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Nature of operations and summary of significant accounting policies (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Nature of operations
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading provider of enterprise artificial intelligence (“AI”) and digital transformation services, primarily serving Fortune 1000 corporations. The Company provides consulting, engineering, and operational services designed to enable clients to build and deploy large-scale digital platforms. The Company’s core service offerings encompass distributed systems architecture, real-time data analytics, machine learning, natural language processing, and cloud platform engineering. Additionally, the Company offers specialized services in Internet of Things (“IoT”), edge computing, and digital engagement. The Company’s headquarters and principal place of business is in San Ramon, California.
Basis of presentation
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of the Company’s management, necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 5, 2026.
Principles of consolidation
Principles of consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries that are directly or indirectly owned or controlled. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Principles of consolidation, variable interest entities
The Company provides services to its customers utilizing its own personnel as well as personnel from subcontractors. One of the subcontractors (the “Affiliate”) exclusively supports and performs services on behalf of the Company and its customers. The Company had no ownership in the Affiliate as of June 30, 2026. The Company is required to apply accounting standards which address how a business enterprise should evaluate whether it has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”) through means other than voting rights and accordingly should determine whether or not to consolidate the entity. The Company has determined that it is required to consolidate the Affiliate because the Company has the power to direct the VIE’s most significant activities and is the primary beneficiary of the Affiliate. The assets and liabilities of the Affiliate primarily consist of inter-company balances and transactions, all of which have been eliminated in consolidation. There was minimal activity in the Affiliate during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.
Use of estimates
Use of estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with the U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis including allowance for credit losses, determination of fair value, useful lives and recoverability of intangible assets and goodwill, valuation of stock-based compensation and contingent consideration payable, determination of provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and uncertain tax positions. The Company builds its estimates on historical data and assumptions as well as forward-looking expectations that the Company believes to be reasonable under current conditions and circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates and such differences could be material.
Allowance for credit losses
Allowance for credit losses
The Company maintains an allowance against accounts receivable for the estimated probable losses on uncollectible accounts. The allowance is based upon historical loss experience, as adjusted for the current market conditions and forecasts about future economic conditions.
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) consists of changes in the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on designated cash flow hedges, and actuarial gains and losses on the Company’s defined benefit pension plans. Actuarial gains and losses are initially deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) and amortized into net periodic benefit cost in future periods to the extent they exceed the corridor threshold under ASC 715, Compensation — Retirement Benefits (Topic 715). The Company recognizes the overfunded or underfunded status of its defined benefit plans as an asset or liability in its consolidated balance sheets.
Prior period reclassifications
Prior period reclassifications
Certain amounts on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, unaudited consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity, unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, and certain verticals classifications in prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements and recently issued accounting pronouncements
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), in the form of Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”), to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). The Company will adopt these changes according to the various timetables the FASB specifies.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities. This update establishes specific guidance for the recognition, measurement, and presentation of government grants received by business entities. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2028, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the timing of adoption and the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Accounting for Internal-Use Software Costs. The update simplifies the accounting for internal-use software by eliminating the project stage framework and replacing it with a new capitalization threshold based on whether significant development uncertainty exists. Under the new guidance, costs cannot be capitalized if the software involves novel technological innovations or if significant performance requirements remain undefined or subject to revision. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning December 31, 2027, with early adoption permitted    using a prospective, modified, or retrospective transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, as well as the available transition methods.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, requiring more detailed information about the types of expenses included in certain expense captions presented in the consolidated statements of income. Additionally, this amendment requires the disclosure of a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively and the disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 on a prospective or retrospective basis, with an early adoption permitted. The Company’s annual reporting requirements relating to this ASU will be effective for fiscal year 2027. The Company is in the process of analyzing the impact of the ASU on related disclosures.