SEMrush Holdings, Inc. (SEMR), a provider of online visibility management and content marketing SaaS solutions, saw its stock price plunge 14.98% in pre-market trading on Tuesday. This sharp decline follows the release of the company's second quarter 2025 financial results, which fell short of market expectations and prompted a downward revision of its full-year guidance.
The earnings report, released after market close on Monday, revealed that SEMrush swung to a loss in Q2 2025, reporting a loss of $0.04 per share compared to earnings of $0.01 per share in the same period last year. This result significantly missed the analyst consensus estimate of a $0.01 profit per share. While the company's revenue rose 19.82% year-over-year to $108.98 million, slightly beating estimates of $108.84 million, the bottom-line miss overshadowed the top-line growth.
Adding to investor concerns, SEMrush provided a cautious outlook for the remainder of the year. The company forecasts Q3 revenue between $111.1 million and $112.1 million, falling short of analysts' expectations of $114.4 million. For the full year 2025, SEMrush trimmed its revenue guidance to a range of $443 million to $446 million, down from its previous outlook of $448 million to $453 million. This revised guidance suggests a potential slowdown in growth, further contributing to the negative sentiment surrounding the stock. In an attempt to boost investor confidence, SEMrush also announced a $150 million share repurchase program. However, this move appears to have done little to offset the market's reaction to the disappointing earnings report and lowered guidance.