SoFi Technologies, Inc. Financial Services — Advertising Expense increased by 20.7% to $11.99M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 111.3%, from $5.68M to $11.99M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Financial Services — Advertising Expense shows relatively stable performance with a -3.1% CAGR.
High spending is necessary for growth, but should be balanced against the lifetime value of the acquired customers.
Direct costs incurred for marketing and advertising campaigns to acquire new customers or promote products. This is a ke...
Standard marketing expense line item for consumer-facing digital platforms.
sofi_segment_financial_services_advertising_expense| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $9.17M | $9.17M | $9.17M | $9.17M | $11.09M | $11.09M | $11.09M | $11.09M | $9.00M | $6.19M | $15.05M | $6.49M | $5.68M | $8.42M | $9.29M | $9.94M | $11.99M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +21.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -18.8% | -31.2% | +143.1% | -56.9% | -12.6% | +48.4% | +10.2% | +7.0% | +20.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +21.0% | +21.0% | +21.0% | +21.0% | -18.8% | -44.2% | +35.7% | -41.4% | -36.9% | +36.1% | -38.3% | +53.1% | +111.3% |