PubMatic (PUBM) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.25
- Estimate
- $0.14
- Surprise
- +78.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $79.6M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.6 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
PubMatic (PUBM) beat the $0.14 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.25 — a large 78.6% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.6/10) to Hold at 5.6/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on PubMatic, Raises Price Target to $22 — benzinga, 2026-11-10
- PubMatic Reports Q3 2026 Earnings and Announces $150 Million Share Buyback — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-10
- Analysts Adjust Price Targets on PubMatic Following Q3 Results — fiscal.ai, 2026-11-10
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PUBM Hold at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +78.6% surprise compares with a +375.7% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Positive news sentiment (+0.57)
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 7.7%
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0)
- Sector modifier (Technology): -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
- $16.96
- Price target
- $18.27
- Stop
- $15.77
- Upside to target
- +7.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.6:1
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-10 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PUBM at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Market cap
- $866.8M
- P/E (fwd)
- 23.4
- 52-week range
- $6.15–$19.48
- Off 52-week high
- 12.9%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 0.80×
- Score today
- 5.6/10