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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Vivid Seats Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Vivid Seats Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 5, 2026 Audio replay
May 5, 2026 43:11 57 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
43:11
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Vivid Seats delivered Q1 2026 results at or above the high end of guidance, with sequential growth in Marketplace GOV ($612M, up 5.5% QoQ), adjusted EBITDA ($9.5M vs. $1M in Q4 2025), and cash (up over $40M to $144M). The company reaffirmed its full-year 2026 outlook while disclosing confidential discussions with an ad hoc group of term loan lenders regarding a potential refinancing.

Q1 Results vs Guidance 40 Fiscal 2026 Outlook & Risks 19 Competitive Environment 16 Vivid Seats App Growth 14 Product Innovation & Checkout 11 Private Label Business 9

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +55 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Our first quarter results came in at the high end or above guidance.”
  • “This momentum and sequential improvement support our confidence in returning to year-over-year growth in the second half of fiscal year 2026 and beyond.”
  • “We achieved meaningful sequential increases in GOV and adjusted EBITDA compared to Q4 2025.”
  • “Our first quarter results indicate our strategy is working and we are moving in the right direction.”

Forward guidance

2 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $97.53M -27.1% YoY
Diluted EPS -$1.35
Net income -$14.63M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q1 results came in at the high end or above guidance, with sequential growth in GOV, adjusted EBITDA, and cash versus Q4 2025
  • App GOV grew 20% year-over-year in Q1 2026, with app share of GOV exceeding 40%
  • Q1 adjusted EBITDA was $9.5M, up from $1M in Q4 2025, an $8.5M sequential increase
  • Cash increased over $40M in Q1 to $144M, benefiting from improved profitability and strong working capital
  • Private label revenue grew 20% quarter-to-quarter, and a new private label partner launched in Q1 with performance exceeding expectations
  • Management expects to return to year-over-year growth in the second half of 2026 and reaffirmed full-year guidance of $2.2B–$2.6B Marketplace GOV and $30M–$40M adjusted EBITDA

Risks & pressure points

  • Q1 consolidated revenue of $126M was essentially flat sequentially versus $127M in Q4 2025
  • Marketplace take rate declined to 15.9% in Q1 2026 from 16.8% in Q4 2025 due to mix shift toward lower-take-rate private label revenue
  • Private label revenue continues to decline year-over-year as the company laps the 2025 loss of a large customer
  • Returned to year-over-year growth is not expected until the second half of 2026
  • The 8-K discloses ongoing confidential discussions regarding a potential refinancing of the first lien term loan, with discussions with an ad hoc lender group no longer continuing

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“Q1 2026 adjusted EBITDA was $9.5 million compared to $1 million in Q4 2025. Adjusted EBITDA grew $8.5 million, marking substantial improvement on a sequential basis and highlighting the benefit of a material reduction in operating costs relative to a growing GOV and revenue base.” Speaker 3, CFO
“For fiscal year 2026, we continue to expect marketplace GOV in the range of $2.2 billion to $2.6 billion and adjusted EBITDA in the range of $30 million to $40 million.” Speaker 3, CFO

Guidance from the call

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Metric Guided
Marketplace GOV
fiscal year 2026
$2.2B – $2.6B
Adjusted EBITDA
fiscal year 2026
$30M – $40M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · products & services

Concerts$43.57M -25.1% YoY
Sports$29.54M -23.5% YoY
Theater$20.10M -36.2% YoY
Other$4.31M -21% YoY
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