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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025
Or
For the transition period from__________to__________
Commission File No. 001-38220
Angi Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
3601 Walnut Street, Denver, CO80205
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)
(303) 963-7200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 ANGI The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of February 6, 2026, the following shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding:
Class B Common Stock —
Class C Common Stock —
Total outstanding Common Stock 40,104,748
The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2025 was $673,049,686. For the purpose of the foregoing calculation only, all directors and executive officers of the registrant are assumed to be affiliates of the registrant.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Portions of the registrant's proxy statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III herein.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1. Business 5
Item 1A. Risk Factors 11
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 23
Item 1C. Cybersecurity 23
Item 2. Properties 25
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 25
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 26
PART II
Item 6. Reserved 27
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 44
Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 46
Note 1—Organization 54
Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 55
Note 3—Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements 63
Note 4 - Restructuring 63
Note 5—Goodwill and Intangible Assets 64
Note 6—Leases 65
Note 7—Long-term Debt 66
Note 8—Shareholders’ Equity 67
Note 9—Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income 69
Note 10—Segment Information 69
Note 11—Stock-based Compensation 73
Note 12—Benefit Plans 78
Note 13—Income Taxes 78
Note 14—Earnings (Loss) Per Share 82
Note 15—Financial Statement Details 83
Note 16—Contingencies 85
Note 17—Related Party Transactions with IAC 85
Note 18—Discontinued Operations 88
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 89
Item 9B. Other Information 91
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 91
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance 91
Item 11. Executive Compensation 91
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 92
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedules 92
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Item 1. Business
OVERVIEW
Who We Are
Angi Inc. connects quality home professionals (“Pros”) with consumers across more than 500 different categories, from repairing and remodeling homes to cleaning and landscaping. There were approximately 111,000 Average Monthly Active Pros (as defined below) during the three months ended December 31, 2025. Additionally, consumers turned to at least one of our businesses to find a Pro for approximately 16 million projects during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company updated its segment reporting structure from “Ads and Leads”, “Services”, and “International” to “Domestic” and “International” to better reflect how it manages its business and how management evaluates performance and allocates resources. During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company changed the name of its “Domestic” segment to “U.S.” segment. The change reflects an updated naming convention and did not result in any change to the composition of the segment or how the Company evaluates its performance in the current year as well as prior periods. The naming convention for prior periods has been conformed to the current period. The change had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. As a result of these updates, the Company now has the following two operating segments: (i) U.S. and (ii) International (consisting of businesses in Europe and Canada). The Company continues to operate under multiple brands including Angi, Angie’s List, HomeAdvisor, and Handy.
As used herein, “Angi,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms refer to Angi Inc. and its subsidiaries (unless the context requires otherwise).
Spin-off from IAC Inc.
On March 31, 2025, IAC Inc. (“IAC”) completed the spin-off of its ownership in the Company through a special dividend of the common stock of the Company owned by IAC to the holders of IAC common stock and IAC Class B common stock (the “Distribution”). Prior to the effective time of the Distribution, IAC voluntarily converted all of the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Class B Common Stock”) that it owned to shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”). As a result of this conversion, there are no longer any shares of our Class B Common Stock outstanding. After completion of the Distribution, IAC has no ownership in the Company, there are no shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding, and the only class of Angi capital stock with shares outstanding is Class A Common Stock. For discussion of currently outstanding arrangements with IAC, see “Relationship with IAC after the Distribution.” Following the Distribution, Angi operates as an independent public company.
History
We were incorporated in the State of Delaware as ANGI Homeservices Inc. in 2017 in connection with the combination of IAC’s HomeAdvisor business and Angie’s List, Inc. (the “Combination”), which was completed in September 2017.
In 2018, we acquired Handy Technologies, Inc., a leading platform in the United States for connecting consumers looking for household services with top-quality, pre-screened independent professionals.
In March 2021, we changed our name to Angi Inc. in connection with an update to one of our leading websites and brands (Angie’s List) to Angi and in order to focus marketing, sales, and branding efforts on a single brand.
DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESSES
Our U.S. Business
In the United States, the Company provides Pros the capability to engage with potential customers, including quoting and invoicing services, and provides consumers with tools and resources to help them find local, pre-screened and customer-rated Pros nationwide for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. Consumers can also request household services directly through the Angi platform, and such requests are fulfilled by independently established Pros engaged in a trade, occupation and/or business that customarily provides such services. Matching service, booking of pre-priced services, and related tools and directories are provided to consumers free of charge upon registration.
Consumers
Consumers can connect with Pros across more than 500 service categories in our nationwide network through our digital marketplace and certain third-party affiliate platforms. In some cases, consumers can pay directly on the Angi platform for requested home services as well as select third-party retail partners (online and in store, where available) for assembly, installation and other related services to be fulfilled by Pros referred by Angi. Consumers can access our network and related basic tools and services, free of charge upon registration, as well as by way of purchased membership packages. This includes consumers’ access to our online True Cost Guide, which provides project cost information for hundreds of project types
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nationwide, ratings, reviews, and certain promotions, as well as a library of home services-related content consisting primarily of articles about home improvement, repair and maintenance, tools to assist consumers with the research, planning and management of their projects, and general advice for working with Pros.
Consumers can generally review profiles, ratings and reviews of presented Pros and select the Pro whom they believe best meets their specific needs, and Pros may contact consumers who have selected them. Consumers are under no obligation to work with any Pros referred by or found through any of our branded or third-party affiliate platforms. Consumers can rate Pros on a one- to five- star rating scale based on a variety of criteria, including, but not limited to, overall experience, availability, price, quality, responsiveness, punctuality and professionalism, depending on the type of service provided. Ratings on each applicable criterion are weighted across all reviews submitted for a given Pro to produce such Pro’s overall rating. Consumers can also provide a detailed description of their experiences with Pros. Ratings and reviews cannot be submitted anonymously and there are processes in place to prevent Pros from reporting on themselves or their competitors, as well as to detect fraudulent or otherwise problematic reviews.
Pros
In order to become an approved professional in the Angi network, Pros must satisfy certain criteria. Generally, Pros with an average consumer rating below a “3.5” are not eligible for an approved status. In addition to retaining the requisite member rating, the owners or principals of businesses affiliated with Pros must pass certain criminal background checks and attest to applicable state and local licensure requirements. If an approved Pro fails to meet any eligibility criteria during the applicable contract term, refuses to participate in our complaint resolution process, and/or engages in what we determine to be prohibited behavior through any of our platforms, existing service and access to the platform will be subject to termination.
Once eligibility criteria are satisfied, Pros are approved and can purchase service and be referred to consumers utilizing our proprietary algorithm. Pros who participate in pre-priced offerings pay fees for such referrals, however, there is no charge to enroll and no charge to view and select a requested service once enrolled. We also sell membership subscriptions to approved Pros through our salesforce and online, as well as provide them with a variety of services. The membership package includes membership in our digital marketplace as well as access to consumer referrals (for which additional fees are generally paid) and a listing in our online directory and certain other affiliated directories. Basic annual membership also includes a business profile page on HomeAdvisor.com and Angi.com, a mobile application and access to various online tools designed to help Pros more effectively market to, manage and connect with, consumers to whom they have been referred. In 2025, Pros participated in the following types of offerings: full-priced leads within a monthly budget, access to discounted leads in a subscription package, double opt-in leads on an a-la-carte basis and pre-priced offerings.
Our International Businesses
We also own and operate the following international businesses that connect consumers with Pros: (i) HomeStars, MyBuilder, MyHammer, Travaux and Werkspot, leading home services marketplaces in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the Netherlands, respectively, (ii) the Austrian operations of MyHammer and (iii) the Italian operations of Werkspot. The business models of our international businesses differ in certain respects from the business model of our U.S. business.
Revenue
U.S. revenue includes lead revenue for consumer matches, which comprises fees paid by Pros for consumer matches (regardless of whether the Pro ultimately provides the requested service), revenue from Pros under contract for advertising, membership subscription revenue from Pros and consumers, and revenue from pre-priced offerings by which the consumer requests services through a Company platform and the Company connects them with a Pro to perform the service. Lead revenue varies based upon several factors, including the service requested, product experience offered, and geographic location of service. International revenue primarily comprises leads revenue for consumer matches and membership subscription revenue from Pros.
Marketing
We market our various products and services to consumers primarily through digital marketing (primarily paid and free search engine marketing, display advertising, social media and third-party affiliate agreements), as well as through traditional offline marketing (national television, radio and streaming campaigns), and email. Pursuant to third-party affiliate agreements, third parties agree to advertise and promote our various products and services (and those of our various Pros) on their platforms. In exchange for these efforts, these third parties are paid a fee when visitors from their platforms click through and submit a valid service request through our platforms or when visitors submit a valid service request on an affiliate platform and the relevant affiliate transmits the service request to us. We also market our various products and services to consumers through relationships with select third-party retail partners and, to a lesser extent, through partnerships with other contextually related websites and direct mail.
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We market our product offerings featuring membership subscriptions to Pros primarily through our sales force. These products, our pre-priced offerings and various directories are also marketed through paid search engine marketing, digital media advertising and direct relationships with trade associations and manufacturers. In the second half of 2025, we launched a new online acquisition funnel for Pros in the U.S, which is still being optimized in expectation of establishing a new channel for Pro capacity growth in 2026.
We have made, and expect we will continue to make, substantial investments in digital and traditional offline marketing to consumers and Pros to promote our products and services and drive visitors to our various platforms and Pros.
Technology
We have a global engineering team dedicated to software development and the creation of new features to support our products and services across a full range of existing, new, and emerging devices and platforms. Our engineering team uses an agile development process that allows us to deploy frequent iterative releases for product and service features leveraging both open-source and vendor supported software technology.
Competition
The home services industry is highly competitive and fragmented, and in many important respects, local in nature. We compete with, among others: (i) search engines and online directories, (ii) home and/or local services-related platforms, (iii) providers of consumer ratings, reviews and referrals and (iv) various forms of traditional offline advertising (primarily local in nature), including radio, direct marketing campaigns, newspapers and other offline directories. We also compete with local and national retailers of home improvement products that offer or promote installation services. We believe our biggest competition comes from the traditional methods most people currently use to find Pros, which are by word-of-mouth and through referrals.
We believe that our ability to compete successfully will depend primarily upon the following factors:
•our ability to continue to build and maintain awareness of, and trust in and loyalty to, the Angi brand;
•the functionality of our websites and mobile applications and the attractiveness of their features and our products and services generally to consumers and Pros, as well as our continued ability to introduce new products and services that resonate with consumers and Pros generally;
•the size, quality, diversity and stability of our network of Pros and the breadth of our online directory listings;
•our ability to consistently generate service requests through our platforms that convert into revenue for our Pros in a cost-effective manner;
•our ability to continue to attract (and increase) traffic to our brands and platforms through search engines, including the ability to ensure that information from such brands and platforms and related links are displayed prominently in free search engine results and that paid search marketing efforts are cost-effective, as well as the ability to respond to changes in the usage and functioning of search engines and the introduction of new technology;
•our ability to increasingly engage with consumers directly through our platforms, including our various mobile applications (rather than through search engine marketing or via free search engine referrals); and
•the quality and consistency of our Pro pre-screening processes and ongoing quality control efforts, as well as the reliability, depth and timeliness of customer ratings and reviews.
Intellectual Property
We regard our intellectual property rights as critical to our success, with our trademarks, service marks and domain names being especially critical to the continued development and awareness of our brands and our marketing efforts.
We protect our intellectual property rights through a combination of registered copyrights, trademarks, domain name registrations, trade secrets and patent applications, as well as through contractual restrictions and reliance on federal, state and common law. We also enter into confidentiality and proprietary rights agreements with employees, consultants, contractors and business partners, and employees and contractors are also subject to proprietary information and invention assignment provisions.
We have several registered trademarks in the United States (the most significant of which relate to our Angi, Angie’s List and HomeAdvisor brands), as well as certain other trademarks in Europe and Canada, and several pending trademark applications in the United States and certain other jurisdictions. We have also registered a variety of U.S. and international domain names, the most significant of which relate to our Angi brand. In addition, we have two patents that expire in November 2035.
Government Regulation
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We are subject to laws and regulations that affect companies conducting business on the Internet generally and through mobile applications, including laws relating to the liability of providers of online services for their operations and the activities of their users. As a result, we could be subject to claims based on negligence, various torts and trademark and copyright infringement, among other actions.
In addition, because we receive, transmit, store and use a substantial amount of information received from or generated by consumers and Pros, we are also impacted by laws and regulations governing privacy, the storage, sharing, use, processing, disclosure and protection of personal data and data breaches. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—General Risk Factors—The processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data could give rise to liabilities and increased costs.”
We are particularly sensitive to laws and regulations that adversely impact the popularity or growth in use of the Internet and/or online products and services generally, restrict or otherwise unfavorably impact the ability or manner in which we provide our products and services, regulate the practices of third parties upon which we rely to provide our products and services and undermine open and neutrally administered Internet access. For example, the Digital Services Act applies to our European businesses effective February 17, 2024. Failure to comply with the Digital Services Act could result in the imposition of fines in an amount of up to 6% of a given online intermediary or platform’s annual worldwide turnover in the preceding fiscal year. In addition, the United Kingdom has passed the Online Safety Act 2023, which increases responsibilities of online platforms to control illegal or harmful activity and grants broad authority to the relevant communications regulator to enforce its provisions. To the extent our businesses are required to implement new measures and/or make changes to our products and services to ensure compliance, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. Compliance with this legislation or similar or more stringent legislation in other jurisdictions could be costly, and the failure to comply could result in service interruptions and negative publicity, any or all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Similarly, there have been various legislative efforts to restrict the scope of the protections available to online platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“Section 230”) and our current protections from liability for third-party content in the United States could decrease or change as a result. Any future adverse changes to Section 230 could result in additional compliance costs for us and/or exposure to additional liabilities.
We are also subject to laws governing marketing and advertising activities conducted by/through telephone, email, mobile devices and the Internet, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (the “TCPA”), the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the CAN-SPAM Act and similar state laws, as well as federal, state, and local laws and agency guidelines governing background screening.
In addition, we also are subject to various other federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations focused on consumer protection. These laws, rules and regulations are enforced by governmental entities such as the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and state Attorneys General offices and may confer private rights of action on consumers as well. Changes in these laws, or a proceeding of this nature, could have an adverse effect on us due to legal costs, impacts on business operations, diversion of management resources, negative publicity, and other factors.
As a provider of products and services with a membership-based element, we are sensitive to the adoption of laws and regulations affecting the ability of our businesses to periodically charge for recurring membership or subscription payments. For example, several U.S. states have enacted legislation making it easier for consumers to end recurring subscriptions and memberships by requiring companies to obtain express informed consent for recurring subscriptions before charging consumers and provide a simple mechanism to cancel subscriptions, including an online mechanism to do so if the consumer subscribed online. These laws and regulations could impact our ability to seamlessly deliver the convenience of automatic renewal to Pros and consumers. The adoption of any law that adversely affects revenue from recurring membership or subscription payments could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are also generally sensitive to the adoption of new tax laws. The European Commission and several European countries have adopted (or intend to adopt) proposals that impact various aspects of the current tax framework under which our European businesses are taxed, including new types of non-income taxes (including digital services taxes based on a percentage of revenue). For example, we are subject to and must pay the Digital Services Tax in the United Kingdom, Canada and Italy. Certain of our businesses are subject to digital services taxes in one or more of the jurisdictions listed above and similar proposed tax laws could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, certain U.S. states have adopted or are considering adopting similar laws applicable to revenue attributable to digital advertising and other forms of digital commerce.
We are subject to new laws and regulations being considered and adopted by various state legislatures and federal agencies that regulate the use and disclosure of artificial intelligence (“AI”). The laws and regulations may adversely impact our ability to effectively incorporate AI into our products and services and/or make it more difficult to transparently market such products and services that incorporate AI.
We are particularly sensitive to laws and regulations related to the adoption and interpretation of worker classification laws, specifically, laws that could effectively require us to change our classification of certain of our Pros from independent
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contractors to employees. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Industry—There may be adverse tax, legal and other consequences if the contractor classification or employment status of the Pros who use our platform is challenged.”
Human Capital Management
As of December 31, 2025, we employed approximately 2,300employees worldwide, the substantial majority of which provided services to our brands and businesses located in the United States. From time to time, we also retain consultants and independent contractors.
Talent and Development
The development, attraction and retention of employees is critical to our success. We strive to provide an atmosphere that fosters teamwork and growth. We continue to invest in a more productive, engaged and inclusive workforce. To support the advancement of our employees, we offer training and development programs and encourage advancement from within. We leverage both formal and informal programs designed to identify, foster, train and retain top talent. We believe that our culture enables us to create, develop and fully leverage the strengths of our workforce to exceed consumer expectations and meet our growth objectives.
Total Rewards and Benefits
As part of our compensation philosophy, we believe that we must offer and maintain market competitive total rewards programs for our employees in order to attract and retain superior talent. These programs include base wages and incentives in support of our pay for performance culture, as well as health, welfare and retirement benefits, vision, dental, life, prescription and long-term disability insurance plans. We also provide employee paid supplemental life and accident insurance plans. To help employees cover medical expenses on a pre-tax basis, we offer employees a flexible spending account. In the U.S. and certain European countries, we also support growing families through in vitro fertilization, adoption and surrogacy support and provide paid leave for bonding. We also maintain employee wellness programs, including mental health support access and telemedicine. Lastly, we also offer our US-based full-time employees a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match.
Community
We encourage our employees to become involved in their communities by providing U.S.-based full-time employees with paid-time off each year to volunteer in local community-based programs.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our U.S.-based employees are required to annually certify to their familiarity and compliance with our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. We also maintain an ethics hotline that is available to all of our employees to report (anonymously, if desired) any general ethics-related matter of concern. Communications to this hotline (which is facilitated by an independent third party) are routed to appropriate functions (whether Human Resources or Legal) for investigation and resolution. In addition, as required by law, we also maintain a hotline for employees to anonymously report complaints or concerns related to accounting and auditing matters.
Additional Information
Company Website and Public Filings
We maintain a website at www.angi.com. Neither the information on this website, nor the information on the websites of any of our brands and businesses, is incorporated by reference into this annual report, or into any other filings with, or into any other information furnished or submitted to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
We also make available, free of charge through our website, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K (including related amendments) as soon as reasonably practicable after they have been electronically filed with (or furnished to) the SEC. These reports (including related amendments) are also available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
We announce material financial and other information to our investors using our investor relations website at ir.angi.com. We encourage investors, the media, and others interested in the Company to review the information we post on our investor relations website.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applies to all of our employees (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) and directors and is posted on the Investor Relations section of our website at ir.angi.com under the heading “Code of Ethics.” This code complies with Item 406 of SEC Regulation S-K and the
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rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Any changes to this code that affect the provisions required by Item 406 of Regulation S-K (and any waivers of such provisions for our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and directors) will also be disclosed on our website.
RELATIONSHIP WITH IAC AFTER THE DISTRIBUTION
In connection with the Combination in 2017, we and IAC entered into certain agreements that governed our relationship prior to the Distribution. With the exception of the contribution agreement, the services agreement and the tax sharing agreement, these agreements terminated upon the completion of the Distribution.Certain material terms of the surviving agreements are described below. Each such summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the applicable agreement, each of which is included as an exhibit to this annual report.
Contribution Agreement
The contribution agreement provided for a number of the transactions necessary in connection with the Combination and also governed certain aspects of our relationship with IAC prior to the Distribution. Certain provisions of the contribution agreement, including those relating to indemnification, remain in effect following the Distribution. Under the contribution agreement, we agreed to assume, and indemnify IAC and its non-Angi subsidiaries with respect to liabilities arising from, all of the assets and liabilities related to IAC’s HomeAdvisor business and indemnify IAC against any losses arising out of any breach by Angi of the contribution agreement or the other transaction-related agreements described below, and IAC agreed to indemnify us against liabilities arising from IAC’s other businesses and any losses arising out of any breach by IAC of such agreements.
Services Agreement
Prior to the Distribution, the services agreement governed services that IAC agreed to provide to us, including (i) assistance with certain legal, M&A, finance, risk management, internal audit and treasury functions, health and welfare benefits, information security services and insurance and tax affairs, including assistance with certain public company and unclaimed property reporting obligations and (ii) accounting, investor relations, and tax compliance services.
Following the Distribution, Angi and IAC updated the schedule of services to reflect IAC’s provision of certain services requested by us for an agreed period of time on terms consistent with the services agreement. These services included, among others, our continued participation in IAC’s U.S. health and welfare plans and flexible benefits plan until January 1, 2026. IAC continues to provide certain other services to us that IAC had historically provided prior to the Distribution, including, but not limited to, maintenance and support of shared financial systems. Such remaining services will terminate as of March 31, 2026, subject to extension by the parties’ mutual agreement.
Tax Sharing Agreement
The tax sharing agreement governs our and IAC’s rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to tax matters, including responsibility for taxes attributable to us, entitlements to refunds, allocation of tax attributes and other tax matters, and therefore, ultimately governs the amount payable to or receivable from IAC with respect to income taxes.
The tax sharing agreement also addresses the parties’ respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to the Distribution. Under the tax sharing agreement, each party is generally responsible for any taxes and related amounts imposed on IAC or us (or their respective subsidiaries) that arise from the failure of the Distribution to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 368(a)(1)(D) and/or Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), to the extent that the failure to so qualify is attributable to: (i) a breach of the relevant covenants made by that party in the tax sharing agreement, (ii) an acquisition of such party’s equity securities (or certain arrangements or substantial negotiations or discussions with respect to certain such acquisitions) or assets, or (iii) solely with respect to us, any inaccuracy of any representation or covenant made by us in any documents provided in support of any tax opinion or ruling obtained by IAC with respect to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Distribution.
Under the tax sharing agreement, we are generally required not to take, or fail to take, any action which action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to cause the Distribution to fail to preserve its tax-free status. For instance, the tax sharing agreement imposes certain restrictions on us and our subsidiaries during the two year period following the Distribution that are designed to preserve the tax-free status thereof. Specifically, during such period, except in specific circumstances, we and our subsidiaries generally would be prohibited from: (i) entering into any transaction pursuant to which our capital stock would be acquired above a certain threshold, (ii) merging, consolidating or liquidating, (iii) selling or transferring assets above certain thresholds, (iv) redeeming or repurchasing stock (with certain exceptions, including repurchase of certain limited amount of our capital stock), (v) altering the voting rights of our capital stock, (vi) taking or failing to take other actions inconsistent with representations or covenants in any tax opinion or private letter ruling documents or (vii) ceasing to engage in any active trade or business as defined in the Code.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This annual report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of words such as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” and “believes,” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to: our future business, financial condition, results of operations and financial performance, our business prospects and strategy, the timing, development, and expected impact of strategic and product initiatives, future marketing strategy, future financing arrangements, future capital allocation strategy, trends in the home services industry and other similar matters. These forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and assumptions of our management about future events as of the date of this annual report, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict.
Actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others, the risk factors set forth below. Other unknown or unpredictable factors that could also adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations may arise from time to time. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking statements discussed in this annual report may not prove to be accurate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which only reflect the views of our management as of the date of this annual report. We do not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.
Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
Our success will depend, in substantial part, on the continued migration of the home services market online.
We believe that the digital penetration of the home services market remains low, with the vast majority of consumers continuing to search for, select and hire Pros offline. While many consumers have historically been (and remain) averse to finding Pros online, others have demonstrated a greater willingness to embrace the online shift. Pros must also continue to embrace the online shift, which will depend, in substantial part, on whether online products and services help them to better connect and engage with consumers relative to traditional offline efforts. The speed and ultimate outcome of the shift of the home services market online for consumers and Pros is uncertain and may not occur as quickly as we expect, or at all. The failure or delay of a meaningful number of consumers and/or Pros to migrate online and/or the return of a meaningful number of existing participants in the online home services market to offline solutions, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Marketing efforts designed to drive traffic to our brands and businesses may not be successful or cost-effective.
Attracting consumers and Pros to our brands and businesses involves considerable expenditures for online and offline marketing. We have made, and expect to continue to make, significant marketing expenditures for digital marketing (primarily paid search engine marketing, display advertising and third-party affiliate agreements) and traditional offline marketing (national television and radio campaigns). These efforts may not be successful or cost-effective. Historically, we have had to increase marketing expenditures over time to attract and retain consumers and Pros and sustain our growth.
Our ability to market our brands on any given property or channel is subject to the policies of the relevant third-party seller, publisher of advertising (including search engines, web browsers and social media platforms with extraordinarily high levels of traffic and numbers of users) or marketing affiliate. As a result, we cannot assure you that these parties will not limit or prohibit us from purchasing certain types of advertising (including the purchase by Angi of advertising with preferential placement), advertising certain of our products and services or using one or more current or prospective marketing channels in the future. If a significant marketing channel took such an action generally, for a significant period of time and/or on a recurring basis, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, if we fail to comply with the policies of third-party sellers, publishers and/or marketing affiliates, our advertisements could be removed without notice or our accounts could be suspended or terminated, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, our failure to respond to rapid and frequent changes in the pricing and operating dynamics of search engines, as well as changing policies and guidelines applicable to keyword advertising (which may unilaterally be updated by search engines without advance notice), could adversely affect our paid search engine marketing efforts (and free search engine traffic). Such changes, including any phasing out (or blocking) of third-party cookies by web browsers, could adversely affect paid listings (both their placement and pricing), as well as the ranking of our brands and businesses within search results, any or all of which could increase our marketing expenditures (particularly if free traffic is replaced with paid traffic). Any or all of
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these events could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if there are changes in the usage and functioning of search engines and/or decreases in consumer use of search engines, for example, as a result of the continued development of AI technology, this could negatively impact our ability to drive traffic to our platforms. For example, AI could be utilized to better educate homeowners on how to perform their own home improvement projects, thereby reducing the need for our business, or AI could eventually transform the way search engines currently work, thereby creating unknown challenges to our marketing channels.
Evolving consumer behavior (specifically, increased consumption of media through digital means) can also affect the availability of profitable marketing opportunities. To continue to reach and engage consumers and Pros and grow in this environment, we will need to continue to identify and devote more of our overall marketing expenditures to newer digital advertising channels (such as online video, social media, streaming, OTT and other digital platforms), as well as target consumers and Pros via these channels in a cost-effective manner. As these channels continue to evolve relative to traditional channels (such as television), it could continue to be difficult to assess returns on related marketing investments, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, we also enter into various arrangements with third parties to drive visitors to Angi platforms. These arrangements are generally more cost-effective than traditional marketing efforts. If we are unable to renew existing (and enter into new) arrangements of this nature, sales and marketing costs as a percentage of revenue would increase over the long-term, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the quality and convertibility of traffic and leads generated through third-party arrangements are dependent on many factors, most of which are outside our control. If the quality or convertibility of traffic and leads do not meet the expectations of our users or Pros, they could leave our network or decrease their budgets for consumer matches or participation in pre-priced booking services, any or all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We rely on Internet search engines to drive traffic to our various properties. Certain operators of search services offer products and services that compete directly with our products and services. If links to websites offering our products and services are not displayed prominently in search results, traffic to our properties could decline and our business could be adversely affected.
In addition to paid marketing, we rely heavily on Internet search engines, such as Google, to drive traffic to our properties through their unpaid search results. Although search results have allowed us to attract a large audience with low organic traffic acquisition costs in the past, if they fail to continue to drive sufficient traffic to our properties, we may need to increase our marketing spend to acquire additional traffic. We cannot assure you that the value we ultimately derive from any such additional traffic would exceed the cost of acquisition, and any increase in marketing expense may in turn harm our operating results.
The amount of traffic we attract from search engines is due in large part to how and where information about our brands (and links to websites offering our products and services) are displayed on search engine results pages. The display, including rankings, of unpaid search results can be affected by a number of factors, many of which are not in our direct control, and may change frequently. Search engines have made changes in the past to their ranking algorithms, methodologies and design layouts that have reduced the prominence of links to websites offering our products and services, and negatively impacted traffic to such websites, and we expect that search engines will continue to make such changes from time to time in the future. In addition, changes in the usage and functioning of search engines and/or decreases in consumer use of search engines, for example, as a result of the continued development of AI technology, could negatively impact our ability to drive traffic to our properties.
However, we may not know how (or otherwise be in a position) to influence actions of this nature taken by search engines. With respect to search results in particular, even when search engines announce the details of their methodologies, their parameters may change from time to time, be poorly defined or be inconsistently interpreted.
In addition, in some instances, search engines may change their displays or rankings in order to promote their own competing products or services, or the products or services of one or more of our competitors. Any such action could negatively impact the search rankings of links to websites offering our products and services, or the prominence with which such links appear in search results. Our success depends on the ability of our products and services to maintain a prominent position in search results, and in the event operators of search engines promote their own competing products in the future in a manner that has the effect of reducing the prominence or ranking of our products and services, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our success depends on our ability to continue to balance our various offerings to Pros across theAngi platforms.
We provide a pre-priced offering, pursuant to which consumers can request services through our platforms and pay for such services on the applicable platform directly. These service requests are then fulfilled by independently established home
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services providers engaged in a trade, occupation and/or business that customarily provide such services. Increased participation in pre-priced offerings could reduce the levels of Pros’ participation in other offerings, including those based on membership subscriptions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our success depends, in substantial part, on our ability to establish and maintain relationships with quality and trustworthy Pros.
We must continue to attract, retain and grow the number of skilled and reliable Pros who can provide services across our platforms. Similarly, in order to continue to attract, retain and grow the number of Pros who can provide services, Pros need to feel safe in their work environment. If we do not offer innovative products and services that resonate with consumers and Pros generally, as well as provide Pros with an attractive return on their marketing and advertising investments, the number of Pros affiliated with our platforms would decrease. Any such decrease would result in smaller and less diverse networks and directories of Pros, and in turn, decreases in service requests, pre-priced offerings and directory searches, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition to skill and reliability, consumers want to work with Pros whom they can trust to work in their homes and with whom they can feel safe. While we maintain screening processes (which generally include certain, limited background checks) to try and prevent unsuitable Pros from joining our platforms, these processes have limitations and, even with these safety measures, no assurances can be provided regarding the future behavior of any provider on our platforms. Inappropriate and/or unlawful behavior of Pros generally (particularly any such behavior that compromises the trustworthiness of providers and/or of the safety of consumers), or claims alleging that we are responsible for Pro’s acts or service quality, could result in decreases in service requests, bad publicity and related damage to our reputation, brands and brand-building efforts and/or actions by governmental and regulatory authorities, criminal proceedings and/or litigation. Similarly, inappropriate and/or unlawful behavior towards Pros by consumers or subscribers (particularly behavior that compromises their safety) could result in a reduction in the number of Pros willing to provide services through our platforms, bad publicity and related damage to our reputation, brands and brand-building efforts and/or actions by governmental and regulatory authorities, criminal proceedings and/or litigation. The occurrence or any of these events could, in turn, adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to continue to develop and monetize versions of our products and services for mobile and other digital devices.
As consumers increasingly access our products and services through mobile and other digital devices (including through digital voice assistants), we will need to continue to devote significant time and resources to ensure that our products and services are accessible across these platforms (and multiple platforms generally). If we do not keep pace with evolving online, market and industry trends, including the continuing evolution of AI, the introduction of new and enhanced digital devices and changes in the preferences and needs of consumers and Pros generally, offer new and/or enhanced products and services in response to such trends that resonate with consumers and Pros, monetize products and services for mobile and other digital devices as effectively as our traditional products and services and/or maintain related systems, technology and infrastructure in an efficient and cost-effective manner, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
In addition, the success of our mobile and other digital products and services depends on their interoperability with various third-party operating systems, technology, infrastructure and standards, over which we have no control. Any changes to any of these things that compromise the quality or functionality of our mobile and other digital products and services could adversely affect their usage levels and/or our ability to attract consumers and Pros, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to access, collect and use personal data about consumers.
We depend on search engines, digital app stores and social media platforms, in particular, those operated by Google, Apple, Meta and TikTok, to market, distribute and monetize our products and services. Consumers engage with these platforms directly, and as a result, these platforms generally receive personal data about consumers that we would otherwise receive if we transacted with them directly. Certain of these platforms have restricted (and continue to restrict) our access to personal data about users of our products and services obtained through their platforms. In addition, the privacy and data collection policies of certain platforms require users to opt-in to sharing their devices’ unique identifiers with our businesses, which allow them to recognize a given device and track related activity across applications and websites, primarily for marketing purposes. If these platforms continue to limit, eliminate or otherwise interfere with our ability to access, collect and use personal data about users of our products and services, and/or if a number of users decide not to opt-in to sharing their devices’ unique identifiers with our businesses, our ability to identify, communicate with, and market to a meaningful portion of our user base may be adversely impacted. If so, our customer relationship management efforts, our ability to identify, target and reach new segments of our user base and the population generally, and the efficiency of our paid marketing efforts could be adversely affected. We cannot
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assure you that search engines, digital app stores, and social media platforms upon which we rely will not continue to limit, eliminate or otherwise interfere with our ability to access, collect and use personal data about users of our products and services. To the extent that any or all of them do so, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our ability to communicate with consumers and Pros via email (or other sufficient means) is critical to our success.
Historically, one of our primary means of communicating with consumers and Pros and keeping them engaged with our products and services has been via email communication. Through email, we provide consumers and Pros with service request and offering updates, as well as present or suggest new products and services (among other things) and market our products and services in a cost-effective manner. As consumers increasingly communicate via mobile and other digital devices and messaging and social media apps, usage of email (particularly among younger consumers) has declined and we expect this trend to continue. In addition, deliverability and other restrictions could limit or prevent our ability to send emails to consumers and Pros. For example, in early 2024, email providers tightened their spam thresholds. Exceeding these more stringent spam thresholds could result in some or all of our emails being delayed or blocked, and therefore less likely to be opened. We cannot assure you that any alternative means of communication (for example, push notifications and text messaging) will be as effective as email has been historically.
Further, consumers also increasingly screen their incoming emails, telephone calls and text messages, including via screening tools and warnings, and, therefore, our Pros and consumers may not reliably receive our communications. A continued and significant erosion in our ability to communicate with consumers and Pros via email could adversely impact the overall user experience, consumer and Pro engagement levels and conversion rates, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Changes to certain requirements applicable to certain communications with consumers may adversely impact our ability to generate leads for our Pros.
In connection with the marketing of our products and services and efforts to generate leads for our Pros, we have historically relied on our ability (and the ability of our Pros) to communicate with consumers via phone and text, in some cases using automated technology, as have third party affiliates through which we market our products and services. In an effort to reduce robocalls and robotexts, there has been an increased effort by U.S. regulatory authorities and telecommunications carriers to ensure that consumers opt in to receiving certain marketing calls and texts from businesses. To the extent that any regulatory restrictions are implemented, such restrictions could adversely impact consumer engagement levels and consumer conversion in the case of our products and services, which would decrease leads generated on our platforms, as well as our ability to obtain leads through our third party affiliate relationships, which, in turn, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, phone carriers increasingly dictate rules for obtaining consumers’ consent to receive text messages. This may reduce the number of consumers who opt-in to receiving both marketing and transactional texts from us and our Pros, which could further adversely impact our ability to generate leads for our Pros and, in turn, our business, financial condition and results of operations.
There may be adverse tax, legal and other consequences if the contractor classification or employment status of the Pros who use our platform is challenged.
We are particularly sensitive to the adoption of worker classification laws, specifically, laws that could effectively require us to change our classification of certain of our Pros from independent contractors to employees, as well as changes to state and local laws or judicial decisions related to the definition and/or classification of independent contractors. If we are required to reclassify Pros from independent contractors to employees and/or their classification is challenged for any reason, we could be exposed to various liabilities and additional costs for prior and future periods, including under federal, state and local tax laws, workers’ compensation and unemployment benefits, minimum and overtime wage laws, and other labor and employment laws, as well as potential liability for penalties and interest. If the amounts related to such liabilities and additional costs are significant, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. See “Note 16—Contingencies” to the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
General Risk Factors
Our brands and businesses operate in an especially competitive and evolving industry.
The home services industry is competitive, with a consistent and growing stream of new products, services and entrants. Some of our competitors may enjoy better competitive positions in certain geographical areas, with certain consumer and Pro demographics and/or in other key areas that we currently serve or may serve in the future. Generally, we compete with search engines, online marketplaces and social media platforms that can market their products and services online in a more prominent and cost-effective manner than we can, as well as better tailor their products and services to individual users. Any of these
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advantages could enable these competitors to offer products and services that are more appealing to consumers and Pros than our products and services, respond more quickly and/or cost effectively than we do to evolving market opportunities and trends, and/or display their own integrated or related home services products and services in search results and elsewhere in a more prominent manner than our products and services, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, since most of our home services products and services are offered to consumers for free, consumers can easily switch among home services offerings (or use multiple home services offerings simultaneously) at no cost to them. And while Pros may incur additional or duplicative near-term costs, the costs for switching to a competing platform over the long term are generally not prohibitive. Low switching costs, coupled with the propensity of consumers to try new products and services generally, will most likely result in the continued emergence of new products and services, entrants and business models in the home services industry. Our inability to continue to innovate and compete effectively against new products, services and competitors could result in decreases in the size and level of engagement of our consumer and Pro bases, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our brands and businesses are sensitive to general economic events and trends, particularly those that adversely impact consumer confidence and spending behavior, as well as general geopolitical risks.
General economic conditions and other factors, such as consumer confidence in future economic conditions, recessionary concerns, rising interest rates, increased inflation, the availability and cost of consumer credit, levels of unemployment, tax rates and actual or potential tariffs, could result in consumers delaying or foregoing home services projects and/or Pros being less likely to pay for consumer matches and subscriptions or spending on marketing and advertising. Ongoing volatility and/or uncertainty related to global economic conditions, including as a result of the geopolitical tensions and conflicts, affect the predictability of our business. Unfavorable economic conditions, volatility and uncertainty could result in decreases in traffic, service requests and directory searches. Any such decreases could adversely impact the number and quality of Pros and/or adversely impact the reach of, and breadth of, our services offerings, any or all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Lastly, given the adverse financial and operational impact we experienced as a result of the coronavirus and measures designed to contain its spread, any future outbreak of a widespread health epidemic or pandemic could adversely impact our ability to conduct ordinary course business activities and employee productivity and increase operating costs. Moreover, we could also experience business disruption if the ordinary course operations of our third-party affiliates, partners and vendors are adversely affected, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operation.
Our success depends, in substantial part, on our ability to maintain and/or enhance our brands, which could be negatively impacted by various factors.
We own and operate three of the leading home services brands in the United States (Angi, Angie’s List and HomeAdvisor), as well as leading brands in several foreign jurisdictions.
We believe that our success depends, in substantial part, on our continued ability to build awareness and loyalty to our Angi brand, maintain and enhance our established brands, as well as build awareness of (and loyalty to) our newer brands. Events that could negatively impact our brands and brand-building efforts include (among others): product and service quality concerns; Pro quality concerns; consumer and Pro complaints and lawsuits; lack of awareness of our policies or confusion about how the policies are applied; a failure to respond to feedback from our Pros and consumers; ineffective advertising; inappropriate and/or unlawful acts perpetrated by Pros and consumers; actions or proceedings commenced by governmental or regulatory authorities; and inadequate data protection and security breaches including related bad publicity. Any factors that negatively impact the Angi and/or HomeAdvisor brand(s) could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, trust in the integrity and objective, unbiased nature of the ratings and reviews found across our various brands contributes significantly to public perception of these brands and their ability to attract consumers and Pros. If consumer reviews are perceived as not authentic in general, the reputation and strength of the relevant brand could be materially and adversely affected. While we use, and will continue to use, filters (among other processes) to detect fraudulent reviews, the accuracy of consumer reviews cannot be guaranteed. If fraudulent or inaccurate reviews (positive or negative) increase and we are unable to effectively identify and remove such reviews, the overall quality of the ratings and reviews across our various brands could decrease and the reputation of affected brands might be harmed. This could deter consumers and Pros from using our products and services, which in turn could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may not be able to protect our systems, technology and infrastructure from cyberattacks or cyberattacks experienced by third parties may adversely affect us.
We are regularly under attack by threat actors through the use of botnets, malware or other destructive or disruptive software, distributed denial of service attacks, phishing, attempts to misappropriate user information and account login
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credentials, and intercept payments intended for legitimate third parties, and other similar malicious activities. The incidence of events of this nature (or any combination thereof) is on the rise worldwide. Our efforts to develop and maintain systems designed to detect and prevent events of this nature from impacting our systems, technology, infrastructure, products, services, payment processes and procedures, and users are costly and require ongoing monitoring and updating as technologies change and efforts to overcome preventative security measures become more sophisticated. There can be no assurance that the systems we have designed to prevent or limit the effects of cyberattacks or other types of attacks will be sufficient to prevent or detect material consequences arising from such incidents or attacks, or to avoid a material adverse impact on our systems after such incidents or attacks do occur. Despite these efforts, some of our systems have experienced past security incidents and we could experience significant events of this nature in the future.
Any event of this nature that we experience could damage our systems, technology and infrastructure or those of our users, prevent us from providing our products and services, compromise the integrity of our products and services, damage our reputation, erode our brands or be costly to remedy, as well as subject us to investigations by regulatory authorities, fines or litigation that could result in liability to third parties. Even if we do not experience such events directly, the impact of any such events experienced by third parties could have a similar effect. If we were to experience future events involving third-party service providers, the impacts could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations in a significant or material manner. We may not have adequate insurance coverage to compensate for losses resulting from any of these events. If we (or any third-party with whom we do business or on which we otherwise rely) experience(s) an event of this nature, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
If personal, confidential or sensitive user information that we maintain and store is breached or otherwise accessed by unauthorized persons, it may be costly to mitigate and our reputation could be harmed.
We receive, process, store and transmit a significant amount of personal, confidential or sensitive user and subscriber information and, in the case of certain of our products and services, enable users and subscribers to share their personal information with each other. Our efforts to develop and maintain systems designed to protect the security, integrity and confidentiality of this information may not prevent inadvertent or unauthorized use or disclosure, and third parties may gain unauthorized access to this information. When such events occur, we may not be able to remedy them, we may be required by law to notify regulators and impacted individuals and it may be costly to mitigate the impact of such events and to develop and implement protections to prevent future events of this nature from occurring. When breaches of security (ours or that of any third party that we engage to store such information) occur, we could face governmental enforcement actions, significant fines, litigation (including consumer class actions) and the reputation of our brands and business could be harmed, any or all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our insurance coverage for these matters may be insufficient to cover our losses, and in the future, we may be unable to obtain cybersecurity insurance on commercially reasonable terms.In addition, if any of the search engines, digital app stores or social media platforms through which we market, distribute and monetize our products and services were to experience a breach, third parties could gain unauthorized access to personal data about our users and subscribers, which could indirectly harm the reputation of our brands and business and, in turn, adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data could give rise to liabilities and increased costs.
We receive, transmit and store a large volume of personal information in connection with the provision of our products and services. The manner in which we share, store, use, disclose and protect this information is determined by the respective privacy and data security policies of our various businesses, as well as federal, state and foreign laws and regulations and evolving industry standards and practices, which are changing, and in some cases, inconsistent and conflicting and subject to differing interpretations. In addition, new laws, regulations, standards and practices of this nature are proposed and adopted from time to time.
For example, several U.S. territories and all 50 states now have data breach laws that require timely notification to individuals, and at times regulators, the media or credit reporting agencies, if a company has experienced the unauthorized access or acquisition of personal information. Certain states have enacted consumer privacy laws that impose disclosure obligations for businesses that collect personal information about residents and afford those individuals additional rights relating to their personal information that may affect our ability to use personal information or share it with our business partners. These states may impose substantial penalties for violations, impose significant costs for investigations and compliance, allow private class-action litigation and carry significant potential liability for our business.
Outside of the U.S., data protection laws also apply to our International operations. For example, the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) in the United Kingdom and the European Union imposes, among other things, strict obligations and restrictions on the collection, processing, storage and use of U.K. and European Union personal data, including where such data is processed outside those jurisdictions, a requirement for prompt notice of data breaches in certain circumstances, a requirement for implementation of certain approved safeguards for transfers of personal data to third countries,
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and possible substantial fines for any violations.Governmental authorities around the world have enacted similar types of legislative and regulatory requirements concerning data protection, and additional governments are considering similar legal frameworks.
We may be subject to claims of non-compliance with applicable privacy and data protection policies, laws and regulations and industry standards and practices that we may not be able to successfully defend or significant fines and penalties. Moreover, any non-compliance or perceived non-compliance by us (or any third-party we engage to store or process information) or any compromise of security that results in unauthorized access to (or use or transmission of) personal information could result in a variety of claims against us, including governmental enforcement actions, significant fines, litigation (including consumer class actions), claims of breach of contract and indemnity by third parties and adverse publicity. When such events occur, our reputation could be harmed and the competitive positions of our various brands and businesses could be diminished, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, to the extent multiple U.S. state (or European Union member-state) laws are introduced with inconsistent or conflicting standards and there is no federal or European Union regulation to preempt such laws, compliance could be even more difficult to achieve and our potential exposure to the risks discussed above could increase.
Lastly, ongoing compliance with existing (and compliance with future) privacy and data protection laws worldwide could be costly. The devotion of significant expenditures to compliance (versus the development of products and services) could result in delays in the development of new products and services, us ceasing to provide problematic products and services in existing jurisdictions and us being prevented from introducing products and services in new and existing jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Credit card data security breaches or fraud could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We accept payments (including recurring payments) from Pros and consumers, primarily through credit and debit card transactions. The ability to access payment information on a real-time basis without having to proactively reach out to Pros and consumers to process payments is critical to our success.
When third parties (including credit card processing companies, as well as any business that offers products and services online or offline) experience a data security breach involving credit card information, affected cardholders will often cancel their credit cards. The more sizable a given affected third-party’s customer base, the greater the number of accounts impacted and the more likely it will be that our Pros and consumers would be impacted by such a breach. If such a breach were to impact our Pros and consumers, we would need to contact affected Pros and consumers to obtain new payment information. It is likely that we would not be able to reach all affected Pros and consumers, and even if we could, new payment information for some may not be obtained and pending payments may not be processed, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Even if our Pros and consumers are not directly impacted by a given data security breach, they may lose confidence in the ability of providers of online products and services to protect their personal information generally. As a result, they may stop using their credit cards online and choose alternative payment methods that are not as convenient for us or restrict our ability to process payments without significant effort, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our success depends, in part, on the integrity, quality, efficiency and scalability of our systems, technology and infrastructure, and those of third parties.
We rely on our systems, technology and infrastructure to perform well on a consistent basis. From time to time in the past we have experienced (and in the future we may experience) occasional interruptions that make some or all of this framework and related information unavailable or that prevent us from providing products and services; any such interruption could arise for any number of reasons. We also rely on third-party data center service providers and cloud-based, hosted web service providers, as well as third-party computer systems and a variety of communications systems and service providers in connection with the provision of our products and services generally, as well as to facilitate and process certain payment and other transactions with users. We have no control over any of these third parties or their operations and the interruption of any of the services provided by these third parties could prevent us from accessing user and subscriber information and providing our products and services. If any third parties do not adequately or appropriately provide their services or perform their responsibilities to us or our users, such as if third-party service providers are unable to restore operations and data, fail to perform as expected, or experience other unanticipated problems, we may be subject to business disruptions, losses or costs to remediate any of the deficiencies, user dissatisfaction, reputational damage, legal or regulatory proceedings, or other adverse consequences which could harm our business. Additionally, if our third-party service providers experience a security incident or other interruption, we could experience adverse consequences. While we may be entitled to damages if our third-party service providers fail to satisfy their data privacy or security-related obligations to us, any award may be insufficient to cover our
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damages, or we may be unable to recover such award. In addition, supply chain attacks have increased in frequency and severity, and we cannot guarantee that third parties’ infrastructure in our supply chain or our third-party partners’ supply chains have not been compromised.
The framework described above could be damaged or interrupted at any time due to fire, power loss, telecommunications failure, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, acts of God and other similar events or disruptions. Any event of this nature could prevent us from providing our products and services at all (or result in the provision of our products and services on a delayed or intermittent basis) or result in the loss of critical data. Businesses that we acquire may employ cybersecurity controls or information security policies less robust than ours, which may require us to expend additional resources to integrate acquired systems into our own, and which may expose us to heightened risk. The backup systems that we and the third parties upon whom we rely have in place for certain aspects of our respective frameworks may be insufficient for all recovery eventualities. In addition, we may not have adequate insurance coverage to compensate us for losses from a major interruption. When such damages, interruptions or outages occur, our reputation could be harmed and the competitive positions of our various brands and businesses could be diminished, any or all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We also continually work to expand and enhance the efficiency and scalability of our framework to improve the consumer and Pro experience, accommodate substantial increases in the number of visitors to our various platforms, ensure acceptable load times for our various products and services, and keep up with changes in technology and user preferences. If we do not do so in a timely and cost-effective manner, the user experience and demand across our brands and businesses could be adversely affected, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Furthermore, as our products and service offerings evolve, we must continue to update and adapt our existing technology systems to support these changes. For instance, our current efforts to consolidate onto a single global platform require significant operational focus and care. As we integrate new functionality into our existing legacy systems, modernizing the infrastructure while ensuring the accuracy of data processing, internal controls, accounting, and regulatory compliance can be complex and resource-intensive. If we are unable to effectively manage these technology updates, or if our efforts to adapt legacy systems are delayed or more difficult than anticipated, it could increase our operational complexity and heighten the risk of errors, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We depend on our key personnel.
Our future success depends upon our continued ability to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly skilled and talented individuals, particularly in the case of senior leadership. Competition for well-qualified employees across our various businesses has been (and is expected to continue to be) intense, particularly in the case of senior leadership, technology and product development roles, and we must continue to attract new (and retain existing) employees to compete effectively. While we have established programs to attract new (and retain existing) key and other employees, we may not be able to do so in the future. If we fail to retain key and other employees, this could result in the loss of institutional knowledge and the disruption of our day-to-day operations, which could adversely impact the effectiveness of our internal control framework and our ability (and the ability of our various businesses) to successfully execute long term strategic initiatives and other goals. If we do not ensure the effective transfer of knowledge to successors and smooth transitions (particularly in the case of senior leadership) by way of tailored succession plans, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Our use of AI and machine learning technologies, combined with an uncertain legal and regulatory environment, may subject us to new and evolving risks, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have incorporated, and may continue to incorporate, AI and machine learning technologies into our platforms and other aspects of our business and operations, including the deployment of a fine-tuned large language model that serves as an interface for service requests. Certain aspects of our AI strategy rely on a combination of our proprietary domain knowledge libraries and third-party partnerships, and as a result, we are subject to risks associated with such third parties, including potential service disruptions, pricing volatility and the failure of their safeguards to prevent biased or inaccurate outputs. Because AI technology is still in a nascent stage of development, ineffective or inadequate AI development or deployment practices by us or third-party partners could result in negative outcomes. In addition, any latency, disruption or failure in our AI systems or infrastructure could result in delays or errors in our product and service offerings. Developing, testing and deploying resource-intensive AI systems may require additional investment and increase our costs. Our competitors and other third parties may incorporate AI into their products more quickly or more successfully than us, all of which could impair our ability to compete effectively. Any of the foregoing may decrease demand for our products or harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The legal and regulatory landscape surrounding AI technologies is rapidly evolving, and we expect an increase in the regulation of the use of AI in products and services. Compliance with new or changing laws, regulations, or industry standards relating to AI may impose significant operational costs and expose us to legal liability or regulatory risk, including with respect
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to third-party intellectual property, privacy, publicity, contractual or other rights. Failure to appropriately respond to this evolving landscape may result in legal liability, regulatory action or brand and reputational harm.
Risks Related to Our Indebtedness
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness.
Our ability to satisfy our debt obligations will depend upon, among other things, our future financial and operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from our operations to meet our scheduled debt obligations. If so, we could be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell assets or seek additional capital in a manner that complies with the terms (including certain restrictions and limitations) of our current indebtedness. If these efforts do not generate sufficient funds to meet our scheduled debt obligations, we would need to seek additional financing and/or negotiate with our bondholders to restructure or refinance our indebtedness. Our ability to do so would depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any such financing, restructuring or refinancing could be on less favorable terms than those governing our current indebtedness and would need to comply with the terms (including certain restrictions and limitations) of our existing indebtedness.
Our current and future indebtedness may limit our flexibility in obtaining additional financing and in pursuing other business opportunities or operating activities.
In August 2020, ANGI Group, LLC, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Angi (“ANGI Group”), issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875% senior notes due August 2028 (the “ANGI Group Senior Notes”). In November 2025, ANGI Group entered into a credit agreement providing for a senior secured revolving facility in an aggregate principal amount of $175.0 million, including a letter of credit sublimit of up to $25.0 million (the “Revolving Facility”). As of December 31, 2025, we had no outstanding revolving loans under the Revolving Facility.
The Revolving Facility contains various restrictive covenants, including, among other things, affirmative covenants relating to the provision of periodic financial statements, compliance certificates and other notices, payment of taxes and compliance with laws, and negative covenants, including, among others, restrictions on the incurrence of certain indebtedness, granting of liens, certain affiliate transactions, mergers dissolutions and asset sales and a total net leverage ratio financial covenant. The indentures governing the ANGI Group Senior Notes contain certain negative covenants, including a limitation on liens and a limitation on merger, sale and disposal of ANGI Group’s assets. Under the terms of these covenants, we may be restricted from engaging in business or operating activities that may otherwise improve our business or from financing future operations or capital needs. Failure to comply with certain covenants, including the financial covenant, if not cured or waived, will result in an event of default that could trigger acceleration of our indebtedness, which would require us to repay all amounts owed and could have a material adverse impact on our business. In addition, the Revolving Facility has a floating interest rate that is based on variable and unpredictable U.S. and international economic risks and uncertainties. If we were to draw on the Revolving Facility, any increase in interest rates, as has occurred in the past and may occur in the future, may negatively impact our financial results.
In addition, the Revolving Facility is secured by a first priority pledge of the equity securities owned by ANGI Group and ANGI Group’s wholly-owned material U.S. subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), subject to customary exceptions, and first priority security interests in substantially all current and after-acquired tangible and intangible personal property of ANGI Group and each Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, subject to customary exclusions, permitted liens and other agreed limitations.
Our ability to service our current and future debt can be impacted by events beyond our control, and we may be unable to do so. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, our lenders and/or noteholders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the applicable debt agreements to be immediately due and payable. In addition, our lenders would have the right to proceed against the assets we provided as collateral in respect of the Revolving Facility. If the debt under our credit agreement were to be accelerated, we may not have sufficient cash on hand or be able to sell sufficient assets to repay it, which would have an immediate adverse effect on our business and operating results.
Risks Relating to the Distribution
Some or all of the expected benefits of the Distribution may not be achieved.
The full strategic and financial benefits expected related to the Distribution may not be achieved, or such benefits may be delayed or may never occur at all. The following are certain benefits expected from the Distribution:
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•enabling us to allocate our financial resources to meet the unique needs of our businesses and to implement our own optimal capital structure tailored to our strategy and business needs;
•greater flexibility to raise equity capital needed to fund growth, including by using our stock as equity currency to make strategic acquisitions and for employee compensation; and
•the potential to attract new investors and expanded coverage by equity research analysts, which increase, if realized, could provide us with a more efficient equity currency for acquisitions and employee compensation.
We may not achieve these or other anticipated benefits for a variety of reasons, including, among others, our increased susceptibility to market fluctuations and other adverse events as an independent company and the risk of litigation, injunctions or other legal proceedings relating to the Distribution. If we fail to achieve some or all of the benefits expected to result from the Distribution, or if such benefits are delayed, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
If the Distribution were to fail to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Angi and our stockholders could suffer material adverse consequences.
IAC received an opinion of its outside counsel satisfactory to the IAC board of directors, among other things, regarding the qualification of the Distribution as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 355(a) of the Code. The opinion of counsel was based upon and rely on, among other things, various facts and assumptions, as well as certain representations, statements and undertakings of IAC and the Company, including those relating to the past and future conduct of their businesses. If any of these representations, statements or undertakings is, or becomes, inaccurate or incomplete, or if any of the representations or covenants contained in any of the applicable agreements or in any document relating to the opinion of counsel are inaccurate or not complied with by IAC, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries, the opinion of counsel may be invalid and the conclusions reached therein could be jeopardized.
Notwithstanding receipt of the opinion of counsel regarding the Distribution, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) could determine that the Distribution should be treated as a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes if it determines that any of the representations, assumptions or undertakings upon which the opinion of counsel was based are inaccurate or have not been complied with. Moreover, even if the foregoing representations, assumptions or undertakings are accurate and have been complied with, the opinion of counsel merely represents the judgment of such counsel and is not binding on the IRS or any court, and the IRS or a court may disagree with the conclusions in the opinion of counsel. Accordingly, notwithstanding receipt by IAC of the opinion of counsel, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not assert that the Distribution does not qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes or that a court would not sustain such a challenge. In the event the IRS were to prevail with such a challenge, the Company and our stockholders could suffer material adverse consequences.
If the Distribution were to fail to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 355(a) of the Code, in general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, IAC would recognize a taxable gain as if it had sold its Angi Class A common stock in a taxable sale for its fair market value. In such circumstance, holders of IAC common stock who received Angi Class A common stock in the Distribution would be subject to tax as if they had received a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of such shares. Even if the Distribution were otherwise to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355(a) of the Code, the Distribution may result in taxable gain to IAC, but not its stockholders, under Section 355(e) of the Code if the Distribution were deemed to be part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, shares representing a 50 percent or greater interest (by vote or value) in IAC or the Company. For this purpose, any acquisitions of IAC stock or Angi stock within the period beginning two years before, and ending two years after, the Distribution are presumed to be part of such a plan, although IAC or the Company may be able to rebut that presumption (including by qualifying for one or more safe harbors under applicable Treasury Regulations).
Under the existing tax sharing agreement, the Company generally is required to indemnify IAC for any taxes resulting from the failure of the Distribution to qualify for the intended tax-free treatment (and related amounts) to the extent that the failure to so qualify is attributable to: (i) an acquisition of all or a portion of the equity securities or assets of the Company, whether by merger or otherwise by any person (and regardless of whether Angi participated in or otherwise facilitated the acquisition), (ii) other actions or failures to act by the Company or (iii) any of the representations or undertakings made by the Company in any of the documents relating to the opinion of counsel being incorrect or violated. Any such indemnity obligations could be material and the satisfaction of such indemnification obligations could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
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The desired tax treatment of the Distribution limits our ability to engage in capital-raising, share repurchases and other transactions.
Under current U.S. federal income tax law, a distribution that otherwise qualifies for tax-free treatment can be rendered taxable to the distributing corporation and its stockholders as a result of certain post-distribution transactions, including certain acquisitions of shares or assets of the corporation the stock of which is distributed. To preserve the tax-free treatment of the Distribution, the tax sharing agreement restricts us and our subsidiaries, for the two-year period following the Distribution (except in specific circumstances), from: (i) entering into any transaction pursuant to which shares of our capital stock would be acquired above a certain threshold, (ii) merging, consolidating or liquidating, (iii) selling or transferring assets above certain thresholds, (iv) redeeming or repurchasing stock (with certain exceptions, including repurchase of certain limited amount of our capital stock), (v) altering the voting rights of our capital stock, (vi) actions and inactions that are inconsistent with representations or covenants in any tax opinion or private letter ruling document or (vii) ceasing to engage in any active trade or business as defined in the Code. These restrictions may limit our ability to pursue certain equity issuances, strategic transactions, share repurchases or other transactions that we may otherwise believe to be in the best interests of our stockholders or that might increase the value of our business.
Actual or potential conflicts of interest may develop between our management and directors, on the one hand, and the management and directors of IAC, on the other hand.
Certain of our directors and executive officers and management and directors of IAC own capital stock of both companies, and certain members of IAC’s former senior management team currently serve as directors of our board of directors. For example, Mr. Levin, the former Chief Executive Officer of IAC, currently serves as our Executive Chairman. This overlap could create (or appear to create) potential conflicts of interest when directors and executive officers affiliated with both companies face decisions that could have different implications for IAC and us. For example, potential conflicts of interest could arise in connection with the resolution of any dispute between IAC and us regarding the terms of the agreements governing the Distribution and our relationship with IAC thereafter, including any commercial agreements between the parties or their respective affiliates. Potential conflicts of interest could also arise if we enter into any commercial arrangements with IAC in the future.
In connection with the Distribution, we agreed to indemnify IAC for certain liabilities, and if we are required to pay under these indemnities to IAC, our financial results could be negatively impacted. While IAC is also obligated to indemnify us for certain liabilities, it may not be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations.
Certain of the contribution agreements require each of IAC and the Company to indemnify the other for certain liabilities. Any amounts we are required to pay pursuant to these indemnification obligations and other liabilities could require us to divert cash that would otherwise have been used in furtherance of our operations. Further, the indemnity from IAC may not be sufficient to protect us against the full amount of such liabilities, and IAC may not be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations. Moreover, even if we ultimately succeed in recovering from IAC any amounts for which we are held liable, we may be temporarily required to bear these losses ourselves. Each of these risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Following the Distribution, we rely on IAC to provide certain services, and we may be unable to replace such services on favorable terms, or at all, when the arrangement terminates.
Following the Distribution, the Company and IAC updated the schedule of services under the services agreement executed prior to the Distribution, pursuant to which IAC agreed to provide us, for a fee, specified support services related to corporate functions for various terms, such as information security, legal, finance, human resources, tax, treasury services and participation in IAC’s U.S. health and welfare, 401(k) and flexible benefits plans. As some of the foregoing services terminated, we entered into new agreements or assumed the responsibility for such functions. For certain other services, including, but not limited to, maintenance and support of shared financial systems, the Company and IAC have extended the term until March 31, 2026. As each of such remaining services terminates, we will be required to either develop internal capabilities or enter into new agreements with third-party providers to assume these functions. We cannot assure you that the economic terms of the new arrangements will be similar to those under our current arrangements with IAC. If we are unable to renew or replace such arrangements on a comparable basis, or if we experience difficulties in transitioning these functions to ourselves or other third parties, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
The Distribution may result in litigation and/or regulatory inquiries and investigations, which would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations and could divert management attention.
In the past, securities class action litigation and/or shareholder derivative litigation and inquiries or investigations by regulatory authorities have often followed certain significant business transactions, such as the sale of a company or announcement of any other strategic transaction, such as the Distribution. Any litigation or investigation relating to the
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Distribution against us or IAC, whether or not resolved in either party’s favor, could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and the ultimate value of our Class A common stock.
Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Class A Common Stock
The market price and trading volume of our Class A Common Stock may be volatile and may face negative pressure.
The market price of shares of our Class A Common Stock could fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including the risks identified in this annual report or reasons unrelated to our performance. Among the factors that could affect the stock price of our Class A Common Stock are:
•actual or anticipated fluctuations in operating results;
•changes in earnings estimated by securities analysts or in our ability to meet those estimates;
•the operating and stock price performance of comparable companies;
•changes to the regulatory and legal environment under which we operate;
•changes in relationships with significant customers; and
•U.S. and worldwide economic conditions.
These factors, among others, may result in short- or long-term negative pressure on the value of our Class A Common Stock.
We do not expect to declare any regular cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our capital stock in the near term. Instead, we anticipate that our future earnings will be retained to support our operations and to finance the growth and development of our business. Any future determination relating to our dividend policy will be made by our board of directors and will depend on a number of factors, including:
•our historical and projected financial condition, liquidity and results of operations;
•our capital levels and needs;
•tax considerations;
•any acquisitions or potential acquisitions that we may consider;
•statutory and regulatory prohibitions and other limitations;
•the terms of any credit agreements or other borrowing arrangements that will restrict our ability to pay cash dividends;
•general economic conditions; and
•other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.
In the absence of dividends, investors may need to rely on sales of their shares of our Class A Common Stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains.
Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws or Delaware law may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control, or changes in management and, therefore, depress the trading price of our Class A Common Stock.
The DGCL and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws currently contain provisions, that could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control, or changes in management that stockholders may deem advantageous, and provisions which:
•provide that, until our 2032 meeting of stockholders, our board of directors will be divided into classes, which could have the effect of making the replacement of incumbent directors more time-consuming and difficult;
•provide that, as long as our board of directors is classified, members of our board of directors can be removed by stockholders only for cause;
•provide that holders of our Class A Common Stock will not have the right to act by written consent;
•provide that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled only by the remaining directors;
•provide that we will be subject to the Delaware statute governing business combinations with interested stockholders;
•authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock or authorized but unissued shares of Class B Common Stock and/or Class C Common Stock that our board of directors could issue to increase the number of outstanding shares and to discourage a takeover attempt;
•provide that our board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the bylaws;
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•provide that there will not be cumulative voting on the election of directors; and
•establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of our board of directors.
Any provision of our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of Class A Common Stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for such shares.
Our bylaws designate specified courts as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions or proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could discourage lawsuits against the Company and its directors, officers and other employees.
Our bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, a state court located in the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for:
•any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company;
•any action asserting a claim for or based on a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or its stockholders, including a claim alleging the aiding and abetting of such a breach of fiduciary duty;
•any action asserting a claim against the Company or any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Company arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation or our bylaws;
•any action asserting a claim related to or involving the Company that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine; and
•any action asserting an “internal corporate claim,” as that term is defined in Section 115 of the DGCL.
The exclusive forum provisions do not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The enforceability of similar exclusive forum provisions in other companies’ organizational documents has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that a court could find the exclusive forum provisions in our bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable.
These exclusive forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that such stockholder may find favorable for disputes with the Company or its directors, officers or employees, and may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims and may increase the costs to bring such claims. Alternatively, if a court were to find these exclusive forum provisions inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings described above for each company, the applicable company may incur additional costs associated with resolving such disputes in other jurisdictions, which could have an adverse impact on the applicable company’s business and financial condition.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish unfavorable research about us, the price and trading volume of our Class A Common Stock could decline.
The trading market for our Class A Common Stock is, and will continue to be, influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us and our business. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage, or fails to publish reports about the applicable company regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price and/or trading volume to decline. Moreover, if our operating results do not meet the expectations of the investor community, one or more of the analysts who cover us may change their recommendations, and the stock price could decline.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not applicable.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Overview
We recognize that the safety and security of our systems, technology and infrastructure (and those of key third-party service providers upon which we rely), as well as our content and confidential or sensitive user and employee information, is critical to maintaining the trust and confidence of our users and subscribers, consumers, advertisers and investors (among other
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stakeholders). As a result, Company management has established programs and related processes designed to manage cybersecurity issues, including the assessment, identification and management of cybersecurity risks, together with related mitigation and recovery efforts. Our board of directors, directly and through our Audit Committee, oversees Company management in the execution of its cybersecurity responsibilities, including the assessment of the Company’s approach to cybersecurity risk management.
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy
Overview. Our cybersecurity programs and related processes generally consist of the following key elements: (i) risk assessment and management efforts, (ii) technical safeguards and incident response and recovery efforts, (iii) third-party risk management efforts, (iv) education, training and preparedness efforts and (v) governance efforts.
Risk assessment and management efforts. We assess, identify and manage cybersecurity risks as part of a comprehensive information security program that is intended to align with standard industry frameworks, such as International Standard for Organization (ISO) 27000 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework.
As part of the ongoing refinement of our information security program, we engage (as appropriate) various third-party risk management services to assist with the identification of potential cybersecurity issues, such as those involving software vulnerabilities, configuration errors, data exposure and credential theft (among others), as well as consult with external legal counsel, third-party experts and other advisors to assist with incident response and recovery efforts, forensic investigations, extortion negotiations and crisis management or readiness for the same. We also maintain a cyber insurance policy to help manage, in part, costs associated with significant cybersecurity incidents that may occur.
In addition, as discussed in more detail below under the caption “Cybersecurity Governance,” the assessment, identification and management of cybersecurity risks have been integrated into our overall enterprise risk management (“ERM”) efforts.
Technical safeguards and incident response and recovery efforts. As part of our information security program, we have implemented a number of tools and procedures designed to identify and remediate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in our applications and infrastructure, as well as manage access and identities throughout their lifecycles. These tools and procedures are intended to be consistent with ISO and NIST frameworks. In addition, we have implemented an incident response policy that outlines established processes for addressing cybersecurity issues that leverages a cross-functional cybersecurity incident response team and outside advisors intended to allow the Company to take action in a timely and decisive manner in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations during the response, investigation and remediation of a given cybersecurity incident.
Third-party risk managementefforts. In addition to the assessment, identification and management of our own cybersecurity related risks, we also consider and evaluate cybersecurity risks associated with certain third-party service providers upon which we rely for a wide variety of technical and business functions. Our efforts in this regard consist of (among other efforts): (i) security assessments to determine whether key third-party service provider information security procedures meet our expectations, (ii) the use of a monitoring service that detects evidence of the compromise of key third-party service provider systems, technology and infrastructure, (iii) assessments designed to identify business and technical risks to our systems, technology and infrastructure posed by key third-party service providers and (iv) the development of strategies to determine the potential adverse impact of, and develop mitigation strategies for, any cybersecurity incidents experienced by key third-party service providers on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Education, training and preparedness efforts. Education, training and preparedness are an important part of our information security program. In connection with our education and training efforts, we have developed and implemented a set of Company-wide policies and procedures regarding cybersecurity matters that impose responsibility on our employees through the course of their work to: (i) protect our systems, technology, infrastructure and data from cybersecurity threats, (ii) quickly report known or suspected cybersecurity incidents or other suspicious activity through designated channels and respond effectively to such events and (iii) use Company and personal information technology in a secure manner. In addition, we generally mandate information security training for our employees and our software developers generally receive mandatory additional technical training, each on an annual basis. In connection with our preparedness efforts, we periodically participate in tabletop exercises with the goal of helping management effectively respond to cybersecurity incidents that may occur. We also maintain documented incident response policies to help ensure that our response activities are consistent and appropriate.
Governance. See the disclosure under the caption “Cybersecurity Governance” below.
Cybersecurity Governance
Our board of directors is responsible for overseeing Company management’s execution of its cybersecurity responsibilities, including our approach to cybersecurity risk management. Our board of directors executes this oversight in coordination with our Audit Committee, which pursuant to its charter, assists the Board with risk assessment and risk management policies as
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they relate to cybersecurity risk exposure (among other risk exposures), as well as part of its regularly scheduled meetings and through discussions with Company management on an as needed basis.
In addition, the assessment, identification and management of cybersecurity risks has been integrated into our ERM efforts. As part of that annual process, cybersecurity risks across our businesses are included in the risk universe that our Executive Risk Committee (consisting of members of Company senior management) evaluates to identify our top enterprise risks and develop related mitigation plans. The cybersecurity and other risks are reviewed during the year through our ERM process and discussed with our Audit Committee at least semi-annually and with our board of directors at least annually.
Our Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”) is responsible for the development and implementation of our information security program on a Company-wide basis, together with a dedicated team of experienced, Company-wide information security analysts.Our CTO has more than fifteen years of relevant experience contributing to the development, implementation, and oversight of information security programs. Other members of our information security team are generally seasoned professionals with broad cybersecurity experience and expertise, including with respect to cybersecurity threat assessment and detection, mitigation technologies, incident response, and training on such topics.
Our CTO is also responsible for reporting on the status of our information security program and related efforts and processes to Company senior management periodically, and to the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis. In addition, our CTO reports cybersecurity matters to Company senior management and the Audit Committee on an as-needed basis. At each regularly scheduled meeting of our board of directors, the Chair of our Audit Committee provides quarterly updates regarding significant matters discussed, reviewed, considered and approved by the committee since the last regularly scheduled board meeting (including cybersecurity matters, as and if applicable), as well as timely updates outside of quarterly updates on an as needed basis. Our CTO promptly informs Company management and our Audit Committee of cybersecurity incidents that meet established reporting thresholds or when otherwise determined appropriate, as well as provides ongoing updates regarding any such incidents until they have been resolved.
Cybersecurity Risks
As discussed above and under “Item 1A. Risk Factors—General Risk Factors”, we face a number of cybersecurity risks across our various businesses, and from time to time we have experienced threats to and unauthorized intrusions of our systems, technology and infrastructure. Despite our efforts, we cannot eliminate all risks from cybersecurity threats or incidents, or provide assurances that we have not experienced an undetected cybersecurity incident. While we have implemented a risk management process designed to mitigate cybersecurity risks that arise from utilizing third-party service providers, suppliers, and vendors, our control over and ability to monitor the security posture of third parties with whom we do business remains limited and there can be no assurance that we can prevent, mitigate, or remediate the risk of any compromise or failure in the security infrastructure owned or controlled by such third parties. Additionally, any contractual protections with such third parties, including our right to indemnification, if any at all, may be limited or insufficient to prevent a negative impact on our business from such compromise or failure.
Item 2. Properties
We believe that the facilities for our management and operations are generally adequate for our current and near-term future needs. Our facilities, most of which are leased, consist of executive and administrative offices, sales offices and data centers. We do not anticipate any future problems renewing or obtaining suitable leases for us or any of our businesses. We currently lease approximately 112,000 square feet of office for our corporate headquarters, Angi business and administrative and sales force personnel in Denver, Colorado.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Overview
In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are (or may become) parties to claims, suits, regulatory and government investigations, and other proceedings involving property, personal injury, intellectual property, privacy, tax, labor and employment, competition, commercial disputes, consumer protection and other claims, as well as stockholder derivative actions, class action lawsuits and other matters. Such claims, suits, regulatory and government investigations, and other proceedings could result in fines, civil or criminal penalties, or other adverse consequences. The amounts that may be recovered in such matters may be subject to insurance coverage. Although the results of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to any legal proceedings the outcome of which, we believe, if determined adversely to us, would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. However, the outcome of such matters is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties.
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Rules of the SEC require the description of material pending legal proceedings (other than ordinary, routine litigation incident to the registrant’s business) and advise that proceedings ordinarily need not be described if they primarily involve damages claims for amounts (exclusive of interest and costs) not exceeding 10% of the current assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. In the judgment of Company management, none of the pending litigation matters which we are defending involves or is likely to involve amounts of that magnitude.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
Our Class A Common Stock is quoted on The Nasdaq Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the ticker symbol “ANGI.” There is no established public trading market for our Class B Common Stock.
As of February 6, 2026, there were 640 holders of record of our Class A Common Stock. Because the substantial majority of the outstanding shares of our Class A Common Stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of shareholders, we are not able to estimate the total number of beneficial shareholders represented by these record holders. As of February 6, 2026, we had no outstanding shares of our Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock.
Dividends
We do not currently expect that any cash or other dividends will be paid to holders of our Class A Common Stock in the near future. Any future cash dividend or other dividend declarations are subject to the determination of the Company’s board of directors.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
There were no unregistered sales of our capital stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The information required by this Item concerning equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference from Part III, Item 12 of this annual report.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth purchases by the Company of its Class A common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2025:
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(1)Reflects repurchases made pursuant to May 2025 Share Authorization and September 2025 Share Authorization (collectively, the “2025 Share Authorizations”), which were publicly announced in May 2025 and November 2025, respectively. For additional details, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
(2)Represents the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock that remained available for repurchase as of the end of the relevant month set forth in the table above pursuant to the 2025 Share Authorizations. Pursuant to May 2025 Share Authorization and September 2025 Share Authorization, the Company was allowed to repurchase up to 5.0 million shares and approximately 3.2 million shares of Class A Common Stock, respectively, over an indefinite period of time in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, depending on those factors Company management deems relevant at any particular time, including, without limitation, market conditions, share price and future outlook.
May 2025 Share Authorization and September 2025 Share Authorization were exhausted in October 2025 and December 2025, respectively. From January 1, 2026 through February 6, 2026, the Company did not repurchase any additional shares. As of February 6, 2026, there were no shares of Class A Common Stock remaining for repurchase under the September 2025 Share Authorization.
Item 6. Reserved
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
GENERAL
Management Overview
Angi Inc. (“Angi,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) connects quality home professionals (“Pros”) with consumers across more than 500 different categories, from repairing and remodeling homes to cleaning and landscaping. There were approximately 111,000 Average Monthly Active Pros (as defined below) during the three months ended December 31, 2025. Additionally, consumers turned to at least one of our businesses to find a Pro for approximately 16 million projects during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company updated its segment reporting structure from “Ads and Leads”, “Services”, and “International” to “Domestic” and “International” to better reflect how it manages its business and how management evaluates performance and allocates resources. During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company changed the name of its “Domestic” segment to “U.S.” segment. The change reflects an updated naming convention and did not result in any change to the composition of the segment or how the Company evaluates its performance in the current year as well as prior periods. The naming convention for prior periods has been conformed to the current period. The change had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. As a result of these updates, the Company now has the following two operating segments: (i) U.S. and (ii) International (consisting of businesses in Europe and Canada). The Company continues to operate under multiple brands including Angi, Angie’s List, HomeAdvisor, and Handy.
In the United States, the Company provides Pros the capability to engage with potential customers, including quoting and invoicing services, and provides consumers with tools and resources to help them find local, pre-screened and customer-rated Pros nationwide for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. Consumers can also request household services directly through the Angi platform, and such requests are fulfilled by independently established Pros engaged in a trade, occupation and/or business that customarily provides such services. Matching service, booking of pre-priced services, and related tools and directories are provided to consumers free of charge upon registration. The Company also owns marketplaces
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in Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the UK which provide Pros the ability to engage with potential customers and consumers the ability to engage with the Pros they need.
Distribution
On March 31, 2025, IAC completed the spin-off of its ownership in the Company through a special dividend of the common stock of the Company owned by IAC to the holders of IAC common stock and IAC Class B common stock (the “Distribution”). Prior to the effective time of the Distribution, IAC voluntarily converted all of the shares of our Class B Common Stock that it owned to shares of Class A Common Stock. As a result of this conversion, there are no longer any shares of our Class B Common Stock outstanding. After completion of the Distribution, IAC has no ownership in the Company, there are no shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding, and the only class of Angi capital stock with shares outstanding is Class A Common Stock.
Total Home Roofing, LLC Sale
On November 1, 2023, Angi completed the sale of 100% of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Total Home Roofing, LLC (“THR,” which comprised its former Roofing segment), which is reflected as a discontinued operation in its financial statements. For additional details, see “Note 18—Discontinued Operations” to the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Defined Terms and Operating Metrics:
Unless otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise requires, certain terms used in this annual report, which include the principal operating metrics we use in managing our business, are defined below:
•U.S. Revenue – primarily comprised of revenue generated within the U.S. segment, including Lead revenue for consumer matches, revenue from Pros under contract for advertising, membership subscription revenue from Pros and consumers and revenue from pre-priced offerings by which the consumer requests services through a Company platform and the Company connects them with a Pro to perform the service.
•International Revenue – comprised of revenue generated within the International segment (consisting of businesses in Europe and Canada), including Lead revenue for consumer matches and membership subscription revenue from Pros.
•Proprietary Revenue –the portion of U.S. Revenue allocated to Proprietary channels, calculated based on the proportionate share of Leads originating from Proprietary channels in the period.
•Network Revenue –the portion of U.S. Revenue allocated to Network channels, calculated based on the proportionate share of Leads originating from Network channels in the period.
•Service Requests – requests for connections with Pros in the period, which include pre-priced offerings and indications of interest expressed on a Pro profile.
•Leads – connections between consumers and Pros resulting from a Service Request in the period, including the completion of a job related to a pre-priced offering; a single Service Request can result in multiple Leads.
•Proprietary – refers to sources of Service Requests in which consumers go through an Angi proprietary user experience or a retail partner experiences.
•Network – refers to sources of Service Requests in which consumers are presented with Angi Pros through a third party website experience.
•Acquired Pros – new Pros onboarded onto the Angi platform and eligible to receive Leads in the period.
•Average Monthly Active Pros – the average number of Pros per month that (i) received Leads, (ii) were presented on a Service Request where they agreed to receive a Lead if selected, (iii) requested to be connected to a consumer on a Service Request, or (iv) accepted an offer to complete a pre-priced Service Request.
•ANGI Group Senior Notes - On August 20, 2020, ANGI Group, LLC (“ANGI Group”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued $500.0 million of its 3.875% Senior Notes due August 15, 2028, with interest
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payable February 15 and August 15 of each year.
Components of Results of Operations
Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit
Cost of revenue, which excludes depreciation, consists primarily of (i) credit card processing fees, (ii) hosting fees, and (iii) payments made to independent third-party Pros who perform work.
Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue. Gross margin is gross profit expressed as a percentage of revenue.
Operating Costs and Expenses:
•Selling and marketing expense - consists primarily of (i) advertising expenditures, which include marketing fees to promote the brand to consumers and Pros with (a) online marketing, including fees paid to search engines and other online marketing platforms, partners who direct traffic to our brands, and app platforms, and (b) offline marketing, which is primarily television and radio advertising, (ii) compensation expense (including stock-based compensation expense) and other employee-related costs for our sales and marketing personnel, (iii) service guarantee expense, (iv) software license and maintenance costs, and (v) outsourced personnel costs.
•General and administrative expense - consists primarily of (i) compensation expense (including stock-based compensation expense) and other employee-related costs for personnel engaged in executive management, finance, legal, tax, human resources and customer service functions, (ii) provision for credit losses, (iii) software license and maintenance costs, (iv) outsourced personnel costs for personnel engaged in assisting in customer service functions, (v) fees for professional services, and (vi) rent expense and facilities costs (including impairments of right-of-use assets). Our customer service function includes personnel who provide support to our Pros and consumers.
•Product development expense - consists primarily of (i) compensation expense (including stock-based compensation expense) and other employee-related costs that are not capitalized for personnel engaged in the design, development, testing and enhancement of product offerings and related technology, (ii) software license and maintenance costs, and (iii) outsourced personnel costs for personnel engaged in product development.
•Restructuring - consists primarily of charges associated with a formal restructuring plan that are related to workforce reductions.
Non-GAAP financial measure
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Principles of Financial Reporting” for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA and required non-GAAP reconciliations.
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Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. For a discussion regarding our financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, please refer to “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the annual audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2025.
Revenue
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
U.S.
Percentage of Total Revenue:
International 12 % 11 %
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, rounding differences may occur)
Operating metrics:
Service Requests
Leads
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
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U.S. revenue decreased 14%, due primarily to a 72% decrease in Network revenue as a result of the implementation of homeowner choice in January 2025, partially offset by a 17% increase in Proprietary revenue from strong execution in paid marketing in Proprietary channels.
International revenue decreased $2.5 million, or 2%, due primarily to a management decision to change the business model of the Canadian business when migrating it onto the European platform. This decision was made to bring the business model in line with the European businesses and transition the Canadian business into a more profitable self-serve platform that needs fewer manual sales.
Cost of revenue
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
As a percentage of revenue 5% 5%
U.S. cost of revenue decreased $10.2 million, or 19%, and remained constant as a percentage of revenue, due primarily to lower payments to third-party professional service providers of $5.7 million, lower credit card processing fees of $3.8 million, and lower sales tax expense of $2.9 million, partially offset by higher hosting fees of $2.6 million.
Gross profit
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
Gross margin 95% 95% —%
Gross profit decreased $144.4 million, or 13%, due primarily to the decrease in revenue described in the revenue discussion above.
Selling and marketing expense
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
As a percentage of revenue 49% 51%
U.S. selling and marketing expense decreased $87.8 million, or 16%, due primarily to decreases of $73.9 million in compensation expense, $4.3 million in service guarantee expense, $2.7 million in software maintenance costs, and $1.8 million in professional service costs. The decrease in compensation expense was due primarily to a reduction in headcount, and the decrease in service guarantee expense was due primarily to lower revenue.
International selling and marketing expense decreased $6.3 million, or 16%, driven by a decrease in compensation expense of $7.1 million due primarily to a reduction in headcount, partially offset by an increase in advertising expense of $1.4 million. The reduction in headcount was driven by the management decision to change the business model of the Canadian business when migrating it onto the European platform described in the revenue discussion above. The increase in advertising expense was due primarily to higher costs related to online advertising.
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General and administrative expense
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
As a percentage of revenue 26% 27%
U.S. general and administrative expense decreased $56.3 million, or 20%, due primarily to decreases of $25.7 million in compensation expense, $9.9 million in the provision for credit losses, $8.0 million in lease expense, $3.1 million in software license and maintenance costs, and $2.5 million in third-party wages. The decrease in compensation expense was primarily due to the reversal of previously recognized stock-based compensation expense of $10.2 million related to IAC restricted stock forfeited by Joseph Levin, former CEO of IAC and current Executive Chairman of Angi, in the first quarter of 2025, and a reduction in headcount. The decrease in the provision for credit losses was primarily due to lower revenue and improved collection rates. The decrease in lease expense was primarily due to impairment charges of right-of-use assets previously recognized in the first half of 2024 and the Company’s reduction of its real estate footprint. The decrease in software license and maintenance costs was due primarily to reduced costs related to data warehousing and customer support services. The decrease in third-party wages is primarily due to reduced costs related to customer support services.
Product development expense
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
As a percentage of revenue 8% 8%
Product development expense decreased $8.0 million, or 8%, and remained constant as a percentage of revenue compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.
Depreciation
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
As a percentage of revenue 4% 7%
Depreciation decreased $40.7 million, or 47%, due primarily to the reduction in capitalized software spend over prior periods and the write-off of certain leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures in connection with the Company’s reduction of its real estate footprint in 2024.
Restructuring
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
As a percentage of revenue 1% —%
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NM = Not meaningful
Restructuring increased $12.8 million, due to a reduction of the Company’s global workforce by approximately 350 employees in order to reduce operating expenses and optimize the organizational structure in support of long-term growth. Refer to “Note 4—Restructuring” for a summary of the activities related to restructuring for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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Amortization of intangibles
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
As a percentage of revenue NM NM
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NM = Not meaningful
Amortization of intangibles decreased $0.8 million, or 31%, due to a decrease in impairment charges related to U.S. indefinite-live trade names during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Operating income
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
As a percentage of revenue 6% 2%
Operating income increased in 2025 compared to 2024 due primarily to the factors described above in the cost of revenue, selling and marketing, general and administrative, and depreciation expense discussions.
At December 31, 2025, there was $31.7 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to all equity-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.2 years.
Adjusted EBITDA
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
As a percentage of revenue 14% 12%
See “Principles of Financial Reporting” for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA and required non-GAAP reconciliations.
U.S. Adjusted EBITDA decreased $16.6 million, or 13%, to $112.8 million, and remained constant as a percentage of revenue. The decrease was primarily driven by lower gross profit due to the decrease in revenue, partially offset by lower selling and marketing expense due primarily to a decrease in compensation expense, lower general and administrative expense due primarily to decreases in compensation expense, lease expense, and the provision for credit losses, and lower cost of revenue due primarily to lower payments to third-party professional service providers and lower credit card processing fees.
International Adjusted EBITDA increased $11.3 million, 71%, to $27.3 million, and increased as a percentage of revenue. The increase was primarily driven by lower selling and marketing expense due to a decrease in compensation expense.
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Interest expense
Interest expense relates to interest on the ANGI Group Senior Notes.
For a detailed description of long-term debt, net, see “Note 7—Long-term Debt” to the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 remained constant compared to the year ended December 31, 2024.
Other income, net
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Other income, net included interest income of $15.7 million and gains on foreign currency exchange of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.
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Income tax benefit (provision)
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
Effective income tax rate NM NM
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NM = Not meaningful
For further details of income tax matters, see “Note 13—Income Taxes” to the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
In 2025, the effective income tax rate is higher than the statutory rate of 21% due primarily to the effect of cross-border tax laws, change in unrecognized tax benefits and state taxes, partially offset by research credits and a valuation allowance release.
In 2024, the Company recorded a benefit, despite pre-tax income, due primarily to the valuation allowance release described in the three month discussion and research credits, partially offset by tax shortfalls generated by the vesting of stock-based awards.
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PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING
We report Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). This measure is considered our primary segment measure of profitability and one of the metrics by which we evaluate the performance of our businesses, and on which our internal budgets are based and may also impact management compensation. We believe that investors should have access to, and we are obligated to provide, the same set of tools that we use in analyzing our results. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. We endeavor to compensate for the limitations of the non-GAAP measure presented by providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the non-GAAP measure. We encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measure, which we discuss below.
Definition of Non-GAAP Measure
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is defined as operating income excluding: (1) stock-based compensation expense; (2) depreciation; (3) acquisition-related items consisting of amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable; and (4) restructuring. The Company believes this measure is useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison between its performance and that of its competitors. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations because it excludes the impact of these expenses.
Non-Cash Expenses That Are Excluded from Our Non-GAAP Measure
Stock-based compensation expense consists of expense associated with grants, including stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock options, performance-based RSUs (“PSUs”) and market-based awards. These expenses are not paid in cash and we view the economic costs of stock-based awards to be the dilution to our share base; we also include the related shares in our fully diluted shares outstanding for GAAP earnings per share using the treasury stock method. PSUs and market-based awards are included only to the extent the applicable performance or market condition(s) have been met (assuming the end of the reporting period is the end of the contingency period). The Company is currently settling all stock-based awards on a net basis and remits the required tax-withholding amounts from its current funds.
Depreciation is a non-cash expense relating to our capitalized software, leasehold improvements and equipment and is computed using the straight-line method to allocate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated useful lives, or, in the case of leasehold improvements, the lease term, if shorter.
Amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets are non-cash expenses related primarily to acquisitions. At the time of an acquisition, the identifiable definite-lived intangible assets of the acquired company, such as professional relationships, technology, and trade names, are valued and amortized over their estimated lives. Value is also assigned to acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets, which comprise trade names and trademarks, and goodwill that are not subject to amortization. An impairment is recorded when the carrying value of an intangible asset or goodwill exceeds its fair value. We believe that intangible assets represent costs incurred by the acquired company to build value prior to acquisition and the related amortization and impairments of intangible assets or goodwill, if applicable, are not ongoing costs of doing business.
Restructuring are costs associated with a formal restructuring plan that are primarily related to workforce reductions. The Company excludes these expenses because they are not reflective of ordinary course ongoing business and operating results.
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The following tables reconcile net earnings attributable to Angi shareholders to Adjusted EBITDA for the Company's reportable segments and net earnings (loss) attributable to Angi shareholders:
(In thousands)
Earnings before income taxes 62,527
Income tax provision (18,695)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —
Net earnings attributable to Angi Inc. shareholders $ 43,832
(In thousands)
Earnings before income taxes 20,077
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests (844)
Net earnings attributable to Angi Inc. shareholders $ 36,004
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FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY, AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Financial Position
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Long-term debt:
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs 2,333 3,160
The Company entered into a credit agreement in November 2025, establishing a senior secured revolving facility in an aggregate principal amount of $175.0 million, including a letter of credit sublimit of up to $25.0 million. There were no outstanding borrowings under this facility as of December 31, 2025.
At December 31, 2025, all of the Company’s international cash can be repatriated without significant consequences.
For a detailed description of long-term debt, see “Note 7—Long-term Debt” to the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Cash Flow Information