically the largest revenue driver and...
Zip Co Ltd. Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 19, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 20, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strong set of operational and financial results with record cash earnings, robust transaction and customer growth (notably in the U.S.), material margin expansion and improved funding dynamics. Management also highlighted successful product launches, strategic partnerships (Stripe, Google), AI scaling and disciplined capital management. The primary challenges discussed centered on managing higher loss rates from longer-duration products (Pay-in-8), a modest increase in U.S. provisions, FX translation headwinds, and near-term corporate costs related to potential U.S. dual-listing. Overall, the positives — including large percentage increases in profitability metrics, substantial regional momentum, and conservative risk management measures — materially outweigh the highlighted risks.Positive Updates
Record Cash Earnings and Operating Margin Expansion
Delivered record cash earnings of $124.3 million, up 86% year-on-year, and operating margin expanded by 569 basis points to 18.7%.
Negative Updates
Higher Losses from Longer-Duration Product (Pay‑in‑8)
Pay-in-8 now represents about 20% of the portfolio and carries higher losses due to longer duration and larger average order value; management has capped Pay-in-8 at ~20% to manage risk.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Cash Earnings and Operating Margin Expansion
Delivered record cash earnings of $124.3 million, up 86% year-on-year, and operating margin expanded by 569 basis points to 18.7%.
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Company Guidance
Management reconfirmed FY‑26 guidance while upgrading operating margin to greater than 18% and raising cash EBITDA as a percentage of TTV to above 1.4%, while retaining a cash net transaction margin range of 3.8–4.2% and saying H2 cash EBITDA is expected to be broadly in line with H1 (H1 cash EBITDA / cash earnings $124.3m). They expect net bad debts to remain stable in the top half of the 1.5–2.0% target range, will cap Pay‑in‑8 at ~20% of the portfolio, and continue to target U.S. TTV growth of >40% (U.S. H1 TTV >$4bn, U.S. revenue $292m; U.S. active customers +~10% YoY; customers transacting 11x/yr up 20%). Key H1 reference metrics underpinning the outlook: group TTV $8.4bn (+34%), 55m transactions, active customers 6.6m (+4.1%), cash gross profit $314.3m (+33.5%), cash EBITDA $124.3m (+85.6%), statutory NPAT $52.4m (+127.6%), operating margin 18.7% (↑569bps), available cash and liquidity $239m, completed $100m buyback (34.9m shares at $2.86), and funding progress including AU $400m 2‑yr ABS at BBSW+1.37%, $300m 5‑yr ABS at BBSW+1.62% and a $283m U.S. warehouse facility.Zip Co Ltd. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
65
Positive
Balance Sheet
50
Neutral
Cash Flow
40
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.23B | 1.07B | 874.02M | 688.00M | 597.65M | 394.37M |
| Gross Profit | 562.58M | 667.43M | 580.69M | 336.80M | 354.19M | 166.93M |
| EBITDA | 180.09M | 340.15M | 359.86M | -159.91M | -97.83M | -324.28M |
| Net Income | 109.24M | 79.89M | 3.66M | -383.74M | -1.11B | -678.15M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.98B | 3.50B | 3.18B | 3.43B | 3.42B | 3.33B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 541.56M | 396.23M | 357.52M | 283.11M | 303.56M | 331.71M |
| Total Debt | 2.55B | 2.42B | 2.42B | 3.05B | 2.88B | 2.25B |
| Total Liabilities | 3.32B | 2.80B | 2.78B | 3.31B | 3.10B | 2.32B |
| Stockholders Equity | 664.10M | 709.52M | 398.53M | 119.87M | 322.27M | 1.01B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -9.93M | -69.30M | 255.06M | -249.59M | -781.93M | -901.31M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -8.82M | -49.81M | 272.54M | -225.03M | -752.42M | -887.91M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -19.98M | -19.49M | 12.03M | -30.48M | -97.07M | -8.25M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 88.35M | 108.26M | -208.33M | 236.59M | 820.14M | 1.19B |
Zip Co Ltd. Technical Analysis
Negative
2.38
Price Trends
2.02
Positive
2.35
Negative
3.08
Negative
Market Momentum
0.07
Positive
46.89
Neutral
13.27
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AU:ZIP, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 2.38 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 2.45, above the 50-day MA of 2.02, and below the 200-day MA of 3.08, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.07 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 46.89 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 13.27 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for AU:ZIP.
Zip Co Ltd. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
64 Neutral | AU$153.06M | 6.29 | 72.15% | ― | 19.38% | ― | |
56 Neutral | AU$307.96M | 6.25 | 5.04% | 2.84% | ― | -18.89% | |
52 Neutral | AU$2.77B | 20.16 | 15.91% | ― | 28.84% | ― | |
52 Neutral | AU$91.42M | 2.59 | 23.10% | ― | 7.36% | ― | |
52 Neutral | AU$946.16M | 4.93 | 7.72% | 6.60% | 8.89% | 334.62% | |
43 Neutral | AU$67.46M | -1.10 | -43.76% | ― | 17.04% | -121.43% |
* Financial Sector Average
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Zip Co Ltd. Corporate Events
Zip Co to Rebrand Australian Business After High Court Trademark Ruling
May 13, 2026
Zip Co Limited will be forced to stop using the “Zip” trade mark for its products and services in Australia following a High Court judgment in a trademark infringement case brought by Firstmac Limited. The company has 28 days, or anoth...
Zip Co Continues On-Market Buy-Back, Lifting Cumulative Repurchases
May 12, 2026
Zip Co Ltd, the ASX-listed fintech behind the ZIP ordinary fully paid shares, operates in the digital payments and consumer finance space with a focus on buy-now, pay-later services. Its platform connects consumers and merchants, offering flexible...
Zip Co releases Macquarie Conference presentation with April trading update
May 7, 2026
Zip Co Limited has lodged the presentation to be delivered by Group CEO and Managing Director Cynthia Scott at the Macquarie Group Conference, which includes an update on trading conditions and performance for April 2026. The materials, made avail...
Zip Co Continues On-Market Share Buy-Back Program
May 4, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has disclosed an update on its on-market share buy-back, confirming that a total of 15,020,167 ordinary fully paid shares had been repurchased prior to the latest reporting date. The company reported that it bought back an additional 13...
Zip Co Continues On-Market Share Buy-Back Program
Apr 28, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has been actively executing an on-market share buy-back of its ordinary fully paid shares as part of its capital management strategy. The company has accumulated a total of 14,608,886 shares repurchased prior to the latest reporting dat...
Zip Co Continues On-Market Buy-Back with Daily Share Purchases
Apr 26, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has updated the market on its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares. The ASX-listed fintech reported that, as of the latest notification dated 27 April 2026, it had repurchased a cumulative 13,811,8...
Zip Co lifts FY26 earnings guidance after record third-quarter profit
Apr 16, 2026
Zip Co reported a strong third quarter for fiscal 2026, with record cash EBTDA of $65.1 million, a 41.5% year-on-year increase, and operating margin expanding to 19.4%. Total transaction volume rose 22.4% to $4.0 billion, total income climbed 20.2...
Zip Co Cancels 307,599 Unvested Performance Rights
Apr 15, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has announced the lapse of 307,599 performance rights, which have ceased because the conditions attached to those conditional rights were not satisfied or became incapable of being met as of March 18, 2026. The cessation slightly reduce...
Zip Co Issues 366,686 New Ordinary Shares From Converted Unquoted Securities
Apr 15, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has notified the market of the issue of 366,686 ordinary fully paid shares following the exercise or conversion of previously unquoted securities. The new shares, dated March 31, 2026, indicate a further crystallisation of unquoted opti...
Zip Co Issues 334,048 Unquoted Performance Rights Under Employee Scheme
Apr 15, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has disclosed the issue of 334,048 unquoted performance rights under its employee incentive scheme, with an effective issue date of March 24, 2026. The new securities, which will not be quoted on the ASX, form part of Zip’s broade...
Bank of America Ceases to Be Substantial Shareholder in Zip Co
Apr 8, 2026
Bank of America Corporation and its related entities have notified Zip Co Ltd that they have ceased to be substantial shareholders in the company as of 2 April 2026. The change, detailed in a substantial holder notice lodged with regulators, indic...
Zip Co Sets Key FY26 Financial Reporting Dates
Apr 2, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has released its financial reporting calendar for the remainder of FY26, outlining key dates for investors and stakeholders tracking the company’s performance. The company plans to provide a third-quarter FY26 results update on 17...
Zip Co Continues On-Market Share Buy-Back, Lifting Total to Over 12 Million Shares
Apr 1, 2026
Zip Co Limited has continued its on-market share buy-back program, reporting that it repurchased a further 1,586,860 ordinary fully paid shares on the previous trading day. This lifts the cumulative total bought back under the program to 12,199,95...
Zip Co Provides Daily Update on Ongoing On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Mar 30, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has updated the market on progress of its previously announced on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares traded under the ASX code ZIP. The company reported that it has repurchased a total of 10,752,143 shares ...
Zip Co Continues Daily On-Market Share Buy-Back Program
Mar 29, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has disclosed updated details of its on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares listed on the ASX under the code ZIP. The company is pursuing this buy-back as part of its ongoing capital management strategy, sig...
Zip Co Updates Market on Progress of On‑Market Share Buy-Back
Mar 25, 2026
Zip Co Limited has notified the market of an update to its ongoing on‑market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares. The company reported that a cumulative 9,397,229 shares had been repurchased prior to the latest trading ...
Australian Retirement Trust Ceases to Be Substantial Holder in Zip Co
Mar 25, 2026
Australian Retirement Trust Pty Ltd has notified Zip Co Ltd that it has ceased to be a substantial holder in the company as of 23 March 2026. The change indicates that the superannuation investor has reduced its holding below the substantial share...
Zip Co Updates Market on Progress of On-Market Share Buy-Back
Mar 24, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has provided an updated notification regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares. The company reported that it had repurchased a cumulative 8,344,229 shares prior to the most recent trading ...
Zip Co Updates Market on Progress of On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Mar 22, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has disclosed an update to its on‑market share buy‑back program involving its ordinary fully paid shares listed on the ASX under the ticker ZIP. The company, registered under ACN 139 546 428, continues to execute buy‑b...
Zip Co Continues On‑Market Share Buy‑Back Programme
Mar 19, 2026
Zip Co Ltd. has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on‑market share buy‑back program for its ordinary fully paid shares, ZIP. The company reported that a total of 4,679,430 shares had been repurchased befo...
Zip Co Updates Market on Progress of On-Market Share Buy-Back
Mar 18, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has updated the market on its ongoing on-market share buy-back program, confirming that it repurchased 1,246,633 ordinary fully paid shares in the most recent trading day. This brings the total number of shares bought back under the cur...
Zip Co Updates Market on Daily On‑Market Share Buy‑Back
Mar 16, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has updated the market on its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its ordinary fully paid shares. The company reported that 1,443,333 shares were repurchased on the previous trading day, with no shares bought back before that d...
Australian Retirement Trust Ceases to Be Substantial Holder in Zip Co
Mar 13, 2026
Australian superannuation investor Australian Retirement Trust has notified Zip Co Ltd that it has ceased to be a substantial shareholder in the company as of 11 March 2026. The change, disclosed via a statutory substantial holder notice, indicate...
Zip Co CEO Cynthia Scott Reshapes Equity Holdings as Performance Rights Vest
Mar 13, 2026
Zip Co Ltd has disclosed changes to CEO Cynthia Scott’s interests in the company’s securities, detailing a conversion of previously held performance rights into fully paid ordinary shares. The adjustments involve both direct and indire...
Zip Co Issues 1.5 Million New Shares on Conversion of Unquoted Securities
Mar 13, 2026
Zip Co Limited has notified the market of the issue of a total of 1,508,159 ordinary fully paid shares following the exercise or conversion of previously unquoted options or other unquoted convertible securities. The new shares, issued in two tran...
Zip Co Director Kevin Moss Increases Indirect Shareholding
Feb 27, 2026
Zip Co director Kevin Moss, whose interests are held indirectly through the Kevin Moss and Magdalena Dragon-Moss Revocable Trust, has increased his holding in the company. The trust acquired 20,325 fully paid ordinary shares in an on-market trade ...
Zip Co Director Andrew Stevens Lifts Indirect Shareholding
Feb 22, 2026
Zip Co director Andrew Stevens has increased his indirect holding in the company through Alochan Pty Limited as trustee for Sharetrust. Following an on-market purchase of 16,600 fully paid ordinary shares for $31,208 on 20 February 2026, his total...
Zip Co Director Meredith Scott Increases Shareholding in On-Market Trade
Feb 22, 2026
Zip Co Ltd director Meredith Scott has increased her direct holding in the company through an on-market purchase of fully paid ordinary shares. Following the transaction, dated 20 February 2026, her stake rose from 55,144 to 60,671 shares, while h...
Zip Co Director Diane Smith-Gander Lifts Indirect Shareholding via On-Market Purchase
Feb 22, 2026
Zip Co director Diane Smith-Gander has increased her indirect holding in the company through her superannuation fund vehicle, DSG Pty Ltd as trustee for the DSG Superannuation Fund. As both a director of the trustee and a member of the fund, she h...
Zip Co director Cynthia Scott increases equity stake via new share purchases
Feb 22, 2026
Zip Co has disclosed a change in the equity holdings of director Cynthia Scott, detailing acquisitions of fully paid ordinary shares on 20 February 2026. The filing outlines her extensive existing portfolio of performance rights and shares, signal...
Zip Co Launches On-Market Share Buyback Program
Feb 19, 2026
Zip Co Ltd. has announced a new on-market share buyback of its ordinary fully paid shares listed on the ASX under the code ZIP. The program, disclosed through an Appendix 3C filing dated 20 February 2026, signals that the company intends to repurc...
Zip Co launches up to $50m on-market share buy-back
Feb 19, 2026
Zip Co Limited has announced an on-market share buy-back of up to $50 million of its ordinary shares, with the program expected to start around 6 March 2026 and run for up to 12 months. The scale and timing of purchases will depend on market condi...
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