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Outbrain

Logo: Outbrain Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American web advertising platform

Outbrain is a web recommendation platform founded in 2006 by co-founder and Co-CEO Yaron Galai and co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager, Ori Lahav. The company is headquartered in New York City. In February 2024, Yaron Galai resigned.3 Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the symbol TEAD.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1

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  • TickerTEAD on Nasdaq1
  • Industrymarketing1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Websitewww.outbrain.com
  • Legal formcorporation1
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address111 West 19Th Street, New York, Ny 100115
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer, Smaller reporting company5

Outbrain is a web recommendation platform founded in 2006 by co-founder and Co-CEO Yaron Galai and co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager, Ori Lahav. The company is headquartered in New York City.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

33.0%Gross margin8
-30.7%Operating margin8
-39.8%Net margin8
46.1%Revenue growth, 20258
-541.8%Return on equity8
6.34×Debt to equity8
$2.0MFree cash flow8

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Regions

EMEA brought in 46% of the revenue Outbrain broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. EMEA$763.5M846%up 41% from 2024
  2. Americas$400.9M824%up 51% from 2024
  3. United States$350.8M821%up 41% from 2024
  4. Asia$136.1M88%up 64% from 2024
Regions by year
Regions202320242025
EMEA$552.6M$541.4M$763.5M
Americas$309.7M$265.4M$400.9M
United States$286.0M$249.0M$350.8M
Asia$73.5M$83.1M$136.1M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Cost of revenue67¢$871.4M
  • Research and development3¢$43.6M
  • Other costs27¢$346.1M
  • Income tax3¢$39.4M

Out of $1.3B in revenue.8 The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending74¢$5.6M
  • Share buybacks8¢$646.0K
  • Kept or used elsewhere18¢$1.4M

Out of $7.6M of cash from operations.8

Financial statements

Revenue91011128$1.3B in 2025+89% since 2019
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B2019: $687.3M$687.3M20192020: $767.1M$767.1M2020+12%2021: $1.0B$1.0B2021+32%2022: $992.1M$992.1M2022−2%2023: $935.8M$935.8M2023−6%2024: $889.9M$889.9M2024−5%2025: $1.3B$1.3B2025+46%
Gross profit91011128$429.1M in 2025+203% since 2019
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2019: $141.8M$141.8M20192020: $165.1M$165.1M2020+16%2021: $240.3M$240.3M2021+46%2022: $192.7M$192.7M2022−20%2023: $184.8M$184.8M2023−4%2024: $192.1M$192.1M2024+4%2025: $429.1M$429.1M2025+123%
Operating income91011128-$399.0M in 2025+2636% since 2019
-$400.0M-$200.0M0$200.0M2019: -$14.6M-$14.6M20192020: $10.2M$10.2M20202021: $34.6M$34.6M2021+240%2022: -$13.5M-$13.5M20222023: -$8.6M-$8.6M2023−36%2024: -$12.6M-$12.6M2024+46%2025: -$399.0M-$399.0M2025+3057%
Net income91011128-$517.1M in 2025+2421% since 2019
-$600.0M-$400.0M-$200.0M0$200.0M2019: -$20.5M-$20.5M20192020: $4.4M$4.4M20202021: $11.0M$11.0M2021+152%2022: -$24.6M-$24.6M20222023: $10.2M$10.2M20232024: -$711.0K-$711.0K20242025: -$517.1M-$517.1M2025+72624%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.8

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Revenue$1.3B$889.9M$935.8M
Traffic acquisition costs$770.8M$653.7M$708.4M
Other cost of revenue$100.6M$44.0M$42.6M
Total cost of revenue$871.4M$697.8M$751.0M
Gross profit$429.1M$192.1M$184.8M
Research and development$43.6M$37.0M$36.0M
Sales and marketing$277.3M$96.9M$96.0M
General and administrative$124.1M$70.1M$57.9M
Impairment of intangible assets$15.6M$0$0
Goodwill impairment$352.1M$0$0
Restructuring charges$15.3M$742.0K$3.5M
Total operating expenses$828.1M$204.7M$193.4M
Loss from operations-$399.0M-$12.6M-$8.6M
Gain on repurchase of long-term debt$1.2M$8.8M$22.6M
Interest expense-$75.1M-$3.6M-$5.4M
Other (expense) income and interest income, net-$4.8M$9.2M$7.8M
Total other (expense) income, net-$78.7M$14.3M$25.0M
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes-$477.7M$1.7M$16.4M
Provision for income taxes$39.4M$2.4M$6.1M
Net (loss) income-$517.1M-$711.0K$10.2M
Basic (in shares)90.9M shares49.3M shares50.9M shares
Diluted (in shares)90.9M shares52.7M shares57.0M shares
Basic (in usd per share)-$5.69-$0.01$0.20
Diluted (in usd per share)-$5.69-$0.11-$0.06

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Corporate structure

Outbrain sits at the top of its group. 53 entities, 32 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Outbrain

  • Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Outbrain, latest Oct 14, 2025 (2 filings since May 31, 2022)
  • BlackRock Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Outbrain, latest Apr 25, 2025 (2 filings since Feb 2, 2024)
  • Value Base Ltd. Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Outbrain, latest Apr 9, 2025 (3 filings since Aug 7, 2024)
  • Gemini Israel IV Limited Partnership Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Outbrain, latest Mar 31, 2025 (2 filings since Feb 7, 2022)
  • Patrick Drahi Filed SCHEDULE 13D on Outbrain, latest Feb 10, 2025
  • BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA Filed SC 13G/A on Outbrain, latest Oct 4, 2024 (3 filings since Feb 13, 2023)
  • Viola Ventures III, L.P. Filed SC 13G/A on Outbrain, latest Feb 8, 2024 (2 filings since Feb 14, 2022)
  • Barry Eggers Filed SC 13G/A on Outbrain, latest Feb 14, 2023 (2 filings since Feb 14, 2022)
  • Outbrain New York City
    • Ligatus GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • OT CH Fin Holdings (UK) Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • OT Swiss Financing GmbH Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • OT UK Holdings Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Outbrain Australia Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Outbrain d.o.o Subsidiary · Slovenia
    • Outbrain France SAS Subsidiary · France
    • Outbrain Germany GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
    • Outbrain India Private Limited Subsidiary · India
    • Outbrain Israel Ltd. Subsidiary · Israel
    • Outbrain Italy S.r.l. Subsidiary · Italy
    • Outbrain Japan KK Subsidiary · Japan
    • Outbrain Netherlands B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
    • Outbrain New Zealand Limited Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • Outbrain Services Monetizacao de Conteudo LTDA Subsidiary · Brazil
    • Outbrain Singapore Pte Ltd Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Outbrain Spain S.L. Subsidiary · Spain
    • Outbrain UK Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • PT Teads Indonesia Advertising Subsidiary · Indonesia
    • Shanghai Outbrain Information Technology Service Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · China
    • Teads Arabia for Advertising Subsidiary · Saudi Arabia
    • Teads Argentina SA Subsidiary · Argentina
    • Teads Australia Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • Teads Belgium BV Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Teads Brasil Solucoes em Propaganda e Video Ltda Subsidiary · Brazil
    • and 27 more

Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Outbrain reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$184.1M8 Dec 31, 2025$163.8M8 Dec 31, 2024+12.4%
Accumulated depreciation$133.1M8 Dec 31, 2025$118.5M8 Dec 31, 2024+12.3%
Finance-lease assets$012 Dec 31, 2024$226.0K12 Dec 31, 2023−100.0%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$28.8M8 Dec 31, 2025$15.0M8 Dec 31, 2024+91.5%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$128.2M8 Dec 31, 2025$89.1M8 Dec 31, 2024+43.9%
Marketable securities, current$10.5M8 Dec 31, 2025$77.0M8 Dec 31, 2024−86.4%
Long-term investments$08 Dec 31, 2025$08 Dec 31, 2024

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$281.0M8 Dec 31, 2025$63.1M8 Dec 31, 2024+345.6%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$449.2M8 Dec 31, 2025$49.1M8 Dec 31, 2024+815.0%
Accumulated amortization$72.6M8 Dec 31, 2025$32.2M8 Dec 31, 2024+125.7%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$376.6M8 Dec 31, 2025$16.9M8 Dec 31, 2024+2124.6%

Properties, in its own words

Our corporate headquarters is located in New York, NY, U.S., where we occupy approximately 23,000 square feet under a lease agreement expiring in April 2034.

We maintain principal technology development centers in Netanya, Israel and Montpellier, France. These facilities are primarily utilized for technology and development and, to a lesser extent, for general administration and sales and marketing. To support our global operations, we also maintain primary hubs in Paris, France; London, England; and Ljubljana, Slovenia, which serve as primary administrative, commercial, and technology centers.

The rest of Item 2

In addition to our aforementioned principal hubs, we lease various office spaces for sales and marketing and general administration across North America, EMEA, and Asia. In certain circumstances, we may have space that we sublet to third parties, depending upon our needs in particular locations.

We believe that our current facilities are adequate to meet our needs for the immediate future, and that, should it be needed, suitable additional space will be available to accommodate any expansion of our operations.

See Note 8 to the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our leases.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 16, 2026.15

The story

Outbrain first marketed its content discovery platform in 2006.

It was founded by Yaron Galai and Ori Lahav, who were both officers in the Israeli Navy. Galai sold his company Quigo to AOL in 2007 for $363 million. Lahav worked at Shopping.com, acquired by eBay in 2005.

The company is headquartered in New York with global offices in London, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Cologne, Gurugram, Paris, Ljubljana, Munich, Milan, Madrid, Tokyo, São Paulo, Netanya, Singapore, and Sydney.

Outbrain went public in July 2021. The company offered 8 million shares in the IPO, bringing in $160 million.

Mergers and acquisitions

Outbrain has acquired 6 companies—related content recommendation platform, Surphace (February 2011), content curation platform, Scribit (December 2012), and predictive analytics company, Visual Revenue (March 2013). In early 2016, Outbrain acquired technology company Revee. In July 2017, Outbrain acquired Zemanta. In February 2019, Outbrain acquired Ligatus.

In October 2019, Outbrain announced its intention to merge with Taboola under the Taboola brand. In September 2020, Taboola and Outbrain ceased merger discussions.

In August 2024, Outbrain and Teads announced plans to merge in "an approximately $1 billion transaction".

In February 2025, Outrain announced the closing of its acquisition of Teads, following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. Following Outbrain’s acquisition of Teads in February 2025, they announced in June that the combined company has completed its corporate renaming from “Outbrain Inc.” to “Teads Holding Co.”

From Wikipedia’s article on Outbrain, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Who has led Outbrain, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief operating officer

  1. Asaf Porat2024–now
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (19)

Products and brands

Products

Outbrain is a native advertising company. It uses targeted advertising to recommend articles, slideshows, blog posts, photos or videos to a reader. Some of the content recommended by Outbrain link to publisher's own content, while others link to other sites.

As of March 2019, Outbrain's promoted articles are found on 108,121 websites. In 2020, Outbrain delivered an average of 10 billion recommendations daily for over 20,000 advertisers.

Business model

Advertisers typically pay on a pay-per-click basis and publishers generate income from external clicks. Approximately 75% of that revenue is paid to the site or app which presented the Outbrain link. Outbrain shares advertising revenue with publishers who implement their feeds or links on their sites, which are sometimes referred to as chumboxes.

From Wikipedia’s article on Outbrain, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • Ligatus GmbH Germany7
  • OT CH Fin Holdings (UK) Limited United Kingdom7
  • OT Swiss Financing GmbH Switzerland7
  • OT UK Holdings Limited United Kingdom7
  • Outbrain Australia Pty Ltd Australia7
  • Outbrain France SAS France7
  • Outbrain Germany GmbH Germany7
  • Outbrain India Private Limited India7
  • Outbrain Israel Ltd. Israel7
  • Outbrain Italy S.r.l. Italy7
  • Outbrain Japan KK Japan7
  • Outbrain Netherlands B.V. Netherlands7
  • Outbrain New Zealand Limited New Zealand7
  • Outbrain Services Monetizacao de Conteudo LTDA Brazil7
  • Outbrain Singapore Pte Ltd Singapore7
  • Outbrain Spain S.L. Spain7
  • Outbrain UK Limited United Kingdom7
  • Outbrain d.o.o Slovenia7
  • PT Teads Indonesia Advertising Indonesia7
  • Shanghai Outbrain Information Technology Service Co., Ltd. China7
  • Teads Arabia for Advertising Saudi Arabia7
  • Teads Argentina SA Argentina7
  • Teads Australia Pty Ltd Australia7
  • Teads Belgium BV Belgium7
All 54 listed subsidiaries
  • Teads Brasil Solucoes em Propaganda e Video Ltda Brazil7
  • Teads Canada ULC Canada7
  • Teads Chile SPA Chile7
  • Teads Deutschland GmbH Germany7
  • Teads France SAS France7
  • Teads Hong-Kong Limited Hong Kong7
  • Teads India Advertising Private Limited India7
  • Teads Italia S.r.l. Italy7
  • Teads Japan KK Japan7
  • Teads Limited United Kingdom7
  • Teads MENA SARL Luxembourg7
  • Teads Mexico, S. de R.L.de C.V. Mexico7
  • Teads NL BV Netherlands7
  • Teads North Africa SARL AU Morocco7
  • Teads Peru S.A.C. Peru7
  • Teads Poland sp. z.o.o. Poland7
  • Teads Rus LLC Russia7
  • Teads SARL Luxembourg7
  • Teads Schweiz GmbH Switzerland7
  • Teads Singapore Private Limited Singapore7
  • Teads South Africa Proprietary Limited South Africa7
  • Teads Spain, S.L.U. Spain7
  • Teads Studio Limited United Kingdom7
  • Teads Studio S.r.l. Romania7
  • Teads Taiwan Co. Ltd. Taiwan7
  • Viewster Deutschland GmbH, i.L. Germany7
  • Zemanta Limited UK United Kingdom7
  • video intelligence AG Switzerland7
  • video intelligence GmbH Germany7
  • video intelligence S.r.l. Romania7

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Former names

  • Outbrain Inc.Feb 2, 2009 to Jun 9, 20255

Timeline

  1. Oct 5, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation34
  2. Oct 1, 20268-K Executive or director change35
  3. Aug 14, 20268-K Listing notice or transfer36
  4. Aug 6, 20268-K Results of operations37
  5. Aug 3, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure; Other events38
  6. Jun 8, 20268-K Other events39
  7. May 15, 20268-K Shareholder vote40
  8. May 7, 20268-K Results of operations41
  9. Mar 5, 20268-K Results of operations42
  10. Dec 23, 20258-K Listing notice or transfer43
  11. Dec 8, 20258-K Exit or restructuring costs44
  12. Nov 6, 20258-K Results of operations45
  13. Jul 22, 2021New chief executive Yaron Galai becomes CEO17
  14. Jul 22, 2021New chief executive David Kostman becomes CEO16
  15. 2006Founded Founded1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Nov 5, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/202646

When it reported results

  1. Aug 6, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results37
  2. May 7, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results41
  3. Mar 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results42
  4. Nov 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results45
  5. Aug 7, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results47
  6. May 9, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results48
  7. Feb 27, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results49
  8. Feb 3, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results50

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

330 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 60 major events, 202 insider forms, 17 large holders, 31 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 5, 20268-K EDGAR
  2. Oct 2, 20263 EDGAR
  3. Oct 1, 20268-K EDGAR
  4. Sep 9, 20264 EDGAR
  5. Sep 9, 20264 EDGAR
  6. Aug 14, 20268-K EDGAR
  7. Aug 7, 202610-Q EDGAR
  8. Aug 6, 20268-K EDGAR
  9. Aug 3, 20268-K EDGAR
  10. Jun 9, 20264 EDGAR
  11. Jun 9, 20264 EDGAR
  12. Jun 9, 20264 EDGAR
  13. Jun 8, 20268-K EDGAR
  14. Jun 2, 20264 EDGAR
  15. May 20, 20264 EDGAR
  16. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
  17. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
  18. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
  19. May 18, 20264 EDGAR
  20. May 18, 20264 EDGAR

The 330 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

32 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 13 buys and 19 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Jun 2, 2026Kostman DavidChief Executive OfficerBuy13,500$1.07$14.4KForm 4
Jun 1, 2026Kostman DavidChief Executive OfficerBuy15,000$1.19$17.9KForm 4
May 29, 2026Kostman DavidChief Executive OfficerBuy18,000$1.16$20.9KForm 4
May 18, 2026Spilman MaryChief Commercial OfficerBuy105,000$0.99$104.0KForm 4
Dec 12, 2025Krindel YaffaDirectorBuy1,892$0.70$1.3KForm 4
Dec 11, 2025Krindel YaffaDirectorBuy8,108$0.74$6.0KForm 4
Sep 11, 2025Krindel YaffaDirectorBuy1,250$1.61$2.0KForm 4
Aug 26, 2025Krindel YaffaDirectorBuy2,500$1.87$4.7KForm 4
Aug 25, 2025Krindel YaffaDirectorBuy2,500$1.88$4.7KForm 4
Aug 14, 2025Krindel YaffaDirectorBuy2,300$1.82$4.2KForm 4
Aug 13, 2025Krindel YaffaDirectorBuy2,000$1.90$3.8KForm 4
Aug 11, 2025Krindel YaffaDirectorBuy5,700$1.74$9.9KForm 4
Mar 13, 2025Kostman DavidChief Executive OfficerBuy20,000$3.98$79.6KForm 4
Dec 17, 2024Galai YaronDirectorSale50,000$7.48$374.0KForm 4
Dec 4, 2024Galai YaronDirectorSale18,490$5.97$110.4KForm 4
Dec 3, 2024Galai YaronDirectorSale31,510$5.96$187.8KForm 4
Jul 17, 2024Galai YaronDirectorSale2,683$4.95$13.3KForm 4
Jul 16, 2024Galai YaronDirectorSale19,500$4.96$96.7KForm 4
Jul 15, 2024Galai YaronDirectorSale100$4.95$495Form 4
Jul 1, 2024Galai YaronDirectorSale1,000$4.97$5.0KForm 4

All 32 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025David Kostman61$500.0K$3.6M59
2025Asaf Porat40$400.8K$2.5M59
2025Jason Kiviat38$400.0K$1.2M59
2024CEO$430.0K$3.9M59
2024COO$285.3K$1.4M59
2024CFO$345.0K$839.3K59

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 84. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Value Base Ltd.5,752,107$4.4M2.7%No change
Whitefort Capital Management, LP4,609,163$3.5M0.9%+999,060
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,582,009$1.2M0.0%−85,751
Aqr Capital Management LLC1,041,321$798.6K0.0%+309,140
Susquehanna International Group, Llp1,008,138$773.1K0.0%+168,159
BlackRock, Inc.863,741$662.4K0.0%−1,796,297
Millennium Management LLC456,573$350.1K0.0%New
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC449,901$345.0K0.0%+15,534
Geode Capital Management, LLC404,687$310.4K0.0%−543,373
Bank Of America Corp /de/375,022$287.3K0.0%−6,749
Empowered Funds, LLC319,401$244.9K0.0%No change
Goldman Sachs Group Inc308,141$236.3K0.0%+105,820
Partners Capital Investment Group, Llp209,407$160.6K0.0%No change
Jane Street Group, LLC202,201$155.1K0.0%+117,895
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co188,923$144.9K0.0%−13,272
State Street Corp174,190$133.6K0.0%−515,551
Two Sigma Investments, LP161,058$123.5K0.0%−50,381
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd125,832$96.5K0.0%+73,222
RBF Capital, LLC110,000$84.4K0.0%No change
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.96,272$73.8K0.0%New
Ieq Capital, LLC83,451$64.0K0.0%+48,555
Yelin Lapidot Holdings Management Ltd.79,959$61.3K0.0%−16,684
Evergreen Capital Management LLC79,532$61.0K0.0%No change
Jpmorgan Chase & Co65,620$52.3K0.0%+26,018
Northern Trust Corp67,490$51.8K0.0%−235,726

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How Outbrain is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARTeads Holding Co.2
  • CIK0001454938
  • Employer ID (EIN)20-539162915
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer not an emerging growth company; a smaller reporting company; not a shell company15
  • Incorporated inDelaware15
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)7370 Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Technology, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address111 West 19Th Street, New York, NY 100112
  • Phone(646) 867-01492
  • Shares outstanding98,065,162 as of Jul 31, 202614
  • Public float$99.5M as of Jun 30, 202515
  • AuditorKPMG LLP, New York, New York PCAOB ID 185; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting15
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 2, 20092
  • Filings385 in all: 4 (190), 8-K (61), 3 (24), 10-Q (16), DEFA14A (11), 3/A (7), SC 13G (7), 4/A (6)2
    All 32 form types

    DEF 14A (6), SC 13G/A (6), 10-K (5), D (5), S-8 (5), ARS (4), SCHEDULE 13G/A (4), 144 (3), CORRESP (3), S-1/A (3), UPLOAD (3), 8-K/A (2), DRS/A (2), DRSLTR (2), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), DEFM14A (1), DRS (1), EFFECT (1), PRE 14A (1), PREM14A (1), S-1 (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 16, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 7, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 1, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 5, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common stock, par value $0.001 per shareTEADThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Mar 16, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).15

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks Outbrain names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Mar 16, 2026: 58 risks under these headings, as written.15

  • Risks Related to the Integration of Outbrain and Legacy Teads
  • Our integration of the businesses of Outbrain and Legacy Teads has been, and may continue to be, more difficult, costly and time-consuming than expected, which may materially and adversely affect the value of the Common Stock.
  • The Company may become involved in securities litigation, stockholder derivative litigation, or other legal proceedings in connection with the Acquisition.
  • Risks Related to Teads and Teads’ Industry
  • Unfavorable global economic conditions could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.
  • Operating our business requires a significant amount of cash, and the Company may need to raise additional financing in the future to fund its operations, which may not be available to it on favorable terms or at all.
  • If we fail to comply with the continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, the Common Stock may be delisted, which could adversely affect its market liquidity and market price.
  • The Company’s internal control over financial reporting may not meet the standards required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and failure to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and share price.
  • Sales by Altice Teads S.A. (“Altice Teads”) or other holders of shares of Common Stock, or the perception that such sales may occur, could cause the market value of the Common Stock to decline.
  • Altice Teads has influence over the Company, including director designation rights, and Altice Teads’ interests may not always coincide with the interests of the Company’s other stockholders.
  • Our revenue and results of operations are highly dependent on overall advertising demand and spending in the markets in which we operate. Factors that affect the amount of advertising spending, such as economic downturns, unexpected events or events outside of our control, can make it difficult to predict our revenue and could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
  • In order to meet our growth objectives, we will need to continue to innovate, seek to have advertisers and media partners adopt our expanding solutions, and extend our reach into evolving digital media platforms. If we fail to grow, or fail to manage our growth effectively, the quality of our platform and solutions may suffer, and our business, results of operations, and financial condition may be adversely affected.
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  • Growth in our business may place demands on our infrastructure and our operational, managerial, administrative, and financial resources.
  • Our sales and marketing efforts may require significant investments and, in certain cases, involve long sales cycles, and may not yield the results we seek. Even if our sales and marketing efforts are successful, there can be no assurance that our media partners will be able to generate sufficient traffic.
  • Our research and development efforts may not meet the demands of a rapidly evolving technology market resulting in a loss of customers, revenue, and/or market share.
  • The digital advertising industry is intensely competitive, and if we do not effectively compete against current and future competitors, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
  • Losses of media partners could have a significant impact on our revenue and results of operations.
  • Our revenue growth and future prospects will be adversely affected if we fail to expand our advertiser and agency relationships.
  • Our advertiser contracts, which can be canceled at any time, do not usually include any commitments to spend any amount of money with us, subjecting us to sudden changes in spend estimates which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
  • We are subject to payment-related risks that may adversely affect our business, working capital, financial condition and results of operations.
  • The failure of our AI prediction engine to accurately predict consumer engagement and outcomes may adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
  • If the quality of our advertisements deteriorates, or if we fail to present interesting content to consumers, we may experience a decline in user engagement, which could result in the loss of media partners.
  • The content of advertisements could damage our reputation and brand, or harm our ability to expand our base of consumers, advertisers and media partners, and negatively impact our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
  • Conditions in Israel, including the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas and other terrorist organizations, and the conflict involving Israel, the U.S., Iran and surrounding nations may adversely affect our operations and limit our ability to market, support and innovate on our products, which would lead to a decrease in revenues.
  • Our current business model depends on media owners maintaining open access digital properties, monetizing through advertising and attracting users to their digital properties, and could be impacted by continued pressure on the publishing industry.
  • Our results of operations may fluctuate significantly from period to period and may not meet our expectations or those of securities analysts and investors.
  • In preparing our financial statements, we make certain assumptions, judgments and estimates that affect amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements, which, if not accurate, may significantly impact our financial results.
  • Our profitability has been and may continue to be adversely impacted, or may fluctuate on a quarterly basis, due to guarantees that we have provided to some of our media partners.
  • Seasonal fluctuations in advertising activity and large cyclical events could have a material impact on our revenue, cash flow and operating results.
  • If currency exchange rates fluctuate substantially in the future, our results of operations, which are reported in U.S. dollars, could be adversely affected.
  • Our business depends on our ability to collect, use and disclose data to deliver advertisements. Any limitation imposed on our collection, use or disclosure of this data could significantly diminish the value of our solution.
  • User growth and engagement depends upon effective interoperation with devices, platforms and standards set by third parties that we do not control.
  • If we fail to detect and prevent invalid traffic, including click and impression fraud, or other invalid engagements with the advertisements we serve, we could lose the confidence of our advertisers, which would cause our business to suffer and negatively impact our financial results.
  • Our failure or the failure of third parties to protect our sites, networks and systems against security breaches, or otherwise to protect our confidential information or the confidential information of our partners, could damage our reputation and brand and substantially harm our business and operating results.
  • Our business depends on our ability to maintain and scale our technology platform. Real or perceived errors, disruptions or outages in our platform, including due to the possible cyberattacks discussed above or our failure to maintain adequate security and supporting infrastructure, could adversely affect our operating results and growth prospects.
  • AI presents risks for the Open Internet. We use AI in our business, and challenges with efficiently adopting AI and properly managing its use could result in competitive harm, reputational harm, and legal liability, and adversely affect our results of operations.
  • Adoption of AI tools by us and by our third-party vendors and service providers may increase the risk of errors, omissions, bias, unfair treatment or fraud in our services, which may adversely impact our results of operations or financial condition.
  • Failures or loss of our infrastructure, including hardware and software, with respect to us and other service providers on which we rely, could adversely affect our business.
  • We depend on highly skilled personnel to grow and operate our business, and if we are unable to hire, retain and motivate our personnel, we may not be able to grow effectively.
  • Our corporate culture has contributed to our success, and if we cannot maintain it as a result of our hybrid work model or otherwise, we could lose the innovation, creativity, and teamwork fostered by our culture, and our business may be harmed.
  • Our employees, contractors, consultants or other associated parties may behave in contravention of our internal policies or laws and regulations applicable to us, or otherwise act unethically or illegally, which could harm our reputation or subject us to liability.
  • Utilizing labor in foreign countries may subject us to additional risks, which could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
  • Our business may be adversely affected by matters associated with our labor force.
  • We may engage in strategic transactions, which may not yield a positive financial outcome. Further, such activity may result in the company operating in businesses beyond its current core business with risk factors beyond those which are identified here.
  • Risks Relating to Legal or Regulatory Matters
  • We are subject to laws and regulations related to online privacy, data protection, information security, content and consumer protection across different markets where we conduct our business, including in the United States and Europe. Such laws, regulations, and industry requirements are constantly evolving and changing and could potentially impact data collection and data usage for advertising and recommendations. Our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
  • If media partners, advertisers, and data providers do not obtain necessary and requisite consents from consumers for us to process their personal data, we could be subject to fines and liability.
  • Evolving legislation and mechanisms governing the transfer of personal data from the EEA or the UK to the United States, introduce increased uncertainty and may require us to change our EEA/UK data practices and/or rely on an alternative legally sufficient compliance measure.
  • Any governmental investigations, legal proceedings, or claims against us could result in liability, harm our reputation and could be costly and time-consuming to defend.
  • We have in the past been, and may in the future be, be unable to obtain, maintain and protect our intellectual property rights and proprietary information, or prevent third parties from making unauthorized use of our intellectual property or claiming unauthorized use of their intellectual property.
  • We may be subject to intellectual property rights claims by third parties, which are costly to defend and could require us to pay significant damages and could limit our ability to use technology or intellectual property.
  • Our platform relies on third-party open source software components. Failure to comply with the terms of the underlying open source software licenses could expose us to liabilities, and the combination of open source software with code that we develop could compromise the proprietary nature of our platform.
  • We are required to comply with international advertising regulations in connection with the distribution of advertising, including potential regulation or oversight of native advertising disclosure standards. Failure to comply could negatively impact us, our media partners and/or our advertisers, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
  • Corporate sustainability risks could adversely affect the Company’s reputation, business and performance and the trading price of the Common Stock.
  • Risks Related to Taxation
  • Our tax liabilities may be greater than anticipated.
  • Future events may impact our deferred tax asset position including deferred tax assets related to our utilization of net operating losses (“NOLs,” each an “NOL”) and U.S. deferred federal income taxes on undistributed earnings of international affiliates that are considered to be reinvested indefinitely.
  • Risks Related to the Securities Markets and Ownership of the Common Stock
  • The trading price of the shares of our Common Stock has been, and is likely to continue to be, volatile, and purchasers of our Common Stock could incur substantial losses.
  • If securities or industry analysts publish unfavorable research or reports about our business, or if they cease coverage of our Company, our stock price and trading volume could continue to decline.
  • Sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public markets, or the perception that they may occur, could cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline or continue to decline.
  • We do not intend to pay dividends on the Common Stock, so any returns will be limited to the value of the Common Stock.
  • Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of our company, which may be beneficial to our stockholders, more difficult and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management.

Legal proceedings

Information with respect to this item may be found in Note 11 in the accompanying notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Report, under “Legal Proceedings and Other Matters,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

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