Criteo (CRTO) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.80
- Estimate
- $0.69
- Surprise
- +15.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $428.0M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.0 → 6.2/10
Revenue source: mixed.
How the report landed
Criteo (CRTO) beat the $0.69 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.80 — a large 15.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.0/10) to Hold at 6.2/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CRTO Hold at 5.8/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +15.4% surprise compares with a +19.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-28.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Negative momentum
- Below 200-day MA
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $17.44
- Price target
- $17.67
- Stop
- $16.22
- Upside to target
- +1.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.1:1
The stock trades at 8.2× trailing but 4.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
CRTO at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Advertising Agencies
- Market cap
- $854.5M
- P/E (fwd)
- 4.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 8.2
- 52-week range
- $15.57–$25.29
- Off 52-week high
- 31.0%
- RSI (14)
- 34
- Volume vs avg
- 0.36×
- Score today
- 5.8/10