Roblox Corporation (RBLX)
Roblox runs a giant virtual playground where millions of players build worlds and spend real money on digital threads and items.
Is Roblox Corporation a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Massive, highly engaged daily player base. Worth weighing: Consistent net losses and negative return on equity.
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.
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 Roblox Corporation do?
Millions of younger users log in daily to hang out in blocky 3D universes, while independent creators design the games that keep them hooked. The company pockets cash when players swap real money for an in-game currency called Robux to deck out their avatars or unlock special perks. The real test is whether the platform can turn rapid top-line expansion into genuine bottom-line profit once it has shared earnings with its creators.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on growth and value, and weakest on momentum.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 36% over the year
- !Carries a lot of debt - roughly 14.2x its equity
- Growth screens high
- Quality screens low
- Momentum screens low
- Income screens low
Does Roblox Corporation pay a dividend?
No - Roblox Corporation 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 Roblox Corporation have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $3.01B in cash against about $1.84B of debt - so it has net cash of about $1.18B. More cash than debt is a cushion: it does not need to borrow just to cover what it owes.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Roblox Corporation'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 Roblox Corporation actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Roblox Corporation fell as much as −75% 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 Roblox Corporation?
About 83% of Roblox Corporation, or about 83 in every 100 shares, is held by big institutions such as pension and index funds, and company insiders hold about 5%. The rest, roughly 12%, 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 Roblox Corporation make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
When does Roblox Corporation report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Roblox Corporation is next scheduled to report on about 2026-10-29 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | $-0.33 | $-0.26 | Beat +22% |
| 2026-04-30 | $-0.41 | $-0.27 | Beat +35% |
| 2026-02-05 | $-0.49 | $-0.45 | Beat +9% |
| 2025-10-30 | $-0.50 | $-0.37 | Beat +26% |
| 2025-07-31 | $-0.38 | $-0.41 | Missed -7% |
| 2025-05-01 | $-0.39 | $-0.32 | Beat +18% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Roblox Corporation came in ahead of what analysts expected 5 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 Roblox Corporation?
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
The platform matures into a profitable virtual economy with mainstream reach.
Fashions change and younger audiences drift toward competing hangouts.
What are the pros and cons of Roblox Corporation?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Massive, highly engaged daily player base
- Rapidly growing top-line turnover
- Self-sustaining creator community building games for free
- Consistent net losses and negative return on equity: How much profit the company makes for each £1 shareholders have put in. Higher usually means a more efficient business.
- High server and app store hosting costs
- Significant share price volatility
- Shifting trends among younger internet users
- Growing creator demands for larger payout shares
- Broader market shifts away from unprofitable tech firms
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- Reaching consistent positive net income for multiple quarters
- A sudden, permanent stall in daily active user growth
Common questions about Roblox Corporation
Does Roblox Corporation pay a dividend?
No - Roblox Corporation 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 Roblox Corporation report earnings next?
Roblox Corporation is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-10-29. 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.