Spotify Technology SA (SPOT) financial statements
Spotify Technology SA reported revenue of 17.2B EUR in fiscal 2025, up 21.6% a year over 9 years.
Net income was 2.2B EUR and the operating margin 12.8%, against -11.8% in 2016.
Free cash flow was 2.9B EUR, and the company returned 439M EUR in net buybacks.
The diluted share count rose 42% over the period (dilution).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions (EUR).
Income statement
Fiscal years, in EUR, from Spotify Technology SA's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.0B EUR | 4.1B EUR | 5.3B EUR | 6.8B EUR | 7.9B EUR | 9.7B EUR | 11.7B EUR | 13.2B EUR | 15.7B EUR | 17.2B EUR |
| Cost of revenue | 2.6B EUR | 3.2B EUR | 3.9B EUR | 5.0B EUR | 5.9B EUR | 7.1B EUR | 8.8B EUR | 9.8B EUR | 10.9B EUR | 11.7B EUR |
| Gross profit | 401M EUR | 849M EUR | 1.4B EUR | 1.7B EUR | 2.0B EUR | 2.6B EUR | 2.9B EUR | 3.4B EUR | 4.7B EUR | 5.5B EUR |
| Research and development | 207M EUR | 396M EUR | 493M EUR | 615M EUR | 837M EUR | 912M EUR | 1.4B EUR | 1.7B EUR | 1.5B EUR | 1.4B EUR |
| Selling, general and admin | 175M EUR | 264M EUR | 283M EUR | 354M EUR | 442M EUR | 450M EUR | 626M EUR | 585M EUR | 481M EUR | 479M EUR |
| Operating income | -349M EUR | -378M EUR | -43M EUR | -73M EUR | -293M EUR | 94M EUR | -659M EUR | -446M EUR | 1.4B EUR | 2.2B EUR |
| Interest expense | 336M EUR | 974M EUR | 584M EUR | 333M EUR | 510M EUR | 91M EUR | 132M EUR | 220M EUR | 352M EUR | 266M EUR |
| Pre-tax income | -535M EUR | -1.2B EUR | -173M EUR | -131M EUR | -709M EUR | 249M EUR | -370M EUR | -505M EUR | 1.3B EUR | 2.2B EUR |
| Income tax | 4M EUR | 2M EUR | -95M EUR | 55M EUR | -128M EUR | 283M EUR | 60M EUR | 27M EUR | 203M EUR | 12M EUR |
| Net income | -539M EUR | -1.2B EUR | -78M EUR | -186M EUR | -581M EUR | -34M EUR | -430M EUR | -532M EUR | 1.1B EUR | 2.2B EUR |
| EPS (diluted) | -3.63 EUR | -8.14 EUR | -0.51 EUR | -1.03 EUR | -3.10 EUR | -1.03 EUR | -2.93 EUR | -2.73 EUR | 5.50 EUR | 10.51 EUR |
| Diluted shares | 148M | 152M | 181M | 181M | 188M | 194M | 196M | 195M | 207M | 211M |
| Gross margin | 13.6% | 20.8% | 25.7% | 25.5% | 25.6% | 26.8% | 25.0% | 25.6% | 30.1% | 32.0% |
| Operating margin | -11.8% | -9.2% | -0.8% | -1.1% | -3.7% | 1.0% | -5.6% | -3.4% | 8.7% | 12.8% |
| Net margin | -18.3% | -30.2% | -1.5% | -2.7% | -7.4% | -0.4% | -3.7% | -4.0% | 7.3% | 12.9% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, in EUR, from Spotify Technology SA's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 755M EUR | 1.5B EUR | 1.8B EUR | 1.8B EUR | 1.7B EUR | 3.5B EUR | 3.4B EUR | 4.2B EUR | 7.4B EUR | 9.5B EUR |
| Receivables | — | 360M EUR | 400M EUR | 402M EUR | 464M EUR | 621M EUR | 690M EUR | 858M EUR | 771M EUR | 802M EUR |
| Total current assets | — | 1.9B EUR | 2.2B EUR | 2.2B EUR | 2.4B EUR | 4.4B EUR | 4.4B EUR | 5.3B EUR | 8.4B EUR | 10.5B EUR |
| Property, plant and equipment | — | 73M EUR | 197M EUR | 291M EUR | 313M EUR | 372M EUR | 348M EUR | 247M EUR | 188M EUR | 188M EUR |
| Goodwill | — | — | 146M EUR | 478M EUR | 736M EUR | 894M EUR | 1.2B EUR | 1.1B EUR | 1.2B EUR | 1.1B EUR |
| Total assets | — | 3.1B EUR | 4.3B EUR | 5.1B EUR | 6.3B EUR | 7.2B EUR | 7.6B EUR | 8.3B EUR | 12.0B EUR | 15.0B EUR |
| Total current liabilities | — | 1.9B EUR | 2.1B EUR | 2.4B EUR | 2.9B EUR | 3.2B EUR | 3.5B EUR | 4.1B EUR | 4.5B EUR | 6.1B EUR |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | 0 EUR | 1.2B EUR | 1.1B EUR | 1.2B EUR | 1.5B EUR | 0 EUR |
| Total liabilities | — | 2.9B EUR | 2.2B EUR | 3.1B EUR | 3.5B EUR | 5.1B EUR | 5.2B EUR | 5.8B EUR | 6.5B EUR | 6.7B EUR |
| Shareholders' equity | -240M EUR | 238M EUR | 2.1B EUR | 2.0B EUR | 2.8B EUR | 2.1B EUR | 2.4B EUR | 2.5B EUR | 5.5B EUR | 8.3B EUR |
| Net debt | -755M EUR | -477M EUR | -891M EUR | -1.1B EUR | -1.2B EUR | -1.5B EUR | -1.4B EUR | -1.9B EUR | -3.2B EUR | -3.8B EUR |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, in EUR, from Spotify Technology SA's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 101M EUR | 179M EUR | 344M EUR | 573M EUR | 259M EUR | 361M EUR | 46M EUR | 680M EUR | 2.3B EUR | 2.9B EUR |
| Capital spending | 27M EUR | 36M EUR | 125M EUR | 135M EUR | 78M EUR | 85M EUR | 25M EUR | 6M EUR | 17M EUR | 61M EUR |
| Free cash flow | 74M EUR | 143M EUR | 219M EUR | 438M EUR | 181M EUR | 276M EUR | 21M EUR | 674M EUR | 2.3B EUR | 2.9B EUR |
| Stock-based compensation | 53M EUR | 65M EUR | 88M EUR | 122M EUR | 176M EUR | 223M EUR | 381M EUR | 321M EUR | 267M EUR | 247M EUR |
| Dividends paid | — | — | 0 EUR | 0 EUR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | 0 EUR | 0 EUR | -72M EUR | -438M EUR | 0 EUR | -89M EUR | -2M EUR | 0 EUR | 0 EUR | -439M EUR |
| Net borrowing | — | — | — | 0 EUR | 0 EUR | 1.2B EUR | 0 EUR | 0 EUR | — | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.5% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.2% | 5.1% | 14.6% | 16.7% |
Questions
What was Spotify Technology SA's revenue in 2025?
17.2B EUR in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Spotify Technology SA generate?
2.9B EUR in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From Spotify Technology SA's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.