Coupang Announces Results for First Quarter 2025

Net Revenues of $7.9 billion, up 11% YoY and 21% on an FX-neutral basis

Gross Profit of $2.3 billion, up 20% YoY and 31% on an FX-neutral basis

Operating income of $154 million, up $114 million

Operating Cash Flow of $2.0 billion and Free Cash Flow of $1.0 billion for the trailing twelve months

SEATTLE: Coupang, Inc. (NYSE: CPNG) today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Q1 2025 Consolidated Highlights:

• Net revenues were $7.9 billion, up 11% YoY on a reported basis and 21% YoY on an FX-neutral basis.
• Gross profit increased 20% YoY and 31% YoY on an FX-neutral basis to $2.3 billion. Gross profit margin was 29.3%, an improvement of 217 bps YoY.
• Operating income was $154 million, an increase of $114 million from last year.
• Net income was $114 million and net income attributable to Coupang stockholders was $107 million, an increase of $102 million from last year.
• Diluted EPS was $0.06, an increase of $0.06 over last year.
• Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $382 million with a margin of 4.8%, up 88 bps from last year.
• Operating cash flow for the trailing twelve months was $2.0 billion, a decrease of $335 million YoY. This is primarily due to certain non-recurring working capital benefits in the prior period.
• Free cash flow was $1.0 billion for the trailing twelve months, a decrease of $450 million YoY. This is primarily due to certain non-recurring working capital benefits in the prior period.

Q1 2025 Segment Highlights:

• Product Commerce segment net revenues were $6.9 billion, up 6% YoY on a reported basis and 16% YoY on an FX-neutral basis.
• Product Commerce Active Customers reached 23.4 million, growing 9% YoY.
• Product Commerce gross profit was $2.2 billion, up 17% YoY on a reported basis and 28% YoY on an FX-neutral basis. Gross profit margin was 31.3%, an increase of over 300 bps YoY.
• Product Commerce segment adjusted EBITDA was $550 million, up $83 million YoY, with a margin of 8.0%, up 81 bps YoY.
• Developing Offerings segment (including International, Eats, Play, Fintech and Farfetch) net revenues were $1.0 billion, up 67% YoY on a reported basis and 78% YoY on an FX-neutral basis.
• Developing Offerings segment adjusted EBITDA was negative $168 million, an improvement of $18 million YoY.

Stock Repurchase Plan:

Today we are announcing that our Board of Directors has recently authorized a stock repurchase program for up to $1 billion of our outstanding shares of our Class A common stock, as part of our broader capital allocation strategy allowing us to generate meaningful returns for the shareholders.

First Quarter 2025 Results

Webcast and Conference Call

Coupang, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss first quarter results on May 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM PT/ 5:30 PM ET. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on our Investor Relations website, ir.aboutcoupang.com, and a replay of the conference call will be available for at least three months. This press release, including the reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable U.S. GAAP measures, as well as our first quarter earnings presentation, are also available on that site.

About Coupang

Coupang is a technology and Fortune 200 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CPNG) that provides retail, restaurant delivery, video streaming, and fintech services to customers around the world under brands that include Coupang, Coupang Eats, Coupang Play and Farfetch.

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