Bentley Systems Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

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EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Results

• Total revenues were $410.7 million, up 12.8% or 12.2% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
• Subscriptions revenues were $378.6 million, up 13.6% or 13.0% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
• Annualized Recurring Revenues (“ARR”) were $1,536.0 million as of June 30, 2026, compared to $1,379.2 million as of June 30, 2025. Constant currency ARR growth rate was 12%;
• Last twelve-month recurring revenues dollar-based net retention rate was 109%, consistent with the same period last year;
• Operating income margin was 21.6%, compared to 23.2% for the same period last year;
• Adjusted operating income less operating stock-based compensation expense (“AOI less Operating SBC”) margin was 28.3%, compared to 29.3% for the same period last year;
• Net income per diluted share was $0.25, compared to $0.22 for the same period last year;
• Adjusted net income per diluted share (“Adjusted EPS”) was $0.35, compared to $0.32 for the same period last year;
• Cash flows from operating activities were $71.5 million, compared to $61.1 million for the same period last year; and
• Free cash flow was $63.8 million, compared to $57.0 million for the same period last year.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Results

• Total revenues were $834.9 million, up 13.6% or 12.1% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
• Subscriptions revenues were $771.1 million, up 14.1% or 12.6% on a constant currency basis, year-over-year;
• Operating income margin was 25.7%, compared to 27.2% for the same period last year;
• AOI less Operating SBC margin was 30.8%, compared to 32.0% for the same period last year;
• Net income per diluted share was $0.55, compared to $0.50 for the same period last year;
• Adjusted EPS was $0.73, compared to $0.67 for the same period last year;
• Cash flows from operating activities were $264.9 million, compared to $280.5 million for the same period last year; and
• Free cash flow was $251.7 million, compared to $273.4 million for the same period last year.

Executive Chair Greg Bentley said, “BSY’s hallmark growth dependability, positively exemplified by the quarters of 2026, underscores the boundless prioritization of investment within the world’s owner-operators of physical infrastructure— and our company’s ingrained zeal for hybrid innovation, led foreseeably by successive multi-faceted integration of AI. These factors underlie my confidence in the durability of superior financial returns for holders of BSY shares, characterized by our sustained momentum in growth of ARR, profitability, and most fundamentally, free cash flow (appropriately burdened by operating stock-based compensation).”

CEO Nicholas Cumins said, “We had another strong quarter, reflecting disciplined execution by our team and continued strength in the end markets we serve. Growth was led once again by the Resources sector, followed by Public Works / Utilities, including from the electric grid.

“We are also making meaningful progress with Infrastructure AI. We are instrumenting more of our engineering applications so that users can combine our trusted, deterministic engines for modeling, analysis, and simulation with the reasoning capabilities of their preferred AI assistants. The feedback from accounts has been encouraging: as they better understand what becomes possible, they are beginning to apply these capabilities on live projects, creating value that we intend to monetize in due course.”

CFO Werner Andre said, “Our second-quarter results reflect consistent high performance across our key financial metrics, positioning us favorably within our full-year financial outlook. We delivered constant-currency ARR growth of 12% and constant-currency subscriptions revenue growth of 13%, with free cash flow having grown 15% on a last-twelve-months basis and profitability in line with our expectations. During the second quarter, we went live with our new enterprise-wide finance and quote-to-cash platforms, the costs of which we absorbed within our margin commitment while laying the foundation for future efficiency and scale.

“Our disciplined approach to capital allocation is evidenced by quarter-end net debt leverage of 1.9 times and ample credit capacity, notwithstanding a meaningful increase in share repurchases during the first half. Together with our reliable cash generation, and in anticipation of our mid-2027 convertible notes maturity, we maintain the flexibility to fund programmatic acquisitions and to return capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.”

Call Details

Bentley Systems will host a live Zoom video webinar on August 6, 2026 at 8:15 a.m. Eastern time to discuss results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Those wishing to participate should access the live Zoom video webinar of the event through a direct registration link at https://bentley-com.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lTFMd_YZRQeRdNKzyJQQvw#/registration. Alternatively, the event can be accessed from the Events & Presentations page on Bentley Systems’ Investor Relations website at https://investors.bentley.com. In addition, a replay and transcript will be available after the conclusion of the live event on Bentley Systems’ Investor Relations website for one year.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release, we sometimes refer to financial measures that are not presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Certain of these measures are considered non‑GAAP financial measures under the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations. Those rules require the supplemental explanations and reconciliations that are in Bentley Systems’ Form 8‑K (Quarterly Earnings Release) furnished to the SEC.

We use AOI less Operating SBC as our primary performance measure because we believe it better reflects our core operating results by excluding items that are not indicative of the ordinary operation of our business, including costs arising directly from our acquisition activity and the costs of discrete realignment initiatives. Consistent with that objective, we refined the measure during 2026: beginning in the first quarter of 2026, we expanded our acquisition expenses adjustment to include cash- and equity‑settled retention incentives provided to key employees of acquired companies, and renamed the measure from Adjusted operating income less stock-based compensation expense (“AOI less SBC”) to “AOI less Operating SBC”; and beginning in the second quarter of 2026, applying the same principle, we began adjusting for integration costs incurred to integrate acquired businesses into our operations. We continue to adjust for discrete realignment initiatives, and we do not adjust for severance or organizational and workforce changes undertaken in the ordinary course of managing our business, which remain reflected in AOI less Operating SBC. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current definition; no integration costs were incurred in periods prior to the second quarter of 2026.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the future results of operations and financial condition, business strategy, and plans and objectives for future operations of Bentley Systems, Incorporated (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and words of similar import). All such statements contained in this press release, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations, projections, and assumptions about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and there are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release including: adverse changes in global economic and/or political conditions; the impact of tariffs and related policies on our business and the businesses of the industries we serve; the impact of current and future sanctions, embargoes and other similar laws at the state and/or federal level that impose restrictions on our counterparties or upon our ability to operate our business within the subject jurisdictions; political, economic, regulatory and public health and safety risks and uncertainties in the countries and regions in which we operate; failure to retain personnel necessary for the operation of our business or those that we acquire; failure to effectively manage succession; changes in the industries in which our accounts operate; the competitive environment in which we operate; the quality of our products; our ability to develop and market new products to address our accounts’ rapidly changing technological needs; changes in capital markets and our ability to access financing on terms satisfactory to us or at all; the impact of changing or uncertain interest rates on us and on the industries we serve; our ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully; and our ability to identify and consummate future investments and/or acquisitions on terms satisfactory to us or at all.

Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of the Company are included in the Company’s Form 10‑K and subsequent Form 10‑Qs, which are on file with the SEC. The Company disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance.

© 2026 Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Bentley and the Bentley logo are either registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of Bentley Systems, Incorporated or one of its direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) (unaudited)
		June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	146,981			$	123,278
Accounts receivable			368,136				350,299
Allowance for credit losses			(8,957	)			(7,609	)
Prepaid income taxes			25,115				19,805
Prepaid and other current assets			56,616				53,260
Total current assets			587,891				539,033
Property and equipment, net			42,373				36,031
Operating lease right-of-use assets			42,503				31,141
Intangible assets, net			168,956				193,018
Goodwill			2,469,001				2,482,154
Investments			41,915				27,920
Deferred income taxes			153,710				170,368
Other assets			76,555				75,502
Total assets		$	3,582,904			$	3,555,167
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	22,792			$	26,952
Accruals and other current liabilities			182,034				173,255
Cloud Services Subscription deposits			496,322				463,312
Deferred revenues			263,154				278,244
Operating lease liabilities			12,568				13,669
Income taxes payable			4,394				4,778
Current portion of long-term debt			6,875				—
Total current liabilities			988,139				960,210
Long-term debt			1,210,305				1,248,912
Deferred compensation plan liabilities			112,736				106,831
Long-term operating lease liabilities			37,697				22,150
Deferred revenues			17,487				18,410
Deferred income taxes			4,942				4,368
Other liabilities			9,572				4,794
Total liabilities			2,380,878				2,365,675
Equity:
Common stock			3,018				3,024
Additional paid-in capital			1,348,863				1,301,205
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(86,393	)			(74,558	)
Accumulated deficit			(63,446	)			(40,258	)
Total Bentley Systems stockholders’ equity			1,202,042				1,189,413
Noncontrolling interest			(16	)			79
Total equity			1,202,026				1,189,492
Total liabilities and equity		$	3,582,904			$	3,555,167

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
			2026				2025				2026				2025
Revenues:
Subscriptions		$	378,635			$	333,452			$	771,119			$	675,770
Perpetual licenses			9,707				10,193				18,764				20,985
Subscriptions and licenses			388,342				343,645				789,883				696,755
Services			22,385				20,461				45,025				37,893
Total revenues			410,727				364,106				834,908				734,648
Cost of revenues:
Cost of subscriptions and licenses			54,027				47,758				107,125				94,256
Cost of services			19,960				21,018				40,636				40,179
Total cost of revenues			73,987				68,776				147,761				134,435
Gross profit			336,740				295,330				687,147				600,213
Operating expenses:
Research and development			82,091				75,385				165,096				147,835
Selling and marketing			80,870				69,873				156,142				132,932
General and administrative			65,216				49,857				123,725				97,085
Deferred compensation plan			11,661				7,584				10,587				6,338
Amortization of purchased intangibles			8,294				8,201				16,729				16,409
Total operating expenses			248,132				210,900				472,279				400,599
Income from operations			88,608				84,430				214,868				199,614
Interest expense, net			(9,103	)			(3,519	)			(17,303	)			(7,327	)
Other income (expense), net			15,564				(1,596	)			16,061				(1,147	)
Income before income taxes			95,069				79,315				213,626				191,140
Provision for income taxes			(16,609	)			(8,876	)			(39,764	)			(29,364	)
Equity in net income of investees, net of tax			55				61				2				62
Net income			78,515				70,500				173,864				161,838
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest			(58	)			18				(95	)			(12	)
Net income attributable to Bentley Systems		$	78,573			$	70,482			$	173,959			$	161,850
Net income per share attributable to Bentley Systems stockholders:
Basic		$	0.25			$	0.22			$	0.56			$	0.51
Diluted		$	0.25			$	0.22			$	0.55			$	0.50
Weighted average shares:
Basic			311,784,740				314,622,491				312,227,764				314,894,050
Diluted			318,957,692				332,824,020				320,435,795				333,150,282

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited)
		Six Months Ended
		June 30,
			2026				2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	173,864			$	161,838
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			32,191				31,389
Deferred income taxes			17,847				(2,646	)
Stock-based compensation expense			42,940				36,995
Deferred compensation plan			10,587				6,338
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs			2,189				3,788
Change in fair value of derivative			(834	)			7,711
Foreign currency remeasurement loss			1,238				1,547
Other			(12,908	)			593
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable			(18,586	)			36,570
Prepaid and other assets			3,000				7,536
Accounts payable, accruals, and other liabilities			(5,247	)			(29,396	)
Cloud Services Subscription deposits			37,260				27,426
Deferred revenues			(12,813	)			(13,200	)
Income taxes payable, net of prepaid income taxes			(5,807	)			4,011
Net cash provided by operating activities			264,921				280,500
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software			(13,266	)			(7,135	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(13,266	)			(7,135	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from credit facility			1,064,961				236,089
Repayments of credit facility			(969,055	)			(371,404	)
Proceeds from term loan			550,000				—
Repayments of convertible senior notes			(677,830	)			(9,797	)
Payments of dividends			(42,444	)			(42,493	)
Proceeds from stock purchases under employee stock purchase plan			5,500				5,312
Payments for shares acquired including shares withheld for taxes			(29,665	)			(24,779	)
Repurchases of Class B common stock under approved program			(125,075	)			(50,023	)
Other			(1,331	)			(414	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(224,939	)			(257,509	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(3,013	)			9,781
Increase in cash and cash equivalents			23,703				25,637
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			123,278				64,009
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	146,981			$	89,646

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (in thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited)
Reconciliation of operating income to AOI less Operating SBC and to Adjusted operating income:
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2026			2025			2026			2025
Operating income		$	88,608		$	84,430		$	214,868		$	199,614
Amortization of purchased intangibles			11,554			11,405			23,611			22,849
Deferred compensation plan			11,661			7,584			10,587			6,338
Acquisition expenses(1)			2,413			3,350			6,093			6,276
Integration costs(2)			1,800			—			1,800			—
Realignment expenses (income)			—			—			—			—
AOI less Operating SBC			116,036			106,769			256,959			235,077
Operating stock-based compensation expense			21,796			17,773			39,768			32,990
Adjusted operating income		$	137,832		$	124,542		$	296,727		$	268,067

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(1)	Beginning in the first quarter of 2026, we expanded our acquisition expenses adjustment to include cash- and equity‑settled retention incentives provided to key employees of acquired companies, and renamed the measure from AOI less SBC to AOI less Operating SBC. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current definition. Refer to the section titled “Non‑GAAP Financial Measures” for details.
(2)	Beginning in the second quarter of 2026, applying the same principle, we began adjusting for integration costs incurred to integrate acquired businesses into our operations. We continue to adjust for discrete realignment initiatives, and we do not adjust for severance or organizational and workforce changes undertaken in the ordinary course of managing our business, which remain reflected in AOI less Operating SBC. No integration costs were incurred in periods prior to the second quarter of 2026. Refer to the section titled “Non‑GAAP Financial Measures” for details.

Reconciliation of net income attributable to Bentley Systems to Adjusted net income:
	Three Months Ended																Six Months Ended
	June 30,																June 30,
	2026								2025								2026								2025
	$				EPS(1)				$				EPS(1)				$				EPS(1)				$				EPS(1)
Net income attributable to Bentley Systems	$	78,573			$	0.25			$	70,482			$	0.22			$	173,959			$	0.55			$	161,850			$	0.50
Non-GAAP adjustments, prior to income taxes:
Amortization of purchased intangibles		11,554				0.04				11,405				0.03				23,611				0.07				22,849				0.07
Operating stock-based compensation expense		21,796				0.07				17,773				0.05				39,768				0.12				32,990				0.10
Deferred compensation plan		11,661				0.04				7,584				0.02				10,587				0.03				6,338				0.02
Acquisition expenses(3)		2,413				0.01				3,350				0.01				6,093				0.02				6,276				0.02
Integration costs(4)		1,800				0.01				—				—				1,800				0.01				—				—
Realignment expenses (income)		—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Other (income) expense, net		(15,564	)			(0.05	)			1,596				—				(16,061	)			(0.05	)			1,147				—
Total non-GAAP adjustments, prior to income taxes		33,660				0.11				41,708				0.13				65,798				0.21				69,600				0.21
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments		(2,569	)			(0.01	)			(6,651	)			(0.02	)			(7,539	)			(0.02	)			(11,333	)			(0.03	)
Equity in net income of investees, net of tax		(55	)			—				(61	)			—				(2	)			—				(62	)			—
Adjusted net income(2)	$	109,609			$	0.35			$	105,478			$	0.32			$	232,216			$	0.73			$	220,055			$	0.67
Adjusted diluted weighted average shares	318,957,692								332,824,020								320,435,795								333,150,282

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(1)	Adjusted EPS was computed independently for each reconciling item presented; therefore, the sum of Adjusted EPS for each line item may not equal total Adjusted EPS due to rounding.
(2)	Adjusted EPS numerator includes $873 and $1,714 for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $1,882 and $3,283 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, related to interest expense, net of tax, attributable to the convertible senior notes using the if‑converted method.
(3)	See footnote (1) to the reconciliation of operating income to AOI less Operating SBC and to Adjusted operating income presented above.
(4)	See footnote (2) to the reconciliation of operating income to AOI less Operating SBC and to Adjusted operating income presented above.

Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities to free cash flow:
	Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
	June 30,								June 30,
		2026				2025				2026				2025
Cash flows from operating activities	$	71,513			$	61,085			$	264,921			$	280,500
Purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software		(7,715	)			(4,091	)			(13,266	)			(7,135	)
Free cash flow	$	63,798			$	56,994			$	251,655			$	273,365

Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities to Adjusted EBITDA:
	Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
	June 30,								June 30,
		2026				2025				2026				2025
Cash flows from operating activities	$	71,513			$	61,085			$	264,921			$	280,500
Cash interest		7,953				1,174				15,318				3,324
Cash taxes		21,605				21,744				28,192				29,707
Cash deferred compensation plan distributions		3,702				3,240				4,289				3,766
Cash acquisition expenses		63				2,725				760				4,452
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		40,042				41,224				(3,707	)			(40,551	)
Other(1)		(1,522	)			(1,874	)			(3,051	)			(3,738	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	143,356			$	129,318			$	306,722			$	277,460

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(1)	Includes receipts related to interest rate swap.

Reconciliation of total revenues and subscriptions revenues to total revenues and subscriptions revenues in constant currency:
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2026										Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
	Actual			Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2025 Rates				Constant Currency			Actual			Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2025 Rates			Constant Currency
Total revenues	$	410,727		$	(1,895	)		$	408,832		$	364,106		$	183		$	364,289
Subscriptions revenues	$	378,635		$	(1,618	)		$	377,017		$	333,452		$	183		$	333,635

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2026										Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
	Actual			Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2025 Rates				Constant Currency			Actual			Impact of Foreign Exchange at 2025 Rates			Constant Currency
Total revenues	$	834,908		$	(11,183	)		$	823,725		$	734,648		$	250		$	734,898
Subscriptions revenues	$	771,119		$	(9,991	)		$	761,128		$	675,770		$	242		$	676,012

Explanation of Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures

Constant currency

Constant currency and constant currency growth rates are non-GAAP financial measures that present our results of operations excluding the estimated effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. A significant amount of our operations is conducted in foreign currencies. As a result, the comparability of the financial results reported in U.S. dollars is affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We use constant currency and constant currency growth rates to evaluate the underlying performance of the business, and we believe it is helpful for investors to present operating results on a comparable basis period over period to evaluate its underlying performance.

In reporting period‑over‑period results, except for ARR as discussed further below, we calculate the effects of foreign currency fluctuations and constant currency information by translating current and prior period results on a transactional basis to our reporting currency using prior period average foreign currency exchange rates in which the transactions occurred.

Recurring revenues

Recurring revenues are the basis for our other revenue-related key business metrics. We believe this measure is useful in evaluating our ability to consistently retain and grow our revenues from accounts with revenues in the prior period (“existing accounts”).

Recurring revenues are subscriptions revenues that recur monthly, quarterly, or annually with specific or automatic renewal clauses and professional services revenues in which the underlying contract is based on a fixed fee and contains automatic annual renewal provisions.

Annualized recurring revenues (“ARR”)

ARR is a key business metric that we believe is useful in evaluating the scale and growth of our business as well as to assist in the evaluation of underlying trends in our business. Furthermore, we believe ARR, considered in connection with our last twelve‑month recurring revenues dollar‑based net retention rate, is a leading indicator of revenue growth.

ARR is defined as the sum of the annualized value of our portfolio of contracts that produce recurring revenues as of the last day of the reporting period, and the annualized value of the last three months of recognized revenues for our contractually recurring consumption‑based software subscriptions with consumption measurement durations of less than one year, calculated using the spot foreign currency exchange rates. We believe that the last three months of recognized revenues, on an annualized basis, for our recurring software subscriptions with consumption measurement period durations of less than one year is a reasonable estimate of the annual revenues, given our consistently high retention rate and stability of usage under such subscriptions.

Constant currency ARR growth rate is the growth rate of ARR measured on a constant currency basis. In reporting period‑over‑period ARR growth rates in constant currency, we calculate constant currency growth rates by translating current and prior period ARR on a transactional basis to our reporting currency using current year budget exchange rates. Constant currency ARR growth rate from business performance excludes the ARR onboarding of our platform acquisitions and includes the impact from the ARR onboarding of programmatic acquisitions, which generally are immaterial, individually and in the aggregate. We believe these ARR growth rates are important metrics indicating the scale and growth of our business.

Last twelve‑month recurring revenues dollar‑based net retention rate

Last twelve‑month recurring revenues dollar‑based net retention rate is a key business metric that we believe is useful in evaluating our ability to consistently retain and grow our recurring revenues.

Last twelve‑month recurring revenues dollar‑based net retention rate is calculated, using the average exchange rates for the prior period, as follows: the recurring revenues for the current period, including any growth or reductions from existing accounts, but excluding recurring revenues from any new accounts added during the current period, divided by the total recurring revenues from all accounts during the prior period. A period is defined as any trailing twelve months. Related to our platform acquisitions, recurring revenues into new accounts will be captured as existing accounts starting with the second anniversary of the acquisition when such data conforms to the calculation methodology. This may cause variability in the comparison.

Adjusted operating income less operating stock-based compensation expense (“AOI less Operating SBC”)

AOI less Operating SBC is a non-GAAP financial measure and is used to measure the operational strength and performance of our business, as well as to assist in the evaluation of underlying trends in our business.

AOI less Operating SBC is defined as operating income adjusted for the following: amortization of purchased intangibles, expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities, acquisition expenses (inclusive of cash- and equity-settled retention incentives provided to key employees of acquired companies), integration costs, and realignment expenses (income), for the respective periods.

AOI less Operating SBC is our primary performance measure, which excludes certain expenses and charges, including cash- and equity-settled retention incentives provided to key employees of acquired companies, as we believe these may not be indicative of the Company’s core business operating results. We intentionally include operating stock-based compensation expense (non‑cash stock‑based compensation expense less equity‑settled retention incentives provided to key employees of acquired companies) in this measure as we believe it better captures the economic costs of our business.

Management uses this non-GAAP financial measure to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, to evaluate financial performance, and in our comparison of our financial results to those of other companies. It is also a significant performance measure in certain of our executive incentive compensation programs.

AOI less Operating SBC margin is calculated by dividing AOI less Operating SBC by total revenues.

Adjusted operating income (“AOI”)

Adjusted operating income is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe is useful to investors in making comparisons to other companies, although this measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies.

Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income adjusted for the following: amortization of purchased intangibles, expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities, acquisition expenses (inclusive of cash- and equity-settled retention incentives provided to key employees of acquired companies), integration costs, realignment expenses (income), and operating stock‑based compensation expense (non‑cash stock‑based compensation expense less equity‑settled retention incentives provided to key employees of acquired companies), for the respective periods.

Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS

Adjusted net income and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures presenting the earnings generated by our ongoing operations that we believe is useful to investors in making meaningful comparisons to other companies, although these measures may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies, and period-over-period comparisons.

Adjusted net income is defined as net income attributable to Bentley Systems adjusted for the following: amortization of purchased intangibles, operating stock‑based compensation expense (non‑cash stock‑based compensation expense less equity‑settled retention incentives provided to key employees of acquired companies), expense (income) relating to deferred compensation plan liabilities, acquisition expenses (inclusive of cash- and equity-settled retention incentives provided to key employees of acquired companies), integration costs, realignment expenses (income), other non‑operating (income) expense, net, the tax effect of the above adjustments to net income, and equity in net (income) losses of investees, net of tax, for the respective periods. The income tax effect of non‑GAAP adjustments was determined using the applicable rates in the taxing jurisdictions in which income or expense occurred, and represent both current and deferred income tax expense or benefit based on the nature of the non‑GAAP adjustments, including the tax effects of non‑cash operating stock‑based compensation expense.

Adjusted EPS is calculated as Adjusted net income, less net income attributable to Bentley Systems allocated to participating securities, plus interest expense, net of tax, attributable to the convertible senior notes using the if‑converted method, if applicable, (numerator) divided by Adjusted diluted weighted average shares (denominator). Adjusted diluted weighted average shares is calculated by adding incremental shares related to the dilutive effect of convertible senior notes using the if‑converted method, if applicable, to diluted weighted average shares.

Free cash flow

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and our primary liquidity measure that we believe provides a meaningful measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing our ability to service our debt obligations, make strategic acquisitions and investments, and return capital to investors through dividends and stock repurchases. Additionally, we believe free cash flow is useful to investors as a basis for comparing our results with other companies in our industries, although our measure of free cash flow may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Free cash flow has certain limitations, including that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary payments, such as mandatory debt repayments, are not deducted from the measure.

Free cash flow is defined as cash flows from operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe provides a meaningful measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing our ability to repay debt, make strategic acquisitions and investments, and return capital to investors.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as cash flows from operating activities adjusted for the following: cash interest, cash taxes, cash deferred compensation plan distributions, cash acquisition expenses, cash integration costs, cash realignment costs, changes in operating assets and liabilities, and other cash items (such as those related to our interest rate swap). From time to time, we may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA the impact of certain cash receipts or payments that affect period-to-period comparability.

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Investors: Eric Boyer, IR@bentley.com

Source: Bentley Systems, Incorporated