Cint Group AB (OSTO:CINT) Full Year 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges and …

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Release Date: February 19, 2026

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

Positive Points

Cint Group AB (OSTO:CINT) achieved a net cash positive position for the first time since its IPO, indicating improved financial health.

The company reported a strong sequential improvement in sales quarter over quarter, marking the strongest growth since its IPO.

Cint Group AB (OSTO:CINT) successfully launched the new Cint Exchange, unifying legacy platforms and enhancing operational capabilities.

The company signed a significant partnership with Kantar, embedding technical platforms together in a multi-year deal.

Cint Group AB (OSTO:CINT) introduced two new products in the measurement space, which are expected to drive customer interest and revenue growth.

Negative Points

The company experienced a 20% year-over-year decrease in revenue during the third quarter due to operational challenges.

Cint Group AB (OSTO:CINT) faced difficulties with comparables in 2024 due to the US election, impacting revenue and operational metrics.

There was a significant decline in completed surveys by 27.5%, affecting the overall business volume.

The company had to extend its migration timeline due to operational challenges faced by larger customers.

Cint Group AB (OSTO:CINT) reported a decline in sales by 8.5% and gross profit due to lower sales and FX impacts.

Q & A Highlights

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Q: With regard to the disturbances in operations that we saw in Q3 with sales being down quite significantly, can we now confidently say that this is all behind us? A: Patrick Comer, CEO: Yes, we believe the operational challenges of the 3rd quarter are behind us. We’ve done a lot of efforts to de-risk the operational and revenue risk to our business and to our customers moving into the 1st quarter of this year.

Q: Are you seeing any inflection points that you are approaching a return to growth? Would that be geared towards the second half of 2026? A: Patrick Comer, CEO: We see continuing momentum and growth within our measurement business as we release new products and services. Stability within the exchange business will take time to get to the growth curve. Our main focus right now is customer success through our final bits of migration and revenue retention.

Q: When I recall your Q3 comments, you said that some large customers moved activity to other platforms during your migration. Have these larger customers come back voluntarily, or did you lower prices to get more customers back? A: Patrick Comer, CEO: The quarter over quarter sequential growth was larger for these migrated customers. We have not changed our pricing model to bring them back. Our customers rely on the scent exchange for delivery and want the scale and delivery capacity of scent.

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Q: How important are 2026 events like the Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, and US media election to materially affect your revenues and growth this year? A: Patrick Comer, CEO: These events are significant. The Olympics will drive measurement deals, and the midterm elections will see an incremental volume increase for the exchange business. Overall, we see a strong foundation laid for momentum within the measurement business.

Q: Could you elaborate on the expectations and strategic focus in the new data business entity and specifically your new hire? A: Patrick Comer, CEO: Phil Haddad is focusing on accelerating our ability to ingest third-party data and drive product development. He is also focused on AI and synthetic generated research to lead in how AI impacts the automation and execution of research products globally.

For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.

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