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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 15
Figma Drops 14.9% After Q2 as R&D Jumps 101% and Margin Falls to 10%
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 15

Figma Drops 14.9% After Q2 as R&D Jumps 101% and Margin Falls to 10%

1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 15

Summary

  • $370 million in Q2 revenue beat estimates and rose 48%, but Figma shares still closed 14.9% lower after investors focused on rising costs and softer growth signals.
  • R&D expense climbed to $167 million, up 101% year over year after the company launched an AI agent, while operating margin narrowed to 10% from 16%.
  • Figma still raised full-year revenue guidance to $1.463 billion-$1.467 billion from $1.422 billion-$1.428 billion, suggesting demand remains solid despite the selloff.
  • Third-quarter guidance of $373 million-$375 million implied only about 1% sequential growth, feeding concerns that software growth could slow as AI intensifies competition.
  • The drop adds to a brutal run for the stock, already down 32% year to date and 68% over the past year, with a forward P/E of 87.72 and short interest near 30% of float.

Insights

Did investors unfairly trash Figma's stock, or is the sudden plunge a warning sign that AI is cannibalizing the design market?
As AI lowers the barrier for new rivals, is Figma's legendary collaborative moat finally drying up despite its billion-dollar war chest?