D2L (DTLIF) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.24 (As of Apr. 2026) — 99% Below Median

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DTLIF D2L Inc DTLIF
71 GF Score
Price $7.28
GF Value $10.03
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is D2L Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

D2L DTLIF -0.95% 71 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.24 as of Apr. 2026, which is 99% below its 10-year median of 31.38. GuruFocus rates DTLIF with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of $10.03 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,217 Software companies, D2L ranks worse than 69.52% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

D2L's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.24. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 30.33.


The historical rank and industry rank for D2L's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

DTLIF' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.36   Med: 31.38   Max: 67.56
Current: 30.43


During the past 8 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of D2L was 67.56. The lowest was 10.36. And the median was 31.38.


DTLIF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
69.52% of 1217 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 17.19 vs DTLIF: 30.43

D2L's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.03. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.13. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 56.00.

D2L's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.03. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.11. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 66.18.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


D2L Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


D2L Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for D2L's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

D2L Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

D2L Annual Data
Trend Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25 Jan26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 0.52

D2L Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.53 0.22 0.37 0.52 0.24

DTLIF vs UBER, SHOP, CRM: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, D2L's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


D2L Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, D2L's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where D2L's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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D2L Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

D2L's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 7.4
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 5.4
Change In Deferred Tax 3.6
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 2.1
Change In Working Capital -1.2
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 56.5

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. D2L's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $7.4 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. D2L's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $5.4 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. D2L's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $3.6 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $2.1 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

D2L's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $2.1 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. D2L's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $-1.2 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. D2L's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Apr. 2026 was 56.467 Mil.

D2L's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Apr. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 7.366 +5.379+3.59
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-2.108507399564+-1.229)/56.467
=0.24

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=7.28/0.24
=30.33

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.24 mean?
D2L (DTLIF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.24 as of Apr. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on D2L. This is 99% below median its historical median of 31.38. Over the past decade, D2L's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.36 to 67.56. According to the industry distribution chart, D2L ranks #846 out of 1217 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 69.5%.
Is D2L's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
D2L's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.24 is 99% below median its 10-year median of 31.38. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10.36 to a high of 67.56. The Software industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.19. D2L's value of 0.24 is 98.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, D2L ranks #846 out of 1217 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, D2L has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does D2L's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to UBER and SHOP?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, D2L ranks #846 out of 1217 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places D2L in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.19. D2L's value of 0.24 is 98.6% below this benchmark. Historically, D2L's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 10.36 to 67.56 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 31.38 vs. the industry median of 17.19, D2L has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Software company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Software companies is 17.19, based on 1,217 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. D2L's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.24 is 98.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on D2L. For the Software industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.19 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. D2L's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.24, which is 99% below median its own 10-year median of 31.38. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is D2L stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, D2L (DTLIF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $10.03, compared to a current price of $7.28 — trading 27.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.24, which is 99% below median its 10-year median of 31.38 and 98.6% below the Software industry median of 17.19. D2L's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For D2L (DTLIF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.24 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is D2L (DTLIF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, D2L stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $7.28 is trading 27.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $10.03. GuruFocus considers D2L to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for DTLIF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.24 (99% below median its 10-year median of 31.38)
  • GF Value™: $10.03 vs. price of $7.28 (27.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 98.6% below the Software median (#846 of 1217)

No single metric tells the full story. See the DTLIF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


D2L Business Description

Other Exchanges NE5:GermanyDTOL:Canada
Address 137 Glasgow Street, Suite 560, Kitchener, ON, CAN, N2G 4X8
D2L Inc is a learning innovation company. It provides cloud-based learning software for higher education institutions, kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) schools and districts, and private sector enterprises. The company serves K-12, higher education, associations, and the corporate sector. Its product includes D2L Brightspace and D2L Wave. Geographically, It operates in United States, Canada and Rest of the World, where it derives maximum revenue from United States.
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