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ROKU's Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y
ZACKS· 2026-02-13 14:56
Core Insights - Roku reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of 53 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 28 cents, and reversing a loss of 24 cents per share from the previous year [1][9] - Revenues increased by 16.1% year-over-year to $1.39 billion, exceeding the consensus mark by 3.12% [1][9] Financial Performance - Platform revenues, which account for 87.7% of total revenues, rose 18.2% year-over-year to $1.22 billion, driven by strong streaming services distribution and video advertising [6] - Device revenues, making up 12.3% of total revenues, grew 3.2% year-over-year to $170.9 million, with gross margin improving by 530 basis points to negative 23.3% [6] - Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $169.4 million, reflecting a 119% year-over-year increase, with an adjusted EBITDA margin improvement of 570 basis points to 12.1% [10] Operating Metrics - Gross margin as a percentage of total revenues expanded by 80 basis points year-over-year to 43.5% [7] - Operating expenses decreased by 2% year-over-year to $540.8 million, reducing the percentage of total revenues from 45.9% to 38.8% [7] Segment Highlights - Advertising performance benefited from Roku's scale of over 90 million logged-in streaming households, with The Roku Channel ranking as the 2 app by engagement in the U.S. [3] - The fourth quarter saw record net adds for Premium Subscriptions, supported by holiday promotions and enhancements to the Roku Experience [4] Guidance and Projections - For Q1 2026, Roku estimates total net revenues of approximately $1.2 billion, an 18% year-over-year increase, with platform revenues expected to grow by 21% [12] - For the full year 2026, Roku projects total net revenues of $5.50 billion, with platform revenues of $4.89 billion, representing 18% year-over-year growth [13]