Wayfair Inc. (W) Key Metrics

NYSE: WValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

W valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$14.69B
Enterprise value
$15.83B
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
25.8
PEG ratio
23.50
Price / sales
1.1
10-yr median 1.0
Price / book
—
EV / EBITDA
145.3
10-yr median 95.6
Dividend yield
—
Beta
3.02

W key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

W valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

Price / sales+128.4%
1.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.9 (−50.3%)2017: 1.5 (+67.9%)2018: 1.2 (−19.6%)2019: 0.9 (−23.2%)2020: 1.6 (+73.7%)2021: 1.4 (−9.1%)2022: 0.3 (−80.2%)2023: 0.6 (+105.4%)2024: 0.5 (−21.5%)2025: 1.1 (+128.4%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA
190.4
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2020: 36.82021: 95.6 (+159.7%)2025: 190.4
20162025
Price / free cash flow−39.4%
39.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2020: 20.72021: 152.0 (+633.3%)2024: 65.72025: 39.8 (−39.4%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield+1.0 pts
2.5%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: −2.2% (−4.0 pts)2017: −1.6% (+0.6 pts)2018: −1.7% (−0.1 pts)2019: −7.2% (−5.5 pts)2020: 4.8% (+12.0 pts)2021: 0.7% (−4.2 pts)2022: −32.5% (−33.1 pts)2023: −0.0% (+32.4 pts)2024: 1.5% (+1.6 pts)2025: 2.5% (+1.0 pts)
20162025

W valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

W returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

W debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

W cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

W price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

W key metrics

2016–2025
Wayfair Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$13.09B$5.45B$7.03B$3.49B$19.76B$22.43B$8.33B$8.06B$6.98B$2.98B
Enterprise value$15.61B$8.30B$9.89B$6.36B$21.41B$23.47B$9.72B$8.07B$6.90B$2.73B
P/E ratio—————121.3————
Price / sales1.10.50.60.31.41.60.91.21.50.9
Price / book—————————37.5
Price / free cash flow39.865.7——152.020.7————
Price / operating cash flow24.517.220.2—48.215.8—95.0207.647.4
EV / sales1.30.70.80.51.61.71.11.21.50.8
EV / EBITDA190.4———95.636.8————
EV / free cash flow47.5100.0——164.721.7————
Earnings yield−2.4%−9.0%−10.5%−38.2%−0.7%0.8%−11.8%−6.3%−3.5%−6.5%
Free cash flow yield2.5%1.5%−0.0%−32.5%0.7%4.8%−7.2%−1.7%−1.6%−2.2%
Dividend yield————————0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)—0.0%0.0%2.2%1.5%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%
Share price at fiscal year-end$100.41$44.32$61.70$32.89$189.97$225.81$90.37$90.08$80.27$35.05
Per share
Revenue per share$95.58$96.35$105.29$115.26$131.81$142.40$98.99$75.77$54.27$39.78
Earnings per share−$2.40−$4.00−$6.47−$12.56−$1.26$1.86−$10.68−$5.63−$2.81−$2.29
Operating cash flow per share$4.10$2.58$3.06−$6.36$3.94$14.26−$2.13$0.95$0.39$0.74
Free cash flow per share$2.52$0.67−$0.02−$10.68$1.25$10.90−$6.48−$1.53−$1.30−$0.77
Cash per share$11.83$11.15$11.85$12.06$23.07$26.09$10.71$10.77$7.13$4.10
Book value per share−$21.34−$22.40−$23.75−$24.06−$15.57−$12.00−$10.24−$3.70−$0.56$0.93
Tangible book value per share−$21.43−$22.51−$23.87−$24.20−$15.72−$12.17−$10.44−$3.73−$0.59$0.88
Dividends per share————————$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$1.57$1.90$3.08$4.32$2.69$3.37$4.35$2.48$1.69$1.51
Debt per share$31.21$34.32$36.88$39.20$38.98$36.50$25.70$10.86$6.16$1.14
Shares outstanding130.3M123.0M114.0M106.0M104.0M99.3M92.2M89.5M87.0M85.0M
Change in shares outstanding+6.0%+7.9%+7.5%+1.9%+4.7%+7.7%+3.0%+2.9%+2.4%+1.5%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)—————————−120.8%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)—−303.5%−271.6%−602.4%——————
Return on assets (ROA)−9.1%−14.2%−20.9%−32.7%−2.9%4.9%−40.7%−32.5%−24.8%−26.7%
Return on tangible assets−9.1%−14.3%−21.3%−37.3%−2.9%4.1%−33.6%−26.7%−20.2%−25.7%
Free cash flow margin2.6%0.7%−0.0%−9.3%0.9%7.7%−6.5%−2.0%−2.4%−1.9%
Income quality (OCF / net income)—————7.66————
Financial health
Total debt$4.07B$4.22B$4.20B$4.16B$4.05B$3.63B$2.37B$971.9M$535.7M$96.7M
Cash & short-term investments$1.54B$1.37B$1.35B$1.28B$2.40B$2.59B$987.0M$963.7M$620.0M$348.6M
Net debt$2.53B$2.85B$2.85B$2.88B$1.66B$1.03B$1.38B$8.2M−$84.3M−$251.9M
Debt / equity—————————1.22
Debt / assets1.181.221.211.160.890.790.800.510.440.13
Net debt / EBITDA30.80———7.391.62————
Current ratio0.940.790.850.931.361.410.851.101.100.86
Quick ratio0.910.760.820.891.331.380.821.061.070.82
Interest coverage0.2-15.9-47.8-51.3-2.92.5-16.9-16.6-25.0—
Working capital−$128.0M−$493.0M−$328.0M−$139.0M$795.0M$880.0M−$234.4M$116.7M$77.1M−$80.1M
Invested capital−$256.0M$94.0M$146.0M$327.0M$36.0M−$158.0M$438.7M−$322.5M−$132.6M−$172.5M
Tangible asset value−$2.79B−$2.77B−$2.72B−$2.57B−$1.64B−$1.21B−$963.0M−$333.3M−$51.4M$75.2M
Net current asset value−$4.22B−$4.34B−$4.33B−$4.20B−$3.18B−$2.72B−$2.52B−$965.6M−$444.9M−$205.2M
Graham net-net per share−$34.87−$37.29−$40.50−$42.94−$33.98−$30.35−$30.03−$13.38−$6.89−$3.65
Capital allocation
Dividends paid————————$0$0
Share buybacks (net)—$0$0$75.0M$300.0M$380.2M$0$0$1.6M$21.1M
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow—0.0%——230.8%35.1%————
Capex / revenue1.6%2.0%2.9%3.7%2.0%2.4%4.4%3.3%3.1%3.8%
Capex / operating cash flow38.4%73.8%100.6%—68.3%23.6%—261.6%436.7%203.9%
Capex / depreciation0.670.600.841.230.871.172.081.801.692.30
Stock-based compensation / revenue2.7%3.3%5.0%4.2%2.5%2.0%2.5%1.9%1.4%1.5%
R&D / revenue—2.2%2.3%1.8%1.2%0.9%0.9%0.8%0.7%0.6%
SG&A / revenue27.4%16.7%20.4%5.2%14.7%22.9%17.8%15.1%28.5%13.8%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding6.28.18.79.56.24.14.02.42.22.9
Days of inventory on hand3.13.33.63.32.32.12.82.62.42.7
Days payables outstanding51.454.753.449.143.237.640.738.341.546.1
Cash conversion cycle (days)-42.1-43.3-41.0-36.3-34.7-31.4-34.0-33.3-37.0-40.5
Receivables turnover59.0445.2341.7538.3658.5888.3991.89153.11165.47125.95
Payables turnover7.106.676.847.438.459.728.969.528.797.91
Inventory turnover118.26109.63101.04110.72162.20176.49129.43139.95154.62133.81
Asset turnover3.613.423.403.003.003.763.774.374.784.64
Average receivables$211.0M$262.0M$287.5M$318.5M$234.0M$160.0M$99.3M$44.3M$28.5M$26.8M
Average payables$1.22B$1.24B$1.22B$1.19B$1.16B$1.03B$779.1M$545.3M$409.9M$325.2M
Average inventory$73.5M$75.5M$82.5M$79.5M$60.5M$56.8M$53.9M$37.1M$23.3M$19.2M
Intangibles / total assets0.3%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.6%0.1%0.3%0.6%

Computed from W's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 19, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

W valuation and financial ratios

It ended the year with $4.1 billion of debt and $1.5 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $2.5 billion. The share count rose 53.4% from 85.0M to 130.3M over 9 years.

See the W income statement, the W chart for price history, or the W stock overview for the latest quote and news.

W key metrics FAQ

What is Wayfair's EV/EBITDA?

Wayfair's enterprise value was 190.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $15.6 billion, EBITDA $82.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 145.3.

How much debt does Wayfair have?

Wayfair had total debt of $4.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and $2.5 billion of net debt (30.80 times EBITDA).

What is Wayfair's free cash flow yield?

Wayfair generated $329.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 2.5% on its market value at year-end ($13.1 billion).

What is Wayfair's current ratio?

Wayfair's current ratio was 0.94 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.94 times current liabilities.

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