CRITEO REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2026 RESULTS

Q3 2026 Media Spend of $1.2 Billion, up 9%
Expands Performance CTV Capabilities Across Global Markets

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ: CRTO) ("Criteo" or the "Company"), the global commerce intelligence platform, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights:

The following table summarizes our consolidated financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2026:

"Despite near-term headwinds, we are making tangible progress across our business, with momentum in newer channels and a growing pipeline of opportunities," said Michael Komasinski, Chief Executive Officer of Criteo. "As we sharpen execution and operate with greater discipline, we remain focused on capturing the opportunities ahead and creating sustainable value for our shareholders."

Operating Highlights

• Criteo's media spend² was $4.6 billion in the last 12 months and $1.2 billion in Q3 2026, up 9% year-over-year at constant currency³.
• Criteo expands its Performance Connected TV capabilities beyond the U.S., starting with Brazil and Mexico by year-end 2026, followed by Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, and select additional markets in 2027.
• Criteo became OpenAI's first advertising technology partner in March 2026, enabling thousands of brands to advertise on ChatGPT; the offering is now available in 89 countries.
• We expanded Retail Media adoption across approximately 4,700 brands and grew our retail network with new partners, including Notino in EMEA, El Puerto de Liverpool in Mexico, ONIGO in Japan, Adore Beauty in Australia, and PayU in India.
• Criteo is working to bring sponsored products into AI-powered conversational search with THG Ingenuity, creating new discovery and monetization opportunities.
• Criteo earned Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Global New Product Innovation Recognition in the commerce media supply-side platform category.
• The Company deployed $65 million of capital for share repurchases in the first nine months of 2026, including $4 million in the third quarter.
• Criteo's transfer of legal domicile from Luxembourg to the United States is expected to be completed on January 1, 2027, subject to shareholder approval and other customary conditions.
• Criteo appointed former Google and Microsoft executive Jianchang "JC" Mao to its Board of Directors as an independent director.

Financial Summary

Revenue for Q3 2026 was $416 million, gross profit was $208 million and Contribution ex-TAC was $240 million. Net income for Q3 2026 was $6 million, representing $0.11 per share on a diluted basis. Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 2026 was $65 million, and adjusted net income was $21 million, resulting in an adjusted diluted EPS of $0.43. As reported, revenue for Q3 decreased (11)%, gross profit decreased (19)% and Contribution ex-TAC decreased (17)%. At constant currency, revenue for Q3 2026 decreased (10)% and Contribution ex-TAC decreased (15)%. Cash flow from operating activities was $57 million in Q3 2026 and Free Cash Flow was $21 million in Q3 2026. As of September 30, 2026, we had $326 million in cash and marketable securities on our balance sheet.

Connor McGogney, Chief Financial Officer, said, "We maintained cost discipline in the third quarter while investing in our growth priorities, and we see further opportunities to improve efficiency. I am confident in our ability to translate Criteo's strengths into more consistent growth, stronger operating leverage and greater shareholder value."

Third Quarter 2026 Results

Revenue, Gross Profit and Contribution ex-TAC

Revenue decreased (11)% year-over-year in Q3 2026, or decreased (10)% at constant currency, to $416 million (Q3 2025: $470 million). Gross profit decreased (19)% year-over-year in Q3 2026 to $208 million (Q3 2025: $256 million). Gross profit as a percentage of revenue, or gross profit margin, was 50% (Q3 2025: 55%). Contribution ex-TAC in the third quarter decreased (17)% year-over-year, or decreased (15)% at constant currency, to $240 million (Q3 2025: $288 million).

• Retail Media revenue decreased (23)%, or (22)% at constant currency, and Retail Media Contribution ex-TAC decreased (23)%, or (23)% at constant currency, reflecting a $20 million headwind from previously communicated scope changes with two specific Retail Media clients, partially offset by solid growth across the broader retail partner base. Excluding this impact, Contribution ex-TAC grew 10% in Q3 across the underlying client base, as expected given tougher year-over-year comparisons.
• Performance Media revenue decreased (9)%, or decreased (8)% at constant currency, and Performance Media Contribution ex-TAC decreased (15)%, or decreased (13)% at constant currency, primarily reflecting soft performance in Commerce Growth.

Net Income and Adjusted Net Income

Net income was $6 million in Q3 2026 (Q3 2025: net income: $40 million). Net income allocated to shareholders of Criteo was $6 million, or $0.11 per share on a diluted basis (Q3 2025: net income allocated to shareholders of $38 million, or $0.70 per share on a diluted basis).

Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $21 million, or $0.43 per share on a diluted basis (Q3 2025: $70 million, or $1.31 per share on a diluted basis).

Adjusted EBITDA and Operating Expenses

Adjusted EBITDA was $65 million (Q3 2025: $105 million), reflecting lower Contribution ex-TAC due to softness in Performance Media and the impact of previously communicated scope changes with two specific Retail Media clients, partially offset by lower employee costs and lower share-based compensation. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Contribution ex-TAC, or Adjusted EBITDA margin, was 27% (Q3 2025: 36%).

Operating expenses decreased (9)% year-over-year to $187 million (Q3 2025: $205 million), primarily reflecting disciplined resource allocation, productivity gains, lower share-based compensation, and a lower bonus accrual, partially offset by planned growth investments. Non-GAAP operating expenses decreased (3)% year-over-year to $153 million (Q3 2025: $158 million).

Cash Flow, Cash and Financial Liquidity Position

Cash flow from operating activities was $57 million in Q3 2026 (Q3 2025: $90 million).

Free Cash Flow was $21 million in Q3 2026 (Q3 2025: $67 million). On a trailing 12-month basis, Free Cash Flow was $134 million.

Cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities, were $326 million, a $(63) million decrease compared to December 31, 2025, after spending $65 million on share repurchases in the nine months ended September 30, 2026.

As of September 30, 2026, the Company had total financial liquidity of approximately $788 million, including $275 million of cash and cash equivalents, $51 million of marketable securities and $462 million available through its revolving credit facility.

2026 Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect Criteo's expectations as of November 4, 2026.

Fiscal year 2026 guidance:

• We continue to expect Contribution ex-TAC to decrease -12% to -10% year-over-year at constant currency.
• We continue to expect an Adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 30% of Contribution ex-TAC.

Fourth quarter 2026 guidance:

• We expect Contribution ex-TAC between $292 million and $298 million, or -11% to -9% year-over-year at constant-currency.
• We expect Adjusted EBITDA between $105 million and $111 million.

The Company's fourth quarter 2026 guidance reflects the impact of previously communicated scope changes in Retail Media.

Foreign exchange is expected to be a greater headwind in the fourth quarter 2026 than reflected in our prior guidance, as exchange rates have become less favorable over the past three months. The above guidance for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 assumes the following exchange rates for the main currencies impacting our business: a U.S. dollar-euro rate of 0.87, a U.S. dollar-Japanese Yen rate of 159, a U.S. dollar-British Pound rate of 0.75, a U.S. dollar-Korean Won rate of 1,441 and a U.S. dollar-Brazilian Real rate of 5.16.

The above guidance assumes that no acquisitions and dispositions are completed during the last quarter of 2026.

Reconciliations of Contribution ex-TAC, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin guidance to the closest corresponding U.S. GAAP measures are not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability, complexity and low visibility with respect to the charges excluded from these non-GAAP measures; in particular, the measures and effects of equity awards compensation expense specific to equity compensation awards that are directly impacted by unpredictable fluctuations in our share price. The variability of the above charges could potentially have a significant impact on our future U.S. GAAP financial results.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and its attachments include the following financial measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"): Contribution ex-TAC, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted diluted EPS, Free Cash Flow and Non-GAAP Operating Expenses. These measures are not calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Contribution ex-TAC is a profitability measure akin to gross profit. It is calculated by deducting traffic acquisition costs from revenue and reconciled to gross profit through the exclusion of other costs of revenue. Contribution ex-TAC is not a measure calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We have included Contribution ex-TAC because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions. In particular, we believe that this measure can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Contribution ex-TAC provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

Adjusted EBITDA is our consolidated earnings before financial income (expense), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity related compensation, which includes employee equity awards compensation and director fees for share purchases, employer social contribution expense related to employee equity award compensation, pension service costs, certain acquisition costs, certain restructuring and related costs, integration and transformation costs, and other nonrecurring or noncash items impacting net income that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing business performance. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are key measures used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin provide useful information to investors and the market generally in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

Adjusted Net Income is our net income adjusted to eliminate the impact of equity related compensation, which includes employee equity awards compensation and director fees for share purchases, employer social contribution expense related to employee equity award compensation, amortization of acquisition-related assets, certain restructuring and related costs, integration and transformation costs, certain acquisition costs, other nonrecurring or noncash items impacting net income that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing business performance, and the tax impact of these adjustments. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted diluted EPS are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. In particular, we believe that Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted diluted EPS can provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted diluted EPS provide useful information to investors and the market generally in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management and board of directors.

Free Cash Flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities less net acquisition of intangible assets, property, and equipment. Free Cash Flow Conversion is defined as free cash flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA. Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Conversion are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate the Company's ability to generate cash. Accordingly, we believe that Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Conversion permit a more complete and comprehensive analysis of our available cash flows.

Non-GAAP Operating Expenses are our consolidated operating expenses adjusted to eliminate depreciation and amortization, equity related compensation, which includes employee equity awards compensation and director fees for share purchases, employer social contribution expense related to employee equity award compensation, pension service costs, certain restructuring and related costs, integration and transformation costs, certain acquisition costs, and other nonrecurring or noncash items. The Company uses Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short-term and long-term operational plans, and to assess and measure our financial performance and the ability of our operations to generate cash. We believe Non-GAAP Operating Expenses reflects our ongoing operating expenses in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in our business. As a result, we believe that Non-GAAP Operating Expenses provides useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating our core operating performance and trends in the same manner as our management and in comparing financial results across periods. In addition, Non-GAAP Operating Expenses is a key component in calculating Adjusted EBITDA, which is one of the key measures the Company uses to provide its quarterly and annual business outlook to the investment community.

Please refer to the supplemental financial tables provided in the appendix of this press release for a reconciliation of Contribution ex-TAC to gross profit, Adjusted EBITDA to net income, Adjusted Net Income to net income, Free Cash Flow to cash flow from operating activities, and Non-GAAP Operating Expenses to operating expenses, in each case, the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure. Our use of non-GAAP financial measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider such non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our financial results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: 1) other companies, including companies in our industry which have similar business arrangements, may address the impact of TAC differently; and 2) other companies may report Contribution ex-TAC, Contribution ex-TAC margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Free Cash Flow, Non-GAAP Operating Expenses or similarly titled measures but calculate them differently or over different regions, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures. Because of these and other limitations, you should consider these measures alongside our U.S. GAAP financial results, including revenue and net income.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include projected financial results for the quarter and the year ending December 31, 2026, statements regarding our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, plans, objectives, future performance and business, our expectations regarding our market opportunity and future growth prospects and other statements that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: failure related to our technology and our ability to innovate and respond to changes in technology, including our use and expected use of AI; uncertainty regarding our ability to access a consistent supply of internet display advertising inventory and expand access to such inventory; investments in new business opportunities and the timing of these investments; whether the projected benefits of acquisitions or strategic transactions, including the completed redomiciliation from France to Luxembourg (the "Conversion") and the proposed transfer of our legal domicile from Luxembourg to the United States via the cross-border merger (the "U.S. Merger") of the Company with and into Criteo Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("U.S. Criteo"), materialize as expected; uncertainty regarding our international operations and expansion, including related to changes in a specific country's or region's political or economic conditions or policies and related uncertainties (such as the imposition and enforceability of tariffs); the impact of competition or client in-housing; uncertainty regarding legislative, regulatory or self-regulatory developments regarding data privacy matters and the impact of efforts by other participants in our industry to comply therewith; our ability to obtain and utilize certain data as a result of consumer concerns regarding data collection and sharing, as well as potential limitations in accessing data from third parties; failure to enhance our brand cost-effectively, recent growth rates not being indicative of future growth; client flexibility to increase or decrease spend; our ability to manage growth, potential fluctuations in operating results, our ability to grow our base of clients, and the financial impact of maximizing Contribution ex-TAC, as well as risks related to future opportunities and plans, including the uncertainty of expected future financial performance and results; changes in general political, economic and competitive conditions and specific market conditions; adverse changes in the advertising industry; changes in applicable laws or accounting practices; failure to obtain the required shareholder vote to adopt the proposals needed to complete the U.S. Merger; failure to satisfy any of the other conditions to the U.S. Merger; the U.S. Merger not being completed; the impact or outcome of any legal proceedings or regulatory actions that may be instituted against us in connection with the Conversion or the U.S. Merger; failure to maintain the listing of our shares on Nasdaq or failure to list our stock on the New York Stock Exchange following the U.S. Merger or maintain our listing thereafter; inability to take advantage of the potential strategic opportunities provided by, and realize the potential benefits of, the Conversion or the U.S. Merger, including the failure to achieve broader inclusion in major U.S. stock indices; the disruption of current plans and operations by the Conversion or the U.S. Merger; the disruption to the Company's relationships, including with employees, landowners, suppliers, lenders, partners, governments and shareholders; the future financial performance of Criteo, including our anticipated growth rate and market opportunity; changes in shareholders' rights as a result of the Conversion or the U.S. Merger; difficulty in adapting to operating under the laws of Luxembourg or the United States; the delay or abandonment of the U.S. Merger; costs or taxes related to the Conversion or the U.S. Merger; and those risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's SEC filings and reports, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026, as amended, and in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on August 5, 2026, as amended, by a subsidiary of the Company in connection with the U.S. Merger, as well as future filings and reports by the Company. Importantly, at this time, macro-economic conditions including inflation and fluctuating interest rates in the U.S. have impacted and may continue to impact Criteo's business, financial condition, cash flow and results of operations. Accordingly, a forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances and those future events or circumstances may not occur. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.

Except as required by law, the Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements contained in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the U.S. Merger, U.S. Criteo filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the SEC that includes a preliminary proxy statement for a special meeting of Criteo's shareholders to approve the U.S. Merger and related proposals and also constitutes a preliminary prospectus of U.S. Criteo. After the Registration Statement on Form S-4 is declared effective, the definitive proxy statement / prospectus and other relevant documents will be made available to Criteo's shareholders as of the record date established for voting on the U.S. Merger and related proposals as will be set forth in the proxy statement / prospectus. Criteo and U.S. Criteo may also file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the U.S. Merger. This press release is not a substitute for the Registration Statement on Form S-4, the proxy statement / prospectus or any other document that Criteo or U.S. Criteo may file with the SEC with respect to the U.S. Merger (in each case, if and when available). The definitive proxy statement / prospectus will be made available to Criteo's shareholders. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, THE PROXY STATEMENT / PROSPECTUS, ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CRITEO, U.S. CRITEO AND THE U.S. MERGER. Shareholders will be able to obtain copies of these materials (if and when they are available) and other documents containing important information about Criteo, U.S. Criteo and the U.S. Merger, once such documents are filed with the SEC, free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by Criteo are made available free of charge on Criteo's investor relations website at criteo.investorroom.com. 

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the U.S. Merger or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.

Participants in the Solicitation

Criteo and its directors and certain of its executive officers and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Criteo's shareholders in connection with the U.S. Merger. Information about Criteo's directors and executive officers is set forth in the proxy statement for Criteo's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on May 8, 2026. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interest of such participants by reading the proxy statement / prospectus and other relevant materials regarding the U.S. Merger to be filed with the SEC if and when they become available. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above in "Additional Information and Where to Find It" if and when they become available.

Conference Call Information

Criteo's senior management team will discuss the Company's earnings on a call that will take place today, November 4, 2026, at 8:00 AM ET, 2:00 PM CET. The conference call will be webcast live on the Company's website at https://criteo.investorroom.com/ and will subsequently be available for replay.

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About Criteo

Criteo (NASDAQ: CRTO) is the global commerce intelligence platform that drives performance for brands, agencies, retailers, and publishers. Built on proprietary commerce data from more than $1 trillion in annual sales and two decades of AI innovation, Criteo helps companies across the ecosystem make smarter decisions and achieve better outcomes, while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. With thousands of clients and deep partnerships across global retail and digital commerce, Criteo provides the technology and insights businesses need to compete and grow. For more information, please visit www.criteo.com. 

Contacts

Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Melanie Dambre, m.dambre@criteo.com

Public Relations
Amanda Echavarri, a.echavarri@criteo.com

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