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BOX
Box, Inc.NYSEInformation TechnologySoftware - InfrastructureSnapshot 2026-06-12
Intact
$25.39-0.39%
Close 2026-06-12 · 1-day change
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
The bottom line
Recent financial performance is strong, while risk is elevated. Earnings quality is neutral, and the sector backdrop is a tailwind, with BOX's performance compared to sector peers being typical. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades (about fair); the read is fair. The outlook hinges on guidance changes, as a cut could negatively impact estimates, while a raise could provide a momentum boost. This read is provisional.
as of 2026-06-12
Quick facts
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Market cap
- $3.68B
- Employees
- —
- IPO date
- 2014-03-24
- Next earnings
- 2026-08-25
Price
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Adjusted daily closes (split & dividend). Scroll over the chart to zoom; click a range to reset.
EarningsMaterial event
What's priced in
(what the market already expects)What it's worth (estimated)
A consensus fair price across 8 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $25.39. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
12-month· primaryfair
$26.34consensus
Range $24.34 – $31.37
vs price: -4% below
Method agreement — · 8 methods
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
3-yearinexpensive
$52.24consensus
Range $48.44 – $60.46
vs price: -51% below
Method agreement — · 6 methods
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
5-yearinexpensive
How much to trust our fair value
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
Cheap vs peershigh confidence
At $25 BOX trades at 21× p/e, below its 21× p/e peer median. Our $26 fair value sits above the price; high confidence. Not investment advice.
Multiple (P/E)
20.8x
peer 21.2x · own history 20.8x
Premium
1.0x peer
1.0x its own history
Growth the price needs
-4%
our forecast 9%
Our fair value
$26.34
range $24.09 – $31.37
How this stock is priced
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
Long-term · 1–3 yr
fairfair12-month view
What's priced inJustified
The price implies about 4% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 9%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Low fragilityrisk posture, not a price call
Only weak execution quality, a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
Historical context
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
How strong is the business
(quality & execution)Factor signals
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Recent financial performance
strongOperating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Information Technology names rated strong grew net income 73% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=2777).
81st pctl · Information Technology
Earnings quality
neutralOver the trailing year it converted 1.36x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Information Technology names rated neutral grew net income 62% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=2831).
34th pctl · Information Technology
Macro sensitivity
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
- the broad stock market: This stock moves with the broad market (high beta).
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity.
Management & capital allocation
Earnings setup & market context
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
Earnings setup · pre-print positioning
forward-looking
Strongly bullish9 analysts, 40% Buyfor period ending 2026-07-31
Why this setup
Consensus revisions
EPS estimate $0.39 → $0.40 (+2.4% / 30d). 5 raised, 2 cut, 9 covering analysts.
Rating actions
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 4 maintained. 40% of analysts rate Buy.
Price target activity
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 13.1% above current price.
Material events
1 positive, 0 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.
Market and fundamentals agree. Analysts are positioned bullishly on a fundamentally strong name.
Sector context
Intermediate · WeeklyManagement scorecard
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Long-term · 1–3 yr
Overall: neutral
- Capital allocation
- neutral
- Earnings discipline
- neutral
- Margin discipline
- strong
- Balance sheet
- strong
- Post-call reaction
- strong
Met or beat guidance 50% of the last 2 guided quarters · 95.5% avg surprise
How bumpy is the path
(risk while you hold it)Risk: how this stock moves
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
Intermediate · WeeklyLong-term · 1–3 yr
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$143.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$378.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $4,037.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
elevatedas of 2026-06-12
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
What would change the read
(catalysts & re-read triggers)What changed
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
Short-term · Daily
- No material changes since the prior snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-12
What to watch next
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Intermediate · Weekly
- UpsideHigh confidenceQuartersactive 14d
Watch for better operating income in Q2 results.
Why it matters: Better operating income means improved cost management. This helps with growth plans.
What confirms / what disproves
Confirms:Operating income goes up each year in Q2 results.
Disproves:Operating income decreases or stays flat year over year in Q2 results.
Management priorities
News catalysts
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for BOX yet.
This sector is also watching
- Watch for revenue growth in Information Technology to fall below the median.
What could change this view
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Intermediate · Weekly
Upside triggers
- If the Fed starts cutting rates from the current 3.62%, that would be a tailwind for BOX and other Tech names, since rate-sensitive parts of the market tend to rally when the Fed eases.
- If sector bellwethers like MSFT, ORCL, and PLTR keep beating earnings and guiding higher, the Tech sector momentum should keep lifting BOX and other Tech names. Worth watching these names for early signals.
- If BOX raises forward guidance on the next earnings call (currently NEW as of 2026-05-26), that's a momentum boost. Street estimates typically follow guidance up and the stock tends to re-rate higher.
Downside triggers
- If BOX cuts guidance on the next call (currently NEW as of 2026-05-26), that's a meaningful negative. The Street tends to walk down estimates and the stock usually takes a leg lower.
- If sector bellwethers like MSFT, ORCL, and PLTR start missing or guiding lower, the Tech tailwind helping BOX and other Tech names could fade. Watch these names for early warning.
Recent events
(material 8-K / filing activity)Material updates
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
- 2026-05-2618d agoItem 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 26, 2026, Box, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2026. In the press release, the Company also announced that it will hold a conference call on May 26, 2026 to discuss its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2026. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. This information…
Earnings preannouncementpositive
Score history
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
About the same as last weeklatest as of 2026-06-13
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.