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Figma plunges after first earnings since IPO, as lockup for some shareholders set to expire, guidance fails to excite

Figma shares were trading as much as 16% lower in early trading on Thursday after the design software company reported Q2 results — the company’s first report since its IPO in July.

Second-quarter revenue increased 41% year over year to $249.6 million, narrowly ahead of analyst estimates of $248.7 million, and adjusted earnings came in at $0.085 per share, topping Bloomberg-compiled forecasts of $0.081.

Given Figma’s lofty valuation — at yesterday’s close, the company’s market cap was more than 32x its expected revenues for this fiscal year — guidance, which is broadly in line with consensus forecasts, may not have been enough to excite investors. The company expects third-quarter revenue to be between $263 million and $265 million, with sales for the full year between $1.021 billion and $1.025 billion.

Perhaps most importantly, however, is that the company also disclosed that certain conditions about its stock price are likely to be met this week, triggering the early release for 25% of the eligible securities owned by certain Figma employees and service providers. Per the company:

“Figma anticipates that the Early Release Condition will be satisfied following the close of market on September 4, 2025. Accordingly, pursuant to the Lock-Up Agreements, Figma expects that the Lock-Up Period will terminate with respect to the Early Release Shares, and such shares will become eligible for immediate sale in the public market, at the open of trading on September 5, 2025.”

Figma also said that, on August 30, 2025, it entered into an extended lockup agreement with holders of approximately 54.1% of the company’s outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, with staggered releases of their stock each quarter through June 2026.

Meanwhile, Figma’s peers, like CRM software company Salesforce and design competitor Adobe, have seen shares slide over the potential threat AI poses to their businesses.

Wall Street analysts remain lukewarm about the stock, too: three of the 10 analysts tracked by Bloomberg with coverage on Figma rated the stock as a “buy,” with the remaining seven recommending it as a “hold.”

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Lululemon’s stretch getting tested: Stock plunges after after outlook is cut

Lululemon shares are down double digits in premarket trading after the company cut its full-year sales and profit outlook, overshadowing a Q1 beat and raising fresh concerns about the brand’s turnaround efforts.

The company now expects fiscal 2026 revenue to be flat to down 1%, compared with its prior forecast for 2% to 4% growth. Guidance for full-year diluted earnings per share was dragged down to a range of $10.95 to $11.15, below the company’s previous guidance of $12.10 to $12.30 and well below Wall Street’s estimate of $13.26.

Key numbers for Q1:

  • EPS of $1.69 vs. the $1.68 expected.

  • Revenue of $2.47 billion vs. the $2.43 billion expected.

The modest top-line beat masked a widening divergence between Lululemons geographic markets. While international revenue rose 22% overall with a 30% increase in Mainland China, the bigger problem remains North America, where revenue fell 5%.

Interim co-CEO and CFO Meghan Frank acknowledged during the earnings call that recent product rollouts underperformed. A highly anticipated yoga campaign failed to generate its expected halo effect across broader product lines.

Profitability metrics took a major hit, with gross margins contracting by 410 basis points to 54.2% due to mounting tariff costs and promotional markdowns. Operating income consequently fell 37% year over year to $276.9 million.

“We experienced spikes of negative commentary in the media and on social channels with regard to our brand, which had an impact on traffic and overall top-line performance,” Frank said during the earnings call. “And second, not all of our product launches have met our expectations. While we have had several successful launches so far this year, we have seen others as we start Q2 not generate the anticipated guest response.”

Lululemons valuation has already been steadily compressing for years. While it was once one of retails richly valued stocks, investors have been questioning whether the company can return to the double-digit growth era.

The results also arrive during a leadership transition. Lululemon announced back in April that former Nike executive Heidi ONeill is set to take over as CEO in September, with investors looking to her to revive growth in North America and restore the brands growth.

As Lululemon faces both macroeconomic pressure and brand-specific challenges, its stock has dropped around 40% year to date.

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US job growth skyrocketed in May, blasting past expectations

The US economy added 172,000 jobs in the month of May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, sending 10-year Treasury yields higher.

The strong May job market surprised economists. Experts had predicted only 85,000 new jobs — just half the reported number. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, as expected.

The job growth story is a hopeful spot for the economy as consumers continue to feel inflationary pressure from the Iran war.

Job gains were buoyed by the leisure and hospitality sector, which added 70,000 jobs, as well as local government, healthcare, and education.

Both the March and April jobs reports were revised upward, making them collectively 93,000 higher than previously reported.

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