Talkspace Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Talkspace (NASDAQ: TALK) reported strong Q2 2025 financial results with total revenue growing 18% year-over-year to $54.3 million, primarily driven by a 35% increase in Payor revenue. The company posted a minimal net loss of $0.5 million and achieved adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 million, representing a 94% improvement from the previous year.

Key operational metrics showed significant growth, with completed Payor sessions increasing 29% and unique active Payor members rising 25% year-over-year. The company maintained strong liquidity with $54.3 million in cash and $48.4 million in short-term marketable securities. For full-year 2025, Talkspace reaffirmed its guidance, expecting revenue between $220-235 million and adjusted EBITDA of $14-20 million.

Positive

• Revenue grew 18% year-over-year to $54.3 million
• Payor revenue increased 35% year-over-year
• Adjusted EBITDA improved 94% to $2.3 million
• Strong liquidity position with $102.8 million in combined cash and marketable securities
• Completed Payor sessions grew 29% year-over-year
• Unique active Payor members increased 25% year-over-year

Negative

• Consumer revenue declined 32% year-over-year
• Cost of revenue increased 24% year-over-year
• Total costs and operating expenses rose 13% to $56.1 million
• Net loss of $0.5 million in Q2 2025

Insights

Financial Analyst

Talkspace shows solid revenue growth but remains unprofitable, with improving adjusted EBITDA and strong payor segment performance.

Talkspace's Q2 results demonstrate a company in transition with mixed financial performance. The 18% revenue growth to $54.3 million is primarily driven by the 35% year-over-year increase in Payor revenue, highlighting the company's successful pivot toward insurance-reimbursed mental health services. This shift is further evidenced by the 29% increase in completed Payor sessions and 25% growth in unique active Payor members.

However, this transition comes with challenges. The 32% decline in Consumer revenue indicates Talkspace is becoming increasingly dependent on its Payor business. While diversification away from direct-to-consumer can provide more stable revenue, it also typically involves lower margins due to insurance reimbursement rates, which explains the 24% increase in cost of revenue outpacing overall revenue growth.

The financial picture shows modest improvement. Despite reporting a net loss of $0.5 million, Talkspace's adjusted EBITDA nearly doubled to $2.3 million, suggesting operational efficiencies are developing. The company maintains a solid cash position with $54.3 million in cash and $48.4 million in short-term marketable securities, providing runway for continued investments.

The $1.4 million in share repurchases signals management's confidence in the company's valuation, though the amount is relatively modest. Looking forward, Talkspace's maintained annual guidance of $220-235 million in revenue and $14-20 million in adjusted EBITDA suggests confidence in continued growth through 2025, with improving profitability metrics expected in the second half of the year.

2Q 2025 Total revenue grew 18% year-over-year to $54.3 million

driven by 35% year-over-year growth in Payor revenue

2Q 2025 Net loss of $0.5 million and adjusted EBITDA¹ of $2.3 million

2Q 2025 Share repurchases of $1.4 million

NEW YORK, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Talkspace, Inc. (“Talkspace” or the “Company”)    (NASDAQ: TALK), today reported second quarter 2025 financial results.

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Unaudited		Results				% Variance from Prior Year				Results				% Variance from Prior Year
(In thousands unless otherwise noted)
Number of completed Payor sessions during the period			385.1				29	%			735.1				26	%
Number of unique active Payor members during the period			111.2				25	%		N/A				N/A
Total revenue		$	54,310				18	%		$	106,492				16	%
Costs and operating expenses		$	56,100				13	%		$	109,367				13	%
Net loss		$	(541	)			(14	)%		$	(223	)			89	%
Adjusted EBITDA (1)		$	2,282				94	%		$	4,238				117	%
Cash and cash equivalents at period end		$	54,342				—			$	54,342				—
Short-term marketable securities		$	48,427				—			$	48,427				—
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of the measure and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, see “Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Results.”

Dr. Jon Cohen, CEO of Talkspace, said, “I’m pleased with the work our team did this quarter to progress several operational initiatives within the business. We exited the quarter with positive momentum from the technology and marketing investments we made in the first half of the year. These investments helped to deliver sequential growth in unique active payor members and completed payor sessions of 10%, respectively, which gives us strong visibility into our trajectory for the second half of the year.”

Second Quarter 2025 Key Performance Metrics

• Revenue increased 18% over the prior-year period to $54.3 million, driven by a 35% year-over-year increase in Payor revenue, partially offset by a 32% year-over-year decline in Consumer revenue.
• Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization, increased 24% over the prior-year period to $30.9 million, driven by a higher number of completed Payor sessions.
• Total costs and operating expenses were $56.1 million, an increase of 13% year-over-year, primarily due to an increase in cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization.
• Net loss was $(0.5) million, relatively flat from the second quarter of 2024.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $2.3 million, an improvement from $1.2 million adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of 2024, primarily driven by an increase in revenue, partially offset by an increase in cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization.
  
  

Financial Guidance

The following guidance is based on current market conditions and expectations and the information available to the Company today. For 2025 Talkspace continues to expect:

• Revenue to be in the range of $220 million to $235 million
• Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $14 million to $20 million
  
  

Conference Call, Presentation Slides, and Webcast Details

The Second Quarter 2025 earnings conference call and webcast will be held Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. E.T. The conference call will be available via audio webcast at investors.talkspace.com and can also be accessed by dialing (888) 596-4144 for U.S. participants, or +1 (646) 968-2525 for international participants, and referencing participant code 8668160. A replay will be available shortly after the call’s completion and remain available for approximately 90 days.

About Talkspace

Talkspace (NASDAQ: TALK) is a leading virtual behavioral healthcare provider committed to helping people lead healthier, happier lives through access to high-quality mental healthcare. At Talkspace, we believe that mental healthcare is core to overall health and should be available to everyone.

Talkspace pioneered the ability to text with a licensed therapist from anywhere and now offers a comprehensive suite of mental health services, including therapy for individuals, teens, and couples, as well as psychiatric treatment and medication management (18+). With Talkspace’s core therapy offerings, members are matched with one of thousands of licensed therapists within days and can engage in live video, audio, or chat sessions, and/or unlimited asynchronous text messaging sessions.

All care offered at Talkspace is delivered through an easy-to-use, fully-encrypted web and mobile platform that meets HIPAA, federal, and state regulatory requirements. Most Americans have access to Talkspace through their health insurance plans, employee assistance programs, our partnerships with leading healthcare companies, or as a free benefit through their employer, school, or government agency.

For more information, visit www.talkspace.com.

For Investors:
ICR Westwicke
TalkspaceIR@westwicke.com

For Media:
John Kim
SKDK
(310) 997-5963
jkim@skdknick.com

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking, including statements regarding our financial condition, anticipated financial performance, achieving profitability, business strategy and plans, market opportunity and expansion and objectives of our management for future operations. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strategy,” “strive,” “target,” “will,” or “would,” the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions. The absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many important factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) rapid technological change in our industry; (ii) our ability to secure clients' contract renewals; (iii) our ability to maintain and expand our network of therapists, psychiatrists and other providers; (iv) a decline in the prevalence of enterprise-sponsored healthcare or the emergence of new technologies may adversely impact our DTE business; (v) if our or our vendors’ security measures fail or are breached; (vi) changes in healthcare laws, regulations or trends and our ability to operate in the heavily regulated healthcare industry; and (vii) the other factors, risks and uncertainties described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 12, 2025, subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our other documents filed from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise unless required to do so under applicable law. We do not give any assurance that we will achieve our expectations.

Talkspace, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,												Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025				2024				% Change				2025				2024				% Change
(in thousands, except percentages, share and per share data)
Revenue:
Payor revenue		$	40,501			$	29,945				35.3			$	78,343			$	58,453				34.0
DTE revenue			9,403				9,628				(2.3	)			18,986				19,541				(2.8	)
Consumer revenue			4,406				6,485				(32.1	)			9,163				13,480				(32.0	)
Total revenue			54,310				46,058				17.9				106,492				91,474				16.4
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization			30,917				24,996				23.7				59,706				48,569				22.9
Research and development			2,563				2,088				22.7				5,403				5,749				(6.0	)
Clinical operations, net			1,921				1,661				15.7				3,777				3,125				20.9
Sales and marketing			14,253				13,240				7.7				28,178				26,240				7.4
General and administrative			5,728				7,339				(22.0	)			10,935				12,535				(12.8	)
Depreciation and amortization			718				220				226.4				1,368				421				224.9
Total costs and operating expenses			56,100				49,544				13.2				109,367				96,639				13.2
Loss from operations			(1,790	)			(3,486	)			48.7				(2,875	)			(5,165	)			44.3
Financial income, net			(1,325	)			(3,044	)			(56.5	)			(2,851	)			(3,422	)			(16.7	)
Loss before income taxes			(465	)			(442	)			(5.2	)			(24	)			(1,743	)			98.6
Income tax expense			76				32				137.5				199				197				1.0
Net loss		$	(541	)		$	(474	)			(14.1	)		$	(223	)		$	(1,940	)			88.5
Net loss per share:
Basic and Diluted		$	(0.00	)		$	(0.00	)			(14.3	)		$	(0.00	)		$	(0.01	)			87.0
Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share:
Basic and Diluted			167,532,721				169,148,522								168,098,647				168,997,734

Talkspace, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,												Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025				2024				% Change				2025				2024				% Change
(in thousands)
Net loss		$	(541	)		$	(474	)			(14.1	)		$	(223	)		$	(1,940	)			88.5
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on marketable debt securities			(8	)		��	—				100.0				17				—				100.0
Total other comprehensive income (loss)			(8	)			—				100.0				17				—				100.0
Total comprehensive loss		$	(549	)		$	(474	)			(15.8	)		$	(206	)		$	(1,940	)			89.4

Talkspace, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
		June 30, 2025				December 31, 2024
(in thousands)		Unaudited
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	54,342			$	76,692
Marketable securities			48,427				41,118
Accounts receivable, net			15,422				9,643
Other current assets			2,476				2,729
Total current assets			120,667				130,182
Fixed assets, net			10,136				6,259
Other long-term assets			1,983				2,236
Total assets		$	132,786			$	138,677
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable		$	8,618			$	7,710
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			7,056				8,031
Deferred revenue			2,866				3,282
Total current liabilities			18,540				19,023
Warrant liabilities			862				1,690
Other long-term liabilities			443				569
Total liabilities			19,845				21,282
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock			17				17
Additional paid-in capital			382,364				386,612
Accumulated deficit			(269,459	)			(269,236	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income			19				2
Total stockholders’ equity			112,941				117,395
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	132,786			$	138,677

Talkspace, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025				2024
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(223	)		$	(1,940	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			1,368				421
Accretion of discount on marketable securities			(457	)			—
Stock-based compensation			4,688				5,359
Remeasurement of warrant liabilities			(828	)			(510	)
Increase in accounts receivable			(5,779	)			(1,380	)
Decrease in other current assets			253				3,416
Increase in accounts payable			908				1,622
Decrease in deferred revenue			(416	)			(336	)
Decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities			(975	)			(5,155	)
Other			(129	)			(79	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities			(1,590	)			1,418
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable securities			(20,557	)			—
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities			13,705				—
Capitalized internal-use software costs			(4,492	)			(2,110	)
Other			(42	)			(40	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(11,386	)			(2,150	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			727				1,584
Payments for employee taxes withheld related to vested stock-based awards			(1,697	)			(1,843	)
Repurchase of common stock for retirement			(8,404	)			(8,004	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(9,374	)			(8,263	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(22,350	)			(8,995	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period			76,692				123,908
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period		$	54,342			$	114,913

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, we believe adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, is useful in evaluating our operating performance, and our management uses it as a key performance measure to assess our operating performance. Because adjusted EBITDA facilitates internal comparisons of our historical operating performance on a more consistent basis, we use this measure for business planning purposes and in evaluating acquisition opportunities. We also use adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our business, results of operations or outlook. We believe that the use of adjusted EBITDA is helpful to our investors as it is a metric used by management in assessing the health of our business and our operating performance. However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.

Some of the limitations of adjusted EBITDA include (i) adjusted EBITDA does not necessarily reflect capital commitments to be paid in the future and (ii) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the underlying assets may need to be replaced and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect these requirements. In evaluating adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we will incur expenses similar to the adjustments described herein. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these expenses or any unusual or non-recurring items. Our adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as we calculate the measure, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to income (loss) before income taxes, net income (loss), income (loss) per share, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. When evaluating our performance, you should consider adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures, including our net loss and other GAAP results.

A reconciliation is provided below for adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. We do not provide a forward-looking reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA guidance as the amount and significance of the reconciling items required to develop meaningful comparable GAAP financial measures cannot be estimated at this time without unreasonable efforts. These reconciling items could be meaningful.

Adjusted EBITDA

We calculate adjusted EBITDA as net loss adjusted to exclude (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) stock-based compensation expense, (iii) financial income, net, (iv) income tax expense, and (v) certain non-recurring expenses, where applicable.

Talkspace, Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Results (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
(in thousands)
Net loss		$	(541	)		$	(474	)		$	(223	)		$	(1,940	)
Add:
Depreciation and amortization			718				220				1,368				421
Stock-based compensation			2,355				3,107				4,688				5,359
Financial income, net			(1,325	)			(3,044	)			(2,851	)			(3,422	)
Income tax expense			76				32				199				197
Non-recurring expenses (1)			999				1,338				1,057				1,338
Adjusted EBITDA		$	2,282			$	1,179			$	4,238			$	1,953
(1)    For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, non-recurring expenses primarily consisted of severance costs, one-time legal fees and other one-time expenses. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, non-recurring expenses primarily consisted of severance costs related to the departure of key executives of the Company and other related costs.

FAQ

What were Talkspace (TALK) Q2 2025 earnings results?

Talkspace reported Q2 2025 revenue of $54.3 million (up 18% YoY), with a net loss of $0.5 million and adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 million.

How much did Talkspace's Payor revenue grow in Q2 2025?

Talkspace's Payor revenue grew 35% year-over-year in Q2 2025, driving the overall revenue growth.

What is Talkspace's revenue guidance for 2025?

Talkspace expects full-year 2025 revenue between $220-235 million and adjusted EBITDA between $14-20 million.

How many completed Payor sessions did Talkspace have in Q2 2025?

Talkspace reported 385,100 completed Payor sessions in Q2 2025, representing a 29% increase year-over-year.

What is Talkspace's current cash position?

Talkspace has $54.3 million in cash and cash equivalents plus $48.4 million in short-term marketable securities, totaling $102.8 million in liquid assets.