Shares of Paysafe Ltd (NYSE: PSFE) tumbled 11.52% in pre-market trading on Thursday following the release of the company's third-quarter 2025 financial results. The significant drop comes as the payment platform provider reported earnings and revenue figures that fell short of analyst expectations.

Paysafe announced quarterly earnings of $0.70 per share, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $0.73 by 4.76%. Despite the miss, this figure represents a 37.25% increase from the same period last year when the company reported earnings of $0.51 per share. On the revenue front, Paysafe posted quarterly sales of $433.815 million, falling short of the analyst consensus estimate of $439.514 million by 1.30%. This represents a modest 1.57% increase over sales of $427.103 million in the same quarter of the previous year.

The market's negative reaction to Paysafe's results highlights investors' concerns about the company's ability to meet growth expectations in the highly competitive payments industry. While Paysafe demonstrated year-over-year improvements in both earnings and revenue, the failure to meet analyst estimates suggests potential challenges in scaling its operations or facing increased competition. As the company prepares for its earnings call later today, investors and analysts will be keen to hear management's explanations for the underperformance and their strategies for future growth in the evolving digital payments landscape.