Pinterest shares fall on lukewarm sales guidance

Cnbc · Aug 04, 2026 · 499 words · By Jonathan Vanian

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Pinterest shares fell 7% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue but issued lukewarm sales guidance.

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What happened

Pinterest shares fell 7% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue but issued lukewarm sales guidance.

Why it matters

Here's how the company did, compared to analysts' consensus estimates from LSEG: - Earnings per share: 43 cents adjusted vs.

Common ground

36 cents expected - Revenue: $1.18 billion vs.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Sales rose 18% from $998.2 million a year earlier?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/pinterest-pins-q2-earnings-report-2026.html

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Sales rose 18% from $998.2 million a year earlier”

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The claim that sales rose 18% from $998.2 million a year earlier is corroborated by Binance News and other search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William J. Ready (born 1979) is an American technology executive. Since June 2022, he has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of Pinterest, the visual search and discovery platform, and a member of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Ready

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pinterest is an American social media service for publishing and discovery of information in the form of digital pinboards. This includes recipes, home, style, motivation, and inspiration on the Inter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinterest

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a timeline of Pinterest, an American social media service for publishing and discovery of information in the form of digital pinboards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Pinterest

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Claim 2: “The company's global monthly active users, or MAUs, jumped 11% year-over-year to 640 million, beating estimates of 635 million”

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Although the specific 'Evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly contains this data: 'Global monthly active users rose 11% year over year to 640 million, above estimates of 635 million'. This is also repeated in 'The world of zen'.

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Claim 3: “Revenue this quarter should come in between $1.19 billion and $1.21 billion”

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The projected revenue range of $1.19 billion to $1.21 billion is confirmed by three independent sources: 'Pinterest shares tumble', 'The Motley Fool', and 'TechDefused'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Slower growth forecast weighs on sentiment. Despite the stronger-than-expected quarter, investors focused on the company's outlook for the current quarter. Pinterest projected third-quarter revenue of…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/pinterest-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pinterest. Today's Change. (1.50%) $0.35. Current Price.Despite the company's history of conservative guidance, investors were disappointed when Pinterest projected its Q3 revenue would rise between 1…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/08/08/one-of-the-best-va…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pinterest said it expects current-quarter revenue of between $1.19 billion and $1.21 billion, a midpoint of $1.2 billion that merely matched what analysts already assumed.
https://techdefused.com/a/iN6LwDi/pinterest-beats-on-earning…

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Claim 4: “Earnings per share: 43 cents adjusted vs. 36 cents expected”

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The adjusted earnings per share of 43 cents versus 36 cents expected is reported by both Binance News and TechDefused/web_search sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of July 2026, Google Search is the world's most visited website, followed by YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. This list and its two reference data sources, Similarweb and Semrush, do not account f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-visited_websites

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palo Alto ( PAL-oh AL-toh; Spanish for 'tall stick') is a charter city in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States. Part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it is named after a coastal re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Substance is a 2024 body horror film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat. It follows a fading celebrity (Demi Moore) who is fired by her producer (Dennis Quaid) due to her age and uses a black…
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Claim 5: “Revenue: $1.18 billion vs. $1.15 billion expected”

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The revenue of $1.18 billion versus $1.15 billion expected is reported by both Binance News and other web search results.

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Claim 6: “Pinterest shares fell 7% in extended trading on Tuesday”

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Multiple sources report a share drop, but the percentage and day vary significantly: one source says 7% (Binance News), another says 'nearly 15%' (LinkedIn), and another says 'nearly 20% on Tuesday' (web_search). While the 7% figure appears in some sources, the lack of consensus on the exact percentage makes it disputed.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pinterest shares plummeted in extended trading on Thursday following the company’s disappointing revenue report and a weaker-than-expected forecast. However, the stock managed to recover some losses a…
https://nftdocket.com/pinterest-shares-dip-on-weak-outlook-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Meta shares jumped in extended trading on Wednesday after the company beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit and issued a better-than-expected forecast for the current period.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jonathan-vanian-b704432_pinte…

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web search NEUTRAL — shares tanked nearly 20% on Tuesday after the company reported third-quarter financial results that missed on earnings per share and provided weak guidance. Here’s how the company did, compared to ana…
https://femzen.co/pinterest-shares-plummet-20-on-earnings-mi…

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Claim 7: “Global average revenue per user, or ARPU, was $1.86, ahead of projections”

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Similar to claim 8, the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly states: 'global average revenue per user was $1.86, a [head of projections]'. This is corroborated by the 'Pinterest Shares Fall 7%' source.

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Claim 8: “Adjusted earnings for the quarter of $311 million, topped analyst projections of $270 million, according to StreetAccount”

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The adjusted earnings of $311 million topping StreetAccount's $270 million projection is reported by 'Pinterest Shares Fall 7%' and 'The world of zen'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Adjusted earnings for the quarter were $311 million, above StreetAccount estimates of $270 million. Global monthly active users rose 11% year over year to 640 million, above estimates of 635 million, …
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/08-04-2026-pinterest-…

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web search NEUTRAL — For the third quarter, Pinterest expects adjusted core earnings in the range of $335 million to $355 million.Free cash flow for the quarter was $270 million, up 37% from $197 million in the same perio…
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/pinterest-falls-7-weak-thi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Adjusted earnings for the quarter of $311 million, topped analyst projections of $270 million, according to StreetAccount. The company's global monthly active users, or MAUs, jumped 11% year-over-year…
https://netzender.com/pinterest-shares-fall-on-lukewarm-sale…

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Claim 9: “the company's net loss for the period was $47 million, a loss of 8 cents per share”

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The net loss of $47 million (8 cents per share) is explicitly reported by both Binance News and the 'Pinterest beats on earnings but soft guidance' source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cadbury is the second largest confectionery company globally after Mars, Incorporated and is a subsidiary of American company Mondelēz International. Cadbury has been manufacturing chocolate products …
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Claim 10: “The social media company posted net income of $38.76 million, or 6 cents per share, a year ago”

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The net income of $38.76 million (6 cents per share) from the previous year is reported by both 'Pinterest beats on earnings' and 'The world of zen' sources.

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