Revenue Growth
Q1 revenues increased 9% year-over-year to $466.4 million, beating the high end of guidance and prompting an upward revision to full-year revenue guidance of $2.00B–$2.06B.
Ex-TAC and Gross Profit Expansion
Ex-TAC gross profit grew 11% year-over-year to $168.1 million; gross profit rose 9% to $129.6 million, driven by higher advertiser spend and strength in Taboola News and bidded supply.
Realize Momentum and Product Innovation
Realize continues to drive advertiser success — scaled advertisers grew 3.5% and average revenue per scaled advertiser grew 5%. Company launched Realize+ (agentic automation), expanded DeeperDive (strong early performance), and added a Claude integration to enable agent-to-agent workflows.
Profitability and Margin Outlook
Q1 adjusted EBITDA was $26.7 million (16% margin). Management reaffirmed commitment to strong margins with full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance of $222M–$240M and commentary that adjusted EBITDA margins are expected to be ~30% (and would be ~34% excluding FX headwinds).
Strong Cash Generation and Liquidity
Q1 operating cash flow was $108.7 million and free cash flow was $90.3 million. The company ended the quarter with $150.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, net cash of $83.9 million, and approximately $203.6 million of available liquidity on a $270M revolver.
Disciplined Capital Allocation — Share Repurchases
Repurchased ~7 million shares in Q1 for $23.5 million; management has repurchased ~19% of the company between 2025 and YTD 2026 and plans to continue allocating the majority of free cash flow to buybacks (approximately $160M remaining authorization).