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Frontdoor, Inc.

FTDRNasdaqCompleted

Formerly frontdoor, inc.

Spin-offSpun off from ServiceMaster Global Holdings

The two companies

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Sector
Industrials
Industry
Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings
Exchange
Nasdaq
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
September 14, 2018
Distribution date
October 1, 2018
Ratio
1:2
Parent sector
Services-Management Services
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
August 30, 2018

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
ServiceMaster Global HoldingsFY21
Revenue
$2.04B
Operating income
Net income
$125M
Total assets
$4.41B
Equity
$2.38B
Frontdoor, Inc.FY25
Revenue
$2.09B
Operating income
Net income
$255M
Total assets
$2.14B
Equity
$242M

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 0/5 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingNo — both Industrials

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~102% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off7.7 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.