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Snap Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 5, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Feb 5, 2026

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Previous report: 10-K

Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-02-05.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Current report: 10-K

Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-02-05.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The 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.

Compared 156 previous paragraphs and 154 current paragraphs.

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Tables are not compared: 22 previous and 22 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

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Current report

•Net loss was $460.5 million, compared to $697.9 million in the prior year.

Current report

•Adjusted EBITDA was $689.5 million, compared to $508.6 million in the prior year.

Current report

•Cash provided by operating activities was $656.2 million, compared to $413.5 million in the prior year.

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•Free Cash Flow was$437.2 million, compared to$218.7 million in the prior year.

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(2)In the first quarter of 2025, we refined our processes and controls to allow us to more accurately record user activity that would not otherwise be recorded during such period due to delays in receiving user metric information resulting from carrier or other user connectivity issues during the measurement period. For additional information concerning these refinements, see the “Note Regarding User Metrics and Other Data.” As a result of such refinements, our DAUs may not be directly comparable to those in prior periods, including in this table and the following tables below as they reflect a comparison to previously reported numbers.

Current report

(2)Europe includes Turkey. Europe also includes Russia and Belarus; however, we maintain a policy prohibiting sales to entities in these countries.

Current report

We generate the substantial majority of our revenue through the sale of our advertising products on Snapchat, which include Snap Ads and AR Ads, referred to as advertising revenue. Snap Ads may be subject to revenue sharing arrangements between us and the content partner. Additionally, we generate revenue from subscriptions, such as Snapchat+, Lens+, and Snapchat Platinum, which provide subscribers access to exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features, as well as an ad-free experience for Snapchat Platinum subscribers. We generate revenue from Memories Storage Plans, which provide subscribers with the ability to purchase cloud storage. We also generate revenue from partnerships which allow leading companies to connect with our global community on Snapchat, such as an agreement with our AI platform partner, and through subscriptions and sales of physical products. Sales of physical products are reported net of allowances for returns.

Current report

Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $101.9 million compared to the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily due to investments in product development, including higher employee compensation due to additional research and development headcount. The increase was partially offset by $38.8 million in restructuring charges recognized in 2024.

Current report

Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $100.4 million compared to the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by additional interest expense on our senior notes due in 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) and our senior notes due in 2034 (the “2034 Notes”), which were issued in February 2025 and August 2025, respectively.

Current report

Income taxexpense was$9.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to$25.6 million for the same period in 2024. The decrease of$16.3 million was primarily attributable to a reduction in unrecognized tax benefits due to statute expirations and a reduction in U.S. federal and certain state tax liabilities due to the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which repealed the mandatory capitalization of domestic research and experimental expenditures for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024.

Current report

As of December 31, 2025, we had outstanding debt in the form of senior unsecured notes and senior convertible notes for an aggregate principal amount of $3.5 billion, which mature from 2026 through 2034. Short-term and long-term future interest payment obligations as of December 31, 2025 were $149.3 million and $967.9 million, respectively.

Current report

Under certain circumstances, holders of the outstanding Convertible Notes may convert all or a portion of their notes prior to the applicable maturity date. Upon conversion, the notes may be settled in cash, shares of our Class A common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of our Class A common stock, at our election. As of December 31, 2025, the Convertible Notes will not be eligible for optional conversion during the first quarter of 2026.

Current report

For additional discussion on our debt, see Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Current report

In February 2026, our board of directors authorized an additional stock repurchase program of up to $500 million of our Class A common stock. Repurchases of Class A common stock may be made from time to time and will be funded from existing cash and cash equivalents. Repurchases have been authorized for the next 12 months but the program may be initiated, modified, suspended, or terminated at any time during such period. For additional discussion on the program, see Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Previous report

•Net loss was $0.7 billion, compared to $1.3 billion in the prior year.

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•Adjusted EBITDA was $508.6 million, compared to $161.6 million in the prior year.

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•Cash provided by operating activities was $413.5 million, compared to $246.5 million in the prior year.

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•Free Cash Flow was $218.7 million, compared to $34.8 million in the prior year.

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(2)Europe includes Russia and Turkey. Effective March 2022, we halted advertising sales to Russian and Belarusian entities.

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9% compared to the prior year as well as investments in machine learning and AI. The increase in infrastructure costs was partially offset by improvements to our cloud infrastructure unit costs resulting from engineering efficiencies and pricing improvements.

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Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased $219.2 million compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by lower employee compensation, which included a $209.2 million decrease in stock-based compensation expenses. The lower employee compensation was due to a decrease in research and development headcount compared to the prior year as well as the diminished impact of refresh equity grants relative to the prior year. The decrease was partially offset by $38.8 million in restructuring charges related to the 2024 restructuring.

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Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased $0.5 million compared to the same period in 2023. Interest expense for all periods primarily consists of amortization of debt issuance costs and contractual interest expense.

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In May 2024, we entered into a purchase agreement for the sale of an aggregate of $750.0 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2030. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2030 Notes were $671.5 million, net of debt issuance costs and the 2030 Capped Call Transactions discussed further in Note 7 in our consolidated financial statements. The 2030 Notes mature on May 1, 2030 unless repurchased, redeemed, or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The sale price requirement for conversion was not satisfied as of December 31, 2024 and as a result, the 2030 Notes will not be eligible for optional conversion during the first quarter of 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal of the 2030 Notes was $750.0 million.

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In February 2022, we entered into a purchase agreement for the sale of an aggregate of $1.50 billion principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2028. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2028 Notes were $1.31 billion, net of debt issuance costs and the 2028 Capped Call Transactions discussed further in Note 7 in our consolidated financial statements. The 2028 Notes mature on March 1, 2028 unless repurchased, redeemed, or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The sale price requirement for conversion was not satisfied as of December 31, 2024 and as a result, the 2028 Notes will not be eligible for optional conversion during the first quarter of 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal of the 2028 Notes was $1.50 billion.

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In April 2021, we entered into a purchase agreement for the sale of an aggregate of $1.15 billion principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2027. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2027 Notes were $1.05 billion, net of debt issuance costs and the 2027 Capped Call Transactions discussed further in Note 7 in our consolidated financial statements. The 2027 Notes mature on May 1, 2027 unless repurchased, redeemed, or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The sale price requirement for conversion was not satisfied as of December 31, 2024 and as a result, the 2027 Notes will not be eligible for optional conversion during the first quarter of 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal of the 2027 Notes was $1.15 billion.

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In April 2020, we entered into a purchase agreement for the sale of an aggregate of $1.0 billion principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2025. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2025 Notes were $888.6 million, net of debt issuance costs and the 2025 Capped Call Transactions discussed further in Note 7 in our consolidated financial statements. The 2025 Notes mature on May 1, 2025 unless repurchased, redeemed, or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The sale price requirement for conversion was not satisfied as of December 31, 2024 and as a result, the 2025 Notes will not be eligible for optional conversion until February 1, 2025. On or after February 1, 2025, the 2025 Notes are convertible at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. The 2025 Notes are convertible at a conversion rate of 46.1233 shares of Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2025 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $21.68 per share of our Class A common stock. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal of the 2025 Notes was $36.2 million.

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In August 2019, we entered into a purchase agreement for the sale of an aggregate of$1.265 billion principal amount of convertible senior notes due in 2026. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Notes were $1.15 billion, net of debt issuance costs and the 2026 Capped Call Transactions discussed further in Note 7 in our consolidated financial statements. The 2026 Notes mature on August 1, 2026 unless repurchased, redeemed, or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The sale price requirement for conversion was not satisfied as of December 31, 2024 and as a result, the 2026 Notes will not be eligible for optional conversion during the first quarter of 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal of the 2026 Notes was $249.8 million.

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$100.7 million decrease in accounts payable and a $94.0 million increase in accounts receivables due to the timing of collections and an increase in billings in the period.

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We generate substantially all of our revenues by offering various advertising products on Snapchat, which include Snap Ads and AR Ads, referred to as advertising revenue. AR Ads include Sponsored Lenses, which allow users to interact with an advertiser’s brand by enabling branded augmented reality experiences.

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The substantial majority of advertising revenue is generated from the display of advertisements on Snapchat through contractual agreements that are either based on the number of advertising impressions delivered or on a fixed fee basis over a period of time. Revenue related to agreements based on the number of impressions delivered is recognized when the advertisement is served. Revenue related to fixed fee arrangements is recognized ratably over the service period, typically less than 30 days in duration, and such arrangements do not contain minimum impression guarantees.
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•Daily Active Users, or DAUs, increased 9% year-over-year to 453 million in Q4 2024.

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•Daily Active Users, or DAUs, increased 5% year-over-year to 474 million in Q4 2025.

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•Average revenue per user, or ARPU, was $3.44 in Q4 2024 compared to $3.29 in Q4 2023.

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•Average revenue per user, or ARPU, was $3.62 in Q4 2025 compared to $3.44 in Q4 2024.

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•Revenue was $5.4 billion, compared to $4.6 billion in the prior year, an increase of 16% year-over-year.

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•Revenue was $5.9 billion, compared to $5.4 billion in the prior year, an increase of 11% year-over-year.

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•Total costs and expenses were $6.1 billion, compared to $6.0 billion in the prior year.

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•Total costs and expenses were $6.5 billion, compared to $6.1 billion in the prior year.

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•Diluted net loss per share was $(0.42), compared to $(0.82) in the prior year.

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•Diluted net loss per share was $(0.27), compared to $(0.42) in the prior year.

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•Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $3.4 billion as of December 31, 2024.

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•Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $2.9 billion as of December 31, 2025.

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We periodically make changes to our business and priorities. In recent years, we conducted a strategic reprioritization to realign our focus on three strategic priorities: growing our community and deepening their engagement with our products, accelerating and diversifying our revenue growth, and investing in the future of augmented reality. We believe that we can be successful in our current operating environment, with various macroeconomic factors impacting our business, by rigorously prioritizing our investments and continuing to engage our community with our products while driving success for our advertising partners. However, the impact of our strategic reprioritization and recent restructurings is difficult to predict.

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We periodically make changes to our business and priorities. In recent years, our focus has been on three strategic priorities: growing our community and deepening their engagement with our products, accelerating and diversifying our revenue growth, and investing in the future of augmented reality, including our investments in Spectacles. We believe that we can be successful in our current operating environment, with various macroeconomic factors and geo-political events and conflicts impacting our business, by rigorously prioritizing our investments and continuing to engage our community with our products while driving success for our advertising partners.

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Macroeconomic factors such as labor shortages and disruptions, supply chain disruptions, inflation, changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates, banking instability, tariffs, war and other armed conflict, and other risks and uncertainties have in the past and may continue to cause logistical challenges, increased input costs, and inventory constraints for our advertisers, which in turn may cause our advertisers to halt or decrease advertising spending on our platform. Such macroeconomic factors may also negatively impact, in the short-term or long-term, the global economy, advertising ecosystem, our customers and their budgets with us, user engagement, other user metrics, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Macroeconomic factors and geo-political events and conflicts such as labor shortages and disruptions, supply chain disruptions, inflation, changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates, banking instability, tariffs and retaliatory countermeasures, war and other armed conflict, and other risks and uncertainties have in the past and may continue to cause logistical challenges, increased input costs, and inventory constraints for our advertisers, which in turn may cause our advertisers to halt or decrease advertising spending on our platform. Such macroeconomic factors and geo-political events and conflicts may also negatively impact, in the short-term or long-term, the global economy, advertising ecosystem, our customers and their budgets with us, user engagement, other user metrics, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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We calculate average DAUs for a particular quarter by adding the number of DAUs on each day of that quarter and dividing that sum by the number of days in that quarter. DAUs are broken out by geography because markets have different characteristics. We had 453 million DAUs on average in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 39 million, or 9%, from the fourth quarter of 2023.

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We calculate average DAUs for a particular quarter by adding the number of DAUs on each day of that quarter and dividing that sum by the number of days in that quarter. DAUs are broken out by geography because markets have different characteristics. We had 474 million DAUs on average in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 21 million, or 5%, from the fourth quarter of 2024.

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(2)North America includes Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.

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(3)North America includes Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.

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We recorded revenue of $5.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to revenue of $4.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023, an increase of 16% year-over-year. We monetize our business primarily through advertising. Our advertising products include Snap Ads and AR Ads.

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We recorded revenue of $5.9 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to revenue of $5.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 11% year-over-year. We monetize our business primarily through advertising. Our advertising products include Snap Ads and AR Ads.

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We measure our business using ARPU because it helps us understand the rate at which we are monetizing our daily user base. ARPU was $3.44 in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $3.29 in the fourth quarter of 2023. For purposes of calculating ARPU, revenue by user geography is apportioned to each region based on a determination of the geographic location in which advertising impressions are delivered, as this approximates revenue based on user activity. This differs from the presentation of our revenue by geography in the notes to our consolidated financial statements, where revenue is based on the billing address of the advertising customer.

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We measure our business using ARPU because it helps us understand the rate at which we are monetizing our daily user base. ARPU was $3.62 in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $3.44 in the fourth quarter of 2024. For purposes of calculating ARPU, revenue by user geography is apportioned to each region based on a determination of the geographic location in which advertising impressions are delivered, as this approximates revenue based on user activity. This differs from the presentation of our revenue by geography in the notes to our consolidated financial statements, where revenue is based on the billing address of the advertising customer.

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Cost of revenue includes payments for infrastructure, content and developer partner costs, and advertiser partner and other costs. Infrastructure costs primarily consist of payments to third-party infrastructure partners for hosting our products, which include expenses related to storage, computing, and bandwidth. Content and developer partner costs primarily consist of fees paid to our content creators and publisher partners who share content on our platform through revenue sharing arrangements. Under these arrangements, we pay a portion of the fees we receive from advertisers for Snap Ads that are displayed within partner content on Snapchat. Advertising partner and other costs primarily consist of payments to third-party partners for fulfillment services, credit card and other transaction processing fees, and other expenses directly related to providing our services. Cost of revenue includes personnel-related costs, including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense for our employees engaged in the delivery of our services. Cost of revenue also includes facilities and other supporting overhead costs, including depreciation and amortization, and inventory costs.

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Cost of revenue includes payments for infrastructure, content and developer partner costs, and advertiser partner and other costs. Infrastructure costs primarily consist of payments to third-party infrastructure partners for hosting our products, which include expenses related to storage, computing, and bandwidth. Content and developer partner costs primarily consist of fees paid to our content creators and publisher partners who share content on our platform through revenue sharing arrangements. Under these arrangements, we pay a portion of the fees we receive from advertisers for Snap Ads that are displayed within partner content on Snapchat. Advertising partner and other costs primarily consist of payments to third-party partners for fulfillment services, transaction processing fees, and other expenses directly related to providing our services. Cost of revenue includes personnel-related costs, including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense for our employees engaged in the delivery of our services. Cost of revenue also includes facilities and other supporting overhead costs, including depreciation and amortization, and inventory costs.

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Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel-related costs, including salaries, benefits, commissions, and stock-based compensation expense for our employees engaged in sales and sales support, business development, media, marketing, corporate partnerships, and customer service functions. Sales and marketing expenses also include costs incurred for advertising, market research, tradeshows, branding, marketing, promotional expense, and public relations, as well as facilities and other supporting overhead costs, including depreciation and amortization.

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Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel-related costs, including salaries, benefits, commissions, and stock-based compensation expense for our employees engaged in sales and sales support, business development, media, marketing, corporate partnerships, and customer service functions. Sales and marketing expenses also include costs incurred for advertising, market research, tradeshows, branding, marketing, promotional expense, and public relations, as well as costs incurred for marketing events, which are recognized when the event occurs. Sales and marketing expenses also include facilities and other supporting overhead costs, including depreciation and amortization.

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Interest expense primarily consists of interest expense associated with convertible notes and commitment fees related to our revolving credit facility.

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Interest expense primarily consists of interest expense associated with our notes and commitment fees related to our revolving credit facility.

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Other income (expense), net primarily consists of gains and losses on strategic investments, marketable securities, and foreign currency transactions.

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Other income (expense), net primarily consists of gains and losses on debt extinguishments, and gains and losses on strategic investments, marketable securities, and foreign currency transactions.

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Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased $755.3 million compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in advertising revenue was primarily driven by an increase in global advertising impressions volume of approximately 16% compared to the prior year, partially offset by a decrease in the cost per advertising impression of approximately 4%. The increase in global advertising impressions volume was driven by expanded advertising delivery within Spotlight and Creator Stories and the decrease in the cost per advertising impression was due to inventory growth exceeding advertising demand growth. The increase in revenue was also driven by higher subscription revenue due to an increase in the number of subscribers.

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Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $570.0 million compared to the same period in 2024. The increase was driven by a $282.4 million increase in advertising revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025. The increase in advertising revenue was primarily driven by an increase in global advertising impressions volume of approximately 17% compared to the prior year, largely due to expanded advertising delivery within Sponsored Snaps and Spotlight. The increase in advertising revenue was partially offset by a decrease in the cost per advertising impression of approximately 10%, which is driven by strong growth in impressions delivery. The increase in total revenue was also driven by a $287.6 million increase in other revenue, which is predominantly due to higher subscription revenue from growth in the number of subscribers.

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Cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased $360.1 million compared to the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily driven by a $269.1 million increase in infrastructure costs, attributable to DAU growth of

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Cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $195.3 million compared to the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by a $143.0 million increase in infrastructure costs, attributable to DAU growth as well as investments in machine learning and AI. The increase was also attributable to higher transaction processing fees resulting from growth in subscription revenues.

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Sales and marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased $58.4 million compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by lower employee compensation, which included a $39.0 million decrease in stock-based compensation expenses. The lower employee compensation was primarily due to a decrease in sales and marketing headcount compared to the prior year. The decrease was partially offset by increased marketing investments, which included a $32.8 million increase in advertising costs, and $19.9 million in restructuring charges related to the 2024 restructuring.

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Sales and marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased $42.4 million compared to the same period in 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by the timing of marketing events occurring in the prior year, lower advertising and marketing investments, as well as $19.9 million in restructuring charges recognized in 2024. The decrease was partially offset by higher employee compensation due to additional sales and marketing headcount.

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General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased $61.7 million compared to the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily driven by higher spend on external professional services, increased facilities costs, and $10.3 million in restructuring charges related to the 2024 restructuring. The increase was partially offset by a $31.2 million decrease in stock-based compensation expenses, driven by a decrease in general and administrative headcount compared to the prior year.

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General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased $60.0 million compared to the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by higher spend on external professional services, including legal-related expenses, partially offset by $10.3 million in restructuring charges recognized in 2024.

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Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased $14.9 million compared to the same period in 2023, primarily driven by lower invested cash balances throughout the year and lower interest rates from macroeconomic events.

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Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2025 decreased $19.3 million compared to the same period in 2024, primarily driven by lower interest rates and decreased investments in marketable debt securities.

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Other expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $16.8 million, compared to other expense, net of $42.4 million for the same period in 2023. Other expense, net for the current year was primarily the resultof $7.4 million in net losses on strategic investments and a$6.7 million net loss on extinguishment associated with the Note Repurchases, which is discussed within Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other expense, net in the prior year was primarily the result of$27.1 million in net losses on strategic investments and$6.7 million in net losses on publicly traded securities classified as marketable securities.

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Other income, net for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $68.9 million, compared to other expense, net of$16.8 million for the same period in 2024. Other income, net for the current year was primarily driven by$96.7 million in gains on extinguishment associated with the repurchases of certain outstanding convertible notes, which is discussed within Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, partially offset by$12.6 million in net losses on strategic investments. Other expense, net in the prior year was primarily the result of $7.4 million in net losses on strategic investments and a $6.7 million net loss on extinguishment associated with the repurchases of certain outstanding convertible notes in the prior year.

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Income tax expense was $25.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $28.1 million for the same period in 2023. Our effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to valuation allowances on our deferred tax assets as it is more likely than not that some or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized.

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Our effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to valuation allowances on our deferred tax assets as it is more likely than not that some or all of our deferred tax assets will not be realized.

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For additional discussion, see Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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For additional discussion, see Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $697.9 million, compared to $1,322.5 million for the same period in 2023. The decrease in net loss was primarily the result of the changes in revenues and expenses discussed above.

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Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $460.5 million, compared to $697.9 million for the same period in 2024. The decrease in net loss was primarily the result of the changes in revenues and expenses discussed above.

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Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $508.6 million, compared to $161.6 million for the same period in 2023. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was attributable to increased revenue, lower research and development expenses, and lower sales and marketing expenses, partially offset by higher cost of revenue and general and administrative expenses.

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Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $689.5 million, compared to $508.6 million for the same period in 2024. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was attributable to increased revenue and lower sales and marketing expenses, partially offset by higher cost of revenue, research and development expenses, and general and administrative expenses.

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Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $3.4 billion as of December 31, 2024, primarily consisting of cash on deposit with banks and highly liquid investments in U.S. government and agency securities, money market funds, corporate debt securities, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and publicly traded equity securities. Our primary source of liquidity is cash generated through financing activities. Our primary uses of cash include operating costs such as personnel-related costs and the infrastructure costs of the Snapchat application, facility-related capital spending, and acquisitions and investments. There are no known material subsequent events that could have a material impact on our cash or liquidity. We may contemplate and engage in merger and acquisition activity that could materially impact our liquidity and capital resource position.

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Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $2.9 billion as of December 31, 2025, primarily consisting of cash on deposit with banks and highly liquid investments in U.S. government securities, money market funds, corporate debt securities, and publicly traded equity securities. Our primary source of liquidity is cash generated through financing activities. Our primary uses of cash include operating costs such as personnel-related costs and the infrastructure costs of the Snapchat application, facility-related capital spending, and acquisitions and investments. There are no known material subsequent events that could have a material impact on our cash or liquidity, except as disclosed herein. We may contemplate and engage in merger and acquisition activity that could materially impact our liquidity and capital resource position.

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As of December 31, 2024, approximately 3% of our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities was held outside the United States. These amounts were primarily held in Canada and the United Kingdom and are utilized to fund our international operations. Cash held outside the United States may be repatriated, subject to certain limitations, and would be available to be used to fund our domestic operations. However, repatriation of funds may result in additional tax liabilities. We believe our existing cash balance in the United States is sufficient to fund our working capital needs.

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As of December 31, 2025, approximately 7% of our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities was held by our foreign subsidiaries, primarily in the United Kingdom. Cash held by our foreign subsidiaries is utilized to fund our foreign operations and may be repatriated, subject to certain limitations. Upon repatriation, these funds would be available to fund our domestic operations, but repatriation may result in additional tax liabilities. We maintain substantially all of our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities in accounts with major United States and multi-national financial institutions. We believe our existing cash balance in the United States is sufficient to fund our working capital needs.

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In May 2022, we entered into a five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility, or Credit Facility, with certain lenders that allows us to borrow up to $1.05 billion to fund working capital and general corporate-purpose expenditures. Loans bear interest, at our option, at a rate equal to (i) a term secured overnight financing rate, or SOFR, plus 0.75% or the base rate, if selected by us, for loans made in U.S. dollars, (ii) the Sterling overnight index average plus 0.7826% for loans made in Sterling, or (iii) foreign indices as stated in the credit agreement plus 0.75% for loans made in other permitted foreign currencies. The base rate is defined as the greatest of (i) the Wall Street Journal prime rate, (ii) the greater of the (a) federal funds rate and (b) the overnight bank funding rate, plus 0.50%, and (iii) the applicable SOFR for a period of one month (but not less than zero) plus 1.00. The Credit Facility also contains an annual commitment fee of 0.10% on the daily undrawn balance of the facility. As of December 31, 2024, we had $80.7 million in the form of outstanding standby letters of credit, with no amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility.

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As of December 31, 2025 we had $1.05 billion under our revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), of which $250.0 million expires in May 2027 and $800.0 million expires in February 2030. The interest rates for the Credit Facility are determined based on a formula using certain market rates, as described in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Credit Facility also contains an annual commitment fee of 0.10% on the daily undrawn balance of the facility. As of December 31, 2025, we had $82.2 million in the form of outstanding standby letters of credit, with no amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility.

Previous wording

We have non-cancelable contractual agreements primarily related to the hosting of our data processing, storage, and other computing services, as well as lease, content and developer partner, and other commitments. We had $4.9 billion in commitments as of December 31, 2024, primarily due within three years. For additional discussion on our leases, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Current wording

We have non-cancelable contractual agreements primarily related to the hosting of our data processing, storage, and other computing services, as well as lease, content and developer partner, and other commitments. We had $3.4 billion in commitments as of December 31, 2025, primarily due within two years. For additional discussion on our leases, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Previous wording

In October 2024, our board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $500.0 million of our Class A common stock. We did not repurchase any shares under this program in the fourth quarter of 2024. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2024, the remaining availability under the stock repurchase authorization was $500.0 million.

Current wording

In November 2025, our board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $500.0 million of our Class A common stock. Under this program, we repurchased and retired 29.4 million shares of our Class A common stock for $250.3 million, including costs associated with the repurchase. As of December 31, 2025, the remaining availability under the stock repurchase authorization was $250.0 million. This program was completed in January 2026.

Previous wording

(1)For information on how we define and calculate Free Cash Flow, and a reconciliation to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to Free Cash Flow, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Current wording

(1)For information on how we define and calculate Free Cash Flow, and a reconciliation of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to Free Cash Flow, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Previous wording

Net cash provided by operating activities was $413.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $246.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, resulting primarily from our net loss, adjusted for non-cash items, including stock-based compensation expense of $1,041.0 million and depreciation and amortization expense of $158.1 million. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 was also driven by a $150.4 million increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, offset by a

Current wording

Net cash provided by operating activities was $656.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $413.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, resulting primarily from our net loss, adjusted for non-cash items, including stock-based compensation expense of $1.0 billion, depreciation and amortization expense of $163.6 million and gains on debt extinguishment of $96.7 million. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was also driven by a $45.9 million increase in accounts payable and a $66.7 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets primarily due to the timing of payments, as well as a $31.8 million increase in accounts receivable due to the timing of collections.

Previous wording

Net cash used in investing activities was $717.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $571.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Our investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily consisted of purchases of marketable securities of $2.3 billion and purchases of property and equipment of $194.8 million, partially offset by maturities of marketable securities of $1.4 billion and sales of marketable securities of $354.3 million. Our investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily consisted of maturities of marketable securities of $2.4 billion and sales of marketable securities of $459.5 million, partially offset by purchases of marketable securities of $2.0 billion and purchases of property and equipment of $211.7 million.

Current wording

Net cash provided by investing activities was $173.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $717.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily consisted of maturities of marketable securities of $977.2 million and sales of marketable securities of $741.3 million, partially offset by purchases of marketable securities of $1.3 billion and purchases of property and equipment of $219.0 million. Our investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily consisted of purchases of marketable securities of $2.3 billion and purchases of property and equipment of $194.8 million, partially offset by maturities of marketable securities of $1.4 billion and sales of marketable securities of $354.3 million.

Previous wording

Net cash used in financing activities was $428.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $458.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Our financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily consisted of the Note Repurchases for $859.0 million, repurchases of our Class A common stock for $311.1 million, and the purchase of the 2030 Capped Call Transactions for $68.9 million, partially offset by the issuance of the 2030 Notes for net proceeds of $740.4 million and the termination of the 2025 Capped Call Transactions for proceeds of $62.7 million. Our financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily consisted of $189.4 million of repurchases of our Class A common stock and $270.4 million of deferred payments for acquisitions completed in prior periods.

Current wording

Net cash used in financing activities was $848.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $428.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily consisted of therepurchases of certain outstanding convertible notes for $2.0 billion, repurchases of our Class A common stock for $750.9 million, deferred payments for acquisitions of $72.5 million, and the repayment of our convertible senior notes due in 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) for $36.2 million, partially offset by the issuance of the 2033 Notes and 2034 Notes for total net proceeds of $2.0 billion. Our financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily consisted of the repurchases of certain outstanding convertible notes for $859.0 million, repurchases of our Class A common stock for $311.1 million, and the purchase of the capped call transactions entered into in connection with the pricing of our convertible senior notes due in 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) for $68.9 million, partially offset by the issuance of the 2030 Notes for net proceeds of $740.4 million and the termination of the 2025 Capped Call Transactions for proceeds of $62.7 million. Activities relating to our senior notes and convertible senior notes, including the capped call transactions, are discussed within Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Previous wording

Free Cash Flow was $218.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $34.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Free Cash Flow in all periods was composed of net cash provided by operating activities, resulting primarily from net loss, adjusted for non-cash items and changes in working capital. Free Cash Flow also included purchases of property and equipment of $194.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $211.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Current wording

Free Cash Flow was $437.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $218.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Free Cash Flow in all periods was composed of net cash provided by operating activities, resulting primarily from net loss, adjusted for non-cash items and changes in working capital. Free Cash Flow also included purchases of property and equipment of $219.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $194.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Purchases of property and equipment in both periods are primarily related to improvements to our leased facilities to support our team workspaces. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Previous wording

(1)Restructuring charges in 2024 are primarily related to cash severance, stock-based compensation expense, and other charges associated with the 2024 restructuring. Restructuring chargesin 2023 relating to the wind down of our AR Enterprise business were composed primarily of cash severance, stock-based compensation expense, and charges related to the revision ofthe useful lives and disposal of certain acquired intangible assets. Additionally, we recognized an income tax benefit of $5.7 million relating to the wind down, which is included in the income tax (benefit) expense line item above. Restructuring charges in 2022 relating to the strategic reprioritization plan were composed primarily of severance and related charges of $97.1 million, stock-based compensation expense, lease exit and related charges, impairment charges, contract termination charges, and intangible asset amortization. These charges are not reflective of underlying trends in our business. See Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements included in the “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information.

Current wording

(1)Restructuring charges in 2024 are primarily related to cash severance, stock-based compensation expense, and other charges associated with the 2024 restructuring. Restructuring chargesin 2023 relating to the wind down of our AR Enterprise business were composed primarily of cash severance, stock-based compensation expense, and charges related to the revision ofthe useful lives and disposal of certain acquired intangible assets. Additionally, we recognized an income tax benefit of$5.7 million relating to the wind down, which is included in the income tax (benefit) expense line item above. These charges are not reflective of underlying trends in our business. See Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements included in the “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information.

Previous wording

The critical accounting estimates, assumptions, and judgments that we believe to have the most significant impact on our consolidated financial statements are described below.

Current wording

The critical accounting policies, estimates, assumptions, and judgments that we believe to have the most significant impact on our consolidated financial statements are described below.

Previous wording

We generate substantially all of our revenue through the sale of our advertising products, which primarily include Snap Ads and AR Ads, referred to as advertising revenue. Snap Ads may be subject to revenue sharing arrangements between us and the content partner. We also generate revenue from subscriptions and sales of hardware products. Sales of hardware products are reported net of allowances for returns.

Current wording

We generate the substantial majority of our revenue through the sale of our advertising products on Snapchat, which include Snap Ads and AR Ads, referred to as advertising revenue. Other revenue primarily consists of service revenue from our Snapchat subscriptions and partnerships, including an agreement with our AI platform partner. Other revenue also includes our subscriptions and sales of physical products.

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