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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts of Roku and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2025 (the “Annual Report”).
The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report. The interim financial information is unaudited, but reflects all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the information set forth herein. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year or any future periods.
All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenue, and expenses. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include:
revenue recognition: determining the nature and timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, variable consideration, determining the stand-alone selling prices of performance obligations, gross versus net revenue recognition, and evaluation of customer versus vendor relationships;
amortization and impairment of content assets;
the impairment of long-lived assets;
inventory reserves;
valuation of consideration transferred, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed in connection with business combinations (see Note 4);
valuation of strategic investments (see Note 9);
useful lives of tangible and intangible assets;
allowances for sales returns and sales incentives; and
the valuation of deferred income tax assets.
The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from the Company’s estimates and assumptions.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist primarily of bank deposit accounts and investments in money market funds.
The Company’s restricted cash balance is included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and is used to secure outstanding letters of credit related to operating leases for office facilities.
The Company maintains its cash, cash equivalent, and restricted cash balances with financial institutions of high credit quality and continuously monitors the amount of exposure to any one institution and diversifies as necessary in order to minimize its concentration risk. Such balances often exceed regulated insured limits.
Short-term Investments
Short-term investments consist of time deposits that are carried at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value, and have original maturities of greater than three months at the date of purchase. Interest is recorded as income when earned.
Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers. They are stated at invoice value less estimated allowances for sales returns, sales incentives, doubtful accounts, and other miscellaneous allowances. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers to determine allowances for potential credit losses and doubtful accounts. The Company considers historical experience, ongoing promotional activities, historical claim rates, and other factors to determine the allowances for sales returns and sales incentives.
Allowance for Sales Returns: Allowance for sales returns consisted of the following activities (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2025September 30, 2024September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Beginning balance$5,617 $6,376 $6,427 $7,808 
Add: Charged to revenue2,657 3,733 11,575 12,307 
Less: Utilization of sales return reserve(4,145)(4,039)(13,873)(14,045)
Ending balance$4,129 $6,070 $4,129 $6,070 
Allowance for Sales Incentives: Allowance for sales incentives consisted of the following activities (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2025September 30, 2024September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Beginning balance$42,514 $26,641 $63,367 $23,024 
Add: Charged to revenue50,187 37,622 143,321 93,655 
Less: Utilization of sales incentive reserve(41,117)(36,292)(155,104)(88,708)
Ending balance$51,584 $27,971 $51,584 $27,971 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: Allowance for doubtful accounts consisted of the following activities (in thousands):
Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2025September 30, 2024September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Beginning balance$2,656 $5,869 $1,895 $2,213 
Provision for (recoveries of) doubtful accounts838 (2,263)2,252 2,081 
Adjustments for write-off(21)(323)(674)(1,011)
Ending balance$3,473 $3,283 $3,473 $3,283 
Customers J and L accounted for 13% and 10%, respectively, of the Company’s accounts receivable, net balance as of September 30, 2025. Customers J and B accounted for 12% and 10%, respectively, of the Company’s accounts receivable, net balance as of December 31, 2024.
Inventories
The Company’s inventories consist primarily of finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value with cost determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Provisions are made if the cost of the inventories exceeds their net realizable value. The Company evaluates inventory levels for excess and obsolete products, based on its assessment of future demand and market conditions. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized an inventory provision of $17.0 million charged to Cost of revenue, devices. The inventory provision was not significant for the three months ended September 30, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized inventory provisions of $27.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, charged to Cost of revenue, devices. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the ending inventory reserve was $19.3 million and $28.7 million, respectively.
In addition, the Company records a liability for expected losses on firm, noncancelable, and unconditional purchase commitments with contract manufacturers and suppliers. During the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded losses on purchase commitments in Cost of revenue, devices of $0.4 million and $10.4 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded losses on purchase commitments in Cost of revenue, devices of $0.7 million and $31.7 million, respectively. The associated liabilities related to the anticipated losses on firm purchase commitments were immaterial as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Business Combinations
The Company determines whether a transaction meets the definition of a business combination before applying the acquisition method of accounting to that transaction. The Company recognizes and measures tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their acquisition date fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. The operating results of acquired businesses are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations from their acquisition date. Acquisition-related expenses and certain acquisition restructuring and other related charges are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred. Contingent consideration classified as a liability is recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date with subsequent fair value adjustments recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
While the Company uses its best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, such estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to consideration transferred, and to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. In addition, uncertain tax positions and tax-related valuation allowances are initially recorded in connection with a business combination as of the acquisition date. The Company continues to collect information and reevaluates these estimates and assumptions throughout the measurement period, recording any adjustments to the Company’s preliminary estimates with a corresponding offset to goodwill as necessary. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or the final determination of the values of consideration transferred, and assets acquired and liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which simplifies the capitalization guidance by removing all references to software development project stages so that the guidance is neutral to different software development methods. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods within those fiscal years on a retrospective, modified, or prospective basis. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of the new guidance.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which introduces a practical expedient for the application of the current expected credit loss model to current accounts receivable and contract assets. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025 and interim periods within those fiscal years on a prospective basis. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of the new guidance.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) - Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires additional disclosures of specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an annual and interim basis. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 on a retrospective or prospective basis. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of the new guidance.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires incremental disclosures within the income tax disclosures that increase the transparency and usefulness of income tax disclosures. The updated disclosures primarily require specific categories and greater
disaggregation within the rate reconciliation, disaggregation of income taxes paid, and modifications of other income tax-related disclosures. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Retrospective application is also permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of the new guidance.