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Dropbox Inc · Q1 2021 earnings
Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Announced fiscal 2021 first quarter results with a revenue increase of 12% year-over-year and strong free cash flow.
Dropbox's Q1 2021 results showed strong revenue growth, profitability, and free cash flow. The company completed the acquisition of DocSend and saw momentum with HelloSign. Total revenue was $511.6 million, up 12% year-over-year, and free cash flow was $108.8 million.
- Total revenue reached $511.6 million, a 12% increase year-over-year.
- Total ARR ended at $2.112 billion, up 13% from the same period last year.
- Paying users increased to 15.83 million, compared to 14.59 million in the same period last year.
- Free cash flow was $108.8 million, compared to $25.5 million in the same period last year.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Dropbox · Revenue · Quarterly
$512M
Forward guidance
Dropbox will provide forward-looking guidance in connection with this quarterly earnings announcement on its conference call, webcast, and on its investor relations website
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021
-1.1%
Avg return
Earnings day
-2.7%
Avg return
5 days after
-2.4%
Avg return
30 days after
38%
12 / 32 earnings
Positive
+22.5%
Q4 2019
Best reaction
-22.6%
Q4 2023
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +15.2% | +4.5% | +9.7% | |
| Q4 2025 | +2.7% | -1.2% | +1.2% | |
| Q3 2025 | +7.6% | +7.6% | +2.3% | |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7% | -0.3% | -0.7% | |
| Q4 2024 | -16.2% | -16.6% | -16.9% | |
| Q3 2024 | -3.1% | +0.1% | +4.2% | |
| Q2 2024 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +6.5% | |
| Q1 2024 | -0.8% | +3.0% | -8.1% | |
| Q4 2023 | -22.6% | -25.2% | -26.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | -0.6% | -1.0% | +10.0% | |
| Q2 2023 | +6.3% | +7.5% | +7.7% | |
| Q1 2023 | +7.2% | +6.6% | +19.1% | |
| Q4 2022 | -12.2% | -11.9% | -17.2% | |
| Q3 2022 | +3.5% | +4.4% | +12.8% | |
| Q2 2022 | -0.8% | +1.4% | -10.8% | |
| Q1 2022 | -5.6% | -7.8% | +1.9% | |
| Q4 2021 | -7.6% | -13.3% | -7.5% | |
| Q3 2021 | -9.5% | -7.1% | -22.0% | |
| Q2 2021 | +2.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% | |
| Q1 2021 | -0.6% | +2.8% | +14.6% | |
| Q4 2020 | -2.7% | -3.8% | +11.5% | |
| Q3 2020 | +3.2% | -0.4% | +9.7% | |
| Q2 2020 | -10.9% | -15.3% | -14.9% | |
| Q1 2020 | +7.5% | +8.8% | +8.0% | |
| Q4 2019 | +22.5% | +12.7% | -4.0% | |
| Q3 2019 | -3.7% | -8.0% | -11.1% | |
| Q2 2019 | -9.9% | -11.5% | -8.6% | |
| Q1 2019 | -0.7% | -6.3% | -2.7% | |
| Q4 2018 | -8.0% | -4.5% | -14.8% | |
| Q3 2018 | +2.2% | -5.4% | -14.0% | |
| Q2 2018 | -1.6% | -8.2% | -15.2% | |
| Q1 2018 | -0.4% | -5.9% | -4.6% | |
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