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Flywire Corp.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 raised, 2 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 27.2% year-over-year: Revenue was $167.7 million, against $131.9 million a year earlier, and revenue less ancillary services rose 28.5% to $163.8 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 44.5%: Adjusted EBITDA was $24.0 million, compared with $16.6 million. The adjusted EBITDA margin was 14.6%, up about 160 basis points from 13.0%. Source
  • Gross margin fell year-over-year: GAAP gross margin was 53.4%, against 57.0%. Adjusted gross profit rose 19.0% to $92.7 million, and adjusted gross margin was 56.6%, against 61.1%. Source
  • 200+ new clients signed: The company signed over 200 new clients across 45 countries and all verticals, the second straight quarter at this pace. Source
  • Full-year growth ranges raised: Full-year 2026 revenue less ancillary services growth midpoint was raised by 300 bps, and adjusted EBITDA margin growth midpoint by 25 bps. Source
  • Education kept prudent on visas: Management stayed prudent in its education assumptions because of the visa policy environment, even while raising full-year guidance. Source
  • About 3.1 million shares repurchased: The company repurchased about 3.1 million shares for about $49 million, excluding commissions, with about $123 million left in the program at quarter end. Source

“Q2 was another strong quarter for Flywire, with results ahead of expectations and momentum building across all four verticals.”

Mike Massaro, Flywire's CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
FX-neutral revenue less ancillary services growth SourceFiscal year 202621-27%Raised from 18-24%
Adjusted EBITDA margin growth SourceFiscal year 2026+200 to 400 bpsRaised from +175 to 375 bps
FX-neutral revenue less ancillary services growth SourceThird quarter 202616-22%New
Adjusted EBITDA margin growth SourceThird quarter 2026100-300 bpsNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: The full-year growth midpoint for FX-neutral revenue less ancillary services was raised by 300 bps. Source
  • Guidance raised: The full-year adjusted EBITDA margin growth midpoint was raised by 25 bps. Source
  • New guidance: Third-quarter 2026 ranges were given. The prior release gave second-quarter ranges instead. Source
  • New: Wesleyan University went live as the first SFS school on Flywire's new Workday Student Integration API. Source

Results and growth

  • Revenue rose 27.2% year-over-year: Revenue was $167.7 million, against $131.9 million a year earlier, and revenue less ancillary services rose 28.5% to $163.8 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 44.5%: Adjusted EBITDA was $24.0 million, compared with $16.6 million. The adjusted EBITDA margin was 14.6%, up about 160 basis points from 13.0%. Source
  • Net loss narrowed year-over-year: The company reported a net loss of $8.1 million, compared with a net loss of $12.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • First-half revenue up 34.1%: For the six months ended June 30, 2026, revenue was $355.9 million, up 34.1% from $265.3 million. Source

Verticals and revenue mix

  • Transaction revenue rose to 81%: Transaction revenue was $135.9 million, up from $100.6 million, and 81.0% of revenue, against 76.3% a year earlier. Source
  • Education outside core markets up 30%: Education revenue outside the Big Four markets grew more than 30% year-over-year, and about two of three new education clients came from outside those markets. Source
  • Platform revenue little changed: Platform and other revenue was $31.8 million, compared with $31.3 million, and 19.0% of revenue against 23.7% a year earlier. Source

“Our second-quarter results give us the confidence to raise our full-year guidance for revenue and adjusted EBITDA, even as we remain prudent in our assumptions for the education vertical given the visa policy environment”

Flywire's CFO, Cosmin Pitigoi

Products and customers

  • Three US SFS deals at double ARR: Three new US Student Financial Services deals were signed this quarter at double the ARR of the prior-year quarter. Source
  • University of Liverpool added in UK: The University of Liverpool was added in the UK to consolidate manual workflows onto a single platform. Source
  • Driftwood hotel deployment expanded: The Driftwood Hospitality deployment covers nearly 90 US hotel properties, with integrated payments, digital signatures and authorization workflows. Source

Costs and margins

  • Gross margin fell year-over-year: GAAP gross margin was 53.4%, against 57.0%. Adjusted gross profit rose 19.0% to $92.7 million, and adjusted gross margin was 56.6%, against 61.1%. Source
  • Payment processing costs grew faster: Payment processing services costs rose to $74.7 million from $53.9 million, a faster rate than revenue growth of 27.2%. Source
  • Non-GAAP G&A higher, S&M lower: Non-GAAP general and administrative expense was $27.7 million, against $20.7 million, while non-GAAP selling and marketing was $28.5 million, against $29.2 million. Source

“What's equally encouraging is what we see inside the P&L: operating expenses are scaling well below gross profit growth, which gives us conviction in our ability to scale profitably from here”

Flywire's CFO, Cosmin Pitigoi

Demand and client wins

  • 200+ new clients signed: The company signed over 200 new clients across 45 countries and all verticals, the second straight quarter at this pace. Source
  • Marquee deals across regions: Closed deals include a major EMEA cross-border expansion, a UK university platform consolidation, several US institutional full-suite implementations and a Canada cross-border expansion. Source
  • Hospitality software deals in first half: 42 hospitality software deals were signed across Europe and Asia in the first half of 2026, and travel deal sizes rose as vendors consolidated onto the company's rails. Source

Guidance and visa environment

  • Full-year growth ranges raised: Full-year 2026 revenue less ancillary services growth midpoint was raised by 300 bps, and adjusted EBITDA margin growth midpoint by 25 bps. Source
  • Education kept prudent on visas: Management stayed prudent in its education assumptions because of the visa policy environment, even while raising full-year guidance. Source
  • Third-quarter ranges given: Third-quarter 2026 ranges were stated for revenue less ancillary services growth and adjusted EBITDA margin growth, based on information as of August 4, 2026. Source
  • Fourfold GAAP net income aim: Management said it expects to achieve a fourfold increase in GAAP net income this year, with operating expenses scaling below gross profit growth. Source

Capital and share repurchases

  • About 3.1 million shares repurchased: The company repurchased about 3.1 million shares for about $49 million, excluding commissions, with about $123 million left in the program at quarter end. Source
  • Operating cash flow positive for half: Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.3 million for the six months, against $60.9 million used a year earlier. Source
  • Cash balance declined from December: Cash and cash equivalents were $282.4 million at June 30, 2026, against $330.3 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Strategy and platform build

  • Path to $1B revenue and 30% margin: Management said current platform work is a foundation for a path to $1 billion in revenue and a 30% adjusted EBITDA margin. Source
  • Unifying global platforms: Management said it is signing larger accounts, expanding faster within existing ones and unifying its global platforms. Source
  • Workday integration sets ERP pattern: Wesleyan's implementation set a framework for future ERP transitions, after the school moved between two integrated ERPs. Source

Coming up, as management said on 4 August 2026

  • Form 10-Q filing in third quarter: The quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 is expected to be filed in the third quarter of 2026. Source
  • Agentic capabilities coming to market: Management said it is bringing agentic capabilities to market, which it expects to improve the experience for clients and their payers. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Total Payment Volume Source$8.2 billion, up 38.2% year-over-year
Clients supported Sourceapproximately 5,300

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: Management is keeping education assumptions prudent because of the visa policy environment, which affects education demand from foreign students. Source
  • External: FX-neutral growth was below reported growth, and the company recorded a $2.9 million loss from remeasurement of foreign currency. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said second-quarter results were ahead of expectations. Source
  • On track: In the prior release, management said the team was on track to launch a unified Sign and Pay product.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.