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Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) surges to $164M Q2 profit, boosts cash

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Roku, Inc. reported very strong Q2 2026 results, with total net revenue of $1.35 billion, up 22% year over year. Higher-margin Platform revenue grew 25% to $1.22 billion, driven by both Advertising and Subscriptions, while Devices revenue slipped 1% to $133.7 million. Total gross profit rose 35% to $673.7 million, lifting gross margin to 49.7%. Operating income reached $146.2 million versus a loss a year earlier, and net income increased to $164.2 million, or $1.08 diluted EPS. Adjusted EBITDA was $254.3 million, with an 18.8% margin.

Trailing twelve‑month free cash flow climbed to $704.1 million, up 80% year over year, supported by $719.0 million of cash flow from operations and cash and equivalents of $2.00 billion. Devices gross margin of 20.1% benefited from an IEEPA tariff refund; without it, Q2 Devices gross margin would have been (7.6)%, Q2 net income $127 million, and Q2 free cash flow $242 million. Roku highlighted growth in ad-supported and subscription activity, ongoing product and TV OEM expansion, and a pending acquisition by Fox Corporation, after which it will not host an earnings call or provide financial outlook.

Positive

  • Q2 2026 total net revenue grew 22% year over year to $1.35 billion, led by 25% growth in higher-margin Platform revenue and a 35% increase in total gross profit.
  • Net income surged to $164.2 million in Q2 2026 from $10.5 million a year earlier, with income from operations improving from a loss to a $146.2 million profit.
  • Adjusted EBITDA reached $254.3 million in Q2 2026, up 225% year over year, and Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 18.8% from 7.0%.
  • Trailing twelve‑month free cash flow rose to a record $704.1 million, up 80% year over year, while trailing cash flow from operations increased to $719.0 million.

Negative

  • Devices revenue declined 1% year over year to $133.7 million, and without the IEEPA tariff refund Q2 Devices gross margin would have been (7.6)%, with Q2 net income and free cash flow materially lower.
  • In light of the pending FOX transaction, Roku will not host an earnings call or provide a financial outlook, reducing near-term forward guidance for investors.

Filing Explained

The filing furnishes quarterly results while recording $252,395 thousand of six-month financing cash use, including repurchases and equity-award taxes.

This Form 8-K furnishes Roku’s results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and its shareholder letter. The filing states that this information is not treated as filed under Section 18 or incorporated into registration statements unless specifically referenced, so it changes the disclosure record without itself changing Roku’s securities or ownership structure.

For the six months ended June 30, 2026, financing activities used net $252,395 thousand. That included $162,702 thousand of common-stock repurchases, $110,833 thousand of taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, and $36,586 thousand of proceeds from equity issued under incentive plans.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Total net revenue $1.35 billion Q2 2026, up 22% year over year
Platform revenue $1.22 billion Q2 2026, up 25% year over year
Devices revenue $133.7 million Q2 2026, down 1% year over year
Net income $164.2 million Q2 2026, up 1,464% year over year
Adjusted EBITDA $254.3 million Q2 2026, up 225% year over year; 18.8% margin
Free cash flow (TTM) $704.1 million Trailing twelve months to Q2 2026, up 80% year over year
Cash and cash equivalents $2,001.8 million Balance at June 30, 2026
Total stockholders’ equity $2,823.5 million Balance at June 30, 2026
Adjusted EBITDA financial
"We continued our track record of profitable growth, generating net income of $164 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $254 million"
Adjusted EBITDA is a way companies measure how much money they make from their core operations, like running a business, by removing certain costs or income that aren’t part of regular business activities. It helps investors see how well a company is doing without distractions from unusual expenses or gains, making it easier to compare companies or track performance over time.
Free Cash Flow (TTM) financial
"Free Cash Flow (TTM) of $704 million – all record highs"
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) regulatory
"IEEPA refunds are reimbursements to importers for unlawful duties collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)"
A U.S. law that lets the president impose wide economic controls—like trade bans, asset freezes, and export limits—when a national emergency is declared. For investors it matters because these powers can suddenly change which countries, companies, or products can be traded or owned, similar to a circuit breaker that can shut off parts of a market and alter company revenues, supply chains, or the value of holdings overnight.
demand-side platforms (DSPs) technical
"third-party DSPs (demand-side platforms) accounted for nearly three-quarters of in-stream video ad spend"
Demand-side platforms (DSPs) are automated online tools that let advertisers buy digital ad space across many websites and apps from a single dashboard, similar to using a stock exchange to place many trades at once. They matter to investors because DSPs drive how efficiently advertising dollars are spent, influence revenue and margins for ad-tech companies, and concentrate data and regulatory risks that can affect growth and profitability.
subscription video on demand technical
"our premium, ad-free SVOD service for just $3/month"
A subscription video on demand (SVOD) service lets customers pay a regular fee to stream a library of films, shows and original programs whenever they want, similar to a monthly magazine or gym membership for watching video. For investors it matters because revenue comes from recurring subscriber payments and how long people stay subscribed, so growth, retention and the cost of creating or licensing content drive future profits and company value.
Total net revenue $1.35 billion up 22% year over year
Platform revenue $1.22 billion up 25% year over year
Devices revenue $133.7 million down 1% year over year
Net income $164.2 million up 1,464% year over year
Adjusted EBITDA $254.3 million up 225% year over year
Free cash flow (TTM) $704.1 million up 80% year over year
Guidance

The company stated it will not provide a financial outlook while the pending FOX acquisition is in process.

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FAQ

What were Roku (ROKU) Q2 2026 revenues and year-over-year growth?
Roku generated $1.35 billion in total net revenue in Q2 2026, up 22% year over year. Platform revenue reached $1.22 billion, growing 25%, while Devices revenue was $133.7 million, a 1% decline compared with Q2 2025.

How profitable was Roku (ROKU) in Q2 2026?
Roku reported Q2 2026 net income of $164.2 million, up from $10.5 million a year earlier, with diluted EPS of $1.08. Adjusted EBITDA was $254.3 million, a 225% year-over-year increase, and Adjusted EBITDA margin rose to 18.8%.

How did Roku (ROKU) cash flow and liquidity look after Q2 2026?
Trailing twelve‑month free cash flow reached $704.1 million, up 80% year over year, on trailing cash flow from operations of $719.0 million. Roku ended June 30, 2026 with $2.00 billion in cash and cash equivalents and total assets of $4.57 billion.

How did Roku (ROKU) advertising and subscription businesses perform in Q2 2026?
Advertising revenue grew 25% year over year to $672.8 million, with advertising gross margin at 62.4%. Subscription revenue increased 26% to $548.2 million, with a gross margin of 41.4%, reflecting a mix shift toward Premium Subscriptions.

What is the status of Roku (ROKU)’s pending acquisition by Fox Corporation?
On June 15, 2026, Roku and Fox Corporation entered a definitive agreement under which FOX will acquire Roku. Because of this pending transaction, Roku stated it will not host an earnings call or provide a financial outlook.

How did Roku (ROKU)’s devices and Roku TV business perform in Q2 2026?
Devices revenue was $133.7 million, down 1% year over year, with reported gross margin of 20.1% boosted by an IEEPA refund. Roku-made TVs represented about 5% of total U.S. TV unit sales volume after roughly three years in market.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 6, 2026
Roku, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware001-3821126-2087865
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1173 Coleman Ave
San Jose, California
95110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(408) 556-9040
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class:
 
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Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par valueROKUThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 6, 2026, Roku, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The Company’s Shareholder Letter, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be treated as filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.
Exhibit NumberDescription
99.1*
Shareholder Letter dated August 6, 2026
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
*This exhibit is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.


SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Roku, Inc.
Dated: August 6, 2026
By:/s/ Dan Jedda
Dan Jedda
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

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Exhibit 99.1
Fellow Shareholders,
August 6, 2026
Following our outstanding results in Q1, we delivered another very strong quarter. In Q2, we grew Platform revenue 25% year over year (YoY), well ahead of our outlook, driven by ongoing momentum in both Advertising and Subscriptions. We continued our track record of profitable growth, generating net income of $164 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $254 million, and Free Cash Flow (TTM) of $704 million – all record highs. These results reinforce our path of sustaining double-digit Platform revenue growth, expanding margins, and growing our north star metric of Free Cash Flow per share.
Second Quarter 2026 Key Results
•Total net revenue was $1.35 billion, up 22% YoY
•Platform revenue was $1.22 billion, up 25% YoY
•Total gross profit was $674 million, up 35% YoY
•Streaming Hours were 37.9 billion, up 7% YoY
•The Roku Channel was the #2 app on our platform by engagement in the U.S. and achieved a platform best share of TV viewing on Nielsen's The Gauge™ for May1
Summary Financials ($ in millions)Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26YoY %
Advertising$539.1$591.2$714.7$612.7$672.825 %
Subscriptions436.4473.4509.3518.5548.226 %
*Platform revenue975.51,064.61,224.01,131.21,221.025 %
Devices revenue135.6146.0170.9117.6133.7(1)%
Total net revenue1,111.01,210.61,394.91,248.91,354.722 %
Advertising301.6345.5428.2371.0420.039 %
Subscriptions196.0202.3218.4213.1226.716 %
Platform gross profit497.7547.8646.7584.1646.830 %
Devices gross profit (loss)0.0(22.9)(39.9)(19.1)26.9nm
Total gross profit497.7524.9606.8564.9673.735 %
Advertising gross margin %56.0%58.4%59.9%60.5%62.4%6.5 pts
Subscriptions gross margin %44.9%42.7%42.9%41.1%41.4%(3.6)pts
Platform gross margin %51.0%51.5%52.8%51.6%53.0%2.0 pts
Devices gross margin %0.0 %(15.7)%(23.3)%(16.3)%20.1 %20.1 pts
Total gross margin %44.8%43.4%43.5%45.2%49.7%4.9 pts
Research and development178.0182.2184.6189.5179.71 %
Sales and marketing243.3242.1255.3221.2223.2(8)%
General and administrative99.791.1100.9102.5124.625 %
Total operating expenses521.0515.4540.8513.2527.51 %
Income (loss) from operations(23.3)9.566.051.8146.2nm
Net income (loss)10.524.880.585.7164.21464 %
*Adjusted EBITDA A
78.2116.9169.4148.4254.3225 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin %7.0%9.7%12.1%11.9%18.8%11.7 pts
Cash flow from operations (TTM)396.4455.4483.7544.1719.081 %
*Free cash flow (TTM) A
392.0443.0483.6538.8704.180 %
* Key Performance Metric (KPM)
A Refer to reconciliation at the end of this Letter.

1 Nielsen's The Gauge™ May 2026
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Platform
Platform revenue grew 25% YoY to $1.22 billion, with gross margin of 53.0%. Growth was driven by meaningful contributions from both Advertising and Subscriptions, underscoring the increasing diversity of our monetization. The Roku Experience (RX), which includes our Home Screen, AI-powered recommendations, and all our content discovery features, remains a powerful competitive advantage that drives engagement, advertising, and subscriptions across our platform.

In Q2, we began rolling out the new Roku Home Screen, our biggest update in more than a decade, shaped by deep behavioral insights and what we’ve heard directly from customers. The Roku Home Screen is one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in TV. In the U.S. alone, it is used by more than half of broadband households, reaching them before they decide what to watch. Our new Home Screen is designed to maximize content discovery and personalization for our viewers, while simultaneously delivering benefits to our content partners and advertisers, and growing Platform monetization. We completed the rollout in the U.S. early in the third quarter, and results are encouraging. For example, our new Home Screen improved our ability to retain households in the U.S., resulting in more users we can serve and thus reducing overall costs to grow Streaming Households. We expect to roll out our new Home Screen to our international markets in the coming months.

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The new Roku Home Screen is focused on personalization and helping viewers find what to watch.

To further help our viewers find content faster and engage more deeply with the Roku Experience, we are improving our search functionality. We are incorporating advanced AI for more accurate interpretations of our viewers’ queries, even when the queries are broad, conversational, or only based on mood and context. We believe these improvements can strengthen Roku’s monetization opportunities over time by supporting subscription conversion and retention, increasing monetizable Streaming Hours, and improving the performance of advertising and merchandising.

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Advertising
Advertising revenue grew 25% YoY to $673 million, and advertising gross margin expanded to 62.4%, up approximately 190 basis points QoQ and 650 basis points YoY, driven primarily by a mix shift toward higher-margin ad products. Video advertising on our platform once again outpaced both the U.S. OTT and digital ad markets2, underscoring the durability of Roku’s differentiation: significant scale, first-party data, and innovative ad technology.

Our goal is to build the most performant CTV ad platform in the industry, with a key focus on deepening our programmatic capabilities through expanded third-party integrations. In Q2, third-party DSPs (demand-side platforms) accounted for nearly three-quarters of in-stream video ad spend on our platform. We have integrations with every major DSP, including Amazon DSP, The Trade Desk, Google DV360, and Yahoo, as well as major SSPs (supply-side platforms), including Magnite, Google Ad Manager, and FreeWheel. Roku Ads Manager, our self-service platform, continues to serve performance-focused and small and medium-sized business (SMB) advertisers. In Q2, we also announced a new demand partner, Smartly, the first to connect to Roku Ads Manager via Roku Ads API. Smartly is expected to add incremental performance revenue by early 2027. Together, this breadth of open partnerships and interoperability positions Roku to serve the largest global brands, the smallest local businesses, and everything in between.

Our programmatic capabilities are also driving strong results in political advertising, and 2026 is off to a strong start. Q2 political advertising on the Roku platform exceeded the comparable quarter from the 2024 U.S. presidential election cycle. Like the broader industry, political ad spend on our platform is weighted toward the back half of the year, building through late Q3 and into Q4 ahead of Election Day. Given the growing importance of CTV in political campaigns and the strength of our scale, first-party data, and programmatic infrastructure, we are well-positioned to build upon this momentum for the duration of the election cycle.

Our high-visibility, high-margin ad products across the Roku Experience contributed to our gross margin expansion in Q2. The Media & Entertainment (M&E) vertical continued to strengthen, posting one of its highest YoY growth rates in nearly four years. At the same time, spend from non-M&E clients represented more than a third of total Roku Experience advertising revenue in Q2, which is evidence that our platform’s appeal extends well beyond its traditional, endemic advertiser base.

The Roku Experience delivered standout moments in Q2, both for marquee sporting events and for the advertisers who partnered with us around them. During the global soccer frenzy, for instance, leading brands partnered with us on sponsorships within the Roku Sports Experience, which reached viewers across multiple international markets. This was our first truly global sports activation and an early proof point for how we believe this platform can scale internationally over time. In the U.S., we now have officially branded zones for all four major sports leagues — NFL, MLB, NBA, and the newly added NHL — giving marketers an expanding set of premium and authentic ways to reach fans during momentous events.

2 SMI (Standard Media Index) data; OTT: over the top
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Geico sponsorship of the NHL Zone and Progressive sponsorship of the Soccer Zone

Subscriptions
Subscriptions revenue grew 26% YoY to $548 million, with gross margin of 41.4%, down roughly 360 basis points YoY, with the largest factor being a mix shift toward Premium Subscriptions. We benefit as more sports move to streaming, and the power of our platform contributed to strong growth in what would normally be the softest quarter of the year for subscriptions.

Recent months have been an exciting time for sports fans, and total sports viewing on the Roku platform in the U.S. was a Q2 high. During the NBA Playoffs, hours originating from one of our NBA discovery surfaces doubled YoY3. Q2 launches of FOX One and Peacock within Premium Subscriptions brought the World Cup to The Roku Channel in English and Spanish, respectively, in the U.S.. The World Cup was also available on our platform in markets outside the U.S. through Roku-billed DTC (direct-to-consumer) subscription services, including Vix, TSN, Paramount+, and Globoplay. These services, along with all matches, were aggregated and organized in our recently launched Soccer Zone within the Sports Experience — driving hundreds of thousands of sign-ups in Q2 and making the tournament one of our largest cross-partner subscription acquisition events ever.

3 Capturing users who engage with NBA Zone or access NBA content on the platform through Sports Discovery surfaces
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World Cup in the U.S., Mexico, and the U.K.

To make our Premium Subscriptions experience even better, we launched new features in FOX One, Apple TV, and Peacock, to give viewers the ability to pause and resume play of live programming. These features are popular with sports fans in particular, and we expect to roll out more DVR features in the coming months. We also continued to scale and enhance our owned-and-operated service Howdy™, our premium, ad-free SVOD4 service for just $3/month. We added more popular films in the U.S., including “Sinners” and “Minecraft,” and launched the service in Mexico. We also took Howdy off platform, as a subscription option on Prime Video and as a standalone mobile app for iOS and Android.

The power of the Roku Experience is unique, combining swift content discovery, seamless sign-up, easy subscription management, and targeted promotions. Our open and partner-friendly platform delivers tremendous value for both our viewers and our streaming service partners.

Devices
Devices revenue was $134 million, down 1% YoY, with gross margin of 20.1%, which benefited from an IEEPA refund5 for tariff payments paid in Q2 2025 through Q1 2026. Excluding the IEEPA refund, Q2 Devices gross margin would have been (7.6%), net income would have been $127 million, and Free Cash Flow would have been $242 million. As a reminder, our Devices revenue is generated from the sale of our players and Roku-made TVs and does not include Roku TV models made and sold by our OEM6 licensing partners, which account for the largest portion of our overall unit volume. We continue to expand our Roku-made TV footprint, and in Q2 they represented approximately 5% of total TV unit sales volume in the U.S.7, achieved in roughly three years, powered by strength at Amazon and Best Buy and the continued ramp of Hiro™ Roku TV models at Target.

4 SVOD: subscription video on demand
5 IEEPA refunds are reimbursements to importers for unlawful duties collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
6 OEM: Original equipment manufacturer
7 Source: Circana, LLC, Retail Tracking, US, Roku Custom Retailer Scan Data for Smart TVs, Unit Share, Apr – Jun 2026. Smart TV is defined as Web Brower only, Apps & Web Browser, and Apps Only televisions.
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We continue to monitor pricing pressure resulting from tightening memory chip supply, a trend affecting the entire electronics industry. Importantly, the Roku TV OS requires significantly less dynamic memory (DRAM) and storage memory (Flash) than competing platforms, and this widening cost advantage is drawing more TV brands to Roku. We have expanded and diversified our OEM licensing relationships, including Hisense and TCL, with distribution across Walmart, Best Buy, Target and other retailers. We expect these partnerships to contribute to Roku TV model unit sales volume in the second half of 2026. Accordingly, we continue to anticipate distribution costs for Roku TV model sales, which represent a significant component of Sales & Marketing (S&M) expense, will be weighted toward the second half of the year. As a result, S&M expense declined YoY in the first half of 2026, reflecting lower TV unit volumes, and we expect it to increase in the second half vs the first half as shipment volumes ramp.

Conclusion
With our open and partner-friendly platform, we succeed when our partners succeed. We are committed to connecting viewers to great entertainment while giving publishers and advertisers effective ways to engage them. That alignment of interests is a foundation of our business and a core reason why more than 100 million households worldwide choose Roku as their TV streaming platform.

As we look ahead, we remain focused on disciplined execution, investing in long-term growth opportunities, and creating value for our shareholders. We believe our scale, platform strategy, and financial strength position Roku to continue leading the evolution of TV streaming while delivering sustainable, long-term growth. Our pending acquisition by FOX is an extraordinary opportunity to accelerate our vision, allowing us to scale faster and innovate more aggressively for viewers, partners, and advertisers.

Happy Streaming™!

Anthony Wood, Founder and CEO, and Dan Jedda, CFO and COO

Pending Acquisition by FOX
On June 15, 2026, Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) and Roku announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which FOX will acquire Roku. In light of the pending transaction, we will not host an earnings call and will not provide a financial outlook.
About Roku, Inc.
Roku pioneered streaming on TV. Today, it is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico by hours streamed (Hypothesis Group, Dec. 2025). Roku connects viewers to the content they love, enables content publishers to build and monetize large audiences through advertising and subscriptions, and provides advertisers with unique capabilities to reach and engage consumers. Roku streaming players and Roku-made TVs are available at major retailers, and licensed Roku TV™ models are sold by leading TV brands in more than 15 countries around the world. Roku also owns and operates The Roku Channel, the home of premium and free entertainment; Howdy, a low-cost subscription service; and Frndly TV™, a live TV streaming service. Roku is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., U.S.A.

ROKU, ROKU TV, the Roku logo, HIRO, HOWDY, FRNDLY TV, “HAPPY STREAMING” and other trade names, trademarks or service marks of Roku appearing in this shareholder letter are the property of Roku or its affiliates. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this shareholder letter are the property of their respective holders.
Investor Relations
Conrad Grodd
cgrodd@roku.com
Media
Kelli Raftery
kraftery@roku.com
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Use of Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to financial information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), this shareholder letter includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures include Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow (FCF). In order for our investors to be better able to compare our current results with those of previous periods, we have included a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the tables at the end of this letter. The Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation excludes total other income, net, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, restructuring charges, merger-related costs, and income tax (benefit) expense from the net income (loss) of the period, and the FCF reconciliation excludes capital expenditures and effects of exchange rates from the cash flow from operations of the period, in each case where applicable. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful as a supplement in evaluating our ongoing operational performance and enhancing an overall understanding of our past financial performance. However, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our GAAP financial information.
Forward-Looking Statements
This shareholder letter contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements contained herein that are not historical facts are considered forward-looking statements and can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “may,” “opportunity,” "plan,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. Such forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, assumptions and information available to us and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements include those related to the continued competitive advantage of the Roku Experience; our expectations regarding the roll out of our Home Screen to international markets; our ability to serve ad platform customers from the largest global brands to small and medium-size businesses; our expansion of advertising categories in the Roku Experience; growth of our scale; our ability to build on political spending momentum in the 2026 election cycle; our expectations regarding increased Premium Subscriptions; the roll out of DVR features; our ability to grow Devices revenue; our expectations regarding the growth in Roku TV model unit volume and related distribution costs in the second half of 2026; our expectations relating to partnerships with TV OEMs; the effects of pricing pressure from tightening memory supply on our Devices revenue; our expectations regarding the pending transaction with Fox; and our overall business trajectory. Important risks and factors related to such statements are contained in the reports we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements as the result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
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ROKU, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30, 2026June 30, 2025June 30, 2026June 30, 2025
Net revenue:
Platform:
Advertising$672,816 $539,053 $1,285,521 $1,021,876 
Subscriptions548,153 436,418 1,066,678 834,412 
Total Platform1,220,969 975,471 2,352,199 1,856,288 
Devices133,721 135,567 251,370 275,422 
Total net revenue1,354,690 1,111,038 2,603,569 2,131,710 
Cost of revenue:
Platform(1):
Advertising252,778 237,405 494,514 449,829 
Subscriptions321,439 240,390 626,848 444,472 
Total Platform574,217 477,795 1,121,362 894,301 
Devices(1)
106,777 135,585 243,575 294,706 
Total cost of revenue680,994 613,380 1,364,937 1,189,007 
Gross profit (loss):
Platform:
Advertising420,038 301,648 791,007 572,047 
Subscriptions226,714 196,028 439,830 389,940 
Total Platform646,752 497,676 1,230,837 961,987 
Devices26,944 (18)7,795 (19,284)
Total gross profit673,696 497,658 1,238,632 942,703 
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)
179,680 178,017 369,172 362,596 
Sales and marketing (1)
223,223 243,256 444,444 466,949 
General and administrative (1)
124,618 99,718 227,069 194,221 
Total operating expenses527,521 520,991 1,040,685 1,023,766 
Income (loss) from operations146,175 (23,333)197,947 (81,063)
Other income, net:
Interest expense(475)(460)(1,099)(893)
Other income, net23,691 28,466 61,188 46,115 
Total other income, net23,216 28,006 60,089 45,222 
Income (loss) before income taxes169,391 4,673 258,036 (35,841)
Income tax expense (benefit)5,175 (5,830)8,120 (18,913)
Net income (loss)$164,216 $10,503 $249,916 $(16,928)
Net income (loss) per share — basic$1.11 $0.07 $1.69 $(0.12)
Net income (loss) per share — diluted$1.08 $0.07 $1.65 $(0.12)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding — basic 147,972146,888147,742146,545
Weighted-average common shares outstanding — diluted151,895149,675151,461146,545

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ROKU, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30, 2026June 30, 2025June 30, 2026June 30, 2025
(1) Stock-based compensation was allocated as follows:
Cost of revenue, platform$208 $341 $402 $725 
Cost of revenue, devices— 38 — 108 
Research and development27,005 32,961 56,500 68,819 
Sales and marketing27,347 30,486 54,731 65,272 
General and administrative20,761 20,814 42,370 45,210 
Total stock-based compensation$75,321 $84,640 $154,003 $180,134 
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ROKU, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except par value data)
(unaudited)
As of
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$2,001,815 $1,587,068 
Short-term investments555,387 730,213 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $51,129 and $80,448 as of June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively
776,603 879,871 
Inventories116,424 114,642 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets156,120 89,716 
Total current assets3,606,349 3,401,510 
Property and equipment, net155,052 173,577 
Operating lease right-of-use assets237,518 260,341 
Content assets, net151,620 167,908 
Intangible assets, net42,472 50,207 
Goodwill309,406 309,406 
Other non-current assets70,129 70,534 
Total Assets$4,572,546 $4,433,483 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$167,197 $158,640 
Accrued liabilities967,334 957,983 
Deferred revenue, current portion123,704 120,912 
Total current liabilities1,258,235 1,237,535 
Deferred revenue, non-current portion25,400 28,848 
Operating lease liability, non-current portion386,410 435,899 
Other long-term liabilities79,049 73,256 
Total Liabilities1,749,094 1,775,538 
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value15 15 
Additional paid-in capital4,225,241 4,145,485 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(424)1,039 
Accumulated deficit(1,401,380)(1,488,594)
Total stockholders’ equity2,823,452 2,657,945 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity$4,572,546 $4,433,483 

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ROKU, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026June 30, 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)$249,916 $(16,928)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization32,033 32,073 
Stock-based compensation expense154,003 180,134 
Amortization of right-of-use assets24,674 23,836 
Amortization and write-off of content assets100,536 101,003 
Foreign currency remeasurement (gains) losses1,017 (112)
Change in fair value of strategic investment in convertible promissory notes— 3,100 
Impairment of assets4,920 2,870 
Provision for credit losses2,530 1,414 
Other items, net(11,927)849 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable100,221 189,024 
Inventories(1,782)45,576 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(60,238)(21,115)
Content assets and liabilities, net(97,701)(91,361)
Other non-current assets(7,028)5,864 
Accounts payable9,335 (114,583)
Accrued liabilities35,511 (48,955)
Operating lease liabilities(55,361)(38,523)
Other long-term liabilities3,781 (6,797)
Deferred revenue(656)1,096 
Net cash provided by operating activities483,784 248,465 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment(6,904)(3,053)
Purchase of business, net of cash acquired— (95,090)
Sale (Purchase) of strategic investment18,399 (7,000)
Purchases of short-term investments(425,000)— 
Sales and maturities of short-term investments600,000 — 
Repayments of convertible promissory notes— 10,000 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities186,495 (95,143)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from equity issued under incentive plans36,586 2,946 
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards(110,833)(71,508)
Repurchases of common stock(162,702)— 
Payment of contingent consideration(15,210)— 
Other(236)— 
Net cash used in financing activities(252,395)(68,562)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents417,884 84,760 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(3,137)7,877 
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period1,587,068 2,160,639 
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period$2,001,815 $2,253,276 
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ROKU, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, CONTINUED
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026June 30, 2025
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest$869 $347 
Cash paid for (refunded from) income taxes, net$(2,426)$10,123 
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Non-cash contingent consideration for business combination$— $65,815 
Unpaid portion of property and equipment purchases$204 $368 

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NON-GAAP INFORMATION
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026June 30, 2025June 30, 2026June 30, 2025
Net income (loss)$164,216 $10,503 $249,916 $(16,928)
Total other income, net(23,216)(28,006)(60,089)(45,222)
Stock-based compensation75,321 84,640 154,003 180,134 
Depreciation and amortization14,105 16,881 32,033 32,073 
Restructuring charges— — — 3,064 
Merger-related costs18,719 — 18,719 — 
Income tax expense (benefit)5,175 (5,830)8,120 (18,913)
Adjusted EBITDA$254,320 $78,188 $402,702 $134,208 

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (TTM):
Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26
Net cash provided by operating activities$396,421 $455,360 $483,718 $544,126 $719,037 
Less: Purchases of property and equipment(6,567)(6,647)(5,280)(6,483)(9,131)
Add/(Less): Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash2,133 (5,706)5,179 1,126 (5,835)
Free cash flow (TTM)$391,987 $443,007 $483,617 $538,769 $704,071 
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