Sonder Holdings Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonder Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: SOND) (“Sonder” or the “Company”), a leading global brand of premium, design-forward apartments and intimate boutique hotels serving the modern traveler, today announced its financial results for the second quarter 2025, ended June 30, 2025, and filed the related Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Q2 2025 Form 10-Q”), which can be found on the Company’s website at investors.sonder.com.

Second Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights¹

RevPAR was $184, a 13% increase year-over-year
Occupancy Rate was 86%, a six percentage point increase year-over-year
Bookable Nights were 798,000, a 21% decrease year-over-year, driven by the Company’s Portfolio Optimization Program, as described in the Q2 2025 Form 10-Q
Revenue was $147.1 million, a 11% decrease year-over-year
Net Loss was $44.5 million, a 236% decrease year-over-year
Adjusted EBITDA³ was $(2.6) million, a 83% increase year-over-year
Adjusted EBITDAR³ was $58.6 million, a 1% increase year-over-year
Cash Used In Operating Activities was $19.6 million, a 40% improvement year-over-year
Adjusted Free Cash Flow³ was $(17.5) million, a 29% decrease year-over-year
Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash was $71.0 million, which included $43.8 million of restricted cash as of June 30, 2025
Live Units were approximately 8,300 as of June 30, 2025
Total Portfolio was approximately 8,990 as of June 30, 2025

Second Quarter 2025 Year-to-Date Financial Highlights²

RevPAR was $161, a 13% increase year-over-year
Occupancy Rate was 84%, a seven percentage point increase year-over-year
Bookable Nights were 1,656,000, a 21% decrease year-over-year, driven by the Company’s Portfolio Optimization Program, as described in the Q2 2025 Form 10-Q
Revenue was $265.9 million, a 11% decrease year-over-year
Net Loss was $101.0 million, a 469% decrease year-over-year
Adjusted EBITDA³ was $(59.3) million, a (20.3)% increase year-over-year
Adjusted EBITDAR³ was $79.8 million, a 5% decrease year-over-year
Cash Used In Operating Activities was $24.0 million, an 67% improvement year-over-year
Adjusted Free Cash Flow³ was $(24.4) million, a 54.2% decrease year-over-year

Long-Term Strategic Licensing Agreement with Marriott International

Sonder entered into a long-term strategic licensing agreement with Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) in August 2024 and completed the full Marriott integration in the second quarter of 2025. As of June 2025, all Sonder properties are available for booking on Marriott’s digital channels and platform, including Marriott.com and the Marriott Bonvoy® mobile app under the new “Sonder by Marriott Bonvoy” collection. Sonder’s properties also participate in the Marriott Bonvoy® travel platform.

About Sonder
Sonder (NASDAQ: SOND) is a leading global brand of premium, design-forward apartments and intimate boutique hotels serving the modern traveler. Launched in 2014, Sonder offers inspiring, thoughtfully designed accommodations and innovative, tech-enabled service combined into one seamless experience. Sonder properties are found in prime locations in 37 cities, spanning nine countries, and three continents.

To learn more, visit http://www.sonder.com or follow Sonder on Instagram, LinkedIn or X.

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_{¹ $ figures represent metrics for the three months ended June 30, 2025, except where otherwise noted. % figures represent year-over-year growth for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024.}
_{² $ figures represent metrics for the six months ended June 30, 2025, except where otherwise noted. % figures represent year-over-year growth for the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024.}
_{³ Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDAR, and Adjusted Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for additional information on non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measures.}


SONDER HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (in thousands)

	June 30, 2025			December 31, 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	27,130		$	20,786
Restricted cash		43,828			51,268
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		70,958			72,054
Accounts receivable, net of allowance		12,003			13,918
Prepaid expenses		2,597			4,141
Other current assets		11,605			9,733
Total current assets		97,163			99,846
Property and equipment, net		4,387			5,933
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets		882,139			1,013,854
Other non-current assets		21,118			17,544
Total assets	$	1,004,807		$	1,137,177

Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	49,193		$	33,724
Accrued liabilities		36,167			32,621
Taxes payable		23,471			22,224
Deferred revenue		96,150			71,729
Other current liabilities		19,822			5,513
Current portion of long-term debt		1,000			1,000
Current operating lease liabilities		162,349			171,736
Total current liabilities		388,152			338,547
Non-current operating lease liabilities		867,816			1,009,169
Long-term debt, net		217,922			217,236
Other non-current liabilities		16,142			8,113
Total liabilities		1,490,032			1,573,065

Mezzanine equity:
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock		230,212			162,907

Stockholders’ deficit:
Common stock		1			1
Additional paid-in capital		971,552			977,112
Cumulative translation adjustment		(2,704	)		7,360
Accumulated deficit		(1,684,286	)		(1,583,268	)
Total stockholders’ deficit		(715,437	)		(598,795	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	1,004,807		$	1,137,177


SONDER HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited) (in thousands, except share data)

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2025			2024			2025			2024
Revenue	$	147,085		$	164,601		$	265,941		$	298,080
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)		80,975			94,652			177,824			195,015
Operations and support		37,996			46,411			76,028			96,391
General and administrative		6,740			29,272			33,557			53,557
Research and development		3,863			4,393			7,801			9,064
Sales and marketing		17,707			21,572			33,029			40,821
Integration costs		2,143			—			3,682			—
Restructuring and other charges		4,541			—			4,541			2,592
Total costs and operating expenses		153,965			196,300			336,462			397,440
Loss from operations		(6,880	)		(31,699	)		(70,521	)		(99,360	)

Interest expense, net		1,648			8,016			11,097			15,339
Lease adjustment gains, net		(5,325	)		(71,123	)		(16,463	)		(95,024	)
Loss on preferred stock issuance		43,842			—			43,842			—
Other income, net		(2,342	)		(1,576	)		(8,516	)		(2,359	)
Total non-operating expense (income), net		37,823			(64,683	)		29,960			(82,044	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(44,703	)		32,984			(100,481	)		(17,316	)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(180	)		237			537			424
Net income (loss)	$	(44,523	)	$	32,747		$	(101,018	)	$	(17,740	)

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share	$	(3.96	)	$	2.94		$	(8.44	)	$	(1.59	)

Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	$	(44,523	)	$	32,747		$	(101,018	)	$	(17,740	)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment		(6,865	)		1,395			(10,064	)		806
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(51,388	)	$	34,142		$	(111,082	)	$	(16,934	)


SONDER HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (in thousands)

	Six months ended June 30,
		2025			2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(101,018	)	$	(17,740	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		4,586			9,965
Stock-based compensation		803			4,788
Amortization of operating lease ROU assets		64,845			89,252
Lease adjustment gains, net		(16,463	)		(95,024	)
Gain on foreign exchange		(7,181	)		(1,058	)
Capitalization of paid-in-kind interest on long-term debt		11,555			13,385
Credit loss expense		1,366			483
Amortization of debt discounts/premium and issuance costs		506			1,625
Loss on preferred stock issuance		43,842			—
Other non-cash activities		(811	)		1,341
Changes in:
Accounts receivable		1,190			(3,003	)
Prepaid expenses		1,577			(203	)
Other current and non-current assets		(3,303	)		(224	)
Accounts payable		13,959			9,283
Accrued liabilities		2,978			929
Taxes payable		21			1,639
Deferred revenue		24,106			14,843
Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities, net		(69,831	)		(103,560	)
Other current and non-current liabilities		3,302			192
Net cash used in operating activities		(23,971	)		(73,087	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		(2,653	)		(2,092	)
Proceeds on the disposition of property and equipment		450			—
Proceeds of key money investment		7,500			—
Capitalization of internal-use software		—			(117	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		5,297			(2,209	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt		(500	)		(505	)
Proceeds from debt financing		—			10,000
Payment of debt issuance costs		—			(578	)
Proceeds from preferred stock issuance		17,980			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		17,480			8,917
Effects of foreign exchange on cash		98			(995	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(1,096	)		(67,374	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year		72,054			136,497
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of year	$	70,958		$	69,123


SONDER HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION⁽¹⁾

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure: Reconciliation of Cash Used in Operating Activities to Adjusted Free Cash Flow (“Adjusted FCF”)

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
*(in thousands)*		2025			2024			2025			2024
Cash used in operating activities	$	(19,618	)	$	(32,778	)	$	(23,971	)	$	(73,087	)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities		6,256			(1,493	)		5,297			(2,209	)
FCF, including cash paid for lease terminations, restructuring, and professional fees		(13,362	)		(34,271	)		(18,674	)		(75,296	)
Cash received from key money investment		(7,500	)		—			(7,500	)		—
Cash received for lease terminations		(800	)		—			(3,750	)		—
Cash paid for lease termination costs		464			2,243			1,325			12,769
Cash paid for restructuring costs		2,693			712			2,693			2,439
Cash paid for non-recurring professional fees		—			6,624			—			6,877
Cash paid for integration costs		1,012			—			1,555			—
Adjusted FCF	$	(17,493	)	$	(24,692	)	$	(24,351	)	$	(53,211	)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure: Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
*(in thousands)*		2025			2024			2025			2024
Net income (loss)	$	(44,523	)	$	32,747		$	(101,018	)	$	(17,740	)
Interest expense, net		1,648			8,016			11,097			15,339
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(180	)		237			537			424
Depreciation and amortization expense		1,995			4,992			4,586			9,965
EBITDA		(41,060	)		45,992			(84,798	)		7,988
Stock-based compensation		(1,466	)		1,779			803			4,788
Lease adjustment gains, net		(5,325	)		(71,123	)		(16,463	)		(95,024	)
Cash received for lease terminations		(800	)		—			(3,750	)		—
Integration costs		2,143			—			3,682			—
Loss on preferred stock issuance		43,842			—			43,842			—
Restructuring and other charges		4,541			—			4,541			2,592
Non-recurring professional fees		—			6,624			—			6,877
Gain on foreign exchange		(4,503	)		(839	)		(7,181	)		(1,058	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(2,628	)	$	(17,567	)	$	(59,324	)	$	(73,837	)

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure: Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDAR

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
*(in thousands)*		2025			2024			2025			2024
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(2,628	)	$	(17,567	)	$	(59,324	)	$	(73,837	)
Operating lease related rent charges		61,261			75,580			139,080			158,162
Adjusted EBITDAR	$	58,633		$	58,013		$	79,756		$	84,325

_{(1) See Non-GAAP Financial Measures section for definitions of the Company’s Non-GAAP financial measures.}

Definitions

RevPAR
Revenue Per Available Room (“RevPAR”) represents the average revenue earned per available night and can be calculated either by dividing revenue by Bookable Nights, or by multiplying Average Daily Rate by Occupancy Rate. Average Daily Rate represents the average revenue earned per night occupied and is calculated as Revenue divided by Occupied Nights. Occupancy Rate is calculated as Occupied Nights divided by Bookable Nights. Bookable Nights represent the total number of nights available for stays across all Live Units. This excludes nights lost to full building closures of greater than 30 nights. Occupied Nights represent the total number of nights occupied across all Live Units.

Live Units & Total Portfolio
Total Portfolio consists of Live Units and Contracted Units. Live Units are defined as units which are available for guests to book. Contracted Units are units for which Sonder has signed real estate contracts, but are not yet available for guests to book.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) as adjusted to eliminate the impact of net interest expense, provision (benefit) for income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and certain other items as indicated. The exclusion of these items and other similar items in our non-GAAP presentation should not be interpreted as implying that these items are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual. The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to investors as it is the primary operating performance measure that the Company focuses on internally to evaluate its core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA provides a consistent basis for comparison across reporting periods by excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and certain non-recurring or non-operational items, such as stock-based compensation expense, lease adjustment gains, net, cash received for lease terminations, integration costs, loss on preferred stock issuance, gain on foreign exchange, restructuring and other related charges and non-recurring professional fees related to discrete projects such as fees associated with the integration in connection with the strategic licensing agreement with Marriott and restatement activities. It serves as a key measure for the Company to align its financial performance with its internal financial planning and analysis.

Adjusted EBITDAR
Adjusted EBITDAR is defined as Adjusted EBITDA adjusted for operating lease related rent charges. The Company believes Adjusted EBITDAR is meaningful to investors as it is an operating performance measure that further enables the Company to assess its operating performance independent of operating leases, offering insights into its cash flow and performance.

Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Adjusted Free Cash Flow (“Adjusted FCF”) is defined as cash used in operating activities plus cash provided by (used in) investing activities, excluding the impact of lease terminations, restructuring, non-recurring professional fee charges and integration costs related to non-operational activities. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are cash used in operating activities when combined with cash provided by (used in) investing activities. The Company believes Adjusted FCF is meaningful to investors as it is the primary liquidity measure that the Company focuses on internally to evaluate its progress towards the objectives outlined in its Cash Flow Positive Plan. The Company believes that achieving its goals around this measure will put it on a path to financial sustainability and will help fund its future growth. In addition, Adjusted FCF may not provide a complete understanding of the Company’s cash flow as a whole. As such, this measure should be reviewed in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP cash flow.

Presentation of these measures are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based upon current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions about future events. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can generally be identified by terms such as “could,” "estimate," “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” "potentially," or “will” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the Company’s financial performance, key performance metrics, operational and strategic initiatives, the Company’s long-term strategic licensing agreement with Marriott, and information concerning possible or assumed future financial or operating results and measures. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and under the heading “Risk Factors” in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available at www.sec.gov and are incorporated by reference herein. The forward-looking statements contained herein are only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

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