Consensus Cloud Q3 revenue rises 4% to $91M
Corporate revenue increased 9% in both the quarter and year-to-date period, while SoHo revenue declined.
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10-Q
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (CCSI) reported third-quarter revenue of $91.0 million, up 4% year over year, and net income of $22.0 million versus $22.1 million. For the first nine months, revenue was $270.8 million, up 3%, while net income rose to $74.0 million from $64.0 million. Corporate revenue increased 9% in each period, partly offset by SoHo declines of 6% in the quarter and 7% year to date. Nine-month other income included a $5.3 million unrealized investment gain.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $124.7 million for the nine months; cash and debt principal were $106.7 million and $551.6 million, respectively, at September 30, 2026. A September 30, 2026 credit agreement provides a $225.0 million revolving facility and a $300.0 million delayed-draw facility; the company expects to use delayed-draw proceeds exclusively to retire the 2028 Senior Notes on or about October 15, 2027, when redeemable at 100% of principal plus accrued interest. On November 5, 2026, the board authorized up to $348.2 million of debt retirements. Year-to-date stock repurchases were $47.7 million, inclusive of excise tax; authorization was increased to $200.0 million in August.
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Filing Explained
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Key Figures
Revenue: $91.0 million
Net income: $74.0 million
Net cash provided by operating activities: $124.7 million
+5 more
8 metrics
Revenue
$91.0 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026; $87.8 million in 2025
Net income
$74.0 million
Nine months ended September 30, 2026; $64.0 million in 2025
Net cash provided by operating activities
$124.7 million
Nine months ended September 30, 2026; $120.9 million in 2025
Cash and cash equivalents
$106.7 million
As of September 30, 2026
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness
$551.6 million
As of September 30, 2026
Unused borrowing capacity
$321.6 million
2026 Credit Facility, as of September 30, 2026
Common stock repurchases
$47.7 million
Nine months ended September 30, 2026; inclusive of excise tax
Debt repurchase program authorization
Up to $348.2 million aggregate principal
Approved November 5, 2026, to retire the remaining 2028 Senior Notes
Key Terms
Delayed-draw term loan facility, Secured Overnight Financing Rate, Average Revenue per Customer Account, Monthly churn, +1 more
5 terms
Delayed-draw term loan facility financial
"senior secured delayed-draw term loan facility of $300.0 million"
A delayed-draw term loan facility is a committed loan arrangement where lenders agree in advance to make a fixed amount of cash available for the borrower to draw down at one or more specified future dates, typically after certain conditions are met. It matters to investors because tapping that reserved funding increases a company's debt, interest costs and liquidity buffers—similar to activating a reserved emergency account for a big purchase—which can affect leverage, creditworthiness and the stock’s risk profile.
Secured Overnight Financing Rate financial
"Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus an applicable margin"
A secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) is a daily benchmark interest rate that reflects the cost of borrowing cash overnight using U.S. Treasury securities as collateral. Think of it as the market price to “rent” cash for a day with a very safe pledge, similar to paying a short-term rental fee for money backed by government bonds. Investors track SOFR because it underpins pricing for loans, bonds and derivatives, so movements change borrowing costs, interest income and the valuation of interest-rate–linked positions.
Average Revenue per Customer Account financial
"Average Revenue per Customer Account (ARPA)"
Monthly churn financial
"Monthly churn represents paid monthly Corporate and SoHo customer accounts"
Measurement alternative financial
"accounted for using the measurement alternative"
FAQ
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What were CCSI's third-quarter 2026 revenue and net income?
Revenue was $91.0 million and net income was $22.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026. Revenue increased 4% from $87.8 million in 2025, while net income was $22.1 million in that quarter.
What was CCSI's unused borrowing capacity under its 2026 credit agreement?
Consensus had $321.6 million of unused capacity under the 2026 Credit Facility as of September 30, 2026, consisting of $21.6 million under the revolving facility and $300.0 million under the delayed-draw facility. Until the 2028 Senior Notes are repaid, delayed-draw proceeds may be used only to repay those notes.
What are the terms of CCSI's 2026 debt repurchase program?
The board approved the program on November 5, 2026, authorizing up to $348.2 million in aggregate principal to retire the remaining 2028 Senior Notes. It expires November 5, 2027, and permits redemptions, open-market purchases, tender offers, privately negotiated purchases or other retirements.
How many shares did CCSI repurchase in the first nine months of 2026?
Consensus repurchased 1,452,068 shares under its common stock repurchase program for an aggregate cost of $47.7 million, inclusive of $0.4 million excise tax, in the nine months ended September 30, 2026. In the comparable 2025 period, it repurchased 668,996 shares for $15.2 million, inclusive of $0.1 million excise tax.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-40750
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices)
(323 ) 860-9200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | ☒ | |||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||||
| Emerging growth company | |||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☐ No ☒
As of November 2, 2026, there were approximately 17,807,355 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I. | Financial Information | ||||||||||
Item 1. | Financial Statements | ||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) | 3 | ||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) | 4 | ||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) | 5 | ||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) | 6 | ||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) (unaudited) | 8 | ||||||||||
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | 9 | ||||||||||
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 24 | |||||||||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 32 | |||||||||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 33 | |||||||||
Part II. | Other Information | ||||||||||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 34 | |||||||||
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 34 | |||||||||
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 34 | |||||||||
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 35 | |||||||||
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 35 | |||||||||
Item 5. | Other Information | 35 | |||||||||
Item 6. | Exhibits | 36 | |||||||||
Signatures | 37 | ||||||||||
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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements.
CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands except share and per share data)
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $ | ||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||||||||
| Intangibles, net | ||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes payable, current | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue, current | ||||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | ||||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | ||||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue, noncurrent | ||||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | ||||||||||||||
| Liability for uncertain tax positions | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | ||||||||||||||
Common stock, $ | ||||||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | ||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited, in thousands except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Research, development and engineering (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per common share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Includes share-based compensation expense as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research, development and engineering | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited, in thousands)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Amortization of financing costs and discounts | |||||||||||
| Non-cash operating lease costs | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | |||||||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes, net | |||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on investments | ( | ||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Decrease (increase) in: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Other assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | |||||||||||
| Income taxes payable | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Liability for uncertain tax positions | |||||||||||
| Other liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash received | ( | ||||||||||
| Purchase of investments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from line of credit | |||||||||||
| Repayment of line of credit | ( | ||||||||||
Repayment of term loan | ( | ||||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan | |||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement | ( | ( | |||||||||
Repurchase of debt | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: | |||||||||||
| Fair value of contingent consideration and deferred payments related to acquisitions | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash conversion and exchange of private company investments | $ | $ | |||||||||
| 2025 Credit Facility borrowings retained by continuing lenders under the 2026 Credit Facility | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited, in thousands except share amounts)
| Common stock | Additional paid-in | Treasury stock | Accumulated | Accumulated other comprehensive | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | capital | Shares | Amount | deficit | loss | deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, July 1, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested restricted stock | ( | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares withheld related to net share settlement | ( | ( | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock | Additional paid-in | Treasury stock | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | capital | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, July 1, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested restricted stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares withheld related to net share settlement | ( | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited, in thousands except share amounts)
| Common stock | Additional paid-in | Treasury stock | Accumulated deficit | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | capital | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested restricted stock | ( | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares withheld related to net share settlement | ( | ( | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of shares under ESPP | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock | Additional paid-in | Treasury stock | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | capital | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested restricted stock | ( | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares withheld related to net share settlement | ( | ( | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of shares under ESPP | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Basis of Presentation
The Company
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“Consensus Cloud Solutions”, “Consensus”, the “Company”, “our”, “us” or “we”), is a provider of secure information delivery services with a scalable Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) platform. Consensus serves customers of all sizes, from enterprises to individuals, across the globe and multiple industry verticals including, but not limited to, healthcare, government, financial services, law and education. Beginning as an online fax company over two decades ago, Consensus has evolved into a global provider of enterprise secure communication solutions. Our communication, extraction and digital signature solutions enable our customers to securely and cooperatively access, exchange and use information across organizational, regional and national boundaries.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Consensus and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make that information not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair statement of these interim financial statements have been reflected. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2025, included in our Annual Report (Form 10-K) filed with the SEC on February 13, 2026. Accordingly, significant accounting policies and other disclosures normally provided have been omitted since such items are disclosed therein.
The results of operations for this interim period are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year or for any future period.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, including judgments about the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company believes that its most significant estimates are those related to revenue recognition, internal-use software development costs, share-based compensation expense, income taxes and tax contingencies. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates based on historical experience and on various other factors that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to factors such as inflationary pressures and elevated interest rates.
Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Segment Reporting
FASB ASC Topic No. 280, Segment Reporting (“ASC 280”), establishes standards for the way that public business entities report information about reportable segments in their annual consolidated financial statements and requires that those
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entities report selected information about reportable segments in interim financial reports. ASC 280 also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. The Company’s business segment is based on the organization’s structure used by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is our chief executive officer (“CEO”), for making operating and investment decisions and for assessing performance. The Company’s CEO reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of assessing performance and making decisions on how to allocate resources. The CEO uses consolidated profit or loss from operations before interest and income taxes to allocate resources predominantly in the annual budget and forecasting process. The CEO considers budget-to-actual variances on a monthly basis when making decisions about allocating capital and personnel. The CEO also uses consolidated profit or loss from operations before interest and income taxes and consolidated net income to assess performance. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it operates one reportable segment known as Cloud Fax (see Note 15 - Segment Information). The condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures reflect the segment operations of Cloud Fax.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.
2.Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets (“ASU 2025-05”). The amendments in this ASU provide a practical expedient permitting an entity to assume that conditions at the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the life of the asset when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets. The amendments in this ASU should be applied on a prospective basis. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and for interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2025-05 in the first quarter of 2026 and elected to apply the practical expedient. ASU 2025-05 did not materially impact our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
3.Revenues
The Company earns revenue from contracts with customers, primarily through the provision of cloud-based communication and digital signature solutions that allow customers to access the Company’s software without taking possession. The contracts include both recurring subscription and usage-based fees, and the total transaction price is allocated to performance obligations in each contract as appropriate. Revenue for cloud-based services is recognized over time in the period earned. The contracts may be terminated early. Fees collected in advance are non-refundable, and they are deferred and recognized in revenue when the related performance obligations are satisfied. Standard Corporate contracts billed monthly include a termination charge equal to the minimum fees payable through the last day of the contract term.
Revenues from external customers classified by revenue source are as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Corporate | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Small office home office (“SoHo”) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Timing of revenue recognition | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Point in time | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The Company has recorded $3.4 million and $3.6 million of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $16.4 million and $17.3 million of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, that was previously included in the deferred revenue balance as of the beginning of each respective year.
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Performance Obligations
Generally, the Company’s contracts with customers include one performance obligation, however, certain contracts may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, revenues are allocated to each performance obligation based on their relative standalone selling price.
The Company satisfies its performance obligations upon delivery of products or services to its customers. Payment terms vary by type and location of the Company’s customers and the products and services offered. The time between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. Due to the nature of the services provided, there are no obligations for returns.
Significant Judgments
Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations may require significant judgment. When a contract includes both on-premises software licenses and cloud-based services, judgment is required to determine whether the software license is considered distinct and accounted for separately, or not distinct and accounted for together with the cloud-based service and recognized over time.
Judgment is also required to determine the standalone selling price for each distinct performance obligation when there are multiple performance obligations. In certain cases, the Company is able to establish the standalone selling price based on observable prices of products or services sold or priced separately in comparable circumstances to similar customers. The Company uses a range of amounts to estimate the standalone selling price when each of the products and services is sold separately to determine whether there is a discount to be allocated based on the relative standalone selling price of the various products and services.
Performance Obligations Satisfied Over Time
The Company’s business consists primarily of performance obligations that are satisfied over time based on the fact that the nature of the cloud-based services offered is subscription based where the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefit of the services provided regardless of whether the customer uses the services or not. Depending on the individual contracts with the customer, revenue for these services is recognized over the contract period when services are provided. The Company expects to recognize revenue for Corporate contracts typically in a range from month-to-month up to 36 months and recognize revenue for SoHo contracts in a range from month-to-month up to one year . Revenue from usage-based fees is recognized in proportion to the amount for which the Company has the right to invoice for services performed, which corresponds with the utilization of the services by the customer.
The Company has concluded that the best measure of progress toward the complete satisfaction of the performance obligations over time is a time-based measure. The Company recognizes revenue on a straight-line basis throughout the subscription period and believes that the method used is a faithful depiction of the transfer of goods and services.
Practical Expedients
Existence of a Significant Financing Component in a Contract
As a practical expedient, the Company has not assessed whether a contract has a significant financing component because the Company expects at contract inception that the period between payment by the customer and the transfer of promised goods or services by the Company to the customer will be one year or less. In addition, the Company has determined that the payment terms the Company provides to its customers are structured primarily for reasons other than the provision of finance to the Company. The Company typically charges an upfront subscription amount for services, or an amount for usage in arrears, or a combination thereof, as other payment terms would affect the nature of the risk assumed by the Company due to the costs of the customer acquisition and the highly competitive and commoditized nature of the business the Company operates.
Costs to Obtain a Contract
The Company’s revenues are primarily generated from customer contracts that are for one year or less. Costs primarily consist of incentive compensation paid based on the achievements of sales targets in a given period for related revenue streams and are recognized in the month when the revenue is earned. Incentive compensation is paid upon the issuance or renewal of the
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customer contract. As a practical expedient, for amortization periods that are determined to be one year or less, the Company expenses any incremental costs of obtaining the contract with a customer when incurred. For those customer contracts greater than one year, the Company capitalizes and amortizes the expenses, when appropriate, over the period of benefit.
Revenues Invoiced
The Company has applied the practical expedient for certain revenue streams to exclude the value of remaining performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected term of one year or less or (ii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue in proportion to the amount it has the right to invoice for services performed.
4. Business Acquisitions
Dock Health Acquisition
On May 1, 2026, the Company acquired certain assets of Dock Health Inc. (“Dock Health”), a Massachusetts based provider of healthcare orchestration and management application. The primary reason for the acquisition was to complement the Company's existing capabilities. The total purchase consideration was approximately $4.3 million, and is subject to certain post-closing adjustments through the measurement period.
5. Fair Value Measurements
The Company complies with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic No. 820, Fair Value Measurement, (“ASC 820”), which defines fair value, provides a framework for measuring fair value and expands the disclosures required for fair value measurements of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
| § | Level 1 – Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. | |||||||
| § | Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. | |||||||
| § | Level 3 – Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. | |||||||
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, including money market funds, are considered Level 1 measurements in the fair value hierarchy. The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include money market funds of $29.7 million and $65.1 million as of
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September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, which are valued based on Level 1 inputs consisting of quoted prices in active markets. The carrying value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value.
The fair value of fixed interest rate long-term debt is determined using recent quoted market prices or dealer quotes for each of the Company’s instruments, which are Level 1 inputs (see Note 8 - Long-Term Debt). The carrying value of long-term debt is reflected in the financial statements at cost.
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s non-financial assets, which primarily consist of goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets, long-lived assets and equity securities without a readily determinable fair value are reported at carrying value, or at fair value as of their acquisition dates, and are not required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. However, if any of these types of assets become impaired, the carrying values of the assets are written down to fair value using Level 3 inputs.
The Company holds investments in non-marketable equity securities of a privately held technology company. Because the Company does not exert significant influence over the investee and the securities do not have a readily determinable fair value, these investments are accounted for using the measurement alternative in accordance with FASB ASC Topic No. 321, Investments - Equity Securities (“ASC 321”). Under this alternative, investments are carried at cost, less any impairment, and are subject to upward and downward adjustments resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer.
In June 2026, the Company completed an additional investment in connection with the investee’s financing round. The transaction included a $1.5 million cash investment in exchange for preferred stock, alongside the concurrent conversion of previously issued instruments into additional shares of preferred stock and a standalone preferred stock warrant. Based on the observable transaction price established by this June 2026 financing round, the Company remeasured its existing ASC 321 investments, recognizing a $5.5 million unrealized net gain in other income (expense), net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income during the nine months ended September 30, 2026. No
As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying amount of the Company’s ASC 321 investments was $15.0 million and $8.0 million, respectively, and is included in other assets within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company reviews these investments at each reporting period to determine if there are indicators of impairment. The Company did not
6. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, stated at cost, consisted of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
Internal-use software development costs | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense was $5.7 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $15.3 million and $12.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $0.2 No
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7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The changes in carrying amounts of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 are as follows (in thousands):
| Amount | |||||
Balance as of January 1, 2026 | $ | ||||
| Goodwill acquired (Note 4) | |||||
| Foreign exchange translation | ( | ||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||
As of September 30, 2026 the Company’s goodwill had no accumulated impairment.
Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives:
Intangible assets are summarized as follows (in thousands):
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trade names | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization:
As of September 30, 2026, intangible assets subject to amortization are summarized as follows (in thousands):
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period | Historical Cost | Accumulated Amortization | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade names | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Patent and patent licenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other purchased intangibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) The Company amortizes its customer relationship assets in a pattern that best reflects the pace in which the assets’ benefits are consumed. This pattern results in a substantial majority of the amortization expense being recognized in the first four to five years , which may not correlate to the overall life of the asset.
As of December 31, 2025, intangible assets subject to amortization are summarized as follows (in thousands):
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period | Historical Cost | Accumulated Amortization | Net | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade names | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Patent and patent licenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other purchased intangibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) The Company amortizes its customer relationship assets in a pattern that best reflects the pace in which the assets’ benefits are consumed. This pattern results in a substantial majority of the amortization expense being recognized in the first four to five years , which may not correlate to the overall life of the asset.
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Expected amortization expenses for intangible assets subject to amortization at September 30, 2026 are as follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal Year: | Amount | ||||
2026 (remainder) | $ | ||||
2027 | |||||
2028 | |||||
2029 | |||||
2030 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total | $ | ||||
Amortization expense was $0.6 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $1.7 million and $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
8. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following, terms defined below (in thousands):
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2028 Senior Notes | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 DDTL Facility | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 Revolving Credit Facility | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026 Revolving Credit Facility | |||||||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||
Less: deferred issuance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
Total debt | |||||||||||||||||
Less: current portion, net of debt issuance costs | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Total long-term debt, less current portion | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the estimated fair value of the 2028 Senior Notes (as defined below) was approximately $343.5 million and $349.1 million, respectively.
The Company capitalized $1.0 3.0 million and $2.8 million of interest expense within property and equipment, net on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
As of September 30, 2026, future contractual principal payments for debt were as follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal year: | Total | ||||
2026 (remainder) | $ | ||||
2027 | |||||
2028 | |||||
2029 | |||||
2030 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
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2028 Senior Notes
On October 7, 2021, Consensus issued $500.0 million of 6.5 % senior notes due in 2028 (the “2028 Senior Notes”) to Ziff Davis, Inc. (“Ziff Davis” or the “Former Parent”) in exchange for the equity interest in the Company. Ziff Davis then exchanged the 2028 Senior Notes with lenders under its credit agreement (or their affiliates) in exchange for extinguishment of a similar amount of indebtedness under such credit agreement. The 2028 Senior Notes are presented as long-term debt, net of current portion, which is presented net of deferred issuance costs, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The 2028 Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.5 % per annum and mature on October 15, 2028. The Company may redeem some or all of the 2028 Senior Notes at any time on or after October 15, 2026 at specified redemption prices plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding the redemption date.
The indenture pursuant to which the 2028 Senior Notes were issued contains covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to (i) pay dividends or make distributions on the Company’s common stock; (ii) make certain restricted payments; (iii) create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions; (iv) enter into transactions with affiliates; (v) merge or consolidate with another company; and (vi) transfer and sell assets. These covenants contain certain exceptions. Restricted payments are applicable only if Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. and subsidiaries designated as restricted subsidiaries has a net leverage ratio of greater than 3.0 to 1.0. In addition, if such net leverage ratio is in excess of 3.0 to 1.0, the restriction on restricted payments is subject to various exceptions, including the total aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (A) $100.0 million and (B) 50.0 % of EBITDA for the most recently ended four fiscal quarter period ended immediately prior to such date for which internal financial statements are available. The Company is in compliance with its debt covenants as of September 30, 2026.
2025 Credit Agreement
On July 9, 2025, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “2025 Credit Agreement”) with certain lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as agent, which provided for a senior secured revolving credit facility of $75.0 million (the “2025 Revolving Credit Facility”) and a senior secured delayed-draw term loan facility of $150.0 million (the “2025 DDTL Facility” and together with the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility, the “2025 Credit Facility”), each scheduled to mature on July 10, 2028.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company repaid $1.9 million and $5.6 million, respectively, of scheduled principal under the 2025 DDTL Facility and, in the same periods, repaid $5.0 144.4 million outstanding under the 2025 DDTL Facility and the $59.0 million outstanding under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility continued as revolving loans under the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below). As of September 30, 2026, there was no outstanding principal balance under the 2025 Credit Facility.
2026 Credit Agreement
On September 30, 2026, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2026 Credit Agreement”) with the Lenders, certain new lenders and U.S. Bank National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent, which amended and restated the 2025 Credit Agreement. The 2026 Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility of $225.0 million (the “2026 Revolving Credit Facility”) and a senior secured delayed-draw term loan facility of $300.0 million (the “2026 DDTL Facility” and together with the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility, the “2026 Credit Facility”), each maturing on September 30, 2031, subject to limited customary accelerators. The maturity of the 2026 DDTL Facility will accelerate to July 15, 2028 if, as of that date, the 2028 Senior Notes have not been repaid in full and the Company’s available liquidity, as defined in the 2026 Credit Agreement, is less than the outstanding principal amount of the 2028 Senior Notes. The 2026 Credit Facility is guaranteed by each wholly-owned material domestic subsidiary of the Company and secured by substantially all assets of the Company and the guarantors, subject to other customary exceptions.
The Company accounted for the amendment and restatement as a debt modification with respect to 2025 Credit Facility borrowings retained by continuing lenders under the 2026 Credit Agreement. Of the $203.4 million of borrowings from the 2025 Credit Facility, $96.8 million was reallocated to new lenders. The Company incurred $2.7 million of fees and costs, of which $2.6 million were capitalized as debt issuance costs ($1.0 million allocated to the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility and $1.6 million to the 2026 DDTL Facility). The costs allocated to the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility are included within prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets and are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis through September 30, 2031. Costs allocated to the 2026 DDTL Facility are not amortized until amounts are drawn, at which time a
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proportionate amount will be reclassified as a reduction of the related borrowings and amortized using the effective interest method. As of September 30, 2026, unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.3 million were included within prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the 2026 Credit Agreement, the Company may borrow, repay and reborrow revolving loans at any time during the term of the facility. The Company may borrow under the 2026 DDTL Facility until October 15, 2028 and, until the 2028 Senior Notes are repaid in full, may use the proceeds only to repay the 2028 Senior Notes. Borrowings under the 2026 DDTL Facility that are prepaid or repaid may not be reborrowed. Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the 2026 DDTL Facility is funded, the Company is required to make consecutive quarterly principal payments, each in an amount of 1.25 % of the initial aggregate principal amount borrowed on the 2026 DDTL Facility, with the remaining balance due at maturity.
The interest rates applicable to the loans made under the 2026 Credit Facility are, at the Company’s option, equal to either a base rate or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an applicable margin based on the total net leverage ratio (0.75 % - 1.50 % in the case of base rate loans and 1.75 % - 2.50 % in the case of SOFR loans). The Company is also required to pay an unused commitment fee of 0.25 % - 0.35 % per annum, based on the total net leverage ratio, on the unused commitments under the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility and, beginning January 1, 2027, the 2026 DDTL Facility. The weighted-average interest rate on borrowings under the 2026 Credit Facility as of September 30, 2026 was 5.8 %. Due to the variable nature of these interest rates, the Company has determined that the carrying value of borrowings under the 2026 Credit Facility approximates fair value.
The 2026 Credit Agreement contains covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, restrict the Company’s ability to: (i) pay dividends or make distributions on the Company’s common stock; (ii) make certain restricted payments (excluding payments in respect of the Company’s 2028 Senior Notes); (iii) create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions; (iv) enter into transactions with affiliates; (v) merge or consolidate with another company; (vi) incur indebtedness, (vii) make acquisitions and other investments and (viii) transfer and sell assets. Additionally, the 2026 Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a maximum total net leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charges coverage ratio, in each case tested on a quarterly basis. The Company is in compliance with its covenants as of September 30, 2026.
Debt Repurchase Program
On November 9, 2023, the Board of Directors approved a debt repurchase program, pursuant to which Consensus may reduce, through redemptions, open market purchases, tender offers, privately negotiated purchases or other retirements, a combination of the outstanding principal balance of the previously outstanding senior notes that were due in 2026 and the 2028 Senior Notes (“2023 Debt Repurchase Program”). The authorization permitted an aggregate principal amount reduction of up to $300 million and was set to expire on November 9, 2026. The timing and amounts of purchases were determined by the Company, depending on market conditions and other factors it deems relevant. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company made no 15.7 million in principal of its senior notes under this program. As of September 30, 2026, the Company has retired an aggregate of $222.6 million in principal of its senior notes under this program. On November 5, 2026, the Board of Directors terminated the existing 2023 Debt Repurchase Program and approved a new Debt Repurchase Program under the same general terms mentioned above (“2026 Debt Repurchase Program”), but with an expiration date of November 5, 2027 and an authorized amount of up to $348.2 million in aggregate principal to retire the remaining outstanding 2028 Senior Notes.
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
From time to time, the Company and its affiliates are involved in litigation and other legal disputes or regulatory inquiries that arise in the ordinary course of business. Any claims or regulatory actions against the Company and its affiliates, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming and costly, and could divert significant operational resources. The outcomes of such matters are subject to inherent uncertainties, carrying the potential for unfavorable rulings that could include monetary damages and injunctive relief.
The Company does not believe, based on current knowledge, that any legal proceedings or claims currently exist which, after giving effect to existing accrued liabilities, are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
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consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. It is the Company’s policy to expense legal fees related to any litigation as incurred.
Non-Income Related Taxes
The Company believes that it has sufficiently reserved for historical sales tax liabilities under FASB ASC Topic No. 450, Contingencies, although some state and local taxing authorities may challenge the Company’s sales tax position, the methodology used to calculate the sales tax liability, and may also impose other taxes on its business. Taxing authorities may successfully assert that the Company should have collected, or in the future should collect sales and use, telecommunications or similar taxes, and could be subject to liability with respect to past or future tax, which could adversely affect the Company’s operating results. The Company will continue to review and monitor the impact of sales tax rules in order to mitigate any associated risks on its business.
10. Other Balance Sheet Account Details
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
11. Income Taxes
The Company’s tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of the Company’s annual effective tax rate adjusted for discrete interim period tax impacts. Each quarter the Company updates its estimated annual effective tax rate and, if the estimate changes, makes a cumulative adjustment. Changes in the geographical mix, permanent differences or the estimated level of annual pre-tax income can affect the effective tax rate. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was 22.2 % and 26.3 %, respectively. The decrease in the Company’s effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily due to the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) changes on international taxes as well as excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation, partially offset by an increase in the officer’s compensation limitation. The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was 22.9 % and 25.9 %, respectively. The decrease in the Company’s effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily due to the impact of the OBBBA changes on international taxes as well as excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation, partially offset by an increase in the officer’s compensation limitation.
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The Company’s effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily as a result of state income taxes, certain expenses not deductible for tax purposes, foreign rate differential, foreign income inclusion, various tax credits and uncertain tax positions.
As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $16.4 million and $14.5 million, respectively, in liabilities for uncertain income tax positions, including interest and penalties. Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized in income tax expense on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
On July 4, 2025, the budget reconciliation bill H.R. 1, referred to as the OBBBA, was signed into law. The OBBBA includes significant provisions, such as the permanent extension of certain expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, modifications to the international tax framework and the restoration of favorable tax treatment for certain business provisions, including modifications to capitalization of research and development expenses, limitations on deductions for interest expense and accelerated fixed asset depreciation. In addition to the OBBBA rules adopted in 2025, the Company implemented the new provisions effective for 2026 in the first quarter of 2026.
Income Tax Audits
The Company files tax returns in the U.S., Ireland, Canada, Japan, Netherlands and Hong Kong. In February 2026, the Company received notification of a review by the Irish tax authorities relating to tax years 2023 and 2024. In July 2026, the Company was notified that this review was formally closed, resulting in no material impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2026, the Company is not under audit in any other jurisdictions in which it operates. The U.S. federal and most state tax returns filed for 2022 onwards, as well as certain state returns filed for 2021 onwards, are still open to examination by tax authorities. With respect to the Company’s international subsidiaries, tax returns filed for the years from 2020 onwards are still open to examination by tax authorities.
12. Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock Repurchase Program
In March 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share buyback program. Under this program, the Company was authorized to purchase in the public market or in off-market transactions up to $100.0 million of the Company’s common stock through February 2025. The Company’s Board of Directors authorized and approved a three-year extension of the share repurchase program through February 2028 in February 2025 and an increase in the total authorization to $200.0 million in August 2026. The program may end before this date if the maximum amount of repurchases has been reached or at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. The timing and amounts of purchases are determined by the Company, depending on market conditions and other factors it deems relevant. Shares may be repurchased through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. During the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company repurchased 550,703 and 115,652 shares, respectively, under this program at an aggregate cost of $20.9 million (inclusive of excise tax of $0.2 million) and $2.6 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company repurchased 1,452,068 and 668,996 shares, respectively, under this program at an aggregate cost of $47.7 million (inclusive of excise tax of $0.4 million) and $15.2 million (inclusive of excise tax of $0.1 million), respectively. Cumulatively as of September 30, 2026, 3,550,878 shares have been repurchased under this program at an aggregate cost of $103.2 million (inclusive of excise tax of $0.7 million). The excise tax is assessed at 1 % of the fair market value of net stock repurchases after December 31, 2022.
Vested Restricted Stock
At the time of certain vesting events related to restricted stock units that are held by participants in Consensus’ Equity Incentive Plan, a portion of the awards subject to vesting are withheld by the Company to satisfy the employees’ tax withholding obligations that arise upon the vesting of restricted stock. As a result, the number of shares issued upon vesting for these awards is net of the statutory withholding requirements that the Company pays on behalf of its employees. Although shares withheld are not issued, they are treated as common share repurchases in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, as they reduce the number of shares that would have been issued upon vesting. These shares do not count against the authorized capacity under the Company’s share repurchase program described above. During the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company withheld shares on its vested restricted stock units relating to its share-based compensation plans of 6,226 shares and 4,370 shares, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and
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2025, the Company withheld shares on its vested restricted stock units relating to its share-based compensation plans of 152,753 shares and 55,415 shares, respectively.
Dividends
The Company currently does not issue dividends to Consensus shareholders. Future dividends are subject to Board approval. Our current debt agreements could trigger restrictions on dividend payments under certain circumstances (see Note 8 - Long-Term Debt).
13. Equity Incentive Plan
The Company’s share-based compensation plans include the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”).
In December 2021, Consensus’ Board of Directors adopted the 2021 Plan, which provides for the grant of incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares and share units and other share-based awards. Under the 2021 Plan, 4,000,000 shares of common stock were initially authorized to be granted. At the annual meeting of stockholders held in June 2026, our stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “A&R 2021 Plan”). The A&R 2021 Plan authorizes the issuance of an additional 1,510,000 shares of common stock for future equity grants. As of September 30, 2026, 1,916,236 shares were available to be issued under the A&R 2021 Plan.
During the first quarter of 2026, the Company awarded 404,456 restricted stock units with market conditions and performance conditions to certain key employees pursuant to the 2021 Plan. The market-based awards have vesting conditions that are based on specified stock price targets of the Company’s common stock. For awards with market conditions, the conditions were factored into the grant date fair value using a Monte Carlo valuation model, which utilized multiple input variables to determine the probability of the Company achieving the specified average stock price targets over a 20 consecutive trading day period, based on the award agreement. For awards with performance-based conditions, these vesting conditions generally relate to the achievement of specified internal financial and operational targets. The grant date fair value for the performance-based awards reflects the Company’s stock price on the date of grant.
Restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 is set forth below:
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The total fair value as of the respective vesting dates of restricted stock units that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 was $14.0 million and $3.5 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had unrecognized share-based compensation cost related to its restricted stock units of $34.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
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14. Earnings Per Share
The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):
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| Diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, there were 631,268 and 892,090 anti-dilutive shares, respectively, that were excluded from the earnings per share calculation. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, there were 650,341 and 948,313 anti-dilutive shares, respectively, that were excluded from the earnings per share calculation.
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15. Segment Information
The following presents the segment information of Cloud Fax (in thousands):
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(2) Other income (expense), net includes: unrealized gain/loss on investments, gain/loss on foreign currency exchange and miscellaneous income/expense.
The Company maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, Ireland and other countries. Geographic information about the U.S. and all other countries for the reporting periods is presented below. Such information attributes revenues based on markets where revenues are reported (in thousands):
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16. Related Party Transactions
In June 2026, the Company hired an immediate family member of a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The compensation arrangement includes an annual base salary of approximately $150,000 , target annual bonus of $20,000 , and an equity package of $75,000 vesting over a 3-year period and subject to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, and such other standard company benefits available to similarly situated employees of the Company. The Company believes that the terms of employment are commensurate with those of the employee’s peers and were established in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices applicable to employees with equivalent qualifications, experience and responsibilities and have been approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Compensation paid and expense recognized (including share-based compensation) for the employee were not material for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026. Additionally, amounts payable to the employee as of September 30, 2026, were not material.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Information
In addition to historical information, we have also made forward-looking statements in this report. These statements are based on our estimates and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations. Forward-looking statements also include those preceded or followed by the words “expects,” “may,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “will,” “hopes” or similar expressions. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including but not limited to those discussed below, the risk factors discussed in Part II, Item 1A - “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (if any) and in Part I, Item 1A - “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and Part II, Item 1A - “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026 (together, the “Risk Factors”), and the factors discussed in the section in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q entitled “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.” Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Readers should carefully review the Risk Factors and the risk factors set forth in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC.
Some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our ability and intention to:
◦Sustain growth or profitability, particularly in light of an uncertain U.S. or worldwide economy, recent global conflicts (including the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East), inflationary pressures, elevated interest rates, new or additional tariffs or other trade restrictions, and the impacts of a U.S. federal government shutdown, and the related impact on customer acquisition and retention rates, customer usage levels and credit and debit card payment declines;
◦Maintain and increase our customer base and average revenue per user;
◦Generate sufficient cash flow to make interest and debt payments, reinvest in our business and pursue desired activities and business plans while satisfying restrictive covenants relating to debt obligations;
◦Acquire businesses on acceptable terms and successfully integrate and realize anticipated synergies from such acquisitions;
◦Continue to expand our Cloud Fax businesses and operations internationally in the wake of numerous risks, including adverse currency fluctuations, difficulty in staffing and managing international operations, higher operating costs as a percentage of revenues or the implementation of adverse regulations;
◦Maintain our financial position, operating results and cash flows in the event that we incur new or unanticipated costs or tax liabilities, including those relating to federal and state income tax and indirect taxes, such as sales, value-added and telecommunication taxes;
◦Accurately estimate the assumptions underlying our effective worldwide tax rate;
◦Manage risks from our international operations, including risks associated with currency fluctuations and foreign exchange controls and adverse changes in global financial markets;
◦Manage certain risks inherent to our business, such as costs associated with fraudulent activity, system failure or network security breach; effectively maintaining and managing our billing systems; allocating time and resources required to manage our legal proceedings; liability for legal and other claims; or adhering to our internal controls and procedures;
◦Compete with other similar providers with regard to price, service and functionality;
◦Cost-effectively procure, retain and deploy large quantities of fax numbers in desired locations in the United States and abroad;
◦Achieve business and financial objectives in light of burdensome domestic and international telecommunications, internet or other regulations including data privacy, access, security and retention;
◦Successfully manage our growth, including but not limited to, our operational and personnel-related resources, and integration of newly acquired businesses;
◦Successfully adapt to technological changes and diversify services and related revenues at acceptable levels of financial return;
◦Successfully develop and protect our intellectual property, both domestically and internationally, including our brands, patents, trademarks and domain names, and avoid infringing upon the proprietary rights of others;
◦Recruit and retain key personnel; and
◦Maintain favorable relationships with critical third-party vendors whose financial condition will not negatively impact the services they provide.
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In addition, other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements or materially impact our financial results include the risks associated with new accounting pronouncements, as well as those associated with natural disasters, public health crises and other catastrophic events outside of our control.
Overview
Consensus is a leading provider of secure information delivery services. With our most prominent brand eFax® established over twenty-five years ago, Consensus has now evolved the service platform from pure cloud Fax to efficient and secure information exchange featuring solutions for data extraction, comprehension and transformation, facilitating interoperability and process improvement. Consensus is committed to security and compliance in data exchange, and our scalable Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) platform is particularly attractive to regulated industries like healthcare and healthcare technology, public sector, financial services, law, and education. We offer local phone numbers in 46 countries and/or territories, servicing approximately 710 thousand customers ranging from small businesses to large enterprises and the federal government. Each customer cohort has unique needs and engagement preferences, and our go-to-market and customer service offerings are adapted across this continuum to serve each appropriately. Our top 10 customers represent approximately 12% of total revenues and approximately 71% of our small office/home office (“SoHo”) customer accounts are older than 2 years.
Over the past decade, Consensus has increasingly focused on larger commercial customers (“Corporate”) and public sector customers. This shift occurred as enterprise data communication moved toward digitization and cloud-based solutions. Sales to these customers are made through e-commerce and direct interaction with a salesperson, and often involve specific pricing, multiple line subscriptions, API connections, and/or commercial grade security. Sales channels include e-commerce, direct sales and sales through or referred by channel and strategic partners.
For purposes of this management’s discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Consensus (“MD&A”) section, we use the terms “the Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” to refer to Consensus.
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Key Performance Metrics
We use the following metrics to generally assess the operational and financial performance of our business, including the growth of our business, the value provided by customers to our business and our customer retention that provide insights that contribute to certain of our business planning decisions. We believe these financial measures are useful to investors both because (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and (2) they are used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to help them analyze the health of our business.
The following table sets forth certain key performance metrics for our operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands, except for percentages and Average Revenue per Customer Account):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | $ | 61,420 | $ | 56,299 | $ | 180,598 | $ | 165,890 | |||||||||||||||
| SoHo | 29,583 | 31,468 | 90,233 | 96,736 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | $ | 91,003 | $ | 87,767 | $ | 270,831 | $ | 262,626 | |||||||||||||||
Average Revenue per Customer Account (“ARPA”) (1)(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | $ | 301.42 | $ | 300.16 | $ | 303.44 | $ | 301.75 | |||||||||||||||
| SoHo | $ | 15.42 | $ | 15.56 | $ | 15.67 | $ | 15.56 | |||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | $ | 42.89 | $ | 39.87 | $ | 42.64 | $ | 38.81 | |||||||||||||||
Customer Accounts (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | 69 | 63 | 69 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SoHo | 641 | 661 | 641 | 661 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | 710 | 724 | 710 | 724 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Corporate | 9 | 8 | 26 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SoHo | 101 | 51 | 274 | 171 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | 110 | 59 | 300 | 192 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Corporate | 3.87 | % | 2.73 | % | 3.35 | % | 2.65 | % | |||||||||||||||
| SoHo | 4.78 | % | 3.71 | % | 4.46 | % | 3.69 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | 4.69 | % | 3.70 | % | 4.36 | % | 3.64 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1)Consensus customers are defined as paying Corporate and SoHo customer accounts. In the first quarter of 2026, we removed duplicate accounts from the number of Corporate customer accounts. The prior year period has been revised for consistency with the current year, and all metrics calculated based on the number of customer accounts (including ARPA and Monthly Churn %) are calculated based on the revised number. As a result of these changes, the prior year period Corporate customer accounts decreased by 2 thousand.
(2)Represents a monthly ARPA for the quarter or year-to-date period, calculated as follows: Monthly ARPA on a quarterly basis is calculated using our standard convention of dividing revenue for the quarter by the average of the quarter’s beginning and ending customer base and dividing that amount by 3 months. Monthly ARPA on a year-to-date basis is calculated by dividing revenue for the year-to-date period by the average customer base for the applicable period and dividing that amount by the respective period. We believe ARPA provides investors an understanding of the average monthly revenues we recognize per account associated within Consensus’ customer base. As ARPA varies based on fixed subscription fee and variable usage components, we believe it can serve as a measure by which investors can evaluate trends in the types of services, levels of services and the usage levels of those services across Consensus’ customers.
(3)Paid Adds represents paying new Consensus customer accounts added during the periods presented.
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(4)Monthly churn represents paid monthly Corporate and SoHo customer accounts that were cancelled during each month of the quarter or year-to-date period, divided by the average number of customers during each month of the same quarter or year-to-date period (including the paid adds). The period measured is the quarter or year-to date period and expressed as a monthly churn rate over the respective period.
Critical Accounting Estimates
In the ordinary course of business, we have made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of results of operations and financial condition in the preparation of our financial statements. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions. Our critical accounting policies are described in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 13, 2026. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, there were no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates.
Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025
The main strategic focus of our Consensus offerings is to enable our customers to securely and cooperatively access, exchange and use information across organizational, regional and national boundaries. As a result, we expect to continue to take steps to enhance our existing offerings and offer new services to continue to satisfy the evolving needs of our customers.
We expect our business to primarily grow organically and inorganically through the use of capital for re-investment in the business and opportunistic acquisitions that expedite our product roadmap in the interoperability space should they arise.
Revenues
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Three Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | Nine Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 91,003 | $ | 87,767 | 4% | $ | 270,831 | $ | 262,626 | 3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Our revenues primarily consist of revenues from “fixed” customer subscription revenues and “variable” revenues generated from actual usage of our services.
Revenues increased by $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 over the prior year comparable period. The increase was due to an increase of $5.1 million or 9% in our Corporate business, partially offset by a decline of $1.9 million or 6% in our SoHo business.
Revenues increased by $8.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 over the prior year comparable period. The increase was due to an increase of $14.7 million or 9% in our Corporate business, partially offset by a decline of $6.5 million or 7% in our SoHo business.
Cost of Revenues
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Three Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | Nine Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | $19,069 | $17,520 | 9% | $54,260 | $53,214 | 2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As a percent of revenue | 21% | 20% | 20% | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenues is primarily comprised of costs associated with personnel costs (inclusive of share-based compensation), data transmission, online processing fees, network operations as well as capitalized software amortization and equipment depreciation.
The increase in cost of revenues of $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 over the prior year comparable period was primarily due to increases of $0.8 million in depreciation and amortization expense and $0.3 million in each of personnel-related expenses and processing fees.
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The increase in cost of revenues of $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 over the prior year comparable period was primarily due to increases of $0.6 million in processing fees, $0.5 million in personnel-related expenses and $0.4 million in depreciation and amortization expense, partially offset by a decrease of $0.8 million in data transmission costs.
Operating Expenses
Sales and Marketing
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Three Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | Nine Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | $13,094 | $13,006 | 1% | $40,413 | $38,246 | 6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As a percent of revenue | 14% | 15% | 15% | 15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Our sales and marketing costs consist primarily of personnel costs (inclusive of share-based compensation), internet-based advertising and other business development-related expenses. Our internet-based advertising relationships consist primarily of fixed cost and performance-based (cost-per-impression, cost-per-click and cost-per-acquisition) advertising relationships with an array of online service providers. Our sales personnel consist of a combination of inside sales and outside sales professionals.
Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2026 were consistent with the prior year comparable period.
The increase in sales and marketing expenses of $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 over the prior year comparable period was primarily due to increases of $1.7 million in third-party advertising spend and $0.8 million in other business development-related expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in personnel-related expense.
Research, Development and Engineering
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Three Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | Nine Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research, development and engineering | $2,579 | $1,950 | 32% | $6,870 | $5,406 | 27% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As a percent of revenue | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Our research, development and engineering costs consist primarily of personnel-related expenses (inclusive of share-based compensation).
The increase in research, development and engineering costs of $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 over the prior year comparable period was primarily due to an increase in personnel-related expenses.
The increase in research, development and engineering costs of $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 over the prior year comparable period was primarily due to an increase in personnel-related expenses.
General and Administrative
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Three Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | Nine Months Ended September 30, | Percentage Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | $20,692 | $17,361 | 19% | $59,147 | $51,284 | 15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As a percent of revenue | 23% | 20% | 22% | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Our general and administrative costs consist primarily of personnel-related expenses (inclusive of share-based compensation), professional fees, depreciation and amortization and bad debt expense.
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The increase in general and administrative expenses of $3.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 over the prior year comparable period was primarily due to increases of $1.3 million in personnel-related expenses, $1.1 million in depreciation and amortization expense and $0.7 million in bad debt expense.
The increase in general and administrative expenses of $7.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 over the prior year comparable period was primarily due to increases of $3.9 million in personnel-related expenses, $2.4 million in depreciation and amortization expense and $1.6 million in bad debt expense.
Share-Based Compensation
The following table represents share-based compensation expense included in cost of revenues and operating expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | $ | 571 | $ | 467 | $ | 1,634 | $ | 1,454 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 1,034 | 700 | 2,779 | 2,116 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Research, development and engineering | 321 | 108 | 777 | 320 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,805 | 2,691 | 10,565 | 8,547 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 5,731 | $ | 3,966 | $ | 15,755 | $ | 12,437 | |||||||||||||||
Non-Operating Income and Expenses
Interest expense. Our interest expense is due to outstanding debt and is offset by any extinguishment gain or losses and capitalized interest. Interest expense was $8.5 million and $8.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $24.2 million and $26.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, interest expense decreased, primarily due to redemption and principal repayments that lowered our outstanding debt balance compared to the prior year comparable periods.
Interest income. Our interest income is generated from interest earned on cash and cash equivalents. Interest income was $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $2.3 million and $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 was higher compared to the prior year comparable periods primarily due to a higher average cash and cash equivalent balances.
Other income (expense), net. Our other income (expense), net is generated primarily from investment gains or losses, foreign currency and miscellaneous items. Other income (expense), net was $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The change between periods was primarily attributable to exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances between periods in foreign subsidiaries that were in functional currencies other than the U.S. Dollar.
Other income (expense), net was $7.7 million and $(3.3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The change between periods was primarily attributable to a $5.3 million unrealized net gain on our investments, as well as a $5.6 million favorable change due to exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances between periods in foreign subsidiaries that were in functional currencies other than the U.S. Dollar.
Income Taxes
Significant judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes and in evaluating our tax positions on a worldwide basis. We believe our tax positions, including intercompany transfer pricing policies, are consistent with the tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we conduct our business. Certain of these tax positions have in the past been challenged, and this may have a significant impact on our effective tax rate if our tax reserves are insufficient.
Our effective tax rate is based on pre-tax income, statutory tax rates, tax regulations and different tax rates in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. The tax basis of our assets and liabilities reflect our best estimate of the tax benefits
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and costs we expect to realize. When necessary, we establish valuation allowances to reduce our deferred tax assets to an amount that will more likely than not be realized.
On July 4, 2025, the budget reconciliation bill H.R. 1, referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law. The OBBBA includes significant provisions, such as the permanent extension of certain expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, modifications to the international tax framework and the restoration of favorable tax treatment for certain business provisions, including modifications to capitalization of research and development expenses, limitations on deductions for interest expense and accelerated fixed asset depreciation. In addition to the OBBBA rules adopted in 2025, the Company implemented the new provisions effective for 2026 in the first quarter of 2026.
The provision for income taxes was $6.3 million and $7.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $22.0 million and $22.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Our effective tax rate was 22.2% and 26.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and 22.9% and 25.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease in our effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily due to the impact of the OBBBA changes on international taxes as well as excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation, partially offset by an increase in the officer’s compensation limitation. The decrease in our effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily due to the impact of the OBBBA changes on international taxes as well as excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation, partially offset by an increase in the officer’s compensation limitation.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of September 30, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $106.7 million compared to $74.7 million as of December 31, 2025. The increase in cash and cash equivalents resulted primarily from cash provided by operations, partially offset by cash used for share repurchases and capitalized expenditures. As of September 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents held within domestic and foreign jurisdictions were $21.9 million and $84.8 million, respectively.
2028 Senior Notes
On October 7, 2021, Consensus issued $500.0 million of 6.5% senior notes due in 2028 (the “2028 Senior Notes”), in a private placement offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. In exchange for the equity interest in the Company, Consensus issued the 2028 Senior Notes to Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis then exchanged the 2028 Senior Notes with lenders under its credit agreement (or their affiliates) in exchange for extinguishment of a similar amount of indebtedness under such credit agreement. The 2028 Senior Notes are presented as long-term debt, net of current portion, which is net of deferred issuance costs, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The 2028 Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.5% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, which commenced on April 15, 2022.
2026 Credit Agreement
On September 30, 2026, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2026 Credit Agreement”) with the Lenders, certain new lenders and U.S. Bank National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent, which amended and restated the 2025 Credit Agreement (as defined in Note 8 - Long-Term Debt). The 2026 Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility of $225.0 million (the “2026 Revolving Credit Facility”) and a senior secured delayed-draw term loan facility of $300.0 million (the “2026 DDTL Facility” and together with the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility, the “2026 Credit Facility”), each maturing on September 30, 2031, subject to limited customary accelerators. The Company may borrow, repay and reborrow revolving loans at any time during the term of the facility. The Company may borrow under the 2026 DDTL Facility until October 15, 2028 and, until the 2028 Senior Notes are repaid in full, may use the proceeds only to repay the 2028 Senior Notes. Borrowings under the 2026 DDTL Facility that are prepaid or repaid may not be reborrowed. Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the 2026 DDTL Facility is funded, the Company is required to make consecutive quarterly principal payments, each in an amount of 1.25% of the initial aggregate principal amount borrowed on the 2026 DDTL Facility, with the remaining balance due at maturity. The Company currently expects to use the proceeds from the 2026 DDTL Facility for the exclusive purpose of retiring the 2028 Senior Notes on or about October 15, 2027, when they become redeemable at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued interest.
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The interest rates applicable to the loans made under the 2026 Credit Facility are, at the Company’s option, equal to either a base rate or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an applicable margin based on the total net leverage ratio (0.75% - 1.50% in the case of base rate loans and 1.75% - 2.50% in the case of SOFR loans). The Company is also required to pay an unused commitment fee of 0.25% - 0.35% per annum, based on the total net leverage ratio, on the unused commitments under the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility and, beginning January 1, 2027, the 2026 DDTL Facility.
During the third quarter of 2026, as part of the 2026 Credit Agreement, the outstanding balances of the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility and the 2025 DDTL Facility (as defined in Note 8 - Long-Term Debt) were continued as borrowings under the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility, with $96.8 million reallocated to new lenders, resulting in a balance of $203.4 million on the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2026. The 2025 Credit Facility was amended and restated as part of this transaction. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had $321.6 million of unused borrowing capacity under the 2026 Credit Facility, consisting of $21.6 million under the 2026 Revolving Credit Facility and $300.0 million under the 2026 DDTL Facility.
Material Cash Requirements
Our long-term contractual obligations generally include our debt and related interest payments, noncancellable operating leases as well as other commitments. As of September 30, 2026, we had $551.6 million in aggregate principal amount of indebtedness outstanding (see Note 8 - Long-Term Debt of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) and total minimum lease payments of $11.8 million, which had a weighted average remaining lease term of 4.0 years. As of September 30, 2026, our liability for uncertain tax positions was $16.4 million. Due to uncertainties in the timing of the amounts and timing of cash settlement with the taxing authorities, we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the timing of payments.
We currently anticipate that our existing cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from operations and financing activities will be sufficient to fund our anticipated needs for working capital, capital expenditures and stock and debt repurchases, if any, for at least the next 12 months and the foreseeable future.
Debt Repurchase Program
On November 9, 2023, the Board of Directors approved a debt repurchase program, pursuant to which Consensus may reduce, through redemptions, open market purchases, tender offers, privately negotiated purchases or other retirements, a combination of the outstanding principal balance of the previously outstanding senior notes that were due in 2026 and 2028 Senior Notes (“2023 Debt Repurchase Program”). The authorization permitted an aggregate principal amount reduction of up to $300.0 million and was set to expire on November 9, 2026. The timing and amounts of purchases were determined by the Company, depending on market conditions and other factors it deems relevant. Any gains or losses on extinguishment of debt are recognized in interest expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had retired an aggregate of $222.6 million in principal of its senior notes under this program. On November 5, 2026, the Board of Directors terminated the existing 2023 Debt Repurchase Program and approved a new Debt Repurchase Program under the same general terms mentioned above (“2026 Debt Repurchase Program”), but with an expiration date of November 5, 2027 and an authorized amount of up to $348.2 million in aggregate principal to retire the remaining outstanding 2028 Senior Notes.
Common Stock Repurchase Program
In March 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share buyback program, under which the Company was authorized to purchase in the public market or in off-market transactions up to $100.0 million worth of the Company’s common stock through February 2025. The Company’s Board of Directors authorized and approved a three-year extension of the share repurchase program through February 2028 in February 2025 and an increase in the total authorization to $200.0 million in August 2026. The share buyback program may end before this date if the maximum amount of repurchases has been reached or at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. The timing and amounts of purchases are determined by the Company, depending on market conditions and other factors it deems relevant. Shares may be repurchased through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. During the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company repurchased 550,703 and 115,652 shares, respectively, under this program at an aggregate cost of $20.9 million (inclusive of excise tax of $0.2 million) and $2.6 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company repurchased 1,452,068 and 668,996 shares, respectively, under this program at an aggregate cost of $47.7 million (inclusive of excise tax of $0.4 million) and $15.2 million (inclusive of excise tax of $0.1 million), respectively. Cumulatively as of September 30, 2026, 3,550,878 shares have been repurchased under this program at an
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aggregate cost of $103.2 million (inclusive of excise tax of $0.7 million). The excise tax is assessed at 1% of the fair market value of net stock repurchases after December 31, 2022.
Vested Restricted Stock
At the time of certain vesting events related to restricted stock units that are held by participants in Consensus’ Equity Incentive Plan, a portion of the awards subject to vesting are withheld by the Company to satisfy the employees’ tax withholding obligations that arise upon the vesting of restricted stock. As a result, the number of shares issued upon vesting for these awards is net of the statutory withholding requirements that the Company pays on behalf of its employees. Although shares withheld are not issued, they are treated as common share repurchases in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, as they reduce the number of shares that would have been issued upon vesting. These shares do not count against the authorized capacity under the Company’s share repurchase program described above. During the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company withheld shares on its vested restricted stock units relating to its share-based compensation plans of 6,226 shares and 4,370 shares, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company withheld shares on its vested restricted stock units relating to its share-based compensation plans of 152,753 shares and 55,415 shares, respectively.
Cash Flows
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows generated from operations, together with cash and cash equivalents. Net cash provided by operating activities was $124.7 million and $120.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Our operating cash flows resulted primarily from cash received from our customers offset by cash payments we made to third parties for their services and employee compensation. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities over the prior year comparable period was primarily attributable to increased income after excluding noncash items, partially offset by changes in our working capital accounts.
Net cash used in investing activities was $26.1 million and $27.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, net cash used in investing activities consisted of capital expenditures, primarily capitalized software development costs, a business acquisition (see Note 4 - Business Acquisitions), and cash paid for investments. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net cash used in investing activities consisted of capital expenditures, primarily capitalized software development costs, and cash paid for investments. The decrease in our net cash used in investing activities over the prior year comparable period was attributable to a decrease in cash paid for investments, partially offset by business acquisition costs in the current year period.
Net cash used in financing activities was $65.1 million and $33.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, net cash used in financing activities is primarily attributable to our repurchases of common stock and repayments of our debt. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net cash used in financing activities is primarily attributable to our repurchases of debt and common stock. The increase in net cash used in financing activities over the prior year comparable period was primarily attributable to an increase in repurchases of our common stock, as well as principal repayments on our debt in the current year period, partially offset by cash outflows related to the repurchase of our debt in the prior year period.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The following discussion of the market risks we face contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. Consensus undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as well as in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC, including the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K filed or to be filed by us in 2026.
Interest Rate Risk
Our cash and cash equivalents are not subject to significant interest rate risk due to the short maturities of these instruments. As of September 30, 2026, the carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value. Our return on these investments is subject to interest rate fluctuations.
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As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalent investments, primarily in money market funds and cash held in foreign and domestic bank accounts, of $106.7 million and $74.7 million, respectively. We do not have interest rate risk on our 2028 Senior Notes as these notes have a fixed interest rate. Borrowings made under our 2026 Credit Facility incur interest at a variable interest rate based on SOFR plus an applicable margin and therefore are subject to interest rate risk. As of September 30, 2026, assuming the outstanding balance on our variable rate debt remains constant, we estimate that a hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in the applicable SOFR rate would result in an increase or decrease of approximately $2.0 million in our interest expense for the next 12 months.
We cannot ensure that future interest rate movements will not have a material adverse effect on our future business, prospects, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. To date, we have not entered into interest rate hedging transactions.
Foreign Currency Risk
Our principal exposure to foreign currency risk relates to investment and intercompany debt in foreign subsidiaries that transact business in functional currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, primarily the Euro and the Japanese Yen. If we are unable to settle our short-term intercompany debts in a timely manner, we remain exposed to foreign currency fluctuations.
As we expand our international presence, we become further exposed to foreign currency risk by entering new markets with additional foreign currencies. The economic impact of currency exchange rate movements is often linked to variability in real growth, inflation, interest rates, governmental actions and other factors. These changes, if material, could cause us to adjust our financing and operating strategies.
As currency exchange rates change, translation of the income statements of the international businesses into U.S. Dollars affects year-over-year comparability of operating results, the impact of which is immaterial to the comparisons set forth in this Form 10-Q.
Historically, we have not hedged translation risks because cash flows from international operations were generally reinvested locally; however, we may do so in the future. Our objective in managing foreign exchange risk is to minimize the potential exposure to changes that exchange rates might have on earnings, cash flows and our financial position. We currently do not have derivative financial instruments for hedging, speculative or trading purposes and therefore are not subject to such hedging risk. However, we may in the future engage in hedging transactions to manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
Foreign exchange gain (loss) was $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $2.3 million and $(3.3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The change in foreign exchange gain (loss) was primarily attributable to the translation of certain intra-entity balances in foreign currencies.
Cumulative translation (loss) gain, included in other comprehensive income, was $(0.7) million and $(0.2) million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $(5.5) million and $14.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of September 30, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at a reasonable assurance level.
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Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives as specified above. Management does not expect, however, that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent or detect all error and fraud. Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Further, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.
(b) Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) which occurred during the third quarter ended September 30, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
See Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1) for information regarding certain legal proceedings in which we are involved.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026, as well as in other documents we file from time to time. There have been no material changes to the risk factors from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
(b) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On March 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share buyback program. Under this program, the Company was authorized to purchase, in the public market or in off-market transactions, up to $100.0 million worth of the Company’s common stock through February 2025. The Company’s Board of Directors authorized and approved a three-year extension of the share repurchase program through February 2028 in February 2025 and an increase in the total authorization to $200.0 million in August 2026. The timing and amounts of purchases are determined by the Company, depending on market conditions and other factors it deems relevant. For further information on our share repurchases, refer to Note 12 - Stockholders’ Equity of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1).
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The following table summarizes the share repurchase activity for the three months ended September 30, 2026:
| Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Share (1) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Program | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Program | |||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
| July 1 - 31, 2026 | 20,000 | $ | 34.42 | 20,000 | $ | 17,529 | ||||||||
| August 1 - 31, 2026 | 372,067 | 38.07 | 372,067 | 103,364 | ||||||||||
| September 1 - 30, 2026 | 158,636 | 36.85 | 158,636 | 97,518 | ||||||||||
| 550,703 | 550,703 | 97,518 | ||||||||||||
(1) Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the repurchases, but excludes the 1% excise tax accrued on our share repurchases as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
(c) Trading Plans
During the three months ended September 30, 2026, the officer listed below adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. References to "net shares received" below refer to net shares received by an officer after excluding any shares withheld by us to satisfy the officer’s income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of equity awards.
On August 20, 2026 , Jeffrey Sullivan , the Company’s Chief Technology Officer , entered into a trading plan that provides for the sale of up to all of the net shares received upon the vesting of up to 28,767 of Mr. Sullivan's specified outstanding restricted stock units and up to 13,503 earned market-based performance stock units during the duration of the plan. The plan will terminate on December 31, 2027 , subject to early termination for certain specified events set forth in the plan.
During the three months ended September 30, 2026, no other director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(incorporated by reference to Ex. 3.1 to Consensus’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 8, 2021, File No. 001-40750). | ||||
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Ex. 3.2 to Consensus’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 8, 2021, File No. 001-40750). | ||||
| 10.1* | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2026, among Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. | ||||
| 31.1* | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||||
| 31.2* | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||||
| 32.1** | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||||
| 101 | The following financial information from Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. | ||||
| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
* Filed herewith ** Furnished herewith | |||||
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. | |||||||||||
Date: | November 5, 2026 | By: | /s/ R. SCOTT TURICCHI | ||||||||
R. Scott Turicchi | |||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer and Director | |||||||||||
(Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||
Date: | November 5, 2026 | By: | /s/ ADAM VARON | ||||||||
Adam Varon | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
(Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||
Date: | November 5, 2026 | By: | /s/ KAREL KRULICH | ||||||||
Karel Krulich | |||||||||||
Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
(Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||
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