Wise Group plc reports Q1 FY27 Results
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Wise Group (Nasdaq: WSE; LSE: WISE) reported strong Q1 FY27 results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Active customers rose 21% year over year to 11.9 million, while quarterly cross-border volume grew 26% to $69.3 billion (24% on a constant-currency basis). Customer holdings increased 31% to $41.2 billion, reflecting broader use of Wise accounts.
Transaction revenue grew 27% YoY to $540.9 million and net revenue increased 25% to $714.0 million. The cross-border take rate declined 2 basis points to 0.50%, and 77% of transfers were delivered instantly, up 7 percentage points. Wise reiterated FY27 guidance for net revenue growth around the mid-point of its 15–20% medium-term target range on a constant-currency basis and expects income before tax margin around the top of the 20–25% range.
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Positive
- Net revenue up 25% YoY to $714.0 million in Q1 FY27
- Transaction revenue rose 27% YoY to $540.9 million
- Active customers increased 21% YoY to 11.9 million
- Cross-border volume grew 26% YoY to $69.3 billion
- Customer holdings up 31% YoY to $41.2 billion
- Instant transfers reached 77% of transactions, +7 percentage points YoY
- FY27 guidance reiterated: net revenue growth mid 15–20% range (constant currency)
- FY27 income before tax margin guided around top of 20–25% range
Negative
- Cross-border take rate declined 2 bps YoY to 0.50%
Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | FY26 earnings report | Positive | +10.2% | Reported strong FY26 growth and introduced FY27 guidance with solid margins. |
| Jun 15 | Results scheduling update | Neutral | +0.6% | Announced timing for FY26 results and Q1 FY27 trading update webcasts. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent fundamental updates, including FY26 results and guidance, have aligned with positive or mildly positive share-price reactions.
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NEW YORK, July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wise Group plc (Nasdaq: WSE; LSE: WISE), the global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world's money, today announces its Q1 FY27 results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
| Q1 FY27 | Q1 FY26 | YoY Movement | |
| Active customers (millions) | 11,863 | 9,797 | |
| Cross-border volume ($ billion) | 69.3 | 55.0 | |
| Customer holdings ($ billion) | 41.2 | 31.5 | |
| Net revenue ($ million) | 714.0 | 573.3 | |
| Cross-border take rate (%) | -2 bps | ||
| Instant transfers (%) | +7 pps | ||
Q1 FY27 highlights
- Quarterly cross-border volume grew
26% YoY to$69.3 billion (24% growth YoY on a constant currency basis*) with active customers up21% YoY to 11.9 million - Customer holdings increased
31% YoY to$41.2 billion as more customers use and trust Wise for more of their daily financial lives - Cross-border take rate reduced 2bps YoY to 50bps, as we created capacity within the business to proactively invest part of our operating leverage to further strengthen our competitive advantage of lower prices for customers
- Transaction revenue increased
27% YoY to$540.9 million and net revenue increased25% YoY to$714.0 million - Re-iterating our FY27 guidance:
- Net revenue growth around the middle of our 15
-20% medium-term target range on a constant currency basis, assuming no material change in interest paid to customers, and no material changes in central bank rates. - Income before tax margin around the top of the 20
-25% range.
- Net revenue growth around the middle of our 15
Kristo Käärmann, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, commented:
“This quarter almost 12 million people and businesses used Wise to move
“We recently expanded our product offering in Latin America, so that customers in Chile can now send money cheap and fast across borders and top up their multi-currency accounts with local, instant pay-ins.
“We continue building ‘the’ network for the world’s money.”
Earnings call information
Wise will host an earnings call today, July 16, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company’s performance and expectations. Listeners may access the live call via webcast at http://owners.wise.com, where they can also find Wise’s earnings press release and slide presentation. Following the call, the webcast will be made available at the same website for at least 30 days.
Enquiries
Martin Adams - Investor Relations
owners@wise.com
Sana Rahman - Communications
press@wise.com
Brunswick Group
Charles Pretzlik / Emily Murphy
Wise@brunswickgroup.com
+44 (0) 20 7404 5959
About Wise
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money.
With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40+ currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too, an entirely new network for the world's money.
In fiscal year 2026, Wise supported around 19 million people and businesses, processing over
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Historical quarterly financials
| Quarterly | Q1 FY2025 | Q2 FY2025 | Q3 FY2025 | Q4 FY2025 | Q1 FY2026 | Q2 FY2026 | Q3 FY2026 | Q4 FY2026 | Q1 FY2027 | QoQ Movement | Q YoY Movement |
| Active Customers (thousand)¹ | 8,374 | 8,892 | 9,047 | 9,290 | 9,797 | 10,440 | 10,896 | 11,290 | 11,863 | ||
| Personal (thousand) | 7,962 | 8,469 | 8,612 | 8,838 | 9,321 | 9,936 | 10,354 | 10,718 | 11,256 | ||
| Business (thousand) | 412 | 423 | 435 | 452 | 475 | 504 | 542 | 572 | 608 | ||
| Cross-border volume ($ billion)² | 41.9 | 45.7 | 48.4 | 49.2 | 55.0 | 59.0 | 63.1 | 66.5 | 69.3 | ||
| Personal ($ billion) | 30.9 | 33.9 | 35.1 | 35.7 | 39.7 | 42.1 | 44.2 | 47.0 | 48.0 | ||
| Business ($ billion) | 10.9 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 21.3 | ||
| Customer balances ($ billion)³ | 17.8 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 22.0 | 24.9 | 26.4 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 31.0 | ||
| Personal ($ billion) | 10.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 19.5 | ||
| Business ($ billion) | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 | ||
| Assets under custody ($ billion)⁴ | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.2 | ||
| Customer holdings ($ billion)⁵ | 22.1 | 24.7 | 25.7 | 27.8 | 31.5 | 33.9 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 41.2 | ||
Note: Unaudited numbers
*We present cross-border volume on a constant currency basis to facilitate comparison of underlying growth trends without the effects of exchange rate fluctuations. To calculate cross-border volume on a constant currency basis, we translate volume for the current period using the average monthly exchange rates from the comparable prior period for operations with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Differences between ‘total’ rows and the sum of the constituent components of personal and business are due to rounding.
¹ Total number of unique customers who have completed at least one cross-border transaction in the given period.
² Cross-border volume only.
³ Customer balances do not include Assets under custody, which are not recognized on Wise’s balance sheet.
⁴ Assets under custody represent customer deposits held via Wise Assets.
⁵ Customer holdings is the sum of customer balances held directly and those held via Wise Assets (which are not recognized on Wise’s balance sheet).
Historical quarterly financials
| Quarterly | Q1 FY2025 | Q2 FY2025 | Q3 FY2025 | Q4 FY2025 | Q1 FY2026 | Q2 FY2026 | Q3 FY2026 | Q4 FY2026 | Q1 FY2027 | QoQ Movement | Q YoY Movement |
| Cross-border revenue ($ million) | 266.4 | 270.2 | 272.6 | 262.5 | 286.8 | 305.0 | 326.5 | 338.7 | 349.8 | ||
| Card and other revenue ($ million) | 101.1 | 120.9 | 125.4 | 127.2 | 138.0 | 153.4 | 169.7 | 175.5 | 191.1 | ||
| Interest income on customer balances ($ million) | 187.3 | 198.1 | 190.6 | 182.3 | 196.5 | 202.5 | 204.5 | 202.6 | 225.4 | ||
| Interest expense on customer liabilities ($ million) | (52.1) | (56.6) | (49.0) | (48.0) | (48.0) | (50.4) | (49.5) | (49.0) | (52.3) | ||
| Net revenue ($ million) | 502.7 | 532.6 | 539.6 | 524.0 | 573.3 | 610.5 | 651.2 | 667.8 | 714.0 | ||
| Cross-border take rate (%) | -1.0 bps | -2.0 bps | |||||||||
| Personal (%) | +0.0 bps | -1.0 bps | |||||||||
| Business (%) | +0.0 bps | +0.0 bps | |||||||||
Note: Unaudited numbers
Differences between ‘total’ rows and the sum of the constituent components of personal and business are due to rounding.
