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Gross Margin
Marketplace and Podcasting benefits offset by content/product investments and Car Thing
Total Gross Margin
Premium Gross Margin
Ad-Supported Gross Margin
III
Q2'18
25.3%*
Q2'19 Q2'20 Q2'21 Q2'22
Accrual Benefit
Car Thing Charge and Accrual Benefit
Spotify
Gross Margin finished at 24.6% in Q2, or
25.3%* excluding the €31 million charge for
Car Thing and a net €11 million benefit
related to changes in historical estimates
for rights holder liabilities.
Q2'18 Q2'19
28.8%*
Q2'20 Q2'21 Q2'22
Accrual Benefit
Car Thing Charge and Accrual Benefit
Premium Gross Margin was 28.0% in Q2,
down 283 bps Y/Y. Excluding the Car Thing
charge and change in accruals, Premium
Gross Margin was 28.8%*, flat Y/Y, reflecting
Marketplace growth, offset by increased
publishing rates and product enhancement
spend.
Q2'18 Q2'19 Q2'20 Q2'21
Accrual Benefit
1.1%*
*Adjusted Gross Margin is a non-IFRS measure. See "Use of Non-IFRS Measures" and "Reconciliation of IFRS to Non-IFRS Results" for additional information.
Q2'22
Ad-Supported Gross Margin was 1.1% in Q2,
down 980 bps Y/Y, reflecting favorable
revenue mix shift towards podcasts and
Marketplace growth, offset by non-music
content spend, product enhancement spend
and increased publishing rates.
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