ContextLogic Holdings Inc. Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Quarterly general and administrative expenses rose to $12.6 million from $2.3 million as parent-level costs weighed on results.
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ContextLogic Holdings (OTCQB: LOGC) reported a third-quarter 2026 net loss attributable to common stockholders of $13.4 million, reversing prior-year profit. The comparable 2025 profit attributable to predecessor unitholders was $2.9 million. Revenue was unchanged at $32.2 million, and gross profit held at $11.6 million. Average selling prices rose 6.1%, offsetting lower volume and unfavorable product mix; volume fell 5.7%, primarily because limited trucking availability constrained shipments.
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA fell to $10.1 million from $15.6 million. Combined nine-month revenue was $98.2 million versus $98.3 million, while combined free cash flow turned negative at $19.9 million. These combined figures aggregate periods before and after the US Salt acquisition. ContextLogic expects its pending $850 million gChem acquisition to close in late 2026 or the first quarter of 2027 and plans a rights offering.
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Positive
- Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.The signed agreement to acquire gChem for $850 million would add another operating business.
- Moderate pointAverage selling prices rose 6.1% year over year in Q3 2026, adding approximately $1.9 million in revenue.
- Moderate pointThe February 27–September 30, 2026 successor period included an income tax benefit of $41.8 million.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.US Salt is pursuing outbound freight initiatives, including a drop and hook program, to address shipment constraints.
- Minor pointQ3 interest and other expense, net, declined to $4.6 million from $5.3 million a year earlier.
Negative
- Moderate pointQ3 stockholder net loss was $13.4 million, versus predecessor unitholder profit of $2.9 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointQ3 non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA fell to $10.1 million from $15.6 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointQ3 volume declined 5.7% year over year, reducing revenue approximately $1.8 million, primarily amid trucking constraints.
- Moderate pointQ3 general and administrative expenses rose to $12.6 million from $2.3 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointQ3 transaction expenses increased to $6.8 million from $0.1 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointQ3 operating results swung to an $8.8 million loss from an $8.3 million profit a year earlier.
- Moderate pointCombined nine-month stockholder/unitholder results fell to a $2.7 million loss from $10.5 million profit.
- Moderate pointCombined nine-month gross profit declined to $35.0 million from $37.2 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointCombined nine-month non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA declined to $32.5 million from $42.2 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointCombined nine-month free cash flow fell to negative $19.9 million from positive $15.1 million a year earlier.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.The gChem acquisition remains pending; ContextLogic expects closing in late 2026 or the first quarter of 2027.
10 minor points
- Minor pointQ3 basic loss per common share was $0.29.
- Minor pointQ3 non-GAAP EBITDA fell to $1.4 million from $12.3 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointQ3 selling expense increased to $1.0 million from $0.9 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointCombined nine-month revenue slipped to $98.2 million from $98.3 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointCombined nine-month non-GAAP EBITDA fell to negative $4.7 million from positive $38.0 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointCombined nine-month transaction expenses increased to $29.4 million from $0.3 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointCombined nine-month general and administrative expenses rose to $33.4 million from $7.3 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointCombined nine-month selling expense increased to $3.1 million from $2.9 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointLong-term debt, excluding current maturities, was $208.9 million at September 30, 2026, versus predecessor debt of $203.1 million at year-end.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.The planned rights offering requires an effective registration statement before subscription rights or underlying securities may be offered.
News Explained
The report distinguishes outside subsidiary-unit ownership; the planned rights offering’s terms await a registration statement, and offers require an effective prospectus.
For the three months ended
The planned rights offering’s record date, subscription ratio, expiration date and other terms will be described in a registration statement to be filed; any offer can be made only through a prospectus after that statement is declared effective.
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OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ContextLogic Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: LOGC) ("ContextLogic," the "Company," "we" or "our") today reported its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026.
Basis of Presentation
ContextLogic completed the acquisition of US Salt Parent Holdings, LLC and all its majority or wholly owned subsidiaries ("US Salt") on February 26, 2026 (the "US Salt Acquisition"). As a result of the significance of the relative operations acquired in the US Salt Acquisition, US Salt is reflected as the Predecessor to the combined entity for financial statement purposes. Accordingly, all periods presented through the closing date of the US Salt Acquisition, February 26, 2026, reflect the historical balances and results of US Salt ("Predecessor"). Periods presented after the closing of the US Salt Acquisition reflect the accounts of the Company and its majority and wholly owned subsidiaries, including US Salt ("Successor"). To provide comparable period-over-period information, the Company also presents "Combined" results, a non-GAAP measure that aggregates the Predecessor and Successor periods.
Note that "CLHI Corporate" or "Platform" refers to public company and parent-level items of ContextLogic Holdings Inc., distinct and separate from the operating results of US Salt.
Third Quarter 2026 Results
Revenue: Revenue for the third quarter of 2026 was
“Shipments this quarter were again constrained by limited trucking availability, and we are working to address this directly and proactively,” said David Sugarman, CEO of US Salt. “We have numerous initiatives in flight to improve outbound freight, including a drop and hook program, and we are beginning to see early signs of progress. We remain focused on getting more of our product to customers and on continuing to strengthen the platform.”
Post-Noncontrolling Interest Net Loss/Income: Net loss for the third quarter of 2026 was
Combined non-GAAP net loss for the first nine months of 2026 was
Adjusted EBITDA: Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026 was
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for the first nine months of 2026 was
Net Cash Used In/Provided by Operating Activities: Net cash used in our operating activities for the first nine months of 2026 was
Free Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations, net of capital expenditures, was (
Outstanding Equity: For the three-month period ended September 30, 2026 (Successor), there were 102.3 million weighted average units outstanding at ContextLogic Holdings, LLC, the Company's consolidated subsidiary that holds the operating businesses. Of these, 45.7 million units were held by ContextLogic Holdings Inc. (equivalent to the weighted average common shares outstanding of the public company), and the remaining 56.6 million units were held by other holders of LLC units.
Key Financial Data:
| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | $ Change | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 32.2 | $ | 32.2 | $ | — | ||||||
| Gross Profit | 11.6 | 11.6 | — | |||||||||
| Selling Expense | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| General and Administrative | 12.6 | 2.3 | 10.3 | |||||||||
| Transaction Expenses | 6.8 | 0.1 | 6.7 | |||||||||
| Net (loss) income attributable to Parent Holdings Class A unitholders (Predecessor) or common stockholders (Successor) ("Post-Noncontrolling Interest Net Income") | (13.4 | ) | 2.9 | (16.3 | ) | |||||||
| EBITDA1 | $ | 1.4 | $ | 12.3 | $ | (10.9 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA1 | 10.1 | 15.6 | (5.5 | ) | ||||||||
1.EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. For definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, see the schedule titled "Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA."
| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure Items1: | (in millions) | (in millions) | ||||||||
| Platform G&A | $ | 2.1 | $ | — | ||||||
| Platform Transaction Expenses | 6.8 | — | ||||||||
| Platform Tax Expense | 0.1 | — | ||||||||
| Platform Adjusting Expense Items for Adjusted EBITDA2 | 7.1 | — | ||||||||
1.Platform Expenses are expenses incurred at the corporate level.
2. This amount represents expenses incurred at the Platform level that are included in the adjustments for Adjusted EBITDA and consist of
| Successor | Predecessor | Non-GAAP | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||
| Period from February 27, 2026 to September 30, 2026 | Period from January 1, 2026 to February 26, 2026 | Combined Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 77.9 | $ | 20.3 | $ | 98.2 | $ | 98.3 | $ | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||
| Gross Profit | 27.9 | 7.1 | 35.0 | 37.2 | -2.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Selling Expense | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||
| General and Administrative | 31.8 | 1.6 | 33.4 | 7.3 | 26.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Transaction Expenses | 29.3 | 0.1 | 29.4 | 0.3 | 29.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income attributable to Parent Holdings Class A unitholders (Predecessor) or common stockholders (Successor) ("Post-Noncontrolling Interest Net Income") | (4.4 | ) | 1.7 | (2.7 | ) | 10.5 | (13.2 | ) | |||||||||||
| EBITDA1 | $ | (12.1 | ) | $ | 7.4 | $ | (4.7 | ) | $ | 38.0 | $ | (42.7 | ) | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA1 | 24.8 | 7.7 | 32.5 | 42.2 | (9.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
1.EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. For definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, see the schedule titled "Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA."
| Successor | Predecessor | Non-GAAP | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||
| Period from February 27, 2026 to September 30, 2026 | Period from January 1, 2026 to February 26, 2026 | Combined Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosure Items1: | (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Platform G&A | $ | 9.2 | $ | — | $ | 9.2 | $ | — | $ | 9.2 | |||||||||
| Platform Transaction Expenses | 28.6 | — | 28.6 | — | 28.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Platform Tax Benefit | 41.8 | — | 41.8 | — | 41.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Platform Adjusting Expense Items for Adjusted EBITDA2 | 32.6 | — | 32.6 | — | 32.6 | ||||||||||||||
1.Platform Expenses are expenses incurred at the corporate level.
2. Platform Expenses included as adjustments from EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA include Transaction Expenses of
| Successor | ||||||||
| Equity Ownership Information: (shares and units in thousands) | Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | |||||||
| ContextLogic Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding | 45,753 | |||||||
| ContextLogic Holdings, LLC Weighted Average Units Outstanding | 102,315 | |||||||
Pending gChem Acquisition
On August 4, 2026, the Company announced a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire EagleTree-Gaylord Holdings Corp (gChem) for a purchase price of
Question & Answer
The Company invites stockholders and interested parties to submit questions regarding its third quarter 2026 financial results and operating performance. Questions may be submitted via email to ir@contextlogic.com by November 13, 2026. The Company plans to prepare and share responses on its website at www.contextlogic.com by November 18, 2026.
About ContextLogic Holdings Inc.
ContextLogic Holdings Inc. is a publicly traded business ownership platform established to own a collection of niche, competitively advantaged, long-duration businesses. Each business operates with meaningful autonomy under world-class management teams whose incentives are tightly aligned with those of their shareholders, supported by a governance structure that creates direct accountability between operators and owners. For more information about ContextLogic, please visit www.contextlogic.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including, but not limited to, developing our pipeline of potential future acquisitions, including the pending gChem acquisition, and US Salt’s efforts to improve outbound freight and strengthen its platform. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as "anticipates," "believes," "could," "estimates," "expects," "foresees," "forecasts," "goals," "guidance," "intends," "may," "might," "outlook," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "projects," "seeks," "should," "targets," "will," "would" or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. Important factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements include but are not limited to: meeting the conditions to close the gChem Acquisition; increased cost of trucking and other transportation services adversely affecting US Salt’s ability to deliver products to customers and its results of operations; ContextLogic’s ability to integrate the operations of gChem’s business in a successful manner and in the expected time period; transaction costs related to the gChem Acquisition; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the potential gChem Acquisition will not be realized or will not be realized on the anticipated terms and within the expected time period; the possibility that the market price of ContextLogic common stock will decline after a holder exercises subscription rights related to the proposed rights offering; future liquidity and operating expenditures; enforceability of transfer restrictions and occurrence of an ownership change with the result that ContextLogic's ability to use its net operating losses could be severely limited; future legislation resulting in ContextLogic being unable to realize the benefits of the tax attributes; ContextLogic's ability to make use of the existing benefits of the tax attributes because ContextLogic may not generate taxable income; the IRS's possible challenge of the amount of the tax attributes or claim that ContextLogic experienced an ownership change, which could reduce the amount of tax attributes that ContextLogic could use; risks related to any future acquisition of a business or assets; currently pending or future litigation; risks if we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940; the effect of new accounting pronouncements; competitive changes in the marketplace; transportation and freight availability and the effectiveness of our initiatives to improve outbound freight; and other characterizations of future events or circumstances; and the other important factors discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. Further information on these and additional risks that could affect ContextLogic's results is included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2026; June 30, 2026; and September 30, 2026, other reports that ContextLogic files with the SEC from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. Any forward-looking statement made by ContextLogic in this news release speaks only as of the day on which ContextLogic makes it. ContextLogic assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
| ContextLogic Holdings Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data ($ in millions) (unaudited) | |||||||||
| Successor | Predecessor | ||||||||
| As of September 30, | As of December 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||
| Current assets | 42.9 | 34.8 | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 395.0 | 321.4 | |||||||
| Goodwill | 148.5 | 28.1 | |||||||
| Intangibles, net | 371.0 | 16.8 | |||||||
| Other | 7.5 | 6.7 | |||||||
| Total assets | $ | 964.9 | $ | 407.8 | |||||
| Liabilities, Members' Equity and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||
| Current liabilities | 30.0 | 17.9 | |||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities | 208.9 | 203.1 | |||||||
| Other | 3.6 | 1.6 | |||||||
| Total liabilities | 242.5 | 222.6 | |||||||
| Total members' equity and stockholders' equity | 722.4 | 185.2 | |||||||
| Total liabilities, members' equity and stockholders’ equity | $ | 964.9 | $ | 407.8 | |||||
| ContextLogic Holdings Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations ($ in millions, units and shares in thousands, except per unit and share data) (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Period from February 27, 2026 to September 30, 2026 | Period from January 1, 2026 to February 26, 2026 | Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 32.2 | $ | 77.9 | $ | 20.3 | $ | 32.2 | $ | 98.3 | |||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 20.6 | 50.0 | 13.2 | 20.6 | 61.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 11.6 | 27.9 | 7.1 | 11.6 | 37.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling expense | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 12.6 | 31.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Transaction expenses | 6.8 | 29.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 20.4 | 63.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Loss) income from operations | (8.8 | ) | (35.6 | ) | 4.7 | 8.3 | 26.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Other income (expenses): | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and other income | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and other expense, net | (4.6 | ) | (10.8 | ) | (3.0 | ) | (5.3 | ) | (16.1 | ) | |||||||||||
| (Loss) income before income tax expense (benefit) | (13.3 | ) | (46.2 | ) | 1.7 | 3.0 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 0.1 | (41.8 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | (13.4 | ) | (4.4 | ) | 1.7 | 3.0 | 10.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Parent Holdings Class A unitholders (Predecessor) | $ | 1.7 | $ | 2.9 | $ | 10.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders (Successor) | $ | (13.4 | ) | $ | (4.4 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income per unit attributable to Class A units, basic and diluted (Predecessor) | $ | 8.91 | $ | 15.19 | $ | 55.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average Class A units outstanding (Predecessor) | 190.9 | 190.9 | 190.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic (Successor) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted (Successor) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic (Successor) | 45,753 | 45,735 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted (Successor) | 45,753 | 45,735 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ContextLogic Holdings Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Data (in millions) (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||||||
| Period from February 27, 2026 to September 30, 2026 | Period from January 1, 2026 to February 26, 2026 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (4.4 | ) | $ | 1.7 | $ | 10.6 | |||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 23.5 | 2.7 | 11.3 | |||||||||
| Deferred income tax | (41.8 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Unit/Stock-based compensation | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| Long-term incentive plan expense | 1.7 | — | — | |||||||||
| Other | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | 2.9 | (2.9 | ) | (2.3 | ) | |||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (16.1 | ) | 1.8 | 21.2 | ||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (4.3 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (6.1 | ) | ||||||
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | (585.8 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (590.1 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (6.1 | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock from the backstopped rights offering, net of cost | 25.5 | — | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of subsidiary membership units from the backstopped rights offering | 89.3 | — | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of subsidiary membership units, prior to conversion | 75.0 | — | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 215.0 | — | — | |||||||||
| Payment of debt issuance costs | (3.6 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Repayment of principal on term loan | (0.5 | ) | — | (12.7 | ) | |||||||
| Repayment of principal of finance lease obligations | (0.1 | ) | — | (0.1 | ) | |||||||
| Other | (0.2 | ) | — | (3.6 | ) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 400.4 | — | (16.4 | ) | ||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (205.8 | ) | 0.5 | (1.3 | ) | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 217.3 | 10.8 | 7.4 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 11.5 | $ | 11.3 | $ | 6.1 | ||||||
Non-GAAP Supplemental Information
We present in this press release certain financial information based on our EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow. References to "EBITDA" mean earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, references to "Adjusted EBITDA" mean EBITDA plus, as applicable for each relevant period, certain adjustments as set forth in the reconciliations of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, and references to "Free Cash Flow" refer to net cash used in or provided by operating activities, net of purchases of property, plant and equipment. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are not measurements of financial performance under U.S. GAAP. We present EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow because we believe they are useful indicators for evaluating operating performance. In addition, our management uses Adjusted EBITDA to review and assess the performance of the management team in connection with employee incentive programs and to prepare its annual budget and financial projections. Moreover, our management uses Adjusted EBITDA of target companies to evaluate acquisitions.
Although we use EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Free Cash Flow as measures to assess the performance of our business and for the other purposes set forth above, the use of non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools has limitations, and you should not consider any of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results of operations as reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
- EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow do not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest payments on our indebtedness.
- Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and the cash requirements for such replacements are not reflected in EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow.
- Adjusted EBITDA excludes the cash expense we have incurred to integrate acquired businesses into our operations, which is a necessary element of certain of our acquisitions.
- The omission of the substantial amortization expense associated with our intangible assets further limits the usefulness of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
- EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not include the payment of taxes, which is a necessary element of our operations.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow should not be considered as measures of cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. Management compensates for these limitations by not viewing EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow in isolation and specifically by using other U.S. GAAP measures, such as net sales and operating profit, to measure our operating performance. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are not measurements of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, and they should not be considered as alternatives to net income or cash flow from operations determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to the calculations of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
| ContextLogic Holdings Inc. Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Predecessor | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | $ Change | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (13.4 | ) | $ | 3.0 | $ | (16.4 | ) | ||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||
| Interest and other expense, net | 4.6 | 5.3 | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest and other income | (0.1 | ) | — | (0.1 | ) | |||||||
| Income tax provision | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and depletion | 2.9 | 3.6 | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||
| Amortization | 7.3 | 0.4 | 6.9 | |||||||||
| EBITDA | 1.4 | 12.3 | (10.9 | ) | ||||||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||
| Transaction and integration costs(1) | 6.8 | 0.1 | 6.7 | |||||||||
| Stock-based and unit-based compensation(2) | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| Restructuring and severance(3) | — | 0.1 | (0.1 | ) | ||||||||
| Other(4) | 0.7 | 2.8 | (2.1 | ) | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 10.1 | $ | 15.6 | $ | (5.5 | ) | |||||
1.Expenses incurred by ContextLogic related to the pending gChem Acquisition and pursuing and executing potential acquisitions.
2. Stock-based and unit-based compensation incurred, which includes the US Salt long-term incentive plan.
3. Severance, transition, and retention costs associated with executive leadership changes.
4. Current year expenses related to investigative and legal work resulting from a customer product complaint. Prior year expenses contain gain on foreign currency transactions, costs associated with the decommissioning and removal of certain manufacturing equipment, and expenses unique to US Salt’s prior parent.
| Successor | Predecessor | Non-GAAP | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Period from February 27, 2026 to September 30, 2026 | Period from January 1, 2026 to February 26, 2026 | Combined Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | $ Change | |||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (4.4 | ) | $ | 1.7 | $ | (2.7 | ) | $ | 10.6 | $ | (13.3 | ) | ||||||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and other expense, net | 10.8 | 3.0 | 13.8 | 16.1 | (2.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Interest and other income | (0.2 | ) | — | (0.2 | ) | — | (0.2 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) provision | (41.8 | ) | — | (41.8 | ) | — | (41.8 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and depletion | 6.5 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 10.1 | (1.2 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization | 17.0 | 0.3 | 17.3 | 1.2 | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| EBITDA | (12.1 | ) | 7.4 | (4.7 | ) | 38.0 | (42.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Recognition of inventory step-ups(1) | 1.1 | — | 1.1 | — | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Transaction and integration costs(2) | 29.3 | 0.1 | 29.4 | 0.3 | 29.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based and unit-based compensation(3) | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Write off of property, plant, and equipment(4) | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring and severance(5) | — | — | — | 0.4 | (0.4 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Contingent loss accrual(6) | 3.5 | — | 3.5 | — | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other(7) | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 | (2.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 24.8 | $ | 7.7 | $ | 32.5 | $ | 42.2 | $ | (9.7 | ) | ||||||||||
1.Increase in inventory to fair value as a result of the US Salt Acquisition.
2. Expenses incurred by US Salt and ContextLogic related to the US Salt Acquisition, the pending gChem Acquisition, and pursuing and executing potential acquisitions.
3. Stock-based and unit-based compensation incurred, which includes the US Salt long-term incentive plan and excludes
4. Write off of construction in progress that could not be realized into an asset.
5. Severance, transition, and retention costs associated with executive leadership changes.
6. Estimated contingent loss related to a legal matter.
7. Current year expenses related to consulting and legal work resulting from a customer product complaint. Prior year expenses contain gain on foreign currency transactions, costs associated with the decommissioning and removal of certain manufacturing equipment, and expenses unique to US Salt’s prior parent.
| ContextLogic Holdings Inc. Reconciliation of Net Cash (Used In) Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (in millions) (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Predecessor | Non-GAAP | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||
| Period from February 27, 2026 to September 30, 2026 | Period from January 1, 2026 to February 26, 2026 | Combined Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions) | (in millions) | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (16.1 | ) | $ | 1.8 | $ | (14.3 | ) | $ | 21.2 | |||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | $ | (4.3 | ) | $ | (1.3 | ) | $ | (5.6 | ) | $ | (6.1 | ) | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | $ | (20.4 | ) | $ | 0.5 | $ | (19.9 | ) | $ | 15.1 | |||||||
Contacts
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FAQ
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What were ContextLogic LOGC's third-quarter 2026 earnings results?
ContextLogic reported a $13.4 million net loss attributable to common stockholders, or $0.29 per basic common share, for the third quarter of 2026. Revenue was $32.2 million, unchanged from the predecessor's prior-year quarter. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA declined to $10.1 million from $15.6 million.
How much is ContextLogic paying for gChem, and when is closing expected?
ContextLogic agreed to acquire EagleTree-Gaylord Holdings, known as gChem, for $850 million and expects closing in late 2026 or the first quarter of 2027. The acquisition remains pending. ContextLogic also plans a rights offering.