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Neutral 50 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:50Neutral
Price Target:
$3.00
▲(10.70% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/21/26
The score is driven primarily by mixed financial performance: strong gross margins and positive free cash flow, but continued net losses and a still-risky balance-sheet profile per the provided statements. Technicals meaningfully weigh on the rating due to a strong downtrend (price far below major moving averages) despite oversold readings. Earnings call guidance and profitability progress provide support, but deal timing uncertainty and sub-100% NRR remain key risks.
Positive Factors
High Gross Margins
Sustained gross margins near 78–79% reflect a scalable software/data model and durable unit economics. High gross margins give Similarweb room to invest in R&D and sales while pursuing profitability, supporting long‑term margin sustainability even as revenue growth moderates.
Cash Generation & Liquidity
Consecutive positive free cash flow and a cash balance with no debt materially improve financial flexibility. This cash generation supports continued R&D investment, product development, and absorption of sales cadence volatility without forcing dilutive financing in the near term.
Enterprise Traction & Multi‑year ARR
Growing enterprise customers, higher multi‑year ARR and accelerating AI revenue signal deeper platform embedding. Larger, multi‑year contracts increase visibility and stickiness, improving long‑term revenue durability and the potential to convert one‑time AI deals into recurring streams.
Negative Factors
Below‑target NRR
NRR under 100% indicates expansion across the broad customer base is insufficient to offset churn, limiting organic ARR growth. Over time this reduces leverage from installed customers, forcing heavier reliance on new sales to sustain growth and pressuring unit economics.
Dependence on Lumpy AI/LLM Deals
Material reliance on large, one‑time AI/LLM deals creates revenue lumpiness and guidance volatility. If management cannot convert these into predictable, recurring contracts, growth visibility and forecasting remain impaired, complicating resource allocation and long‑term planning.
Thin Equity & Profitability Risk
While leverage has improved, limited equity and deeply negative ROE leave a narrow capital cushion if losses persist. Continued unprofitable results could erode flexibility, increase refinancing risk, or necessitate dilutive capital raises absent sustained profit improvement.

Similarweb (SMWB) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Similarweb Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionSimilarweb Ltd. provides a platform for digital intelligence in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom, Israel, and internationally. It offers digital research intelligence solutions that allow senior leaders, strategy, business intelligence, and consumer insights teams to benchmark performance against competitors and market leaders, analyze trends in the market, conduct deeper research into specific companies, and analyze audience behavior; and digital marketing solutions, which enable marketing leaders, search engine optimization, and content managers, pay-per-click, performance marketers, affiliate marketers, and media buyers to understand their competitors' online acquisition strategies in each marketing channel. The company also provides shopper intelligence solutions that allows digital commerce leadership, and category and product managers to analyze a view of their customers' digital journeys, monitor consumer demand, increase brand visibility in the search process, and optimize category and product level conversion in the purchase process; and sales intelligence solutions, which enables sales management and operations, sales representatives, and account management teams to access relevant buying signals and digital insights of their customers in to generate leads quickly. In addition, it offers investor intelligence solution that allows portfolio managers, investment professionals, data scientists, and research analysts to access an end-to-end view of market, sector or company performance to ideate and monitor investment opportunities, forecast market performance, and perform due diligence. The company serves retail, consumer packaged goods, travel, consumer finance, business-to-business software, and logistics companies; and consultancies, marketing and advertising agencies, media and publishers, payment processors, and institutional investors. Similarweb Ltd. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
How the Company Makes MoneySimilarweb generates revenue primarily through subscription-based models, offering tiered pricing plans for its analytics tools and services. This includes access to its comprehensive data sets and insights, which are essential for businesses aiming to optimize their online strategies. Key revenue streams include monthly and annual subscriptions from businesses seeking competitive intelligence and market analysis. Additionally, Similarweb may earn revenue through partnerships with other digital marketing and analytics platforms, providing integrated solutions that enhance their service offerings. The company's focus on delivering actionable insights to a diverse range of clients further contributes to its sustained earnings.

Similarweb Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Feb 17, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized meaningful progress: durable profitability, strong cash balance, expanding multi‑year ARR, growing enterprise customers, and accelerating AI product traction (AI now 11% of Q4 revenue and 3x YoY AI growth). However, near-term headwinds include a Q4 revenue miss driven by delayed large LLM contracts, NRR below 100% for the broad base, sales ramp and GTM execution shortcomings, and guidance uncertainty due to lumpy large deals. Management communicated concrete mitigations (dedicated teams, GTM optimizations, disciplined cost control) and provided prudent FY26 guidance, indicating confidence in scaling while preserving profitability.
Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Quarterly Revenue Growth
Revenue grew 11% year-over-year to $72.8M in Q4 2025, reflecting sustained top-line expansion despite timing issues with large contracts.
AI Revenue Traction
AI-related revenue reached 11% of Q4 sales (up from 8% at the end of Q2 2025); management reported AI revenue grew ~3x year-over-year and is a growing commercial contributor.
Profitability and Cash Generation
Delivered ninth consecutive quarter of positive free cash flow and approximately $13M free cash flow for the year; achieved second consecutive year of positive non-GAAP operating profit (Q4 non-GAAP operating profit $3.4M, 5% margin vs $2.6M, 4% margin in 2024).
Balance Sheet Strength
Ended the year with $72M in cash and cash equivalents, no debt, and a $75M available line of credit, providing financial flexibility.
Improved Contract Durability
Multi‑year ARR increased to 60% of ARR from 49% a year ago (+11 percentage points), improving revenue visibility and customer commitment to the platform.
Enterprise Customer Concentration and Growth
$100K+ customers grew 12% year-over-year and now represent 53% of ARR; 63% of ARR comes from customers generating over $100K annually, underscoring enterprise embedding.
New Product and Partnerships Momentum
Launched App Intelligence (fastest-growing product), Gen AI Intelligence, AI agents, AI Studio, MCP integrations, and expanded integrations (e.g., Bloomberg). Strategic partnership with Manus (now part of Meta) opens new distribution and agent-driven monetization channels.
2026 Guidance and Discipline
Provided FY26 revenue guidance of $305M–$315M (~10% YoY at midpoint) and non-GAAP operating profit of $16M–$19M, signaling a disciplined plan to scale while maintaining profitability; Q1 guidance $72M–$74M (~9% YoY).
Negative Updates
Q4 Revenue Miss from Delayed Large LLM Contracts
Q4 revenue fell short of guidance primarily due to the timing of two large LLM data training contracts that did not close as expected; management indicated these remain active but are lumpy and difficult to timetable.
Net Revenue Retention Below Target
Overall net revenue retention (NRR) stabilized at 98% (below 100%), indicating limited expansion across the broader base; NRR for customers >$100K was 103% but company stated it is not satisfied with the overall level.
Sales Execution and Ramp Challenges
Sales productivity underperformed relative to investments made in 2025 — hiring and outbound enterprise initiatives elongated sales cycles and reduced yield; management took corrective actions (organizational optimization, dedicated LLM team).
Guidance Uncertainty and Lumpiness
Management widened guidance ranges (FY and quarter) to reflect uncertainty around timing and sizing of large AI/LLM deals (guidance range ~$10M wide), signaling persistent forecasting risk tied to big-ticket contracts.
Dependence on One‑time/Lumpy AI Deals
Some AI revenue streams include one-time LLM licensing/training deals which compress NRR metrics and introduce lumpiness; management aims to convert one-time AI evaluations into recurring ARR but execution risk remains.
Core Business Growth Questions
Analysts and management discussed core (non-AI) growth appearing softer in periods without large AI deals; management maintains core is still growing but acknowledged the need to accelerate expansion and improve NRR outside top accounts.
Market and Budget Volatility
Broader market dynamics — search declines, shifting channel spend, competition in GenAI/visibility solutions, and end-market weakness — create near-term demand uncertainty and require GTM adaptation.
Company Guidance
Similarweb issued its first formal 2026 outlook, guiding full‑year revenue of $305–$315 million (about 10% YoY growth at the midpoint) and Q1 revenue of $72–$74 million (about 9% YoY at the midpoint), with non‑GAAP operating profit expected to be $16–$19 million for the year and $0.5–$2.5 million for Q1; the company widened the revenue band to roughly $10 million to reflect timing uncertainty around several large multiyear LLM/data deals. For context, Q4 2025 revenue was $72.8 million (+11% YoY) with non‑GAAP operating profit of $3.4 million (5% margin), the business generated approximately $13 million of free cash flow in 2025, ended the year with ~$72 million cash and no debt (and a $75 million credit line), and plans to continue investing around 20% of revenue in R&D while pursuing disciplined, profitable growth.

Similarweb Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Revenue has grown over time and gross margins are strong (~78–79%), and free cash flow is positive (2024 and TTM). However, the company remains loss-making (TTM net margin ~-11.2%), EBITDA margin worsened in TTM versus 2024, and the balance sheet still shows limited equity cushion versus debt per the provided statements.
Income Statement
44
Neutral
Revenue has scaled meaningfully over time (from $93.5M in 2020 to $249.9M in 2024 and $282.6M in TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months)), and gross margins remain strong and stable (~78–79%), consistent with a software/data model. However, profitability remains the key gap: the company is still loss-making (TTM net margin ~-11.2%), and operating profitability weakened versus 2024 (EBITDA margin moved from slightly positive in 2024 to ~-5.1% in TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months)). Growth also appears to be slowing materially versus earlier years, which reduces the ability to “grow out” of losses.
Balance Sheet
42
Neutral
Leverage has improved from a stressed position in 2022–2023 (debt-to-equity above 3x and as high as ~4.3x) to ~1.44x in 2024 and ~1.68x in TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months), which is a positive trajectory. That said, equity remains thin ($23.3M in TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months) against $43.3M of debt), and returns on equity are deeply negative (TTM ROE about -123%), reflecting ongoing losses and limited balance-sheet cushion. Overall, the balance sheet is improving but still carries elevated risk if profitability does not stabilize.
Cash Flow
58
Neutral
Cash generation is a clear bright spot: operating cash flow and free cash flow are positive in 2024 ($30.2M and $27.4M) and remain positive in TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months) ($14.6M and $13.2M). Free cash flow compares favorably to net losses (free cash flow to net income ~0.87 in TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months)), suggesting losses are not fully cash-funded. The main weakness is the step-down in cash flow versus 2024, indicating volatility and less consistency than ideal, particularly while earnings remain negative.
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue282.60M249.91M218.02M193.23M137.67M
Gross Profit224.80M195.10M170.93M139.96M105.92M
EBITDA-19.79M864.00K-18.55M-77.27M-63.61M
Net Income-32.94M-11.46M-29.37M-83.66M-68.98M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets261.14M242.91M239.01M246.04M227.00M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments72.42M63.87M71.73M77.81M128.88M
Total Debt43.30M39.73M67.42M74.17M0.00
Total Liabilities237.82M215.40M223.47M224.09M142.09M
Stockholders Equity23.33M27.51M15.55M21.95M84.91M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow13.15M27.44M-5.42M-77.24M-30.74M
Operating Cash Flow14.64M30.17M-3.04M-46.06M-27.63M
Investing Cash Flow-13.23M-18.70M-2.59M-33.01M7.36M
Financing Cash Flow6.91M-18.84M1.19M29.12M125.25M

Similarweb Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Negative
Last Price2.71
Price Trends
50DMA
5.22
Negative
100DMA
6.65
Negative
200DMA
7.60
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
-0.79
Negative
RSI
25.15
Positive
STOCH
52.41
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For SMWB, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 2.71 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3.39, below the 50-day MA of 5.22, and below the 200-day MA of 7.60, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.79 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 25.15 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 52.41 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for SMWB.

Similarweb Risk Analysis

Similarweb disclosed 83 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Similarweb reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

Similarweb Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
65
Neutral
$621.36M14.828.28%7.14%13.06%66.19%
64
Neutral
$400.72M34.175.42%12.68%133.00%
61
Neutral
$37.18B12.37-10.20%1.83%8.50%-7.62%
61
Neutral
$873.32M33.984.32%10.96%
51
Neutral
$639.75M-14.97-12.25%6.65%50.32%
50
Neutral
$233.06M-19.21-129.58%14.25%-211.21%
50
Neutral
$327.07M9.18-13.79%3.10%-264.21%
* Technology Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
SMWB
Similarweb
2.71
-6.54
-70.70%
SSTK
Shutterstock
17.48
-1.54
-8.07%
FVRR
Fiverr International
10.87
-14.35
-56.90%
GETY
Getty Images Holdings
0.90
-1.13
-55.71%
TBLA
Taboola.com
3.18
0.33
11.58%
NXDR
Nextdoor Holdings
1.67
-0.15
-8.24%

Similarweb Corporate Events

Similarweb Posts 2025 Revenue Growth as It Pushes Deeper Into AI Data Partnerships
Feb 17, 2026

Similarweb on February 17, 2026 reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results showing revenue growth but pressure on profitability as it invests to align its data platform with AI-driven demand. Q4 revenue rose 11% year-over-year to $72.8 million, marking a ninth straight quarter of positive free cash flow, while full-year revenue grew 13% to $282.6 million even as GAAP operating loss widened and non-GAAP profit margins narrowed.

Operational metrics highlighted deeper enterprise penetration and greater revenue visibility, with total customers up 11% to 6,128, large customers generating $100,000 or more in ARR rising 12% to 454, and multi-year subscriptions climbing to 60% of ARR; however, dollar-based net retention declined, reflecting slower expansion within the base. Similarweb is leaning into generative AI opportunities, launching its AI Studio conversational analytics product and signing a collaboration with Manus to embed its traffic data into autonomous AI agents, while also expanding distribution via Bloomberg’s alternative data platform.

Despite softer cash generation versus 2024, the company ended 2025 with $72.4 million in cash and continues to emphasize disciplined, profitable growth under new CFO Ran Vered, who joined during the fourth quarter. Management plans to discuss the results and strategic trajectory, including AI-led growth initiatives, on a February 18, 2026 conference call, underscoring the firm’s intent to strengthen its position as a key data supplier in the evolving AI and digital intelligence landscape.

The most recent analyst rating on (SMWB) stock is a Hold with a $4.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Similarweb stock, see the SMWB Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Feb 21, 2026