STNE Stock Analysis: StoneCo | NASDAQ

Software - Infrastructure | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 2.198m USD | 12M Return: -39.4% | KYG851581069 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Payment Processing, Digital Banking, Credit Financing, Prepayment
Total Rating 33
Safety 72
Buy Signal -0.69
Software - Infrastructure
Industry Rotation: -3.4
Market Cap: 2.20B
Avg Turnover: 49.6M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility46.3%
VaR 5th Pctl7.75%
VaR vs Median1.52%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.85
Rel. Str. IBD6.3
Rel. Str. Peer Group11.9
Character TTM
Beta1.192
Beta Downside1.040
Hurst Exponent0.477
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD57.64%
CAGR/Max DD0.03
CAGR/Mean DD0.07
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of STNE over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-09": 0.46, "2021-12": 0.13, "2022-03": 0.43, "2022-06": 0.25, "2022-09": 0.52, "2022-12": 0.72, "2023-03": 0.73, "2023-06": 0.94, "2023-09": 1.32, "2023-12": 1.76, "2024-03": 1.42, "2024-06": 1.58, "2024-09": 1.94, "2024-12": 2.26, "2025-03": 1.97, "2025-06": 0.39, "2025-09": 2.51, "2025-12": 2.84, "2026-03": 2.19, "2026-06": 0.47,
EPS CAGR: 25.65%
EPS Trend: 87.3%
Last SUE: 0.10
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of STNE over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-09: 1415.387, 2021-12: 1781.968, 2022-03: 1936.821, 2022-06: 2149.727, 2022-09: 2355.777, 2022-12: 2574.019, 2023-03: 2553.229, 2023-06: 2759.994, 2023-09: 2952.86, 2023-12: 3097.941, 2024-03: 2645.169, 2024-06: 2795.662, 2024-09: 3213.298, 2024-12: 3490.762, 2025-03: 3179.668, 2025-06: 3286.241, 2025-09: 3566.79, 2025-12: 3539.674, 2026-03: 3578.024, 2026-06: 3337.38,
Rev. CAGR: 10.40%
Rev. Trend: 98.6%
Last SUE: -0.25
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Earnings Expected To Drop (P/E To P/E Forward)
Below Avwap Earnings
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 7.9 years of data

Jan -1.1% 6
Feb -2.3% 23
Mar -4.3% 6
Apr -4.5% 10
May -2.6% 10
Jun -3.0% 25
Jul +7.4% 27
Aug -2.9% 6
Sep -7.8% 18
Oct -4.3% 25
Nov -1.9% 9
Dec -11.2% 11

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: STNE StoneCo

StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ: STNE) is a Cayman Islands-incorporated financial technology company that provides software and electronic commerce solutions to merchants and integrated partners across in-store, online, and mobile channels in Brazil. Its services span payment processing, prepayment, digital banking, and credit solutions, with offerings that include electronic payments, Pix transactions, split- and multi-payment processing, recurring payments, and tap-on-phone technology. The company serves online, offline, and omni-channel clients through its Stone, tonstone, and paggar.me brands, and has been publicly traded since its October 2018 IPO.

StoneCo operates within Brazils large and rapidly digitalizing payments ecosystem, where it competes alongside incumbents and challenger processors in transaction and payment processing. A distinctive feature of the market is Pix, the instant payment system developed by the Central Bank of Brazil, which has become a widely adopted low-cost payment rail for both consumers and merchants, reshaping competitive dynamics in the sector.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Pix adoption pressures card processing take rates in Brazil
  • SMB acquiring TPV growth drives core payment revenue
  • Credit solutions expansion lifts blended take rate and margins
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 5.5
Net Income: 3.31b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.15 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 74.38% < 20% (prev 121.5%; Δ -47.11% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 4.82b > Net Income 3.31b
Net Debt (8.22b) to EBITDA (6.63b): 1.24 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.26 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (245.4m) vs 12m ago -11.06% < -2%
Gross Margin: 72.44% > 18% (prev 74.38%; Δ -1.94% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 24.83% > 50% (prev 23.88%; Δ 0.95% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.98 > 6 (EBIT TTM 5.61b / Interest Expense TTM 2.83b)
Altman Z'' 2.28
A: 0.18 (Total Current Assets 50.2b - Total Current Liabilities 39.8b) / Total Assets 57.8b
B: 0.07 (Retained Earnings 4.12b / Total Assets 57.8b)
C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 5.61b / Avg Total Assets 56.5b)
D: 0.18 (Book Value of Equity 8.98b / Total Liabilities 48.8b)
Altman-Z'' = 2.28 = BBB
Beneish M -2.65
DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 39.9b/37.9b, Revenue 14.0b/13.2b)
GMI: 1.03 (GM 74.38% / 72.44%)
AQI: 1.53 (AQ_t 0.10 / AQ_t-1 0.07)
SGI: 1.06 (Revenue 14.0b / 13.2b)
TATA: -0.03 (NI 3.31b - CFO 4.82b) / TA 57.8b)
Beneish M = -2.65 (Cap -4..+1) = A
What is the price of STNE shares?

As of September 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 9.30 with a total of 3,917,356 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.41%, over one month by -4.91%, over three months by -13.81% and over the past year by -39.38%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 8.70 (which is 6.5% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).

Is STNE a buy, sell or hold?

StoneCo has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.64. Therefore, it is recommended to buy STNE.

  • StrongBuy: 10
  • Buy: 3
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the STNE price?
Analysts Target Price 14.6 57%
StoneCo (STNE) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 22 September 2026
Market Cap USD = 2.20b (2.20b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
Market Cap BRL = 11.4b (2.20b USD * 5.1868 USD.BRL)
P/E Trailing = 3.5962
P/E Forward = 10.7527
P/S = 0.1617
P/B = 1.2591
Revenue TTM = 14.0b BRL
EBIT TTM = 5.61b BRL
EBITDA TTM = 6.63b BRL
Long Term Debt = 7.63b BRL (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 8.62b BRL (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 16.4b BRL (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 169.4m
Net Debt = 8.22b BRL (calculated: Debt 16.4b - CCE 8.18b)
Enterprise Value = 19.6b BRL (11.4b + Debt 16.4b - CCE 8.18b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.98 (Ebit TTM 5.61b / Interest Expense TTM 2.83b)
EV/FCF = 4.87x (Enterprise Value 19.6b / FCF TTM 4.03b)
FCF Yield = 20.53% (FCF TTM 4.03b / Enterprise Value 19.6b)
FCF Margin = 28.73% (FCF TTM 4.03b / Revenue TTM 14.0b)
Net Margin = 23.61% (Net Income TTM 3.31b / Revenue TTM 14.0b)
Gross Margin = 72.44% ((Revenue TTM 14.0b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.86b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 65.66% (prev 72.36%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.34 (Enterprise Value 19.6b / Total Assets 57.8b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 17.25% (Interest Expense 2.83b / Debt 16.4b)
Taxrate = 8.10% (39.6m / 489.6m)
NOPAT = 5.15b (EBIT 5.61b * (1 - 8.10%))
Current Ratio = 1.26 (Total Current Assets 50.2b / Total Current Liabilities 39.8b)
Debt / Equity = 1.83 (Debt 16.4b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 8.98b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.24 (Net Debt 8.22b / EBITDA 6.63b)
Debt / FCF = 2.04 (Net Debt 8.22b / FCF TTM 4.03b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 11.2b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.86% (Net Income 3.31b / Total Assets 57.8b)
RoE = 29.69% (Net Income TTM 3.31b / Total Stockholder Equity 11.2b)
RoCE = 29.86% (EBIT 5.61b / Capital Employed (Equity 11.2b + L.T.Debt 7.63b))
RoIC = 19.91% (NOPAT 5.15b / Invested Capital 25.9b)
WACC = 13.53% (E(11.4b)/V(27.8b) * Re(10.18%) + D(16.4b)/V(27.8b) * Rd(17.25%) * (1-Tc(0.08)))
Discount Rate = 10.18% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -98.54 | Cagr: -10.64%
[DCF] Terminal Value 59.55% ; FCFF base≈4.03b ; Y1≈4.04b ; Y5≈4.28b
[DCF] Fair Price = 125.8 (EV 35.5b - Net Debt 8.22b = Equity 27.2b / Shares 216.5m; r=13.53% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 0.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 87.34 | EPS CAGR: 25.65% | SUE: 0.10 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 98.61 | Revenue CAGR: 10.40% | SUE: -0.25 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.68 | Chg30d=-1.00% | Revisions=-50% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=10.06 | Chg30d=-0.92% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+5.5% | GrowthRev=+5.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=11.71 | Chg30d=-3.57% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+16.4% | GrowthRev=+5.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -21% (up=4, down=7)