NerdWallet Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

In This Article:

Revenue of $209.2 million, Up 29% Year-Over-Year

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Revenue of $209.2 million

  • GAAP income from operations of $0.7 million

  • GAAP net income of $0.2 million or $0.00 income per diluted share

  • Non-GAAP operating income of $9.3 million

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $21.1 million

SAN FRANCISCO, May 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NerdWallet, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRDS), which provides trustworthy financial guidance to consumers and small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

"In Q1, we grew revenue 29% year-over-year to $209 million, led by the strength in our Insurance and banking businesses," said Tim Chen, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of NerdWallet. "We also saw encouraging signs in mortgages, supported by our acquisition of Next Door Lending, and personal loans. We remain focused on our long-term growth by improving our operational efficiency and investing in vertical integration and user engagement."

FIRST QUARTER 2025 HIGHLIGHTS

As previously announced, effective with the fourth quarter of 2024, we present Insurance (previously included in Emerging verticals) as a separate revenue product category. Comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the presentation for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

  • Insurance revenue of $74.0 million increased 246% year-over-year, driven by strong growth in auto insurance products as carriers expanded budgets.

  • Credit cards revenue of $38.0 million decreased 24% year-over-year, primarily due to continued headwinds in organic search traffic that have persisted for multiple quarters.

  • SMB products revenue of $28.9 million was down 5% year-over-year, primarily due to a decrease in business loan originations.

  • Loans revenue of $24.0 million was up 12% year-over-year, primarily due to increases both in mortgage loans as we incorporated our recent acquisition of Next Door Lending and in personal loans.

  • Emerging verticals revenue of $44.3 million was up 15% year-over-year, primarily driven by growth in banking products.

SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

%

Change

 

Quarter Ended

 

%

Change

 

 

Mar 31,

 

Mar 31,

 

 

Dec 31,

 

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

2025

 

2024

 

YoY

 

2024

 

QoQ

Revenue

 

$

209.2

 

$

161.9

 

29

%

 

$

183.8

 

14

%

Insurance(1)

 

 

74.0

 

 

21.4

 

246

%

 

 

72.0

 

3

%

Credit cards(2)

 

 

38.0

 

 

50.0

 

(24

%)

 

 

35.0

 

9

%

SMB products(3)

 

 

28.9

 

 

30.4

 

(5

%)

 

 

25.5

 

13

%

Loans(4)

 

 

24.0

 

 

21.4

 

12

%

 

 

17.6

 

36

%

Emerging verticals(5)

 

 

44.3

 

 

38.7

 

15

%

 

 

33.7

 

31

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

$

0.7

 

$

3.7

 

(81

%)

 

$

8.7

 

(92

%)

Net income

 

$

0.2

 

$

1.1

 

(86

%)

 

$

38.6

 

(100

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.01

 

(100

%)

 

$

0.52

 

(100

%)

Diluted

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.01

 

(100

%)

 

$

0.51

 

(100

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP financial measures(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income

 

$

9.3

 

$

10.6

 

(12

%)

 

$

16.8

 

(45

%)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

21.1

 

$

25.5

 

(17

%)

 

$

30.8

 

(31

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

92.2

 

$

110.9

 

(17

%)

 

$

66.3

 

39

%

______________

(1)

 

Insurance revenue consists of revenue from consumer insurance products, including auto, life and pet insurance.

(2)

 

Credit cards revenue consists of revenue from consumer credit cards.

(3)

 

SMB products revenue includes revenue from loans, credit cards and other financial products and services intended for small and mid-sized businesses.

(4)

 

Loans revenue includes revenue from personal loans, mortgages, student loans and auto loans.

(5)

 

Emerging verticals revenue includes revenue from other product sources, including banking, investing and international.

(6)

 

Non-GAAP operating income (loss) and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for more information.

QUARTERLY CONFERENCE CALL

A conference call to discuss NerdWallet’s first quarter 2025 financial results will be webcast live today, May 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM Pacific Time (PT). The live webcast is open to the public and will be available on NerdWallet’s investor relations website at https://investors.nerdwallet.com. Following completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on NerdWallet’s investor relations website.