---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001823878-26-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MYPS"
cik: "0001823878"
company_name: "PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T20:31:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-11T20:33:44.485245+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PLAYSTUDIOS Q1 revenue $58.4M (-6.9% YoY), net loss $10.7M, AEBITDA $3.6M, plans $40M buyback

## Summary
- Net loss $10.7M (loss margin 18.3%) vs $2.9M loss in Q1 2025; revenue $58.4M vs $62.7M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $3.6M (6.1% margin) vs $12.5M (19.9%) a year ago; user acquisition spend up $6.5M.
- Direct-to-consumer revenue surged 150% to $12.4M; Tetris Block Party reached 135k DAU.
- Restructuring (Renewal) expected to generate $33M-$39M annualized savings; closed 4 of 9 studios, cut 177 positions.
- Company plans to adopt 10b5-1 plan and repurchase shares under remaining $40M authorization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001823878-26-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MYPS
- cik: 0001823878
- company_name: PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T20:31:29+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1823878/000182387826000040/0001823878-26-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823878/000182387826000040/myps-20260511.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001823878-26-000040
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001823878-26-000040.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001823878-26-000040.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $58.4 million, net income Net loss of $10.7 million.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $58.4 million
  - Net income: Net loss of $10.7 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results First Quarter Revenue of $58.4 million Net loss of $10.7 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823878/000182387826000040/0001823878-26-000040-index.htm

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