Executive Summary
Generated July 30, 2026
Enterprise Software
Block
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0
Chokepoint Score
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Steady
Momentum
insider filing activity unchanged since last check
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, USA
Website
Employees
10,205 (as of Dec 31, 2025, 10-K)
Founded
2009
Listing
XYZ · NYSE
Market Cap
$49.46B
Revenue (TTM)
$24.48B
Price
USD83.1 (+3.38%)
Market data as of Jul 29, 2026, 11:25 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.
Strategic Connections
- Amazon Web Services: Block's payments platforms depend on public cloud infrastructure including AWS.
- 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
3 sources, 82% average source confidence — full citations in the Full Analyst Report.
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