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Tom Champion

Piper Sandler · covers Communication Services, Consumer Cyclical, Technology

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q2 (7 quarters).

Questions
26on tracked calls
Challenge rate
0%none of 26 questions
Companies
8questioned at least once
Reporting periods
7with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 26 of 26 questions from 8 companies

EBAYeBay9 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 9 challenging
EBAY company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

I'm just curious if you could take a step back and frame for us what you think the GMV growth opportunity is

DemandRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Asked to frame the long-term GMV opportunity and active-buyer prospects; Jamie pointed to the 2-year stack and share gains in focused categories, C2C and Live.

Calendar 2026 Q1

I'm curious what you think of as the remaining frictions for sellers today. What are you looking to improve from here on out for the seller experience

Product LaunchCloud & AITranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Jamie highlighted ongoing trust investments (AG, guaranteed fit, secure checkout in vehicles), shipping expansion, payments technology and seller financing. Peggy noted AI is driving efficiency to create investment capacity without pressuring bottom line.

Calendar 2025 Q4

can you talk a little bit about eBay Live. Maybe give us the update there and your plans for this year

Product LaunchInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Jamie highlighted $2M+ single-event record on Black Friday, expansion to 7 countries, integration into core buyer journey, and benefits including seller trust-building, new buyer acquisition, and increased engagement, with diversification beyond collectibles into fashion and watches.

any update to the Facebook partnership

Competitive DynamicsProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Jamie noted expansion into Facebook Search (higher-intent surface) and broader inventory and category sharing on the Marketplace feed, with both teams encouraged by continued progress and new learnings.

Calendar 2025 Q3

when do you think this better inventory and maybe personalization features translate into more active buyers and enthusiast buyers

DemandSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Jamie noted active buyers grew 1% to 134 million, GMV per enthusiast exceeded $3,200, enthusiasts don't churn even in challenging macro, and mid-value buyers (cohort below enthusiasts) have grown every quarter since early 2024.

any update for us on the Facebook Marketplace partnership

Competitive DynamicsProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Jamie said they continued to scale the test and improve the integrated checkout experience in Q3, with significant improvements seen every time they worked on the funnel.

Calendar 2025 Q2

I think your comments suggested some excitement around Caramel

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Jamie described targeting the $75 billion collectible car market within the $1 trillion+ used car market, with Caramel providing end-to-end financing, delivery, identity authentication, and title transfer, plus synergies with the $10B+ P&A business.

I'm just curious how that is trending and maybe the opportunity ahead to increase the total number of listings

DemandInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Jamie highlighted C2C experience improvements in U.K. and Germany, full funnel marketing, and magical listing driving over 0.5 million AI-powered listings per day as key drivers of continued double-digit listings growth.

Calendar 2025 Q1

I think you mentioned over 2 billion listings. I think that's up mid-teens year-over-year

DemandProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Jamie attributed listings growth to C2C seller base expansion driven by magical listing, reduced shipping friction, and UK/Germany C2C value proposition improvements.

RDDTReddit, Inc.7 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 7 challenging
RDDT company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

as you think about Q2 and early Q3, what do you want investors to understand about the trend in user growth?

Subscriber GrowthDemandTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Huffman conceded product-driven daily user adds were offset by search referral declines, then reiterated the 1 billion global and 100 million U.S. targets.

Jennifer, what drove the strength in the ads business this quarter?

Revenue GrowthDemandCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Wong answered directly, attributing strength to advertiser message resonance, tool adoption and diversification across verticals, channels and geographies.

Calendar 2026 Q1

any thoughts on the ad market? Anything looking wonky from the high oil prices or travel interruptions overseas?

MacroeconomicDemandTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Jen said the market is broadly stable with no acute vertical weakness, though some advertisers plan shorter month-to-month cycles.

Calendar 2025 Q4

can you talk about the monetization opportunity with logged-out users? Does removing the reporting distinction imply monetization can come closer to parity

Revenue GrowthSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Jen said per-impression value is the same for logged-in and logged-out; the real lever is engagement, not login state.

Calendar 2025 Q3

I was wondering if you could talk about Publisher Pro. Is there a revenue opportunity here?

Product LaunchRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Jen framed Reddit Pro/publisher tools as primarily adding content and engagement that is accretive and feeds into advertising over time.

Calendar 2025 Q2

it looks like a pretty solid step-up in sales and marketing spend, quarter-on-quarter from 1Q into 2Q.

Cost PressureCapex InvestmentTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Drew attributed the step-up to variable costs on higher revenue, ~100 net hires and a low-double-digit-million marketing test.

Calendar 2025 Q1

the question is, why not invest more? Is there anything you could invest in or be doing on the hiring side or performance side

Capex InvestmentCost PressureTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Drew said the North Star is revenue growing twice as fast as costs and they will invest more when good ideas arise, given ample cash.

UUnity Software Inc.3 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 3 challenging
U company page →

Calendar 2025 Q3

if we looked at growth on the Grow side on a geographic basis, would that look a little more balanced

Geographic ExpansionCapital AllocationTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Management cited strong cash generation and a high M&A bar; direct.

Calendar 2025 Q1

I just wanted to get your perspective on the timing and sequencing of events here between Vector, legacy, Unity and ironSource.

Cloud & AICompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Management detailed ML investment and a supply/demand go-to-market reorganization; direct.

Calendar 2024 Q4

how should we think about ironSource the network in the context of the transition to Vector?

Cloud & AICompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Management framed Vector as a fundamental tech-stack change improving competitiveness; direct.

EXPEExpedia Group2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 2 challenging
EXPE company page →

Calendar 2025 Q3

Just curious if you could provide us an update on kind of the international in the U.S. travel dynamic and maybe particularly from Canada

DemandGeographic ExpansionTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Ariane confirmed inbound nearly recovered to prior-year levels. Europe-to-U.S. recovered from Q2, APAC-to-U.S. accelerated, Canada still pressured but improved through the quarter.

Calendar 2025 Q2

it sounded like your comments around the loyalty program were positive and maybe there was an inflection there.

Competitive DynamicsMarginTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Ariane confirmed OneKey members growing high single digits with no negative impact from pulling Vrbo Blue earn. Scott outlined plans to redeploy marketing costs across countries, brands, and channels.

NFLXNetflix, Inc.2 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 2 challenging
NFLX company page →

Calendar 2025 Q3

Do you have any early views on revenue and operating income growth for 2026?

Revenue GrowthGuidance ReliabilityMarginTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Neumann deferred the 2026 number to the January Q4 call per normal cadence; financial objectives are unchanged, sustain healthy revenue growth, expand margins and increase free cash flow.

Calendar 2025 Q2

How has your view of the consumer and the macro economy changed over the last 90 days?

MacroeconomicDemandPricingTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Peters cited stable retention, unchanged plan mix and take rates, and recent price changes in line with expectations; engagement healthy and Netflix historically resilient in tougher economies.

DASHDoorDash1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
DASH company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

your big picture view on AI spending and the ROI that you're seeing.

Cloud & AILabor MarketMarginTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Ravi said AI is driving productivity across functions with model routing and budget caps in place, and the gains are reinvested into the business.

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ROKURoku, Inc.1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
ROKU company page →

Calendar 2025 Q4

I'm just wondering if you could talk a little bit about maybe more intermediate or longer-term dynamics in the business

Revenue GrowthGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Anthony directly outlined advertising and subscription secular drivers of durable growth.

SNAPSnap Inc.1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
SNAP company page →

Calendar 2025 Q1

can you just elaborate on that improvement in growth? And then if I could sneak a second one in around Simple Snap.

Revenue GrowthProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Evan credited ad-platform/DR and SMB investments for NA acceleration and explained the pivot from the three-tab to a refined five-tab design; direct.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
EBAY eBay90%none of 9 questions
RDDT Reddit, Inc.70%none of 7 questions
U Unity Software Inc.30%none of 3 questions
EXPE Expedia Group2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
NFLX Netflix, Inc.2—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
DASH DoorDash1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
ROKU Roku, Inc.1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
SNAP Snap Inc.1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • EBAY
    eBay · 9 questions
    0%none of 9 questions
  • RDDT
    Reddit, Inc. · 7 questions
    0%none of 7 questions
  • U
    Unity Software Inc. · 3 questions
    0%none of 3 questions
  • EXPE
    Expedia Group · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • NFLX
    Netflix, Inc. · 2 questions
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • DASH
    DoorDash · 1 question
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • ROKU
    Roku, Inc. · 1 question
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions
  • SNAP
    Snap Inc. · 1 question
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q410%none of 1 question1
2025 Q140%none of 4 questions4
2025 Q250%none of 5 questions4
2025 Q360%none of 6 questions5
2025 Q440%none of 4 questions3
2026 Q120%none of 2 questions2
2026 Q240%none of 4 questions3
  1. 2024 Q41 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
  2. 2025 Q14 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 4 companies
  3. 2025 Q25 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 5 questions) · 4 companies
  4. 2025 Q36 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 6 questions) · 5 companies
  5. 2025 Q44 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 3 companies
  6. 2026 Q12 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  7. 2026 Q24 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 3 companies

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Demand9
  • Product Launch8
  • Revenue Growth7
  • Competitive Dynamics6
  • Cloud & AI4
  • Margin3
  • Subscriber Growth3
  • Macroeconomic2
  • Innovation & R&D2
  • Guidance Reliability2
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  • Geographic Expansion2
  • Cost Pressure2
  • Capex Investment2
  • Labor Market1
  • Capital Allocation1
  • M&A1
  • Pricing1