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Shopify stock price slides: SHOP selloff shifts focus to cash‑flow margin and $2 billion buyback

Shopify stock price slides: SHOP selloff shifts focus to cash‑flow margin and $2 billion buyback

Shopify shares dropped 7.8% to $109.44 Thursday morning after the company forecast a lower first-quarter free cash flow margin despite strong revenue growth. The stock had briefly topped $121 earlier in the session. Shopify reported $3.67 billion in fourth-quarter revenue and $715 million in free cash flow. A $2 billion buyback program begins February 17.
February 12, 2026

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