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PubMatic, Inc.

$PUBM·$830M·Software - Application·Technology
$17.28+0.6%1Y+103.5%
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$PUBMPubMatic, Inc.
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $PUBM, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-14

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

SSP alternative to Trade Desk re-emerging — Q2 beat, new CRO, 8.2% FCF yield — but officer Woods' $688K pre-earnings sale is the caveat.

PubMatic is the small-cap independent programmatic ad-tech platform that has quietly re-emerged as an alternative to The Trade Desk in the sell-side ad-buying stack. Up 103% year-over-year and near 52-week highs on a Q2 beat plus a fresh Global CRO appointment.

  • The Q2 print was a modest beat: revenue of $78.6M grew 10.5% year-over-year with a 67% gross margin — a modest growth rate but strong enough to sustain the reversion trade off the SSP-secular-decline concerns that had crushed the group.
  • The leadership signal is meaningful: appointing Megan Ramm as Global Chief Revenue Officer — specifically framed as "accelerating growth as AI transforms digital advertising" — reads as a specific step toward capturing the AI-adjacent programmatic re-rate that TTD's guide-down opened up.
  • The free-cash-flow yield of 8.2% is exceptional for an ad-tech name: this profitability floor supports the "cheap growth" thesis even as revenue growth stays modest — the reason bulls are willing to hold at 32% above the 50-day.
  • The insider tape is a fresh warning: officer Andrew Woods sold $688K on Aug 10 at $17.96 — a modest but pre-earnings sale near current levels, worth tracking for cluster development.

Coming into Nov 9 earnings, the tape needs continued sequential revenue acceleration and specific CTV/SSAI product-line commentary. A clean beat plus visible market-share gains from Trade Desk's struggle extends the trend past current highs; a growth slowdown or new-CRO transition friction is what compresses the just-expanded multiple.

What to watch: Nov 9 Q3 earnings — continued sequential revenue acceleration and specific CTV/SSAI product-line commentary. Visible market-share gains from Trade Desk's guide-down extends the trend past current highs; growth slowdown or new-CRO transition friction compresses the just-expanded multiple.

On the calendar: 2026-11-09 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Independent sell-side programmatic ad platform providing cloud-based yield optimization and header bidding infrastructure for digital publishers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Application sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $PUBM.

Software - Application · Technology

No material change from last week — platforms where agents expand contract value (ServiceNow, Snowflake) are re-rated upward, while tools where agents substitute human users (Adobe Creative..

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
-4.2%YTD
-3.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-59.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-5.0%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-4.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
8.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-5.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
64.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$-0.03$-0.18+83.2%
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$-0.27$-0.32+15.4%
Q4 2025Feb 26, 2026$0.14$-0.01+1154.2%
Q3 2025Nov 10, 2025$0.03$-0.01+400.0%
Next earningsMon, Nov 9·consensus EPS $0.09

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$78.6M+10.5%67.1%0.7%$-0.03$34.5M
Q1 FY26$62.6M-2.0%58.3%-23.7%$-0.27$17.3M
Q4 FY25$80.0M-6.4%68.2%10.6%$0.14$-6.8M
Q3 FY25$68.0M-5.3%62.6%-12.4%$-0.14$22.8M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$293.7M$291.7M – $295.5M-$0.37-$0.42 – -$0.329
FY27$316.0M$312.0M – $324.0M-$0.19-$0.20 – -$0.189
FY28$330.6M$316.7M – $344.6M$0.10-$0.02 – $0.222
FY29$369.2M$361.2M – $378.2M$0.53$0.52 – $0.551
FY30$392.1M$383.6M – $401.6M$0.84$0.82 – $0.871

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.91%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+32.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+77.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 46.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.545-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 10Andrew WoodsGENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY38.3K sh$688KSellAug 7Rajeev K. GoelCEO211.3K sh$3.7MSellJul 23Rajeev K. GoelCEO50.0K sh$617KSellJul 16Rajeev K. GoelCEO9.0K sh$125KSellJul 16Mukul KumarPresident8.0K sh$109KSellJul 16Andrew WoodsGENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY3.2K sh$45KSellJul 15Rajeev K. GoelCEO4.1K sh$56KSellJul 6Steven PantelickCFO12.5K sh$168KSellJul 2Steven PantelickCFO23.5K sh$321KSellJul 2Rajeev K. GoelCEO58.9K sh$805K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 128-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

PubMatic (PUBM) filed an 8-K on August 13, 2026 (event date August 6) under Item 5.02, reporting a change in its officers or directors. The excerpt is the cover page; the identity of the departing or incoming individual and their role are in the body. PubMatic is a sell-side programmatic advertising technology platform. Officer changes at adtech companies are closely watched given the competitive dynamics of the digital advertising market.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

PubMatic, Inc. (PUBM) reported Q2 2026 financial results on 2026-08-06, reporting financial results details in attached press release. The press release notes: mission, press releases, public conference calls, and the Co. Management guidance: expected to continue serving as Chief Financial Officer into the first quarter of 2027 and, thereaft. Additional items: Item 5.02. Quarterly earnings are a material disclosure; investors should review the full press release for segment details and management commentary.

8-KShareholder voteJun 38-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KOfficer or director changeApr 228-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

PubMatic Q2: A Turnaround Is Coming, But I Am Not Buying Right Nowseekingalpha.com·4d agoPubMatic Appoints Megan Ramm as Global Chief Revenue Officer to Accelerate Growth as AI Transforms Digital Advertisingbusinesswire.com·4d agoPubMatic to Participate in Upcoming Financial Conferencesbusinesswire.com·7d agoPubMatic, Inc. (PUBM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·7d agoPubMatic Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·7d ago

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