Klarna shares surge as it swings to first net profit

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Thu, May 14, 2026 astatine 10:16 AM CDT 2 min read

Klarna Group PLC (NYSE:KLAR) posted its first-ever quarterly nett net connected Thursday, with gross topping $1 cardinal for the archetypal clip and beating expert estimates, sending shares of the bargain now, wage aboriginal institution up astir 16% successful greeting trading.

The Swedish fintech swung to a nett net of $1 cardinal successful the archetypal quarter, a milestone for a institution that has been moving to beryllium its profitability up of its New York Stock Exchange listing past year.

Revenue grew 44% twelvemonth implicit twelvemonth to $1 billion, surpassing expert estimates of $944.43 million.

Adjusted operating nett reached $68 million, up sharply from $3 cardinal successful the aforesaid play a twelvemonth ago, portion gross merchandise measurement climbed 33% to $33.7 billion.

Operating income besides turned affirmative astatine $17 million, reversing a $99 cardinal operating nonaccomplishment from the archetypal 4th of 2025.

Active consumers grew 21% twelvemonth implicit twelvemonth to 119 million, portion the fig of merchants connected the level roseate 49% to much than 1 million.

Klarna's higher-margin installment lending product, Fair Financing, saw GMV surge 138% twelvemonth implicit year, reflecting the company's propulsion into larger-ticket purchases. Provisions for recognition losses remained debased astatine 0.55% of GMV.

For the 2nd quarter, Klarna guided for GMV of $35.5 cardinal to $36.5 billion, gross of $960 cardinal to $1 billion, and adjusted operating income of $30 cardinal to $50 million.

Klarna said a $2 cardinal guardant travel installation enactment successful spot successful Q1 supports $17 cardinal of US financing capacity, with runway to prolong Fair Financing's maturation trajectory.

Adding to the affirmative backdrop, Klarna precocious announced it volition bring its flexible outgo options to Google's Gemini app and Google Search via Google Pay successful the US, expanding its organisation scope significantly.