Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.01 EPS

Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.01), FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $522.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $537.80 million. Taboola.com had a net margin of 2.21% and a return on equity of 11.84%. Taboola.com’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.10 EPS.

Here are the key takeaways from Taboola.com’s conference call:

• Realize is showing early acceleration — management cited 7% ex-TAC Gross Profit growth and 7% Adjusted EBITDA for 2025, with $163M in free cash flow (≈76% conversion), driven by better retention and higher advertiser spend on the platform.
• The company returned capital aggressively, repurchasing ~77 million shares (~18% of outstanding) for ~$254M in 2025 and plans to use the majority of free cash flow for further buybacks, with ~$180M authorization remaining.
• 2026 guidance is conservative and reflects current Realize traction — management expects ~7% ex-TAC Gross Profit growth and ~30% Adjusted EBITDA margin for the year, leaving upside tied to future product and go-to-market initiatives not yet baked into the guide.
• Foreign-exchange pressures (notably the Israeli shekel) were a headwind — roughly $3.5M to Q4 EBITDA and ~$11M for the full year — and management flagged an ~$11M OpEx FX headwind factored into 2026 guidance.
• Management highlighted a structural moat — first-party intent data and distribution across ~14,000 publishers (600M daily users) and nascent AI products like DeeperDive as long-term upside, but timing and scale of incremental publisher/advertiser monetization remain uncertain.

Taboola.com Stock Performance

Shares of TBLA traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $3.05. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 400,855 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,255,243. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $3.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.70. Taboola.com has a 52-week low of $2.50 and a 52-week high of $4.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The company has a market cap of $877.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.36 and a beta of 1.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TBLA. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Taboola.com by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 2,289,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,806,000 after acquiring an additional 147,920 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Taboola.com by 8.2% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,149,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,330,000 after purchasing an additional 163,605 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its stake in Taboola.com by 114.6% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 2,005,558 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,839,000 after purchasing an additional 1,070,864 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Taboola.com by 56.8% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,449,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,684,000 after purchasing an additional 525,138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in Taboola.com by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,427,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,581,000 after buying an additional 55,910 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 42.89% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on TBLA shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Taboola.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on shares of Taboola.com from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Taboola.com in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $4.50 target price on shares of Taboola.com in a report on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $5.00.

Taboola.com Company Profile

Taboola.com (NASDAQ: TBLA) operates a leading content discovery platform that connects advertisers with premium publishers through native advertising and personalized recommendations. The company’s technology analyzes user behavior and contextual information to deliver promoted content, video, and product recommendations to audiences across a network of thousands of websites and mobile apps. By leveraging machine learning and big data, Taboola helps publishers generate incremental revenue while enabling advertisers to reach engaged users at scale.

Taboola’s suite of products includes feed placements, video recommendations, and sponsored content units designed to blend seamlessly with editorial pages.