Box, Inc. (BOX)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Redwood City, United States | NYSE
34.98 USD
+0.24
(0.691%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 35.00 +0.02 (0.057%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:55 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Box, Inc. is currently paralyzed by a stark disconnect between its operational recovery and its financial reality. On the bright side, the company has finally returned to double-digit revenue growth, a significant milestone after years of stagnation, and the long-term price trajectory reflects this with a massive 147% gain over the last nine years. However, the balance sheet tells a different story: the firm is drowning in debt, with liabilities nearly four times its equity, and it is burning cash with negative operating margins and a return on equity in the double negatives. This structural weakness explains why the stock trades at such a premium valuation despite the lack of profitability. For the short term, the market is conflicted. While the recent price action shows resilience, the options chain reveals a defensive posture with heavy put buying at lower strikes, suggesting traders fear a sharp correction given the precarious debt load. The statistical forecast offers no directional bias, reinforcing the view that the stock is stuck in a holding pattern waiting for a catalyst. Long-term, the risk-reward profile is skewed heavily toward caution. While the revenue growth is encouraging, the path to profitability looks arduous given the massive debt burden and negative free cash flow conversion. Until the balance sheet is repaired and consistent earnings are demonstrated, the stock remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment, warranting a neutral rating. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.088322 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.091042 |
| AutoETS | 0.091042 |
| AutoTheta | 0.092674 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 4.98 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.249 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.22 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2048.842 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.627 |
| Market Cap | 4,799,282,688 |
| Trailing P/E | 50.70 |
| Forward P/E | 19.07 |
| Beta | 1.41 |
| Profit Margins | -19.76% |
| Website | https://www.box.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest concentrated in the $24-$30 range for near-term expirations, creating a significant 'floor' against downside. Conversely, call activity shows notable new flow and volume spikes at strikes above the current price ($36-$40), suggesting a speculative bid for a rebound, though overall call open interest remains thin compared to the put protection. Implied volatility is elevated on both sides relative to ATM, indicating uncertainty rather than a clear directional consensus.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.08633542 |
| Address1 | 900 Jefferson Avenue |
| All Time High | 38.8 |
| All Time Low | 8.64 |
| Ask | 35.19 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,428,730 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,710,885 |
| Average Volume | 2,710,885 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,428,730 |
| Beta | 1.414 |
| Bid | 35.18 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 0.139 |
| City | Redwood City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 34.98 |
| Current Ratio | 0.76 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 36.155 |
| Day Low | 34.655 |
| Debt To Equity | 2,048.842 |
| Display Name | Box |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,787,691,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,787,691,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,787,688,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,787,688,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,787,688,000 |
| Ebitda | -78,840,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.116560005 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -69.238 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.07 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,458,703,360 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.61292 |
| Eps Forward | 1.83396 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.69 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 30.3374 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.642599 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.1530322 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 8.633542 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 36.16 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.1800003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.032632753 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 21.34 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 13.639999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.63917524 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 21.34 - 36.16 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,422,023,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 142,758,954 |
| Forward Eps | 1.83396 |
| Forward P E | 19.073479 |
| Free Cashflow | 152,298,752 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,980 |
| Fullday Change | 0.239998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.69084 |
| Fullday Price | 35.0 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.69536 |
| Gross Profits | 470,336,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03304 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0510501 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 137,200,773 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,548,892,800 |
| Long Business Summary | Box, Inc. provides a cloud content management platform that enables organizations of various sizes to manage cloud content from anywhere and on any device in Poland, Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The company's Software-as-a-Service platform enables users to work with their content as they need from secure external collaboration, workspaces to e-signature processes, and content workflows improving employee productivity and accelerating business processes. It offers web, mobile, and desktop applications of its solutions on a platform, as well as the ability to develop custom applications. The company was formerly known as Box.net, Inc. and changed its name to Box, Inc. in November 2011. Box, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. |
| Long Name | Box, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,799,282,688 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_23245928 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,572,480,000 |
| Net Income To Common | -133,652,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,580,428,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,766,354,854 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 34.75 |
| Operating Cashflow | 61,031,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.22146 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.67 |
| Phone | 877 729 4269 |
| Post Market Change | 0.020000458 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.05717684 |
| Post Market Price | 35.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,304 |
| Previous Close | 34.74 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 21.687374 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 251.65468 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 7.095416 |
| Profit Margins | -0.1976 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.662 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.4 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.239998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.69084 |
| Regular Market Day High | 36.155 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 34.655 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 34.655 - 36.155 |
| Regular Market Open | 34.75 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 34.74 |
| Regular Market Price | 34.98 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,391,452 |
| Return On Assets | -0.119160004 |
| Return On Equity | -5.75826 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.136 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.627 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 137,200,773 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1125 |
| Shares Short | 15,587,434 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 14,584,383 |
| Short Name | Box, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1408 |
| Short Ratio | 5.23 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | BOX |
| Target High Price | 50.0 |
| Target Low Price | 26.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 37.5 |
| Target Median Price | 38.5 |
| Total Cash | 200,890,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.343 |
| Total Debt | 425,647,008 |
| Total Revenue | 676,392,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.69 |
| Trailing P E | 50.695652 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.6743 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 27.30525 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 7.6747494 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.2810723 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,391,452 |
| Website | https://www.box.com |
| Zip | 94,063 |