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Roblox Corp. · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported strong year-over-year growth across core financial and operating metrics, including revenue, bookings, DAUs, and hours engaged.

Roblox Corporation reported a strong Q4 2024 with significant year-over-year growth. Revenue increased by 32% to $988.2 million, and bookings rose by 21% to $1,361.6 million. Average DAUs reached 85.3 million, a 19% increase, and hours engaged grew by 21% to 18.7 billion. The company's free cash flow was $120.6 million, up 54% year-over-year.

  • Revenue was $988.2 million, up 32% year-over-year.
  • Bookings were $1,361.6 million, up 21% year-over-year.
  • Average Daily Active Users (DAUs) were 85.3 million, up 19% year-over-year.
  • Free cash flow was $120.6 million, up 54% year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$988M

Previous: $750M+31.8%
EPS (adj)

-$0.33

Previous: -$0.52+36.5%
Average DAUs

85.0M

No prior period
Hours engaged

19.0B

No prior period
Bookings

$1.36B

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$63.9M

Previous: -$65.2M+2.1%
Net Income

-$221M

Previous: -$325M+32.1%
Operating Income

-$244M

Previous: -$355M+31.3%
Gross Profit

$266M

Previous: $578M-54.0%
R&D Expense

$355M

Previous: $341M+4.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Roblox · Revenue · Quarterly

$988M

Q4 2024+31.8%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 2 of 15 quarters(13%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Roblox provided its first quarter and full year 2025 GAAP and non-GAAP guidance.

Tailwinds

  • First Quarter 2025 Revenue between $990 million and $1,015 million.
  • First Quarter 2025 Bookings between $1,125 million and $1,150 million.
  • First Quarter 2025 Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities between $360 million and $380 million.
  • First Quarter 2025 Free cash flow between $340 million and $360 million.
  • Full Year 2025 Revenue between $4,245 million and $4,345 million.

Headwinds

  • First Quarter 2025 Consolidated net loss between $(287) million and $(267) million.
  • First Quarter 2025 Adjusted EBITDA between $20 million and $40 million.
  • First Quarter 2025 Capital expenditures of $(20) million.
  • Full Year 2025 Consolidated net loss between $(1,070) million and $(995) million.
  • Full Year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA between $190 million and $265 million.

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 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.2%

Avg return

30 days after

44%

11 / 25 earnings

Positive

+40.4%

Q3 2021

Best reaction

-21.2%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.5%-21.7%-16.3%
Q4 2025+9.7%+13.9%+4.9%
Q3 2025-15.5%-22.1%-28.9%
Q2 2025-9.3%-2.6%-9.6%
Q1 2025+2.9%+5.5%+29.7%
Q4 2024-11.1%-12.5%-24.2%
Q3 2024+19.2%+18.6%+16.2%
Q2 2024-6.0%-9.3%+5.9%
Q1 2024-19.4%-18.9%-8.7%
Q4 2023+10.5%+7.7%-1.6%
Q3 2023+8.5%+10.5%+16.4%
Q2 2023-18.9%-19.1%-23.1%
Q1 2023+10.2%+7.7%+6.9%
Q4 2022+22.2%+14.6%+22.5%
Q3 2022-13.8%-9.0%-19.1%
Q2 2022-1.8%+4.6%-14.4%
Q1 2022-2.6%+34.0%+23.9%
Q4 2019+2.9%-3.3%-6.0%
Q4 2021-21.2%-27.2%-32.2%
Q3 2020+23.7%+39.7%+51.0%
Q3 2021+40.4%+37.9%+60.0%
Q2 2020-6.3%-1.4%-2.2%
Q2 2021-6.3%-1.4%-2.2%
Q4 2020-6.1%-0.7%+22.9%
Q1 2021+14.4%+4.5%+34.1%
Q1 2020
Q3 2019
Q2 2019
Q1 2019

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