NYSE: SPOT

Spotify Technology (SPOT) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Spotify Technology S.A. Technology services sector, internet software/services industry. Market cap $104.7B.

$509.45−19.39 (−3.7%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:18 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Spotify Technology closes at $509.45, down 3.7% on the day, sitting between its 50-day average of $512.82 and 200-day average of $504.41. The GekkoIndex reads 60.2, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 11.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $456.96, a gap that bears watching. Shares have returned 8.8% over three months but are down 28% over the past year, with a 52-week range of $405.00 to $745.00.

Recent activity centers on insider and institutional selling alongside a supportive analyst view. CEO Gustav Söderström sold 20,913 shares on 14 September at an average price of $544.19, for a total of $11,380,645.47, reducing his stake by more than half, primarily to cover tax obligations. Corient Private Wealth LP and the California State Teachers Retirement System each trimmed their stakes in the second quarter. Separately, Bank of America reiterated a Buy rating and $685 price target, citing new monetization tools and pushing back on concerns about slowing growth.

Looking ahead, the next earnings report is set for 3 November, 44 days away, outside a typical 20-trading-day hold. Over the last 30 days, unusual options activity shows 2 signals, with put premium of $3,119,285 against call premium of $2,353,905. Three billionaire holders and two trailblazer holders are on record. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -2.1% over five years, higher in 2 of those years.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $509.45200-day averageGekko Fair Value $456.96

Key stats

Market cap
$104.7B
P/E ratio
29.8
Forward P/E
30.6
EPS, TTM
$17.77
Revenue, TTM
$18.11B
Profit margin
18.4%
Dividend yield
Beta
1.59
Volume
1.71M avg 1.40M
1-year return
−28.0%
Typical daily move
±3.7%
Typical 20-day move
±8.2%
50-day average
$512.82
200-day average
$504.41
Next earnings
Nov 3 before open
Shares outstanding
205.6M
52-week range
$405.00$745.00

Spotify Technology swing-trade checklist

Spotify Technology scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 3 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive1 mixed3 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $509.45 sits between the 50-day ($512.82) and 200-day ($504.41) averages, or the averages disagree.

    See the chart
  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    60.2, Accumulation

    Reading 60.2 is in the Accumulation zone.

    See the GekkoIndex
  • Fair valueheadwind

    11.5% above

    Price is 11.5% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyheadwind

    Leans bearish

    Last 30 days: 2 unusual options signals.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 44 days

    Next report Nov 3, 2026, 44 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −2.1% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.1% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Spotify Technology stock chart and price history

Spotify Technology closed at $509.45 on Sep 18, 2026, −28.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $405.00 to $745.00.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−4.5%
3 months
+8.8%
6 months
+5.6%
1 year
−28.0%
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About Spotify Technology

Spotify Technology provides audio streaming services to listeners around the world, giving them access to a catalog of music and podcasts. It is known for letting people stream this content either online or offline across computers, tablets, phones and other connected devices.

The business runs through two segments. The Premium segment sells subscriptions directly to end users and partners, offering online and offline streaming of music and podcasts, along with video, lossless audio and audiobooks in certain markets. The Ad-Supported segment gives users restricted, on-demand access to music along with online and offline access to podcasts, without a paid subscription. Spotify also carries out sales, distribution and marketing work, contract research and development, and customer support services.

Spotify Technology was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker SPOT.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Technology services
Industry
Internet software/Services
Website
spotify.com

Spotify Technology GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Spotify Technology’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.2, in the Accumulation zone, up 2.8 points over five sessions.

010060.2Accumulation

Up 2.8 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying36+2.3%+1.3%+4.0%+0.1%
Accumulation (current zone)151+0.7%+3.0%+2.3%+3.5%
Neutral400+0.5%+1.1%+3.8%+8.1%
Distribution64+2.7%+3.4%+3.3%+16.1%
Selling11+2.1%+3.6%+2.6%+14.2%

Average SPOT share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Spotify Technology stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Spotify Technology trades 11.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $456.96, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Spotify Technology shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$456.96

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026

11.5% Overvalued

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Spotify Technology insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Spotify Technology, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for SPOT in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in SPOT were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Spotify Technology has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$265.2M
As a share of market cap
0.25%

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

2signals, 43% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bearish flow on Sep 4, $3.10M in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

5of the funds Gekko tracks hold SPOT.

2added1opened2trimmed1sold out
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Spotify Technology earnings: next date and track record

Spotify Technology reports on Nov 3, 2026, before the open (44 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.

3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.8%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+13.9%Nov ’24+14.0%Feb ’25+2.7%Apr ’25−7.2%Jul ’25−3.7%Nov ’25+17.4%Feb ’26−10.5%Apr ’26−0.8%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 4, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Spotify reported healthy, broad-based growth in Q2 2026. Revenue was €4.8 billion, up 15% year-over-year on a constant-currency basis (an acceleration from Q1). Gross margin hit a record 33.4% and free cash flow strengthened. Premium revenue rose ~16% driven by subscriber growth (+9% year-over-year) and ARPU expansion (7.4% y/y). Ad‑supported revenue grew 3% y/y; automated/programmatic sales represented nearly 40% of ad revenue. Spotify surpassed 300 million premium subscribers. Management highlighted product and AI investments (Honk, Chirp, Large Taste Model, prompted playlists and other AI features) and is actively optimizing monetization in emerging markets by introducing controlled friction in the free tier and other product changes. The company completed migrating to an in‑house ad server and expects the ads business to inflect toward double-digit growth in H2 2026. Operating expense guidance reflects an elevated, but controlled, EUR ~200M incremental investment for the year focused on compute/marketing and AI; Christian said Q3 expense growth should be roughly consistent with Q2 (excluding currency/social charges).
Guidance
Nothing materially changed to prior outlook. Management reiterated they expect the ads business to inflect toward double-digit growth in the second half of 2026. They reiterated the plan to elevate operating expenses by ~EUR200M for the year (compute and marketing), and said Q3 expense growth (ex-currency and social charges) should be roughly consistent with Q2. No specific numeric revenue or EPS guidance was provided on the call.
Risks flagged
Slower MAU guidance for Q3 due to intentional product friction and deprecation of lower-end device support in emerging markets could temporarily slow growth. Ad direct-sales declines and transition to automated channels create near-term revenue mix shifts. Artist/content participation and licensing for AI music add-ons is uncertain and could slow product rollouts. Macro/competitive pressure on subscriber growth and pricing, and execution risk on AI investments and cost control.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 4, 2026$3.03
est $3.27
−7.3%$5.46B
est $5.47B
−0.3%−0.8%
Apr 28, 2026$3.45
est $2.94
+17.3%$5.24B
est $5.23B
+0.2%−10.5%
Feb 10, 2026$5.16
est $3.21
+60.7%$5.32B
est $5.31B
+0.2%+17.4%
Nov 4, 2025$3.83
est $2.29
+67.2%$5.00B
est $4.97B
+0.7%−3.7%
Jul 29, 2025−$0.48
est $2.30
−120.9%$4.94B
est $5.02B
−1.6%−7.2%
Apr 29, 2025$1.13
est $2.37
−52.3%$4.59B
est $4.54B
+1.1%+2.7%
Feb 4, 2025$1.76
est $2.01
−12.4%$4.39B
est $4.30B
+2.2%+14.0%
Nov 12, 2024$1.45
est $1.67
−13.2%$4.37B
est $4.48B
−2.4%+13.9%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Spotify Technology stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Spotify Technology is $606.59, +19.1% from the last close, from 23 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$606.59consensus 12-month target, +19.1% from the last close
Low $420High $720
Buy18
Hold5
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 23 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 18Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, maintained$685+34.5%
Sep 14Morgan StanleyBuy, reiterated$640+25.6%
Sep 11Goldman SachsBuy, maintained$655+28.6%
Sep 10KeyBancBuy, maintained$680+33.5%
Sep 9BarclaysBuy, maintained$565+10.9%
+2.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−2.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Spotify Technology seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Spotify Technology averaged −2.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+4.7%2021−13.0%2022−1.8%2023+1.8%2024−8.6%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.7%1 of 5
Next 10 trading days−3.9%1 of 5
Next 15 trading days−3.2%1 of 5
Next 20 trading days−2.1%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+2.8%3 of 5

For scale, SPOT’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.2%.

Spotify Technology market cap and key statistics

Spotify Technology’s market cap is $104.7B, with a P/E ratio of 29.8 and revenue of $18.11B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$104.7B
P/E ratio
29.8
Forward P/E
30.6
EPS, TTM
$17.77
Gekko Fair Value
$456.96

Trading

Volume
1.71M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.40M
52-week high
$745.00
52-week low
$405.00
Shares outstanding
205.6M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$18.11B
Profit margin
18.4%
Return on equity
44.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+222.4%

Risk and income

Beta
1.59
Typical daily move
±3.7%
Typical 20-day move
±8.2%

Spotify Technology stock news this week

Coverage of Spotify Technology this week reads neutral: 0 positive, 3 neutral and 2 negative headlines.

News sentiment neutral

Spotify Technology peers

Spotify Technology’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
GOOGLAlphabet−2.2%Neutral9.1% above
GOOGAlphabet−1.9%Neutral8.8% above
METAMeta Platforms−3.3%Neutral19.5% above
NFLXNetflix+0.7%Accumulation26.9% below
MSTRStrategy+12.7%Neutral2.5% below
TRIThomson Reuters−5.4%Accumulation28.7% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Spotify Technology stock FAQ

What is Spotify Technology’s market cap?

Spotify Technology’s market cap is $104.7B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $509.45, with 205.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 29.8.

What is the Spotify Technology stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Spotify Technology is $606.59, +19.1% from the last close. Of the 23 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 18 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Spotify Technology stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Spotify Technology is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $509.45 is 11.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $456.96. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Spotify Technology report earnings next?

Spotify Technology is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026, before the market opens (44 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.24 per share on revenue of $5.72B. Spotify Technology beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.8% on average across the report.

What is Spotify Technology’s 52-week high and low?

Spotify Technology’s 52-week high is $745.00 and its 52-week low is $405.00; it closed at $509.45 on Sep 18, 2026, −28.0% over the past year.

Is Spotify Technology stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (trend) and 3 as headwinds (fair value, smart money and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Spotify Technology?

Gekko flagged 2 unusual options signals in Spotify Technology over the last 30 days, with $2.35M of flagged premium in calls and $3.12M in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Sep 4, 2026 with $3.10M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

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