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Roblox Beats Its Own Q3 Guidance as Bookings Fall 12% to $1.7 Billion
Roblox Q3 2026 results showed that the company beat its own guidance, even as bookings fell against one of the strongest quarters in its history. For the three months ended September 30, 2026, revenue rose 16% year over year to $1.572 billion, while bookings declined 12% to $1.697 billion.
The bookings figure landed above the high end of the range Roblox had set for the quarter, $1.58 billion to $1.65 billion. Roblox attributed the year-over-year decline to comparison issues; bookings were still up more than 50% compared to the same quarter two years ago, before the extraordinary growth the platform posted in 2025.
“Our Q3 financial results came in ahead of our guidance for revenue, bookings, and cash flow,” said David Baszucki, Roblox’s co-founder and CEO, in the company’s shareholder letter.
The Numbers
The bottom line improved, even as the top line diverged. Roblox posted a consolidated net loss of $230 million, narrower than the $258 million loss a year earlier, for a loss of $0.32 per share. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $138 million, up from $45.7 million in the same quarter last year.
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