Overview
Social media platform's Q4 revenue rose 14% yr/yr, slightly missing analyst expectations
Company achieved record 619 mln global monthly active users, up 12% yr/yr
Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 was ~$542 mln, missing analyst estimates
Company is focused on transforming sales and go-to-market efforts to enhance monetization reflecting commercial intent on Pinterest
Outlook
Pinterest expects Q1 2026 revenue between $951 mln and $971 mln
Company anticipates Q1 2026 Adjusted EBITDA between $166 mln and $186 mln
Pinterest sees foreign exchange tailwind of 3 points for Q1 2026
Result Drivers
USER GROWTH - Pinterest reported a 12% increase in global monthly active users, reaching 619 million, attributed to strong engagement and innovations in visual search using AI
REVENUE GROWTH - Q4 revenue grew 14% to $1.319 billion, driven by increased user engagement and platform innovations
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q4 Revenue | Slight Miss* | $1.32 bln | $1.33 bln (30 Analysts) |
Q4 Adjusted Net Income | Miss | $450.52 mln | $481.02 mln (14 Analysts) |
Q4 Net Income | $277.07 mln | ||
Q4 Adjusted EBITDA | Miss | $541.50 mln | $547.56 mln (29 Analysts) |
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 29 "strong buy" or "buy", 10 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the online services peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Pinterest Inc is $35.00, about 83.3% above its February 11 closing price of $19.09
The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago
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