Quarterly Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA
Q4 revenue of $678.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $201.4 million; revenue up 0.6% sequentially and 4.4% year-over-year; Q4 Adjusted EBITDA up 9.5% year-over-year (but down 7.4% sequentially).
Record Free Cash Flow
Record full-year free cash flow of $481.6 million, an increase of 21.4% year-over-year, with tight CapEx and working capital management.
Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Momentum
D2C reached $250.1 million in Q4, grew 19.5% sequentially and 43.2% year-over-year, represented 36.8% of Q4 revenue, and scaled to about $1.0 billion annual D2C run rate.
Casual Mix Expansion
Casual games represented ~74% of total revenue in Q4, reflecting a portfolio shift toward longer-life casual titles and diversification away from single-game concentration.
SuperPlay Acquisition Success
SuperPlay produced record revenue in Q4; full-year SuperPlay revenue of ~$573 million (a 67.5% increase from a $342 million baseline tied to the earn-out); Disney Solitaire up 21.4% quarter-over-quarter and approaching a ~$300 million annualized run rate.
Top Title Stability and Growth
Bingo Blitz generated $158.5 million (flat year-over-year, down 2.5% sequentially); June's Journey produced $70 million (up 2.5% sequentially); continued live-ops and IP collaborations drove engagement.
Improvements in Monetization Metrics
ARPDAU was $0.93 in Q4, up 4.5% sequentially and year-over-year; average DPU rose 5.3% year-over-year to 357,000, indicating progress in monetization effectiveness.
Prudent Capital and Growth Prioritization
Company ended year with $820.2 million cash equivalents and short-term deposits, plans to fund SuperPlay earn-out from cash on hand, maintaining buyback availability and suspending dividend to preserve flexibility for high-return uses and earn-out obligations.