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Forensic Analysis · Software & SaaS · as of Nov 9, 2026

TripAdvisor, Inc. (TRIP)

A forensic read on TripAdvisor, Inc. built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

B · Sound & dependable
Forensic grade
Grey Zone
Financial health
1.7
Distress distance
Clean
Earnings quality
1
Forensic signals
5.0%
ROE
3.1%
Revenue growth

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TripAdvisor, Inc. earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 1.7, placing it in the Grey zone. 1 forensic signal was flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

7.8%
FY2025
Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 7.8% in the latest fiscal year, against 9.1% in FY2023, having run between 6.7% and 9.1% across FY2023–FY2025 with no direction held. After-tax operating profit was $82M in FY2023 and $71M in FY2025, with operating income at 7.0% of revenue in FY2023, 5.0% in FY2024 and 4.2% in FY2025. The capital base behind it went from $898M in FY2023 to $910M in FY2025 (+1%), while the revenue it carried went from $1.8B to $1.9B. FY2025's operating profit carried a $43M restructuring charge that alone took about 4.2 points off that year's return, so more than the whole 1.3-point fall across FY2023–FY2025 is that charge landing in the latest year rather than the capital earning less.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$1.89B
Revenue Growth YoY+3.1%
Revenue CAGR (2yr)+2.8%
Net Margin2.1%
Free Cash Flow$163.0M
Return on Equity5.0%
Debt / Equity1.82x

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Data from SEC EDGAR public filings · metrics as of Nov 9, 2026. Forensic signals flag probability, not certainty.

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