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DBXDropbox

Software Platform · US · Dropbox, Inc.

6 of 6 ratios computed · receipts verified server-side

Idiot Index

87

out of 100 · 6/6 ratios · FY 2023

The full receipt

Latest published value for each ratio, with the sector median for context and year-over-year change where the prior year is available.

Markup →
How much revenue per dollar of cost.
4.8579× revenue / costverified
$1 of cost becomes $4.86 of revenue
Sector median: 3.7286Top 15% for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Operational Markup →
Revenue per dollar of cost + operating expenses. The multiplier after legitimate operations.
1.1457× revenue / (cost + opex)verified
$1 of cost+opex becomes $1.15 of revenue
Sector median: 1.0697Median range for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Labor Share →
How much of every revenue dollar reaches workers.
0.4537of revenue → workersapprox.verified
45¢ of every $1 of revenue reaches workers
Sector median: 0.6112Median range for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Executive Extraction →
How many times a CEO out-earns the median employee.
5.5055× CEO / median workerverified
CEO earns 6× the median worker
Sector median: 135.4Bottom 7% for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Shareholder Extraction →
Dollars sent to shareholders for every dollar invested in R&D.
1.4003× buybacks+dividends / R&Dverified
$1.40 to shareholders for every $1 in R&D
Sector median: 0.4876Median range for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Capital Extraction →
How much of net profit goes to shareholders rather than back into the business.
3.1522× buybacks+dividends / net incomeverified
315% of net profit returned to shareholders — funded beyond current-year earnings
Sector median: 0.8495Top 3% for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0