IAC INC (IAC) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:IAC • US44891N2080

Current stock price

38.765 USD
+1.17 (+3.13%)
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This IAC fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. IAC Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • IAC had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year IAC had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In multiple years IAC reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • IAC had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
IAC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFIAC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M -500M -1B

1.2 Ratios

  • IAC's Return On Assets of -1.46% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. IAC outperforms 47.83% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Equity value of -2.20%, IAC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.17% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 0.83%, IAC is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.17% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.46%
ROE -2.2%
ROIC 0.83%
ROA(3y)-1.49%
ROA(5y)-2.21%
ROE(3y)-2.5%
ROE(5y)-3.84%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
IAC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICIAC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10

1.3 Margins

  • With a Operating Margin value of 2.87%, IAC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.52% of the companies in the same industry.
  • IAC has a Gross Margin (66.16%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of IAC has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 2.87%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 66.16%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.25%
GM growth 5Y-1.92%
IAC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsIAC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 60 80

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2. IAC Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • IAC has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • IAC has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for IAC has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, IAC has a worse debt to assets ratio.
IAC Yearly Shares OutstandingIAC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M 80M
IAC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsIAC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.13, we must say that IAC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.13, IAC is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.17% of the companies in the same industry.
  • IAC has a debt to FCF ratio of 33.89. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as IAC would need 33.89 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • IAC has a Debt to FCF ratio (33.89) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • IAC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.30. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • IAC has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.30) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.3
Debt/FCF 33.89
Altman-Z 1.13
ROIC/WACC0.1
WACC8.12%
IAC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFIAC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B 4B 6B

2.3 Liquidity

  • IAC has a Current Ratio of 2.75. This indicates that IAC is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • IAC has a better Current ratio (2.75) than 72.46% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.75 indicates that IAC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • With a decent Quick ratio value of 2.75, IAC is doing good in the industry, outperforming 72.46% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.75
Quick Ratio 2.75
IAC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesIAC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B

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3. IAC Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • IAC shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 120.55%, which is quite impressive.
  • Measured over the past years, IAC shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -19.65% on average per year.
  • Looking at the last year, IAC shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -37.14% in the last year.
  • IAC shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -2.84% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)120.55%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-19.65%
EPS Q2Q%170.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-37.14%
Revenue growth 3Y-22.97%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.84%
Sales Q2Q%-34.7%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 5.33% on average over the next years.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, IAC will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 0.37% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-74.91%
EPS Next 2Y-13.62%
EPS Next 3Y0.43%
EPS Next 5Y5.33%
Revenue Next Year-4.64%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.12%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.77%
Revenue Next 5Y0.37%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
IAC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesIAC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B
IAC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesIAC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 0 5 -5 -10

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4. IAC Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 28.93, which means the current valuation is very expensive for IAC.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as IAC.
  • IAC's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 25.23.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 115.31, IAC can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • IAC's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.42, IAC is valued quite expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 28.93
Fwd PE 115.31
IAC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsIAC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60 80 100

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, IAC is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 63.77% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • IAC's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 70.86
EV/EBITDA 16.85
IAC Per share dataIAC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-13.62%
EPS Next 3Y0.43%

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5. IAC Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

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

IAC Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

IAC INC

NASDAQ:IAC (3/23/2026, 11:40:45 AM)

38.765

+1.17 (+3.13%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)02-03
Earnings (Next)05-04
Inst Owners109.91%
Inst Owner Change4.17%
Ins Owners3.07%
Ins Owner Change15%
Market Cap2.98B
Revenue(TTM)2.39B
Net Income(TTM)-104.03M
Analysts78.82
Price Target48.1 (24.08%)
Short Float %11.64%
Short Ratio7.28
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-65.75%
Min EPS beat(2)-246.48%
Max EPS beat(2)114.98%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)86.94%
Min EPS beat(4)-246.48%
Max EPS beat(4)623.75%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-3807.54%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-2375.5%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-1793.28%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.55%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.93%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.17%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-8.24%
Min Revenue beat(4)-26.51%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.17%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.62%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.67%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.4%
PT rev (1m)2.17%
PT rev (3m)3.37%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-65.61%
EPS NY rev (1m)-28.09%
EPS NY rev (3m)-31.55%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.78%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.91%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 28.93
Fwd PE 115.31
P/S 1.25
P/FCF 70.86
P/OCF 48.65
P/B 0.63
P/tB 1.2
EV/EBITDA 16.85
EPS(TTM)1.34
EY3.46%
EPS(NY)0.34
Fwd EY0.87%
FCF(TTM)0.55
FCFY1.41%
OCF(TTM)0.8
OCFY2.06%
SpS31.12
BVpS61.55
TBVpS32.2
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number43.08
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.46%
ROE -2.2%
ROCE 1.04%
ROIC 0.83%
ROICexc 0.97%
ROICexgc 1.62%
OM 2.87%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 66.16%
FCFM 1.76%
ROA(3y)-1.49%
ROA(5y)-2.21%
ROE(3y)-2.5%
ROE(5y)-3.84%
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 3Y1.25%
GM growth 5Y-1.92%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.34
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.3
Debt/FCF 33.89
Debt/EBITDA 7.03
Cap/Depr 14.7%
Cap/Sales 0.8%
Interest Coverage 0.59
Cash Conversion 30.75%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.75
Quick Ratio 2.75
Altman-Z 1.13
F-Score4
WACC8.12%
ROIC/WACC0.1
Cap/Depr(3y)16.09%
Cap/Depr(5y)28.07%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.53%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.94%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)120.55%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-19.65%
EPS Q2Q%170.29%
EPS Next Y-74.91%
EPS Next 2Y-13.62%
EPS Next 3Y0.43%
EPS Next 5Y5.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-37.14%
Revenue growth 3Y-22.97%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.84%
Sales Q2Q%-34.7%
Revenue Next Year-4.64%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.12%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.77%
Revenue Next 5Y0.37%
EBIT growth 1Y1648.97%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year177.23%
EBIT Next 3Y47.24%
EBIT Next 5Y29.26%
FCF growth 1Y-87.61%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y-14.83%
OCF growth 1Y-82.72%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y-16.9%

IAC INC / IAC Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to IAC.


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IAC INC (IAC) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


How financially healthy is IAC INC?

The financial health rating of IAC INC (IAC) is 5 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for IAC INC (IAC) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of IAC INC (IAC) is expected to decline by -74.91% in the next year.