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Rating:57Neutral
Price Target:
$60.00
▲(2.97% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/02/26
The score is mainly supported by strong cash generation and upbeat forward bookings/free-cash-flow guidance. It is held back by persistent losses with margin volatility and balance-sheet risk, plus a weak longer-term price trend and limited valuation support given the negative P/E and no dividend.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation and free cash flow
Sustained operating cash flow (~$1.8B) and free cash flow (~$1.36B) provide durable financial flexibility. This cash generation funds AI/safety/CapEx investments, supports creator payouts and reduces near‑term funding dependence despite accounting losses, strengthening the company's ability to execute multi‑year initiatives.
Large and expanding user engagement and bookings growth
Rapid, broad-based engagement gains and strong bookings demonstrate durable platform scale. High DAUs and time spent create network effects, deepen monetization potential across cohorts, and support secular revenue growth independent of short‑term hits, strengthening long‑term monetization capacity.
Robust creator economy and developer monetization (DevEx)
A growing, well‑paid creator base underpins supply of high‑quality experiences and retention. Strong creator payouts and rising average creator earnings reinforce a self‑sustaining two‑sided marketplace that drives content variety, discovery, and recurring consumer spend over multiple quarters.
Negative Factors
Persistent net losses and severe margin volatility
Ongoing annual losses and dramatic gross margin deterioration signal weak underlying earnings power and margin instability. Sustained profitability remains uncertain as higher DevEx, AI and safety costs compress margins, limiting the company's ability to convert revenue growth into durable operating earnings.
Elevated leverage and thin equity cushion
High debt relative to a thin and negative equity base reduces financial resilience. With persistent losses, leverage constrains flexibility for opportunistic investment or absorption of shocks, increasing refinancing and solvency risk if cash generation weakens or capital markets tighten.
Reliance on viral hits creates revenue volatility
Significant revenue and engagement spikes tied to occasional viral games make results lumpy. Reliance on unpredictable hits complicates planning and may force conservative guidance; durable growth requires broader content discovery and steady hit frequency to stabilize bookings and margins.

Roblox (RBLX) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Roblox Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionRoblox Corporation develops and operates an online entertainment platform. The company offers Roblox Studio, a free toolset that allows developers and creators to build, publish, and operate 3D experiences, and other content; Roblox Client, an application that allows users to explore 3D digital world; Roblox Education for learning experiences; and Roblox Cloud, which provides services and infrastructure that power the human co-experience platform. It serves customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe, China, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
How the Company Makes MoneyRoblox’s primary revenue model is built around its virtual currency, Robux. Users acquire Robux (typically through direct purchase, and also through certain subscriptions and prepaid cards), and then spend Robux on virtual items (e.g., avatar cosmetics) and paid access or in-experience purchases within developer-created experiences. Roblox records revenue largely from the sale of Robux, which is recognized over time as users spend Robux or as the company fulfills related performance obligations; unspent amounts are recorded as deferred revenue until recognized. A major revenue stream is the platform’s economic participation in these transactions: when users spend Robux in experiences or on marketplace items, Roblox retains a portion and shares the remainder with eligible creators and developers through its developer exchange and related programs, creating a two-sided marketplace where creator earnings and platform engagement reinforce each other. Additional revenue streams include advertising and sponsorships (such as immersive brand experiences, in-platform advertising placements, and other marketing solutions offered to advertisers and publishers), and subscription offerings (e.g., recurring plans that provide users with monthly Robux and/or benefits), which contribute to bookings and revenue depending on the arrangement. Key factors contributing to earnings include the size and engagement of the user base (driving Robux demand and spending), the health of the developer ecosystem (driving the supply and popularity of experiences and items), and distribution via major app and console ecosystems, where platform fees may apply to certain transactions.

Roblox Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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Total Daily Active Users
Total Daily Active Users
Monitors the number of users engaging with Roblox daily, indicating the platform's popularity, user retention, and potential for monetization.
Chart InsightsRoblox's daily active users have surged, reaching 151.5 million by Q3 2025, driven by strong growth in the APAC region and viral experiences like Grow a Garden. This aligns with a 41% year-on-year increase in DAUs reported in the latest earnings call. The company is capitalizing on this momentum with strategic partnerships and new features, raising its fiscal year guidance. However, executive transitions and conservative guidance for viral hits suggest potential challenges ahead. Investors should watch how Roblox navigates these dynamics to sustain growth.
Data provided by:The Fly

Roblox Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Feb 05, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 13, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlights a very strong 2025 with outsized revenue, bookings, engagement, creator payouts, international growth, and clear technical/AI momentum. Management provided constructive 2026 guidance (22%–26% bookings growth) while acknowledging conservative assumptions (no assumed viral hit) and planned investments that may temper near‑term margin expansion. Key risks include guidance sensitivity to viral content, higher DevEx and investment‑driven margin pressure, and ongoing CapEx/cost inflation. Overall, positives materially outweigh the negatives.
Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Spectacular Full-Year Revenue and Bookings Outperformance
FY2025 revenue grew 36% year‑over‑year and bookings grew 55% year‑over‑year, materially exceeding prior guidance.
Strong Q4 Financial Results
Q4 revenue was $1.4B (up 43% YoY) and Q4 bookings were $2.2B (up 63% YoY), demonstrating continued end‑of‑year momentum.
Explosive Engagement and DAU Growth
Q4 DAUs grew 69% YoY; engagement reached 35 billion hours in Q4 (up >88% YoY); users on average engaged with over 24 unique experiences per month in 2025 (double‑digit increase vs. 2024).
Creator Economy Expansion (DevEx)
Creators earned over $1.5B in 2025 for the first time; Q4 DevEx was $477M (up 70% YoY); top 1,000 creators averaged $1.3M each (up >50% YoY).
International & APAC Strength
APAC revenue grew 96% YoY in Q4 with standout country growth: Japan +160% YoY, India +110% YoY, Indonesia >700% YoY; US & Canada grew 41% YoY.
Platform Scalability and Concurrency Records
Platform peak concurrency hit ~45 million users (August 2025); individual-game peak example: Steel of Brain Rot reached 25.4M concurrents in September 2025.
Safety Improvements and Age Verification Rollout
Rolled out facial age estimation globally (completed January 2026); achieved ~60% DAU age‑checked in initial markets (US, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands) and ~45% global DAU penetration as of January.
Significant AI & Tech Investments Driving Discovery and Creation
Running over 400 internal AI models; capture ~30,000 years of human interaction data daily (privacy‑compliant); launched 4D generation and various cloud/streaming, compositing (Slim), native server, and matchmaking features; AI produced a double‑digit increase in unique experiences surfaced by recommendations.
2026 Guidance and Cash Flow Outlook
Management guided 2026 bookings growth of 22%–26% and expects ~26% YoY free cash flow growth at the midpoint, while funding targeted investments (AI, safety, CapEx) and landing additional GPUs.
Gross Margin Tailwinds
Q4 gross margin benefited from steering purchases to lower‑cost payment platforms and strong bookings leverage; management expects continued COGS improvements over time.
Negative Updates
Guidance Conservatism and Q1 Sequential Decline
Company cautioned guidance is conservative without assuming another massive viral hit; Q1 bookings guide implies a sequential decline (>20% sequential slowdown in bookings guidance) which spurred investor questions.
Margin Pressure from Higher DevEx Rate and Investments
Full‑year 2026 margin outlook reflects pressure from the higher DevEx payout (8.5% increase announced in Sept), increased AI workload costs, and elevated investments in safety and marketing—margins may be flat at the high end of bookings and slightly down at the low end.
Dependence on Viral Hits Adds Forecast Uncertainty
Management acknowledged unpredictability of large viral titles (e.g., Grow a Garden, Steel of Brain Rot) and noted they did not include a similar hit in 2026 guidance, creating variability in outcomes.
Advertising Still a Modest Near‑Term Revenue Contributor
Advertising is expected to grow healthily in 2026 but remains a modest contributor to near‑term top line and requires time and careful product buildout.
Capital/Cost Headwinds — CapEx and Memory Inflation
Free cash flow guidance assumes a slight CapEx uptick to land GPUs in data centers; management cited recent memory price inflation as a headwind to infrastructure costs.
Stock‑Based Compensation and Potential Dilution
With the stock price lower than prior periods, stock‑based compensation may create short‑term dilution volatility, though management emphasizes long‑term operating performance to resolve dilution.
Age Verification Adoption Not Yet Universal
Global age‑check penetration was reported at ~45% of DAUs as of January — meaningful progress but not yet universal; management continues to push adoption and reliability improvements.
Company Guidance
Roblox guided 2026 bookings growth of 22%–26% (reiterating conviction to grow >20%) and said this outlook does not assume another viral hit; at the midpoint it expects ~26% year‑over‑year free cash flow growth, a slight uptick in CapEx to land GPUs, and margins that are flat at the high end of the bookings range and slightly down at the low end (reflecting the full‑year impact of the DevEx rate increase and investments in AI, safety marketing, creators and infrastructure). The guidance is informed by product signals — completed global age‑check rollout in January with ~45% global DAU penetration (≈60% in early markets), an 18+ cohort growing >50% that monetizes ~40% higher — and by 2025 momentum (2025 revenue +36%, bookings +55%; Q4 revenue $1.4B +43% YoY, Q4 bookings $2.2B +63% YoY, Q4 DAUs +69% YoY, Q4 engagement 35B hours +88% YoY, nearly 37M quarterly monthly unique payers, DevEx $477M Q4 and creators earned >$1.5B in 2025); the company plans to move to quarter‑by‑quarter guidance in 2027.

Roblox Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Strong and improving cash generation (2025 operating cash flow ~$1.80B; free cash flow ~$1.36B) and durable revenue growth are key positives. However, persistent net losses, sharply deteriorated 2025 gross margin (~24% vs ~78% in 2024 per provided data), and a thin equity cushion with elevated leverage (debt-to-equity ~4.1x in 2025) materially weaken overall financial quality.
Income Statement
38
Negative
Revenue has grown consistently from 2020 to 2025, with 2025 showing solid top-line expansion (+9.6%). However, profitability remains a key weakness: the company has reported net losses every year, and 2025 margins deteriorated sharply (gross margin fell to ~24% vs ~78% in 2024), keeping operating results deeply negative. Overall, strong growth but still lacking earnings power and showing margin volatility.
Balance Sheet
34
Negative
The balance sheet shows meaningful leverage relative to a thin equity base. Debt-to-equity remains elevated despite improvement from the 2023 peak (about 4.1x in 2025 vs 8.2x in 2024 and 23.1x in 2023), and returns on equity are deeply negative due to ongoing losses. Asset base has expanded, but low equity cushion and negative profitability increase financial risk.
Cash Flow
76
Positive
Cash generation is a clear strength. Operating cash flow and free cash flow are strongly positive and improving, reaching about $1.80B and $1.36B in 2025, respectively, with positive free-cash-flow growth across most years (notably recovering strongly after 2022). While accounting losses persist, the business is producing substantial free cash flow, supporting liquidity and financial flexibility.
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue4.89B3.60B2.80B2.23B1.92B
Gross Profit3.82B2.80B2.15B1.68B1.42B
EBITDA-802.17M-670.25M-910.95M-761.86M-421.40M
Net Income-1.07B-935.38M-1.15B-924.37M-491.65M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets9.56B7.18B6.17B5.38B4.56B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments3.06B2.41B2.19B2.98B3.00B
Total Debt1.64B1.81B1.76B1.56B1.23B
Total Liabilities9.18B6.97B6.10B5.07B3.97B
Stockholders Equity394.48M221.45M76.29M306.03M584.82M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow1.35B642.67M124.01M-58.37M557.98M
Operating Cash Flow1.80B822.32M458.18M369.30M659.11M
Investing Cash Flow-1.39B-852.07M-2.83B-441.05M-146.82M
Financing Cash Flow88.53M65.89M67.18M43.64M1.60B

Roblox Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Negative
Last Price58.27
Price Trends
50DMA
68.74
Negative
100DMA
83.10
Negative
200DMA
101.59
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
-3.26
Positive
RSI
38.83
Neutral
STOCH
21.64
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For RBLX, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 58.27 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 63.27, below the 50-day MA of 68.74, and below the 200-day MA of 101.59, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -3.26 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 38.83 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 21.64 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for RBLX.

Roblox Risk Analysis

Roblox disclosed 52 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Roblox 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

Roblox Peers Comparison

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Sector (60)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
74
Outperform
$73.56B18.2022.14%2.19%5.69%32.87%
70
Outperform
$50.20B145.1211.05%0.37%-1.45%-11.99%
65
Neutral
$11.11B62.048.04%16.84%
60
Neutral
$48.67B4.58-11.27%4.14%2.83%-41.78%
57
Neutral
$41.30B-290.61%32.70%12.57%
57
Neutral
$37.82B-126.36-126.41%13.98%-6.71%
52
Neutral
$1.08B-7.20119.44%9.98%7.49%-60.32%
* Communication Services Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
RBLX
Roblox
58.27
0.35
0.60%
EA
Electronic Arts
200.61
57.97
40.64%
NTES
NetEase
117.00
19.36
19.83%
TTWO
Take-Two
204.22
-5.41
-2.58%
BILI
Bilibili
25.50
5.35
26.55%
PLTK
Playtika Holding
2.85
-1.20
-29.59%

Roblox Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Roblox Announces Resignation of Chief People and Systems Officer
Negative
Mar 2, 2026

On February 24, 2026, Roblox announced that Arvind K. Chakravarthy, its Chief People and Systems Officer, plans to resign from his role effective March 6, 2026, to pursue other opportunities. The departure affects a key executive overseeing people and systems functions, potentially prompting organizational adjustments within Roblox’s leadership and internal operations.

The move comes as Roblox continues to scale its platform and workforce, making leadership continuity in human capital and systems management strategically important. Stakeholders will be watching how the company reallocates responsibilities and whether it appoints a successor to sustain momentum in culture, talent strategy, and internal infrastructure.

The most recent analyst rating on (RBLX) stock is a Buy with a $110.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Roblox stock, see the RBLX Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Roblox Reports Strong 2025 Growth and Strategic AI Investments
Positive
Feb 5, 2026

In a February 5, 2026 shareholder communication, Roblox reported that fiscal 2025 was a strong year, with revenue rising 36% year-over-year to $4.9 billion, bookings up 55% to $6.8 billion, and operating cash flow reaching $1.8 billion, driven by roughly 60 million additional daily active users between the fourth quarters of 2024 and 2025 and deeper user engagement. The company said its fourth-quarter 2025 results also exceeded expectations, highlighted by 69% growth in daily active users, an 88% increase in hours engaged, and 155% growth in free cash flow on 63% bookings growth, while its share of the global gaming content market reached 3.4%, underscoring its growing scale. Roblox outlined a strategic push to capture a larger adult audience—where usage and monetization are growing faster than among younger users—through support for “novel” higher-fidelity game genres and new platform technologies such as SLIM, Server Authority, and Texture Streaming. It also emphasized heavy investment in artificial intelligence and safety infrastructure, with over 400 AI models deployed for creation, discovery, and moderation, open-sourced safety tools, and a roadmap aimed at accelerating content creation, enhancing user discovery, and reinforcing safety and civility as a competitive advantage, which together are intended to support long-term growth and margin expansion.

The most recent analyst rating on (RBLX) stock is a Buy with a $110.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Roblox stock, see the RBLX Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Mar 02, 2026