
Plus500 Ltd. (PLSQF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Plus500 Ltd. (PLSQF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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Plus500 Ltd. (PLSQF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Plus500 Ltd shares leapt 6.3% to a new all-time high above 4,800p after the trading platform operator reported higher earnings for 2025 and raised its outlook for 2026. The FTSE 250 group said revenue rose 3% to $792.4 million last year, while underlying earnings (EBITDA) increased 2% to $348.1 million.

Plus500 has launched a new prediction markets product for US retail traders, marking its first direct-to-consumer move into the fast-growing but controversial area of financial markets. The FTSE 250-listed trading firm said its US platform, Plus500 Futures, will now offer regulated event-based contracts through Kalshi, the first and only US exchange authorised to list such products.

Multi-asset trading platform Plus500 said on Tuesday it had launched event-based prediction markets on its U.S. retail platform through a partnership with Kalshi.

Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) has been appointed the clearing partner for a new event-based contracts platform launched by CME Group and FanDuel, marking a notable expansion of its institutional business. The company will provide brokerage, execution and clearing services to FanDuel Prediction Markets, a futures commission merchant jointly owned by CME and FanDuel.

Shares in Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) dropped 5% today as some investors took profits after the company's interim results, which some commentators thought might contain an upgrade to forecasts. Despite this, the fintech's stock is still up 27.5% year to date.

Over the past decade, Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) has emerged as a standout name in global fintech. Known primarily for its CFD trading platform, the company has made major strides in the past 18 months to reposition itself as a diversified, global multi-asset trading group.

Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) delivered a bullish half-year update on Monday, with improvements in revenues and profits in the second quarter and a bulging balance sheet. The online trading group reported a 4% year-on-year increase in revenue to $415.10 million for the first six months of 2025, turning around a 5% deficit from the first quarter.

CHICAGO , June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Barchart, a leading provider of market data and technology to active traders and investors, and provider of the leading online platform for futures traders, www.barchart.com, announces a strategic partnership with Plus500, a global multi-asset fintech group listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: PLUS) and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index and the STOXX Europe 600 Index. Plus500 is a leading provider of proprietary technology-based trading platforms and has over 30 million customers registered on its platforms globally.

Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) said it expects full-year results to be ahead of current market expectations after making what it called "an excellent start to the year", though profits were down year-on-year. It grew revenue 13% to $205.8 million in the first quarter of 2025, though this was down 5% on a year ago, with EBITDA rising 23% to $93.8 million quarter on quarter, but down 9% year on year.

Shares in Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) retreated another 3.8% from recent all-time highs as final results landed in line with guidance given last month, with the online broker pledging to return a further $200 million to shareholders via a share buyback and dividends. Revenue grew by 6% year-on-year to $768.3 million, of which trading income was up 6% to $711.6 million and interest income by 9% to cover the remainder.

Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) reported a slower final quarter for revenue and earnings at the end of last year, but hinted at further shareholder returns from its strong cash balance. Only modest financial progress was revealed in the past year, but the online CFD provider said it had a year-end cash balance of roughly $900 million and hailed strategic moves into the US and Saudi Arabia.

Trading platform Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) has reported growth across key financial and operational metrics for the third quarter of 2024. Revenue increased by 11% year on year to $187.3 million, while underlying earnings (EBITDA) rose by 2% to $82.2 million.

Trading contracts for difference (CfDs) is a high-risk/high-reward endeavour, in the sense that as CfD buyers take on more risk, the seller sees a higher reward. Take CfD platform Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS), which just delivered another supersized dividend while upgrading its full-year profit forecast.

Trading platform Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) expects its full-year performance to be “ahead of current market expectations” after delivering a robust set of interim results. Net first-half profit came to $148.8 million, slightly up from $146.5 million in the first half of 2023.

Plus500 on Monday forecast its annual results to be above market view after the online trading platform recorded a 13% jump in new customers for the first half of the year.

Online trading platform Plus500 said on Monday it plans to announce new shareholder returns for 2024 after posting a 6% rise in its half-year core profit, aided by its growing presence and customer base.

Futures are contracts to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific future date. In the US, the futures market traces its origin to 1848, when grain merchants established the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

Shares of Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) rose 2% on a day when the wider market fell, reflecting the company's better-than-expected first-quarter performance and optimistic outlook. In its update on Tuesday, Plus500 reported revenue growth of 4% year-on-year to $215.6 million and a 2% increase in EBITDA to $102.6 million for the quarter ending March 31.

Shares of Plus500 Ltd (LSE:PLUS) rose 2% on a day when the wider market fell, reflecting the company's better-than-expected first-quarter performance and optimistic outlook. In its update on Tuesday, Plus500 reported revenue growth of 4% year-on-year to $215.6 million and a 2% increase in EBITDA to $102.6 million for the quarter ending March 31.