NERDWALLET, INC.
Business
NERDWALLET, INC. provides trustworthy financial guidance to consumers and small and mid-sized businesses through a consumer-first digital platform. It offers educational content, tools and calculators, product marketplaces, personalized recommendation engines, the NerdWallet app and mortgage brokerage services. Its core business segments include an independent editorial content team, a technology-driven recommendation engine and partner marketplace, SMB verticals and a mortgage brokerage (Next Door Lending) to support vertical integration. NerdWallet operates primarily in the U.S. with presences in the UK, Canada and Australia, distributing via its website, app, organic and performance marketing and partner channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-19
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 | 837 | 688 | 599 | 539 | 380 | |
| Cost of revenue | 64 | 64 | 54 | 40 | 29 | |
| Research and development | 67 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 62 | |
| Sales and marketing | 585 | 471 | 402 | 376 | 271 | |
| General and administrative | 56 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 39 | |
| Total costs and expenses | 771 | 678 | 596 | 558 | 419 | |
| Income from Operations | 65 | 9 | 4 | −19 | −39 | |
| Interest income | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Interest expense | −600,000 | −700,000 | −800,000 | −3 | — | |
| Other gains (losses), net | 400,000 | −9 | −100,000 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total other income (expense), net | 3 | −4 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| Income before income taxes | 68 | 5 | 6 | −20 | −38 | |
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 20 | −25 | 18 | −10 | 5 | |
| Net Income (Loss) | 49 | 30 | −12 | −10 | −43 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 0.66 | 0.4 | −0.15 | −0.14 | −0.82 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.64 | 0.38 | −0.15 | −0.14 | −0.82 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 74 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 52 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 76 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 52 |
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 | 98 | 66 | 100 | 84 | 168 | |
| Accounts receivablenet | 111 | 102 | 76 | 87 | 58 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 35 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 17 | |
| Total current assets | 245 | 197 | 198 | 189 | 243 | |
| Property, equipment and softwarenet | 32 | 43 | 53 | 49 | 35 | |
| Goodwill | 124 | 112 | 112 | 111 | 44 | |
| Intangible assetsnet | 22 | 33 | 47 | 64 | 28 | |
| Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net | 29 | 46 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | |
| Other assets | 3 | 1 | 2 | 800,000 | 1 | |
| Total Assets | 461 | 438 | 419 | 426 | 364 | |
| Accounts payable | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 66 | 51 | 36 | 38 | 32 | |
| Total current liabilities | 71 | 60 | 37 | 72 | 66 | |
| Other liabilitiesnoncurrent | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 17 | |
| Total liabilities | 87 | 73 | 52 | 84 | 107 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock$0.0001 par value per share5,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock$0.0001 par value per share296,686 shares authorized; 71,289 and 74,108 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 563 | 531 | 484 | 427 | 332 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 100,000 | −200,000 | −300,000 | −900,000 | 500,000 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −188 | −167 | −117 | −85 | −75 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 375 | 364 | 367 | 342 | 258 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity | 461 | 438 | 419 | 426 | 364 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 46 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 27 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 29 | 38 | 39 | 34 | 18 | |
| Deferred taxes | 16 | −46 | −500,000 | −13 | 4 | |
| Non-cash lease costs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Other losses, net | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | −2 | |
| Accounts receivable | −9 | −27 | 11 | −19 | −20 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −3 | −2 | −4 | −700,000 | −10 | |
| Mortgage loans held for sale | −5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Accounts payable | −4 | 7 | −2 | −6 | −2 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 10 | 13 | −2 | 6 | 17 | |
| Payment of contingent consideration | 0 | 0 | −14 | −12 | 0 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −7 | |
| Other liabilities | 600,000 | 2 | 7 | −1 | −900,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 132 | 72 | 72 | 25 | 7 | |
| Purchases of investments | −2 | −8 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Capitalized software development costs | −17 | −21 | −29 | −28 | — | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −1 | −600,000 | −700,000 | −5 | −2 | |
| Business combinations | −13 | −300,000 | 0 | −68 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −33 | −30 | −30 | −100 | −23 | |
| Payment of contingent consideration | 0 | 0 | −17 | −19 | 0 | |
| Net borrowing (repayment) on warehouse line of credit | 4 | −2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from line of credit | 0 | 0 | 8 | 70 | — | |
| Payments on line of credit | 0 | 0 | −8 | −70 | — | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from exercises of stock options | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 | |
| Tax payments related to net-share settlements on restricted stock units | −4 | −2 | −1 | −600,000 | −2 | |
| Issuances of Class A common stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Repurchases of Class A common stock | −70 | −80 | −20 | — | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −66 | −77 | −26 | −8 | 100 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | −200,000 | 300,000 | 100,000 | −200,000 | 0 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 32 | −34 | 17 | −84 | 84 | |
| Capitalized software development costs recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 600,000 | 400,000 | 500,000 | 900,000 | 500,000 | |
| Repurchases of Class A common stock recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 400,000 | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Income tax payments | 15 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 300,000 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 2 | 3 | |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |