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Neutral1539.5%
Bearish25.3%
GoDaddy Inc. · GDDY · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025
GoDaddy enters Aero monetization phase as growth and margins strengthen
The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating case: strong bookings, cash flow and margin expansion, combined with Aero adoption, provide evidence of demand and earnings momentum. The case remains conditional on successful Aero Plus monetization, sustained pricing and bundling benefits, and progress toward net-customer growth.
Reported After market closeNYSETechnology
$13.42B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $1.43
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $1.18B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-14.3%
Event window
SPY move
-0.0%
Same window
Abnormal move
-14.3%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
3.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-1.1%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
GoDaddy moved Aero into monetization earlier than planned, while the current analysis emphasized a $5 billion bookings milestone, stronger cash generation and 31% normalized EBITDA margin. Compared with the prior analysis, guidance sentiment changed from raised to maintained, and the focus shifted toward executing Aero Plus monetization and broader commerce-payment initiatives.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its 2025 outlook, following a prior-quarter guidance raise.
Key takeaways
- Bookings surpassed $5 billion, revenue grew 8%, and free cash flow increased 25%.
- Normalized EBITDA margin reached 31%, with nearly 400 basis points of year-over-year expansion.
- Aero now generates roughly 50% of website starts and has entered monetization earlier than planned.
- The supplied market reaction was sharply negative despite the stronger operating summary; the reasons for that reaction are not established in the analysis.
Management priorities
- Expand pricing and bundling into presence products.
- Roll out and market Aero Plus as a monetized SKU.
- Broaden commerce payments, including same-day payouts.
- Use Agentech AI and technology investment to improve efficiency and customer experience.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$107.39Current
$70Low
$117.31Average
$240High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Underweight | Equal Weight | Downgrade | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| B. Riley Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 18, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Aug 8, 2025 |
| JMP Securities | Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Rosenblatt | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 1, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 8, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2020 |
| Piper Jaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Nov 7, 2019 |
| B. Riley FBR | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 23, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Summit Redstone Partners | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Summit Insights Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 16, 2017 |
| B. Riley | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Monness, Crespi, Hardt | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Monness Crespi Hardt | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Summit Redstone | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Singular Research | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Apr 5, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 11, 2015 |
| Craig-Hallum | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 27, 2015 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $107.39. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Brad Erickson | $95 | $104.37 | -11.5% | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Vikram Kesavabhotla | $120 | $100.81 | +11.7% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $76 | $99.79 | -29.2% | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Deepak Mathivanan | $90 | $79.52 | -16.2% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $99.37 | -11.5% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Alec Brondolo | $80 | $99.37 | -25.5% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| UBS | Chris Zhang | $100 | $88.28 | -6.9% | May 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Alec Brondolo | $83 | $86.77 | -22.7% | May 1, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Mark Mahaney | $95 | $79.12 | -11.5% | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Josh Beck | $100 | $79.12 | -6.9% | Feb 25, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Erickson | $100 | $77.32 | -6.9% | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $108.14 | +35.0% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $117.48 | +21.1% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $117.48 | -34.8% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $118.81 | +30.4% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $133.26 | +35.0% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Aaron Kessler | $173 | $131.17 | +61.1% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Deepak Mathivanan | $150 | $132.38 | +39.7% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Elizabeth Porter | $159 | $132.48 | +48.1% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $135 | +35.0% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $141.67 | +49.0% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Aaron Kessler | $186 | $133.91 | +73.2% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Clarke Jeffries | $182 | $150.25 | +69.5% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Elizabeth Porter | $206 | $172.2 | +91.8% | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Josh Beck | $230 | $195.57 | +114.2% | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Vikram Kesavabhotla | $250 | $208.55 | +132.8% | Dec 5, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Erickson | $230 | $204.96 | +114.2% | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Clarke Jeffries | $172 | $160.55 | +60.2% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Vikram Kesavabhotla | $190 | $156.31 | +76.9% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Deepak Mathivanan | $170 | $157.29 | +58.3% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Erickson | $175 | $151.25 | +63.0% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Vikram Kesavabhotla | $175 | $138.56 | +63.0% | May 24, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Erickson | $145 | $124 | +35.0% | May 3, 2024 |
| UBS | Chris Kuntarich | $130 | $124.33 | +21.1% | May 3, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Josh Beck | $150 | $120.94 | +39.7% | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Elizabeth Elliott | $132 | $117.14 | +22.9% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Seth Seifman | $240 | $104.7 | +123.5% | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Clarke Jeffries | $121 | $103.53 | +12.7% | Jan 9, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Erickson | $124 | $95.43 | +15.5% | Nov 22, 2023 |
| Seaport Global | Aaron Kessler | $85 | $75.02 | -20.8% | Oct 24, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Brad Erickson | $80 | $72.73 | -25.5% | Jun 5, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $77.98 | -11.5% | Dec 13, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $89 | $71.76 | -17.1% | Nov 11, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Elizabeth Porter | $91 | $72.99 | -15.3% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Naved Khan | $114 | $71.96 | +6.2% | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Barclays | Trevor Young | $104 | $71.24 | -3.2% | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Brent Thill | $100 | $72.68 | -6.9% | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $83.67 | +2.4% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Elizabeth Elliott | $95 | $81.52 | -11.5% | Mar 21, 2022 |
| Benchmark Co. | Mark Zgutowicz | $85 | $72.99 | -20.8% | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Nicholas Jones CFA | $110 | $71.43 | +2.4% | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Berenberg Bank | Andrew Degasperi | $101 | $74.8 | -6.0% | Nov 4, 2021 |
| JMP Securities | Ronald Josey | $100 | $73.12 | -6.9% | Aug 5, 2021 |
| Barclays | Trevor Young | $115 | $87.51 | +7.1% | Jun 28, 2021 |
| UBS | Lloyd Walmsley | $89 | $81.06 | -17.1% | May 7, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Jason Helfstein | $110 | $81.19 | +2.4% | May 6, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationGoDaddy Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Tempe, Arizona, operates internationally as a developer and provider of cloud-based technological solutions. The company serves a wide array of clients, including small businesses, individuals, organizations, developers, designers, and domain investors, assisting them in building and maintaining their online presence. Key offerings include domain name registration, which serves as the foundational step for a digital identity. GoDaddy provides various web hosting options: shared hosting that includes applications like web analytics and SSL certificates; customizable virtual private and dedicated servers; and managed hosting services that handle setup, monitoring, maintenance, and…
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