NYSE$ACVA

ACV Auctions Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

ACV Auctions reported Q4 2025 earnings in its Q4-25 earnings press release.

ACV delivered a strong fourth quarter with revenue of $184 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $8 million, driven by market share gains and the continued adoption of dealer solutions. Despite a GAAP net loss of $20 million, the company showed significant year-over-year improvement in operating efficiency and set an optimistic outlook for fiscal year 2026 with expected revenue growth of 11% to 13%.

  • Fourth quarter revenue grew 15% year-over-year to $184 million, driven by an 11% increase in Marketplace and Service revenue.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $8 million exceeded the high end of the company's previous guidance range.
  • Marketplace Units increased 5% year-over-year to 192,757 units, while GMV grew 2% to $2.3 billion.
  • The company provided 2026 full-year guidance expecting revenue between $845 million and $855 million, representing 11-13% growth.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$184M

Previous: $160M+14.8%
EPS (adj)

-$0.01

Previous: -$0.01+0.0%
Adjusted EBITDA

$7.62M

Previous: $5.62M+35.6%
Marketplace GMV

$2.3B

Previous: $2.25B+2.0%
Marketplace Units

192.8K

Previous: 183.6K+5.0%
Net Income

-$19.6M

Previous: -$26.1M+25.2%
Operating Income

-$17.8M

Previous: -$25.8M+30.8%
Gross Profit

$89.8M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

ACV Auctions · Revenue · Quarterly

$184M

Q4 2025+14.8%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

ACV Auctions · $119M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Marketplace and Service
    $105M+15.1%
  • Customer Assurance
    $14.5M-0.6%

Forward guidance

ACV expects continued growth and margin expansion in 2026, with revenue projected to grow 11% to 13% and Adjusted EBITDA expected to reach $73 million to $77 million.

Tailwinds

  • Full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $845 million to $855 million.
  • Projected 2026 Adjusted EBITDA growth of approximately 28% at the midpoint.
  • Q1 2026 revenue expected to grow 9% to 12% year-over-year.
  • Expected revenue growth to outpace non-GAAP operating expense growth by 300 basis points.
  • Anticipated achievement of non-GAAP net income in 2026.

Headwinds

  • GAAP net loss expected to continue in 2026, ranging from ($54) to ($50) million.
  • Expectation of $68 million in stock-based compensation expense for the full year 2026.
  • Q1 2026 GAAP net loss projected between ($14) and ($12) million.
  • Guidance assumes normal seasonal patterns which may be subject to macro volatility.
  • Wholesale price depreciation expected to follow seasonal patterns, potentially impacting GMV.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+3.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+4.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+7.2%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

11 / 22 earnings

Positive

+23.9%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-14.9%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.3%+13.0%+4.8%
Q4 2025-14.9%-14.4%-23.8%
Q3 2025+6.7%+7.9%+60.1%
Q1 2025+4.4%+7.7%+5.3%
Q4 2024-10.0%-20.3%-25.9%
Q3 2024+5.2%+8.2%+16.7%
Q2 2024+19.6%+17.4%+20.3%
Q1 2024-1.6%-2.0%+0.4%
Q4 2023+16.9%+16.7%+36.4%
Q3 2023-3.7%-4.6%-1.7%
Q2 2023+0.7%-4.0%+0.4%
Q1 2023+22.5%+26.5%+31.0%
Q4 2022+20.5%+15.9%+18.5%
Q3 2022+19.1%+23.2%+26.5%
Q2 2022+23.9%+23.8%+35.2%
Q1 2022-7.1%-4.5%-18.1%
Q4 2021+11.6%+12.7%+27.8%
Q3 2020-4.2%+3.3%-0.7%
Q3 2021-4.2%+3.3%-0.7%
Q2 2021-8.6%-11.9%-16.9%
Q4 2020-5.5%-10.3%-19.3%
Q1 2021-5.5%-10.3%-19.3%
Q2 2020
Q1 2020
Q4 2019
Q3 2019
Q2 2019
Q1 2019

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