PUBM (PubMatic) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.38 (As of Jun. 2026)

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What is PubMatic Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

PubMatic PUBM -0.64% 80 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.38 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates PUBM with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of $16.36 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,193 Software companies, PubMatic ranks worse than 76.53% 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)."

PubMatic's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.38. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 42.59.


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

PUBM' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 29.82   Med: 47.03   Max: 322.16
Current: 42.85


During the past 8 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of PubMatic was 322.16. The lowest was 29.82. And the median was 47.03.


PUBM's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
76.53% of 1193 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 18.55 vs PUBM: 42.85

PubMatic's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $-0.03. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-0.30. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

PubMatic's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $-0.03. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.18. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 89.92.


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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.


PubMatic Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


PubMatic Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for PubMatic'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.

PubMatic Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

PubMatic Annual Data
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Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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PubMatic Quarterly Data
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PUBM vs PAR, SMWB, RSKD: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, PubMatic'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.


PubMatic Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Software Industry

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

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


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PubMatic 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)

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

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -13.5
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 40.2
Change In Deferred Tax -6.6
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 28.8
Change In Working Capital 26.1
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 46.1

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. PubMatic's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-13.5 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. PubMatic's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $40.2 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. PubMatic's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-6.6 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $28.8 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.

PubMatic's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $28.8 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. PubMatic's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $26.1 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. PubMatic's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2026 was 46.106 Mil.

PubMatic's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -13.48 +40.227+-6.608
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-28.848411683697+26.14)/46.106
=0.38

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=16.185/0.38
=42.59

* 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 0.38 mean?
PubMatic (PUBM) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.38 as of Jun. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on PubMatic. According to the industry distribution chart, PubMatic ranks #913 out of 1193 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 76.5%.
Is PubMatic's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
PubMatic's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.38. The Software industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 18.55. PubMatic's value of 0.38 is 98% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, PubMatic ranks #913 out of 1193 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, PubMatic has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does PubMatic's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to PAR and SMWB?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, PubMatic ranks #913 out of 1193 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places PubMatic in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 18.55. PubMatic's value of 0.38 is 98% below this benchmark. 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 18.55, based on 1,193 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. PubMatic's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.38 is 98% 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 PubMatic. For the Software industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 18.55 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. PubMatic's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.38. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PubMatic stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PubMatic (PUBM) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $16.36, compared to a current price of $16.19 — trading 1.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.38 and 98% below the Software industry median of 18.55. PubMatic's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 7 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 PubMatic (PUBM), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.38 as of Jun. 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 PubMatic (PUBM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PubMatic stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $16.19 is trading 1.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $16.36. GuruFocus considers PubMatic to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for PUBM:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.38
  • GF Value™: $16.36 vs. price of $16.19 (1.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 7 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 98% below the Software median (#913 of 1193)

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


PubMatic Business Description

Address 601 Marshall Street, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94063
PubMatic Inc is is an independent, artificial intelligence-powered advertising technology company that delivers digital advertising performance. Its integrated technology platform connects buyers, publishers, data providers, and commerce media networks on a single, unified platform, to deliver advertising performance, control, transparency and efficiency. Its platform empowers the world's digital content creators (publishers) to maximize monetization of their advertising inventory and audiences and provides control and transparency to buyers, which includes advertisers, agencies, agency trading desks, and demand side platforms (DSPs) (referred as buyers). Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States, followed by EMEA, APAC, and Rest of the World.
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