Website Building » Shopify » Will Shopify Do a Stock Split?

Will Shopify Do a Stock Split?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 2:13 pm

The e-commerce platform Shopify has been on a tear lately. Its stock is up more than 150% so far this year, and it’s now worth almost $25 billion. That makes it one of the most valuable Canadian tech companies, and one of the 50 most valuable companies in the world.

With such a impressive run, investors are wondering if Shopify might do a stock split. A stock split is when a company divides its shares into multiple pieces, typically to make them more affordable for investors.

Shopify has done two stock splits in the past, both 2-for-1 splits. The first was in 2015, and the second was in 2016. So if history is any guide, Shopify could do another split soon.

PRO TIP: Will Shopify Do a Stock Split?

Shopify is a Canadian e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. It is also the name of its proprietary e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems.

As of May 2020, Shopify has more than 1 million active users, including big names like Tesla, Budweiser, Red Bull, and Nestle.

Shopify went public on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2015. Since then, its stock has skyrocketed, giving it a market capitalization of over $30 billion as of early 2020.

With such a high market cap and strong growth prospects, some investors are wondering if Shopify will do a stock split in the near future.

However, there is no guarantee that Shopify will do a stock split and there is no set timetable for when or if it will happen. So investors considering buying shares of Shopify should be aware that the stock price could continue to rise or fall sharply in either direction.

The company has not said anything publicly about a possible split, but it’s worth noting that its CEO, Tobi Lutke, has been a big proponent of splits in the past. In 2012, he wrote a blog post advocating for them, arguing that they make stocks more accessible to a wider range of investors.

“A lot of people are priced out of investing in many public companies because the shares are just too expensive,” he wrote. “By splitting the stock, we can make it more affordable and thus open up ownership to a larger group of people.”

Lutke also argued that stock splits can signal confidence on the part of a company’s management. “It says that management thinks that the company is doing well and will continue to do well,” he wrote. “It’s a vote of confidence in the future.”

Of course, there are also downsides to stock splits. They can be disruptive to a company’s operations, and they don’t always deliver the results that investors are hoping for. But given Shopify’s strong track record and Lutke’s past comments, it’s certainly something to keep an eye on in the months ahead.

Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

Devops woman in trade, tech explorer and problem navigator.