Perion Network Ltd (PERI)
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Rating:55Neutral
Price Target:
$10.50
▲(7.36% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/19/26
The score is held back mainly by weakened financial performance (profitability deterioration and revenue volatility) and bearish technicals. Offsetting factors are a strong balance sheet with low leverage, improving cash flow generation, and an earnings call that emphasized a credible margin/cash-flow turnaround with actionable 2026 guidance and longer-term targets, though near-term visibility and legacy declines remain key risks.
Positive Factors
Balance sheet strength
Very low leverage (debt roughly 3% of equity) and a substantial net cash position provide durable financial flexibility. This supports investment in Perion One, share repurchases, and buffer against ad-market cyclicality, reducing solvency risk while management executes structural shifts.
Negative Factors
Revenue volatility
Large year-to-year swings in revenue and a severe 2024 decline reduce predictability of cash flow and margins. Inconsistent top-line growth complicates investment planning and makes it harder to sustainably scale fixed-cost investments required for Perion One's long-term targets.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance sheet strength
Very low leverage (debt roughly 3% of equity) and a substantial net cash position provide durable financial flexibility. This supports investment in Perion One, share repurchases, and buffer against ad-market cyclicality, reducing solvency risk while management executes structural shifts.
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Perion Network (PERI) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$394.57M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)415.30K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.97
Revenue Growth-28.29%
EPS Growth-126.12%
CountryUS
Employees528
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryInternet Content & Information
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.49
Shares Outstanding40,427,760
10 Day Avg. Volume207,782
30 Day Avg. Volume415,302
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.30
Price to Book (P/B)0.60
Price to Sales (P/S)0.92
P/FCF Ratio10.57
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.90
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.81
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.42
Enterprise Value/Ebitda54.94
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$14.53Price Target Upside48.57% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)1.22
Revenue Forecast (FY)$474.23M
Perion Network Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Perion Network Ltd. provides digital advertising solutions to brands, agencies, and publishers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It provides Wildfire, a content monetization platform; search monetization solutions, including website m...
How the Company Makes Money
Perion primarily makes money by generating advertising revenue tied to the delivery and performance of digital ad campaigns executed on or through its platforms. Key revenue streams typically include: (1) Media and campaign revenue: fees and/or ma...
Perion Network Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Segment
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The FlyPerion Network Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 18, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strong operational and financial turnaround driven by the Perion One strategy: significant margin expansion, substantial cash generation, high-growth performance in CTV, DOOH and Retail Media, and promising AI execution (Outmax) case studies and partnerships. Key risks include a continued decline in lower-margin web/search legacy activities, modest headline revenue growth, and near-term demand visibility that produced a wide 2026 guidance range. Overall, the positives—improving unit economics, large cash balance, demonstrable product-led scaling and ambitious but substantiated 2028 targets—outweigh the near-term challenges and execution risks.Positive Updates
Strong Q4 profitability and margin expansion
Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 grew 53% year-over-year to $24.3M, representing 37% of contribution ex-TAC (up from 29% prior year) and 18% of total revenue. Contribution ex-TAC margin expanded to 48% in Q4 (from 42% prior year).
Negative Updates
Web revenue decline and legacy shutdown impact
Web revenue declined 17% year-over-year in Q4 and 13% for the full year. On a pro forma basis (neutralizing discontinued low-margin activities), web declined 12% in Q4 and was flat for the full year, signaling structural shift away from lower-margin web inventory after legacy exits.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Q4 profitability and margin expansion
Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 grew 53% year-over-year to $24.3M, representing 37% of contribution ex-TAC (up from 29% prior year) and 18% of total revenue. Contribution ex-TAC margin expanded to 48% in Q4 (from 42% prior year).
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Company Guidance
Perion guided 2026 contribution ex‑TAC of $215–$235 million and adjusted EBITDA of $50–$54 million, expecting Perion One to represent 85–90% of consolidated contribution ex‑TAC starting in 2026; longer‑term (to 2028) targets include Perion One pro forma spend CAGR of at least 25%, contribution ex‑TAC CAGR of at least 20%, and an adjusted EBITDA to contribution ex‑TAC margin of 28% by 2028 (building on Perion One’s 2022–2025 pro forma spend CAGR of 34% and contribution ex‑TAC CAGR of 19%), with management also expecting continued positive free cash flow and high conversion (2025 conversion was ~89%) while investing in go‑to‑market and R&D and allowing legacy search to remain stable or decline slightly.Perion Network Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
42
Neutral
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 439.93M | 498.29M | 743.15M | 640.26M | 478.50M |
| Gross Profit | 133.97M | 165.45M | 272.36M | 237.25M | 165.28M |
| EBITDA | 4.10M | 21.83M | 149.33M | 127.50M | 55.33M |
| Net Income | -7.93M | 12.61M | 114.96M | 99.22M | 38.71M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 913.76M | 915.53M | 1.08B | 871.01M | 713.23M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 314.08M | 373.33M | 472.68M | 430.92M | 321.65M |
| Total Debt | 42.39M | 22.30M | 7.65M | 11.48M | 13.39M |
| Total Liabilities | 237.75M | 192.59M | 359.12M | 287.88M | 246.27M |
| Stockholders Equity | 676.01M | 722.94M | 718.15M | 583.13M | 466.96M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 38.17M | 67.00K | 154.65M | 121.06M | 70.48M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 41.93M | 6.94M | 155.46M | 122.12M | 71.11M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -37.40M | 62.60M | -133.35M | -46.82M | -243.47M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -71.05M | -100.91M | -10.82M | -3.26M | 229.05M |
Perion Network Technical Analysis
Positive
9.78
Price Trends
9.08
Positive
9.37
Positive
9.61
Positive
Market Momentum
0.18
Positive
57.28
Neutral
36.47
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PERI, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 9.78 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 9.73, above the 50-day MA of 9.08, and above the 200-day MA of 9.61, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.18 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 57.28 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 36.47 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for PERI.
Perion Network Risk Analysis
Perion Network disclosed 67 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Perion Network reported the most risks in the "Tech & Innovation" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
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Perion Network Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | $1.36B | 11.67 | 11.26% | 5.47% | 30.00% | -9.72% | |
65 Neutral | $622.42M | 14.82 | 7.88% | 7.14% | 13.06% | 66.19% | |
64 Neutral | $377.84M | 34.17 | 5.27% | ― | 12.68% | 133.00% | |
61 Neutral | $943.83M | 33.98 | 4.51% | ― | 10.96% | ― | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
55 Neutral | $394.57M | -50.84 | -1.15% | ― | -28.29% | -126.12% | |
48 Neutral | $286.28M | -0.38 | -108.27% | ― | ― | ― |
* Communication Services Sector Average
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Perion Network Corporate Events
Perion Files 2025 Form 20-F Annual Report With U.S. SEC
Mar 16, 2026
Perion Network Ltd., a Tel Aviv- and New York-based AI-driven ad-tech provider, has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2026. The filing in...
Perion Rolls Out Outmax AI Agent on TikTok, Boosting Early Ad Performance by Up to 25%
Mar 10, 2026
On March 10, 2026, Perion Network launched its proprietary Outmax AI agent for TikTok, integrating the tool directly into one of the world’s fastest-growing social advertising platforms. TikTok, which has nearly 1.6 billion users and ad reve...
Perion Network Posts Strong Q4 2025, Doubles Down on AI-Driven Perion One Platform
Feb 18, 2026
Perion Network on Feb. 18, 2026 reported strong fourth-quarter 2025 results, with Contribution ex-TAC up 19% year over year to $65.2 million and adjusted EBITDA jumping 53% to $24.3 million, supported by rapid growth in CTV, DOOH and retail media ...
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