KLAR
Klarna Group plc
Technology · Software - Infrastructure · NYQ
$16.36
Data: 2026-05-15
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$6.2B
Total market value of the company
18.60
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+38.4%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-8.4%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
-11.1%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$22.33
+37% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 18 analysts covering this stock
About Klarna Group plc

Klarna Group plc operates as a digital bank and flexible payments provider in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Sweden, and internationally. The company provides payment solutions, such as pay in full solution that settles purchases at time of the transaction; pay later solution that enables customers to purchase goods and services at the time of the transaction and pay the full amount at a later date; and fair financing that allows consumers to pay for their purchase over a long duration ranges from three to 48 months. It also offers advertising solutions that include sponsored search, affiliate programs, and brand advertisement; digital retail banking solutions, such as deposit and saving account, financial insights, and Klarna balance that allow consumer to hold monetary balance with Klarna balance solutions; and payment channels, including Klarna payment, Klarna app, Klarna card, and Klarna in-store. Additionally, the company provides membership programs, product search and price comparison, cashback offers and merchant deals, loyalty cards, wish lists, delivery tracking and returns, AI-enabled support, Klarna memberships, Klarna merchant portal, and on-site messaging solutions. The company was formerly known as Klarna UK II plc and changed its name to Klarna Group plc in December 2023. Klarna Group plc was founded in 2005 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

https://www.klarna.com

Country: United Kingdom Employees: 2,831 Industry: Software - Infrastructure
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
23.1% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
83.1% FAIL
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$13.29
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-23.1%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
9.2th
Ranks in the top 91% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
61.0
Quality Score
33.8
Combined
N/A

Trading at $16, 24% above fair value of $13. Fails ethical screen (Cash ratio). Ranks better than 58% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
-1.439
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.1341
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-1.002
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-73.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-73.0%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
7
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

N/A
52W High
$47.48
66% below the year high
52W Low
$12.06
36% above the year low
Avg Volume
7,236,341
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
5.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
10.0%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
0.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$-0.79
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.54
Moderate leverage — manageable
23.90
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
23.78
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
48.4%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
20.5%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-2,856,499,968
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$3.5B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-294,000,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
18
Target High
$45.00
Target Median
$22.33
Target Low
$16.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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