Vivid Seats (SEAT) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026)
Vivid Seats (SEAT) recorded Cost of Revenue of $38.64 million in Q2 2026, down 8.9% from $42.43 million a year earlier and down 1.4% from the prior quarter.
Vivid Seats (SEAT) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Vivid Seats' Cost of Revenue came in at $164.32 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 13.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $173.44 million, down 14.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Cost of Revenue has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 47.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cost of Revenue came in at $201.85 million in FY2024 (+10.8%), $182.18 million in FY2023 (+29.7%), $140.51 million in FY2022 (+55.1%) and $90.62 million in FY2021 (+267.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Cost of Revenue since Q1 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cost of Revenue has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 9.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cost of Revenue in the last five years was growth of 719.5% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 19.7% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $39.2 million (Q1 2026), $42.14 million (Q4 2025) and $44.34 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 45.94 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 11.33 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 6.04 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 24.48 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 7.08 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 3.70 Bn |
| 10 | Vivid Seats | 56.33 Mn | -474.43 Mn | 91.22 Mn | 38.64 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 38.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 42.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 44.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 44.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 52.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 48.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 51.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 50.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 42.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 30.48 Mn |
Vivid Seats Cost of Revenue API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=SEAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "ticker": "SEAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=SEAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();