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Chime Financial, Inc. Class A
(NASDAQ:CHYM)
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Rating:60Neutral
Price Target:
$33.00
▲(59.50% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/07/26
CHYM’s score is held back most by weak financial performance in the latest full-year statements, especially the sharp 2025 net loss and very poor ROE, despite strong revenue growth and low leverage. Technicals are supportive due to a strong uptrend, but overbought readings raise near-term reversal risk. The earnings call was a meaningful positive (raised guidance, margin expansion, and profitability momentum), while valuation remains pressured by a negative P/E and no dividend yield support.
Positive Factors
Revenue growth & high gross margins
Sustained multi-year revenue growth combined with persistently high gross margins signals scalable unit economics and durable top-line expansion. This mix supports long-term operating leverage, funds product investment, and increases the probability management can convert scale into sustained profitability over the next 2–6 months and beyond.
Negative Factors
2025 large net loss & weak ROE
A material 2025 net loss and severely negative ROE indicate capital is not being converted into returns, undermining long-term shareholder value. Even with revenue scale, such large accounting losses highlight structural profitability risks—from cost items, credit volatility, or nonrecurring hits—that could impede durable free-cash-flow improvement.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue growth & high gross margins
Sustained multi-year revenue growth combined with persistently high gross margins signals scalable unit economics and durable top-line expansion. This mix supports long-term operating leverage, funds product investment, and increases the probability management can convert scale into sustained profitability over the next 2–6 months and beyond.
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Chime Financial, Inc. Class A (CHYM) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$12.01B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)5.66M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)2.11
Revenue Growth17.51%
EPS Growth98.06%
CountryUS
Employees1,519
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.06
Shares Outstanding347,019,870
10 Day Avg. Volume5,345,666
30 Day Avg. Volume5,660,924
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio>-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)6.80
Price to Sales (P/S)4.36
P/FCF Ratio289.82
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda>-0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$32.77Price Target Upside58.38% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering14
EPS Forecast (FY)0.4
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.73B
Chime Financial, Inc. Class A Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Chime functions as a digital-first financial technology company, delivering a range of banking services that come without typical fees. These offerings, which encompass checking and savings accounts, early access to paychecks, and overdraft protec...
How the Company Makes Money
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Chime Financial, Inc. Class A Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 05, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 11, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a strong set of operational and financial results: robust member growth, double-digit revenue growth, margin expansion to profitability, significant product momentum (Chime Prime, Chime Invest), and scaled liquidity products with improving credit metrics. Management is investing in growth while capturing operating leverage, supported by a new $500M warehouse facility. Headwinds are manageable and largely strategic — a workforce reduction with associated charges, short-term elevated rewards costs tied to Prime, a planned modest uptick in loss rates as credit access expands, and a CFO transition. On balance, highlights materially outweigh lowlights, indicating positive momentum and confidence in sustainable growth.Positive Updates
Strong Member Growth
Active members grew 20% year-over-year, ending June with 10.4 million active members; net adds accelerated with ~200,000 net new actives quarter-over-quarter and ~1.7 million net adds over the last 12 months. Company now expects 1.8 million net new active members for 2026 (up from prior 1.4M goal).
Negative Updates
Restructuring and Workforce Reduction
Announced internal reorganization reducing workforce by ~10%. Q3 expects ~$16 million–$20 million of net cash restructuring charges and a $6 million–$9 million expected impact to net income after partially offsetting noncash reversals.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Member Growth
Active members grew 20% year-over-year, ending June with 10.4 million active members; net adds accelerated with ~200,000 net new actives quarter-over-quarter and ~1.7 million net adds over the last 12 months. Company now expects 1.8 million net new active members for 2026 (up from prior 1.4M goal).
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Company Guidance
Chime raised its outlook, guiding Q3 revenue of $680–$690M (up 25–27% YoY) with adjusted EBITDA of $105–$110M (15–16% margin), and full‑year revenue of $2.725–$2.745B (up 25–26% YoY) with full‑year adjusted EBITDA of $465–$475M (17% margin) and incremental adjusted EBITDA margin north of 60% for 2026; the company also reiterated its 2026 net new active member target of ~1.8M, expects instant loans to exit Q3 at an annualized revenue run rate of >$100M, sees Q3 payments revenue net take rates pacing ~+2 bps YoY, plans to keep payroll costs flat versus 2026, and expects to recognize ~$16–$20M of net cash restructuring charges in Q3 (partially offset by a ~$9–$12M noncash SBC reversal) for an estimated net income impact of ~$6–$9M.Chime Financial, Inc. Class A Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
32
Negative
Balance Sheet
63
Positive
Cash Flow
54
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 2.36B | 2.19B | 1.67B | 1.28B | 1.01B |
| Gross Profit | 2.06B | 1.88B | 1.47B | 1.06B | 794.15M |
| EBITDA | -5.95M | -979.11M | -36.83M | -222.85M | -471.40M |
| Net Income | -18.19M | -1.01B | -25.34M | -203.20M | -470.25M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 2.00B | 1.96B | 1.46B | 1.32B | 1.42B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.06B | 1.05B | 706.59M | 800.63M | 937.97M |
| Total Debt | 130.88M | 134.66M | 96.34M | 104.89M | 100.81M |
| Total Liabilities | 591.83M | 562.90M | 501.52M | 383.74M | 316.71M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.40B | 1.40B | 959.52M | 936.51M | 1.10B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 318.91M | 32.89M | 49.67M | -184.41M | -507.05M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 346.13M | 52.78M | 64.14M | -156.59M | -434.13M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -383.44M | -289.69M | 45.66M | 167.01M | 150.54M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -243.42M | 367.67M | 456.00K | 842.00K | 1.02M |
Chime Financial, Inc. Class A Technical Analysis
Negative
20.69
Price Trends
21.64
Negative
Market Momentum
-1.24
Negative
39.48
Neutral
24.51
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CHYM, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 20.69 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 18.78, below the 50-day MA of 21.64, and equal to the 200-day MA of ―, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -1.24 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 39.48 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 24.51 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for CHYM.
Chime Financial, Inc. Class A Risk Analysis
Chime Financial, Inc. Class A disclosed 61 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Chime Financial, Inc. Class A reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Chime Financial, Inc. Class A Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $2.83B | 12.89 | 32.32% | ― | 2.65% | 13.98% | |
77 Outperform | $5.70B | 11.56 | 16.41% | ― | 12.54% | 13.67% | |
74 Outperform | $12.76B | 12.84 | 10.66% | 2.10% | 4.34% | 24.81% | |
70 Outperform | $1.82B | 10.70 | 20.58% | 0.23% | 1.95% | 6.07% | |
70 Outperform | $2.80B | 9.75 | 13.57% | ― | 11.55% | 103.48% | |
60 Neutral | $12.01B | -557.32 | -1.28% | ― | 17.51% | 98.06% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% |
* General Sector Average
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Chime Financial, Inc. Class A Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesFinancial Disclosures
Chime Financial announces workforce restructuring amid strong growth
Positive
Aug 5, 2026
On July 31, 2026, Chime committed to a reorganization plan that will cut about 10% of its workforce to better align personnel with strategic priorities and boost efficiency. The company expects $16 million to $20 million in net cash restructuring ...
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Chime Financial Shareholders Back Board, Auditor and Pay
Positive
Jun 4, 2026
At its June 2, 2026 annual meeting, Chime Financial stockholders elected three Class I directors — Christopher Britt, Shawn Carolan and James Dunne — to serve until the 2029 annual meeting, reaffirming the company’s existing boar...
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