Groupon: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Groupon Inc. (GRPN) on Thursday reported a loss of $41.4 million in its third quarter.

Groupon: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Groupon Inc. (GRPN) on Friday reported net income of $27.7 million in its fourth quarter.

Groupon Inc. (GRPN) reports earnings

The report was filed on March 11, 2025

Groupon is doing what Facebook can’t: Profiting from mobile

Groupon’s quarterly results are out, and they’re surprisingly good—$601.4 million in revenue compared to expectations of $588.9 million, and net operating income up $34 million compared to last quarter. In its release, Groupon highlighted what seems to be the company’s new strength: mobile. “We had record mobile performance as 45% of our North American transactions came from mobile in March, and more than 7 million people downloaded our apps in the quarter,” said CEO Eric Lefkofsky in a prepared statement.

Now here’s the fine print for your Groupon deal

Those who purchase e-coupons scour for deals rather than return to purchase again once the deal is over, studies have shown. Bad news for businesses offering deals through Groupon’s coupons, since they are seeking to expand their own base of customers.

Business lessons from ousted Groupon CEO Andrew Mason’s inspirational concept album

Even when times were good at Groupon, founder and CEO Andrew Mason was known for questionable workplace hijinks. So perhaps it’s no surprise that a few months after he was fired, Mason has just released a seven-song album of inspirational business rock, featuring lines like “I was climbing Machu Picchu / I beheld that splendid view / An idea came for 100 million / of shareholder value.”

Groupon has the same problems, even with Andrew Mason out as CEO

Well, that didn’t take long. Groupon just announced that it replaced CEO and co-founder Andrew Mason just a day after the company reported disappointing earnings that sent its stock into free fall. After falling another 24% today, Groupon’s stock went up by more than 6% in after-market trading immediately after the announcement.

Since Andrew Mason got fired, Groupon shares have been on a tear

Just a quick follow-up on the departure of Groupon chief executive and founder Andrew Mason, who announced his sacking in a typically irreverent blog posting in late February. The stock has been on a tear since then:

Groupon is still the fastest company to reach a billion-dollar valuation

Last year, more than 100 startups reportedly joined the billion-dollar-valuation club, making these so-called unicorns not quite as rare as they once were. Larger funding rounds are pushing valuations way up and accelerating the rate at which unicorns are getting created.

Groupon leaps 23% on rumor of Google bid. Who doesn’t like a deal?

Groupon rose 23% on Friday because sure, why not.

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Investors cheer Groupon for naming co-founder Eric Lefkofsky as the company’s CEO

The numbers:  They were decent. Online coupons company Groupon reported earnings per share of $0.02, which met expectations, while revenue came in at $608.7 million, which slightly beat estimates. The company also announced a $300 million share buyback, which helped boost the shares by almost 14% in after market trading.

Three reasons to cheer Groupon’s lukewarm earnings

Groupon announced today that it posted revenue gains in the third quarter.

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How much money is Groupon about to lose on its new credit card scheme?

Groupon has just announced a combination of hardware and software that will allow businesses to accept credit cards, but at rates far lower than what merchants are accustomed to paying. Where most merchants pay their credit card processor between 2% and 4% on every transaction, Groupon Payments only asks 1.8% plus 15 cents for each swiped transaction. There’s a catch: merchants must run a daily deal with Groupon.

Jana invested in Groupon and Zynga, but it will probably leave the companies alone

Hedge fund Jana Partners revealed stakes today in online daily deals company Groupon and online game developer Zynga, sending shares of those companies up. Jana is sometimes an activist investor that pushes for the breakup, sale or other major change at companies. But in this case, the fund was probably just looking for good investments at a discount rather than trying to stir things up, sources said.

How GroupOn’s record-breaking IPO put it on course for disaster

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Groupon’s Andrew Mason: “I was fired today”—the memo, illustrated

And so it ends. Groupon’s colorful founder and chief executive was ousted Thursday, and informed the troops in a tweet and a characteristically irreverent letter, which we’ve taken the liberty of enhancing with a few illustrations:

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These people are likely contenders to be Groupon’s next CEO

Online deals site Groupon has to find itself a new CEO after firing Andrew Mason last week. And it will probably look for someone who is well versed in both overseas operations to manage (and probably cut) Groupon’s sprawling international team, and in e-commerce, to focus on the kind of business that probably lies in Groupon’s future.