Published expectations called for roughly $30.7 million of revenue and a loss near $0.10 per share. The quarter delivered $40.4 million of revenue but a $0.28 GAAP loss per share, making this a large EPS miss despite the headline revenue beat.
| Metric | Q2 2026 actual | Q2 2025 | Published expectation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $40.4M (Financial Highlights) | $25.1M (Financial Highlights) | ~$30.7M |
| Net loss attributable to RUM | $(79.1)M (Income Statement) | $(30.2)M (Income Statement) | — |
| Loss per share | $(0.28) (Income Statement) | $(0.12) (Income Statement) | ~$(0.10) |
| Cost of services | $30.6M (Income Statement) | $26.5M (Income Statement) | — |
| Cash and equivalents | $203.3M (Balance Sheet) | $237.9M at Dec. 31, 2025 (Balance Sheet) | — |
The revenue beat is less impressive after separating the acquisition. Northern Data contributed $10.1 million of cloud and colocation revenue after the June 17 closing; excluding it, revenue was approximately $30.3 million, essentially around or slightly below the published consensus. Rumble’s own Audience Monetization business grew $5.6 million, but legacy Other Initiatives revenue declined $0.4 million excluding Northern Data (Revenue discussion).
Profitability deteriorated sharply rather than merely missing by a few cents. Operating loss widened to $70.8 million from $26.6 million, while total expenses more than doubled to $111.1 million. Acquisition-related transaction costs alone were $28.3 million, and depreciation and amortization rose to $16.3 million following the Northern Data transaction (Income Statement). The adjusted view may remove some of these items, but the filing still shows a much heavier cost structure and a materially larger GAAP cash-burn burden than the headline revenue growth suggests.
The transaction transformed the balance sheet but also added leverage and execution risk. Property and equipment increased to $913.8 million, goodwill to $415.2 million, and intangible assets to $187.8 million, while convertible notes payable reached $358.8 million (Balance Sheet). Cash fell to $203.3 million from $237.9 million at year-end, so the new AI-infrastructure platform brings substantial assets and capacity but also much greater financing, integration, and utilization requirements.
Net read: strategically significant, financially below expectations. The reported revenue beat is largely acquisition-driven and does not represent a clear organic upside surprise; the underlying Rumble business was roughly in line to slightly soft, while EPS and operating losses were substantially worse than expected. The filing provides no concrete Q3 revenue figure in the supplied release, leaving the market without a quantified near-term reset to offset the earnings miss.
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