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SEC filingOpendoor's Q3 2025 revenue fell 34% YoY to $915M as housing headwinds drove lower volumes and margins.
Opendoor's third quarter 2025 results reflected persistent housing market headwinds. Revenue declined 34% year-over-year to $915 million, driven by a 29% drop in homes sold (2,568 vs. 3,615) and a 6% decrease in revenue per home. Gross profit fell to $66 million (7.2% margin) from $105 million (7.6% margin) in the prior year, as a higher mix of older inventory compressed spreads. Contribution Margin, a key unit economics metric, contracted to 2.2% from 3.8%, while Adjusted EBITDA improved to -$33 million from -$38 million due to ongoing cost reduction efforts. Net loss widened to $90 million from $78 million, largely because of lower gross profit.
The company operates a single business of buying and selling homes. The decline in sales volume was primarily due to elevated mortgage rates and affordability constraints, which reduced market activity. Opendoor responded by raising spreads (discount to home valuation) to manage risk, intentionally slowing home acquisitions. Homes purchased fell sharply to 1,169 in Q3 2025 from 3,504 a year ago, reflecting the cautious approach. Inventory at period-end dropped to $1.1 billion (3,139 homes) from $2.1 billion (6,288 homes), but the proportion of homes on market over 120 days surged to 51% from 23%, indicating slower clearance. The company expanded its agent-led distribution channel and capital-light product initiatives to adapt.
Management did not provide quantitative guidance but noted a refined pricing approach starting Q4 2025: offering stronger spreads for higher-quality homes while maintaining higher spreads for lower-quality assets to improve portfolio mix and sell-through. They emphasized flexible data-driven inventory management and continued investment in pricing capabilities. The challenging housing environment is expected to persist, with elevated rates and buyer hesitancy. Opendoor is focused on cost discipline, as evidenced by lower headcount and restructuring actions. The company believes its cash position ($962 million) and undrawn credit capacity ($6.3 billion) provide sufficient liquidity for at least 12 months. Key risks include further interest rate volatility and the ability to sell older inventory at targeted margins.
Operating cash flow turned strongly positive at $979 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, versus a negative $515 million in the same period last year. The improvement was primarily driven by a $1,054 million reduction in real estate inventory (a use of cash in the prior year was $422 million), reflecting higher home sales and lower purchases. Net loss narrowed to $204 million from $279 million, but the cash flow benefit from inventory more than offset the loss. Capital expenditures remained low at $9 million (down from $22 million), indicating a capital-light model. Investing activities used $9 million, primarily for capek and equity investments. Financing activities used $281 million, including $1,268 million in repayments of non-recourse asset-backed debt partially offset by $684 million in new borrowings and $198 million from an at-the-market equity offering. The company also executed a debt exchange extingushing $246 million of 2026 Notes for 2030 Notes. No free cash flow is explicitly stated, but CFO minus capex suggests $970 million. Stock-based compensation was $54 million, and inventory valuation adjustments were $48 million. Overall, the working capital swing in real estate inventory was the dominant factor in cash generation.