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Roblox
(NYSE:RBLX)
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Rating:54Neutral
Price Target:
$36.00
▼(-24.29% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/01/26
The score is anchored by strong and improving cash generation and meaningful revenue scale-up, but is held back by persistent operating/net losses and a thin equity cushion. Technically, the stock is in a clear downtrend (price far below major moving averages), and the latest earnings call added near-term risk via reduced full-year guidance and expected DAU/bookings headwinds from safety and communication changes.
Positive Factors
Cash generation
Roblox’s operating cash flow and free cash flow have ramped materially and remain strongly positive, providing durable internal funding for product investment, creator incentives, and buybacks. Large FCF (~0.83x of net loss) gives flexibility versus peers, easing reliance on capital markets while the company works toward sustained profitability.
Negative Factors
Persistent net losses
Despite strong cash flow, Roblox remains materially unprofitable on an accounting basis with deep negative margins. Continued operating and net losses constrain retained earnings, depress returns on equity, and limit the company’s buffer against macro shocks or execution setbacks unless profitable operating leverage is achieved.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation
Roblox’s operating cash flow and free cash flow have ramped materially and remain strongly positive, providing durable internal funding for product investment, creator incentives, and buybacks. Large FCF (~0.83x of net loss) gives flexibility versus peers, easing reliance on capital markets while the company works toward sustained profitability.
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Roblox Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Total Daily Active Users
Monitors the number of users engaging with Roblox daily, indicating the platform's popularity, user retention, and potential for monetization.
Monitors the number of users engaging with Roblox daily, indicating the platform's popularity, user retention, and potential for monetization.
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The FlyRoblox (RBLX) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$25.43B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)9.32M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.29
Revenue Growth41.33%
EPS Growth0.75%
CountryUS
Employees3,065
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryElectronic Gaming & Multimedia
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-1.43
Shares Outstanding669,993,000
10 Day Avg. Volume6,515,637
30 Day Avg. Volume9,323,820
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-7.58
Price to Book (P/B)141.65
Price to Sales (P/S)11.43
P/FCF Ratio41.30
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
$47.82Price Target Upside0.56% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering22
EPS Forecast (FY)-1.44
Revenue Forecast (FY)$7.07B
Roblox Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Roblox Corporation oversees the development and operation of a leading digital entertainment ecosystem. Its offerings include Roblox Studio, a complimentary suite of tools empowering developers and artists to construct, launch, and manage interact...
How the Company Makes Money
Roblox primarily makes money by selling its virtual currency, Robux, which users purchase (or obtain via certain subscriptions) and then spend on digital goods and within experiences on the platform. When users spend Robux on items such as avatar ...
Roblox Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 30, 2026
(Q1-2026)
| % Change Since: |
Next Earnings Date:Nov 11, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a mix of strong operating results and ambitious long-term investments alongside clear near-term headwinds. Q1 showed robust revenue (+39%), bookings (+43%), exceptional cash-flow improvements, meaningful payer and engagement growth, expanding content diversity, and substantial AI/technology progress. However, strategic safety changes (global age checks and communication banding), discovery adjustments, and resulting reductions in app-store ratings have produced top-of-funnel weakness, a slowdown in DAU growth, and forced management to materially lower full-year bookings and revenue guidance. Management emphasized confidence in the long-term payoff from safety, creator incentives (higher DevEx for 18+), and platform innovation, but acknowledged continued short-term friction and margin pressure.Positive Updates
Strong Q1 Top-Line Growth
Revenue of $1.4B, up 39% year-over-year; Bookings of $1.7B, up 43% year-over-year (noted as roughly twice the company’s long-term trajectory).
Negative Updates
Full-Year Guidance Reduction
Revenue guidance cut to +20% to +25% for the full year; bookings guidance materially reduced to +8% to +12% (prior bookings guide cited at 22%–26%), reflecting expected continuation of safety-related headwinds.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Q1 Top-Line Growth
Revenue of $1.4B, up 39% year-over-year; Bookings of $1.7B, up 43% year-over-year (noted as roughly twice the company’s long-term trajectory).
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Company Guidance
Roblox lowered full‑year guidance after a strong Q1 (revenue $1.4B, +39% YoY; bookings $1.7B, +43% YoY) and robust cash generation (operating cash flow $629M; free cash flow $596M, +4,240% YoY) to now expect full‑year revenue growth of 20–25% and bookings growth of 8–12%, assuming DAUs continue to contract into Q2 and return to sequential growth in Q3 (no major viral hits assumed). Management said engagement and monetization remain stable — Q1 DAUs 132M (+35% YoY), monthly unique payers 31M (+52%), and hours 31B (+43%) — but age‑check rollout (51% of global DAUs age‑checked; 65% U.S.; 70% Australia) and related communication/discovery impacts are driving the bookings headwind; over‑18 users are roughly a quarter of age‑checked DAUs. The bookings revision will pressure margins largely via fixed‑cost deleveraging (about one‑quarter of the margin impact attributable to the increased DevEx for 18+), CapEx guidance is unchanged, and management expects back‑half bookings to be low‑single‑digit given comps.Roblox Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
48
Neutral
Balance Sheet
46
Neutral
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 5.69B | 4.89B | 3.60B | 2.80B | 2.23B | 1.92B |
| Gross Profit | 4.49B | 3.82B | 2.80B | 2.15B | 1.68B | 1.42B |
| EBITDA | -784.38M | -802.17M | -670.25M | -910.95M | -761.86M | -421.40M |
| Net Income | -1.00B | -1.07B | -935.38M | -1.15B | -924.37M | -491.65M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 9.74B | 9.56B | 7.18B | 6.17B | 5.38B | 4.56B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.01B | 3.06B | 2.41B | 2.19B | 2.98B | 3.00B |
| Total Debt | 1.84B | 1.80B | 1.81B | 1.76B | 1.56B | 1.23B |
| Total Liabilities | 9.62B | 9.18B | 6.97B | 6.10B | 5.07B | 3.97B |
| Stockholders Equity | 152.00M | 394.48M | 221.45M | 76.29M | 306.03M | 584.82M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.64B | 1.35B | 641.30M | 124.01M | -58.37M | 557.98M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.10B | 1.80B | 822.32M | 458.18M | 369.30M | 659.11M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.78B | -1.39B | -852.07M | -2.83B | -441.05M | -146.82M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -316.47M | 88.53M | 65.89M | 67.18M | 43.64M | 1.60B |
Roblox Technical Analysis
Negative
47.55
Price Trends
48.17
Negative
50.52
Negative
67.91
Negative
Market Momentum
-3.81
Positive
28.90
Positive
14.74
Positive
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 47.55 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 47.82, below the 50-day MA of 48.17, and below the 200-day MA of 67.91, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -3.81 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 28.90 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 14.74 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for RBLX.
Roblox Risk Analysis
Roblox disclosed 51 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
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 Outperform | $84.59B | 16.75 | 21.64% | 2.53% | 8.50% | 7.29% | |
72 Outperform | $52.97B | 59.12 | 16.66% | 0.36% | 1.72% | -17.04% | |
65 Neutral | $7.88B | 53.40 | 8.04% | ― | 11.20% | ― | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
56 Neutral | $45.42B | -150.34 | -8.57% | ― | 18.16% | 93.64% | |
54 Neutral | $25.43B | -24.90 | -288.77% | ― | 41.33% | 0.75% | |
50 Neutral | $1.52B | -5.17 | 113.59% | 10.87% | 7.30% | -307.46% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
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Roblox Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Roblox Posts Strong Q2 Growth, Shifts Toward Older Users
Positive
Jul 30, 2026
In its shareholder letter dated July 30, 2026, Roblox reported strong second-quarter 2026 financial performance, with revenue rising 36% year over year to $1.5 billion and operating cash flow increasing 60% to $318 million. Despite these gains, bo...
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Roblox Shareholders Back Leadership, Pay, and Auditor Choices
Positive
May 29, 2026
At its May 28, 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, Roblox reported that 92.6% of the voting power was represented, with Class A shares carrying one vote and Class B shares 20 votes each, underscoring the company’s dual-class share structure...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Roblox Launches First $3 Billion Share Repurchase Program
Positive
May 19, 2026
On May 19, 2026, Roblox Corp. said its board authorized an inaugural share repurchase program of up to $3 billion of Class A common stock, with an initial intent to buy back up to $1 billion over the next 12 months. Management framed the move as a...
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