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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Criteo S.A. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Criteo S.A. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 11, 2026
Feb 11, 2026 39 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Criteo reported Q4 2025 revenue of $541M, down 2% YoY, with Adjusted EBITDA of $120M, down 17% YoY; full-year 2025 revenue rose 1% to $1,945M and free cash flow grew 16% to $211M. The company announced an increase in its share buyback authorization to up to $200M but guided to low expected growth in 2026 with no assumed upside from agentic tools.

Retail media leadership 42 Agentic commerce and LLM partnerships 38 Performance media and Go self-service 28 Take rate compression and mix 19 2026 outlook and growth transition 10 Execution and leadership changes 10

Management tone

Positive

Net tone +15 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Despite low expected growth in 2026 already well understood by the market, we are strongly confident in the potential of our business beyond the current transition.”
  • “2025 unfolded a bit differently than we had anticipated.”
  • “Agentic commerce is a strategic pillar for Criteo S.A. in 2026 and a long-term growth opportunity.”
  • “We have not monetized it yet. So it is—yeah—we cannot assume something that we have not got, I guess, signed contracts for at this point.”

Forward guidance

4 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Full-year gross profit grew 7% YoY to $1,049M with gross profit margin expanding 3ppt to 54%
  • Full-year free cash flow rose 16% to $211M and cash from operating activities grew 21% to $311M
  • Performance Media Contribution ex-TAC grew 2% in Q4 2025 and 4% for full-year 2025 at constant currency
  • Go campaigns including social deliver more than 20% higher return on ad spend than traditional campaigns; in the U.S., one in two small-client campaigns now run through Go
  • Full-year GAAP net income increased 30% YoY to $149M with diluted EPS up 39% to $2.64
  • Board increased remaining share repurchase authorization up to $200M in February 2026 after deploying $152M in buybacks in 2025

Risks & pressure points

  • Q4 2025 revenue declined 2% YoY to $541M and Adjusted EBITDA fell 17% to $120M
  • Q4 2025 GAAP net income decreased 36% YoY to $46M and diluted EPS fell 27% to $0.90
  • Retail Media Contribution ex-TAC declined 18% in Q4 2025 due to scope changes with two specific Retail Media clients
  • Lower take rates in Retail Media and Performance Media segments compared to historical Q4 levels, with mix shifting to social, CTV, and display advertising
  • Management guided to low expected growth in 2026 and stated there is no assumption of upside from agentic tools, as monetization has not yet been contracted
  • Management stated they do not have full visibility to the 2026 forecast

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Feb 11, 2026.

Metric Guided
Contribution ex-TAC growth
Fiscal year 2026
0% – 2%
Adjusted EBITDA margin
Fiscal year 2026
32% – 34%
Adjusted EBITDA
First quarter 2026
$50M – $55M
Contribution ex-TAC
First quarter 2026
$245M – $250M
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