Criteo S.A.
Business
Criteo S.A. is a commerce media company that enables marketers and media owners to drive commerce outcomes by leveraging commerce data and artificial intelligence. It offers marketing and monetization products and infrastructure including supply-side monetization (Commerce Yield, Commerce Grid), demand-side buying and audience solutions (Commerce Max, Commerce Growth, Commerce Go) and AI-driven measurement and creative optimization. The company reports two operating segments: Retail Media and Performance Media, which support retailer monetization and full-funnel advertiser activation. Criteo distributes its platform and services globally through direct integrations with retailers, publishers, agencies and reseller partners across the open internet.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,945 | 1,933 | 1,949 | 2,017 | 2,254 | |
| Traffic acquisition costs | 770 | 812 | 927 | 1,089 | −1,333 | |
| Other cost of revenue | 125 | 139 | 160 | 133 | −139 | |
| Gross profit | 1,049 | 983 | 863 | 795 | 782 | |
| Research and development expenses | 283 | 279 | 242 | 188 | −152 | |
| Sales and operations expenses | 394 | 376 | 406 | 378 | −326 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 169 | 176 | 138 | 205 | −153 | |
| Total operating expenses | 847 | 832 | 786 | 771 | −630 | |
| Income from operations | 203 | 151 | 77 | 24 | 152 | |
| Financial and other income (expense) | 800,000 | 3 | −3 | 18 | 2 | |
| Income before taxes | 204 | 154 | 75 | 42 | 154 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 54 | 40 | 20 | 31 | −16 | |
| Net income | 149 | 115 | 55 | 11 | 138 | |
| Net income attributable to shareholders of Criteo S.A. | 145 | 112 | 53 | 9 | 134 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 53 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 61 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 55 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 64 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 2.73 | 2.04 | 0.95 | 0.15 | 2.21 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.64 | 1.9 | 0.88 | 0.14 | 2.09 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 342 | 291 | 336 | 348 | 516 | |
| Trade receivables, net of allowances of $25.9 million and $28.6 million as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. | 582 | 801 | 776 | 709 | 582 | |
| Income taxes | 14 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | |
| Other taxes | 57 | 54 | 69 | 78 | 73 | |
| Marketable securities - current portion | 23 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 50 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 53 | 51 | — | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 1,072 | 1,224 | 1,312 | 1,261 | 1,264 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 139 | 107 | 126 | 131 | 140 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 152 | 158 | 181 | 176 | 83 | |
| Goodwill | 536 | 515 | 524 | 515 | 330 | |
| Right of use assets - operating leases | 134 | 99 | 112 | 102 | 120 | |
| Marketable securities - noncurrent portion | 24 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 5 | |
| Noncurrent financial assets | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 91 | 81 | 53 | 32 | 35 | |
| Other noncurrent assets | 46 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 0 | |
| Total noncurrent assets | 1,129 | 1,042 | 1,079 | 1,088 | 719 | |
| Total assets | 2,201 | 2,266 | 2,392 | 2,349 | 1,984 | |
| Trade payables | 566 | 803 | 839 | 743 | 430 | |
| Contingencies - current portion | 9 | 2 | 1 | 66 | — | |
| Income taxes | 28 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 7 | |
| Financial liabilities - current portion | 11 | 3 | 3 | 219,000 | 642,000 | |
| Lease liability - operating - current portion | 33 | 26 | 35 | 31 | 34 | |
| Other taxes | 15 | 19 | 26 | 58 | 60 | |
| Employee-related payables | 114 | 109 | 113 | 86 | 98 | |
| Other current liabilities | 68 | 50 | 105 | 83 | 40 | |
| Total current liabilities | 845 | 1,047 | 1,140 | 1,080 | 673 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Defined benefit plans | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Lease liability - operating - noncurrent portion | 105 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 94 | |
| Contingencies - noncurrent portion | 23 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 0 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 32 | 20 | 19 | 69 | 10 | |
| Total noncurrent liabilities | 171 | 139 | 140 | 188 | 113 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,015 | 1,185 | 1,280 | 1,268 | 785 | |
| Common shares, 0.025 per value, 55,659,895 and 57,744,839 shares authorized and issued, and 51,151,866 and 54,277,422 outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Treasury stock, 4,508,029 and 3,467,417 shares at cost as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. | −121 | −125 | −162 | −174 | −132 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 706 | 710 | 769 | 734 | 731 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −69 | −109 | −85 | −92 | −40 | |
| Retained earnings | 631 | 572 | 555 | 578 | 602 | |
| Equity attributable to shareholders of Criteo S.A. | 1,149 | 1,049 | 1,080 | 1,048 | 1,163 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 37 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | |
| Total equity | 1,186 | 1,081 | 1,111 | 1,081 | 1,198 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 2,201 | 2,266 | 2,392 | 2,349 | 1,984 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noncash and nonoperating items | 175 | 192 | 103 | 185 | 125 | |
| Amortization and provisions | 129 | 88 | 72 | — | — | |
| Payment for contingent liability on regulatory matters | 0 | 0 | −43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equity awards compensation expense | 58 | 103 | 97 | 65 | 45 | |
| Gain (loss) on disposal of and impairment of long-lived assets | 2 | 7 | −8 | — | — | |
| Change in uncertain tax positions | 10 | 2 | −880,000 | 412,000 | 0 | |
| Net change in fair value of earn-out | 0 | 1 | 2 | 771,000 | 0 | |
| Change in deferred taxes | −8 | −26 | −24 | 4 | −19 | |
| Change in income taxes | −22 | 19 | 4 | −11 | 6 | |
| Other | 5 | −2 | 3 | −24 | 51,000 | |
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | −13 | −49 | 66 | 60 | −42 | |
| Trade receivables | 246 | −29 | −56 | −42 | −135 | |
| Trade payables | −265 | −17 | 88 | 134 | 83 | |
| Other current assets | 14 | 10 | −6 | −15 | −20 | |
| Other current liabilities | −8 | −11 | 41 | −18 | 33 | |
| Change in operating lease liabilities and right of use assets | −87,000 | −2 | −696,000 | 748,000 | −3 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 311 | 258 | 224 | 256 | 221 | |
| Acquisition of intangibles assets, property and equipment | −103 | −78 | −116 | −64 | — | |
| Disposal of intangibles assets, property and equipment | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | |
| Proceeds from disposal of investments | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment for businesses, net of cash acquired | 0 | −527,000 | −7 | −138 | −10 | |
| Purchases of investment securities | −28 | −27 | −22 | — | — | |
| Maturities and sales of investment securities | 28 | 6 | 26 | 47 | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −101 | −98 | −109 | −166 | −76 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
| Repurchase of treasury stocks | −152 | −225 | −125 | −136 | −100 | |
| Cash payment for contingent consideration | 0 | −52 | −22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Change in other financing activities | −1 | 2 | −2 | 22 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −151 | −270 | −147 | −113 | −80 | |
| Effect of exchange rates changes on cash and cash equivalents | −7 | −10 | −5 | −44 | −37 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 51 | −120 | −37 | −67 | 28 | |
| Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds | −65 | −41 | −40 | −38 | −29 | |
| Cash paid for interest | −2 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | |
| Intangible assets, property and equipment acquired through payables | 18 | 2 | 3 | 25 | — |