Commerce Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Published: 2026-05-07 07:03:34 ET CMRC

Published on 05/07/2026 at 07:03 am EDT

First Quarter Total Revenue of $86.8 Million, an Increase of 5% Versus Prior Year. Total ARR of $359.8 Million, an Increase of 3% Versus Prior Year. GAAP Net Income of $3.7 Million Versus Net Loss in Prior Year Period. Operating Cash Flow of $18.4 Million.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Commerce.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMRC), a data-centric provider of an open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem that enables businesses to unlock data, power intelligent discovery and deliver personalized experiences at scale, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

“We’re off to a strong start in 2026, delivering solid financial results while continuing to execute against the strategy we laid out at the beginning of the year,” said Travis Hess, CEO of Commerce. “This quarter reflects our shift from foundation-building to execution and monetization, with meaningful progress across payments, AI-driven commerce and our core platform. We’re operating at the center of a structural shift as commerce evolves from a storefront-centric model to one that is increasingly AI-driven and distributed across channels. The storefront remains critical, but it’s no longer the sole driver of demand. We’ve been positioning the business for this transition over the past 18 months, integrating our platform across product intelligence, experience orchestration and transactions. In this environment, data and orchestration become increasingly important, and we’re well positioned to help merchants capture demand wherever it originates and convert it efficiently. This business has never been better positioned. We have the scale, the infrastructure, the financial profile and the product momentum to deliver on the growth potential of this product suite. Our focus is execution.”

First Quarter Financial Highlights:

Other Key Business Metrics

Income (Loss) from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Income

GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Net Income and Earnings Per Share

Adjusted EBITDA

Cash

Business Highlights:

Corporate Highlights

Customer Highlights

Q2 and 2026 Financial Outlook:

For the second quarter of 2026, we currently expect:

For the full year 2026, we currently expect:

Our second quarter and 2026 financial outlook is based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change and many of which are outside our control. If actual results vary from these assumptions, our expectations may change. There can be no assurance that we will achieve these results.

We do not provide guidance for GAAP income (loss) from operations, the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Non-GAAP operating income, and similarly cannot provide a reconciliation between our forecasted Non-GAAP operating income and these comparable GAAP measures without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of reliable estimates for certain items. These items are not within our control and may vary greatly between periods and could significantly impact future financial results.

Conference Call Information

Commerce will host a conference call and webcast at 7:00 a.m. CT (8:00 a.m. ET) on Thursday, May 7, 2026, to discuss its financial results and business highlights. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (800) 715-9871 from the United States and Canada or (646) 307-1963 internationally and requesting to join the “Commerce conference call.” The live webcast of the conference call and other materials related to Commerce’s financial performance can be accessed from Commerce’s investor relations website at http://investors.commerce.com.Following the completion of the call through 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 14, 2026, a telephone replay will be available by dialing (877) 344-7529 from the United States, or (412) 317-0088 internationally with conference ID 8069801. A webcast replay will also be available at http://investors.commerce.com for 12 months.

About Commerce

Commerce (Nasdaq: CMRC) empowers businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive by providing an open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem. As the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and Makeswift, Commerce connects the tools and systems that power growth, enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data, deliver seamless and personalized experiences across every channel, and adapt swiftly to an ever-changing market. Trusted by leading businesses like Coldwater Creek, Cole Haan, Dell, Harvey Nichols, King Arthur Baking Co., Mizuno, Pacsun, Perry Ellis, Skechers, SportsShoes and Uplift Desk, Commerce delivers the storefront control, optimized data, and AI-ready tools businesses need to grow, serve diverse buyers, and operate with confidence in an increasingly intelligent, multi-surface world. For more information, visit www.commerce.com or follow us on X and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “outlook,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “predict,” “potential,” “strategy, “target,” “explore,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These statements may relate to our market size and growth strategy, our estimated and projected costs, margins, revenue, expenditures and customer and financial growth rates, our Q2 and fiscal 2026 financial outlook, our plans and objectives for future operations, growth, initiatives or strategies. By their nature, these statements are subject to numerous uncertainties and risks, including factors beyond our control, that could cause actual results, performance or achievement to differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. These assumptions, uncertainties and risks include that, among others, the anticipated benefits and opportunities related to our 2025 realignment may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected, our ability to pay the interest and principal on our indebtedness depends upon cash flows generated by our operating performance, our business would be harmed by any decline in new customers, renewals or upgrades, our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our prospects and future results of operations, we operate in competitive markets, we may not be able to sustain our revenue growth rate in the future, our business would be harmed by any significant interruptions, delays or outages in services from our platform or certain social media platforms, and a cybersecurity-related attack, significant data breach or disruption of the information technology systems or networks could negatively affect our business. Additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements are included under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the future quarterly and current reports that we file with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made and are based on information available to Commerce.com, Inc. at the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events. Commerce.com, Inc. assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, except as required by law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have provided in this press release certain financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Our management uses these Non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believes that use of these Non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar Non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of our historical Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations.

Annual Revenue Run-Rate

We calculate annual revenue run-rate (“ARR”) at the end of each month as the sum of: (1) contractual monthly recurring revenue at the end of the period, which includes platform subscription fees, invoiced growth adjustments, feed management subscription fees, recurring professional services revenue, and other recurring revenue, multiplied by twelve to prospectively annualize recurring revenue, and (2) the sum of the trailing twelve-month non-recurring and variable revenue, which includes one-time partner integrations, one-time fees, payments revenue share, and any other revenue that is non-recurring and variable.

Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV)

Gross Merchandise Volume (“GMV”) represents the total dollar value of completed checkout transactions facilitated through the Commerce platform during the reporting period, including shipping and taxes. GMV is reported on a gross basis before deducting refunds or discounts. GMV is not a measure of revenue.

Net Revenue Retention (NRR)

Net Revenue Retention (“NRR”) measures our ability to retain and expand revenue from existing customers over time. NRR is calculated by dividing total billings and allocated partner revenue from a cohort of customers during the trailing twelve-month period by the total billings and allocated partner revenue from the same customer cohort in the corresponding prior-year period. NRR reflects the impact of customer expansion and contraction and excludes revenue from customers added after the prior twelve-month period.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA as our GAAP net income (loss), excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense and related payroll tax costs, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition related costs, restructuring charges, depreciation, gain on convertible note extinguishment, interest income, interest expense, other expense, and our provision for income taxes. Acquisition related costs include contingent compensation arrangements entered into in connection with acquisitions and achieved earnout related to an acquisition.Restructuring charges include severance benefits, right-of-use asset impairments, lease termination gain, contract costs, accelerated depreciation, professional services costs, and other related costs.

Depreciation includes depreciation expenses related to the Company's fixed assets.

The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net income (loss).

Non-GAAP Operating Income

We define Non-GAAP Operating Income as our GAAP Income (Loss) from operations, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense and related payroll tax costs, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related costs, and restructuring charges. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is our income (loss) from operations.

Non-GAAP Net Income

We define Non-GAAP Net Income as our GAAP net income (loss), excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense and related payroll tax costs, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related costs, restructuring charges, and gain on convertible notes extinguishment. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is our net income (loss).

Non-GAAP Basic and Dilutive Net Income per Share

We define Non-GAAP Basic Net Income (Loss) per Share as our Non-GAAP net income, defined above, divided by our basic and diluted GAAP weighted average shares outstanding. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is our basic net income (loss) per share.

Free Cash Flow

We define Free Cash Flow as our GAAP cash flow provided by operating activities less our GAAP purchases of capitalized internal-use software, leasehold improvements, and property and equipment (Capital Expenditures) and cash paid for website domain name. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is our cash flow provided by operating activities.

BigCommerce®, the Commerce logo, and other brands are the trademarks or registered trademarks of BigCommerce Pty. Ltd. Third-party trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owner.

(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense and associated payroll tax costs, as follows:

Disaggregated Revenue:

Revenue by Geography:

Reconciliation of loss from operations to Non-GAAP operating income:

Reconciliation of net income (loss) & basic net income (loss) per share to Non-GAAP net income & Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per share:

Reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA:

Reconciliation of Cost of revenue to Non-GAAP cost of revenue:

Reconciliation of Sales and marketing expense to Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense:

Reconciliation of Research and development expense to Non-GAAP research and development expense:

Reconciliation of General and administrative expense to Non-GAAP general and administrative expense:

Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow:

Annual revenue run-rate (ARR) as of:

Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) for the three months ended:

Net Revenue Retention (NRR) for the twelve months trailing as of:

Subscription annual revenue run-rate as of:

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