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$12.81
−$0.32 (−2.44%)Today 1M +21.46%
After hours$13.00+1.48%

Updated Nov 11, 4:00 PM ET · Regular session · May be delayed

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$13.13
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$12.32–$12.96
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776.8K
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Dec 7 projected
Projected for 2026-12-07 from the company’s own results filings (SEC 8-K Item 2.02). The company has not confirmed the date.
$7.77–$23.31
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Understand the Business

Why the Stock Moved

Period-matched expectations history is not yet available. Current metrics are not a substitute for a historical explanation.

The core investment thesis

Own PHR if its patient-intake, payments and point-of-care engagement platform remains an embedded healthcare workflow while the company keeps converting scale into cash rather than returning to loss-funded growth.

PHR price history

Latest price$12.81Today−$0.32 (-2.44%)
PHR +18.28%S&P 500 -2.42%Since first plotted close
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Investment thesis

What must happen next

5 MATERIAL PROPOSITIONS
  • Healthcare providers continue treating Phreesia’s intake, registration and payments workflow as a necessary operating layer rather than a replaceable point solution, so adoption and expansion remain durable.HoldingMateriality: High

    GAAP annual revenue increased from $213.2 million in FY2022 to $480.6 million in FY2026. If the workflow is sticky, revenue can keep compounding; if it becomes a commodity feature inside EHRs, growth and pricing power compress.

    Watch: Epic, Oracle Health/Cerner, athenahealth or other EHR vendors bundle comparable digital check-in and payment features at low incremental cost.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    GAAP annual revenue increased from $213.2 million in FY2022 to $480.6 million in FY2026.

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  • Phreesia’s platform scale and expense discipline continue converting incremental demand into profitability rather than requiring proportional sales, support and implementation spending.StrengtheningMateriality: High

    GAAP annual operating loss narrowed from $176.6 million in FY2023 to $136.5 million in FY2024, $58.1 million in FY2025 and $6.6 million in FY2026. This is the difference between a growing software company and a value-creating software company: owners need margin expansion to make growth economically valuable.

    Watch: Enterprise healthcare implementations become more customized and services-heavy, reducing software-like scalability.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    GAAP annual operating loss narrowed from $176.6 million in FY2023 to $136.5 million in FY2024, $58.1 million in FY2025 and.

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  • The business remains self-funding because collections, subscription economics and payment-related activity keep producing operating cash rather than consuming it.StrengtheningMateriality: Medium

    GAAP annual operating cash flow improved from negative $90.1 million in FY2023 to negative $32.4 million in FY2024, positive $32.4 million in FY2025 and positive $78.8 million in FY2026. Sustained operating cash flow reduces reliance on external capital and makes per-share value creation more credible.

    Watch: Provider customers extend payment terms or receivables collection slows as healthcare systems face budget pressure.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    GAAP annual operating cash flow improved from negative $90.1 million in FY2023 to negative $32.4 million in FY2024, positive $32.4.

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  • Management keeps the growth strategy from becoming balance-sheet dependent, so rising obligations do not offset the benefits of improving operating performance.HoldingMateriality: Medium

    GAAP annual operating cash flow was positive $78.8 million in FY2026, which helps support obligations internally. If liabilities rise faster than durable cash generation, equity holders may face refinancing risk, constrained investment or dilution despite operating improvement.

    Watch: Debt-funded acquisitions or financing arrangements become the primary source of growth rather than organic customer expansion.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    GAAP annual operating cash flow was positive $78.8 million in FY2026, which helps support obligations internally.

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  • Phreesia’s access to patients at the point of care remains valuable enough for non-provider monetization, including engagement and life-sciences-style use cases, without damaging provider trust or patient experience.HoldingMateriality: Medium

    GAAP annual revenue has compounded upward each year in the provided history, from $213.2 million in FY2022 to $480.6 million in FY2026. If network monetization is durable, Phreesia can earn more from the same workflow footprint; if it is restricted or rejected, growth relies more heavily on provider software and payments alone.

    Watch: Pharmaceutical and health-advertising budgets shift toward EHR-owned networks, retail media networks or payer-owned channels.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    GAAP annual revenue has compounded upward each year in the provided history, from $213.2 million in FY2022 to $480.6 million.

    Open source ↗
Full investment case & evidence

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Original research

Healthcare providers continue treating Phreesia’s intake, registration and payments workflow as a necessary operating layer rather than a replaceable point solution, so adoption and expansion remain durable. If the workflow is sticky, revenue can keep compounding; if it becomes a commodity feature inside EHRs, growth and pricing power compress.

Phreesia’s platform scale and expense discipline continue converting incremental demand into profitability rather than requiring proportional sales, support and implementation spending. This is the difference between a growing software company and a value-creating software company: owners need margin expansion to make growth economically valuable.

The business remains self-funding because collections, subscription economics and payment-related activity keep producing operating cash rather than consuming it. Sustained operating cash flow reduces reliance on external capital and makes per-share value creation more credible.

Management keeps the growth strategy from becoming balance-sheet dependent, so rising obligations do not offset the benefits of improving operating performance. If liabilities rise faster than durable cash generation, equity holders may face refinancing risk, constrained investment or dilution despite operating improvement.

Phreesia’s access to patients at the point of care remains valuable enough for non-provider monetization, including engagement and life-sciences-style use cases, without damaging provider trust or patient experience. If network monetization is durable, Phreesia can earn more from the same workflow footprint; if it is restricted or rejected, growth relies more heavily on provider software and payments alone.

All standing thesis claims
Original report summary

its patient-intake, payments and point-of-care engagement platform remains an embedded healthcare workflow while the company keeps converting scale into cash rather than returning to loss-funded growth.

Evidence assessed Oct 15, 2026. Expand each conclusion for its evidence and what would change it. Thesis evidence—not a buy or sell recommendation.

Bull case and bear case

Bull case and bear case for Phreesia

Where the evidence on Phreesia stands: Holding on the latest evidence (Oct 15, 2026). Of its 5 thesis points, 2 strengthening and 3 holding.

Bull case: what the evidence supports

  • Healthcare providers continue treating Phreesia’s intake, registration and payments workflow as a necessary operating layer rather than a replaceable point solution, so adoption and expansion remain durable.

    sec.gov ↗

  • Phreesia’s platform scale and expense discipline continue converting incremental demand into profitability rather than requiring proportional sales, support and implementation spending.

    sec.gov ↗

  • The business remains self-funding because collections, subscription economics and payment-related activity keep producing operating cash rather than consuming it.

    sec.gov ↗

  • Management keeps the growth strategy from becoming balance-sheet dependent, so rising obligations do not offset the benefits of improving operating performance.

    sec.gov ↗

  • Phreesia’s access to patients at the point of care remains valuable enough for non-provider monetization, including engagement and life-sciences-style use cases, without damaging provider trust or patient experience.

    sec.gov ↗

Bear case: what would count against it

  • Epic, Oracle Health/Cerner, athenahealth or other EHR vendors bundle comparable digital check-in and payment features at low incremental cost.

    sec.gov ↗

  • Enterprise healthcare implementations become more customized and services-heavy, reducing software-like scalability.

    sec.gov ↗

  • Provider customers extend payment terms or receivables collection slows as healthcare systems face budget pressure.

    sec.gov ↗

Thesis-Break Engine

What has broken in Phreesia’s thesis

Each break OptimistFi flagged on Phreesia, dated — with what has historically followed the same kind of break across the market, not a forecast for Phreesia.

peers+14%-15%-1%12 mo agonow+6 mo
Daily price, then where similar breaks led across the market: the typical -1% path vs comparable companies over six months, inside the middle-half range (+14% to -15%). A base rate, not a forecast.
  • Price target fell below the stockcondition set before this filing

    Across all companies, this kind of break has happened 1,809 times before. Those stocks trailed comparable companies by a median of 1% over the next six months, and 33% of them trailed it by 10 points or more.

How the Thesis-Break Engine works →Historical outcomes are measured against comparable companies after past breaks of the same kind, across all companies. Not a prediction.

MARKET + FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT

The numbers behind the thesis

Sourced from filings and market data

What Changed

  1. Mixed
    Reported results of operations (earnings release).

    Phreesia filed an SEC 8-K on 2026-09-02: Reported results of operations (earnings release). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

  2. Mixed
    Reported results of operations (earnings release).

    Phreesia filed an SEC 8-K on 2026-05-27: Reported results of operations (earnings release). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

  3. Mixed
    Other material event.

    Phreesia filed an SEC 8-K on 2026-05-11: Other material event. It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

Risks / falsifiers

What could break the thesis

  • Epic, Oracle Health/Cerner, athenahealth or other EHR vendors bundle comparable digital check-in and payment features at low incremental cost.
  • Enterprise healthcare implementations become more customized and services-heavy, reducing software-like scalability.
  • Provider customers extend payment terms or receivables collection slows as healthcare systems face budget pressure.
  • Debt-funded acquisitions or financing arrangements become the primary source of growth rather than organic customer expansion.
  • Pharmaceutical and health-advertising budgets shift toward EHR-owned networks, retail media networks or payer-owned channels.

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Financial statements

PHR income statement

Annual filed results · USD · Oldest to newest. Margins are calculated from the reported figures.

PHR: quick answers

When does Phreesia (PHR) report earnings next?
Phreesia's next results are projected for December 7, 2026, from the dates of its own results filings with the SEC. The company has not confirmed the date. It last reported on September 2, 2026. Earnings calendar
What is PHR's short interest?
As of October 30, 2026, 3.0M PHR shares were sold short, 4.87% of its shares outstanding, down 1.9% from the count before. At the stock's average daily volume that is 4.3 days to cover. FINRA publishes the count twice a month. PHR short interest history
Have members of Congress traded PHR?
Reports made public in the last 90 days disclose 2 trades in PHR by 1 filer: 0 purchases and 2 sales. They are filed under the STOCK Act by members of Congress, the President and senior officials. Every disclosed PHR trade
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