Roblox Corp
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed Apr 30, 2026.
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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed Apr 30, 2026
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Organization and Description of Business
Roblox Corporation (the “Company” or “Roblox”) was originally incorporated in the state of Delaware in March 2004, and was reincorporated in Nevada in May 2025.
The Company operates an immersive gaming and creation platform (the “Roblox Platform” or “Platform”) that offers people millions of ways to be together, inviting its community to explore, create, and share endless unique games. Users are free to immerse themselves in games on the Roblox Platform and can acquire game-specific enhancements or avatar items by using purchased Robux, the Company’s virtual currency. Any user can be a creator on the Platform using Roblox Studio, a free software toolset. Creators build the games that are published on Roblox Client and can earn Robux by monetizing their developed games, IP licensing, creating and selling avatar items, or creating and selling Roblox Studio plugins.
- Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Fiscal Year
The Company’s fiscal year ends on December 31.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC (the “2025 Annual Report”).
In the Company’s opinion, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations, financial position, cash flows, and stockholders’ equity. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2026 or any other interim period.
For a discussion of the Company’s significant accounting policies, refer to the significant accounting policies as described in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the 2025 Annual Report.
In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company changed its financial statement presentation to round dollars from thousands to millions and, as a result, any necessary rounding adjustments have been made to prior period disclosed amounts. Additionally, certain columns and rows within the financial statements and tables may not be presented due to rounding to zero. Lastly, percentages presented may not add to their respective totals due to rounding.
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and subsidiaries over which the Company has control. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The condensed consolidated financial statements include 100% of the accounts of wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries, and the ownership interest of minority investors is recorded as noncontrolling interest.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the estimated period of time the virtual items are available to the user, which is estimated as the average lifetime of a paying user, and the estimated amount of consumable and durable virtual items purchased for which the Company lacks specific information that is used for revenue recognition, the estimated amount of expected breakage related to prepaid card sales, useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, fair value of assets and liabilities acquired through acquisitions, accrued liabilities (including accrued developer exchange fees), contingent liabilities, valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, stock-based compensation expense, the discount rate used in measuring operating lease liabilities, the carrying value of operating lease right-of-use assets, evaluation of recoverability of goodwill, intangible assets, and long-lived assets, and as necessary, estimates of fair value to measure impairment losses. Management believes that the estimates, and judgments upon which they rely, are reasonable based upon information available to them at the time that these estimates and judgments are made. Actual results could differ from those estimates and any such differences may be material to the condensed consolidated financial statements. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements will be affected.
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03,“Income Statement: Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures,” which requires disclosure of certain costs and expenses in the notes of financial statements, including, amongst others, the amount of employee compensation expense and depreciation and amortization expense within each caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations. Further, the disclosures require a qualitative description of the remaining cost and expense amounts within each relevant expense caption that are not separately disaggregated, as well as a description and the total amount of selling expenses. The ASU is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. The ASU can be early adopted and should be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact related to this ASU.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06,“Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software,” which modernizes the recognition and disclosure framework for internal-use software costs, removing the previous “development stage” model and introduces a more judgment-based approach. The ASU is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The ASU can be early adopted and should be applied using either the prospective, modified, or retrospective transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact related to this ASU.
- Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The following table summarizes revenue by region based on the billing country of users (in millions, except percentages):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |||
| Amount | Percentage of Revenue | Amount | Percentage of Revenue | |
| United States and Canada(1) | $838 | 58% | $647 | 62% |
| Europe | 295 | 20 | 194 | 19 |
| Asia-Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand | 169 | 12 | 109 | 11 |
| Rest of world | 140 | 10 | 85 | 8 |
| Total | $1,442 | 100% | $1,035 | 100% |
(1)The Company’s revenues in the United States were 55% of consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 59% for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
No individual country, other than the United States, exceeded 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenue for any period presented.
As a percentage of total virtual item-related revenue, durable and consumable revenues were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Durable virtual item revenue | 88% | 91% |
| Consumable virtual item revenue | 12% | 9% |
Deferred Revenue
The Company receives payments from its users based on the payment terms established in its contracts. Such payments are initially recorded to deferred revenue and are recognized into revenue as the Company satisfies its performance obligations. The aggregate amount of revenue allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations is included in the Company’s deferred revenue balances.
The increase in deferred revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was driven by sales during the period exceeding revenue recognized from the satisfaction of the Company’s performance obligations, which includes the revenue recognized during the period that was included in the current portion of deferred revenue at the beginning of the period. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recognized $1,221 million of revenue that was included in the current deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2025.
- Leases
On January 30, 2026, the Company executed lease agreements pursuant to which the Company will lease an additional 352,192 square feet of office space fortwo additional buildings at its corporate headquarters for lease terms of approximately 13 years each. The total incremental base rent under the agreements is approximately $403 million (net of rent abatement and tenant improvement allowances). As of March 31, 2026, the Company has not taken possession of this office space.
- Cash Equivalents and Investments
The following is a summary of the Company’s cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments (in millions):
| Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Cash Equivalents | Short-Term Investments | Long-Term Investments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Securities | |||||||
| Money market funds | $1,009 | $— | $— | $1,009 | $1,009 | $— | $— |
| U.S. Treasury securities | 2,822 | 2 | (4) | 2,820 | 3 | 1,429 | 1,388 |
| Subtotal | 3,831 | 2 | (4) | 3,829 | 1,012 | 1,429 | 1,388 |
| U.S. agency securities | 679 | — | (4) | 675 | — | — | 675 |
| Commercial paper | 424 | — | — | 424 | — | 424 | — |
| Corporate debt securities | 1,059 | 1 | (3) | 1,057 | — | 154 | 903 |
| Subtotal | 2,162 | 1 | (7) | 2,156 | — | 578 | 1,578 |
| Total Debt Securities | $5,993 | $3 | $(11) | $5,985 | $1,012 | $2,007 | $2,966 |
| Equity Securities | |||||||
| Mutual funds(1) | $4 | $— | $4 | $— | |||
| Total Equity Securities | $4 | $— | $4 | $— | |||
| Total Cash Equivalents and Investments | $5,993 | $3 | $(11) | $5,989 | $1,012 | $2,011 | $2,966 |
| Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Cash Equivalents | Short-Term Investments | Long-Term Investments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Securities | |||||||
| Money market funds | $1,010 | $— | $— | $1,010 | $1,010 | $— | $— |
| U.S. Treasury securities | 2,551 | 7 | — | 2,558 | 3 | 1,427 | 1,128 |
| Subtotal | 3,561 | 7 | — | 3,568 | 1,013 | 1,427 | 1,128 |
| U.S. agency securities | 542 | — | — | 542 | — | — | 542 |
| Commercial paper | 325 | — | — | 325 | — | 325 | — |
| Corporate debt securities | 911 | 6 | — | 917 | — | 94 | 823 |
| Subtotal | 1,778 | 6 | — | 1,784 | — | 419 | 1,365 |
| Total Debt Securities | $5,339 | $13 | $— | $5,352 | $1,013 | $1,846 | $2,493 |
| Equity Securities | |||||||
| Mutual funds(1) | $4 | $— | $4 | $— | |||
| Total Equity Securities | $4 | $— | $4 | $— | |||
| Total Cash Equivalents and Investments | $5,339 | $13 | $— | $5,356 | $1,013 | $1,850 | $2,493 |
(1)The equity securities relate to the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan and are held in a rabbi trust.
As of March 31, 2026, all of the Company’s short-term debt investments have contractual maturities ofone year or less and all of the Company’s long-term debt investments have contractual maturities betweenone andfive years.
Changes in market interest rates, credit risk of borrowers, and overall market liquidity, amongst other factors, may cause the Company’s short-term and long-term debt investments to fall below their amortized cost basis, resulting in unrealized losses. For those debt securities in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2026, the unrealized losses were primarily driven by increases in market interest rates following the date of purchase and the Company does not intend to sell, nor is it more likely than not it will be required to sell, such securities before recovering the amortized cost basis.
The following table presents fair values and gross unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position (in millions):
| Less Than 12 Months | 12 Months or Greater | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | |
| U.S. Treasury securities | $1,748 | $(4) | $— | $— | $1,748 | $(4) |
| U.S. agency securities | 676 | (4) | — | — | 676 | (4) |
| Corporate debt securities | 522 | (3) | — | — | 522 | (3) |
| Total | $2,946 | $(11) | $— | $— | $2,946 | $(11) |
- Other Balance Sheet Components
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in millions):
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
| Prepaid expenses | $86 | $63 |
| Accrued interest receivable | 39 | 35 |
| Other current assets | 13 | 11 |
| Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $138 | $109 |
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in millions):
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
| Servers and related equipment and software | $1,165 | $1,065 |
| Computer hardware and software licenses | 59 | 59 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 3 | 2 |
| Leasehold improvements | 269 | 263 |
| Construction in progress | 12 | 11 |
| Prepayments for purchase of equipment and construction in progress | 81 | 169 |
| Total property and equipment | 1,589 | 1,569 |
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (740) | (684) |
| Property and equipment—net | $849 | $885 |
Construction in progress primarily relates to leasehold improvements for the Company’s leased office buildings and networking and other infrastructure equipment to support the Company’s data centers.
Total depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment was $60 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and $50 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
| Accrued operating expenses and liabilities | $164 | $67 |
| Short-term operating lease liabilities | 155 | 151 |
| Accrued interest on the 2030 Notes | 16 | 6 |
| Taxes payable | 79 | 99 |
| Accrued compensation and other employee related liabilities | 19 | 48 |
| Short-term debt | — | 15 |
| Other current liabilities | 2 | 10 |
| Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $435 | $396 |
- Debt
2030 Notes
On October 29, 2021, the Company issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 3.875% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”). The 2030 Notes mature on May 1, 2030. The 2030 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.875% per annum. Interest on the 2030 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on May 1, 2022.
The aggregate proceeds from the offering of the 2030 Notes were approximately $988 million, after deducting lenders costs and other issuance costs incurred by the Company. The issuance costs of $12 million are amortized into interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the 2030 Notes.
The Company may voluntarily redeem the 2030 Notes, in whole or in part, under the following circumstances:
(1)Prior to November 1, 2024, the Company could have on any one or more occasions, redeemed up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2030 Notes at a redemption price of 103.875% of the principal amount including accrued and unpaid interest, if any, with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings; provided that (1) at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of 2030 Notes originally issued remained outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding 2030 Notes held by the Company and its subsidiaries); and (2) the redemption occurred within 180 days of the date of the closing of such equity offerings.
(2)On or after November 1, 2024, the Company may voluntarily redeem all or a part of the 2030 Notes at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date:
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 101.938% |
| 2025 | 100.969% |
| 2026 and thereafter | 100.000% |
(3)Prior to November 1, 2024, the Company could have redeemed all or a part of the 2030 Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of 2030 Notes redeemed, including accrued and unpaid interest, if any, plus the applicable “make-whole” premium set forth in the indenture governing the 2030 Notes (the “Indenture”) as of the date of such redemption; and
(4)In connection with any tender offer for the 2030 Notes, including an offer to purchase (as defined in the Indenture), if holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2030 Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such notes in such tender offer and the Company (or any third party making such a tender offer in lieu of the Company) purchases all of the 2030 Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such holders, the Company (or such third party) will have the right, upon not less than 10, but not more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase date to the holders of the 2030 Notes and the trustee, to redeem all of the 2030 Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price equal to the price offered to each holder of 2030 Notes (excluding any early tender or incentive fee) in such tender offer plus to the extent not included in the tender offer payment, accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
In certain circumstances involving a change of control triggering event (as defined in the Indenture), the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase all, or at the holder’s option, any part, of each holder’s 2030 Notes at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable repurchase date.
The 2030 Notes are unsecured obligations and the Indenture contains covenants limiting the Company and its subsidiaries’ ability to: (i) create certain liens and enter into sale and lease-back transactions; (ii) create, assume, incur, or guarantee certain indebtedness; or (iii) consolidate or merge with or into, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company and its subsidiaries’ assets to another person. These covenants are subject to a number of limitations and exceptions set forth in the Indenture and non-compliance with these covenants may result in the accelerated repayment of the 2030 Notes and any accrued and unpaid interest.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under the Indenture.
The net carrying amount of the 2030 Notes, which is presented as a component of long-term debt in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, was as follows (in millions):
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
| Principal | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Unamortized issuance costs | (7) | (7) |
| Net carrying amount | $993 | $993 |
Interest expense related to the 2030 Notes, which includes amortization of debt issuance costs, was $10 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
The debt issuance costs for the 2030 Notes are amortized to interest expense over the term of the 2030 Notes using an annual effective interest rate of 4.05%.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the estimated fair value of the 2030 Notes was approximately $943 million and $958 million, respectively, determined based on the last trading price of the 2030 Notes during the reporting period (a Level 2 input).
Joint Venture Financing
Refer to Note 12, “Joint Venture”, in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on debt issued by the Company’s consolidated subsidiary, Roblox China Holding Corp.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Lease Commitments—The Company leases office facilities and space for data center operations under operating leases expiring in various years through 2035 for leases that have commenced and 2041 for leases that have not yet commenced. Certain of these arrangements have free or escalating rent payment provisions and optional renewal clauses. All of the Company’s leases are accounted for as operating leases. There has been no material change in the Company’s lease commitments during the three months ended March 31, 2026, except for lease commitments primarily related to office facilities and data centers in the ordinary course of business.
Purchase Obligations—Non-cancellable contractual purchase obligations primarily consist of contracts associated with data center hosting providers, software vendors, and payment processors. There have been no material changes in the Company’s purchase obligations during the three months ended March 31, 2026, other than non-cancellable purchase commitments made in the ordinary course of business, primarily related to data center hosting providers, software vendors, and payment processors.
Letters of Credit—The Company has letters of credit in connection with its operating leases which are not reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. There have beenno material changes to the Company’s letters of credit during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Legal Proceedings—The Company is and may in the future become involved in various legal matters, including investigations, proceedings, claims, litigation, and other legal matters, such as those described below. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously in all such matters. The Company has and may continue to incur substantial legal fees, which are expensed as incurred.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company accrued for losses related to matters that the Company believes to be probable and for which an amount of loss can be reasonably estimated, certain of which are described in more detail below. The Company considered the progress of these matters, the opinions and views of its legal counsel and outside advisors, its experience and settlements in similar matters, and other factors in arriving at the conclusion that a potential loss was probable. For all other legal matters, the Company cannot determine a reasonable estimate of the maximum possible loss or range of loss given the inherent uncertainty based on the facts and circumstances of such matters at this time. The maximum amount of liability that may ultimately result cannot be predicted with absolute certainty and the ultimate resolution of one or more of these matters could ultimately have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations.
On August 1, 2023, a putative class action was filed against the Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Colvin v. Roblox (the “Colvin matter”), asserting various claims arising from allegations that minors used third-party virtual casinos to gamble Robux. On December 15, 2023, the Company filed a motion to dismiss and on March 26, 2024, the motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part, allowing plaintiffs’ negligence and California Unfair Competition Law claims to proceed. On March 28, 2024, a supplemental order clarified that plaintiffs’ claims for unjust enrichment and equitable relief could proceed as well. On April 9, 2024, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint re-alleging the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act and New York General Business Law claims that had been dismissed.
Separately, on March 14, 2024, Gentry v. Roblox(the “Gentry matter”) was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California premised on substantially identical allegations as the Colvin matter. On April 18, 2024, the Gentry matter was consolidated with the Colvin matter. Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on April 23, 2024. The consolidated complaint sought monetary damages, including actual, punitive, and statutory damages, restitution, attorneys’ fees and costs, and declaratory and injunctive relief. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint on May 14, 2024, which the court granted in part and denied in part on September 19, 2024. The court dismissed with prejudice plaintiffs’ fraud-based claims and claims for injunctive relief, but allowed plaintiffs’ claims under California’s Unfair Competition Law and for negligence and unjust enrichment to proceed. On October 30, 2024, the Company filed an answer denying plaintiffs’ claims. On November 20, 2024, the Company filed an Amended Answer, again denying plaintiffs’ claims, and adding cross-claims against virtual casino defendants for intellectual property infringement, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, breach of contract, tortious interference, and indemnification, among others. One of the cross-defendants, Based Plate Studios, LLC moved to dismiss the Company’s claims. On April 16, 2025, the court granted in part and denied in part Based Plate Studios’ motion to dismiss, allowing the Company’s claims against Based Plate Studios for trademark infringement, violation of California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, tortious interference with contract, breach of contract, and indemnification to proceed. On June 2, 2025, plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint, adding new defendants and more detailed allegations regarding existing plaintiffs. The Company filed a motion to dismiss portions of the Second Amended Complaint on June 23, 2025. That motion was granted, and certain claims were dismissed as a result. Other claims remain pending and discovery is ongoing.
In recent periods, there has been increased regulatory and litigation focus on areas that impact the Company’s business, including the protection of minors online and digital safety overall. As a result, the Company has become subject to regulatory investigations and/or legal proceedings from both regulators and individuals relating to, among other things, claims arising from allegations that the Company has facilitated gambling by users of the Platform, including by minors, that the Platform is unsafe, that the Company has misrepresented the safety of the Platform, that the Company has failed to warn of or misrepresented the risk of encountering bad actors on the Platform, that the Company provides inadequate safety controls on the Platform, that the Platform is addictive, that the Terms of Use are not enforceable against minors and that the Company unlawfully or unfairly benefits from child labor. Various state attorneys general have filed claims, announced the intent to file claims, or commenced investigations against the Company based on various state laws and causes of action primarily relating to youth-related consumer protection and digital safety matters. As of April 30, 2026, states that have filed suit include Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, Texas, and Tennessee. Each action is unique to the applicable state laws. These legal proceedings are still in the early stages of litigation. However, in State of Texas v. Roblox Corporation, the Travis County District Court granted in part and denied in part on March 6, 2026 the Company’s motion to dismiss a complaint filed by the State of Texas on November 6, 2025. The complaint asserts claims for violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Texas’ common nuisance law, alleges that the Company failed to adequately protect children on the Platform, and seeks civil penalties, declaratory and injunctive relief, and attorneys’ fees and costs. The court dismissed Texas’ common nuisance claim but allowed the Deceptive Trade Practices Act claim to proceed. The Company anticipates filing or has filed motions to dismiss that are currently pending in the remainder of these cases. At this time, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the loss or range of loss, if any, arising from any of the above-referenced matters.
In addition, the Company entered into settlement agreements with certain states, including Alabama, Nevada, and West Virginia in April 2026, and is in negotiations with certain other states regarding similar youth-related consumer protection and digital safety matters. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company accrued $57 million of expense within general and administrative expense associated with both settlement agreements and settlement discussions that actually occurred, including developments through the date of this filing. The amounts accrued relate to cash payments owed to the states with no future obligating events.
Certain elements of the settlements and/or settlement proposals have not been accrued as of March 31, 2026. These include commitments for public service campaigns, headcount for law enforcement liaisons, costs associated with implementing certain Platform and policy changes, and/or liquidated damages if certain settlement terms are deemed to be breached in the future. Such commitments will be expensed as incurred or in the case of liquidated damages, will be expensed only if a breach is considered probable to occur. Outside of the amounts accrued, the Company currently is unable to reasonably estimate the loss or range of loss, if any, arising from unasserted claims with other jurisdictions given the inherent uncertainty around future settlement discussions (if any), including, but not limited to, structure and amount of settlement terms and the timing of any future Company commitments, as well as the diversity of state laws. Additionally, there can be no assurance that any settlement proposals will be accepted by any of the state attorney general counterparties with whom the Company is currently in negotiations or may engage with in the future.
Indemnification—In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements that may include indemnification provisions of varying scope and terms with other parties, including vendors and business partners. The Company has also entered into indemnification agreements with its directors, officers, and certain other employees. Pursuant to such agreements, the Company may indemnify, hold harmless, and defend an indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these provisions is not determinable. To date, the Company has not incurred material costs related to these indemnification provisions.
- Stockholders’ Equity
Class A and Class B common stock are referred to as common stock throughout the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise noted.
The Company reserved shares of common stock for future issuance as follows (in thousands):
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 31,2026 | December 31,2025 | |
| Stock options outstanding | 8,267 | 9,178 |
| Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) outstanding | 21,848 | 24,524 |
| Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”) outstanding(1) | 2,822 | 2,719 |
| 2020 Equity Incentive Plan | 144,733 | 112,747 |
| 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 32,632 | 26,072 |
| Other awards and warrants outstanding or unreleased | 345 | 342 |
| Total | 210,647 | 175,582 |
(1)For awards with ongoing performance periods as of the respective balance sheet date, the shares of common stock reserved for future issuance are included at maximum achievement levels.
- Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense was as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Infrastructure and trust & safety | $35 | $34 |
| Research and development | 192 | 177 |
| General and administrative | 37 | 36 |
| Sales and marketing | 11 | 12 |
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $275 | $259 |
Stock Options
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity:
| Stock Options Outstanding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number ofShares Subjectto Options(in thousands) | Weighted-AverageExercisePrice (per Option) | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value(in millions) | |
| Balances as of December 31, 2025 | 9,178 | $3.64 | 3.07 | $710 |
| Cancelled, forfeited, and expired | (17) | $1.05 | ||
| Exercised | (894) | $3.54 | ||
| Balances as of March 31, 2026 | 8,267 | $3.66 | 2.85 | $437 |
RSUs and PSUs
The following table summarizes the Company’s RSUs and PSUs activities, excluding the 2024 CEO PSU Award, which is described in more detail in the following section:
| Unvested RSUs Outstanding | Unvested Management PSUs Outstanding(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number ofShares(in thousands) | Weighted-AverageGrant DateFair Value (per Share) | Number ofShares(in thousands) | Weighted-AverageGrant DateFair Value (per Share) | |
| Unvested as of December 31, 2025 | 24,524 | $63.59 | 1,826 | $51.78 |
| Granted | 3,284 | $71.45 | 773 | $72.52 |
| Vested | (5,012) | $53.47 | (411) | $41.32 |
| Cancelled | (948) | $61.66 | (124) | $52.30 |
| Unvested as of March 31, 2026 | 21,848 | $67.18 | 2,064 | $61.60 |
(1)Includes PSUs issued to certain members of management (the “Management PSUs”) in each of the years 2023 through 2026 and excludes the 2024 CEO PSU Award, which is described in more detail below. The Management PSUs include awards with financial performance-based targets and market performance-based targets. All unvested PSU grants and balances are shown at the aggregate maximum number of shares that were granted and may be earned and issued with respect to each award over its full term (up through any applicable cancellation). Stock-based compensation expense recognized related to the Management PSUs was $7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and $6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Certain PSU and RSU Grants
CEO Long-Term Performance Award
In February 2021, the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee granted a PSU award (the “CEO Long-Term Performance Award”) under the Company’s 2017 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan, which provided the Company’s CEO, Mr. Baszucki, the opportunity to earn a maximum number of 11.5 million shares of Class A common stock. The CEO Long-Term Performance Award would have vested upon the satisfaction of a service condition and achievement of certain Class A common stock price targets over five years. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee approved the cancellation of the CEO-Long Term Performance Award on March 1, 2024, as further discussed below. The Class A common stock price targets were not achieved and therefore no shares vested under the CEO Long-Term Performance Award prior to its cancellation.
2024 CEO PSUs and RSUs
On March 1, 2024 (the “Modification Date”), the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee concurrently (i) approved the cancellation of the CEO Long-Term Performance Award and (ii) granted Mr. Baszucki a new PSU award (the “2024 CEO PSU Award”) and RSU award (collectively, the “2024 CEO Award”), which was determined to represent a modification of the CEO Long-Term Performance Award.
As of the Modification Date, total subsequent stock-based compensation expense to be recognized was measured as (i) the remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the grant date fair value of the CEO Long-Term Performance Award of $84 million and (ii) the incremental fair value resulting from the modification, if any. To estimate the incremental fair value resulting from the modification (if any), the Company first estimated the fair value of the modified CEO Long-Term Performance Award immediately prior to the Modification Date using a model based on multiple stock price outcomes developed through the use of a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporated into the valuation the possibility that the stock price targets may not be satisfied. A Monte Carlo simulation model requires the use of various assumptions, including the underlying stock price, volatility, the risk-free interest rate as of the valuation date corresponding to the length of time remaining in the performance period, and expected dividend yield. On the Modification Date, the estimated fair value of the CEO Long-Term Performance Award immediately prior to the modification was greater than the estimated fair value of the 2024 CEO Award (which was generally estimated based on the Modification Date fair value of the Class A common stock underlying the 2024 CEO Award, with consideration of the probability of achievement against the pre-established performance measures). As a result, the modification did not result in any incremental stock-based compensation expense and therefore, as of the Modification Date, total subsequent stock-based compensation expense to be recognized totaled $84 million. Of the total estimated stock-based compensation expense,75% of the value was allocated to the 2024 CEO PSU Award with the remaining 25% allocated to the RSUs, based on the relative value of the two awards on the Modification Date.
Under the 2024 CEO PSU Award, the number of shares earned ranged from 0% to 200% of the target number of shares based on the Company’s performance against two independent performance measures relative to pre-established thresholds during atwo-year performance period that ended on December 31, 2025. Thetwo independent performance measures were the Company’s cumulative (i) bookings during the performance period, as defined in the grant agreement with Mr. Baszucki and (ii) Adjusted EBITDA during the performance period, which correlates to the covenant Adjusted EBITDA calculation used in certain covenant calculations specified in the Indenture (the “PSU Adjusted EBITDA”). Further, the award is subject to Mr. Baszucki’s continuous service with the Company through each vesting date. In the first quarter of 2026,67% of the award earned vested and the remaining 33% of the award earned, will vest infour equal quarterly installments thereafter beginning in the second quarter of 2026. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for the 2024 CEO PSU Award on an accelerated attribution method over the requisite service period of each separately vesting tranche. Actual performance against the pre-established thresholds under the 2024 CEO PSU Award has no impact on the subsequent stock-based compensation expense recognized.
The target number of shares under the 2024 CEO PSU Award was 446,534 in aggregate, with 80% of the target number of shares allocated to the cumulative bookings performance measure and 20% of the target number of shares allocated to the cumulative PSU Adjusted EBITDA performance measure. Based on actual performance through the end of the performance period ending on December 31, 2025, a total of 893,068 shares were earned under the 2024 CEO PSU Award, with vesting subject to Mr. Baszucki’s continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. In the three months ended March 31, 2026,598,355 of those shares vested.
The Company recorded $5 million and $7 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the 2024 CEO PSU Award during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, within general and administrative expenses.
Under the 2024 CEO Award, Mr. Baszucki was granted 148,844 RSUs which vest quarterly over athree-year service period beginning March 1, 2024, subject to Mr. Baszucki’s continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company recorded $7 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the 2020 ESPP during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and $4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
The following table shows a summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (in millions):
| Foreign Currency Translation | Unrealized Gains/ (Losses) on Available-For-Sale Debt Securities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $4 | $13 | $17 |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax, before reclassifications | (1) | (20) | (21) |
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax | — | (1) | (1) |
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax | (1) | (21) | (22) |
| Balance as of March 31, 2026 | $3 | $(8) | $(5) |
- Joint Venture
Background
In February 2019, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Songhua River Investment Limited (“Songhua”), an affiliate of Tencent Holdings Ltd., to create Roblox China Holding Corp. (in which the Company holds a 51% ownership interest as it relates to the voting shares). Songhua contributed $50 million in capital in exchange for a 49% ownership interest in Roblox China Holding Corp. The business of the joint venture (either directly or indirectly through the joint venture’s wholly owned subsidiaries) is to engage in the (i) development, localization, and licensing of the Roblox application to Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd. for operation and publication as a game in China, and (ii) development, localization, and licensing to creators of a Chinese version of the Roblox Studio and to oversee relations with local Chinese creators.
The joint venture is consolidated into the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as the Company maintains a controlling financial interest through voting rights, while the minority member of the joint venture does not have substantive participating rights or veto rights. The Company classifies the 49% ownership interest held by Songhua as a noncontrolling interest on its condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Joint Venture Financing
On May 10, 2023, Roblox China Holding Corp. (the “Borrower”) issued $30 million aggregate principal debt which would have matured on May 10, 2026 (the “JV Notes”). In the first quarter of 2026, the Borrower extended the maturity date of the JV Notes bytwo years to May 10, 2028.
The JV Notes were funded by the Company and Songhua (collectively, the “Lenders”) in the amounts of $15 million each. The JV Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum, with accrued interest payable on the final maturity date.
At any point, the Lenders may voluntarily convert the JV Notes into voting shares of the Borrower, provided that immediately after such conversion, the Lenders continue to own the same percentage of voting shares in the Borrower as they did immediately prior to the conversion. The conversion ratio will be determined at the time of such conversion (if any), and will be determined by dividing the then fair value of the Borrower’s voting shares (as mutually agreed to by the Lenders and Borrower) into the sum of the unpaid principal and accrued interest.
The portion of the JV Notes outstanding to Songhua is reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as long-term debt, net as of March 31, 2026 and within accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2025, at its principal amount, while the portion outstanding to the Company – including any related interest expense – is eliminated upon consolidation. Interest expense related to the JV Notes was not material for any of the periods presented.
- Income Taxes
The Company is subject to federal and state income tax in the United States, as well as foreign tax jurisdictions in which it conducts business. The Company does not provide for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes on the undistributed earnings of its profitable foreign subsidiaries because it intends to permanently reinvest such earnings in foreign operations.
The provision for/(benefit from) income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 consisted of immaterial federal, state, and foreign income taxes. The Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance on its federal, state, and certain foreign net deferred tax assets as it is not likely that the deferred assets will be utilized. The primary difference between the effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rate relates to the valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets.
- Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except number of shares which are reflected in thousands and per share data):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Basic and diluted net loss per share | ||
| Numerator | ||
| Consolidated net loss | $(248) | $(216) |
| Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (2) | (1) |
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $(246) | $(215) |
| Denominator | ||
| Weighted-average common shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 711,697 | 671,657 |
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $(0.35) | $(0.32) |
The potential shares of common stock that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because including them would have been anti-dilutive are as follows (in thousands):
| As of March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Stock options outstanding | 8,267 | 22,815 |
| RSUs outstanding | 21,848 | 32,758 |
| 2020 ESPP | 1,868 | 832 |
| Other awards(1) and warrants outstanding or unreleased | 1,322 | 543 |
| Total | 33,305 | 56,948 |
(1)Other awards include the actual or hypothetical number of unvested shares earned under the Company’s PSU awards, based on actual performance as of the respective balance sheet date.
- Reportable Segments
The following represents segment information for the Company’s single operating segment, for the periods presented (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2025 | |
| Revenue | $1,442 | $1,035 |
| Add (deduct): | ||
| Cost of revenue(1) | (294) | (225) |
| Developer exchange fees | (423) | (282) |
| Adjusted infrastructure expenses(2) | (185) | (130) |
| Adjusted trust & safety expenses(2) | (85) | (68) |
| Personnel costs, excluding stock-based compensation expense and excluding infrastructure and trust & safety personnel costs | (252) | (208) |
| Stock-based compensation expense, excluding infrastructure and trust & safety stock-based compensation expense | (240) | (225) |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | (61) | (54) |
| Other segment items(3) | (194) | (94) |
| Interest income | 55 | 46 |
| Interest expense | (10) | (10) |
| (Provision for)/benefit from income taxes | (1) | (1) |
| Consolidated net loss | $(248) | $(216) |
(1)Depreciation of servers and infrastructure equipment is included in infrastructure and trust & safety expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.
(2)Adjusted infrastructure and adjusted trust & safety expenses exclude depreciation and amortization expense.
(3)Other segment items primarily include expenses for professional services, facilities, advertising and promotions, transactional taxes, and other income/(expense), net.
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