{
  "id": 5641975,
  "title": "Ethos (LIFE) Grows Revenue 113% While Margins Quietly Compress",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/ethos-life-grows-revenue-113-while-margins-quietly-compress",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:19:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/ethos-life-grows-revenue-113-111938970.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ethos Technologies (NASDAQ:LIFE) reported a 113% year-over-year revenue increase to $189.6 million for Q2 2026, with the company's board authorizing a $100 million buyback of its Class A common stock. The revenue growth came from two channels - direct channel revenue rose 131% to $116.5 million and third-party revenue grew 90% to $73.1 million. New policy activations were up 133% year-over-year to 107,847, reaching over 100,000 new families in a three-month period. Gross profit was $185.5 million with a 98% gross margin, while cash generation was $35.7 million for the quarter and $66.9 million for the first half of the year, boosting cash and cash equivalents to $112.2 million. Despite the revenue growth, margins have been compressing - GAAP net income was $19.5 million with a 10% margin, down from $18.5 million a year ago; contribution margin fell to 33% from 42%; and adjusted EBITDA margin slipped to 19% from 23%. Revenue per activated policy also fell 8% to $1,758. The company launched a Juvenile IUL policy in partnership with North American and guidance for Q3 is $160 million to $164 million, with full-year guidance of $727 million to $731 million, an 88% increase.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}