Marqeta Q3 earnings include $104M income tax benefit
A $106.6 million valuation-allowance release was recorded as a discrete tax benefit during the quarter.
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Form Type
10-Q
Marqeta, Inc. (MQ) reported third-quarter net revenue of $176.179 million, up 8% year over year, while Total Processing Volume reached $126.493 billion, up 29%. Gross profit rose 7% to $122.100 million, and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $38.772 million versus $30.312 million a year earlier. Net income was $115.442 million, compared with a $3.624 million loss, but the quarter included a $104.393 million income tax benefit, mainly reflecting a $106.6 million release of deferred-tax valuation allowance.
For the first nine months, operating cash flow was $86.156 million, versus $109.301 million in 2025. As of September 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $697.464 million and short-term investments were $0.711 million; management said these funds were sufficient to support operations for at least the next twelve months from issuance. One customer represented 41% of third-quarter revenue, and Sutton Bank settled 55% of processing volume.
Under its August 2026 share repurchase program, authorized for up to $150 million, Marqeta repurchased $9.7 million during the quarter; $140.3 million remained available as of September 30, 2026.
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Positive
- Moderate pointThird-quarter net revenue rose 8% to $176.179 million.
- Moderate pointThird-quarter TPV rose 29% to $126.493 billion.
- Moderate pointThird-quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $38.772 million, versus $30.312 million a year earlier.
Negative
- Moderate pointNine-month operating cash flow fell to $86.156 million, from $109.301 million.
Key Figures
Net revenue: $176.179 million
Total Processing Volume: $126.493 billion
Adjusted EBITDA: $38.772 million
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7 metrics
Net revenue
$176.179 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026; $163.306 million in 2025; up 8%
Total Processing Volume
$126.493 billion
Three months ended September 30, 2026; $97.962 billion in 2025; up 29%
Adjusted EBITDA
$38.772 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026; $30.312 million in 2025
Net income
$115.442 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026; compared with a net loss of $3.624 million in 2025
Income tax benefit
$104.393 million
Three months ended September 30, 2026
Operating cash flow
$86.156 million
Nine months ended September 30, 2026; $109.301 million in 2025
Remaining share repurchase authorization
$140.3 million
August 2026 Share Repurchase Program, as of September 30, 2026
Key Terms
Total Processing Volume (TPV), Adjusted EBITDA, valuation allowance, remaining performance obligations, +1 more
5 terms
Total Processing Volume (TPV) financial
"TPV represents the total dollar amount of payments processed through our platform"
Total processing volume (TPV) is the combined dollar value of all transactions a payments platform or processor handles over a given period. Think of it like the total number of cars passing through a toll plaza: higher TPV shows larger customer usage and revenue opportunity because the company can earn fees on each payment, so investors watch TPV to gauge scale, growth trends, and potential fee-related income or risk exposure.
Adjusted EBITDA financial
"Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure"
Adjusted EBITDA is a way companies measure how much money they make from their core operations, like running a business, by removing certain costs or income that aren’t part of regular business activities. It helps investors see how well a company is doing without distractions from unusual expenses or gains, making it easier to compare companies or track performance over time.
valuation allowance financial
"release of a significant portion of the valuation allowance"
A valuation allowance is a reserve set aside to reduce the value of certain assets on a company's financial records when there is uncertainty about whether they will generate the expected benefits. It acts like a caution sign, indicating that some assets might not be fully recoverable or worth their recorded amount. This matters to investors because it provides a more realistic picture of a company's financial health and potential risks.
remaining performance obligations financial
"aggregate transaction price allocated to our remaining performance obligations"
Remaining performance obligations are the work a company still needs to complete for its customers, like finishing a service or delivering a product. It’s important because it shows how much future income the company has coming in from current agreements, giving a clearer picture of its ongoing business.
issuer processor technical
"provides all of its customers issuer processor services"
FAQ
AI-generated questions and answers. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.
How did MQ's revenue and processing volume change in Q3 2026?
Marqeta reported net revenue of $176.179 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, up 8% from $163.306 million a year earlier. Total Processing Volume was $126.493 billion, up 29% from $97.962 billion.
Why did MQ report $115.442 million of net income in Q3 2026?
The quarter included an income tax benefit of $104.393 million. Marqeta attributed the benefit mainly to a $106.6 million release of a significant portion of the valuation allowance on U.S. federal and certain states' deferred tax assets.
Could Marqeta suspend its August 2026 share repurchase program?
Yes. The program has no termination date, does not obligate Marqeta to buy a specific number of shares, and may be canceled or suspended at any time without notice.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| 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 the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 001-40465
(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) | (Zip Code) | ||||
(510 ) 671-5437
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
The | ||||||||||||||
| (Nasdaq Global Select Market) | ||||||||||||||
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 (the “Exchange Act”) 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.
| ☒ | 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 13(a) of the Exchange 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 October 30, 2026, there were 96,014,739 shares of the registrant's Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding and 7,796,104 shares of the registrant's Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.
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Note About Forward-Looking Statements | 3 | |||||||
Part I - Financial Information | ||||||||
Item 1. | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements: | 5 | ||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | 5 | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 6 | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity | 7 | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 9 | |||||||
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 11 | |||||||
Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 29 | ||||||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 45 | ||||||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 46 | ||||||
Part II - Other Information | ||||||||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 47 | ||||||
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 47 | ||||||
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 49 | ||||||
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 50 | ||||||
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 50 | ||||||
Item 5. | Other Information | 50 | ||||||
Item 6. | Exhibits | 51 | ||||||
Signatures | 52 | |||||||
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Note About Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which are statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:
•uncertainties related to U.S. and global economies and the effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition;
•our future financial performance and any fluctuations in such performance, including our net revenue, costs of revenue, gross profit, and operating expenses, and our ability to achieve future profitability;
•our ability to introduce and scale new products and services, such as our credit card platform;
•our ability to effectively manage or sustain our growth and expand our operations;
•our ability to enhance our platform and services and develop and expand our capabilities;
•our ability to further attract, retain, diversify, and expand our customer base;
•our ability to maintain our relationships with Issuing Banks, Card Networks, and the other third parties with which we work;
•our strategies, plans, objectives, and goals;
•our plans to expand internationally;
•past and future acquisitions, investments, and other strategic investments;
•our ability to compete in existing and new markets and offerings;
•our estimated market opportunity;
•economic and industry trends, projected growth, or trend analysis;
•the impact of political, social, and/or economic instability or military conflict;
•our ability to develop and protect our brand;
•changes or developments in laws and regulations and our ability to comply with laws and regulations;
•changes to our expectations regarding our income tax liabilities, including any changes regarding foreign taxes, realizability of deferred tax assets, valuation allowances, and the adequacy of our reserves;
•our ability to successfully defend litigation brought against us;
•our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel;
•our ability to repurchase shares under authorized share repurchase programs and receive expected financial benefits; and
•our ability to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting.
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We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors described or incorporated by reference in the sections titled “Risk Factors” in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Report”), as updated by our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 5, 2026, and as may be updated from time to time by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or other quarterly or periodic filings. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The results, events, and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results, events, or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this document to “Marqeta”, the “Company”, the “Registrant,” “we”, “us”, “our”, or similar references are to Marqeta, Inc. Capitalized terms used and not defined above are defined elsewhere within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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PART I - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Marqeta, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
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| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | ( | ||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
(1) Reflects the one-for-four reverse stock split that was effective June 30, 2026, which has been applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. Refer to Note 1, “Business Overview and Basis of Presentation”, for further information.
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Marqeta, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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| Income (loss) before income tax (benefit) expense | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net other comprehensive (loss) income | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
Diluted | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
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(1) Reflects the one-for-four reverse stock split that was effective June 30, 2026, which has been applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. Refer to Note 1, “Business Overview and Basis of Presentation”, for further information.
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Marqeta, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital (1) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares (1) | Amount (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase and retirement of common stock, including excise tax | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon net settlement of restricted stock units | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase and retirement of common stock, including excise tax | ( | ( | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon net settlement of restricted stock units | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase and retirement of common stock, including excise tax | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon net settlement of restricted stock units | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of common stock warrants | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shares (1) | Amount (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase and retirement of common stock, including excise tax | ( | ( | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon net settlement of restricted stock units | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase and retirement of common stock, including excise tax | ( | ( | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon net settlement of restricted stock units | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock warrants | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase and retirement of common stock, including excise tax | ( | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon net settlement of restricted stock units | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of common stock warrants | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Reflects the one-for-four reverse stock split that was effective June 30, 2026, which has been applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. Refer to Note 1, “Business Overview and Basis of Presentation”, for further information.
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Marqeta, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Benefit of deferred income taxes, net | ( | ||||||||||
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| Capitalization of internal-use software | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
Cash paid for business combination, net of cash acquired | ( | ||||||||||
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| Purchases of short-term investments | ( | ||||||||||
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| Repurchase of common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
Change in funds payable and amounts due to customers | ( | ||||||||||
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of restricted stock units | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payment of acquisition-related contingent and holdback considerations | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from shares issued in connection with employee stock purchase plan | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including early exercised stock options, net of repurchase of early exercised unvested options | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash- Beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - End of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||
Restricted cash, included in Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation capitalized to internal-use software | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock, including excise tax, accrued and not yet paid | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment accrued and not yet paid | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Contingent and holdback consideration, not yet paid | $ | $ | |||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets in exchange for lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Marqeta, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts, Ratios, or as Noted)
(unaudited)
1. Business Overview and Basis of Presentation
Marqeta, Inc. (“the Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2010 and creates digital payment technology for innovation leaders. The Company's modern card issuing platform empowers its customers to create customized and innovative payment card programs, giving them the configurability and flexibility to build better payment experiences.
The Company provides all of its customers issuer processor services and for most of its customers it also acts as a card program manager. The Company primarily earns revenue from processing card transactions for its customers.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, (“SEC”), for interim reporting. Certain information and note disclosures included in the Company’s annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, which was filed with the SEC on February 24, 2026. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments of a normal, recurring nature considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026, or for any other future annual or interim period.
Reverse Stock Split
On June 30, 2026, following approval by the Company’s stockholders at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 10, 2026, the Company effected a one-for-four reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock, together with a proportional reduction in the number of authorized shares of Class A, Class B, and preferred stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was effected by filing a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every four shares of the Company’s Class A common stock or Class B common stock were automatically combined and converted into one share of the respective class of stock. The Reverse Stock Split did not change the par value per share of the Company’s common or preferred stock, nor did it alter the relative rights, preferences, or privileges of the holders of such stock. As a result, the aggregate par value of outstanding common stock was reduced proportionately, with a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. Total stockholders’ equity remained unchanged. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split, and stockholders who otherwise would have been entitled to a fractional share received cash in lieu thereof.
All share-related and per share information presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all prior periods presented, as if the split had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make various estimates and assumptions relating to reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent liabilities, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Significant estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the fair value and useful lives of assets acquired and liabilities assumed through business combinations, the estimation of contingent liabilities, the fair value of equity awards and warrants, share-based compensation, the estimation of variable consideration in contracts with customers, the cumulative network incentive rate the Company expects to earn during the annual measurement period, and valuation of income taxes, including the realizability of deferred tax assets and the related valuation allowance. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.
Business Risks and Uncertainties
Prior to the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred net losses in each quarter since its inception, with the exception of the quarter ended June 30, 2024, which was primarily due to the forfeiture of the Executive Chairman Long-Term Incentive Award. As of September 30, 2026, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $681.0 million. The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents of $697.5 million and short-term investments of $0.7 million as of September 30, 2026 are sufficient to fund its operations through at least the next twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies from the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-04, “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Clarifications to Share-Based Consideration Payable to a Customer” (“ASU 2025-04”). ASU 2025-04 clarifies that share-based consideration granted to a customer is measured and classified in accordance with ASC Topic 718, and that the variable consideration constraint of ASC Topic 606 does not apply to such awards. The update also explicitly incorporates conditions based on customer purchases or contract execution into the definition of "performance conditions," requiring the Company to estimate vesting probability upfront under ASC Topic 718. Finally, the standard eliminates the accounting policy election to record forfeitures as they occur for customer share-based awards, requiring that forfeitures be estimated.
The Company early adopted ASU 2025-04 on a modified retrospective basis as of January 1, 2026. As of the adoption date, all previously issued customer common stock warrants had fully vested and none remained outstanding. Remaining capitalized warrant assets from previous vestings continue to be amortized as a reduction of net revenue over the remaining contract term. Because the previously issued warrants had already fully vested, the adoption of this standard did not have any impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of the adoption date. Warrants issued during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 were assessed and accounted for in accordance with the guidance in ASU 2025-04.
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures” (“ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03 is intended to improve disclosures about a public business entity's expenses and provide more detailed information to investors about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company plans to adopt this pronouncement in line with these effective dates. While the Company is currently evaluating the operational and financial reporting implications of this standard, the Company expects the adoption of ASU 2024-03 to result in enhanced disclosures regarding the type and nature of expenses included within the financial statement line items or similarly disaggregated expense disclosures.
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In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-06, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software” ("ASU 2025-06"). ASU 2025-06 modernizes the accounting for internal-use software costs by increasing the operability of the recognition guidance considering different methods of software development. ASU 2025-06 can be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or with a modified transition approach, and is effective for the Company for annual reporting as well as interim period reporting beginning in fiscal year 2028 with early adoption permitted. The ASU changes the timing of when certain costs begin to be capitalized for internal-use software projects, while retaining the criteria for what costs are capitalized and when capitalization ceases. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-06 on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
3. Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue from customers:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform services revenue, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other services revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total net revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about contract assets and deferred revenue:
| Contract balance | Balance sheet line reference | September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contract assets - current | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Contract assets - non-current | Other assets | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total contract assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue - current | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue - non-current | Other liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total deferred revenue | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Net revenue recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 that was included in the deferred revenue balances at the beginning of the respective periods was $3.2 million and $5.0 million, respectively. Net revenue recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 that was included in the deferred revenue balances at the beginning of the respective periods was $7.4 million and $12.0 million, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligations
The Company has performance obligations associated with commitments in customer contracts for future stand-ready obligations to process transactions throughout the contractual term. As of September 30, 2026, the aggregate transaction price allocated to our remaining performance obligations was $36.2 million. The Company expects to recognize approximately 79 % within two years and the remaining 21 % over the next three to five years .
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4. Business Combinations
TransactPay
The Company completed its acquisition of TransactPay on July 31, 2025. Refer to Note 4, “Business Combinations,” to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 for additional information regarding this acquisition. The measurement period for the acquisition ended during the three months ended September 30, 2026. The Company finalized the purchase price and allocation of the purchase price during that period with no adjustments to the amounts reported as of December 31, 2025. As part of the acquisition agreement, the Company withheld a portion of the shareholder closing consideration to cover potential losses for indemnified events (the "Indemnification Holdback"). The Company released the Indemnification Holdback during the three months ended September 30, 2026 for $2.2 million. As a result, no Indemnification Holdback liability was outstanding as of September 30, 2026.
Contingent Consideration
As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, the acquisition of TransactPay included two earn-out arrangements (the “Regulatory Improvement Earn-out” of $2.3 million and the “Digital Products Earn-out” of up to $3.4 million) payable upon satisfaction of specified post-closing performance conditions. The digital products relate to an emerging line of business that was not part of TransactPay’s core operations at the time of acquisition. The accruals for both earn-outs were included as part of accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had accrued approximately $2.3 million for the Regulatory Improvement Earn-out and approximately $1.3 million for the Digital Products Earn-out, reflecting management’s best estimate of the amounts expected to be paid based on the facts and circumstances available at that time.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company remeasured the Digital Products Earn-out liability based on updated gross profit information, reducing the accrual by $0.9 million. This reduction was recognized as a gain in Other income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.
5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net
Goodwill
Goodwill consisted of the following:
Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||
Foreign currency adjustment | ( | ||||
Balance as of September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||
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Intangible Assets, net
The following table presents the Intangible assets resulting from the Company’s business combinations as of the dates presented:
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
Finite-lived intangible assets: | ||||||||||||||
Developed technology | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Customer relationships (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total finite-lived intangible assets, gross | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated amortization | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Total finite-lived Intangible assets, net | ||||||||||||||
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: | ||||||||||||||
EMI licenses (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total intangible assets, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The amortization period for developed technology and customer relationships intangible assets is 7 years and 2 years, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $2.3 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $7.0 million and $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
6. Short-term Investments
The amortized cost, unrealized gain, and estimated fair value of the Company's short-term investments consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Unrealized Gain | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term Investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total short-term investments | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Unrealized Gain | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury securities | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total short-term investments | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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There were no
The following table summarizes the stated maturities of the Company’s short-term investments:
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Estimated Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Due within one year | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Due after one year through five years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
7. Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
| September 30, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury bills | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Corporate debt securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. treasury bills | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Asset-backed securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Company classifies money market funds, U.S. treasury bills, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, U.S. treasury securities, asset-backed securities, and corporate debt securities within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because the Company values these investments using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs.
There were no transfers of financial instruments between the fair value hierarchy levels during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, or the year ended December 31, 2025.
8. Certain Balance Sheet Components
Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Internally developed and purchased software | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Computer equipment | |||||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | |||||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | |||||||||||
Total property and equipment, gross | |||||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $7.9 million and $5.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $21.8 million and $14.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
The Company capitalized $10.4 million and $11.0 million as internal-use software development costs during the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $32.0 million and $30.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Other Assets
Other assets consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Contract assets, noncurrent | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Other assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
The increase in deferred tax assets, net as of September 30, 2026 primarily reflects the recognition of deferred tax assets related to U.S. net operating losses, federal tax credits carryforwards, and capitalized research and development expenditures following the release of a significant portion of the related valuation allowances during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026. See Note 13 for additional information.
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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
Accrued costs of revenue | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits | ||||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | ||||||||||||||
Due to Issuing Banks | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, current portion | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued professional services | ||||||||||||||
Accrued tax liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Holdback consideration liability (see Note 4) | ||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration liability (see Note 4) | ||||||||||||||
Other accrued liabilities | ||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Letter of Credit and Restricted Cash
In connection with the Oakland lease, the Company is required to provide the landlord a $0.9 million letter of credit. The Company has secured this letter of credit by depositing $0.9 million with the issuing financial institution. During the second quarter of 2026, the Company established a $1.2 million deposit held at an Issuing Bank, which serves as collateral to ensure settlement of cardholder transactions with the Card Networks in the event that cardholder funds are not deposited in time. Both amounts are classified as long-term restricted cash and recorded in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of September 30, 2026, the balance of restricted cash associated with customer funds was $265.3 million, of which $58.8 million is invested in money market funds.
Legal Contingencies
From time to time in the normal course of business, the Company may be subject to various legal matters such as threatened or pending claims or proceedings. Given the unpredictable nature of legal proceedings, the Company bases its assessment on the information available at the time the financials are available to be issued. As additional information becomes available, the Company reassesses the probability of the loss contingency and the potential liability, and may revise the estimate. The Company is currently involved in the following matters:
On December 9, 2024, a putative securities class action lawsuit, captioned Wai v. Marqeta, Inc., et al., Case No. 24-cv-08874 (N.D. Cal.), was filed in federal court in the Northern District of California (“Court”) against the Company and certain of its current and former officers (“Defendants”) alleging violations of federal securities laws. The lawsuit asserted that Defendants made false or misleading statements relating to the Company’s performance or revenue and gross profit expectations in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
On December 10, 2024, a second putative securities class action lawsuit, captioned Ford v. Marqeta, Inc., et al., Case No. 24-cv-08892 (N.D. Cal.), was filed in the same Court against the same Defendants alleging violations of the same federal securities laws. The second lawsuit asserted similar theories of liability as the first lawsuit but alleges a broader putative class period of between May 7, 2024 and November 4, 2024 and some additional and/or different allegations on which the claims are based. Both lawsuits (collectively, the “Securities Actions”) seek to recover damages on behalf of shareholders who acquired shares of the Company’s common stock during their respective putative class periods. The Securities Actions have been consolidated into one consolidated securities litigation captioned In re Marqeta, Inc. Securities Litigation,
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Case No. 24-08874-YGR (N.D. Cal.) and the Court has appointed a lead plaintiff and lead plaintiff’s counsel in the matter. On April 10, 2025, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint, which alleges a putative class period of between February 28, 2024 and November 4, 2024. The Company and the other Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint on May 15, 2025.
On November 3, 2025, a settlement was reached, in principle, with the lead plaintiff’s counsel to resolve the Securities Actions for payments totaling $13.0 million, subject to judicial approvals. The Company’s Directors & Officers insurance policy includes a $5.0 million self-insured retention that applies to covered losses related to the Securities Actions, including legal defense fees and settlement payments. In September 2026, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement. The Company and insurers have funded their respective portions of the settlement fund. The fairness and final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for January 2027.
As a result of the funding, the $13.0
On February 4, 2025, a putative shareholder derivative lawsuit, captioned Smith v. Khalaf, et al., Case No. 25-cv-01174 (N.D. Cal.), was filed in the same Court against certain of the Company’s current and former officers and its Board of Directors (as then constituted), and names the Company as a nominal defendant. This lawsuit asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duties and violations of federal securities laws, among other claims, between the time period of May 7, 2024 and November 4, 2024 under similar theories as the Securities Actions. Two other substantially similar putative shareholder derivative lawsuits, captioned Ojserkis v. Khalaf, et al., Case No. 25-cv-01883 (N.D. Cal.) and Preciado v. Khalaf, et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-02100 (N.D. Cal.), were filed on February 21, 2025 and February 27, 2025, respectively. All three putative shareholder derivative suits have been consolidated into one lawsuit captioned In re Marqeta, Inc. Derivative Litigation, Case No. 4:25-cv-01174-YGR (N.D. Cal.) (the “N.D. Cal. Derivative Actions”). A fourth substantially similar putative shareholder derivative lawsuit, captioned Prasad Murthy v. Simon Khalaf, et al., Case No: 2026-0670-KSJM (Del. Ch.) was filed on May 27, 2026 in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The defendants, including the Company as nominal defendant, have not been served with the complaint. On October 9, 2026, the parties to the N.D. Cal. Derivative Actions entered into a term sheet providing for the implementation of certain corporate governance reforms as part of the settlement of the derivative actions, which settlement is subject to court approval.
Settlement of Payment Transactions
Pre-funding amounts deposited by program management customers into accounts maintained at Issuing Banks may only be used to settle customers’ payment transactions, and are not subject to the same safeguarding regulations as TransactPay’s customer funds, and as such, are not considered assets of the Company. Accordingly, the funds held in customers’ accounts at Issuing Banks are not reflected on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. If a customer does not have sufficient funds to settle a transaction, the Company is liable to the Issuing Bank to settle the transaction and would therefore incur losses if such amounts cannot be subsequently recovered from the customer. The Company did not incur material losses of this nature during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements of varying scope and terms pursuant to which it agrees to indemnify customers, Card Networks, Issuing Banks, vendors, lessors, and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the breach of such agreements, services to be provided by the Company or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. With respect to Issuing Banks, the Company has received requests for indemnification from time to time and may indemnify an Issuing Bank for losses such Issuing Bank may incur for non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations, if those losses resulted from the
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Company’s failure to perform under its program agreement. No significant claims have been incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025.
In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain officers and employees that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors, officers, or employees. As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, no demands have been made upon the Company to provide indemnification under such agreements, and the Company is not aware of any claims that could have a material effect on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
10. Stock Incentive Plans
As disclosed above in Note 1, “Business Overview and Basis of Presentation”, all share and per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.
The following table presents the share-based compensation expense by award type recognized within the following line items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock units | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance restricted stock units | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee Stock Purchase Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation recorded within Compensation and benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Property and equipment (capitalized internal-use software) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units
A summary of the Company's restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs) activity under the Plans was as follows:
Number of Units | Weighted- average grant date fair value per share | ||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
Granted | $ | ||||||||||
Vested | ( | $ | |||||||||
Forfeited | ( | $ | |||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
As of September 30, 2026, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs and PSUs was $139.1 million. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
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Stock Options
A summary of the Company's stock option activity under the Plans is as follows:
Number of Options | Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share | Weighted - Average remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Granted | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercised | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of September 30, 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Intrinsic value is calculated based on the difference between the exercise price of in-the-money-stock options and the fair value of the common stock as of the respective balance sheet dates.
As of September 30, 2026, aggregate unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested outstanding stock options was $0.5 million. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.3 years.
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11. Stockholders’ Equity Transactions
As disclosed above in Note 1, “Business Overview and Basis of Presentation”, all share and per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock
On September 2, 2026, in connection with the renewal of a commercial agreement, the Company issued a warrant to a certain customer to purchase up to 550,000 shares of the Company's Class A common stock (the “2026 Warrant”). Upon exercise of the earned portion of the 2026 Warrant, the customer will be entitled to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at a price of $0.01 per share. A warrant was previously issued to the same customer under the original agreement executed in September 2020. No warrant previously issued to the customer remained outstanding prior to the issuance of the 2026 Warrant. The 2026 Warrant is classified as an equity instrument and treated as consideration payable to a customer. The Company determined the grant-date fair value of the 2026 Warrant to be $16.81 per share underlying the warrant based on the Black-Scholes valuation model.
Upon execution of the agreement in the third quarter of 2026, the portion of the 2026 Warrant representing the right to purchase 25,000 shares was earned. The $0.4 million total grant-date fair value of this earned portion of the 2026 Warrant was capitalized, with an offsetting credit to additional paid-in capital, and is being recognized on a straight-line basis as a reduction of net revenue over the five-year contract term. The remaining portion of the 2026 Warrant, representing the right to purchase up to 525,000 shares, could be earned and become exercisable in tranches, subject to the terms of the 2026 Warrant, upon the achievement of specific milestones related to transaction volume over the five-year term. The grant-date fair value of any portion of the 2026 Warrant that is earned is recognized as a reduction of net revenue in the period the related volume tier is achieved, with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital.
Portions of the 2026 Warrant that are earned between July 1 of any year and June 30 of the following year will become vested and exercisable at any time on or after August 1 of the following year. For example, portions that are earned between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027 vest and become exercisable on August 1, 2027.
As of September 30, 2026, the portion of the 2026 Warrant representing the right to purchase 36,250 shares has been earned, but is not exercisable until August 1, 2027. The Company recorded a $0.2
Share Repurchase Programs
On May 6, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200 million of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “2024 Share Repurchase Program”). Under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program, the Company was authorized to repurchase shares through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other methods, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including through trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The number of shares repurchased and the timing of purchases were based on general business and market conditions, and other factors, including legal requirements.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased approximately 4.8 million shares under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program for a total cost of $80.5 million, at an average price of $16.80 per share. The aggregate cost of the shares repurchased and the related transaction costs and excise taxes of $1.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were reflected as a reduction to common stock and Additional paid-in capital on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Repurchases under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program were completed as of March 31, 2025.
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On February 25, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional share repurchase program for up to $300 million of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “February 2025 Share Repurchase Program”). Under the February 2025 Share Repurchase Program, the Company was authorized to repurchase shares through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including through trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The number of shares repurchased and the timing of purchases were based on general business and market conditions, and other factors, including legal requirements.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased approximately 0.8 million and 11.4 million shares under the February 2025 Share Repurchase Program for $19.3 million and $212.4 million, at an average price of $24.48 and $18.68 per share, respectively. The aggregate cost of the shares repurchased and the related transaction costs and excise taxes of $0.1 million and $2.7 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, were reflected as a reduction to common stock and Additional paid-in capital on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Repurchases under the February 2025 Share Repurchase Program were completed as of December 31, 2025.
On December 4, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional share repurchase program of up to $100 million of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “December 2025 Share Repurchase Program”). Under the December 2025 Share Repurchase Program, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including through trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The number of shares repurchased and the timing of purchases were based on general business and market conditions, and other factors, including legal requirements. The December 2025 Share Repurchase Program had no set expiration date.
The Company has revised its previously reported remaining authorization as of the date of filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 4, 2026, as well as the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 4, 2026, which was understated by $1.3 million due to clerical errors identified by the Company and a vendor. After giving effect to the correction, the available amount remaining under authorization as of June 30, 2026 was $2.1 million. There was no material change to stockholders' equity as a result of the revision. The Company has assessed the materiality of the errors and determined they were not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company repurchased approximately 0.1 million and 5.7 million shares under the December 2025 Share Repurchase Program for $2.1 million and $92.2 million, at an average price of $16.40 and $16.21 per share, respectively. The aggregate cost of the shares repurchased and the related transaction costs and excise taxes of an immaterial amount and $1.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, respectively, are reflected as a reduction to Common stock and Additional paid-in capital on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Repurchases under the December 2025 Share Repurchase Program were completed as of September 30, 2026.
On August 3, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously approved an additional share repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $150 million of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “August 2026 Share Repurchase Program”).
In making the determination that the August 2026 Share Repurchase Program is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders, the Board of Directors considered a number of factors including, but not limited to, the Company's liquidity and capital allocation strategy, legal and regulatory compliance, the effect of any repurchases on concentration of ownership and voting power, and the effect of any repurchases on any of our periodically reported financial metrics. For the avoidance of doubt, the Board of Directors does not expect that the repurchases contemplated under the August 2026 Share Repurchase Program would result in any stockholder having a majority of voting power.
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Under the August 2026 Share Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions, including Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The timing and total amount of any stock repurchases will be determined at management's discretion and depend upon business, economic and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, prevailing stock prices and other considerations. The execution of the repurchase program will be consistent with the Company's capital allocation strategy, which prioritizes investments to grow the business. The share repurchase program has no termination date, and does not obligate Marqeta to acquire a specific number of shares of Class A common stock and may be canceled or suspended at any time without notice.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company repurchased approximately 0.6 9.7 16.21 immaterial 140.3 million remained available for future share repurchases under the August 2026 Share Repurchase Program.
12. Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
As disclosed above in Note 1, “Business Overview and Basis of Presentation”, all share and per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding, adjusted for the dilutive effect of all potential shares of common stock. In periods when the Company reported a net loss, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share because the effects of potentially dilutive items are anti-dilutive.
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The Company calculated basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders as follows:
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As the liquidation and dividend rights are identical for Class A common stock and Class B common stock, the undistributed earnings are allocated on a proportionate basis and the resulting income or loss per share will, therefore, be the same for both Class A common stock and Class B common stock on an individual or combined basis.
The following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect as the Company was in a loss position during the period:
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Potentially dilutive securities that were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect were as follows:
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13. Income Tax
The Company recorded income tax benefit of $104.4 million and income tax expense of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and an income tax benefit of $103.7 million and income tax expense of $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
The benefit for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 was mainly attributable to the release of a significant portion of the valuation allowance on the Company’s U.S. federal and certain states’ deferred tax assets, which resulted in a $106.6
The provision for income taxes recorded in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 consists of state and foreign income taxes in foreign jurisdictions in which the Company conducts business.
The Company regularly assesses the need for a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. In performing that assessment, the Company considers both positive and negative evidence related to the likelihood of realization of the deferred tax assets to determine, based on the weight of all available evidence, whether it is more-likely-than-not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The determination of the realizability of deferred tax assets involves significant judgment and relies on management's estimates of future taxable income.
The Company had cumulative U.S. pre-tax book income, adjusted for permanent book-tax differences, over the twelve-quarter period ended September 30, 2026 and expects to continue to sustain this profitability position for the foreseeable future. This cumulative profitability represents objective and verifiable positive evidence that carries significant weight. After evaluating all available positive and negative evidence, including this cumulative profitability and anticipated future earnings, the Company concluded that it is more-likely-than-not that the U.S. federal and certain states’ deferred tax assets are realizable. As a result of this change in judgment, the Company released a significant portion of the valuation allowance previously recorded against its U.S. deferred tax assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026. The majority of the released valuation allowance related to U.S. federal and state net operating losses, federal tax credit carryforwards and capitalized research and development (“R&D”) expenditures. Because the change in estimate occurred during an interim period, the portion of the valuation allowance release attributable to current year income was included in the estimated annual effective tax rate, while the release supported by projections of future taxable income is recorded as a discrete benefit. The Company released $106.6
The Company’s judgment regarding the need for a valuation allowance may reasonably change in future reporting periods due to many factors, including changes in expectations of future profitability in the U.S. and changes in tax laws or regulations. The Company will continue to maintain a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets where the Company believes that it is more-likely-than-not that some or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The remaining valuation allowance as of September 30, 2026 was $11.0 million, maintained against deferred tax assets related to California R&D credits.
The Company is subject to income tax examination in the United States and foreign jurisdictions. Because the Company has net operating loss and R&D tax credits carryforwards for U.S. federal and state jurisdictions, the statute of limitations is open for all tax years. The Company believes it has provided adequate reserves for uncertain tax positions in all open tax years.
14. Concentration Risks and Significant Customers
Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents held with financial institutions may exceed federally insured limits, posing potential credit risk.
As of September 30, 2026, short-term investments were insignificant. As of December 31, 2025, short-term investments were $62.5 million. There was no concentration of securities of the same issuer with an aggregate fair value greater than 5% of the total balance, except for U.S. treasury securities, which amounted to $56.1 million, or 90 %, at December 31, 2025.
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A significant portion of the Company's payment transactions are settled through one Issuing Bank, Sutton Bank. For the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, 55 % and 63 %, respectively, of Total Processing Volume, which is the total dollar amount of payments processed through the Company’s platform, net of returns and chargebacks, was settled through Sutton Bank. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, 58 % and 65 %, respectively, of Total Processing Volume, which is the total dollar amount of payments processed through the Company’s platform, net of returns and chargebacks, was settled through Sutton Bank.
The Company derives a significant portion of its revenue from one customer. This customer accounted for 41 % and 44 % of net revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and 42 % and 45 % of net revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of September 30, 2026, two separate customers accounted for 16 % and 14 % of the Company’s accounts receivable balance. As of December 31, 2025, two separate customers accounted for 12 % and 12 % of the Company’s accounts receivable balance.
15. Segment Information
The Company's chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is its Chief Executive Officer, who regularly reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. The Company provides a single, global, cloud-based, open API platform for modern card issuing and transaction processing, and primarily earns revenue from processing card transactions for its customers. As such, the Company operates as a single operating segment and reporting unit.
The CODM assesses performance and decides how to allocate resources based on consolidated net income or loss as the measure of profit and loss and consolidated total assets. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets. The CODM uses net income or loss in the annual budgeting process and subsequent monitoring of budget versus actual results as well as in assessing the return on consolidated total assets.
The following is the information used by the CODM in assessing segment performance:
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Net revenue outside of the United States, based on the billing address of the customer, was 15 % and 14 %, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and was 15 % and 13 %, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our 2025 Annual Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. As discussed in the section titled “Note About Forward-Looking Statements”, our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth or incorporated by reference under the section titled “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our 2025 Annual Report.
Overview
Marqeta’s mission is modernizing financial services by making the entire payment experience native and delightful. Marqeta’s modern platform empowers our customers to create customized and innovative payment card programs with configurability and flexibility. Marqeta’s open APIs provide instant access to highly scalable, cloud-based payment infrastructure that enables customers to embed the payments experience into apps or websites for a personalized user experience. Customers can launch and manage their own card programs, issue cards, and authorize and settle payment transactions quickly using our platform. We also deliver robust bank, network, and card program management and value added services, allowing our customers to embed Marqeta in their offering without having to build certain complex compliance elements or customer support services.
Marqeta’s innovative products are developed with deep domain expertise and a customer-first mindset to launch, scale, and manage card programs. Marqeta provides the following offerings based on a customer’s desired level of control and responsibility:
•Processing: Marqeta provides all of its customers with issuer processor services as our core offering. Payment processing provides customers with access to the Marqeta dashboard via our APIs and webhooks, our JIT Funding feature, and assists with certain configuration elements that enable customers to use the platform independently.
•Bank and Network Management: Marqeta provides a service option to connect customers to an Issuing Bank partner to act as the BIN sponsor for the customer’s card program, define and manage a number of the primary tasks related to launching a card program, and can provide a full range of services including configuring many of the critical resources required by a customer’s production environment and managing the applicable regulations and the Issuing Bank. In addition, Marqeta provides another service offering to manage compliance with applicable Card Network rules.
•Program Management: Marqeta provides additional program management services that are required as part of a card program, including chargebacks and dispute resolution, reconciliation, and card fulfillment.
•Value Added Services: Marqeta provides value added services that offer a more seamless experience for our customers, which include tokenization, real-time decisioning and fraud management, digital banking, and other customer experience services.
Impact of Macroeconomic Factors
We are unable to predict the impact macroeconomic factors, including various geopolitical conflicts, uncertainty related to global elections, changes in inflation and interest rates, and uncertainty in global regulatory and economic conditions, including as a result of uncertainty in global trade from potential tariffs and counter tariffs, will have on our processing volumes, and on our future results of operations. A deterioration in macroeconomic conditions could increase the risk of lower consumer spending, including discretionary spending, consumer and merchant bankruptcy, insolvency, business failure, higher credit losses, foreign currency fluctuations, or other business interruption, which may adversely impact our business. We continue to monitor these situations and may take actions that alter our operations and business practices as may be required by federal, state, or local authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our customers, vendors, and employees. See the section titled “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our 2025 Annual Report for further discussion or incorporation by reference of the possible impact of these macroeconomic factors on our business.
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Key Operating Metric and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We review a number of operating and financial metrics, including the key operating metric set forth below, to help us evaluate our business and growth trends, establish budgets, evaluate the effectiveness of our investments, and assess operational efficiencies. In addition to the results determined in accordance with GAAP, the following table sets forth a key operating metric and non-GAAP financial measures that we consider useful in evaluating our operating performance:
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| Total Processing Volume (TPV) (in millions) | $ | 126,493 | $ | 97,962 | $ | 359,276 | $ | 273,819 | |||||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 176,179 | $ | 163,306 | $ | 517,972 | $ | 452,771 | |||||||||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 122,100 | $ | 114,557 | $ | 361,565 | $ | 317,297 | |||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 69 | % | 70 | % | 70 | % | 70 | % | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 115,442 | $ | (3,624) | $ | 130,843 | $ | (12,531) | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) margin | 66 | % | (2) | % | 25 | % | (3) | % | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 115,825 | $ | 124,927 | $ | 349,560 | $ | 355,433 | |||||||||||||||
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Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 38,772 | $ | 30,312 | $ | 109,531 | $ | 78,900 | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 22 | % | 19 | % | 21 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted operating expenses | $ | 83,328 | $ | 84,245 | $ | 252,034 | $ | 238,397 | |||||||||||||||
Total Processing Volume (“TPV”) - TPV represents the total dollar amount of payments processed through our platform, net of returns and chargebacks. We believe that TPV is a key operating metric and a principal indicator of the market adoption of our platform, growth of our brand, growth of our customers' businesses and scale of our business.
Adjusted EBITDA - Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as Net income (loss) adjusted, as applicable, to exclude depreciation and amortization; share-based compensation expense; payroll tax related to share-based compensation; restructuring and other one-time costs; acquisition related expenses which consist of due diligence costs, transaction costs and integration costs related to potential or successful acquisitions and cash and non-cash postcombination compensation expenses; non-recurring litigation expense; income tax (benefit) expense; and other income, net, which consists primarily of interest income from our short-term investments and cash deposits, impairment of financial instruments and realized foreign currency gains and losses. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management and our Board of Directors to evaluate and compare our core operating results, including our operating efficiencies, from period to period. Additionally, we utilize Adjusted EBITDA as an input into our calculation of our annual employee bonus plans and performance-based restricted stock units. See the section below titled “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a discussion of the use of non-GAAP measures, and a reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted EBITDA Margin - Adjusted EBITDA Margin is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Net revenue. This measure is used by management and our Board of Directors to evaluate our operating efficiency. See the section below titled “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a discussion of the use of non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA Margin.
Adjusted Operating Expenses - Adjusted operating expenses is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as Total operating expenses adjusted, as applicable, to exclude depreciation and amortization; share-based compensation expense; payroll tax related to share-based compensation; restructuring and other one-time costs; non-recurring litigation expense; and acquisition-related expenses which consists of due diligence costs, transaction costs and integration costs related to potential or successful acquisitions, and cash and non-cash postcombination compensation expenses. We believe that adjusted operating
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expenses is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management and our Board of Directors to evaluate and compare our core operating results, including our operating efficiencies, from period to period. See the section below titled “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a discussion of the use of non-GAAP measures, a change in presentation, and a reconciliation of total operating expenses to adjusted operating expenses.
Components of Results of Operations
Net Revenue
We have two components of net revenue: platform services revenue, net and other services revenue.
Platform services revenue, net. Platform services revenue includes Interchange Fees, net of Revenue Share and other service-level payments to customers, and Card Network and Issuing Bank costs for certain customer arrangements where the Company is an agent in the delivery of services to the customer. Platform services revenue also includes processing and other fees, including value added services. “Interchange Fees” are transaction-based and volume-based fees set by a Card Network and paid by a merchant bank to the Issuing Bank that issued the payment card used to purchase goods or services from a merchant. We earn Interchange Fees on card transactions we process for our customers and the fees are based on a percentage of the transaction amount plus a fixed amount per transaction. Interchange Fees are recognized when the associated transactions are settled.
Revenue Share payments are incentives to our customers to increase their processing volumes on our platform. Revenue Share is generally computed as a percentage of the Interchange Fees earned or processing volume and is paid to our customers monthly. Revenue Share payments are recorded as a reduction to net revenue. Generally, as customers' processing volumes increase, the rates at which we share revenue increase.
Processing and other fees are priced as either a percentage of processing volume or on a fee per transaction basis and are earned, for example, when payment cards are used at automated teller machines or to make cross-border purchases. Minimum processing fees, where customers' processing volumes fall below certain thresholds, as well as transaction fees for utilizing other value-added services and program management features, are also included in processing and other fees.
We recognize revenue when the promised services are complete, and our performance obligations are satisfied. Platform services are considered complete when we have authorized the transaction, validated that the transaction has no errors, and accepted and posted the data to our records.
Other services revenue. Other services revenue primarily consists of revenue earned for card fulfillment services. Card fulfillment fees are generally billed to customers upon ordering card inventory and recognized as revenue when the cards are shipped to the customers.
Costs of Revenue
Costs of revenue consist of Card Network fees, Issuing Bank fees, and card fulfillment costs for customer arrangements where we are the principal in providing services to the customer and excludes depreciation and amortization, which is reported separately within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Card Network fees are equal to a specified percentage of processing volume or a fixed amount per transaction routed through the respective Card Network. Issuing Bank fees compensate our Issuing Banks for issuing cards to our customers and sponsoring our card programs with the Card Networks and are typically equal to a specified percentage of processing volume or a fixed amount per transaction. Card fulfillment costs include physical cards, packaging, and other fulfillment costs.
We have marketing and incentive arrangements with Card Networks, that provide us with monetary incentives for establishing customer card programs with and routing transaction volume through the respective Card Networks. These incentives are typically calculated as a percentage of the processed transaction volume or the number of transactions routed through the Card Network. We account for these incentives as a reduction of Card Network fees within Costs of Revenue in customer arrangements where we act as the principal. As processing volumes increase, we earn a higher cumulative incentive rate,
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subject to achieving specific cumulative volume thresholds within an annual measurement period. For certain incentive arrangements, the annual measurement period may not align with our fiscal year.
We estimate and recognize network incentives based on the cumulative incentive rate we expect to earn over the annual measurement period. We estimate the cumulative incentive rates based on our forecasts for the annual measurement periods, which incorporates both historical experience and our expectations of future events, in addition to other qualitative considerations. The estimated cumulative incentive rates are applied to the volume and/or number of transactions processed during the reporting period to calculate the quarterly network incentives recognized.
Operating Expenses
Compensation and Benefits. Compensation and benefits consist primarily of salaries, employee benefits, severance and other termination benefits, incentive compensation, contractors’ cost, and share-based compensation.
Technology. Technology consists primarily of third-party hosting fees, software licenses, and hardware purchases below our capitalization threshold, and support and maintenance costs.
Professional Services. Professional services consist primarily of consulting, legal, audit, and recruiting fees.
Occupancy. Occupancy consists primarily of rent expense, repairs, maintenance, and other building related costs.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization consist primarily of depreciation of our fixed assets and amortization of capitalized internal-use software and developed technology intangible assets.
Marketing and Advertising. Marketing and advertising consist primarily of costs of general marketing and promotional activities.
Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses consist primarily of insurance costs, indemnification costs, travel-related expenses, indirect state and local taxes, and other general office expenses.
Other Income, net
Other income, net consists primarily of interest income from our short-term investments and cash deposits, and realized foreign currency gains and losses.
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense
Income tax expense generally consists of U.S. federal and state income taxes, and income taxes related to certain foreign jurisdictions. We regularly assess the need for a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets. We had cumulative U.S. pre-tax book income, adjusted for permanent book-tax differences, over the twelve-quarter period ended September 30, 2026, and expect to continue to sustain this profitability position for the foreseeable future. This cumulative profitability represents objective and verifiable positive evidence that carries significant weight that supported the realization of the U.S. federal and certain states’ deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2026. After evaluating all available positive and negative evidence, including this cumulative profitability and anticipated future earnings, we concluded that it is more-likely-than-not that the U.S. federal and certain states’ deferred tax assets are realizable as of September 30, 2026. As a result, we released a significant portion of our valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets in the U.S., resulting in the recognition of deferred tax assets and income tax benefit of $106.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, which was partially offset by income tax expense from current period activity. The release resulted in a discrete, non-cash increase in GAAP income tax benefit, and a corresponding increase in GAAP net income and GAAP earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026.
We expect cash taxes to remain below book income tax expense as we utilize net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, subject to applicable limitations. We will continue to assess all available evidence each reporting period. Our judgment regarding the need for a valuation allowance may change due to the level of tax profitability we achieve, changes in enacted tax law, or other factors.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 176,179 | $ | 163,306 | $ | 517,972 | $ | 452,771 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of revenue | 54,079 | 48,749 | 156,407 | 135,474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 122,100 | 114,557 | 361,565 | 317,297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 77,316 | 84,871 | 233,596 | 252,330 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 18,028 | 16,942 | 54,511 | 47,855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 10,247 | 7,019 | 28,797 | 19,003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional services | 4,124 | 5,518 | 14,375 | 15,432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy | 1,096 | 1,058 | 2,815 | 2,818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing and advertising | 972 | 895 | 3,364 | 2,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 4,042 | 8,624 | 12,102 | 15,920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 115,825 | 124,927 | 349,560 | 355,433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | 6,275 | (10,370) | 12,005 | (38,136) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net | 4,774 | 7,244 | 15,143 | 26,544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income tax (benefit) expense | 11,049 | (3,126) | 27,148 | (11,592) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (104,393) | 498 | (103,695) | 939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 115,442 | $ | (3,624) | $ | 130,843 | $ | (12,531) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025
Net Revenue
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total platform services, net | $ | 165,737 | $ | 155,774 | $ | 9,963 | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other services | 10,442 | 7,532 | 2,910 | 39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total net revenue | $ | 176,179 | $ | 163,306 | $ | 12,873 | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Processing Volume (TPV) (in millions) | $ | 126,493 | $ | 97,962 | $ | 28,531 | 29 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total platform services, net revenue increased by $10.0 million, or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. The overall increase in platform services revenue was primarily driven by a 29% increase in TPV, partially offset by unfavorable shifts in our card program mix, particularly the expansion of programs where we provide processing services with minimal or no program management.
Other services revenue increased by $2.9 million, or 39%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, primarily driven by higher card-related fulfillment, including card replacements and increased customer card shipments.
The increase in TPV was driven by strong performance across all our major use cases, particularly financial services, lending including buy-now-pay later, and expense management. TPV for our top five customers, based on their individual processing volumes in each respective period, increased 24%, in the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025 while TPV from all other customers, as a group, grew 43%, over the same period. Note that the composition of the top five customers may differ between the two periods.
Costs of Revenue and Gross Margin
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Card Network fees, net | $ | 41,292 | $ | 38,822 | $ | 2,470 | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuing Bank fees | 5,230 | 4,500 | 730 | 16 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 7,557 | 5,427 | 2,130 | 39 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs of revenue | $ | 54,079 | $ | 48,749 | $ | 5,330 | 11 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 122,100 | $ | 114,557 | $ | 7,543 | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 69 | % | 70 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Costs of revenue increased by $5.3 million, or 11%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This increase was primarily driven by higher Card Network and Issuing Bank fees associated with the increase in TPV. In addition, we recognized higher costs related to card-related fulfillment, including card replacements and increased customer card shipments.
As the increase in costs of revenue was outpaced by the net revenue growth discussed above, gross profit increased by $7.5 million, or 7%, while gross margin remained relatively stable, declining by only 1 percentage point year over year.
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Operating Expenses
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salaries, bonus, benefits and payroll taxes | $ | 55,851 | $ | 59,167 | $ | (3,316) | (6) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 21,465 | 25,704 | (4,239) | (16) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total compensation and benefits | 77,316 | 84,871 | (7,555) | (9) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 44 | % | 52 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 18,028 | 16,942 | 1,086 | 6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 10 | % | 10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 10,247 | 7,019 | 3,228 | 46 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 6 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional services | 4,124 | 5,518 | (1,394) | (25) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 2 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy | 1,096 | 1,058 | 38 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 1 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing and advertising | 972 | 895 | 77 | 9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 1 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 4,042 | 8,624 | (4,582) | (53) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 2 | % | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 115,825 | $ | 124,927 | $ | (9,102) | (7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 66% | 76% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salaries, bonus, benefits, and payroll taxes decreased by $3.3 million, or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This decrease was primarily driven by lower postcombination compensation expenses for former Power Finance employees and lower year-over-year severance and one-time retention bonuses awarded to certain key employees during the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. The decrease was partially offset by higher wages as a result of higher headcount.
Share-based compensation decreased by $4.2 million, or 16%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This decrease was primarily driven by the full vesting of higher grant-date fair value awards issued in prior years. These older awards are being replaced by new awards granted in more recent periods that carry lower grant-date fair values.
Technology expenses increased by $1.1 million, or 6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This increase was mainly driven by higher software licenses to support system and tool implementations amid ongoing business growth.
Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $3.2 million, or 46%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This increase was primarily driven by higher amortization of internally developed software as additional projects were capitalized and placed into service.
Professional services expenses decreased by $1.4 million, or 25%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025 primarily driven by lower legal and professional fees.
Occupancy expense remained relatively flat for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.
Marketing and advertising expenses remained relatively flat for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.
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Other operating expenses decreased by $4.6 million, or 53%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. This decrease was primarily due to $4.3 million of legal contingency expense recognized in the three months ended September 30, 2025 associated with the securities class action lawsuit.
Other Income, net
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | $ | 4,774 | $ | 7,244 | $ | (2,470) | (34) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 3 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net decreased by $2.5 million, or 34%, for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This decrease was primarily driven by lower interest income from our short-term investment portfolio and cash balances, as average balances were lower due to share repurchases completed in 2025 and through the nine months ended September 30, 2026. We also realized lower average yields during the third quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense
| Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | $ | (104,393) | $ | 498 | $ | (104,891) | nm | |||||||||||||||||||
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Income tax benefit was $104.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to an income tax expense of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The year-over-year change was mainly attributable to a $106.6 million benefit from the release of a significant portion of the valuation allowance on our U.S. federal and certain states’ deferred tax assets during the three months ended September 30, 2026, partially offset by income tax expense from current period activity. The release of the valuation allowance was recorded as a discrete tax benefit and resulted in the recognition of certain deferred tax assets and a corresponding increase to net income for the three months ended September 30, 2026.
Customer Concentration
We generated 41% and 44% of our net revenue from our largest customer, Block, during the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025
Net Revenue
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total platform services, net | $ | 485,646 | $ | 430,778 | $ | 54,868 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other services | 32,326 | 21,993 | 10,333 | 47 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total net revenue | $ | 517,972 | $ | 452,771 | $ | 65,201 | 14 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Processing Volume (TPV) (in millions) | $ | 359,276 | $ | 273,819 | $ | 85,457 | 31 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total platform services, net revenue increased by $54.9 million, or 13%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. The overall increase in platform services revenue was primarily driven by a 31% increase in TPV, partially offset by unfavorable shifts in our card program mix, particularly the expansion of programs where we provide processing services with minimal or no program management.
Other services revenue increased by $10.3 million, or 47% in the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, driven by higher card-related fulfillment, including card replacements and increased customer card shipments and professional services rendered for a certain network integration project that was completed in the first quarter of 2026.
The TPV increase was driven by robust growth across all major use cases, particularly financial services, lending including buy-now-pay later, and expense management. TPV for our top five customers, based on their individual processing volumes in each respective period, grew by 25% for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. TPV from all other customers, as a group, increased by 50% in the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. Note that the composition of the top five customers may differ between the two periods.
Costs of Revenue and Gross Margin
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Card Network fees, net | $ | 120,188 | $ | 105,737 | $ | 14,451 | 14 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Issuing Bank fees | 14,813 | 12,997 | 1,816 | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 21,406 | 16,740 | 4,666 | 28 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs of revenue | $ | 156,407 | $ | 135,474 | $ | 20,933 | 15 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 361,565 | $ | 317,297 | $ | 44,268 | 14 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 70 | % | 70 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Costs of revenue increased by $20.9 million, or 15%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This increase was primarily driven by higher Card Network and Issuing Bank fees associated with the increase in TPV. The remaining increase was driven by costs related to higher card-related fulfillment, including card replacements and increased customer card shipments.
As the increase in costs of revenue was outpaced by the net revenue growth discussed above, gross profit increased by $44.3 million, or 14%, while gross margin remained flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.
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Operating Expenses
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salaries, bonus, benefits and payroll taxes | $ | 169,757 | $ | 173,641 | $ | (3,884) | (2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 63,839 | 78,689 | (14,850) | (19) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total compensation and benefits | 233,596 | 252,330 | (18,734) | (7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 45 | % | 56 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 54,511 | 47,855 | 6,656 | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 11 | % | 11 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 28,797 | 19,003 | 9,794 | 52 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 6 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional services | 14,375 | 15,432 | (1,057) | (7) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 3 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marketing and advertising | 3,364 | 2,075 | 1,289 | 62 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 1 | % | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy | 2,815 | 2,818 | (3) | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 1 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 12,102 | 15,920 | (3,818) | (24) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 2 | % | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 349,560 | $ | 355,433 | $ | (5,873) | (2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 67% | 79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salaries, bonus, benefits, and payroll taxes decreased by $3.9 million, or 2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This decrease was primarily driven by lower postcombination compensation expenses for former Power Finance employees, higher capitalized salaries, bonuses, and benefits costs related to internal-use software development and lower year-over-year severance and one-time retention bonuses awarded to certain key employees. These savings were mostly offset by higher salaries and contractor expenses due to an increase in headcount.
Share-based compensation decreased by $14.9 million, or 19%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This decrease was primarily driven by the full vesting of higher grant-date fair value awards issued in prior years. These older awards are being replaced by new awards granted in more recent periods that carry lower grant-date fair values.
Technology expenses increased by $6.7 million, or 14%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, mainly driven by higher licensing and hosting costs to support system and tool implementations amid ongoing business growth.
Depreciation and amortization increased by $9.8 million, or 52%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This increase was primarily driven by higher amortization of internally developed software as additional projects were capitalized and placed into service, as well as amortization of the customer relationships intangible asset acquired from TransactPay in the third quarter of 2025.
Professional services expenses decreased by $1.1 million, or 7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025 primarily driven by lower legal and professional fees.
Marketing and advertising expenses increased by $1.3 million, or 62%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to increased spending on brand campaigns and continued investment in marketing and advertising initiatives.
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Occupancy expense remained relatively flat for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.
Other operating expenses decreased by $3.8 million, or 24%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025 primarily due to $4.3 million of legal contingency expense recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 associated with the securities class action lawsuit, partially offset by $0.9 million non-cash impairment charges related to certain internally developed software recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2026.
Other Income, net
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | $ | 15,143 | $ | 26,544 | $ | (11,401) | (43) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenue | 3 | % | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net decreased by $11.4 million, or 43%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. This decrease was primarily driven by lower interest income from our short-term investment portfolio and cash balances, as average balances were lower due to share repurchases completed during 2025 and the nine months ended September 30, 2026. We also realized lower average yields during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | $ | (103,695) | $ | 939 | $ | (104,634) | nm | |||||||||||||||||||
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Income tax benefit was $103.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to an income tax expense of $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The year-over-year change was mainly attributable to a $106.6 million benefit from the release of a significant portion of the valuation allowance on our U.S. federal and certain states’ deferred tax assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2026, partially offset by income tax expense from current period activity. The release of the valuation allowance was recorded as a discrete tax benefit and resulted in the recognition of certain deferred tax assets and a corresponding increase to net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026.
Customer Concentration
We generated 42% and 45% of our net revenue from our largest customer, Block, during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools and you should not consider them in isolation. These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In evaluating these non-GAAP measures, note that we will likely incur expenses in the future similar to the adjustments in the presentation of our non-GAAP measures set forth under “Key Operating Metric and Non-GAAP Financial Measures”. There are a number of key limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP measures compared to their most directly comparable GAAP measures including the following:
•other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted operating expenses differently or not at all, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures;
•although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated or amortized may require future replacement, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash requirements for such replacements or new capital expenditures; and
•adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the effect of income taxes that may represent a reduction in cash available to us.
We encourage investors to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
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A reconciliation of Net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA and GAAP operating expenses to Adjusted operating expenses for the periods presented is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 176,179 | $ | 163,306 | $ | 517,972 | $ | 452,771 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 115,442 | $ | (3,624) | $ | 130,843 | $ | (12,531) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) margin | 66 | % | (2) | % | 25 | % | (3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 115,825 | $ | 124,927 | $ | 349,560 | $ | 355,433 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 115,442 | $ | (3,624) | $ | 130,843 | $ | (12,531) | ||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 21,465 | 25,704 | 63,839 | 78,689 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 10,247 | 7,019 | 28,797 | 19,003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payroll tax expense related to share-based compensation | 389 | 583 | 1,853 | 2,150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (1) | 317 | 1,828 | 1,409 | 7,315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other one-time costs (2) | 79 | 1,251 | 1,628 | 5,582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring litigation expense (3) | — | 4,297 | — | 4,297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net | (4,774) | (7,244) | (15,143) | (26,544) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense (4) | (104,393) | 498 | (103,695) | 939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 38,772 | $ | 30,312 | $ | 109,531 | $ | 78,900 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 22 | % | 19 | % | 21 | % | 17 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 115,825 | $ | 124,927 | $ | 349,560 | $ | 355,433 | ||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense | (21,465) | (25,704) | (63,839) | (78,689) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | (10,247) | (7,019) | (28,797) | (19,003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payroll tax expense related to share-based compensation | (389) | (583) | (1,853) | (2,150) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (1) | (317) | (1,828) | (1,409) | (7,315) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and other one-time costs (2) | (79) | (1,251) | (1,628) | (5,582) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recurring litigation expense (3) | — | (4,297) | — | (4,297) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted operating expenses | $ | 83,328 | $ | 84,245 | $ | 252,034 | $ | 238,397 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) Acquisition-related expenses, which include transaction costs, integration costs and cash and non-cash postcombination compensation expense, have been excluded from adjusted EBITDA as such expenses are not reflective of our ongoing core operations and are not representative of the ongoing costs necessary to operate our business; instead, these are costs specifically associated with a discrete transaction.
(2) Restructuring and other one-time costs include the costs associated with the transition of our former CEO and other one-time costs related to retention bonuses provided to other key employees. These bonuses have service requirements and are expensed over the requisite service period.
(3) Non-recurring litigation expense includes a legal contingency expense related to the Securities Actions recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.
(4) The income tax benefit recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily due to the release of valuation allowances related to U.S. federal and certain states’ deferred tax assets, partially offset by the income tax expense from current period activity.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2026, our primary sources of liquidity consisted of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaling $698.2 million, held primarily for working capital purposes. Our cash equivalents and short-term investments consisted primarily of bank deposits, money market funds, U.S. treasury bills, U.S. treasury securities, asset-backed securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and corporate debt securities. We have historically incurred significant operating losses, as reflected in our accumulated deficit. As of the date of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have access to and
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control over all our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments, with the exception of restricted cash. The majority of our restricted cash amounts are held solely for safeguarding customer funds in connection with TransactPay’s card and e-money wallet programs, and are not available for our general corporate purposes or operations.
The release of the valuation allowance against our U.S. federal and certain states’ deferred tax assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 was a non-cash item and did not affect our cash, cash equivalents, or short-term investments. Cash taxes paid may increase over time as net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards are utilized or become limited.
Our Board of Directors has periodically authorized share repurchase programs for repurchases of shares of our Class A common stock. Most recently, on August 3, 2026, our Board of Directors authorized an additional share repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $150 million of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “August 2026 Share Repurchase Program”). Under the August 2026 Share Repurchase Program, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including through trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The timing and total amount of any stock repurchases will be determined at management's discretion and depend upon business, economic and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, prevailing stock prices and other considerations. The execution of the repurchase program will be consistent with the Company's capital allocation strategy, which prioritizes investments to grow the business. The August 2026 Share Repurchase Program has no set expiration date, and does not obligate Marqeta to acquire a specific number of shares of Class A common stock and may be canceled or suspended at any time without notice. As of September 30, 2026, $140.3 million remained available for future share repurchases under the August 2026 Share Repurchase Program.
We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $698.2 million as of September 30, 2026, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs for at least the next 12 months. As of the date of filing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we maintain full access to and control over all our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, except amounts held as restricted cash. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, such as continued investment in product development, platform infrastructure, share repurchases, potential strategic acquisitions, capital expenditures, and global expansion. We plan to allocate cash to support ongoing business investments, infrastructure enhancements, and non-cancellable purchase commitments with cloud-computing service providers and certain Issuing Banks.
As of September 30, 2026, we had $267.5 million in restricted cash, of which $265.3 million is related to the cash and cash equivalents held by TransactPay on behalf of its customers related to card and e-money wallet programs.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 86,156 | $ | 109,301 | |||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | 35,258 | 258,239 | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (174,341) | (316,394) | |||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | (52,927) | $ | 51,146 | |||||||
Operating Activities
Our primary source of cash from operating activities is net revenue. The primary uses of cash in operating activities include Card Network and Issuing Bank fees and employee-related compensation. The timing of settlements of certain operating assets and liabilities, such as revenue share payments, bonus payments, prepayments to cloud-computing service providers, settlements receivable and network incentives receivable, may impact the amounts reported as net cash provided by or used in operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $86.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to $109.3 million for the same period in 2025. The year-over-year change was primarily driven by unfavorable working capital timing, particularly related to accrued expenses and other liabilities, revenue share payable, network incentive receivables, and settlement receivables, partially offset by higher gross profit and lower operating expenses.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities primarily consists of proceeds from maturities of short-term investments, while net cash used in investing activities primarily includes purchases of short-term investments, purchases of property and equipment, capitalized costs for internal-use software development, and business combinations when they occur.
Net cash provided by investing activities decreased by $223.0 million to $35.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, from $258.2 million in the same period in 2025. This decrease was primarily due to restricted cash acquired in the TransactPay acquisition in the prior year, and fewer maturities of short-term investments, partially offset by $44.6 million in net cash used for the TransactPay acquisition during the third quarter of 2025.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities consists primarily of net payments related to share-based compensation activities, our share repurchase programs, and the net impact of funds payable and amounts owed to customers.
Net cash used in financing activities decreased to $174.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, from $316.4 million in the same period in 2025. The decrease was primarily due to lower repurchases of our Class A common stock, partially offset by changes in funds payable and amounts due to customers and $5.0 million contingent and holdback consideration payments related to the TransactPay acquisition.
Obligations and Other Commitments
There have been no other material changes to our obligations and other commitments from those reported in our 2025 Annual Report.
For additional information about our contractual obligations and other commitments, see Note 9 “Commitments and Contingencies” to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs, and expenses, and the related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our accounting estimates and assumptions. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates described in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth in our 2025 Annual Report, other than the income taxes described below.
Income Taxes
We evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets based on positive and negative evidence, including historical results, projections of future taxable income, and other factors. This assessment requires significant management judgment and can change as new information becomes available or actual results differ from projections. Adjustments to the valuation allowance are recorded through the income tax provision and can materially affect our results of operations.
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We had cumulative U.S. pre-tax book income, adjusted for permanent book-tax differences, over the twelve-quarter period ended September 30, 2026, and expect to continue to sustain this profitability for the foreseeable future. This cumulative profitability represents objective and verifiable positive evidence that carries significant weight. After evaluating all available positive and negative evidence, including anticipated future earnings, we concluded that it is more-likely-than-not that the U.S. federal and certain states’ deferred tax assets are realizable. Accordingly, we released $106.6 million of valuation allowance during the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2026, primarily related to U.S. federal and state operating losses, federal tax credit carryforwards, and capitalized R&D expenditures. We continue to maintain a valuation allowance of $11.0 million against our California R&D credits, as we believe it is more-likely-than-not that these deferred tax assets will not be realizable. For additional information, see Note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report.
Our assessment of the realizability of deferred tax assets is sensitive to changes in projected taxable income. A sustained decline in profitability or a significant reduction in projected future taxable income could result in the need to re-establish a valuation allowance against some or all of the deferred tax assets for which the allowance was released. We will continue to evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets based on all available evidence each reporting period.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We have operations within the United States and globally, and are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. Information relating to quantitative and qualitative disclosures about these market risks is described below.
Interest Rate Risk
As of September 30, 2026, our cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments totaled $698.2 million, comprising cash deposits, money market funds, U.S. treasury bills, U.S. treasury securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposits, asset-backed securities and corporate debt securities. The fair value of these holdings would not be significantly impacted by interest rate fluctuations due to their short-term maturities. Because we classify our short-term investments as “available-for-sale”, no gains or losses are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) due to changes in interest rates unless such securities are sold prior to maturity or declines in fair value are due to credit losses. We have the ability and intent to hold all short-term investments until maturity. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would not have a material effect on our financial results or condition.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Most of our sales and operating expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, and therefore our results of operations are not currently subject to significant foreign currency risk. As of September 30, 2026, a hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates applicable to our business would not have had a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on such evaluation, our management has concluded our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2026.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In connection with the acquisition of TransactPay, the Company reviewed its internal controls and has implemented changes as deemed necessary. Other than implementing controls related to the integration of TransactPay, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the third quarter of fiscal 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
The effectiveness of any internal control over financial reporting is subject to inherent limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, any system of internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute assurance that its objectives will be met. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We intend to continue to monitor and upgrade our internal controls as necessary or appropriate for our business, but cannot assure you that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. We are currently involved in the following matter:
On December 9, 2024, a putative securities class action lawsuit, captioned Wai v. Marqeta, Inc., et al., Case No. 24-cv-08874 (N.D. Cal.), was filed in federal court in the Northern District of California (“Court”) against the Company and certain of its current and former officers (“Defendants”) alleging violations of federal securities laws. The lawsuit asserts that during the putative class period of between August 7, 2024 and November 4, 2024, Defendants made false or misleading statements relating to the Company’s performance or revenue and gross profit expectations in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.
On December 10, 2024, a second putative securities class action lawsuit, captioned Ford v. Marqeta, Inc., et al., Case No. 24-cv-08892 (N.D. Cal.), was filed in the same Court against the same Defendants alleging violations of the same federal securities laws. The second lawsuit asserts similar theories of liability as the first lawsuit but alleges a broader putative class period of between May 7, 2024 and November 4, 2024 and some additional and/or different allegations on which the claims are based. Both lawsuits (collectively, the “Securities Actions”) seek to recover damages on behalf of shareholders who acquired shares of the Company’s common stock during their respective putative class periods. The Securities Actions have been consolidated into one consolidated securities litigation captioned In re Marqeta, Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 24-08874-YGR (N.D. Cal.) and the Court has appointed a lead plaintiff and lead plaintiff’s counsel in the matter. On April 10, 2025, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint, which alleges a putative class period of between February 28, 2024 and November 4, 2024. We and the other Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint on May 15, 2025.
On November 3, 2025, a settlement was reached, in principle, with the lead plaintiff’s counsel to resolve the Securities Actions for payments totaling $13.0 million, subject to judicial approvals. The Company’s Directors and Officers insurance policy includes a $5.0 million self-insured retention that applies to covered losses related to the Securities Actions, including legal defense fees and settlement payments. In September 2026, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement. The Company and insurers have funded their respective portions of the settlement fund. The fairness and final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for January 2027.
On February 4, 2025, a putative shareholder derivative lawsuit, captioned Smith v. Khalaf, et al., Case No. 25-cv-01174 (N.D. Cal.), was filed in the same Court against certain of the Company’s current and former officers and its Board of Directors (as then constituted), and named the Company as a nominal defendant. This lawsuit asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duties and violations of federal securities laws, among other claims, between the time period of May 7, 2024 and November 4, 2024 under similar theories as the Securities Actions. Two other substantially similar putative shareholder derivative lawsuits, captioned Ojserkis v. Khalaf, et al., Case No. 25-cv-01883 (N.D. Cal.) and Preciado v. Khalaf, et al., Case No. 3:25-cv-02100 (N.D. Cal.) were filed on February 21, 2025 and February 27, 2025, respectively. All three putative shareholder derivative suits have been consolidated into one lawsuit captioned In re Marqeta, Inc. Derivative Litigation, Case No. 4:25-cv-01174-YGR (N.D. Cal.) (the “N.D. Cal. Derivative Actions”). A fourth substantially similar putative shareholder derivative lawsuit, captioned Prasad Murthy v. Simon Khalaf, et al., Case No. 2026-0670-KSJM (Del. Ch.) was filed on May 27, 2026 in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The defendants, including the Company as nominal defendant, have not been served with the complaint. On October 9, 2026, the parties to the N.D. Cal. Derivative Actions entered into a term sheet providing for the implementation of certain corporate governance reforms as part of the settlement of the derivative actions, which settlement is subject to court approval.
Given the inherent uncertainty of litigation, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the amount or range of any potential loss.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, future prospects, and the trading price of our Class A common stock can be affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including
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but not limited to those described in Part I, Item 1A of our 2025 Annual Report and in Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 5, 2026 under the heading "Risk Factors," which are incorporated herein by reference, any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, future prospects, and the trading price of our Class A common stock, or cause them to vary materially from past or anticipated future results.
There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2025 Annual Report and “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, each as discussed in the preceding paragraph.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On September 2, 2026, we granted a certain customer a warrant to purchase up to 550,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, pursuant to a renewal of the commercial agreement with the customer (the “2026 Warrant”). No portion of the 2026 Warrant is currently exercisable. As of September 30, 2026, the portion of the 2026 Warrant representing the right to purchase 36,250 shares had been earned, including the portion representing 25,000 shares that was earned upon execution of the agreement. The remaining portion of the 2026 Warrant, representing the right to purchase up to 513,750 shares, could be earned and become exercisable in tranches, subject to the terms of the 2026 Warrant, upon the achievement of specific milestones relating to transaction volume. Portions of the 2026 Warrant that are earned between July 1 of any year and June 30 of the following year will become vested and exercisable at any time on or after August 1 of the following year. For example, portions that are earned between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027 vest and become exercisable on August 1, 2027. We did not receive cash consideration for the 2026 Warrant.
We believe this transaction was exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering. The customer represented its intention to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed upon the warrant. The customer had adequate access, through its relationship with us, to information about Marqeta.
Purchase of Equity Securities
The following table summarizes the repurchases of our Class A common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2026 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) (2) | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1) (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 1 - 31, 2026 | 44 | $ | 17.05 | 44 | $ | 1,314 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| August 1 - 31, 2026 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 151,314 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September 1 - 30, 2026 | 680 | $ | 16.19 | 680 | $ | 140,297 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 724 | 724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) On December 4, 2025, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $100 million of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “December 2025 Share Repurchase Program”). Under the December 2025 Share Repurchase Program, we were authorized to repurchase shares through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including through trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The number of shares repurchased and the timing of purchases were based on general business and market conditions, and other factors, including legal requirements. Repurchases under the December 2025 Share Repurchase Program were completed as of September 30, 2026.
We have revised our previously reported remaining authorization under the December 2025 Share Repurchase Program as of the date of filing of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 4, 2026, as well as the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 4, 2026, which was understated by $1.3 million due to clerical errors identified by us and a vendor. After giving effect to the correction, the available amount remaining under authorization as of June 30, 2026 was $2.1 million.
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(2) On August 3, 2026, our Board of Directors unanimously approved an additional share repurchase program authorizing us to purchase up to an aggregate of $150 million of our Class A common stock. Under the August 2026 Share Repurchase Program, we may repurchase shares from time to time through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions, including Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The timing and total amount of any stock repurchases will be determined at management's discretion and depend upon business, economic and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, prevailing stock prices and other considerations. The execution of the repurchase program will be consistent with our capital allocation strategy, which prioritizes investments to grow the business. The share repurchase program has no termination date, and does not obligate us to acquire a specific number of shares of Class A common stock and may be canceled or suspended at any time without notice. As of September 30, 2026, $140.3 million remained available for future share repurchases under the August 2026 Share Repurchase Program.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
(c) During our last fiscal quarter, on September 14, 2026 , The Gardner 2008 Living Trust (the “Gardner Trust ”) along with two trusts established for the benefit of the children of Jason Gardner (the “Children’s Trusts ”), adopted an umbrella Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement providing for the sale from time to time of an aggregate of up to 1,661,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock. The shares held by the Gardner Trust may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Jason Gardner, a member of our board of directors. Jason Gardner disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Children’s Trusts. The trading arrangement is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense in Rule 10b5-1(c). The duration of the trading arrangement is until November 30, 2027 , or earlier if all transactions under the trading arrangement are completed, but in no case earlier than one year, or later than two years, from September 14, 2026. This trading arrangement will not commence until after the termination of the previous trading arrangement by its terms on November 27, 2026.
No other officers, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), or directors adopted or terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein:
| Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exhibit No. | Description | Form | File No. | Exhibit No. | Filing Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.1*† | Warrant to Purchase Common Stock issued to Uber Technologies, Inc. by the Registrant, dated September 2, 2026. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.1* | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.2* | Certification of the Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32.1** | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32.2** | Certification of the Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† | Certain confidential information contained in this exhibit has been omitted because it is both (i) not material and (ii) is the type that the Registrant treats as private or confidential. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# | Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or agreement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * | Filed herewith. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | Furnished herewith. The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are deemed furnished and not filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| MARQETA, INC. | |||||||||||
Date: November 3, 2026 | By: | /s/ Patti Kangwankij | |||||||||
| Name: | Patti Kangwankij | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||
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