
SPOT (Trans): User retention steady after price hikes; GPM affected by new investment
Below is Dolphin Research's Trans of $Spotify(SPOT.US) FY26 Q1 earnings call. For the earnings read, cf. 'Spotify: expectation gaps and flaws triggered a plunge; streaming is now an old flame'.
Core highlights: 1) Shareholder returns — repurchased $361 mn in Q1, continuing to use buybacks to offset SBC dilution. Retired $1.5 bn of maturing convertibles with cash, with no new share issuance.Cash and equivalents at quarter-end were $8.8 bn. Excluding lease liabilities, the company had no debt...

















