Spotify (SPOT) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
It's about to get easier to share your favorite moments from a podcast, with the introduction of Spotify's new Podcast clips feature, out on Wednesday.
We've written a lot about how AI is coming for your job. Now AI is coming for your music, flooding streaming platforms with “AI music slop.
In Spotify's rapidly evolving quest to become the home of everything audio-related, the company announced on Tuesday that it's bringing narrated long-form magazine articles to its app. The articles will be available to Premium subscribers as part of their 15 hours of audiobook listening time per month.
Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) set ambitious financial targets through 2030 and announced a slate of new product initiatives at its Investor Day, drawing a positive response from UBS analysts. The company outlined a mid-teens constant-currency revenue compound annual growth rate, alongside gross margin targets of 35-40% and operating margins above 20% by 2030, up from approximately 32% and 13%, respectively, in 2025.
Spotify Technology S.A. (SPOT) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript
Spotify Technology S.A. continues to outperform, with a 261% stock gain since April 2018 and robust recent financial results. SPOT's Q1 2026 revenue rose 8.2% year-over-year to $5.26 billion, with net income surging to $837 million. Management targets mid-teens annual revenue growth and 35–40% gross margins, reaffirming a $100 billion revenue goal by 2030.
Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) remains a top pick for Jefferies following the company's 2026 Investor Day, which the firm characterized as more “product-focused” than expected and which prompted a price target increase to $600 from $540. Shares of Spotify traded up almost 8% at about $528 on Friday afternoon.
Spotify was a music app at one time. Then it added podcasts.
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, (April 2026), Spotify launched Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s), a personalized in-app experience providing a look back at users' entire listening history. This feature highlights a user's first song streamed, first join date, top all-time artist, and a "Top 120" playlist of their most-played tracks.Other anniversary events included:
Spotify stock rises after the company unveils several new programs for premium subscribers at its investor day event.
Spotify (SPOT) shares surged on Thursday after the music streaming company outlined ambitious long-term growth targets at its first investor day since 2022 and unveiled a major artificial intelligence-focused partnership with Universal Music Group, boosting investor optimism about its future beyond streaming. Shares of Spotify rose as much as 14% during the session after management introduced updated guidance through 2030, including plans for revenue growth in the mid-teens on a compounded annual basis and gross margins ranging between 35% and 40%.