Revenue growth has shifted into negative territory with a 10.6% year-over-year decline in 2025Q2, while operating margins remain constrained at -0.1% despite recent gross margin volatility.
| Sales/Revenue | 589.13M | 621.27M | 602.07M | 464.98M | 234.15M | 115.68M | 142.91M |
| Revenue Growth % | -5.28% | 3.19% | 29.48% | 98.59% | 102.41% | -19.06% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 365.69M | 377.24M | 392.9M | 327.61M | 201.44M | 137M | 124.87M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 60.72% | 65.26% | 70.46% | 86.03% | 118.43% | 87.37% |
| Gross Profit | 223.45M | 244.03M | 209.17M | 137.37M | 31.82M | -21.32M | 18.04M |
| Gross Margin % | 37.93% | 39.28% | 34.74% | 29.54% | 13.59% | -18.43% | 12.63% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 16.67% | 52.26% | 331.69% | 249.28% | -218.14% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 356.29M | 426.65M | 487.21M | 503.27M | 291.33M | 222.5M | 189.15M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 68.67% | 80.92% | 108.24% | 124.43% | 192.35% | 132.35% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 218.87M | 207.64M | 190.65M | 183.67M | 129.16M | 89.88M | 68.01M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 33.42% | 31.67% | 39.5% | 55.16% | 77.7% | 47.59% |
| Research & Development | 15.26M | 16.52M | 22.36M | 28.9M | 19.09M | 17.55M | 15.74M |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | 2.66% | 3.71% | 6.21% | 8.15% | 15.17% | 11.01% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 3M | 202.49M | 274.2M | 290.7M | 143.08M | 115.07M | 105.4M |
| Operating Income | -132.85M | -182.62M | -278.04M | -365.9M | -259.51M | -243.82M | -171.1M |
| Operating Margin % | -22.55% | -29.39% | -46.18% | -78.69% | -110.83% | -210.78% | -119.73% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 34.32% | 24.01% | -40.99% | -6.44% | -42.5% | - |
| EBITDA | 25.43M | 5.45M | -71.18M | -199.59M | -241.8M | -226.85M | -159.94M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 4.32% | 0.88% | -11.82% | -42.93% | -103.27% | -196.11% | -111.91% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 176.46% | 107.66% | 64.34% | 17.45% | -6.59% | -41.84% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 158.28M | 188.07M | 206.87M | 166.31M | 17.71M | 16.97M | 11.17M |
| EBIT | -220.93M | -191.94M | -271.19M | -222.9M | -249.62M | -243.82M | -177.12M |
| Net Interest Income | -29.97M | -34.21M | -25.41M | -21.5M | -44.09M | -6.4M | -1.13M |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 29.97M | 34.21M | 25.41M | 21.5M | 44.09M | 6.4M | 1.13M |
| Other Income/Expense | -118.05M | -43.48M | -18.56M | 121.49M | -34.2M | -6.17M | -7.15M |
| Pretax Income | -250.9M | -226.09M | -296.6M | -244.41M | -293.71M | -249.99M | -178.25M |
| Pretax Margin % | -42.59% | -36.39% | -49.26% | -52.56% | -125.44% | -216.11% | -124.73% |
| Income Tax | -1.89M | -2.01M | -933K | 622K | 242K | 323K | 0 |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 0.75% | 0.89% | 0.31% | -0.25% | -0.08% | -0.13% | 0% |
| Net Income | -249.01M | -224.09M | -295.67M | -245.03M | -293.95M | -250.32M | -178.25M |
| Net Margin % | -42.27% | -36.07% | -49.11% | -52.7% | -125.54% | -216.39% | -124.73% |
| Net Income Growth % | -42.29% | 24.21% | -20.67% | 16.64% | -17.43% | -40.43% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -249.01M | -224.09M | -295.67M | -245.03M | -293.95M | -250.32M | -178.25M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -18.44 | -19.45 | -27.04 | -23.79 | -500.41 | -0.12 | -606.60 |
| EPS Growth % | -34.96% | 28.07% | -13.66% | 95.25% | -416908.33% | 99.98% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | -19.45 | -27.04 | -23.79 | -500.41 | -0.12 | -606.60 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 13.51M | 11.52M | 10.93M | 10.3M | 588.29K | 324.96K | 293.85K |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 13.51M | 11.52M | 10.93M | 10.3M | 588.29K | 324.96K | 293.85K |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Imminent liquidity and solvency risk
As reported in recent financial filings, Sonder's revenue growth has shifted into negative territory, with a 10.6% year-over-year decline in 2025Q2, signaling that the company's previous expansion-led model is struggling to maintain top-line momentum amidst a challenging environment for short-term rental demand and unit optimization.
The transition from double-digit growth in early 2023 to consistent contraction suggests that the company's unit-level strategy is failing to offset broader market pressures. Investors should monitor whether this decline reflects a deliberate reduction in footprint to preserve cash or an inability to compete effectively in key urban markets.
Based on the provided income statement data, Sonder's gross margin has exhibited significant volatility, swinging from 18.5% in 2025Q1 to 43.6% in 2025Q2, which underscores the inherent sensitivity of the company's fixed-lease cost structure to occupancy fluctuations and seasonal demand shifts in its property portfolio.
The wide variance in gross margins indicates that the company lacks the pricing power or cost flexibility to maintain stable profitability during periods of lower demand. This structural vulnerability suggests that the current business model remains highly susceptible to operational leverage risks that traditional hotel operators typically mitigate through more flexible management agreements.
According to the latest quarterly figures, Sonder's operating income remains deeply negative, with the company failing to scale its operating expenses efficiently relative to gross profit, as evidenced by the -0.1% operating margin reported in 2025Q2 despite a significant recovery in gross profit levels.
The inability to achieve positive operating income even when gross margins improve suggests that corporate overhead and marketing expenditures are disproportionately high for the current revenue scale. This persistent disconnect between property-level performance and corporate profitability warrants further investigation into the sustainability of the company's current administrative cost structure.
Based on the company's reported financial statements, the combination of a $20.8 million cash position and substantial quarterly operating losses suggests that Sonder faces an acute liquidity crisis, raising significant questions regarding its ability to continue as a going concern without immediate and dilutive capital intervention.
While the recent Marriott licensing agreement may offer a potential path to improved distribution, it does not address the immediate cash burn that threatens the company's survival. Short-term investors should remain cautious, as the current financial trajectory appears to prioritize survival over long-term value creation, leaving little room for operational error.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SOND stock.
For fiscal year 2024, Sonder Holdings Inc. (SOND) reported total revenue of $621.3M. This represents a 334.7% increase compared to $142.9M in 2019.
Sonder Holdings Inc. (SOND) reported a net loss of $224.1M for the fiscal year ending 2024.
Sonder Holdings Inc. (SOND) reported an operating income of $-182.6M, resulting in an operating profit margin of -29.4%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Sonder Holdings Inc. (SOND) generated $244.0M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 39.3%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.