PubMatic, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 26, 2026
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-02-26.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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We are an independent, artificial intelligence-powered advertising technology company that delivers digital advertising performance. Our mission is to fuel the endless potential of Internet content creators and to enable a thriving, advertisement-funded digital ecosystem where global audiences can gain free or affordable access to information and entertainment.
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Expansion of SPO Agreements and Activate
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Our gross margin of 64% in 2025 decreased compared to 2024 of 65% due to a higher decline in revenue as opposed to the increase in cost of revenue.
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General and administrative expense increased primarily due to a $1.0 million increase in facilities costs, a $0.9 million increase in personnel costs, and a $0.6 million increase in property taxes.
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Provision For (Benefit From) Income Taxes
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(1)Litigation related expenses represents external legal fees and other expenses, net of insurance recoveries, associated with pending litigation that arose outside of the ordinary course of business. These costs related to a discrete matter, and are not representative of our underlying operating performance. We do not adjust for legal expenses incurred in our ordinary course of business.
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We are an independent technology company seeking to maximize customer value by delivering digital advertising’s supply chain of the future.
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We believe we are positioned to benefit from tailwinds in the advertising industry, including the rapid proliferation of digital media, the need for purpose-built infrastructure to address the increasing complexity in the digital advertising landscape, and increasing consumer time spent online.
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We generate revenue from the use of our platform for the purchase and sale of digital advertising inventory.
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We primarily work with publishers and app developers who allow us direct access to their ad inventory, as well as select channel partners that meet our quality and scale thresholds. Our channel partners aggregate and provide further access to thousands of sites and apps from smaller publishers. We generate revenue through fees charged to our publishers, which are generally a percentage of the value of the advertising impressions that publishers monetize on our platform.
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The global advertising industry experiences seasonal trends that affect the vast majority of participants in the digital advertising ecosystem. Most notably, advertisers have historically spent more in the fourth quarter of the calendar year to coincide with the holiday shopping season, and less in the first quarter. We expect seasonality trends to continue, thereby resulting in seasonality in our revenues and corresponding accounts receivable and accounts payable balances, and our ability to manage our resources in anticipation of these trends will affect our operating results.
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Our gross margin of 65% in 2024 increased compared to 2023 of 63% due to revenue growth accelerating faster than cost of revenues.
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General and administrative expense increased primarily due to a $6.3 million increase in personnel costs associated with higher stock-based compensation costs, and a $1.1 million increase in professional services, offset by a $5.7 million decrease in provision for bad debt relating to a DSP buyer of our platform that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 30, 2023.
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Interest income
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Provision for Income Taxes
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(1)We exclude acquisition-related and other expenses incurred in connection with our acquisition of Martin from Adjusted EBITDA because we do not believe such expenses are reflective of our ongoing core operations. Acquisition-related expenses incurred in connection with our acquisition of Martin include third-party transaction costs. For additional information, see Note 7, “Business Combination” to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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For additional information, see Note 5, “Loan and Security Agreement and Senior Secured Credit Facilities Agreement” to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options, restricted stock units, and awards granted under our employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) is measured and recognized in our consolidated financial statements based on the fair value of the awards granted. The fair values of our ESPP and stock option awards are estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of restricted stock is calculated using the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant.
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Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally four years. Stock-based compensation expense for ESPP awards is recognized on a graded-vesting attribution basis over the requisite service period of each award.
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For additional information regarding stock-based compensation and the assumptions used for determining the fair value of stock options and ESPP awards, refer to Note 2—Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 10—Stockholders’ Equity and Equity Incentive Plans.
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Acquisition-related Intangible Assets and Goodwill
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Acquisition-related intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis, while goodwill amounts are not amortized. Acquisition-related intangible assets and goodwill are tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the acquisition-related intangible assets or goodwill may be impaired.
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Events or changes in circumstances which could trigger an impairment review include a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate, an adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, a loss of key personnel, significant changes in the manner of the Company’s use of the acquired assets, or the strategy for the Company’s overall business, significant negative industry or economic trends, or significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future results of operations.
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Our technology platform empowers the world’s leading digital content creators (which we refer to as “publishers”) across the open internet to maximize monetization of their advertising inventory. Our platform also provides control and transparency to buyers, which includes advertisers, agencies, agency trading desks, and demand side platforms (“DSPs”), (which we collectively refer to as “buyers”) and enables both publishers and buyers to drive better business outcomes. Our infrastructure-driven approach allows for the efficient processing and utilization of data in real time. By delivering scalable and flexible programmatic innovation, we believe we improve outcomes for our customers while championing a vibrant and transparent digital advertising supply chain.
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Our integrated technology platform connects buyers, publishers, data providers, and commerce media networks on a single, unified platform, to deliver advertising performance, control, transparency and efficiency. Our platform empowers the world’s leading digital content creators (which we collectively refer to as “publishers”) to maximize monetization of their advertising inventory and audiences and provides control and transparency to buyers, which includes advertisers, agencies, agency trading desks, and demand side platforms (“DSPs”), which we collectively refer to as “buyers”.
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We continue to focus on the strengths that we believe provide us with long-term competitive advantages. These strengths include our global, omnichannel reach which targets a diverse set of publishers touching many ad formats and digital device types, including mobile app, mobile web, desktop, display, video, over-the-top video/connected TV (“OTT/CTV”), and rich media. Additionally, as an independent infrastructure provider prioritizing transparency, we can be more closely aligned with both publishers and buyers which has enabled us to build direct relationships with publishers, advertisers, agencies, and DSPs and create bespoke products that meet our customers’ needs. We have also maintained a demonstrated track record of stability and agility to address these market conditions and provide superior outcomes for both publishers and buyers. Finally, we have designed our technology to efficiently process real-time advertising transactions while leveraging data to optimize outcomes for publishers and buyers. We own and operate our software and hardware infrastructure globally, which saves significant infrastructure expenditures as compared to public cloud alternatives.
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We continue to focus on the strengths that we believe provide us with long-term competitive advantages. These strengths include our global, omnichannel reach which targets a diverse set of publishers touching many ad formats and digital device types, including mobile app, mobile web, desktop, display, video, over-the-top video/connected TV (“OTT/CTV”), and rich media. Additionally, as an independent infrastructure provider prioritizing transparency, we can be more closely aligned with both publishers and buyers which has enabled us to create bespoke products that meet our customers’ needs. We have also maintained a demonstrated track record of stability and agility to address changes in market conditions and provide superior outcomes for both publishers and buyers. Finally, we have designed our technology to efficiently process real-time advertising transactions while leveraging data to optimize outcomes for publishers and buyers. We own and operate our software and hardware infrastructure globally, which saves significant infrastructure expenditures as compared to public cloud alternatives.
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The digital advertising ecosystem continues to evolve and adapt at a rapid pace. Some noted trends include the continued growth of digital media across multiple platforms, a continued increase in the number of ad impressions processed and analyzed in real-time by each participant in the digital advertising ecosystem, a desire for transparency and control throughout the supply chain from both the buyers and publishers, and rapidly evolving data and privacy regulations and standards.
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The digital advertising ecosystem continues to evolve and adapt at a rapid pace. Some noted trends include the continued growth of digital media across multiple platforms, an increased focus on performance driven media, and a desire for transparency and control throughout the supply chain from both the buyers and publishers. In addition, rapidly evolving data and privacy regulations and industry standards continue to impact our business.
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Additionally, recent foreign currency fluctuation and persistent inflation in the U.S. and other markets globally continue to create economic volatility and dislocation in the capital and credit markets in the U.S. and globally. To date, we have not observed material impacts in our business or outlook, but we intend to continue to monitor macroeconomic conditions closely and may determine to take certain financial or operational actions in response to such conditions to the extent our business begins to be adversely impacted.
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Additionally, recent macroeconomic uncertainty, including adopted or proposed changes in the trade policies and tariff rates of the United States and international trade partners, slowing domestic growth, economic recession concerns, interest rate fluctuations, volatility in domestic and international equity and debt markets, foreign currency fluctuation and weakening of the U.S. Dollar, and persistent inflation in the U.S. and other markets globally, continue to create economic volatility and dislocation in the capital and credit markets in the U.S. and globally. To date, we have not observed material impacts in our business or outlook, but we intend to continue to monitor macroeconomic conditions closely and may determine to take certain financial or operational actions in response to such conditions to the extent our business begins to be adversely impacted.
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(1)For a definition of Adjusted EBITDA, an explanation of our management’s use of this measure, and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
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(1)For a definition of Adjusted EBITDA, an explanation of our management’s use of this measure, and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
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Our net dollar-based retention rate equals the Current Period Revenue divided by Prior Period Revenue. Our net dollar-based retention rate was 107% for the year ended December 31, 2024, and 101% for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Our net dollar-based retention rate equals the Current Period Revenue divided by Prior Period Revenue. Our net dollar-based retention rate was 96% for the year ended December 31, 2025, and 107% for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Further, we work with DSPs to help them reduce their costs and improve advertiser ROI, which in turn makes us the specialized cloud infrastructure platform of choice for many of our buying partners. We depend upon a limited number of large DSPs for a large percentage of impressions purchased and our business results, including revenues, may be impacted by changes in their pricing strategies, bidding algorithms or go-to market efforts. As buyers increasingly consolidate their spending with fewer larger technology platforms, we seek to bring an increased proportion of their digital ad spending to our platform through direct deals. Supply Path Optimization (“SPO”) continues to be a major growth driver for us as we add new SPO relationships and expand existing ones. We have been investing in SPO technology and partnerships for six years and SPO represented approximately 50% of total activity for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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We work with DSPs to help them reduce their costs and improve advertiser ROI, which in turn makes us the specialized cloud infrastructure platform of choice for many of our buying partners. We depend upon a limited number of large DSPs for a large percentage of impressions purchased and our business results, including revenues, may be impacted by changes in their pricing strategies, bidding algorithms or go-to market efforts. As buyers increasingly consolidate their spending with fewer larger technology platforms, we seek to bring an increased proportion of their digital ad spending to our platform through direct deals. Supply Path Optimization (“SPO”) continues to be a major growth driver for us as we add new SPO relationships and expand existing ones. We have been investing in SPO technology and partnerships for six years and SPO represented approximately 55% of total activity for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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We focus on monetizing digital impressions by coordinating over a hundred billion real-time auctions and nearly a trillion bids globally on a daily basis, using our specialized cloud software, machine learning algorithms, and scaled transaction infrastructure. Valuable ad impressions are transparent and data rich, viewable by humans, and verifiable. Each ad impression we auction consists of 644 independent data parameters, which can yield valuable insights if recorded and analyzed properly. This processing of voluminous data for each ad impression must occur in less than half a second as consumers expect a seamless digital ad experience. We continually assess impressions from new and existing publishers through a rigorous validation process. We add or remove impressions from our platform based on an assessment of the projected value of the impressions, which is influenced by the type of publisher and its related consumers, as well as the potential volume of monetizable impressions and ad format types, such as digital video. We continuously create and iterate algorithms that leverage vast datasets flowing through our infrastructure to improve the liquidity in our marketplace. Our ability to drive successful outcomes in the real-time auction process on behalf of our publishers and buyers will affect our operating results.
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We focus on monetizing digital impressions by coordinating over a hundred billion real-time auctions and nearly a trillion bids globally on a daily basis, using our specialized cloud software, machine learning algorithms, and scaled transaction infrastructure. Valuable ad impressions are transparent and data rich, viewable by humans, and verifiable. Each ad impression we auction consists of 722 independent data parameters, which can yield valuable insights if recorded and analyzed properly. This processing of voluminous data for each ad impression must occur in less than half a second as consumers expect a seamless digital ad experience. We continually assess impressions from new and existing publishers through a rigorous validation process. We add or remove impressions from our platform based on an assessment of the projected value of the impressions, which is influenced by the type of publisher and its related consumers, as well as the potential volume of monetizable impressions and ad format types, such as digital video. We continuously create and iterate algorithms that leverage vast datasets flowing through our infrastructure to improve the liquidity in our marketplace. Our ability to drive successful outcomes in the real-time auction process on behalf of our publishers and buyers will affect our operating results.
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Our recent growth has been driven by a variety of factors including increased access to mobile web (display and video) and mobile app (display and video) impressions and desktop video impressions. Our performance is affected by our ability to maintain and grow our access to valuable ad impressions from current publishers as well as through new relationships with publishers. The number of ad impressions processed on our platform was approximately 57.9 trillion, 60.7 trillion, 69.8 trillion, and 74.7 trillion for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to 46.5 trillion, 48.8 trillion, 56.0 trillion, and 59.4 trillion for each of the three months ended March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
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Our recent growth has been driven by a variety of factors including increased access to mobile web (display and video) and mobile app (display and video) impressions and desktop video impressions. Our performance is affected by our ability to maintain and grow our access to valuable ad impressions from current publishers as well as through new relationships with publishers. The number of ad impressions processed on our platform was approximately 74.7 trillion, 77.7 trillion, 86.8 trillion, and 97.6 trillion for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025, September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to 57.9 trillion, 60.7 trillion, 69.8 trillion, and 74.7 trillion for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2024, respectively.
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We also generate revenues from our other products such as OpenWrap, our header bidding solution, and Connect, our solution that provides additional data and insights to buyers, which are sold separate from or in conjunction with use of our platform. We continue to invest in new features for our existing solutions and new solutions such as our new product Activate, which allows buyers to execute direct deals on our platform with publisher inventory, and Convert, our commerce media solution, both of which were launched in 2023.
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Our platform and suite of solutions serve four primary customer types: publishers, buyers, data partners and curators, and retail and commerce media participants. Through these customers, we generate revenue primarily through fees charged to our publishers, which are generally a percentage of the value of the advertising impressions that publishers monetize on the platform. We also generate revenues from our other products such as OpenWrap, our header bidding solution, and Connect, our solution that provides additional data and insights to buyers, which are sold separate from or in conjunction with use of our platform. In 2023, we launched Activate, which allows buyers to execute direct deals on our platform with publisher inventory, and Convert, our commerce media solution.
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We report revenue on a net basis. This represents gross billings to buyers, net of amounts we pay publishers. We record our accounts receivable at the amount of gross billings to buyers, net of allowances, for the amounts we are responsible to collect, and we record our accounts payable at the net amount payable to publishers. Accordingly, both accounts receivable and accounts payable appear large in relation to revenue, which is reported on a net basis.
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We report revenue on a net basis. This represents gross billings to buyers, net of amounts we pay publishers and rebates associated with SPO agreements with buyers. We record our accounts receivable at the amount of gross billings to buyers, net of allowances, for the amounts we are responsible to collect, and we record our accounts payable at the net amount payable to publishers. Accordingly, both accounts receivable and accounts payable appear large in relation to revenue, which is reported on a net basis.
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Cost of revenue consists of data center co-location costs, depreciation expense related to hardware supporting our platform, amortization expense related to capitalized internal use software development costs and acquired developed technology, personnel costs, and allocated facilities costs. Personnel costs include salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and employee benefit costs, and are primarily attributable to our network operations group, which maintains our servers, and our client operations group, which is responsible for the integration of new publishers and buyers and providing customer support for existing customers.
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Cost of revenue consists of data center co-location costs, depreciation expense related to hardware supporting our platform, amortization expense related to capitalized internal-use software development costs, personnel costs, and allocated facilities costs. Personnel costs include salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and employee benefit costs, and are primarily attributable to our cloud operations group, which maintains our servers, and our client operations group, which is responsible for the integration of new publishers and buyers and providing customer support for existing customers.
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Technology and Development. Technology and development expenses consist of personnel costs, including salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and employee benefits costs, allocated facilities costs, and professional services. These expenses include costs incurred in the development, implementation and maintenance of internal use software, including platform and related infrastructure. We expense technology and development costs as incurred, except to the extent that such costs are associated with internal use software development that qualifies for capitalization. We expect technology and development expenses to generally increase in absolute dollars in future periods.
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Technology and Development. Technology and development expenses consist of personnel costs, including salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and employee benefits costs, allocated facilities costs, and professional services. These expenses include costs incurred in the development, implementation and maintenance of internal-use software, including platform and related infrastructure. We expend technology and development costs as incurred, except to the extent that such costs are associated with internal-use software development that qualifies for capitalization. We expect technology and development expenses to generally increase in absolute dollars in future periods.
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General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist of personnel costs, including salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and employee benefits costs for our executive, finance, legal, human resources, information technology, and other administrative employees. General and administrative expenses also include outside consulting, legal and accounting services, allocated facilities costs, and travel and entertainment primarily related to inter-office travel and conferences. We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in absolute dollars in future periods.
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General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist of personnel costs, including salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and employee benefits costs for our executive, finance, legal, human resources, information technology, and other administrative employees. General and administrative expenses also include outside consulting, legal and accounting services, allocated facilities costs, and travel and entertainment primarily related to inter-office travel and conferences.
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Total other income (expense), net consists of interest income, unrealized gain (loss) on equity investment and other income (expense), net. Interest income is generated by investing excess cash into money market accounts and marketable securities. Unrealized gain (loss) on equity investment consists of gains and losses on our investment in equity securities, including unrealized gains and losses from market price changes or impairment of securities we continue to hold. Other income (expense), net consists primarily of gains and losses from foreign currency exchange transactions.
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Total other income (expense), net consists of interest income and other income (expense), net. Interest income is generated by investing excess cash into money market accounts and marketable securities. Other income (expense), net consists primarily of gains and losses from foreign currency exchange transactions.
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Our revenues in 2024 benefited by approximately $14.2 million from incremental political spend in the United States due to the 2024 presidential election. Conversely, our business was negatively impacted by bidding methodology changes implemented by one of our buyers in the second half of the second fiscal quarter of 2024.
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Revenue decreased $8.3 million, or (3)%, in 2025 as compared to 2024. Our revenues in 2025 were primarily driven by impressions processed on our platform, new revenue streams, and growth in customer relationships. The revenue decline in 2025 as compared to 2024 was primarily due to approximately $14.2 million from incremental political spend in the United States in 2024 due to the United States presidential election. Revenues for the year ended 2025 were also negatively impacted by platform changes implemented by one of our large DSP buyers in the second half of 2024 and subsequently platform changes implemented by another DSP buyer in the second half of 2025. These decreases were offset by an increase in growth of CTV (excluding the impact from political spend), mobile, and new revenue streams.
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Revenue increased $24.2 million, or 9%, in 2024 primarily due to an increase in the number of ad impressions processed from our publishers, growth in our emerging revenue streams, and increased demand from the growth of our buyer relationships primarily through SPO agreements. For the year ended 2024, we served approximately 1,900 publishers worldwide on our platform, compared to approximately 1,800 publishers worldwide for the year ended 2023. We ended fiscal 2024 with approximately 100 net new publishers, which represented over 60,000 domains and 27,000 apps in total, compared to approximately 150 new publishers in 2023, which represented approximately 66,000 domains and 29,000 apps in total. For purposes of our publisher count, we aggregate multiple business accounts from separate divisions, segments or subsidiaries into a single “master” publisher based on our assessment of the related nature of the group. In addition, in 2024 we completed a number of SPO initiatives which increased buyer spend on our platform.
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For the year ended 2025, we served approximately 1,980 publishers worldwide on our platform, compared to approximately 1,900 publishers worldwide for the year ended 2024. We ended fiscal 2025 with approximately 50 net new publishers, which represented over 64,000 domains and 44,000 apps in total, compared to approximately 100 new publishers in 2024, which represented approximately 60,000 domains and 27,000 apps in total. For purposes of our publisher count, we aggregate multiple business accounts from separate divisions, segments or subsidiaries into a single “master” publisher based on our assessment of the related nature of the group.
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We expect revenue to continue to increase in 2025, primarily driven by growth in mobile and omnichannel video, which is the combination of short form video and OTT/CTV. Additionally, we expect our revenues to be affected by macroeconomic conditions, and will continue to be impacted by the bidding methodology changes implemented by one of our buyers in the near term. The magnitude of these impacts on our future revenues is difficult to predict.
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We expect revenue to increase in 2026, primarily driven by growth in mobile and connected video (OTT/CTV), and new revenue streams including AI products. Additionally, we expect our revenues to be affected by macroeconomic conditions, and will continue to be impacted by the bidding methodology changes implemented by one of our buyers in the near term. The magnitude of these impacts on our future revenues is difficult to predict.
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Cost of revenue increased $1.8 million, primarily due to a $5.1 million increase in amortization of internal use software and a $1.3 million increase in personnel costs as headcount increased by 4% in order to support our growing business, offset by a $3.8 million decrease in depreciation of data center equipment. Overall, our cost of revenue per impression processed in 2024 decreased by 18% compared to 2023.
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Cost of revenue increased $2.1 million, primarily due to a $4.2 million increase in amortization of internal use software and a $3.5 million increase in data center costs, offset by a $5.5 million decrease in depreciation of data center equipment. Overall, our cost of revenue per impression processed in 2025 decreased by 20% compared to 2024.
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We expect the cost of revenue to be higher in 2025 compared to 2024 in absolute dollars primarily due to increases in depreciation and amortization expense from data center capacity expansion in 2024, as well as increases in in software, hardware and equipment maintenance to support the data centers.
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We expect the cost of revenue to be higher in 2026 compared to 2025 in absolute dollars primarily due to increases in our data center costs as well as increases in software, hardware, and equipment maintenance to support the data centers.
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The increase in technology and development costs was primarily due to an increase of $7.5 million in personnel costs associated with a headcount increase by 13% and higher stock-based compensation costs, an increase of $0.7 million in facilities costs associated with new offices, an increase in depreciation of $0.3 million, and an increase in travel and entertainment of $0.3 million, offset by a $2.3 million increase in the capitalization of internal use software.
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The increase in technology and development costs was primarily due to an increase of $1.2 million in personnel costs, offset by a $0.6 million increase in the capitalization of internal use software.
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We expect technology and development expenses to increase in 2025 compared to 2024 in absolute dollars, primarily due to the additional headcount investment in our key growth opportunities.
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We expect technology and development expenses in 2026 to be flat compared to 2025 in absolute dollars.
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Sales and marketing costs increased primarily due to a $11.7 million increase in personnel costs associated with a headcount increase by 7% and higher stock-based compensation costs and a $1.1 million increase in facilities costs, increase in travel and entertainment expenses of $0.4 million, and increase in marketing expenses of $0.2 million, offset by a decrease in amortization for acquisition-related intangible assets of $0.9 million.
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Sales and marketing costs increased primarily due to a $6.0 million increase in personnel costs associated with a headcount increase by 9%, a $1.1 million increase in facilities costs, and an increase in travel and entertainment expenses of $0.9 million, offset by a decrease in marketing expenses of $0.5 million.
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We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in 2025 compared to 2024 in absolute dollars primarily due to increases in expenses relating to our personnel.
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We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in 2026 compared to 2025 in absolute dollars primarily due to increases in litigation related expenses.
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Total other income (expense), net increased for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by other income of $4.0 million from the Google Privacy Sandbox initiative in connection with their previous initiative to phase out the use of third-party cookies. The income from the Google Privacy Sandbox initiative was related to our efforts to build and test integrations with the privacy sandbox. Other income (expense) also benefited from foreign currency fluctuations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period.
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Total other income (expense), net decreased for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to the prior year period. Interest income decreased due to the decrease in interest rates and a decrease in holdings in marketable securities. Other income (expense), net for the year ended December 31, 2024 included approximately $4.0 million recognized as other income from the Google Privacy Sandbox initiative, in connection with their previous initiative to phase out the use of third-party cookies. Other income (expense), net, also decreased due to foreign currency fluctuations for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period.
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The difference between the effective tax rate in 2023 of 15% and the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% was primarily due to federal research and development credit and foreign derived intangible income (FDII) deduction partially offset by state taxes, stock-based compensation, and Section 162(m) limitation.
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The difference between the effective tax rate in 2025 of 9% and the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% was primarily due to foreign derived intangible income (FDII) deduction and federal research and development credit, partially offset by stock-based compensation, Section 162(m) limitation, and acquisition-related costs.
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In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including in particular operating income, net cash provided by operating activities, and net income, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is useful in evaluating our operating performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, unrealized (gain) loss and impairment of equity investment, interest income, acquisition-related and other expenses, and provision for income taxes.
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In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including, in particular, operating income (loss), net cash provided by operating activities, and net income (loss), we believe that Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is useful in evaluating our operating performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, litigation related expenses, interest income, and provision for (benefit from) income taxes.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income for each of the periods indicated:
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The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for each of the periods indicated:
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In addition to operating income and net income, we use Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of operational efficiency. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors for period to period comparisons of our business and in understanding and evaluating our operating results for the following reasons:
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In addition to operating income (loss) and net income (loss), we use Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of operational efficiency. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors for period to period comparisons of our business and in understanding and evaluating our operating results for the following reasons:
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We have financed our operations and capital expenditures primarily through utilization of cash generated from operations. As of December 31, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $140.6 million and net working capital, consisting of current assets less current liabilities, of $156.7 million.
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We have financed our operations and capital expenditures primarily through utilization of cash generated from operations. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $145.5 million and net working capital, consisting of current assets less current liabilities, of $146.8 million.
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We believe our existing cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and anticipated net cash provided by operating activities, together with available borrowings under our credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, if our operating performance during the next 12 months is below our expectations, our liquidity and ability to operate our business could be adversely affected. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors.”
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We believe our existing cash, cash equivalents, and anticipated net cash provided by operating activities, together with available borrowings under our credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, if our operating performance during the next 12 months is below our expectations, our liquidity and ability to operate our business could be adversely affected. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors.”
Previous wording
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash provided by operating activities of $81.1 million resulted primarily from net income of $8.9 million, adjustments for non-cash expenses of $68.0 million, including $44.8 million for depreciation and amortization, $28.9 million for stock-based compensation, and $13.4 million for deferred income taxes, and an increase in accounts receivable of $75.7 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $79.7 million.
Current wording
For the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash provided by operating activities of $81.1 million resulted primarily from adjustments for non-cash expenses of $73.1 million, including $43.8 million for depreciation and amortization, $38.4 million for stock-based compensation, and $14.5 million for deferred income taxes, and a decrease in accounts receivable of $66.6 million, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable of $42.4 million.
Previous wording
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in investing activities was $39.0 million, consisting of a net purchase of investments of marketable securities of $29.6 million, $10.6 million in purchases of property and equipment (primarily data center infrastructure), $17.7 million of investments in capitalized internal use software, offset by net inflows from sales of marketable securities prior to maturity of $18.9 million.
Current wording
For the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash provided by investing activities was $6.1 million of cash, consisting of a net inflows from investments of marketable securities of $13.8 million, sales of marketable securities prior to maturity of $27.1 million, offset by $14.3 million in purchases of property and equipment (primarily data center infrastructure), and $20.5 million of investments in capitalized internal use software.
Previous wording
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by investing activities was $22.3 million of cash, consisting of a net inflows from investments of marketable securities of $60.8 million, offset by $17.6 million in purchases of property and equipment (primarily data center infrastructure), and $20.9 million of investments in capitalized internal use software.
Current wording
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by investing activities was $22.3 million, consisting of a net inflows from investments of marketable securities of $60.8 million, offset by $17.6 million in purchases of property and equipment (primarily data center infrastructure), and $20.9 million of investments in capitalized internal use software.
Previous wording
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in financing activities of $56.0 million was primarily due to $59.3 million in stock repurchases, offset by $1.5 million in proceeds from stock option exercises and $1.9 million in proceeds from the employee stock purchase plan.
Current wording
For the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash used in financing activities of $42.7 million was primarily due to $46.5 million in stock repurchases, offset by $1.8 million proceeds from stock option exercises and $2.1 million proceeds from the employee stock purchase plan.
Previous wording
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in financing activities of $73.5 million was primarily due to $75.3 million in stock repurchases and $2.1 million in payment of a business combination indemnification holdback, offset by $1.8 million proceeds from stock option exercises and $2.4 million proceeds from the employee stock purchase plan.
Current wording
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in financing activities of $73.5 million was primarily due to $75.3 million in stock repurchases and $2.1 million in payment of a business combination indemnification holdback, offset by $1.8 million in proceeds from stock option exercises and $2.4 million in proceeds from the employee stock purchase plan.
Previous wording
As of December 31, 2024, we had $5.0 million of long-term income tax liabilities, including interest, related to uncertain tax positions. Because of the high degree of uncertainty regarding the settlement of these liabilities, we are unable to estimate the years in which future cash outflows may occur. As a result, this amount is not included in the contractual obligations table above.
Current wording
As of December 31, 2025, we had $6.2 million of long-term income tax liabilities, including interest, related to uncertain tax positions. Because of the high degree of uncertainty regarding the settlement of these liabilities, we are unable to estimate the years in which future cash outflows may occur. As a result, this amount is not included in the contractual obligations table above.
Previous wording
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility accrue interest at rates equal, at our election, to (i) the adjusted term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), which is defined as (a) the applicable term SOFR plus (b) a term SOFR adjustment equal to 0.20% per annum, plus the applicable margin for such loans, or (ii) the alternate base rate (“ABR”), which is defined as the highest of (a) the prime rate in effect from time to time, (b) the federal funds effective rate in effect from time to time plus 0.50%, and (c) the adjusted term SOFR for a one (1) month tenor in effect from time to time plus 1.0%, plus the applicable margin for such loans. The applicable margin for borrowings bearing interest on the SOFR ranges from 2.00% to 2.75%, and the applicable margin for borrowings bearing interest based on the ABR ranges from 1.00% to 1.75%. We will pay a quarterly commitment fee during the term of the Credit Agreement for the non-use of available funds ranging from 0.25% to 0.35%. As of December 31, 2024, the applicable interest rate under the Revolving Credit Facility was 8.50%. We had no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024.
Current wording
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility accrue interest at rates equal, at our election, to (i) the adjusted term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), which is defined as (a) the applicable term SOFR plus (b) a term SOFR adjustment equal to 0.20% per annum, plus the applicable margin for such loans, or (ii) the alternate base rate (“ABR”), which is defined as the highest of (a) the prime rate in effect from time to time, (b) the federal funds effective rate in effect from time to time plus 0.50%, and (c) the adjusted term SOFR for a one (1) month tenor in effect from time to time plus 1.0%, plus the applicable margin for such loans. The applicable margin for borrowings bearing interest on the SOFR ranges from 2.00% to 2.75%, and the applicable margin for borrowings bearing interest based on the ABR ranges from 1.00% to 1.75%. We will pay a quarterly commitment fee during the term of the Credit Agreement for the non-use of available funds ranging from 0.25% to 0.35%. As of December 31, 2025, the applicable interest rate under the Revolving Credit Facility was 7.75%. We had no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2025.
Previous wording
We refer to our publishers, app developers, and channel partners collectively as our publishers. We generate revenue through the monetization of publisher ad impressions processed on our platform. Our platform allows publishers to sell, in real time, ad impressions to buyers and provides automated inventory management and monetization tools to publishers across various device types and digital ad formats. We charge publishers a fee, which is typically a percentage of the value of the impressions monetized through our platform.
Current wording
We generate revenue through the monetization of publisher ad impressions processed on our platform. Our platform allows publishers to sell, in real time, ad impressions to buyers and provides automated inventory management and monetization tools to publishers across various device types and digital ad formats. We charge publishers a fee, which is typically a percentage of the value of the impressions monetized through our platform.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Interest income decreased due to the decrease in interest rates and a decrease in holdings in marketable securities.