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Wayfair Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 November 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 9.7% to $3.4 billion: Total net revenue was $3.42 billion, up $303 million or 9.7% year over year, from $3.12 billion a year earlier. Second-quarter net revenue was $3.52 billion. Source
  • Net income positive, diluted EPS $0.45: Net income was $62 million, against a $99 million loss a year earlier. Diluted EPS was $0.45 and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.93, against $0.70. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin rose to 6.9%: Adjusted EBITDA was $236 million, against $208 million, and the margin was 6.9% against 6.7% a year earlier. Nine-month Adjusted EBITDA was $629 million. Source
  • U.S. revenue grew 11.4%: U.S. net revenue was $3.04 billion, up $312 million or 11.4%, from $2.73 billion. Second-quarter U.S. net revenue was $3.13 billion. Shah said U.S. growth came against a roughly flat category. Source
  • Orders delivered up 12.2%: Orders delivered rose to 11.0 million from 9.8 million a year earlier, and management described orders as the driver of the revenue growth. Source
  • Contribution margin rose to 16.1%: Contribution Profit was $550 million, or 16.1% of net revenue, against $493 million, or 15.8%. The nine-month contribution margin was 15.5%. Source
  • Free cash flow reached $136 million: Free cash flow was $136 million, against $93 million, and nine-month free cash flow was $331 million, against $184 million. Operating cash flow was $198 million. Source
  • Management sees structural share gains: Shah said order and customer momentum gives confidence that share gains are structural, and that the company is still early in that process. Source

“Q3 was our strongest quarter of growth in the post-pandemic period, with total net revenue up 9.7% year-over-year and our U.S. business growing over 11%.”

Niraj Shah, CEO, co-founder and co-chairman, Wayfair

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The nine-month cash flow statement shows a $60 million repurchase of common stock and a $60 million payment for an equity instrument. The prior six-month statement had neither line. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 9.7% to $3.4 billion: Total net revenue was $3.42 billion, up $303 million or 9.7% year over year, from $3.12 billion a year earlier. Second-quarter net revenue was $3.52 billion. Source
  • Net income positive, diluted EPS $0.45: Net income was $62 million, against a $99 million loss a year earlier. Diluted EPS was $0.45 and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.93, against $0.70. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin rose to 6.9%: Adjusted EBITDA was $236 million, against $208 million, and the margin was 6.9% against 6.7% a year earlier. Nine-month Adjusted EBITDA was $629 million. Source
  • Operating income up sharply: Income from operations was $106 million, against $38 million a year earlier. Nine-month income from operations was $199 million, against a $67 million loss. Source

Segments and regions

  • U.S. revenue grew 11.4%: U.S. net revenue was $3.04 billion, up $312 million or 11.4%, from $2.73 billion. Second-quarter U.S. net revenue was $3.13 billion. Shah said U.S. growth came against a roughly flat category. Source
  • International revenue down 2.3%: International net revenue was $380 million, down 2.3% year over year. Constant-currency growth was (1.8)%. Second-quarter international net revenue was $394 million. Source
  • International segment loss widened: U.S. Adjusted EBITDA was $261 million, against $209 million. International Adjusted EBITDA was a $25 million loss, against a $1 million loss a year earlier. Source

“That growth flowed through nicely to the bottom line, with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 6.9%, our best Q3 result since 2020,”

Niraj Shah, CEO, co-founder and co-chairman, Wayfair

Customers and orders

  • Orders delivered up 12.2%: Orders delivered rose to 11.0 million from 9.8 million a year earlier, and management described orders as the driver of the revenue growth. Source
  • Active customers reached 22.2 million: Active customers were 22.2 million, up 4.7%. LTM net revenue per active customer was $596, up 3.1%, and orders per customer rose to 1.90 from 1.87. Source
  • Average order value declined: Average order value was $311, against $317 a year earlier and $332 in the second quarter. Source
  • Mobile share of orders increased: Mobile devices placed 64.4% of orders, against 63.0%. Repeat customers placed 80.0% of orders, against 80.1%, and 8.8 million orders, up 11.4%. Source

Margins and costs

  • Adjusted gross margin eased slightly: Adjusted gross margin was 29.6%, against 30.1% a year earlier. Reported gross margin was 29.6%, against 30.0%. Source
  • Contribution margin rose to 16.1%: Contribution Profit was $550 million, or 16.1% of net revenue, against $493 million, or 15.8%. The nine-month contribution margin was 15.5%. Source
  • Advertising and fees increased: Advertising was $338 million, against $330 million, and customer service and merchant fees were $127 million, against $118 million. Selling, operations, technology, G&A was $441 million, against $445 million. Source
  • No restructuring charge this quarter: No restructuring charges were recorded in the third quarter, against $3 million a year earlier. Nine-month charges of $24 million related to a logistics facility lease termination. Source

“The momentum we have on orders and customers give us confidence that our share gains are structural, and we are still in the early innings.”

Niraj Shah, CEO, co-founder and co-chairman, Wayfair

Cash flow and capital spending

  • Free cash flow reached $136 million: Free cash flow was $136 million, against $93 million, and nine-month free cash flow was $331 million, against $184 million. Operating cash flow was $198 million. Source
  • Capital spending flat year over year: Capital expenditures were $62 million in the third quarter, the same as a year earlier. The nine-month total was $175 million, against $148 million. Source
  • Debt settled and extinguished in nine months: Nine-month cash flows include $696 million for settlement of long-term debt and $245 million of payments to extinguish debt, against $940 million a year earlier. Source

Balance sheet and liquidity

  • Liquidity of $1.5 billion: Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $1.1 billion. Cash and equivalents were $1,038 million, and total liquidity was $1.5 billion including revolver availability. Source
  • Long-term debt lower: Long-term debt was $2,572 million, against $2,797 million at June 30 and $3,233 million at December 31, 2025. Total stockholders' deficit was $2,804 million. Source
  • Payables and other liabilities moved: Accounts payable was $1,213 million, against $1,317 million at June 30. Other current liabilities were $1,283 million, against $951 million. Source
  • Diluted share count higher: Diluted weighted-average shares were 138 million, against 130 million a year earlier. Adjusted diluted shares were 143 million, against 156 million. Source

Share gains, compensation and adjusted measures

  • Management sees structural share gains: Shah said order and customer momentum gives confidence that share gains are structural, and that the company is still early in that process. Source
  • Equity compensation charge declined: Equity-based compensation and related taxes were $66 million, against $92 million a year earlier, and $209 million over nine months, against $261 million. Source
  • Adjusted net income of $133 million: Adjusted net income was $133 million, against $110 million, after adding back equity-based compensation, convertible debt interest and other items. Source

Coming up, as management said on 4 November 2026

  • Call archive to be posted: An archive of the call will be posted on the Wayfair investor website shortly after the call ends. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Average ticket (average order value) Source$311 in Q3 2026, against $317 in Q3 2025
Gross margin Source29.6% in Q3 2026, against 30.0% in Q3 2025
Inventory Source$89 million at September 30, 2026, against $71 million at December 31, 2025

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management described the U.S. category as roughly flat in the third quarter, against which U.S. revenue grew by double digits. Source
  • Financial: The release describes equity-based compensation as a recurring expense that is excluded from adjusted measures. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Management said at the start of 2026 it expected U.S. share gains at that pace, and says Q3 U.S. growth against a roughly flat category shows it has done so. Source
  • Not stated: Management said it does not expect further material charges from the March 2025 workforce reduction. No restructuring charge was recorded in Q3. Source

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.