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Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | May 5, 2026 | $1.35vs $1.03-31.1% | $126Mvs $125M+1.0% |
| Q2 2026 | Mar 12, 2026 | $10.39vs $1.81-474.0% | $127Mvs $137M-7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | $1.91vs $1.68-13.7% | $136Mvs $137M-0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 5, 2025 | $5.60vs $0.80+800.0% | $144Mvs $140M+2.7% |
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Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue | 468.93M | 35.08M | 443.04M | 600.27M | 712.88M | 775.59M | 570.78M | 532.54M |
| Revenue Growth % | - | -92.52% | 1163.04% | 35.49% | 18.76% | 8.8% | -26.41% | -28.88% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 106M | 24.69M | 90.62M | 140.51M | 182.18M | 201.85M | 222.83M | 168.11M |
| COGS % of Revenue | 22.61% | 70.39% | 20.45% | 23.41% | 25.56% | 26.03% | 39.04% | - |
| Gross Profit | 362.92M▲ 0% | 10.39M▼ 97.1% | 352.42M▲ 3292.9% | 459.77M▲ 30.5% | 530.7M▲ 15.4% | 573.73M▲ 8.1% | 347.95M▼ 39.4% | 364.43M▲ 0% |
| Gross Margin % | 77.39% | 29.61% | 79.55% | 76.59% | 74.44% | 73.97% | 60.96% | 68.43% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | -97.14% | 3292.9% | 30.46% | 15.43% | 8.11% | -39.35% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 372.86M | 726.4M | 275.85M | 381.66M | 449.36M | 531.51M | 389.74M | 745.84M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 79.51% | 2070.89% | 62.26% | 63.58% | 63.03% | 68.53% | 68.28% | - |
| Selling, General & Admin | 279.78M | 104.32M | 273.53M | 375.99M | 427.21M | 479.83M | 404.44M | 373.37M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 59.66% | 297.4% | 61.74% | 62.64% | 59.93% | 61.87% | 70.86% | - |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 93.08M | 622.09M | 2.32M | 5.67M | 22.14M | 51.68M | -14.7M | 4M |
| Operating Income | -9.94M▲ 0% | -716.02M▼ 7105.6% | 76.57M▲ 110.7% | 78.11M▲ 2.0% | 81.34M▲ 4.1% | 42.23M▼ 48.1% | -41.79M▼ 199.0% | -381.41M▲ 0% |
| Operating Margin % | -2.12% | -2041.27% | 17.28% | 13.01% | 11.41% | 5.44% | -7.32% | -71.62% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -7105.58% | 110.69% | 2% | 4.14% | -48.09% | -198.98% | - |
| EBITDA | 83.14M | -667.77M | 78.89M | 88.01M | 99.33M | 88.16M | 9.11M | -329.82M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 17.73% | -1903.73% | 17.81% | 14.66% | 13.93% | 11.37% | 1.6% | -61.93% |
| EBITDA Growth % | - | -903.18% | 111.81% | 11.55% | 12.87% | -11.25% | -89.66% | -612.89% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 93.08M | 48.25M | 2.32M | 9.9M | 18M | 45.94M | 50.91M | 51.59M |
| EBIT | -12.35M | -716.7M | 39.35M | 82.05M | 84.45M | 45.89M | -41.79M | -627.4M |
| Net Interest Income | -41.5M | -57.48M | -58.18M | -12.86M | -13.51M | -23.17M | -23.74M | -18.08M |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 41.5M | 57.48M | 58.18M | 12.86M | 13.51M | 23.17M | 23.74M | 24.01M |
| Other Income/Expense | -43.91M | -58.17M | -95.4M | -8.92M | -10.4M | -19.51M | -610.31M | -279.85M |
| Pretax Income | -53.85M▲ 0% | -774.18M▼ 1337.7% | -18.82M▲ 97.6% | 69.19M▲ 467.5% | 70.94M▲ 2.5% | 22.72M▼ 68.0% | -652.11M▼ 2970.3% | -661.26M▲ 0% |
| Pretax Margin % | -11.48% | -2207.1% | -4.25% | 11.53% | 9.95% | 2.93% | -114.25% | -124.17% |
| Income Tax | 0 | 0 | 304K | -1.59M | -42.2M | 8.42M | 69.39M | 65.07M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 0% | 0% | -1.61% | -2.3% | -59.48% | 37.05% | -10.64% | -9.84% |
| Net Income | -53.85M▲ 0% | -774.18M▼ 1337.7% | -16.12M▲ 97.9% | 28.66M▲ 277.8% | 74.54M▲ 160.1% | 9.43M▼ 87.4% | -429.3M▼ 4654.9% | -437.99M▲ 0% |
| Net Margin % | -11.48% | -2207.1% | -3.64% | 4.77% | 10.46% | 1.22% | -75.21% | -82.25% |
| Net Income Growth % | - | -1337.72% | 97.92% | 277.81% | 160.05% | -87.36% | -4654.92% | -16791.25% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -53.85M | -774.18M | -19.13M | 70.78M | 113.14M | 14.3M | -721.49M | -726.33M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 1.29B | 862.86M | 481.74M | 352.92M | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -24.80▲ 0% | -244.60▼ 886.3% | -0.85▲ 99.7% | 7.20▲ 947.1% | 5.20▼ 27.8% | 1.12▼ 78.5% | -69.20▼ 6278.6% | -40.50▲ 0% |
| EPS Growth % | - | -886.29% | 99.65% | 947.06% | -27.78% | -78.46% | -6278.57% | -9930.26% |
| EPS (Basic) | -24.80 | -244.60 | -0.85 | 17.60 | 11.00 | 1.42 | -59.20 | - |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 3.85M | 3.4M | 3.87M | 9.94M | 9.94M | 10.46M | 10.43M | 10.82M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 3.85M | 3.4M | 3.87M | 4.01M | 4.63M | 6.62M | 7.25M | 10.82M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | 129.92M | 408.12M | 610.21M | 331.52M | 245.99M | 345.17M | 178.47M | 243.27M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 81.29M | 285.34M | 489.53M | 251.54M | 125.48M | 243.48M | 102.7M | 143.56M |
| Cash Only | 81.29M | 285.34M | 489.53M | 251.54M | 125.48M | 243.48M | 102.7M | 143.56M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 25M | 35.25M | 36.12M | 36.53M | 58.48M | 48.31M | 30.66M | 36.42M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 19.46 | 366.8 | 29.76 | 22.21 | 29.94 | 22.74 | 19.61 | 26.58 |
| Inventory | 11.56M | 7.46M | 11.77M | 12.78M | 21.02M | 19.6M | 18.17M | 28.88M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 39.79 | 110.31 | 47.42 | 33.21 | 42.11 | 35.44 | 29.76 | 56.04 |
| Other Current Assets | 6.66M | 77.76M | 63.21M | 24.63M | 32.79M | 26.39M | 26.94M | 34.41M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 1.37B | 751.01M | 798.58M | 819.91M | 1.3B | 1.29B | 458.39M | 448.47M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 4.02M | 0 | 1.08M | 18.29M | 19.98M | 24.57M | 22.89M | 21.97M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 116.76x | - | 409.46x | 32.82x | 35.68x | 31.56x | 24.94x | 22.81x |
| Goodwill | 1.06B | 683.33M | 718.2M | 715.26M | 947.36M | 943.12M | 283.92M | 283.67M |
| Intangible Assets | 300.54M | 67.02M | 78.51M | 81.98M | 241.16M | 233.12M | 141.53M | 132.37M |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.87M | 6.93M | 5.37M | 22.9M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 2.15M | 664K | 787K | 4.39M | 7.18M | 5.22M | 3.58M | 16.43M |
| Total Assets | 1.5B▲ 0% | 1.16B▼ 22.6% | 1.41B▲ 21.5% | 1.15B▼ 18.3% | 1.55B▲ 34.6% | 1.64B▲ 5.5% | 636.87M▼ 61.1% | 691.74M▲ 0% |
| Asset Turnover | 0.31x | 0.03x | 0.31x | 0.52x | 0.46x | 0.47x | 0.90x | 0.59x |
| Asset Growth % | - | -22.57% | 21.54% | -18.27% | 34.62% | 5.55% | -61.07% | -179.8% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 163.24M | 331.27M | 497.5M | 378.01M | 487.76M | 425.79M | 303.28M | 371.1M |
| Accounts Payable | 91.44M | 62.77M | 191.2M | 161.31M | 257.51M | 232.98M | 153.42M | 224.77M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 314.87 | 927.93 | 770.15 | 419.04 | 515.92 | 421.29 | 251.3 | 424.25 |
| Short-Term Debt | 5.86M | 6.41M | 0 | 2.75M | 3.93M | 3.95M | 3.93M | 3.93M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 5.93M | 5.96M | 25.14M | 31.98M | 34.67M | 23.8M | 19.97M | 77.22M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 27.61M | 18.59M | 207.2M | 6.44M | 141.25M | 25.75M | 125.96M | 123.25M |
| Current Ratio | 0.80x | 1.23x | 1.23x | 0.88x | 0.50x | 0.81x | 0.59x | 0.59x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.73x | 1.21x | 1.20x | 0.84x | 0.46x | 0.76x | 0.53x | 0.53x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -255.62 | -450.82 | -692.96 | -363.62 | -443.87 | -363.11 | -201.94 | -341.64 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 815.53M | 1.1B | 485.97M | 293.25M | 475.58M | 596.28M | 418.72M | 416.03M |
| Long-Term Debt | 606.59M | 870.9M | 460.13M | 264.9M | 264.63M | 384.96M | 16.45M | 15.86M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.91M | 16.21M | 18.73M | 0 | 34.13M |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 208.94M | 228.74M | 25.83M | 13.45M | 194.73M | 192.59M | 402.26M | 858.64M |
| Total Liabilities | 978.77M | 1.43B | 983.46M | 671.27M | 963.34M | 1.02B | 722M | 787.13M |
| Total Debt | 612.45M | 877.32M | 460.13M | 282.56M | 284.78M | 407.64M | 20.38M | 19.79M |
| Net Debt | 531.16M | 591.98M | -29.4M | 31.02M | 159.3M | 164.16M | -82.32M | -123.77M |
| Debt / Equity | 1.18x | - | 1.08x | 0.59x | 0.49x | 0.66x | - | -0.21x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 7.37x | - | 5.83x | 3.21x | 2.87x | 4.62x | 2.24x | -0.06x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 6.39x | - | -0.37x | 0.35x | 1.60x | 1.86x | -9.03x | -9.03x |
| Interest Coverage | -0.30x | -12.47x | 0.68x | 6.38x | 6.25x | 1.98x | -1.76x | -26.13x |
| Total Equity | 518.28M▲ 0% | -271.78M▼ 152.4% | 425.33M▲ 256.5% | 480.16M▲ 12.9% | 586.76M▲ 22.2% | 614.03M▲ 4.6% | -85.13M▼ 113.9% | -95.39M▲ 0% |
| Equity Growth % | - | -152.44% | 256.5% | 12.89% | 22.2% | 4.65% | -113.86% | -316.46% |
| Book Value per Share | 134.71 | -79.94 | 109.77 | 48.32 | 59.01 | 58.72 | -8.16 | -8.82 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 518.28M | -271.78M | -860.68M | -382.7M | 105.02M | 261.11M | -85.13M | -95.39M |
| Common Stock | 0 | 0 | 20K | 20K | 22K | 22K | 23K | 23K |
| Retained Earnings | -252.49M | -1.03B | -1.04B | -1.01B | -939.6M | -930.17M | -1.36B | -1.37B |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | -32.49M | -52.59M | -75.57M | -93.92M | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -1.92M | -822K | 0 | 0 | 747K | -880K | 173K | 346K |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 1.29B | 862.86M | 481.74M | 352.92M | 0 | 0 |
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 76.48M | -33.89M | 175.79M | 14.38M | 147.32M | 53.92M | -91.6M | -91.6M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 16.31% | -96.62% | 39.68% | 2.39% | 20.67% | 6.95% | -16.05% | - |
| Operating CF Growth % | - | -144.32% | 618.68% | -91.82% | 924.83% | -63.4% | -269.87% | 97.35% |
| Net Income | -53.85M | -774.18M | -19.13M | 70.78M | 113.14M | 14.3M | -429.3M | -437.99M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 93.08M | 48.25M | 2.32M | 9.9M | 18M | 45.94M | 49.39M | 50.08M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 5.17M | 4.29M | 6.05M | 19.05M | 27.61M | 50.43M | 36.73M | 30.4M |
| Deferred Taxes | 3.37M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -44.86M | 1.25M | 74.75M | 75M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 2.86M | 594.23M | 22.76M | -4.59M | -2.76M | -4.98M | 282.78M | 623.31M |
| Working Capital Changes | 25.84M | 93.53M | 163.79M | -80.77M | 36.19M | -53.01M | -105.95M | -72.76M |
| Change in Receivables | 225K | -10.25M | -874K | -329K | -17.13M | 9.78M | 17.55M | 20.08M |
| Change in Inventory | -1.63M | 4.09M | -4.31M | -1.01M | -8.18M | 1.41M | 1.43M | -1.23M |
| Change in Payables | 1.79M | -28.67M | 128.16M | -30.78M | 53.82M | -23.69M | -79.46M | -1.04M |
| Cash from Investing | -40.16M | -7.61M | -9.35M | -15.41M | -225.64M | -26.74M | -20.17M | -15.71M |
| Capital Expenditures | -9.21M | -341K | -1.13M | -3.56M | -895K | -4.23M | -2.16M | -351K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.96% | 0.97% | 0.26% | 0.59% | 0.13% | 0.55% | 0.38% | - |
| Acquisitions | -31.12M | 0 | 301K | -8K | -206.87M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 170K | -7.26M | -8.51M | -11.85M | -11.88M | -22.52M | -18.01M | -15.36M |
| Cash from Financing | -55.46M | 245.54M | 38.03M | -236.48M | -43.43M | 86.08M | -29.37M | -19.62M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -46.97M | 254.14M | -413.01M | -192.77M | -3.03M | 120.18M | -3.11M | -79.93M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 239.15M | -32.49M | -20.09M | -22.98M | -16.68M | -10.68M |
| Dividends Paid | -8.1M | -120K | -17.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | -32.49M | -20.09M | -22.98M | -18.3M | -12.3M |
| Other Financing | -400K | -8.48M | 229.59M | -11.21M | -20.31M | -11.12M | -9.58M | 71M |
| Net Change in Cash | -19.14M▲ 0% | 204.05M▲ 1166.1% | 204.47M▲ 0.2% | -237.52M▼ 216.2% | -119.86M▲ 49.5% | 112.21M▲ 193.6% | -141.34M▼ 226.0% | -56.53M▲ 0% |
| Free Cash Flow | 67.27M▲ 0% | -41.5M▼ 161.7% | 166.14M▲ 500.4% | -1.03M▼ 100.6% | 134.54M▲ 13137.2% | 49.7M▼ 63.1% | -93.76M▼ 288.7% | -34.86M▲ 0% |
| FCF Margin % | 14.35% | -118.3% | 37.5% | -0.17% | 18.87% | 6.41% | -16.43% | -6.55% |
| FCF Growth % | - | -161.69% | 500.38% | -100.62% | 13137.21% | -63.06% | -288.68% | -10.94% |
| FCF per Share | 17.48 | -12.21 | 42.88 | -0.10 | 13.53 | 4.75 | -8.99 | -8.99 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -1.42x | 0.04x | -10.91x | 0.50x | 1.98x | 5.72x | 0.21x | 0.08x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 34.59M | 72.74M | 14.79M | 19.33M | 19.5M | 0 | 13.23M |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.02M | 5.47M | 0 | 3.97M |
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | -628.15% | -20.99% | 6.33% | 13.97% | 1.57% | -162.34% | -349.6% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -78.42% | 16.04% | 12.92% | 9.7% | 4.16% | -10.26% | -10.26% |
| Gross Margin | 29.61% | 79.55% | 76.59% | 74.44% | 73.97% | 60.96% | 68.43% |
| Net Margin | -2207.1% | -3.64% | 4.77% | 10.46% | 1.22% | -75.21% | -82.25% |
| Debt / Equity | - | 1.08x | 0.59x | 0.49x | 0.66x | - | -0.21x |
| Interest Coverage | -12.47x | 0.68x | 6.38x | 6.25x | 1.98x | -1.76x | -26.13x |
| FCF Conversion | 0.04x | -10.91x | 0.50x | 1.98x | 5.72x | 0.21x | 0.08x |
| Revenue Growth | -92.52% | 1163.04% | 35.49% | 18.76% | 8.8% | -26.41% | -28.88% |
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
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Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) reported $532.5M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 14% increase from $468.9M in 2019.
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) saw revenue decline by 26.4% over the past year.
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) reported a net loss of $438.0M for fiscal year 2025.
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) has a return on equity (ROE) of -162.3%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.
Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) had negative free cash flow of $34.9M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.
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