Groupon Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
Global Revenue up 7% and Billings up 11%
North America Local Revenue up 12% and Local Billings up 18%
•Global revenue of $122.8 million
•Global billings of $416.1 million
•Net loss from continuing operations of $117.8 million
•Adjusted EBITDA of $17.5 million
•Exited Q3 with $238.5 million in cash
CHICAGO - November 6, 2025 - Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company filed its Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission and posted updated earning commentary on its investor relations website (investor.groupon.com).
"Our Q3 results mark another strong quarter with 11% Global billings growth and 18% growth in our core Local category, demonstrating continued execution of our marketplace transformation," said Dusan Senkypl, CEO of Groupon. "We added nearly 300,000 net new active customers in the quarter and our Things To Do vertical outpaced industry growth during the summer season. The momentum across customer acquisition, supply-side excellence and platform modernization gives us confidence in our path to become the trusted destination for discovering high quality local experiences at unbeatable value."
Third Quarter 2025 Summary
All comparisons in this press release are year-over-year unless otherwise noted.
Consolidated
•Revenue was $122.8 million in the third quarter 2025, up 7% (6.2% FX-neutral) compared with the prior year period. Local revenue was $114.7 million in the third quarter 2025, up 9% (8% FX-neutral) compared with the prior year period.
•Gross billings were $416.1 million in the third quarter 2025, up 11% (10% FX-neutral) compared with the prior year period.
•Unit sales were 9.1 million in the third quarter 2025, up 0.2% sequentially and up 5% compared with the prior year period.
•Active customers were 16.1 million as of September 30, 2025, up 2% sequentially and up 4% compared with the prior year period.
•Gross profit was $111.8 million in the third quarter 2025, up 9% (8% FX-neutral) compared with the prior year period.
•Marketing expense was $41.4 million, or 37% of gross profit in the third quarter 2025, compared with $36.3 million, or 35% of gross profit in the prior year period.
•SG&A was $68.3 million in the third quarter 2025 compared with $71.3 million in the prior year period.
•Net loss from continuing operations was $117.8 million in the third quarter 2025 compared with net income from continuing operations of $14.5 million in the prior year period.
•Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $17.5 million in the third quarter 2025, compared with $14.8 million in the prior year period.
•Operating cash flow from continuing operations for the third quarter 2025 was negative $20.5 million, and free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, was negative $24.6 million.
•Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2025 were $238.5 million.
North America
•North America revenue was $96.0 million in the third quarter 2025, up 11% compared with the prior year period. North America Local revenue was $91.6 million in the third quarter 2025, up 12% compared with the prior year period.
•North America gross billings were $319.1 million in the third quarter 2025, up 16% compared with the prior year period. North America Local billings were $293.8 million in the third quarter 2025, up 18% compared with the prior year period.
•North America unit sales were 6.2 million in the third quarter 2025, down 2% sequentially and up 7% compared with the prior year period.
•North America active customers were 11.0 million as of September 30, 2025, up 2% sequentially and up 8% compared with the prior year period.
•North America gross profit in the third quarter 2025 was $87.7 million, up 13% compared with the prior year period.
International
•International revenue was $26.8 million in the third quarter 2025, down 3% (8% FX-neutral) compared with the prior year period. International Local revenue was $23.2 million, down 1% (6% FX-neutral) compared with the prior year period. The Local category decrease was primarily due to the divestiture of Giftcloud. Excluding Giftcloud, International Local revenue increased 8%.
•International gross billings were $97.0 million in the third quarter 2025, down 1% (6% FX-neutral) compared with the prior year period. International Local billings were $77.3 million in the third quarter 2025, up 0.6% (down 4% FX-neutral) compared with the prior year period. Excluding Giftcloud, International Local billings increased 15%.
•International unit sales were 2.9 million in the third quarter 2025, up 6% sequentially and up 2% compared with the prior year period.
•International active customers were 5.1 million as of September 30, 2025, up 1% sequentially and down 4% compared with the prior year period.
•International gross profit in the third quarter 2025 was $24.1 million, down 4% (9% FX-neutral) compared with the prior year period.
Definitions and reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures and additional information regarding operating measures are included below in the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Operating Metrics" and in the accompanying tables.
Outlook
For information about our guidance, refer to our earnings commentary that is posted on our investor relations website (investor.groupon.com).
Conference Call
A conference call will be webcast Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. CT / 8:00 a.m. ET and will be available on Groupon’s investor relations website at https://investor.groupon.com. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding our financial and operating results.
Groupon encourages investors to use its investor relations website as a way of easily finding information about the company. Groupon promptly makes available on this website, free of charge, the reports that the company files or furnishes with the SEC, corporate governance information (including Groupon’s Global Code of Conduct), and select press releases and social media postings. Groupon uses its investor relations website (investor.groupon.com) as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Operating Metrics
In addition to financial results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we have provided the following non-GAAP financial measures: Foreign currency exchange rate neutral operating results, Adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures, which are presented on a continuing operations basis, are intended to aid investors in better understanding our current financial performance and prospects for the future as seen through the eyes of management. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate comparisons with our historical results and with the results of peer companies who present similar measures (although other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently than we define them, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures). However, these non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a substitute for those reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For reconciliations of these measures to the most applicable financial measures under U.S. GAAP, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliation Schedules" and "Supplemental Financial and Operating Metrics" included in the tables accompanying this release.
We exclude the following items from one or more of our non-GAAP financial measures:
Stock-based compensation. We exclude stock-based compensation because it is primarily non-cash in nature and we believe that non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating performance and liquidity.
Depreciation and amortization. We exclude depreciation and amortization expenses because they are non-cash in nature and we believe that non-GAAP financial measures excluding these items provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating performance and liquidity.
Interest and other non-operating items. Interest and other non-operating items include: foreign currency gains and losses, loss on extinguishment of exchanged debt, interest income and interest expense. We exclude interest and other non-operating items from certain of our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that excluding these items provides meaningful supplemental information about our core operating performance and facilitates comparisons to our historical operating results.
Special charges and credits. We exclude special charges and credits included charges related to our Italy Restructuring Plan, 2022 Restructuring Plan and 2020 Restructuring Plan, as well as gain on sale of assets, gain on sale of business and foreign VAT assessments. We exclude special charges and credits from Adjusted EBITDA because we believe that excluding those items provides meaningful supplemental information about our core operating performance and facilitates comparisons with our historical results.
Descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures included in this release and the accompanying tables are as follows:
Foreign currency exchange rate neutral operating results show current period operating results as if foreign currency exchange rates had remained the same as those in effect in the prior year period. Those measures are intended to facilitate comparisons to our historical performance.
Contribution Profit is financial measure and our measure of segment profitability, defined as net revenues less cost of sales and marketing expense.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP performance measure that we define as Net income (loss) from continuing operations excluding income taxes, interest and other non-operating items, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and other special charges and credits, including items that are unusual in nature or infrequently occurring. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures. Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by our management and Board to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and Board. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a substitute for Net income (loss) from continuing operations.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure that comprises Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations less purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software. We use free cash flow to conduct and evaluate our business because, although it is similar to Net cash provided by (used in) from continuing operations, we believe that it typically represents a more useful measure of cash flows because purchases of fixed assets, software developed for internal use and website development costs are necessary components of our ongoing operations. Free cash flow is not intended to represent the total increase or decrease in our cash balance for the applicable period.
Descriptions of the operating metrics included in this release and the accompanying tables are as follows:
Gross billings is the total dollar value of customer purchases of goods and services. Gross billings is presented net of customer refunds, order discounts and sales and related taxes. The substantial majority of our revenue transactions are comprised of sales of vouchers and similar transactions in which we collect the transaction price from the customer and remit a portion of the transaction price to the third-party merchant who will provide the related goods or services. For these transactions, gross billings differs from Revenue reported in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, which is presented net of the merchant's share of the transaction price. Gross billings is an indicator of our growth and business performance as it measures the dollar volume of transactions generated through our marketplaces. Tracking gross
billings also allows us to monitor the percentage of gross billings that we are able to retain after payments to merchants.
Active customers are unique user accounts that have made a purchase during the TTM either through one of our online marketplaces or directly with a merchant for which we earned a commission. We consider this metric to be an important indicator of our business performance as it helps us to understand how the number of customers actively purchasing our offerings is trending. Some customers could establish and make purchases from more than one account, so it is possible that our active customer metric may count certain customers more than once in a given period. We do not include consumers who solely make purchases with retailers using digital coupons accessed through our websites or mobile applications in our active customer metric, nor do we include consumers who solely make purchases of our inventory through third-party marketplaces with which we partner.
Units are the number of purchases during the reporting period, before refunds and cancellations, made either through one of our online marketplaces, a third-party marketplace, or directly with a merchant for which we earn a commission. We do not include purchases with retailers using digital coupons accessed through our websites or mobile applications in our units metric. We consider units to be an important indicator of the total volume of business conducted through our marketplaces.
We do not provide a reconciliation for non-GAAP estimates on a forward-looking basis where we are unable to provide a meaningful calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing or amount of various items that would impact the most directly comparable forward-looking U.S. GAAP financial measure that have not yet occurred, are out of the Company’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures.
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this release that refer to plans and expectations for the next quarter, the full year or the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans and our objectives for future operations and future liquidity. The words "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "continue" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our ability to execute and achieve the expected benefits of our go-forward strategy; execution of our business and marketing strategies; volatility in our operating results; challenges arising from our international operations, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates, tax, legal and regulatory developments in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including whether our Italian subsidiary's agreement with Italian tax authorities (to resolve certain Italian tax matters) is approved, and geopolitical instability resulting from the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; global economic uncertainty, including as a result of inflationary pressures; any impact from U.S. and international financial reform legislation and regulations, and any potential trade protection measures, such as new or incremental tariffs; retaining and adding high quality merchants and third-party business partners; retaining existing customers and adding new customers; competing successfully in our industry; providing a strong mobile experience for our customers; managing refund risks; retaining and attracting members of our executive and management teams and other qualified employees and personnel; customer and merchant fraud; payment-related risks; our reliance on email, Internet search engines and mobile application marketplaces to drive traffic to our marketplace; cybersecurity breaches; maintaining and improving our information technology infrastructure; reliance on cloud-based computing platforms; the risks associated with our use and integration of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") and machine learning technologies; completing and realizing the anticipated benefits from acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic investments; lack of control over minority investments; managing inventory and order fulfillment risks; claims related to product and service offerings; protecting our intellectual property; maintaining a strong brand; the impact of future and pending litigation; compliance with domestic and foreign laws and regulations, including the CARD Act, GDPR, CPRA, and other privacy-related laws and regulations of the Internet and e-commerce; classification of our independent contractors, agency workers, or employees; our ability to remediate our material weakness over internal control over financial reporting; risks relating to information or content published or made available on our websites or service offerings we make available; exposure to greater than anticipated tax liabilities; adoption of tax laws; our ability to use our tax attributes; impacts if we become subject to the Bank Secrecy Act or other anti-money laundering or money transmission laws or regulations; our ability to raise capital if necessary; risks related to our access to capital and outstanding indebtedness, including our 2026 Notes, 2027 Notes and 2030 Notes; our Common Stock, including volatility in our stock price and financial markets; a potential economic slowdown; the duration and scope of the government shutdown; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the capped call transactions relating to our 2026 Notes; and those risks
and other factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors on our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025, as well as in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, related notes, and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report and our other filings with the SEC. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, including with respect to emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we make. Neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results or to future events or circumstances. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
As used herein, “Groupon,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” and similar terms include Groupon, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
About Groupon
Groupon (www.groupon.com) (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a trusted local marketplace where consumers go to buy services and experiences that make life more interesting and deliver boundless value. To find out more about Groupon, please visit press.groupon.com.
Contacts:
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Groupon, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| September 30, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 |
| Assets | | | |
| Current assets: | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 238,451 | | | $ | 228,843 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 21,641 | | | 34,153 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 54,127 | | | 52,365 | |
| | | |
| Total current assets | 314,219 | | | 315,361 | |
| Property, equipment and software, net | 16,465 | | | 17,827 | |
| Right-of-use assets - operating leases, net | 7,005 | | | 6,041 | |
| Goodwill | 178,685 | | | 178,685 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 3,585 | | | 4,738 | |
| Investments | 74,823 | | | 74,823 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 6,328 | | | 6,071 | |
| Other non-current assets | 7,067 | | | 9,144 | |
| Total assets | $ | 608,177 | | | $ | 612,690 | |
Liabilities and equity (deficit) | | | |
| Current liabilities: | | | |
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Current portion of convertible senior notes, net | $ | 33,632 | | | $ | — | |
| Accounts payable | 9,164 | | | 11,311 | |
| Accrued merchant and supplier payables | 180,568 | | | 196,350 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 113,155 | | | 97,765 | |
| Total current liabilities | 336,519 | | | 305,426 | |
Convertible senior notes, net | 310,064 | | | 246,013 | |
| Operating lease obligations | 3,806 | | | 3,604 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 17,175 | | | 16,596 | |
| Total liabilities | 667,564 | | | 571,639 | |
| Commitment and contingencies | | | |
| Stockholders' equity (deficit) | | | |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 100,500,000 shares authorized; 51,045,977 shares issued and 40,751,860 shares outstanding at September 30, 2025; 50,090,026 shares issued and 39,795,909 shares outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 5 | | | 5 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,468,734 | | | 2,441,656 | |
Treasury stock, at cost, 10,294,117 shares at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | (922,666) | | | (922,666) | |
| Accumulated deficit | (1,599,774) | | | (1,508,914) | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (5,851) | | | 30,734 | |
| Total Groupon, Inc. stockholders' equity (deficit) | (59,552) | | | 40,815 | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 165 | | | 236 | |
| Total equity (deficit) | (59,387) | | | 41,051 | |
| Total liabilities and equity (deficit) | $ | 608,177 | | | $ | 612,690 | |
Groupon, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| Revenue | $ | 122,825 | | | $ | 114,479 | | | $ | 365,714 | | | $ | 362,178 | |
| Cost of revenue | 10,989 | | | 11,584 | | | 33,154 | | | 36,059 | |
| Gross profit | 111,836 | | | 102,895 | | | 332,560 | | | 326,119 | |
| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | |
| Marketing | 41,442 | | | 36,258 | | | 117,278 | | | 101,587 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 68,264 | | | 71,327 | | | 208,773 | | | 222,937 | |
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| Restructuring and related charges (credits) | (64) | | | 896 | | | 27 | | | 613 | |
| Gain on sale of assets | — | | | — | | | — | | | (5,160) | |
| Gain on sale of business | — | | | — | | | (10,650) | | | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 109,642 | | | 108,481 | | | 315,428 | | | 319,977 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 2,194 | | | (5,586) | | | 17,132 | | | 6,142 | |
| Other income (expense), net | (98,728) | | | 22,429 | | | (72,691) | | | 5,264 | |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes | (96,534) | | | 16,843 | | | (55,559) | | | 11,406 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 21,249 | | | 2,321 | | | 33,603 | | | 17,802 | |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | (117,783) | | | 14,522 | | | (89,162) | | | (6,396) | |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | — | | | — | | | (471) | | | — | |
| Net income (loss) | (117,783) | | | 14,522 | | | (89,633) | | | (6,396) | |
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (590) | | | (594) | | | (1,227) | | | (1,982) | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Groupon, Inc. | $ | (118,373) | | | $ | 13,928 | | | $ | (90,860) | | | $ | (8,378) | |
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| Basic net income (loss) per share: | | | | | | | |
| Continuing operations | $ | (2.92) | | | $ | 0.35 | | | $ | (2.25) | | | $ | (0.22) | |
| Discontinued operations | — | | | — | | | (0.01) | | | — | |
| Basic net income (loss) per share | $ | (2.92) | | | $ | 0.35 | | | $ | (2.26) | | | $ | (0.22) | |
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| Diluted net income (loss) per share: | | | | | | | |
| Continuing operations | $ | (2.92) | | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | (2.25) | | | $ | (0.22) | |
| Discontinued operations | — | | | — | | | (0.01) | | | — | |
| Diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | (2.92) | | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | (2.26) | | | $ | (0.22) | |
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| Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | | | | | | | |
Basic | 40,582,370 | | | 39,748,268 | | | 40,164,733 | | | 38,966,238 | |
Diluted | 40,582,370 | | | 45,014,446 | | | 40,164,733 | | | 38,966,238 | |
Groupon, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands) (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | |
| | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 | | | | |
| Operating activities | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net income (loss) | $ | (117,782) | | | $ | 14,522 | | | $ | (89,633) | | | $ | (6,396) | | | | | |
| Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | — | | | — | | | (471) | | | — | | | | | |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | (117,782) | | | 14,522 | | | (89,162) | | | (6,396) | | | | | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and software | 3,940 | | | 6,492 | | | 13,213 | | | 21,903 | | | | | |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 361 | | | 403 | | | 1,122 | | | 2,609 | | | | | |
| Stock-based compensation | 11,109 | | | 8,890 | | | 27,585 | | | 17,682 | | | | | |
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| Foreign currency (gains) losses, net | (2,093) | | | (18,461) | | | (22,066) | | | (4,801) | | | | | |
| Foreign VAT assessments | — | | | 4,600 | | | — | | | 8,692 | | | | | |
| Gain on sale of assets | — | | | — | | | — | | | (5,160) | | | | | |
| Gain on sale of business | — | | | — | | | (10,650) | | | — | | | | | |
| Italy unrecognized tax benefit expense | 25,368 | | | — | | | 25,368 | | | — | | | | | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 99,925 | | | — | | | 99,925 | | | — | | | | | |
| Change in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Accounts receivable | 2,680 | | | 2,419 | | | 7,049 | | | 10,678 | | | | | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (3,095) | | | 5,199 | | | (6,064) | | | 19,294 | | | | | |
| Right-of-use assets - operating leases | 899 | | | 572 | | | 2,407 | | | 1,830 | | | | | |
| Accounts payable | (1,488) | | | 1,861 | | | (2,360) | | | (2,290) | | | | | |
| Accrued merchant and supplier payables | (22,912) | | | (23,089) | | | (21,804) | | | (57,749) | | | | | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (10,291) | | | (13,041) | | | 1,015 | | | (9,616) | | | | | |
| Operating lease obligations | (875) | | | (775) | | | (2,731) | | | (4,618) | | | | | |
| Payment for early lease termination | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,832) | | | | | |
| Other, net | (6,252) | | | (5,850) | | | (14,956) | | | (1,295) | | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations | (20,506) | | | (16,258) | | | 7,891 | | | (11,069) | | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (20,506) | | | (16,258) | | | 7,891 | | | (11,069) | | | | | |
| Investing activities | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software | (4,082) | | | (3,408) | | | (11,049) | | | (11,591) | | | | | |
| Proceeds from sale of assets, net | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9,116 | | | | | |
| Proceeds from sale of business, net | 1,058 | | | — | | | 15,049 | | | — | | | | | |
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| Acquisitions of intangible assets and other investing activities | — | | | (34) | | | — | | | (595) | | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations | (3,024) | | | (3,442) | | | 4,000 | | | (3,070) | | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from discontinued operations | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (3,024) | | | (3,442) | | | 4,000 | | | (3,070) | | | | | |
| Financing activities | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Issuance costs for 2030 Notes | (2,296) | | | — | | | (2,296) | | | — | | | | | |
| Payments of borrowings under revolving credit agreement | — | | | — | | | — | | | (42,776) | | | | | |
| Proceeds from Rights Offering, net of issuance costs | — | | | — | | | — | | | 79,619 | | | | | |
| Taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards | (3,223) | | | (201) | | | (5,680) | | | (1,457) | | | | | |
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| Proceeds from settlement of Capped Call Transactions | 2,732 | | | — | | | 2,732 | | | — | | | | | |
| Other financing activities | (488) | | | (490) | | | (1,169) | | | (2,457) | | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (3,275) | | | (691) | | | (6,413) | | | 32,929 | | | | | |
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| 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (2,083) | | | 2,153 | | | (241) | | | 1,788 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (28,888) | | | (18,238) | | | 5,237 | | | 20,578 | |
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period (1) | 296,694 | | | 206,454 | | | 262,569 | | | 167,638 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (1) | $ | 267,806 | | | $ | 188,216 | | | $ | 267,806 | | | $ | 188,216 | |
(1) The following table provides a reconciliation of Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown above to amounts reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2025, December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):
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| September 30, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | | September 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 238,451 | | | $ | 228,843 | | | $ | 159,710 | | | $ | 141,563 | |
| Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets | 29,355 | | | 33,726 | | | 28,506 | | | 26,075 | |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 267,806 | | | $ | 262,569 | | | $ | 188,216 | | | $ | 167,638 | |
Groupon, Inc.
Supplemental Financial and Operating Metrics
(dollars and units in thousands; TTM active customers in millions)
(unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Q3 2024 | | Q4 2024 | | Q1 2025 | | Q2 2025 | | Q3 2025 | | | | | | | |
| North America Segment: | | | | | | | | | | | Q3 2025 | | | | | |
Gross billings(1): | | | | | | | | | | | Y/Y Growth | | | | | |
| Local | $ | 248,751 | | | $ | 276,445 | | | $ | 255,656 | | | $ | 292,381 | | | $ | 293,761 | | | 18.1 | % | | | | |
| Travel | 15,078 | | | 15,477 | | | 22,242 | | | 23,997 | | | 17,701 | | | 17.4 | | | | | |
| Goods | 11,234 | | | 13,886 | | | 8,621 | | | 8,380 | | | 7,645 | | | (31.9) | | | | | |
| Total gross billings | $ | 275,063 | | | $ | 305,808 | | | $ | 286,519 | | | $ | 324,758 | | | $ | 319,107 | | | 16.0 | % | | | | |
| Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | $ | 81,479 | | | $ | 91,229 | | | $ | 85,942 | | | $ | 94,486 | | | $ | 91,562 | | | 12.4 | % | | | | |
| Travel | 2,919 | | | 2,833 | | | 3,659 | | | 4,342 | | | 3,221 | | | 10.3 | | | | | |
| Goods | 2,491 | | | 2,629 | | | 1,512 | | | 1,168 | | | 1,224 | | | (50.9) | | | | | |
| Total revenue | $ | 86,889 | | | $ | 96,691 | | | $ | 91,113 | | | $ | 99,996 | | | $ | 96,007 | | | 10.5 | % | | | | |
| Gross profit: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | $ | 73,026 | | | $ | 82,694 | | | $ | 78,464 | | | $ | 86,567 | | | $ | 83,766 | | | 14.7 | % | | | | |
| Travel | 2,513 | | | 2,429 | | | 3,094 | | | 3,856 | | | 2,868 | | | 14.1 | | | | | |
| Goods | 2,199 | | | 2,295 | | | 1,314 | | | 1,009 | | | 1,074 | | | (51.2) | | | | | |
| Total gross profit | $ | 77,738 | | | $ | 87,418 | | | $ | 82,872 | | | $ | 91,432 | | | $ | 87,708 | | | 12.8 | % | | | | |
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Contribution profit (2) | $ | 49,095 | | | $ | 54,224 | | | $ | 56,398 | | | $ | 58,272 | | | $ | 55,962 | | | 14.0 | % | | | | |
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| International Segment: | | | | | | | | | | | Q3 2025 | |
| Gross billings: | | | | | | | | | | | Y/Y Growth | | FX Effect | | Y/Y Growth excluding FX (3) | |
| Local | $ | 76,793 | | | $ | 98,037 | | | $ | 80,478 | | | $ | 72,997 | | | $ | 77,270 | | | 0.6 | | (4.7) | | (4.1) | % |
| Travel | 7,659 | | | 8,463 | | | 7,080 | | | 6,225 | | | 7,856 | | | 2.6 | | (5.1) | | (2.5) | |
| Goods | 13,877 | | | 17,750 | | | 12,399 | | | 12,717 | | | 11,879 | | | (14.4) | | (5.1) | | (19.5) | |
| Total gross billings | $ | 98,329 | | | $ | 124,250 | | | $ | 99,957 | | | $ | 91,939 | | | $ | 97,005 | | | (1.3) | | (4.8) | | (6.1) | % |
| Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | $ | 23,473 | | | $ | 28,709 | | | $ | 22,419 | | | $ | 22,195 | | | $ | 23,182 | | | (1.2) | | (4.7) | | (5.9) | % |
| Travel | 1,383 | | | 1,497 | | | 1,392 | | | 1,249 | | | 1,461 | | | 5.6 | | (4.6) | | 1.0 | |
| Goods | 2,734 | | | 3,481 | | | 2,263 | | | 2,262 | | | 2,175 | | | (20.4) | | (4.8) | | (25.2) | |
| Total revenue | $ | 27,590 | | | $ | 33,687 | | | $ | 26,074 | | | $ | 25,706 | | | $ | 26,818 | | | (2.8) | | (4.7) | | (7.5) | % |
| Gross profit: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | $ | 21,614 | | | $ | 26,476 | | | $ | 20,325 | | | $ | 20,046 | | | $ | 21,037 | | | (2.7) | | (4.5) | | (7.2) | % |
| Travel | 1,192 | | | 1,302 | | | 1,202 | | | 1,086 | | | 1,260 | | | 5.7 | | (4.4) | | 1.3 | |
| Goods | 2,351 | | | 2,990 | | | 1,899 | | | 1,862 | | | 1,831 | | | (22.1) | | (4.7) | | (26.8) | |
| Total gross profit | $ | 25,157 | | | $ | 30,768 | | | $ | 23,426 | | | $ | 22,994 | | | $ | 24,128 | | | (4.1) | | (4.5) | | (8.6) | % |
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| Contribution profit | $ | 17,542 | | | $ | 21,341 | | | $ | 15,463 | | | $ | 14,755 | | | $ | 14,432 | | | (17.7) | % | | | | |
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| Consolidated Results of Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gross billings: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | $ | 325,544 | | | $ | 374,482 | | | $ | 336,134 | | | $ | 365,378 | | | $ | 371,031 | | | 14.0 | | (1.1) | | 12.9 | % |
| Travel | 22,737 | | | 23,940 | | | 29,322 | | | 30,222 | | | 25,557 | | | 12.4 | | (1.7) | | 10.7 | |
| Goods | 25,111 | | | 31,636 | | | 21,020 | | | 21,097 | | | 19,524 | | | (22.2) | | (2.9) | | (25.1) | |
| Total gross billings | $ | 373,392 | | | $ | 430,058 | | | $ | 386,476 | | | $ | 416,697 | | | $ | 416,112 | | | 11.4 | | (1.2) | | 10.2 | % |
| Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | $ | 104,952 | | | $ | 119,938 | | | $ | 108,361 | | | $ | 116,681 | | | $ | 114,744 | | | 9.3 | | (1.0) | | 8.3 | % |
| Travel | 4,302 | | | 4,330 | | | 5,051 | | | 5,591 | | | 4,682 | | | 8.8 | | (1.5) | | 7.3 | |
| Goods | 5,225 | | | 6,110 | | | 3,775 | | | 3,430 | | | 3,399 | | | (34.9) | | (2.5) | | (37.4) | |
| Total revenue | $ | 114,479 | | | $ | 130,378 | | | $ | 117,187 | | | $ | 125,702 | | | $ | 122,825 | | | 7.3 | | (1.1) | | 6.2 | % |
| Gross profit: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | $ | 94,640 | | | $ | 109,170 | | | $ | 98,789 | | | $ | 106,613 | | | $ | 104,803 | | | 10.7 | | (1.0) | | 9.7 | % |
| Travel | 3,705 | | | 3,731 | | | 4,296 | | | 4,942 | | | 4,128 | | | 11.4 | | (1.4) | | 10.0 | |
| Goods | 4,550 | | | 5,285 | | | 3,213 | | | 2,871 | | | 2,905 | | | (36.2) | | (2.3) | | (38.5) | |
| Total gross profit | $ | 102,895 | | | $ | 118,186 | | | $ | 106,298 | | | $ | 114,426 | | | $ | 111,836 | | | 8.7 | | (1.1) | | 7.6 | % |
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| Contribution profit | $ | 66,637 | | | $ | 75,566 | | | $ | 71,861 | | | $ | 73,027 | | | $ | 70,394 | | | 5.6 | % | | | | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations | $ | (16,258) | | | $ | 66,963 | | | $ | (22) | | | $ | 28,419 | | | $ | (20,506) | | | 26.1 | % | | | | |
| Free cash flow | $ | (19,666) | | | $ | 63,221 | | | $ | (3,759) | | | $ | 25,189 | | | $ | (24,588) | | | 25.0 | % | | | | |
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Active customers(4): | | | | | | | | | |
| North America | 10.2 | | 10.3 | | 10.5 | | 10.8 | | 11.0 | |
| International | 5.3 | | 5.1 | | 5.0 | | 5.0 | | 5.1 | |
| Total active customers | 15.5 | | 15.4 | | 15.5 | | 15.8 | | 16.1 | |
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| North America Units: | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | 5,376 | | | 6,018 | | | 5,367 | | | 6,018 | | | 5,942 | |
| Goods | 379 | | | 443 | | | 259 | | | 239 | | | 199 | |
| Travel | 61 | | | 66 | | | 89 | | | 89 | | | 69 | |
| Total North America units | 5,816 | | | 6,527 | | | 5,715 | | | 6,346 | | | 6,210 | |
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| International Units: | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | 2,475 | | | 3,142 | | | 2,446 | | | 2,450 | | | 2,605 | |
| Goods | 352 | | | 551 | | | 336 | | | 287 | | | 272 | |
| Travel | 41 | | | 51 | | | 43 | | | 33 | | | 49 | |
| Total International units | 2,868 | | | 3,744 | | | 2,825 | | | 2,771 | | | 2,926 | |
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| Consolidated Units: | | | | | | | | | |
| Local | 7,851 | | | 9,160 | | | 7,813 | | | 8,468 | | | 8,546 | |
| Goods | 731 | | | 993 | | | 595 | | | 526 | | | 471 | |
| Travel | 102 | | | 117 | | | 132 | | | 123 | | | 119 | |
| Total consolidated units | 8,684 | | | 10,270 | | | 8,540 | | | 9,117 | | | 9,136 | |
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| Headcount: | | | | | | | | | |
| Sales (5) | 716 | | | 676 | | | 694 | | | 556 | | | 560 | |
| Other | 1,434 | | | 1,403 | | | 1,310 | | | 1,258 | | | 1,179 | |
| Total headcount | 2,150 | | | 2,079 | | | 2,004 | | | 1,814 | | | 1,739 | |
(1)Represents the total dollar value of customer purchases of goods and services.
(2)Represents gross profit less marketing expense.
(3)Represents the change in financial measures that would have resulted had average exchange rates in the reporting periods been the same as those in effect in the prior year periods.
(4)Reflects the total number of unique user accounts that have made a purchase during the TTM either through one of our online marketplaces or directly with a merchant for which we earned a commission.
(5)Includes merchant sales representatives, as well as sales support personnel.
Groupon, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation Schedules
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
The following is a quarterly reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, Net income (loss) from continuing operations:
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Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 14,522 | | | $ | (50,118) | | | $ | 8,027 | | | $ | 20,593 | | | $ | (117,782) | |
| Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | |
Stock-based compensation (1) | 8,890 | | | 9,052 | | | 7,694 | | | 8,782 | | | 11,109 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 6,895 | | | 6,504 | | | 5,611 | | | 4,423 | | | 4,301 | |
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Restructuring and related charges (credits) | 896 | | | 453 | | | 137 | | | (46) | | | (64) | |
(Gain) on sale of assets | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
(Gain) on sale of business | — | | | — | | | — | | | (10,650) | | | — | |
Foreign VAT assessments (2) | 3,672 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other (income) expense, net (3) | (22,429) | | | 44,449 | | | (7,571) | | | (18,466) | | | 98,728 | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 2,321 | | | 8,321 | | | 1,428 | | | 10,927 | | | 21,248 | |
| Total adjustments | 245 | | | 68,779 | | | 7,299 | | | (5,030) | | | 135,322 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 14,767 | | | $ | 18,661 | | | $ | 15,326 | | | $ | 15,563 | | | $ | 17,540 | |
(1)Stock-based compensation excludes expense related to the liability-classified 2024 Executive PSUs. Refer to Item 1, Note 8, Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) and Compensation Arrangements for more information.
(2)The Foreign VAT assessments adjustment excludes related interest expense of $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as the interest expense is included within Other (income) expense, net. See Item 1, Note 7, Commitments and Contingencies, for additional information.
(3) Other (income) expense, net includes $99.9 million related to a loss on extinguishment of debt of the 2026 Notes and 2027 Notes in connection with the issuance of the 2030 Notes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and $1.6 million in connection with the Exchange and Subscription agreements for the year ended December 31, 2024. See Item 1, Note 6, Financing Arrangements, for additional information.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure. The following is a reconciliation of free cash flow to the most comparable U.S. GAAP liquidity measure, Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations.
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations | $ | (16,258) | | | $ | 66,963 | | | $ | (22) | | | $ | 28,419 | | | $ | (20,506) | |
Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software from continuing operations | (3,408) | | | (3,742) | | | (3,737) | | | (3,230) | | | (4,082) | |
| Free cash flow | $ | (19,666) | | | $ | 63,221 | | | $ | (3,759) | | | $ | 25,189 | | | $ | (24,588) | |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations | $ | (3,442) | | | $ | (3,742) | | | $ | (3,737) | | | $ | 10,761 | | | $ | (3,024) | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ | (691) | | | $ | 14,861 | | | $ | (454) | | | $ | (2,684) | | | $ | (3,275) | |