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SEC filingMagnite's Q3 2025 revenue grew 11% YoY to $179.5M, driven by 18% CTV Contribution ex-TAC growth; operating income surged 66% on margin expansion.
Magnite reported Q3 2025 revenue of $179.5M, up 11% YoY, with gross profit of $110.1M (+11%). Operating income improved 66% to $25.0M, driving operating margin to 14% from 9% in the prior year. Net income reached $20.1M compared to $5.2M in Q3 2024, reflecting strong operational leverage. For the nine months, revenue was $508.6M (+7%), and net income of $21.6M reversed a $13.6M loss in the prior period. Key drivers include CTV revenue growth of 15% (Q3) and mobile growth of 9%, offset by lower desktop growth. Contribution ex-TAC, a core non-GAAP metric, rose 12% to $166.8M, with CTV contributing 45% of the total.
Magnite reports Contribution ex-TAC by channel: CTV grew 18% in Q3 to $75.8M, driven by programmatic adoption and new platform features (SpringServe). Mobile grew 9% to $64.4M, while desktop rose only 3% to $26.5M. The mix shift toward CTV is a strategic priority, as management expects CTV to be the biggest growth driver in 2025. Revenue reported on a gross basis declined to 11% of total (from 12% prior year), impacting reported revenue growth but not Contribution ex-TAC.
Management expects full-year 2025 revenue and Contribution ex-TAC to increase compared to 2024, with CTV and mobile as primary growth engines. The company is investing in its SpringServe platform and identity solutions. Macroeconomic risks (inflation, tariffs) are noted but not quantified. The recently won Google antitrust case is expected to positively impact the industry, though timing of remedies is uncertain. No specific numerical guidance was provided; qualitative outlook indicates continued momentum.
As of September 30, 2025, Magnite held $482.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, slightly down from $483.2 million at December 31, 2024. Total assets stood at $2.92 billion, with goodwill making up $983.9 million. The company had total debt of $556.3 million (net of discounts and issuance costs), comprising $204.5 million in Convertible Senior Notes and $351.7 million under the 2024 Term Loan B Facility. The current portion of debt increased sharply to $208.2 million (from $3.6 million) due to the approaching March 2026 maturity of the Convertible Senior Notes. Shareholders' equity rose to $808.0 million from $768.2 million, driven by net income and stock issuances.
Magnite disclosed $226.4 million in non-cancelable contractual obligations as of September 30, 2025. These primarily relate to cloud-managed services, software, and data center agreements. The obligations are front-loaded: $35.7 million remaining in 2025, $112.1 million in 2026, $65.5 million in 2027, and $13.1 million in 2028. Additionally, the company has operating lease liabilities of $69.0 million (undiscounted $78.1 million) and future data center lease commitments of $7.1 million that had not yet commenced.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Magnite repurchased $22.9 million of treasury stock (1,870 thousand shares). No dividends were paid. The company invested $55.3 million in capital expenditures, including $45.1 million in property and equipment and $10.1 million in capitalized internal-use software. Debt net of repayments and refinancing increased slightly by $2.5 million. The company also completed a refinancing in March 2025 (Amendment No. 2) that reduced the Term Loan B interest rate by 75 basis points.
Magnite operates as a single reportable segment. The Notes provide revenue disaggregation by channel and geography. For the nine months, CTV contributed 48% of revenue ($242.7 million), mobile 37% ($187.6 million), and desktop 15% ($78.3 million). Geographically, the United States accounted for 75% of revenue ($383.9 million) and international 25% ($124.7 million). The company reports revenue on both a net basis (89% of total) and gross basis (11%), with net basis growing faster.