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Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI)

Industrials | Integrated Freight & Logistics | Shelton, United States | NYSE
16.65 USD -0.35 (-2.059%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 10:20 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:52 a.m. EDT

Pitney Bowes presents a classic value trap scenario where the math looks attractive but the business reality is deteriorating. While the stock trades at a low forward P/E of roughly 9x and offers a 2.4% yield, the company is actively cutting its dividend, reducing the payout from $0.20 to $0.18 annually. This is a clear signal that management views the current cash flow as insufficient to sustain previous levels, effectively capping the dividend rating at neutral despite the low yield. Fundamentally, the company is shrinking; revenue growth is negative at -2.3%, and the book value is negative, meaning the company owes more than it owns. The price-to-book ratio of -2.7x confirms this insolvency risk. Although the stock has rallied recently due to a one-time debt reduction and a non-GAAP earnings beat, these are temporary fixes masking a structural decline in core operations. The massive short interest (16.7%) suggests the market remains deeply skeptical of the turnaround story. For investors, the lack of organic growth combined with a shrinking payout makes this a poor long-term hold, despite the cheap valuation metrics.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.070471
MSTL0.087698
AutoTheta0.091094
AutoARIMA0.118329

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 5.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.572
Excess Kurtosis -0.77
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Revenue per Share 12.266
Market Cap 2,282,551,808
Trailing P/E 13.54
Forward P/E 9.14
Beta 1.65
Profit Margins 10.04%
Website https://www.pitneybowes.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at deep strikes ($5-$10) for 2027-2028 expirations, suggesting a fear of significant downside or a 'lottery ticket' strategy rather than a directional bet. Conversely, call interest is concentrated near the money ($16-$17) with notable open interest walls at $20, indicating a belief in a modest rebound to current highs but skepticism about a major breakout. The implied volatility skew shows elevated premiums for deep out-of-the-money puts relative to calls, reflecting asymmetric risk perception.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.59% 3.01% 3.31% 3.97%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-10 0.100000 0.589275
2026-05-18 0.100000 0.607533
2026-02-27 0.090000 0.838770
2025-11-10 0.090000 0.970874
2025-08-11 0.080000 0.720072
2025-05-19 0.070000 0.756757
2025-02-21 0.060000 0.581395
2024-11-18 0.050000 0.685871
2024-08-22 0.050000 0.697350
2024-05-22 0.050000 0.986193
2024-02-08 0.050000 1.275510
2023-11-14 0.050000 1.210654
2023-08-21 0.050000 1.428571
2023-05-22 0.050000 1.552795
2023-02-16 0.050000 1.179245
2022-11-14 0.050000 1.483680
2022-08-19 0.050000 1.501502
2022-05-20 0.050000 1.103753
2022-02-17 0.050000 1.043841
2021-11-15 0.050000 0.629723
2021-08-19 0.050000 0.681199
2021-05-20 0.050000 0.638570
2021-02-11 0.050000 0.553097
2020-11-16 0.050000 0.826446
2020-08-20 0.050000 0.838926
2020-05-21 0.050000 2.032520
2020-02-13 0.050000 1.269036
2019-11-18 0.050000 1.059322
2019-08-22 0.050000 1.369863
2019-05-23 0.050000 1.098901
2019-02-14 0.050000 0.715308
2018-11-19 0.188000 2.397959
2018-08-23 0.188000 2.350000
2018-05-24 0.188000 2.160920
2018-02-15 0.188000 1.530945
2017-11-20 0.188000 1.918367
2017-08-23 0.188000 1.498008
2017-05-24 0.188000 1.253333
2017-02-15 0.188000 1.408240
2016-11-17 0.188000 1.262592
2016-08-18 0.188000 1.016766
2016-05-25 0.188000 1.028446
2016-02-17 0.188000 1.070615
2015-11-18 0.188000 0.893961
2015-08-19 0.188000 0.887630
2015-05-27 0.188000 0.828924
2015-02-18 0.188000 0.824200
2014-11-19 0.188000 0.773663
2014-08-20 0.188000 0.704120
2014-05-28 0.188000 0.682643
2014-02-12 0.188000 0.750499
2013-11-14 0.188000 0.822757
2013-08-07 0.188000 1.061547
2013-05-08 0.188000 1.216828
2013-02-13 0.375000 2.735230
2012-11-14 0.375000 3.456221
2012-08-08 0.375000 2.690101
2012-05-09 0.375000 2.459016
2012-02-15 0.375000 2.074115
2011-11-16 0.370000 1.973333
2011-08-10 0.370000 2.038568
2011-05-11 0.370000 1.502843
2011-02-16 0.370000 1.438569
2010-11-17 0.365000 1.625111
2010-08-11 0.365000 1.831410
2010-05-12 0.365000 1.486156
2010-02-17 0.365000 1.615759
2009-11-18 0.360000 1.465798
2009-08-12 0.360000 1.636364
2009-05-13 0.360000 1.694118
2009-02-18 0.360000 1.656696
2008-11-19 0.350000 1.540493
2008-08-13 0.350000 0.988980
2008-05-14 0.350000 0.925926
2008-02-13 0.350000 0.919601
2007-11-20 0.330000 0.874172
2007-08-15 0.330000 0.754286
2007-05-16 0.330000 0.696643
2007-02-14 0.330000 0.686356
2006-11-15 0.320000 0.676247
2006-08-16 0.320000 0.754717
2006-05-17 0.320000 0.759914
2006-02-15 0.320000 0.746791
2005-11-16 0.310000 0.763735
2005-08-17 0.310000 0.704385
2005-05-18 0.310000 0.675823
2005-02-16 0.310000 0.664523
2004-11-17 0.305000 0.699541
2004-08-18 0.305000 0.717478
2004-05-19 0.305000 0.714286
2004-02-18 0.305000 0.741011
2003-11-19 0.300000 0.750939
2003-08-20 0.300000 0.774793
2003-05-21 0.300000 0.852273
2003-02-19 0.300000 0.935454
2002-11-20 0.295000 0.862069
2002-08-21 0.295000 0.779804
2002-05-22 0.295000 0.708453
2002-02-20 0.295000 0.746646
2001-12-06 0.290000 0.698290
2001-12-03 0.972000 2.358079
2001-08-22 0.290000 0.672386
2001-05-23 0.290000 0.729927
2001-02-22 0.290000 0.854197
2000-11-21 0.285000 0.980645
2000-08-23 0.285000 0.815742
2000-05-24 0.285000 0.711388
2000-02-23 0.285000 0.570000
1999-11-23 0.255000 0.531943
1999-08-25 0.255000 0.450331
1999-05-26 0.255000 0.392308
1999-02-23 0.255000 0.377428
1998-11-24 0.225000 0.394304
1998-08-26 0.225000 0.421053
1998-05-26 0.225000 0.473062
1998-02-23 0.225000 0.486486
1997-11-24 0.200000 0.490421
1997-08-26 0.200000 0.513644
1997-05-23 0.200000 0.564374
1997-02-21 0.200000 0.647773
1996-11-22 0.172500 0.601307
1996-08-23 0.172500 0.695214
1996-05-23 0.172500 0.676471
1996-02-22 0.172500 0.683168
1995-11-21 0.150000 0.679887
1995-08-23 0.150000 0.740741
1995-05-22 0.150000 0.816327
1995-02-17 0.150000 0.885609
1994-11-18 0.130000 0.770370
1994-08-22 0.130000 0.702703
1994-05-23 0.130000 0.684211
1994-02-18 0.130000 0.590909
1993-11-19 0.112500 0.537313
1993-08-23 0.112500 0.540541
1993-05-24 0.112500 0.524781
1993-02-19 0.112500 0.555556
1992-11-20 0.097500 0.506494
1992-08-21 0.097500 0.569343
1992-05-13 0.097500 0.605825
1992-02-20 0.097500 0.570384
1991-11-20 0.085000 0.591304
1991-08-21 0.085000 0.576271
1991-05-21 0.085000 0.609865
1991-02-19 0.085000 0.644550
1990-11-20 0.075000 0.854093
1990-08-21 0.075000 0.781759
1990-05-21 0.075000 0.615385
1990-02-16 0.075000 0.683761
1989-11-20 0.065000 0.531969
1989-08-21 0.065000 0.508557
1989-05-22 0.065000 0.557641
1989-02-17 0.065000 0.589235
1988-11-21 0.057500 0.555891
1988-08-22 0.057500 0.547619
1988-05-23 0.057500 0.549254
1988-02-22 0.057500 0.549254
1987-11-20 0.047500 0.565056
1987-08-24 0.047500 0.390746
1987-05-21 0.047500 0.508361
1987-02-23 0.047500 0.464832
1986-11-21 0.041250 0.471429
1986-08-22 0.041250 0.515625
1986-05-21 0.041250 0.581498
1986-02-24 0.041250 0.639225
1985-11-21 0.037500 0.662983
1985-08-22 0.037500 0.750000
1985-05-21 0.037500 0.712166
1985-02-22 0.037500 0.757098
1984-11-21 0.032500 0.767528
1984-08-22 0.032500 0.776119
1984-05-21 0.032500 0.852459
1984-02-22 0.032500 0.945455
1983-11-21 0.028750 0.652482
1983-08-23 0.028750 0.793103
1983-05-04 0.028750 0.738956
1983-02-22 0.025000 0.788177
1982-11-19 0.025000 0.879121
1982-08-23 0.025000 1.103448
1982-05-24 0.025000 1.379310
1982-02-22 0.025000 1.632653
1981-11-20 0.025000 1.658031
1981-08-24 0.025000 1.538462
1981-05-21 0.025000 1.385281
1981-02-23 0.025000 1.333333
1980-11-21 0.025000 1.134752
1980-08-22 0.021875 0.952381
1980-05-21 0.021875 0.962199
1980-02-22 0.021875 1.010830
1979-11-21 0.021875 1.327014
1979-08-22 0.018750 1.004184
1979-05-21 0.018750 1.137440
1979-02-22 0.018750 1.218274
1978-11-21 0.018750 1.304348
1978-08-22 0.015625 0.892857
1978-05-22 0.015625 1.052632
1978-02-22 0.015625 1.360544
1977-11-21 0.015625 1.307189
1977-08-22 0.012500 1.052632
1977-05-23 0.012500 1.025641
1977-02-22 0.012500 1.142857
1976-11-19 0.010625 1.225225
1976-08-23 0.010625 1.087999
1976-05-24 0.010625 1.162393
1976-02-23 0.010625 0.985507
1975-11-21 0.009375 1.061946
1975-08-22 0.009375 0.909091
1975-05-21 0.009375 0.888888
1975-02-24 0.009375 1.008403
1974-11-22 0.009375 1.379309
1974-08-22 0.009375 1.518986
1974-05-21 0.006250 1.012657
1974-02-22 0.006250 0.987654
1973-08-22 0.010625 1.446809
1973-05-21 0.010625 1.416667
1973-02-22 0.010625 0.894737
1972-11-21 0.010625 0.931507
1972-08-22 0.010625 0.759776
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.35
exDividendDate 2026-08-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.36
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.021176472
lastDividendValue 0.1
lastDividendDate 2026-08-10
dividendDate 2026-09-08

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.51111114
Address1 27 Waterview Drive
All Time High 73.3125
All Time Low 0.40625
Ask 16.67
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,713,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,638,265
Average Volume 1,638,265
Average Volume10Days 1,713,720
Beta 1.652
Bid 16.65
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 2
Book Value -6.299
City Shelton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 16.65
Current Ratio 0.734
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 16.87
Day Low 16.62
Display Name Pitney Bowes
Dividend Date 1,788,825,600
Dividend Yield 2.35
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,412,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,412,800
Earnings Growth 1.158
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.665
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 524,735,008
Ebitda Margins 0.28118
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.022
Enterprise To Revenue 2.256
Enterprise Value 4,209,434,624
Eps Current Year 1.675
Eps Forward 1.82167
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.23
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 16.8854
Fifty Day Average Change -0.23540115
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.013941105
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 51.111115
Fifty Two Week High 19.07
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.42
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1269009
Fifty Two Week Low 8.95
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.8603352
Fifty Two Week Range 8.95 - 19.07
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 76,253,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.3
Float Shares 134,634,926
Forward Eps 1.82167
Forward P E 9.139964
Free Cashflow 233,828,128
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 6,600
Fullday Change 0.059999466
Fullday Change Percent 0.35418808
Fullday Price 16.65
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.54081
Gross Profits 1,009,273,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.017
Held Percent Institutions 0.9234
Implied Shares Outstanding 137,090,212
Industry Integrated Freight & Logistics
Industry Disp Integrated Freight & Logistics
Industry Key integrated-freight-logistics
Ir Website http://www.investorrelations.pitneybowes.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=83377&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Last Dividend Value 0.1
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 885,254,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Pitney Bowes Inc. provides digital shipping solutions, mailing innovation, and financial services worldwide. It operates through SendTech Solutions and Presort Services segments. The SendTech Solutions segment offers physical and digital shipping and mailing technology solutions and other applications for sending, tracking, and receiving of letters, parcels and flats, as well as supplies and maintenance services. This segment also provides financing alternatives to finance other manufacturers' equipment and product purchases. The Presort Services segment operates as a workshare partner of the United States Postal Service; and offers mail sortation services. It markets its products, solutions, and services through direct and inside sales force, partner channels, direct mailings, and digital channels. The company was formerly known as Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Company. Pitney Bowes Inc. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut.
Long Name Pitney Bowes Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,282,551,808
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_297018
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 187,346,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,139,974,515
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 16.79
Operating Cashflow 485,620,000
Operating Margins 0.21681
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2927
Peg Ratio 0.63
Phone 203 922 4000
Previous Close 17.0
Price Eps Current Year 9.940299
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -2.6432767
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2230942
Profit Margins 0.100389995
Quick Ratio 0.633
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.35000038
Regular Market Change Percent -2.0588257
Regular Market Day High 16.87
Regular Market Day Low 16.62
Regular Market Day Range 16.62 - 16.87
Regular Market Open 16.79
Regular Market Previous Close 17.0
Regular Market Price 16.65
Regular Market Time 1,791,987,630
Regular Market Volume 84,363
Return On Assets 0.08407
Revenue Growth -0.023
Revenue Per Share 12.266
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 137,090,212
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.136
Shares Short 18,647,021
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 16,586,471
Short Name Pitney Bowes Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1694
Short Ratio 10.85
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol PBI
Target High Price 22.0
Target Low Price 17.3
Target Mean Price 19.56
Target Median Price 18.5
Total Cash 278,752,992
Total Cash Per Share 2.033
Total Debt 2,157,654,016
Total Revenue 1,866,210,944
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.36
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.021176472
Trailing Eps 1.23
Trailing P E 13.536585
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.6583
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 14.42835
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.2216492
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.15397805
Type Disp Equity
Volume 84,363
Website https://www.pitneybowes.com
Zip 6,484