SHOP

Shopify Price

SHOP
$117,37
-$1,03(-%0,86)

*Data last updated: 2026-04-07 21:23 (UTC+8)

As of 2026-04-07 21:23, Shopify (SHOP) is priced at $117,37, with a total market cap of $150,46B, a P/E ratio of 169,85, and a dividend yield of %0,00. Today, the stock price fluctuated between $113,62 and $118,92. The current price is %3,30 above the day's low and %1,30 below the day's high, with a trading volume of 1,29M. Over the past 52 weeks, SHOP has traded between $88,14 to $182,19, and the current price is -%35,57 away from the 52-week high.

SHOP Key Stats

Yesterday's Close$118,80
Market Cap$150,46B
Volume1,29M
P/E Ratio169,85
Dividend Yield (TTM)%0,00
Diluted EPS (TTM)0,94
Net Income (FY)$1,23B
Revenue (FY)$11,55B
Earnings Date2026-05-14
EPS Estimate0,31
Revenue Estimate$3,03B
Shares Outstanding1,26B
Beta (1Y)2.822

About SHOP

Shopify Inc., a commerce company, provides a commerce platform and services in Canada, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company's platform enables merchants to displays, manages, markets, and sells its products through various sales channels, including web and mobile storefronts, physical retail locations, pop-up shops, social media storefronts, native mobile apps, buy buttons, and marketplaces; and enables to manage products and inventory, process orders and payments, fulfill and ship orders, new buyers and build customer relationships, source products, leverage analytics and reporting, manage cash, payments and transactions, and access financing. It also sells custom themes and apps, and registration of domain names; and merchant solutions, which include accepting payments, shipping and fulfillment, and securing working capital. The company was formerly known as Jaded Pixel Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Shopify Inc. in November 2011. Shopify Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Application
CEOTobias Lutke
HeadquartersOttawa,ON,CA
Official Websitehttps://www.shopify.com
Employees (FY)7,60K
Average Revenue (1Y)$1,52M
Net Income per Employee$161,97K

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