NerdWallet 2025 Q2 Earnings Strong Performance as Net Income Surges 187%

NerdWallet(NRDS) reported its fiscal 2025 Q2 earnings on Aug 08th, 2025. The company returned to profitability with net income of $8.20 million, representing a 187.2% positive swing from the net loss of $-9.40 million in the same period last year. The results reflect strong operational improvements and efficiency gains that supported a significant turnaround.

Revenue

NerdWallet’s total revenue for Q2 2025 rose 24.1% year-over-year to $186.90 million, driven by broad-based growth across its key segments. The Insurance segment generated $54.70 million, while Credit Cards revenue stood at $34.80 million. The Loans segment contributed $27.50 million in revenue, and Other Verticals accounted for $69.90 million. Additionally, SMB products reported revenue of $25 million, and Emerging Verticals delivered $44.90 million, reflecting a diversified and expanding business model.

Earnings/Net Income

The company returned to profitability with an EPS of $0.11 in Q2 2025, reversing from a loss of $0.12 per share in Q2 2024, representing a 191.7% positive change. The net income of $8.20 million marked a 187.2% improvement from the net loss of $-9.40 million a year ago. This turnaround highlights effective cost management and improved operational performance.

Price Action

The stock price of NerdWallet has edged down 0.76% during the latest trading day, has tumbled 12.90% during the most recent full trading week, and has plummeted 19.33% month-to-date.

Post-Earnings Price Action Review

A strategy of buying NerdWallet (NRDS) shares after a revenue raise quarter-over-quarter on the financial report released date and holding for 30 days delivered remarkable returns over the past three years. This approach achieved a 1005.47% return, vastly outperforming the benchmark return of 52.06%. The excess return was 953.41%, demonstrating the strategy's significant advantage over a buy-and-hold approach. The performance was further highlighted by a CAGR of 125.91% and a maximum drawdown of 0.00%, with a Sharpe ratio of 2.29 and a volatility of 55.04%.

CEO Commentary

Tim Chen, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, emphasized NerdWallet’s focus on improving operational efficiencies to drive long-term growth, contributing to bottom-line outperformance. The company earned $187 million in revenue and delivered $21 million in non-GAAP operating income. Chen highlighted the long-term orientation and efficiency gains, which allow flexibility to invest opportunistically, supporting the company’s vision and delivering benefits to consumers and shareholders.

Guidance

NerdWallet did not provide explicit forward-looking guidance in this release. The CEO did not state specific expectations for future revenue, earnings, or operational performance.

Additional News

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