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CASH Pathward Financial Inc

NASDAQ
Financials
Banking

$72.68

▲ 0.8%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

CASH at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
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Profitability
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Health
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Dividends
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Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

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Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

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Profit Margin

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FCF Yield

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Debt / Equity

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ROIC

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Interest Coverage

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Current Ratio

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Dividend Yield

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Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

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Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

Research

Pathward Financial Inc (CASH) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Banking industry, within the Financials sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $839.89M in revenue and $185.87M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated CASH yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Revenue Growth

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How to read an income statement

4Y CAGR

11.2%

Revenue moved from $486.75M in 2019 to $839.89M in 2025, a 9.5% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

Gross Margin

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Operating Margin

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Net Margin

22.1%

ROE

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Debt Analysis

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Total Debt

$33.53M

Net Debt

-$115.88M

Net cash position

Net Debt / EBITDA

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Debt / Equity

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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $33.53M of total debt against $149.41M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$450.62M

Free Cash Flow

$438.94M

FCF Margin

52.3%

In the latest year Pathward Financial Inc produced about $450.62M of operating cash flow and $438.94M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

What to look for in a dividend stock
BorderlineSafety score: 55/100

The dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.

Per share (latest FY)

$0.20

Total paid (latest FY)

$4.69M

History on record

7 years

Free-cash-flow coverage100/100

dividend uses 1% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio100/100

3% of net income paid out

Raise streak0/100

no current raise streak

Cut history0/100

payout was cut at least once in the last 7 years

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
1/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

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CASH trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$362.78

Current price

$72.68

+399% · Below fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$438.94M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$3.39B
PV of terminal value$4.14B
Estimated equity value$7.54B
Shares outstanding21M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where CASH sits versus the Financials companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
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Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 141 Financials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How CASH stacks up against its Financials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

CASH doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 141 rated Financials companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 14.9x

ROE vs sector

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median 13.6%

Growth vs sector

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median 15.9%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
CASHThis stock——Not rated
GGAL115.8x—Weak· 18
WBS12.1x93.5%Strong· 88
FHN11.9x64.2%Strong· 85
BSAC13.5x15.9%Favorable· 62
PNFP23.1x82.7%Strong· 84
WF7.9x55.7%Favorable· 58
CIB11.1x60.4%Strong· 79
Financials median14.9x15.9%64/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianGGALWBSFHNBSACPNFPWFCIBP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Financials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 141 rated companies among the 289 Financials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$156.83 – $261.39

vs. $72.68 today · implied CAGR 17% – 29%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$907.09M$979.65M$1.06B$1.14B$1.23B
Net income$199.56M$215.52M$232.77M$251.39M$271.50M
EPS$9.61$10.37$11.20$12.10$13.07
Share price (low)$115.28$124.50$134.46$145.22$156.83
Share price (high)$192.13$207.50$224.10$242.03$261.39
CAGR (low–high)59% / 164%31% / 69%23% / 46%19% / 35%17% / 29%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 9 Wall Street analysts covering CASH recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.0 / 5 across 9 analysts
Strong Buy 2Buy 5Hold 2Sell 0Strong Sell 0

Latest SEC Filings

CASH's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

CASH — frequently asked questions

Is CASH a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Pathward Financial Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does CASH's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Pathward Financial Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for CASH calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this CASH analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CASH. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.