Block

Medium68% confidenceProfile verified Jul 17, 2026

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In this report: Overview·Dependency Map·Strategic Connections·Strategic Risks·Future Outlook·Sources

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, USA

Website

block.xyz

Employees

10,205 (as of Dec 31, 2025, 10-K)

Founded

2009

Listing

XYZ · NYSE

Market Cap

$48.35B

Revenue (TTM)

$24.48B

Price

USD81.24 (+2.46%)

Market data as of Jul 28, 2026, 11:21 AM · Source: Yahoo Finance (delayed). Not investment advice.

Overview

A fintech company operating the Square merchant platform and Cash App consumer finance app, with CEO Jack Dorsey describing AI as increasingly central to how the company operates and builds products across both businesses. Block reported Q1 2026 revenue of $6.06 billion with gross profit up 27% year-over-year to $2.91 billion and adjusted EBITDA reaching a record $1 billion; Cash App gross profit grew 38% to $1.9 billion, driven by Cash App Borrow originations growing 175% as the company leaned into AI-powered underwriting.

Dependency Map

One hop in each direction — see Strategic Connections below for the full, sourced breakdown of every relationship.

Strategic Connections

Dependency

Amazon Web Services: Block's payments platforms depend on public cloud infrastructure including AWS.

Competition / Other

PayPal: Block competes with PayPal in consumer and merchant digital payments.

Strategic Risks

Consumer lending growth (Cash App Borrow) carries credit risk exposure as origination volume scales rapidly

Future Outlook

Continued AI integration across Square merchant tools and Cash App consumer lending products

Sources

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) (Feb 2026) — Block, Inc. FY2025 Annual Report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC
Investing.com / Block Q1 2026 earnings call coverage (May 2026) — Block Q1 2026 gross profit up 27% to $2.91B as AI becomes central to operations
PYMNTS.com (May 2026) — Block's AI-driven Cash App Borrow originations grow 175% as lending becomes a core growth engine

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