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Cricut, Inc.

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Business Summary

Cricut operates a creativity platform that enables its community of nearly 5.9 million Active Users to create DIY goods, ranging from custom greeting cards and apparel to on-demand gifts and large-scale decor. The company's business model is characterized by strong user engagement and diversified sales across product categories, driven by word-of-mouth referrals and low-cost organic marketing channels like social media. Cricut influences and benefits from secular tailwinds such as personalization, digitization and intelligence of tools (including AI-enabled capabilities), and the rise of creative entrepreneurs. The company believes it has a large untapped market opportunity beyond the traditional craft market, as its products make creativity accessible to a broad demographic, with approximately 23% of its users making projects to sell.

Cricut's core business model revolves around its vertically integrated platform, which guides users from an idea to a finished project. Revenue is generated through sales of connected cutting machines, subscriptions to its cloud-based app Cricut Design Space, and a wide range of accessories and materials. The company's revenue mix includes both recurring income from subscriptions and transactional income from product sales. Primary customer segments include individuals seeking personalization, those making personalized gifts (53% of users), and creative entrepreneurs (23% of users). The platform fosters a loyal community, with users inspiring and teaching each other, creating a reinforcing network effect that drives further engagement and purchases.

The Platform segment primarily generates revenue from sales of subscriptions to Cricut Access and Cricut Access Premium, digital content, and a minimal amount of revenue allocated to unspecified future upgrades and enhancements related to essential software and cloud-based services. Platform revenue increased by $14.4 million , or 5% , to $327.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, from $313.0 million in 2024. Gross margin for Platform increased to 89% in 2025 from 88% in 2024, primarily due to decreases in amortization of capitalized software development costs.

The Products segment generates revenue from sales of connected machines and ancillary products, net of sales discounts, incentives, and returns, and includes amounts allocated to the material right for discounts on materials and accessories available only to Paid Subscribers. The connected machine portfolio includes the Cricut Joy family, Cricut Explore family, Cricut Maker family, and Cricut Venture. Ancillary products include heat presses, hand tools, machine replacement tools and blades, and project materials like adhesive vinyl and iron-on vinyl. Products revenue decreased by $18.2 million , or 5% , to $381.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, from $399.6 million in 2024, primarily due to fewer units of accessories and materials sold at a lower average selling price. Gross margin for Products increased to 26% in 2025 from 19% in 2024, driven by a reduction in net inventory impairment charges and lower inventory procurement costs.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, total revenue was $708.8 million , representing a (1)% year-over-year decrease. Gross profit for the period was $390.4 million , resulting in a gross margin of 55.1% . Operating income stood at $96.0 million , yielding an operating margin of 13.5% . Net income for the year was $76.7 million , with diluted EPS of $0.35 . Cash and cash equivalents totaled $256.2 million as of December 31, 2025. The company had no outstanding debt under its revolving credit facility, with $300.0 million in available borrowings.

Comparing 2025 to 2024, total revenue decreased by $3.8 million , or (1)% . Platform revenue increased by $14.4 million , or 5% , while Products revenue decreased by $18.2 million , or 5% . Gross profit increased by $37.6 million , or 11% , from $352.8 million in 2024 to $390.4 million in 2025. This improvement was driven by an increase in Platform gross margin from 88% to 89% and a significant increase in Products gross margin from 19% to 26% . Net income increased by $13.9 million , or 22% , from $62.8 million in 2024 to $76.7 million in 2025.

During 2025, Cricut launched the Cricut Maker 4, addressing a desire for faster cutting and the inclusion of materials required to make a project right out of the box. The company also made significant improvements to simplify the overall user experience within Design Space, including step-by-step guided flows for common project types and introduced AI functionality to generate unique, cut-ready images from text prompts. The Contributing Artists Program was expanded to over 1.2 million images . The company also implemented a workforce reduction in March 2024, impacting approximately 8% of employees, to maintain health and sustainability in a challenging macroeconomic environment.

Business Outlook

Cricut's growth strategy is centered on reaching more users, increasing monetization from current users, continuously improving ease of use and user experience, and expanding internationally. The company intends to enhance brand and product awareness through digital advertising, social media, influencer marketing, retail partners, public relations, and word-of-mouth referrals. Investments in sales and marketing are expected to increase, representing 22% of revenue in 2025, up from 20% in 2024 and 16% in 2023.

A major growth area for Cricut is the continuous improvement of its software and product offerings. The company plans to broaden its demographic appeal by making products even easier to use and educating users on product capabilities. This includes ongoing innovation in software, connected machines, design apps, accessories, and materials. For example, in 2025, Cricut introduced AI functionality within its app to generate unique, cut-ready images from text prompts, and expanded its Contributing Artists Program to over 1.2 million images .

International expansion is another key growth vector. Cricut has launched in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Latin America, Western Europe, META (Middle East, Turkey, and Africa), and most recently Asia (including India, Japan, and South Korea). The company has localized its design app in commonly spoken languages and continues to add local content for these markets. International revenue accounted for 24% of overall revenue in 2025, up from 22% in 2024. Cricut plans to continue disciplined international expansion by targeting countries with large populations of active creatives, leveraging a combination of brick-and-mortar and online retail partners.

The company expects its cost of revenue related to Platform as a percentage of revenue to fluctuate in the near term as content offerings expand, including localized content for international markets, but to decrease over time with greater scale and efficiency. Products cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue is also expected to fluctuate in the near term due to selling through end-of-life machines, global supply chain challenges, and growth investments, but to decrease in the long term with scale and efficiency. Research and development expenses are expected to increase in the near term as product roadmaps are refined, and general and administrative expenses are anticipated to increase as a percentage of revenue as operations expand, systems are enhanced, and public company expenses are incurred.

Cricut outsources manufacturing of connected machines, accessories, and materials to third-party contract manufacturers primarily in Malaysia, China, Thailand, and South Korea. The company uses three contract manufacturers in Malaysia for connected machines. To mitigate supply chain risks, Cricut has qualified alternative contract manufacturers for certain products and holds long lead-time electronic component inventories in contracted warehouses in Asia. The company expects to pursue additional geographic diversification in its supply chain to mitigate tariffs and other challenges. As of December 31, 2025, component purchase obligations totaled $4.9 million , with $2.4 million payable within 12 months.

Cricut's capital allocation plans include continued investments in technology innovation, including software and hardware development, content, and accessories and materials. The company also invests in sales and marketing and operations to support growth. As of December 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents were $256.2 million . The board of directors approved a replenishing of the share repurchase program on May 2, 2025, authorizing the company to purchase up to an aggregate of $50 million of its outstanding Class A common stock. During 2025, the company repurchased and retired 4,577,893 shares for $24.6 million . The company declared a recurring semi-annual dividend of $0.10 per share on October 31, 2025, payable on January 20, 2026, and a special dividend of $0.75 per share and a recurring semi-annual dividend of $0.10 per share on May 2, 2025, payable on July 21, 2025.

Risk Factors

Cricut faces several material risks, including the inability to attract and engage users, competitive pressures in both Platform and Products segments, and supply chain vulnerabilities. The company is dependent on three contract manufacturers for connected machines and limited sources for key components, primarily located in Malaysia, China, Thailand, and South Korea, exposing it to political, economic, and labor uncertainties, as well as trade restrictions and tariffs. For example, the U.S. government imposed significant additional tariffs of 10 to 145% on a broad range of products imported from China and other countries between February 2025 and February 2026, though these were rescinded on February 24, 2026, following a Supreme Court decision. However, a new global "temporary import surcharge" of 15% on many of the same imported products is planned to begin February 24, 2026. The company also faces risks from competitive pricing pressures, particularly in accessories and materials, and the potential for copycat or "gray market" products. Cybersecurity threats are increasing in sophistication, including those leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, and could lead to lost data, litigation, and reputational harm. Compliance with evolving global privacy and data protection laws, such as GDPR, LGPD, and CCPA, is costly and complex, with potential penalties up to €20 million or 4% of annual global revenue under GDPR, and up to 2% of revenue in Brazil, capped at R$50 million per violation under LGPD.

Management Priorities

Management's message to shareholders emphasizes the mission to help people lead creative lives, driven by an innovative creativity platform. They highlight the importance of their engaged and loyal community of nearly 5.9 million Active Users and the powerful network effects that drive growth through word-of-mouth referrals. Management acknowledges the need to balance investments for long-term growth with operating discipline and profitability, having been net income profitable every year since 2017. Strategic priorities include attracting new users, increasing monetization from current users by launching new software and products, continuously improving ease of use and user experience, and expanding internationally. The company plans to continue investing in technology innovation, including software and hardware development, content, and accessories and materials, as well as sales and marketing and operations. Management has also demonstrated a commitment to returning capital to shareholders, as evidenced by the board's approval on May 2, 2025, to replenish the share repurchase program up to an aggregate transactional value of $50 million and the declaration of a recurring semi-annual dividend of $0.10 per share on October 31, 2025, and a special dividend of $0.75 per share and a recurring semi-annual dividend of $0.10 per share on May 2, 2025.

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Analysis on 5/20/2026