Overview
Trade Desk Q3 revenue grows 18% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q3 beats consensus, reflecting robust operational performance
Company announces $500 mln share repurchase authorization, indicating confidence in future growth
Outlook
Company expects Q4 2025 revenue of at least $840 mln
Company anticipates Q4 2025 adjusted EBITDA of approximately $375 mln
Trade Desk sees opportunity to capture more market share in data-driven advertising
Result Drivers
PRODUCT INNOVATIONS - New product innovations on the Kokai platform drove revenue growth by enhancing data-driven advertising capabilities
AI TRANSFORMATION - AI's role in transforming the advertising ecosystem supported strong performance, as customers rely on The Trade Desk for data-rich buying
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS - Partnerships and product upgrades like Audience Unlimited and OpenAds expanded market reach and improved transparency
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Revenue
Beat
$739 mln
$718.69 mln (34 Analysts)
Q3 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$0.45
$0.44 (20 Analysts)
Q3 EPS
$0.23
Q3 Net Income
$116 mln
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA Margin
43.00%
Q3 EBIT
$161.22 mln
Q3 Pretax Profit
$179.52 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 21 "strong buy" or "buy", 14 "hold" and 5 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Trade Desk Inc is $68.00, about 29.9% above its November 5 closing price of $47.70
The stock recently traded at 24 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 44 three months ago
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