Teads Holding Co.
Business
Teads Holding Co. (formerly Outbrain) is an omnichannel advertising platform that connects advertisers and media owners through a two-sided marketplace. The company offers advertiser solutions across branding and performance marketing, with buying methods including cost-per-click and cost-per-thousand impressions, supported by creative studios and AI-powered measurement tools. Teads operates across more than 30 countries with partnerships spanning approximately 10,000 media owners including premium publishers, connected TV platforms, and device manufacturers; it generates revenue from advertisers purchasing media owner inventory through its platform.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-03-16
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 | 1,300 | 890 | 936 | 992 | 1,016 | |
| Traffic acquisition costs | 771 | 654 | 708 | 757 | 744 | |
| Other cost of revenue | 101 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 32 | |
| Total cost of revenue | 871 | 698 | 751 | 799 | 775 | |
| Gross profit | 429 | 192 | 185 | 193 | 240 | |
| Research and development | 44 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 39 | |
| Sales and marketing | 277 | 97 | 96 | 109 | 96 | |
| General and administrative | 124 | 70 | 58 | 57 | 71 | |
| Impairment of intangible assets | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Goodwill impairment | 352 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Restructuring charges | 15 | 742,000 | 4 | — | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 828 | 205 | 193 | 206 | 206 | |
| Loss from operations | −399 | −13 | −9 | −14 | 35 | |
| Gain on repurchase of long-term debt | 1 | 9 | 23 | 0 | −42 | |
| Interest expense | −75 | −4 | −5 | −8 | — | |
| Other (expense) income and interest income, net | −5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | −3 | |
| Total other (expense) income, net | −79 | 14 | 25 | −5 | −49 | |
| (Loss) income before provision for income taxes | −478 | 2 | 16 | −19 | −15 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 39 | 2 | 6 | 6 | −26 | |
| Net (loss) income | −517 | −711,000 | 10 | −25 | 11 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 91 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 35 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 91 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 54 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | −5.69 | −0.01 | 0.2 | −0.44 | 0.31 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | −5.69 | −0.11 | −0.06 | −0.44 | 0.2 |
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 | 128 | 89 | 71 | 106 | 455 | |
| Short-term investments in marketable securities | 10 | 77 | 94 | 167 | 0 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances | 342 | 149 | 189 | 181 | 193 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 49 | 28 | 47 | 47 | 28 | |
| Total current assets | 530 | 343 | 402 | 501 | 676 | |
| Property, equipment and capitalized software, net | 51 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 28 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 29 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 377 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 6 | |
| Goodwill | 281 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 33 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 11 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 33 | |
| Indemnification asset | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other assets | 22 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 20 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 1,328 | 549 | 665 | 781 | 796 | |
| Accounts payable | 259 | 207 | 151 | 148 | 161 | |
| Accrued compensation and benefits | 40 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | |
| Deferred revenue | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| Short-term debt | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Accrued and other current liabilities | 153 | 56 | 120 | 126 | 100 | |
| Total current liabilities | 484 | 289 | 298 | 300 | 288 | |
| Long-term debt | 605 | 0 | 118 | 236 | 236 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 22 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 73 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Contingent tax liabilities | 35 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| Other liabilities | 14 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,233 | 318 | 442 | 563 | 539 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, par value of $0.001 per share - one billion shares authorized; 96,171,331 shares issued and 95,980,437 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025; 63,503,274 shares issued and 50,090,114 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 96,000 | 64,000 | 62,000 | 60,000 | 58,000 | |
| Preferred stock, par value of $0.001 per share - 100,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 686 | 485 | 469 | 456 | 435 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost - 190,894 shares as of December 31, 2025 and 13,413,160 shares as of December 31, 2024 | −533,000 | −74 | −68 | −49 | −17 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 97 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −4 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −687 | −169 | −169 | −179 | −157 | |
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | 95 | 231 | 223 | 218 | 257 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | 1,328 | 549 | 665 | 781 | 796 |
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 of property and equipment | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | |
| Amortization of capitalized software development costs | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 48 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Amortization of discount on marketable securities | −959,000 | −2 | −4 | −2 | 0 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 26 | |
| Non-cash operating lease expense | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 28 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −32 | |
| Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | 368 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Unrealized foreign currency transaction losses (gains) | 8 | −2 | −1 | — | — | |
| Other | 33,000 | 2 | 583,000 | −644,000 | 3 | |
| Accounts receivable | 26 | 36 | −13 | 5 | −31 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 17 | 18 | 843,000 | −18 | −10 | |
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | −22 | −12 | −1 | 8 | 36 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −12 | −5 | −4 | −4 | 0 | |
| Deferred revenue | 633,000 | −1 | 2 | 2 | −667,000 | |
| Other non-current assets and liabilities | −3 | 6 | 5 | −4 | −10 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 8 | 69 | 14 | 4 | 57 | |
| Acquisition of a business, net of cash acquired | −598 | −181,000 | −389,000 | −45 | 0 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −6 | −7 | −10 | −13 | −10 | |
| Capitalized software development costs | −17 | −10 | −10 | −13 | −10 | |
| Purchases of marketable securities | −24 | −91 | −132 | −262 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities | 90 | 175 | 222 | 16 | 0 | |
| Other | −56,000 | −96,000 | −72,000 | −132,000 | −47,000 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −554 | 67 | 70 | −318 | −20 | |
| Proceeds from the Bridge Facility | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayments of borrowings under the Bridge Facility | −625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from senior secured notes | 625 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Partial repayment of long-term debt | −8 | −110 | −96 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of deferred financing costs | −31 | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payment of stock issuance costs | −775,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | |
| Treasury stock repurchases and share withholdings on vested awards | −646,000 | −7 | −19 | −33 | −14 | |
| Principal payments on finance lease obligations | 0 | −263,000 | −2 | −3 | −4 | |
| Payment of contingent consideration liability up to acquisition-date fair value | 0 | 0 | −547,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from bank overdrafts, net | 94,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 585 | −118 | −117 | −32 | 326 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes | 1 | 634,000 | −1 | −4 | −1 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 40 | 19 | −35 | −350 | 362 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds | 24 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 35 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 587,000 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Acquisition consideration payable | 0 | 0 | 181,000 | 1 | 0 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation capitalized for software development costs | 700,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 900,000 | 200,000 | |
| Stock consideration issued for acquisition of a business | 263 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Unpaid deferred financing costs in accounts payable and accrued expenses | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What is Teads Holding Co.'s CIK number?
Teads Holding Co.'s SEC CIK number is 0001454938 (1454938). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
Where can I find Teads Holding Co.'s SEC filings?
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When did Teads Holding Co. last report earnings?
Teads Holding Co. (TEAD) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 7, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001454938-26-000034). This is Teads Holding Co.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
What is Teads Holding Co.'s most recent earnings 8-K?
Teads Holding Co.'s latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed May 7, 2026 under accession 0001454938-26-000034. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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