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Q4'25 earnings call · held February 18, 2026 · compared with the Q3'25 call · management-credibility review
9/12
Disclosure score
3 medium, 5 low flags
Financial quality
Bottom line
The sleeper story everyone's missing: Deliveroo is actually accelerating growth post-acquisition, not just integrating costs as feared. While the market obsesses over the tech replatform spend, the real constraint isn't capital allocation but execution bandwidth - they're running three tech stacks while scaling autonomous delivery, fulfillment services, and international expansion simultaneously. Tony's most revealing quote: 'We have 90-plus percent daily active usage of coding agents across all engineers' - this company is already AI-native in ways competitors aren't. My view changes if new verticals miss H2 profitability or if tech platform benefits don't materialize by Q4 2026.

The 30-second version

  • The sleeper story: Deliveroo is growing FASTER post-acquisition while maintaining same profit expectations
  • New verticals finally hitting unit economic positive in H2 2026, but they buried the magnitude
  • Tech replatform costs are bleeding into 2027 despite 'majority in 2026' promises

What changed this quarter

MetricQ3'25Q4'25Change
RevenueQ3 growth rate not disclosedStrong growth mentioned but no specificsMaintained momentum but lacks transparency
EBITDA Margin 2026ENot providedUp slightly vs 2025 ex-DeliverooModest improvement despite heavy investments
Deliveroo EBITDA ContributionNot applicable$200M for full year 2026New disclosure, in-line with deal thesis
U.S. Restaurant Contribution MarginImproving trajectoryUp year-over-year in Q4Continued expansion but pace slowing
New Verticals Unit EconomicsNegative, improving sequentiallyGross profit positive expected H2 2026Finally crossing breakeven threshold
DashPass SubscribersRecord Q3Record Q4 and full yearSustained momentum in subscription growth
MAUsAll-time highAnother all-time highContinued user base expansion
International ex-DeliverooApproaching contribution breakevenContribution profit positive in H2 2026Finally hitting profitability inflection
Ads BusinessGrowing fastDoubled advertisers, tripled spend on SymbiosisAcceleration in ad platform momentum
OpEx as % of GOVAround 2%Expect roughly 2% in 2026Maintained efficiency despite investments

Accountability tracked

8 new promises made5 narrative shifts flagged7 prior promises scored
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