SEATTLE,
August 5, 2026 — Zillow
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and ZG), which is transforming the way people buy,
sell, rent and finance homes, today announced its consolidated financial
results for the three months ended June 30, 2026.
Complete financial results for the second quarter and outlook for the
third quarter and the full year of 2026 can be found in the shareholder
letter on the Investor Relations section of Zillow Group's website at
https://investors.zillowgroup.com/investors/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx.
"Zillow delivered another quarter of strong results and consistent
execution. We outperformed the broader housing market and our outlook, and
we are on track toward our full-year goals," said Zillow Chief Executive
Officer Jeremy Wacksman. "Zillow is the operating system for modern real
estate, and we are building toward a future where getting home through the
integrated experience on Zillow is the standard for renters, buyers,
sellers and the industry professionals who guide them through it."
Recent highlights include:
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Q2 revenue was up 18% year over year to $772 million, above the high end
of the company's outlook range. The residential real estate industry
grew by 6% in Q2.1 The company estimates Q2 purchase
mortgage origination volume for the industry was approximately flat year
over year, which more closely represents the company's customer base.
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For Sale revenue was up 14% year over year in Q2 to $549 million.
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Residential revenue was up 7% year over year in Q2 to $465
million, benefiting from growth in Preferred, Zillow Showcase,
New Construction and the company's suite of agent software
tools.
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Mortgages revenue increased 75% year over year to $84 million in
Q2, primarily due to a 95% increase in purchase loan origination
volume to $2.2 billion.
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Rentals revenue increased 31% year over year in Q2 to $209 million,
primarily driven by multifamily revenue growing 42% year over year.
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Net loss was $4 million in Q2, and net loss margin was 1%, an
80-basis-point decrease year over year. Diluted net loss per share was
$0.02 compared to diluted net income per share of $0.01 in Q2 a year
ago.
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Adjusted net income was $118 million and Diluted adjusted net income per
share was $0.52 compared with $0.40 in Q2 a year ago.2
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Q2 Adjusted EBITDA was $176 million, above the high end of our outlook
range, and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 23%.2
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Cash and investments at the end of Q2 were $682 million. In Q2, the
company repurchased 5.6 million shares for $200 million.
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Traffic to Zillow Group's mobile apps and sites in Q2 was down 2% year
over year to 239 million average monthly unique
users.3 Visits during Q2 were down 2% year over year to
2.5 billion. According to Comscore, which tracks growth trends across
the residential real estate category, Zillow's average monthly unique
visitors in Q2 outperformed the category, which saw a decline overall, similar to other leading indicators that
are pointing to a slower second half. Zillow is the only large company
in the category, according to Comscore, to consistently expand its
reach with the real estate audience over the past seven
quarters.
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1 National Association of Realtors® existing
homes sold during Q2 2026 multiplied by the average selling
price per home for Q2 2026 compared with the same period in
2025
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2 Adjusted net income, Diluted adjusted net
income per share, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin
are non-GAAP financial measures; they are not calculated or
presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP"). Please see the "Use of
Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section below for more
information about our presentation of these non-GAAP financial
measures, including a reconciliation to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measures for the relevant
period.
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3 For information on the company's calculation of
average monthly unique users and visits, please see Zillow
Group's publicly available filings with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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Second-Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights
The following table sets forth Zillow Group's financial highlights for the
periods presented (in millions, except percentages, unaudited):
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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2025 to 2026
% Change
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2025 to 2026
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2026
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2025
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2026
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2025
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Revenue:
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For Sale revenue:
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Residential
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$ 465
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$ 434
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7 %
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$ 915
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$ 851
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8 %
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Mortgages
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84
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48
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75 %
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148
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89
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66 %
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Total For Sale revenue
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549
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482
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14 %
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1,063
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940
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13 %
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Rentals
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209
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159
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31 %
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392
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288
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36 %
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Other
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14
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14
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— %
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25
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25
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— %
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Total revenue
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$ 772
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$ 655
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18 %
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$ 1,480
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$ 1,253
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18 %
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Other Financial Data:
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Gross profit
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$ 562
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$ 489
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$ 1,081
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$ 948
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Net income (loss)
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$ (4)
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$ 2
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$ 42
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$ 10
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Diluted net income (loss) per share
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$ (0.02)
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$ 0.01
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$ 0.18
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$ 0.04
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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$ 11
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$ 87
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$ 211
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$ 191
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures:(1)
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$ 176
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$ 155
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$ 374
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$ 308
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Adjusted net income
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$ 118
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$ 101
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$ 263
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$ 206
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Diluted adjusted net income per share
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$ 0.52
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$ 0.40
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$ 1.12
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$ 0.81
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Adjusted free cash flow
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$ 96
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$ 100
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$ 223
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$ 188
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Percentage of Revenue:
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Gross profit
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73 %
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75 %
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73 %
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76 %
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Net income (loss)
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(1) %
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— %
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3 %
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1 %
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Adjusted EBITDA(1)
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23 %
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24 %
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25 %
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25 %
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Adjusted net income(1)
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15 %
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15 %
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18 %
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16 %
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(1) These are non-GAAP financial measures. Please
see the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section below for
more information about
our presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures,
including a reconciliation to the most directly comparable
GAAP financial measures for
the relevant period.
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Conference Call and Webcast Information
Zillow Group will host a live webcast to discuss these results today at 2
p.m. Pacific time (5 p.m. Eastern time). Please register for the live
event at
https://zillow-q2-26-financial-results.open-exchange.net/. A shareholder letter and link to both the live webcast and recorded
replay of the call may be accessed in the Quarterly Results section
of Zillow Group's Investor Relations website.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks and uncertainties,
including, without limitation, statements regarding the company's business
strategies, the execution of those strategies, and their impact on
consumers and real estate professionals. Statements containing words such
as "may," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project,"
"predict," "will," "projections," "continue," "estimate," "outlook,"
"guidance," "would," "could," "strive" or similar expressions constitute
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on
assumptions as of August 5, 2026, and although we believe the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot
guarantee these results. Differences in Zillow Group's actual results from
those described in these forward-looking statements may result from
actions taken by Zillow Group as well as from risks and uncertainties
beyond Zillow Group's control.
Factors that may contribute to such differences include, but are not
limited to: the health and stability of the economy and United States
residential real estate industry, including changes in inflationary
conditions, interest rates, housing availability and affordability, labor
shortages and supply chain issues; our ability to manage advertising,
product inventory and pricing, and to maintain relationships with our real
estate partners; our ability to establish or maintain relationships with
listing and data providers, which affects traffic to our mobile apps and
websites; or changes to our rights to use or timely access listing data,
or to the quality or quantity of such listing data; our ability to comply
with current and future rules and requirements promulgated by National
Association of REALTORS®, multiple listing services, or other real estate
industry groups or governing bodies, or decisions to repeal, amend or not
enforce such rules and requirements; our ability to navigate industry
changes, including as a result of past, pending or future lawsuits,
settlements or government investigations, which may include lawsuits,
settlements or investigations in which we are not a named party;
uncertainties related to policy changes, enforcement priorities, or
government shutdowns at the federal and state levels; our ability to
continue to innovate and compete to attract customers and real estate
partners; our ability to effectively invest resources to pursue new
strategies, develop new products and services and expand existing products
and services into new markets; our ability to operate and grow Zillow Home
Loans' mortgage operations, including the ability to obtain or maintain
sufficient financing to fund the origination of mortgages, meet customers'
financing needs with product offerings, continue to grow origination
operations and resell originated mortgages on the secondary market; the
duration and impact of natural disasters, climate change, geopolitical
events, and other catastrophic events (including public health crises) on
our ability to operate, demand for our products or services, or general
economic conditions; our public statements, disclosures, targets, and
product features related to sustainability matters; our ability to
maintain adequate security controls or technology systems, or those of
third parties on which we rely, to protect data integrity and the
information and privacy of our customers and other third parties; our
ability to navigate any significant disruption in service on our mobile
apps or websites or in our network; the impact of past, pending or future
litigation and other disputes or enforcement actions, which may include
lawsuits or investigations to which we are not a party; our ability to
attract, engage, and retain a highly skilled workforce; mergers,
acquisitions, investments, strategic partnerships, capital-raising
activities, or other corporate transactions or commitments by us or our
competitors; our ability to continue relying on third-party services to
support critical functions of our business; our ability to protect and
continue using our intellectual property and prevent others from copying,
infringing upon, or developing similar intellectual property, including as
a result of artificial intelligence; our ability to comply with domestic
and international laws, regulations, rules, contractual obligations,
policies and other obligations, or to obtain or maintain required licenses
to support our business and operations; our ability to pay our debt or to
raise additional capital or refinance our indebtedness on acceptable
terms, or at all; actual or anticipated fluctuations in quarterly and
annual results of operations and financial position; actual or perceived
inaccuracies in the assumptions, estimates and internal or third-party
data that we use to calculate business, performance and operating metrics;
and volatility of our Class A common stock and Class C capital stock
prices.
The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative but not
exhaustive. For more information about potential factors that could affect
Zillow Group's business and financial results, please review the "Risk
Factors" described in Zillow Group's publicly available filings with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as may be
required by law, Zillow Group does not intend and undertakes no duty to
update this information to reflect future events or circumstances.
About Zillow Group, Inc.
Zillow Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: Z and ZG) is reimagining real estate to make
home a reality for more and more people.
As the most visited real estate app and website in the United States,
Zillow connects hundreds of millions of consumers with innovative
technology, trusted agents and loan officers, and seamless digital
solutions. With industry-leading tools and resources, Zillow supercharges
real estate professionals so they can grow their businesses and deliver
exceptional client experiences. For renters and housing providers, Zillow
offers not only a robust marketplace but a set of end-to-end products and
services to streamline applications, leases, payments and more.
Zillow's ecosystem spans the entire home journey — from dreaming and
shopping to renting, buying, selling and financing.
Zillow Group's affiliates, subsidiaries, and brands include
Zillow®, Zillow Premier Agent®, Zillow Home
Loans®, Zillow Rentals®, Zillow® New
Construction, Trulia®, StreetEasy®, Out
East®, HotPads®, Follow Up
Boss®, ShowingTime®,
dotloop® and Zillow® Closing.
All marks herein are owned by MFTB Holdco, Inc., a Zillow affiliate.
Zillow Home Loans, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender, NMLS #10287 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). © 2026 MFTB Holdco, Inc., a Zillow affiliate.
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial
results and liquidity, this press release includes references to Adjusted
EBITDA, Adjusted net income, Diluted adjusted net income per share, and
Adjusted free cash flow, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures not
calculated or presented in accordance with GAAP. We have provided a
reconciliation below of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most
directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric used by our management and Board of
Directors to measure operating performance and trends and to prepare and
approve our annual budget. In particular, we believe the exclusion of
certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA facilitates operating
performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis.
Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you
should not consider this measure in isolation or as a substitute for
analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations
are:
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for,
our working capital needs;
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Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the potentially dilutive impact of
share-based compensation;
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Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets
being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future,
and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure
requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditures or
contractual commitments;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect restructuring costs;
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense or other income, net;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income taxes;
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Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect certain litigation costs directly
associated with our pending antitrust litigation brought by the Federal
Trade Commission ("FTC") and state attorneys general ("FTC Matter"),
consisting of legal fees and related expenses that we have determined
arise outside the ordinary course of our business and are nonrecurring,
infrequent, or unusual. In making this determination, we considered the
following factors: (1) the FTC Matter is the first legal proceeding of
this nature brought against us, and we do not currently expect similar
proceedings to recur; (2) the nature of the remedies sought by the FTC,
including, among other things, a permanent injunction and a divestiture
of assets or reconstruction of businesses, differs from the relief
typically sought in our ordinary course litigation; and (3) the
counterparties are a federal regulatory agency and state attorneys
generals, which are distinct from the type of counterparties involved in
our ordinary course litigation; and
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Other companies, including companies in our own industry, may calculate
Adjusted EBITDA differently from the way we do, limiting its usefulness
as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA
alongside other financial performance measures, including various
cash-flow metrics, net income (loss), and our other GAAP results.
Adjusted Net Income and Diluted Adjusted Net Income Per Share
Our presentation of Adjusted net income and Diluted adjusted net income
per share excludes the impact of share-based compensation, restructuring
costs, FTC Matter litigation costs and income taxes. These measures are
not key metrics used by our management or Board of Directors to measure
operating performance or otherwise manage the business. However, we
provide Adjusted net income and Diluted adjusted net income per share as
supplemental information to investors, as we believe the exclusion of the
results of share-based compensation, restructuring costs, FTC Matter
litigation costs and income taxes facilitates investors' operating
performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis. You should not
consider Adjusted net income and Diluted adjusted net income per share in
isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under
GAAP.
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
We define Adjusted free cash flow as net cash provided by operating
activities adjusted for purchases of property and equipment, purchases of
intangible assets, net borrowings on master repurchase agreements, and the
initial payment in connection with the Redfin rentals partnership.
Borrowings on master repurchase agreements are used to fund Zillow Home
Loans mortgage loan originations, and we consider them part of our ongoing
liquidity management. The initial payment in connection with the Redfin
rentals partnership was considered a one-time and nonrecurring cash flow,
and we exclude it from our calculation as we believe it impacts the
ability to evaluate the liquidity of our business operations on a
period-to-period basis.
We have included Adjusted free cash flow in this press release as it is a
key metric used by our management to evaluate the effectiveness of our
business strategies and execution and our ability to consistently generate
cash from our core operations on a period-to-period basis.
Our use of Adjusted free cash flow has limitations as an analytical tool,
and you should not consider this measure in isolation or as a substitute
for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Adjusted free cash
flow does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary
expenditures. Other companies, including companies in our own industry,
may calculate Adjusted free cash flow differently from the way we do,
limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net
income (loss) for each of the periods presented (in millions, unaudited):
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2026
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2025
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2026
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2025
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Net income (loss)
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$ (4)
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$ 2
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$ 42
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$ 10
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Income taxes
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1
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—
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3
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Other income, net
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(13)
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(18)
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(29)
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(40)
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Depreciation and amortization
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65
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67
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130
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132
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Share-based compensation
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75
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99
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156
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196
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Restructuring costs
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36
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36
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FTC Matter litigation costs(1)
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10
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26
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Interest expense
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6
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5
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10
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10
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$ 176
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$ 155
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$ 374
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$ 308
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(1) Beginning with the three months ended June 30,
2026, we calculate and report Adjusted EBITDA excluding
litigation costs directly associated with the FTC
Matter, which we have determined to be nonrecurring,
infrequent, or unusual and outside the ordinary course of our
business. We have revised Adjusted EBITDA for the three
months ended March 31, 2026 to conform to the current period
presentation. As a result of this revision, Adjusted EBITDA
for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased by
$16 million, from $182 million as previously reported to $198
million.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted net income to
net income (loss) and associated per-share metrics for each of the periods
presented (in millions, except per-share data, unaudited):
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2026
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2025
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2026
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2025
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Net income (loss)
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$ (4)
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$ 2
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$ 42
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$ 10
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Share-based compensation
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75
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99
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156
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196
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Restructuring costs
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36
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36
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FTC Matter litigation costs(1)
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10
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26
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Income taxes
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1
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—
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3
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—
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Adjusted net income
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$ 118
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$ 101
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$ 263
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$ 206
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Diluted net income (loss) per share
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$ (0.02)
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$ 0.01
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$ 0.18
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$ 0.04
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Diluted adjusted net income per share
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$ 0.52
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$ 0.40
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$ 1.12
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$ 0.81
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(1) Beginning with the three months ended
June 30, 2026, we calculate and report Adjusted net income and
Diluted adjusted net income per share excluding
litigation costs directly associated with the FTC
Matter, which we have determined to be nonrecurring,
infrequent, or unusual and outside the ordinary course of our
business. We have revised Adjusted net income and
Diluted adjusted net income per share for the three months
ended March 31, 2026 to conform to the current period
presentation. As a result of this revision, Adjusted net
income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased by
$16 million, from $129 million as previously reported to
$145 million, and Diluted adjusted net income per share
increased by $0.07, from $0.53 as previously reported to
$0.60.
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For periods with GAAP net loss and Adjusted net income, the
Adjusted diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used in
the calculation of Diluted adjusted net income per share
includes potentially dilutive securities that were excluded
from the calculation of Diluted net loss per share, as the
effect was anti-dilutive. The following table reconciles
the denominators used in the Diluted net income (loss) per
share and Diluted adjusted net income per share calculations
(in thousands, unaudited):
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2026
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2025
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2026
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2025
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Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
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227,896
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251,665
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233,891
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253,916
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Effect of dilutive securities:
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Option awards
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191
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—
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—
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—
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Unvested restricted stock
units
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114
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—
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—
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—
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Adjusted diluted weighted-average shares
outstanding
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228,201
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251,665
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233,891
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253,916
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The following table provides a reconciliation of Adjusted
free cash flow to net cash provided by operating activities
for the periods presented (in millions, unaudited):
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2026
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2025
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2026
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2025
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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$ 11
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$ 87
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$ 211
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$ 191
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Purchases of property and equipment
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(36)
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(37)
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(70)
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(73)
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Purchases of intangible assets
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(9)
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(7)
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(19)
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(115)
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Net borrowings on master repurchase agreements
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130
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57
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101
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85
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Initial payment in connection with Redfin rentals
partnership
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—
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—
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—
|
|
100
|
|
Adjusted free cash flow
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$ 96
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|
$ 100
|
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$ 223
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$ 188
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SOURCE Zillow Group, Inc.