Reddit, Inc. · RDDT · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Reddit pairs strong Q2 growth with continued product expansion

The quarter supports the view that resilient demand and product execution can extend Reddit’s growth: advertising, reach, retention, and newer formats all improved. The countercase is that sustaining this trajectory depends on user-acquisition efficiency, licensing execution, and continued advertiser demand.

Reported After market closeNYSECommunication Services $17.64B market cap
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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.25 Consensus $0.95
EPS surprise +31.7% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $804.9M Consensus $731.0M
Revenue surprise +10.1% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -21.0% Event window
SPY move +0.7% Same window
Abnormal move -21.7% Stock minus SPY
Volume 6.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +8.8% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, Reddit reported faster revenue growth, larger scale in reach and DAU, stronger retention, and broader monetization progress through Reddit Max, video, and shopping formats. Management also highlighted a 47–49% Q3 revenue-growth outlook and lower full-year stock-based-compensation guidance.

Guidance delta

Maintained; Q3 guidance indicated 47–49% revenue growth.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue grew 61% year over year to $805 million, while advertising revenue rose 64%.
  • Weekly reach exceeded 500 million and daily active users exceeded 130 million; new-app retention improved 50% year over year.
  • Reddit Max grew more than 150% quarter over quarter, alongside momentum in video and shopping ad formats.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 43%, with trailing-12-month operating cash flow above $1 billion.

Management priorities

  • Broaden Reddit Max and add objectives such as app installs.
  • Expand video, shopping listings, feed technology, and home-feed video.
  • Scale Shopify and SMB onboarding initiatives.
  • Continue data-licensing partnerships and product investment.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
RDDT REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 2 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $309M Q2 '24 actual $281M, miss Q3 '24 estimate $399M Q3 '24 actual $348M, miss Q2 '25 estimate $426M Q2 '25 actual $500M, beat Q3 '25 estimate $547M Q3 '25 actual $585M, beat Q4 '25 estimate $666M Q4 '25 actual $726M, beat Q1 '26 estimate $608M Q1 '26 actual $663M, beat Q2 '26 estimate $731M Q2 '26 actual $805M, beat Q3 '26 estimate $875M Q3 '26 actual $895M, beat Q4 '26 estimate $1B Q1 '27 estimate $895M
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy29 ratings
Bullish1862.1%
Neutral1137.9%
Bearish00.0%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$91.73Current
$54Low
$196.19Average
$325High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Wells Fargo Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainOct 30, 2026
Wedbush Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 30, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainOct 30, 2026
Needham Buy BuyMaintainOct 30, 2026
Keybanc Sector Weight OverweightDowngradeOct 30, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $91.73. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BernsteinMark Shmulik$120$90.71 +30.8%Oct 30, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldDeepak Mathivanan$120$91.6 +30.8%Oct 30, 2026
GuggenheimMichael Morris$170$129.7 +85.3%Oct 30, 2026
NeedhamLaura Martin$150$129.7 +63.5%Oct 30, 2026
BNP ParibasNick Jones$180$150.9 +96.2%Sep 18, 2026
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Company context

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Reddit, Inc. oversees an internet-based service dedicated to fostering diverse online communities. This platform categorizes groups by shared passions, enabling its users to participate in dialogues through recounting experiences, sharing external web addresses, uploading visual and video content, and engaging in direct replies. Founded in 2005, the corporation maintains its central operations in San Francisco, California. Reddit, Inc. also functions as a controlled subsidiary of Advance Publications, Inc.

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