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Earnings call · FY2026 Q2

ThredUp Q2 2026 Earnings Call

ThredUp Q2 2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Aug 5, 2026 Audio replay
Aug 5, 2026 35:45 42 turns
Period
FY2026 Q2
Runtime
35:45
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

ThredUp posted record Q2 2026 revenue of $90.8 million (up 17% YoY) and 21% growth in active buyers, but updated full-year guidance lower, citing ongoing economic uncertainty pressuring its most price-sensitive shoppers.

Active buyers and orders growth 13 Premium supply and direct listings 13 Marketing channel shift to Meta and Pinterest 11 Resale as a Service (RaaS) brand partnerships 7 Consumer environment and K-shaped spending 6 AI-driven product and personalization 5

Management tone

Positive

Net tone +25 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “All of these metrics exceeded our expectations.”
  • “We're pleased with our Q2 results, but this was a tougher consumer environment than we would have expected at the beginning of the year.”
  • “We're definitely having some success there, so we're going to keep doing more of that.”
  • “And so like what we're really seeing, you know, in June and And through this portion of, you know, a weaker environment, it's really just this budget chopper. And so we just have to sort of navigate and transition through that.”

Forward guidance

15 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

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Revenue $90.77M +16.9% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.05
Gross margin 79.9% +0.4 pp YoY
Net income -$5.93M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q2 revenue grew 17% YoY to a record $90.8 million, with metrics exceeding expectations
  • Active buyers grew 21% YoY to a record 1.77 million and orders grew 22%
  • New buyer growth of 13% on top of 72% prior-year growth, with Meta and Pinterest volumes up 130% and 145%
  • Premium bag supply up 32% YoY and launched three new RaaS brand storefronts (Steve Madden, Dolce Vita, Betsy Johnson)

Risks & pressure points

  • Company updated full-year guidance lower, citing ongoing economic uncertainty affecting price-sensitive buyers
  • Incremental promotions drove lower ASPs and an estimated ~$3 million Q2 top-line headwind in a tougher consumer environment
  • Net loss was $5.9 million in Q2, widening slightly from a $5.2 million loss a year ago
  • Peer-to-peer direct listings sell-through is slower than the managed marketplace as sellers tend to overprice

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Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026.

Metric Guided
Gross margin Initiated
third quarter 2026
78% – 79%
Gross margin Initiated
fourth quarter 2026
77.5% – 78.5%
Adjusted EBITDA margin Initiated
third quarter 2026
4%
Adjusted EBITDA margin Initiated
fourth quarter 2026
6%
Gross margin Initiated
fiscal year 2026
78.7% – 79.1%
Adjusted EBITDA margin Initiated
fiscal year 2026
4.7%
Revenue Initiated
third quarter 2026
$87M – $89M
Depreciation and amortization Initiated
third quarter 2026
$3.3M
Revenue Initiated
fourth quarter 2026
$85M – $87M
Stock-based compensation Initiated
third quarter 2026
$5.9M
Stock-based compensation Initiated
fourth quarter 2026
$5.9M
Depreciation and amortization Initiated
fourth quarter 2026
$3.3M

Guidance from the call

Stated verbally and extracted from the transcript.

Metric Guided
Adjusted EBITDA
third quarter
4%
Gross margins
fourth quarter
77.5% – 78.5%
Adjusted EBITDA
fourth quarter
6%
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