Pinterest, Inc. PINS is benefiting from strong momentum in average revenue per user (ARPU) across multiple regions. In the second quarter, global ARPU stood at $1.86, up 7% year over year. U.S. and Canada ARPU rose 14% to $8.30. Europe ARPU increased 4% to $1.35, and Rest of World ARPU jumped 21% to $0.23.
AI-driven features introduced by the company are strengthening monetization. Pinterest Performance+ campaigns are expanding across advertisers, with new capabilities such as Smart Assembly helping automate creative optimization. Management stated that advertisers using Pinterest Performance+ campaigns have seen better return on ad spend and faster spending growth than non-adopters.
Pinterest continues benefiting from shopping-focused product enhancements and AI-based experiences that connect discovery with action. Pinterest Assistant, its AI conversational layer, became available to the vast majority of U.S. users and is designed to help users move from inspiration to research and purchase decisions. The company is using open-source models trained on proprietary data to scale these capabilities efficiently.
The company’s proprietary Taste Graph, visual search capabilities and AI-powered recommendations continue improving personalization and actionability. As per our estimate, in the third quarter, the company is projected to report an ARPU of $1.4 from Europe, indicating 7.2% year-over-year growth. ARPU from the United States and Canada is projected to reach $8.2, indicating 7.3% growth year over year. ARPU for the Rest of World is expected to be 25 cents, indicating growth of 19.4% year over year.
How Are Competitors Faring?
Pinterest faces competition from SNAP, Inc. SNAP and Reddit RDDT in the social media space. Snap's global community reached 493 million daily active users (DAU) in the second quarter. ARPU increased 13% year over year to $3.25. North America's ARPU climbed 23% year over year to $10.26, Europe's ARPU rose 36% year over year to $3.62, and ROW's ARPU increased 4% year over year to $1. Snap boasts a strong presence among younger users, particularly Gen Z and Millennials.
Reddit’s audience continues to expand, supporting long-run ad inventory growth. In the second quarter, Reddit’s global average revenue per unique rose 36% year over year to $6.18, with U.S. ARPU climbing 51% to $11.85 and international ARPU increasing 31% year over year to $2.26.
PINS’ Price Performance, Valuation and Estimates
Pinterest has declined 36.5% over the past year compared with the industry’s decline of 14.7%.
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From a valuation standpoint, Pinterest trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 10.44, below the industry.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Pinterest’s earnings for 2026 and 2027 has increased over the past 60 days.
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Pinterest currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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