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Bumble (BMBL) Q4 Earnings Crush Estimates by 283% Despite 14% Revenue Decline to $224M

Earnings Per Share (adj.)
$-4.06
vs $0.21 est.
Revenue
$224.2M
estimate N/A
Stock Price
$2.96
change N/A

Massive earnings beat. Bumble Inc (NASDAQ: BMBL) reported Q4 2025 adjusted EPS of $-4.06 versus the $0.21 consensus estimate. Revenue of $224.2 million fell short of expectations, down 14.3% year-over-year from $261.6 million in Q4 2024. The company posted a net loss of $611.1 million for the quarter, while adjusted EBITDA reached $73 million. Gross profit totaled $184 million against cost of revenue of $78 million. The stock traded at $2.96 with volume of 3.9 million shares, near its 52-week low of $2.61.

Volatile trajectory continues. The Q4 result marks a sharp reversal from three consecutive quarters of declining revenue—$247.1 million in Q1, $248.2 million in Q2, and $246.2 million in Q3 2025. The $224.2 million Q4 figure represents the lowest quarterly revenue in the trailing five quarters, extending a downward trend from the $261.6 million peak in Q4 2024. On the earnings front, Q4’s $0.81 adjusted EPS surged from $0.29 in Q3 and $0.43 in Q2, but the pattern remains erratic—Q1 delivered just $0.22, and the year-ago quarter posted $0.30. The company’s beat/miss record shows three misses in the prior four quarters before this quarter’s inline result, with Q3 missing by 46.2% and Q1 missing by 40.0%. The 167% sequential EPS jump from Q3 to Q4 contrasts sharply with the persistent revenue contraction, suggesting the earnings quality stems from cost management or one-time adjustments rather than top-line momentum.

What to Watch: Management issued fiscal 2026 guidance calling for adjusted EPS of $0.75 to $0.85 and revenue of $5.55 billion to $5.85 billion. The revenue guidance implies a dramatic acceleration from the $224.2 million quarterly run rate, suggesting either a major business inflection or a shift in reporting methodology. Investors should scrutinize the Q1 2026 earnings call on the company’s investor relations site for clarity on the revenue trajectory and whether the Q4 cost discipline can sustain margins as the business scales.

This article was generated using AlphaStreet’s proprietary financial analysis technology and reviewed by our editorial team.

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