Revenue growth has turned negative, contracting by 7.1% in 2026Q1, while operating margins remain pressured by elevated SG&A expenses that resulted in a $20.1 million operating loss.
| Sales/Revenue | 1.28B | 1.3B | 889.88M | 935.82M | 992.08M | 1.02B | 767.14M |
| Revenue Growth % | 33.44% | 46.14% | -4.91% | -5.67% | -2.32% | 32.39% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 850.07M | 871.41M | 697.77M | 751.02M | 799.43M | 775.37M | 602.08M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 67.01% | 78.41% | 80.25% | 80.58% | 76.34% | 78.48% |
| Gross Profit | 430.02M | 429.05M | 192.1M | 184.8M | 192.65M | 240.26M | 165.06M |
| Gross Margin % | 33.59% | 32.99% | 21.59% | 19.75% | 19.42% | 23.66% | 21.52% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 123.35% | 3.95% | -4.08% | -19.81% | 45.56% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 446.24M | 445.04M | 204.74M | 193.44M | 206.2M | 205.7M | 154.88M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 34.22% | 23.01% | 20.67% | 20.78% | 20.25% | 20.19% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 404.31M | 401.49M | 167.66M | 157.03M | 165.88M | 166.53M | 125.92M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 30.87% | 18.84% | 16.78% | 16.72% | 16.4% | 16.41% |
| Research & Development | 34.71M | 0 | 37.08M | 36.4M | 40.32M | 39.17M | 28.96M |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | 4.17% | 3.89% | 4.06% | 3.86% | 3.78% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 2M | 43.55M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operating Income | -16.22M | -15.99M | -12.64M | -8.64M | -13.55M | 34.56M | 10.18M |
| Operating Margin % | -1.27% | -1.23% | -1.42% | -0.92% | -1.37% | 3.4% | 1.33% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -26.5% | -46.29% | 36.23% | -139.21% | 239.55% | - |
| EBITDA | 37.05M | -15.99M | 6.84M | 12.06M | 13.37M | 54.03M | 28.69M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 2.89% | -1.23% | 0.77% | 1.29% | 1.35% | 5.32% | 3.74% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 260.9% | -333.69% | -43.29% | -9.78% | -75.25% | 88.34% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 53.27M | 0 | 19.48M | 20.7M | 26.92M | 19.47M | 18.51M |
| EBIT | -16.65M | -15.99M | 5.35M | 21.75M | -10.95M | -7.49M | 8.48M |
| Net Interest Income | -70.49M | -75.14M | 5.56M | 2.4M | -5.03M | -7.04M | -2.53M |
| Interest Income | 435K | 0 | 9.21M | 7.79M | 2.6M | 0 | -1.7M |
| Interest Expense | 70.93M | 75.14M | 3.65M | 5.39M | 7.63M | 7.04M | 832K |
| Other Income/Expense | -433.19M | -461.7M | 14.34M | 24.99M | -5.03M | -49.09M | -2.53M |
| Pretax Income | -449.41M | -477.68M | 1.7M | 16.36M | -18.57M | -14.54M | 7.65M |
| Pretax Margin % | -35.11% | -36.73% | 0.19% | 1.75% | -1.87% | -1.43% | 1% |
| Income Tax | 51.6M | 39.39M | 2.42M | 6.11M | 6.01M | -25.53M | 3.29M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | -11.48% | -8.25% | 141.73% | 37.38% | -32.35% | 175.64% | 43.05% |
| Net Income | -501.01M | -517.07M | -711K | 10.24M | -24.58M | 10.99M | 4.36M |
| Net Margin % | -39.14% | -39.76% | -0.08% | 1.09% | -2.48% | 1.08% | 0.57% |
| Net Income Growth % | -891.85% | -72624.33% | -106.94% | 141.67% | -323.57% | 152.35% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -501.01M | -517.07M | -711K | 10.24M | -24.58M | 10.99M | 4.36M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -5.20 | -5.69 | -0.10 | -0.06 | -0.44 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| EPS Growth % | -362.29% | -5590% | -66.67% | 86.36% | -320% | 147.22% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | -5.69 | -0.01 | 0.20 | -0.44 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 96.28M | 90.86M | 52.71M | 56.97M | 55.62M | 53.89M | 53.86M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 96.28M | 90.86M | 49.32M | 50.9M | 55.62M | 55.62M | 53.86M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Integration and margin compression
As reported in recent financial statements, TEAD experienced a significant revenue contraction of 7.1% in 2026Q1 following a period of aggressive growth, suggesting that the post-merger revenue trajectory remains highly sensitive to the successful unification of legacy Outbrain and Teads sales channels and publisher inventory.
The sharp reversal from 50.2% growth in 2025Q4 to a decline in the subsequent quarter highlights the difficulty in maintaining momentum during complex organizational restructuring. Investors should monitor whether this deceleration reflects a structural loss of publisher inventory or merely temporary friction in the combined go-to-market strategy.
Based on the provided income statement data, the company's gross margin peaked at 35.1% in 2025Q2 before retreating to 31.4% in 2026Q1, indicating that the firm faces persistent pressure from traffic acquisition costs that limit its ability to capture higher value from premium ad placements.
The inability to sustain gross margins above the 35% threshold suggests that the company remains vulnerable to commodity-like pricing in the open-web advertising market. This margin profile appears significantly lower than pure-play ad-tech peers, implying that the current business model struggles to differentiate its inventory sufficiently to command premium pricing power.
According to the quarterly income statement, SG&A expenses have remained elevated relative to gross profit, resulting in an operating loss of $20.1 million in 2026Q1, which suggests that the company has yet to achieve the necessary scale to leverage its fixed cost base effectively.
The lack of clear operating leverage indicates that the integration of the two entities is currently consuming significant resources without delivering commensurate efficiency gains. Until SG&A growth is decoupled from revenue fluctuations, the path to sustainable operating profitability remains speculative and warrants cautious observation by stakeholders.
As evidenced by the reported net loss of $428.2 million in 2025Q4, the company's bottom-line performance is heavily impacted by non-recurring charges and purchase accounting, making it difficult to assess the underlying earnings quality without adjusting for these significant, one-time integration-related financial distortions.
The extreme volatility in net income, ranging from deep losses to near-breakeven periods, suggests that GAAP figures are currently poor indicators of operational health. Analysts should focus on normalized EBITDA metrics to strip away the noise of the merger, as the current net margin of -39.76% likely overstates the structural cash-burn profile of the core business.
While management promotes a full-funnel integration strategy, the recent income statement trends suggest that the company may be struggling to compete with larger, more efficient platforms, as evidenced by the persistent operating losses and the recent decline in top-line revenue growth during the 2026Q1 period.
Short-sellers may focus on the potential for 'TAC creep' and the risk that the combined entity is simply a collection of legacy assets rather than a synergistic platform. If the company cannot demonstrate a clear inflection toward positive operating margins in the coming quarters, the narrative of a premium contextual-targeting moat may be challenged by the reality of ongoing market share erosion.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TEAD stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Teads Holding Co. (TEAD) reported total revenue of $1.30B. This represents a 69.5% increase compared to $767.1M in 2020.
Teads Holding Co. (TEAD) reported a net loss of $517.1M for the fiscal year ending 2025.
Teads Holding Co. (TEAD) reported an operating income of $-16.0M, resulting in an operating profit margin of -1.2%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Teads Holding Co. (TEAD) generated $429.1M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 33.0%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.