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    Earnings call· Jun 2026(Q2 FY26)

    EverQuote Q2 FY26 earnings call EVER

    Aug 3, 2026 Source

    Executive summary

    EverQuote Q2 FY26 — Record Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Driven by AI Leadership and Broadened Carrier Demand

    EverQuote delivered strong Q2 FY26 results, driven by robust carrier demand and significant advancements in AI integration across its operations and products. The company is strategically investing in new AI-first solutions for both consumers and providers, aiming to extend its market leadership and achieve its long-term revenue target. Management noted a healthy market backdrop with carriers actively seeking growth.

    Highlights

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    • Revenue grew 25% year-over-year to $195.1 million.

    • Adjusted EBITDA grew 37% year-over-year to a record $30.1 million.

    • Home vertical revenue grew 35% year-over-year to a record $23 million.

    • Revenue flowing through Smart Campaigns increased over 100% versus the same period last year.

    • GAAP net income increased to $19.2 million from $14.7 million in the prior year period.

    Guidance & targets

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    CategoryTargetConfidence
    Q3 FY26 Revenue
    $198 million to $208 million
    high materiality
    High
    Q3 FY26 Variable Marketing Dollars (VMD)
    $56 million to $59 million
    medium materiality
    High
    Q3 FY26 Adjusted EBITDA
    $28 million to $31 million
    high materiality
    High
    Annual Revenue Target
    $1 billion
    high materiality
    High
    Annual Adjusted EBITDA Margin
    Rise roughly 100 base points
    medium materiality
    High

    Segment performance

    2
    SegmentRevenueYoYQoQMargin
    Auto Insurance Vertical
    Revenue increased due to broad and differentiated distribution, with growth across carriers and agents, including a large carrier ramping up.
    		$172.1 million23%——
    Home Insurance Vertical
    Achieved record levels, capitalizing on strong monetization across high-quality traffic sources and increased budget from key carriers. Expected to outpace auto growth.
    		$23 million35%——

    Operational metrics

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    Variable Marketing Dollars (VMD)
    $56.9 million25% from prior year period
    Q2 FY26

    Record VMD for the quarter.

    Variable Marketing Margin (VMM)
    29.2%
    Q2 FY26

    Management noted that VMM in the high 20s correlates with the highest VMD, and it is an output metric, not directly managed.

    Cash Operating Expenses
    $26.8 millionup slightly from Q1
    Q2 FY26

    Excludes advertising spend and certain non-cash and other charges.

    Cash and Cash Equivalents
    $192 million
    End of Q2 FY26

    Company ended the period with no debt and a fortress balance sheet.

    Engineering Efficiency Increase (AI)
    25%measured increase
    Daily basis

    Exceeding industry benchmarks with AI integration into daily workflows.

    Smart Campaigns Revenue Growth
    Over 100%versus the same period last year
    Q2 FY26

    Amount of revenue flowing through the Smart Campaigns product.

    Smart Campaigns Carrier Adoption
    7
    Q2 FY26

    Number of top 10 carriers now using Smart Campaigns.

    Smart Campaigns Agent Adoption
    Significant conversion rate improvements
    Q2 FY26

    Early data suggests improvements for agents who opted into the product.

    Cash Operating Expenses Step-up
    ~$1 million to $1.25 millionfrom Q2
    Q3 FY26

    Expected step-up in OpEx for investments in new solutions.

    Cash Operating Expenses Step-up
    ~$0.5 millionfrom Q3
    Q4 FY26

    Expected additional step-up in OpEx for investments in new solutions.

    Home Vertical Share of P&C Market
    10-11%
    Current

    Compared to the broader P&C landscape, indicating significant growth opportunity.

    Industry KPIs

    2
    MetricValueDetails
    Share buyback capital returned$50 millionUSD
    Ai feature adoption monetizationOver 100%%

    Product announcements

    4
    ProductTypeDetails
    Smart Campaigns (Agent-facing version)launch
    ChatGPT Appmilestone
    New AI-first products (Consumer-facing)roadmap
    New AI-first products (Provider-facing)roadmap

    Deals & partnerships

    1
    AI-first companiesStrategic commercial partnerships to complement internal product development and capabilities.

    Pursuing select strategic commercial partnerships to enhance product development.

    What to watch in Q3 FY26

    5

    New AI-first products revenue contribution

    Next year
    CurrentNot material this year
    TargetStart contributing materially to revenue

    Why it matters

    Indicates successful monetization of new AI investments and progress towards long-term growth vectors.

    In terms of near-term impact, we don't view the revenue as material for this year in these new offerings. We need a period of really testing and innovation and bringing these things to market.

    Q&A highlights

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    Could management provide an update on the current market health and elaborate on the potential impact of AI automation, specifically agentic traffic operations, on the business and VMD?

    The market remains healthy with carriers actively seeking growth. The company is evolving its AI bidding platform by overlaying 'agentic action' on existing machine learning, which is expected to improve both the effectiveness of bidding (benefiting VMD) and operational efficiency by reducing human intervention.

    “now what we're beginning to do is overlay more sort of agentic action on top of the ML bidding that has been occurring for a long time. And so this is now getting into like deeper automation of a lot of the operations. which will historically every time we do something like this, we see the benefit both in the effectiveness effectiveness of the bidding, which would flow through in VMD, but also in the efficiency, because we can sort of manage a larger traffic portfolio with less human intervention needed.”

    asked by Ralph Schackart · answered by Unknown Speaker

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    Detailed Narrative

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    AI Leadership and Internal Efficiency

    EverQuote is deeply integrating AI across its operations, with pervasive daily active use among corporate staff and a measured 25% increase in engineering efficiency. This includes developing AI agents to identify web experience friction points and upgrading the AI traffic bidding platform to enable more agentic operations. These efforts are driving greater productivity and accelerating product delivery, positioning the company as an AI leader in its industry.

    02

    Smart Campaigns Expansion and Agent Adoption

    The company's Smart Campaigns AI bidding solution continues to scale, with revenue flowing through the product increasing over 100% year-over-year. Seven of the top 10 carriers now utilize Smart Campaigns. Notably, an agent-facing version of Smart Campaigns was released to an initial cohort of local agents in Q2, showing significant conversion rate improvements and strengthening relationships by embedding technology into customer workflows.

    03

    Strategic Growth Vectors and AI-First Products

    EverQuote is focusing on two new growth areas: amplifying consumer visibility through products purpose-built for AI search and agentic commerce, and building AI-native growth solutions for carriers and agents. These initiatives aim to leverage the company's AI heritage and deep customer relationships to lead the P&C distribution sector through its transition into the AI era, with more details expected in the coming months⏳.

    04

    Healthy Market Backdrop and Carrier Demand

    The market for auto and homeowners insurance remains healthy, characterized by profitable carriers actively seeking growth. This favorable environment has led to broadened carrier demand, including a major carrier ramping up as expected. Local agent demand for referrals also reached record high levels, with an increasing number of products per agent, reinforcing EverQuote's position as a trusted growth partner.

    05

    Home Vertical Outperformance and Opportunity

    The home insurance vertical demonstrated strong performance, growing 35% year-over-year to record levels in Q2. Management anticipates continued outperformance of home growth compared to auto, leveraging existing technology and best practices while customizing the buying experience. The broader P&C landscape suggests significant upside for the home segment, which currently represents 10-11% of EverQuote's revenue.

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    Capital Allocation and M&A Strategy

    EverQuote's capital allocation strategy prioritizes maintaining a fortress balance sheet, executing share buybacks (with $50 million completed since last August), and evaluating M&A opportunities. While M&A is not deemed necessary to achieve the $1 billion revenue target, it is considered a potential accelerant for growth in new products for carriers/agents, non-auto verticals, or data insights, particularly given the evolving insurtech landscape.

    AI-generated summary of the company’s earnings call. Not investment advice.