Social commerce platform Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) will be reporting earnings this Thursday after market close. Here’s what investors should know.
Pinterest met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.05 billion, up 16.8% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates but revenue guidance for next quarter slightly missing analysts’ expectations. It reported 600 million monthly active users, up 11.7% year on year.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Pinterest’s revenue to grow 15.3% year on year to $1.33 billion, slowing from the 17.6% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.67 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Pinterest has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Pinterest’s peers in the social networking segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Reddit delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 69.7%, beating analysts’ expectations by 8.7%, and Meta reported revenues up 23.8%, topping estimates by 2.5%. Reddit traded down 7.4% following the results while Meta was up 10.4%.
Read our full analysis of Reddit’s results here and Meta’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. Investors in social networking stocks have been spared in this environment as share prices are down 17.3% on average over the last month. Pinterest is down 24.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $35.41 (compared to the current share price of $20.38).
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