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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Ethos Technologies Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Ethos Technologies Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 25, 2026
Feb 25, 2026 29 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Ethos reported Q4 2025 revenue of $110.1 million, up 65% year-over-year, with a 23% adjusted EBITDA margin and $24.6 million in net income, marking its third consecutive year of 50%+ revenue growth. The company guided Q1 2026 revenue to $144–146 million, ~53% growth at the midpoint.

Product expansion 14 Carrier relationships and concentration 8 Agent platform and agency partnerships 7 Underwriting engine and technology moat 7 Direct-to-consumer channel opportunity 6 2026 outlook and guidance 4

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +72 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We delivered $110.1 million in revenue in Q4, representing a 65% year-over-year revenue growth, and achieved adjusted EBITDA of $26 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 23%.”
  • “We also generated a Rule of 40 score of 75, demonstrating our ability to balance growth and profitability.”
  • “For the full year 2025, we generated revenue of $388 million, representing growth of 52%. This marks our third consecutive year with growth over 50%.”
  • “We're very happy with our existing panel of carriers.”

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

  • Q4 revenue grew 65% year-over-year to $110.1 million, with direct channel revenue up 93% to $74.2 million
  • Third consecutive year of revenue growth above 50% (full-year revenue of $387.6 million, +52%)
  • Reported net income of $24.6 million (22% margin) and adjusted EBITDA of $25.8 million (23% margin) in Q4; full-year net income of $71.2 million
  • Activated 54,714 new policies in Q4 (+42%), surpassing 500,000 lifetime policies
  • Launched two new products in Q4 with North American Sammons (Indexed UL) and Aflac (cancer insurance)
  • Q1 2026 revenue guidance of $144–146 million, ~53% growth at the midpoint

Risks & pressure points

  • Third-party channel revenue grew only 27% in Q4 to $35.9 million, well below the 93% growth in the direct channel
  • Business is seasonal with Q2 and Q3 historically softer, which may pressure reported growth in those periods
  • Ethos noted direct sales have historically been a minor portion of overall life insurance industry sales, framing DTC as a long-term rather than near-term opportunity

Key moments

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“For the first quarter of 2026, we expect total revenue in the range of $144 million to $146 million. At the midpoint, this represents 53% year-over-year growth. We also expect adjusted EBITDA in the range of $30 million to $32 million. For the full year 2026, we expect total revenue in the range of $510 million to $514 million.” Speaker 3, CFO
“We delivered $110.1 million in revenue in Q4, representing a 65% year-over-year revenue growth, and achieved adjusted EBITDA of $26 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 23%. We activated over 54,000 new policies this quarter, bringing us to over 500,000 policies activated through Q4.” Speaker 2, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Feb 25, 2026.

Metric Guided
Total Revenue
the first quarter of 2026
$144M – $146M
Adjusted EBITDA
the first quarter of 2026
$30M – $32M
Total Revenue
the full fiscal year 2026
$510M – $514M
Adjusted EBITDA
the full fiscal year 2026
$99M – $103M
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