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Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 9 November 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Diluted EPS fell from a year earlier: Diluted EPS was $3.26 versus $4.65 a year earlier and $6.68 in the prior quarter. Adjusted diluted EPS was $5.86 versus $7.35 a year earlier and $5.54 in the prior quarter. Source
  • Adjusted margin up on prior quarter: Adjusted operating income was $51.8 million, a 28.7% margin, against $47.9 million and 26.1% in the prior quarter. A year earlier the adjusted margin was 33.0%. Source
  • Ending AUM fell to $141.4 billion: Ending AUM was $141.4 billion, down 16% from a year earlier and 7% from $152.2 billion in June. Source
  • Net outflows of $6.1 billion: Net flows were ($6.1) billion, compared with ($5.6) billion in the prior quarter and ($3.9) billion a year earlier. Source
  • Total sales fell from prior quarter: Total sales were $4.3 billion, down from $6.1 billion in the prior quarter. The prior quarter included a large global listed real estate mandate in institutional sales. Source
  • Revenue fell on lower average assets: Adjusted revenue was $180.8 million, down 2% from the prior quarter and 8% from a year earlier. GAAP revenue was $197.6 million, down 9% from a year earlier. Source
  • Net debt down to 0.9x EBITDA: Net debt fell to $224 million from $251 million in June, equal to 0.9 times EBITDA. Source

“Net outflows remained concentrated in quality-oriented equity strategies, while ETFs and tender offer funds generated positive net flows.”

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., press release

Results and earnings per share

  • Diluted EPS fell from a year earlier: Diluted EPS was $3.26 versus $4.65 a year earlier and $6.68 in the prior quarter. Adjusted diluted EPS was $5.86 versus $7.35 a year earlier and $5.54 in the prior quarter. Source
  • GAAP operating income down 27%: GAAP operating income was $34.3 million versus $47.1 million a year earlier. GAAP operating margin was 17.4% versus 21.7% a year earlier and 13.6% in the prior quarter. Source
  • Adjusted margin up on prior quarter: Adjusted operating income was $51.8 million, a 28.7% margin, against $47.9 million and 26.1% in the prior quarter. A year earlier the adjusted margin was 33.0%. Source

Assets under management and flows

  • Ending AUM fell to $141.4 billion: Ending AUM was $141.4 billion, down 16% from a year earlier and 7% from $152.2 billion in June. Source
  • Net outflows of $6.1 billion: Net flows were ($6.1) billion, compared with ($5.6) billion in the prior quarter and ($3.9) billion a year earlier. Source
  • Total sales fell from prior quarter: Total sales were $4.3 billion, down from $6.1 billion in the prior quarter. The prior quarter included a large global listed real estate mandate in institutional sales. Source
  • Equity assets declined the most: Equity AUM was $59.5 billion at period end, down from $68.8 billion in June. Fixed income was $39.5 billion, multi-asset $23.1 billion and alternatives $19.3 billion. Source

“primarily due to cash earnings in excess of return of capital to shareholders and debt repayment”

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., press release

Products and channels

  • Retail separate account outflows narrowed: Retail separate account net flows were ($2.6) billion, improved from ($3.1) billion. Sales were $1.0 billion, down from $1.2 billion, mainly intermediary-sold large and small/mid-cap strategies. Source
  • Institutional net outflows widened: Institutional net flows were ($2.2) billion, against ($0.7) billion in the prior quarter. The company attributed the change primarily to lower sales. Institutional sales included a $0.4 billion CLO issuance. Source
  • Open-end sales and ETF sales: Open-end fund sales fell 18% to $2.2 billion, including $0.4 billion of ETF sales. Open-end net outflows were ($1.3) billion, improved from ($1.8) billion, mainly in equity funds. Source

Fees and revenue

  • Revenue fell on lower average assets: Adjusted revenue was $180.8 million, down 2% from the prior quarter and 8% from a year earlier. GAAP revenue was $197.6 million, down 9% from a year earlier. Source
  • Average fee rate near prior level: Average fee rate across all products was 43.0 basis points, against 43.1 in the prior quarter and 41.2 a year earlier. The institutional rate was 30.7 basis points, against 32.2. Source
  • Closed-end performance fees lower: Closed-end fund performance-related fees were 6.9 basis points, against 13.8 in the prior quarter. The closed-end fund fee rate was 83.6 basis points, against 86.8. Source

Operating costs

  • Employment expenses fell after prior-quarter item: Adjusted employment expenses were $95.5 million, against $102.1 million. The prior quarter included a discrete non-cash item, and variable incentive compensation was lower. Source
  • Other operating expenses steady: Adjusted other operating expenses were $31.8 million, essentially unchanged from the prior quarter. Source
  • Amortization higher than a year ago: Amortization expense was $20.1 million, up from $12.9 million a year earlier. Nine-month amortization was $55.3 million, up 42%. Source
  • Contingent consideration reduced expenses: A fair value change in contingent consideration reduced operating expenses by $6.7 million this quarter, against $4.4 million in the prior quarter. Source

Investment results, tax and reporting basis

  • Investment losses against prior gains: Realized and unrealized investment losses reduced GAAP results by $1.08 per diluted share, after $2.65 of gains in the prior quarter. Source
  • GAAP tax rate rose to 34%: The GAAP effective tax rate was 34%, up from 16% in the prior quarter. The adjusted effective tax rate was 14%, against 13%. Source
  • Non-GAAP now includes goodwill tax benefit: Non-GAAP measures include tax benefits realized on amortization of goodwill and intangible assets, as disclosed in an April 17, 2026 Form 8-K. Prior periods are presented on the same basis. Source

Cash, debt and shareholder returns

  • Cash rose from June: Cash and equivalents were $187.2 million, up from $176.2 million in June and down from $370.6 million a year earlier. The company cited cash earnings above capital returned and debt repayment. Source
  • Gross debt reduced by revolver repayment: Gross debt was $411 million, down from $427 million, after a $15 million repayment of the revolving credit facility draw. Source
  • Net debt down to 0.9x EBITDA: Net debt fell to $224 million from $251 million in June, equal to 0.9 times EBITDA. Source
  • Buyback and dividend increase: The company repurchased 64,666 shares for $10.0 million. The quarterly dividend rose 2% to $2.45 per share, from $2.40 a year earlier. Source
  • Working capital lower: Working capital was $44.5 million, down from $71.6 million in June and $288.4 million a year earlier. Source
  • Contingent consideration balance higher year on year: Contingent consideration was $116.0 million, against $37.4 million a year earlier and $122.7 million in June. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Ending total assets under management Source$141.4 billion
Total sales Source$4.3 billion
Net flows Source($6.1) billion
Average total assets under management Source$149.5 billion
Other fee-earning assets not in AUM Source$1.6 billion

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Equity outflows were the pressure on flows that the company named. Source
  • External: Market performance was named as one cause of the decline in ending AUM. 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.