Record Revenue and Strong Top-Line Growth
Q1 revenue of $1.08 billion, up 18% year-over-year (15% constant currency); third consecutive quarter above $1B; Q2 revenue guide $1.133B–$1.153B (14%–16% YoY).
User Growth and Deepening Engagement
Global MAUs reached a record 631 million, up 11% YoY; platform records ~80 billion monthly searches with ~50% commercial queries; ten+ quarters of double-digit user growth and expanding engagement, particularly in UCAN and Gen Z cohorts.
Profitability and Cash Generation
Adjusted EBITDA of $207 million in Q1 with a 20% adjusted EBITDA margin (+40 basis points YoY); Q1 free cash flow of $312 million; cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1.3 billion at quarter end.
Aggressive Share Repurchase
Repurchased roughly $2 billion of stock (≈109 million shares) year-to-date at a weighted average price of ~$18, reducing shares outstanding by ~16% versus a quarter ago; $2 billion remaining on a $3.5 billion authorization.
AI and Product Improvements Driving Measurable Performance Gains
PinRack generative retrieval drove ~180 bps improvement in search fulfillment and ~180 bps reduction in CPA/CPC; search-ranking updates improved fulfillment ~70 bps and saved ~390 bps; Shopping ROAS model experiments delivered up to +11% ROAS; Canvas creative model and Performance Plus adoption (~30% of lower-funnel revenue) are improving advertiser outcomes (Mejuri A/B: +46% ROAS, +62% conversions).
TV Scientific Acquisition and CTV Early Wins
TV Scientific acquisition closed in Q1; early advertiser tests showed large uplifts (one partner saw ~190% increase in incremental audience reach and ~159% increase in incremental sales); other pilots cited ~27% increase in outcomes and ~65% increase in purchases when layering Pinterest audiences onto TV Scientific algorithms.