---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001495231-26-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IZEA"
cik: "0001495231"
company_name: "IZEA Worldwide, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T10:22:59.181204+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IZEA swings to positive net income of $42k from $18.9M loss; revenue $31.2M

## Summary
- FY 2025 net income of $42,326 vs. loss of $18.9M (incl. $6.9M one-time charges); adjusted EBITDA $0.7M vs. -$11.1M.
- Annual revenue $31.2M, down 13% from $35.9M, partly due to Hoozu divestiture; core-enterprise grew above market.
- Q4 net loss improved to $1.2M from $4.6M; costs down 46% to $7.7M; cash at $50.9M.
- Secured new partnerships with Netflix Games, Afeela, Lidl, and Emmi Roth; continued work for Stellantis, Danone, Warner Bros.
- Managed Services bookings declined 18.7% to $9.0M in Q4, reflecting shift to larger enterprise accounts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001495231-26-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IZEA
- cik: 0001495231
- company_name: IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495231/000149523126000008/0001495231-26-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495231/000149523126000008/izea-20260317.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  IZEA Worldwide, Inc. reported the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025 results: revenue $6.1 million, net income Net loss totaled $1.2 million.
  - Period: the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025
  - Revenue: $6.1 million
  - Net income: Net loss totaled $1.2 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Q4 2025 Financial Summary Compared to Q4 2024 • Revenue from ongoing operations was $6.1 million, compared to $9.8 million (excluding Hoozu) • Managed Services bookings declined 18.7% to $9.0 million from $11.0 million in the prior year period (excluding Hoozu), reflecting our shift toward larger, recurring enterprise accounts. Approximately half of the decline reflects non-core customer activity exited in 2025. • Total costs and expenses decreased 46% to $7.7 million, compared to $14.2 million • Net loss totaled $1.2 million, compared to a net loss of $4.6 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495231/000149523126000008/0001495231-26-000008-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  IZEA Worldwide, Inc. reported FY 2025 results: revenue $31.2 million, net income $42,326.
  - Period: FY 2025
  - Revenue: $31.2 million
  - Net income: $42,326
  - Result: reported results
  source text: FY 2025 Financial Summary Compared to FY 2024 • Revenue was $31.2 million, compared to $35.9 million; $3.4 million of the annual decline is Hoozu, which was divested in late 2024 • Revenue from core-enterprise accounts, which represent the majority of total revenue, grew above market growth rates in 2025 • Net income was $42,326 compared to a loss of $18.9 million, which included $6.9 million in one-time charges • Adjusted EBITDA* was $0.7 million, compared to a loss of $11.1 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495231/000149523126000008/0001495231-26-000008-index.htm

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