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Vivid Seats Inc.
Next earnings Aug 3, 2026 · consensus $-1.11 EPS, $125M rev
Last earnings +11.4% on 2026-05-05
Negative equity, $91.6M operating cash burn, revenue down 30%, and AI gutting its SEO engine — the 5.8x P/E is a value trap.
Revenue (FY2025) $451M · FY2025
It screens cheap (~506% below fair value), but the weak fundamentals are why — more potential value trap than bargain.
The headline 5.8x P/E and 0.2x P/S scream cheap, but they are built on broken inputs. The P/E uses a stale FY2024 EPS of $1.12 that itself fell -78.3%, and the XBRL 'net income $806M / +5,903%' figure is contradicted by the company's own MD&A, which states 2025 was a NET LOSS of $721.5 million driven by $735.8M of net non-cash charges (a large impairment). I will not credit a profit the filing explicitly denies — treat the reported 178.9% 'net margin' as a data artifact, not a fundamental. Stripping that away, the real picture is a business in steep decline.
The operating reality is deteriorating on every axis. FY2025 revenue fell -30.5% to $451M — a sharp reversal after three years of growth ($511M→$597M→$648M), driven in part by the MD&A-cited loss of a significant Private Label Offering distribution partner that cut Marketplace order volumes. Operating cash flow swung from +$53.9M to -$91.6M, a 270% reversal, as accounts payable to ticket sellers shrank on lower Marketplace GOV. Cash fell 57.8% to $103M against $383M of long-term debt, and stockholders' equity is now NEGATIVE -$85.1M with a -$1.36B accumulated deficit. Liabilities ($722M) exceed assets ($637M). This is balance-sheet stress, not a coiled spring.
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| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $390M | $511M | $597M | $648M | $451M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | -$5.02M | $70.8M | $69.4M | $13.4M | $806M |
| Diluted EPS | — | — | $5.15 | $1.12 | — |
| Net margin | -1.3% | 13.9% | 11.6% | 2.1% | 178.9% |
10-year statements — income, cash flow, balance sheet & CSV export →
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Annual meeting voting results filed (Item 5.07); routine governance outcomes.
Q1 FY26: marketplace volume & revenue down after distribution-partner loss.
Q1 FY26: marketplace volume & revenue down after distribution-partner loss.
2026 annual proxy: board slate, exec comp, auditor ratification.
FY2025 10-K: revenue -30% to $451M; ~$735M non-cash charges; equity now negative.
FY2025 10-K: revenue -30% to $451M; ~$735M non-cash charges; equity now negative.
Executive/director change announced (Item 5.02).
Listing-deficiency notice received (Item 3.01) plus officer change.
Q3 FY25: order volume & revenue declining; margins under pressure.
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001856031, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-05) · EODHD · Proprietary analysis · as of 6/30/2026, 1:04:13 PM.
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