Snap Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

First quarter revenue increased 12% year-over-year to $1,529 million

First quarter operating cash flow was $327 million and Free Cash Flow was $286 million

First quarter net loss of $89 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $233 million

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

"In Q1, we returned to growth in daily active users, accelerated revenue growth, expanded margins, and generated strong free cash flow," said Evan Spiegel, CEO. "We remain focused on disciplined execution as we invest in Specs and our long-term opportunity in intelligent eyewear and look forward to sharing more at AWE on June 16th."

Q1 2026 Financial Summary

• Revenue was $1,529 million, compared to $1,363 million in the prior year, an increase of 12% year-over-year.
• Net loss was $89 million, compared to $140 million in the prior year.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $233 million, compared to $108 million in the prior year.
• Operating cash flow was $327 million, compared to $152 million in the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow was $286 million, compared to $114 million in the prior year.

Q1 2026 Summary & Key Highlights

We deepened engagement with our community:

• The Snapchat community continues to grow, reaching 956 million global monthly active users (MAU) in Q1, an increase of 43 million or 5% year-over-year and Global Daily Active Users (DAU) grew to 483 million or 5% year-over-year.

• Our focus on prioritizing authentic content created using the Snapchat Camera and our investments in the Creator experience are driving Spotlight posts, contributing to nearly 74% year-over-year growth in Spotlight posters in the US and over 61% globally.

• The March Madness Topic Chat was one of the most active real-time group chats with more than 90,000 chats sent to the group and, at peak moments, over 40,000 people active in the chat simultaneously.

• Our community used AR Lenses in our Snapchat camera more than 9 billion times per day on average in Q1, driven by 75% of Snapchatters engaging with AR every day on average.

• We continue to see strong momentum in our creator and developer ecosystem, with more than 400,000 Lenses submitted in the quarter, increasing more than 150% year-over-year.

• The Snap Map reached over 450 million global monthly active users in Q1, reflecting strong continued engagement.

We are focused on accelerating and diversifying our revenue growth:

• In Q1, Sponsored Snaps drove strong performance gains, with per-impression click-through rates increasing 226% and 7-day conversion volume rising 59%.

• We launched AI Sponsored Snaps, a new format that enables brands to engage Snapchatters through interactive, AI-powered conversations in Chat and extends our strategy of delivering more personalized, high-intent advertising experiences.

• Promoted Places campaigns demonstrated strong impact, with Carl's Jr. achieving an 18% lift in incremental visits alongside gains in ad awareness and brand favorability.

• Dynamic Product Ads revenue grew more than 30% year-over-year, while adoption among small and medium-sized customers more than doubled.

• We directly monetized the growing engagement on Snapchat, with Other Revenue increasing 87% year-over-year to $285 million.

We are making computers more human with Specs:

• We expanded our strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to bring their industry-leading Snapdragon system-on-a-chip (SoC) to future generations of Specs, strengthening the platform for developers and partners.

• We partnered with Jonathan Yeo to bring his exhibition, "Spectacular: The Art of Jonathan Yeo in Augmented Reality" - first shown at the Centre Pompidou - to SXSW in Austin, transforming his iconic portraits into living, responsive installations through Spectacles.

• We are seeing high levels of engagement and sustained growth in Specs Lens creation, with the number of Lenses submitted increasing 28% year-over-year.

• We are seeing expanding use cases across learning, gaming, and AI-powered experiences, with developers building immersive experiences in preparation for launch, including:

• Fossils, created by XR focused company VyuXR Immersive Studios, is an interactive AR learning experience that uses spatial puzzle mechanics to let users uncover and assemble prehistoric fossils while bringing extinct animals to life.
• Artel, created by Yegor Ryabtsov, is an AR drawing app that lets users create in 3D space with a wide range of brushes, colors, and effects, and now includes physics-based interactions that allow drawings to respond to gravity and motion.

Q2 2026 Outlook

Snap Inc. will discuss its Q2 2026 outlook during its Q1 2026 Earnings Call (details below) and in its investor letter available at investor.snap.com.

Conference Call Information

Snap Inc. will host a conference call to discuss the results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific / 5:00 p.m. Eastern today. The live audio webcast along with supplemental information will be accessible at investor.snap.com. A recording of the webcast will also be available following the conference call.

Snap Inc. uses its websites (including snap.com and investor.snap.com) as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligation under Regulation FD.

Definitions

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, reduced by purchases of property and equipment.

Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards includes common shares outstanding, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, and outstanding stock options.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), excluding interest income; interest expense; other income (expense), net; income tax benefit (expense); depreciation and amortization; stock-based compensation expense; payroll and other tax expense related to stock-based compensation; and certain other items impacting net income (loss) from time to time.

A Daily Active User (DAU) is defined as a registered and logged-in Snapchat user who visits Snapchat through our applications or websites at least once during a defined 24-hour period. 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.

Average revenue per user (ARPU) is defined as quarterly revenue divided by the average DAUs.

A Monthly Active User (MAU) is defined as a registered and logged-in Snapchat user who visits Snapchat through our applications or websites at least once during the 30-day period ending on the calendar month-end. We calculate average Monthly Active Users for a particular quarter by calculating the average of the MAUs as of each calendar month-end in that quarter.

Note: For adjustments and additional information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures and other items discussed, please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures," "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures," and "Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics."

About Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

Snap Inc. operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services. For more information, visit snap.com.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, as described below, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures, which may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies, are presented to enhance investors' overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We use the non-GAAP financial measure of Free Cash Flow, which is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, reduced by purchases of property and equipment. We believe Free Cash Flow is an important liquidity measure of the cash that is available, after capital expenditures, for operational expenses and investment in our business and is a key financial indicator used by management. Additionally, we believe that Free Cash Flow is an important measure since we use third-party infrastructure partners to host our services and therefore we do not incur significant capital expenditures to support revenue generating activities. Free Cash Flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate or use cash. Once our business needs and obligations are met, cash can be used to maintain a strong balance sheet and invest in future growth.

We use the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as net income (loss), excluding interest income; interest expense; other income (expense), net; income tax benefit (expense); depreciation and amortization; stock-based compensation expense; payroll and other tax expense related to stock-based compensation; and certain other items impacting net income (loss) from time to time. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA helps identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses that we exclude in Adjusted EBITDA.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our financial performance, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by our management for financial and operational decision-making. We are presenting these non-GAAP measures to assist investors in seeing our financial performance through the eyes of management, and because we believe that these measures provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in our industry.

For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, please see "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

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