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GRINDR INC (GRND)

Communication Services · Social Networking / Dating Apps · NYSE

Grindr is the world's most widely used social networking and dating application for the gay, bi, trans, and queer community.

What GRINDR INC does

Grindr is a leading social networking and dating application specifically designed for the gay, bi, trans, and queer community. The company generates revenue primarily through subscriptions, in-app purchases, and advertising services provided within its digital platform.

Themes: social networking, online dating, LGBTQ+ community platforms, AI & machine learning integration

Fundamentals

  • Price$15.03 as of 2026-10-09 close
  • Market cap$2.6B as of 2026-08-03 (share count; price 2026-10-09)
  • 1-year return+21.8% 2025-10-09 close $12.34 → 2026-10-09 close $15.03
  • P/E30.30 as of 2026-10-09
  • Net margin+21.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
  • ROE+201.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
  • Debt / equity466.14 as of 2026-09-03
  • Revenue growth (YoY)+31.0% as of 2026-09-03
  • Revenue CAGR (3y)+31.1% SEC XBRL
  • Beta0.66 as of 2026-09-03
  • Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)

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How GRND compares in its sector

  • price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 69 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-10-09
  • net profit margintop 25% 127 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • operating margintop 10% 123 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • return on equitytop 10% 113 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 123 covered Communication Services peers
  • free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 115 covered Communication Services peers, as of FY2025

Position among covered Communication Services companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.

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Top 10 scores & list membership

GRND is in the Top 10 — Communication Services.

Top 10 — Communication Services — since 1 Sep 2026

Top 10 score

62.0 #177 of 1,383 scored · #5 of 55 in Communication Services

  • Profitability93.8
  • Growth89.4
  • Financial health45.4
  • Valuation38.0
  • Capital return12.7
  • Trend58.1

Profitability 94th (return on equity 201.6%, operating margin 28.7%) and growth 89th (3-year revenue CAGR 31.1%, revenue growth year over year 31%); weakest is capital return (13th, net share count bought back over the year -11, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years).

Top 10 — Communication Services

In this list since 1 Sep 2026 — currently 5th in the list (38 days)

  • Entered 1 Sep 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 59.5 (Communication Services has 62 eligible companies, clearing the 25-name open bar).
  • Held its place at 1 rebalance on 1 Oct 2026.

Scores as of 9 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.

How GRINDR INC looks technically

GRINDR INC (GRND) is trading 10.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 74 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago. It is 18.8% below its highest point of the past year.

Trend

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Distance from the 200-dayit is trading 10.3% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend+10.3%
50-day moving averageits average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $15.66$15.66
200-day moving averageits average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $13.63$13.63
Swing structureits recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swingsmixed — one of the two is not confirming
Last swing turnits last significant turn was a swing high 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on9 sessions
Since the 50/200 crossits 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 74 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal74 sessions
Above the 200-day after a dipit recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 10.3% above+10.3%
Trend strength (14-day ADX)there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend)19.1

Momentum

3
14-day RSImomentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30)49.4
Position in its 14-day rangeit is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($13.20 to $16.41) — its "stochastic" reading is 57 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions.57.0
Since the MACD crossed zeroMACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative)7 sessions

Range

12
52-week highits highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $18.50$18.50
From the 52-week highit is 18.8% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year)-18.8%
Above the 52-week lowit is 54.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year)+54.4%
Below the 52-week highit is 18.8% below its highest point of the past year18.8%
Since a 20-day breakoutit made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago6 sessions
Since a 55-day breakoutit made a new 55-day low about 6 trading days ago6 sessions
All-time highits highest closing price on record is $71.51 (set on 2022-11-18)$71.51
Given back of the 52-week moveover the past year its closes ranged ($9.85 to $17.94), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 36% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $12.68 to $12.94. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast.36.0%
From the all-time highit is 79.0% below its all-time high-79.0%
Nearest price levelit is trading 1.2% below a resistance level at $15.21 — a price it turned at four times since 2024-11-08, most recently on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-10-09 it has 5 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go.+1.2%
All-time lowits lowest closing price on record is $4.49 (set on 2023-08-14)$4.49
Above the all-time lowit is 234.7% above its all-time low+234.7%

Volatility

5
Band width vs its own 6 monthsday-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history64th percentile
Typical daily rangein a typical session it travels about $0.691 between its high and its low — about 4.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was$0.691
Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ)most of its recent trading has stayed between about $13.55 and $16.75 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles$13.55 – $15.15 – $16.75
Typical daily range (% of price)its price moves about 4.6% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price4.6%
Stretch from the 200-day averageit is trading 2.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (10.3% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale2.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average

Volume

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Volume vs its 30-day averagetrading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average0.77×

Analyst

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Change in the average price targetanalysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading0.0%
Change in the consensus ratingnot available for this company yetn/a

Candlestick patterns

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Since a dojitoday it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session leveltoday
Since a bullish engulfing8 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it8 sessions ago
Since a bearish engulfing7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it7 sessions ago

Price gaps

3
Gap at the openit opened on 2026-10-09 0.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close+0.5%
Open gapit gapped 2.4% below the previous close 45 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 17.78 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed-2.4%
Gap filleda 2.4% gap up opened on 2026-09-22 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it13 sessions ago

Price streaks

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Closing streakit has closed higher 5 sessions in a row, a +11.91% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session5 sessions up

Relative strength

4
vs market, 1 monthover the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 1.5 percentage points (the stock gained 0.7% while the market gained 2.1%)-1.4%
vs market, 3 monthsover the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 9.6 percentage points (the stock lost 6.1% while the market gained 3.6%)-9.6%
vs market, 6 monthsover the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 10.8 percentage points (the stock gained 25.4% while the market gained 14.5%)+10.8%
vs market, 12 monthsover the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 5.8 percentage points (the stock gained 21.8% while the market gained 16.0%)+5.8%

Signal agreement

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Bullish technical signals3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast3 of 9
Bearish technical signals2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast2 of 9

Trend (Ichimoku cloud)

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Vs the Ichimoku cloudtrading 4.4% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-02 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.4% of the share price.-4.4%

Volume-weighted price

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Vs this year’s average price paidthe price is 10% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $13.66 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 189 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.+10.0%
Vs the average paid since it last reportedthe price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $15.39 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 46 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.-2.3%

Head and shoulders, bearish — broke down · entry $15.13 · 69 sessions in

Price levels it has turned at before

GRND last closed at $15.03 on 2026-10-09. Since 2024-10-09 it has turned at 5 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.

LevelSideDistanceEvidence
$15.21Resistance1.2% above the last closeturned there four times · 2024-11-08 to 2026-08-21
$14.68Support2.3% below the last closeturned there three times · 2025-08-08 to 2026-09-09
$14.33Support4.7% below the last closeturned there twice · 2025-03-07 to 2025-12-22
$14.00Support6.8% below the last closeturned there four times · 2024-10-22 to 2026-07-23
$16.30Resistance8.5% above the last closeturned there 8 times · 2025-01-23 to 2026-09-30
$18.38Resistance22.3% above the last closeturned there four times · 2024-12-31 to 2026-08-03

A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.

Wave structure

No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.

Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-09.

An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.

Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-09. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.

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Analyst consensus

  • Consensus ratingBuy (1.60 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
  • Mean price target$20.80 range $19.00 – $22.00; median $21.00

Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-09. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.

Analyst EPS estimate for GRND

  • Consensus EPS estimate$0.15 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-09
  • Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $0.15, on 2026-09-04, 35-day window
  • Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings

The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.

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Key risks (from latest filing)

["Impact of anti-LGBTQ policies and government restrictions on app access globally.","Risks related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance.","Dependence on user retention and the ability to adapt to changing technology and user preferences."]

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What changed in the latest 10-Q

AI-assisted comparison of GRND's 10-Q filed 2026-08-07 against the prior one filed 2026-05-08.

Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)

  • Added:
    • Newer filing (2026-08-07) adds references to "Risk Factors," set forth in Part I, Item 1A of the Annual Report on Form 10-K and any updates in subsequent 10-Qs.
    • Newer filing (2026-08-07) includes Average Paying Users data for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 (1.4 million vs 1.2 million).
    • Newer filing (2026-08-07) reports app-based revenue percentages of 82.0% and 83.4% of total revenue for Q2 2026 and Q2 2025, and 82.0% and 84.3% for the six-month periods.
    • Newer filing (2026-08-07) reports advertising revenue percentages of 18.0% and 16.6% of total revenue for Q2 2026 and Q2 2025, and 18.0% and 15.7% for the six-month periods.
    • Newer filing (2026-08-07) reports revenue of $138.1 million and $104.2 million for Q2 2026 and Q2 2025, with period-over-period growth of 32.5%.
    • Newer filing (2026-08-07) reports revenue of $268.1 million and $198.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, with period-over-period growth of 35.3%.
    • Newer filing (2026-08-07) adds Average Paying Users period-over-period growth of 16.1% and 17.2% for the three-month and six-month periods.
    • Newer filing (2026-08-07) changes the Certain Labor Matters wording from "This complaint is the first step" to "The 2024 complaint and hearing that concluded in May 2026 are the first steps".
  • Removed:
    • Older filing (2026-05-08) contains the phrase 'previously referred to as direct revenue' for app-based revenue, which is removed in the newer filing.
    • Older filing (2026-05-08) contains the phrase 'previously referred to as indirect revenue' for advertising revenue, which is removed in the newer filing.
    • Older filing (2026-05-08) reports revenue of $129.9 million and $93.9 million for Q1 2026 and Q1 2025, with growth of 38.3%.
    • Older filing (2026-05-08) reports Average Paying Users growth of 18.6% for Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025.
    • Older filing (2026-05-08) includes the consolidated results bullets for Q1 2026 and Q1 2025 (Revenue, Net income, Adjusted EBITDA).
  • Reworded:
    • The newer filing updates periods from Q1 2026/2025 (March 31) to Q2 and six months ended June 30, 2026/2025.
    • The newer filing changes introductory cautionary language to include reference to Risk Factors in the Form 10-K and subsequent 10-Qs.
    • The newer filing expands the Average Paying Users sentence from one three-month period to both three-month and six-month periods.
    • App-based revenue percentage figures changed from 82.1%/85.2% (Q1) in the older filing to 82.0%/83.4% (Q2) and 82.0%/84.3% (six months) in the newer filing.
    • Advertising revenue percentage figures changed from 17.9%/14.8% (Q1) in the older filing to 18.0%/16.6% (Q2) and 18.0%/15.7% (six months) in the newer filing.
    • The section heading changes from 'Consolidated Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025' to 'Consolidated Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 and 2025'.
  • Notes:
    • The newer filing text is truncated at 'For the three m' and therefore the full consolidated results discussion cannot be compared.
    • The older filing text is truncated at 'The increase for the three m' and therefore the full consolidated results discussion cannot be compared.
    • Only the portions of the MD&A sections provided in the source texts were compared.

Risk Factors

  • Reworded:
    • Average Paying Users comparison period updated from 'three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025' to 'three months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025'.
    • Average Paying Users period-over-period increase percentage changed from 18.6% to 16.1%.
    • Employee count date updated from 'As of March 31, 2026' to 'As of June 30, 2026'.
    • Total employees figure changed from 183 to 178.
    • Full-time employees figure changed from 176 to 172.
    • Wording about team expansion changed from 'In 2026, we continue to expand and enhance our team' to 'We have continued to expand and enhance our team'.
    • Colombia contractor team description changed from 'the expansion of a dedicated contractor team in Colombia to 34 as of March 31, 2026' to 'a dedicated team of 33 contractors in Colombia as of June 30, 2026'.
    • International revenue percentage for older comparable period changed from 41.2% for 'three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025' to 42.0% for 'three months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025' (43.0% remains unchanged for the current period in both filings).
  • Notes:
    • The newer section text ends mid-sentence at 'Consumables are', so the comparison is limited to the text that precedes that point; both filings appear otherwise identical after that point based on available text.

AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

0 open-market purchases and 12 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-05. The 5 days since 2026-10-05 have not been checked yet.

  • Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 7 sells ($15M) — 2 selling insiders
  • Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 12 sells ($17M) — 4 selling insiders
  • Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 19 sells ($18M) — 5 selling insiders

Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)

Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-10-02. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-05; anything filed since is not yet included.

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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.

Institutional ownership (13F)

5 institutional 13F filers reported holding GRND as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).

  • Distinct 13F filers 5
  • Reported shares held 14,389,321
  • Reported value $206,774,539

reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".

Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Short interest (FINRA)

GRND had 7,574,561 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).

GRND had 4.36% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 7.04 days to cover at the same settlement.

  • Reported short interest (shares) 7,574,561
  • Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 4.36%
  • Prior settlement (shares) 7,381,403
  • Reported change 2.62%
  • Days to cover (reported) 7.04

Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What does GRINDR INC (GRND) do?

Grindr is a leading social networking and dating application specifically designed for the gay, bi, trans, and queer community. The company generates revenue primarily through subscriptions, in-app purchases, and advertising services provided within its digital platform.

What sector is GRINDR INC (GRND) in?

GRINDR INC (GRND) is classified in the Communication Services sector. Its industry is Social Networking / Dating Apps. It trades on NYSE.

Who are GRINDR INC's (GRND) competitors?

Notable peers of GRINDR INC (GRND) include Match Group, Bumble and Meta Platforms. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.

Is GRINDR INC (GRND) overbought or oversold right now?

GRINDR INC (GRND) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 49, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-09). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.

Where does stocks-llm's data on GRND come from?

Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.

Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.

Last updated 2026-10-09.

Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.