GoDaddy Inc. (GDDY)
GoDaddy is the digital landlord that helps small businesses get online by registering their website names and providing tools to build their presence.
Is GoDaddy Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: GoDaddy is the digital landlord that helps small businesses get online by registering their website names and providing tools to build their presence.
Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
Becoming the primary digital hub for millions of global small businesses.
Obsolescence of traditional website models in favour of social media-only commerce.
What does GoDaddy Inc. do?
GoDaddy makes its money by charging small business owners for domain names, website hosting, and digital marketing tools. Think of them as the digital equivalent of a high-street shop fitter, helping people set up their virtual storefronts. The question that counts is whether they can keep these small business customers paying for extra services beyond just their initial website address.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and quality, and weakest on momentum.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 7% over the year
- ✓Very profitable - turns about 18% of sales into profit
- !Carries a lot of debt - roughly 573.3x its equity
- ✓Strong return on shareholder money (ROE 443%)
- Strong brand recognition in the domain space
- High profit margins on core services
- Essential service for small business owners
- Momentum screens low (13/100)
- Income screens low (16/100)
- Reliance on the health of the small business sector
- Rapid changes in how people build websites
- Potential for rising customer acquisition costs
What do GoDaddy Inc.'s numbers mean?
How much money does GoDaddy Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Does GoDaddy Inc. pay a dividend?
No - GoDaddy Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
When does GoDaddy Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
GoDaddy Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-10-29 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | $1.69 | $1.83 | Beat +8% |
| 2026-04-30 | $1.99 | $2.05 | Beat +3% |
| 2026-02-24 | $2.22 | $2.30 | Beat +4% |
| 2025-10-30 | $2.15 | $1.99 | Missed -7% |
| 2025-08-07 | $1.34 | $1.41 | Beat +5% |
| 2025-05-01 | $1.97 | $1.86 | Missed -5% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, GoDaddy Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 4 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.
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Hewlett Packard EnterpriseWhat are the scenarios for GoDaddy Inc.?
An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros and cons of GoDaddy Inc.?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Strong brand recognition in the domain space
- High profit margins on core services
- Essential service for small business owners
- High competition from free or low-cost website builders
- No dividend payments for shareholders
- Significant recent decline in share price
- Reliance on the health of the small business sector
- Rapid changes in how people build websites
- Potential for rising customer acquisition costs
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained drop in the number of new small businesses starting up
- A major shift where businesses abandon websites for social media platforms
Built from public filings & market prices, checked for an education-only tone, and never a price target. How we make these →
This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.