Ridgepost Capital, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

Assets under management above $50 billion: Assets under management were reported as over $50 billion at June 30, 2026, up from over $45 billion at March 31, 2026 in the prior release. Source
Fee-paying AUM near $35 billion: Fee-paying AUM, the assets from which the company earns management and advisory fees, was nearly $35 billion at June 30, 2026. Source
Fee-paying AUM rose from $31 billion: The prior release put fee-paying AUM at approximately $31 billion at March 31, 2026, surpassing $30 billion for the first time and representing 18% year-over-year growth.
Record fundraising to start 2026: The prior release said management reported fundraising levels to start 2026 as record, and nearly $2 billion of gross capital raised and deployed in the first quarter.
Stellus acquisition completed: Management said completion of the Stellus acquisition adds to capabilities and broadens longer-term options. Source
Durability and breadth cited: Chairman and CEO Luke Sarsfield attributed the quarter to the durability of the fee-based model and the breadth of the investment platform. Source

“Ridgepost Capital delivered another strong quarter of results, highlighting the durability of our fee-based model as well as the breadth of our investment platform,”
Luke Sarsfield, Ridgepost Capital Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

Area	Period	Figure	Against last quarter
Capital return: dividend Source	Payable September 18, 2026; record date August 31, 2026	$0.04 per share of Class A and Class B common stock	Kept

What changed from last quarter

New: The Stellus acquisition is reported as completed. The prior release named Stellus only in its forward-looking statements, as a pending acquisition to integrate. Source

Assets and fee-paying assets

Assets under management above $50 billion: Assets under management were reported as over $50 billion at June 30, 2026, up from over $45 billion at March 31, 2026 in the prior release. Source
Fee-paying AUM near $35 billion: Fee-paying AUM, the assets from which the company earns management and advisory fees, was nearly $35 billion at June 30, 2026. Source
Fee-paying AUM rose from $31 billion: The prior release put fee-paying AUM at approximately $31 billion at March 31, 2026, surpassing $30 billion for the first time and representing 18% year-over-year growth.

Fundraising and demand

Fundraising activity described across platform: Management described fundraising activity across the platform, without giving a dollar figure for the quarter. Source
Record fundraising to start 2026: The prior release said management reported fundraising levels to start 2026 as record, and nearly $2 billion of gross capital raised and deployed in the first quarter.
Diverse LP base cited: The prior release cited a diverse LP base as part of the platform, alongside a focus on the middle and lower-middle markets.

“We achieved important milestones during the quarter, including surpassing $50 billion in AUM and reaching nearly $35 billion in fee-paying AUM, while continuing to deliver differentiated performance and healthy fundraising activity across the platform.”
Luke Sarsfield, Ridgepost Capital Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Platform, strategy and Stellus

Investing across three private markets strategies: The company invests across private equity, private credit and venture capital in access-constrained strategies, with a focus on the middle and lower-middle market. Source
Global investor base cited: Products are described as having a global investor base and aiming to deliver risk-adjusted returns. Source
Stellus acquisition completed: Management said completion of the Stellus acquisition adds to capabilities and broadens longer-term options. Source

Capital returns and dividend

Dividend held at $0.04: The board declared $0.04 per share on Class A and Class B common stock, the same amount as in the prior release. Source
First-quarter buybacks of 701,439 shares: The prior release reported repurchasing 701,439 shares in the first quarter at an average price of $8.55, for about $6 million.
About $15 million remaining under buyback: The prior release said about $15 million remained under the stock repurchase program at the end of the first quarter.

“the completion of the Stellus acquisition further enhances our capabilities and broadens our longer-term opportunity set”
Luke Sarsfield, Ridgepost Capital Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Metric definitions and reporting

AUM defined as sum of components: The release defines AUM as NAV of underlying investments, plus debt excluding capital call lines, uncalled commitments, and incremental commitments raised since the NAV record date. Source
Fee-paying AUM fee basis described: Fee-paying AUM is defined as assets from which the company earns management and advisory fees, based on committed capital or, in certain cases, net invested capital. Source
Terminology changed from prior release: The prior release used the term fee-paying assets under management. This release uses fee-paying AUM and FPAUM alongside AUM.

Leadership and management commentary

Durability and breadth cited: Chairman and CEO Luke Sarsfield attributed the quarter to the durability of the fee-based model and the breadth of the investment platform. Source
Middle-market positioning cited: Sarsfield pointed to positioning in the middle and lower-middle markets and to expanding investment capabilities as drivers of the business. Source
Growth and earnings power expected: Sarsfield said the positioning is intended to keep delivering growth, expanding earnings power and long-term value for stakeholders. Source

Figures management reported

Figure	Reported
Assets under management Source	over $50 billion as of June 30, 2026
Fee-paying AUM Source	nearly $35 billion
Fee-paying AUM, March 31, 2026	approximately $31 billion
Gross capital raised and deployed, first quarter 2026	nearly $2 billion

Earlier plans management reported on

On track: The prior release described nearly $2 billion of gross capital raised and deployed as in line with management's expectations.
Not stated: The prior release cited progress on the vision outlined at the Investor Day. The second-quarter release does not refer to it.

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.

As filed with the SEC

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Ridgepost Capital Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

DALLAS, August 5, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Ridgepost Capital, Inc. (NYSE: RPC) (“Ridgepost Capital”), a leading private markets solutions provider, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

A presentation of the quarterly financials is available at https://ir.ridgepostcapital.com/quarterly-results.

“Ridgepost Capital delivered another strong quarter of results, highlighting the durability of our fee-based model as well as the breadth of our investment platform,” said Luke Sarsfield, Ridgepost Capital Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We achieved important milestones during the quarter, including surpassing $50 billion in AUM and reaching nearly $35 billion in fee-paying AUM, while continuing to deliver differentiated performance and healthy fundraising activity across the platform. Additionally, the completion of the Stellus acquisition further enhances our capabilities and broadens our longer-term opportunity set. With significant momentum across the business, we believe our unique positioning within the middle and lower-middle markets, expanding investment capabilities, and durable fee-based model position Ridgepost Capital to continue delivering attractive growth, expanding earnings power, and creating long-term value for our stakeholders.”

Declaration of Dividend

Our Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on September 18, 2026, to stockholders of record as of August 31, 2026.

Conference Call Details

Ridgepost Capital will host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2026 financial results at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. This call will include the disclosure of certain information, including forward-looking information, which may be material to an investor’s understanding of our business. All participants must register prior to joining the event.

To join and view the live webcast, please register here.

To join by telephone, please register here.

For those unable to participate in the live event, a replay will be made available on Ridgepost Capital’s investor relations page at www.ir.ridgepostcapital.com.

About Ridgepost Capital

Ridgepost Capital (NYSE: RPC) is a leading private markets solutions provider with over $50 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026. Ridgepost Capital invests across Private Equity, Private Credit, and Venture Capital in access-constrained strategies, with a focus on the middle and lower-middle market. Ridgepost Capital’s products have a global investor base and aim to deliver compelling risk-adjusted returns. For additional information, please visit www.ridgepostcapital.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Forward-looking statements notice

Some of the statements in this release and our conference call, which will be held at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 5, 2026, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements discuss management’s current expectations and projections relating to our financial position, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, and business. The inclusion of any forward-looking information in this release should not be regarded as a representation that the future plans, estimates, or expectations contemplated will be achieved. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s current plans, estimates, and expectations, and are inherently uncertain. All forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors that may cause actual results to be materially different, including risks related to: global and domestic market and business conditions; successful execution of business and growth strategies; regulatory factors relevant to our business; changes in our tax status; our ability to maintain our fee structure; our ability to attract and retain key employees; our ability to manage our obligations under our debt agreements; our ability to make acquisitions and successfully integrate the businesses we acquire, including Stellus Capital Management, LLC; assumptions relating to our operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects and growth strategy; the timing and amount of any share repurchases; and our ability to manage the effects of events outside of our control. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. For more information regarding these risks and uncertainties as well as additional risks that we face, you should refer to the “Risk Factors” included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 27, 2026 and in our subsequent reports filed from time to time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events, except as otherwise required by law.

Key Financial & Operating Metrics

FPAUM reflects the assets from which we earn management and advisory fees. Our vehicles typically earn management and advisory fees based on committed capital, and in certain cases, net invested capital, depending on the fee terms. Management and advisory fees based on committed capital are not affected by market appreciation or depreciation.

AUM reflects the assets that we manage, and is calculated as the sum of: (i) net asset value (“NAV”) of our clients’ and funds’ underlying investments as of the most recently available date; (ii) drawn and undrawn debt (excluding capital call lines); (iii) uncalled capital commitments (net of deferred purchase price and not in excess of total capital commitments, as applicable) as of the NAV record date; (iv) incremental commitments raised since NAV record date. In situations where NAV data is not available, such as with certain advisory relationships, we use FPAUM.

Ridgepost Capital Investor Contact: Brian McKenna info@ridgepostcapital.com

Ridgepost Capital Media Contact: Prosek Partners pro-ridgepost@prosek.com