Cricut, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Higher quarterly profit accompanied a special shareholder payout, while nine-month operating cash generation fell year over year.
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Cricut (NASDAQ: CRCT) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $188.6 million, up 11% from the same quarter a year earlier. Net income rose 36% to $27.8 million, and diluted earnings per share increased to $0.13 from $0.10. Products revenue grew 17% to $102.7 million, while Platform revenue rose nearly 4% to $85.9 million. Gross margin expanded to 57.7% from 55.2%.
The board approved a $0.70 special dividend alongside the recurring $0.10 semi-annual dividend, payable in January 2027, and replenished the buyback authorization to $50 million, including unused prior authorization. Paid subscribers reached 3.072 million. At September 30, cash and equivalents were $174.578 million and marketable securities were $98.124 million. Nine-month operating cash flow declined to $100.878 million from $117.798 million a year earlier.
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- Moderate pointQ3 revenue increased 11% year over year to $188.6 million.
- Moderate pointQ3 net income rose 36% to $27.8 million; net margin reached 14.8%, versus 12.0%.
- Moderate pointOperating income rose 50% to $33.9 million; operating margin increased to 18.0% from 13.3%.
- Moderate pointGross margin expanded to 57.7% from 55.2% in Q3 2025.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.$0.70-per-share special dividend approved for payment in January 2027.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Buyback authorization replenished to $50 million, incorporating the unused portion of prior approvals.
12 minor points
- Minor pointDiluted EPS increased to $0.13 from $0.10 in Q3 2025.
- Minor pointProducts revenue grew 17% year over year to $102.7 million.
- Minor pointPlatform revenue rose nearly 4% year over year to $85.9 million.
- Minor pointInternational revenue increased 30%; its revenue share reached 28%, versus 24% in Q3 2025.
- Minor pointQ3 buybacks repurchased 1,294,882 shares for $6.5 million.
- Minor pointPaid subscribers increased 2% year over year to 3.072 million at September 30, 2026.
- Minor pointActive users grew 2% year over year to 5.989 million at September 30, 2026.
- Minor pointPlatform revenue per active user rose 3% to $56.70 for the twelve months ended September 30, 2026.
- Minor pointQ3 operating cash generation was $24 million.
- Minor pointNine-month net income increased to $87.214 million from $68.914 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointGeneral and administrative expense fell to $16.697 million from $17.113 million in Q3 2025.
- Minor pointQ3 interest expense decreased to $81,000 from $183,000 a year earlier.
Negative
- Moderate pointNine-month operating cash flow fell to $100.878 million from $117.798 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointNine-month property, equipment and capitalized software purchases increased to $28.464 million from $17.183 million. 2.3% of market cap
- Minor pointQ3 sales and marketing expense increased to $41.211 million from $37.467 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointQ3 research and development expense increased to $17.082 million from $16.865 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointQ3 income tax provision increased to $8.530 million from $5.119 million a year earlier.
2 minor points
- Minor pointQ3 interest income declined to $2.082 million from $2.342 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointQ3 other income declined to $483,000 from $821,000 a year earlier.
News Explained
Cricut repurchased common shares during the third quarter.
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Key Figures
- Revenue
- $188.6 million, up 11%
- Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025
- Products revenue
- $102.7 million, up 17%
- Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025
- Operating income
- $33.9 million, up 50%
- Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025
- Net income
- $27.8 million, up 36%
- Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025
- Diluted earnings per share
- $0.13
- Q3 2026, compared with $0.10 in Q3 2025
- Gross margin
- 57.7%
- Q3 2026, compared with 55.2% in Q3 2025
- Recurring semi-annual dividend
- $0.10 per share
- Approved for payment in January 2027
- Special dividend
- $0.70 per share
- Approved for payment in January 2027
Previous Earnings Reports
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Revenue declined 9% year over year and products revenue fell 22%, while net income increased 59%.
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Revenue and net income declined year over year; platform revenue grew while products revenue fell.
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SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Nov. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cricut, Inc. (“Cricut”) (NASDAQ: CRCT), the creative technology company that has brought a connected platform for making to millions of users worldwide, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2026.
“We delivered a strong third quarter, with revenue up
Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Revenue was
$188.6 million , up11% from Q3 2025. - Platform revenue was
$85.9 million , up nearly4% over Q3 2025. - Products revenue was
$102.7 million , up17% from Q3 2025. - International revenue increased by
30% from Q3 2025 and was28% of total revenue, up from24% of total revenue in Q3 2025. - Gross margin was
57.7% , up from55.2% in Q3 2025. - Operating income was
$33.9 million , or18.0% of revenue, and up50% from Q3 2025. Operating income in Q3 2025 was$22.7 million , or13.3% of revenue. - Net income was
$27.8 million , or14.8% of revenue, and up36% from Q3 2025. Net income in Q3 2025 was$20.5 million , or12.0% of revenue. - Diluted earnings per share was
$0.13 , up from$0.10 per share in Q3 2025. - Generated
$24 million in Cash from Operations in Q3. - Used
$6.5 million to repurchase 1,294,882 shares of our common stock in Q3 with$15.1 million remaining on our$50 million authorized stock repurchase program, which the board replenished in May 2025.
“In the third quarter, we delivered revenue of
Recent Business Highlights
- Paid Subscribers increased to 3.07 million, up
2% year-over-year. - Platform ARPU increased to
$56.70 , up3% year-over-year. - Active Users grew
2% year-over-year to nearly 6.0 million. - 90-Day Engaged Users was flat year-over-year at 3.5 million.
** The approved dividend is to the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stockholders. In addition, holders of restricted stock units that are unvested on the record date are credited with a dividend equivalent based on the value of the per share dividend pursuant to the terms of the Company’s equity incentive documents. The dividend equivalent entitles such holders to receive additional shares upon vesting of the corresponding restricted stock units. The board of directors views this level of capital allocation, both stock repurchases and dividends, as appropriate given the Company’s operating and financial plans and will continue to evaluate capital allocation on a regular basis.
Key Performance Metrics
In addition to the measures presented in our condensed consolidated financial statements, we use the following key business metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, and make strategic decisions. We believe these metrics are useful to investors because they can help in monitoring the long-term health of our business. Our determination and presentation of these metrics may differ from that of other companies. The presentation of these metrics is meant to be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, our financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
| As of September 30, | |||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||
| Active Users (in thousands) | 5,989 | 5,883 | |||
| 90-Day Engaged Users (in thousands) | 3,466 | 3,451 | |||
| Paid Subscribers (in thousands) | 3,072 | 3,004 | |||
| Twelve Months Ended September 30, | |||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||
| Platform ARPU | $ | 56.70 | $ | 54.88 | |
Glossary of Terms
Active Users
We define Active Users as registered users of at least one registered connected machine who have utilized their connected machine to create a project in the last 365 days. One user may own multiple registered connected machines but is only counted once if that user registers those connected machines by using the same email address. If possession of a connected machine is transferred to a new owner and registered by that new owner, the new owner is added to the total Active Users and the prior owner is removed from the total Active Users if the prior owner does not own any other registered connected machines. Active Users is a key indicator of the health of our business, because changes in the number of Active Users excludes non-users to better represent opportunities for us to drive additional platform and product revenue.
90-Day Engaged Users
We define 90-Day Engaged Users as registered users of at least one registered connected machine who have utilized their connected machine to create a project in the last 90 days. One user may own multiple registered connected machines but is only counted once if that user registers those connected machines by using the same email address. If possession of a connected machine is transferred to a new owner and registered by that new owner, the new owner is added to the total 90-Day Engaged Users and the prior owner is removed from the total 90-Day Engaged Users if the prior owner does not own any other registered connected machines. 90-Day Engaged Users excludes non-users to better represent opportunities for us to drive additional platform and product revenue.
Paid Subscribers
We define Paid Subscribers as the number of users with a subscription to Cricut Access or Cricut Access Premium, excluding cancelled, unpaid, paused, or free trial subscriptions, as of the end of a period. Paid Subscribers is a key metric to track growth in our Platform revenue and potential leverage in our gross margin.
Platform ARPU
We define Platform ARPU as Platform revenue in a 12-month period divided by Active Users. Platform ARPU allows us to forecast Platform revenue over time and is an indicator of our ability to expand with users and of user engagement with our subscription offerings.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
Cricut management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results today, Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Information about Cricut’s financial results, including a link to the live and archived webcast of the conference call, will be made available on Cricut’s investor relations website at https://investor.cricut.com/.
The live call may also be accessed via telephone. Please pre-register using this link: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI98ef3f88677d416c98006d778bcd5c08. After registering, a confirmation will be sent via email and will include dial-in details and a unique PIN code for entry to the call. To avoid long wait times, we suggest registering at minimum 15 minutes before the start of the call to receive your unique PIN code.
About Cricut, Inc.
Cricut, Inc. is a creative platform company that makes it easy for users to create meaningful personal items. Cricut hardware and software work together as a connected platform for consumers to make beautiful, high-quality projects quickly and easily. These industry-leading products include a flagship line of connected machines — the Cricut Maker® family, the Cricut Explore® family, the Cricut Joy® family, the Cricut StickerPix® family — accompanied by other unique tools like Cricut EasyPress®, the Infusible Ink™ system, and a diverse collection of materials. In addition to providing tools and materials, Cricut fosters a thriving community of millions of dedicated users worldwide.
Cricut has used, and intends to continue using, its investor relations website and the Cricut News Blog (https://cricut.com/blog/news/) to disclose material non-public information and to comply with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, you should monitor our investor relations website and the Cricut News Blog in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.
Media Contact:
Avani Patel
pr@cricut.com
Investor Relations:
investors@cricut.com
Source: Cricut, Inc.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements include, but are not limited to, quotations from management, business outlook, strategies, capital allocation plans, the impact of tariffs on our business, the impact of geopolitical conflict or war on our supply chain, market size and growth opportunities. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and by the use of forward-looking words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “targets,” “potential,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “may,” “will” or similar terminology. In particular, statements, express or implied, concerning future actions, conditions or events, future results of operations or the ability to generate revenues, income or cash flow are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on and reflect our current expectations, estimates, assumptions and/ or projections and our perception of historical trends and current conditions, as well as other factors that we believe are appropriate and reasonable under the circumstances. Forward-looking statements are neither predictions nor guarantees of future events, circumstances or performance and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by those statements. There can be no assurance that our expectations, estimates, assumptions and/or projections, including with respect to the future earnings and performance of Cricut, Inc., will prove to be correct or that any of our expectations, estimates or projections will be achieved. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are only made as of the date indicated on the relevant materials and are based on our estimates and opinions at the time the statements are made. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances or changes in opinion, except as required by law.
Numerous factors could cause our actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with: our ability to attract and engage with our users; competitive risks; supply chain, manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment risks; international risks, including regulation, trade wars, heightened, scheduled, or threatened tariffs or by retaliatory trade measures that have materially increased our costs and the potential for further trade barriers or disruptions; sales and marketing risks, including our dependence on sales to brick-and-mortar and online retail partners and our need to continue to grow online sales; risks relating to the complexity of our business, which includes connected machines, custom tools, hundreds of materials, design apps, e-commerce software, subscriptions, content, international production, direct sales and retail distribution; risks related to product quality, safety and warranty claims and returns; risks related to the fluctuation of our quarterly results of operations and other operating metrics; risks related to intellectual property, cybersecurity and potential data breaches; risks related to our dependence on our Chief Executive Officer; risks related to our status as a “controlled company”; and the impact of economic and geopolitical events, natural disasters and actual or threatened public health emergencies, current recessionary pressures and any resulting economic slowdown from any of these events, or other resulting interruption to our operations. These risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail, or are incorporated by reference, under the heading “Risk Factors” in the most recent form 10-K or 10-Q that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
In addition, certain risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial could affect the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty. The forward-looking statements included in these materials are only made as of the date indicated on the relevant materials and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.
| Cricut, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (unaudited) (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | |||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||
| Platform | $ | 85,878 | $ | 82,783 | |||
| Products | 102,744 | 87,654 | |||||
| Total revenue | 188,622 | 170,437 | |||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||
| Platform | 8,657 | 8,957 | |||||
| Products | 71,087 | 67,384 | |||||
| Total cost of revenue | 79,744 | 76,341 | |||||
| Gross profit | 108,878 | 94,096 | |||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||
| Research and development | 17,082 | 16,865 | |||||
| Sales and marketing | 41,211 | 37,467 | |||||
| General and administrative | 16,697 | 17,113 | |||||
| Total operating expenses | 74,990 | 71,445 | |||||
| Income from operations | 33,888 | 22,651 | |||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||
| Interest income | 2,082 | 2,342 | |||||
| Interest expense | (81 | ) | (183 | ) | |||
| Other income | 483 | 821 | |||||
| Total other income, net | 2,484 | 2,980 | |||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 36,372 | 25,631 | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | 8,530 | 5,119 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 27,842 | $ | 20,512 | |||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||
| Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities, net of tax | $ | 138 | $ | (453 | ) | ||
| Change in foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax | 149 | (14 | ) | ||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | 28,129 | $ | 20,045 | |||
| Earnings per share, basic | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.10 | |||
| Earnings per share, diluted | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.10 | |||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | 208,729,496 | 212,257,907 | |||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | 212,808,854 | 215,287,127 | |||||
| Cricut, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | |||||
| As of September 30, 2026 | As of December 31, 2025 | ||||
| (unaudited) | |||||
| Assets | |||||
| Current assets: | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 174,578 | $ | 256,216 | |
| Marketable securities | 98,124 | 19,434 | |||
| Accounts receivable, net | 105,443 | 92,011 | |||
| Inventories | 146,905 | 102,664 | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 37,432 | 29,266 | |||
| Total current assets | 562,482 | 499,591 | |||
| Property and equipment, net | 52,026 | 40,260 | |||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 9,018 | 10,880 | |||
| Deferred tax assets | 18,104 | 13,210 | |||
| Other assets | 8,943 | 16,865 | |||
| Total assets | $ | 650,573 | $ | 580,806 | |
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 102,059 | $ | 71,553 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 78,006 | 71,146 | |||
| Deferred revenue, current portion | 52,001 | 50,409 | |||
| Operating lease liabilities, current portion | 2,758 | 3,606 | |||
| Dividends payable, current portion | — | 24,361 | |||
| Total current liabilities | 234,824 | 221,075 | |||
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 6,681 | 8,018 | |||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 2,733 | 2,872 | |||
| Other non-current liabilities | 6,953 | 5,280 | |||
| Total liabilities | 251,191 | 237,245 | |||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||
| Preferred stock, par value | — | — | |||
| Common stock, par value | 208 | 211 | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | 325,522 | 339,224 | |||
| Retained earnings | 73,446 | 3,960 | |||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 206 | 166 | |||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 399,382 | 343,561 | |||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 650,573 | $ | 580,806 | |
| Cricut, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (in thousands) | |||||||
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 87,214 | $ | 68,914 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization (including amortization of debt issuance costs) | 18,202 | 18,136 | |||||
| Bad debt benefit | (390 | ) | (1,975 | ) | |||
| Stock-based compensation | 18,175 | 27,522 | |||||
| Deferred income tax | (4,932 | ) | (14,220 | ) | |||
| Non-cash lease expense | 2,493 | 2,652 | |||||
| Unrealized foreign currency (gain) loss | 744 | (727 | ) | ||||
| Provision for inventory obsolescence, net | (8,622 | ) | (15,946 | ) | |||
| Other | 100 | (740 | ) | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | (13,807 | ) | 16,009 | ||||
| Inventories | (28,554 | ) | 2,776 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (7,991 | ) | 16,496 | ||||
| Other assets | 1,160 | (3,316 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | 30,188 | 14,760 | |||||
| Accrued expenses, other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities | 8,262 | (12,908 | ) | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (2,816 | ) | (3,075 | ) | |||
| Deferred revenue | 1,452 | 3,440 | |||||
| Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities | 100,878 | 117,798 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
| Purchases of marketable securities | (97,859 | ) | — | ||||
| Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities | 19,000 | 85,074 | |||||
| Purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized software development costs | (28,464 | ) | (17,183 | ) | |||
| Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) investing activities | (107,323 | ) | 67,891 | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | (25,712 | ) | (19,094 | ) | |||
| Employee tax withholding payments on stock-based awards | (7,282 | ) | (9,315 | ) | |||
| Cash dividend | (42,088 | ) | (202,074 | ) | |||
| Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities | (75,082 | ) | (230,483 | ) | |||
| Effect of exchange rate on changes in cash and cash equivalents | (111 | ) | 527 | ||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (81,638 | ) | (44,267 | ) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 256,216 | 232,140 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 174,578 | $ | 187,873 | |||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||
| Cash paid during the period for income taxes | $ | 4,968 | $ | 15,209 | |||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | $ | 627 | $ | 371 | |||
| Property and equipment included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 3,509 | $ | 2,611 | |||
| Tax withholdings on stock-based awards included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 619 | $ | 1,019 | |||
| Stock-based compensation capitalized for software development costs | $ | 1,207 | $ | 1,264 | |||
| Share repurchases included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 617 | $ | — | |||
| Dividend declared but unpaid | $ | — | $ | 46 | |||
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What were Cricut's third-quarter 2026 revenue and earnings?
Cricut reported $188.6 million in revenue and $27.8 million in net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Revenue increased 11% and net income increased 36% from Q3 2025. Diluted earnings per share rose to $0.13 from $0.10.
What dividends did Cricut approve for January 2027?
Cricut approved a $0.70-per-share special dividend and a recurring $0.10-per-share semi-annual dividend, both payable in January 2027. The dividends apply to Class A and Class B common stockholders.
How does Cricut define active users and 90-day engaged users?
Cricut counts active users as registered machine users who created a project in the last 365 days, while 90-day engaged users created a project in the last 90 days. Users with multiple machines registered under the same email address are counted once. At September 30, 2026, 90-day engaged users numbered 3.466 million, versus 3.451 million a year earlier.
Do unvested Cricut restricted stock units receive dividend equivalents?
Restricted stock units unvested on the record date receive a dividend equivalent based on the per-share dividend under the company's equity incentive documents. This entitles holders to additional shares when the corresponding restricted stock units vest.