Euronet Worldwide Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results with Strong Adjusted Earnings per Share Growth
Rhea-AI Summary
Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT) reported Q1 2026 results: revenues $1,011.8M (+11% YoY), adjusted EPS $1.58 (+40% YoY), and adjusted EBITDA $126.7M (+7% YoY). The company repurchased $100M of stock and launched stablecoin payouts while adding merchants and migration wins for CoreCard.
Total indebtedness rose to $2,556.2M and net debt increased by $113.8M. Management reiterated 2026 adjusted EPS growth guidance of 10–15%.
Positive
- Revenues of $1,011.8M (+11% YoY)
- Adjusted EPS $1.58 (+40% YoY)
- Adjusted EBITDA $126.7M (+7% YoY)
- EFT segment revenues $295.4M (+27% YoY)
- Money Transfer digital revenue and transactions +42%/+35%
- Repurchased $100M of common stock during quarter
Negative
- Total indebtedness increased to $2,556.2M
- Net debt rose by $113.8M in the quarter
- Money Transfer constant-currency revenue declined 4%
- Consolidated operating income decreased by 4% YoY
News Market Reaction – EEFT
In the Apr 29 session, EEFT declined 0.52%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction. Trading volume was above average at 1.7x the daily average, suggesting increased trading activity.
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Key Figures
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12 | Q4 & FY 2025 earnings | Positive | -3.3% | Revenue and adjusted EPS growth with acquisitions and Money Transfer charge. |
| Oct 22 | Q3 2025 earnings | Positive | -5.9% | Q3 revenue and adjusted EPS growth plus $1.0B convertible notes issuance. |
| Jul 30 | Q2 2025 earnings | Positive | -1.9% | Strong revenue and operating income growth with CoreCard acquisition. |
| Apr 23 | Q1 2025 earnings | Positive | +1.5% | Broad-based segment growth and rising adjusted EBITDA and EPS. |
| Oct 23 | Q3 2024 earnings | Positive | +3.2% | Revenue and adjusted EPS growth with strength in all segments. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Earnings releases are generally positive on fundamentals but have often seen negative immediate price reactions.
Recent earnings-related news for Euronet shows consistent revenue and adjusted EPS growth, including strong Q3 and Q4 2025 results with rising adjusted EPS and multiple strategic acquisitions such as CoreCard and PaynoPain. However, several of these fundamentally positive updates saw negative or muted next-day moves (e.g., 2025-10-22, 2025-07-30, 2026-02-12). The current Q1 2026 report continues the pattern of adjusted EPS growth alongside some margin and segment pressure.
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Highlights reflecting key achievements supporting the Company’s strategy and digital goals:
- Grew Money Transfer digital revenue and transactions by
42% and35% year-over-year, respectively, reflecting strong consumer demand - Launched stablecoin payouts during the quarter enabling additional digital payment choices
- Added 2,300 new merchants during the quarter to Euronet Merchant Services reflecting strong perceived merchant value
- Migrated Bilt’s 628,000 card portfolio to CoreCard’s processing platform in partnership with Cardless demonstrating CoreCard’s value and flexibility for issuers
- Signed three EFT payments infrastructure agreements supporting bank and fintech confidence in the REN platform
- Repurchased
$100 million of common stock during the quarter providing strong return of capital to shareholders
LEAWOOD, Kan., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Euronet (“Euronet” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EEFT), a global leader in payments processing and cross-border transactions, announced today first quarter 2026 financial results.
Euronet reports the following consolidated results for the first quarter 2026 compared with the same period of 2025:
- Revenues of
$1,011.8 million , an11% increase from$915.5 million (4% increase on a constant currency1 basis).
- Operating income of
$72.0 million , a4% decrease from$75.2 million (10% decrease on a constant currency basis).
- Adjusted EBITDA2 of
$126.7 million , a7% increase from$118.7 million (1% increase on a constant currency basis).
- Net income attributable to Euronet of
$37.5 million , or$0.83 diluted earnings per share, compared with$38.4 million , or$0.85 diluted earnings per share.
- Adjusted earnings per share3 of
$1.58 increased40% from$1.13 in the prior year. Excluding a one-time tax charge of$0.20 per share in the prior-year, adjusted earnings per share increased19% from$1.33 .
See the reconciliation of non-GAAP items in the attached financial schedules.
“We believe Euronet’s first quarter 2026 results reflect meaningful progress across our growth initiatives as we continue to navigate a challenging geopolitical and economic backdrop,” said Michael J. Brown, Euronet’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We are off to a strong start toward achieving our full year earnings growth targets, with adjusted EPS on a strong trajectory. Notably, Ria Digital delivered standout performance, with revenue growth accelerating to
Segment and Other Results
The EFT Processing Segment reports the following results for first quarter 2026 compared with the same period or date in 2025:
- Revenues of
$295.4 million , a27% increase from$232.5 million (19% increase on a constant currency basis). - Operating income of
$23.4 million , no change from$23.3 million (1% increase on a constant currency basis). - Adjusted EBITDA of
$55.2 million , a16% increase from$47.6 million (12% increase on a constant currency basis). - Total of 56,347 installed ATMs as of March 31, 2026, a
2% increase from 55,512. Total of 52,579 active ATMs as of March 31, 2026, an1% increase from 51,875 as of March 31, 2025.
The EFT Segment delivered strong constant currency revenue growth of
Network expansion was modest, with installed ATMs increasing
The epay Segment reports the following results for the first quarter 2026 compared with the same period or date in 2025:
- Revenues of
$293.5 million , a10% increase from$267.4 million (2% increase on a constant currency basis).
- Operating income of
$32.4 million , a21% increase from$26.8 million (13% increase on a constant currency basis).
- Adjusted EBITDA of
$33.9 million , a19% increase from$28.4 million (12% increase on a constant currency basis).
- Transactions of 1,081 million, a
5% decrease from 1,134 million.
- POS terminals of approximately 731,000 as of March 31, 2026, essentially unchanged from 728,000*.
- Retailer locations of approximately 352,000 as of March 31, 2026, essentially unchanged from 351,000*.
* Amounts were restated from previously reported amounts to be comparable to the current presentation
The epay segment delivered constant currency revenue growth of
The Money Transfer Segment reports the following results for the first quarter 2026 compared with the same period or date in 2025:
- Revenues of
$425.2 million , a2% increase from$417.7 million (4% decrease on a constant currency basis).
- Operating income of
$41.9 million , a7% decrease from$45.1 million (14% decrease on a constant currency basis).
- Adjusted EBITDA of
$48.3 million , a6% decrease from$51.3 million (12% decrease on a constant currency basis).
- Total transactions of 43.9 million, a
2% decrease from 44.6 million. - Total digital transactions of 7.1 million, a
35% increase from 5.3 million.
- Network locations of approximately 651,000 as of March 31, 2026, a
4% increase from approximately 624,000.
The Money Transfer segment constant currency revenue declined
Total transactions decreased
Corporate and Other reports
Balance Sheet and Financial Position
Total cash, including ATM cash, unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, was
Outlook
The Company reiterates its 2026 adjusted EPS growth of
Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to the results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company presents non-GAAP financial measures, such as constant currency financial measures, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share. These measures should be used in addition to, and not a substitute for, revenues, operating income, net income and earnings per share computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors regarding the Company's performance and overall results of operations. These non-GAAP measures are also an integral part of the Company's internal reporting and performance assessment for executives and senior management. The non-GAAP measures used by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. The attached schedules provide a full reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure.
The Company does not provide a reconciliation of its forward-looking non-GAAP measures to GAAP due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for GAAP and the related GAAP and non-GAAP reconciliation, including adjustments that would be necessary for foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and other charges reflected in the Company's reconciliation of historic numbers, the amount of which, based on historical experience, could be significant.
(1) Constant currency financial measures are computed as if foreign currency exchange rates did not change from the prior period. This information is provided to illustrate the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the Company's results when compared to the prior period.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income excluding, to the extent incurred in the period, interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation and other non-operating or non-recurring items that are considered expenses or income under U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA represents a performance measure and is not intended to represent a liquidity measure.
(3) Adjusted earnings per share is defined as diluted U.S. GAAP earnings per share excluding (1), to the extent incurred in the period, the tax-effected impacts of: a) foreign currency exchange gains or losses, b) share-based compensation, c) acquired intangible asset amortization, d) non-cash income tax expense, e) non-cash investment loss/gain, and (f) dilutive shares related to the Company's convertible notes. Adjusted earnings per share represents a performance measure and is not intended to represent a liquidity measure.
Conference Call and Slide Presentation
Euronet Worldwide will host an analyst conference call on April 29, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results. The call may also include discussion of Company developments on the Company's operations, forward-looking information, and other material information about business and financial matters. To listen to the call via telephone please register at Euronet Worldwide First Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. The conference call and accompanying slide show presentation will be accessible via webcast by following the link posted on http://ir.euronetworldwide.com. Participants should register at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the event. A slideshow will be included in the webcast.
A webcast replay will be available beginning approximately one hour after the event at http://ir.euronet worldwide.com and will remain available for one year.
About Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
Euronet (Nasdaq: EEFT) is a global leader in payment processing and cross‑border transactions, operating for more than 30 years and now serving clients in 200+ countries and territories. We support financial institutions, merchants and global brands with technology-driven solutions, while enabling businesses and consumers to send, receive and spend money seamlessly worldwide. By operating one of the world’s largest independent electronic payment networks spanning merchant acquiring, transaction processing and point‑of‑sale infrastructure, Euronet enables real‑time, digital and cross‑border movement of money at global scale. In 2025, Euronet processed more than 20 billion transactions across its network. Headquartered in Leawood, Kansas USA, Euronet operates from 74 offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.euronet.com.
Statements contained in this news release that concern Euronet's or its management's intentions, expectations, or predictions of future performance, are forward-looking statements. Euronet's actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including: conditions in world financial markets and general economic conditions, including impacts from pandemics or other disease outbreaks; inflation; military conflicts in the Ukraine and the Middle East, and the related economic sanctions; our ability to successfully integrate any acquired operations; economic conditions in specific countries and regions; technological developments, including artificial intelligence affecting the market for our products and services; our ability to successfully introduce new products and services; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; the effects of any breach of our computer systems or those of our customers or vendors, including our financial processing networks or those of other third parties; interruptions in any of our systems or those of our vendors or other third parties; our ability to renew existing contracts at profitable rates; changes in fees payable for transactions performed for cards bearing international logos or over switching networks such as card transactions on ATMs; our ability to comply with increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, including anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism, anti-bribery, consumer and data protection and privacy; changes in laws and regulations affecting our business, including tax and immigration laws and any laws regulating payments, including dynamic currency conversion transactions and digital assets; changes in our relationships with, or in fees charged by, our business partners; competition; the outcome of claims and other loss contingencies affecting Euronet; the cost of borrowing (including fluctuations in interest rates), availability of credit and terms of and compliance with debt covenants; and renewal of sources of funding as they expire and the availability of replacement funding. These risks and other risks are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Copies of these filings may be obtained via the SEC's Edgar website or by contacting the Company. Any forward-looking statements made in this release speak only as of the date of this release. Except as may be required by law, Euronet does not intend to update these forward-looking statements and undertakes no duty to any person to provide any such update under any circumstances. The Company regularly posts important information to the investor relations section of its website.
| EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. | |||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||
| (in millions) | |||||
| As of | |||||
| March 31, | As of | ||||
| 2026 | December 31, | ||||
| (unaudited) | 2025 | ||||
| ASSETS | |||||
| Current assets: | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,229.5 | $ | 1,040.3 | |
| ATM cash | 871.2 | 650.3 | |||
| Restricted cash | 33.7 | 23.2 | |||
| Settlement assets | 1,381.4 | 1,910.4 | |||
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 310.7 | 334.5 | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 337.0 | 311.5 | |||
| Total current assets | 4,163.5 | 4,270.2 | |||
| Property and equipment, net | 366.9 | 375.3 | |||
| Right of use lease asset, net | 146.4 | 153.9 | |||
| Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net | 1,281.0 | 1,303.5 | |||
| Other assets, net | 374.2 | 385.8 | |||
| Total assets | $ | 6,332.0 | $ | 6,488.7 | |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||
| Settlement obligations | $ | 1,381.4 | $ | 1,910.4 | |
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | 852.4 | 905.2 | |||
| Current portion of operating lease obligations | 55.3 | 54.9 | |||
| Short-term debt obligations | 971.1 | 984.2 | |||
| Total current liabilities | 3,260.2 | 3,854.7 | |||
| Debt obligations, net of current portion | 1,584.7 | 1,037.0 | |||
| Operating lease obligations, net of current portion | 93.6 | 100.6 | |||
| Capital lease obligations, net of current portion | 0.4 | 0.6 | |||
| Deferred income taxes | 76.5 | 78.3 | |||
| Other long-term liabilities | 89.7 | 95.0 | |||
| Total liabilities | 5,105.1 | 5,166.2 | |||
| Total equity | 1,226.9 | 1,322.5 | |||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 6,332.0 | $ | 6,488.7 | |
| EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||
| (unaudited - in millions, except share and per share data) | |||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||
| March 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Revenues | $ | 1,011.8 | $ | 915.5 | |||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||
| Direct operating costs, exclusive of depreciation | 617.4 | 561.0 | |||||
| Salaries and benefits | 189.9 | 164.1 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 92.6 | 83.0 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 39.9 | 32.2 | |||||
| Total operating expenses | 939.8 | 840.3 | |||||
| Operating income | 72.0 | 75.2 | |||||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||
| Interest income | 4.1 | 5.3 | |||||
| Interest expense | (14.1 | ) | (19.4 | ) | |||
| Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net | 8.4 | (18.1 | ) | ||||
| Other (expense) income | (4.1 | ) | 2.5 | ||||
| Total other expense, net | (5.7 | ) | (29.7 | ) | |||
| Income before income taxes | 66.3 | 45.5 | |||||
| Income tax expense | (29.0 | ) | (7.1 | ) | |||
| Net income | 37.3 | 38.4 | |||||
| Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 0.2 | — | |||||
| Net income attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | $ | 37.5 | $ | 38.4 | |||
| Add: Interest expense from assumed conversion of convertible notes, net of tax | 1.5 | 1.0 | |||||
| Net income for diluted earnings per share calculation | $ | 39.0 | $ | 39.4 | |||
| Earnings per share attributable to Euronet | |||||||
| Worldwide, Inc. stockholders - diluted | $ | 0.83 | $ | 0.85 | |||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 46,990,091 | 46,239,523 | |||||
| EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. | |||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Net Income to Operating Income (Expense) and Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||||||||
| (unaudited - in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||
| EFT Processing | epay | Money Transfer | Corporate Services | Consolidated | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 37.3 | |||||||||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 29.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Total other expense, net | 5.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income (expense) | $ | 23.4 | $ | 32.4 | $ | 41.9 | $ | (25.7 | ) | $ | 72.0 | ||||
| Add: Depreciation and amortization | 31.8 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 39.9 | ||||||||||
| Add: Share-based compensation | — | — | — | 14.8 | 14.8 | ||||||||||
| Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation (Adjusted EBITDA)(1) | $ | 55.2 | $ | 33.9 | $ | 48.3 | $ | (10.7 | ) | $ | 126.7 | ||||
| Three months ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| EFT Processing | epay | Money Transfer | Corporate Services | Consolidated | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 38.4 | |||||||||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Total other expense, net | 29.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income (expense) | $ | 23.3 | $ | 26.8 | $ | 45.1 | $ | (20.0 | ) | $ | 75.2 | ||||
| Add: Depreciation and amortization | 24.3 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 32.2 | ||||||||||
| Add: Share-based compensation | — | — | 0.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | ||||||||||
| Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation (Adjusted EBITDA)(1) | $ | 47.6 | $ | 28.4 | $ | 51.3 | $ | (8.6 | ) | $ | 118.7 | ||||
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that should be considered in addition to, and not a substitute for, net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
| EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. | |||||||
| Reconciliation of Adjusted Earnings per Share | |||||||
| (unaudited - in millions, except share and per share data) | |||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||
| March 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | $ | 37.5 | $ | 38.4 | |||
| Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss | (8.4 | ) | 18.1 | ||||
| Intangible asset amortization(1) | 9.5 | 4.5 | |||||
| Share-based compensation(2) | 14.8 | 11.3 | |||||
| Income tax effect of above adjustments(3) | 3.1 | — | |||||
| Non-cash investment loss (gain)(4) | 4.1 | (3.0 | ) | ||||
| Non-cash GAAP tax expense (benefit)(5) | 2.0 | (19.3 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted earnings(6) | $ | 62.6 | $ | 50.0 | |||
| Adjusted earnings per share - diluted(6) | $ | 1.58 | $ | 1.13 | |||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (GAAP) | 46,990,091 | 46,239,523 | |||||
| Effect of adjusted EPS dilution of convertible notes | (8,047,923 | ) | (2,347,536 | ) | |||
| Effect of unrecognized share-based compensation on diluted shares outstanding | 590,657 | 371,757 | |||||
| Adjusted diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 39,532,825 | 44,263,744 | |||||
(1) Intangible asset amortization of
(2) Share-based compensation of
(3) Adjustment is the aggregate U.S. GAAP income tax effect on the preceding adjustments determined by applying the applicable statutory U.S. federal, state and/or foreign income tax rates.
(4) Non-cash investment loss of
(5) Adjustment is the non-cash GAAP tax impact recognized on certain items such as the utilization of certain material net deferred tax assets and amortization of indefinite-lived intangible assets.
(6) Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP measures that should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, net income and earnings per share computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Contact: Euronet Worldwide, Inc. Stephanie Taylor +1-913-327-4200