Reddit, Inc. · RDDT · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2026

Reddit posts strong Q3 growth, but search traffic raises user-growth risk

Reddit's Q3 results support the case that resilient advertising demand and product expansion can sustain growth, but the investment case now depends more heavily on converting logged-in and app users as search referrals weaken.

Reported After market closeNYSECommunication Services $24.95B market cap
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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.40 Consensus $1.33
EPS surprise +5.3% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $895.0M Consensus $874.9M
Revenue surprise +2.3% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -29.2% Event window
SPY move -1.8% Same window
Abnormal move -27.4% Stock minus SPY
Volume 6.8× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift 0.0% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The key change is strategic: declining Google search referral traffic is prompting a logged-in-only test in select markets and greater emphasis on app-install marketing, while the advertising stack continues to expand.

Guidance delta

Management maintained a confident outlook and provided Q4 revenue guidance of $1.0-$1.03 billion, with adjusted EBITDA guidance of $480-$510 million.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue grew 53% year over year to $895 million, while advertising revenue rose 54%.
  • Margins and free cash flow strengthened, with adjusted EBITDA margin near 49% at the midpoint and free cash flow margin at 41%.
  • Reddit is testing a logged-in-only experience in select markets as Google search referrals decline.
  • Reddit Max, video, shopping, and B2B advertising products were highlighted as growth drivers.

Management priorities

  • Evaluate the logged-in-only experience in select non-U.S. markets.
  • Scale Reddit Max, including asset groups and third-party API integrations.
  • Expand video and shopping advertising products and capacity.
  • Improve AI-powered moderation tools and moderator workflows.
  • Increase international user-marketing activity.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
RDDT EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 2 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $-0.31 Q2 '24 actual $-0.06, beat Q3 '24 estimate $-0.07 Q3 '24 actual $0.16, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.19 Q2 '25 actual $0.45, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.04 Q3 '25 actual $0.80, miss Q4 '25 estimate $0.94 Q4 '25 actual $1.24, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.57 Q1 '26 actual $1.01, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.95 Q2 '26 actual $1.25, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.33 Q3 '26 actual $1.40, beat Q4 '26 estimate $1.74 Q1 '27 estimate $1.36
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy29 ratings
Bullish1965.5%
Neutral1034.5%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$91.73Current
$54Low
$199.23Average
$325High

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Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Needham Buy BuyMaintainOct 9, 2026
DA Davidson Buy BuyMaintainSep 18, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainAug 21, 2026
Wells Fargo Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJul 31, 2026
Wedbush Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 31, 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
BNP ParibasNick Jones$180$150.9 +96.2%Sep 18, 2026
D.A. DavidsonWyatt Swanson$185$152.89 +101.7%Sep 18, 2026
Morgan StanleyBrian Nowak$210$153.57 +128.9%Aug 21, 2026
Raymond JamesJosh Beck$205$177.97 +123.5%Aug 17, 2026
Roth CapitalRohit Kulkarni$145$140.67 +58.1%Aug 3, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

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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