What is Dropbox's retained earnings?

Dropbox (DBX) reported retained earnings of -$3.92B in Q1 2026.

How has Dropbox's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Dropbox's retained earnings decreased by 17.6% year-over-year, from -$3.34B to -$3.92B.

What is the long-term trend for Dropbox's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dropbox's retained earnings has grown at a 11.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.24B to -$3.82B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Dropbox DBX Retained Earnings

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$629.5M+0.8%

Gross profit$501.4M-1.3%

Operating income$172.8M-6.0%

Net income$114.5M-23.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.48-5.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.2B+25.4%

Total debt$840.2M-43.1%

Total equity-$2.0B-87.0%

Total assets$3.0B+2.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$204.5M+33.0%

CapEx$1.2M+1,100%

Free cash flow$203.3M+32.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.2B-32.5%

Profitability

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Gross margin79.7%-2.3pp

Operating margin26.8%+6.1pp

Net margin18.7%+0.2pp

FCF margin38.8%+5.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-44.9%—

Debt / equity3.7×—

Current ratio1.2×+0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Dropbox in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Dropbox’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Dropbox's retained earnings?: Dropbox (DBX) reported retained earnings of -$3.92B in Q1 2026.
How has Dropbox's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Dropbox's retained earnings decreased by 17.6% year-over-year, from -$3.34B to -$3.92B.
What is the long-term trend for Dropbox's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Dropbox's retained earnings has grown at a 11.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.24B to -$3.82B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.