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Reddit Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y, Shares Rise
RedditReddit(US:RDDT) ZACKS·2025-11-03 10:20

Core Insights - Reddit (RDDT) reported Q3 2025 earnings of $0.80 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 50.94%, compared to $0.16 per share in the same quarter last year [1][9] - Revenues reached $584.91 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.31%, and increased by 68% year over year [1][9] - RDDT shares rose by 11.14% in pre-market trading following the strong earnings report [1] Revenue Breakdown - U.S. revenues, accounting for 82% of total revenues, increased by 66.7% year over year to $480 million [2] - International revenues, making up 18% of total revenues, surged by 75% year over year to $105 million [2] - Advertising revenues grew by 74% year over year to $549 million, while Other revenues rose by 7% year over year to $36 million [2] User Engagement Metrics - Daily Active Uniques (DAUq) increased by 19% year over year to 116 million [3] - U.S. DAUq rose by 7% year over year to 51.6 million, while International DAUq grew by 31% to 64.4 million [3] - Weekly Active Uniques (WAUq) climbed by 21% year over year to 443.8 million [3] Average Revenue Per User - Average revenue per unique (ARPU) increased by 41% year over year to $5.04 [4] - U.S. ARPU rose by 54% to $9.04, while International ARPU climbed by 39% to $1.84 [4] Operating Performance - Reddit reported a GAAP gross margin of 91%, an increase of 90 basis points year over year [5] - Sales and marketing expenses rose by 72.7% year over year to $128.7 million [5] - Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 2025 was $236 million, up from $94 million in the previous year, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 40.3% [6] Financial Position - As of September 30, 2025, Reddit had cash and cash equivalents of $2.22 billion, up from $2.06 billion as of June 30, 2025 [7] - The company generated $185 million in cash from operating activities in Q3, compared to $111 million in the previous quarter [7] - Free cash flow was reported at $183 million, also an increase from $111 million in the previous quarter [7] Q4 Guidance - For Q4 2025, Reddit expects revenues between $655 million and $665 million [10] - Adjusted EBITDA is anticipated to be between $275 million and $285 million for the fourth quarter [10]