NYSE$ZETA

Zeta Global Holdings Corp · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Zeta Global reported Q4 2025 revenue of $395M and GAAP net income of $6.5M, beating guidance.

Q4 2025 revenue was $395 million (+25% YoY, +28% ex-political/LiveIntent/Marigold), $14 million above guidance midpoint. GAAP net income was $6.5 million (1.7% margin). Super-Scaled Customers rose to 184 (+24% YoY). FY 2025 revenue $1.305B (+30%). Management raised 2026 guidance and targets positive GAAP net income for the year.

  • Q4 revenue $395M (+25%); beat guidance by $14M.
  • GAAP net income $6.5M; FCF $165M FY (+78%).
  • 184 Super-Scaled Customers (+36 YoY).
  • 18th consecutive beat-and-raise quarter cited.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$395M

Previous: $315M+25.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.05

Previous: $0.25-80.0%
Operating Cash Flow

$64.1M

Previous: $43.7M+46.8%
Free Cash Flow

$55.8M

Previous: $31.7M+76.4%
Adjusted EBITDA

$95.1M

Previous: $70.4M+35.2%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

24.1%

Previous: 22.4%+7.6%
Super-Scaled Customers

184

Previous: 148+24.3%
Net Income

$6.5M

Previous: $15M-56.7%
Operating Income

$17.8M

Previous: $6.92M+157.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Zeta Global · Revenue · Quarterly

$395M

Q4 2025+25.4%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 13 of 15 quarters(87%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Management increased full-year 2026 revenue, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow guidance and guides to positive GAAP net income, citing Athena AI and scaled customer growth.

Tailwinds

  • Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 174 bps YoY in Q4.
  • Operating cash flow $199M FY (+49%).
  • AI Marketing Cloud adoption driving customer count.

Headwinds

  • Political and divestiture adjustments affect YoY comparability.
  • Small GAAP margin leaves earnings sensitive to spend.
  • Competition in marketing cloud remains intense.

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

+2.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

63%

15 / 24 earnings

Positive

+21.6%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-20.7%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.0%-6.5%+24.4%
Q4 2025+5.1%+2.4%-14.3%
Q3 2025+19.4%+19.1%+14.1%
Q1 2025+1.3%-2.1%-2.6%
Q4 2024-13.7%-19.6%-33.2%
Q3 2024-20.7%-50.6%-39.5%
Q2 2024+14.3%+4.6%+25.9%
Q1 2024+20.0%+23.2%+29.0%
Q4 2023+2.6%+0.0%+5.8%
Q3 2023+3.8%+4.2%+8.2%
Q2 2023+6.1%-5.9%-14.9%
Q1 2023-9.6%-10.6%-2.9%
Q4 2022+16.3%+15.3%+11.4%
Q3 2022-3.4%-0.5%+5.3%
Q2 2022+21.6%+27.2%+16.0%
Q1 2021-9.7%-2.2%-21.5%
Q1 2022-0.7%+11.0%-7.6%
Q4 2019+8.9%-7.6%-8.6%
Q4 2021+5.7%+15.0%-3.4%
Q3 2020-0.2%-6.3%-14.6%
Q3 2021-3.5%-7.6%-17.5%
Q4 2020+1.0%-7.0%+17.5%
Q2 2020+1.0%-7.0%+17.5%
Q2 2021-10.5%-4.8%+11.0%
Q1 2020

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