Life360 Reports Q3 2026 Results

Record third quarter global net Paying Circle additions of 188 thousand, reaching 3.4 million

Monthly Active User additions of 5.3 million, reaching 107.7 million

Total revenue grew 40% year-over-year to $174.1 million

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Life360, Inc. (Life360 or the Company) (NASDAQ: LIF, ASX: 360), the provider of the market-leading family connection and safety mobile application, today announced unaudited financial results for the third quarter (Q3'26) ended September 30, 2026.

Life360 delivered strong quarterly results, with its highest-ever net Paying Circle additions for a third quarter, and international Monthly Active Users (MAU) crossing over the 50 million mark.

“Life360 continues to demonstrate its invaluable place in everyday family life and translate that into meaningful value for our shareholders. Our impressive third quarter operating and financial results are a direct reflection of the trust families place in us to keep them connected and safe,” said Life360 Chief Executive Officer Lauren Antonoff. “We saw healthy MAU growth in Q3, with 5.3 million net new active members bringing us to 107.7 million MAU globally, and we added a third-quarter record of 188,000 net new Paying Circles. Our subscription engine continues to get even stronger, and early results from our U.S. price changes are encouraging. In advertising, we’re building the foundation for a much larger business, with growing proof points from leading brands providing positive signals for 2027. Meanwhile, as consumers adopt personal AI assistants, we’re making Life360’s family intelligence available to third-party AI agents to simplify everyday coordination through the tools families already use. Members decide whether to share their Circle’s information with an agent. We believe AI agents are a meaningful opportunity to increase the value we deliver.”

"As foreshadowed in our Q2’26 results, Q3’26 delivered revenue growth acceleration, along with moderating operating expense growth following a period of investment in the first half," said Chief Financial Officer Russell Burke. "Quarterly revenue grew 40% year-over-year to $174.1 million. Looking ahead to Q4’26, we expect continued revenue momentum underpinned by recent subscription price increases and the seasonal uplift in advertising, combined with cost efficiency and seasonally lower growth media spend. We expect strengthening operating leverage as we continue to balance growth investment with our commitment to margin expansion.

"We ended Q3’26 with $465.0 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments, and we generated operating cash flows of $27.2 million, up 3% year-over-year. Following the announcement of our share repurchase program in May 2026, we have repurchased shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase consideration of $44.4 million, leaving approximately $180.6 million available for future repurchases under the program. This is in line with our commitment to return value to our shareholders and reflects the same disciplined approach we outlined when the Board authorized the program. We plan to offset dilution measured by stock-based compensation expense on a rolling 12 month basis from the launch of the program. We will remain opportunistic and retain the flexibility to adjust the pace and timing to market conditions.”

Q3'26 Financial Highlights

• Total Q3'26 revenue of $174.1 million, a YoY increase of 40%, with total subscription revenue of $124.2 million, up 29% YoY and core subscription revenue¹ of $119.9 million, up 32% YoY.
• Advertising revenue of $25.4 million, up 250% YoY.
• Annualized Monthly Revenue (AMR) of $578.0 million, up 29% YoY.
• Net income of $22.5 million, up 130% YoY including a $17.5 million net gain on the fair value of investments.
• Adjusted EBITDA² of $34.6 million, an increase of 41% from $24.5 million in Q3'25.
• Positive Operating Cash Flow of $27.2 million, up 3% YoY.
• Quarter-end cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments of $465.0 million, an increase of $7.8 million from Q3'25, after investing in the Nativo acquisition and returning capital through share repurchases.

Q3'26 Operating Highlights

• Global MAU net additions of 5.3 million in Q3'26 lifted total MAU to approximately 107.7 million, up 17% YoY.
• Global Paying Circle net additions totaled 188 thousand. Total Paying Circles grew 26% YoY to 3.4 million.
• Average Revenue Per Paying Circle (ARPPC) increased 4% YoY primarily due to a shift in product mix toward higher-priced offerings and the early impact of U.S. price increases.

Key Performance Indicators

• Global MAU increased 17% YoY to approximately 107.7 million, with Q3'26 net additions of 5.3 million. U.S. MAU increased 14% YoY, with Q3'26 net adds of 1.8 million. United Kingdom (“UK”), Australia-New Zealand (“ANZ”) and Canada (“CA”) MAU increased 24% YoY, with Q3'26 net adds of 1.0 million, while other international MAU increased 20% YoY and saw net adds of 2.5 million.
• Q3'26 global Paying Circle net additions were 188 thousand, bringing total Paying Circles to approximately 3.4 million, up 26% YoY, driven by strong U.S. and international performance. U.S. Paying Circles increased 24% YoY driven by improved conversion metrics. UK, ANZ, and CA Paying Circles increased 34% YoY, with Q3'26 net adds of 35 thousand, while other international Paying Circles increased 29% YoY and saw net adds of 38 thousand.
• Q3'26 global ARPPC increased 4% YoY. U.S. ARPPC increased 4% YoY, primarily due to a shift in product mix toward higher-priced offerings and the early impact of U.S. price increases. Q3'26 international ARPPC increased 10% YoY, reflecting price increases across select international markets and a shift in product mix toward higher-priced offerings.
• Q3'26 Net hardware units shipped decreased 32% YoY to approximately 0.6 million units, primarily due to the strategic exit of our brick-and-mortar retail channel and a decrease in online retail sales. The ASP of hardware units shipped increased 18% YoY primarily due to changes in channel mix and lower discounts.
• September 2026 AMR increased 29% YoY, benefiting from continued subscriber growth as well as an increase in other recurring revenue.

Operating Results

Revenue

• Q3'26 total subscription revenue increased 29% YoY to $124.2 million, primarily driven by 26% growth in Paying Circles and a 4% uplift in ARPPC.¹⁴
• Q3'26 hardware revenue decreased 20% YoY to $9.0 million, primarily driven by a 32% decrease in net hardware units shipped due to the impact of the exit from brick-and-mortar retail.
• Q3'26 advertising revenue increased 250% YoY to $25.4 million, primarily driven by growth in managed advertising revenue¹⁵ following the acquisition of Nativo.
• Q3'26 other revenue increased 61% YoY to $15.5 million, primarily driven by higher partnership revenue, and higher data revenue due to increased data volumes from user growth.

Core Subscription Revenue

• Core subscription revenue represents GAAP subscription revenue from the Life360 mobile application and excludes subscription revenue from non-core offerings, including hardware-related subscriptions, for the reported period. Core subscription revenue represents revenue derived from, and the overall success of, our core product offering. Q3'26 core subscription revenue increased 32% YoY primarily driven by a 26% YoY increase in Paying Circles and a 4% higher ARPPC.¹⁴

Gross Profit

• Q3'26 gross margin decreased to 77% from 78% in the prior year, primarily due to lower advertising gross margin driven by a shift in margin mix following the expansion of our advertising platform through the Nativo acquisition. This was partially offset by improved subscription gross margin from a shift toward higher-priced offerings.

Operating Expenses

• Q3'26 operating expenses increased 38% YoY, primarily reflecting higher personnel-related costs due to Company growth and the acquisition of Nativo, as well as higher app store commissions and growth media spend. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 72% from 73% in Q3’25 and from 80% in Q2’26 as we continue to drive operating leverage.
• Q3'26 research and development costs increased 25% YoY, primarily driven by higher personnel-related and technology costs due to Company growth and the acquisition of Nativo.
• Q3'26 sales and marketing costs increased 52% YoY, primarily due to higher personnel costs and intangible asset amortization from the Nativo acquisition, along with higher app store commissions tied to subscription revenue growth, and increased growth media costs due to the planned timing of spend to support strategic initiatives.
• Q3'26 general and administrative expenses increased 30% YoY, primarily due to Company growth, including higher personnel-related costs and increased travel and entertainment expenses.

Cash Flow

• During Q3'26, 666,336 treasury shares were repurchased for an aggregate amount of $31.2 million in accordance with the approved multi-year $225.0 million share repurchase program. $180.6 million remains available under the authorization.
• Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash increased $66.1 million from Q2’26, primarily due to proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments and net cash provided by operating activities, partially offset by treasury stock repurchases.
• Q3'26 net cash provided by operating activities of $27.2 million was lower than Adjusted EBITDA of $34.6 million primarily due to the timing of receipts and payables. See the Adjusted EBITDA section below for the definition and reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA.
• Q3'26 cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash decreased $121.4 million YoY. The decrease was primarily driven by $128.5 million in net purchases of short-term investments, $57.1 million of cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, primarily related to the acquisition of Nativo, and $44.4 million of share repurchases, partially offset by positive operating cash flows.

Adjusted EBITDA

To supplement our consolidated financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, as described below, to facilitate analysis of our financial and business trends and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. For more information, see the “Supplementary and Non-GAAP Financial Information” section below.

Non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income, excluding (i) gain on change in fair value of investments, (ii) provision for (benefit from) income taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) interest income, (v) other expense, net, (vi) acquisition-related transaction and integration costs, (vii) stock-based compensation, (viii) channel restructuring costs, (ix) workplace restructuring costs, and (x) warehouse relocation costs. These items are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA because they are non-cash in nature, because the amount and timing of these items are unpredictable, or because they are not driven by core results of operations and render comparisons with prior periods and competitors less meaningful.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to Adjusted EBITDA:

• Q3'26 delivered Adjusted EBITDA of $34.6 million, up 41% from $24.5 million in Q3’25, driven by continued strong subscription and advertising revenue growth.

Earnings Guidance²³

For FY’26, Life360 expects to deliver:

• MAU growth of 17% to 20% (unchanged);
• Consolidated revenue of $665 million to $681 million (YoY growth of 36% to 39%), increased from $650 million to $685 million, comprised of:
  • Subscription revenue of $483 million to $488 million, increased from $475 million to $480 million;
  • Hardware revenue of $35 million to $40 million, narrowed from $35 million to $45 million;
  • Advertising revenue of $98 million to $102 million, narrowed from $98 million to $115 million;
  • Other revenue of $49 million to $51 million, increased from $42 million to $45 million;
• Adjusted EBITDA² of $132 million to $138 million, narrowed from $130 million to $140 million previously, which represents a margin of approximately 20%.

Investor Conference Call

A conference call will be held today as follows:

US PST: Monday 9 November 2026 at 2 p.m.
US EST: Monday 9 November 2026 at 5 p.m.
AEDT: Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 9 a.m.

The call will be held as a Zoom audio webinar.

Participants wishing to ask a question should register and join via their browser here. Participants joining via telephone will be in listen only mode.

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Meeting ID: 959 8061 3430

A replay will be available after the call at https://investors.life360.com.

Authorization

Lauren Antonoff, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Life360, authorized this announcement being given to ASX.

About Life360

Life360, a family connection and safety company, keeps people close to the ones they love. The category-leading mobile app and hardware tracking devices empower members to stay connected to the people, pets, and things they care about most, with a range of services, including location sharing, safe driver reports, and crash detection with emergency dispatch. As a remote-first company based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Life360 serves approximately 107.7 million monthly active users (MAU), as of September 30, 2026, across more than 180 countries. Life360 delivers peace of mind and enhances everyday family life in all the moments that matter, big and small. For more information, please visit life360.com.

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Forward-looking statements

This announcement and the accompanying presentation, shareholder letter and conference call contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Life360 intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management, and include statements regarding among other things, Life360’s intentions, objectives, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events, including Life360’s expectations with respect to the financial and operating performance of its business, including subscription revenue, hardware revenue, other revenue and consolidated revenue, ability to create new revenue streams, and margin expansion; the resiliency of Life360’s core subscription business; the ability of Life360 to adapt to and mitigate the impact of macroeconomic considerations including tariffs and trade barriers; its ability to deliver contextually relevant advertisements that enhance the user experience by leveraging its extensive first-party location data; Adjusted EBITDA, and operating cash flow; expectations regarding MAU and other member metrics; its capital position; future growth and market opportunities; plans to launch new features and products; the impact of pricing changes and product offering expansion in the U.S., UK, Australia, and New Zealand on future results of operations; its expectations of growth in its data business; its expectation of enhanced location capabilities of its hardware devices; the timing of new devices, and the potential for the next generation of hardware to drive a new wave of subscription growth; its share repurchases and the expected offset of dilution; its ability to successfully integrate and realize the anticipated benefits of its recent acquisitions; its AI-enabled “family intelligence” capabilities and assistant integrations; its advertising outlook including commentary regarding 2027; its partnership with Hubble; the outcome of pending litigation and arbitration proceedings; as well as Life360’s expectations of any changes to the information disclosed herein. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “project”, “predict”, “will”, “forecast”, “estimate”, “likely”, “intend”, “outlook”, “should”, “could”, “may”, “target”, “plan” and other similar expressions can generally be used to identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this announcement, the accompanying presentation, shareholder letter or conference call. Investors and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as they involve inherent risk and uncertainty (both general and specific) and should note that they are provided as a general guide only and should not be relied on as an indication or guarantee of future performance. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law, Life360 does not undertake any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement, to reflect any change in expectations in relation to any forward-looking statements or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

Although Life360 believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions upon which they are based are reasonable, Life360 can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to be correct and, actual results may vary in a materially positive or negative manner. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about Life360’s industry, business and future financial results. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainty, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are outside Life360’s control, and are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to change and may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include risks related to the preliminary nature of financial results, risks related to Life360’s business, market risks, Life360’s need for additional capital, and the risk that Life360’s products and services may not perform as expected, as described in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors” in Life360’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, each filed with the SEC and lodged with the ASX, as such risks may be updated in subsequent filings. To the maximum extent permitted by law, responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise is disclaimed. This announcement should not be relied upon as a recommendation or forecast by Life360. Past performance information in this document is given for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily a guide to future performance and no representation or warranty is made by any person as to the likelihood of achievement or reasonableness of any forward-looking statements, forecast financial information, future share price performance or any underlying assumptions.

Supplementary and Non-GAAP Financial Information

We report our financial results in accordance with GAAP, however, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted EBITDA, and the other measures presented in the tables below provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations, as well as providing useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business performance. Moreover, we have included non-GAAP financial measures in this media release because they are key measurements used by our management team internally to make operating decisions, including those related to operating expenses, evaluate performance, and perform strategic planning and annual budgeting.

Our non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies and should not be used as substitutes for analysis of, or superior to, our operating results as reported under GAAP. Additionally, we do not consider our non-GAAP financial measures as superior to, or a substitute for, the equivalent measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. As such, you should consider these non-GAAP financial measures in addition to other financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP, including various cash flow metrics, net income, and our other GAAP results.

Non-GAAP cost of revenue is presented to understand margin economically and non-GAAP operating expenses are presented to understand operating efficiency. Non-GAAP cost of revenue and Non-GAAP operating expenses present direct and indirect expenses adjusted for non-cash expenses, such as stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, and non-recurring or infrequent expenses, such as workplace restructuring costs, warehouse relocation costs, channel restructuring costs, and acquisition-related transaction and integration costs. A reconciliation of GAAP financial information to Non-GAAP financial information for cost of revenue and operating expenses has been provided as supplementary information below.

GAAP Cost of Revenue to Non-GAAP Cost of Revenue Reconciliation²⁴

GAAP Operating expenses to Non-GAAP Operating Expenses Reconciliation²⁴

Footnotes

Note: The financial information in this announcement may not add or recalculate due to rounding. All references to $ are to U.S. dollars.