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(NASDAQ:REAL)
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Rating:57Neutral
Price Target:
$10.00
▼(-8.51% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/09/26
The score is held back primarily by high balance-sheet risk (negative equity with meaningful debt) and continued GAAP unprofitability, despite improving operations and cash flow. Offsetting these concerns are strong, guidance-backed momentum from the earnings call and supportive technical trends, while valuation remains unattractive due to the negative P/E and lack of dividend support.
Positive Factors
Raised growth guidance
Raised guidance and sustained double-digit GMV and revenue growth indicate expanding marketplace activity and customer demand. If maintained, this scale can improve operating leverage, strengthen the platform’s market position, and provide a durable foundation for higher future earnings.
Negative Factors
Strained balance sheet
Persistent negative equity and meaningful debt materially limit financial flexibility even as operations improve. The capital structure leaves less room to absorb execution setbacks, fund expansion internally, or manage refinancing requirements, making balance-sheet repair important to the company’s durable stability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Raised growth guidance
Raised guidance and sustained double-digit GMV and revenue growth indicate expanding marketplace activity and customer demand. If maintained, this scale can improve operating leverage, strengthen the platform’s market position, and provide a durable foundation for higher future earnings.
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RealReal (REAL) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.19B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)2.51M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)2.13
Revenue Growth17.73%
EPS Growth-112.49%
CountryUS
Employees3,140
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryLuxury Goods
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.70
Shares Outstanding121,671,110
10 Day Avg. Volume2,851,075
30 Day Avg. Volume2,514,683
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.62
Price to Book (P/B)-4.36
Price to Sales (P/S)2.62
P/FCF Ratio98.70
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.49
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.36
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.27
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-90.52
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$17.40Price Target Upside59.19% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)0.1
Revenue Forecast (FY)$795.54M
RealReal Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
The RealReal, Inc. manages a digital platform dedicated to the online resale of luxury goods throughout the United States. Its diverse inventory encompasses a wide array of categories, such as clothing and accessories for women, men, and children,...
How the Company Makes Money
The RealReal primarily makes money by taking a commission (often referred to as a “take rate”) on the sale of consigned luxury items. Consignors send or drop off goods, The RealReal handles processing and selling, and when an item sells, the compa...
RealReal Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 06, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 09, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a broadly positive operational and financial story: record GMV, double‑digit top‑line growth, expanding adjusted EBITDA margins, stronger buyer engagement, and clear progress on AI and automation that is driving operating leverage. Management raised full‑year guidance and highlighted multiple, complementary supply channels and product initiatives. Near‑term headwinds include a year‑over‑year decline in take rate (driven by favorable higher‑ticket mix) and intentional marketing/investment spend that modestly compressed flow‑through in Q2; several strategic initiatives remain early in their scaling path and therefore carry execution risk. Overall, the positives — durable GMV/revenue growth, margin expansion, improved cash generation, and compounding technology advantages — outweigh the limited short‑term challenges and execution risks.Positive Updates
Record GMV and Strong GMV Growth
GMV reached an all-time high of $617M in Q2, up 22% year-over-year and accelerating to +37% on a 2-year stacked basis; this was the fourth consecutive quarter of GMV growth above 20%.
Negative Updates
Take Rate Decline
Take rate decreased to 35.9%, down ~200 basis points year-over-year, driven by a favorable shift toward higher-dollar transactions (items >$1,000) which lowers the percentage take rate even as profit dollars per transaction rise.
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Q2-2026 Updates
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Negative
Record GMV and Strong GMV Growth
GMV reached an all-time high of $617M in Q2, up 22% year-over-year and accelerating to +37% on a 2-year stacked basis; this was the fourth consecutive quarter of GMV growth above 20%.
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Company Guidance
Management raised its outlook, guiding Q3 GMV to $610–$620M (17–19% YoY), Q3 revenue to $194–$198M (12–14% YoY) and Q3 adjusted EBITDA to $13.5–$14.5M; for the full year they now expect GMV of $2.535–$2.565B (19–20% YoY), revenue of $788–$797M (14–15% YoY) and adjusted EBITDA of $66–$69M (≈8.5% margin at the midpoint, ~240 bps improvement vs. 2025), while reiterating a medium‑term adjusted EBITDA target of 15–20%; operationally they expect Athena to process nearly 50% of items by year‑end, the automated storage & retrieval system to go live in Q4 (expanding Perth Amboy capacity ~35%), full‑year PP&E spend of ~2–3% of revenue, and they forecast strong positive free cash flow in Q3/Q4 with FCF outpacing adjusted EBITDA in H2 — building on Q2 results of GMV $617M (+22% YoY, +37% 2‑yr stacked), revenue $193M (+17%), adjusted EBITDA $13.5M (7%, +290 bps YoY), orders +8%, AOV $659 (+13%), trailing‑12‑month active buyers >1.1M (+11%), take rate 35.9% (‑200 bps YoY), gross margin 74.4%, gross profit $143M (+17%), cash $134M and Q2 capex $4M.RealReal Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
46
Neutral
Balance Sheet
22
Negative
Cash Flow
58
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 749.91M | 692.85M | 600.48M | 549.30M | 603.49M | 467.69M |
| Gross Profit | 542.40M | 483.82M | 447.52M | 376.28M | 348.69M | 273.48M |
| EBITDA | -19.57M | 19.27M | -79.44M | -125.79M | -158.13M | -190.99M |
| Net Income | -81.13M | -41.80M | -134.20M | -168.47M | -196.44M | -236.11M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 378.29M | 409.03M | 423.10M | 446.92M | 615.64M | 754.94M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 119.13M | 151.23M | 172.21M | 175.71M | 293.79M | 418.17M |
| Total Debt | 463.31M | 463.25M | 546.55M | 577.37M | 595.74M | 509.79M |
| Total Liabilities | 756.02M | 824.55M | 830.47M | 750.22M | 785.73M | 681.82M |
| Stockholders Equity | -377.73M | -415.52M | -407.38M | -303.30M | -170.09M | 73.13M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 30.18M | 18.37M | -4.50M | -90.44M | -114.42M | -189.59M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 53.84M | 37.01M | 21.55M | -61.27M | -91.56M | -142.15M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -30.87M | -29.22M | -25.59M | -42.13M | -36.92M | -43.44M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.73M | -28.87M | 539.00K | 226.00K | 4.10M | 252.91M |
RealReal Technical Analysis
Neutral
10.93
Price Trends
10.38
Negative
10.59
Negative
11.43
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.22
Negative
53.63
Neutral
91.47
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For REAL, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 10.93 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 9.29, above the 50-day MA of 10.38, and below the 200-day MA of 11.43, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.22 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 53.63 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 91.47 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for REAL.
RealReal Risk Analysis
RealReal disclosed 55 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. RealReal reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
RealReal Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | $1.54B | 21.26 | 14.05% | ― | 10.80% | 59.70% | |
66 Neutral | $1.05B | 25.58 | -99.42% | 4.78% | 3.76% | -2.25% | |
65 Neutral | $310.00M | 13.88 | 31.49% | 176.87% | 47.74% | 162.62% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
57 Neutral | $1.19B | -13.93 | 21.10% | ― | 17.73% | -112.49% | |
57 Neutral | $1.42B | 57.69 | 5.75% | ― | 10.03% | -24.86% | |
48 Neutral | $325.71M | -13.89 | -37.30% | ― | 15.58% | 64.75% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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