Snail, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Snail, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results Snail, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results GlobeNewswire November 12, 2026

CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Snail, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAL) (“Snail Games” or the “Company”), a leading global independent developer and publisher of interactive digital entertainment, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Third Quarter 2026 and Recent Operational Highlights

ARK Franchise Updates:

Game Portfolio and Business Updates:

Business and Operational Updates

ARK Content Pipeline

TitlePlatformsTypeRelease Schedule
ARK DragontopiaSteam, Xbox, PlayStationDLC Content Update
(new map)
December 2026
ARK Maker Steam, Xbox, PlayStationASA Content Creation Tool2027
ARK Survival of the FittestSteam, Xbox, PlayStationASA Game Mode2027
PixARK WorldsSteam, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch 2New Title2027
ARK AtlantisSteam, Xbox, PlayStationASA DLC2027
ARK Galaxy WarsSteam, Xbox, PlayStationASA DLC2027
ARK Legacy of SantiagoSteam, Xbox, PlayStationASA DLC2027
    

Diversified Content Pipeline

TitlePlatformsTypeRelease Schedule
    
BellwrightSteam, Xbox, PlayStationGame Content Update2026
Veil of MadnessSteamIndie Title2026/2027
Whispers of West GroveSteamIndie Title2027
Gobby GangSteamIndie Title2027
For The StarsSteamAAA TitleTBD
9 Yin Sutra: ImmortalSteamAAA TitleTBD
9 Yin Sutra: WuxiaSteamAAA TitleTBD
    

Management Commentary

“Our third quarter results reflected the continued execution of our ARK content pipeline, which extends through 2027 and remains a key driver of engagement and monetization across ASA,” said Snail CEO Hai Shi. “The release of three ASA DLCs at the beginning of the quarter provided a strong foundation for our performance, demonstrating the importance of our ongoing content strategy to expand the franchise’s reach and longevity.

“Beyond our revenue-generating ARK content, the past several months have provided valuable opportunities to showcase the breadth and progress of our broader development portfolio. We unveiled and publicly debuted our two 9 Yin Sutra titles at ChinaJoy and Gamescom, supported by new trailers and the official launch of their respective Steam pages. These milestones mark important steps in building early awareness and engagement, particularly among the IP’s established fan base in China. We also featured For The Stars at Gamescom, where we released a new gameplay trailer and offered exclusive demos to attending media, and again at IGN Fan Fest. The positive reception and continued development progress across these projects reinforce our confidence in the commercial potential of our AAA pipeline. As these highly anticipated titles continue advancing toward launch, industry events and community engagement initiatives remain important platforms to build momentum and provide players with greater visibility into our development progress.

“Looking ahead, we are encouraged by the opportunities in front of us. We expect our recently released titles, together with the anticipated ARK: Dragontopia skyworld map in December, to support fourth quarter performance. More importantly, our visibility beyond the current year remains strong. With an established ARK content roadmap extending throughout 2027 and multiple AAA titles continuing to make solid development progress toward key milestones, we believe we are well positioned to build on the momentum generated this year. Our focus remains on disciplined execution, consistent content delivery, and advancing our high-conviction development initiatives.”

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights

Net revenues increased 139.2% to $33.1 million compared to $13.8 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to a $13.9 million change in deferred revenue, a $4.9 million increase in ASA sales, which was primarily driven by the base game and the release of ARK: Tides of Fortune and ARK: Dragontopia, a $1.0 million increase in Bellwright sales, and a $0.4 million increase in Honeycomb: The World Beyond sales, partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million in ASE sales, a decrease of $0.2 million in ARK Mobile sales, and a decrease of $0.2 million in SaltyTV sales.

Total units sold increased 73.3% to 2.0 million units compared to 1.1 million units in the same period last year, primarily driven by increased sales of ASA by 0.7 million units and an increase in sales of Bellwright of 0.1 million units.

Net income improved to $6.7 million compared to a net loss of $(7.9) million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to an increase in gross profit of $17.6 million, partially offset by an increase in the provision for income taxes of $2.0 million, an increase in total operating expenses of $0.6 million, and an increase in total other expense of $0.5 million.

Bookings increased 30.4% to $23.0 million compared to $17.6 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to higher sales of ASA and Bellwright, partially offset by a decrease in bookings from ASE.

EBITDA improved to $7.2 million compared to $(9.7) million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily driven by the $14.5 million increase in net income, a decrease in interest income and interest income – related parties of $0.4 million, and an increase in the provision of income taxes of $2.0 million.

Nine Months 2026 Financial Highlights

Net revenues increased 42.6% to $80.0 million compared to $56.1 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to the change in deferred revenue of $19.2 million, an increase in ASA sales of $4.8 million, which was primarily driven by the sales of the base game, ARK: Bob’s Tall Tales, ARK: Lost Colony, and the newly released ARK: Tides of Fortune and ARK: Dragontopia, an increase of $4.6 million in Bellwright sales, and an increase of $0.4 million in Honeycomb: The World Beyond sales. The increase in revenue was partially offset by a decrease in ASE revenue of $3.2 million, a decrease in ARK Mobile revenue of $1.5 million, and a decrease in SaltyTV application revenue of $0.4 million.

Total units sold increased 28.0% to 6.2 million units compared to 4.8 million units in the same period last year, primarily due to an increase in ASA sales of 1.7 million units and an increase in Bellwright sales of 0.3 million units, partially offset by a decrease in ASE sales of 0.8 million units.

Net income improved to $5.8 million compared to a net loss of $(26.4) million in the same period last year. The improvement was primarily due to an increase in revenue of $23.9 million, a decrease in the provision of income taxes of $10.4 million, and a decrease in cost of revenue of $0.3 million, partially offset by an increase in total operating expenses of $1.9 million and total other expense of $0.6 million.

Bookings increased 7.0% to $71.7 million compared to $67.0 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to higher sales of ASA and Bellwright, which benefited from promotional pricing during the period, offset by ASE as the title continued to mature and consumer demand shifted toward ASA and its related downloadable content.

EBITDA improved to $6.5 million compared to $(15.6) million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net income of $32.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in provision for income taxes of $10.4 million.

As of September 30, 2026, unrestricted cash was $12.1 million compared to $8.6 million as of December 31, 2025.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the financial results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Snail believes EBITDA, as a non-GAAP measure, and Bookings as a key operating metric, are useful in evaluating its operating performance. Bookings and EBITDA are non-GAAP and key operating financial measures that are presented as supplemental disclosures and should not be construed as alternatives to net income (loss) or revenue as indicators of operating performance, nor as alternatives to cash flow provided by operating activities as measures of liquidity, both as determined in accordance with GAAP. Snail supplementally presents Bookings and EBITDA because they are key operating measures used by management to assess financial performance. Bookings adjusts for the impact of deferrals and, Snail believes, provides a useful indicator of sales in a given period. Management believes Bookings and EBITDA are useful to investors and analysts in highlighting trends in Snail’s operating performance. At the same time, other measures can differ significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which Snail operates, and capital investments.

Bookings is defined as the net amount of products and services sold digitally or physically in the period. Bookings is equal to revenues, excluding the impact from deferrals. Below is a reconciliation of total net revenue to Bookings, the closest GAAP financial measure.

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2026  2025  2026  2025
  (in millions)  (in millions)
Total net revenue $33.1  $13.8  $80.0  $56.1
Change in deferred net revenue  (10.1)  3.8   (8.3)  10.9
Bookings $23.0  $17.6  $71.7  $67.0
                

We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before (i) interest expense, (ii) interest income, (iii) provision for (benefit from) income taxes and (iv) depreciation expense. The following table provides a reconciliation from net income (loss) to EBITDA:

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2026  2025  2026  2025 
  (in millions)  (in millions)
Net income (loss) $6.7  $(7.9) $5.8  $(26.4)
Interest income and interest income – related parties  (0.1)  (0.5)  (0.2)  (0.6)
Interest expense  0.2   0.2   0.5   0.4 
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes  0.4   (1.6)  0.4   10.8 
Depreciation expense  —   0.1   —   0.2 
EBITDA $7.2  $(9.7) $6.5  $(15.6)
                 

Webcast Details

The Company will host a webcast at 4:30 PM ET today to discuss its third quarter 2026 financial and operational results. Participants may access the live webcast and replay via the link here or on the Company’s investor relations website at https://investor.snail.com/.

About Snail, Inc.

Snail, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAL) is a leading, global independent developer and publisher of interactive digital entertainment for consumers around the world, with a premier portfolio of premium games designed for use on a variety of platforms, including consoles, PCs, and mobile devices. For more information, please visit: https://snail.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this press release can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “should,” “plan,” “intend,” “may,” “predict,” “continue,” “estimate” and “potential,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this press release and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Snail’s intent, belief or current expectations. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of Snail’s business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, plans and objectives. The statements Snail makes regarding the following matters are forward-looking by their nature: upcoming tames and content releases for ARK: Fantastic Tames Season 1 and ARK: Dragontopia in November and December 2026; the further development of Bellwright, including the traversal update planned for the end of 2026; the commercial potential of Snail’s AAA pipeline; Snail’s ARK content pipeline extending through 2027 and Snail’s ongoing content strategy to expand the franchise’s reach and longevity; Snail’s recently released titles, together with the anticipated ARK: Dragontopia skyworld map in December supporting fourth quarter performance; and being well positioned to build on the momentum generated this year.
Any forward-looking statements included herein reflect our current views, and they involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, among others, acceptance of our titles in the marketplace and the successful development, marketing or sale of our titles and our ability to retain our key employees or maintain our Nasdaq listing. These risks should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statement included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it was initially made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, unless required by law.

Investor Contact:

John Yi and Steven Shinmachi
Gateway Group, Inc.
949-574-3860
SNAL@gateway-grp.com


Snail, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
       
  September 30,
2026
  December 31,
2025
 
       
ASSETS        
         
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $12,104,332  $8,568,164 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents  562,000   187,000 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for credit losses of $523,500 as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025  7,052,196   12,528,347 
Loan and interest receivable – related party  109,255   107,759 
Prepaid expenses – related party  3,339,620   2,700,474 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  2,677,154   2,232,485 
Prepaid taxes  611,871   4,734,007 
Total current assets  26,456,428   31,058,236 
         
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, net of current portion  1,748,000   1,748,000 
Prepaid expenses – related party, net of current portion  5,582,500   8,282,974 
Property and equipment, net  4,107,573   4,146,175 
Intangible assets, net  3,763,110   3,827,927 
Intangible assets, net – related party  4,166,667   4,916,667 
         
Other noncurrent assets, net  1,130,406   604,793 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net  4,537,349   4,722,366 
Total assets $51,492,033  $59,307,138 
         
LIABILITIES, NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT        
         
Current Liabilities:        
Accounts payable $5,432,378  $5,506,332 
Accounts payable – related parties  16,556,305   20,067,013 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  3,577,183   3,364,150 
Interest payable – related parties  527,770   527,770 
Convertible notes at fair value  —   3,842,189 
Current portion of long-term debt  1,350,071   1,305,880 
Current portion of deferred revenue  17,305,342   14,799,840 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  485,905   393,448 
Total current liabilities  45,234,954   49,806,622 
         
Accrued expenses  625,354   468,106 
Revolving loan  2,500,000   5,000,000 
Long-term debt, net of current portion  3,356,578   4,292,538 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion  5,326,512   17,282,685 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion  4,188,089   4,336,240 
Total liabilities  61,231,487   81,186,191 
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
Stockholders’ Deficit:        
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 3,485,979 shares issued and 3,205,095 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2026, and 2,076,467 shares issued and 1,806,412 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025  348   208 
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 5,749,716 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025  575   575 
         
         
Additional paid-in capital  33,341,655   26,926,245 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (315,197)  (275,049)
Accumulated deficit  (33,587,550)  (39,352,510)
Treasury stock at cost (270,055 shares as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025)  (3,671,806)  (3,671,806)
Total Snail, Inc. deficit  (4,231,975)  (16,372,337)
Noncontrolling interests  (5,507,479)  (5,506,716)
Total stockholders’ deficit  (9,739,454)  (21,879,053)
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ deficit $51,492,033  $59,307,138 


Snail, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited)
       
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2026  2025  2026  2025 
             
Revenues, net $33,061,435  $13,819,527  $80,032,536  $56,116,149 
Cost of revenues  15,418,013   13,805,121   43,044,890   43,299,471 
                 
Gross profit  17,643,422   14,406   36,987,646   12,816,678 
                 
Operating expenses:                
General and administrative  4,911,867   4,844,261   14,537,874   13,283,701 
Research and development  4,619,542   3,731,441   13,087,364   10,634,595 
Advertising and marketing  901,768   884,914   2,585,262   3,711,480 
Depreciation  13,034   67,915   38,602   203,579 
Impairment of film assets  24,250   336,134   190,237   751,853 
Total operating expenses  10,470,461   9,864,665   30,439,339   28,585,208 
                 
Income (loss) from operations  7,172,961   (9,850,259)  6,548,307   (15,768,530)
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest income  55,718   492,088   155,799   553,966 
Interest income – related party  504   504   1,496   1,496 
Interest expense  (188,873)  (194,189)  (547,044)  (444,304)
Other (expense) income  56,060   130,529   (3,971)  192,323 
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)  10,436   (8,519)  18,695   (76,697)
Total other (expense) income, net  (66,155)  420,413   (375,025)  226,784 
                 
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes  7,106,806   (9,429,846)  6,173,282   (15,541,746)
                 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes  435,891   (1,564,152)  409,086   10,833,616 
                 
Net income (loss)  6,670,915   (7,865,694)  5,764,196   (26,375,362)
                 
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests  (88)  (1,153)  (763)  (2,391)
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Snail, Inc.  6,671,003   (7,864,541)  5,764,959   (26,372,971)
                 
Comprehensive income (loss) statement:                
                 
Net income (loss)  6,670,915   (7,865,694)  5,764,196   (26,375,362)
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss) related to foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax  (19,619)  4,462   (45,458)  68,282 
Other comprehensive income related to credit adjustments, net of tax  —   997   5,310   23,020 
                 
Total comprehensive income (loss) $6,651,296  $(7,860,235) $5,724,048  $(26,284,060)
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A common stockholders:                
Basic $2,377,869  $(1,847,559) $1,790,950  $(6,066,325)
Diluted $2,377,869  $(1,847,559) $1,792,798  $(6,066,325)
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Class B common stockholders:                
Basic $4,293,134  $(6,016,982) $3,974,009  $(20,306,646)
Diluted $4,293,134  $(6,174,656) $3,974,009  $(20,585,138)
                 
Income (loss) per share attributable to Class A common stockholders:                
Basic $0.75  $(1.05) $0.69  $(3.53)
Diluted $0.75  $(1.05) $0.68  $(3.53)
                 
Income (loss) per share attributable to Class B common stockholders:                
Basic $0.75  $(1.05) $0.69  $(3.53)
Diluted $0.75  $(1.07) $0.69  $(3.58)
                 
Weighted-average shares used to compute income (loss) per share attributable to Class A common stockholders:                
Basic  3,184,637   1,765,493   2,591,200   1,717,647 
Diluted  3,184,637   1,765,493   2,619,768   1,717,647 
                 
Weighted-average shares used to compute income (loss) per share attributable to Class B common stockholders:                
Basic  5,749,716   5,749,716   5,749,716   5,749,716 
Diluted  5,749,716   5,749,716   5,749,716   5,749,716 


Snail, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited)
       
  2026  2025 
       
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net income (loss) $5,764,196  $(26,375,362)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Amortization – intangible assets, net  505,070   190,981 
Amortization – intangible assets, net – related party  750,000   — 
Amortization – film assets  271,054   1,025,201 
Amortization – loan origination fees and debt discounts  6,915   (16,073)
Loss on change in fair value of convertible notes  154,669   268,220 
Gain on change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (76,423)  (481,825)
Depreciation – property and equipment  38,602   203,579 
Impairment of film assets  190,237   751,853 
Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interest  —   (7,857)
Gain on lease termination  (1,799)  — 
Stock-based compensation expense  146,130   325,941 
Gain on sale of fixed assets  (22,200)  — 
Deferred taxes, net  —   10,808,885 
         
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:        
Accounts receivable  5,476,151   2,351,251 
Accounts receivable – related party  —   3,836,866 
Prepaid expenses – related party  2,061,328   (2,692,532)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (444,669)  514,921 
Prepaid taxes  4,122,136   2,893,867 
Other noncurrent assets, net  (986,317)  (1,152,434)
Accounts payable  (113,954)  581,910 
Accounts payable – related parties  (3,510,708)  (325,322)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  1,053,244   791,258 
Loan and interest receivable – related party  (1,496)  (1,496)
Lease liabilities  131,122   (243,095)
Deferred revenue  (9,450,671)  10,901,655 
Net cash provided by operating activities  6,062,617   4,150,392 
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Acquisition of software  —   (290,000)
Acquisition of software licenses  (400,253)  (2,989,026)
Investments in software  —   (849,138)
Net cash paid for acquisition of Matrioshka  —   (9,719)
Acquisition of fixed assets  —   (9,109)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets  22,200   — 
Net cash used in investing activities  (378,053)  (4,146,992)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs  4,796,702   — 
Repayments on promissory note  —   (64,419)
Repayments on notes payable  (891,769)  (271,658)
Repayments on convertible notes  (3,125,298)  (1,414,705)
Repayments on revolving loan  (2,500,000)  — 
Borrowings on term loan  —   3,500,000 
Cash proceeds from exercise of warrants  —   159,000 
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes  —   3,000,000 
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares  (73)  — 
Payments of loan origination fees  (7,500)  — 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (1,727,938)  4,908,218 
         
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents  (45,458)  69,113 
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents  3,911,168   4,980,731 
         
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents – beginning of the period  10,503,164   8,238,944 
         
Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents – end of the period $14,414,332  $13,219,675 
         
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information        
Cash paid during the period for:        
Interest $443,069  $477,157 
Income taxes $182,428  $612,007 
Noncash transactions during the period for:        
Liabilities converted to equity upon exercise of warrants $606,541  $323,113 
Acquisition of film licenses in accounts payable $—  $1,050 
Acquisition of software and software licenses in accounts payable $40,000  $2,000 
Change in fair value of notes recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income $5,310  $18,568 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liability $(288,229) $(124,214)
Net assets acquired in a business combination $—  $5,461 
Debt converted to equity $866,250  $231,000 



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