Vertex Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Vertex raised its full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA outlook despite reporting a quarterly net loss.
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Vertex (NASDAQ: VERX) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $213.3 million, with growth in software subscriptions and cloud revenue. Revenue rose 11.0% year over year; software subscription revenue increased 10.2% to $181.7 million, and cloud revenue grew 20.4% to $110.8 million. Annual recurring revenue rose 11.7% to $724.3 million.
Net loss was $46.6 million, versus $4.0 million net income a year earlier. Operating income fell to $0.3 million from $4.3 million. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP earnings measure, rose to $64.8 million from $43.5 million, with margin increasing to 30.4% from 22.6%. Gross revenue retention held at 95%.
Vertex raised its full-year outlook, expecting revenue of $828.9 million–$830.9 million, cloud revenue growth of 19%, and adjusted EBITDA of $217.9 million–$219.9 million. For the fourth quarter, it expects revenue of $215.0 million–$217.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of $58.0 million–$60.0 million.
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Positive
- Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.2026 revenue outlook raised to $828.9 million–$830.9 million; Vertex expects cloud revenue growth of 19%.
- Moderate pointQ3 revenue rose 11.0% year over year to $213.3 million.
- Moderate pointQ3 software subscription revenue increased 10.2% year over year to $181.7 million.
- Moderate pointQ3 cloud revenue grew 20.4% year over year to $110.8 million.
- Moderate pointAnnual recurring revenue increased 11.7% year over year to $724.3 million.
- Moderate pointQ3 adjusted EBITDA rose to $64.8 million from $43.5 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointQ3 adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 30.4% from 22.6% a year earlier.
- Moderate pointQ3 non-GAAP operating income increased to $57.3 million from $37.1 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointQ3 non-GAAP net income was $42.9 million, with non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.26.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Q4 revenue expected at $215.0 million–$217.0 million.
6 minor points
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook raised to $217.9 million–$219.9 million.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Q4 adjusted EBITDA expected at $58.0 million–$60.0 million.
- Minor pointAverage annual revenue per direct customer reached $145,793, versus $133,484 in September 2025 and $142,997 in June 2026.
- Minor pointNet revenue retention was 106%, versus 107% in September 2025 and 105% in June 2026.
- Minor pointDirect customers increased to 4,968 in Q3 2026 from 4,856 in Q3 2025.
- Minor pointIndirect customers increased to 547 in Q3 2026 from 516 in Q3 2025.
Negative
- Moderate pointQ3 net loss was $46.6 million, versus net income of $4.0 million a year earlier.
- Moderate pointQ3 operating income declined to $0.3 million from $4.3 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointQ3 basic and diluted loss per share was $0.29, versus basic/diluted earnings of $0.03/$0.02 a year earlier.
News Explained
Vertex says it cannot reconcile its full-year Adjusted EBITDA outlook to GAAP net income without unreasonable effort because it cannot predict certain items that could significantly affect net income; it does not intend to update the outlook until its next quarterly results announcement.
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Nov. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERX) (“Vertex” or the “Company”), the Decision-to-Defense™ global indirect tax and compliance company, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2026.
“The third quarter was a strong quarter for Vertex and, more importantly, clear evidence that we are delivering on our commitments to investors,” said Christopher Young, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We have stabilized the core business, strengthened our financial profile, and built a more efficient operating model, while seeing encouraging improvement in key growth indicators.”
Mr. Young continued, “This progress gives us a stronger foundation from which to grow. We now have greater capacity to invest where we see opportunity, while maintaining the operating discipline that is driving sustainable profitability improvements and greater cash generation. Continued momentum in e-invoicing contributed to accelerating ARR and cloud revenue growth, while our investments in AI are improving how we operate today and creating new opportunities to extend the value we deliver to customers. Together, these initiatives give us increasing confidence in our ability to build on the growth momentum we saw this quarter.”
Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Total revenues of
$213.3 million , up11.0% year-over-year. - Software subscription revenues of
$181.7 million , up10.2% year-over-year. - Cloud revenues of
$110.8 million , up20.4% year-over-year. - Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) was
$724.3 million , up11.7% year-over-year. - Average Annual Revenue per direct customer (“AARPC”) was
$145,793 at September 30, 2026, compared to$133,484 at September 30, 2025, and$142,997 at June 30, 2026. - Net Revenue Retention (“NRR”) was
106% , compared to107% at September 30, 2025, and105% at June 30, 2026. - Gross Revenue Retention (“GRR”) was
95% , consistent with September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2026. - Income from operations of
$0.3 million , compared to$4.3 million for the same period in the prior year. - Non-GAAP operating income of
$57.3 million , compared to$37.1 million for the same period in the prior year. - Net income (loss) of
$(46.6) million , compared to$4.0 million for the same period in the prior year. - Net loss per basic and diluted Class A and Class B shares of
$0.29 , compared to net income per basic Class A and Class B shares of$0.03 and net income per diluted Class A and Class B shares of$0.02 for the same period in the prior year. - Non-GAAP net income of
$42.9 million and Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of$0.26 . - Adjusted EBITDA of
$64.8 million , compared to$43.5 million for the same period in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin of30.4% , compared to22.6% for the same period in the prior year.
Definitions of certain key business metrics and the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release and reconciliations of such measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included below under the headings “Definitions of Certain Key Business Metrics” and “Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Financial Outlook
For the fourth quarter of 2026, the Company currently expects:
- Revenues of
$215.0 million to$217.0 million ; and - Adjusted EBITDA of
$58.0 million to$60.0 million .
For the full-year 2026, the Company currently expects:
- Revenues of
$828.9 million to$830.9 million ; - Cloud revenue growth of
19% ; and - Adjusted EBITDA of
$217.9 million to$219.9 million .
“Our third quarter results reflect continued progress against the priorities we established earlier this year, with solid revenue growth and a strengthened financial profile,” said John Schwab, Chief Financial Officer of Vertex. “Based on our year-to-date performance, we are raising our full-year revenue and Adjusted EBITDA outlook, while continuing to invest selectively in the opportunities we believe can support durable growth over the long term.”
The Company is unable to reconcile forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, without unreasonable efforts because the Company is currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the type and extent of certain items that would be expected to impact net income (loss) for these periods but would not impact Adjusted EBITDA. Such items may include stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization of capitalized software costs and acquired intangible assets, severance expense, acquisition contingent consideration, changes in the fair value of acquisition contingent earn-outs, amortization of cloud computing implementation costs, acquisition-related retained employee compensation, transaction and other business transformation costs, and other items. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on the Company’s net income (loss). The foregoing forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations as of today’s date. Given the number of risk factors, uncertainties and assumptions discussed below, actual results may differ materially. The Company does not intend to update its financial outlook until its next quarterly results announcement.
Important disclosures in this earnings release about and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided below under “Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Vertex will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today, Wednesday, November 4, 2026, to discuss its third quarter 2026 financial results.
Those wishing to participate should register in advance for the live event at https://vertex-earnings-q3-2026.open-exchange.net/
A live webcast of the event will also be available at the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.vertexinc.com. An audio-only replay of the conference call will be available on the investor relations website for one year.
About Vertex
Vertex is the Decision-to-Defense™ global indirect tax and compliance company. Vertex helps enterprises bring control to indirect tax and compliance across the full transaction lifecycle — from tax determination and e-invoicing through reporting, filing, and audit defense — to make outcomes easier to prove and improve over time. Trusted by more than
For more information, visit www.vertexinc.com or follow us on X and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements made in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business plan and strategies, and our stock repurchase program. Forward-looking statements are based on Vertex management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, them. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: our ability to maintain and grow revenue from existing customers and new customers, and expand their usage of our solutions; our ability to maintain and expand our strategic relationships with third parties; our ability to adapt to technological change and successfully introduce new solutions or provide updates to existing solutions; risks related to failures in information technology or infrastructure; risks related to our reliance on government infrastructure to support our e-invoicing services; challenges in using and managing use of Artificial Intelligence in our business; incorrect or improper implementation, integration or use of our solutions; failure to attract and retain qualified technical and tax-content personnel; competitive pressures from other tax software and service providers and challenges of convincing businesses using native enterprise resource planning functions to switch to our software; our ability to accurately forecast our revenue and other future results of operations based on recent success; our ability to offer specific software deployment methods based on changes to customers’ and partners’ software systems; our ability to continue making significant investments in software development and equipment; our ability to sustain and expand revenues, maintain profitability, and to effectively manage our anticipated growth; our ability to successfully diversify our solutions by developing or introducing new solutions or acquiring and integrating additional businesses, products, services, or content; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and to realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; risks related to the fluctuations in our results of operations; risks related to our expanding international operations; our exposure to liability from errors, delays, fraud or system failures, which may not be covered by insurance; our ability to adapt to organizational changes and effectively implement strategic initiatives; risks related to our determinations of customers’ transaction tax and tax payments; risks related to changes in tax laws and regulations or their interpretation or enforcement; our ability to manage cybersecurity and data privacy risks; our involvement in material legal proceedings and audits; risks related to undetected errors, bugs or defects in our software; risks related to utilization of open-source software, business processes and information systems; our ability to effectively protect, maintain, and enhance our brand; changes in application, scope, interpretation or enforcement of laws and regulations; global economic weakness and uncertainties, including the economic uncertainty created by the changing legal, regulatory, or taxation landscape in the United States, and disruption in the capital and credit markets; business disruptions related to natural disasters, epidemic outbreaks, including a global endemic or pandemic, terrorist acts, political events, or other events outside of our control; our ability to comply with anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and similar laws; our ability to protect our intellectual property; changes in interest rates, security ratings and market perceptions of the industry in which we operate, or our ability to obtain capital on commercially reasonable terms or at all; our ability to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, or ability to remediate any material weakness in our internal controls; risks related to our Class A common stock and controlled company status; risks related to our stock repurchase program; risks related to our indebtedness and adherence to the covenants under our debt instruments; our expectations regarding the effects of the Capped Call Transactions (as defined in our Form 10-K) and regarding actions of the Option Counterparties (as defined in our Form 10-K) and/or their respective affiliates; risks associated with our Value Creation Plan; and the other factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (“Form 10-K”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 24, 2026, as may be subsequently updated by our other SEC filings. Copies of such filings may be obtained from the Company or the SEC.
All forward-looking statements reflect our beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
Definitions of Certain Key Business Metrics
Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”)
We derive the vast majority of our revenues from recurring software subscriptions. We believe ARR provides us with visibility to our projected software subscription revenues in order to evaluate the health of our business. Because we recognize subscription revenues ratably, we believe investors can use ARR to measure our expansion of existing customer revenues, new customer activity, and as an indicator of future software subscription revenues. ARR is based on monthly recurring revenues (“MRR”) from software subscriptions for the most recent month at period end, multiplied by twelve. MRR is calculated by dividing the software subscription price, inclusive of discounts, by the number of subscription covered months. MRR only includes direct customers with MRR at the end of the last month of the measurement period. AARPC represents average annual revenue per direct customer and is calculated by dividing ARR by the number of software subscription direct customers at the end of the respective period.
Net Revenue Retention (“NRR”)
We believe that our NRR provides insight into our ability to retain and grow revenues from our direct customers, as well as their potential long-term value to us. We also believe it demonstrates to investors our ability to expand existing customer revenues, which is one of our key growth strategies. Our NRR refers to the ARR expansion during the 12 months of a reporting period for all direct customers who were part of our customer base at the beginning of the reporting period. Our NRR calculation takes into account any revenues lost from departing direct customers or those who have downgraded or reduced usage, as well as any revenue expansion from migrations, new licenses for additional products or contractual and usage-based price changes.
Gross Revenue Retention (“GRR”)
We believe our GRR provides insight into and demonstrates to investors our ability to retain revenues from our existing direct customers. Our GRR refers to how much of our MRR we retain each month after reduction for the effects of revenues lost from departing direct customers or those who have downgraded or reduced usage. GRR does not take into account revenue expansion from migrations, new licenses for additional products or contractual and usage-based price changes. GRR does not include revenue reductions resulting from cancellations of customer subscriptions that are replaced by new subscriptions associated with customer migrations to a newer version of the related software solution.
Customer Count
The following table shows Vertex’s direct customers, as well as indirect small business customers sold and serviced through the Company’s one-to-many channel strategy.
| Customers | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 |
| Direct | 4,856 | 4,867 | 4,895 | 4,919 | 4,968 |
| Indirect | 516 | 515 | 530 | 540 | 547 |
| Total | 5,372 | 5,382 | 5,425 | 5,459 | 5,515 |
Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) and key business metrics described above, we have calculated non-GAAP cost of revenues, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP research and development expense, non-GAAP selling and marketing expense, non-GAAP general and administrative expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow and free cash flow margin, which are each non-GAAP financial measures. We have provided tabular reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, and to evaluate financial performance and liquidity. Our non-GAAP financial measures are presented as supplemental disclosure as we believe they provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results, prospects, and liquidity period-over-period without the impact of certain items that do not directly correlate to our operating performance and that may vary significantly from period to period for reasons unrelated to our operating performance, as well as comparing our financial results to those of other companies. Our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar metrics. Thus, our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or in isolation from, the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on February 24, 2026 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, to be filed with the SEC.
We calculate these non-GAAP financial measures as follows:
- Non-GAAP cost of revenues, software subscriptions is determined by adding back to GAAP cost of revenues, software subscriptions, the stock-based compensation expense, and depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets included in cost of subscription revenues for the respective periods.
- Non-GAAP cost of revenues, services is determined by adding back to GAAP cost of revenues, services, the stock-based compensation expense included in cost of revenues, services for the respective periods.
- Non-GAAP gross profit is determined by adding back to GAAP gross profit the stock-based compensation expense, and depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets included in cost of subscription revenues for the respective periods.
- Non-GAAP gross margin is determined by dividing non-GAAP gross profit by total revenues for the respective periods.
- Non-GAAP research and development expense is determined by adding back to GAAP research and development expense the stock-based compensation expense and transaction costs related to acquired technology included in research and development expense for the respective periods.
- Non-GAAP selling and marketing expense is determined by adding back to GAAP selling and marketing expense the stock-based compensation expense and the amortization of acquired intangible assets included in selling and marketing expense for the respective periods.
- Non-GAAP general and administrative expense is determined by adding back to GAAP general and administrative expense the stock-based compensation expense, amortization of cloud computing implementation costs, severance expense, acquisition-related retained employee compensation, and transaction and other business transformation costs included in general and administrative expense for the respective periods.
- Non-GAAP operating income is determined by adding back to GAAP loss or income from operations the stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets, amortization of cloud computing implementation costs, severance expense, acquisition contingent consideration, changes in the fair value of acquisition contingent earn-outs, acquisition-related retained employee compensation, and transaction and other business transformation costs included in GAAP loss or income from operations for the respective periods.
- Non-GAAP net income is determined by adding back to GAAP net income or loss income tax benefit or expense, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets, amortization of cloud computing implementation costs, severance expense, acquisition contingent consideration, changes in the fair value of acquisition contingent earn-outs, acquisition-related retained employee compensation, and transaction and other business transformation costs included in GAAP loss or income from operations for the respective periods, and to subtract interest income earned on our note receivable to determine non-GAAP income or loss before income taxes. Non-GAAP income or loss before income taxes is then adjusted for income taxes calculated using the respective statutory tax rates for applicable jurisdictions, which for purposes of this determination were assumed to be
25.5% . - Non-GAAP net income per diluted share of Class A and Class B common stock (“Non-GAAP diluted EPS”) is determined by dividing non-GAAP net income by the weighted average shares outstanding of all classes of common stock, inclusive of the impact of dilutive common stock equivalents to purchase such common stock, including stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and employee stock purchase plan shares. Additionally, the dilutive effect of shares issuable upon conversion of the convertible senior notes is included in the calculation of Non-GAAP diluted EPS by application of the if-converted method.
- Adjusted EBITDA is determined by adding back to GAAP net income or loss the net interest income or expense, income tax expense or benefit, depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation, amortization of cloud computing implementation costs, severance expense, acquisition contingent consideration, changes in the fair value of acquisition contingent earn-outs, acquisition-related retained employee compensation, and transaction and other business transformation costs included in GAAP net income or loss for the respective periods.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin is determined by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by total revenues for the respective periods.
- Free cash flow is determined by adjusting net cash provided by (used in) operating activities by purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software additions for the respective periods.
- Free cash flow margin is determined by dividing free cash flow by total revenues for the respective periods.
We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the related GAAP financial measures.
| Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 217,797 | $ | 314,009 | ||||
| Funds held for customers | 33,433 | 24,286 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of | 155,041 | 183,446 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 36,452 | 38,966 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 442,723 | 560,707 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 217,727 | 209,727 | ||||||
| Capitalized software, net of accumulated amortization | 34,157 | 35,480 | ||||||
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 400,594 | 396,006 | ||||||
| Deferred commissions | 31,158 | 31,907 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax asset | 2,264 | 85 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 7,830 | 9,678 | ||||||
| Long-term investment | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Other assets | 16,577 | 12,245 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,168,030 | $ | 1,270,835 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 28,766 | $ | 37,557 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 54,554 | 43,642 | ||||||
| Customer funds obligations | 31,045 | 21,802 | ||||||
| Accrued salaries and benefits | 26,940 | 23,992 | ||||||
| Accrued variable compensation | 39,025 | 34,593 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, current | 374,539 | 382,839 | ||||||
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 4,955 | 4,283 | ||||||
| Current portion of finance lease liabilities | 34 | 55 | ||||||
| Purchase commitment and contingent consideration liabilities, current | 33,600 | 25,900 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 593,458 | 574,663 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 4,642 | 5,209 | ||||||
| Debt, net of current portion | 339,170 | 337,477 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 5,749 | 8,903 | ||||||
| Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion | 30 | 54 | ||||||
| Purchase commitment and contingent consideration liabilities, net of current portion | 43,200 | 79,600 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 1,212 | 5,664 | ||||||
| Deferred other liabilities | 407 | 345 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 987,868 | 1,011,915 | ||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred shares, | — | — | ||||||
| Class A voting common stock, | 79 | 77 | ||||||
| Class B voting common stock, | 82 | 82 | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 5,924 and 504 shares, respectively | (83,757 | ) | (10,094 | ) | ||||
| Additional paid in capital | 362,532 | 316,327 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (86,204 | ) | (46,104 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (12,570 | ) | (1,368 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 180,162 | 258,920 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 1,168,030 | $ | 1,270,835 | ||||
| Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||
| Software subscriptions | $ | 181,677 | $ | 164,824 | $ | 523,576 | $ | 473,429 | |||||||
| Services | 31,598 | 27,288 | 90,315 | 80,304 | |||||||||||
| Total revenues | 213,275 | 192,112 | 613,891 | 553,733 | |||||||||||
| Cost of revenues: | |||||||||||||||
| Software subscriptions | 52,418 | 50,034 | 155,764 | 138,738 | |||||||||||
| Services | 20,648 | 20,762 | 61,749 | 59,485 | |||||||||||
| Total cost of revenues | 73,066 | 70,796 | 217,513 | 198,223 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 140,209 | 121,316 | 396,378 | 355,510 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 24,680 | 19,929 | 74,035 | 61,397 | |||||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 49,651 | 47,385 | 154,185 | 143,994 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 51,668 | 44,609 | 157,149 | 133,029 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 7,479 | 6,372 | 20,641 | 18,439 | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of acquisition contingent earn-outs | 2,800 | (4,000 | ) | (3,038 | ) | (16,400 | ) | ||||||||
| Other operating expense, net | 3,617 | 2,701 | 8,141 | 10,109 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 139,895 | 116,996 | 411,113 | 350,568 | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | 314 | 4,320 | (14,735 | ) | 4,942 | ||||||||||
| Interest income, net | (342 | ) | (1,245 | ) | (1,643 | ) | (4,012 | ) | |||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 656 | 5,565 | (13,092 | ) | 8,954 | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 47,289 | 1,520 | 27,008 | (5,260 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (46,633 | ) | 4,045 | (40,100 | ) | 14,214 | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive (income) loss: | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax | 2,015 | (286 | ) | 11,202 | (45,125 | ) | |||||||||
| Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax | — | — | — | 9 | |||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax | 2,015 | (286 | ) | 11,202 | (45,116 | ) | |||||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) | $ | (48,648 | ) | $ | 4,331 | $ | (51,302 | ) | $ | 59,330 | |||||
| Net income (loss) per share of Class A and Class B, basic | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 0.03 | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | 0.09 | |||||
| Net income (loss) per share of Class A and Class B, diluted | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | 0.09 | |||||
| Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | |||||||||
| Nine months ended | |||||||||
| September 30, | |||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | |||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (40,100 | ) | $ | 14,214 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 87,317 | 70,797 | |||||||
| Amortization of cloud computing implementation costs | 3,814 | 2,895 | |||||||
| Provision for subscription cancellations and non-renewals | (3,014 | ) | (498 | ) | |||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,041 | 2,041 | |||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities | (3,038 | ) | (16,200 | ) | |||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 47,651 | 46,249 | |||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (8,062 | ) | (3,029 | ) | |||||
| Non-cash operating lease costs | 2,754 | 2,440 | |||||||
| Other | (235 | ) | (60 | ) | |||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of business acquisition(s): | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 33,395 | 35,819 | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (1,373 | ) | (14,489 | ) | |||||
| Deferred commissions | 749 | (1,332 | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable | (8,824 | ) | (963 | ) | |||||
| Accrued expenses | 11,481 | 4,362 | |||||||
| Accrued and deferred compensation | 6,494 | (10,910 | ) | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | (9,977 | ) | (6,784 | ) | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (3,348 | ) | (3,191 | ) | |||||
| Payments for purchase commitment and contingent consideration liabilities in excess of initial fair value | — | (200 | ) | ||||||
| Other | 4,440 | 2,114 | |||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 122,165 | 123,275 | |||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||
| Acquisition of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired | (22,070 | ) | — | ||||||
| Long-term investment | — | (15,000 | ) | ||||||
| Property and equipment additions | (70,607 | ) | (69,342 | ) | |||||
| Capitalized software additions | (15,969 | ) | (16,444 | ) | |||||
| Issuance of Note Receivable | (10,000 | ) | — | ||||||
| Purchase of investment securities, available-for-sale | — | (2,398 | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities, available-for-sale | — | 11,607 | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (118,646 | ) | (91,577 | ) | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in customer funds obligations | 9,244 | (4,502 | ) | ||||||
| Repurchases of shares | (73,662 | ) | — | ||||||
| Proceeds from purchases of stock under ESPP | 1,807 | 1,782 | |||||||
| Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of stock-based awards | (8,264 | ) | (27,178 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 442 | 7,706 | |||||||
| Payments for acquisition contingent cash earn-out | (19,600 | ) | — | ||||||
| Payments of finance lease liabilities | (48 | ) | (50 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (90,081 | ) | (22,242 | ) | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (503 | ) | 3,271 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (87,065 | ) | 12,727 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 338,295 | 326,066 | |||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 251,230 | $ | 338,793 | |||||
| Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, end of period: | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 217,797 | $ | 313,506 | |||||
| Restricted cash—funds held for customers | 33,433 | 25,287 | |||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 251,230 | $ | 338,793 | |||||
| Summary of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Non-GAAP cost of revenues, software subscriptions | $ | 28,060 | $ | 30,673 | $ | 86,610 | $ | 83,392 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP cost of revenues, services | $ | 19,690 | $ | 19,421 | $ | 58,186 | $ | 55,424 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP gross profit | $ | 165,525 | $ | 142,018 | $ | 469,095 | $ | 414,917 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP gross margin | 77.6 | % | 73.9 | % | 76.4 | % | 74.9 | % | ||||||
| Non-GAAP research and development expense | $ | 21,995 | $ | 16,766 | $ | 65,044 | $ | 51,370 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP selling and marketing expense | $ | 44,140 | $ | 43,406 | $ | 137,987 | $ | 129,872 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP general and administrative expense | $ | 34,541 | $ | 38,437 | $ | 106,172 | $ | 113,110 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP operating income | $ | 57,292 | $ | 37,121 | $ | 139,208 | $ | 100,642 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 42,893 | $ | 28,582 | $ | 104,890 | $ | 77,967 | ||||||
| Non-GAAP diluted EPS | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.47 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 64,771 | $ | 43,493 | $ | 159,849 | $ | 119,081 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 30.4 | % | 22.6 | % | 26.0 | % | 21.5 | % | ||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 25,197 | $ | 30,152 | $ | 35,589 | $ | 37,489 | ||||||
| Free cash flow margin | 11.8 | % | 15.7 | % | 5.8 | % | 6.8 | % | ||||||
| Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues, Software Subscriptions: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues, software subscriptions | $ | 52,418 | $ | 50,034 | $ | 155,764 | $ | 138,738 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | (1,214 | ) | (1,218 | ) | (4,042 | ) | (4,678 | ) | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues | (23,144 | ) | (18,143 | ) | (65,112 | ) | (50,668 | ) | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP cost of revenues, software subscriptions | $ | 28,060 | $ | 30,673 | $ | 86,610 | $ | 83,392 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues, Services: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues, services | $ | 20,648 | $ | 20,762 | $ | 61,749 | $ | 59,485 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | (958 | ) | (1,341 | ) | (3,563 | ) | (4,061 | ) | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP cost of revenues, services | $ | 19,690 | $ | 19,421 | $ | 58,186 | $ | 55,424 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP Gross Profit: | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 140,209 | $ | 121,316 | $ | 396,378 | $ | 355,510 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 2,172 | 2,559 | 7,605 | 8,739 | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues | 23,144 | 18,143 | 65,112 | 50,668 | |||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross profit | $ | 165,525 | $ | 142,018 | $ | 469,095 | $ | 414,917 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP Gross Margin: | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | $ | 213,275 | $ | 192,112 | $ | 613,891 | $ | 553,733 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross margin | 77.6 | % | 73.9 | % | 76.4 | % | 74.9 | % | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense: | |||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expense | $ | 24,680 | $ | 19,929 | $ | 74,035 | $ | 61,397 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | (2,685 | ) | (3,163 | ) | (8,991 | ) | (10,027 | ) | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP research and development expense | $ | 21,995 | $ | 16,766 | $ | 65,044 | $ | 51,370 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP Selling and Marketing Expense: | |||||||||||||||||
| Selling and marketing expense | $ | 49,651 | $ | 47,385 | $ | 154,185 | $ | 143,994 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | (4,994 | ) | (3,391 | ) | (14,634 | ) | (12,432 | ) | |||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets – selling and marketing expense | (517 | ) | (588 | ) | (1,564 | ) | (1,690 | ) | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP selling and marketing expense | $ | 44,140 | $ | 43,406 | $ | 137,987 | $ | 129,872 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense: | |||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | $ | 51,668 | $ | 44,609 | $ | 157,149 | $ | 133,029 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | (5,530 | ) | (4,102 | ) | (16,421 | ) | (15,051 | ) | |||||||||
| Severance expense (1) | (3,378 | ) | (1,199 | ) | (13,475 | ) | (1,973 | ) | |||||||||
| Acquisition-related retained employee compensation (2) | (1,250 | ) | — | (2,917 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| Transaction and other business transformation costs (3) | (5,550 | ) | — | (14,350 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| Amortization of cloud computing implementation costs – general and administrative expense | (1,419 | ) | (871 | ) | (3,814 | ) | (2,895 | ) | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP general and administrative expense | $ | 34,541 | $ | 38,437 | $ | 106,172 | $ | 113,110 | |||||||||
| Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP Operating Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | $ | 314 | $ | 4,320 | $ | (14,735 | ) | $ | 4,942 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 15,381 | 13,215 | 47,651 | 46,249 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues | 23,144 | 18,143 | 65,112 | 50,668 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets – selling and marketing expense | 517 | 588 | 1,564 | 1,690 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of cloud computing implementation costs – general and administrative expense | 1,419 | 871 | 3,814 | 2,895 | |||||||||||
| Severance expense (1) | 3,378 | 1,199 | 13,475 | 1,973 | |||||||||||
| Acquisition contingent consideration | — | — | — | 200 | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of acquisition contingent earn-outs | 2,800 | (4,000 | ) | (3,038 | ) | (16,400 | ) | ||||||||
| Acquisition-related retained employee compensation (2) | 1,250 | — | 2,917 | — | |||||||||||
| Transaction and other business transformation costs (3) | 9,089 | 2,785 | 22,448 | 8,425 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating income | $ | 57,292 | $ | 37,121 | $ | 139,208 | $ | 100,642 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Net Income: | |||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (46,633 | ) | $ | 4,045 | $ | (40,100 | ) | $ | 14,214 | |||||
| Note receivable interest | (59 | ) | — | (59 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 47,289 | 1,520 | 27,008 | (5,260 | ) | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 15,381 | 13,215 | 47,651 | 46,249 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues | 23,144 | 18,143 | 65,112 | 50,668 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets – selling and marketing expense | 517 | 588 | 1,564 | 1,690 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of cloud computing implementation costs – general and administrative expense | 1,419 | 871 | 3,814 | 2,895 | |||||||||||
| Severance expense (1) | 3,378 | 1,199 | 13,475 | 1,973 | |||||||||||
| Acquisition contingent consideration | — | — | — | 200 | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of acquisition contingent earn-outs | 2,800 | (4,000 | ) | (3,038 | ) | (16,400 | ) | ||||||||
| Acquisition-related retained employee compensation (2) | 1,250 | — | 2,917 | — | |||||||||||
| Transaction and other business transformation costs (3) | 9,089 | 2,785 | 22,448 | 8,425 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP income before income taxes | 57,575 | 38,366 | 140,792 | 104,654 | |||||||||||
| Income tax adjustment at statutory rate (4) | (14,682 | ) | (9,784 | ) | (35,902 | ) | (26,687 | ) | |||||||
| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 42,893 | $ | 28,582 | $ | 104,890 | $ | 77,967 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Diluted EPS: | |||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 42,893 | $ | 28,582 | $ | 104,890 | $ | 77,967 | |||||||
| Interest expense (net of tax), convertible senior notes (5) | 903 | 903 | 2,709 | 2,709 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income used in dilutive per share computation | $ | 43,796 | $ | 29,485 | $ | 107,599 | $ | 80,676 | |||||||
| Weighted average Class A and B common stock, diluted | 162,092 | 162,171 | 161,589 | 162,494 | |||||||||||
| Dilutive effect of convertible senior notes (5) | 9,498 | 9,498 | 9,498 | 9,498 | |||||||||||
| Total average Class A and B shares used in dilutive per share computation | 171,590 | 171,669 | 171,087 | 171,992 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP diluted EPS | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 0.47 | |||||||
| (1) The three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 periods include | |||||||||||||||
| (2) The acquisition-related compensation expenses recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 are related to the additional cash consideration payments of | |||||||||||||||
| (3) The three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 periods include | |||||||||||||||
| (4) Non-GAAP income before income taxes is adjusted for income taxes using the respective statutory tax rates for applicable jurisdictions, which for purposes of this determination were assumed to be | |||||||||||||||
| (5) We use the if-converted method to compute diluted earnings per share with respect to our convertible senior notes. Interest expense and additional dilutive shares related to the notes are added back to the calculation when their impact is dilutive. In periods when the impact is anti-dilutive, there is no add-back of interest expense or additional dilutive shares related to the notes. | |||||||||||||||
| Vertex, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA: | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (46,633 | ) | $ | 4,045 | $ | (40,100 | ) | $ | 14,214 | |||||||
| Interest income, net | (342 | ) | (1,245 | ) | (1,643 | ) | (4,012 | ) | |||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 47,289 | 1,520 | 27,008 | (5,260 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization – property and equipment | 7,479 | 6,372 | 20,641 | 18,439 | |||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets – cost of subscription revenues | 23,144 | 18,143 | 65,112 | 50,668 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets – selling and marketing expense | 517 | 588 | 1,564 | 1,690 | |||||||||||||
| Amortization of cloud computing implementation costs – general and administrative expense | 1,419 | 871 | 3,814 | 2,895 | |||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 15,381 | 13,215 | 47,651 | 46,249 | |||||||||||||
| Severance expense (1) | 3,378 | 1,199 | 13,475 | 1,973 | |||||||||||||
| Acquisition contingent consideration | — | — | — | 200 | |||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of acquisition contingent earn-outs | 2,800 | (4,000 | ) | (3,038 | ) | (16,400 | ) | ||||||||||
| Acquisition-related retained employee compensation (2) | 1,250 | — | 2,917 | — | |||||||||||||
| Transaction and other business transformation costs (3) | 9,089 | 2,785 | 22,448 | 8,425 | |||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 64,771 | $ | 43,493 | $ | 159,849 | $ | 119,081 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin: | |||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 213,275 | $ | 192,112 | $ | 613,891 | $ | 553,733 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 30.4 | % | 22.6 | % | 26.0 | % | 21.5 | % | |||||||||
| (1) The three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 periods include | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) The acquisition-related compensation expenses recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 are related to the Additional Cash Consideration obligation associated with the acquisition of Brinta. | |||||||||||||||||
| (3) The three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 periods include | |||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Free Cash Flow: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 53,294 | $ | 62,467 | $ | 122,165 | $ | 123,275 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment additions | (22,776 | ) | (26,436 | ) | (70,607 | ) | (69,342 | ) | |||||||||
| Capitalized software additions | (5,321 | ) | (5,879 | ) | (15,969 | ) | (16,444 | ) | |||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 25,197 | $ | 30,152 | $ | 35,589 | $ | 37,489 | |||||||||
| Free Cash Flow Margin: | |||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 213,275 | $ | 192,112 | $ | 613,891 | $ | 553,733 | |||||||||
| Free cash flow margin | 11.8 | % | 15.7 | % | 5.8 | % | 6.8 | % | |||||||||
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FAQ
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What were Vertex's Q3 2026 revenue and net earnings?
Vertex reported $213.3 million in revenue, up 11.0% year over year, and a $46.6 million net loss. The loss compared with net income of $4.0 million in the same quarter a year earlier.
What is Vertex's updated full-year 2026 outlook?
Vertex expects revenue of $828.9 million to $830.9 million and adjusted EBITDA of $217.9 million to $219.9 million for 2026, raising both outlooks. The company also expects full-year cloud revenue growth of 19%.
How does Vertex calculate annual recurring revenue?
Vertex calculates annual recurring revenue by multiplying monthly recurring software subscription revenue for the most recent month at period end by twelve. Monthly recurring revenue divides the subscription price, including discounts, by the covered months and includes only direct customers with monthly recurring revenue at the end of the measurement period.