AppFolio Inc. (APPF) is a publicly traded company in the Technology — Software - Application industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
AppFolio, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based platform for the real estate industry in the United States. The company provides a cloud-based platform that assist with accounting, reporting, marketing, leasing, maintenance, workflow automation, and communication services.
Is AppFolio Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
AppFolio Inc. (APPF) trades at 48.7× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 314 technology companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At its sector median (32.0×) $140 (-34 %).
Kaplio overview: AppFolio Inc.
Market cap $8B · 52 weeks $143 – $262 (19 % below the high) · P/E 48.7× · 2027 expected P/E 25.7× · Dividend none · Next earnings February 4, 2027 · expected EPS $1.76 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 22.
- Valuation: P/E 48.7× (expensive).
- Business: ROIC 27 % (solid).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 0.2× (solid).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At its sector median (32.0×) $140 (-34 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
P/E calculated by Kaplio with 12-month GAAP earnings; the data provider reports 41.6×.
What matters in technology: 7 of 8 pass
- Gross margin 61.3 %, fails.
- 3y revenue growth 25.1 %, passes.
- Rule of 40 (SaaS only) 50, passes.
- FCF / Revenue 25.1 %, passes.
- ROIC 26.6 %, passes.
- SBC / Revenue 7.4 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −0.2×, passes.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 5y 30.4×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — AppFolio Inc.: P/E 48.7×; EV/EBITDA 30.4×; ROIC 26.6 %; $7.6B. Zillow Group, Inc. Class A (P/E 144×; EV/EBITDA 20.4×; ROIC 0.2 %; $7.2B), Compass, Inc. (P/E 83.8×; EV/EBITDA 96.5×; ROIC 0.2 %; $6.8B), CoStar Group, Inc. (P/E 69.0×; EV/EBITDA 20.3×; ROIC 1.7 %; $12.2B).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 32.03% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 26.63% |
| Return on Assets | 23.73% |
| Gross Margin | 63.32% |
| Operating Margin | 18.83% |
| Net Margin | 15.62% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.04 |
| Current Ratio | 4.00 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 31.22 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +4.41% |
| 3 months | +18.35% |
| Year-to-date | -8.34% |
| 1 year | -16.19% |
| 3 years | +15.80% |
| 5 years | +56.40% |
| 10 years | +1028.31% |
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