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EBAY · Q1 2026

EBAY · Q2 2026 Earnings

Bullish

eBay Inc.

Reported August 5, 2026

30-second summary

eBay printed $3.134B revenue (+15% YoY, +14% FX-neutral) — beating consensus of $3.02B by 3.7% and clearing the high end of the prior guide by $100M — with U.S. GMV sustaining at +24% and total advertising revenue reaching $596M at 2.7% of GMV, alongside first-party ad revenue of $570M (+25% YoY as-reported). Non-GAAP EPS of $1.60 beat consensus of $1.51 by 6.0% and topped the high end of the guide by $0.09. The Q3 guide of $3.07–$3.12B at +8–10% FX-neutral again steps growth down from the just-reported pace — the same pattern as Q1's guide — but management raised the full-year top- and bottom-line outlook and first-party ad growth continues to outpace GMV.

Headline numbers

EPS

Q2 FY2026

$1.60

+6.0% vs est.

Revenue

Q2 FY2026

$3.13B

+15.0% YoY

+3.7% vs est.

Gross margin

Q2 FY2026

73.5%

Free cash flow

Q2 FY2026

$0.33B

Operating margin

Q2 FY2026

21.6%

Key financials

Q2 FY2026
MetricQ2 FY2026Q2 FY2025YoYQ1 FY2026QoQ
Revenue$3.13B$2.73B+14.8%$3.09B+1.5%
EPS$1.60$1.37+16.8%$1.66-3.6%
Gross margin73.5%71.6%+190bps74.0%-50bps
Operating margin21.6%17.7%+390bps19.8%+180bps
Free cash flow$0.33B$-0.44B+173.9%$0.90B-63.7%

Guidance

Guidance is issued for both next quarter and the full year. Both may appear below.

Actuals vs prior guidance

MetricPeriodPrior guideActualΔResult
RevenueQ2 FY2026$2.97 - $3.03 billion$3.134 billion+$0.10 billion above high end of guideBeat
Diluted GAAP EPSQ2 FY2026$1.09 - $1.14$1.21+$0.07 above high end of guideBeat
Diluted Non-GAAP EPSQ2 FY2026$1.46 - $1.51$1.60+$0.09 above high end of guideBeat
Gross Merchandise VolumeQ2 FY2026$21.3 - $21.7 billion$22.4 billion+$0.7 billion above high end of guideBeat
FX-Neutral Revenue YoY GrowthQ2 FY20268% - 10%15%+5 points above high end of guideBeat
FX-Neutral GMV YoY GrowthQ2 FY20268% - 10%14%+4 points above high end of guideBeat

New guidance

MetricPeriodGuideYoY
Diluted GAAP EPSQ3 FY2026$0.94 - $0.99—
Diluted Non-GAAP EPSQ3 FY2026$1.36 - $1.42—
RevenueQ3 FY2026$3.07 - $3.12 billion+8.8% - +10.6%
Gross Merchandise VolumeQ3 FY2026$22.0 - $22.4 billion—
Revenue FX-Neutral YoY GrowthQ3 FY20268% - 10%—
GMV FX-Neutral YoY GrowthQ3 FY202610% - 12%—

Segment performance

Q2 FY2026
SegmentQ2 FY2026Q2 FY2025YoY
Advertising Revenue$0.596B—+25.0%

Platform metrics

Q2 FY2026
SegmentQ2 FY2026Q2 FY2025YoY
Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV)$22.4 billion——
GMV Growth (YoY)15% as-reported, 14% FX-Neutral——
Active Buyers136 million134 million—
Active Buyers Growth (YoY)2%——
Advertising Revenue as % of GMV2.7%——

Profitability

Q2 FY2026
SegmentQ2 FY2026Q2 FY2025YoY
Non-GAAP Operating Margin28.5%28.4%—
Free Cash Flow$326 million——

Other KPIs

Q2 FY2026
SegmentQ2 FY2026Q2 FY2025YoY
Capital Returns$448 million ($310M buyback, $138M dividends)——

Management tone

Tone analysis unavailable — no transcript was released alongside the press release at the time of this brief. Multi-quarter arc and prepared-remarks-driven tone shifts will be updated when the transcript posts.

The one qualitative signal from the press release itself is management's decision to raise the FY top- and bottom-line outlook explicitly citing "strong momentum," while simultaneously guiding Q3 at +8–10% FX-neutral for the third quarter running against a print track record of +14% (Q2 FX-neutral). The two positions are only consistent if management genuinely believes the back half decelerates materially — the alternative reading is that guidance has become a sandbag.

Answers to last quarter's watch list

Whether Q2 FX-neutral revenue growth lands at or above the +8–10% guide midpoint. Resolved positively. Q2 FX-neutral revenue grew +14%, +400bps above the high end of the guide. The Q1 momentum did not moderate to the Klarna/bullion-driven step-down management underwrote — but the Q3 guide is again +8–10%, restaging the same question for next quarter.
Resolved positively
Depop regulatory progress in UK and Australia. Resolved. The press release confirms the Depop acquisition closed on July 30, 2026, and the FY outlook now includes the expected impact from Depop.
Resolved positively
U.S. GMV holding above +15% in Q2. Resolved positively. U.S. GMV grew +24% YoY, ~900bps above the +15% threshold and only 300bps off Q1's +27%. Two consecutive quarters at +24%-plus makes the U.S. inflection structurally established rather than tailwind-dependent.
Resolved positively
Whether first-party ad penetration breaks above prior levels. Resolved positively. Total ad revenue reached $596M at 2.7% of GMV in Q2, with first-party ad revenue of $570M growing +25% YoY as-reported (+24% FX-neutral) — meaningfully ahead of underlying GMV growth.
Resolved positively
International FX-neutral organic GMV growth sustaining above +2%. Not resolved. Press release discloses international GMV at +6% YoY as-reported but does not break out FX-neutral organic. The as-reported deceleration from Q1's +10% is likely partly FX and partly underlying — transcript is needed to disentangle.
Continue monitoring
GAAP-to-non-GAAP EPS bridge in Q2. Resolved positively. GAAP EPS of $1.21 vs. non-GAAP EPS of $1.60 is a $0.39 gap, in line with the historical bridge and much tighter than Q1's widened spread. Both GAAP and non-GAAP beat their respective guide high ends. The Q1 restructuring/executive bonus impact was one-time.
Resolved positively
Whether FY non-GAAP operating margin can hold flat-to-up despite reinvestment. Resolved positively. Q2 non-GAAP operating margin of 28.5% is +20bps above Q2'25's 28.3%, and gross margin expanded ~100bps YoY. Modest margin expansion is being delivered alongside the reinvestment posture — the operating leverage thesis remains intact, at least on a YoY basis.
Resolved positively

What to watch into next quarter

Whether Q3 FX-neutral revenue growth lands at or above the +8–10% guide (third consecutive quarter with this guide) — a print above +10% would confirm the sandbag pattern and force a repricing of the FY framework; a print at the low end would be the first sign the guide is now correctly calibrated and the +14%-plus back-run was tailwind-driven

Depop Q3 contribution shape — the acquisition closed July 30, 2026 and the FY outlook now includes Depop; watch for the first quantified GMV/margin contribution disclosure

U.S. GMV holding above +18% in Q3 — sustaining above the low-20s would confirm structural inflection; deceleration below +18% would suggest bullion/Pokemon comp fade is finally biting after two quarters of no impact

Ad revenue as a share of GMV — Q2 landed at 2.7% with first-party ad revenue growing well ahead of GMV; a further step would establish the monetization line as an ongoing tailwind rather than a one-quarter release

International FX-neutral organic GMV — Q2 as-reported decelerated to +6%; the FX-neutral organic figure (undisclosed in the press release) is the true read on whether eBay Live, C2C, and Depop can produce a durable international lift

Non-GAAP operating margin trajectory — Q2 delivered +20bps YoY expansion; whether Q3 sustains YoY expansion once Depop deal costs consolidate is the cleanest test of whether reinvestment and M&A can coexist with margin discipline

Updated FY dollar/growth guide when transcript posts — the press release language raises the FY outlook but does not quantify; the actual FY revenue and non-GAAP EPS range from the call is the cleanest signal of how much of Q2's beat management is willing to underwrite forward

Sources

  1. eBay Inc. Q2 2026 press release (Exhibit 99.1), filed with SEC: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000106508826000174/exhibit991erebayq22026.htm
  2. eBay Q1 2026, Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 briefs (Tapebrief prior coverage) for cross-quarter trajectory and watch-list resolution
  3. Consensus figures via Tradefeeds as of 2026-08-05

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