Why Storytel stock moves
Storytel was roughly unchanged without a company-news explanation.
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Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayStorytel was roughly unchanged without a company-news explanation.
Over the last five trading days, Storytel rose sharply, more than the OMX Stockholm 30, which rose slightly.
This five-day rise is a big move for Storytel, about twice a normal five-day stretch.
The latest close is near the stock's highest close of the past year.
Today's move of −0.16% was 0.1 times a normal day's 1.2%. OMX Stockholm 30 moved −0.32% on the same day.
Storytel −0.16%OMX Stockholm 30 −0.32%In step with the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Storytel.
Storytel earned more than expected in 4 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 46% of reports from Nordic companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 4 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 63% of reports from Nordic companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price 127.60 SEK
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expectedSEK
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of 1.96 SEK (February 10). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from 6.48 SEK three months ago to 6.63 SEK now. 2026 estimate: 6.63 SEK. 2027 estimate: 7.97 SEK. People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share to Finansinspektionen, Sweden's financial supervisor. October 29: Buy about 296 thousand SEK. August 13: Buy about 1.0 m SEK. August 10: Buy about 255 thousand SEK. July 29: Buy about 530 thousand SEK. June 25: Buy about 7.5 m SEK.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 3 out of 3 years. Across Nordic companies, that happens in about 60% of years. In 2025, the price changed +22% and earnings per share +145%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.bn SEK
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn SEK
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 3 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 9.7 bn SEKRevenue 2025: 4.0 bn SEK
What the key figures say about Storytel
The figures connect what Storytel earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: -10.63 SEK–6.22 SEK. Peers: Alma Media 0.79 EUR, Gyldendalske Boghandel 54.84 DKK, Trump Media & Technology Group -$4.89. 2026 estimate: 6.63 SEK (6.09 SEK–7.20 SEK). 2027 estimate: 7.97 SEK (7.16 SEK–9.16 SEK).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: 3.2 bn SEK–4.0 bn SEK. Peers: Alma Media 340 m EUR, Gyldendalske Boghandel 856 m DKK, Trump Media & Technology Group $4.5M. 2026 estimate: 4.5 bn SEK (4.4 bn SEK–4.5 bn SEK). 2027 estimate: 4.9 bn SEK (4.8 bn SEK–5.0 bn SEK).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: −21.7%–10.1%. Peers: Alma Media 26.3%, Gyldendalske Boghandel 7.7%, Trump Media & Technology Group −4052.3%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: −67.8%–27.0%. Peers: Alma Media 26.8%, Gyldendalske Boghandel 15.0%, Trump Media & Technology Group −78.9%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2022–2025: 13.5–27.1. Peers: Alma Media 17.4, Gyldendalske Boghandel 7.4. 2026 estimate: 19.3. 2027 estimate: 16.0.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 0.89–1.61. Peers: Alma Media 3.33, Gyldendalske Boghandel 0.48, Trump Media & Technology Group 245.84. 2026 estimate: 2.16. 2027 estimate: 1.97.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2025–2025: 1.00 SEK–1.00 SEK.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 0.0%–1.2%. Peers: Alma Media 3.5%, Gyldendalske Boghandel 4.9%, Trump Media & Technology Group 0.0%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: -0.01–0.17. Peers: Alma Media 0.90.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 1.65–3.62. Peers: Alma Media 4.32, Gyldendalske Boghandel 1.11, Trump Media & Technology Group 1.08.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2022–2025: 16.6–19.0.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: -4.63 SEK–4.90 SEK. Peers: Alma Media 1.04 EUR, Gyldendalske Boghandel 43.81 DKK, Trump Media & Technology Group $0.03.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 38.5%–50.1%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Storytel paid 1.50 SEK per share in the twelve months through November 5, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, May 6, 2026, Storytel traded without the right to the 1.50 SEK dividend. The price went from 94.00 SEK to 95.95 SEK; including the dividend, the day's change was +3.7%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2025: 1.00 SEK2026 so far: 1.50 SEK
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how Storytel's revenue and profit have changed.
- Earnings report
The earnings report shows how Storytel's revenue and profit have changed.
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More about Storytel
Insider trades
People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share to Finansinspektionen, Sweden's financial supervisor.
- Stefan Fredrik Gunnar Wård, CFOBuyabout 296 thousand SEK
- Jonas Sjögren, board memberBuyabout 1.0 m SEK
- Stefan Fredrik Gunnar Wård, CFOBuyabout 255 thousand SEK
- Stefan Fredrik Gunnar Wård, CFOBuyabout 530 thousand SEK
- Lars Wingefors, board member (closely associated)Buyabout 7.5 m SEK
Earnings report
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On its last 15 report days Storytel usually moved about 6.9%. On a normal day it moves 1.2%.
+2.81% Why? +16.28% −6.61% −1.05%
10,000 SEK in Storytel bought on November 7, 2016 is worth 29,700 SEK today, with dividends reinvested.
What would 10,000 SEK in Storytel be worth today? →
What would 10,000 SEK in Storytel be worth today?
29,700 SEK
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016.
At worst it was worth 5,130 SEK (October 20, 2023).
The five biggest days of the journey
· −24.4% · the whole market fell 1.4% the same day · report day
· +22.8% · the whole market rose 0.9% the same day · report day
· +21.1% · the whole market fell 1.0% the same day · report day
· +20.1% · the whole market rose 0.6% the same day
· −18.4% · the whole market fell 0.7% the same day · report day
Earlier days
+5.72% market −0.11% Storytel rose clearly over the week, while the wider Stockholm market was roughly flat. Read →
Storytel rose clearly over the week, while the wider Stockholm market was roughly flat.
The move was ordinary in size and came on fairly light trading.
That report is dated before this week, so it is background rather than a new event.
Short-selling positions rose during the week, which suggests some investors are betting on a fall.
+2.49% market +0.48% Storytel rose clearly, more than the market. Read →
Storytel rose clearly, more than the market.
No company news explains the move.
Over the last five trading days it rose sharply, about three times a normal five-day stretch, a big move.
The next report is due on 10 February 2027.
+9.73% market +3.01% Storytel rose sharply over the week, a very big move for the stock and well ahead of the market. Read →
Storytel rose sharply over the week, a very big move for the stock and well ahead of the market.
The main driver was the quarterly report on Tuesday, which showed subscriber growth at its strongest in about three years and raised analyst target prices.
Analysts including ABG Sundal Collier and Pareto raised their fair-value estimates after the report.
The stock's latest close is also near its highest level of the past year.
+2.81% market +0.96% Storytel rose strongly on its Q3 report day, beating expectations. Read →
Storytel rose strongly on its Q3 report day, beating expectations.
Over the last five trading days Storytel rose clearly, while OMX Stockholm 30 was roughly flat.
The move was big for Storytel, rare compared with its past year, on heavy trading.
The main driver was the quarter, with the largest subscriber increase since 2023.
Sales and profit came in above the analyst forecasts, known as consensus estimates.
+3.45% market +1.57% Storytel rose, well ahead of a market that rose clearly. Read →
Storytel rose, well ahead of a market that rose clearly.
No company news explains the move.
Over the last five trading days the shares were roughly unchanged while the market fell slightly.
Storytel trades near its usual volume, and its shares sit well below their high of late September.
Its Q3 report comes on Tuesday 27 October at 8:00 CET, the next thing to watch.
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