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Dropbox Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Dropbox reported a revenue increase of 6.0% year-over-year, reaching $635.0 million. The company's GAAP operating margin was 42.1%, and non-GAAP operating margin was 32.2%.

Dropbox's Q4 2023 earnings revealed a 6.0% increase in revenue, totaling $635.0 million. The company focused on improving profitability and investing in AI growth initiatives. GAAP net income was $227.3 million, while free cash flow reached $190.3 million.

  • Total revenue was $635.0 million, up 6.0% year-over-year.
  • Total ARR was $2.523 billion, a slight increase of 0.3% from the same period last year.
  • Paying users reached 18.12 million, compared to 17.77 million in the same period last year.
  • GAAP operating margin was 42.1%, and non-GAAP operating margin was 32.2%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$635M

Previous: $599M+6.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.50

Previous: $0.40+25.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$10.3M

Previous: $12.9M-179.8%
Free Cash Flow

$190M

Previous: $182M+4.7%
Net Income

$227M

Previous: $328M-30.8%
Operating Income

$267M

Previous: -$80.4M+432.6%
Gross Profit

$513M

Previous: $483M+6.2%
R&D Expense

$222M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$82.9M

Previous: $87.3M-5.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Dropbox · Revenue · Quarterly

$635M

Q4 2023+6%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

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 Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-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

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (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%
Q4 2017
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