Shopify Inc. · NASDAQ:SHOP
Shopify — Q3 2026 Earnings Presentation
28 slides from Shopify's earnings presentation
Slide 1: Defining the next era of commerce
Defining the next era of commerce Q3 2026
Slide 2: Advisories
Advisories This presentation contains forward-looking statements and forward looking information We believe that the case studies presented in this presentation provide a representative sample (collectively, “forward-looking statements”) that are based on our management’s current of how our merchant
Slide 3: Q3 26 Snapshot
Q3 26 Snapshot Image “ In Q3, we powered $119 billion in GMV, while continuing to build commerce into every surface, every agent, and increasingly, $1.9T $3.7B everywhere.” Global commerce* Revenue +32% YoY since Shopifyʼs inception in constant currency Harley Finkelstein President, Shopify $1.8B $1
Slide 4: Enabling merchants to sell wherever consumers are
Online Offline Enabling merchants Shoppable Agentic Experiences to sell wherever B2B Shopify consumers are. Unified Commerce Hub AI Channels Social Commerce Shop App Marketplaces 4
Slide 5: Entrepreneurs on Shopify generated $1.2+ trillion in global economic activity
Entrepreneurs on Shopify generated $1.2+ trillion in global economic activity In 2025, +110% from 2022 Thatʼs larger than the annual GDP of most countries Canada Australia $43B Rest of the world $70B Germany $221B $49B USA Japan $688B $21B UK France Spain $94B $25B $13B Italy $13B 9.6+ million jobs
Slide 6: Platform Highlights
Platform Highlights Shopify is the best place to start, build, and manage a business with agents.
Slide 7: Shopify and our partners are driving the evolution of agentic experiences
Shopify and our partners are driving the evolution of agentic experiences for merchants Chat Connector Visual Cross-platform Rich visual Advice only. The work integrations widgets plugins experiences happens in Admin. Reads and changes the Interactive Shopify Shopify alongside other Shopifyʼs own in
Slide 8: We added a wave of AI and connector launches
We added a wave of AI and connector launches Start, build and manage from many AI tools, with Shopify as the commerce engine underneath Sep 1 Shopify in Stripe Projects Sep 2 Oct 1 Claude Commerce Agents Canvas Sep 8 Oct 8 ChatGPT Small Business Grok and Grok Bot connectors Plugin Oct 9 Sep 15 …and
Slide 9: More AI Channels. More Volume. Better Conversion.
More AI Channels. More Volume. Better Conversion. Shopify merchants are seeing the impact +64% 2x Better conversion from 3.3x New buyer order AI-referred rate vs. other sessions than organic search 2.6x online channels Increase in orders originating from Increase in AI AI searches YoY traffic to mer
Slide 10: Quarterly Financials
Quarterly Financials When our merchants are more successful, Shopify is more successful
Slide 11: Merchant GMV and Revenue
Merchant GMV and Revenue $124 $119 GMV ($B) $116 Revenue ($B) $101 Merchant Solutions $94 $92 Subscription Solutions $3.7 $3.7 $3.6 $88 Percentage of revenue $3.2 $75 $75 $70 $2.8 $2.8 $67 $2.7 $61 $2.4 $55 $56 $2.2 $2.1 $2.0 $50 $1.9 $1.7 $1.7 78% $1.5 22% Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Slide 12: Revenue cohorts get stronger over time
Revenue cohorts get stronger over time… How our Q1 2015 cohort has grown 3.4x Growth* 12% CAGR 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Example of quarterly revenue from a single cohort, the Q1 2015 merchant cohort, excluding Logistics (as of November 2026). *Growth calculation re
Slide 13: That pattern persists across cohorts
…that pattern persists across cohorts Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017 Q1 2018 Q1 2019 Q1 2020 Q1 2021 Q1 2022 Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Q1 2025 Q1 2026 * Revenue growth Age in quarters Examples of quarterly revenue retention from merchant cohorts, excluding Logistics. *Revenue retention calculation reflects the quart
Slide 14: GMV by Geography
GMV by Geography Europe GMV (Constant Currency) North America GMV (Constant Currency) Total GMV (Constant Currency) 42% 42% 39% 37% 35% 35% 35% 35% 35% 34% 34% 33% 33% 33% 30% 30% 30% 30% 28% 29% 29% 26% 25% 24% 28% 28% 28% 23% 23% 26% 22% 25% 21% 24% 18% 18% 22% 19% 19% 19% 19% 18% 17% 14% 14% Q1 Q
Slide 15: Gross Payments Volume
Gross Payments Volume $81B $36B GMV penetration % 60% 61% 62% 64% 64% 64% 65% 68% 67% 68% 68% Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026 Q2 2026 Q3 2026 Gross Payments Volume, or GPV, is the amount of GMV processed through Shopify Payments 15
Slide 16: Subscription solutions revenue
Subscription solutions revenue $836M 20% YoY Revenue - Standard Revenue - Shopify Plus Revenue - Apps, Themes, Domains, Variable Platform Fees 20% 21% 23% 19% 18% 20% 18% 15% 14% 28% 14% 27% 26% 28% $382M 18% 13% 28% 14% 27% 26% 28% 28% 14% 26% 27% 11% 26% 25% 27% 30% 52% 52% 54% 51% 53% 60% 59% 55%
Slide 17: Gross Profit
Gross Profit $1.8B Gross profit YoY growth rate $1.7B $1.7B +28% +25% +31% $1.5B +32% $1.4B $1.4B $1.3B +24% +27% $1.2B +25% $1.1B $1.1B +22% +33% $1.0B +24% $957M +25% $901M +33% $835M +36% $717M +27% +13% Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 20
Slide 18: Operating Leverage
Operating Leverage 60% 47% 48% 42% 43% 41% 37% 37% 39% 37% 34% 36% 32% 32% 29% Q1 2023 Q1 2024 Q1 2025 Q1 2026 Q2 2023 Q2 2024 Q2 2025 Q2 2026 Q3 2023 Q3 2024 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Q4 2023 Q4 2024 Q4 2025 Total operating expenses, excluding one-time items, as a percentage of revenue Chart depicts Operatin
Slide 19: Operating Expenses by Category
Operating Expenses by Category Sales and marketing Research and development General and administrative Transaction and loan losses Total adjusted operating expenses as percentage of revenue 33% 33% 29% 3% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 12% 10% 11% 15% 14% 12% Q3 2024 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Chart depicts Operating Leverage
Slide 20: Operating Income and Free Cash Flow
Operating Income and Free Cash Flow Operating income ($B) Free cash flow** ($B) ● Operating margin ● FCF margin $2.7B $2.1B $2.0B $1.6B $1.5B $1.1B 15% 18% 19% 17% 13% 12% 2024 2025 LTM* 2024 2025 LTM* Q3 2026 Q3 2026 *LTM = last twelve months ended September 30, 2026. ** Free Cash Flow (FCF) margin
Slide 21: We're just getting started
Weʼre just getting started However commerce evolves, Shopify will be the engine behind it. The merchants who are the backbone of the economy demand it of us. 21
Slide 22: Non-GAAP and other financial measures
Appendix Non-GAAP and other financial measures
Slide 23: Non-GAAP and other financial measures
Non-GAAP and other financial measures To supplement our financial information, which is prepared and presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), Shopify uses certain non-GAAP and other financial measures to provide additional information in order to ass
Slide 24: Reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to adjusted operating expenses
Reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to adjusted operating expenses Expressed in US $ millions, except Q1’23 Q2’23 Q3’23 Q4’23 Q1’24 Q2’24 Q3’24 Q4’24 Q1’25 Q2’25 Q3’25 Q4’25 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 percentages GAAP Sales and marketing 287 321 295 317 361 353 331 348 405 415 410 433 496 498 466 less:
Slide 25: Reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses (continued)
Expressed in US $ millions, except Q1’23 Q2’23 Q3’23 Q4’23 Q1’24 Q2’24 Q3’24 Q4’24 Q1’25 Q2’25 Q3’25 Q4’25 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 percentages GAAP General and administrative 123 131 137 100 124 60 114 112 109 122 115 125 115 136 130 less: General and administrative SBC and 18 19 20 19 26 23 23 24 25 22 2
Slide 26: Reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to adjusted operating expenses
Reconciliation of GAAP operating expenses to adjusted operating expenses Expressed in US $ millions, except Q1’23 Q2’23 Q3’23 Q4’23 Q1’24 Q2’24 Q3’24 Q4’24 Q1’25 Q2’25 Q3’25 Q4’25 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 percentages GAAP Operating expenses 910 2,471 779 773 871 804 835 887 966 1,011 1,048 1,062 1,164 1,22
Slide 27: Reconciliation of free cash flow
Reconciliation of free cash flow In US $ millions, except percentages 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 425 536 (136) 944 1,616 2,033 (42) (51) (50) (39) (19) (26) less: Capital expenditures* Free cash flow 383 485 (186) 905 1,597 2,007 2,929 4,612 5,600
Slide 28: Make commerce better for everyone
Make commerce better for everyone