CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A (CFLT) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:CFLT • US20717M1036

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This CFLT fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. CFLT Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CFLT was profitable.
  • CFLT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • CFLT had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In multiple years CFLT reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
CFLT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCFLT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -100M -200M -300M -400M

1.2 Ratios

  • CFLT has a worse Return On Assets (-9.89%) than 62.23% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Equity value of -25.26%, CFLT is not doing good in the industry: 63.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -9.89%
ROE -25.26%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-13.56%
ROA(5y)-14.92%
ROE(3y)-38.6%
ROE(5y)-42.98%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
CFLT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCFLT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

  • The Gross Margin of CFLT (74.30%) is better than 62.95% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CFLT has grown nicely.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for CFLT so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 74.3%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.31%
GM growth 5Y1.76%
CFLT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCFLT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50

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2. CFLT Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CFLT does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • CFLT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CFLT has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • CFLT has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
CFLT Yearly Shares OutstandingCFLT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M
CFLT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCFLT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 3.35 indicates that CFLT is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With a decent Altman-Z score value of 3.35, CFLT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 67.99% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CFLT is 28.75, which is on the high side as it means it would take CFLT, 28.75 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • CFLT's Debt to FCF ratio of 28.75 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CFLT outperforms 47.48% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.94 indicates that CFLT is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of CFLT (0.94) is worse than 74.46% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.94
Debt/FCF 28.75
Altman-Z 3.35
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.86%
CFLT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCFLT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 3.83 indicates that CFLT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of CFLT (3.83) is better than 80.94% of its industry peers.
  • CFLT has a Quick Ratio of 3.83. This indicates that CFLT is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 3.83, CFLT belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 81.30% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 3.83
Quick Ratio 3.83
CFLT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCFLT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

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3. CFLT Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 40.00% over the past year.
  • Looking at the last year, CFLT shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 21.08%.
  • Measured over the past years, CFLT shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 37.59% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)40%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%33.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.08%
Revenue growth 3Y25.81%
Revenue growth 5Y37.59%
Sales Q2Q%20.52%

3.2 Future

  • CFLT is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 27.36% yearly.
  • CFLT is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 14.83% yearly.
EPS Next Y20.83%
EPS Next 2Y26.98%
EPS Next 3Y29.42%
EPS Next 5Y27.36%
Revenue Next Year16.99%
Revenue Next 2Y16.73%
Revenue Next 3Y16.22%
Revenue Next 5Y14.83%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
CFLT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCFLT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B
CFLT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCFLT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 0 0.5 -0.5 1 1.5

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4. CFLT Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CFLT is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 73.79.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as CFLT.
  • CFLT's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.91.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 61.07 indicates a quite expensive valuation of CFLT.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as CFLT.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.99, CFLT is valued quite expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 73.79
Fwd PE 61.07
CFLT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCFLT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of CFLT is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 292.08
EV/EBITDA N/A
CFLT Per share dataCFLT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 1 2 3

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • CFLT's earnings are expected to grow with 29.42% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)3.54
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y26.98%
EPS Next 3Y29.42%

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5. CFLT Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • CFLT does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CFLT Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A

NASDAQ:CFLT (3/16/2026, 8:13:07 PM)

After market: 30.98 -0.01 (-0.03%)

30.99

+0.32 (+1.04%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)02-11
Earnings (Next)04-28
Inst Owners90.01%
Inst Owner Change-1.92%
Ins Owners0.81%
Ins Owner Change-78.4%
Market Cap11.13B
Revenue(TTM)1.17B
Net Income(TTM)-295.27M
Analysts64.85
Price Target30.82 (-0.55%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)25.14%
Min EPS beat(2)18.92%
Max EPS beat(2)31.35%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)18.15%
Min EPS beat(4)5.94%
Max EPS beat(4)31.35%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)49.64%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)101.28%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)81.78%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.06%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.07%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.19%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.01%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.61%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.52%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.06%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.55%
Revenue beat(16)13
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.11%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-0.76%
EPS NQ rev (1m)5.11%
EPS NQ rev (3m)5.39%
EPS NY rev (1m)3.57%
EPS NY rev (3m)3.29%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.55%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.63%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.29%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.36%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 73.79
Fwd PE 61.07
P/S 9.54
P/FCF 292.08
P/OCF 173.22
P/B 9.52
P/tB 11.15
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)0.42
EY1.36%
EPS(NY)0.51
Fwd EY1.64%
FCF(TTM)0.11
FCFY0.34%
OCF(TTM)0.18
OCFY0.58%
SpS3.25
BVpS3.25
TBVpS2.78
PEG (NY)3.54
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number5.54547 (-82.11%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -9.89%
ROE -25.26%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 74.3%
FCFM 3.27%
ROA(3y)-13.56%
ROA(5y)-14.92%
ROE(3y)-38.6%
ROE(5y)-42.98%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.31%
GM growth 5Y1.76%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.39
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.94
Debt/FCF 28.75
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 88.49%
Cap/Sales 2.24%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 3.83
Quick Ratio 3.83
Altman-Z 3.35
F-Score6
WACC10.86%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)115.23%
Cap/Depr(5y)156.34%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.46%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.43%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)40%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%33.33%
EPS Next Y20.83%
EPS Next 2Y26.98%
EPS Next 3Y29.42%
EPS Next 5Y27.36%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.08%
Revenue growth 3Y25.81%
Revenue growth 5Y37.59%
Sales Q2Q%20.52%
Revenue Next Year16.99%
Revenue Next 2Y16.73%
Revenue Next 3Y16.22%
Revenue Next 5Y14.83%
EBIT growth 1Y9.16%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year99.56%
EBIT Next 3Y52.57%
EBIT Next 5Y43.49%
FCF growth 1Y301.72%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y92.09%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A / CFLT Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CFLT stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CFLT.


What is the valuation status for CFLT stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A (CFLT). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A?

CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A (CFLT) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


What is the valuation of CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A (CFLT) is 73.79 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 9.52.


What is the financial health of CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A (CFLT) stock?

The financial health rating of CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A (CFLT) is 6 / 10.