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Spotify Technology S.A. (SPOT)

Spotify streams audio. The filing calls it the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service, with 751 million monthly active users and 290 million Premium Subscribers across 184 countries and territories at the end of 2025. The catalogue runs to over 100 million music tracks and 7 million podcast titles, and in select markets eligible Premium Subscribers get a set number of hours a month against a subscriber catalogue of 500,000 audiobooks. The company is a Luxembourg public limited liability company, incorporated on 27 December 2006, with its principal operational office in Stockholm, and it reports in euros.

Spotify Technology S.A.

Spotify streams audio. The filing calls it the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service, with 751 million monthly active users and 290 million Premium Subscribers across 184 countries and territories at the end of 2025. The catalogue runs to over 100 million music tracks and 7 million podcast titles, and in select markets eligible Premium Subscribers get a set number of hours a month against a subscriber catalogue of 500,000 audiobooks. The company is a Luxembourg public limited liability company, incorporated on 27 December 2006, with its principal operational office in Stockholm, and it reports in euros.

Two services

Premium and Ad-Supported run as separate segments. Premium gives unlimited online and offline streaming without commercial breaks, including video in select markets, Lossless music in up to 24-bit 44.1 kHz FLAC where available, and audiobook access with an Audiobooks+ add-on introduced in 2025 for hours beyond the base plan. Listening happens on computers, tablets and phones and through speakers, receivers, televisions, cars, game consoles and smart devices. The Ad-Supported service charges no subscription fee and gives limited on-demand access to the music catalogue with unlimited online and offline access to podcasts. The filing describes it as both an acquisition channel for Premium and a stand-alone product for people unwilling or unable to pay, and says it drives a large share of gross added Premium Subscribers.

What a subscription costs

Pricing plans include Individual, Family, Duo and Student, with prices set market by market against local purchasing power, cost levels and willingness to pay. A Family Plan carries one primary subscriber and up to five sub-accounts, so six people; a Duo Plan carries two. A Basic plan in select markets gives some of Premium without the monthly audiobook time, and an Audiobook Access Tier in the United States sells audiobook hours without the rest of Premium. In markets where recurring subscriptions are less common the company sells prepaid options and durations other than monthly, and it bundles with other services. Subscriptions are sold mostly direct, and also through partners, generally telecommunications companies that bundle them or collect payment, on a per-subscriber rate set in the partner agreement. Premium Subscribers were 290 million at the end of 2025 against 263 million a year earlier, and most new ones come from converting Ad-Supported users.

Selling the advertising

Ad-Supported earns from display, audio and video advertising sold as impressions. Some of it is bought by advertising agencies on behalf of clients or directly by large advertisers, typically on a cost-per-thousand-impressions basis under an insertion order. The rest goes through automated channels: internal and external exchanges, a self-serve platform and marketplace programmes, sold on a biddable auction or fixed basis. The Spotify Ad Exchange is the programmatic marketplace for real-time auction buying. The Spotify Audience Network connects advertisers to listeners across the company's own and exclusive podcasts, podcasts from enterprise publishers through Megaphone and podcasts from emerging creators through Spotify for Creators, and most of those agreements share the proceeds and can carry minimum guarantees.

Where the listening happens

All four regions grew in 2025. Europe is the largest at 26% of monthly active users, up 6% over the year. North America is 16%, up 3%. Latin America is 21% and grew 10%, and the rest of the world is 37% and grew 21%, making those two the fastest growing. Across both services the audience streamed 211 billion hours of content during 2025, 11% more than in 2024. The filing notes that a large share of Ad-Supported users are between 18 and 34, and that monetising users in Latin America and the rest of the world has been harder than in Europe and North America.

The rights it has to buy

Streaming requires licences, and the filing sets out four kinds: content licences with major and independent record labels, musical composition licences with music publishers, podcast licences with podcasters and podcast networks, and audiobook licences with publishers and authors. The history the filing tells is of moving the industry from buying and owning music to access on demand, from 2006; extending into podcasts from 2019, with investment in content and a discovery experience built on the music audience; and extending into audiobooks from 2022. Video is the content the company says it is now investing in alongside music.

From Spotify's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2025. The filing

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Spotify Technology S.A. files a 20-F with the SEC once a year, in euros. In the year to 31 December 2025 it reported revenue of EUR 17,186 million ($19.4 billion at the year's average rate), up 9.7% on the year before. Its profit attributable to shareholders was EUR 2,212 million, up 94.4%, and diluted earnings per share EUR 10.51.

Spotify Technology (SPOT) in brief

Spotify Technology (SPOT) reported revenue of EUR 17.2 billion for the year to 31 December 2025, up 9.7% on the year before.
Read moreProfit attributable to shareholders was EUR 2.2 billion and diluted earnings per share EUR 10.51. Revenue was EUR 15.7 billion in 2024, EUR 13.2 billion in 2023, EUR 11.7 billion in 2022 and EUR 9.7 billion in 2021. Profit attributable to shareholders in the same years was EUR 1.1 billion, a loss of EUR 532 million, a loss of EUR 430 million and a loss of EUR 34 million. Revenue grew 16.9% a year, compounded, over the five years to 2025. At the close of 10 November 2026 the market cap of Spotify Technology was $124.7 billion, 51.7 times its earnings for 2025.

The share in the US

Last close$605.86 on 10 November 2026
52-week range$412.75 (5 February 2026) to $647.87 (12 November 2025)
Over one yeardown 2.7%
Market cap$124.7 billion: 205,832,527 shares outstanding at 31 December 2025 (20-F), each US share standing for one ordinary share
P/E, latest fiscal year51.7: the last close over diluted EPS for the year to Dec 2025, EUR 10.51 per ordinary share, $11.72 at 1.1154 US dollars per EUR on 6 November 2026 (FRED DEXUSEU). The company reports once a year, so this is the latest fiscal year, not the last four quarters.

US dollars per share as it trades in the US; the market cap and the P/E are worked out here, not filed. Prices from IEX, for splits.

Ratios

From the latest annual report, the year to Dec 2025, in dollars

ROE26.6%
ROCE22.5%
Operating margin12.8%
Net margin12.9%
FCF margin16.7%
Interest cover8.26
Debt to equity0.18
Cash conversion1.33
Share count, last 12 months2.4%
Sales CAGR, 3 years13.6%
Profit CAGR, 3 yearsn/a
EPS$11.72

At the close of 10 November 2026

Price$605.86
Market cap$124.7 billion
Stock P/E51.68
Price to book13.42
EV / EBITDAn/a
Dividend yieldn/a
Market cap / sales6.51
52-week high$647.87
52-week low$412.75
Price, 1 year-2.7%
Price CAGR, 3 yearsn/a
Price CAGR, 5 yearsn/a
Worked from the filed figures; hover a name for the formula.
Read moreThe priced ones use the latest price, the last regular-hours trade on IEX. Debt to equity here stands on the borrowing lines of Spotify Technology S.A.'s balance sheet, added together, finance leases inside them only where the company puts them there; operating leases are a separate line. Nothing here is a valuation or a view.
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Daily prices to 10 November 2026, adjusted for splits; from 28 September 2026 each day's price is the last regular-hours trade on IEX.
Read moreData provided for free by IEX. By accessing or using IEX Historical Data, you agree to the IEX Historical Data Terms of Use. Day by day for the last three years; before that one point a week, carrying the week's last close and its average daily volume, so a volume bar means the same thing across the whole series; the bars sit under the price on their own scale, on the right. The moving averages need consecutive days and are drawn from the daily part. This company reports once a year, so every view here moves once a year, on the day each annual report was filed, and holds until the next. P/E is the close over the year's EPS per US share: the EPS as filed, in dollars at the year's average exchange rate (Federal Reserve, from FRED). Sales and margin are each year's revenue in dollars and its operating margin. EV/EBITDA, price to book and market cap to sales set the close against that year's balance sheet in dollars at its year-end rate and its share count per US share. The dashed line is the median over the range shown. The P/E above uses today's exchange rate, so the latest point here can differ from it a little. Drawn in your browser; the range and overlay you pick are remembered here only.

The public record on SPOT

Dividendsno dividend in its filings for fiscal 2016 onward
Filings16 in twelve months: 13 reports on Form 6-K, most often interim condensed consolidated financial statements (3); Q3 2026 Update (1); spotify Upsizes Share Repurchase Program by $1.5 Billion (1); Q2 2026 Update (1); Q1 2026 Update (1)
Planned insider sales11 Form 144 notices in twelve months, $155.9 million; latest 14 September 2026
Options tapeput/call 1.18 by open interest at the 10 November 2026 close; the straddle prices a 3.6% move to 13 November 2026
13F holders1,262 funds reported a position for the quarter to 30 June 2026; largest BlackRock, Inc.
Insider trading72 sales and 0 purchases on Form 4 in twelve months
Congress1 House trade disclosed in six months
Short interest3.1 million shares short, 1.41 days to cover at 30 October 2026

Income statement (profit and loss), 10 fiscal years

Year toDec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue2,9524,0905,2596,7647,8809,66811,72713,24715,67317,186
Cost of sales2,5513,2413,9065,0425,8657,0778,8019,85010,94911,690
Gross profit4018491,3531,7222,0152,5912,9263,3974,7245,496
Research and development2073964936158379121,3871,7251,4861,393
Operating profit-349-378-43.0-73.0-29394.0-659-4461,3652,198
Finance costs33697458433351091.0132220352266
Profit before tax-535-1,233-173-131-709249-370-5051,3412,224
Income tax4.02.0-95.055.0-12828360.027.020312.0
Profit for the year-539-1,235-78.0-186-581-34.0-430-5321,1382,212
Profit attributable to shareholders-539-1,235-78.0-186-581-34.0-430-5321,1382,212
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F
EUR million, from each year's annual report on the SEC's EDGAR, linked in the last row, on the IFRS tags the company filed.
Read moreA line the company does not file under the standard tag is left out rather than estimated. Profit for the year includes the part that belongs to minority shareholders; profit attributable to shareholders is the part EPS is struck on. Each year links to its own page.
Year toDec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Diluted EPS-3.63-8.14-0.51-1.03-3.10-1.03-2.93-2.735.5010.51
Basic EPS-3.63-8.14-0.44-1.03-3.10-0.18-2.23-2.735.6710.77
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F

EUR per ordinary share, as filed. One US-listed share can stand for more or fewer ordinary shares; the P/E above puts the two on the same basis.

Revenue by segment

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025Share
of the parts, latest year
Premium2,6573,6744,7176,0867,1358,46010,25111,56613,81915,35089.3%
Ad-Supported2954165426787451,2081,4761,6811,8541,83610.7%
PremiumAd-Supported
4.1Dec 20176.8Dec 20199.7Dec 202113.2Dec 202317.2Dec 2025

EUR billion; hover a block for its figure and share

EUR million, from the latest 20-F, in the company's own words. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above.

Revenue by region

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025Share
of the parts, latest year
Other countries1,4362,0662,7073,4914,0924,9765,8958,0139,52710,70362.3%
United States1,1731,5771,9732,5422,9473,6924,7125,2256,1366,47037.6%
LUn/an/an/an/an/an/a7.09.010.013.00.1%
Luxembourg1.03.03.04.05.06.0n/an/an/an/an/a
United Kingdom3424445767278369941,113n/an/an/an/a
Other countriesUnited StatesLU FY2022 to FY2025United Kingdom FY2016 to FY2022Luxembourg FY2016 to FY2021
4.1Dec 20176.8Dec 20199.7Dec 202113.2Dec 202317.2Dec 2025

EUR billion; hover a block for its figure and share; a part named with years is one the company split its revenue into only then

EUR million, from the latest 20-F, in the company's own words. A year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above.

Cash flow statement

Year toDec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from operations10117934457325936146.06802,3012,933
Purchase of property, plant and equipment27.036.012513578.085.025.06.017.061.0
Free cash flow74.014321943818127621.06742,2842,872
Cash from investing-827-435-22.0-218-372-187-423-217-1,486-1,785
Cash from financing91634.092.0-2032851,250-40.0234729-381
Buybacks0.00.072.04380.089.02.00.00.0439
Dividends paidn/an/a0.00.0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F
EUR million, from the cash flow statement as filed.
Read morePurchase of property, plant and equipment is the cash line as filed; purchases of intangible assets and acquisitions are not in it. Free cash flow is cash from operations less that purchase, arithmetic on the two filed lines. Cash from investing and from financing are the company's own section totals, below zero where cash went out. Buybacks are the cash paid for the company's own shares.

Balance sheet at year end

Year toDec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Funded by
Equity attributable to shareholders-2402382,0942,0372,8052,1192,4012,5235,5258,329
Borrowings, as filedn/a9440.00.00.01,2021,1281,2031,5391,458
Lease liabilitiesn/an/a541628608623613558537498
Other liabilitiesn/a1,9251,7012,4572,9133,2263,4944,0624,4044,730
Total equity and liabilitiesn/a3,1074,3365,1226,3267,1707,6368,34612,00515,015
Owned
Property, plant and equipmentn/a73.0197291313372348247188188
Goodwilln/an/a1464787368941,1681,1371,2011,083
Other intangible assetsn/a27.028.058.097.089.012784.048.041.0
Cash and cash equivalents7554778911,0651,1512,7442,4833,1144,7815,258
Trade and other receivablesn/a360400402464621690858771802
Other assetsn/a2,1702,6742,8283,5652,4502,8202,9065,0167,643
Total assetsn/a3,1074,3365,1226,3267,1707,6368,34612,00515,015
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F
EUR million, at each fiscal year end.
Read moreBoth totals are the company's own; other liabilities and other assets are each total less the rows shown. Borrowings is the company's own stated total where it files one; it is never added up from its parts here.

Ratios on the filed lines

Year toDec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross margin13.6%20.8%25.7%25.5%25.6%26.8%25.0%25.6%30.1%32.0%
Operating margin-11.8%-9.2%-0.8%-1.1%-3.7%1.0%-5.6%-3.4%8.7%12.8%
Net margin-18.3%-30.2%-1.5%-2.7%-7.4%-0.4%-3.7%-4.0%7.3%12.9%
Free cash flow margin2.5%3.5%4.2%6.5%2.3%2.9%0.2%5.1%14.6%16.7%
Return on year-end equityn/a-518.9%-3.7%-9.1%-20.7%-1.6%-17.9%-21.1%20.6%26.6%
Effective tax raten/an/an/an/an/a113.7%n/an/a15.1%0.5%
Filing20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F20-F

Arithmetic on the filed lines of the same year: margins over revenue, return on equity as profit attributable to shareholders over year-end equity, tax over profit before tax.

Questions

What was Spotify Technology's revenue in 2025?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) reported revenue of EUR 17.2 billion for the year to 31 December 2025, up 9.7% on the year before.

How much did Spotify Technology earn in 2025?

Profit attributable to shareholders was EUR 2.2 billion for the year to 31 December 2025, and diluted earnings per share EUR 10.51.

What is Spotify Technology's P/E ratio?

At the close of 10 November 2026, Spotify Technology traded at 51.7 times its earnings for 2025.

What is Spotify Technology's market cap?

The market cap of Spotify Technology was $124.7 billion at the close of 10 November 2026.

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TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
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T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS$179.6 billion16.3120.1%20.7%9.3%1.492.5%
AT&T Inc. T$147.8 billion11.8610.7%18.3%3.5%1.305.1%
Spotify Technology S.A. SPOT *$124.7 billion51.6826.6%12.8%9.7%0.18n/a
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Sirius XM Holdings Inc. SIRI$10.9 billion13.027.4%19.0%0.5%0.773.3%
Townsquare Media, Inc. TSQ$27 millionn/an/a0.5%-2.1%n/a50.3%
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TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ$191.9 billion11.8115.3%20.9%1.4%1.556.1%
T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS$179.6 billion16.3120.1%20.7%9.3%1.492.5%
AT&T Inc. T$147.8 billion11.8610.7%18.3%3.5%1.305.1%
Spotify Technology S.A. SPOT *$124.7 billion51.6826.6%12.8%9.7%0.18n/a
Comcast Corp. CMCSA$88.1 billion7.8312.2%14.7%-0.3%0.945.3%
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Vodafone Group Public Limited Company VOD *$35.8 billionn/a-0.8%7.0%8.0%1.043.5%
EchoStar Corp. ECHO$30.3 billion3.8158.4%2.3%-19.8%0.57n/a
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Charter Communications, Inc. CHTR$15.7 billion13.8612.7%10.8%1.0%9.75n/a
Tencent Music Entertainment Group TME *$14.7 billionn/a13.8%40.6%15.8%0.041.9%
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ASTS$13.1 billionn/a-29.1%-544.7%671.8%1.89n/a
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Sirius XM Holdings Inc. SIRI$10.9 billion13.027.4%19.0%0.5%0.773.3%
Viasat Inc. VSAT$10.4 billionn/a-2.1%1.7%1.8%1.28n/a
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Uniti Group Inc. UNIT$988 millionn/an/a3.1%n/an/a0.0%
Newsmax Inc. NMAX$978 millionn/a-5.7%-7.4%11.1%0.00n/a
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Read moreBy market capitalisation; a click on a heading sorts by it, largest first, and a second click turns it round. Each figure is the same arithmetic as the ratio box above, on each company's own filings and latest close; a name marked * is a foreign company that files once a year, on its latest fiscal year.

Annual reports on EDGAR

FormYear toFiled
20-F31 December 202510 February 2026EDGAR
20-F31 December 20245 February 2025EDGAR
20-F31 December 20238 February 2024EDGAR
20-F31 December 20222 February 2023EDGAR
20-F31 December 20213 February 2022EDGAR
20-F31 December 20205 February 2021EDGAR
20-F31 December 201912 February 2020EDGAR
20-F31 December 201812 February 2019EDGAR