Tech firm PubMatic Q3 revenue beats estimates driven by surge in activate revenue

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Tech firm PubMatic Q3 revenue beats estimates driven by surge in activate revenue 

Overview

  • PubMatic Q3 revenue of $68 mln beats analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 at $11.2 mln, surpassing estimates

  • Company repurchased 12.4 mln shares, 24% of total shares

Outlook

  • PubMatic expects Q4 2025 revenue between $73 mln and $77 mln

  • Company anticipates Q4 2025 adjusted EBITDA between $19 mln and $21 mln

  • PubMatic notes foreign currency impact on Q4 2025 adjusted EBITDA

Result Drivers

  • CTV REVENUE GROWTH - CTV revenue grew over 50% year-over-year excluding political ad spend, driven by partnerships with streaming services like Tubi and LocalNow

  • ACTIVATE REVENUE SURGE - Activate revenue increased over 100% year-over-year, contributing to PubMatic's revenue growth

  • AI PLATFORM EFFICIENCY - AI-powered platform reduced campaign setup time by 87% and sped up issue resolution by 70%, enhancing operational efficiency

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$68 mln

$63.88 mln (11 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$1.60 mln

-$10.30 mln (8 Analysts)

Q3 Net Income

-$6.50 mln

Q3 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$11.20 mln

$8.77 mln (12 Analysts)

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 7 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for PubMatic Inc is $11.00, about 32.7% above its November 7 closing price of $7.40

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