Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON)
Peloton is a fitness company that combines high-end exercise equipment with a subscription service for live and on-demand workout classes.
Is Peloton Interactive, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Strong brand recognition in the home fitness space. Worth weighing: High volatility compared to the broader market.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Share price divided by the earnings actually reported over the four most recent quarters. The range is the same calculation at each of this company's last few results, so roughly the past year.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 5 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does Peloton Interactive, Inc. do?
Peloton sells connected exercise bikes and treadmills, but their real focus is the monthly subscription fee users pay to access their library of fitness content. After a massive surge in popularity during the pandemic, the company has been working hard to cut costs and find a sustainable path to profitability. Watch how well they keep existing members engaged while attracting new ones without spending a fortune on marketing.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and growth, and weakest on income.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- !Thin profits - turns only about 3% of sales into profit
- !High P/E of 40 - big growth is already priced in
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- Income screens low
Does Peloton Interactive, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Peloton Interactive, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
Does Peloton Interactive, Inc. have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $1.21B in cash against about $1.71B of debt - so it has net debt of about $503.60M. Debt is not automatically a problem - it funds growth - but it has to be serviced and repaid, which matters more when profits wobble.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Peloton Interactive, Inc.'s numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over about 2 years to 2026-09-11. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Peloton Interactive, Inc. actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Peloton Interactive, Inc. fell as much as −65% from a high to a later low. Falls like this are normal when you own a share.
Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
How has it done year by year?
Calendar-year total return - the share price with dividends reinvested - from adjusted closing prices. The current year is only part-complete. Past returns are not a guide to the future.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Who owns Peloton Interactive, Inc.?
About 98% of Peloton Interactive, Inc., or about 98 in every 100 shares, is held by big institutions such as pension and index funds, and company insiders hold about 1%. The rest, roughly 1%, is held by the public and smaller investors.
What this does and doesn't tell you
This is a recent snapshot of the share register, and it moves. We don't read anything into who owns what - a high institutional share is common for any large listed company and is not a signal about it.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does Peloton Interactive, Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Where does each £100 of Peloton Interactive, Inc.'s sales go?
A rough split of the latest full-year figures: of every £100 of sales, about £47 covers making the product or service, £50 goes on running costs, tax and interest, and about £3 is left as profit. Margins vary a lot by industry, and one-off items can distort a single year.
When does Peloton Interactive, Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Peloton Interactive, Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-11-05 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | $0.12 | $0.13 | Beat +7% |
| 2026-05-07 | $0.08 | $0.06 | Missed -20% |
| 2026-02-05 | $-0.05 | $-0.03 | Beat +41% |
| 2025-11-06 | $0.01 | $0.06 | Beat +504% |
| 2025-08-07 | $-0.03 | $0.11 | Beat +479% |
| 2025-05-08 | $-0.06 | $-0.12 | Missed -97% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Peloton Interactive, Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 4 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
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Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for Peloton Interactive, Inc.?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
Peloton becomes a dominant, profitable lifestyle brand.
The business model fails to scale profitably.
What are the pros and cons of Peloton Interactive, Inc.?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Strong brand recognition in the home fitness space
- High gross margins on hardware and subscriptions
- Loyal community of existing subscribers
- High volatility compared to the broader market
- No dividend payments for shareholders
- History of struggling to turn a consistent profit
- Heavy reliance on discretionary consumer spending
- Intense competition from gyms and cheaper fitness apps
- High debt levels impacting financial flexibility
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- Consistent quarterly net profit growth
- A significant reduction in total company debt
Common questions about Peloton Interactive, Inc.
Does Peloton Interactive, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Peloton Interactive, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend, so the return would rest on the share price. Many growing companies reinvest profits instead of paying them out.
When does Peloton Interactive, Inc. report earnings next?
Peloton Interactive, Inc. is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-11-05. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.