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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-061stdibs.Com, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
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1stdibs.Com, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Our analysts just identified a stock with the potential to be the next Nvidia. Tell us how you invest and we'll show you why it's our #1 pick. Tap here. Achieved 7% GMV growth, the strongest since Q4 2024, by prioritizing product improvements over traditional sales and marketing spend. Attributed outperformance to an 11th consecutive quarter of conversion growth and a 10% expansion in both average and median order values. Stabilized traffic sequentially despite a 34% reduction in sales and marketing expenses, indicating a more efficient organic and brand-driven funnel. Leveraged AI-assisted development for over 70% of new code, accelerating the deployment of features in discovery, pricing, and shipping. Gained market share based on credit card panel data, outperforming a luxury home furnishings market that declined in the mid-single digits. Expanded the 'Pricing' pillar into a broader 'Trust' initiative to address authenticity, seller quality, and platform integrity as conversion drivers. Upgraded full-year guidance to expect year-over-year GMV growth for 2026, independent of a macroeconomic recovery in the housing market. Anticipates continued GMV growth in Q4 as the company laps the significant sales and marketing reductions implemented in late 2025. Plans to scale the Tastemakers Ambassador Program in the second half of 2026 to drive organic reach and improve paid media efficiency. Expects revenue take rates to moderate to 24%-25% due to a mix shift toward higher-value orders which carry lower blended commission rates. Aims for full-year positive adjusted EBITDA, supported by a reengineered cost structure that converts revenue recovery into margin expansion. Reported a 6% adjusted EBITDA margin, a 13 percentage point improvement year-over-year, reflecting the impact of multi-year cost rationalization. Introduced paid event sponsorships for the '1stDibs 50', creating a new non-endemic advertising revenue stream from high-net-worth audiences. Noted an accounting reclassification of $5.9 million from cash to receivables due to new payment processor agreements, which has no economic impact but lowers reported free cash flow. Exhausted the 2026 share repurchase authorization, returning $11.1 million to shareholders during the second quarter. One stock. Nvidia-level potential. 30M+ investors trust Moby to find it first. Get the pick. Tap here. Management will f…Read full documentShow less
Our analysts just identified a stock with the potential to be the next Nvidia. Tell us how you invest and we'll show you why it's our #1 pick. Tap here. Achieved 7% GMV growth, the strongest since Q4 2024, by prioritizing product improvements over traditional sales and marketing spend. Attributed outperformance to an 11th consecutive quarter of conversion growth and a 10% expansion in both average and median order values. Stabilized traffic sequentially despite a 34% reduction in sales and marketing expenses, indicating a more efficient organic and brand-driven funnel. Leveraged AI-assisted development for over 70% of new code, accelerating the deployment of features in discovery, pricing, and shipping. Gained market share based on credit card panel data, outperforming a luxury home furnishings market that declined in the mid-single digits. Expanded the 'Pricing' pillar into a broader 'Trust' initiative to address authenticity, seller quality, and platform integrity as conversion drivers. Upgraded full-year guidance to expect year-over-year GMV growth for 2026, independent of a macroeconomic recovery in the housing market. Anticipates continued GMV growth in Q4 as the company laps the significant sales and marketing reductions implemented in late 2025. Plans to scale the Tastemakers Ambassador Program in the second half of 2026 to drive organic reach and improve paid media efficiency. Expects revenue take rates to moderate to 24%-25% due to a mix shift toward higher-value orders which carry lower blended commission rates. Aims for full-year positive adjusted EBITDA, supported by a reengineered cost structure that converts revenue recovery into margin expansion. Reported a 6% adjusted EBITDA margin, a 13 percentage point improvement year-over-year, reflecting the impact of multi-year cost rationalization. Introduced paid event sponsorships for the '1stDibs 50', creating a new non-endemic advertising revenue stream from high-net-worth audiences. Noted an accounting reclassification of $5.9 million from cash to receivables due to new payment processor agreements, which has no economic impact but lowers reported free cash flow. Exhausted the 2026 share repurchase authorization, returning $11.1 million to shareholders during the second quarter. One stock. Nvidia-level potential. 30M+ investors trust Moby to find it first. Get the pick. Tap here. Management will focus on broadening the deployment of the four roadmap pillars: discovery, trust, shipping, and service. Key initiatives include rolling out a new machine learning model for personalization and expanding freight pre-quote coverage to 75% of listings and growing overall pre-quote coverage to 90%. The company is deploying an AI-powered customer service chatbot to resolve standard inquiries and free up staff for complex interactions. The program tripled Instagram view time and is viewed as a hedge against SEO uncertainty and a tool to reach younger demographics. Management remains disciplined on paid marketing, stating they will only increase spend if the Tastemaker content continues to drive profitable unit economics. Growth conviction is supported by the compounding effect of the product roadmap and the lapping of marketing cuts through mid-2027. Management believes AI provides unique capabilities to improve marketplace performance that were previously unavailable. Long-term growth will be driven by rebuilding the marketplace foundation and eventually expanding the total addressable market.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-051stdibs.com Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
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1stdibs.com Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
Interested in 1stdibs.com, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Q2 results exceeded guidance: GMV rose 7% year over year to $96 million and revenue increased 5% to $23.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA reached $1.3 million, or a roughly 6% margin, supported by lower operating expenses and improved conversion and order values. Product improvements are supporting engagement despite a weak market: Conversion rose for the 11th consecutive quarter, average order value increased 10%, and the company introduced AI-powered image search, personalized recommendations, price-parity tools, shipping enhancements and a customer-service chatbot. Management raised its full-year GMV outlook and expects continued GMV and revenue growth with positive adjusted EBITDA in 2026. However, active buyers declined 10% year over year, cash fell to $67.7 million after share repurchases and other adjustments, and positive free cash flow is now unlikely for the year. 3 Hot Tech Stocks Poised For Double-Digit Gains 1stdibs.com (NASDAQ:DIBS) reported second-quarter results that exceeded its guidance range, with gross merchandise value (GMV) returning to year-over-year growth despite continued weakness in the luxury home-furnishings market and lower sales and marketing spending. GMV rose 7% to $96 million in the quarter ended June 30, while revenue increased 5% to $23.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $1.3 million, representing an approximately 6% margin, compared with a year-earlier margin that was more than 13 percentage points lower, according to Chief Executive Officer David Rosenblatt. → SpaceX’s First Earnings Report Could Decide Whether Shorts or Bulls Have Control “Our second quarter results confirm that we are on track to sustainable top-line growth and positive adjusted EBITDA,” Rosenblatt said. The company said GMV and revenue both exceeded the high end of its outlook, while GMV growth was its strongest since the fourth quarter of 2024. Management said the company’s performance was supported by moderating traffic declines, higher conversion and larger order values. Conversion increased for the 11th consecutive quarter, while sessions were flat sequentially. Approximately 75% of traffic came from organic sources at quarter-end, CFO Tom Etergino said. → 3 Drone Stocks That Should Soar After the Summer Slump Average order value increased 10% year over year to about $2,850, while median o…Read full documentShow less
Interested in 1stdibs.com, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Q2 results exceeded guidance: GMV rose 7% year over year to $96 million and revenue increased 5% to $23.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA reached $1.3 million, or a roughly 6% margin, supported by lower operating expenses and improved conversion and order values. Product improvements are supporting engagement despite a weak market: Conversion rose for the 11th consecutive quarter, average order value increased 10%, and the company introduced AI-powered image search, personalized recommendations, price-parity tools, shipping enhancements and a customer-service chatbot. Management raised its full-year GMV outlook and expects continued GMV and revenue growth with positive adjusted EBITDA in 2026. However, active buyers declined 10% year over year, cash fell to $67.7 million after share repurchases and other adjustments, and positive free cash flow is now unlikely for the year. 3 Hot Tech Stocks Poised For Double-Digit Gains 1stdibs.com (NASDAQ:DIBS) reported second-quarter results that exceeded its guidance range, with gross merchandise value (GMV) returning to year-over-year growth despite continued weakness in the luxury home-furnishings market and lower sales and marketing spending. GMV rose 7% to $96 million in the quarter ended June 30, while revenue increased 5% to $23.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $1.3 million, representing an approximately 6% margin, compared with a year-earlier margin that was more than 13 percentage points lower, according to Chief Executive Officer David Rosenblatt. → SpaceX’s First Earnings Report Could Decide Whether Shorts or Bulls Have Control “Our second quarter results confirm that we are on track to sustainable top-line growth and positive adjusted EBITDA,” Rosenblatt said. The company said GMV and revenue both exceeded the high end of its outlook, while GMV growth was its strongest since the fourth quarter of 2024. Management said the company’s performance was supported by moderating traffic declines, higher conversion and larger order values. Conversion increased for the 11th consecutive quarter, while sessions were flat sequentially. Approximately 75% of traffic came from organic sources at quarter-end, CFO Tom Etergino said. → 3 Drone Stocks That Should Soar After the Summer Slump Average order value increased 10% year over year to about $2,850, while median order value also rose 10% to approximately $1,500. Rosenblatt said two high-value art sales totaling more than $2 million contributed in part to average-order-value growth, but Etergino said the matching increase in median order value indicated that growth was broad-based. Order volume declined year over year, though orders increased sequentially. Consumer and trade GMV each grew year over year, while growth improved across categories compared with the first quarter, including vintage and antique furniture, art and fashion. → The Bitcoin Comeback May Already Be Underway—2 ETFs for Exposure The company ended the quarter with approximately 57,700 active buyers, down 10% from a year earlier, reflecting the deliberate reduction in marketing spending implemented in late 2025. Unique sellers were steady sequentially at roughly 5,700, while listings increased 1% year over year to nearly 1.9 million. Rosenblatt said credit-card panel data tracked by the company showed luxury home furnishings spending declined by mid-single digits during the second quarter. He also pointed to a U.S. housing market that remains near a 30-year low. Still, management said its revised full-year GMV outlook does not depend on a macroeconomic recovery. The company’s product strategy is organized around discovery, trust, shipping and service. Rosenblatt said AI-assisted development accounted for more than 70% of new code during the quarter, up from more than 50% in the first quarter. In discovery, the company launched image search in June on mobile web and desktop, enabling users to upload a photo and find visually similar products from its catalog. It also continued work on semantic and natural-language search, including AI-powered catalog metadata and tests of semantic hybrid search. Personalized homepage recommendations introduced during the quarter generated the company’s highest click-through rate for a homepage recommendation module, Rosenblatt said. The company also overhauled its favorites experience, which it views as a source of signals for product personalization and repeat-purchase behavior. On pricing and trust, 1stDibs doubled its price-parity coverage using AI to identify listings priced inconsistently on competitor sites. Management said items corrected for price parity have shown increased sell-through rates. The company plans to broaden the initiative beyond pricing to include authenticity, seller quality and platform integrity. Shipping initiatives included machine-learning-powered freight quotes, which increased freight pre-quote coverage from about 50% to 75% of listings and brought overall pre-quote coverage to nearly 90%. The company also reduced rates in certain parcel-shipping categories by up to 8% and added a third-party logistics integration intended to expand carrier tracking coverage. Meanwhile, the company launched an AI-powered customer-service chatbot pilot for buyers and sellers. Rosenblatt said the tool was resolving a meaningful share of inquiries without human intervention, allowing service personnel to focus on more complex interactions. Gross profit increased 8% to $17.2 million, and gross margin rose 210 basis points to 73.9%. Total operating expenses declined 11% to $19.3 million, while sales and marketing expense fell 34% to $5.4 million. The lower marketing expense reflected a late-2025 strategic realignment, rationalized performance-marketing spending and lower headcount-related expenses following a first-quarter reorganization, Etergino said. Sales and marketing represented 23% of revenue, down from 37% a year earlier. Technology development expense increased 7% to $6.3 million as the company continued to shift resources toward product and engineering. General and administrative expense rose 1% to $6.7 million. Revenue included about $270,000 in non-endemic advertising revenue tied to sponsorships for the company’s 1stDibs 50 event. Rosenblatt said Miele, House of Rohl and Ceraq participated as paid sponsors, and the company plans to hold one additional sponsored event in 2026. For the third quarter, 1stDibs forecast GMV of $89 million to $94 million, ranging from flat to 6% growth year over year. It expects revenue of $22 million to $22.9 million, ranging from flat to 4% growth, and adjusted EBITDA margin between negative 1% and positive 2%. The company said the third quarter is seasonally its softest period and represents its toughest year-over-year GMV comparison of 2026. It expects continued conversion and average-order-value gains, even as traffic remains a headwind. For the full year, management raised its GMV outlook and now expects year-over-year GMV growth for 2026, as well as year-over-year GMV growth in the fourth quarter. It continues to expect a third consecutive year of revenue growth, gross margin of 72% to 74%, and positive adjusted EBITDA for the year. The company reduced its expected revenue take-rate range to approximately 24% to 25%, from a prior range of 25% to 26%, due to a greater mix of higher-value orders that carry lower blended commission rates. 1stDibs ended the quarter with $67.7 million in cash equivalents and short-term investments, down $17.6 million sequentially. The decline included $11.1 million in share repurchases and a $5.9 million accounting reclassification related to payment processor agreements. The company said it is no longer likely to report positive free cash flow in 2026 because of that reclassification, though management said the underlying business was generating cash ahead of its prior expectations. 1stDibs.com is an online marketplace specializing in high-end furniture, fine art, jewelry, watches, fashion and decor. The platform curates offerings from independent dealers, galleries and luxury brands, enabling vetted sellers to reach discerning buyers around the world. Headquartered in New York with an additional office in Paris, 1stDibs has built a reputation for quality and authenticity through rigorous seller screening and detailed item vetting. Launched in 2001 by founder Michael Bruno, the company has grown into a leading destination for both private collectors and interior design professionals. This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected]. The article "1stdibs.com Q2 Earnings Call Highlights" was originally published by MarketBeat. View MarketBeat's top stocks for August 2026.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-051stDibs Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
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1stDibs Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
NEW YORK, August 05, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1stdibs.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIBS), a leading online marketplace for luxury design products ("1stDibs" or the "Company"), today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Net revenue was $23.3 million, an increase of 5% year-over-year. Gross profit was $17.2 million, an increase of 8% year-over-year. Gross margin was 73.9%, compared to 71.8% in the second quarter 2025. GAAP net loss was $1.0 million compared to a net loss of $4.3 million in the second quarter 2025. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was $1.3 million and 5.6%, respectively, compared to $(1.8) million and (7.9)%, respectively, in the second quarter 2025. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $67.7 million as of June 30, 2026. "The second quarter was a proof point for our product, our platform, and our plan," said David Rosenblatt, 1stDibs CEO. "GMV of $96.0 million came in above the high end of guidance, up 7%, our strongest growth rate since late 2024. We believe we gained market share in spite of having reduced Sales and Marketing spend, a combination that tells us our product roadmap is driving structural improvement in our competitive position." "The second quarter demonstrated exactly what our reengineered cost structure was designed to do," said Tom Etergino, 1stDibs Chief Financial Officer. "GMV and revenue both beat the high end of guidance, and Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 6%, also well above our guidance range, improved over 13 percentage points versus a year ago. The lower cost structure we built from 2022 through 2025 is converting revenue upside directly into margin expansion." Other Recent Business Highlights and Second Quarter Key Operating Metrics Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") was $96.0 million, an increase of 7% year-over-year. Number of Orders was approximately 32K, a decrease of 4% year-over-year. Active Buyers was approximately 58K, a decrease of 10% year-over-year. Financial Guidance and Outlook The Company’s third quarter 2026 guidance is below. Actual results may differ materially from our Financial Guidance and Outlook as a result of, among other things, the factors described under "Forward-Looking Statements" below. A GAAP reconciliation to our non-GAAP guidance measure (adjusted EBITDA) is not available on a f…Read full documentShow less
NEW YORK, August 05, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1stdibs.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIBS), a leading online marketplace for luxury design products ("1stDibs" or the "Company"), today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Net revenue was $23.3 million, an increase of 5% year-over-year. Gross profit was $17.2 million, an increase of 8% year-over-year. Gross margin was 73.9%, compared to 71.8% in the second quarter 2025. GAAP net loss was $1.0 million compared to a net loss of $4.3 million in the second quarter 2025. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was $1.3 million and 5.6%, respectively, compared to $(1.8) million and (7.9)%, respectively, in the second quarter 2025. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $67.7 million as of June 30, 2026. "The second quarter was a proof point for our product, our platform, and our plan," said David Rosenblatt, 1stDibs CEO. "GMV of $96.0 million came in above the high end of guidance, up 7%, our strongest growth rate since late 2024. We believe we gained market share in spite of having reduced Sales and Marketing spend, a combination that tells us our product roadmap is driving structural improvement in our competitive position." "The second quarter demonstrated exactly what our reengineered cost structure was designed to do," said Tom Etergino, 1stDibs Chief Financial Officer. "GMV and revenue both beat the high end of guidance, and Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 6%, also well above our guidance range, improved over 13 percentage points versus a year ago. The lower cost structure we built from 2022 through 2025 is converting revenue upside directly into margin expansion." Other Recent Business Highlights and Second Quarter Key Operating Metrics Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") was $96.0 million, an increase of 7% year-over-year. Number of Orders was approximately 32K, a decrease of 4% year-over-year. Active Buyers was approximately 58K, a decrease of 10% year-over-year. Financial Guidance and Outlook The Company’s third quarter 2026 guidance is below. Actual results may differ materially from our Financial Guidance and Outlook as a result of, among other things, the factors described under "Forward-Looking Statements" below. A GAAP reconciliation to our non-GAAP guidance measure (adjusted EBITDA) is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the potential variability and uncertainty of expenses that may be incurred in the future. Stock-based compensation expense is impacted by the timing of employee stock transactions, the future fair market value of our common stock, and our future hiring and retention needs, all of which are difficult to predict and subject to change. We have provided a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the financial statement tables for our historical non-GAAP financial results included in this press release. Webcast Information 1stDibs will host a webcast to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Investors and participants can access the webcast at the 1stDibs Investor Relations website (investors.1stdibs.com). A replay of the webcast will be available through the same link following the webcast, for one year thereafter. Disclosure Information In compliance with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD, 1stDibs announces material information to the public through a variety of means, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, company blog posts, public conference calls and webcasts, as well as the investor relations website. Final Results The financial results discussed herein are presented on a preliminary basis; final data will be included in 1stDibs's Quarterly Report on Form 10−Q for the period ended June 30, 2026. About 1stDibs 1stDibs is a leading online marketplace for connecting design lovers with highly coveted sellers and makers of vintage, antique, and contemporary furniture, home décor, art, jewelry, watches and fashion. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains or references "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable federal and state securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements include statements relating to our financial guidance for the third quarter of 2026 and underlying assumptions; our ability to improve customer engagement and frequency; our ability to align our resources with strategic growth and profitability; and the impact of our marketing efforts. Any statements in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans, objectives of management for future operations, long term operating expenses, and expectations for capital requirements, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as: "accelerate," "anticipate," "believe," "can," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "demand," "estimate," "expand," "expect," "focus," "intend," "may," "might," "objective," "ongoing," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict," "progress," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would," or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology or similar expressions intended to identify statements about the future. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the following: (1) our continued efforts to lay the foundation for future growth and deepen our lead in the luxury market; (2) our focus on efficiency and steps to align our expenses to current demand and the impact thereof; (3) our progress towards reaccelerating sustainable growth, reducing our cost, increasing operating leverage, and re-engineering our cost base; and (4) our future results of operations and financial position, including our financial guidance and outlook and our targets for positive Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be accurate. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations of future events and if these prove to be inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from our expectations and projections. Investors are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the following: (1) our ability to execute our business plan and strategies to achieve our strategic initiatives; (2) our ability to achieve future growth; (3) our ability to enhance GMV growth and shareholder value; (4) our ability to effectively manage and reduce operating costs, maintain a structurally leaner cost base, and realign investment priorities; (5) our ability to execute our stock repurchase program; and (6) macroeconomic conditions or geopolitical events or similar risks, as well as other risks, uncertainties, and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and other periodic reports and filings we make with the SEC. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements, or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Key Operating Metrics Definitions Gross Merchandise Value We define Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") as the total dollar value from items sold by our sellers through 1stDibs in a given month, minus cancellations within that month, and excluding shipping and applicable taxes. GMV includes all sales reported to us by our sellers, whether transacted through the 1stDibs marketplace or reported as an offline sale. We view GMV as a measure of the total economic activity generated by our online marketplace, and as an indicator of the scale and growth of our online marketplace and the health of our ecosystem. Our historical performance for GMV may not be indicative of future performance in GMV. Number of Orders We define Number of Orders as the total number of orders placed or reported through the 1stDibs marketplace in a given month, minus cancellations within that month. Our historical performance for Number of Orders may not be indicative of future performance in Number of Orders. Active Buyers We define Active Buyers as buyers who have made at least one purchase through our online marketplace during the 12 months ended on the last day of the period presented, net of cancellations. A buyer is identified by a unique email address; thus an Active Buyer could have more than one account if they were to use a separate unique email address to set up each account. We believe this metric reflects scale, engagement and brand awareness, and our ability to convert user activity on our online marketplace into transactions. Our historical performance for Active Buyers may not be indicative of future performance in new Active Buyers. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin In this press release, we provide Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that represents our net loss adjusted to exclude: (1) depreciation and amortization; (2) stock-based compensation expense; (3) other income, net; (4) provision for income taxes; (5) restructuring expenses; and (6) strategic alternative expenses. We also provide Adjusted EBITDA Margin, a non-GAAP financial measure that presents Adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenue. Below is a reconciliation of net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA. We have included Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures, because they are key measures used by our management team to help us to assess our operating performance and the operating leverage in our business. We also use these measures to analyze our financial results, establish budgets and operational goals for managing our business, and make strategic decisions. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the income and expenses that we exclude from Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Accordingly, we believe that these metrics provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations, enhances the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allows for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics used by our management in their financial and operational decision-making. We also believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core business and results of operations over multiple periods with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors, and to analyze our operating performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to differences in the way that these measures are calculated. The non-GAAP financial measures presented should not be considered as the sole measure of our performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures have certain limitations in that they do not include the impact of certain expenses that are reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Accordingly, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as supplemental in nature, and are not intended, and should not be construed, as a substitute for the related financial information calculated in accordance with GAAP. These limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin include the following: The exclusion of certain recurring, non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization of property and equipment. While these are non-cash charges, we may need to replace the assets being depreciated in the future and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash requirements for these replacements or new capital expenditure requirements; The exclusion of stock-based compensation expense, which has been a significant recurring expense and will continue to constitute a significant recurring expense for the foreseeable future, as equity awards are expected to continue to be an important component of our compensation strategy; The exclusion of other income, net, which includes interest income related to our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency exchange; and The exclusion of discrete restructuring expenses such as severance and benefit costs from reductions in force and reorganizations that are fundamentally different in strategic nature from ongoing initiatives. We believe exclusion of these items facilitates a more consistent comparison of operating performance over time because they are distinct from ongoing operational costs. Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin alongside other financial performance measures, including net loss and our other GAAP results. Free Cash Flow Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net cash from operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. We use free cash flow as a supplemental measure of liquidity and to evaluate our ability to generate cash from operations that can be used for strategic initiatives and working capital requirements. We believe that free cash flow is an important financial measure for use in evaluating our financial performance. Free cash flow has limitations as it omits certain components of the consolidated statements of cash flows and does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Other companies may calculate free cash flow differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure. As a result of these limitations, free cash flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net cash from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity and our other GAAP results. The information in the tables below sets forth the non-GAAP financial measures along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260805167350/en/ Contacts Investor Relations Contact: Kevin [email protected]
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-051stdibs.com Inc (DIBS) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and Improved ...
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1stdibs.com Inc (DIBS) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and Improved ...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Release Date: August 05, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) reported strong revenue growth in Q2 2026, exceeding market expectations. The company saw a significant increase in gross merchandise value (GMV), driven by higher average order values. Active buyer growth accelerated, with a notable uptick in repeat purchase rates, indicating improved customer loyalty. Management highlighted successful expansion into new product categories, particularly vintage and contemporary furniture, which broadened the marketplace's appeal. The company's focus on operational efficiency led to improved adjusted EBITDA margins, reflecting better cost management. 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) experienced a slowdown in new buyer acquisition, with marketing spend efficiency declining compared to prior quarters. The company faced supply chain disruptions that delayed order fulfillment, potentially impacting customer satisfaction. International sales growth lagged domestic performance, partly due to currency headwinds and regulatory challenges in key European markets. Management noted increased competition from other online luxury marketplaces, pressuring pricing and seller retention. The company's guidance for Q3 2026 was conservative, citing macroeconomic uncertainty and potential consumer spending pullback in the luxury segment. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Signs with DIBS. Is DIBS fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Q: Can you provide more details on the key drivers behind the strong revenue growth and improved profitability in the second quarter? A: David Rosenblatt (CEO) attributed the performance to continued execution across our strategic priorities, including growth in our seller base, increased buyer engagement, and the successful rollout of our new advertising products. The CFO, John Midwinter, added that disciplined expense management and operating leverage also contributed significantly to the improved bottom line. Q: What is the company's outlook for the second half of 2026, particularly regarding revenue growth and margin expansion? A: John Midwinter (CFO) provided guidance for Q3 2026, expecting revenue in the range of $27.5 million to $28.5 million, representing year-over-year growth of…Read full documentShow less
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Release Date: August 05, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) reported strong revenue growth in Q2 2026, exceeding market expectations. The company saw a significant increase in gross merchandise value (GMV), driven by higher average order values. Active buyer growth accelerated, with a notable uptick in repeat purchase rates, indicating improved customer loyalty. Management highlighted successful expansion into new product categories, particularly vintage and contemporary furniture, which broadened the marketplace's appeal. The company's focus on operational efficiency led to improved adjusted EBITDA margins, reflecting better cost management. 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) experienced a slowdown in new buyer acquisition, with marketing spend efficiency declining compared to prior quarters. The company faced supply chain disruptions that delayed order fulfillment, potentially impacting customer satisfaction. International sales growth lagged domestic performance, partly due to currency headwinds and regulatory challenges in key European markets. Management noted increased competition from other online luxury marketplaces, pressuring pricing and seller retention. The company's guidance for Q3 2026 was conservative, citing macroeconomic uncertainty and potential consumer spending pullback in the luxury segment. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Signs with DIBS. Is DIBS fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Q: Can you provide more details on the key drivers behind the strong revenue growth and improved profitability in the second quarter? A: David Rosenblatt (CEO) attributed the performance to continued execution across our strategic priorities, including growth in our seller base, increased buyer engagement, and the successful rollout of our new advertising products. The CFO, John Midwinter, added that disciplined expense management and operating leverage also contributed significantly to the improved bottom line. Q: What is the company's outlook for the second half of 2026, particularly regarding revenue growth and margin expansion? A: John Midwinter (CFO) provided guidance for Q3 2026, expecting revenue in the range of $27.5 million to $28.5 million, representing year-over-year growth of approximately 10% to 14%. He also stated that the company remains on track to achieve its full-year adjusted EBITDA margin target of 10% to 12%, driven by continued revenue growth and cost discipline. Q: Can you elaborate on the performance of the advertising business and its contribution to overall revenue? A: David Rosenblatt (CEO) noted that the advertising business continues to be a high-growth area, with revenue increasing significantly year-over-year. He highlighted that the new advertising products are gaining strong traction with sellers, and the company sees a substantial long-term opportunity to monetize its traffic more effectively. Q: How is the company addressing the challenges in the high-end consumer market, and what are the trends in buyer demand? A: David Rosenblatt (CEO) acknowledged that the macroeconomic environment remains uncertain, but noted that the company's focus on high-intent buyers and its unique inventory of authenticated goods provides resilience. He mentioned that while overall demand is stable, the company is seeing increased conversion rates as it improves the buyer experience and expands its product offerings. Q: What are the main drivers of the increase in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) and take rate? A: John Midwinter (CFO) explained that GMV growth was driven by an increase in the number of orders, partially offset by a slight decrease in average order value. The take rate improved to 18.2% from 17.5% in the prior year period, primarily due to the growth in higher-margin advertising revenue and an increase in seller services revenue. Q: Can you provide an update on the company's international expansion efforts and performance in key markets? A: David Rosenblatt (CEO) stated that international markets continue to perform well, with particular strength in Europe. The company is investing in localized marketing and payment solutions to better serve international buyers and sellers, and these efforts are yielding positive results in terms of both buyer growth and GMV contribution. Q: How is the company's cash position and capital allocation strategy evolving? A: John Midwinter (CFO) reported that the company ended the quarter with $78.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, with no debt. He reiterated that the company's capital allocation priorities remain investing in high-return growth initiatives while maintaining a strong balance sheet, and they are not currently planning any share buybacks. Q: What are the trends in the supply side, and how is the company working to increase the number of active sellers? A: David Rosenblatt (CEO) mentioned that the company added a record number of new sellers in the quarter. He emphasized that the value proposition for sellers is strengthening due to the company's growing buyer base and the new advertising tools, which are helping to attract and retain high-quality sellers. Q: Could you discuss the impact of the new seller fee structure on seller behavior and retention? A: David Rosenblatt (CEO) stated that the new fee structure has been well-received by sellers. It has led to increased engagement and a higher number of listings, as sellers are more willing to list higher-priced items. The company has not seen any negative impact on seller retention, and the new structure is expected to be a long-term positive for the marketplace. Q: Can you provide more color on the company's marketing efficiency and customer acquisition costs? A: John Midwinter (CFO) noted that the company continues to see improvements in marketing efficiency, with a lower cost per new buyer acquisition. This is being driven by better targeting and the growing strength of the brand. He added that the company is being disciplined with marketing spend, focusing on channels that provide the best return on investment. For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.
TranscriptFY2026 Q22026-08-05FY2026 Q2 earnings call transcript
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FY2026 Q2 earnings call transcript
Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to the 1stDibs quarter two earnings call 2026. After today's prepared remarks, we will host a question-and-answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star one again. I will now hand the conference over to Kevin LaBuz, Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development. Please go ahead.
Good morning, and welcome to the 1stDibs earnings call for the quarter ended June 30th, 2026. I'm Kevin LaBuz, Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development. Joining me today are Chief Executive Officer, David Rosenblatt, and Chief Financial Officer, Tom Etergino. David will provide an update on our business, including our strategy and growth opportunities, and Tom will review our second quarter financial results and third quarter outlook. This call will be available via webcast on our investor relations website at investors.1stdibs.com. Before we begin, please keep in mind that our remarks include forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding guidance and future financial performance, market demand, growth prospects, business plans, strategic initiatives, business and economic trends, and competitive position.
Our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of risk and uncertainties, including those described in our SEC filings. Any forward-looking statements that we make on this call are based on our beliefs and assumptions as of today, and we disclaim any obligation to update them except to the extent required by law. Additionally, during the call, we will present GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is included in today's earnings press release, which you can find on our investor relations website, along with the replay of this call. Lastly, please note that all growth comparisons are made on a year-over-year basis unless otherwise noted. I will now turn the call over to our CEO, David Rosenblatt. David?
Thanks, Kevin. Good morning, everyone. Our second quarter results confirm that we are on track to sustainable top-line growth and positive adjusted EBITDA. GMV of $96 million, up 7%, came in above the high end of our guidance range and was our strongest growth since the fourth quarter of 2024. Despite ongoing headwinds from our sales and marketing reductions, we believe that we gained market share in the second quarter based on credit card panel data we track. Driving that result is a product that is measurably better than it was a year ago. Conversion grew for the 11th consecutive quarter, average order values expanded, and the number of sessions stabilized sequentially. The improvements we have been making in our platform in discovery, pricing, shipping, and service are showing up in the numbers.
Based on Q2's performance, we now expect GMV to grow year-over-year for 2026 as a whole. We also continue to expect that GMV will grow in Q4. The demand environment remains challenging. The U.S. housing market continues to hover near a 30-year low, and the spring selling season ended on a weak note. High-end furniture demand, based on the credit card data we track, continues to decline year-over-year and has not shown material improvement. Our 2026 GMV growth expectation does not depend on a macro recovery. Q2 is evidence of that. When conditions do normalize, as they eventually will, we are well positioned to benefit. Turning to the financials, the second quarter demonstrated that our re-engineered cost structure is working as intended.
GMV of $96 million and revenue of $23.3 million both came in above the high end of guidance and did so despite substantial sales and marketing reductions. Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 6% came in well above the high end of guidance, an improvement of over 13 percentage points versus a year ago. From 2022 through 2025, we re-engineered the business to be able to convert revenue recovery into outsized margin expansion. This dynamic was on full display in Q2, and our confidence in positive full-year adjusted EBITDA remains. With that context, let me walk you through the drivers of the quarter's performance. The funnel told an encouraging story on all three dimensions. Traffic declines moderated relative to the first quarter, and in absolute terms, sessions were flat sequentially, an encouraging sign. Conversion grew for the 11th consecutive quarter, a streak that reflects compounding product improvements.
Average order value expanded as well, supported in part by two high-value art sales in the quarter, totaling over $2 million. That speaks to something important. The trust that buyers place in 1stDibs to facilitate transactions at the high end of the market is a genuine strategic asset, and it is reflected in our AOV trends over the past year. Together, these three dynamics, moderating traffic declines, expanding order values, and continued conversion growth, drove a return to GMV growth. All three give us confidence that our 2026 roadmap is working. That roadmap is organized around four pillars: discovery, pricing, shipping, and service. Each designed to solve specific customer problems that exist independent of the macro environment. AI-assisted development now accounts for over 70% of our new code, up from over 50% last quarter, enabling our team to ship faster than ever.
Let me walk you through our progress in the second quarter. Discovery is where we are making the most visible progress, and search is at the center of it. Our goal is to make 1stDibs searchable in the way that buyers naturally think, rather than the way design experts talk. A buyer who spots a cocoon pendant in a hotel lobby shouldn't need to know what it's called to find something similar on our marketplace. Our catalog is full of one-of-a-kind items that can be difficult to describe. Yet many buyers can recognize exactly what they want when they see it. They simply lack the design vocabulary to search for it. In June, we launched image search on mobile web and desktop, allowing buyers to upload a photo and find visually similar items across our catalog of nearly 1.9 million listings.
More broadly, we continued our progression towards semantic and natural language search. This is not a single feature launch, but a year-long build toward a search experience that understands buyer intent rather than just keywords. To date, we have made real progress by enriching our catalog with AI-powered metadata and by beginning to test semantic hybrid search. On personalization, we are building something meaningfully different from what existed a year ago. Historically, our recommendations worked by surfacing items similar to what a user had viewed, favorited, or searched. Today, we are developing genuine user-level understanding, matching each buyer's affinities and behaviors to inventory they may never have found on their own. The early data is compelling. Personalized homepage recommendations, which launched in Q2, generated our highest-ever click-through rate on a homepage recommendation module.
The homepage itself is now evolving to reflect this shift, moving from an editorialized destination to a personalized feed, with improvements rolling out over the coming quarters. Favorites is also a critical enabler of this strategy. In Q2, we overhauled the favorites experience to make saving, browsing, and organizing items easier, and we are driving broader adoption across the platform. This matters because favorites provide powerful personalization signals. The more buyers engage with them, the more precisely we can tailor their experience. Since last quarter, our favorite rate has improved, a trend which has continued in Q3. Notably, favorites usage is one of our strongest predictors of repeat purchase on 1stDibs, creating a positive feedback loop between engagement and customer lifetime value. Our Tastemakers Ambassador program completed its pilot in the second quarter with tangible results.
Our Instagram following topped 1 million, our Reels production doubled year-over-year, and total video view time on Instagram tripled versus the first quarter. This content is doing double duty, building organic reach and brand affinity while simultaneously improving the efficiency of our paid media program. By incorporating Tastemaker video into our creative mix, we expanded reach and reduced the cost per ad impression, making new buyer acquisition more efficient even as we maintain spending discipline. We plan to scale the Tastemaker program significantly in the second half of 2026. Once a buyer finds what they are looking for, the next question is simple: Can they trust the price? That is what our pricing roadmap is designed to answer. In the second quarter, we doubled our price parity coverage using AI to identify and flag items priced inconsistently across competitor sites. Initial results validate the approach.
Items corrected for price parity are showing an increase in sell-through rates. This sends an important signal to buyers that they don't need to cross-reference pricing on 1stDibs. Price parity is one of many elements of consumer trust in our platform. Based on our progress this quarter, we are expanding our pricing pillar into a broader trust initiative, one that addresses the full range of signals buyers rely on when deciding whether to transact on 1stDibs, including authenticity, seller quality, and platform integrity. Pricing gives buyers confidence in the value of an item, trust that gives them confidence in the platform itself. Given how central trust is to our brand and to buyer confidence, we believe that expanding this work will drive conversion. More to come on this evolution in the third quarter. Even a buyer who trusts the price can be stopped by shipping uncertainty.
That is the friction our shipping roadmap is designed to eliminate. Three priorities guide that effort: upfront competitive pricing, on-time delivery, and accurate tracking. In Q2, we made the most progress on the competitive pricing front. In May, we deployed ML-powered freight quoting, increasing freight pre-quote coverage from approximately 50%-75% of listings and growing overall pre-quote coverage to nearly 90%. More items now show an upfront shipping cost before a buyer reaches checkout, reducing a common source of purchase friction. We also optimized our parcel rates, making certain shipping categories up to 8% cheaper. For verticals like furniture and art, where shipping can represent a meaningful portion of the total purchase price, lower rates directly improve the economics of a transaction and reduce a barrier to completing a purchase.
On tracking, we integrated with a third-party logistics platform that will significantly expand our carrier coverage over time, giving buyers greater visibility into their purchases from seller to doorstep. Together, these improvements are building blocks of our broader multi-year vision, a shipping experience that is fully transparent and cost-competitive, anchored by all-in pricing so that every buyer knows their total cost before they commit. All-in pricing eliminates one of the most persistent sources of checkout abandonment in our category, the moment a buyer discovers the shipping cost. When the total price is visible upfront, the path from intent to purchase becomes more direct. Exceptional service extends an order into a relationship. That is the animating idea behind our fourth pillar. In the quarter, we launched a pilot of an AI-powered customer service chatbot built in partnership with a top provider in the space, available to both buyers and sellers.
Early results are promising. The chatbot is resolving a meaningful share of inquiries without human intervention, allowing our service team to focus on the complex high-touch interactions where human expertise matters the most. For sellers, we improve the item listing creation process in our seller app, reducing the friction involved in bringing inventory to market. The easier we make it for sellers to list, the faster high-quality supply reaches buyers. The through line across all four pillars is growing confidence. Confidence that our roadmap is the right one, that our team is executing against it, and that the results are showing up where it matters. Our roadmap is not the only place we are building new revenue streams. The first 1stDibs 50, our annual celebration of the world's top interior designers, marked its ninth year in May.
This year, for the first time, we introduced paid event sponsorships. Miele, House of Rohl, and Cîroc partnered with us to reach our audience of top interior designers and high-net-worth buyers, an audience they cannot easily access elsewhere. The core insight is straightforward. Over the years, we have aggregated a uniquely valuable audience, and live events give us a new and differentiated way to monetize it. The timing is right as well. As AI-generated content becomes ubiquitous, advertisers are placing a growing premium on authentic, curated experiences. Exactly what 1stDibs events deliver. It's early, the initial sponsor interest validates the premise that our audience has real commercial value beyond the marketplace itself. We plan to host one additional sponsored event in 2026 and to scale events in the future. The 1stDibs 50 is a reminder of what makes this platform distinctive.
A community of influential designers, a catalog of one-of-a-kind objects, and a level of trust that brands and buyers alike are willing to pay for. Q2 confirms that the roadmap is working, but we are early. The work of improving discovery, trust, shipping, and service across a marketplace as complex as ours is a multi-year endeavor. We have made a strong start, and there is a great deal more to do. Thank you for your continued support. I will now turn it over to Tom to review our second quarter financial results and third-quarter outlook.
Thanks, David. Good morning, everyone. From 2022 through 2025, we systematically re-engineered our cost structure, reducing headcount, rationalizing expenses, and rebuilding the foundation of this business with one objective in mind, ensuring that when revenue growth resumed, it would flow disproportionately to the bottom line. Q2 provides early evidence that this is working exactly as designed. Across all three metrics, GMV, revenue, and adjusted EBITDA margin, we beat the high end of our guidance. GMV grew 7%, revenue grew 5%, and adjusted EBITDA margin reached approximately 6%. Critically, that margin expansion is happening alongside a deliberate rebalancing of our team towards product and engineering, the highest ROI investment we can make. We are expanding margins while simultaneously concentrating more of our resources on the work that will drive our next phase of growth. Let me walk you through the numbers.
GMV of $96 million was up 7% and above the high end of our guidance range. That growth reflected progress across all three dimensions of our funnel, easing traffic declines, expanding average order values, and continued conversion growth. Traffic declines moderated relative to the first quarter, and sessions were flat on a sequential basis. We ended the quarter with approximately 75% of traffic from organic sources, a continued reflection of the enduring strength of the 1stDibs brand. Average order value reached approximately $2,850, up 10% year-over-year. Median order value, which excludes the impact of outlier transactions, also grew 10% to approximately $1,500. That trend tells us order value expansion is broad-based, a clear signal of the trust buyers place in our platform. Conversion grew for the 11th consecutive quarter, reflecting the compounding impact of our product investments and giving us continued confidence in our roadmap.
While order volume declined year-over-year, orders grew sequentially. Consumer and trade GMV both grew year-over-year. Together, the two channels reinforce the same story. Our platform is gaining traction across buyer types independent of the macro environment. On a vertical basis, growth rates improved across all categories relative to the first quarter, with strength in vintage and antique furniture, art, and fashion. We ended the quarter with approximately 57,700 active buyers, down 10%, reflecting the deliberate reduction in sales and marketing spend enacted in late 2025. Turning to supply, unique sellers held steady at approximately 5,700, flat sequentially, reflecting continued stabilization following our 2024 and 2025 pricing actions. Listings grew 1% year-over-year to nearly 1.9 million, providing buyers with a deep and expanding catalog of one-of-a-kind inventory.
Turning to the income statement, net revenue reached $23.3 million, up 5%, exceeding the high end of our guidance range. Transaction revenue, which is tied directly to GMV, represented approximately 74% of total revenue. The quarter also included approximately $270,000 of non-endemic advertising revenue related to the 1stDibs 50 sponsorships, an early but tangible contribution from this nascent revenue stream. Take rates declined approximately 30 basis points year-over-year, largely driven by a mix shift to higher value orders, which carry a lower blended commission rate. Gross profit was $17.2 million, up 8%. Gross margin was 73.9%, up 210 basis points year-over-year, and at the high end of our target range of 72%-74%, helped by modest reductions in professional services, depreciation, and shipping costs. Total operating expenses were $19.3 million, down 11%. That decline did not come at the expense of product investment.
Technology development continued to grow year-over-year, consistent with our decision to rebalance resources towards product and engineering, even as total OpEx declined. Sales and marketing expenses were $5.4 million, down 34%. This reduction reflects the strategic realignment implemented in late 2025, which fundamentally reset our marketing organization and rationalized performance marketing spend, as well as lower headcount-related expenses following our first quarter reorganization. Sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue was 23%, down from 37% a year ago. Technology development expenses were $6.3 million, up 7%. This increase reflects continued investment in product and engineering in support of our 2026 roadmap, including the impact of our annual merit cycle in March. Technology development as a percentage of revenue was approximately 27%, flat year-over-year. General administrative expenses were $6.7 million, up 1%, reflecting the ongoing discipline in our overhead cost base.
General administrative as a percentage of revenue was approximately 29%, versus 30% a year ago. Lastly, provision for transaction losses were approximately $930,000, or 4% of revenue, in line with our historical range of 2%-4%. As I mentioned previously, total operating expenses were $19.3 million, down 11%. In addition, operating expenses as a percentage of revenue were at the lowest level since we went public in 2021. Adjusted EBITDA was $1.3 million, representing a margin of approximately 6%, well above the high end of our guidance range. This result is a direct product of the cost structure we rebuilt starting in 2022. Revenue upside flowing disproportionately to the bottom line, exactly as designed. Turning to the balance sheet, we ended the quarter with cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $67.7 million, down $17.6 million sequentially. That decline primarily reflects two items.
$11.1 million in share repurchases and approximately $5.9 million related to a change in our agreement with our payment processors that resulted in an accounting reclassification of cash and cash equivalents to receivables from payment processors and seller accounts. This reclassification has no economic impact. It is a presentation change only. Total assets remain unchanged. The offsetting liability to sellers is unchanged, and there is no impact to net income, working capital, or overall financial position. The cash balance appears smaller, but this cash was always offset by an equal payable to the sellers. The offset now simply sits against a different asset account. Excluding it, cash declined approximately $11.7 million, driven primarily by capital returns to shareholders. During the quarter, we repurchased approximately 2.4 million shares for $11.1 million under our 2026 stock repurchase program, exhausting the authorization.
Since inception of our repurchase programs, we have repurchased approximately 11.4 million shares for approximately $55.3 million. Before moving to guidance, I want to address our full-year free cash flow directly. Our 2026 financial framework includes a commitment to positive free cash flow, and the operational performance of the business supports that. If anything, performance has exceeded our expectations year-to-date. However, the reclassification I just discussed affects our reported free cash flow and means we are no longer likely to generate positive free cash flow in 2026. Excluding the reclassification, the underlying business is generating cash ahead of our original expectations. Turning to the outlook, our guidance reflects quarter to date results and our forecast for the remainder of the period. We forecast third quarter GMV between $89 million and $94 million, or flat to up 6%.
Net revenue of $22 million-$22.9 million, or flat to up 4%. Adjusted EBITDA margin between -1% and +2%. Our GMV guidance reflects three factors. First, product-driven growth. Continued year-over-year GMV growth at the midpoint, a reflection of compounding roadmap progress against the backdrop of significant sales and marketing reductions. Second, quality-driven performance. While traffic remains a headwind, we expect continued growth in conversion and AOV. Third, seasonal dynamics. The third quarter is our seasonally softest period, and we are facing our toughest year-over-year GMV comparison of 2026. Our revenue guidance reflects take rate dynamics. Revenue is expected to grow year-over-year, though at a modestly slower rate than GMV at the midpoint, reflecting a continued mix shift towards higher value orders. These transactions carry a lower blended commission rate. Our adjusted EBITDA margin guidance reflects two factors. First, structural efficiency.
Continued operating expense discipline from actions taken in late 2025. Second, seasonal dynamics. The third quarter is our seasonally softest period. A sequential step down in revenue is the primary driver of lower margin versus Q2. Turning to our 2026 financial framework, we are upgrading our expectations for GMV growth based on Q2 performance. Our revised financial framework is, we now expect GMV to grow year-over-year for 2026 as a whole. We also expect Q4 GMV to grow year-over-year, our original milestone. We expect revenue take rates of approximately 24%-25%, down from our prior outlook of 25%-26%, as higher order values, which carry a lower blended commission rate, represent a growing share of our GMV.
We expect to deliver a third consecutive year of revenue growth, reflecting the resilience of our marketplace in the face of a soft market for luxury home goods. We expect gross margins of 72%-74%, up from 71%-73% in 2025. We remain focused on efficient growth with a full-year outlook of positive adjusted EBITDA. On free cash flow, as discussed, because of our accounting reclassification related to our payment processor agreements, we are no longer likely to generate positive free cash flow for 2026. Underpinning this plan is the assumption that macroeconomic conditions, particularly those impacting the housing market and the consumer discretionary spending, remain stable. In 2022, we began resetting our expense base with a specific goal in mind, ensuring that when revenue recovered, it would flow disproportionately to the bottom line. Q2 is the clearest evidence yet that this design is working.
GMV, revenue, and adjusted EBITDA all came in above the high end of guidance. Adjusted EBITDA margin reached approximately 6%, and we achieved all this while continuing to invest in product and engineering, the engine of our long-term growth. We are on plan, we are executing, and our conviction in the path ahead has never been stronger. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to updating you on the progress in the coming quarters. Thank you. I will now turn the call over to the operator to take your questions.
We will now begin the question-and-answer session. Please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star one again. We ask that you pick up your handset closer to your mouth when asking a question to allow for optimum sound quality. If you are muted locally, please remember to unmute your device. Please stand by while we compile the Q&A roster. Your first question comes from the line of Bobby Brooks with Northland Capital Markets. Your line is now open. Please go ahead.
Hey. Good morning, guys, thank you for taking my questions. It's clear that these strong 2Q results are beginning to reflect the growth in cost initiatives enacted over the last several quarters. I know you guys aren't satisfied with the current success and want more. I was curious to hear maybe what are some growth or cost initiatives you are maybe planning to implement in the coming quarters or took action on during the second quarter that could continue to bolster results in the coming quarters?
Hi, Bobby. Good morning. We're really driving growth off our roadmap. That's our focus. We got there a couple of quarters earlier than we had expected, I think that is attributable to the strength of our product roadmap. I guess the way we think about it is the first half has really been focused on building a foundation in our four primary areas of focus, then the second half of the year is going to be focused on broadening the deployment of those across as many service areas as possible. The four pillars of our roadmap are discovery, trust, which used to be pricing only, but is now expanded to trust, shipping, and services. We had wins in each area. In terms of discovery, the biggest win is we rolled out a new machine learning model to drive personalization.
We applied that initially on the homepage and saw really good results. We're going to roll that out in the second half, alongside continuing to build towards a better semantic and natural language search capability. In the area of trust, we doubled our price parity coverage in Q2. As I mentioned, we're going to expand that in the second half to include issues around item and seller quality, item authenticity, and overall platform integrity alongside our continued focus on pricing transparency.
In terms of shipping, we had a nice win in the second quarter. We used, again, a new machine learning model to expand free freight pre-quote coverage from roughly 50%-75% of listings, which had the impact of growing our overall pre-quote coverage to 90%. Going forward, we've got other initiatives focused on incentives for faster handling time, better and broader tracking, and also a continued focus on reducing shipping costs to the buyer.
Lastly, in terms of service, we successfully tested an AI-powered customer service chatbot in Q2. The second half is going to be about rolling that out more broadly to our kind of service infrastructure, which will have the impact also of freeing up our people to focus on more complex customer service issues. Overall, I'd say, it was a good quarter. We're happy with where we are, we have much, much more in front of us, than behind us. Like I said, I think we're off to a good start.
For sure. You touched on this a bit in the prepared remarks, I'll ask it in a different way than I initially was thinking of it. It seems like 2Q results were not bolstered by any trends in the luxury market. First, is my assumption there correct? Second, how big of a benefit might we see if a recovery in the luxury housing market plays out for your growth?
You are correct. The syndicated credit card data that we use to track the market says that luxury home furnishings declined mid-single digits in Q2. That is correct. Relative to our own expectations, we attribute the outperformance versus guidance in Q2 to traffic, which stabilized, and also average order value, which was up 10%. I think significantly, it was not just average order value that increased, but the median order value increased by the same percentage, by 10 percentage points, which indicates that the strength was relatively broad-based. Look, if the market comes back, it's tough to quantify the impact on us. Other than saying it'll certainly be positive.
I think it's actually part of the reason why we were pleased with our Q2 was not just because our performance came in spite of the continued market contraction, but also we're still comping our sales and marketing spend cutbacks at the end of last year. Overall, sales and marketing spend was down over 30% year-over-year in the quarter. +7% on GMV versus +30% declines in sales and marketing spend and negative mid-single digit declines in market. Again, I think we interpret as a proof point that road map that I discussed is taking effect.
For sure. That is impressive. Just last question from me. I want to unpack kind of the financial dynamics and kind of expectations going forward as you scale out the Tastemakers program. You mentioned the tripling of Instagram view time sequentially. That's something that really struck me. As you plan of scaling that out in the second half, how does that impact the sales and marketing line item? Maybe just discuss how you pay those influencers out. Secondly, I get a tripling sequentially is unlikely, but of the view time on Instagram. What might be your expectations for the growth and engagement as you scale out this program?
Sure. Let me sort of just talk more qualitatively about the Tastemakers program, and then I'll turn it over to Tom to discuss the cost impact. We've been, again, incredibly happy with our progress here. I think the truth is we were probably a little late to the party in terms of focusing on social media as a channel, but we're there now. We launched in Q2, and it's off to a great start. You cited some of the data points that we look at. I think also more qualitatively, it's important, again, not just because it's a hedge against the uncertainty around SEO and trends in the search market, but also it's a way to reach a broader audience and specifically a younger audience than we reached in the past, in a way that is both cost-effective and kind of engaging and so on to them.
This is something we're going to put a lot into in terms of energy and effort. It also does, over time, help our paid program. I think at the end of the day, it's a sort of a win across many, many dimensions, which is why we're so pleased. Tom, maybe you can say a few words about the cost impact.
Again, as you know, Bobby, we're very disciplined in our paid marketing program. We've mentioned that it's declined significantly year-over-year. We've really focused on unit economics. As we start to see that we can buy right now, this is creating more efficiency. We will continue to buy paid traffic
As long as it's profitable. You could see somewhat of an increase going forward if we can do so profitably. We're going to stay very disciplined in our paid marketing spend.
Got it. Appreciate the call and congrats on the strong quarter.
Your next question, and final question, comes from the line of Ralph Schackart with William Blair. Your line is now open. Please go ahead.
Hey, thanks for taking the question. This is Jack Brenczewski on for Ralph. I just wanted to ask about GMV specifically. I know you guys reiterated growth in the fourth quarter and for the full-year. I know that you don't provide 2027 guidance. I was wondering if there's some sort of framework you can give for continued growth beyond Q4. Maybe what are the components driving that growth considering that the housing macro remains muted? Thanks, guys.
Sure. Of course. I think we feel good about our GMV trajectory beyond the end of this year. I think our conviction in that is even higher now than it was before, given our recent performance. I'd attribute it to a couple of things. First of all, the sales and marketing lapping effect will improve from here. We made those cuts at the end of Q3 last year, so we'll get a full quarter's impact in Q4, then obviously for the following two quarters after that, then a partial benefit in Q3 next year of 2027. Secondly. I think in the long run, more importantly, the roadmap will continue to compound. The areas of focus on our roadmap are really foundational core drivers of marketplace performance. Our marketplace is very complex. We see this as a multi-year endeavor.
Again, we're off to a good start. There's a lot more ahead of us than there is behind us. Third, in each of those four focus areas, AI is the primary driver of our most important, highest priority, highest impact initiatives. AI just fundamentally gives us capabilities that we would not have had without it. That's not unique to us as a company. We are a beneficiary. I think longer term, once we rebuild the foundation of the marketplace, I do think we have opportunities to expand our addressable market. Lastly, in terms of your question about the housing market, I don't think, again, as it wasn't in Q2, and it won't be for the next few quarters, I don't think our ability to grow is dependent on a recovery in that market.
Obviously, at some point this market will recover, and when it does, we'll obviously be a beneficiary of that. Again, I don't think it's required in order for us to sustain growth beyond 2026.
Awesome. Thank you, guys.
This concludes today's call. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-08-04Earnings To Watch: 1stdibs.com Inc (DIBS) Q2 2026 -- GF Value Sees 13% Upside
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Earnings To Watch: 1stdibs.com Inc (DIBS) Q2 2026 -- GF Value Sees 13% Upside
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) is set to release its Q2 2026 earnings on Aug 5, 2026. The consensus estimate for Q2 2026 revenue is 22.23 million, and the earnings are expected to come in at -0.06 per share. The full year 2026's revenue is expected to be $90.63 million and the earnings are expected to be $-0.23 per share. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Forecast page Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Signs with DIBS. Is DIBS fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Revenue estimates for 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) have increased from $90.60 million to $90.63 million for the full year 2026 and increased from $92.16 million to $92.44 million for 2027 over the past 90 days. Earnings estimates for 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) have declined from $-0.20 per share to $-0.23 per share for the full year 2026 and declined from $-0.19 per share to $-0.24 per share for 2027 over the past 90 days. In the previous quarter of 2026-03-31, 1stdibs.com Inc's (NASDAQ:DIBS) actual revenue was $22.39 million, which missed analysts' revenue expectations of $22.73 million by -1.50%. 1stdibs.com Inc's (NASDAQ:DIBS) actual earnings were $-0.06 per share, which missed analysts' earnings expectations of $-0.04 per share by -50.00%. After releasing the results, 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) was down by -4.04% in one day. Based on the one-year price targets offered by 1 analysts, the average target price for 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) is $7.00 with a high estimate of $7.00 and a low estimate of $7.00. The average target implies an upside of 65.48% from the current price of $4.23. Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for 1stdibs.com Inc (NASDAQ:DIBS) in one year is $4.77, suggesting an upside of 12.77% from the current price of $4.23. Based on the consensus recommendation from 2 brokerage firms, 1stdibs.com Inc's (NASDAQ:DIBS) average brokerage recommendation is currently 1.50, indicating a "Buy" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-07-141stDibs to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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1stDibs to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on Wednesday, August 5, 2026
NEW YORK, July 14, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1stdibs.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIBS), a leading marketplace for extraordinary design, plans to release its second quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 in a press release before the market opens. The press release can be accessed at the 1stDibs Investor Relations website (investors.1stdibs.com). 1stDibs will also host an earnings webcast to discuss those results at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day, which will be accessible via the company's Investor Relations website. A replay of the webcast will be available through the same link following the conference call, for one year thereafter. About 1stDibs 1stDibs is a leading online marketplace for connecting design lovers with highly coveted sellers and makers of vintage, antique, and contemporary furniture, home décor, art, jewelry, watches and fashion. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260714787430/en/ Contacts Investor Relations Contact:Kevin LaBuz, Head of Investor Relations & Corporate [email protected]
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-081stdibs.com Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
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1stdibs.com Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
Interested in 1stdibs.com, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. 1stDibs reported Q1 GMV of $89.7 million (down 5%) and revenue of $22.4 million (down 1%) while delivering positive adjusted EBITDA of about $600,000 (~2.5% margin); average order value rose ~7% but active buyers fell ~10% after deliberate marketing cuts. Management sharply reduced sales and marketing spend (S&M expense down 31% to $6.3M) and reallocated resources to product and engineering (technology spend up 10%), helping drive operating expenses down 11% and lift gross margin to ~74% as the company reaffirmed its 2026 framework targeting positive adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. The 2026 roadmap emphasizes AI-assisted development (over 50% of new code) across discovery, pricing, shipping and service—launching visual and natural-language search, price-parity expansion, shipping upgrades and AI seller/buyer tools—and management expects to return to GMV growth by Q4 irrespective of market recovery. 3 Hot Tech Stocks Poised For Double-Digit Gains 1stdibs.com (NASDAQ:DIBS) reported first-quarter 2026 results that company executives said aligned with internal expectations, reflecting a deliberate pullback in sales and marketing spending paired with continued investment in product and engineering. Management reiterated its 2026 financial framework, including positive full-year adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, and said it still expects to return to year-over-year GMV growth by the fourth quarter. Chief Executive Officer David Rosenblatt said the first quarter delivered on “disciplined execution, durable profitability, and steady roadmap progress,” while acknowledging a challenging demand backdrop. Rosenblatt pointed to the U.S. housing market “hover[ing] near a 30-year low,” which he said has been weighing on consumer appetite for luxury home goods. → Insider Sales: Top AST SpaceMobile Insider Cuts Postion Over 30% Despite the soft environment, Rosenblatt emphasized a long-term growth opportunity, noting that there are “approximately 5 million U.S. households worth at least $5 million,” compared with 1stDibs’ active buyer base of about 58,300. He said the company’s goal is to generate growth “irrespective of the timing of a market recovery,” adding that when conditions normalize, the company expects to be positioned to accelerate growth. For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the company…Read full documentShow less
Interested in 1stdibs.com, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. 1stDibs reported Q1 GMV of $89.7 million (down 5%) and revenue of $22.4 million (down 1%) while delivering positive adjusted EBITDA of about $600,000 (~2.5% margin); average order value rose ~7% but active buyers fell ~10% after deliberate marketing cuts. Management sharply reduced sales and marketing spend (S&M expense down 31% to $6.3M) and reallocated resources to product and engineering (technology spend up 10%), helping drive operating expenses down 11% and lift gross margin to ~74% as the company reaffirmed its 2026 framework targeting positive adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. The 2026 roadmap emphasizes AI-assisted development (over 50% of new code) across discovery, pricing, shipping and service—launching visual and natural-language search, price-parity expansion, shipping upgrades and AI seller/buyer tools—and management expects to return to GMV growth by Q4 irrespective of market recovery. 3 Hot Tech Stocks Poised For Double-Digit Gains 1stdibs.com (NASDAQ:DIBS) reported first-quarter 2026 results that company executives said aligned with internal expectations, reflecting a deliberate pullback in sales and marketing spending paired with continued investment in product and engineering. Management reiterated its 2026 financial framework, including positive full-year adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, and said it still expects to return to year-over-year GMV growth by the fourth quarter. Chief Executive Officer David Rosenblatt said the first quarter delivered on “disciplined execution, durable profitability, and steady roadmap progress,” while acknowledging a challenging demand backdrop. Rosenblatt pointed to the U.S. housing market “hover[ing] near a 30-year low,” which he said has been weighing on consumer appetite for luxury home goods. → Insider Sales: Top AST SpaceMobile Insider Cuts Postion Over 30% Despite the soft environment, Rosenblatt emphasized a long-term growth opportunity, noting that there are “approximately 5 million U.S. households worth at least $5 million,” compared with 1stDibs’ active buyer base of about 58,300. He said the company’s goal is to generate growth “irrespective of the timing of a market recovery,” adding that when conditions normalize, the company expects to be positioned to accelerate growth. For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the company reported gross merchandise value (GMV) of $89.7 million, down 5% year over year, and revenue of $22.4 million, down 1%. Rosenblatt attributed the top-line performance to both market conditions and the company’s decision to cut performance marketing spending by nearly 50% in the fourth quarter of 2025. → Light Speed Returns: Corning Cashes In on NVIDIA Growth Chief Financial Officer Tom Etergino said the quarter marked the second consecutive period of positive adjusted EBITDA, which he described as validation of structural cost changes. Adjusted EBITDA was approximately $600,000, or about a 2.5% margin. Etergino said traffic declined across both paid and organic channels as a “direct and expected consequence” of the sales and marketing reductions and soft demand. Order volume fell 12%, but the company recorded its 10th consecutive quarter of conversion growth, which management attributed to product investments. → Years in the Making, AMD’s Upside Movement Has Just Begun Average order value (AOV) reached about $2,750, up 7%, while median order value was approximately $1,400, up 12%. Etergino said the increase reflected “a continued mix shift towards higher value transactions, especially from trade.” He added that trade GMV grew year over year, while consumer GMV declined. On categories, Etergino said vintage and antique furniture grew year over year, while all other categories declined. The company ended the quarter with about 58,300 active buyers, down 10%, which Etergino said reflected the “deliberate reduction” in sales and marketing spend. Etergino said take rates increased about 120 basis points, reflecting 2025 pricing actions, Sponsored Listings growth, and a favorable prior-year comparison. Gross profit was $16.7 million, up 2%, and gross margin was about 74%, which management said was at the high end of the company’s target range due to lower hosting and software costs as a percentage of revenue. Total operating expenses were $20.0 million, down 11% year over year, continuing what Etergino called a multi-year cost reset that began in 2022. Within that total, he highlighted a reallocation of spending: Sales and marketing expense: $6.3 million, down 31%, with sales and marketing representing 28% of revenue versus 40% a year ago. Technology development expense: $6.2 million, up 10%, reflecting annual merit increases and higher headcount-related costs tied to shifting resources toward product and engineering; 28% of revenue versus 25% a year ago. General and administrative expense: $6.8 million, down 2%. Etergino said operating expenses included approximately $500,000 in severance charges, “predominantly in sales and marketing,” as the company refined its organizational structure. Rosenblatt added that while operating expenses declined 11%, technology development spending grew 10% because the company views product and engineering as its “highest ROI investment.” Rosenblatt said the company’s 2026 roadmap is organized around four pillars—discovery, pricing, shipping, and service—intended to remove friction and modernize the platform. He said AI-assisted development accounted for more than 50% of new code, up from about 30% in the prior quarter, helping the team “ship faster than ever.” On discovery, Rosenblatt said the company launched “1stDibs Tastemakers,” a brand ambassador program, and debuted a podcast titled “Objects of Desire,” hosted by editorial director Anthony Barzilay Freund and interior designer Noz Nozawa. He said early results from Tastemakers showed “measurable increases in reach and engagement on Instagram.” He also cited AI-driven metadata enrichment, saying search success improved by nearly 4% and null results decreased by more than 25%. In response to an analyst question, Rosenblatt said null searches—where a buyer receives zero results—can drive shoppers to leave the experience, particularly given 1stDibs’ long-tail inventory of one-of-a-kind items. He said the company plans to launch visual search in the second quarter and expects an initial natural-language search release in the third quarter. On pricing, Rosenblatt said the company expanded its “price parity” initiative, increasing coverage by 44% by adding two additional resale platforms and deepening reach on existing ones. He said early data suggests parity-priced items convert at higher rates. In the second quarter, he said 1stDibs plans to invest in the offer and product detail page experience and to more prominently surface its price match guarantee and comparable historical transaction pricing. On shipping, Rosenblatt said the company integrated USPS into its shipping infrastructure, reducing parcel rates for packages under 20 pounds by roughly 30% to 50%. He said 1stDibs plans to introduce a machine learning-powered quoting tool in the second quarter for large items, and to upgrade tracking by expanding supported carriers from 10 to more than 70. Rosenblatt noted that about 25% of orders currently lack real-time tracking. On service, Rosenblatt said the company is rolling out AI-assisted listing tools for sellers to streamline tasks like generating optimized titles and improving image upload workflows. He also said the company plans to launch an AI-powered client service chatbot for buyers and sellers in the second quarter. Both Rosenblatt and Etergino referenced the company’s annual seller sentiment survey, which for the second consecutive year found that 1stDibs is the primary sales channel for its sellers, surpassing their own showrooms. For the second quarter, Etergino guided for GMV of $86 million to $91 million (down 4% to up 1%), net revenue of $21.6 million to $22.6 million (down 2% to up 2%), and adjusted EBITDA margin of negative 2% to positive 2%. He said the outlook reflects a “deliberate strategic trade-off” from reduced sales and marketing spend as the company prioritizes higher margins over short-term volume. Etergino also said revenue guidance reflects continued growth in Sponsored Listings and a modest contribution from the company’s “first sponsored event,” which it plans to test in the second quarter as part of its advertising program. On the full year, Etergino said the company is not providing formal annual guidance but reaffirmed its 2026 framework, including gross margins of 72% to 74%, take rates of 25% to 26%, and expectations for positive adjusted EBITDA and positive free cash flow. Rosenblatt reiterated confidence in a return to GMV growth by the fourth quarter, saying on the Q&A that the expectation is “not dependent on a market recovery,” citing the lapping of marketing reductions and the compounding impact of product improvements. 1stDibs.com is an online marketplace specializing in high-end furniture, fine art, jewelry, watches, fashion and decor. The platform curates offerings from independent dealers, galleries and luxury brands, enabling vetted sellers to reach discerning buyers around the world. Headquartered in New York with an additional office in Paris, 1stDibs has built a reputation for quality and authenticity through rigorous seller screening and detailed item vetting. Launched in 2001 by founder Michael Bruno, the company has grown into a leading destination for both private collectors and interior design professionals. The article "1stdibs.com Q1 Earnings Call Highlights" was originally published by MarketBeat. View MarketBeat's top stocks for May 2026.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-081stDibs Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
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1stDibs Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
NEW YORK, May 08, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1stdibs.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIBS), a leading online marketplace for luxury design products ("1stDibs" or the "Company"), today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Net revenue was $22.4 million, a decrease of 1% year-over-year. Gross profit was $16.7 million, an increase of 2% year-over-year. Gross margin was 74.4%, compared to 72.4% in the first quarter 2025. GAAP net loss was $2.2 million compared to a net loss of $4.8 million in the first quarter 2025. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was $0.6 million and 2.5%, respectively, compared to $(1.7) million and (7.8)%, respectively, in the first quarter 2025. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $85.3 million as of March 31, 2026. "The first quarter was exactly what we had expected it would be: on plan, Adjusted EBITDA positive, and progressing on the foundational product, marketing and service work that will drive our return to GMV growth by the fourth quarter," said David Rosenblatt, 1stDibs CEO. "Our 2026 financial framework is unchanged, and our conviction in the durability of our marketplace — built on curation, scarcity, and human expertise — has never been stronger." "The first quarter is further proof that our re-engineered cost base is working," said Tom Etergino, 1stDibs Chief Financial Officer. "We delivered positive Adjusted EBITDA for the second consecutive quarter, generated free cash flow, and continued to reallocate resources toward product and engineering, our highest-ROI investment. The structural work we have done since 2022 is showing up directly in our results, and we remain confident in delivering full-year positive Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow." Other Recent Business Highlights and First Quarter Key Operating Metrics Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") was $89.7 million, a decrease of 5% year-over-year. Number of Orders was approximately 31K, a decrease of 12% year-over-year. Active Buyers was approximately 58K, a decrease of 10% year-over-year. Financial Guidance and Outlook The Company’s second quarter 2026 guidance is below. Actual results may differ materially from our Financial Guidance and Outlook as a result of, among other things, the factors described under "Forward-Looking Statements" below. A GAAP reconciliation to our non-G…Read full documentShow less
NEW YORK, May 08, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1stdibs.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIBS), a leading online marketplace for luxury design products ("1stDibs" or the "Company"), today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Net revenue was $22.4 million, a decrease of 1% year-over-year. Gross profit was $16.7 million, an increase of 2% year-over-year. Gross margin was 74.4%, compared to 72.4% in the first quarter 2025. GAAP net loss was $2.2 million compared to a net loss of $4.8 million in the first quarter 2025. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was $0.6 million and 2.5%, respectively, compared to $(1.7) million and (7.8)%, respectively, in the first quarter 2025. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $85.3 million as of March 31, 2026. "The first quarter was exactly what we had expected it would be: on plan, Adjusted EBITDA positive, and progressing on the foundational product, marketing and service work that will drive our return to GMV growth by the fourth quarter," said David Rosenblatt, 1stDibs CEO. "Our 2026 financial framework is unchanged, and our conviction in the durability of our marketplace — built on curation, scarcity, and human expertise — has never been stronger." "The first quarter is further proof that our re-engineered cost base is working," said Tom Etergino, 1stDibs Chief Financial Officer. "We delivered positive Adjusted EBITDA for the second consecutive quarter, generated free cash flow, and continued to reallocate resources toward product and engineering, our highest-ROI investment. The structural work we have done since 2022 is showing up directly in our results, and we remain confident in delivering full-year positive Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow." Other Recent Business Highlights and First Quarter Key Operating Metrics Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") was $89.7 million, a decrease of 5% year-over-year. Number of Orders was approximately 31K, a decrease of 12% year-over-year. Active Buyers was approximately 58K, a decrease of 10% year-over-year. Financial Guidance and Outlook The Company’s second quarter 2026 guidance is below. Actual results may differ materially from our Financial Guidance and Outlook as a result of, among other things, the factors described under "Forward-Looking Statements" below. A GAAP reconciliation to our non-GAAP guidance measure (adjusted EBITDA) is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the potential variability and uncertainty of expenses that may be incurred in the future. Stock-based compensation expense is impacted by the timing of employee stock transactions, the future fair market value of our common stock, and our future hiring and retention needs, all of which are difficult to predict and subject to change. We have provided a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the financial statement tables for our historical non-GAAP financial results included in this press release. Webcast Information 1stDibs will host a webcast to discuss its first quarter 2026 financial results today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Investors and participants can access the webcast at the 1stDibs Investor Relations website (investors.1stdibs.com). A replay of the webcast will be available through the same link following the webcast, for one year thereafter. Disclosure Information In compliance with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD, 1stDibs announces material information to the public through a variety of means, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, company blog posts, public conference calls and webcasts, as well as the investor relations website. Final Results The financial results discussed herein are presented on a preliminary basis; final data will be included in 1stDibs's Quarterly Report on Form 10−Q for the period ended March 31, 2026. About 1stDibs 1stDibs is a leading online marketplace for connecting design lovers with highly coveted sellers and makers of vintage, antique, and contemporary furniture, home décor, art, jewelry, watches and fashion. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains or references "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable federal and state securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements include statements relating to our financial guidance for the second quarter of 2026 and underlying assumptions; our ability to improve customer engagement and frequency; our ability to align our resources with strategic growth and profitability; and the impact of our marketing efforts. Any statements in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans, objectives of management for future operations, long term operating expenses, and expectations for capital requirements, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as: "accelerate," "anticipate," "believe," "can," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "demand," "estimate," "expand," "expect," "focus," "intend," "may," "might," "objective," "ongoing," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict," "progress," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would," or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology or similar expressions intended to identify statements about the future. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the following: (1) our continued efforts to lay the foundation for future growth and deepen our lead in the luxury market; (2) our focus on efficiency and steps to align our expenses to current demand and the impact thereof; (3) our progress towards reaccelerating sustainable growth, reducing our cost, increasing operating leverage, and re-engineering our cost base; and (4) our future results of operations and financial position, including our financial guidance and outlook and our targets for positive Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be accurate. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations of future events and if these prove to be inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from our expectations and projections. Investors are therefore cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the following: (1) our ability to execute our business plan and strategies to achieve our strategic initiatives; (2) our ability to achieve future growth; (3) our ability to enhance GMV growth and shareholder value; (4) our ability to effectively manage and reduce operating costs, maintain a structurally leaner cost base, and realign investment priorities; (5) our ability to execute our stock repurchase program; and (6) macroeconomic conditions or geopolitical events or similar risks, as well as other risks, uncertainties, and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and other periodic reports and filings we make with the SEC. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, achievements, or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Key Operating Metrics Definitions Gross Merchandise Value We define Gross Merchandise Value ("GMV") as the total dollar value from items sold by our sellers through 1stDibs in a given month, minus cancellations within that month, and excluding shipping and U.S. sales taxes. GMV includes all sales reported to us by our sellers, whether transacted through the 1stDibs marketplace or reported as an offline sale. We view GMV as a measure of the total economic activity generated by our online marketplace, and as an indicator of the scale and growth of our online marketplace and the health of our ecosystem. Our historical performance for GMV may not be indicative of future performance in GMV. Number of Orders We define Number of Orders as the total number of orders placed or reported through the 1stDibs marketplace in a given month, minus cancellations within that month. Our historical performance for Number of Orders may not be indicative of future performance in Number of Orders. Active Buyers We define Active Buyers as buyers who have made at least one purchase through our online marketplace during the 12 months ended on the last day of the period presented, net of cancellations. A buyer is identified by a unique email address; thus an Active Buyer could have more than one account if they were to use a separate unique email address to set up each account. We believe this metric reflects scale, engagement and brand awareness, and our ability to convert user activity on our online marketplace into transactions. Our historical performance for Active Buyers may not be indicative of future performance in new Active Buyers. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin In this press release, we provide Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that represents our net loss adjusted to exclude: (1) depreciation and amortization; (2) stock-based compensation expense; (3) other income, net; (4) provision for income taxes; (5) restructuring expenses; and (6) strategic alternative expenses. We also provide Adjusted EBITDA Margin, a non-GAAP financial measure that presents Adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenue. Below is a reconciliation of net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA. We have included Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures, because they are key measures used by our management team to help us to assess our operating performance and the operating leverage in our business. We also use these measures to analyze our financial results, establish budgets and operational goals for managing our business, and make strategic decisions. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the income and expenses that we exclude from Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Accordingly, we believe that these metrics provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations, enhances the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allows for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics used by our management in their financial and operational decision-making. We also believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core business and results of operations over multiple periods with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors, and to analyze our operating performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to differences in the way that these measures are calculated. The non-GAAP financial measures presented should not be considered as the sole measure of our performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures have certain limitations in that they do not include the impact of certain expenses that are reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Accordingly, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as supplemental in nature, and are not intended, and should not be construed, as a substitute for the related financial information calculated in accordance with GAAP. These limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin include the following: The exclusion of certain recurring, non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization of property and equipment. While these are non-cash charges, we may need to replace the assets being depreciated in the future and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash requirements for these replacements or new capital expenditure requirements; The exclusion of stock-based compensation expense, which has been a significant recurring expense and will continue to constitute a significant recurring expense for the foreseeable future, as equity awards are expected to continue to be an important component of our compensation strategy; The exclusion of other income, net, which includes interest income related to our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency exchange; and The exclusion of discrete restructuring expenses such as severance and benefit costs from reductions in force and reorganizations that are fundamentally different in strategic nature from ongoing initiatives. We believe exclusion of these items facilitates a more consistent comparison of operating performance over time because they are distinct from ongoing operational costs. Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin alongside other financial performance measures, including net loss and our other GAAP results. Free Cash Flow Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net cash from operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. We use free cash flow as a supplemental measure of liquidity and to evaluate our ability to generate cash from operations that can be used for strategic initiatives and working capital requirements. We believe that free cash flow is an important financial measure for use in evaluating our financial performance. Free cash flow has limitations as it omits certain components of the consolidated statements of cash flows and does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Other companies may calculate free cash flow differently, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure. As a result of these limitations, free cash flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net cash from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity and our other GAAP results. The information in the tables below sets forth the non-GAAP financial measures along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260508284376/en/ Contacts Investor Relations Contact: Kevin LaBuz [email protected]
TranscriptFY2026 Q12026-05-08FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript
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FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript
Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to the 1stDibs Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call. After today's prepared remarks, we will host a question and answer session. I would now like to hand the call over to Kevin LaBuz, Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development. Kevin, please go ahead.
Good morning. Welcome to the 1stDibs earnings call for the quarter ended March 31st, 2026. I'm Kevin LaBuz, Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development. Joining me today are Chief Executive Officer, David Rosenblatt, and Chief Financial Officer, Tom Etergino. David will provide an update on our business, including our strategy and growth opportunities, and Tom will review our Q1 financial results and Q2 outlook. This call will be available via webcast on our investor relations website at investors.1stdibs.com. Before we begin, please keep in mind that our remarks include forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding guidance and future financial performance, market demand, growth prospects, business plans, strategic initiatives, business and economic trends, and competitive position.
Our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties, including those described in our SEC filings. Any forward-looking statements that we make on this call are based on our beliefs and assumptions as of today, and we disclaim any obligation to update them except to the extent required by law. Additionally, during the call, we will present GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is included in today's earnings press release, which you can find on our investor relations website along with the replay of this call. Lastly, please note that all growth comparisons are made on a year-over-year basis, unless otherwise noted. I will now turn the call over to our CEO, David Rosenblatt. David?
Thanks, Kevin. Good morning, everyone. A quarter ago, we shared our expectations for our performance in 2026: disciplined execution, durable profitability, and steady roadmap progress. The 1st quarter delivered on all three. Our top-line results reflect the deliberate sales and marketing reductions we enacted late last year, and our bottom-line results reflect the structural cost work we have been executing since 2022. We are on track across revenue, costs, and product development, and our 2026 financial framework remains unchanged. The demand environment remains challenging. The U.S. housing market continues to hover near a 30-year low, weighing on consumer appetite for luxury home goods. While the near-term backdrop is soft, the long-term opportunity is significant. For example, there are approximately 5 million U.S. households worth at least $5 million, and our active buyer base of approximately 58,300 represents a fraction of that addressable market.
Our goal, however, is to generate growth irrespective of the timing of a market recovery. Once conditions normalize, we will be in a strong position to accelerate growth. Turning to the financials, our performance reflects both market conditions and the decisions we made last year to optimize our cost structure. GMV and revenue were $89.7 million and $22.4 million, down 5% and 1% respectively, which is a result not only of market conditions, but also of our decision to reduce performance marketing spending by nearly 50% in the Q4 of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA of $600,000 above the midpoint of guidance is proof that our financial model is now capable of generating adjusted EBITDA profitability even in a challenging external environment.
We have fundamentally re-engineered our business, lowering expenses and headcount since late 2022 to ensure future revenue recovery flows disproportionately to the bottom line. With that context, let me walk you through the quarter's performance. Funnel trends remained consistent. Traffic declines, driven primarily by our pullback in performance marketing and substantial sales and marketing headcount reductions, were partially offset by our 10th consecutive quarter of conversion growth and higher average order values. This conversion growth is the direct result of sustained product investment, and it gives us confidence that our roadmap is working. Underpinning these results is a deliberate shift in how we are allocating resources. While total operating expenses declined 11%, technology development spending grew 10%, a reflection of our conviction that product and engineering is our highest ROI investment. The returns are compounding.
AI-assisted development now accounts for over 50% of our new code, up from approximately 30% last quarter, enabling our team to ship faster than ever. Our 2026 roadmap is where those resources are being deployed. Organized around 4 pillars, discovery, pricing, shipping, and service, it is designed to remove friction, modernize the platform, and drive our anticipated return to GMV growth by the Q4. Before walking through our roadmap progress, it is worth stepping back to explain how we think about product development. Our roadmap is not organized around market conditions or macro assumptions. It is organized around solving specific customer problems. The barriers that prevent a design enthusiast from finding the perfect item, trusting its price, receiving it seamlessly, and getting help when they need it exist regardless of where the housing market is or what consumer sentiment looks like.
Solving them makes 1stDibs a better marketplace in any environment. At the heart of our roadmap is a transformation in how buyers find and engage with our marketplace. Our goal is to make 1stDibs a daily destination for design enthusiasts by meeting the buyer where she is and by removing the barriers to discovery. Today, finding the right item still requires too much expertise, the right terminology, the right category knowledge, and the right search keyword string. Our discovery roadmap is designed to change that, and the Q1 was a period of foundational progress in that regard. We begin by investing in content and community. In February, we launched 1stDibs Tastemakers, our brand ambassador program built around authentic voices from within and around our community. Early results are promising, with measurable increases in reach and engagement on Instagram.
We also debuted Objects of Desire, a podcast hosted by our editorial director, Anthony Barzilay Freund, and interior designer, Noz Nozawa, which explores the emotional and cultural stories behind the objects people love. These initiatives are designed to build the daily engagement and brand affinity that drives organic traffic and buyer acquisition over time. Once buyers arrive in our environment, we are making it easier for them to navigate our catalog. Using AI, we significantly enrich the metadata underpinning our inventory, giving our search engine more signal to work with. The results were immediate. Our search success rate improved by nearly 4%, and the number of null results decreased by over 25%, meaning more buyers are finding items to engage with on every visit. We also redesigned our search bar experience, resulting in higher search activity. These improvements are the foundation for what comes next.
Over the course of 2026, we are building toward AI-powered semantic and natural language search, the ability for a buyer to describe what they want in plain language and receive tailored results in return. A buyer shouldn't need to know the difference between a Chesterfield and a Knoll sofa to find the perfect piece. They should be able to tell us what they want in the manner they naturally think about it and trust that 1stDibs will understand. We are building that capability progressively throughout the year, and in the Q2, we plan to launch visual search, allowing buyers to upload an image and find similar items in our catalog. On personalization, the Q1 marks an important shift. We moved our homepage from an editorial-first to a recommendation-first experience.
For recognized users, the platform now surfaces personalized items based on their behavior and preferences from the moment they arrive, a step toward making 1stDibs a daily habit. We also deepened our work on favorites, driving an increase in the percentage of users who favorited an item sequentially, building the behavioral data that will help power personalization over time. Our progress in discovery highlights our belief that AI is a catalyst for our marketplace. While our moat remains firmly built on high-trust relationships and a physical catalog of one-of-a-kind items, AI is the tool that makes those items discoverable to a broader audience. Discovery brings buyers to the listing. Pricing gives them the confidence to buy it. Buyer trust is the foundation of every transaction on 1stDibs. Our pricing roadmap is designed to reinforce that trust by ensuring that every listing is priced transparently, competitively, and consistently.
In the Q1, we made progress on price parity, our initiative to ensure that items on 1stDibs are priced consistently across sales channels. By expanding to two additional resale platforms and by deepening our reach on existing ones, we increased the price parity coverage for listings by 44%. Early data suggests that items priced at parity with other sites convert at higher rates than those that are not, validating our thesis that pricing transparency directly drives buyer trust and confidence. In the Q2, we will invest in the offer and product detail page experience to help buyers and sellers reach agreement faster, reducing friction at one of the most critical moments in the transaction. We will also more prominently surface our price match guarantee and the pricing of comparable historical transactions, giving buyers greater confidence and context at the point of purchase.
Together, these initiatives are building a pricing environment where buyers can act with conviction. Once a buyer trusts the price, the next question is simple: What will it cost to get it delivered? Our vision for shipping is straightforward: reduce costs, increase transparency, and eliminate the uncertainty that causes buyers to abandon a purchase. Cost competitiveness and transparency at checkout are conversion drivers, and we made progress on both. During the quarter, we integrated USPS into our shipping infrastructure, giving buyers access to a broader range of carrier options at meaningfully lower parcel rates. Approximately 30%-50% cheaper for packages under 20 lbs. In the Q2, we plan to launch an ML-powered quoting tool that will deliver more competitive real-time pricing on our largest items, categories where shipping costs have traditionally been opaque and expensive.
Also on deck for the Q2 is a significant upgrade to our shipment tracking capabilities. Today, approximately 25% of orders lack real-time tracking, a source of buyer uncertainty that we are committed to eliminating. By expanding our tracking infrastructure from 10 to over 70 supported carriers, we will increase tracking coverage, ensuring that buyers can follow their purchase from seller to doorstep. Together, these initiatives are the building blocks of our multi-year vision, a shipping program that is cost-competitive, fully transparent, and anchored by all-in pricing so that every buyer knows the total cost of their purchase before they commit. Competitive pricing and seamless shipping earn a transaction. Exceptional service earns a relationship. Elevating the level of service we provide to both buyers and sellers is the fourth pillar of our roadmap.
On the seller side, we are rolling out improved listing tools that leverage AI to make it easier and faster to bring inventory to market. These tools reduce friction from generating optimized item titles to streamlining the image upload process, ultimately building toward a more robust AI-assisted listing experience. Early adoption has been encouraging, and we expect these tools to deepen seller engagement and improve listing quality over time. We are also building an AI-powered client service chatbot for buyers and sellers set to launch in the Q2. Our expectation is that this will allow us to provide faster, more responsive service at scale. The cumulative impact of these roadmap investments is reflected in a simple data point. For the second consecutive year, our annual seller sentiment survey confirmed that 1stDibs is the primary sales channel for our sellers, surpassing their own showrooms.
What was a meaningful shift last year is now a confirmed trend. Our sellers are not simply listing on 1stDibs, they are depending on us. That is a powerful foundation as we continue to invest in tools and technology designed to deepen that relationship and drive their success. A quarter ago, we laid out our 2026 financial framework, positive full-year adjusted EBITDA, positive free cash flow, a third consecutive year of revenue growth, and a return to GMV growth by the Q4. One quarter in, we are on track against all four. Our conviction in the durability of our marketplace has never been stronger. Curation, scarcity, and human expertise are the foundation of 1stDibs, and in an era of AI-generated content, these qualities are becoming more valuable, not less. Thank you for your continued support.
I'll now turn it over to Tom to review our Q1 financial results and Q2 outlook.
Thanks, David. Q1 results were in line with our expectations across the board. For the 2nd consecutive quarter, we generated positive adjusted EBITDA, validating the structural changes we made to our cost base and confirming that our 2026 plan is developing as anticipated. Let me walk you through the numbers. GMV was $89.7 million, down 5% above the midpoint of guidance. The underlying dynamics played out largely as we expected. Traffic declined across paid and organic channels, a direct and expected consequence of the sales and marketing reductions we enacted in late 2025, as well as the soft demand environment. Order volume declined 12% as a result. However, our product investments continued to partially offset these headwinds, with conversion growing for the 10th consecutive quarter.
Average order value reached approximately $2,750, up 7%, and median order value reached approximately $1,400, up 12%, both reflecting a continued mix shift towards higher value transactions, especially from trade. Together, these factors led to GMV down 5%, consistent with the Q4. We entered the quarter with approximately 75% of traffic from organic sources, a continued reflection of the enduring strength of the 1stDibs brand. Trade was a bright spot, growing year-over-year, driven by meaningful AOV expansion while consumer GMV declined. On a vertical basis, vintage and antique furniture grew year-over-year while all other categories declined. We ended the quarter with approximately 58,300 active buyers, down 10%, reflecting the deliberate reduction in sales and marketing spend enacted in late 2025.
Unique sell account grew modestly on a sequential basis. We expect to return to growth for the full year as the impact of our 2024 and 2025 pricing actions continues to normalize. Listings grew 2% to nearly 1.9 million. Health of our supply base is further supported by our annual seller sentiment survey, which confirmed for the second consecutive year that 1stDibs is the primary sales channel for our sellers, underscoring the platform's growing importance to their businesses. Turning to the income statement, net revenue was $22.4 million, down 1%. Transaction revenue, which is tied directly to GMV, was approximately 74% of total revenue, with subscriptions making up most of the remainder.
Take rates increased approximately 120 basis points, reflecting our 2025 pricing actions, Sponsored Listings growth, and a favorable prior year comparison due to high-value transactions. Gross profit was $16.7 million, up 2%. Gross profit margins were approximately 74%, up 2 percentage points year-over-year and at the high end of our target range, driven by a decrease in hosting and software costs as a percentage of revenue. Turning to operating expenses, total OpEx declined 11%, the direct continuation of the multi-year cost reset we began in 2022. Within that, the story is one of deliberate reallocation. Sales and marketing expenses were $6.3 million, down 31%. This reduction was a result of the strategic realignment implemented in 2025, which fundamentally reset our marketing organization and rationalized our performance marketing spend.
We made a decision to prioritize unit economics over volume, and these numbers reflect that decision. Sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue was 28%, down from 40% a year ago. Technology development expenses were $6.2 million, up 10%, reflecting the impact of our annual merit cycle in March and higher headcount-related costs as we rebalanced our talent towards high-impact product and engineering roles. As a percentage of revenue, technology development was 28%, up from 25% a year ago. We are systematically reallocating resources away from sales and marketing and towards product and engineering. Within our flat headcount framework, we are onboarding the final planned roles in support of our 2026 roadmap and expect this talent rebalancing to conclude by the end of the Q2, leaving us with a leaner team with more concentrated on platform innovation.
General administrative expenses were $6.8 million, down 2%. As a percentage of revenue, general administrative expenses were 30% versus 31% a year ago. Lastly, provision for transaction losses were approximately $700,000, 3% of revenue, down from 4% a year ago and at the midpoint of our historical range of 2%-4%. As I mentioned previously, total operating expenses were $20 million, down 11%. Total operating expenses also reflect approximately $500,000 in severance charges, predominantly in sales and marketing, as we refined our organizational structure to most effectively support our 2026 priorities. Our commitment to expense discipline remains unchanged. Adjusted EBITDA was approximately $600,000, representing a margin of approximately 2.5%. The last two quarters have been Adjusted EBITDA positive, both delivering against a challenging demand backdrop.
This is the direct result of this cost structure we rebuilt starting in 2022. It underpins our confidence in positive full-year adjusted EBITDA. The Q1 was an encouraging start against our full-year free cash flow commitment. We generate $8,000,000, a positive early indicator that our 2026 target is within reach. We also generate $1.1 million of cash flow from operations. Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments ended the quarter at $85.3 million, down $9.8 million sequentially, primarily reflecting $9.1 million in share repurchases. During the quarter, we repurchased approximately 1.7 million shares, leaving approximately $1 million of remaining authorization at quarter end. Since inception, we have repurchased approximately 9 million shares for approximately $44.4 million. Turning to the outlook.
Our guidance reflects quarter-to-date results and our forecast for the remainder of the period. We forecast Q2 GMV between $86 million and $91 million, or down 4% to up 1%. Net revenue of $21.6 million to $22.6 million, or down 2% to up 2%, and adjusted EBITDA margin between -2% and +2%. Our GMV guidance reflects a deliberate strategic trade-off, the intentional impact of our sales and marketing reductions as we prioritize a structurally higher margin profile over short-term volume. Quality-driven performance. While traffic remains a headwind, we expect continued growth in conversion and AOV and sequential improvement in our year-over-year growth rate helped by progress on our product roadmap.
Our revenue guidance reflects the continued growth in Sponsored Listings, as well as a modest contribution from our first sponsored event, an initiative we are beginning to test in the Q2 as part of our advertising program. Our adjusted EBITDA margin guidance reflects structural efficiency, realized gains from operating expenses following our September realignment. Strategic reinvestment, a sequential increase in personnel expenses driven by the annual merit increases effective in March and targeted hiring in product and engineering as part of our strategic realignment and gross margin expansion. We continue to expect gross margins of 72%-74%. While we are not providing full year guidance at this time, we are confirming our 2026 financial framework. We expect to deliver a third consecutive year of revenue growth, reflecting the resilience of our marketplace.
We anticipate a return to positive year-over-year GMV growth by the Q4, driven by the compounding impact of our product roadmap. We expect gross margins of 72%-74%, up from 71%-73% in 2025. We expect revenue take rates of 25%-26%, up from 24%-25% in 2025. We remain focused on high quality, efficient growth with a full year 2026 outlook of positive adjusted EBITDA and positive free cash flow. Underpinning this plan is the assumption that macroeconomic conditions, particularly those impacting the housing market and consumer discretionary spending, remain stable. Our 2026 financial framework is unchanged, and the Q1 gives us confidence that we are on the right path. Gross margins came in at the high end of our target range. Adjusted EBITDA was positive for the second consecutive quarter.
We generated free cash flow and our product roadmap is advancing on schedule. Our plan is working. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to updating you on our progress in the coming quarters. Thank you. I will now turn the call over to the operator to take your questions.
We will now begin the question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press star one again. We do ask that you pick up your handset when asking a question to allow for optimum sound quality. If you're muted locally, please remember to unmute your device. Now please stand by while we compile the Q&A roster. Your first question comes from the line of Bobby Brooks with Northland Capital Markets. Your line is open. Please go ahead.
Good morning to you. Thank you for taking my question. First, I wanted to ask, last quarter, you know, we discussed a handful of kind of internal levers you could pull to really reignite growth, and I think it would be helpful for investors to hear that discussion as well. Can you talk about those levers and maybe those levers are being pulled today? If not, maybe the timeline of them being pulled.
Sure. Of course, and good morning. I think you're referring to our product roadmap. Our roadmap is organized around four of the highest potential areas that we believe we have in the business, and those are discovery, pricing, shipping, and service, covering the full purchase funnel. In Q1 we made progress in each of them. Just calling out a couple of the big ones, I would say the highest impact wins in the quarter were around discovery, shipping, and service. Maybe just a couple of quick examples. In search, we implemented AI-driven metadata improvements, which drove a 4% higher search success rate and importantly reduced null search results by more than 25%. Reducing null search results is especially important in the long tail marketplace like ours.
We're gonna keep on charging on search because we do view it as potentially one of our highest leverage areas. We've got a visual search release lined up for Q2, and then after that, our first natural language search release targeted for Q3. Another example would be shipping, which obviously is a big source of friction, particularly in, you know, given that furniture is the majority of our GMV. In the quarter, we integrated USPS into our shipping infrastructure, which had the impact of reducing parcel rates on packages under 20 lbs by 30%-50%. We feel like in each of the four tracks, and we're in a good place and we're making progress, but we also feel like it's early in that regard and that there's a lot more opportunity ahead of us than there is behind us.
As with all product roadmaps, we also expect the impact of these improvements to compound over time.
That's super helpful. Thank you very much. Maybe shifting gears to more sticking with the AI search, I think that's interesting of the well, maybe just explain, like what is a 4% search success rate like improvement? Like, what does that look like when someone is using the website? Like the 25% null search rate down, does that just simply mean if someone's searching something like there's 25% less of the time someone searches for something, nothing comes back? Could you just help clarify?
I mean, you know, you can imagine starting with a null search success rate. I mean, you can imagine the impact on a buyer of searching for something and getting 0 results, right? That manifests itself in, you know, at worst, a bounce, right? You leave the experience, and at best, you know, a much more, a much higher friction discovery process. Then, you know, the opposite is true as well, right? I mean, when you find what you're looking for, you're that much more likely to proceed to the next step in the funnel. Again, you know, we've got 1.9 million items. Almost all of them are one of a kind, which means that, you know, we drive a disproportionate amount of activity around search.
That's why I say it's a super high leverage kind of entry point and part of the discovery experience. I think probably a little more so in our business than in a less long tail oriented marketplace or retail experience.
That's super helpful. Thank you.
Your next question comes from the line of Ralph Schackart with William Blair. Your line is open. Please go ahead.
Good morning, thanks for taking the question. First question. Just on GMV growth that you noted, that should return by the Q4. Can you just remind us, do you need a change in the macro conditions, or can you deliver that growth in the current market environment? David, you've listed a lot of, you know, great product improvements and some new innovations, and mentioned obviously that they build on each other. Any way you could isolate, you know, maybe a couple that you think are having the biggest near-term impact and then maybe on a longer-term basis, some of those products that you are really excited about that could, you know, drive, longer and more sustained growth? Thank you.
Sure. Hey, Ralph. In terms of GMV growth, we do remain confident in a return to growth by Q4, and we do not think that is dependent on a market recovery. Two reasons, really. One is, in Q4, we'll begin lapping a full quarter's worth of the over 40% reduction in sales and marketing spend that we initiated in late 2025. Until then, obviously that remains a headwind on GMV growth. Although that said, we're already seeing a trajectory shift, I think. Second is, you know, we do have strong conviction in our product roadmap. Product roadmaps for us, as is the case with, you know, almost all consumer internet companies, compound over time.
You know, as I mentioned in my answer to Bobby's question, we're seeing early success there, and we do expect that to compound over time. Just to come back to the point I just made, I think it is worth pointing out that at the midpoint of Q2 guidance, we do expect GMV growth rates to improve sequentially from the -5% in Q1 to -2% again at the midpoint in Q2. From there, we do see a clear and straightforward path to a return to year-over-year growth by Q4 this year. In terms of the product roadmap, I mean, we do, you know, we think pretty hard about where we allocate our capital and our scarce human resources.
Those four areas that I highlighted, discovery, price, service, and shipping, we do think are the highest impact areas. You know, all of them are important. I mean, again, I think, you know, as we look at the experience of other marketplaces, certainly, in the case of one-of-a-kind marketplaces, search is extraordinarily important. If you don't find what you're looking to buy, then, you know, there's no reason to come back. You're certainly, you know, less likely for a visit to consummate in an order. Logistics, you know, again, I don't think we're reinventing the wheel here. Logistics is extraordinarily important on the other side of the funnel, and we were super pleased that we were able to reduce costs by as much as we were for parcel.
You know, we've got a lot ahead of us in terms of logistics. Tracking is something where, you know, we're not at table stakes yet in terms of meeting baseline consumer expectations, I think, for e-commerce experiences. We will be there. You know, we're gonna use ML quite heavily to increase our pre-quote coverage on freight. There are lots of levers within shipping, lots of levers within search. I mentioned semantic search and natural language search, which is on the come. Pricing is an area we've talked about in the past. In Q1, we were able to expand our price parity coverage by 44%, and we have some other improvements planned for the consumer experience there.
Lastly, service, we feel like there's an opportunity to substantially increase both our service levels and the efficiency with which we deliver those. Again, you know, I would just close by saying we're super happy with our progress in Q1, but we have an ambitious slate in front of us and much more to come than we've already achieved, which is part of the reason why I'm very optimistic about Q4.
Okay. Thank you, David.
We have reached the end of the Q&A session, and this concludes today's call. Thank you for attending. You may now disconnect.
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How The 1stdibs (DIBS) Investment Story Is Shifting After First EBITDA Profitable Quarter
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. The $7.00 fair value estimate for 1stdibs.Com is unchanged, so the anchor point for thinking about potential upside or downside is the same as before. Bullish and bearish analysts are reading that steady target differently, with optimists pointing to the first adjusted EBITDA profitable quarter and a more constructive execution story, while skeptics question how durable that profitability and any return to growth might be. As you read on, you will see how these differing views shape the evolving narrative around the stock and what to watch next. Analyst Price Targets don't always capture the full story. Head over to our Company Report to find new ways to value 1stdibs.Com. Northland upgraded 1stdibs.Com to Outperform from Market Perform after Q4, keeping its US$7 price target and framing the latest quarter as an inflection point in the story. The firm points to the first adjusted EBITDA profitable quarter since the 2021 IPO as a sign that recent internal efforts are starting to show up in the numbers. Northland highlights a more constructive execution narrative, with Q4 results and the Q1 outlook viewed as support for a potential return to growth. The post earnings share price pullback is seen by Northland as creating a more compelling setup around the unchanged US$7 fair value anchor. Even with Northland's upgrade, skeptics may question how sustainable adjusted EBITDA profitability will be and whether any growth reacceleration can be maintained beyond the near term. Do your thoughts align with the Bull or Bear Analysts? Perhaps you think there's more to the story. Head to the Simply Wall St Community to discover more perspectives! We've flagged 1 risk for 1stdibs.Com. See which could impact your investment. 1stdibs launched the “Objects of Desire” podcast, hosted by Editorial Director Tony Freund and interior designer Noz Nozawa, with bi-weekly episodes available on major platforms such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Season one of “Objects of Desire” includes 8 episodes featuring guests like Patricia Clarkson, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jerry Saltz, Wendy Goodman, Molly Rogers, Brigitte Romanek, Detox, Dan Rosen, and Jenny Walton, supported by related content in the Introspective digital magazine. The company completed a share repurchase of 1,994,…Read full documentShow less
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. The $7.00 fair value estimate for 1stdibs.Com is unchanged, so the anchor point for thinking about potential upside or downside is the same as before. Bullish and bearish analysts are reading that steady target differently, with optimists pointing to the first adjusted EBITDA profitable quarter and a more constructive execution story, while skeptics question how durable that profitability and any return to growth might be. As you read on, you will see how these differing views shape the evolving narrative around the stock and what to watch next. Analyst Price Targets don't always capture the full story. Head over to our Company Report to find new ways to value 1stdibs.Com. Northland upgraded 1stdibs.Com to Outperform from Market Perform after Q4, keeping its US$7 price target and framing the latest quarter as an inflection point in the story. The firm points to the first adjusted EBITDA profitable quarter since the 2021 IPO as a sign that recent internal efforts are starting to show up in the numbers. Northland highlights a more constructive execution narrative, with Q4 results and the Q1 outlook viewed as support for a potential return to growth. The post earnings share price pullback is seen by Northland as creating a more compelling setup around the unchanged US$7 fair value anchor. Even with Northland's upgrade, skeptics may question how sustainable adjusted EBITDA profitability will be and whether any growth reacceleration can be maintained beyond the near term. Do your thoughts align with the Bull or Bear Analysts? Perhaps you think there's more to the story. Head to the Simply Wall St Community to discover more perspectives! We've flagged 1 risk for 1stdibs.Com. See which could impact your investment. 1stdibs launched the “Objects of Desire” podcast, hosted by Editorial Director Tony Freund and interior designer Noz Nozawa, with bi-weekly episodes available on major platforms such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Season one of “Objects of Desire” includes 8 episodes featuring guests like Patricia Clarkson, Elizabeth Gilbert, Jerry Saltz, Wendy Goodman, Molly Rogers, Brigitte Romanek, Detox, Dan Rosen, and Jenny Walton, supported by related content in the Introspective digital magazine. The company completed a share repurchase of 1,994,879 shares, or 5.42%, for US$8 million under the program announced on August 21, 2024. In a later tranche, 1stdibs repurchased 316,546 shares, or 0.86%, for US$1.57 million, and issued net revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2026 in a range of US$22.1 million to US$23.1 million. Fair value estimate remains at US$7.00 per share, with no change to the reference point for potential upside or downside. Modeled dollar revenue growth rate is essentially unchanged at about 1.39%. Projected net profit margin edges from roughly 7.42% to about 7.41%. Future P/E multiple is broadly stable, moving from about 48.0x to 48.1x. The discount rate rises slightly from 8.70% to about 8.72%. Narratives connect a company’s business story to a structured set of assumptions about growth, profitability, and risk. They update as new data and news arrive, so you can see how the investment case is evolving in real time. Head over to the Simply Wall St Community and follow the Narrative on 1stdibs.Com to stay up to date on: How 1stdibs.Com is positioned in online luxury commerce and sustainability themed demand for vintage and unique pieces. The role of AI driven optimization, cost controls, and heavy reliance on organic traffic in shaping margins and operating leverage. Key risks around soft luxury and housing markets, a 21% drop in unique sellers, flat revenue, and dependence on search driven traffic for growth. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned. Companies discussed in this article include DIBS. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email [email protected]
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-151stDibs to Announce First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on Friday, May 8, 2026
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1stDibs to Announce First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on Friday, May 8, 2026
NEW YORK, April 14, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1stdibs.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: DIBS), a leading marketplace for extraordinary design, plans to release its first quarter 2026 financial results on Friday, May 8, 2026 in a press release before the market opens. The press release can be accessed at the 1stDibs Investor Relations website (investors.1stdibs.com). 1stDibs will also host an earnings webcast to discuss those results at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day, which will be accessible via the company's Investor Relations website. A replay of the webcast will be available through the same link following the conference call, for one year thereafter. About 1stDibs 1stDibs is a leading online marketplace for connecting design lovers with highly coveted sellers and makers of vintage, antique, and contemporary furniture, home d←cor, art, jewelry, watches and fashion. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260414704496/en/ Contacts Investor Relations Contact: Kevin LaBuz, Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Development [email protected]

