NerdWallet Inc.
NerdWallet, Inc. (NerdWallet, the Company, we, our, or us) provides consumers and small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) with trusted guidance across a broad range of finance topics through a digital platform that integrates independent editorial content, comparison tools, data-driven product marketplaces, and access to regulated financial services offered through our subsidiaries. Our platform …
$10.45
-$0.08 (-0.76%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 7.79%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue up 21.7% YoY with margins expanding 6.4pp.
Even for strong businesses, today's 12x P/E means the stock needs to keep delivering. There's no margin of safety if growth disappoints.
11.7x earnings, 4.2x FCF. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$860M
▲ +21.7% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$65M
▲ +60.2% YoY
Op. Margin
10.23%
▲ +6.4pp YoY
ROIC
16.95%
▲ +10.1pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$163M
▲ +83.0% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$164M
▲ +83.3% YoY
Net Debt
-$55M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$62M
5Y CAGR: +27.8%
5Y CAGR: +56.0%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 6 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 12 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is NerdWallet (NRDS) overvalued?
At a P/E of 11.7 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 4.2, NerdWallet (NRDS) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $126.19 per share, so at $10.45 the stock looks undervalued (1,107.5% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, NerdWallet scores 97/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a high-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is NerdWallet's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $126.19 per share for NRDS, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $94.64. At today's $10.45, that puts the stock about 1,107.5% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is NerdWallet a high-quality business?+
NerdWallet scores 97 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a high-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 10.2% operating margin and a 17.0% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is NerdWallet a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. NRDS currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 97/100 on quality (high-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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