Archive · 24 Jan 2026
Spotify's Record Profits Contrast with Stock Decline
Spotify is doing really well with lots of users and making lots of money.
They have over 700 million people using their service every month and 281 million people paying for it.
They made a lot of money in the last three months, almost €806 million.
But even though the company is doing great, the stock price has gone down a lot.
People who invest in stocks are worried because Spotify isn't making as much money per user as they hoped, and they have a lot of competition.
They also think Spotify might not be able to keep growing as much as other tech companies.
So even though Spotify is doing well, the stock isn't doing as well as some people thought it would.
Spotify reported 713 million monthly active users and 281 million paying subscribers in Q3 2025.
The company achieved a gross margin of 31.6% and generated €806 million in free cash flow for the quarter.
Despite strong business metrics, Spotify's stock has declined by 26% over six months.
Market concerns include low average revenue per user (ARPU), declining ad-supported revenue, and high competition.
Investors are comparing Spotify's growth to high-margin tech companies with AI and platform leverage.
- Who
- Spotify
- What
- Record profits and user growth but stock underperformance
- When
- Q3 2025
- Where
- Global
- Why
- Market concerns over monetization, margins, and competition
- Monthly Active Users
- 713 million
- Paying Subscribers
- 281 million
- Gross Margin
- 31.6%
- Free Cash Flow (Q3 2025)
- €806 million
- Free Cash Flow (Past Year)
- €3 billion
- Stock Decline (6 Months)
- 26%
- Premium ARPU Change (YoY)
- -4%
- Ad-Supported Revenue Change (YoY)
- -6%