Polaris advertising spend, FY2025

Polaris (PII) reported $85.7M of advertising expense for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. That is 1.2% of revenue of $7.2B. Up 0.2% from FY2024.

Ad spend, FY2025
$85.7M
year ended Dec 31, 2025
Change vs prior year
+0.2%
vs FY2024
Share of revenue
1.2%
of $7.2B revenue
Rank by ad spend
#370
of 458 companies

Key facts

  • Ad spend is 1.1x its FY2015 level ($80.1M).
  • The highest year on file is FY2020 at $95.8M; FY2025 is 11% below it.
  • Largest increase +25.9% in FY2013; largest cut -13.7% in FY2018.
  • Ad spend is 1.2% of revenue, down from 1.5% in FY2020.
  • Polaris spends more on advertising than 19% of the 458 US-listed companies tracked. Its ad-to-revenue ratio is below the median of 4.6%.

Ad spend by fiscal year

$0 $25M $50M $75M $100M FY2009 (ended 2009-12-31): $37.4M FY2010 (ended 2010-12-31): $40.8M 2010 FY2011 (ended 2011-12-31): $48.9M FY2012 (ended 2012-12-31): $58.8M FY2013 (ended 2013-12-31): $73.9M 2013 FY2014 (ended 2014-12-31): $82.6M FY2015 (ended 2015-12-31): $80.1M FY2016 (ended 2016-12-31): $85.2M 2016 FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): $75.3M FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): $65M FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): $77.4M 2019 FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): $95.8M FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): $90.8M FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): $87.6M 2022 FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): $94.1M FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): $85.5M FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): $85.7M 2025 $85.7M

Ad spend as % of revenue

0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% FY2009 (ended 2009-12-31): n/a FY2010 (ended 2010-12-31): n/a 2010 FY2011 (ended 2011-12-31): n/a FY2012 (ended 2012-12-31): n/a FY2013 (ended 2013-12-31): n/a 2013 FY2014 (ended 2014-12-31): n/a FY2015 (ended 2015-12-31): n/a FY2016 (ended 2016-12-31): 1.9% 2016 FY2017 (ended 2017-12-31): 1.4% FY2018 (ended 2018-12-31): 1.1% FY2019 (ended 2019-12-31): 1.1% 2019 FY2020 (ended 2020-12-31): 1.5% FY2021 (ended 2021-12-31): 1.2% FY2022 (ended 2022-12-31): 1.0% 2022 FY2023 (ended 2023-12-31): 1.1% FY2024 (ended 2024-12-31): 1.2% FY2025 (ended 2025-12-31): 1.2% 2025 1.2%

History

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Fiscal year Period end Ad spend YoY Revenue Ad / revenue Tag Filing
FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 $85.7M +0.2% $7.2B 1.2% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 13, 2026
FY2024 Dec 31, 2024 $85.5M -9.1% $7.2B 1.2% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 13, 2026
FY2023 Dec 31, 2023 $94.1M +7.4% $8.9B 1.1% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 13, 2026
FY2022 Dec 31, 2022 $87.6M -3.5% $8.6B 1.0% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 18, 2025
FY2021 Dec 31, 2021 $90.8M -5.2% $7.4B 1.2% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 16, 2024
FY2020 Dec 31, 2020 $95.8M +23.8% $6.3B 1.5% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 17, 2023
FY2019 Dec 31, 2019 $77.4M +19.1% $6.8B 1.1% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 15, 2022
FY2018 Dec 31, 2018 $65M -13.7% $6.1B 1.1% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 16, 2021
FY2017 Dec 31, 2017 $75.3M -11.6% $5.4B 1.4% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 14, 2020
FY2016 Dec 31, 2016 $85.2M +6.4% $4.5B 1.9% AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 14, 2019
FY2015 Dec 31, 2015 $80.1M -3.0% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 15, 2018
FY2014 Dec 31, 2014 $82.6M +11.7% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 16, 2017
FY2013 Dec 31, 2013 $73.9M +25.9% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 19, 2016
FY2012 Dec 31, 2012 $58.8M +20.2% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 20, 2015
FY2011 Dec 31, 2011 $48.9M +19.7% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 21, 2014
FY2010 Dec 31, 2010 $40.8M +9.1% n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 28, 2013
FY2009 Dec 31, 2009 $37.4M n/a n/a n/a AdvertisingExpense 10-K Feb 27, 2012

What the figure is

Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).

Compared with similar spenders

The 6 companies closest to Polaris in latest-year ad spend.

Rank Company Ad spend Ad / revenue YoY Fiscal year
366 Carters $87.3M 3.0% n/a FY2026
367 Shutterstock $87M 8.8% -5.2% FY2025
368 Duolingo $86.9M 8.4% +39.3% FY2025
369 LifeMD $86.1M 44.4% +22.8% FY2025
370 Polaris $85.7M 1.2% +0.2% FY2025
371 Callaway Golf $84.8M 4.1% -4.5% FY2025
372 American Public Education $84.4M 13.0% +7.4% FY2025

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Questions

How much does Polaris spend on advertising?

Polaris spent $85.7M on advertising in fiscal 2025, the year ended Dec 31, 2025, according to its 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026.

What percentage of revenue does Polaris spend on advertising?

1.2% of revenue in fiscal 2025 ($85.7M of $7.2B). The median across the 458 companies tracked is 4.6%.

Is Polaris spending more on advertising?

Yes. Ad spend rose 0.2% in fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2024.

How does Polaris rank by advertising spend?

#370 of 458 US-listed companies with $50M or more in ad spend, ranked on each company's latest fiscal year.

What does Polaris's advertising figure include?

Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).

Source

Filing
10-K for FY2025, filed Feb 13, 2026
Accession number
0001628280-26-008033
Company
Polaris Inc., CIK 931015, SIC 3790 (Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment)
Data
SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, retrieved Nov 4, 2026. Methodology.
Cite
Polaris advertising spend, FY2009-FY2025. Aleksei Trudov, io.trudov.com, from SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (latest: 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026), retrieved Nov 4, 2026. https://io.trudov.com/company/polaris/advertising-spend/
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