Ibotta, Inc.

To supplement our condensed financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin.

Our definitions may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. These non-GAAP measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures, but are included solely for informational and comparative purposes. Non-GAAP financial measures are subject to limitations and should be read only in conjunction with our condensed financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. In light of these limitations, management also reviews the specific items that are excluded from our non-GAAP measures, as well as trends in these items.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Adjusted EBITDAis earnings before interest income, net, provision for (benefit from) income taxes, anddepreciation and amortization expense, and excludes stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, andother expense, net. We define Adjusted EBITDA marginas Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of revenue.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are used by our management team as additional measures of our performance for purposes of business decision-making, including managing expenditures and developing budgets, and evaluating strategic opportunities. Period-over-period comparisons of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin help our management team identify additional trends in our financial results that may not be shown solely by comparisons of net (loss) income and net (loss) income as a percentage of revenue, respectively. In addition, we may use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin in the incentive compensation programs applicable to some of our employees in order to evaluate our performance.

The following table provides a reconciliation ofnet (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA andnet (loss) income as a percentage of revenue to Adjusted EBITDA margin for each of the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):

(1)Amortization of capitalized software development costs included in cost of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

(2)Amounts include stock-based compensation expense, inclusive of common stock warrant expense within sales and marketing, as follows (in thousands):

(3)Other expense, net is comprised of penalties and net gains and losses on disposal of assets.

Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

We provide a platform to clients to deliver digital promotions to consumers. The majority of our revenues are derived from the fees we charge to clients when consumers redeem offers on the IPN by purchasing promoted products. We also derive revenue from the sale of ad products to clients to promote their offers, as well as from the sale of data products.

We expect our redemption revenue to increase as a percentage of total revenue as we continue to grow the IPN and conversely ad and other revenue to decrease as a percentage of total revenue.

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue consists primarily of revenue share and related minimum commitments with certain third-party publishers, personnel-related costs attributable to personnel in certain of our engineering departments who maintain our platform, data hosting costs, amortization of platform-related software development costs, software licensing costs, certain reward costs net of breakage, and processing fees. Personnel-related costs include salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and benefits. Reward costs net of breakage recorded in cost of revenue are associated with cash back earned from gift card purchases and sponsored rewards earned from watching an advertising video. Breakage represents the undistributed earnings of D2C consumers that is not expected to be cashed out due to inactivity. Reward costs also include rewards that are cashed out and subsequently identified as violating our terms of use.

We expect cost of revenue to increase as we continue to invest in our platform, acquire new publishers, and grow revenue.

Operating expenses

Sales and marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs for our sales and marketing departments, self-funded rewards, net of the related breakage, business-to-business (B2B) marketing, media spend, common stock warrant expense, market research, including third-party measurement studies, software licensing costs, professional fees, and public relations. Personnel-related costs include salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, benefits, taxes, travel, and, in the prior year, restructuring charges. Self-funded rewards are awards related to campaigns and other incentive bonuses on our D2C properties that are funded directly by Ibotta as part of our customer acquisition and retention strategy.

We expect sales and marketing expenses to increase as we continue to invest in our sales function, as well as B2B marketing and third-party measurement studies. However, these expenses may fluctuate as a percentage of total revenue from period to period.

Research and development

Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs for our technology departments, software licensing costs, professional fees, impairment of capitalized software development costs, and market research. Personnel-related costs include salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, benefits, taxes, travel, and, in the prior year, restructuring charges. We capitalize certain software development costs that are attributable to developing new features and adding incremental functionality to our platform or infrastructure. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage are recorded in research and development. Costs incurred during the post-implementation stage are recorded in research and development or cost of revenue, depending on the nature of the project. In addition, impairment of in-progress software projects for which completion is subsequently determined not to be probable is recorded in research and development expenses.

We expect research and development expenses to remain relatively stable as we anticipate increased capitalization related to software development projects. However, these expenses may fluctuate as a percentage of total revenue from period to period.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs for our administrative departments, professional fees for external legal, accounting, and other consulting services, software licensing costs, facilities costs, corporate insurance, credit loss expense, company events, and taxes, licenses, and other fees. Personnel-related costs include salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, benefits, recruiting fees, taxes, travel, and, in the prior year, restructuring charges.

We expect general and administrative expenses to modestly increase to support the growth of our business. However, these expenses may fluctuate as a percentage of total revenue from period to period.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization consists of amortization of intangible assets, including infrastructure-related software development costs and acquired technology, and depreciation of property and equipment.

We expect depreciation to increase as we invest in the development of our infrastructure-related software and as a result of the increase in depreciation related to our new corporate headquarters.

Interest income, net

Interest income, net consists of interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents, net of interest expense incurred on debt instruments.

Other expense, net

Other expense, net consists of penalties and gains and losses on the disposal of assets.

(Provision for) benefit from income taxes

The (provision for) benefit from income taxes consists primarily of income taxes related to federal and state jurisdictions in which we conduct business.