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Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 10 March 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Quarterly revenue rose 8.8 percent: Revenue was $247.1 million against $227.1 million a year earlier, an increase of 8.8%, including 6.8% organic growth. Source
  • Quarterly adjusted EBITDA rose 16.2 percent: Adjusted EBITDA was $60.1 million against $51.7 million, a 16.2% increase, as defined in the non-GAAP reconciliation. Source
  • Full-year revenue grew 8.3 percent: Full-year revenue was $953.0 million, up 8.3% from $879.7 million, with 7.7% organic growth. Source
  • Treasury Solutions revenue and EBITDA rose: Treasury Solutions revenue was $57.3 million against $48.7 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $47.6 million against $42.0 million. Source
  • Adjusted gross margin up 360 basis points: Adjusted gross profit margin was 40.6% against 37.0%, an increase of 360 basis points. Source
  • Three fiscal 2026 measures given: Guidance covers revenue growth and dollar range, adjusted gross profit and adjusted EBITDA. Figures appear in the guidance list above. Source

“Our results reflect the strength and diversification of Priority’s Connected Commerce platform, with almost 9% revenue growth and over 19% adjusted gross profit growth in the fourth quarter,”

Tom Priore, Chairman and CEO of Priority

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceFiscal 20266% to 9% growth; $1.01 billion to $1.04 billionNew
Adjusted gross profit (non-GAAP) SourceFiscal 2026$405 million and $425 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) SourceFiscal 2026$230 million to $245 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Fiscal 2026 guidance for revenue, adjusted gross profit and adjusted EBITDA was issued. The previous release gave guidance for fiscal 2025 only. Source
  • New: The fourth-quarter release names Sila, Inc. as an acquisition that produced a bargain purchase gain. The third-quarter release did not name it. Source

Fourth quarter and full year results

  • Quarterly revenue rose 8.8 percent: Revenue was $247.1 million against $227.1 million a year earlier, an increase of 8.8%, including 6.8% organic growth. Source
  • Quarterly adjusted EBITDA rose 16.2 percent: Adjusted EBITDA was $60.1 million against $51.7 million, a 16.2% increase, as defined in the non-GAAP reconciliation. Source
  • Quarterly adjusted diluted EPS rose: Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.27 against $0.18, a 50.0% increase. Source
  • Quarterly operating income edged lower: Operating income was $33.5 million against $34.1 million, a decrease of 1.9%. Source
  • Full-year revenue grew 8.3 percent: Full-year revenue was $953.0 million, up 8.3% from $879.7 million, with 7.7% organic growth. Source
  • Full-year adjusted EBITDA rose 10.2 percent: Full-year adjusted EBITDA was $225.2 million, up from $204.3 million. Source

Segment results

  • Merchant Solutions revenue increased: Merchant Solutions revenue was $165.3 million against $155.7 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $30.6 million against $26.6 million. Source
  • Payables adjusted EBITDA increased: Payables revenue was $26.8 million against $23.7 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $3.9 million against $2.4 million. Source
  • Treasury Solutions revenue and EBITDA rose: Treasury Solutions revenue was $57.3 million against $48.7 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $47.6 million against $42.0 million. Source
  • Corporate cost line increased: Corporate adjusted EBITDA was a cost of $22.0 million in the quarter, against $19.3 million a year earlier. Source

“The ability to deliver payments and treasury solutions across our business segments generated over 18% revenue growth for Treasury Solutions and 13% growth for Payables, while adjusted gross profit margins expanded by nearly 360 basis points.”

Tom Priore, Chairman and CEO of Priority

Gross profit and margin

  • Adjusted gross profit rose 19.4 percent: Adjusted gross profit was $100.2 million against $83.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Adjusted gross margin up 360 basis points: Adjusted gross profit margin was 40.6% against 37.0%, an increase of 360 basis points. Source
  • Full-year adjusted gross profit rose: Full-year adjusted gross profit was $374.7 million, up 14.2%, with an adjusted margin of 39.3% against 37.3%. Source
  • GAAP gross margin also higher: Gross profit margin after depreciation and amortization of revenue generating assets was 37.7% in the quarter, against 35.0%. Source

Costs and non-recurring items

  • Cost of services rose in quarter: Cost of services, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $146.9 million against $143.1 million. Source
  • Overhead and salary costs rose: Selling, general and administrative expense was $17.7 million against $12.8 million. Salary and employee benefits were $28.8 million against $23.2 million. Source
  • Cash-settled stock pay treated as non-recurring: Salary and employee benefits include $2.5 million of stock-based compensation settled in cash, which management classes as non-recurring. Source
  • Acquisition amortization rose: Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets was $12.9 million in the quarter, against $9.2 million. Source
  • Legal fees excluded from adjusted measures: Certain legal fees in the quarter were $0.8 million against $1.3 million, which the company excludes from adjusted measures as non-recurring. Source

Cash, debt and capital

  • Year-end cash balance increased: Cash and cash equivalents were $77.2 million at December 31, 2025, against $58.6 million at December 31, 2024. Source
  • Long-term debt increased: Long-term debt, net of current portion, discounts and debt issuance costs was $1,039.4 million, against $920.9 million. Source
  • Operating cash flow rose for year: Net cash provided by operating activities was $100.0 million for the year, against $85.6 million in 2024. Source
  • Capital spending increased: Additions to property, equipment and software were $24.9 million for the year, against $21.7 million. Source
  • Stockholders' deficit reduced: Total stockholders' deficit attributable to PRTH shareholders was $100.4 million, against $166.8 million a year earlier. Source
  • Treasury stock balance higher: Treasury stock, at cost, was $22.8 million against $19.6 million. The release does not describe share repurchases or dividends for the period. Source

Acquisitions and deal spending

  • Dealer Merchant Services acquired in October: In October 2025 the company acquired the assets of Dealer Merchant Services, a provider of software and payments to automotive dealerships. Source
  • Business acquisitions used cash: Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, used $39.3 million for the year. Source
  • Asset acquisitions used $69.5 million: Acquisition of assets used $69.5 million for the year, against $5.7 million in 2024. Source

Fiscal 2026 guidance

  • Three fiscal 2026 measures given: Guidance covers revenue growth and dollar range, adjusted gross profit and adjusted EBITDA. Figures appear in the guidance list above. Source
  • Prior guidance covered fiscal 2025: The third-quarter release gave fiscal 2025 revenue guidance of $950 million to $965 million, a growth rate of 8% to 10%.
  • Forecasts prepared on non-GAAP basis: Management said it plans and forecasts primarily on a non-GAAP basis and does not prepare a GAAP analysis for future periods. Source

Results call and non-GAAP definitions

  • Results call set for March 10: Management will host a conference call on March 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST to discuss the fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results. Source
  • Audio replay available through March 24: An audio replay of the call will be available shortly after the call until March 24, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA excludes non-cash costs: Adjusted EBITDA starts from EBITDA and excludes non-cash costs such as stock-based compensation, debt extinguishment expense and non-recurring items. Source

Coming up, as management said on 10 March 2026

  • Results call on March 10, 2026: Management will discuss the fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results on a call at 10:00 a.m. EST on March 10, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Total card processing dollar value (Merchant Solutions, Q4) Source$18,549,964 thousand
Total card transaction count (Merchant Solutions, Q4) Source218,807
Buyer funded card processing dollar value (Payables, Q4) Source$795,210 thousand
Average CFTPay billed clients (Treasury Solutions, Q4) Source1,101,919
Average CFTPay monthly enrollments (Treasury Solutions, Q4) Source53,542
Average total account balances (Treasury Solutions, Q4) Source$1,336,551 thousand

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: The company does not reconcile forward non-GAAP guidance to GAAP, citing variable and hard-to-predict adjusting items such as stock-based compensation. Source

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.