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Unity Software Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 5 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 24% to $546M: The company reported second-quarter revenue of $546 million, up 24% from $441 million a year earlier. Source
  • Strategic revenue rose 38%: Strategic revenue was $486 million, up 38%. It is the sum of Strategic Grow and Strategic Create in the highlights table. Source
  • Grow Solutions revenue up 35%: Grow Solutions revenue was $389 million, up 35% from $287 million a year earlier. Source
  • Unity Vector drove ads growth: Management attributed Grow growth to the Unity Ads Network, driven by Unity Vector, partly offset by lower ironSource Ads Network revenue. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA reached $160M: Adjusted EBITDA was $160 million with a 29% margin, against $90 million and 21% a year earlier. Source
  • Free cash flow reached $202M: Operating cash flow was $206 million and free cash flow was $202 million, compared with $127 million of free cash flow a year earlier. Source
  • Cash rose $293M to $2.36B: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash was $2,357 million at June 30, 2026, up $293 million from December 31, 2025. Source

“This was arguably the best quarter in Unity’s history as a public company,”

Matt Bromberg, President & CEO of Unity

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Strategic revenue Sourcethird quarter 2026$540 million to $550 millionNew
Strategic Grow revenue Sourcethird quarter 2026$380 million to $385 millionNew
Strategic Create revenue Sourcethird quarter 2026$159 million to $163 millionNew
Non-strategic revenue Sourcethird quarter 2026$20 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA Sourcethird quarter 2026$185 million to $190 millionNew
GAAP profitability timing Sourceby third quarter 2026third quarter of 2026Raised from fourth quarter of 2026

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Third-quarter 2026 guidance is given for the first time; the first-quarter release gave guidance for the second quarter only. Source
  • Ended: The Supersonic publishing business was sold on August 4, 2026. The first-quarter release said it was intended for divestiture. Source
  • Guidance raised: Expected timing for becoming GAAP profitable moved to the third quarter of 2026 from the fourth quarter of 2026 stated in the first-quarter release. Source

Revenue and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 24% to $546M: The company reported second-quarter revenue of $546 million, up 24% from $441 million a year earlier. Source
  • Strategic revenue rose 38%: Strategic revenue was $486 million, up 38%. It is the sum of Strategic Grow and Strategic Create in the highlights table. Source
  • Prior-year one-time item noted: A footnote gives the year-over-year change as 14% excluding a $12 million one-time revenue item in second-quarter 2025. Source

Segments: Grow and Create

  • Grow Solutions revenue up 35%: Grow Solutions revenue was $389 million, up 35% from $287 million a year earlier. Source
  • Strategic Grow revenue up 63%: Strategic Grow revenue was $329 million, up 63%. Strategic Create revenue was $157 million, up 5%. Source
  • Create Solutions revenue up 2%: Create Solutions revenue was $158 million, up 2% from $154 million a year earlier. Source

“The ongoing success of Unity Vector AI, combined with the most exciting product roadmap in Unity’s history, is helping drive substantial value for creators, players, and shareholders.”

Matt Bromberg, President & CEO of Unity

Products and customers

  • Unity Vector drove ads growth: Management attributed Grow growth to the Unity Ads Network, driven by Unity Vector, partly offset by lower ironSource Ads Network revenue. Source
  • Subscriptions drove Create growth: Management attributed the Create increase to growth in subscription revenue. Source

Costs and margins

  • Adjusted gross margin held at 83%: Adjusted gross margin was 83% in the second quarter, the same as in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • Adjusted R&D spend rose: Adjusted research and development expense was $161.1 million, or 30% of revenue, against $137.5 million and 31% a year earlier. Source
  • Sales and marketing costs fell: Adjusted sales and marketing expense was $94.1 million, or 17% of revenue, down from $96.2 million and 22% a year earlier. Source

Net loss and adjusted earnings

  • GAAP net loss narrowed: GAAP net loss was $23 million, a (4)% margin and $0.05 per share, compared with $107 million a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA reached $160M: Adjusted EBITDA was $160 million with a 29% margin, against $90 million and 21% a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EPS rose to $0.28: Adjusted EPS was $0.28, compared with $0.18 in the second quarter of 2025. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Free cash flow reached $202M: Operating cash flow was $206 million and free cash flow was $202 million, compared with $127 million of free cash flow a year earlier. Source
  • Cash rose $293M to $2.36B: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash was $2,357 million at June 30, 2026, up $293 million from December 31, 2025. Source
  • Six-month free cash flow: Free cash flow for the six months was $268.4 million, against $134.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Current convertible notes $557M: The current portion of convertible notes was $557.2 million at June 30, 2026, and liabilities held-for-sale were $19.9 million. Source

Shares and intangible assets

  • Shares outstanding rose: Issued and outstanding shares were 439,987 thousand at June 30, 2026, up from 432,860 thousand at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Intangible assets declined: Intangible assets, net were $163.1 million at June 30, 2026, down from $650.5 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Option and ESPP proceeds fell: Proceeds from stock option exercises and ESPP purchases were $4.6 million in the quarter, against $9.8 million a year earlier. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 August 2026

  • Convertible notes payoff planned November 2026: Management plans to pay off the convertible notes issued in 2021 in November 2026 and to de-lever the balance sheet. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Subscription revenue SourceIncreased; dollar amount not given
Cloud and hosting services revenue SourceDecreased; dollar amount not given

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Non-strategic revenue fell 33% to $60 million, mainly from the ironSource Ads Network sunset and the Supersonic publishing business. Source
  • Operational: Restructuring and reorganization costs were $31.4 million in the quarter, against $10.9 million a year earlier. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The first-quarter release gave second-quarter total revenue guidance. The current release reports second-quarter revenue of $546 million and does not state a status against the guidance.
  • Not stated: The first-quarter release gave second-quarter adjusted EBITDA guidance. The current release reports $160 million and does not state a status against the guidance.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.