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Chime Financial, Inc. Class A Common Stock

$CHYM·$11B·Banks - Regional·Financial Services
$32.70-0.2%YTD-1.2%1Y+21.7%
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CHCHYM
$CHYMChime Financial, Inc. Class A Common Stock
$32.70-0.24%122 posts+9%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CHYM, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-25

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Chime is a recent-IPO neobank reaccelerating — but DST Global is exiting in size, and the tape is priced fully.

Chime Financial is one of the largest US neobanks — spending accounts, credit-builder, SpotMe (no-fee overdraft), MyPay — targeting Americans who earn under $100K/year. It IPO'd at $44 in June, bottomed near $19, and is now near $33 with Q2 delivering a monster EPS surprise (+5,124% at $0.07 vs $0 estimate).

The picture:

  • Revenue growth is strong and reaccelerating: Q1 grew 25% YoY, Q4 grew 25%, Q3 grew 29% — this is high-quality growth for a fintech, and the operating leverage is starting to work with Q1 operating margin at 7% (up from -177% in Q2 2025).
  • The Q2 print was a real inflection: EPS of $0.07 vs $0 estimate (+5,124% surprise), on 5x average volume — the setup is legitimately different from a quarter ago, and Wall Street's earnings-estimate revisions are moving higher meaningfully.
  • DST Global is exiting in size: sold $145.5M on Aug 19, plus $12.6M Aug 20, plus $15.5M Aug 21, plus $11.4M Aug 18 — that's ~$185M+ of coordinated venture-backer selling in a single week, and it's exactly the kind of post-IPO lock-up flow that typically pressures the tape for 30-60 days.

This cools rather than corrects hard as long as the operating momentum continues and the Nov 4 Q3 print holds mid-20s growth with expanding margins. The invalidator is another DST Global selling wave or a specific credit-quality deterioration; the setup that restarts is DST Global exiting fully (removing the overhang) plus a Q3 revenue beat above $700M.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree with the crowd on the Stage-2 breakout framing and the '$40+ target' logic. The DST Global sell-down is happening in real time — the crowd's rate-sensitive breakout thesis needs to survive $185M+ of coordinated overhang first.

What to watch: Any further DST Global 13G/13D amendment, the Nov 4 Q3 print — specifically revenue growth (need mid-20s), take-rate direction, and any updated FY26 guide. Continued DST Global selling into weakness is the near-term overhang; a clean exit plus a Q3 beat is the setup that opens $40+.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 2026 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-24

Chime is grouped among the strongest Stage 2 software names alongside PLTR/TOST/DASH with a beautiful post-earnings base and rate-sensitive breakout potential (through $33.5 targeting $40+). Q2 was a Monster PEG (+20.56% on 5x average volume with EPS surprise of $0.07 vs $0 estimate). Chart posts flag HVC close plus VWAP and 8 EMA test setups. Bulls note CHYM is still priced like the IPO failed (IPO'd at $44 in June, bottomed $19.45 in October, now $31.91). Traders rolled Aug 32.5 calls to Sep 35.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Fee-free neobank serving mass-market consumers with checking, savings, and overdraft protection; earns revenue primarily from interchange fees.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Banks - Regional sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CHYM.

Banks - Regional · Financial Services

No material change from last week — Inter's super-app model captures LatAm's under-penetrated credit market while Lloyds and Citizens navigate a NIM cycle that peaks as central banks begin cutting.

What this means for $CHYM

Partial — Fee-free neobank serving mass-market consumers with checking, savings, and overdraft protection; earns revenue primarily from interchange fees; partial earnings exposure to banks - regional demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Top industry ETF

$KRESPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
+19.9%YTD
+15.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-8.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-51.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-43.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-67.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
87.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.07$0.00+5123.9%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.13$0.03+333.3%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$-0.12$-0.20+40.0%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$-0.15$-0.24+38.4%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.07

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$647.4M+24.8%87.8%7.1%$0.14$80.0M
Q4 FY25$596.4M+25.5%88.9%-9.0%$-0.12$17.6M
Q3 FY25$543.5M+28.8%87.2%-11.9%$-0.15$22.9M
Q2 FY25$528.1M+37.5%87.3%-176%$-2.49$23.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 16 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.7B$2.7B – $2.7B$0.32$0.25 – $0.4116
FY27$3.2B$3.1B – $3.3B$0.74$0.51 – $1.2716
FY28$3.7B$3.5B – $4.0B$1.09$0.70 – $1.6013
FY29$4.5B$4.3B – $4.6B$1.75$1.68 – $1.8212
FY30$4.9B$4.7B – $5.0B$3.14$3.02 – $3.266

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.94%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+38.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+47.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 225.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.325-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 21Dst Global Advisors Ltd10% owner473.7K sh$15.5MSellAug 20Dst Global Advisors Ltd10% owner383.0K sh$12.6MSellAug 19Dst Global Advisors Ltd10% owner4.5M sh$145.5MSellAug 18Dst Global Advisors Ltd10% owner353.8K sh$11.4MSellAug 14Dst Global Advisors Ltd10% owner524.7K sh$16.9MSellAug 13Dst Global Advisors Ltd10% owner713.3K sh$22.9MSellAug 12Dst Global Advisors Ltd10% owner1.7K sh$54KSellAug 11Dst Global Advisors Ltd10% owner864.1K sh$27.7MSellAug 10Christopher R BrittCEO150.0K sh$4.5MSellAug 7Christopher R BrittCEO200.0K sh$6.1M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KRestructuring / exit costsAug 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 2.05: Restructuring / exit costs · Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

CHYM reported financial results for Second. Full results are disclosed in a press release filed as Exhibit 99.1. Item 2.02 mandates simultaneous disclosure of material earnings data, ensuring all investors receive results at the same time. Investors should review the attached exhibit for complete financial figures and any forward guidance from CHYM management.

8-KShareholder voteJun 48-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Chime Financial, Inc. held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 2, 2026, at which shareholders voted on four proposals: election of three Class I directors to serve through the 2029 annual meeting, ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2026, a non-binding advisory say-on-pay vote, and a vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes. Detailed vote counts are not visible in the excerpt, but all proposals are described as having been voted on at the meeting. Routine annual governance event.

+ 11 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Insider Liquidates More Than 26,000 Shares of Fintech Stock for Tax Obligationsfool.com·3d agoDividends Are Found in the Tried & Trueetftrends.com·3d agoChime Financial, Inc. (CHYM) Is Up 10.03% in One Week: What You Should Knowzacks.com·5d agoChime to Participate in Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conferencebusinesswire.com·6d agoEarnings Estimates Moving Higher for Chime Financial, Inc. (CHYM): Time to Buy?zacks.com·6d ago

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