Return to growth following a successful strategic reset

Recurring revenues reached 47% of sales, but quarterly profitability remained below the prior-year level.

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Truecaller (TRUBF) reported third-quarter net sales of SEK 464.0 million, down year over year but higher than the preceding quarter. Sales fell 1% versus Q3 2025, rose approximately 3% in constant currencies and increased 18% from Q2. Recurring revenues grew 26% in constant currencies to 47% of sales, versus 38% a year earlier.

Adjusted EBITDA, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization excluding non-recurring items, fell 9% to SEK 148.5 million; its margin narrowed to 32.0% from 34.7%. The quarterly net loss was SEK 22.6 million, including a SEK 92 million provision for an Indian transfer-pricing survey. Truecaller completed its acquisition of US communications platform text+. January–September sales fell 17% to SEK 1,218.9 million. The company expects short-term user-growth challenges to continue in many regions, while expressing confidence in increasing revenue per user.

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• Moderate pointQ3 net sales rose 18% from Q2, marking a sequential recovery.
• Moderate pointRecurring revenues grew 26% year over year in constant currencies, reaching 47% of sales versus 38%.
• Moderate pointQ3 average monthly active users excluding iOS increased to 476.2 million from 441.7 million year over year.
• Minor pointSubscription revenues grew 32% year over year in constant currencies in Q3.
• Minor pointTruecaller for Business revenues increased 14% year over year in constant currencies and 15% versus Q2.

6 minor points

• Minor pointAdvertising revenues grew 23% versus Q2; September returned to modest year-over-year growth.
• Minor pointtext+ acquisition completed, adding a US subscription-led communications platform with around 1.5 million monthly active users.
• Minor pointQ3 regional sales grew 1% in the Middle East & Africa and 27% elsewhere outside India.
• Minor pointJanuary–September sales outside India and the Middle East & Africa increased 20% year over year.
• Minor pointJanuary–September average monthly active users excluding iOS reached 470.1 million, versus 426.7 million a year earlier.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Revenue per user is expected by management to increase through new products, premium services and text+ expansion.

Negative

• Moderate pointQ3 adjusted EBITDA fell 9% to SEK 148.5 million; margin narrowed to 32.0% from 34.7%.
• Moderate pointQ3 net result turned to a SEK 22.6 million loss from a SEK 108.5 million profit.
• Moderate pointAdvertising revenues declined 12% year over year in constant currencies in Q3.
• Moderate pointJanuary–September net sales fell 17% to SEK 1,218.9 million, down approximately 9% in constant currencies.
• Moderate pointJanuary–September adjusted EBITDA fell 38% to SEK 300.7 million; margin declined to 24.7% from 33.1%.
• Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.User growth slowed in Q3; management cited lower smartphone sales and product issues, with external challenges expected to persist short term.

9 minor points

• Minor pointQ3 net sales fell 1% year over year to SEK 464.0 million, despite approximately 3% constant-currency growth.
• Minor pointQ3 EBITDA including non-recurring items fell 20% to SEK 130 million; margin declined to 28.1% from 34.7%.
• Minor pointQ3 basic and diluted EPS fell to SEK -0.07 from SEK 0.32.
• Minor pointtext+ acquisition advisory costs totaled SEK 18.3 million in Q3.
• Minor pointQ3 India net sales declined 8% year over year.
• Minor pointJanuary–September EBITDA including non-recurring items fell 42% to SEK 282.5 million; margin declined to 23.2% from 33.1%.
• Minor pointJanuary–September net profit declined to SEK 61.5 million from SEK 328.2 million.
• Minor pointJanuary–September basic and diluted EPS declined to SEK 0.19 from SEK 0.96.
• Minor pointJanuary–September regional sales declined 27% in India and 2% in the Middle East & Africa.

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Interim report January-September 2026

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Truecaller, the leading global platform for safe and trusted communication, report a decrease in net sales with 1% to SEK 464.0 million (467.9), in constant currencies net sales grew with 3% and compared to Q2 net sales grew with 18%.

In constant currencies subscription revenues grew with 32%, revenues from Truecaller for Business increased with 14% while revenue from ads declined with 12%. Truecallers recurring revenues grew 26% year-over year in constant currencies and now accounts for 47% (38%) of total net sales.

EBITDA excluded non-recurring items decreased by 9% to SEK 148.5 million (162.5) equivalent to an EBITDA-margin of 32.0 (34.7) percent. In constant currencies the EBITDA decrease was approximately 5%.

EBITDA decreased by 20% to SEK 130 million (163) and the margin was 28.1% (34.7%), in constant currencies the decrease was approximately 16%.

During the quarter average number of monthly active users grew with 5 million.

July-September 2026 (Q3)

Comparative figures refer to July-September 2025

• Net sales decreased by 1 percent to SEK 464.0 million (467.9). Net sales in constant currencies increased by approximately 3 percent.
• EBITDA excluding non-recurring items decreased by 9 percent to SEK 148.5 million (162.5) equivalent to an EBITDA-margin of 32.0 (34.7) percent. In constant currencies the EBITDA decrease was approximately 5 percent. Non-recurring items consists of advisory costs related to the acquisition of Text+ Inc. of SEK 18.3 million.
• EBITDA including non-recurring items decreased by 20 percent to 130.2 (162.5), corresponding to an EBITDA-margin of 28.1 (34.7) percent. In constant currencies the EBITDA decrease was approximately 16 percent.
• Profit after tax amounted to SEK -22.6 million (108.5), including a provision of SEK 92 million regarding the transfer pricing survey in India.
• Basic earnings per share were SEK -0.07 (0.32) and diluted earnings per share were SEK -0.07 (0.32)
• The average number of active users excluding iOS (MAU) increased to 476.2 million (441.7).
• Net sales decreased by 8 percent in India, increased by 1 percent in the Middle East & Africa and by 27 percent in the rest of the world.

January-September 2026

Comparative figures refer to January-September 2025

• Net sales decreased by 17 percent to SEK 1218.9 million (1461.3). Net sales in constant currencies decreased by approximately 9 percent.
• EBITDA excluding non-recurring items decreased by 38 percent to SEK 300.7 million (484.4) equivalent to an EBITDA-margin of 24.7 (33.1) percent. In constant currencies the EBITDA decrease was approximately 30 percent.
• EBITDA including non-recurring items decreased by 42 percent amounted to 282.5 (484.4), corresponding to an EBITDA-margin of 23.2 (33.1) percent. In constant currencies the EBITDA decrease was approximately 34 percent.
• Profit after tax amounted to SEK 61.5 million (328.2) including a provision of SEK 92 million regarding the ongoing transfer pricing survey in India.
• Basic earnings per share were SEK 0.19 (0.96) and diluted earnings per share were SEK 0.19 (0.96).
• The average number of active users excluding iOS (MAU) increased by 43 million to 470.1 million (426.7).
• Net sales decreased by 27 percent in India, decreased by 2 percent in the Middle East & Africa but increased by 20 percent in the rest of the world.

CEO Word:

Following a challenging year, I am very pleased to report that the third quarter marks a strong sequential recovery across all our revenue streams, signaling a return to growth. Our consistent focus on shifting our revenue mix towards recurring revenues is delivering clear results, while our advertising business has improved significantly on the back of our successful reset of the business.

Net sales for the quarter amounted to SEK 464.0 million, representing an 18 percent sequential growth compared to Q2, and an increase of 3 percent in constant currencies year-on-year. Supported by disciplined cost control, our underlying profitability returned to a healthy level, yielding an EBITDA excluding non-recurring items of SEK 148.5 million, equivalent to an EBITDA margin of 32.0 percent. While these results are highly encouraging, we firmly believe there is still more to harvest from the structural improvements we have made during the year.

Both our advertising business and Truecaller for Business (TfB) made material comebacks on a quarterly basis. Within Ads, we advanced the deployment of our proprietary ad tech infrastructure, and saw progressive revenue stabilization during the quarter, culminating in ad revenues shifting back to positive, albeit modest, growth year-on-year in September. Compared to Q2, ad revenues grew 23 percent.

Following our shift to a multi-partner model, message volumes for Business Messaging are now structurally higher than at the same point last year, while our core Verified Business offering continues its stable development. Net sales for TfB grew 15% compared to Q2 and are back to growth Y/Y.

Our consumer Premium subscription business delivers robust growth, with revenues growing 32 percent year-on-year. An area of continued focus for us.

During the quarter we completed the acquisition of text+, a subscription-led communications platform in the US with around 1.5 million monthly active users. The acquisition strengthens our group's product offering and is laying the groundwork for accelerating growth in the US market. text+ is now promoted inside Truecaller, with further integrations in both directions under way. Over time we see text+ extending Truecaller´s protection into everyday calling and messaging in the US, as well as other regions.

During Q3, we experienced a deceleration in user growth, primarily driven by a global contraction in smartphone sales alongside some product issues on our platform. Smartphone shipments have dropped 20-22% globally in Q3 alone, the lowest in more than a decade. In our own device pre-loads initiative, we observe a similar trend where we OEMs are pre-loading Truecaller less in the recent quarters due to the lack of device shipments.

While the product issues are being addressed with highest priority, we expect these external growth challenges to continue in many regions in the short term as rising RAM prices make smartphones more expensive. This deceleration is anticipated to be more evident in highly price-sensitive and well penetrated markets, such as India, Nigeria and Egypt, where a larger share of growth comes from new-to-mobile users. However, in various markets in Africa, South East Asia and South- and Latin America, which have a lower Truecaller penetration we continue to see healthy growth as we have a lot of headroom to grow among existing smartphone users.

While this near-term headwind impacts user volume, we don't expect to see the same trend in  our financial performance.

We are confident in our ability to lift average revenue per user (ARPU) through the suite of new product enhancements, premium services, digital consumables, text+ expansion and B2B products currently rolling out across markets. Moving forward, we will continue to introduce new ways to monetize our global user base while fully leveraging the extensive data signals at our disposal to unlock further value.

Truecaller enters the final stretch of the year with a stronger product offering, an optimized advertising matrix, and expanding global horizons. I thank our global team, users, and shareholders for their continued trust as we build a safer and more trusted communication environment worldwide. This year has been rough for all of us but I believe we've come out of it stronger than we were in 2025. We continue to believe we have a lot more to offer mobile phone users globally and we're excited about all that we're building for 2027 and beyond.             

Presentation of the report

Rishit Jhunjhunwala, CEO and Odd Bolin, CFO presents the report and answers questions in a webcast and conference call on the 3rd of November at 13.00 CET. The presentation will be held in English.

If you wish to participate via webcast please use the link below.

https://truecaller.events.inderes.com/q3-2026/register

If you wish to participate via teleconference please register on the link below. After registration you will be provided phone numbers and a conference ID to access the conference. You can ask questions verbally via the teleconference.

https://events.inderes.com/truecaller/q3-2026/dial-in

For more information, please contact:

Andreas Frid, Head of IR & Communication
+46 705 29 08 00
andreas.frid@truecaller.com

About Truecaller:
Truecaller is an essential part of everyday communication for 500 million active users worldwide, with more than one billion downloads since launch and 68 billion spam and fraud calls identified in 2025 alone. The company is headquartered in Stockholm, is a member of the GSMA, and has been publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since October 2021. For more information, visit truecaller.com.

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What were Truecaller's Q3 2026 sales and earnings?

Truecaller reported SEK 464.0 million in net sales and a SEK 22.6 million net loss for Q3 2026. Sales declined 1% year over year but increased 18% from Q2. Basic and diluted earnings per share were SEK -0.07, compared with SEK 0.32 a year earlier.

How is Truecaller integrating its text+ acquisition?

text+ is being promoted inside Truecaller, with further integrations in both directions under way. The acquired US subscription-led communications platform has around 1.5 million monthly active users. Truecaller sees text+ eventually extending its protection into everyday calling and messaging in the US and other regions.

Which markets does Truecaller expect to face slower user growth?

Truecaller expects user-growth pressures to be more evident in India, Nigeria and Egypt, where more growth comes from people becoming mobile users for the first time. Management expects rising RAM prices to make smartphones more expensive, while reporting continued user growth in various less-penetrated markets in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South and Latin America.