Criteo (CRTO) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.43
- Estimate
- $0.58
- Surprise
- -25.9%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $416.5M
- Score today
- 6.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Criteo (CRTO) missed the $0.58 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.43 — a large 25.9% shortfall.
Coverage in the report window
- Criteo Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Financial Results — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-05
- Criteo Expands Performance Connected TV Capabilities Globally — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-04
- Criteo Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga, 2026-11-04
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates CRTO Sell at 6.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -25.9% surprise compares with a +2.8% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Attractive valuation
- Positive momentum
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2)
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
- Consecutive earnings misses (2)
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
- $15.64
- Price target
- $17.44
- Stop
- $14.55
- Upside to target
- +11.5%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.1:1
The stock trades at 11.3× trailing but 4.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.1× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-05 — 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
- $766.3M
- P/E (fwd)
- 4.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 11.3
- 52-week range
- $13.95–$25.29
- Off 52-week high
- 38.2%
- RSI (14)
- 48
- Volume vs avg
- 2.11×
- Score today
- 6.1/10