---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-022869"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SEAT"
cik: "0001856031"
company_name: "Vivid Seats Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T04:35:44.097603+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vivid Seats reports record Q3 revenue $156.8M (+12% YoY); raises 2022 GOV & revenue guidance

## Summary
- Q3 Marketplace GOV $781.8M (+10% YoY); revenue $156.8M (+12% YoY); net income $18.7M vs loss of $1.8M year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA $28.3M (down 33% YoY from $42M) as company invests for growth.
- Raised FY2022 guidance: Marketplace GOV $3.05-3.20B (from $2.95-3.15B), revenue $580-595M (from $540-570M); Adj. EBITDA unchanged $110-117M.
- Repurchased ~$3M of common stock in Q3; strong balance sheet with cash exceeding gross debt.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-022869
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SEAT
- cik: 0001856031
- company_name: Vivid Seats Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856031/000095017022022869/0000950170-22-022869-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856031/000095017022022869/seat-20221108.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Vivid Seats Inc. reported third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $156.8 million, net income $18.7 million. Guidance raised.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $156.8 million
  - Net income: $18.7 million
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Exhibit 99.1 Vivid Seats Captures Robust Live Event Demand and Reports Record Q3 Marketplace GOV and Revenues Third Quarter 2022 Marketplace GOV of $782 million and Revenues of $157 million CHICAGO, IL – November 8, 2022 – Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT) (“Vivid Seats”, “we” or the “Company”), a leading marketplace that utilizes its technology platform to connect
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856031/000095017022022869/0000950170-22-022869-index.htm

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