Form 8-K

8-K — Liftoff Mobile, Inc.

Accession: 0001628280-26-056173

Filed: 2026-08-12

Period: 2026-08-12

CIK: 0001850351

SIC: 7374 (SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION)

Item: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2026

Liftoff Mobile, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-43327

86-1817506

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

900 Middlefield Road,

Redwood City, California 94063

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 319-7151

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

LFTO

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

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. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 12, 2026, Liftoff Mobile, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description

99.1

Press Release, dated August 12, 2026

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

LIFTOFF MOBILE, INC.

Date: August 12, 2026

/s/ Tarek Kutrieh

President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

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Document

Exhibit 99.1

Liftoff Mobile Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

REDWOOD CITY, CA – August 12, 2026 – Liftoff Mobile, Inc. (“Liftoff”) (NASDAQ: LFTO), a global leader in performance marketing and monetization solutions for the app economy, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights:

(In millions, except percentages) Q2 FY26 Q1 FY26 Q2 FY25 Q/Q Change Y/Y Change

Revenue $ 220 $ 206 $ 162 7 % 35 %

Net income (loss) $ (4) $ 49 $ (24) NM (82) %

Adjusted EBITDA1

$ 132 $ 120 $ 85 10 % 55 %

Net income (loss) Margin (2) % 24 % (15) % NM 13 pts

Adjusted EBITDA Margin1

60 % 58 % 53 % 2 pts 8 pts

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Note: Variances that are not meaningful (“NM”) are not presented in the table above. Percentages have been calculated using actual, non-rounded figures and, therefore, may not recalculate precisely.

“Q2 marked our eleventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth and reinforced a pattern we have seen over time: better advertising performance gives customers reason to increase their spend with us. Cortex’s continued self-learning and discrete model improvements both contributed to that performance this quarter,” said Jeremy Bondy, Liftoff’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our integrated advertising platform, powered by Cortex machine learning, is designed to serve all verticals in the app economy, and we believe we're still in the early innings of our growth story in a large, expanding, and structurally under-monetized market.”

“Our strong financial results reflect the durability of our financial model,” added Tarek Kutrieh, Liftoff’s President and Chief Financial Officer. “Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded meaningfully, as our revenue scaled faster than our cost base. That operating leverage, combined with our capital light architecture, converted growth into significant free cash flow. We see a clear opportunity for continued sustainable, profitable growth.”

Business Highlights:

•Core Advertising Revenue2 was $219 million in the second quarter, an increase of 36% year-over-year and 7% quarter-over-quarter.

•Core Advertising Daily Average Revenue (DAR)2 increased by 6% quarter-over-quarter.

•Net Loss of $(4) million in the second quarter is inclusive of $45 million of non-cash expenses related to our IPO and other capital markets activities.

•Trailing 12-month Net Cash from Operating Activities was $237 million, an increase of 90% from the corresponding period of the prior year.

•Trailing 12-month Free Cash Flow1 was $184 million, an increase of 142% from the corresponding period of the prior year.

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Guidance Summary3

(In millions, except percentages) Low High

Revenue $ 217 $ 222

Adjusted EBITDA $ 124 $ 128

Adjusted EBITDA Margin 57 % 58 %

Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Guidance Summary3

(In millions, except percentages) Low High

Revenue $ 870 $ 880

Adjusted EBITDA $ 510 $ 518

Adjusted EBITDA Margin 59 % 59 %

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1 For a discussion on how we define, use, and calculate these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation thereof to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, see “Key Operating and Financial Metrics” and the tables at the end of this press release.

2 See “Key Operating and Financial Metrics” for additional information on how we define Core Advertising Revenue and Core Advertising DAR.

3 We have not provided the most comparable GAAP metric or a GAAP reconciliation for certain forward-looking non-GAAP metrics—specifically Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin—as a result of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items such as stock-based compensation expense. Accordingly, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP guidance metrics to their corresponding GAAP equivalents is not available without unreasonable effort. However, it is important to note that material changes to reconciling items could have a significant effect on future GAAP results.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call today at 2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET during which management will discuss the Company’s quarterly results and provide commentary on business performance. The call will be hosted by Jeremy Bondy, Chief Executive Officer, and Tarek Kutrieh, President and Chief Financial Officer.

The conference call may be accessed on the Company’s website at: https://investors.liftoff.ai. A replay will also be available under the ‘News & Events’ section of the Company’s Investor Relations website.

About Liftoff

Liftoff (NASDAQ: LFTO) is a leading growth and monetization engine built for the mobile app economy. Its AI-powered platform, Cortex™, unifies marketing, creative, and monetization to deliver measurable performance at scale across the app lifecycle. Liftoff enables advertisers to unlock profitable user growth while helping app publishers maximize revenue with advanced ad monetization technology. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Liftoff supports a diverse, global customer base across gaming, consumer, and emerging app categories.

Contacts

Investor Relations

Jenn Kettnich

investors@liftoff.ai

Media Relations

Laura Wilkinson

press@liftoff.ai

CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about: (1) projections of revenues, expenses, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, cash flow, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity, capital resources or other financial or operating items; (2) our plans, strategies and objectives, including those relating to our business model, growth strategy, market opportunity, customer retention and expansion, acquisition of new customers, technology innovation, Cortex and AI-related initiatives; (3) future financial or operating performance; (4) our expectations regarding macroeconomic conditions, market trends, competition, regulatory developments, taxes, public company costs, indebtedness, interest rates and other risks affecting our business; (5) our expectations regarding acquisitions, investments, dispositions, financings or other strategic transactions we may pursue; and (6) assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. We may, in some cases, use words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foreseeable,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potentially,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” or “would,” or similar words or phrases that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes, to identify forward-looking statements in this press release. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from expected results include those described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section in our final prospectus (the “IPO Prospectus”) filed with the SEC on June 4, 2026 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act relating to our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-295144).

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks related to: our ability to retain existing customers, expand customer usage and attract new customers; the fact that we generally do not have long-term commitments from customers; advertiser demand, marketing budgets, customer churn or consolidation, and broader macroeconomic, market, public health and geopolitical conditions, including inflation, interest rates, tariffs and U.S.-China tensions; our dependence on mobile operating systems, app stores, large internet and technology companies, third-party platforms, cloud infrastructure providers, supply partners and other participants in the mobile advertising ecosystem; competition and rapid changes in technology, industry standards and customer needs; our ability to collect, use, disclose and otherwise process data, and evolving privacy, data protection, information security, consumer protection, advertising, tracking, targeting, protection of minors, AI and other legal and regulatory requirements; fraud, malware, cybersecurity incidents, system failures, service interruptions and other technical or operational disruptions; our ability to maintain and scale our technology, including Cortex and other AI capabilities, and develop and introduce new products and services; changes in app store policies, user opt-in or opt-out choices, ad-blocking technologies and other limitations on mobile advertising; our reliance on the continued growth and health of the mobile app ecosystem, including mobile gaming and the broader app economy; fluctuations in our operating results, revenue concentration, market opportunity estimates and key metrics; international operations, including risks associated with China, trade controls, tariffs, sanctions, anti-corruption laws and foreign currency exchange; our ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel and sales teams and manage public company costs; acquisitions, investments, partnerships, financings and other strategic transactions; tax matters, accounting standards, estimates, goodwill or other impairment, stock-based compensation and internal controls, including the material weakness identified in our internal control over financial reporting; legal proceedings and intellectual property and open source software matters; ownership concentration and risks related to our common stock, including stock price volatility, future sales and dilution; and our substantial indebtedness, restrictive debt covenants, interest rate exposure, debt service obligations, liquidity and ability to raise additional capital. This list is not exhaustive. For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors, see the “Risk Factors” section in the IPO Prospectus. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary in material respects from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release or as of the date they are made, as applicable. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures, investments, or other strategic transactions we may make. Except as otherwise required by law, we disclaim any intent or obligation to update any “forward-looking statement” made in this press release to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes to future operating results over time.

Key Operating and Financial Metrics

We monitor the following key metrics to help us evaluate the health of our business, identify trends affecting our growth, formulate goals and objectives and make strategic decisions. We believe these non-GAAP and operational measures are useful in evaluating our performance, in addition to our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Our definitions may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies, including peer companies, may not publish these or similar metrics. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as substitutes for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. We also strongly urge you to review the reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP financial measures set forth at the end of this press release. To properly and prudently evaluate our business, we encourage you to review Liftoff’s financial information in its entirety and not to rely on a single financial measure to evaluate our business.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

We report our financial results in accordance with GAAP, however, management believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are non-GAAP measures, provide users of our financial information with useful supplemental information enabling a comparison of our performance across periods. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin provide visibility to the underlying continuing operating performance of our business. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to evaluate and manage the performance of our business, make resource allocation decisions, and compensate key personnel as they provide further understanding with respect to the results of our operations.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted for interest expense, net, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation, other expenses, net, and further adjusted for certain items that impact comparison of the performance of our businesses either period-over period or with other businesses as more fully described below. We also disclose Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures and are presented for supplemental informational purposes only and should not be considered as alternatives or substitutes to financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. These measures have certain limitations in that they do not include the impact of certain expenses that are reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of operations that are necessary to run our business. Our definitions may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Thus, our Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin should be considered in addition to, not as substitutes for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Some of the limitations and other factors to consider include:

•Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin exclude the recurring, non-cash expenses of depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, capitalized internal-use software, and definite-lived intangible assets, and although these are non-cash expenses, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future;

•Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin do not reflect changes in or cash requirements for our working capital needs;

•Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin exclude stock-based compensation expense, which has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, an important part of how we attract and retain our employees and a significant recurring expense in our business;

•Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin do not reflect the interest expense, net or the cash requirements to service interest or principal payments on our indebtedness;

•Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin exclude the non-cash charges related to debt extinguishments, impairments of primarily capitalized internal-use software, and revaluation of contingent consideration, as these impact the comparability of our business across periods and do not relate to the continuing operating performance of our business;

•Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin exclude costs related to IPO, integration, non-recurring transactions and expenses, and reorganization severance costs, as these impact the comparability of our business across periods and do not relate to the continuing operating performance of our business;

•Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin do not reflect our income tax expense provision; and

•Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin exclude other expenses, net, which primarily relate to non-operating foreign exchange gains and losses.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a liquidity measure and should not be considered as discretionary cash available to us to reinvest in the growth of our business or to distribute to stockholders or as a measure of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations.

Free Cash Flow

We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchase and capitalization of property, equipment and software. We subtract purchase and capitalization of property, equipment and software in our calculation of Free Cash Flow as we believe these expenditures represent ongoing investments required to support and grow our business. Our definition may differ from the definitions used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish Free Cash Flow or similar metrics. Thus, our Free Cash Flow, which is a non-GAAP measure, should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Free Cash Flow is a measure of liquidity that provides useful information to our management, investors and others in understanding and evaluating the strength of our liquidity and future ability to generate cash that can be used for strategic opportunities, including investing in our business. Free Cash Flow has certain limitations in that it does not represent our residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures and our non-discretionary commitments. Free Cash Flow is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs.

Core Advertising Revenue

Core Advertising Revenue represents revenue generated from our current advertising platforms, which are predominantly powered by Cortex-backed demand solutions. Core Advertising represents the foundation of our business moving forward, reflecting our strategic focus on Cortex-enabled solutions and anticipated long-term growth within performance advertising. We believe Core Advertising revenue, and its historical growth, is an important metric as it aligns with the rollout of Cortex in 2023 and is more representative of our growth potential versus total revenue in historical periods.

Core Advertising Daily Average Revenue

Core Advertising Daily Average Revenue (“DAR”) is calculated by dividing Core Advertising Revenue by the number of calendar days during the reporting period. We believe DAR provides investors with useful information about the performance of our core advertising business and a normalized measure of revenue that facilitates comparisons across reporting periods with differing numbers of calendar days.

Liftoff Mobile, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

As of

June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 305,398 $ 133,306

Accounts receivable, net

366,112 355,277

Income tax receivable

995 1,651

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

20,498 26,891

Total current assets

693,003 517,125

Restricted cash

789 789

Property, equipment, and software, net

128,984 115,968

Intangible assets, net

153,313 178,677

Goodwill

1,056,302 1,057,180

Other assets

33,571 31,590

Total assets

$ 2,065,962 $ 1,901,329

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$ 355,096 $ 356,519

Accrued liabilities

99,294 77,216

Current portion of long-term debt

18,550 18,550

Other current liabilities

30,274 29,169

Total current liabilities

503,214 481,454

Deferred tax liability

40,813 29,009

Long-term debt, net

1,392,149 1,801,150

Other liabilities

135,320 126,597

Total liabilities

2,071,496 2,438,210

Redeemable convertible preferred stock:

Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock ($0.0001 par value – Nil and 1,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively; Nil and 425,000 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively) Liquidation preference of nil and $425,000 as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

— 414,607

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

Preferred stock ($0.0001 par value - 700,000,000 and nil shares authorized as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively)

— —

Common Stock ($0.0001 par value - 7,000,000,000 and 234,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively; 169,330,527 and 123,002,518 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively)

17 12

Additional paid-in capital

906,720 5,867

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,400) (1,396)

Accumulated deficit

(910,871) (955,971)

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

(5,534) (951,488)

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

$ 2,065,962 $ 1,901,329

Liftoff Mobile, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

2026 2025 2026 2025

Revenue

$ 219,505 $ 162,084 $ 425,147 $ 312,053

Costs and operating expenses:

Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization 29,033 25,455 57,018 48,963

General and administrative 34,991 58,391 59,834 79,113

Research and development 34,513 36,925 61,887 57,849

Sales and marketing 20,594 16,149 38,329 30,411

Depreciation and amortization 22,963 25,120 44,731 50,672

Total costs and operating expenses

142,094 162,040 261,799 267,008

Income from operations

77,411 44 163,348 45,045

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, net (33,339) (30,038) (68,314) (59,642)

Loss on debt extinguishment (7,366) — (7,366) —

Post-conversion earnout share liability revaluation 139 — 2,675 —

Contingent consideration revaluation (17,529) 3,300 (12,629) (5,100)

Other (expense) income, net (86) (1,137) (198) (992)

Income (loss) before income taxes

19,230 (27,831) 77,516 (20,689)

Income tax (expense) benefit

(23,461) 4,048 (32,416) 774

Net income (loss)

$ (4,231) $ (23,783) $ 45,100 $ (19,915)

Net income (loss) per share:

Basic

$ (0.03) $ (0.16) $ 0.30 $ (0.14)

Diluted

$ (0.03) $ (0.16) $ 0.27 $ (0.14)

Weighted average common shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic

137,076,788 145,269,540 130,121,241 145,309,595

Diluted

137,076,788 145,269,540 143,533,326 145,309,595

Liftoff Mobile, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2026 2025

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income (loss) $ 45,100 $ (19,915)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

44,731 50,672

Amortization of debt issuance costs

2,198 3,219

Provision for credit losses

1,995 1,542

Stock-based compensation expense

26,634 4,022

Non-cash lease expense

2,489 2,459

Deferred income tax

13,022 (6,007)

Loss on debt extinguishment 7,366 —

Contingent consideration revaluation

12,629 5,100

Post-conversion earnout share liability revaluation (2,675) —

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable (12,780) (63,806)

Income tax receivable

618 132

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

3,522 (11,205)

Other assets

(2,889) (1,501)

Accounts payable

(8,006) 79,681

Accrued liabilities

20,488 28,401

Other current liabilities

1,430 1,173

Other long-term liabilities

(4,395) 3,930

Net cash provided by operating activities

151,477 77,897

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase and capitalization of property, equipment and software (27,247) (24,901)

Net cash used in investing activities

(27,247) (24,901)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options 2,255 1,237

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock — 409,545

Proceeds from post-conversion earnout share liability — 5,393

Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions 472,397 —

Repurchase of common stock

— (383,389)

Payment of debt principal

(418,438) (7,563)

Payment of deferred offering costs

(8,359) —

Net cash provided by financing activities

47,855 25,223

Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

7 663

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

172,092 78,882

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period

134,095 99,088

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

$ 306,187 $ 177,970

Liftoff Mobile, Inc.

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025

The following table reconciles net income (loss) and net income (loss) margin, the most comparable GAAP financial measures to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, respectively, for the periods presented:

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands, except percentages) 2026 2025 2026 2025

Net income (loss) $ (4,231) $ (23,783) $ 45,100 $ (19,915)

Interest expense, net 33,339 30,038 68,314 59,642

Income tax (expense) benefit 23,461 (4,048) 32,416 (774)

Depreciation and amortization 22,963 25,120 44,731 50,672

Stock-based compensation expense (a)

28,223 21,854 34,834 25,685

Contingent consideration revaluation 17,529 (3,300) 12,629 5,100

Other (expense) income, net 86 1,137 198 992

Reorganization severance costs (b)

— 548 — 592

Transaction costs (c)

(468) 35,860 (468) 36,911

Other non-recurring expenses (d)

4,183 1,746 9,952 4,134

Loss on debt extinguishment (e)

7,366 — 7,366 —

Post-conversion earnout share liability revaluation (139) — (2,675) —

Adjusted EBITDA $ 132,312 $ 85,172 $ 252,397 $ 163,039

Net income (loss) Margin (2) % (15) % 11 % (6) %

Adjusted EBITDA Margin 60 % 53 % 59 % 52 %

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(a)Stock-based compensation includes $3.9 million and $2.9 million related to the vesting and payment of the 2021, 2024, and 2025 Distributions to employee equity holders for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, as well as $8.2 million and $6.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Distributions of this nature are not expected to reoccur as a public company.

(b)Represents reorganization costs associated with the integration of legacy Liftoff and Vungle operations following the 2021 merger. As a result of the Company’s integration activities, the Company undertook multiple defined reduction-in-force programs to eliminate duplicative roles and streamline the Company’s workforce across all functions. The costs came primarily in the form of severance and professional service costs associated with such operating model redesign, including severance related expenses and professional fees. Reorganization costs relating to these integration activities are expected to be minimal following the 2025 fiscal year.

(c)Represents costs for transaction-related services, such as investment banking, legal, accounting, and diligence, primarily incurred in connection with capital markets activities, including debt refinancing efforts and General Atlantic’s investment.

(d)Represents non-recurring third-party professional fees in preparation of becoming a public company that were not capitalizable.

(e)Consisted of a write-off of $7.4 million of unamortized issuance costs.

Liftoff Mobile, Inc.

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

For the twelve months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025

The following table reconciles net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable GAAP financial measure to Free Cash Flow for the periods presented:

Twelve Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands) 2026 2025

Net cash provided by operating activities $ 236,934 $ 124,688

Less:

Purchase and capitalization of property, equipment and software (52,481) (48,323)

Free Cash Flow $ 184,453 $ 76,365

Net cash used in investing activities $ (52,481) $ (48,323)

Net cash used in financing activities $ (55,941) $ (105,501)

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