Is Stillfront Group profitable in 2026?

Stillfront's FY2025 net revenue fell 15.63% YoY to SEK 6.09 billion, and it recorded a SEK 2,258 million goodwill impairment in February 2026 on its Europe and North America units, indicating significant financial strain despite claimed margin expansion.

Is Stillfront Group's revenue growing or shrinking?

Shrinking. Q4 2025 net revenue fell 9% organically YoY to SEK 1,263 million, and consensus estimates for Q2 2026 project SEK 1,303 million, down 9.23% YoY with organic growth of negative 1.5%, as of July 2026.

Who is Stillfront Group's CEO and is there a leadership crisis?

Alexis Bonte became permanent CEO in March 2025 but agreed on 30 June 2026 to step down once a successor is found, following an activist-driven board overhaul at the 27 March 2026 EGM led by Laureus Capital and Knuth Capital shareholders.

Could AI replace Stillfront Group's mobile game studios?

AI threatens Stillfront's production cost base; a GDC 2026 survey found 52% of studios now use generative AI, and Google's Project Genie AI game-creation platform reportedly pressured mobile-game stocks broadly in 2026, per a July 22, 2026 Motley Fool report.

Who is Stillfront Group's biggest competitor threat?

AppLovin, once a mobile-games publisher itself, sold its games portfolio in 2024-2025 to become pure adtech, and now controls ad-platform distribution that publishers like Stillfront depend on for user acquisition, per a July 22, 2026 report.

Who owns Stillfront Group?

Stillfront trades publicly on Nasdaq Stockholm under ticker SF. As of March 2026, Laureus Capital GmbH and Knuth Capital LLC FZ jointly held approximately 23% of shares and forced a board and chairman replacement via an extraordinary general meeting on 27 March 2026.

Gaming companies · Sweden

Stillfront Group

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Swedish holding company that owns and runs a portfolio of aging free-to-play mobile games.

Losing its protection

Assessed 23 July 2026 · Evidence as of 23 July 2026

The structural protection is eroding.

On the recordSince 23 July 2026 · Checkable from 24 July 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: Q2 2026 earnings report and new CEO appointment

The call

A games roll-up with no new hits, a shrinking topline, a fresh board, and an open question about who runs it next.

Stillfront is a company that owns and operates free-to-play mobile games like BitLife and Goodgame Empire, making money from players who spend on in-game items. The problem is that big competitors like AppLovin and Supercell are stronger, and new AI tools from Google can now create games automatically, which means Stillfront's advantage from owning old games and player information is shrinking fast. The company lost 15.6 percent of its revenue in 2025, admitted it paid too much for the games it bought, and brought in new leadership, but what really matters is whether the new CEO can stop the revenue from falling faster or whether activists push to sell the whole company off.

Why

AI pressure: Google Project Genie. AI game-creation tools threaten to let anyone spin up competitors to BitLife and Goodgame Empire cheaply. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.

Bigger players: AppLovin and scaled publishers like Supercell, Scopely, Playrix. AppLovin exited games to focus on adtech but still taxes Stillfront's user acquisition; bigger publishers outspend on marketing. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. Long-running franchises like BitLife, Goodgame Empire, and Jawaker still hold real players and years of behavioral data.

What would change this call

Q2 2026 earnings report on 24 July 2026 shows organic growth still negative. Would confirm continued player and revenue loss to rival mobile publishers.
New permanent CEO named after 30 June 2026 initiation. Would show whether leadership can articulate a franchise-defense strategy.
Activist shareholders (Laureus, Knuth) push for sale or take-private within 2026. Would indicate owners see no standalone path to stop share loss.

Key numbers

FY2025 revenue SEK 6.09bn, down 15.6% YoY (2026-02-04)
SEK 2,258M goodwill impairment taken (2026-02-04)
Q2 2026 consensus revenue down 9.23% YoY (2026-07-21)

Named risks

Four consecutive quarters of organic revenue decline with no clear reversal as of Q2 2026 estimates. Severity: high
CEO vacancy during active strategic review and activist shareholder pressure. Severity: high
Generative AI and platforms like Google Project Genie commoditizing mobile game production. Severity: high
SEK 2,258 million impairment signals prior overpayment for acquired studios, raising further write-down risk. Severity: medium
Aging franchise portfolio (BitLife, Goodgame Empire, Jawaker) dependent on legacy player bases. Severity: medium

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
AppLovin	losing to	AppLovin exited games to become pure adtech, controlling ad distribution Stillfront relies on, as of Dec 2025
Google Project Genie	losing to	AI game-creation platform reported pressuring mobile-game stocks broadly, per July 22, 2026 report
Embracer Group	gaining on	Larger diversified Swedish multi-studio holding company competing for talent and IP as of 2026
Sea Ltd (Garena)	gaining on	Much larger Southeast Asian mobile publisher with ~79,000 employees vs Stillfront's ~1,064
Generic gen-AI indie developers	contesting	52% of studios now use generative AI in production per GDC 2026 survey, lowering entry barriers

Questions people ask

Is Stillfront Group profitable in 2026?: Stillfront's FY2025 net revenue fell 15.63% YoY to SEK 6.09 billion, and it recorded a SEK 2,258 million goodwill impairment in February 2026 on its Europe and North America units, indicating significant financial strain despite claimed margin expansion.
Is Stillfront Group's revenue growing or shrinking?: Shrinking. Q4 2025 net revenue fell 9% organically YoY to SEK 1,263 million, and consensus estimates for Q2 2026 project SEK 1,303 million, down 9.23% YoY with organic growth of negative 1.5%, as of July 2026.
Who is Stillfront Group's CEO and is there a leadership crisis?: Alexis Bonte became permanent CEO in March 2025 but agreed on 30 June 2026 to step down once a successor is found, following an activist-driven board overhaul at the 27 March 2026 EGM led by Laureus Capital and Knuth Capital shareholders.
Could AI replace Stillfront Group's mobile game studios?: AI threatens Stillfront's production cost base; a GDC 2026 survey found 52% of studios now use generative AI, and Google's Project Genie AI game-creation platform reportedly pressured mobile-game stocks broadly in 2026, per a July 22, 2026 Motley Fool report.
Who is Stillfront Group's biggest competitor threat?: AppLovin, once a mobile-games publisher itself, sold its games portfolio in 2024-2025 to become pure adtech, and now controls ad-platform distribution that publishers like Stillfront depend on for user acquisition, per a July 22, 2026 report.
Who owns Stillfront Group?: Stillfront trades publicly on Nasdaq Stockholm under ticker SF. As of March 2026, Laureus Capital GmbH and Knuth Capital LLC FZ jointly held approximately 23% of shares and forced a board and chairman replacement via an extraordinary general meeting on 27 March 2026.

Timeline

2026-07-07Extended EUR 60 million loan facility with Swedish Export Credit Corporation to September 2028
2026-06-30CEO Alexis Bonte agreed to step down once successor found; search initiated
2026-06-03Divested OFM Studios, settled with Gameberry Labs for ~SEK 268 million combined
2026-03-27EGM replaced board and chairman; Lars-Johan Jarnheimer elected chair
2026-03-01Issued SEK 1 billion new bonds, tender offer on prior bonds, over 5% share buyback
2026-02-04Announced SEK 2,258 million goodwill impairment on Europe and North America units
2025-07-01Signed Warhammer 40,000 licensing deal with Games Workshop
2025-03-01Alexis Bonte appointed permanent CEO after interim role since October 2024
2015-12IPO on Nasdaq First North Stockholm
2007Stillfront founded by Hans Jorgen Larsson

Revision history

23 July 2026

First assessed. Losing its protection. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.

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