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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation—In our opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2026.
Basis of Consolidation—The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Root, Inc. and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., or GAAP. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates—The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates reflected in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, reserves for loss and loss adjustment expense, or LAE, valuation allowances on our deferred tax assets and the amount of reinsurance recoverable from reinsurance contracts.
Segment Information—We are a technology company that provides direct-to-consumer insurance products to customers. We operate as a single reporting segment that is managed on a consolidated basis. Our Chief Executive Officer is our chief operating decision maker, or CODM. The primary measure the CODM utilizes to manage operations, monitor budget versus actual results, and evaluate financial performance is net income as reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. This information is regularly provided to the CODM.
The CODM allocates resources based on consolidated expense and forecasted expense information. Significant expenses, which are presented on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, include loss and LAE, sales and marketing, other insurance expense and technology and development. Other segment items include expenses that our CODM does not evaluate for purposes of making operating decisions. These items include general and administrative, interest expense, loss on extinguishment of debt and income tax expense, which can all be found on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Assets provided to the CODM are consistent with those reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents—Cash consists of cash on deposit. Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that typically mature within three months from the date of origination or purchase, and are principally stated at amortized cost, which approximates their fair value. Restricted cash consists of amounts held by a financial institution to satisfy letter of credit requirements for certain
property leases. Restricted cash equivalents consist of amounts held by our lender to satisfy the minimum cash management requirements under our senior secured term loan and short-term, highly liquid investments held by a financial institution to maintain certain collateral requirements with an unaffiliated Texas county mutual insurance company, and are stated at amortized cost, which approximates their fair value.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amount in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
As of
June 30,December 31,
20262025
(dollars in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents$509.6 $669.3 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
65.2 20.6 
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
$574.8 $689.9 
Investments— In June 2026, we purchased $4.5 million in premium tax credits for a purchase price of $3.8 million. This investment is recognized within other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. These tax credits can be utilized in three annual installments to offset certain state premium taxes beginning with the 2026 premium tax year. We will recognize these tax credits on a quarterly basis, up to the annual credit value. We also recognized a purchase discount, which is the difference between the premium tax credits and purchase price, as a deferred gain within other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. As we utilize the tax credits to settle our premium tax liabilities, the deferred discount is recognized proportionally within other income in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. An impairment will be recognized if it is probable that we will be unable to recover the carrying value of the premium tax credits. Impairment of the investment would be recognized within other income in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Premiums Payable and Reinsurance Premiums Receivable—We have a fronting arrangement with an unaffiliated Texas county mutual insurance company, or the fronting carrier. We route all of our new auto policies in Texas through the fronting carrier whereby we assume 100% of the related premium and losses on those policies. The fronting arrangement allows us to have greater rating and underwriting flexibility. Premiums assumed are deferred and earned pro rata over the policy period. Unearned premium is established to cover the unexpired portion of premiums assumed. Premiums payable are amounts owed to the fronting carrier. Reinsurance premiums receivable are the amounts owed to us from the fronting carrier for reinsurance premiums.
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs—We amortized deferred policy acquisition costs of $29.0 million and $58.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $18.3 million and $29.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units—In the first quarter of 2026, we granted 0.4 million performance-based restricted stock units to our executive officers and certain key employees as part of our equity compensation plan. The actual number of performance-based restricted stock units can vary from zero to 200% of the target depending on goal achievement relative to a gross accident period loss ratio and policies in force goal matrix. The overall performance period begins on January 1, 2026 and ends on December 31, 2028 and is divided into three sub-performance periods, each beginning on January 1, 2026 and ending on December 31, 2026, 2027, and 2028, respectively. These overlapping sub-performance periods are one, two, and three years in duration. Expense for each sub-performance period is recognized ratably over the requisite service period. Awards earned in any sub-performance period vest on the Compensation Committee Certification date, which is expected to be in the first quarter of the subsequent year.
The performance-based restricted stock units expense is recognized based on the grant date fair value of the award, which was determined using the Company’s close price as of the grant date. This expense is recognized using a graded vesting approach. We assess the probability of the performance conditions being met on a quarterly basis and begin recognizing expense only once it is deemed probable that the performance criteria will be satisfied.
Share Repurchases—We are authorized to repurchase shares of our Class A common stock under a stock repurchase program, or Repurchase Program, approved by our board of directors. We retire shares of our Class A common stock immediately upon repurchase. In connection with the early adoption of Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2025-12, Codification Improvements, during the second quarter of 2026, we elected to recognize the excess of the repurchase price over par value entirely as a reduction of additional paid-in capital, or APIC, provided that APIC remains positive. The repurchase price includes direct and incremental transaction costs incurred to repurchase the shares, which are recorded as a reduction of APIC.
This accounting policy election is reflected within the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the condensed consolidated statements of redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity. See Note 9, “Capital Stock,” for further details regarding our repurchase activity.
Reclassification—Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. The reclassifications within the condensed consolidated balance sheets include the presentation of “Prepaid reinsurance premiums” within “Other assets” and “Reinsurance premiums payable” within “Other liabilities.” Additionally, “Reinsurance recoverable and receivable” was disaggregated to “Reinsurance recoverable” and “Reinsurance premiums receivable,” respectively. “Deferred policy acquisition costs” were disaggregated from “Other assets” and “Premiums payable” was disaggregated from “Other liabilities” to separate captions.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements—In December 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU, No. 2025-12, Codification Improvements, which serves to clarify, correct errors, or make minor improvements to various topics within the Accounting Standards Codification. ASU 2025-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted, and entities may elect to adopt the amendments on an issue-by-issue basis. Certain amendments are required to be applied retrospectively, while others are applied prospectively.
During the second quarter of 2026, we early adopted the provisions of ASU 2025-12 to clarify methods to account for treasury stock retirements on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not result in a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening retained earnings, accumulated deficit, APIC, or total stockholders’ equity. Furthermore, the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.