AppLovin Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6, 2025-- AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ: APP) (“AppLovin”), a leading marketing platform, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 and posted a financial update on its Investor Relations website located at https://investors.applovin.com.

Second Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights:

(In millions, except percentages)

Quarter Ended June 30,

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

% Change

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

% Change

Revenue

$

1,259

 

$

711

 

77

%

 

$

2,418

 

$

1,389

 

74

%

Net Income

$

820

 

$

310

 

164

%

 

$

1,396

 

$

546

 

156

%

Net Income from Continuing Operations

$

772

 

$

301

 

156

%

 

$

1,495

 

$

560

 

167

%

Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,018

 

$

511

 

99

%

 

$

1,956

 

$

995

 

97

%

Additional Financial Highlights:

  • Net cash from operating activities was $772 million and Free Cash Flow was $768 million for the second quarter 2025.
  • During the second quarter 2025, we repurchased and withheld 0.9 million shares of our Class A common stock, for a total cost of $341 million1. At the end of 2Q 2025, we had 339 million shares of our Class A and Class B common stock outstanding.
  • On June 30, 2025 we completed the sale of our Apps business to Tripledot Studios for $400 million in cash, subject to closing adjustments, and equity consideration representing approximately 20% of Tripledot’s fully-diluted equity at the time of closing. No promissory note was issued as part of the transaction. Results related to our Apps business are presented as discontinued operations in our financial statements.

Third Quarter 2025 Financial Guidance Summary:2

(In millions, except percentages)

3Q25

 

Low

 

High

Revenue

$

1,320

 

 

$

1,340

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,070

 

 

$

1,090

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

81

%

 

 

81

%

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1

 

Includes repurchased shares as well as withholdings upon net share settlement of vested equity awards. Total cost includes repurchase costs, including commissions and fees, as well as cash paid in connection with tax withholding and remittance obligations upon net share settlement

2

 

We have not provided the forward-looking GAAP equivalents for forward-looking non-GAAP metrics, specifically Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin, or a GAAP reconciliation as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items such as stock-based compensation expense. Accordingly, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP guidance metrics to their corresponding GAAP equivalents is not available without unreasonable effort. However, it is important to note that material changes to reconciling items could have a significant effect on future GAAP results. We have provided historical reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP metrics in tables at the end of this letter.

Webcast and Conference Call

AppLovin will host a webinar today at 2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET, during which management will discuss the Company’s second quarter 2025 results and provide commentary on its business performance. A question-and-answer session will follow the prepared remarks.

The webinar may be accessed on the Company’s investor relations website or via webinar registration. A replay of the webinar will also be available under the Events & Presentations section of our Investor Relations website.

About AppLovin

AppLovin makes technologies that help businesses of every size connect to their ideal customers. The company provides end-to-end software and AI solutions for businesses to reach, monetize and grow their global audiences. For more information about AppLovin, visit: www.applovin.com.

Source: AppLovin Corp.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “going to,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, priorities, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include our expected financial results and guidance. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties, including changes in our plans or assumptions, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks include our inability to forecast our business effectively, the macroeconomic environment, fluctuations in our results of operations, our ability to execute on our operational and financial priorities, our ability to scale our business to support new users, the competitive advertising ecosystem, and our inability to adapt to emerging technologies and business models. The forward-looking statements contained in this letter are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025. Additional information will also be set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), this shareholder letter includes certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Free Cash Flow. A reconciliation of each such non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure can be found below.

We define Adjusted EBITDA for a particular period as net income adjusted for loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, interest expense, other (income) expense, net (excluding certain recurring items), provision for income taxes, amortization, depreciation and write-offs and as further adjusted for non-operating foreign exchange (gain) loss, stock-based compensation, transaction-related expense, restructuring costs, as well as certain other items that we believe are not reflective of our core operating performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue for the same period.

We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and principal payments on finance leases. We subtract both purchases of property and equipment and payment of finance leases in our calculation of Free Cash Flow because we believe these items represent our ongoing requirements for property and equipment to support our business, regardless of whether we utilize a finance lease to obtain such property or equipment.

We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations and operating performance, as they are similar to measures reported by our public competitors and are regularly used by securities analysts, institutional investors, and other interested parties in analyzing operating performance and prospects.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are key measures we use to assess our financial performance and are also used for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are helpful to investors, analysts, and other interested parties because they can assist in providing a more consistent and comparable overview of our operations across our historical financial periods. We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin in conjunction with GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, and to communicate with our board of directors concerning our financial performance. We use Free Cash Flow in addition to GAAP measures to help manage our business and prepare budgets and annual planning, and we believe Free Cash Flow provides useful supplemental information to help investors understand underlying trends in our business and our liquidity.

These measures have certain limitations in that they do not include the impact of certain expenses that are reflected in our consolidated statement of operations that are necessary to run our business. Free Cash Flow reflects cash flows from both of continuing and discontinued operations. Our definitions may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as substitutes for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

AppLovin Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

June 30,
2025

 

December 31,
2024

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,192,608

 

 

$

697,030

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

1,581,679

 

 

 

1,283,335

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

218,402

 

 

 

140,470

 

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

191,355

 

Total current assets

 

2,992,689

 

 

 

2,312,190

 

Property and equipment, net

 

129,600

 

 

 

159,970

 

Goodwill

 

1,539,301

 

 

 

1,457,685

 

Intangible assets, net

 

448,179

 

 

 

472,851

 

Other non-current assets

 

849,728

 

 

 

529,314

 

Non-current assets of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

937,249

 

Total assets

$

5,959,497

 

 

$

5,869,259

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

553,692

 

 

$

504,302

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

495,218

 

 

 

379,004

 

Deferred revenue

 

44,975

 

 

 

37,053

 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

137,113

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,093,885

 

 

 

1,057,472

 

Long-term debt

 

3,510,958

 

 

 

3,508,983

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

187,527

 

 

 

211,572

 

Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

1,414

 

Total liabilities

 

4,792,370

 

 

 

4,779,441

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.00003 par value—100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

Class A, Class B, and Class C Common Stock, $0.00003 par value—1,850,000,000 (Class A 1,500,000,000, Class B 200,000,000, Class C 150,000,000) shares authorized, 338,782,503 (Class A 308,168,962, Class B 30,613,541, Class C nil) and 340,041,739 (Class A 309,353,198, Class B 30,688,541, Class C nil) shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

448,899

 

 

 

593,699

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(5,149

)

 

 

(103,096

)

Retained earnings

 

723,366

 

 

 

599,204

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,167,127

 

 

 

1,089,818

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

5,959,497

 

 

$

5,869,259

 

 
 

AppLovin Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

Revenue

$

1,258,754

 

 

$

711,015

 

 

 

$

2,417,728

 

 

$

1,389,385

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

155,076

 

 

 

121,759

 

 

 

 

306,756

 

 

 

246,301

 

Sales and marketing

 

46,917

 

 

 

66,965

 

 

 

 

106,300

 

 

 

127,875

 

Research and development

 

44,032

 

 

 

99,123

 

 

 

 

100,438

 

 

 

188,071

 

General and administrative

 

55,047

 

 

 

38,746

 

 

 

 

106,570

 

 

 

78,815

 

Total costs and expenses

 

301,072

 

 

 

326,593

 

 

 

 

620,064

 

 

 

641,062

 

Income from operations

 

957,682

 

 

 

384,422

 

 

 

 

1,797,664

 

 

 

748,323

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(51,409

)

 

 

(74,418

)

 

 

 

(104,297

)

 

 

(148,343

)

Other income (expense), net

 

(22,269

)

 

 

7,872

 

 

 

 

(14,757

)

 

 

9,506

 

Total other expense, net

 

(73,678

)

 

 

(66,546

)

 

 

 

(119,054

)

 

 

(138,837

)

Income before income taxes

 

884,004

 

 

 

317,876

 

 

 

 

1,678,610

 

 

 

609,486

 

Provision for income taxes

 

112,148

 

 

 

16,894

 

 

 

 

183,216

 

 

 

49,147

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

771,856

 

 

 

300,982

 

 

 

 

1,495,394

 

 

 

560,339

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

47,675

 

 

 

8,987

 

 

 

 

(99,444

)

 

 

(14,187

)

Net income

$

819,531

 

 

$

309,969

 

 

 

$

1,395,950

 

 

$

546,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share attributed to Class A and Class B common stockholders - Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

2.28

 

 

$

0.90

 

 

 

$

4.41

 

 

$

1.66

 

Discontinued operations

 

0.14

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

 

(0.30

)

 

 

(0.04

)

Basic net income per share

$

2.42

 

 

$

0.92

 

 

 

$

4.11

 

 

$

1.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share attributed to Class A and Class B common stockholders - Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

2.26

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

 

$

4.35

 

 

$

1.60

 

Discontinued operations

 

0.13

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

(0.29

)

 

 

(0.04

)

Diluted net income per share

$

2.39

 

 

$

0.89

 

 

 

$

4.06

 

 

$

1.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

338,617,184

 

 

 

335,681,788

 

 

 

 

339,223,841

 

 

 

335,785,864

 

Diluted

 

342,194,433

 

 

 

347,964,201

 

 

 

 

343,528,576

 

 

 

348,327,848

 

 
 

AppLovin Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

Net income

$

1,395,950

 

 

$

546,152

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

Amortization, depreciation and write-offs

 

126,940

 

 

 

221,208

 

Goodwill impairment

 

188,943

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation, excluding cash-settled awards

 

97,026

 

 

 

193,977

 

Gain on divestiture, net of transaction costs

 

(106,229

)

 

 

 

Other

 

41,617

 

 

 

10,300

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(291,551

)

 

 

(125,185

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

20,691

 

 

 

26,161

 

Accounts payable

 

39,040

 

 

 

15,453

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

91,511

 

 

 

(40,760

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,603,938

 

 

 

847,306

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

Proceeds from divestiture, net of cash divested

 

424,702

 

 

 

 

Purchase of non-marketable equity securities

 

(18,678

)

 

 

(76,333

)

Other investing activities

 

(27,140

)

 

 

(23,658

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

378,884

 

 

 

(99,991

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

(1,272,429

)

 

 

(752,224

)

Payment of withholding taxes related to net share settlement

 

(256,650

)

 

 

(436,480

)

Principal repayments of debt

 

(200,000

)

 

 

(677,863

)

Payments of licensed asset obligation

 

(13,532

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of debt

 

200,000

 

 

 

1,072,330

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options and purchase of ESPP shares

 

14,824

 

 

 

19,098

 

Other financing activities

 

(11,807

)

 

 

(10,473

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(1,539,594

)

 

 

(785,612

)

Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

 

7,969

 

 

 

(3,406

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified within current assets of discontinued operations

 

451,197

 

 

 

(41,703

)

Less: net (decrease) in cash classified within current assets of discontinued operations

 

(44,381

)

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

495,578

 

 

 

(41,703

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

697,030

 

 

 

502,152

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

$

1,192,608

 

 

$

460,449

 

 
 

AppLovin Corporation

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

(In thousands)

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow for the periods presented:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

772,226

 

 

$

454,527

 

Less:

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(42

)

 

 

(3,928

)

Principal payments of finance leases

 

(4,121

)

 

 

(5,089

)

Free Cash Flow

$

768,063

 

 

$

445,510

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

$

401,548

 

$

$

(68,356

)

Net cash used in financing activities

$

(537,377

)

 

$

(361,000

)

 
 

AppLovin Corporation

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

(In thousands, except percentages)

 

The following table provides our Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin and a reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2024

 

Revenue

$

1,258,754

 

 

$

711,015

 

 

 

$

2,417,728

 

 

$

1,389,385

 

Net income

 

819,531

 

 

 

309,969

 

 

 

 

1,395,950

 

 

 

546,152

 

Net margin

 

65

%

 

 

44

%

 

 

 

58

%

 

 

39

%

Loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

(47,675

)

 

 

(8,987

)

 

 

 

99,444

 

 

 

14,187

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

771,856

 

 

 

300,982

 

 

 

 

1,495,394

 

 

 

560,339

 

Net margin from continuing operations

 

61

%

 

 

42

%

 

 

 

62

%

 

 

40

%

Adjusted as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

$

51,409

 

 

$

74,418

 

 

 

$

104,297

 

 

$

148,343

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

12,798

 

 

 

(8,763

)

 

 

 

4,154

 

 

 

(11,777

)

Provision for income taxes

 

112,148

 

 

 

16,894

 

 

 

 

183,216

 

 

 

49,147

 

Amortization, depreciation and write-offs

 

31,064

 

 

 

31,242

 

 

 

 

63,010

 

 

 

62,159

 

Non-operating foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

(1,210

)

 

 

412

 

 

 

 

(1,530

)

 

 

1,411

 

Stock-based compensation

 

34,552

 

 

 

93,559

 

 

 

 

93,667

 

 

 

182,503

 

Transaction-related expense

 

5,097

 

 

 

485

 

 

 

 

9,680

 

 

 

854

 

Restructuring costs

 

633

 

 

 

1,936

 

 

 

 

4,231

 

 

 

1,936

 

Total adjustments

 

246,491

 

 

 

210,183

 

 

 

 

460,725

 

 

 

434,576

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

1,018,347

 

 

$

511,165

 

 

 

$

1,956,119

 

 

$

994,915

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

81

%

 

 

72

%

 

 

 

81

%

 

 

72

%

 

Investors
David Hsiao
ir@applovin.com

Press
Emelyne Interior
press@applovin.com

Source: AppLovin Corp.