eBay Inc. EBAY
Founded in 1995 in San Jose, California, eBay Inc. is a global commerce leader that connects people and builds communities to create economic opportunity for all. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 12,300
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CA
- CEO
- Jamie Iannone
- Next results
- around Feb 17, 2027
Where each dollar of revenue went, FY2025
Revenue of $11.1B through the costs to a net profit of $2.0B · income statement of the 10-K
EBAY among Consumer discretionary peers
Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 46 peers the company is above, not a score.
What changed
69 new risk paragraphs and 3 accounting facts worth reading about. 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026 against Feb 27, 2025.
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
Accounting checks
10 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.
3facts worth reading about the other 7 checks found nothing to note
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Receivables growing faster than revenueReceivables +25.0% vs revenue +7.9% (+17.1 pts)
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Cash from operations lower than net incomeCash from operations $2.0B vs net income $2.0B (FY ending Dec 31, 2025)
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Critical audit matters changedNew this year: Accounting for Income Taxes (“As described in Notes 1 and 14 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $311 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, and has deferred tax assets of $3,929 million, deferred tax liabilities of $2,246 million and unrecognized tax benefits of $521 ”). No longer listed: Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits and Taxes on Foreign Earnings
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Same auditor in both 10-Ks: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
6 more checks with nothing to note
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No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
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No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
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No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
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No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
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No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
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No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In their words
69 paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2025. Quoted as filed.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
We experience significant variation in our operating and financial results, including GMV and net revenues. All of our GMV, and substantially all of our net revenues each quarter come from transactions involving sales during that quarter. As a result, it is inherently difficult to accurately forecast our GMV, the amount and sources of…
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
The businesses and markets in which we operate are intensely competitive. We compete with a wide and growing variety of online and offline businesses that provide similar goods and services across numerous industries and geographies in which we operate, including traditional retail, e-commerce, live commerce, advertising, search…
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
If our advertising products, including our Promoted Listings, are not competitive, we will lose advertising revenues and our business will be harmed.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
Our business depends on consumer engagement and spending, which makes our results of operations particularly sensitive to shifts in, and events that impact, consumer confidence, platform engagement and buying trends. Our business model is dependent upon consumer engagement and spending, which is difficult to predict and which can vary…
New risk paragraphs, against peers
Latest 10-K of each, Consumer discretionary companies closest in revenue
Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.
Financial performance
Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.8B | $10.1B | $10.3B | $11.1B |
| Net income | −$1.3B | $2.8B | $2.0B | $2.0B |
| Operating cash flow | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.0B |
| Free cash flow | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $1.4B |
Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025
Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD
$11.1B ▲ 7.9% in FY2025$2.0B ▲ 2.8% in FY2025$1.4B ▼ 26.7% in FY2025
Recent filings
3 filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR
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10-QOct 29, 2026Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Sep 30, 2026
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8-KOct 28, 2026Quarterly results 8-K item 2.02
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8-KOct 22, 2026Quarterly results, Restructuring or exit costs 8-K items 2.02, 2.05
About the company
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA · from the 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026
Founded in 1995 in San Jose, California, eBay Inc. is a global commerce leader that connects people and builds communities to create economic opportunity for all. Our technology empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world, providing everyone the opportunity to grow and thrive. Our Marketplace platforms, including our online marketplace located at www.ebay.com and its localized counterparts, our off-platform marketplaces and our suite of mobile apps, together, create one of the world's largest and most vibrant marketplaces for discovering great value and a unique selection. In 2025, eBay enabled nearly $80 billion of Gross Merchandise Volume (“GMV”).
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CA
- Country
- United States
- Reports in
- USD
- Listed on
- Nasdaq
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Last results
- Oct 28, 2026
- Incorporated in
- DE
Employees, at the top of the page: "As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 12,300 people globally, of which, approximately 7,200 were located in the United States" (10-K). Address and exchange: SEC's company file.
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Sources
The 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Feb 27, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.
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