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MeridianLink, Inc. (MLNK) Financials

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Trailing 12 months to June 30, 2025
Revenue $325.9M +6.0% YoY
Net Income -$22.5M +51.7% YoY
EPS (Diluted) -$0.29 +51.7% YoY
Free Cash Flow $95.5M +25.0% YoY
Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Latest period Q2 FY2025, ended Jun 30, 2025 Reported Currency USD FYE December

Newest figures come from the 10-Q for Q2 FY2025, filed Aug 11, 2025. Each column of the statement tables below links to the filing it was taken from, and every filing is listed on the MLNK SEC filings page.

MeridianLink, Inc. (MLNK) reported $325.9M in revenue over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2025, up 6.0% from the prior twelve months. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 6 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI MLNK FY2024

MeridianLink converts accounting losses into cash, but rising overhead and buybacks are weakening operating margins and the equity cushion.

From FY2023 to FY2024, revenue rose 4.2% while operating margin fell from 5.1% to 1.5%. That divergence, alongside SG&A reaching $116.5M, indicates incremental sales were not covering the company’s expanding overhead base.

FY2024’s net loss of $29.8M coexisted with operating cash flow of $77.8M, reflecting the large role of noncash amortization in reported earnings. Free cash flow of $77.4M nearly matched operating cash flow while capital expenditures were only $367K, revealing a capital-light reinvestment pattern even as accounting profitability remained weak.

Debt relative to equity rose from 0.8x in FY2023 to 1.1x in FY2024, so the cash-generating business now sits on a more leveraged equity base. The FY2024 $104.8M buyback occurred alongside the equity decline, meaning capital returns were competing with balance-sheet rebuilding.

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Financial Health Signals

Profitability Growth Leverage Liquidity CashFlow Returns 51 / 100
Financial Health Score 51/100

Scored against operating companies for FY2024. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →

Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of MeridianLink, Inc.'s business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.

Profitability
48

MeridianLink, Inc. has an operating margin of 1.5%, meaning the company retains $1 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This results in a moderate score of 48/100, indicating healthy but not exceptional operating efficiency. This is down from 5.1% the prior year.

Growth
49

MeridianLink, Inc.'s revenue grew a modest 4.2% year-over-year to $316.3M. This slow but positive growth earns a score of 49/100.

Leverage
9

MeridianLink, Inc. has elevated debt relative to equity (D/E of 1.09), meaning the company relies heavily on borrowed funds. This high leverage results in a low score of 9/100, reflecting increased financial risk.

Liquidity
69

With a current ratio of 2.42, MeridianLink, Inc. holds $2.42 in current assets for every $1 of short-term obligations. This comfortable liquidity earns a score of 69/100.

Cash Flow
90

MeridianLink, Inc. converts 24.5% of revenue into free cash flow ($77.4M). This strong cash generation earns a score of 90/100.

Returns
41

MeridianLink, Inc. posts a -7.0% return on equity (ROE), meaning it loses $7 for every $100 of shareholders' equity. This results in a returns score of 41/100. This is up from -8.4% the prior year.

Altman Z-Score Distress
1.70

MeridianLink, Inc. scores 1.70, below the 1.81 distress threshold. The score is driven primarily by a large market capitalization ($1.5B) relative to total liabilities ($533.8M). This indicates elevated financial distress risk and warrants close attention to liquidity and debt levels.

Distress-screening estimate for non-financial companies. Not computed for banks or insurers, where the Altman model does not apply.

Piotroski F-Score Neutral
6/9

MeridianLink, Inc. passes 6 of 9 financial strength tests. 3 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, both operating efficiency signals pass.

Earnings Quality Mixed
N/A

MeridianLink, Inc. reported a net loss of $29.8M while generating $77.8M in operating cash flow. Operations generated cash despite the loss, but with no positive earnings behind it, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal.

Interest Coverage At Risk
0.12x

MeridianLink, Inc. earns $0.12 in operating income for every $1 of interest expense ($4.6M vs $38.4M). This narrow margin raises concern about the company's ability to service its debt if operating income declines.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$84.6M
YoY+7.5%
QoQ+3.8%

MeridianLink, Inc. generated $84.6M in revenue in Q2 2025. This represents an increase of 7.5% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 3.8%.

EBITDA
$19.4M
YoY+43.2%
QoQ+6.1%

MeridianLink, Inc.'s EBITDA was $19.4M in Q2 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents an increase of 43.2% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 6.1%.

Net Income
-$3.0M
YoY+68.8%
QoQ+35.7%

MeridianLink, Inc. reported -$3.0M in net income in Q2 2025. This represents an increase of 68.8% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 35.7%.

EPS (Diluted)
-$0.04
YoY+69.2%
QoQ+33.3%

MeridianLink, Inc. earned -$0.04 per diluted share (EPS) in Q2 2025. This represents an increase of 69.2% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 33.3%.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
$19.0M
YoY+33.2%
QoQ-54.9%

MeridianLink, Inc. generated $19.0M in free cash flow in Q2 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents an increase of 33.2% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 54.9%.

Cash & Debt
$91.1M
YoY-2.1%
QoQ-29.3%
5Y CAGR-5.2%

MeridianLink, Inc. held $91.1M in cash against $463.1M in long-term debt as of Q2 2025.

Shares Outstanding
74M
YoY-2.2%
QoQ-4.0%

MeridianLink, Inc. had 74M shares outstanding in Q2 2025. This represents a decrease of 2.2% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 4.0%.

Dividends Per Share

Not reported for Q2 2025.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin
67.5%
YoY+3.3pp
QoQ+1.5pp

MeridianLink, Inc.'s gross margin was 67.5% in Q2 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 3.3 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 1.5 percentage points.

Operating Margin
6.2%
YoY+7.5pp
QoQ+1.8pp

MeridianLink, Inc.'s operating margin was 6.2% in Q2 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is up 7.5 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 1.8 percentage points.

Net Margin
-3.6%
YoY+8.7pp
QoQ+2.2pp

MeridianLink, Inc.'s net profit margin was -3.6% in Q2 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is up 8.7 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 2.2 percentage points.

Return on Equity
-0.8%
YoY+1.4pp
QoQ+0.3pp

MeridianLink, Inc.'s ROE was -0.8% in Q2 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is up 1.4 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 0.3 percentage points.

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending
$11.4M
YoY+14.9%
QoQ+4.3%

MeridianLink, Inc. invested $11.4M in research and development in Q2 2025. This represents an increase of 14.9% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 4.3%.

Share Buybacks
$52.8M
YoY+77.2%

MeridianLink, Inc. spent $52.8M on share buybacks in Q2 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents an increase of 77.2% from the same quarter a year earlier.

Capital Expenditures
$154K
YoY+156.7%
QoQ+60.4%

MeridianLink, Inc. invested $154K in capex in Q2 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 156.7% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 60.4%.

MLNK Income Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

MLNK quarterly income statement
MetricQ2'2510-QQ1'2510-QQ4'2410-QQ3'2410-QQ2'2410-QQ1'2410-QQ4'2310-KQ3'2310-Q
Revenue$84.6M+7.5%$81.5M+4.7%$79.4M+6.5%$80.4M+5.1%$78.7M+4.3%$77.8M+0.9%$74.6M+5.7%$76.5M+6.6%
Cost of Revenue$27.5M-2.3%$27.7M+6.3%$26.6M+6.4%$27.6M+2.4%$28.2M-1.1%$26.1M-6.7%$25.0M-6.4%$27.0M-2.9%
Gross Profit$57.1M+13.0%$53.8M+3.9%$52.8M+6.6%$52.7M+6.6%$50.5M+7.6%$51.7M+5.2%$49.5M+13.1%$49.5M+12.6%
R&D Expenses$11.4M+14.9%$10.9M+15.0%$10.0M-6.1%$10.0M-10.9%$9.9M-15.7%$9.5M-31.3%$10.7M-12.1%$11.2M-2.3%
SG&A Expenses$28.6M-2.3%$27.7M+10.0%$32.4M+44.1%$29.6M+27.7%$29.2M+19.8%$25.2M+11.6%$22.5M+1.1%$23.2M+8.4%
Operating Income$5.2M+574.6%$3.6M+6.4%-$178K-102.6%$2.6M-54.0%-$1.1M-174.0%$3.4M+97.6%$6.8M+1090.4%$5.6M+23.1%
EBITDA$19.4M+43.2%$18.3M+2.1%$14.4M-32.2%$17.1M-14.4%$13.5M-15.1%$17.9M+10.1%$21.2M+44.0%$20.0M+11.7%
Interest Expense$8.7M-11.0%$8.7M-9.1%$8.9M-11.5%$10.2M+3.9%$9.8M+5.2%$9.6M+6.1%$10.0M+32.4%$9.8M+42.7%
Income Tax$1.1M+159.7%$617K+1828.1%-$352K-101.3%$816K+202.0%$412K+122.6%$32K+102.7%$27.8M+2436.8%-$800K-189.9%
Net Income-$3.0M+68.8%-$4.7M+11.7%-$7.7M+73.8%-$7.1M-240.8%-$9.7M-84.9%-$5.3M+6.4%-$29.6M-441.4%-$2.1M+28.5%
EPS (Basic)-$0.04+69.2%-$0.06+14.3%-$0.10+73.0%-$0.09-200.0%-$0.13-116.7%-$0.070.0%-$0.37-516.7%-$0.03+25.0%
EPS (Diluted)-$0.04+69.2%-$0.06+14.3%-$0.10+73.0%-$0.09-200.0%-$0.13-116.7%-$0.070.0%-$0.37-516.7%-$0.03+25.0%
Diluted Shares (Avg)76M-0.1%77M-1.1%N/A76M-6.7%77M-5.4%77M-4.1%N/A81M+0.5%

MLNK Balance Sheet

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

MLNK quarterly balance sheet
MetricQ2'2510-QQ1'2510-QQ4'2410-QQ3'2410-QQ2'2410-QQ1'2410-QQ4'2310-KQ3'2310-Q
Total Assets$936.9M-5.1%$987.0M+1.7%$961.3M-3.5%$967.9M-7.4%$986.9M-7.4%$970.5M-9.8%$996.3M-5.9%$1.0B-1.8%
Current Assets$137.9M-1.7%$175.6M+58.0%$138.2M+11.0%$133.4M-7.5%$140.3M-9.7%$111.1M-28.8%$124.4M-2.9%$144.2M-24.2%
Cash & Equivalents$91.1M-2.1%$128.9M+106.9%$92.8M+15.3%$82.3M-15.7%$93.0M-14.6%$62.3M-19.9%$80.4M+44.2%$97.6M-15.7%
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Accounts ReceivableN/AN/AN/A$36.9M+16.2%$33.2M+0.1%$34.4M-3.6%$30.3M+4.5%$31.8M-0.9%
Long-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Goodwill$610.1M0.0%$610.1M0.0%$610.1M0.0%$610.1M+0.1%$610.1M+0.2%$610.1M+0.2%$610.1M+0.2%$609.3M+6.6%
Total Liabilities$544.3M-0.6%$555.0M+10.1%$533.8M+9.4%$549.6M+11.8%$547.4M+12.1%$504.2M+0.8%$488.0M+1.7%$491.6M+1.7%
Current Liabilities$68.8M+0.1%$79.0M+7.2%$57.0M+2.1%$71.6M+3.4%$68.7M+6.1%$73.7M-2.6%$55.8M+3.0%$69.2M+19.4%
Non-Current Liabilities$475.5M-0.7%$476.0M+10.6%$476.8M+10.3%$478.0M+13.2%$478.7M+13.0%$430.4M+1.4%$432.2M+1.5%$422.3M-0.8%
Long-Term Debt$463.1M-0.8%$464.0M+10.7%$464.9M+10.7%$466.1M+10.7%$467.1M+10.7%$419.1M-0.8%$420.0M-0.8%$420.9M-0.6%
Total Equity$392.6M-10.7%$431.9M-7.4%$427.5M-15.9%$418.3M-24.5%$439.5M-23.9%$466.3M-19.0%$508.2M-12.2%$553.8M-4.6%
Retained Earnings-$342.5M-45.2%-$286.4M-46.0%-$281.7M-92.3%-$274.1M-200.5%-$235.8M-303.2%-$196.2M-280.2%-$146.5M-245.3%-$91.2M-169.4%

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Inventory.

MLNK Cash Flow Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

MLNK quarterly cash flow statement
MetricQ2'2510-QQ1'2510-QQ4'2410-QQ3'2410-QQ2'2410-QQ1'2410-QQ4'2310-KQ3'2310-Q
Operating Cash Flow$19.2M+33.7%$42.4M+45.8%$13.8M+10.7%$20.6M-3.3%$14.4M+135.2%$29.0M+3.4%$12.5M+69.7%$21.3M+8.9%
Depreciation & Amortization$14.2M-3.1%$14.7M+1.1%$14.5M+0.7%$14.6M+0.9%$14.6M+1.3%$14.5M-0.1%$14.4M+1.2%$14.4M+7.8%
Stock-Based Compensation$17.1M+35.6%$12.4M+58.7%N/A$14.3M+71.3%$12.6M+40.3%$7.8M+59.5%N/A$8.3M+14.7%
Capital Expenditures$154K+156.7%$96K+4.3%$154K-74.2%$61K+45.2%$60K-64.9%$92K-31.3%$596K+141.3%$42K-89.7%
Free Cash Flow$19.0M+33.2%$42.3M+46.0%$13.7M+15.0%$20.5M-3.4%$14.3M+141.0%$28.9M+3.6%$11.9M+67.2%$21.3M+11.0%
Investing Cash Flow-$2.1M-10.2%-$1.7M+11.0%-$1.8M+56.6%-$1.9M-47.0%-$1.9M-106.9%-$1.9M+6.3%-$4.1M+93.7%-$1.3M+53.7%
Financing Cash Flow-$54.9M-400.4%-$4.5M+90.0%-$1.6M+93.9%-$29.5M+6.0%$18.3M+818.1%-$45.3M-1029.6%-$25.5M-663.9%-$31.3M-2239.4%
Share Buybacks$52.8M+77.2%$0-100.0%$0-100.0%$31.1M+1.8%$29.8M+1699.9%$44.0M+1160.7%$25.5M+719.5%$30.5M+44124.6%

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Dividends Paid.

MLNK Financial Ratios

Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

MLNK quarterly financial ratios
MetricQ2'2510-QQ1'2510-QQ4'2410-QQ3'2410-QQ2'2410-QQ1'2410-QQ4'2310-KQ3'2310-Q
Gross Margin67.5%+3.3pp66.0%-0.5pp66.5%0.0pp65.6%+0.9pp64.2%+2.0pp66.5%+2.7pp66.4%+4.4pp64.7%+3.4pp
Operating Margin6.2%+7.5pp4.4%+0.1pp-0.2%-9.3pp3.2%-4.1pp-1.4%-3.4pp4.3%+2.1pp9.1%+8.3pp7.3%+1.0pp
Net Margin-3.6%+8.7pp-5.8%+1.1pp-9.8%+29.9pp-8.8%-6.1pp-12.3%-5.4pp-6.8%+0.5pp-39.6%-31.9pp-2.7%+1.3pp
Return on Equity-0.8%+1.4pp-1.1%+0.1pp-1.8%+4.0pp-1.7%-1.3pp-2.2%-1.3pp-1.1%-0.2pp-5.8%-4.9pp-0.4%+0.1pp
Return on Assets-0.3%+0.7pp-0.5%+0.1pp-0.8%+2.2pp-0.7%-0.5pp-1.0%-0.5pp-0.5%0.0pp-3.0%-2.5pp-0.2%+0.1pp
Current Ratio2.010.0x2.22+0.7x2.42+0.2x1.86-0.2x2.04-0.4x1.51-0.6x2.23-0.1x2.08-1.2x
Debt-to-Equity1.18+0.1x1.07+0.2x1.09+0.3x1.11+0.4x1.06+0.3x0.90+0.2x0.83+0.1x0.760.0x
Asset Turnover0.090.0x0.080.0x0.080.0x0.080.0x0.080.0x0.080.0x0.070.0x0.070.0x
FCF Margin22.5%+4.3pp51.8%+14.6pp17.2%+1.3pp25.6%-2.2pp18.2%+10.3pp37.2%+1.0pp15.9%+5.9pp27.8%+1.1pp

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