
Shopify: Imperfection is Unacceptable, the Original Sin of High Valuation?
As the most watched hot target in the current e-commerce AI field—Shopify announced its Q3 2025 financial report on the evening of November 4th, before the U.S. stock market opened. Overall, the growth performance remains quite strong, with GMV growth accelerating sequentially on a high base. However, due to a narrowing gross margin and expenses returning to an expansion cycle, the year-on-year contraction in profit margin has widened, which is not considered favorable. Specifically: 1. Strong GMV growth, the source of all exceeding expectations: GMV within the Shopify ecosystem reached $9.2 billion this quarter, up 32% year-on-year, further accelerating on the already high base of the previous quarter, significantly outperforming expectations...




