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CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A (CFLT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:CFLT - Nasdaq - US20717M1036 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

26.6  +0.25 (+0.95%)

Premarket: 26.81 +0.21 (+0.79%)

Fundamental Rating

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Overall CFLT gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated CFLT against 282 industry peers in the Software industry. The financial health of CFLT is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. CFLT is valued quite expensively, but it does show have an excellent growth rating.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

CFLT had positive earnings in the past year.
CFLT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
CFLT had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
CFLT had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 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 0 -100M -200M -300M -400M

1.2 Ratios

CFLT's Return On Assets of -11.86% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CFLT is outperformed by 61.70% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of -31.22%, CFLT is not doing good in the industry: 61.70% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -11.86%
ROE -31.22%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-16.7%
ROA(5y)-21.68%
ROE(3y)-49.8%
ROE(5y)-55.07%
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 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

CFLT's Gross Margin of 73.92% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CFLT outperforms 63.12% 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 73.92%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.29%
GM growth 5Y1.8%
CFLT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCFLT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CFLT does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for CFLT has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, CFLT has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for CFLT has been reduced compared to a year ago.
CFLT Yearly Shares OutstandingCFLT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 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 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 2.86 indicates that CFLT is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
CFLT has a Altman-Z score of 2.86. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CFLT outperforms 55.67% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of CFLT is 145.93, which is on the high side as it means it would take CFLT, 145.93 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
CFLT has a Debt to FCF ratio (145.93) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
CFLT has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.07. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.07, CFLT is doing worse than 73.40% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.07
Debt/FCF 145.93
Altman-Z 2.86
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.87%
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 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 4.42 indicates that CFLT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of CFLT (4.42) is better than 85.46% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 4.42 indicates that CFLT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
With an excellent Quick ratio value of 4.42, CFLT belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.46% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 4.42
Quick Ratio 4.42
CFLT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCFLT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 106.25% over the past year.
Looking at the last year, CFLT shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 24.10%.
The Revenue has been growing by 45.10% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)106.25%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%60%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)24.1%
Revenue growth 3Y35.44%
Revenue growth 5Y45.1%
Sales Q2Q%24.8%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, CFLT will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 31.35% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, CFLT will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 17.67% on average per year.
EPS Next Y23.49%
EPS Next 2Y27.34%
EPS Next 3Y31.6%
EPS Next 5Y31.35%
Revenue Next Year19.67%
Revenue Next 2Y18.97%
Revenue Next 3Y19.07%
Revenue Next 5Y17.67%

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 1B 2B 3B
CFLT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCFLT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 0 0.5 -0.5 1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 80.61 indicates a quite expensive valuation of CFLT.
CFLT's Price/Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.35. CFLT is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
CFLT is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 54.68.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as CFLT.
CFLT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit more expensive than the S&P500 average which is at 37.54.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 80.61
Fwd PE 54.68
CFLT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCFLT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60 80

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 1207.19
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.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as CFLT's earnings are expected to grow with 31.60% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)3.43
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y27.34%
EPS Next 3Y31.6%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

CFLT does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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CONFLUENT INC-CLASS A

NASDAQ:CFLT (7/24/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

Premarket: 26.81 +0.21 (+0.79%)

26.6

+0.25 (+0.95%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)04-30 2025-04-30/amc
Earnings (Next)07-30 2025-07-30/amc
Inst Owners91.24%
Inst Owner Change-0.01%
Ins Owners3.66%
Ins Owner Change16.32%
Market Cap9.04B
Analysts79.47
Price Target29.5 (10.9%)
Short Float %7.22%
Short Ratio3.21
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
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)35.23%
Min EPS beat(2)16.38%
Max EPS beat(2)54.07%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)47.1%
Min EPS beat(4)16.38%
Max EPS beat(4)91.45%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)140.49%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)103.24%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)82.41%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.1%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.32%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.52%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.14%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.32%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.52%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.62%
Revenue beat(12)11
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.16%
Revenue beat(16)15
Avg Revenue beat(16)3.07%
PT rev (1m)-0.03%
PT rev (3m)-23.03%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.19%
EPS NQ rev (3m)7.99%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.12%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.01%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.34%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.43%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 80.61
Fwd PE 54.68
P/S 8.89
P/FCF 1207.19
P/OCF 282.56
P/B 8.81
P/tB 10.58
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)0.33
EY1.24%
EPS(NY)0.49
Fwd EY1.83%
FCF(TTM)0.02
FCFY0.08%
OCF(TTM)0.09
OCFY0.35%
SpS2.99
BVpS3.02
TBVpS2.51
PEG (NY)3.43
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -11.86%
ROE -31.22%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 73.92%
FCFM 0.74%
ROA(3y)-16.7%
ROA(5y)-21.68%
ROE(3y)-49.8%
ROE(5y)-55.07%
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
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg 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 3Y4.29%
GM growth 5Y1.8%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.38
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.07
Debt/FCF 145.93
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 100.86%
Cap/Sales 2.41%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 4.42
Quick Ratio 4.42
Altman-Z 2.86
F-Score6
WACC10.87%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)149.62%
Cap/Depr(5y)198.26%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.55%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.39%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)106.25%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%60%
EPS Next Y23.49%
EPS Next 2Y27.34%
EPS Next 3Y31.6%
EPS Next 5Y31.35%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)24.1%
Revenue growth 3Y35.44%
Revenue growth 5Y45.1%
Sales Q2Q%24.8%
Revenue Next Year19.67%
Revenue Next 2Y18.97%
Revenue Next 3Y19.07%
Revenue Next 5Y17.67%
EBIT growth 1Y3.14%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year373.53%
EBIT Next 3Y131.79%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y103.82%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y117.77%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A