Pinterest Share Price: Investors in the American social media service Pinterest sold shares in droves due to the discovery and publishing of information in the form of digital pinboards. As soon as the company released its business results for the third quarter i.e. July-September 2025, in which the EPS was weaker than expected and the guidance also turned out to be weak, investors started selling shares in a hurry. Due to this, Pinterest shares crashed and fell by 20%. Talking about the overall results of the company, on some fronts it remained as expected and on some others the company did better but the setback on the earnings front broke the shares.
How was the September quarter for Pinterest?
Pinterest had earnings per share (EPS) of 38 cents in the September quarter, well below LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) estimates of 42 cents. However, revenue remained as per expectations at $105 crore. Pinterest’s sales grew 17% year over year in the third quarter, while net income jumped 201% to $92.1 million. Now looking ahead, the company says that its revenue in the fourth quarter could be $131-$134 crore and if it achieves the revenue of the middle point i.e. $1325 million, then it could be less than Wall Street’s estimate of $134 crore.
Pinterest had 600 million global monthly active users in the third quarter, which was more than the market’s estimate of 590 million. In the second quarter this figure was 57.8 crores. In the third quarter, the company had an adjusted operating profit of $306 million, which was better than the market estimate of $295 million. However, its sales in the US and Canada were $786 million, which was less than StreetAccount’s estimate of $799 million. Pinterest’s average revenue per user in the third quarter was $1.78, which was below the market estimate of $1.79.
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready (Bill Ready0 says that the company’s investment in AI and product innovation is now yielding returns. He said that the company has become a leader in visual search and has made its platform an AI-powered shopping assistant for its 600 million consumers. Pinterest’s finance head Julia Donnelly (Julia Donnelly) said during an earnings call that the company has to spend on ads in the US and Canada in the third quarter. There are some signs of reduction in prices and this is due to the tariffs that have put pressure on the company’s margins. He said that there is uncertainty in the market in the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, US President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on the import of timber as well as on kitchen cabinets and related furniture. It was announced to impose 25% duty.