Zeta keeps beating guidance
Fintech Zeta has beaten revenue guidance for eight straight quarters and is guiding Q1 2026 revenue of $265–268M with $51M of adjusted EBITDA — the stock trades near $17 a share. That consistency has investors watching whether Zeta can sustain margin improvement as macro pressures mount. (x.com)
Zeta said it delivered its 18th consecutive “beat‑and‑raise” quarter, reporting Q4 2025 revenue of about $395 million and adjusted EBITDA of roughly $95.1 million. (seekingalpha.com) Management raised Q1 2026 revenue guidance to a $369–371 million range and bumped adjusted EBITDA guidance to $61.2–61.8 million, a roughly $1.5 million midpoint increase versus prior guidance. (morningstar.com) For full‑year 2026 Zeta lifted revenue guidance to at least $1.73 billion, a figure that explicitly assumes roughly $190 million of contribution from the recently acquired Marigold enterprise business. (investors.zetaglobal.com) The company also pushed full‑year adjusted EBITDA guidance into the roughly $390 million range in its latest update, an upward revision that management linked to the Marigold deal’s accretive effect. (markets.financialcontent.com) Zeta pointed to Athena by Zeta as a near‑term product catalyst while reporting it achieved positive GAAP net income of $6.5 million in Q4 2025. (morningstar.com) The firm reported a 2025 net‑revenue‑retention rate near 120% and disclosed operating cash flow of $199 million with free cash flow of $165 million for the year. (finance.yahoo.com) Zeta’s next expected reporting window is estimated for May 12, 2026, and analyst coverage on aggregators shows a consensus price target near $29. (marketbeat.com)
