Etsy Reports Q4 2025 Results, Core Marketplace Returns to Growth, Initiates FY26 Guidance

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Etsy reported Q4 2025 financial results, with its core marketplace returning to slight GMS growth and projecting continued growth for FY2026, alongside a $133 million share repurchase.

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• Q4 2025 Financial Results

  Consolidated GMS declined 3.8% year-over-year, while revenue increased 3.5%. Net income and Adjusted EBITDA saw declines, partially impacted by the Reverb sale.

• Core Etsy Marketplace Returns to Growth

  The Etsy marketplace GMS returned to slight growth of 0.1% year-over-year, with management expecting slight year-over-year GMS growth for the full year 2026.

• Significant Share Repurchase Program

  Etsy repurchased approximately $133 million, or 2.3 million shares, of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2025.

• FY 2026 Guidance Provided

  The company provided guidance for Q1 2026 and commentary for the full year, focusing on continuing operations (core Etsy marketplace) following the anticipated Depop sale.

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This 8-K details Etsy's fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results, highlighting a return to slight GMS growth for the core Etsy marketplace and providing positive guidance for fiscal year 2026. The company also announced a significant $133 million share repurchase program. This report follows the recent announcement of the definitive agreement to sell Depop for $1.2 billion, which will streamline Etsy's focus on its core business. The market will likely react positively to the stabilization and projected growth of the main platform and the capital return to shareholders.