Envestnet, Inc. (ENV) DCF Valuation & Fundamental Primer
Envestnet, Inc. (ENV) currently trades at $63.14 with an enterprise value of $2.94B. Our proprietary institutional model rates Envestnet, Inc. at 82/100 (Grade: A · High-Quality Compounder). The current market price prices in an implied 5-year revenue CAGR of 20.2% vs. historical growth of 17.1% (Fairly Priced to Fundamentals).
Institutional fundamental teardown of Envestnet, Inc. (ENV) covering SEC 10-K/10-Q cash flow conversion, SBC dilution friction, and Reverse-DCF valuation hurdles.
Envestnet, Inc. (ENV) 3-Scenario DCF Valuation Range
Stress-test ENV's 5-year growth, target FCF margin, WACC, terminal methodology, and SBC/dilution friction in real time.
Split between 5-Year Explicit Cash Flows and Discounted Terminal Value
2D Institutional Valuation Sensitivity Heatmap
Implied share price & upside/downside spread across 25 valuation states (Current Price: $63.14).
| WACC \ Terminal | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5% | $62.55 -1% | $66.30 +5% | $70.67 +12% | $75.84 +20% | $82.04 +30% |
| 9.3% | $56.45 -11% | $59.41 -6% | $62.80 -1% | $66.73 +6% | $71.34 +13% |
| 10.0% | $51.44 -19% | $53.82 -15% | $56.51 -11% | $59.58 -6% | $63.13 -0% |
| 10.8% | $47.25 -25% | $49.19 -22% | $51.37 -19% | $53.83 -15% | $56.62 -10% |
| 11.5% | $43.70 -31% | $45.31 -28% | $47.10 -25% | $49.09 -22% | $51.34 -19% |
Institutional Software Quality Scorecard (82/100 · Grade A)
Strong fundamentals, above-average cash generation, and robust competitive positioning.
Elite deferred revenue float; FCF exceeds operating income by >20%
Elevated equity dilution; SBC consumes substantial operating cash flow
Elite Tier-1 SaaS compounder with high gross margin and superior Rule of 40
Positive net cash cushion; self-funding operations with zero insolvency risk
Core Investment Strengths & Moats
- High-grade cash conversion: FCF is 169% of EBIT driven by upfront annual collections
- Top-quartile software unit economics: 82.1% gross margin and 46.0% Rule of 40 score
- Net cash positive: $187.9M balance sheet buffer
Key Operational & Dilution Risks
- Substantial SBC dilution drag: SBC is 18.0% of revenue ($74.0M)
Reverse-DCF Solver: What Growth is Priced Into ENV?
Market implies 20.2% annual revenue growth over next 5 years (33.0% dilution-adjusted), in line with company run-rate.
Headline Reverse-DCF ignores Stock-Based Compensation (18.0% of revenue) and annual share dilution (1.8%/yr). Accounting for both requires 33.0% 5-year revenue CAGR to justify $63.14/sh on a true per-share economic cash flow basis.
Envestnet, Inc. (ENV) 5-Year Fundamental Forecast
| Statement Line Item | TTM Audited Base | TTM | Y1 | Y2 | Y3 | Y4 | Y5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $411.1M | $411.1M | $481.4M | $563.7M | $660.1M | $773.0M | $905.2M |
| Gross Profit | $337.5M | $337.5M | $395.2M | $462.8M | $542.0M | $634.7M | $743.2M |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | $70.3M | $70.3M | $82.3M | $96.4M | $112.9M | $132.2M | $154.8M |
| Stock-Based Compensation (SBC) | $74.0M | $74.0M | $86.7M | $101.5M | $118.8M | $139.1M | $162.9M |
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $118.8M | $118.8M | $139.1M | $162.9M | $190.8M | $223.4M | $261.6M |
| SBC-Adjusted True Cash Flow | $44.8M | $44.8M | $52.5M | $61.4M | $72.0M | $84.3M | $98.7M |
Software & Cloud Services Peer Comparables & Rule of 40 Regression
Rule of 40 vs. EV / Revenue Multiple Regression
OLS Fit: EV/Rev = -29.5 + 0.80 × (Rule of 40) · R² = 80%Stocks below the gold regression line trade at a discount relative to their Rule of 40 compounding efficiency.
| Company | Ticker | Market Cap | TTM Revenue | Gross Margin | FCF Margin | Rule of 40 | SBC % Rev | EV / Rev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envestnet, Inc. | ENV | $3.49B | $411.1M | 82.1% | 28.9% | 46.0% | 18.0% | 8.0× |
| ServiceNow | NOW | $152.61B | $10.98B | 79.2% | 31.1% | 54.2% | 15.9% | 13.9× |
| Workday, Inc. | WDAY | $50.35B | $8.00B | 75.0% | 27.4% | 43.9% | 19.0% | 6.4× |
| Salesforce | CRM | $217.10B | $37.90B | 77.2% | 32.8% | 42.8% | 8.4% | 5.8× |
| Datadog | DDOG | $46.05B | $2.68B | 80.8% | 31.1% | 57.7% | 21.3% | 17.4× |
| Snowflake Inc. | SNOW | $71.79B | $3.63B | 66.5% | 25.2% | 57.7% | 40.8% | 20.0× |
| Hubspot | HUBS | $19.89B | $2.63B | 85.0% | 21.3% | 52.7% | 19.2% | 7.7× |
| Peer Cohort Median Benchmark (N=6) | 78.2% | 29.2% | 53.5% | 19.1% | 10.8× | |||
EV / Revenue Multiple Compression Stress Test
| Multiple Scenario | EV / Revenue | Implied Enterprise Value | Implied Equity Value | Implied Share Price | Delta vs Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Multiple | 8.0× | $3.31B | $3.49B | $63.14 | 0.0% |
| -20% Multiple Compression | 6.4× | $2.65B | $2.83B | $51.19 | -20.0% |
| -35% Multiple Compression | 5.2× | $2.15B | $2.34B | $42.23 | -35.0% |
| Software Baseline Floor (5.0× EV/Rev) | 5.0× | $2.06B | $2.24B | $40.54 | -37.8% |
Frequently Asked Questions: Envestnet, Inc. (ENV) Valuation
What is Envestnet, Inc. (ENV)'s intrinsic DCF valuation and implied share price?
Based on audited SEC 10-K/10-Q filings and a 5-year 3-statement discounted cash flow (DCF) model, Envestnet, Inc. (ENV) has a Base Case implied value of $56.51 per share (with a Bear Case of $27.63 and a Bull Case of $95.10), compared to its current price of $63.14. The model discounts projected free cash flows at a 10.0% WACC and a 2.5% terminal growth rate.
What is Envestnet, Inc. (ENV)'s Rule of 40 score and Free Cash Flow margin?
Envestnet, Inc. achieves a Rule of 40 score of 46.0%, combining a 17.1% revenue growth run-rate with a 28.9% TTM free cash flow margin on $411.1M in trailing twelve-month revenue. In the Software & Cloud Services peer cohort, the median Rule of 40 benchmark is 53.5%.
What revenue growth rate is priced into ENV stock according to Reverse-DCF analysis?
At $63.14 per share (Enterprise Value of $3.31B), our Reverse-DCF solver indicates the market is pricing in a 5-year implied revenue CAGR of 20.2%, compared to Envestnet, Inc.'s historical CAGR of 17.1%. Overall market expectations are rated as "Fairly Priced to Fundamentals".
How does Envestnet, Inc. compare to Software & Cloud Services software peers?
Envestnet, Inc. (ENV) earns an institutional Software Quality Score of 82/100 (Grade A — High-Quality Compounder). Across its Software & Cloud Services peer group (NOW, WDAY, CRM, DDOG, SNOW), the cohort trades at a median EV/TTM Revenue multiple of 10.8× and a median gross margin of 78.2%.
How does Stock-Based Compensation (SBC) impact Envestnet, Inc. (ENV)'s valuation?
Envestnet, Inc. recorded $74.0M in TTM stock-based compensation (18.0% of revenue). When treating SBC as a cash-equivalent compensation expense, Envestnet, Inc.'s SBC-adjusted free cash flow yield is 1.3%, scoring 10/25 on our Shareholder Dilution Friction pillar.
