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Pattern Group (PTRN) Q1 FY26 earnings call: guidance and Q&A

Earnings call· Mar 2026 (Q1 FY26)· Communication Services· May 6, 2026

Source: earnings call transcript

Executive summary

Pattern Group Inc. Q1 FY26 — Record NRR and Strong International Growth

Pattern Group delivered a strong Q1 FY26, marked by record Net Revenue Retention and significant growth across international and non-Amazon channels. The company's platform, leveraging AI and data, continues to optimize e-commerce variables for brand partners, driving both growth and cost advantages. Management is confident in its ability to navigate macro headwinds through portfolio diversification and is raising its full-year outlook, while continuing strategic investments in R&D and infrastructure.

Highlights

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  • Revenue grew 43% year-over-year to $774 million.

  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 59% year-over-year to $54 million.

  • Net Revenue Retention (NRR) reached a record 127%, up from 115% last year.

  • International revenue increased 101% year-over-year.

  • Non-Amazon revenue grew 119% year-over-year, driven by TikTok Shop, Walmart, and Coupang.

Concerns

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  • Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East introduced volatility into global logistics and energy costs, as well as uncertainty around consumer sentiment.

  • The company expects to face stronger comps in the back half of the year, leading to moderating year-over-year growth in Q3 and Q4.

  • Incremental costs related to the Accelerate conference and start-up costs for the new East Coast facility are expected to impact Q2 adjusted EBITDA margin.

Guidance & targets

CategoryTargetConfidence
Full-year 2026 Revenue
approximately $3.3 billion
high materiality
High
Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA
approximately $200 million
high materiality
High
Q2 2026 Revenue
$810 million to $820 million
high materiality
High
Q2 2026 Adjusted EBITDA
$45 million to $46 million
high materiality
High
Full-year 2026 NRR
approximately 119%
medium materiality
High
R&D growth
outpace revenue growth
medium materiality
High

Product announcements

ProductTypeDetails
The Portal (AI Photo Studio)launch

Deals & partnerships

TikTok Shop Strategic Partner of the Year award

Pattern Group was recently named TikTok Shop's Strategic Partner of the Year, highlighting its leadership and success in social commerce, including launching over 100 brands and activating over 365,000 creators.

Risks & headwinds

Geopolitical tensions and macro environment near-term

Middle East is an immaterial portion of revenue today, but tensions introduce volatility into global logistics and energy costs.

Mitigation:Agreements with brand partners allow pass-through of cost changes (e.g., fuel surcharges); portfolio approach and category diversification (including non-discretionary categories) provide resilience.

Stronger comparable periods in H2 H2 FY26

Year-over-year growth expected to moderate in Q3 and Q4.

Mitigation:Acknowledged in guidance framework; management maintains a middle-of-the-road approach on new brand partner revenue and product expansions due to inherent variability.

Increased R&D investment FY26

R&D growth expected to outpace revenue growth.

Mitigation:Strategic investment to strengthen technology moat and expand AI capabilities, done responsibly to drive future growth.

Incremental costs in Q2 Q2 FY26

Expected to impact Q2 adjusted EBITDA margin.

Mitigation:Related to Accelerate conference and start-up costs for new East Coast facility; viewed as short-term investments for continued future growth.

What to watch in Q2 FY26

Q2 Revenue

next quarter
Current Q1 revenue $774M
Target $810M-$820M

Why it matters

Verifying the company's ability to meet its raised Q2 revenue guidance will indicate continued strong momentum.

For the second quarter, we expect revenue in the range of $810 million to $820 million, representing 35% to 37% growth year-over-year.

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Q&A highlights

What drove the exceptionally strong Q1 performance, and what initiatives are driving the strong non-Amazon channel growth?

Management attributed strong Q1 to hitting on all growth levers: better tech, more marketplaces, more products for existing brands, and new brand partners. Non-Amazon growth was driven by TikTok, Walmart, and Coupang, with a focus on diversifying revenue mix to align with consumer online spending.

“this business model has a lot of ways to help brands grow across multiple vectors. And when we hit on all of them, that gives us confidence to raise the outlook, and that's what we did with the 32% growth for the full year.”

asked by Ralph Schackart · answered by Jason Beesley

2 min read 6 chapters

Detailed narrative

E-commerce Equation and Platform Advantage

Pattern's platform is designed to optimize the four key e-commerce variables: traffic, conversion, price, and availability. By operating across multiple marketplaces, geographies, and channels, the company leverages its scale, data, and AI to improve outcomes for brand partners while lowering costs in fulfillment, ad spend, and operations. This integrated approach creates a competitive advantage that individual brands struggle to replicate, driving significant revenue growth and efficiency gains.

International and Non-Amazon Growth Drivers

The company reported robust international revenue growth of 101% year-over-year and non-Amazon revenue growth of 119% year-over-year. This diversification is driven by expansion into new marketplaces like TikTok Shop, Walmart, and Coupang, where the company has achieved triple-digit growth. Pattern's strategy includes taking brands to more marketplaces and geographies, with a long-term view that its revenue mix should align with how consumers spend online globally.

Social Commerce and AI-Driven Discovery

Pattern is actively engaging with evolving commerce channels, particularly social commerce and AI-driven discovery. The company was named TikTok Shop's Strategic Partner of the Year, having launched over 100 brands and activated 365,000 creators. Pattern is also leveraging its data-first approach to optimize content and positioning for LLM-driven discovery, recognizing the growing influence of AI on customer journeys and the importance of execution signals like availability and delivery speed in an AI-driven world.

Supply Chain Optimization and Delivery Speeds

The company continues to make significant progress in supply chain efficiency, with 57% of total clicks now receiving same-day or one-day delivery, up from 52% last year. This improvement in delivery speed correlates with a higher conversion rate (18% for same-day/one-day vs. 9% for two-day+). Pattern also reduced days of inventory on hand to 62, a 13-day improvement year-over-year, demonstrating the benefits of scale in logistics. The upcoming East Coast facility is expected to further enhance these efficiencies.

Scale Benefits and Market Opportunity

Pattern highlights the benefits of its increasing scale, noting an 84% revenue growth from FY24 to FY26 (guided) and a doubling of Adjusted EBITDA over the same period. Management believes its ability to provide a service that is both better and less expensive than brands can achieve themselves, combined with a large total addressable market (TAM) of largely digital goods sold worldwide, positions the company for continued long-term growth and market outperformance.

New Brand Partner Acquisition and Pipeline

The new brand partner pipeline remains strong, with an identified opportunity list of $505 billion in GMV. The company continues to invest in sales and marketing to drive new partner acquisition, emphasizing that these relationships not only deliver initial revenue but also contribute to long-term growth through existing brand partner revenue and the high Net Revenue Retention rate.

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