Sweden's Starbreeze Q4 sales decline

Starbreeze AB

19/02/2026 05:53

Overview

Swedish game developer's Q4 net sales fell

Q4 EBITDA was negative, reflecting ongoing financial challenges

Company focuses on PAYDAY franchise with new updates and collaborations

Outlook

Starbreeze focuses on PAYDAY franchise as platform for growth in 2026

Company plans to launch PAYDAY experience in PUBG in first half of 2026

Starbreeze aims to improve financial resilience through cost base adjustments

Result Drivers

PAYDAY FRANCHISE - PAYDAY 2 showed strong growth, and PAYDAY 3 maintained stability with new updates and content releases to enhance player engagement

WORK-FOR-HIRE GROWTH - Work-for-hire revenue increased significantly, contributing to Q4 results

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Miss
SEK 41.10 mln
SEK 53.50 mln (2 Analysts)
Q4 Basic EPS
-SEK 0.04
Q4 EBITDA
-SEK 12 mln
Q4 Pretax Profit
-SEK 61.90 mln


Analyst Coverage

The one available analyst rating on the shares is "sell"

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

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Starbreeze AB is SEK0.21, about 121.5% above its February 18 closing price of SEK0.09

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