Emerald Holding Inc
NYSE:EEX
Emerald Holding Inc
Emerald Holding, Inc. engages in the operation of business-to-business trade shows. The company is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California and currently employs 600 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2017-04-28. The firm focuses on expanding connections that drive new business opportunities, product discovery, and relationships with over approximately 140 annual events, matchmaking, and lead-gen services. The company operates under four segments: Commerce, Design and Technology, All Other, and Corporate-Level Activity. The company offers services to various industry sectors in retail, design, technology, equipment, and safety and security. Each of the Company's events are held at least once per year and provide a venue for exhibitors to launch new products, develop sales leads and promote their brands. The company operates websites and related digital products and produces publications. The company also offers B2B ecommerce and digital merchandising solutions to manufacturers and retailers, through its Elastic Suite and Flex platforms. The company offers content platform, which is engaged in serving a range of companies operating in the cannabis industry.
Emerald Holding, Inc. engages in the operation of business-to-business trade shows. The company is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California and currently employs 600 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2017-04-28. The firm focuses on expanding connections that drive new business opportunities, product discovery, and relationships with over approximately 140 annual events, matchmaking, and lead-gen services. The company operates under four segments: Commerce, Design and Technology, All Other, and Corporate-Level Activity. The company offers services to various industry sectors in retail, design, technology, equipment, and safety and security. Each of the Company's events are held at least once per year and provide a venue for exhibitors to launch new products, develop sales leads and promote their brands. The company operates websites and related digital products and produces publications. The company also offers B2B ecommerce and digital merchandising solutions to manufacturers and retailers, through its Elastic Suite and Flex platforms. The company offers content platform, which is engaged in serving a range of companies operating in the cannabis industry.
Revenue Growth: Emerald reported Q3 revenue of $77.5 million, up from $72.6 million last year, despite organic revenue declining 6.8% due to anticipated impacts from Las Vegas Convention Center construction and tariffs.
Guidance Raised: Full-year 2025 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance was increased and narrowed to $460–465 million and $122.5–127.5 million, respectively, reflecting the Generis acquisition and solid year-to-date performance.
Acquisitions: Emerald completed the acquisition of Generis in Q3, strengthening its peer-to-peer executive events segment and broadening its presence in high-growth sectors.
AI & Efficiency: The company launched an AI-powered event agent to improve the customer experience, with plans to scale this technology across more events in 2026.
International Progress: International revenue remains roughly 10% of total, with growth in Italy, Germany, UAE, and Brazil offsetting some tariff and trade headwinds in China and Canada.
Shareholder Returns: The share repurchase program was expanded to $25 million and a quarterly dividend of $0.015 per share was declared.
