Criteo Posts 9% Media Spend Growth in Third Quarter 2026
Criteo reported $1.2 billion in Q3 2026 media spend, a 9% year-over-year increase, while expanding its performance CTV capabilities globally.
Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ: CRTO) reported third-quarter 2026 media spend of $1.2 billion, a 9% increase compared with the same period a year earlier, the commerce intelligence platform announced Tuesday from New York.
Alongside the revenue milestone, the company said it has been expanding its performance connected television capabilities across global markets, a strategic push that signals growing ambitions beyond its core retargeting and display advertising business.
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The quarterly results underscore continued momentum in digital commerce media at a time when advertisers are increasingly shifting budgets toward performance-driven channels. CTV, in particular, has emerged as a contested battleground among ad-tech firms seeking to capture streaming audiences with measurable, outcome-linked campaigns.
Criteo, which positions itself as a global commerce intelligence platform, operates across retail media, audience targeting, and supply-side advertising infrastructure. Its expansion into performance CTV suggests the company is working to diversify its revenue streams as cookies-based tracking continues to face headwinds industry-wide.
Full financial details, including earnings per share, revenue figures, and forward guidance, were included in the company's complete third-quarter 2026 earnings release. Continue reading at Earnings.
