Press Release: Expensify Announces Q1 2026 Results

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Interchange revenue derived from the Expensify Card grew to $5.5 million, an increase of 10% as compared to the same period last year.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 07, 2026-- 

Expensify, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXFY), the easiest way to manage expenses, corporate cards, and travel, today released a letter to shareholders from Founder and CEO David Barrett alongside results for its quarter ended March 31, 2026.

A Message From Our Founder

In Q1 2026, Expensify continued to advance its growth strategy by expanding distribution partnerships, strengthening its product ecosystem, and accelerating development of New Expensify. The company made progress on its Bring Your Own Card strategy, enabling customers to connect existing corporate and personal cards through integrations with more than 10,000 banks, while adding or renewing strategic relationships with the Institute of Commercial Payments, ANZ Bank, and Kiwibank. Expensify also expanded its commercial ecosystem through new agreements with Campfire ERP and Rillet ERP and a new travel integration with American Airlines.

Product development remained strong, with more than 30 improvements shipped during the quarter across Home, Insights, Concierge, card controls, expense automation, reporting, and mobile receipt management, including merchant rules, GPS mileage tracking, enhanced analytics, virtual card controls, and expanded accountant workflows. Together with continued Expensify Card interchange growth, positive free cash flow, and an increase in April 2026 paid active users relative to the Q1 2026 average, these initiatives reflect continued progress toward improving adoption, increasing automation, and positioning the business for future growth.

-david

Founder and CEO of Expensify

Financial

First Quarter 2026 Highlights

   --  Revenue, net was $34.0 million, a decrease of 6% compared to the same 
      period last year. 
 
   --  Generated $0.1 million of cash from operating activities. 
 
   --  Free cash flow was $2.5 million, which includes a $2.6 million one time 
      payment related to settling the shareholder class action lawsuit. 
 
   --  Net loss was $2.3 million, compared to $3.2 million for the same period 
      last year. 
 
   --  Non-GAAP net income was $3.6 million. 
 
   --  Adjusted EBITDA was $6.2 million. 
 
   --  Interchange revenue derived from the Expensify Card grew to $5.5 
      million, an increase of 10% compared to the same period last year. 
 
   --  See Financial Outlook section for Free Cash Flow guidance for fiscal 
      year ending December 31, 2026. 

Business

First Quarter 2026 Highlights

   --  Paid members - Paid members were 632,000, a decrease of 4% from the 
      same period last year. 
 
   --  Partnerships - The company launched integrations with Campfire ERP, 
      Rillet ERP, and American Airlines; the company announced strategic 
      partnerships with Xero, ANZ Bank, Kiwi Bank, and the Institute of 
      Commercial Payments. 
 
   --  Product improvements - The company released over 30 product 
      improvements in Q1, highlighted by merchant level rules, an action driven 
      homepage, and powerful new insights. 

Financial Outlook

Expensify's outlook statements are based on current estimates, expectations and assumptions and are not a guarantee of future performance. The following statements are forward-looking and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under "Forward-Looking Statements" below. There can be no assurance that the Company will achieve the results expressed by this guidance.

Free Cash Flow

Expensify estimates Free Cash Flow of $6.0 million - $9.0 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

The Company does not provide a reconciliation for free cash flow estimates on a forward-looking basis because it is unable, without making unreasonable efforts, to provide a meaningful or reasonably accurate calculation or estimation of net cash provided by operating activities and certain reconciling items on a forward-looking basis, which could be significant to the Company's results.

Stock Based Compensation

An estimate of expected stock-based compensation for the next four fiscal quarters is as follows, which is driven primarily by the pre-IPO grant of RSUs issued to all employees (which vest quarterly over eight years with approximately three years remaining).

Est. stock-based compensation (millions)

 
                  Q2 2026     Q3 2026     Q4 2026     Q1 2027 
                 ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
                 Low   High  Low   High  Low   High  Low   High 
                 ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ----  ---- 
Cost of 
 revenue, net    $1.8  $2.6  $1.7  $2.5  $1.7  $2.5  $1.7  $2.5 
Research and 
 development      1.5   2.1   1.4   2.0   1.4   2.0   1.3   1.9 
General and 
 administrative   0.8   1.2   0.8   1.2   0.8   1.2   0.7   1.1 
Sales and 
 marketing        0.6   0.8   0.6   0.8   0.6   0.8   0.6   0.8 
                  ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   ---   --- 
Total            $4.7  $6.7  $4.5  $6.5  $4.5  $6.5  $4.3  $6.3 
                  ===   ===   ===   ===   ===   ===   ===   === 
 
 

Availability of Information on Expensify's Website

Investors and others should note that Expensify routinely announces material information to investors and the marketplace using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts and the Expensify Investor Relations website at https://ir.expensify.com. While not all of the information that the Company posts to its Investor Relations website is of a material nature, some information could be deemed to be material. Accordingly, the Company encourages investors, the media and others interested in Expensify to review the information that it shares on its Investor Relations website.

Conference Call

Expensify will host a video call to discuss the financial results and business highlights at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time today. An investor presentation and the video call information is available on Expensify's Investor Relations website at https://ir.expensify.com. A replay of the call will be available on the site for three months.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), we provide certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net (loss) income, and free cash flow.

We believe our non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our business, measuring our performance, identifying trends affecting our business, formulating business plans and making strategic decisions. Accordingly, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management team. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly titled metrics or measures presented by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for financial information presented under GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures versus comparable financial measures determined under GAAP. For example, other companies in our industry may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance. All of these limitations could reduce the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and to not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP is at the end of this press release.

Adjusted EBITDA. We define adjusted EBITDA as net loss excluding provision for income taxes, other income, net, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation expense.

Non-GAAP net income. We define non-GAAP net income as net loss excluding stock-based compensation expense.

Free cash flow. We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities excluding changes in settlement assets, net and settlement liabilities, reduced by the purchases of property and equipment and software development costs.

The tables at the end of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements provide reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure to each of these non-GAAP financial measures.

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this press release, or made during the earnings call, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1955. These statements include statements regarding our strategy, future financial condition, future operations, future cash flow, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives of management and expected market growth, product developments and their potential impact and our stock-based compensation estimates and involve known and unknown risks that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "shall," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "goal,"

"ambition," "objective," "seeks," "outlook," or "continue" or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by us and our management, are inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the impact on inflation on us and our members; our borrowing costs, which have and may continue to increase as a result of increases in interest rates; our expectations regarding our financial performance and future operating performance; our ability to attract and retain members, expand usage of our platform, sell subscriptions to our platform and convert individuals and organizations into paying customers; the timing and success of new features, integrations, capabilities and enhancements by us, or by competitors to their products, or any other changes in the competitive landscape of our market; the amount and timing of operating expenses and capital expenditures that we may incur to maintain and expand our business and operations to remain competitive; the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and investments to meet our liquidity needs; our ability to make required payments under and to comply with the various requirements of our current and future indebtedness; our cash flows, the prevailing stock prices, general economic and market conditions and other considerations that could affect the specific timing, price and size of repurchases under our stock repurchase program or our ability to fund any stock repurchases; geopolitical tensions, including the war in Ukraine and the conflict in Israel, Gaza and surrounding areas; our ability to effectively manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the size of our addressable markets, market share and market trends; anticipated trends, developments and challenges in our industry, business and the highly competitive markets in which we operate; any adverse impact on our business operations as a result of using artificial intelligence or other machine learning technologies in our services; our expectations regarding our income tax liabilities and the adequacy of our reserves; our ability to effectively manage our growth and expand our infrastructure and maintain our corporate culture; our ability to identify, recruit and retain skilled personnel, including key members of senior management; the safety, affordability and convenience of our platform and our offerings; our ability to successfully defend litigation brought against us; our ability to successfully identify, manage and integrate any existing and potential acquisitions of businesses, talent, technologies or intellectual property; general economic conditions in either domestic or international markets, including geopolitical uncertainty and instability, and their effects on software spending; our ability to protect against security incidents, technical difficulties, or interruptions to our platform; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our intellectual property; the impact of tariffs and global trade disruptions on us, our customers and our vendors, including the impact on inflation, supply chains and consumer sentiment; and other risks discussed in our filings with the SEC. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date of this press release. We do not undertake or assume any obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable law. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

About Expensify

Expensify is the easiest way to do your expenses, travel, and corporate cards. Built for businesses of all sizes and trusted by 15 million members worldwide, Expensify is a top-rated app across G2, TrustRadius, Capterra, and more. Learn more at use.expensify.com.

 
 
                            Expensify, Inc. 
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 
       (unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data) 
 
                                             As of           As of 
                                            March 31,     December 31, 
                                           ----------  ----------------- 
                                              2026            2025 
                                            --------       ---------- 
Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents                  $  66,528    $      63,080 
Accounts receivable, net                      12,115           12,617 
Settlement assets, net                        53,581           45,378 
Prepaid expenses                               4,792            5,588 
Other current assets                          21,205           26,344 
                                            --------       ---------- 
   Total current assets                      158,221          153,007 
Capitalized software, net                     13,269           13,596 
Property and equipment, net                   12,861           13,016 
Lease right-of-use assets                      4,559            4,730 
Deferred tax assets, net                         486              494 
Other assets                                   1,201            1,146 
                                            --------       ---------- 
   Total assets                            $ 190,597    $     185,989 
                                            ========       ========== 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity 
Accounts payable                           $     938    $         289 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities         7,668           17,893 
Lease liabilities, current                       648              678 
Settlement liabilities                        36,083           27,545 
                                            --------       ---------- 
   Total current liabilities                  45,337           46,405 
Lease liabilities, non-current                 4,910            5,061 
Other liabilities                              1,822            1,778 
                                            --------       ---------- 
   Total liabilities                          52,069           53,244 
Commitments and contingencies 
Stockholders' equity: 
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001; 
10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares 
issued and outstanding as of March 31, 
2026 and December 31, 2025                        --               -- 
Common stock, par value $0.0001; Class A 
 common stock; 1,000,000,000 shares 
 authorized; 84,272,879 and 80,767,385 
 shares issued and outstanding as of 
 March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 
 respectively LT10 common stock; 
 21,871,197 shares authorized; 4,209,827 
 shares issued and outstanding as of 
 March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 
 LT50 common stock; 24,893,067 and 
 24,967,114 shares authorized as of March 
 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 
 respectively; 7,950,037 and 8,083,690 
 shares issued and outstanding as of 
 March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 
 respectively                                     10                9 
Additional paid-in capital                   313,072          304,953 
Accumulated deficit                         (174,554)        (172,217) 
                                            --------       ---------- 
      Total stockholders' equity             138,528          132,745 
                                            --------       ---------- 
      Total liabilities and stockholders' 
       equity                              $ 190,597    $     185,989 
                                            ========       ========== 
 
 
 
 
                            Expensify, Inc. 
            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 
       (unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data) 
 
                                         Three Months Ended March 31, 
                                      ---------------------------------- 
                                              2026           2025 
                                          ------------    ----------- 
Revenue, net                           $        33,969   $     36,074 
Cost of revenue, net(1)                         17,798         17,832 
                                          ------------    ----------- 
Gross margin                                    16,171         18,242 
                                          ------------    ----------- 
Operating expenses: 
   Research and development(1)                   5,265          5,358 
   General and administrative(1)                 9,118         10,829 
   Sales and marketing(1)                        3,760          3,542 
                                          ------------    ----------- 
      Total operating expenses                  18,143         19,729 
                                          ------------    ----------- 
Loss from operations                            (1,972)        (1,487) 
Other income, net                                  171            324 
                                          ------------    ----------- 
Loss before income taxes                        (1,801)        (1,163) 
Provision for income taxes                        (536)        (2,006) 
                                          ------------    ----------- 
Net loss                               $        (2,337)  $     (3,169) 
                                          ============    =========== 
Net loss per share: 
Basic and diluted                      $         (0.02)  $      (0.03) 
Weighted average shares of common 
stock used to compute net loss per 
share: 
Basic and diluted                           93,719,202     91,501,083 
 
 
 
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                             Three Months Ended March 31, 
                                          ---------------------------------- 
                                                2026              2025 
                                          -----------------  --------------- 
   Cost of revenue, net                     $         2,311   $        3,039 
   Research and development                           1,863            2,402 
   General and administrative                         1,035            1,572 
   Sales and marketing                                  768              977 
                                          ---  ------------      ----------- 
   Total stock-based compensation 
    expense                                 $         5,977   $        7,990 
                                          ===  ============      =========== 
 
 
 
 
                              Expensify, Inc. 
              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
                          (unaudited, in thousands) 
 
                                           Three Months Ended March 31, 
                                      -------------------------------------- 
                                              2026                2025 
                                          ------------          --------- 
Cash flows from operating 
activities: 
Net loss                               $        (2,337)      $     (3,169) 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to 
cash provided by operating 
activities: 
Depreciation and amortization                    2,256              1,983 
Reduction of operating lease 
 right-of-use assets                               137                138 
Loss on impairment, receivables and 
 sale or disposal of equipment                     544                156 
Stock-based compensation                         5,977              7,990 
Amortization of debt issuance costs                 52                 11 
Deferred tax assets                                  8                 (6) 
Changes in assets and liabilities: 
   Accounts receivable, net                        (28)                53 
   Settlement assets, net                       (4,481)            (5,555) 
   Prepaid expenses                                796                590 
   Other current assets                          6,261                150 
   Other assets                                    (55)               (26) 
   Accounts payable                                547                330 
   Accrued expenses and other 
    liabilities                                (10,189)             1,462 
   Operating lease liabilities                    (144)              (137) 
   Settlement liabilities                          730              3,809 
   Other liabilities                                44                 77 
                                          ------------          --------- 
Net cash provided by operating 
 activities                                        118              7,856 
                                          ------------          --------- 
Cash flows from investing 
activities: 
   Software development costs                   (1,412)              (498) 
                                          ------------          --------- 
Net cash used in investing 
 activities                                     (1,412)              (498) 
                                          ------------          --------- 
Cash flows from financing 
activities: 
   Change in customer funds, net                 4,437             (3,051) 
   Principal payments of finance 
    leases                                         (37)               (34) 
   Proceeds from common stock 
    purchased under Matching Plan                1,828              1,151 
   Proceeds from issuance of common 
    stock on exercise of stock 
    options                                         39                 91 
                                          ------------          --------- 
Net cash provided by (used in) 
 financing activities                            6,267             (1,843) 
                                          ------------          --------- 
Net increase in cash and cash 
 equivalents and restricted cash                 4,973              5,515 
Cash and cash equivalents and 
 restricted cash, beginning of 
 period                                        104,624             90,834 
                                          ------------          --------- 
Cash and cash equivalents and 
 restricted cash, end of period        $       109,597       $     96,349 
                                          ============          ========= 
Noncash investing and financing 
items: 
   Stock-based compensation 
    capitalized as software 
    development costs                  $           271       $        239 
   Purchases of property and 
    equipment and capitalized 
    software in accounts payable and 
    accrued expenses                   $           182       $        174 
   Fair value of common stock issued 
    to settle liability-classified 
    restricted stock units             $           376       $         -- 
Reconciliation of cash and cash 
equivalents and restricted cash to 
the Condensed Consolidated Balance 
Sheets: 
   Cash and cash equivalents           $        66,528       $     59,627 
   Restricted cash included in other 
    current assets                              19,718             19,225 
   Restricted cash included in 
    settlement assets, net                      23,351             17,497 
                                          ------------          --------- 
Total cash and cash equivalents and 
 restricted cash                       $       109,597       $     96,349 
                                          ============          ========= 
 
 
 
 
                              Expensify, Inc. 
           Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures 
                (unaudited, in thousands, except percentages) 
 
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                           Three Months Ended March 31, 
                                      -------------------------------------- 
                                             2026                2025 
                                      -------------------  ----------------- 
Net loss                                $     (2,337)       $     (3,169) 
Net loss margin                                   (7)%                (9)% 
Add: 
Provision for income taxes                       536               2,006 
Other income, net                               (171)               (324) 
Depreciation and amortization                  2,215               1,943 
Stock-based compensation expense               5,977               7,990 
                                      ---  ---------  ---      --------- 
Adjusted EBITDA                         $      6,220        $      8,446 
                                      ===  =========  ===      ========= 
Adjusted EBITDA margin                            18%                 23% 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income Margin 
----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                       Three Months Ended March 31, 
                                   ------------------------------------ 
                                          2026               2025 
                                   -------------------  --------------- 
Net loss                            $      (2,337)      $   (3,169) 
Net loss margin                                (7)%             (9)% 
Add: 
Stock-based compensation expense            5,977            7,990 
                                       ----------  ---   ---------  --- 
Non-GAAP net income                 $       3,640       $    4,821 
                                       ==========  ===   =========  === 
Non-GAAP net income margin                     11%              13% 
 
 
 
Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                          Three Months Ended March 31, 
                                      ------------------------------------ 
                                             2026               2025 
                                      -------------------  --------------- 
Net cash provided by operating 
 activities                            $         118       $    7,856 
Operating cash flow margin                        --%              22% 
Changes in settlement assets and 
liabilities: 
   Settlement assets, net                      4,481            5,555 
   Settlement liabilities                       (730)          (3,809) 
Less: 
   Software development costs                 (1,412)            (498) 
                                          ----------        --------- 
Free cash flow                         $       2,457       $    9,104 
                                          ==========  ===   =========  === 
Free cash flow margin                              7%              25% 
 
 

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    CONTACT:    Investor Relations Contact 

Nick Tooker

investors@expensify.com

Press Contact

James Dean

press@expensify.com

 
 

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