Sea Limited (SE)

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Sea Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

March 3, 2026 6:30 AM
Business Wire

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) (“Sea” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Sea’s GAAP revenue was US$6.9 billion, up 38.4% year-on-year. The Company also achieved gross profit of US$3.0 billion, up 36.0% year-on-year, and net income of US$410.9 million, up 72.9% year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA¹ increased by 33.2% year-on-year to reach US$787.1 million.

For the full year of 2025, Sea’s GAAP revenue was US$22.9 billion, up 36.4% year-on-year, with gross profit growing 42.2% year-on-year to US$10.2 billion. Net income reached US$1.6 billion, as compared to net income of US$447.8 million for the full year of 2024. The Company’s adjusted EBITDA¹ was US$3.4 billion, up 75.2% year-on-year.

“2025 has been a great year for Sea. All our businesses scaled well, exceeding our initial growth expectations. This broad-based robust growth is healthy and sustainable, underpinned by the growing scale of users that we serve. In 2025, Shopee served around 400 million active buyers and 20 million sellers. Monee gained over 20 million unique first-time borrowers. And Garena connected on average with more than 100 million players daily throughout the year,” said Forrest Li, Sea’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. 

Regarding 2026, he said, “We were successful in 2025 because we chose the right set of strategies and we executed them well. 2026 will be a continuation of this approach. Our strategies will be consistent, and execution remains key. We will double down on operational excellence, and work towards delivering another year of strong growth and healthy profits.” 

In particular, Mr. Li commented on Shopee's achievements in 2025 and its 2026 outlook, “The strong set of 2025 results is a validation of the effectiveness of our strategic choices for Shopee. We believe our strong growth momentum and healthy profitability will continue into the year ahead. For 2026, we aim to grow Shopee’s annual GMV by around 25% year-on-year, with its full year adjusted EBITDA no lower than that of 2025 in absolute dollar terms. We believe this is the right strategy to optimize Shopee’s long-term profitability.”

Fourth Quarter 2025 Business Highlights

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  Shopee
  
  
  
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    Gross orders totaled 4.0 billion for the quarter, increasing by 30.5% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    GMV was US$36.7 billion for the quarter, increasing by 28.6% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    GAAP revenue was US$5.0 billion, up 35.8% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    GAAP revenue included US$4.3 billion of GAAP marketplace revenue, which consists of core marketplace revenue and value-added services revenue and increased by 35.8% year-on-year.
    
    
    
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      Core marketplace revenue, mainly consisting of transaction-based fees and advertising revenues, was up 50.2% year-on-year to US$3.6 billion.
      
      
    
    
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      Value-added services revenue, mainly consisting of revenues related to logistics services, was down 7.5% year-on-year to US$735.0 million as a result of higher revenue net-off against shipping subsidies.
      
      
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Adjusted EBITDA¹ was US$202.5 million, up 33.0% year-on-year.
    
  
  
  
  
  

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  Monee
  
  
  
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    GAAP revenue was US$1.1 billion, up 54.3% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    Adjusted EBITDA¹ was US$263.1 million, up 24.7% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    Monee revenue and operating income are primarily attributed to the consumer and SME credit business. As of December 31, 2025, consumer and SME loans principal outstanding was US$9.2 billion, up 80.4% year-on-year. This consists of US$8.2 billion on-book and US$1.0 billion off-book loans principal outstanding².
    
    
  
  
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    Non-performing loans past due by more than 90 days as a percentage of consumer and SME loans principal outstanding, which includes both on-book and off-book loans principal outstanding², was 1.1%, stable quarter-on-quarter.
    
  
  
  
  
  

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  Garena
  
  
  
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    Bookings³ were US$672.4 million, up 23.8% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    GAAP revenue was US$701.0 million, up 35.1% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    Adjusted EBITDA¹ was US$363.8 million, up 25.6% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    Adjusted EBITDA represented 54.1% of bookings for the fourth quarter of 2025, as compared to 53.3% for the fourth quarter of 2024.
    
    
  
  
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    Quarterly active users were 633.3 million, up 2.5% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    Quarterly paying users were 58.0 million, up 15.0% year-on-year. Paying user ratio was 9.2%, as compared to 8.2% for the fourth quarter of 2024.
    
    
  
  
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    Average bookings per user were US$1.06, as compared to US$0.88 for the fourth quarter of 2024.
    
  
  
  
  
  

Full Year 2025 Business Highlights

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  Shopee
  
  
  
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    Gross orders totaled 13.9 billion, increasing by 27.2% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    GMV was US$127.4 billion, increasing by 26.8% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    GAAP revenue was US$16.6 billion, up 33.4% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    GAAP revenue included US$14.5 billion of GAAP marketplace revenue, up 33.9% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    Adjusted EBITDA¹ was US$880.6 million, as compared to US$155.8 million for the full year of 2024.
    
  
  
  
  
  

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  Monee
  
  
  
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    GAAP revenue was US$3.8 billion, up 60.1% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    Adjusted EBITDA¹ was US$1.0 billion, up 42.9% year-on-year.
    
  
  
  
  
  

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  Garena
  
  
  
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    Bookings³ were US$2.9 billion, up 37.3% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    GAAP revenue was US$2.4 billion, up 26.1% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    Adjusted EBITDA¹ was US$1.7 billion, up 38.1% year-on-year.
    
    
  
  
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    Adjusted EBITDA represented 56.1% of bookings for the full year of 2025, as compared to 55.8% for the full year of 2024.
    
  
  
  
  
  

Share Repurchase Program

During the fourth quarter of 2025, pursuant to our US$1.0 billion share repurchase program, we have repurchased 116.2 thousand shares for an aggregate amount of US$14.5 million.

1 For a discussion of the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”.
2 Off-book loans principal outstanding mainly refers to channeling arrangements, which is lending by other financial institutions on our platform.
3 GAAP revenue for Garena plus change in Garena's deferred revenue. This operating metric is used as an approximation of cash spent by our users in the applicable period that is attributable to Garena.

Unaudited Summary of Financial Results
(Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars “$” except for per share data)
		For the Three Months ended December 31,						For the Full Year ended December 31,
		2024		2025				2024		2025
		$		$		YOY%		$		$		YOY%
Revenue
Service revenue		4,478,639		6,211,237		38.7%		15,261,263		20,913,061		37.0%
Sales of goods		471,797		640,631		35.8%		1,558,603		2,025,408		30.0%
		4,950,436		6,851,868		38.4%		16,819,866		22,938,469		36.4%
Cost of revenue
Cost of service		(2,305,709)		(3,268,483)		41.8%		(8,164,387)		(10,812,039)		32.4%
Cost of goods sold		(439,267)		(585,005)		33.2%		(1,450,391)		(1,882,693)		29.8%
		(2,744,976)		(3,853,488)		40.4%		(9,614,778)		(12,694,732)		32.0%
Gross profit		2,205,460		2,998,380		36.0%		7,205,088		10,243,737		42.2%
Other operating income		53,256		27,506		(48.4%)		180,443		121,328		(32.8%)
Sales and marketing expenses		(1,049,726)		(1,402,710)		33.6%		(3,472,686)		(4,492,203)		29.4%
General and administrative expenses		(366,259)		(387,233)		5.7%		(1,267,706)		(1,357,791)		7.1%
Provision for credit losses		(235,764)		(393,118)		66.7%		(776,937)		(1,372,616)		76.7%
Research and development expenses		(301,216)		(277,588)		(7.8%)		(1,206,050)		(1,157,149)		(4.1%)
Total operating expenses		(1,899,709)		(2,433,143)		28.1%		(6,542,936)		(8,258,431)		26.2%
Operating income		305,751		565,237		84.9%		662,152		1,985,306		199.8%
Non-operating income, net		28,222		61,876		119.2%		116,631		295,553		153.4%
Income tax expense		(89,198)		(209,614)		135.0%		(321,168)		(651,081)		102.7%
Share of results of equity investees		(7,183)		(6,622)		(7.8%)		(9,788)		(18,884)		92.9%
Net income		237,592		410,877		72.9%		447,827		1,610,894		259.7%
Earnings per share attributable to Sea    Limited’s ordinary shareholders:
Basic		0.41		0.66		61.0%		0.77		2.65		244.2%
Diluted		0.39		0.63		61.5%		0.74		2.52		240.5%
Change in deferred revenue of    Garena		24,120		(28,669)		(218.9%)		238,077		540,929		127.2%
Adjusted EBITDA for Garena (1)		289,730		363,791		25.6%		1,199,166		1,656,131		38.1%
Adjusted EBITDA for Shopee (1)		152,209		202,457		33.0%		155,775		880,623		465.3%
Adjusted EBITDA for Monee (1)		210,979		263,070		24.7%		712,242		1,018,084		42.9%
Adjusted EBITDA for Other Services (1)		(5,121)		(32,731)		539.2%		(30,305)		(80,726)		166.4%
Unallocated expenses (2)		(56,876)		(9,449)		(83.4%)		(74,998)		(36,967)		(50.7%)
Total adjusted EBITDA (1)		590,921		787,138		33.2%		1,961,880		3,437,145		75.2%
(1) For a discussion of the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”.
(2) Unallocated expenses within total adjusted EBITDA are mainly related to general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) as part of segment performance.

Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Our total GAAP revenue increased by 38.4% to US$6.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$5.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The table below sets forth our revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

		For the Three Months ended December 31,
		2024		2025		YOY%
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Service revenue
Shopee		3,192,530		4,336,128		35.8%
Monee		733,326		1,131,855		54.3%
Garena		519,064		701,025		35.1%
Other Services(1)		33,719		42,229		25.2%
Sales of goods		471,797		640,631		35.8%
Total revenue		4,950,436		6,851,868		38.4%
(1) Other services are a combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative threshold to qualify as reportable segments.

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  Shopee: GAAP revenue increased by 35.8% to US$4.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the growth of GMV.
  
  

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  Monee: GAAP revenue increased by 54.3% to US$1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$733.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the growth of our credit business as our lending activities increased.
  
  

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  Garena: GAAP revenue increased by 35.1% to US$701.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$519.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increase in our active user base as well as the deepened paying user penetration.
  
  

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  Sales of goods: GAAP revenue increased by 35.8% to US$640.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$471.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  
  

Cost of Revenue

Our total cost of revenue increased by 40.4% to US$3.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$2.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The table below sets forth our cost of revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

		For the Three Months ended December 31,
		2024		2025		YOY%
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Cost of service
Shopee		2,034,565		2,913,122		43.2%
Monee		99,770		127,023		27.3%
Garena		159,065		214,227		34.7%
Other Services(1)		12,309		14,111		14.6%
Cost of goods sold		439,267		585,005		33.2%
Total cost of revenue		2,744,976		3,853,488		40.4%
(1) Other services are a combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative threshold to qualify as reportable segments.

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  Shopee: Cost of revenue increased by 43.2% to US$2.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$2.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by an increase in logistics costs as orders volume grew.
  
  

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  Monee: Cost of revenue increased by 27.3% to US$127.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$99.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by server and hosting expenses, and other costs associated with our credit business, which include collection expenses and bank transaction fees.
  
  

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  Garena: Cost of revenue increased by 34.7% to US$214.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$159.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily from payment channel costs, which was largely in line with the increase in Garena revenue, as well as an increase in royalty payments to game developers.
  
  

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  Cost of goods sold: Cost of goods sold increased by 33.2% to US$585.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$439.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  
  

Other Operating Income

Our other operating income was US$27.5 million and US$53.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Other operating income mainly consists of rebates from our logistics services providers.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Our total sales and marketing expenses increased by 33.6% to US$1.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$1.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. The table below sets forth breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

			For the Three Months ended December 31,
			2024		2025		YOY%
Sales and Marketing Expenses			$		$
Shopee			853,919		1,071,160		25.4%
Monee			121,036		237,449		96.2%
Garena			44,528		50,671		13.8%

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses increased by 5.7% to US$387.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$366.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Provision for Credit Losses

Our provision for credit losses increased by 66.7% to US$393.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$235.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development expenses decreased by 7.8% to US$277.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$301.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Non-operating Income or Losses, Net

Non-operating income or losses mainly consist of interest income, interest expense, investment gain (loss), foreign exchange gain (loss) and gain (loss) on debt extinguishment. We recorded a net non-operating income of US$61.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, as compared to a net non-operating income of US$28.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The non-operating income in the fourth quarter of 2025 was primarily due to interest income of US$70.2 million.

Income Tax Expense

We had a net income tax expense of US$209.6 million and US$89.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Net Income or Loss

As a result of the foregoing, our net income increased by 72.9% to US$410.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 from US$237.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Basic and Diluted Earnings or Loss Per Share Attributable to Sea Limited’s Ordinary Shareholders

Basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders was US$0.66 in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.41 in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders was US$0.63 in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.39 in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Full Year Ended December 31, 2025 Compared to Full Year Ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Our total GAAP revenue increased by 36.4% to US$22.9 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$16.8 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024. The table below sets forth our revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

		For the Full Year ended December 31,
		2024		2025		YOY%
		$		$
Service revenue
Shopee		10,862,263		14,545,894		33.9%
Monee		2,367,739		3,791,641		60.1%
Garena		1,910,589		2,408,765		26.1%
Other Services(1)		120,672		166,761		38.2%
Sales of goods		1,558,603		2,025,408		30.0%
Total revenue		16,819,866		22,938,469		36.4%
(1) Other services are a combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative threshold to qualify as reportable segments.

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  Shopee: GAAP revenue increased by 33.9% to US$14.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$10.9 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by the growth of GMV.
  
  

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  Monee: GAAP revenue increased by 60.1% to US$3.8 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$2.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by the growth of our credit business as our lending activities increased.
  
  

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  Garena: GAAP revenue increased by 26.1% to US$2.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$1.9 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increase in our active user base as well as the deepened paying user penetration.
  
  

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  Sales of goods: GAAP revenue increased by 30.0% to US$2.0 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$1.6 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024.
  
  

Cost of Revenue

Our total cost of revenue increased by 32.0% to US$12.7 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$9.6 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024. The table below sets forth our cost of revenue breakdown. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

		For the Full Year ended December 31,
		2024		2025		YOY%
		$		$
Cost of service
Shopee		7,165,351		9,502,668		32.6%
Monee		348,424		475,024		36.3%
Garena		610,586		791,378		29.6%
Other Services(1)		40,026		42,969		7.4%
Cost of goods sold		1,450,391		1,882,693		29.8%
Total cost of revenue		9,614,778		12,694,732		32.0%
(1) Other services are a combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative threshold to qualify as reportable segments.

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  Shopee: Cost of revenue increased by 32.6% to US$9.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$7.2 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by an increase in logistics costs as orders volume grew.
  
  

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  Monee: Cost of revenue increased by 36.3% to US$475.0 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$348.4 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by server and hosting expenses, interest expenses due to the growth in customer deposits under our banking business, and other costs associated with our credit business, which include collection expenses and bank transaction fees.
  
  

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  Garena: Cost of revenue increased by 29.6% to US$791.4 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$610.6 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024, primarily from payment channel costs, which was largely in line with the increase in Garena revenue, as well as an increase in royalty payments to game developers and higher royalties associated with the use of third-party intellectual properties.
  
  

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  Cost of goods sold: Cost of goods sold increased by 29.8% to US$1.9 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$1.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024.
  
  

Other Operating Income

Our other operating income was US$121.3 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$180.4 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024. Other operating income mainly consists of rebates from our logistics services providers.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Our total sales and marketing expenses increased by 29.4% to US$4.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$3.5 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024. The table below sets forth the breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

			For the Full Year ended December 31,
			2024		2025		YOY%
Sales and Marketing Expenses			$		$
Shopee			2,966,084		3,546,753		19.6%
Monee			298,386		614,228		105.9%
Garena			117,556		174,104		48.1%

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses increased by 7.1% to US$1.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$1.3 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Provision for Credit Losses

Our provision for credit losses increased by 76.7% to US$1.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025 from US$776.9 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development expenses were US$1.2 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025, flat year-on-year.

Non-operating Income or Losses, Net

Non-operating income or losses mainly consist of interest income, interest expense, investment gain (loss), and foreign exchange gain (loss), and gain (loss) on debt extinguishment. We recorded a net non-operating income of US$295.6 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to a net non-operating income of US$116.6 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Income Tax Expense

We had a net income tax expense of US$651.1 million and US$321.2 million for the full year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Net Income or Loss

As a result of the foregoing, we had net income of US$1.6 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to net income of US$447.8 million for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Basic and Diluted Earnings or Loss Per Share Attributable to Sea Limited’s Ordinary Shareholders

Basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders was US$2.65 for the full year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.77 for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders was US$2.52 for the full year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited’s ordinary shareholders of US$0.74 for the full year ended December 31, 2024.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

The Company’s management will host a conference call today to review Sea’s business and financial performance.

Details of the conference call and webcast are as follows:

Date and time:		7:30 AM U.S. Eastern Time on March 3, 2026 8:30 PM Singapore / Hong Kong Time on March 3, 2026
Webcast link:		https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/139022136

A replay of the conference call will be available at the Company’s investor relations website (www.sea.com/investor/home). An archived webcast will be available at the same link above.

About Sea Limited

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) is a global technology company founded in Singapore in 2009. Its mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology. Sea operates three core businesses across digital entertainment, e-commerce, as well as digital payments and financial services, known as Garena, Shopee and Monee, respectively. Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Shopee is the largest pan-regional e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Brazil. Monee is a leading digital payments and financial services provider in Southeast Asia, with a growing presence in Latin America.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures to help evaluate our operating performance:

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  “Adjusted EBITDA” for our Garena segment represents operating income (loss) plus (a) depreciation and amortization expenses, and (b) the net effect of changes in deferred revenue and its related cost for our Garena segment. We believe that the segment adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and future prospects.
  
  

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  “Adjusted EBITDA” for our Shopee segment, Monee segment and other services segment represents operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization expenses. We believe that the segment adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and future prospects.
  
  

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  “Total adjusted EBITDA” represents the sum of adjusted EBITDA of all our segments combined, plus unallocated expenses. We believe that the total adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and future prospects.
  
  

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. None of the above financial measures should be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to revenue, net loss/income, or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to Sea’s data. We compensate for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP financial measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. We encourage you to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on any single financial measure.

The tables below present selected financial information of our reporting segments, the non-GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to GAAP financial measures, and the related reconciliations between the financial measures. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”) except for number of shares & per share data.

		For the Three Months ended December 31, 2025
		Shopee		Monee		Garena		Other Services(1)		Unallocated expenses(2)		Consolidated
		$		$		$		$		$		$
Operating income (loss)		121,082		252,778		378,764		(36,809)		(150,578)		565,237
Net effect of changes in deferred   revenue and its related cost		-		-		(19,022)		-		-		(19,022)
Depreciation and Amortization		81,375		10,292		4,049		4,078		-		99,794
Share-based compensation		-		-		-		-		141,129		141,129
Adjusted EBITDA		202,457		263,070		363,791		(32,731)		(9,449)		787,138
		For the Three Months ended December 31, 2024
		Shopee		Monee		Garena		Other Services(1)		Unallocated expenses(2)		Consolidated
		$		$		$		$		$		$
Operating income (loss)		79,484		197,856		270,143		(10,112)		(231,620)		305,751
Net effect of changes in deferred   revenue and its related cost		-		-		14,257		-		-		14,257
Depreciation and Amortization		72,725		13,123		5,330		4,991		-		96,169
Share-based compensation		-		-		-		-		174,744		174,744
Adjusted EBITDA		152,209		210,979		289,730		(5,121)		(56,876)		590,921
(1) A combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as “Other Services”.
(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.

		For the Full Year ended December 31, 2025
		Shopee		Monee		Garena		Other Services(1)		Unallocated expenses(2)		Consolidated
		$		$		$		$		$		$
Operating income (loss)		581,052		972,682		1,184,071		(90,537)		(661,962)		1,985,306
Net effect of changes in deferred   revenue and its related cost		-		-		454,673		-		-		454,673
Depreciation and Amortization		299,571		45,402		17,387		9,811		-		372,171
Share-based compensation		-		-		-		-		624,995		624,995
Adjusted EBITDA		880,623		1,018,084		1,656,131		(80,726)		(36,967)		3,437,145
		For the Full Year ended December 31, 2024
		Shopee		Monee		Garena		Other Services(1)		Unallocated expenses(2)		Consolidated
		$		$		$		$		$		$
Operating (loss) income		(139,431)		657,502		978,821		(43,903)		(790,837)		662,152
Net effect of changes in deferred   revenue and its related cost		-		-		194,216		-		-		194,216
Depreciation and Amortization		295,206		54,740		26,129		13,598		-		389,673
Share-based compensation		-		-		-		-		715,839		715,839
Adjusted EBITDA		155,775		712,242		1,199,166		(30,305)		(74,998)		1,961,880
(1) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as “Other Services”.
(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, impairment of goodwill of prior acquisitions that are not under our reportable segments, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”) except for number of shares & per share data
		For the Three Months ended December 31,				For the Year ended December 31,
		2024		2025		2024		2025
		$		$		$		$
Revenue
Service revenue		4,478,639		6,211,237		15,261,263		20,913,061
Sales of goods		471,797		640,631		1,558,603		2,025,408
Total revenue		4,950,436		6,851,868		16,819,866		22,938,469
Cost of revenue
Cost of service		(2,305,709)		(3,268,483)		(8,164,387)		(10,812,039)
Cost of goods sold		(439,267)		(585,005)		(1,450,391)		(1,882,693)
Total cost of revenue		(2,744,976)		(3,853,488)		(9,614,778)		(12,694,732)
Gross profit		2,205,460		2,998,380		7,205,088		10,243,737
Operating income (expenses):
Other operating income		53,256		27,506		180,443		121,328
Sales and marketing expenses		(1,049,726)		(1,402,710)		(3,472,686)		(4,492,203)
General and administrative expenses		(366,259)		(387,233)		(1,267,706)		(1,357,791)
Provision for credit losses		(235,764)		(393,118)		(776,937)		(1,372,616)
Research and development expenses		(301,216)		(277,588)		(1,206,050)		(1,157,149)
Total operating expenses		(1,899,709)		(2,433,143)		(6,542,936)		(8,258,431)
Operating income		305,751		565,237		662,152		1,985,306
Interest income		93,970		70,200		365,817		331,072
Interest expense		(9,281)		(6,659)		(38,341)		(33,610)
Investment loss, net		(60,677)		(36,916)		(250,220)		(43,443)
Gain on debt extinguishment		8,206		3,728		42,621		21,017
Foreign exchange (loss) gain		(3,996)		31,523		(3,246)		20,517
Income before income tax and share of   results of equity investees		333,973		627,113		778,783		2,280,859
Income tax expense		(89,198)		(209,614)		(321,168)		(651,081)
Share of results of equity investees		(7,183)		(6,622)		(9,788)		(18,884)
Net income		237,592		410,877		447,827		1,610,894
Net income attributable to non-controlling   interests		(284)		(13,778)		(3,506)		(32,745)
Net income attributable to Sea Limited’s   ordinary shareholders		237,308		397,099		444,321		1,578,149
Earnings per share:
Basic		0.41		0.66		0.77		2.65
Diluted		0.39		0.63		0.74		2.52
Weighted average shares used in earnings per   share computation:
Basic		580,046,457		602,240,123		574,966,327		595,023,879
Diluted		610,136,776		639,526,914		604,713,980		638,227,141

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)
		As of December 31,		As of December 31,
		2024		2025
		$		$
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		2,405,153		4,158,920
Restricted cash		1,655,171		2,216,733
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of   $5,089 and $3,354, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025   respectively		306,657		378,047
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1,661,373		1,979,004
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of   $443,555 and $812,760, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025   respectively		4,052,215		7,405,741
Inventories, net		143,246		222,578
Short-term investments		6,215,423		6,413,261
Amounts due from related parties		418,430		475,211
Total current assets		16,857,668		23,249,495
Non-current assets
Property and equipment, net		1,097,699		1,306,837
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		1,054,785		1,425,198
Intangible assets, net		27,310		12,210
Long-term investments		2,694,305		1,888,829
Prepaid expenses and other assets		138,839		185,643
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of   $5,780 and $29,212, as of December 31, 2024 and 2025   respectively		108,594		558,336
Restricted cash		21,261		43,814
Deferred tax assets		517,383		596,155
Goodwill		107,625		104,462
Total non-current assets		5,767,801		6,121,484
Total assets		22,625,469		29,370,979

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)
		As of December 31,		As of December 31,
		2024		2025
		$		$
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		350,021		467,807
Accrued expenses and other payables		2,380,371		3,156,750
Deposits payable		2,711,693		3,798,250
Escrow payables and advances from customers		2,498,094		3,096,764
Amounts due to related parties		255,896		273,149
Borrowings		130,615		283,181
Operating lease liabilities		300,274		368,115
Convertible notes		1,147,984		1,050,071
Deferred revenue		1,405,785		1,967,678
Income tax payable		115,419		218,785
Total current liabilities		11,296,152		14,680,550
Non-current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other payables		71,678		108,300
Borrowings		249,474		510,396
Operating lease liabilities		803,502		1,118,682
Deferred revenue		109,895		129,513
Convertible notes		1,478,784		–
Deferred tax liabilities		408		39,510
Unrecognized tax benefits		138,000		135,700
Total non-current liabilities		2,851,741		2,042,101
Total liabilities		14,147,893		16,722,651

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)
		As of December 31,			As of December 31,
		2024			2025
		$			$
Shareholders’ equity
Class A Ordinary shares		272			283
Class B Ordinary shares		23			23
Treasury stock		–			(14,527	)
Additional paid-in capital		16,703,192			19,105,403
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(193,148	)		(4,824	)
Statutory reserves		17,260			17,553
Accumulated deficit		(8,155,264	)		(6,577,408	)
Total Sea Limited shareholders’ equity		8,372,335			12,526,503
Non-controlling interests		105,241			121,825
Total shareholders’ equity		8,477,576			12,648,328
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		22,625,469			29,370,979

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”)
		For the Three Months ended December 31,				For the Year ended December 31,
		2024		2025		2024		2025
		$		$		$		$
Net cash generated from operating   activities		1,020,982		1,476,410		3,277,420		5,024,523
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,761,066)		(1,153,606)		(5,040,846)		(4,408,668)
Net cash generated from financing   activities		700,210		1,005,623		1,684,493		1,623,183
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes   on cash, cash equivalents and   restricted cash		(144,793)		24,211		(83,139)		98,844
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash   equivalents and restricted cash		(184,667)		1,352,638		(162,072)		2,337,882
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted   cash at beginning of the period		4,266,252		5,066,829		4,243,657		4,081,585
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted   cash at end of the period		4,081,585		6,419,467		4,081,585		6,419,467

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$1,154 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025. This was primarily attributable to an increase in loans receivable of our credit business of US$1,352 million and purchase of property and equipment of US$163 million to support the existing operations, offset by net proceeds of US$376 million from securities purchased under agreements to resell, time deposits and liquid investment products. Net cash generated from financing activities amounted to US$1,006 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025. This was primarily attributable to settlement of capped call of US$582 million, an increase in bank deposits of US$298 million, as well as net proceeds from other funding sources related to credit business of US$262 million, offset by the cash used in repurchase of convertible notes of US$134 million.

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$4,409 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. This was primarily attributable to increase in loans receivable of our credit business of US$4,707 million and purchase of property and equipment of US$514 million to support the existing operations, offset by net proceeds of US$884 million from securities purchased under agreements to resell, time deposits and liquid investment products. Net cash generated from financing activities amounted to US$1,623 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. This was primarily attributable to an increase in bank deposits of US$1,051 million, settlement of capped call of US$582 million, as well as net proceeds from other funding sources related to credit business of US$385 million, offset by the cash used in repurchase of convertible notes of US$410 million.

UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has three reportable segments, namely Shopee, Monee and Garena. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), comprising our senior management team, evaluates each segment's financial performance by reviewing revenue, significant operating expenses, and segment operating income or loss. To allocate resources for each segment, the CODM evaluates these results, along with certain key operating metrics of each segment. This assessment is done regularly by monitoring each segment's actual financial and operating performance against projections as part of the Company's business planning and budgeting process. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars (“$”).

		For the Three Months ended December 31, 2025
		Shopee		Monee		Garena		Other Services(1)		Total
		$		$		$		$		$
Revenue		4,974,587		1,131,855		701,025		44,401		6,851,868
Less(2)
Cost of revenue		(3,496,429)		(127,023)		(214,227)		-
Sales and marketing expenses		(1,071,160)		(237,449)		(50,671)		-
Provision for credit losses		-		(400,101)		-		-
Other operating expenses(3)		(285,916)		(114,504)		(57,363)		(81,210)
Operating segment income (loss)		121,082		252,778		378,764		(36,809)		715,815
Unallocated expenses(4)										(150,578)
Operating income										565,237
Non-operating income, net										61,876
Income tax expense										(209,614)
Share of results of equity investees										(6,622)
Net income										410,877

		For the Three Months ended December 31, 2024
		Shopee		Monee		Garena		Other Services(1)		Total
		$		$		$		$		$
Revenue		3,662,636		733,326		519,064		35,410		4,950,436
Less(2)
Cost of revenue		(2,472,366)		(99,770)		(159,065)		-
Sales and marketing expenses		(853,919)		(121,036)		(44,528)		-
Provision for credit losses		-		(232,260)		-		-
Other operating expenses(3)		(256,867)		(82,404)		(45,328)		(45,522)
Operating segment income (loss)		79,484		197,856		270,143		(10,112)		537,371
Unallocated expenses(4)										(231,620)
Operating income										305,751
Non-operating income, net										28,222
Income tax expense										(89,198)
Share of results of equity investees										(7,183)
Net income										237,592

		For the Full Year ended December 31, 2025
		Shopee		Monee		Garena		Other Services(1)		Total
		$		$		$		$		$
Revenue		16,564,605		3,791,641		2,408,765		173,458		22,938,469
Less(2)
Cost of revenue		(11,380,266)		(475,024)		(791,378)		-
Sales and marketing expenses		(3,546,753)		(614,228)		(174,104)		-
Provision for credit losses		-		(1,365,556)		-		-
Other operating expenses(3)		(1,056,534)		(364,151)		(259,212)		(263,995)
Operating segment income (loss)		581,052		972,682		1,184,071		(90,537)		2,647,268
Unallocated expenses(4)										(661,962)
Operating income										1,985,306
Non-operating income, net										295,553
Income tax expense										(651,081)
Share of results of equity investees										(18,884)
Net income										1,610,894

		For the Full Year ended December 31, 2024
		Shopee		Monee		Garena		Other Services(1)		Total
		$		$		$		$		$
Revenue		12,415,231		2,367,739		1,910,589		126,307		16,819,866
Less(2)
Cost of revenue		(8,611,530)		(348,424)		(610,586)		-
Sales and marketing expenses		(2,966,084)		(298,386)		(117,556)		-
Provision for credit losses		-		(771,407)		-		-
Other operating expenses(3)		(977,048)		(292,020)		(203,626)		(170,210)
Operating segment (loss) income		(139,431)		657,502		978,821		(43,903)		1,452,989
Unallocated expenses(4)										(790,837)
Operating income										662,152
Non-operating income, net										116,631
Income tax expense										(321,168)
Share of results of equity investees										(9,788)
Net income										447,827

(1) A combination of multiple business activities that do not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as “Other Services”.

(2) The significant expenses categories and other income amounts align with the segmental-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM.

(3) Other operating expenses for Shopee and Garena include general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses and provision for credit losses, net of other operating income. Other operating expenses for Monee include general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses, net of other operating income.

(4) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.

 

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Original: Sea Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results