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Playtech has lifted its full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to more than \u20ac300 million (approximately US$337 million), citing sustained strength across the Americas. The revised outlook, announced in a trading update on Tuesday, surpasses the \u20ac279 million consensus estimate compiled from seven analysts, whose forecasts had ranged below the new guidance.<\/p>\n
The company said trading between 1 July and 31 October was ahead of expectations, with momentum in the Americas serving as the primary driver of the upgraded forecast. The announcement marks a further step up from guidance issued in September, when Playtech indicated it was on track to deliver more than \u20ac270 million in adjusted EBITDA for 2026 – itself a figure that had already been raised multiple times during the year following strong interim results.<\/p>\n
Investors responded positively to the update, with Playtech shares rising approximately 3% in early London trading on Tuesday, reaching 380.6 pence, up 12.2 pence or 3.3%, after touching an intraday high of 385 pence.<\/p>\n
The latest guidance caps a period of consistent outperformance for the London-listed supplier. Its half-year results, published in September, reported adjusted EBITDA of \u20ac162.5 million, a 77% increase year-on-year, alongside free cash flow of \u20ac101 million and a net cash position of \u20ac39.2 million. Revenue growth in the US and Canada reached 176% in constant currency, while Latin American operations delivered underlying growth of approximately 29%, driven primarily by Mexico and supported by the Caliplay partnership.<\/p>\n
The company’s confidence in regulated markets, particularly across the Americas, has underpinned successive guidance upgrades throughout 2025 and 2026, with the trajectory building toward the upper end of its medium-term adjusted EBITDA target range of \u20ac250 million to \u20ac300 million – a threshold the new forecast now exceeds.<\/p>\n
While the 2026 outlook was raised, the trading update also flagged a prospective headwind. Playtech said it expects to absorb a three-month effect on adjusted EBITDA during 2026 stemming from a regulatory change in Brazil, but cautioned that a more substantial impact could arise in 2027. Current analyst consensus for 2027 adjusted EBITDA stands at approximately \u20ac266 million, below the newly upgraded 2026 figure, reflecting expectations of that pressure.<\/p>\n
Offsetting this, Playtech has indicated it is investing in a significant partnership in Brazil that the company expects to support growth from 2027 onward, though it has not disclosed further details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Playtech has lifted its full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to more than \u20ac300 million (approximately US$337 million), citing sustained strength across the Americas. The revised outlook, announced in a trading update on Tuesday, surpasses the \u20ac279 million consensus estimate compiled from seven analysts, whose forecasts had ranged below the new guidance. Trading Ahead of Expectations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":32000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3,155,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-igaming","category-industry-spotlight","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"\n