Pinterest (PINS) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.46
- Estimate
- $0.49
- Surprise
- -5.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $1.17B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Pinterest (PINS) missed the $0.49 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.46 — a clear 5.2% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.8/10) to Sell at 5.8/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Evercore ISI Group Maintains In-Line on Pinterest, Lowers Price Target to $24 — benzinga, 2026-10-30
- Pinterest Posts Downbeat Q3 Results, Joins Intel, Roblox, Twilio And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Friday’s Pre-Marke — benzinga, 2026-10-30
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PINS Sell at 5.7/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -5.2% surprise compares with a +9.8% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Attractive valuation
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: advertising revenue
- Concentration risk — Supplier: AWS
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
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
- $19.92
- Price target
- $26.70
- Stop
- $18.55
- Upside to target
- +34.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.5:1
The stock trades at 58.6× trailing but 8.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 3.4× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PINS at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Market cap
- $11.16B
- P/E (fwd)
- 8.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 58.6
- 52-week range
- $13.84–$34.12
- Off 52-week high
- 41.6%
- RSI (14)
- 41
- Volume vs avg
- 3.43×
- Score today
- 5.7/10