Cricut advertising spend, FY2025
Cricut (CRCT) reported $59.8M of advertising expense for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. That is 8.4% of revenue of $709M. Up 27.8% from FY2024.
Key facts
- Ad spend is 3.9x its FY2020 level ($15.5M), faster than revenue (0.7x).
- FY2025 is the highest year on file, going back to FY2019.
- Largest increase +269.0% in FY2020; largest cut -24.2% in FY2022.
- Ad spend has risen 2 years in a row.
- Ad spend is 8.4% of revenue, up from 1.6% in FY2020.
- Cricut spends more on advertising than 7% of the 458 US-listed companies tracked. Its ad-to-revenue ratio is 1.9x the median of 4.6%.
Ad spend by fiscal year
Ad spend as % of revenue
History
Download CSV| Fiscal year | Period end | Ad spend | YoY | Revenue | Ad / revenue | Tag | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $59.8M | +27.8% | $709M | 8.4% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 4, 2026 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $46.8M | +45.3% | $713M | 6.6% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 4, 2026 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $32.2M | -5.8% | $765M | 4.2% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 4, 2026 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $34.2M | -24.2% | $886M | 3.9% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 5, 2025 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $45.1M | +191.0% | $1.3B | 3.5% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 6, 2024 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $15.5M | +269.0% | $959M | 1.6% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 13, 2023 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $4.2M | n/a | $487M | 0.9% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 9, 2022 |
What the figure is
Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).
Compared with similar spenders
The 6 companies closest to Cricut in latest-year ad spend.
| Rank | Company | Ad spend | Ad / revenue | YoY | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals | $61.3M | 35.0% | n/a | FY2025 |
| 426 | Trex | $61M | 5.2% | +14.0% | FY2025 |
| 427 | Cricut | $59.8M | 8.4% | +27.8% | FY2025 |
| 428 | Shoe Station Group | $58.7M | 5.2% | +16.3% | FY2026 |
| 429 | Duluth | $58.4M | 10.3% | -13.5% | FY2026 |
| 430 | Scholastic | $58.4M | 3.7% | -4.9% | FY2026 |
| 431 | Hyatt Hotels | $58M | 0.8% | -13.4% | FY2025 |
Full ranking of 458 companies · Biggest increases #77 · New $50M spenders #10
Questions
How much does Cricut spend on advertising?
Cricut spent $59.8M on advertising in fiscal 2025, the year ended Dec 31, 2025, according to its 10-K filed Mar 4, 2026.
What percentage of revenue does Cricut spend on advertising?
8.4% of revenue in fiscal 2025 ($59.8M of $709M). The median across the 458 companies tracked is 4.6%.
Is Cricut spending more on advertising?
Yes. Ad spend rose 27.8% in fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2024. It has risen 2 years in a row.
How does Cricut rank by advertising spend?
#427 of 458 US-listed companies with $50M or more in ad spend, ranked on each company's latest fiscal year.
What does Cricut's advertising figure include?
Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).
Source
- Filing
- 10-K for FY2025, filed Mar 4, 2026
- Accession number
0001828962-26-000010- Company
- Cricut, Inc., CIK 1828962, SIC 3559 (Special Industry Machinery, NEC)
- Data
- SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, retrieved Nov 4, 2026. Methodology.
- Cite
- Cricut advertising spend, FY2019-FY2025. Aleksei Trudov, io.trudov.com, from SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (latest: 10-K filed Mar 4, 2026), retrieved Nov 4, 2026. https://io.trudov.com/company/cricut/advertising-spend/
- Download
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