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Blend Labs, Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose one percent: Total revenue was $32.9 million, up 1% from the third quarter of 2025 and below the $33.8 million reported for the second quarter. Software platform revenue was $30.6 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating income rose: Non-GAAP operating income was $4.9 million, a 15% margin, against $4.3 million a year earlier. GAAP operating loss narrowed to $2.6 million from $5.3 million. Source
  • Mortgage Suite revenue slipped: Mortgage Suite revenue was $17.4 million, down 2%, and 53% of total revenue. For nine months, Mortgage Suite revenue rose 7% to $53.9 million. Source
  • Best sales quarter in three years: The company closed 26 new deals and expansions, including a new top-10 bank logo, which management described as its best sales quarter in more than three years. Source
  • Autopilot customers rose to ten: Autopilot signed its tenth customer in the quarter. The prior release said Autopilot became commercially available on July 1, with six lenders signed at that time. Source
  • Gross margin eased on software costs: GAAP gross margin was 72%, down from 74%, and non-GAAP gross margin was 77%, down from 78%. Amortization of capitalized internal-use software rose to $1.5 million from $1.0 million. Source
  • Free cash flow near breakeven: Free cash flow was $8 thousand in the quarter, against negative $5.0 million a year earlier. Nine-month free cash flow was $14.3 million, a 15% margin. Source

“We had our best sales quarter in more than three years,”

Nima Ghamsari, Co-founder and Head of Blend

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Total revenue SourceQ4 2026$27.7M - $29.7MNew
Non-GAAP operating income SourceQ4 2026$2.3M - $3.3MNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Fourth-quarter 2026 guidance for total revenue and non-GAAP operating income was given, replacing the third-quarter guidance ranges. Source
  • Ended: Held-for-sale balances of the discontinued Title business are nil at September 30, 2026, and a $52 thousand receivable from the sale of title assets is shown. Source

Quarterly results and profit

  • Revenue rose one percent: Total revenue was $32.9 million, up 1% from the third quarter of 2025 and below the $33.8 million reported for the second quarter. Software platform revenue was $30.6 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating income rose: Non-GAAP operating income was $4.9 million, a 15% margin, against $4.3 million a year earlier. GAAP operating loss narrowed to $2.6 million from $5.3 million. Source
  • Per-share results compared: GAAP diluted net loss from continuing operations was $0.03 per share, against GAAP diluted net income of $0.02 a year earlier. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.00 in both periods. Source
  • Nine-month revenue and profit rose: Nine-month revenue was $97.6 million, up 7%, and non-GAAP income from operations was $16.0 million, against $9.7 million a year earlier. Source

Revenue by suite

  • Mortgage Suite revenue slipped: Mortgage Suite revenue was $17.4 million, down 2%, and 53% of total revenue. For nine months, Mortgage Suite revenue rose 7% to $53.9 million. Source
  • Consumer Banking Suite grew: Consumer Banking Suite revenue was $13.2 million, up 5%, and 40% of total revenue. Nine-month Consumer Banking Suite revenue was $36.1 million, up 7%. Source
  • Professional services held flat: Professional services revenue was $2.3 million, down 1% from a year earlier, and 7% of total revenue. Nine-month professional services revenue rose 8% to $7.6 million. Source

“Autopilot went from six customers to ten, and the pipeline behind it is now big enough to size.”

Nima Ghamsari, Co-founder and Head of Blend

Customer wins and Autopilot

  • Best sales quarter in three years: The company closed 26 new deals and expansions, including a new top-10 bank logo, which management described as its best sales quarter in more than three years. Source
  • Autopilot customers rose to ten: Autopilot signed its tenth customer in the quarter. The prior release said Autopilot became commercially available on July 1, with six lenders signed at that time. Source
  • Autopilot spans the lending lifecycle: The company describes its customers as banks, credit unions, fintechs and mortgage lenders, with Autopilot increasingly scaling intelligence across the lending lifecycle. Source

Costs, margins and profitability

  • Gross margin eased on software costs: GAAP gross margin was 72%, down from 74%, and non-GAAP gross margin was 77%, down from 78%. Amortization of capitalized internal-use software rose to $1.5 million from $1.0 million. Source
  • Operating expenses declined: GAAP operating expenses were $26.4 million, down from $29.6 million. Research and development was $8.4 million, sales and marketing $8.2 million, and general and administrative $9.8 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses fell: Non-GAAP operating expenses were $20.5 million, against $21.1 million a year earlier. Stock-based compensation was $6.0 million, against $7.8 million. Source
  • Prior-year equity gain not repeated: Other income was $0.3 million, against $17.3 million a year earlier, when a $16.6 million gain on an equity investment was recorded. Source
  • Continuing loss and preferred accretion: Loss from continuing operations was $2.4 million, against income of $12.0 million a year earlier. Accretion of Series A preferred stock was $5.1 million. Source

Deferred revenue and demand

  • Deferred revenue rose: Deferred revenue was $27.1 million at September 30, 2026, up from $19.4 million at December 31, 2025, with accrued compensation of $5.6 million. Source
  • Deferred revenue cash outflow in quarter: The change in deferred revenue reduced operating cash flow by $4.4 million in the quarter, against $7.2 million a year earlier. The nine-month change was a $7.7 million inflow. Source
  • Receivables rose from year-end: Trade and other receivables were $10.6 million at September 30, 2026, up from $8.8 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Cash flow and capital returns

  • Free cash flow near breakeven: Free cash flow was $8 thousand in the quarter, against negative $5.0 million a year earlier. Nine-month free cash flow was $14.3 million, a 15% margin. Source
  • No share repurchases this quarter: The company made no share repurchases in the third quarter, against $5.0 million a year earlier. Nine-month repurchases totaled $37.2 million. Source
  • Authorization remaining after second quarter: The second-quarter release said 11.0 million shares were repurchased for $18.2 million, with $13.2 million remaining on the authorization at quarter end.
  • Cash balance lower than year-end: Cash and cash equivalents were $20.7 million at September 30, 2026, against $45.1 million at December 31, 2025, with marketable securities of $23.5 million. Source
  • Stockholders' deficit and preferred stock: Total stockholders' equity was negative $76.6 million at September 30, 2026, against negative $30.5 million at year-end. Series A preferred stock is carried at $174.3 million outside equity. Source
  • Class A shares outstanding declined: Shares outstanding were 238.3 million at September 30, 2026, against 256.0 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Title exit and discontinued operations

  • Title asset sale consideration: A $52 thousand consideration receivable from the sale of title assets appears in the quarter. Held-for-sale balances from discontinued operations were nil at September 30, 2026. Source
  • Discontinued operations income: Income from discontinued operations was $0.5 million in the quarter, against $0.1 million a year earlier. The nine-month result was a loss of $1.8 million. Source
  • Add-on products moved to partners: Blend Income Verification and Blend Insurance Agency have transitioned to partnership models, and their economic value is now reported under Partnerships. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 November 2026

  • Converting the Autopilot pipeline: Management said the company's focus is converting the pipeline behind Autopilot, while market conditions remain outside its control. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Autopilot customers Source10
Large customers Source1 new top-10 bank logo

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management said market conditions are outside its control, and the company is focusing on converting its pipeline. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: The prior release set third-quarter revenue guidance at $31.5M - $33.5M. The company said revenue was in the top half of that range. Source
  • Ahead: The prior release set third-quarter non-GAAP operating income guidance at $3.5M - $4.5M. The company said results were above the high end. Source
  • Not stated: The prior release said the company was working toward re-accelerating growth in 2027, alongside an agent-first transformation.

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