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Box Inc

BOXNYSE

SectorInformation Technology

IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure

Beta (adjusted)0.82

Intrinsic Value $35.86median of 5 methods · middle span $30-$47based on filings through 31 Jul 2026

Market Price $34.60Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 4% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $4.7B

Enterprise Value $4.9B

Shares Outstanding 138.7M diluted

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Box Inc. is successfully transitioning from a commoditized cloud storage provider into an Intelligent Content Management platform. The company's growth is re-accelerating, highlighted by its first double-digit revenue growth quarter in three years (Q1 FY27 revenue up 11% YoY to $306M). This acceleration is primarily driven by the rapid adoption of its high-value Enterprise Advanced tier, which commands a 30-40% price premium and integrates advanced AI-powered workflows. With a robust $500M share buyback program, expanding operating margins, and a sticky enterprise customer base, Box presents a compelling risk-reward profile.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets8 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$25.00

Mean target$33.00

High · most bullish analyst$45.00

Street targets sit below today's price; our intrinsic value sits above it. Different horizons, different questions.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$25.0015%

Macroeconomic headwinds lead to IT budget optimization, slowing down seat expansion and suites migration. Intense competition from hyperscalers (Microsoft OneDrive/SharePoint, Google Drive) limits pricing power, causing NRR to slip back toward 102% and revenue growth to decelerate to mid-single digits.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$33.0060%

Matches the consensus mean

Box delivers on its raised FY27 guidance of ~$1.28B in revenue (9% YoY growth) and non-GAAP EPS of ~$1.56. Net retention rate stabilizes at 105% exiting the fiscal year, supported by steady seat expansion and suites migration. Operating margins remain disciplined near 28%.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$45.0025%

Rapid enterprise adoption of Box AI and agentic workflows drives NRR above 107%. Enterprise Advanced tier adoption accelerates to represent over 20% of total revenue by year-end, leading to sustained double-digit top-line growth and operating margins expanding past 30%.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Re-acceleration of top-line growth to double digits (11% YoY in Q1 FY27) driven by AI-powered Enterprise Advanced tier.
Strong margin profile with non-GAAP operating margins expanding to 27.7% in Q1 FY27 and a clear path to ~28% for the full year.
Aggressive capital return program, including a newly authorized $500M share repurchase program.

Key Investment Risks

Significant foreign exchange exposure, with approximately 35% of revenue generated outside the U.S., with a significant portion in Japanese Yen.
Intense competition in the content management and collaboration space from deep-pocketed players like Microsoft and Google.
Execution risk associated with the monetization of new AI features and agentic workflows.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Net retention rate dropping below 103%.
Quarterly revenue growth decelerating back to single digits (below 8%).
Operating margins compressing below 25% due to aggressive price competition or excessive R&D/GTM spend.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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