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COMSCORE, INC.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 26, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Mar 26, 2026

SCOR$3.35+2.1%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. Organization

comScore, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, "Comscore" or the "Company"), headquartered in Reston, Virginia, is a global information and analytics company that measures advertising, content, and the consumer audiences of each, across media platforms.

Recapitalization Transaction with Preferred Stockholders

On September 26, 2025, the Company entered into separate Stock Exchange Agreements (the "Exchange Agreements") with each of Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC ("Charter"), Liberty Broadband Corporation ("Liberty"), and Pine Investor, LLC ("Pine," and together with Charter and Liberty, the "Preferred Stockholders"), pursuant to which, at the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Closing"), each Preferred Stockholder would exchange the 31,928,301 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the "Series B Preferred Stock") then owned by such Preferred Stockholder for (i)4,223,621 shares of a new series of convertible preferred stock designated as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), which would be convertible into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") and (ii)3,286,825 shares of Common Stock (the "Exchange Common Stock" and such transactions, collectively, the "Exchange" or the "Recapitalization Transaction"). Additionally, provided that the Closing occurred, the Company agreed to make a fixed cash payment of $2.0 million to each of the Preferred Stockholders on June 30, 2028, regardless of whether the Preferred Stockholders continued to own any securities of the Company on such date. The Recapitalization Transaction and related matters were approved by the Company's stockholders on December 19, 2025 and subsequently closed on December 29, 2025 (the "Closing Date").

The Company retired the shares of Series B Preferred Stock acquired by the Company pursuant to the Recapitalization Transaction and eliminated from its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock, including the annual dividend rights provided therein. For additional information on the Recapitalization Transaction, refer to Footnote 4, Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit).

On September 26, 2025, in connection with the execution of the Exchange Agreements, the Company entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to its senior secured financing agreement, dated December 31, 2024, among the Company as borrower, each subsidiary of the Company from time to time party thereto as a guarantor, each lender from time to time party thereto, and Blue Torch Finance LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the "Credit Agreement") to permit the Exchange and the issuance of Preferred Stock in connection with the Exchange. The Amendment became effective on the Closing Date. For additional information on the Credit Agreement, refer to Footnote 5, Debt.

  1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated upon consolidation.

Reverse Stock Split

On December 12, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders of the Company (the "Special Meeting"). At the Special Meeting, the stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "2023 Certificate of Amendment") for the purpose of effecting a reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split") of all outstanding shares of Common Stock and reducing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock by the same ratio as the Reverse Stock Split. Following the Special Meeting, the Board of Directors approved a final ratio of 1-for-20 for the Reverse Stock Split with an effective date of December 20, 2023.

On December 20, 2023, the Company filed the 2023 Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to implement the Reverse Stock Split, without any change to the par value of the Common Stock. The 2023 Certificate of Amendment reduced the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 275,000,000 to 13,750,000 and the total number of shares of stock authorized for issuance from 380,000,000 to 118,750,000. The Company implemented the Reverse Stock Split on December 20, 2023.

The Common Stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on December 20, 2023, under the existing trading symbol "SCOR", but the security was assigned a new CUSIP number (20564W204).

As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every 20 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding or held in treasury immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were converted into one share of Common Stock after the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split applied uniformly to all holders of Common Stock and did not alter any stockholder's percentage interest in the Company, except to the extent that the Reverse Stock Split would have resulted in some stockholders owning a fractional share. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split, as all fractional shares were rounded down to the nearest whole share. Stockholders who would otherwise have been entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock were instead entitled to receive a proportional cash payment.

Unless noted, all shares of Common Stock, including Common Stock underlying warrants, stock options, and restricted stock units, as well as all conversion ratios, exercise prices, conversion prices and per share information in the Consolidated Financial Statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1-for-20 Reverse Stock Split, as if the split occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented in this Annual Report.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Specifically, the change in the fair value of warrants liability has been aggregated within other operating activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Use of Estimates and Judgments in the Preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and judgments are inherent in the analysis and the measurement of management's Standalone Selling Price ("SSP"), principal versus agent revenue recognition, determination of performance obligations, determination of transaction price, including the determination of variable consideration and allocation of transaction price to performance obligations, deferred tax assets and liabilities, including the identification and quantification of income tax liabilities due to uncertain tax positions, the valuation and recoverability of goodwill, intangible and other long-lived assets, the determination of appropriate discount rates for lease accounting, the probability of exercising either lease renewal or termination clauses, the assessment of potential loss from contingencies, financing-related liabilities and warrants, the initial fair value determination of the Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, and the valuation of options, performance-based and market-based stock awards. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company evaluates the fair value of certain assets and liabilities using the fair value hierarchy. Fair value is an exit price representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the Company applies the three-tier GAAP value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 - observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2 - inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly;

Level 3 - unobservable inputs of which there is little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measure. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurements requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

Assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include property and equipment, operating right-of-use assets, intangible assets and goodwill. The Company measures these items at fair value when they are considered to be impaired or, in certain cases, upon initial recognition. The fair value of these assets are determined with valuation techniques using the best information available and may include market comparable information, discounted cash flow models, or a combination thereof.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and the current portion of contract liabilities and customer advances reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of the Company's prior revolving line of credit approximated fair value due to the variable rate nature of the debt.

Preferred Stock (Series B and Series C)

In January 2021, the Company entered into separate Securities Purchase Agreements with each of Charter, Qurate Retail, Inc. (together with its affiliate Qurate SCOR, LLC, "Qurate") and Pine (the "Securities Purchase Agreements") for the issuance and sale of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as described in Footnote 4, Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit). The issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreements (the "2021 Preferred Stock Transactions") and related matters were approved by the Company's stockholders on March 9, 2021 and completed on March 10, 2021.

On May 16, 2023, Qurate sold 27,509,203 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to Liberty in a privately negotiated transaction.

On July 24, 2024, the Company issued 13,257,294 additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the existing holders of Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for cancellation of the Company's obligation to pay accrued dividends totaling $32.8 million to such holders for annual dividend periods ended in 2023 and 2024. The additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock had the same terms and conditions as the Series B Preferred Stock previously issued by the Company. In connection with the issuance of the additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Company and the Preferred Stockholders also entered into an amendment to the Stockholders Agreement between the parties. Among other things, the amendment reduced the $100.0 million special dividend threshold set forth in the Stockholders Agreement by an amount equal to the liquidation preference of the additional Series B Preferred Stock ($32.8 million). After further reducing the threshold by annual dividends paid in prior years, the special dividend threshold was $47.0 million.

On September 26, 2025, the Company entered into the Exchange Agreements with the Preferred Stockholders, pursuant to which, at the closing of the Recapitalization Transaction, each holder would exchange 31,928,301 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for (i)4,223,621 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (referred to as "Preferred Stock" below) and (ii)3,286,825 shares of Exchange Common Stock. The Company's stockholders approved the Recapitalization Transaction and related matters on December 19, 2025, and the Recapitalization Transaction subsequently closed on December 29, 2025. The Recapitalization Transaction resulted in the exchange and retirement of all shares of Series B Preferred Stock in return for the issuance of Preferred Stock, Exchange Common Stock, and a future fixed cash payment. Additionally, the Recapitalization Transaction eliminated the Preferred Stockholders' annual and special dividend rights and reduced their director designation rights, among other things.

The Preferred Stock is contingently redeemable upon certain deemed liquidation events, such as a change in control. Because a deemed liquidation event could constitute a redemption event outside of the Company's control, all shares of Preferred Stock have been presented outside of permanent equity in mezzanine equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The instrument was initially recognized at fair value net of issuance costs. The Company reassesses whether the Preferred Stock is currently redeemable, or probable to become redeemable in the future, as of each reporting date. If the instrument meets either of these criteria, the Company will accrete the carrying value to the redemption value. The Preferred Stock has not been adjusted to its redemption amount as of December 31, 2025 because a deemed liquidation event is not considered probable.

All financial instruments that are classified as mezzanine equity are evaluated for embedded derivative features by evaluating each feature against the nature of the host instrument (for example, more equity-like or debt-like). Features identified as embedded derivatives that are material are recognized separately as a derivative asset or liability in the financial statements. No embedded features were identified requiring bifurcation for the Preferred Stock.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and cash equivalents are maintained with several financial institutions domestically and internationally. The combined account balances held on deposit at each institution typically exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance coverage and, as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit in excess of FDIC insurance coverage. The Company reduces this risk by maintaining such deposits with high quality financial institutions that management believes are creditworthy, and by monitoring this credit risk and making adjustments as necessary.

The Company considers highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase and qualifying money-market funds as cash equivalents.

Restricted cash represents security deposits for subleased office space and cash collateral for outstanding letters of credit.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company generally grants uncollateralized credit terms to its customers. Credit risk associated with accounts receivable is mitigated by the Company's ongoing credit evaluation of its customers' financial condition. An allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained to reserve for uncollectible receivables. Allowances are based on management's judgment, which considers historical collection experience adjusted for current conditions or expected future conditions based on reasonable and supportable forecasts, a specific review of all significant outstanding receivables, an assessment of company-specific credit conditions and general economic conditions.

The following is a summary of the activity within the allowance for doubtful accounts:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Beginning balance$(462)$(614)$(798)
Bad debt expense(161)(396)(236)
Recoveries(131)(62)(99)
Write-offs258610519
Ending balance$(496)$(462)$(614)

Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment is recorded at cost, net of accumulated depreciation, and is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from 3 to 10 years. Finance lease assets are recorded at their net present value at the commencement of the lease. Both finance lease assets and leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the related lease terms or their useful lives. Replacements and major improvements are capitalized; maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Included in property and equipment, net, are capitalized software costs to purchase and develop internal-use software, which the Company uses to provide services to its clients. The costs to purchase and develop internal-use software are capitalized from the time that the preliminary project stage is completed, and it is considered probable that the software will be used to perform the function intended, until the time the software is placed in service for its intended use. Any costs incurred during subsequent efforts to upgrade and enhance the functionality of the software are also capitalized. Once this software is ready for use in the Company's products, these costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the software, which is typically assessed to be 3 years. During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the Company capitalized $22.6 million, $22.8 million, and $22.4 million in internal-use software costs, respectively. The Company amortized $22.3 million, $20.4 million and $18.1 million in capitalized internal-use software costs during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Business Combination

In December 2021, the Company andtwo newly formed, wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement" or "Merger") with Shareablee, Inc. ("Shareablee"), to acquire Shareablee in exchange for shares of the Company's Common Stock and contingent consideration payable subject to the achievement of certain conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. Total consideration paid or payable by the Company related to the Merger (valued as of the closing date of the Merger) was $31.4 million, which included $5.6 million for the fair value of contingent consideration payable based on the achievement of certain contractual milestones or future revenue performance. The maximum amount of contingent consideration payable under the Merger was $8.6 million.

In April 2022, the contingency was resolved and the full amount was deemed payable, subject to reduction for any pending indemnification claims and other terms set forth in the Merger Agreement. The resolution of this contingency eliminated the option pricing model as a valuation technique, and the fair value was remeasured using only the discounted cash flow model. The Company settled all installments of contingent consideration in cash, which consisted of payments of $1.2 million, $3.7 million, and $3.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Refer to Footnote 6, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information on the fair value of the contingent consideration.

Cloud Computing Implementation Costs

Certain costs incurred for implementation, setup, and other upfront activities in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract are capitalized during the application development stage. Upgrades and enhancements are capitalized if they will result in additional functionality. Amortization of capitalized costs is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the associated hosting arrangement, inclusive of reasonably certain renewal periods. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, capitalized implementation costs, net of accumulated amortization, were $0.9 million and $2.2 million, respectively.

The Company determined the expected period of benefit of the capitalized implementation costs wasfive years. Amortization costs are classified within general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The Company recorded $1.4 million of amortization expense for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed when a business is acquired. The valuation of intangible assets and goodwill involves the use of management's estimates and assumptions and can have a significant impact on future operating results. The Company initially records its intangible assets at fair value. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives while goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated for impairment at least annually, as of October 1, by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value including goodwill recorded by the reporting unit.

The Company has a single reporting unit. Accordingly, the impairment assessment for goodwill is performed at the enterprise level. Goodwill is reviewed for possible impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. The Company has the option to first perform qualitative testing to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. The qualitative evaluation is an assessment of factors, including operating results and cost factors, as well as industry, market and macroeconomic conditions, to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount, including goodwill. If the Company chooses not to complete a qualitative assessment or if the initial assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, additional quantitative testing is required.

The fair value of the reporting unit is determined utilizing a discounted cash flow model, and a market value approach is utilized to supplement the discounted cash flow model. The estimated fair value of a reporting unit is determined based on assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows, discount rates, long-term growth rates and market values. Additionally, the Company considers income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment charge.

The Company monitors for events and circumstances that could negatively impact the key assumptions in determining fair value, including long-term revenue growth projections, profitability, discount rates, volatility in the Company's market capitalization, general industry, and market and macroeconomic conditions. It is possible that future changes in such circumstances, or in the variables associated with the judgments, assumptions and estimates used in assessing the fair value of the reporting unit, would require the Company to record a material non-cash impairment charge.

The Company completed its annual assessment on October 1, 2025. No impairment charge related to goodwill was incurred during the year ended December 31, 2025.

In the third quarter of 2024, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test using a discounted cash flow model, supported by a market approach. The Company's reporting unit did not pass the goodwill impairment test, and as a result, the Company recorded a $63.0 million non-cash impairment charge during the three months ended September 30, 2024. No additional impairment indicators were identified during the fourth quarter of 2024.

As part of the annual test as of October 1, 2023, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test using a discounted cash flow model, supported by a market approach. The Company's reporting unit did not pass the goodwill impairment test, and as a result, the Company recorded a $34.1 million non-cash impairment charge during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

In the second quarter of 2023, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test using a discounted cash flow model, supported by a market approach. The Company's reporting unit did not pass the goodwill impairment test, and as a result, the Company recorded a $44.1 million non-cash impairment charge during the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Intangible assets with finite lives are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the following useful lives:

Useful Lives (Years)
Acquired methodologies and technology5
Customer relationships11

The Company evaluates its definite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. If an indication of impairment is present, the Company compares the estimated undiscounted future cash flows to be generated by the asset group to its carrying amount. Recoverability measurement and estimation of undiscounted cash flows are grouped at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset group, the Company records an impairment loss equal to the excess of the asset group's carrying amount over its fair value. The fair value is determined based on valuation techniques such as a comparison to fair values of similar assets or using a discounted cash flow analysis.

Although the Company believes that the carrying values of its goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets are appropriately stated as of December 31, 2025, changes in strategy or market conditions, significant technological developments or significant changes in legal or regulatory factors could significantly impact these judgments and require adjustments to recorded asset balances.

Recoverability of Other Long-Lived Assets

The Company's other long-lived assets consist primarily of property and equipment and right-of-use ("ROU") assets. The Company evaluates its ROU and long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. For facility lease ROU and related long-lived assets, the Company compares the estimated undiscounted cash flows generated by a sublease to the current carrying value of the ROU and related long-lived assets. The Company treats operating lease ROU assets as financing transactions, thereby excluding the operating lease liability and related lease payments from the head lease, for purposes of testing recoverability. If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the ROU and related long-lived assets, the Company records an impairment loss equal to the excess of the ROU and long-lived assets' carrying value over their fair value.

The Company performed an analysis in the third quarter of 2024 related to the execution of a sublease for an office space for which expected cash receipts were less than the disbursements for the primary lease. The Company recorded a $1.4 million non-cash impairment charge related to the ROU asset and associated leasehold improvements during the three months ended September 30, 2024. The fair value of the ROU asset was estimated using an income approach and a discount rate of 9.3%.

The Company performed an analysis in the third quarter of 2023 related to the abandonment oftwo leased office spaces, which changed the extent and manner for which the ROU assets and related long-lived assets were being used. The Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $1.5 million related to the ROU assets during the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Although the Company believes that the carrying values of its other long-lived assets are appropriately stated as of December 31, 2025, changes in strategy or market conditions, significant technological developments or significant changes in legal or regulatory factors could significantly impact these judgments and require adjustments to recorded asset balances.

Warrants Liability

In 2019, the Company issued warrants in connection with the private placement described in Footnote 4, Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit). The warrants were determined to be freestanding financial instruments that qualify for liability treatment as a result of net cash settlement features associated with a cap on the issuance of shares, under certain circumstances, or upon a change of control. Changes in the fair value of these instruments were recorded in other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

The fair value of each warrant was estimated utilizing an option pricing model. Significant valuation inputs included the exercise price, price and expected volatility of the Company's Common Stock, risk-free rate and the remaining term of the warrants. All remaining warrants expired on June 26, 2024.

Leases

The Company's lease portfolio is comprised oftwo major classes. Real estate leases, which are the majority of the Company's leased assets, are accounted for as operating leases. Computer equipment leases are generally accounted for as finance leases.

The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception and whether the lease should be classified as an operating or finance lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. Operating ROU assets also include the impact of any lease incentives. A ROU asset and lease liability are not recorded for short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less.

The Company has elected to combine lease and non-lease components and account for them together as a single lease component, which increases the carrying amount of the ROU assets and lease liabilities. Non-lease components primarily include payments for common-area maintenance, utilities and other pass-through charges.

The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of the future lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located.

The Company's lease terms include periods under options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company considers contractual-based factors such as the nature and terms of the renewal or termination, asset-based factors such as physical location of the asset and entity-based factors such as the importance of the leased asset to the Company's operations to determine the lease term. The Company generally uses the non-cancelable lease term when measuring its ROU assets and lease liabilities.

Payments under the Company's lease arrangements are primarily fixed; however, certain lease agreements contain variable payments, which are expensed as incurred and excluded from the measurement of ROU assets and lease liabilities. These payment amounts are affected by changes in market indices and costs for common-area maintenance, utilities and other pass-through charges that are based on usage or performance.

Operating leases are included in operating ROU assets, current operating lease liability, and non-current operating lease liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognizes lease expense (excluding variable lease costs) for its operating leases on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Finance lease assets are included in property and equipment, net; current finance lease liabilities are aggregated into other current liabilities; and non-current finance lease obligations are aggregated inother non-current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognizes interest expense on the lease liability and the ROU asset is amortized over the lease term for its finance leases.

Income from subleased properties is recognized and presented as a reduction of costs, allocated among operating expense line items, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Foreign Currency

Generally, the functional currency of the Company's foreign subsidiaries is the local currency. In those cases where the transaction is not denominated in the functional currency, the Company revalues the transaction to the functional currency and records the transaction gain or loss in the Company's Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Assets and liabilities are translated at the current exchange rate as of the end of the year, and revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates in effect during the year. The gain or loss resulting from the process of translating a foreign subsidiary's functional currency financial statements into U.S. Dollars ("USD") is reflected as foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment and reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. The translation adjustments for intercompany foreign currency loans that are permanent in nature are also recorded as accumulated other comprehensive loss. Translation adjustments on intercompany accounts that are short term in nature are recorded as (loss) gain from foreign currency transactions. For foreign entities where USD is the functional currency, re-measurement of gains and losses related to deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected in income tax provision in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue under the core principle to depict the transfer of control to its customers in an amount reflecting the consideration to which it expects to be entitled.

The Company's contracts with customers may include multiple promised goods and services. Contracts with multiple performance obligations typically consist of a mix of subscriptions to the Company's online database, customized data services, and delivery of periodic custom reports based on information obtained from the database. In such cases, the Company identifies performance obligations by evaluating whether the promised goods and services are capable of being distinct and distinct within the context of the contract at contract inception. Promised goods and services that are not distinct at contract inception are combined as one performance obligation.

Once the Company identifies the performance obligations, the Company will determine the transaction price based on contractually fixed amounts and an estimate of variable consideration. In general, the transaction price is determined by estimating the fixed amount of consideration to which the Company is entitled for transfer of goods and services and all relevant sources and components of variable consideration. Variable consideration is estimated based on the most likely amount or expected value approach, depending on which method the Company expects to better predict the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled. Once the Company elects one of the methods to estimate variable consideration for a particular type of performance obligation, the Company will apply that method consistently. Estimates of variable consideration are subject to constraint based on expected recovery from the customer. Sales taxes remitted to government authorities are excluded from the transaction price.

The Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation based on relative SSP. Judgment is exercised to determine the SSP of each distinct performance obligation. In most cases, the Company bundles multiple products and very few are sold on a standalone basis. The Company primarily applies an adjusted market assessment approach for the determination of the SSP, which is supported by rate cards and pricing calculators that are periodically reviewed and updated to reflect the latest sales data and observable inputs by industry, channel, geography, customer size, and other relevant groupings.

The Company recognizes revenue when (or as) it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring promised goods or services to a customer. Customers may obtain the control of promised goods or services over time or at a point in time. Subscription-based revenues, and other products delivered continuously through a user interface, are recognized on a straight-line basis over an access period specified within the respective contract. Revenues for impression-based products are typically recognized over time, on a time-elapsed basis, as the customer is continuously consuming and receiving the benefits of campaign measurement, or an output method, such as volume of impressions processed during a discrete period. Report-based revenues are recognized at a point in time, which is generally once the product has been delivered to the customer. The Company also considers whether there is a present right to payment, and whether the customer has accepted the product if such acceptance provisions are substantive.

Customers may have the right to cancel their contracts by providing a written notice of cancellation, although most subscription-based contracts are non-cancelable. If a customer cancels its contract, the customer is generally not entitled to a refund for prior services. In the event a portion of a contract is refundable, revenue recognition is delayed until the refund provision lapses. For multi-year contracts with annual price increases, the total consideration for each of the years included in the contract term will be combined and recognized on a straight-line basis.

For transactions that involve third parties, the Company evaluates whether it is the principal, in which case it recognizes revenue on a gross basis. If the Company is an agent, it recognizes revenue on a net basis. This determination can require significant judgment for certain revenue share arrangements that involve the use of partner data in the Company's sales to end users or the use of its data in partner sales to end users. In these arrangements, the Company assesses which party controls the specified goods or services before they are transferred to the customer, as well as other indicators such as the party primarily responsible for fulfillment, inventory risk, and discretion in establishing price.

The Company enters into a limited number of monetary contracts with multichannel video programming distributors ("MVPDs") that involve both the purchase and sale of services with a single counterparty. Each contract is assessed to determine if the revenue and expense should be presented gross or net. In some instances, the Company may provide free distinct goods or services as a form of non-cash consideration to the counterparty. Revenue is recognized for these contracts to the extent SSP is established for distinct services provided. Any excess consideration above the established SSP of services is presented as a reduction to cost of revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The fair value of non-cash consideration included in revenues during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 totaled $4.3 million, $4.3 million, and $4.2 million, respectively. The fair value of non-cash consideration included in cost of revenues totaled $4.3 million during each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Contract Balances

Accounts receivable are billed and unbilled amounts where the right to payment from the customer is unconditional but for the passage of time. Contract assets represent amounts where the right to payment in exchange for goods or services transferred is conditioned on future events, such as the entity's continued performance. The portion of contract assets to be billed in the succeeding twelve-month period are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and the remaining amounts are included in other non-current assets within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Contract liabilities relate to amounts billed in advance, or advance consideration received from customers, under non-cancelable contracts for which exchange of goods or services will occur in the future. Customer advances relate to amounts billed in advance, or advance considerations received from customers, for contracts with termination rights for which exchange of goods or services will occur in the future. The portion of contract liabilities and customer advances to be recognized in the succeeding twelve-month period are presented separately within current liabilities, and the remaining amounts are included in other non-current liabilities within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Remaining Performance Obligations

The Company elected an optional exemption to not disclose information about the amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less. The amount disclosed for remaining performance obligations also excludes variable consideration from unsatisfied performance obligations within a series where revenue is recognized using an output method, such as volume of impressions processed.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues consists primarily of costs to produce the Company's products including viewing data from MVPDs, census-based, panel and other third-party data as well as costs to operate its network infrastructure including data center, data storage and compliance costs. Other costs include employee costs including stock-based compensation, depreciation related to assets used to maintain the network and produce products and allocated overhead, including rent and depreciation expenses generated by general purpose equipment and software.

Selling and Marketing

Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions, stock-based compensation, benefits and bonuses for personnel associated with sales and marketing activities, as well as costs related to online and offline advertising, product management, seminars, promotional materials, public relations, other sales and marketing programs, and allocated overhead, including rent and other facilities related costs, and depreciation.

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries, stock-based compensation, benefits and related costs for personnel associated with research and development activities, as well as allocated overhead, including rent and other facilities related costs, and depreciation.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, stock-based compensation, benefits and related costs for executive management, finance, accounting, human capital, legal, information technology and other administrative functions, as well as professional fees and allocated overhead, including rent and other facilities related costs, depreciation and expenses incurred for other general corporate purposes.

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt issuance costs include expenditures necessary to obtain debt financing and are amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method over the term of the underlying debt instrument. Debt issuance costs, except for costs associated with the Revolving Facility (as defined below), are presented as a direct deduction from the related debt liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Debt issuance costs for the Revolving Facility are included in other non-current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Term Loan (as defined below) and Revolving Facility issuance costs are amortized to interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based awards on their grant date. The fair value of stock options with only service conditions is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The determination of the fair value of the Company's stock option awards is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the Company's Common Stock price, risk-free rate, expected stock price volatility over the expected life of awards, and the expected term of the option. The fair value of restricted stock units ("RSUs") is based on the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the grant date. The Company amortizes the fair value of awards expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the period from the grant date to the end of the vesting period.

The Company issues stock options with a vesting period based solely upon the passage of time (service vesting). To determine the expected term of the option the Company applies the simplified method for plain-vanilla options due to the lack of significant historical exercise experience. For non-employee options that do not qualify as plain-vanilla the Company has elected to apply the contractual term of the award.

The Company issues RSU awards with a vesting period based solely upon the passage of time (service vesting), achieving performance targets, fulfillment of market conditions, or a combination thereof. For those RSU awards with only service vesting, the Company recognizes compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the service period. For awards with both service and performance conditions, the Company starts recognizing compensation cost over the remaining service period when it is probable the performance conditions will be met. Stock awards that contain performance vesting conditions are excluded from diluted earnings per share ("EPS") computations until the contingency is met as of the end of that reporting period.

For awards with both service and market conditions, the Company recognizes compensation cost over the remaining service period, with the effect of the market condition reflected in the determination of the award's fair value at the grant date. The Company values awards with market conditions using certain valuation techniques, such as a lattice model or Monte Carlo simulation analysis. The Company determines the requisite service period based on the longer of the explicit service period and the derived service period. Stock awards that contain market vesting conditions are included in the computations of diluted EPS reflecting the number of shares that would be issued based on the current market price at the end of the period being reported on, if their effect is dilutive.

Under the Company's annual incentive compensation plan, the Company may grant immediately vested RSUs to certain employees. For these awards, stock-based compensation expense is accrued commencing at the service inception date, which generally precedes the grant date, through the end of the requisite service period.

The Company estimates forfeitures for stock-based awards at their grant date based on historical experience. The estimated forfeiture rate as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was 10.0% for non-executive awards. Awards granted to senior executives have an estimated forfeiture rate ofzero. The Company performs a review of its forfeiture rate assumption on an annual basis. Changes in the estimates and assumptions relating to forfeitures and subsequent grants may result in material changes to stock-based compensation expense in the future.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences in recognizing certain income, expense and credit items for financial reporting purposes and tax reporting purposes. Such deferred income taxes primarily relate to the difference between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to the future years in which deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be settled or realized. Excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies are recognized in the income tax provision in the period in which they occur.

The Company records a valuation allowance when it determines, based on available positive and negative evidence, that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company determines the realizability of its deferred tax assets primarily based on the reversal of existing taxable temporary differences and projections of future taxable income (exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards). In evaluating such projections, the Company considers its history of profitability, the competitive environment, and general economic conditions. In addition, the Company considers the time frame over which it would take to utilize the deferred tax assets prior to their expiration.

For certain tax positions, the Company uses a more-likely-than-not threshold based on the technical merits of the tax position taken. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured at the largest amount of tax benefits determined on a cumulative probability basis, which are more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement in the financial statements. The Company's policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

In December 2017, U.S. tax reform legislation known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "TCJA") was signed into law. The Company determined the effects of certain provisions, including but not limited to: a reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a limitation of the deductibility of certain officers' compensation, a limitation on the current deductibility of net interest expense in excess of 30% of adjusted taxable income, a limitation of net operating losses generated after 2018 to 80% of taxable income, an incremental tax (base erosion anti-abuse or "BEAT") on excessive amounts paid to foreign related parties, and a minimum tax on certain foreign earnings in excess of 10% of the foreign subsidiaries' tangible assets (global intangible low-taxed income or "GILTI"). As part of its GILTI review, the Company has determined that it will account for GILTI income as it is generated (i.e., treat it as a period expense). Given the Company's loss position in the U.S. and the valuation allowance recorded against its U.S. net deferred tax assets, these provisions have not had a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Beginning in 2022, the TCJA eliminated the option to immediately deduct research and experiment ("R&E") expenditures in the year incurred pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 174 ("Section 174"). The amended provision under Section 174 requires taxpayers to capitalize and amortize these expenditures over five years for research performed in the U.S. and over 15 years for research performed outside the U.S. Due to the Company's federal and state net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards, the amended provision under Section 174 only increased the Company's state cash taxes payable and reduced its cash flow from operating activities by an immaterial amount in 2025, 2024 and 2023. The capitalized R&E expenditures merely caused a reclassification between the NOL deferred tax asset and capitalized R&E deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. Because the Company's deferred tax assets have a full valuation allowance against them, the amended provision under Section 174 did not materially impact the Company's tax rate or results of operations.

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill (the "OBBB") Act was signed into law in the United States. The OBBB Act includes significant provisions, such as the permanent extension and modification of certain provisions of the TCJA, modifications to the international tax framework and the restoration of favorable tax treatment for certain business provisions. The legislation has multiple effective dates, with certain provisions beginning in 2025 and others beginning at various dates through 2027. The OBBB Act permanently restores immediate expensing of domestic R&E expenditures in tax years beginning after December 31, 2024, while foreign R&E expenditures remain subject to 15-year amortization under Section 174. The OBBB Act did not materially impact the Company's income tax position in 2025.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The Company uses the two-class method to calculate earnings per share. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that treats a participating security as having rights to earnings that otherwise would have been available to common stockholders. Under the two-class method, earnings for the period are allocated between common stockholders and participating security holders based on their respective rights to receive dividends as if all undistributed book earnings for the period were distributed.

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to only the common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. This includes the effect of vested and deferred stock units granted to members of the Company's Board of Directors ("Board") and certain employees. These awards are expected to be settled in shares of Common Stock and generally distributed upon the earlier of the individual's separation from service or a change of control. Diluted earnings per share includes the effect of potential common shares, such as the Company's Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, stock options, restricted stock units and contingent consideration and warrants, to the extent the effect is dilutive. In periods with a net loss available to common stockholders, the anti-dilutive effect of these potential common shares is excluded and diluted net loss per share is equal to basic net loss per share.

The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)202520242023
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Net loss$(10,004)$(60,248)$(79,361)
Less: Convertible redeemable preferred stock dividends(18,767)(17,600)(16,270)
Plus: Preferred stockholders' deemed contribution73,044——
Less: Net income allocated to convertible redeemable preferred stock(21,704)——
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders$22,569$(77,848)$(95,631)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic5,247,3565,014,0494,811,233
Basic earnings (loss) per common share$4.30$(15.53)$(19.88)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic5,247,3565,014,0494,811,233
Dilutive effect of unvested RSUs60,252——
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding - Diluted5,307,6085,014,0494,811,233
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (1)$4.25$(15.53)$(19.88)

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company computed diluted earnings per common share under both the treasury stock and two-class methods and applied the more dilutive method, which was the treasury stock method.

The following is a summary of the Common Stock equivalents for the securities outstanding during the respective periods that have been excluded from the computation of diluted net earnings (loss) per common share, as their effect would be anti-dilutive:

Years Ended December 31,
202520242023
Series B convertible preferred stock (1)4,942,2934,699,6204,285,418
Stock options and restricted stock units134,943295,249294,388
Series C convertible preferred stock (2)104,144——
Warrants—132,698272,851
Contingent consideration (3)——71,377
Total5,181,3805,127,5674,924,034

(1) Includes the effect of potential Common Stock that would be issued to settle unpaid dividends accrued to holders of the Series B Preferred Stock if they elected to convert their shares at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later).

(2)Includes the effect of potential Common Stock that would be issued to holders of the Preferred Stock if they elected to convert their shares at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later).

(3)A contingent consideration liability was recognized as part of the Company's acquisition of Shareablee in December 2021. The liability payments could have been settled in any combination of cash or shares of Common Stock based on the volume-weighted average trading price of the Common Stock for the 10 trading days prior to the date of each payment. In the first quarter of 2025, the Company settled the third and final installment of $1.2 million in cash and there is no further contingent consideration liability outstanding. As of December 31, 2024, there were no contingently issuable shares as the Company had elected to settle the third and last installment of $1.2 million in cash. The Company calculated a potential anti-dilutive share count based on the maximum contingent consideration as of December 31, 2023 of $1.2 million and the $16.70 per share closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on December 29, 2023.

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 during the year ended December 31, 2025 on a prospective basis. Refer to Footnote 12, Income Taxes.

Accounting Guidance Issued But Not Adopted at December 31, 2025

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This guidance modernizes accounting for software costs by removing rigid developmental stages and by aligning the accounting treatment with how software is developed today. The ASU allows eligible software development costs to begin being capitalized when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. The effective date for the standard is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU should be applied either prospectively, retrospectively, or utilizing a modified transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. The ASU allows companies to apply a practical expedient when estimating credit losses on current accounts receivable and contract assets. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect this standard to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The ASU requires additional disclosure of the nature of certain expenses in the notes to the financial statements. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The ASU is required to be applied prospectively with the option for retrospective application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

  1. Revenue Recognition

The Company hasone reportable segment in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting; as such, the disaggregation of revenue below reconciles directly to its unique reportable segment. The following table presents the Company's revenue disaggregated by solution group.

(In thousands)Years Ended December 31,
By solution group:202520242023
Content & Ad Measurement
Syndicated Audience$253,932$260,654$276,101
Cross-Platform50,33840,47033,803
Total Content & Ad Measurement304,270301,124309,904
Research & Insight Solutions53,19954,92361,439
Total$357,469$356,047$371,343

The following table presents the Company's revenue disaggregated by geographical market and timing of transfer of products and services. The Company generally attributes revenue to geographical markets based on the location of the customer.

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
By geographical market:
United States$315,391$318,364$335,785
Europe25,56521,26418,738
Latin America7,3306,8966,986
Canada5,0015,5775,666
Other4,1823,9464,168
Total$357,469$356,047$371,343
By timing of revenue recognition:
Products and services transferred over time$300,974$308,613$315,093
Products and services transferred at a point in time56,49547,43456,250
Total$357,469$356,047$371,343

Contract Balances

The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets, contract liabilities and customer advances from contracts with customers:

As of December 31,
(In thousands)20252024
Accounts receivable, net$57,260$64,266
Current and non-current contract assets3,2593,788
Current contract liabilities36,57545,464
Current customer advances7,6059,566
Non-current contract liabilities314688

Significant changes in the current contract liabilities balances are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)20252024
Revenue recognized that was included in the opening contract liabilities balance$(44,052)$(48,438)
Cash received or amounts billed in advance and not recognized as revenue32,79441,488

Remaining Performance Obligations

As of December 31, 2025, approximately $180 million of revenue is expected to be recognized from remaining performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) for non-cancelable contracts with an original expected duration of longer than one year. The Company expects to recognize revenue on approximately 60% of these remaining performance obligations in 2026, and approximately 28% in 2027, with the remainder recognized thereafter.

  1. Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

2021 Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock

On March 10, 2021 (the "Series B Closing Date"), the Company entered into separate Securities Purchase Agreements with each of Charter, Qurate and Pine (the "Securities Purchase Agreements"). The issuance of securities pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreements (the "Transactions") and related matters were approved by the Company's stockholders on March 9, 2021 and completed on March 10, 2021. At the closing of the Transactions, the Company issued and sold (a) to Charter,27,509,203 shares of Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for $68.0 million, (b) to Qurate,27,509,203 shares of Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for $68.0 million and (c) to Pine,27,509,203 shares of Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for $68.0 million. The shares were issued at a par value of $0.001. Net proceeds from the Transactions totaled $187.9 million after deducting issuance costs.

On May 16, 2023, Qurate sold 27,509,203 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to Liberty in a privately negotiated transaction.

At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held on June 15, 2023 (the "Annual Meeting"), the Company's stockholders approved proposals permitting the payment of annual dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or a combination thereof, subject to conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designations governing the Series B Preferred Stock. On the same date, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock waived its right to receive on June 30, 2023 the annual dividends otherwise payable by the Company on that date (the "June 2023 Waivers"). Upon receipt of the June 2023 Waivers, the Company's Board elected to defer the June 30, 2023 payment. Under the June 2023 Waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends would accrue and accumulate at a rate of 9.5% per year from June 30, 2023 until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before December 31, 2023.

On December 26, 2023, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock waived its right to receive the deferred dividends on or before December 31, 2023 (the "December Waivers"). Under the December Waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends would continue to accrue at a rate of 9.5% per year until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before June 30, 2024.

On June 27, 2024, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock further waived its right to receive the deferred dividends on or before June 30, 2024 (the "June 2024 Waivers"). In addition, each holder waived its right to receive on June 30, 2024 the annual dividends otherwise payable on that date for the dividend period ending June 29, 2024. Under the June 2024 Waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends for both periods (2023 and 2024) would continue to accrue and accumulate at a rate of 9.5% per year until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before July 31, 2024.

2024 Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock

On July 24, 2024 (the "2024 Issuance Date"), the Company issued 13,257,294 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the existing holders of Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for cancellation of the Company's obligation to pay the deferred dividends totaling $32.8 million to such holders for annual dividend periods ended in 2023 and 2024. As of the 2024 Issuance Date, the additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock were convertible into 662,862 shares of the Company's Common Stock, representing an effective conversion price of $49.438 per share for the canceled dividend obligation.

The additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock had the same terms and conditions as the Series B Preferred Stock previously issued by the Company, including that holders were entitled to cumulative dividends at a rate of 7.5% per annum, payable annually in arrears and subject to increase under certain circumstances.

In connection with the issuance, the Company and the holders of Series B Preferred Stock also entered into an amendment to the Stockholders Agreement. Among other things, the amendment reduced the $100.0 million special dividend threshold set forth in the Stockholders Agreement by an amount equal to the liquidation preference of the additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock ($32.8 million). After further reducing the threshold by annual dividends paid in prior years, the special dividend threshold was $47.0 million.

For purposes of the Consolidated Financial Statements, the 2024 issuance of Series B Preferred Stock was deemed to be a payment of the deferred dividends in the form of Series B Preferred Stock, and the cancellation of the deferred dividend balance constituted an extinguishment of the liability. For extinguishments of a liability, the difference between the requisition price and the net carrying amount of the liability being extinguished should be recognized as a gain or loss when the liability is extinguished. Therefore, the Company estimated the fair value using a binomial lattice model, a form of the income approach, utilizing Level 3 unobservable inputs. The Company used significant inputs and assumptions which included the price and expected volatility of the Common Stock, risk-adjusted discount rate, risk-free rate, expected term, deferred dividends and the timing and probability of a special dividend being called and paid as of the 2024 Issuance Date. The Company recorded the fair value of the additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs of $19.6 million within mezzanine equity. The remaining $13.0 million of the cancelled dividend balance was recognized in additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, because gains in transactions with related parties are recognized as equity contributions.

On June 24, 2025, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock waived its right to receive on June 30, 2025 the annual dividends otherwise payable by the Company on that date (the "June 2025 Waivers"). Under the June 2025 Waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends accrued and accumulated at a rate of 9.5% per year from June 30, 2025 until they were extinguished as part of the Recapitalization Transaction.

On September 26, 2025, the Company entered into the Exchange Agreements with each holder of Series B Preferred Stock, pursuant to which, at the closing of the Exchange, each holder would exchange the Series B Preferred Stock then owned by such holder for shares of Series C Preferred Stock, Common Stock, and a fixed cash payment payable in 2028. The Recapitalization Transaction was approved by the Company's stockholders on December 19, 2025 and closed on December 29, 2025, as further described below.

2025 Issuance of Series C Preferred Stock (Recapitalization Transaction)

On December 29, 2025, Charter, Liberty, and Pine each exchanged 31,928,301 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for (i)4,223,621 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (referred to as "Preferred Stock" below) and (ii)3,286,825 shares of Common Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock liquidation preference at the time of the Closing was $264.5 million. Of the total Series B Preferred Stock liquidation preference, $183.7 million was exchanged for Preferred Stock at a price of $14.50 per share (the "Purchase Price"), for an aggregate issuance of 12,670,863 shares of Preferred Stock. The remaining Series B Preferred Stock liquidation preference of $80.8 million was exchanged for an aggregate of 9,860,475 shares of Common Stock, yielding an implied exchange price of $8.19 per share. In the Exchange Agreements, the Company also agreed to make a fixed cash payment of $2.0 million to each Preferred Stockholder on June 30, 2028, whether or not the Preferred Stockholders continue to own any securities of the Company on the payment date.

In connection with the Recapitalization Transaction, the Company filed a Certificate of Elimination of Designation of Series B Preferred Stock ("Certificate of Elimination"), returning the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the status of undesignated preferred stock and eliminating from the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company all matters set forth in the Certificate of Designations of Series B Preferred Stock. Additionally, following the filing of the Certification of Elimination, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Amendment"). The Certificate of Amendment permitted the issuance of Common Stock and Preferred Stock to the Preferred Stockholders in connection with the Exchange and authorized a sufficient number of shares of preferred stock and Common Stock into which shares of Preferred Stock may be converted. The Certificate of Amendment (a) decreased the total number of shares of stock authorized for issuance from 121,750,000 to 60,000,000, (b) decreased the number of shares of preferred stock authorized for issuance from 105,000,000 to 14,000,000 and (c) increased the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance from 16,750,000 to 46,000,000. Finally, the Company filed a new Certificate of Designations establishing the powers, designations, preferences, rights and limitations of shares of Preferred Stock.

For purposes of the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Recapitalization Transaction was deemed to be an extinguishment of the Series B Preferred Stock and the associated accrued and deferred dividends on the Closing Date. For extinguishments of equity-classified preferred stock, the difference between the fair value of the consideration transferred to the holders of the preferred stock and the carrying amount of the preferred stock immediately before the exchange, net of issuance costs, should be treated as a return from the holders of the preferred stock in a manner similar to dividends paid on preferred stock. For example, any excess of carrying value over fair value is treated as a contribution from the holders of the preferred stock and recognized within retained earnings as a gain. Therefore, the Company estimated the fair value of the Preferred Stock using a binomial lattice model, a form of the income approach, utilizing Level 3 unobservable inputs. The Company used significant inputs and assumptions which included the price and expected volatility of the Common Stock (into which the Preferred Stock can be converted), risk-adjusted discount rate, risk-free rate, and expected term as of the Closing Date. The Company recorded the fair value of the Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs of $1.4 million, within mezzanine equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value of the Exchange Common Stock was determined based on the closing market price of the Company's Common Stock on the Closing Date. The Company recorded the fair value of the Exchange Common Stock, net of issuance costs of $1.0 million within permanent equity, with the amount above par value recognized within additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company recorded the present value of the total future fixed payment of $6.0 million to be paid on June 30, 2028 within non-current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

On the Closing Date, the Company derecognized (i) the carrying amount of $207.5 million of the Series B Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs of $16.3 million and (ii) the accrued dividend liability of $27.7 million from the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The $73.0 million difference between the consideration transferred and the Series B Preferred Stock carrying value as of the Closing Date was recorded in retained earnings.

The Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock and related agreements include the following rights:

Registration Rights

On March 10, 2021, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the "RRA") with the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock (together with any other party that may become a party to the RRA), pursuant to which, among other things, and on the terms and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the Company was obligated to file a registration statement registering the sale or distribution of shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Common Stock held by any holder, including any shares of Common Stock acquired by any holder pursuant to the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, and any other securities issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock by way of share split, share dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise (the "Registrable Securities"). In addition, pursuant to the RRA, the holders have the right to require the Company, subject to certain limitations, to effect a sale of any or all of their Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering or an underwritten block trade or bought deal.

On the Closing Date, the Company amended the RRA (the "RRA Amendment"). The RRA Amendment, among other things, amended the definition of "Registrable Securities" under the RRA to include shares of Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock. The Company is obligated to file a registration statement with respect to such shares in accordance with the terms of the RRA and plans to file that registration statement in 2026.

Voting Rights

The holders of the Preferred Stock haveone vote per share (subject to adjustment in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) and are entitled to vote as a single class with the holders of the Common Stock and the holders of any other class or series of capital stock of the Company then entitled to vote with the Common Stock on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Stock. However, to the extent that the Preferred Stock and any shares of Common Stock held as of the Closing Date by a Preferred Stockholder, together with certain transferees and affiliates, would represent voting rights with respect to more than 16.66% of the Common Stock (including the Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis) (the "Voting Threshold"), such Preferred Stockholder will not be permitted to exercise the voting rights with respect to any shares of Preferred Stock held by them in excess of the Voting Threshold and the Company shall exercise voting rights with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock in excess of the Voting Threshold in a neutral manner. To the extent that a holder acquires shares of Preferred Stock from another holder, the acquiring holder's Voting Threshold will be increased proportionately based on the number of shares that such holder acquires and the disposing holder's Voting Threshold will be decreased proportionately, such that the aggregate Voting Threshold of all holders does not exceed 49.99%. Additional voting restrictions are set forth in the Stockholders Agreement between the Company and the Preferred Stockholders, as amended and restated on the Closing Date.

Dividend Rights

Holders of the Preferred Stock are not entitled to receive annual or special dividends, but are entitled to participate in all dividends declared on the Common Stock on an as-converted basis.

Anti-Dilution Adjustments

The Preferred Stock is subject to anti-dilution adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events, including issuance of certain dividends or distributions to holders of Common Stock, split or combination of Common Stock, reclassification of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares, or certain repurchases of Common Stock, subject to limitations set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Liquidation Preference and Change of Control Provisions

The Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Common Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, and ranks junior to secured and unsecured indebtedness. The Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference equal to the Purchase Price ($14.50 per share).

The Preferred Stock includes a change of control put option which allows the holders of the Preferred Stock to require the Company to repurchase such holders' shares at a purchase price per share equal to the liquidation preference (as defined in the Certificate of Designations). To the extent the holders of the Preferred Stock do not exercise the put option in a covered change of control, the Company has the right to redeem (subject to the holders' right to convert prior to such redemption) the remaining Preferred Stock at a redemption price per share equal to the liquidation preference. If the Company does not pay the amounts due to the holders in connection with a change of control put or call in full when due, any unpaid amount will accrue interest at a rate of 9.5% per annum until the relevant shares are repurchased.

As described above, the Preferred Stock is contingently redeemable upon certain deemed liquidation events, such as a change in control. Because a deemed liquidation event could constitute a redemption event outside of the Company's control, all shares of Preferred Stock have been presented outside of permanent equity in mezzanine equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Conversion Provisions

The Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holders at any time into a number of shares of Common Stock based on a conversion rate set in accordance with the Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock, provided that each holder will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares (if any), and provided further that no holder will be entitled to convert Preferred Stock in an amount that would cause such holder to beneficially own immediately following such conversion more than 49.99% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock. The conversion rate is calculated as the product of (i) the conversion factor and (ii) one. The conversion right is subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments. As of December 31, 2025, each share of Preferred Stock was convertible intoone share of Common Stock.

If the volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") per share of Common Stock for any calendar quarter ending after thesix-month anniversary of the Closing Date (a "Conversion Quarter") is greater than the Mandatory Conversion Price (initially $18.85 or 130% of the conversion price as of such time) then, if a majority of the members of the Board that have not been designated by, and are not affiliated with, any holder so direct, the Company shall convert into shares of Common Stock, on a pro rata basis based on the number of shares of Preferred Stock held as of the date of the Notice of Mandatory Conversion (as defined within the Certificate of Designations), up to 1/6 th of the total shares of Preferred Stock outstanding as of the Closing Date on a date selected by the Company that is withinsix months after the last day of the Conversion Quarter, provided that if the conversion of a holder's pro rata share of the then-outstanding shares of Preferred Stock would cause such holder to beneficially own immediately following such conversion more than 49.99% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock, the number of such holder's shares of Preferred Stock that may be converted will be reduced to the greatest number of shares that would cause such holder to beneficially own immediately following such conversion no more than 49.99% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock.

As of December 31, 2025, no shares of Preferred Stock have been converted into Common Stock.

2019 Issuance and Sale of Common Stock and Warrants

On June 23, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with CVI Investments, Inc. ("CVI"), pursuant to which CVI agreed to purchase (i)136,425 shares of Common Stock (the "Initial Shares"), at a price of $146.60 per share and (ii) Series A Warrants, Series B-1 Warrants, Series B-2 Warrants and Series C Warrants, for aggregate gross proceeds of $20.0 million (the "Private Placement"). The Private Placement closed on June 26, 2019 (the "CVI Closing Date"). The Series B-1 Warrants and Series B-2 Warrants expired in 2020.

The Series C Warrants were exercised on October 10, 2019. As a result of this exercise, the Company issued 136,425 shares of Common Stock to CVI on October 14, 2019. In addition, the number of shares issuable under the Series A Warrants was increased by 136,425.

The Series A Warrants were exercisable by the holders for a period offive years from the CVI Closing Date and were exercisable into 272,851 shares of Common Stock, equal to the Initial Shares plus the number of shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Series C Warrants (described above), at an adjusted exercise price equal to $15.83. The Series A Warrants expired on June 26, 2024.

2013 Stock Option/Issuance Plan

On December 16, 2021, the Company assumed certain equity awards outstanding under the Shareablee, Inc. 2013 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the "2013 Plan") in connection with the acquisition of Shareablee. The Company registered the securities issuable under the 2013 Plan with the SEC on December 23, 2021. The 2013 Plan expired on June 21, 2023. As a result, there are no shares remaining available for future equity awards under the 2013 Plan as of December 31, 2025.

2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan

The Company's stockholders approved the 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2018 Plan") at the Company's 2018 Annual Meeting, approved an amendment and restatement of the 2018 Plan at the Company's 2020 Annual Meeting, and has subsequently approved further amendments of the 2018 Plan at various Annual Meetings. Under the 2018 Plan, as amended, the Company may grant option rights, appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance shares and performance units up to 4,792,500 shares of Common Stock. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available will be reduced by: (i)one share of Common Stock for every one share of Common Stock subject to an award of option rights or appreciation rights granted under the 2018 Plan and (ii)two shares of Common Stock for every one share of Common Stock subject to an award other than option rights or appreciation rights granted under the 2018 Plan. If any award granted under the 2018 Plan (in whole or in part) is canceled or forfeited, expires, is settled in cash, or is unearned, the shares of Common Stock subject to such award will, to the extent of such cancellation, forfeiture, expiration, cash settlement, or unearned amount, again be available at a rate ofone share of Common Stock for every one share of Common Stock subject to awards of option rights or appreciation rights andtwo shares of Common Stock for every one share of Common Stock subject to awards other than of option rights or appreciation rights. The Company registered the securities under the 2018 Plan with the SEC effective June 1, 2018. The maximum number of shares available for future issuance under the 2018 Plan as of December 31, 2025 (excluding outstanding awards) is 2,572,844.

Stock Options

No options were approved and awarded for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 under the 2018 Plan.

A summary of options exercised, forfeited and expired during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 is included below:

Number ofSharesWeighted-AverageExercise Price
Options outstanding as of December 31, 2022114,199$48.40
Options exercised(150)18.20
Options forfeited(760)26.64
Options expired(4,626)96.42
Options outstanding as of December 31, 2023108,663$46.56
Options exercised(33)18.20
Options forfeited(887)22.53
Options expired(8,274)102.19
Options outstanding as of December 31, 202499,469$42.15
Options forfeited(38)19.40
Options expired(705)17.53
Options outstanding as of December 31, 202598,726$42.34
Options exercisable as of December 31, 202586,876$41.29

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding, and exercisable, as of December 31, 2025:

Options Outstanding · Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise PricesOptions OutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePriceWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife (Years)OptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePriceWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLife (Years)
$11.40 - $50.0083,561$38.335.0571,711$36.404.78
$64.20 - $87.2015,16564.453.8715,16564.453.87
98,726$42.344.8786,876$41.294.62

The intrinsic value of exercised stock options is calculated based on the difference between the exercise price and the quoted market price of the Company's Common Stock as of the close of the exercise date. The aggregate intrinsic value for options exercised, exercisable, and outstanding waszero under the Company's stock plans for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

As of December 31, 2025, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding, but not yet exercisable, options is $0.1 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average vesting period of approximately 0.6 years.

Stock Awards

The Company's outstanding stock awards are comprised of RSUs, including time-based, performance-based and market-based RSUs.

During 2025, the Company's Compensation Committee (or Board of Directors, as applicable) approved and awarded 147,285 time-based RSUs (of which 52,285 RSUs related to the settlement of an accrued 2024 annual incentive plan liability and vested immediately) under the 2018 Plan to employees and directors of the Company.

During 2024, the Company's Compensation Committee (or Board of Directors, as applicable) approved and awarded 229,795 time-based RSUs (of which 119,720 RSUs related to the settlement of an accrued 2023 annual incentive plan liability and vested immediately) under the 2018 Plan to employees and directors of the Company.

During 2023, the Company's Compensation Committee (or Board of Directors, as applicable) approved and awarded 234,171 time-based RSUs (of which 136,525 RSUs related to the settlement of an accrued 2022 annual incentive plan liability and vested immediately) under the 2018 Plan and the 2013 Plan to employees and directors of the Company.

No market-based RSUs were awarded during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023. Market-based RSUs awarded in previous years vest over 10 years and are contingent on certain stock-price hurdles.

A summary of the stock awards granted, vested and forfeited during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 is presented as follows. RSU awards with undelivered shares are classified as unvested until the date of delivery of the shares.

RestrictedStock UnitsWeightedAverageGrant-Date Fair Value
Unvested as of December 31, 2022232,230$53.80
Granted234,17119.08
Vested(152,422)23.11
Forfeited(255)47.60
Unvested as of December 31, 2023313,724$42.38
Granted229,79515.19
Vested(140,901)20.68
Forfeited(20,987)49.68
Unvested as of December 31, 2024381,631$33.62
Granted147,2855.46
Vested(126,181)30.19
Forfeited(14,539)36.14
Unvested as of December 31, 2025388,196$23.96

The aggregate intrinsic value for all unvested RSUs outstanding was $2.5 million, $2.2 million, and $5.2 million as of December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

As of December 31, 2025, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was $0.4 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average vesting period of approximately 3.6 years.

  1. Debt

Secured Credit Agreement

On December 31, 2024, the Company entered into the Credit Agreement among the Company as borrower, certain of its subsidiaries as guarantors, Blue Torch Finance LLC as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the "Agent"), and the lenders from time to time party thereto. The Credit Agreement has a term offour years and matures in December 2028.

The Credit Agreement provides a borrowing capacity of $60.0 million consisting of a $45.0 million term loan that was fully funded at closing (the "Term Loan") and a $15.0 million revolving credit facility that was unfunded at closing (the "Revolving Facility").

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are made at the Adjusted Term SOFR rate or the Reference Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement) and bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) the Adjusted Term SOFR rate, subject to a 3.0% floor, plus an applicable margin of 7.0% or (ii) the Reference Rate, subject to a 4.0% floor, plus an applicable margin of 6.0%. The Credit Agreement also provides for an unused commitment fee equal to 1.0% per annum of the unused Revolving Facility commitments. To the extent that an event of default exists and is continuing, at the election of the Agent, all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at 2.0% per annum above the rate and margin otherwise applicable thereto. The Company elected the Adjusted Term SOFR rate for the Term Loan as of December 31, 2024 and has not subsequently changed its election. As of December 31, 2025, the stated interest rate on the Term Loan was 10.93%.

Except as described below, the Company can repay any amounts borrowed under the Revolving Facility prior to the maturity date without any premium or penalty other than customary SOFR breakage costs. Any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Term Loan (subject to customary exceptions for prepayments made with Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation events, and the replacement of certain lenders in accordance with the Credit Agreement), as well as any payments of the Revolving Facility or the Term Loan in connection with an insolvency event, acceleration, other exercise of remedies or the early termination of the Credit Agreement, are subject to prepayment premiums as follows: (i) with respect to any such payment occurring on or before the first anniversary of the closing date, a 3.0% prepayment premium plus a make-whole amount based on U.S. Treasury notes yield, (ii) with respect to any such payment occurring after the first anniversary and on or before the second anniversary of the closing date, a 1.0% prepayment premium, and (iii) with respect to any such payment occurring after the second anniversary of the closing date, no prepayment premium.

The loans are required to be prepaid from time to time with the net cash proceeds of certain debt incurrences, equity issuances, asset sales and other dispositions, insurance and condemnation proceeds, tax refunds and other extraordinary receipts (subject to certain thresholds, exceptions and reinvestment rights). Additionally, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, the Company is required to prepay the loans annually with Excess Cash Flow at the following percentages: (i) if the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is greater than 2.25:1.00,75% of Excess Cash Flow, (ii) if the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 2.25:1.00 but greater than 1.75:1.00,50% of Excess Cash Flow, (iii) if the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 1.75:1.00 but greater than 1.25:1.00,25% of Excess Cash Flow, and (iv) if the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 1.25:1.00,0% of Excess Cash Flow.

The Credit Agreement also contains the following financial covenants:

a maximum Senior Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for the most recently ended four fiscal quarter period, not to exceed the level set forth in the Credit Agreement for the last day of such period, starting with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025; and

minimum Liquidity (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of $10.0 million at all times.

Additionally, the Credit Agreement contains restrictive covenants that limit the Company's ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness and liens, make investments and loans, enter into mergers and acquisitions, make or declare dividends and other payments, enter into certain contracts, sell assets and engage in transactions with affiliates. The Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2025.

On September 26, 2025, in connection with the execution of the Exchange Agreements, the Company entered into the Amendment to the Credit Agreement to permit the Exchange and the issuance of Preferred Stock in connection with the Exchange. The Amendment became effective on December 29, 2025.

The Credit Agreement is subject to customary events of default, including a change in control. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the Agent or the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) may accelerate any amounts outstanding and terminate lender commitments. The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and is secured by a first lien security interest in substantially all assets of the Company and such subsidiaries, as set forth in a pledge and security agreement dated December 31, 2024 among the Company, the guarantor subsidiaries and the Agent.

The Term Loan is recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, net of debt issuance costs and debt discount. The debt issuance costs and debt discount associated with the Term Loan were capitalized and will be amortized through interest expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss during the term of the Term Loan. As of December 31, 2024 (the date the Company entered into the Credit Agreement), the effective interest rate calculated to amortize these costs was 14.54%.

The Credit Agreement was evaluated for embedded derivative features by evaluating each feature against the nature of the host instrument. Features identified as embedded derivatives that are material are recognized separately as a derivative asset or liability in the financial statements. No embedded features were identified requiring bifurcation, other than the change of control feature. The Company reassesses whether a change in control is considered probable as of each reporting date. The change in control feature is not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025 because a change in control is not considered probable.

The Company's total debt obligations under the Credit Agreement are as follows:

As of December 31,
(in thousands)20252024
Secured term loan$45,000$45,000
Less: Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(3,003)(3,832)
Less: Principal payments(450)—
Total (1)$41,547$41,168

(1) The current portion of the Term Loan as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $2.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and was classified within other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The information set forth below summarizes the required future principal payments on the Term Loan, by year, as of December 31, 2025:

(In thousands)
2026$2,250
20272,250
202840,050
Total$44,550

The debt issuance costs associated with the Revolving Facility are capitalized and recorded in other non-current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of December 31, 2025, the Company hadno borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Facility, with remaining borrowing capacity of $15.0 million.

Prior Credit Agreement

On May 5, 2021, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement (the "Prior Credit Agreement") among the Company, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, Bank of America N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Agent"), and the lenders from time to time party thereto.

The Prior Credit Agreement had an original borrowing capacity equal to $25.0 million and bore interest on borrowings at a Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) that was based on LIBOR. The Company could also request the issuance of letters of credit under the Prior Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount up to $5.0 million, which would reduce the amount of available borrowings by the amount of such issued and outstanding letters of credit. The facility originally had a maturity ofthree years from the closing date of the agreement.

On February 25, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment (the "2022 Amendment") to the Prior Credit Agreement to expand its aggregate borrowing capacity from $25.0 million to $40.0 million. The 2022 Amendment also replaced the Eurodollar Rate with a SOFR-based interest rate and modified the Applicable Rate definition in the Prior Credit Agreement to increase the Applicable Rate payable on SOFR-based loans to 2.50%. Finally, the 2022 Amendment modified certain financial covenants under the Prior Credit Agreement.

On February 24, 2023, the Company entered into an additional amendment (the "2023 Amendment") to the Prior Credit Agreement. Among other things, the 2023 Amendment (i) increased the minimum Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio financial covenant requirements under the Prior Credit Agreement, (ii) modified the measurement periods for certain financial covenants contained in the Prior Credit Agreement, (iii) introduced a minimum liquidity covenant, and (iv) modified the Applicable Rate definition in the Prior Credit Agreement to increase the Applicable Rate payable on SOFR-based loans to 3.50%.

On May 3, 2024, the Company entered into a third amendment (the "May 2024 Amendment") to the Prior Credit Agreement. Among other things, the May 2024 Amendment (i) extended the maturity date of the facility from May 5, 2024 to November 5, 2024; (ii) reduced the Company's aggregate borrowing capacity under the facility from $40.0 million to $25.0 million; (iii) increased the Applicable Rate payable on SOFR-based loans to 4.50%; (iv) increased the minimum Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio covenant and decreased the minimum liquidity covenant; (v) limited certain Restricted Payments (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement) with respect to the Company's equity interests; (vi) required a repayment of $6.0 million to reduce the principal amount outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement; (vii) updated certain defined terms in the Prior Credit Agreement to reflect the May 2023 transfer of shares of Preferred Stock from Qurate to Liberty; and (viii) provided for certain amendment fees, including a fee of 2.0% of aggregate commitments due on the maturity date (November 5, 2024) unless all obligations were paid in full prior to such date.

On November 1, 2024, the Company repaid the outstanding principal balance of $10.0 million under the Prior Credit Agreement. On November 5, 2024, the Company entered into a fourth amendment (the "November 2024 Amendment") to the Prior Credit Agreement to extend the maturity date with respect to the outstanding letters of credit under the facility to January 31, 2025. The November 2024 Amendment reduced the aggregate lender commitments under the Prior Credit Agreement to equal the outstanding letters of credit (totaling $3.2 million) and limited the purpose of, and use of proceeds under, the Prior Credit Agreement to the issuance of letters of credit.

Additionally, the November 2024 Amendment terminated the following financial covenants: (i) the minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (ii) the minimum Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio, and (iii) the minimum Liquidity requirement, each as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement. The November 2024 Amendment maintained the same non-financial covenants, security interest and interest rate as in effect immediately prior to the November 2024 Amendment. Finally, the November 2024 Amendment provided for certain amendment fees, including a fee of $250,000 due on the new maturity date (January 31, 2025) unless all letters of credit were terminated or cash collateralized on or prior to such date.

The Prior Credit Agreement contained restrictive covenants that limited the Company's ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness or liens, make investments and loans, enter into mergers and acquisitions, make or declare dividends and other payments, enter into certain contracts, sell assets and engage in transactions with affiliates. The Prior Credit Agreement was also subject to customary events of default, including a change in control.

The Prior Credit Agreement was guaranteed by the Company and its domestic subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries (as defined in the Prior Credit Agreement)) and was secured by a first lien security interest in substantially all assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries), subject to certain customary exclusions.

On December 31, 2024, the Company terminated the Prior Credit Agreement. The Company used a portion of proceeds from the Term Loan to cash collateralize certain letters of credit that were outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement on the termination date, and no early termination penalties were incurred by the Company in connection with the termination.

  1. Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis

There were no financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the Company's financial instruments measured at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets on a recurring basis consisted of the following:

As of
December 31, 2024
(In thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Liabilities
Contingent consideration liability (1)$—$1,191$—$1,191

(1) The contingent consideration was recognized as part of the 2021 Shareablee acquisition. In April 2022, the contingency was resolved and the full amount was deemed payable. Refer to Footnote 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. In December 2024, the Company elected to settle the third and final installment in cash, which was paid in the first quarter of 2025. The fair value of this liability as of December 31, 2024 was equal to the payment due. The contingent consideration liability was classified within other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024.

There were no changes to the Company's valuation techniques or methodologies during the year ended December 31, 2024.

The following table presents the changes in the Company's recurring Level 3 fair value measurements for the year ended December 31, 2024:

(In thousands)Warrants Liability
Balance as of December 31, 2023$669
Total gain recognized due to remeasurement and expiration of warrants (1)(669)
Balance as of December 31, 2024$—

(1) The gain due to remeasurement and expiration of warrants was recorded in other income, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. The Series A Warrants expired unexercised on June 26, 2024.

Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded the initial fair value of Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs, of $89.7 million within mezzanine equity. Refer to Footnote 4, Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit), for further details. The initial measurement of the Preferred Stock is classified as a non-recurring Level 3 fair value assessment due to the significance of unobservable inputs developed in the determination of the fair value. The Company used a binomial lattice model to determine the fair value of the Preferred Stock at the Closing Date. The Company used significant inputs and assumptions which included the price and expected volatility of the Common Stock, risk-adjusted discount rate, risk-free-rate and expected term as of the Closing Date. The initial fair value of the Exchange Common Stock was $66.6 million, of which the Company recorded the par value of $9.9 thousand within permanent equity and the remaining $65.5 million within additional paid-in capital, net of the issuance costs. The initial measurement of the Exchange Common Stock is classified as a non-recurring Level 1 fair value assessment as the Company used the closing market price of Common Stock to determine the fair value on the Closing Date.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded the additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock of $19.6 million within mezzanine equity and $13.0 million within additional paid-in capital, which was based on the calculated fair value net of issuance costs. Refer to Footnote 4, Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit), for further details. The initial measurement of the additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock was classified as a non-recurring Level 3 fair value assessment due to the significance of unobservable inputs developed in the determination of the fair value. The Company used a binomial lattice model to determine the fair value of the additional Series B Preferred Stock at the 2024 Issuance Date. The Company used significant inputs and assumptions which included the price and expected volatility of the Common Stock, risk-adjusted discount rate, risk-free rate, expected term, deferred dividends and the timing and probability of a special dividend being called and paid as of the 2024 Issuance Date.

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded goodwill impairment charges of $63.0 million and $78.2 million, respectively. Refer to Footnote 9, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, for further details. The remeasurement of goodwill is classified as a non-recurring Level 3 fair value assessment due to the significance of unobservable inputs developed in the determination of the fair value. The Company used a discounted cash flow model to determine the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. The Company made estimates and assumptions regarding future cash flows, discount rates, long-term growth rates and market values to determine the reporting unit's estimated fair value. It is possible that future changes in such circumstances, or in the variables associated with the judgments, assumptions and estimates used in assessing the fair value of the reporting unit, would require the Company to record additional non-cash impairment charges.

  1. Property and Equipment
As of December 31,
(In thousands)20252024
Computer equipment$48,998$59,572
Capitalized internal-use software140,459117,863
Leasehold improvements14,79514,656
Computer software (including software license arrangements of $1,365 in 2025 and 2024)4,2918,082
Finance leases21,59420,974
Office equipment, furniture, and other3,9585,154
Total property and equipment234,095226,301
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization (including software license arrangements of $1,365 in 2025 and 2024)(190,381)(179,185)
Total property and equipment, net$43,714$47,116

For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, depreciation expense was $23.7 million, $22.1 million and $19.8 million, respectively. In addition, amortization expense from finance leases was $3.7 million, $3.7 million and $1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Of the Company's property and equipment, net,99% was located in the United States as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

  1. Leases

The Company has finance leases for computer equipment and operating leases for real estate. These leases have remaining lease terms of less thanone year tofive years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up tofive years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within four years. As of December 31, 2025, the weighted average remaining lease term for the Company's finance leases and operating leases was 1.5 years and 1.8 years, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, the weighted average discount rate for the Company's finance leases and operating leases was 9.4% and 10.5%, respectively.

The components of lease cost were as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Finance lease cost
Amortization of right-of-use assets$3,713$3,651$1,929
Interest on lease liabilities672712244
Total finance lease cost$4,385$4,363$2,173
Operating lease cost
Fixed lease cost$6,935$8,248$9,231
Short-term lease cost937386
Variable lease cost5499871,077
Sublease income(1,750)(1,647)(2,001)
Total operating lease cost$5,827$7,661$8,393

Lease costs, net of sublease income, are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Amortization of right-of-use assets
Cost of revenues$3,701$3,411$574
Selling and marketing498629
Research and development590470
General and administrative352256
Total amortization of right-of-use assets$3,713$3,651$1,929
Operating lease cost
Cost of revenues$2,061$2,643$2,497
Selling and marketing1,7462,1922,738
Research and development1,2051,7872,044
General and administrative8151,0391,114
Total operating lease cost$5,827$7,661$8,393

Maturities of operating and finance lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

(In thousands)Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2026$9,857$4,092
20275,7931,784
202839946
2029315—
203056—
Total lease payments16,4205,922
Less: imputed interest1,399369
Total lease liabilities15,0215,553
Less: current lease liabilities8,7833,770
Total non-current lease liabilities$6,238$1,783

As of December 31, 2025, the Company hasthree subleases. The subleases are non-cancelable, have remaining lease terms of less thantwo years and do not contain any options to renew or terminate the sublease agreement. Future expected cash receipts from these subleases as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:

(In thousands)Sublease Receipts
2026$2,006
20271,058
2028 and thereafter—
Total expected sublease receipts$3,064
  1. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter as of October 1, or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate that fair value is below carrying value. The Company completed its annual assessment as of October 1, 2025, and concluded that there wasno impairment of goodwill as of the assessment date.

In the third quarter of 2024, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that the estimated fair value of its reporting unit was less than its carrying value. In its assessment, the Company considered the decline in the Company's stock price, market and equity capitalization, operating results and projections. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined using a discounted cash flow model (a form of the income approach) utilizing Level 3 unobservable inputs, supported by a market approach. The Company relied in part on the work of an independent valuation firm engaged by the Company to provide inputs as to the fair value of the reporting unit and to assist in the related calculations and analysis. The Company's reporting unit did not pass the goodwill impairment test and as a result, the Company recorded a $63.0 million impairment charge during the three months ended September 30, 2024.

In conjunction with its annual test as of October 1, 2023, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment test as of September 30, 2023. In its assessment, the Company considered the decline in revenues in 2023 which drove lower revenue growth expectations in future years. The Company also considered the decline in the Company's stock price and market capitalization. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined using a discounted cash flow model (a form of the income approach) utilizing Level 3 unobservable inputs, supported by a market approach. The Company relied in part on the work of an independent valuation firm engaged by the Company to provide inputs as to the fair value of the reporting unit and to assist in the related calculations and analysis. The Company's reporting unit did not pass the goodwill impairment test and as a result, the Company recorded a $34.1 million impairment charge during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

In the second quarter of 2023, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that the estimated fair value of its reporting unit was less than its carrying value. In its assessment, the Company considered the decline in the Company's stock price and market capitalization, among other factors. The Company performed quantitative testing on its reporting unit using a discounted cash flow model (a form of the income approach) utilizing Level 3 unobservable inputs, supported by a market approach. The Company relied in part on the work of an independent valuation firm engaged by the Company to provide inputs as to the fair value of the reporting unit and to assist in the related calculations and analysis. The Company's reporting unit did not pass the goodwill impairment test, and as a result the Company recorded a $44.1 million impairment charge during the three months ended June 30, 2023.

The change in the carrying value of goodwill is as follows:

(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2023 (1)$310,360
Impairment charge(63,000)
Translation adjustments(1,350)
Balance as of December 31, 2024$246,010
Translation adjustments2,626
Balance as of December 31, 2025$248,636
(1) Goodwill balance is net of an accumulated impairment charge of $348.8 million as of December 31, 2023.

The carrying values of the Company's definite-lived intangible assets are as follows:

As of December 31,
20252024
(In thousands)GrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationNetCarryingAmountGrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationNetCarryingAmount
Acquired methodologies and technology$154,433$(153,224)$1,209$154,400$(151,982)$2,418
Customer relationships46,666(45,346)1,32046,529(43,889)2,640
Intellectual property14,377(14,377)—14,364(14,364)—
Acquired software9,765(9,765)—9,765(9,765)—
Panel3,134(3,134)—3,102(3,102)—
Trade names747(747)—739(739)—
Other600(600)—600(600)—
Total intangible assets$229,722$(227,193)$2,529$229,499$(224,441)$5,058

Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $2.5 million, $3.1 million, and $5.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Of the Company's definite-lived intangible assets, net, all were generated by or located in the United States as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The weighted-average remaining amortization period by major asset class as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:

(In years)
Acquired methodologies and technology1.0
Customer relationships1.0

The Company expects to recognize the estimated future amortization expense of $2.5 million during the year ending December 31, 2026.

  1. Accrued Expenses
As of December 31,
(In thousands)20252024
Accrued data costs$26,348$20,835
Payroll and payroll-related9,5778,566
Professional fees1,9312,360
Restructuring accrual—342
Other7,0232,910
Total accrued expenses$44,879$35,013
  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

The Company has certain long-term contractual arrangements that have fixed and determinable payment obligations including unconditional purchase obligations with MVPDs and other providers for set-top box and connected (Smart) television data. These agreements have remaining terms from less thanone year tofive years. As of December 31, 2025, the total fixed payment obligations related to set-top box and connected television data agreements are $98.5 million and $22.7 million, respectively.

The information set forth below summarizes the contractual obligations, by year, as of December 31, 2025:

(In thousands)
2026$48,371
202727,973
202816,528
202914,115
203013,079
Thereafter1,083
Total$121,149

In addition, the Company expects to make variable payments related to a set-top box data agreement totaling an estimated $86.0 million over the nextsix years.

Contingencies

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings from time to time. The Company establishes reserves for specific legal proceedings when management determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable, and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company has also identified certain other legal matters where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and/or for which no estimate of possible losses can be made. In these cases, the Company does not establish a reserve until it can reasonably estimate the loss. Legal fees related to contingencies are expensed as incurred. The outcomes of legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable, subject to significant uncertainties, and could be material to the Company's operating results and cash flows for a particular period.

Privacy Litigation

In February 2026, a purported class action complaint was filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Singer et al. v. Comscore, Inc. et al., No. 2:26-cv-01108 (C.D. Cal.)) alleging violations of various California laws and the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act, as well as certain common-law claims, in connection with the Company's alleged collection of internet data from California residents. Among other things, the plaintiffs seek certification as a class, injunctive relief, statutory damages, disgorgement of profits, punitive damages, costs and attorneys' fees. Although the Company believes it has meritorious defenses to these claims, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the outcome of this matter or the potential liability, if any, that may be incurred in this matter.

State Sales Tax Audit

In January 2025, the Company received an initial audit assessment from the State of Washington Department of Revenue related to an audit of potential sales tax liabilities in Washington for fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The aggregate assessment calculated by the Department of Revenue, including alleged penalties and interest, was approximately $8.0 million. The Company has petitioned for review of the audit assessment and believes it has a strong position that its activities are not taxable under the applicable terms of Washington law. As of December 31, 2025, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the outcome of the review and the potential liability, if any, that may be incurred in this matter.

Other Matters

The Company is, and may become, a party to a variety of legal proceedings from time to time that arise in the normal course of the Company's business. While the results of such legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that, based on current knowledge, the final outcome of any such current pending matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Regardless of the outcome, legal proceedings can have an adverse effect on the Company because of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

Indemnification

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of the Company's directors and certain officers, and the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation requires it to indemnify each of its directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Company. The Company has paid and may in the future pay legal counsel fees incurred by current and former directors and officers who are involved in legal proceedings that require indemnification.

Similarly, certain of the Company's commercial contracts require it to indemnify contract counterparties under specified circumstances, and the Company may incur legal counsel fees and other costs in connection with these obligations.

  1. Income Taxes

The components of loss before income tax provision are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Domestic$(10,777)$(61,420)$(79,078)
Foreign2,7012,0961,250
Total$(8,076)$(59,324)$(77,828)

Income tax provision is as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Current:
Federal$(51)$—$—
State(30)35259
Foreign1,1911,7301,309
Total$1,110$1,765$1,568
Deferred:
Federal$125$(60)$(128)
State979(359)(687)
Foreign(286)(422)780
Total$818$(841)$(35)
Income tax provision$1,928$924$1,533

A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 is as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2025
(In thousands)AmountPercentage
Statutory federal tax rate$(1,696)21.0%
State taxes (1)906(11.2)%
Foreign tax effects
Brazil
GAAP to statutory adjustment167(2.1)%
Other66(0.8)%
Chile
Deductible inflation adjustment(137)1.7%
Foreign tax credit(99)1.2%
FX revaluation(284)3.5%
Other74(0.9)%
France
GAAP to statutory adjustment(106)1.3%
Other10(0.1)%
India
GAAP to statutory adjustment118(1.5)%
Miscellaneous non deductible expenses129(1.6)%
Other15(0.2)%
Netherlands
FX revaluation614(7.6)%
Withholding taxes88(1.1)%
Other(75)0.9%
Norway
Valuation allowance(85)1.1%
FX revaluation94(1.2)%
Other20(0.2)%
Other foreign jurisdictions(48)0.6%
Effect of cross-border tax laws
Global intangible low-taxed income172(2.1)%
Subpart F income172(2.1)%
Other10(0.1)%
Tax credits94(1.2)%
Other nondeductible/nontaxable items125(1.6)%
Change in valuation allowance859(10.6)%
Other adjustments
NOL adjustments104(1.3)%
Stock compensation934(11.6)%
Other166(2.0)%
Worldwide changes in unrecognized tax benefits(479)5.9%
Total$1,928(23.9)%
(1) State taxes in Virginia and California comprised greater than 50% of the tax effect in this category.

A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
20242023
Statutory federal tax rate21.0%21.0%
State taxes0.5%0.4%
Other nondeductible/nontaxable items(0.8)%(0.5)%
Foreign rate differences(0.4)%(0.3)%
Change in valuation allowance(3.9)%(4.9)%
Stock compensation(0.3)%(0.1)%
Goodwill impairment(17.6)%(16.6)%
Other adjustments—%(1.0)%
Uncertain tax positions(0.1)%—%
Effective tax rate(1.6)%(2.0)%

Income Tax Provision

The Company recognized income tax expense of $1.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, which is comprised of current tax expense of $1.1 million primarily related to foreign taxes and deferred tax expense of $0.8 million primarily related to U.S. federal and state taxes. Included in total tax expense is income tax benefit of $8.0 million for a decrease in the valuation allowance recorded against the Company's deferred tax assets to offset the tax expense of the Company's operating losses in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions. Income tax expense of $2.4 million has also been included for permanent differences in the book and tax treatment of certain stock-based compensation, local statutory to U.S. GAAP adjustments and other nondeductible expenses. These tax adjustments, along with state and local taxes, are the primary drivers of the annual effective income tax rate.

The Company recognized income tax expense of $0.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, which is comprised of current tax expense of $1.8 million related to foreign taxes and state taxes and deferred tax benefit of $0.8 million related to both U.S. and foreign taxes. Included in tax expense is an income tax adjustment of $17.2 million related to the impairment of goodwill. Also included in total tax expense is income tax benefit of $2.5 million for a decrease in the valuation allowance recorded against the Company's deferred tax assets to offset the tax expense of the Company's operating losses in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions. Income tax expense of $0.9 million has also been included for permanent differences in the book and tax treatment of certain stock-based compensation, local statutory to U.S. GAAP adjustments and other nondeductible expenses. These tax adjustments, along with state and local taxes, are the primary drivers of the annual effective income tax rate.

The Company recognized income tax expense of $1.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2023, which is primarily comprised of current tax expense of $1.6 million related to foreign taxes and state taxes. Included in tax expense is an income tax adjustment of $20.9 million related to the impairment of goodwill. Also included in total tax expense is income tax expense of $15.1 million for an increase in the valuation allowance recorded against the Company's deferred tax assets to offset the tax benefit of the Company's operating losses in the U.S. Income tax expense of $0.7 million has also been included for permanent differences in the book and tax treatment of certain stock-based compensation, executive compensation and other nondeductible expenses. These tax adjustments, along with state and local taxes, are the primary drivers of the annual effective income tax rate.

Deferred Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting purposes. The components of net deferred income taxes are as follows:

As of December 31,
(In thousands)20252024
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards$177,984$176,369
Lease liability4,9257,797
Deferred revenues13,76617,184
Deferred compensation4,3165,165
Accrued salaries and benefits1,345451
Tax credits2,3732,480
Tax contingencies826816
Allowance for doubtful accounts96103
Capital loss carryforwards—108
Property and equipment2054,735
Intangible assets3,5883,608
Capitalized research and development expense33,61434,815
Sec. 163(j) interest limitation carryforward2,053—
Other3,0692,523
Gross deferred tax assets$248,160$256,154
Valuation allowance(239,900)(247,772)
Net deferred tax assets$8,260$8,382
Deferred tax liabilities:
Lease asset$(2,421)$(3,964)
Subpart F income recapture—(1,411)
Goodwill(4,682)(1,274)
Total deferred tax liabilities$(7,103)$(6,649)
Net deferred tax asset$1,157$1,733

The Company made cash tax payments, net of (refunds) received as follows:

Year Ended
(In thousands)December 31, 2025
U.S federal$(51)
U.S. state and local(46)
Foreign
Brazil348
Canada(175)
Chile82
India425
Netherlands153
Sweden(106)
United Kingdom104
Other34
Total$768

Tax Valuation Allowance

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had a valuation allowance of $239.9 million and $247.8 million, respectively, against certain deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance relates to the deferred tax assets of the Company's U.S. entities, including federal and state tax attributes and timing differences, as well as the deferred tax assets of certain foreign subsidiaries. The decrease in the valuation allowance during 2025 is primarily due to the decrease in U.S. deferred revenue, lease liability and property and equipment, net of the increase in U.S. net operating loss carryforwards and Sec. 163(j) interest limitation carryforward. To the extent the Company determines that, based on the weight of available evidence, all or a portion of its valuation allowance is no longer necessary, the Company will recognize an income tax benefit in the period such determination is made for the reversal of the valuation allowance. If management determines that, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that all or a portion of the net deferred tax assets will not be realized, the Company may recognize income tax expense in the period such determination is made to increase the valuation allowance. It is possible that such reduction of or addition to the Company's valuation allowance may have a material impact on the Company's results from operations.

A summary of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance is as follows:

As of December 31,
(In thousands)20252024
Beginning Balance$247,772$251,253
Additions from continuing operations137121
Reductions(8,009)(3,602)
Ending Balance$239,900$247,772

Net Operating Loss and Credit Carryforwards

Under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 382, certain substantial changes in the Company's ownership may result in a limitation on the amount of U.S. net operating loss carryforwards that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income and taxes payable. During 2023, the Company concluded that the Transactions triggered an ownership change on May 10, 2021, and as a result, all of its U.S. net operating loss carryforwards are subject to an annual limitation under Section 382. Additionally, despite the net operating loss carryforwards, the Company may have a future income tax liability due to foreign income tax or state income tax requirements.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryforwards for tax purposes of $572.6 million and $1.4 billion, respectively. The Company estimates that $469.8 million of its U.S. federal and $1.3 billion of its state net operating loss carryforwards are utilizable given the annual limitations under Section 382. The Company's net operating loss carryforwards began to expire in 2026 for federal and state income tax purposes. The federal and certain state net operating losses generated after December 31, 2017 have an indefinite carryforward period. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had an aggregate net operating loss carryforward for tax purposes related to its foreign subsidiaries of $5.6 million, which begins to expire in 2028.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had research and development credit carryforwards of $3.0 million which begin to expire in 2026.

Foreign Undistributed Earnings

As of December 31, 2025, the Company has certain foreign subsidiaries with accumulated undistributed earnings. The TCJA allows for a dividend received deduction resulting in no material U.S. federal income tax upon repatriation of these earnings. The Company intends to indefinitely reinvest these earnings, as well as future earnings from its foreign subsidiaries, to fund its international operations and therefore has not accrued any related foreign withholding taxes or state income taxes.

Uncertain Tax Positions

For uncertain tax positions, the Company uses a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold based on the technical merits of the tax position taken. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefits determined on a cumulative probability basis, which are more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement in the financial statements. The Company has unrecognized tax benefits, which are tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions which have been or will be reflected in income tax filings that have not been recognized in the financial statements due to potential adjustments by taxing authorities in the applicable jurisdictions. The Company's liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which include interest and penalties, was $0.5 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The remaining unrecognized tax benefits have reduced deferred tax balances. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the Company's effective tax rate is $1.6 million, $1.8 million, and $2.0 million as of December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits includes the federal tax benefit of state deductions.

Changes in the Company's unrecognized income tax benefits are as follows:

As of December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Beginning balance$1,856$2,043$2,026
Increase related to tax positions of the current year654939
Increase related to tax positions of prior years9—10
Decrease related to tax positions of prior years(221)(29)(7)
Decrease due to lapse in statutes of limitations(101)(207)(25)
Ending balance$1,608$1,856$2,043

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits were $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. For income tax returns filed by the Company, the Company is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2022 or state and local tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2021. The Company is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities in the Netherlands for years prior to 2018. However, tax attribute carryforwards may still be adjusted upon examination by tax authorities.

  1. Related Party Transactions

Transactions with WPP

As of the Closing Date of the Recapitalization Transaction, WPP plc and its affiliates ("WPP") were no longer classified as a related party because their ownership of the Company's outstanding Common Stock fell below 5% due to the issuance of Exchange Common Stock on the Closing Date. However, during 2023, 2024, and 2025 until the Closing Date (based on public filings), WPP owned 565,968 shares of the Company's outstanding Common Stock, which represented more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock during those periods. The amounts disclosed herein relate to transactions with WPP during the periods presented as they were a related party through the Closing Date. The Company provides WPP and its affiliates, in the normal course of business, services amongst its different products and receives various services from WPP supporting the Company's data collection efforts.

The Company's results from transactions with WPP, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, are detailed below:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Revenues$6,974$6,953$8,281
Cost of revenues10,3768,7819,350

The Company has the following balances related to transactions with WPP, as reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

As of December 31,
(In thousands)20252024
Assets
Accounts receivable, net$787$687
Liabilities
Accounts payable$1,762$1,987
Accrued expenses1,755199
Contract liabilities428384

Transactions with Charter, Liberty and Pine

Through May 15, 2023, Charter, Qurate and Pine each held 33.3% of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock. On May 16, 2023, Qurate sold its Series B Preferred Stock to Liberty, and Charter, Liberty, and Pine each continued to hold 33.3% of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock until the Closing Date of the Recapitalization Transaction.

At the Annual Meeting on June 15, 2023, the Company's stockholders approved proposals permitting the payment of annual dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or a combination thereof, subject to conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock. On the same date, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock waived its right to receive on June 30, 2023 the annual dividends otherwise payable by the Company on that date. Under the waivers and the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock, the deferred dividends would accrue at a rate of 9.5% per year from June 30, 2023 until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before December 31, 2023.

On December 26, 2023, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock waived its right to receive the deferred dividends on or before December 31, 2023. Under the waivers and the Certificate of Designations of Series B Preferred Stock, the deferred dividends would continue to accrue at a rate of 9.5% per year until paid, with payment to occur on or before June 30, 2024.

On June 27, 2024, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock further waived its right to receive the deferred dividends on or before June 30, 2024. In addition, each holder waived its right to receive on June 30, 2024 the annual dividends otherwise payable on that date for the dividend period ending June 29, 2024. Under these waivers and the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock, the deferred dividends for both periods (2023 and 2024) would continue to accrue and accumulate at a rate of 9.5% per year until declared and paid, with payment to occur on or before July 31, 2024.

On July 24, 2024, the Company issued 13,257,294 additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the existing holders of Series B Preferred Stock in exchange for cancellation of the Company's obligation to pay the deferred dividends totaling $32.8 million to such holders for annual dividend periods ended in 2023 and 2024. For further information refer to Footnote 4, Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit).

As of December 31, 2024, Charter, Liberty and Pine each owned 31,928,301 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, and total accrued dividends were $9.0 million.

On June 24, 2025, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock waived its right to receive on June 30, 2025 the annual dividends otherwise payable on that date. Under the waivers and the Certificate of Designations, the deferred dividends continued to accrue and accumulate at a rate of 9.5% per year until they were extinguished as part of the Recapitalization Transaction.

On December 29, 2025, as part of the Recapitalization Transaction, Charter, Liberty and Pine each exchanged 31,928,301 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for (i)4,223,621 shares of Preferred Stock and (ii)3,286,825 shares of Exchange Common Stock. Additionally, the Company agreed to a fixed cash payment of $2.0 million to each of the Preferred Stockholders on June 30, 2028, regardless of whether the Preferred Stockholders continue to own any securities of the Company on the payment date.

Charter, Liberty and Pine are entitled to convert the Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock and to vote as a single class with the holders of the Common Stock as set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock. In connection with the Recapitalization Transaction, the Company and the Preferred Stockholders also entered into an amendment and restatement of the Stockholders Agreement between the parties. Under the Stockholders Agreement, as amended and restated, each Preferred Stockholder has the right to designateone director to serve on the Company's Board, and the Preferred Stockholders together have the right to nominate a fourth director who will act as the Board Chair. In addition, each Preferred Stockholder has consent rights over certain matters. In accordance with the Stockholders Agreement, Charter, Liberty and Pine each have designated one member of the Company's Board and together have nominated an additional member of the Company's Board. For further information, refer to Footnote 1, Organization and Footnote 4, Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit).

As of December 31, 2025, Charter, Liberty and Pine each owned 4,223,621 shares of the Company's outstanding Preferred Stock and 3,286,825 shares of Exchange Common Stock. Additionally, as of December 31, 2025 (based on public filings), Charter and Pine also owned an additional 8,358 shares and 109,654 shares, respectively, of the Company's outstanding Common Stock. As of December 31, 2025, the total fixed cash payment to the Preferred Stockholders is measured at its present value of $4.5 million and is presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as a non-current liability.

Concurrent with the closing of the Transactions on March 10, 2021, the Company entered into aten-year Data License Agreement ("DLA") with Charter Communications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating"), an affiliate of Charter. Under the original DLA, Charter Operating would bill the Company for license fees according to a payment schedule that gradually increased from $10.0 million in the first year of the term to $32.3 million in the tenth year of the term. The Company would recognize expense for the license fees ratably over the term. On November 6, 2022, the Company and Charter Operating entered into an amendment to the DLA, pursuant to which the Company received license fee credits totaling $7.0 million. On December 31, 2024, the Company and Charter Operating entered into another amendment (the "2024 Amendment") under which the Company pays fees based on household counts provided by Charter Operating during the period. The 2024 Amendment was conditioned upon the Company's payment of arrears due to Charter under the DLA, which were paid in full on December 31, 2024.

The Company's results from transactions with Charter and its affiliates, as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, are detailed below:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Revenues$2,004$2,045$2,001
Cost of revenues13,45421,66919,914

The Company has the following liability balances related to transactions with Charter and its affiliates, as reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

As of December 31,
(In thousands)20252024
Accrued expenses$7,909$8,389
Non-current portion of accrued data costs18,35722,031
Non-current payable to preferred stockholders1,486—

Except as described above with respect to the Recapitalization Transaction, the Company hadno transactions with Pine and Liberty for the year ended December 31, 2025. Other than the 2024 Series B Preferred Stock issuance, the Company had no transactions with Pine and Liberty for the year ended December 31, 2024. In 2023, the Company entered into a finance lease with a third-party vendor that is not a related party. In conjunction with this transaction, the third-party vendor purchased equipment for $2.5 million from a Pine affiliate (related party). The Company had no additional transactions with Pine and no transactions with Liberty for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Transactions with Directors and Officers

The Company recognized revenues of $0.9 million, $1.2 million and $1.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, from transactions with affiliates or former affiliates of its directors and officers in the normal course of business as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, $0.9 million of these revenues were separately disclosed as transactions with Qurate and its affiliates.

  1. Segment Information

Operating segments are defined as components of a business that can earn revenues and incur expenses for which discrete financial information is available and is evaluated on a regular basis by the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"). The Company's CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, who decides how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company operates asone operating segment. A single management team reports to the CODM, who manages the business on a consolidated basis.

The Company's CODM uses consolidated net income to make decisions, allocate resources and assess performance. The following table presents financial information that is presented to the CODM with respect to the Company's single operating segment for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)202520242023
Revenues
Content & Ad Measurement$304,270$301,124$309,904
Syndicated Audience253,932260,654276,101
Cross Platform50,33840,47033,803
Research & Insight Solutions53,19954,92361,439
Total revenues$357,469$356,047$371,343
Cost of goods sold (1)135,507136,831137,722
Operating expenses
Compensation$130,657$125,946$133,934
Professional fees (2)19,97420,64921,830
Facilities & office expense8,73110,26311,034
Software licenses, maintenance and systems13,27012,49812,576
Travel & entertainment2,1412,0751,940
Other operating expenses (3)5,1546,7975,186
Total operating expenses$179,927$178,228$186,500
Depreciation & amortization$29,987$28,795$26,920
Stock-based compensation2,6573,1914,535
Restructuring & transformation2,8602,5747,517
Strategic transaction costs (2)59643266
Foreign currency transactions (3)5,892(1,417)2,824
Impairment—64,39779,702
Interest expense, net6,6931,8831,445
Taxes1,9289241,533
Other1,4268461,740
Net loss$(10,004)$(60,248)$(79,361)

(1) Excludes certain items that are recorded within the cost of revenues, selling and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expense lines on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss that are presented elsewhere in this table in accordance with the presentation to the CODM, who uses the adjusted presentation to allocate resources and assess performance.

(2) Beginning in 2025 (and for comparable prior periods), strategic transaction costs that had previously been included in professional fees are being presented separately in this table in accordance with the presentation to the CODM. Strategic transaction costs represent third-party professional fees and other charges incurred in connection with strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, financings and dispositions, regardless of whether consummated, which the Company otherwise would not have incurred as part of its normal business operations.

(3) Beginning in 2025 (and for comparable prior periods), foreign currency transactions that had previously been included in other operating expenses are being presented separately in this table in accordance with the presentation to the CODM.

  1. Organizational Restructuring

On September 29, 2022, the Company communicated a workforce reduction as part of its broader efforts to improve cost efficiency and better align its operating structure and resources with strategic priorities (collectively, the "Restructuring Plan"). In addition to employee terminations, the Restructuring Plan included the reallocation of commercial and product development resources; reinvestment in and modernization of key technology platforms; consolidation of data storage and processing activities to reduce the Company's data center footprint; and reduction of other operating expenses, including software and facility costs. In connection with the Restructuring Plan, which was authorized by the Board on September 19, 2022, the Company incurred certain exit-related costs. The Restructuring Plan was substantially completed in 2024.

There wereno restructuring costs recognized for the year ended December 31, 2025. The following table summarizes costs incurred related to the Restructuring Plan for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)20242023
Severance and related costs$788$5,464
Other239770
Total restructuring$1,027$6,234

The table below summarizes the changes in the accrued amounts for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 and the balance of the restructuring liability as of December 31, 2024, which is recorded in accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheet:

(In thousands)Severance and Related CostsOtherTotal Restructuring Expense
Accrued balance as of December 31, 2023$1,524$106$1,630
Restructuring expense7882391,027
Payments(2,316)(151)(2,467)
Other323(171)152
Accrued balance as of December 31, 2024$319$23$342
Payments(321)(23)(344)
Other2—2
Accrued balance as of December 31, 2025$—$—$—
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