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Shares of digital advertising platform The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) fell 4.2% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations but issued a disappointing financial outlook for the first quarter of 2026.
The digital advertising landscape was jolted on February 26, 2026, as The Trade Desk (Nasdaq: TTD) saw its stock price crater by more than 16% in pre-market trading. The sharp decline followed the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report, which presented a jarring contrast: a solid revenue beat for the
On February 26, 2026, the digital advertising landscape is at a crossroads, and no company embodies this tension more than The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD). Once the undisputed darling of growth investors and the primary beneficiary of the shift toward programmatic advertising, TTD finds itself in the crosshairs of a volatile market. Following its Q4 [...]
Jefferies noted that management projected roughly 10% YoY revenue growth for the first quarter, below the Street’s 12% estimate, and signaled a margin decline of about 500 basis points compared with last year.
Software stocks have faced a significant selloff in the new year amid mounting fears of AI-driven disruption, particularly from new AI tools from Anthropic.
The company said that it expects first quarter of 2026 revenue of at least $678 million, below analysts’ estimates of $689.5 million, as per data from fiscal.ai.
Digital advertising platform The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 14.3% year on year to $846.8 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $678 million was less impressive, coming in 1.5% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.59 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
