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Waystar Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: WAY) is a healthcare payment software company whose news flow centers on technology innovation, financial performance, and capital markets activity. As a provider of mission-critical, cloud-native software for healthcare payments, Waystar regularly issues updates about its AI capabilities, platform enhancements, and the impact of its solutions on revenue cycle operations for providers.
Readers of this news page can expect coverage of announcements related to Waystar AltitudeAI™, agentic intelligence, and the company’s broader vision for an autonomous revenue cycle. Recent communications have highlighted how Waystar’s AI-powered platform is used to prevent claim denials, accelerate denial appeals, improve reimbursement recovery, and reduce administrative workload across clinical documentation and billing workflows.
Waystar also reports quarterly and annual financial results, which are typically accompanied by earnings press releases and Form 8-K filings. These updates may include discussions of revenue trends, margins, key operating metrics, and guidance, as well as commentary from management on business performance. In addition, the company announces participation in investor conferences and presentations at major healthcare and technology events, reflecting its engagement with the investment community.
Corporate development and strategic transactions are another important theme in Waystar’s news. The company has announced the acquisition and integration of Iodine Software, describing how the combination of large clinical and financial datasets enhances its AI platform and expands its total addressable market. Index-related news, such as Waystar’s inclusion in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, also appears in its releases.
For investors, analysts, and healthcare professionals, this news page provides a centralized view of Waystar’s product innovations, AI initiatives, financial disclosures, capital structure developments, and strategic milestones. Regular visits can help readers follow how the company’s software platform and data assets are evolving within the U.S. healthcare payment landscape.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) has appointed Alpana Wegner as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 1, 2026, to support the company’s healthcare payment software growth strategy and platform expansion. Wegner brings over 25 years of finance and operational leadership, including CFO roles at several publicly traded technology companies.
She succeeds Steve Oreskovich, Waystar’s CFO for the past eight years, who is transitioning from the role for personal reasons and will remain as an advisor through June 15, 2027 to support a smooth handover. Wegner’s background includes CFO positions at Integral Ad Science, Secureworks and Benefitfocus, and senior finance roles at Blackbaud.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $319.7 million, up 18% year-over-year, with net income of $40.9 million (GAAP diluted EPS $0.21) and a net income margin of 13%. Non-GAAP net income was $83.3 million (non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.43). Adjusted EBITDA reached $136.7 million, delivering an adjusted EBITDA margin of 43%. Cash flow from operations was $59.4 million, and unlevered free cash flow was $63.9 million.
Key metrics included 1,453 clients generating over $100,000 in trailing-12-month revenue (up 15% year-over-year) and a net revenue retention rate of 108%. Subscription revenue grew 34% to $176.3 million, while volume-based revenue grew 3% to $142.1 million. Provider revenue increased 23% to $231.8 million, and patient revenue rose 7% to $87.9 million. For full-year 2026, Waystar raised guidance to total revenue of $1.276–$1.294 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $535–$545 million, non-GAAP net income of $322–$340 million, and diluted non-GAAP EPS of $1.61–$1.70.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) reported that it received an overall “A” satisfaction score among revenue cycle management (RCM) platform vendors in KLAS Research’s inaugural Revenue Cycle Management Suites 2026 report, focused on “deep adopters” using at least three RCM solutions from one vendor.
According to Waystar, KLAS found its clients were the most likely to report lower cost-to-collect and improved collections performance, with 76%–100% of interviewed clients citing these outcomes. Respondents also pointed to vendor consolidation, stronger partnerships, workflow efficiency and faster cash collections as key benefits of integrated RCM suites, with Waystar scoring above market average for strategic partnership and continual suite improvement.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) announced it will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, after market close on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Management will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with a live audio webcast and archived replay available on the company’s investor relations website.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) will host an Investor Day on August 25, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT, alongside the Waystar True North client conference.
Leadership will discuss strategy, market position, AI-powered platform innovation, financial profile, and growth areas. Registration is required by July 31, 2026, with webcast and replay on the investor relations site.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) released its 2026 State of the Mid‑Revenue Cycle report, highlighting strong demand for a single AI platform linking mid-cycle to final claim. A survey of 50 leaders found 86% lack true integration, 82% struggle with changing payer policies, and 56% are dissatisfied with denial prediction.
Waystar’s client data analysis shows integrated workflows can deliver $2.17 million in incremental reimbursement and up to $3 million in additional revenue per 10,000 cases, improve PSI‑90 quality scores by 8.4 points, cut medical-necessity denials below 2%, and lift observation-to-inpatient conversions by 13%.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) announced that CEO Matt Hawkins will speak at the 46th Annual William Blair Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 10:40 a.m. CT.
A live webcast and post-event recording will be available on Waystar’s investor relations website.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) announced that its Board authorized a share repurchase plan of up to $200 million of common stock. Repurchases may occur over time via open market or other methods, subject to SEC rules. The program is discretionary and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Leadership links the authorization to confidence in long-term growth, recurring free cash flow, and a capital allocation framework that balances investment, balance sheet strength, and returning excess capital.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) was named to the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list and won the TIME Impact in AI award on May 5, 2026.
The company highlighted Waystar AltitudeAI™, which it says prevented $15.5 billion in claims that would have been denied and cut time on denial appeals and recovery by 90%. Waystar noted new agentic AI capabilities and an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud to accelerate an autonomous revenue cycle vision.
Waystar (Nasdaq: WAY) reported Q1 2026 results with revenue $313.9M (up 22% YoY), GAAP net income of $43.3M (margin 14%), and non-GAAP net income of $81.2M. Adjusted EBITDA was $135.4M with a 43% margin. Subscription revenue reached $172.2M (+38% YoY); net revenue retention was 111%. Full-year 2026 guidance: revenue $1.274–1.294B, adjusted EBITDA $530–540M, and non-GAAP net income $317–335M.