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Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
Second Quarter Performance Driven by Strength of Unified Commerce Platform
ALPHARETTA, GA - August 6, 2026 -- Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTH) ("Priority Commerce" or the "Company"), delivers payments and banking solutions that power connected commerce. Through a unified platform of payables, merchant services, and banking and treasury, Priority Commerce helps businesses manage money more effectively and unlock growth. The Priority Commerce Engine accelerates cash flow, improves working capital, reduces costs, and creates new revenue opportunities and today has announced its second quarter 2026 financial results including strong year-over-year revenue growth.
Highlights of Consolidated Results and Additional Information1
Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights compared with Second Quarter 2025
•Revenue of $262.3 million increased 9.4% from $239.8 million, including organic growth of 7.2%
•Gross profit of $94.4 million increased 7.9% from $87.5 million
•Adjusted gross profit (a non-GAAP measure2) of $99.9 million increased 8.1% from $92.4 million
•Gross profit margin of 36.0% decreased by nearly 50 basis points from 36.5%
•Adjusted gross profit margin (a non-GAAP measure2) of 38.1% decreased by nearly 40 basis points from 38.5%
•Operating income of $33.0 million decreased 11.8% from $37.4 million
•Net Income of $9.9 million decreased 9.3% from $10.9 million
•Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure2) of $59.4 million increased 6.0% from $56.0 million
•Diluted EPS of $0.12 decreased by $0.02, or by 14.3%, from $0.14
•Adjusted Diluted EPS (a non-GAAP measure2) of $0.29 increased by $0.03, or 11.5%, from $0.26
(1)Certain amounts/percentages may not compute accurately due to rounding.
(2)See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and the reconciliations of Adjusted Gross Profit (non-GAAP), Adjusted Gross Profit Margin (non-GAAP), Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), and Adjusted EPS- diluted (non-GAAP) to their most comparable GAAP measures provided within this document for additional information.
"Strong second quarter results reflect the continued success of Priority’s Connected Commerce engine, with over 9% revenue growth and 8% adjusted gross profit growth,” said Tom Priore, Chairman & CEO of Priority. “The growing base of partners leveraging our platform for payments and treasury solutions to improve visibility into their financial environment with total command of their cashflow reinforces our belief in our vision for the future of commerce and confidence to affirm our full year 2026 financial guidance.”
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Full Year 2026 Financial Guidance
Priority Commerce's outlook remains strong and we affirm our full year 2026 guidance:
•Revenue forecast to range between $1.01 billion to $1.04 billion, a growth rate of 6% to 9% compared to fiscal 2025 results
•Adjusted gross profit (a non-GAAP measure) forecast to range between $405 million and $425 million
•Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) forecast to range between $230 million to $245 million
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EDT to discuss its second quarter financial results. Participants can access the call by phone in the U.S. or Canada at (833) 636-1319 or internationally at (412) 902-4286.
The Internet webcast link and accompanying slide presentation can be accessed at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1770268&tp_key=a6ff1aab23 and will also be posted in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at https://ir.prioritycommerce.com/.
An audio replay of the call will be available shortly after the conference call until August 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. To listen to the audio replay, dial (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671 and enter conference ID number 10210738. Alternatively, you may access the webcast replay in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website at https://ir.prioritycommerce.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This communication includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that we regularly review to evaluate our business and trends, measure our performance, prepare financial projections, allocate resources, and make strategic decisions. We believe these non-GAAP measures help to illustrate the underlying financial and business trends relating to our results of operations and comparability between current and prior periods. We also use these non-GAAP measures to establish and monitor operational goals. However, these non-GAAP measures are not superior to or a substitute for prominent measurements calculated in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the non-GAAP measures are meant to be a complement to understanding measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin
The Company's adjusted gross profit metric represents revenues less cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization). Adjusted gross profit margin is adjusted gross profit divided by revenues. We review these non-GAAP measures to evaluate our underlying profit trends. The reconciliation of adjusted gross profit to its most comparable GAAP measure is provided below:
(in thousands)Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Revenues$262,256 $239,812 $511,814 $464,442 
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)(162,358)(147,399)(313,145)(284,752)
Adjusted gross profit$99,898 $92,413 $198,669 $179,690 
Adjusted gross profit margin38.1 %38.5 %38.8 %38.7 %
Depreciation and amortization of revenue generating assets(5,469)(4,911)(10,743)(9,597)
Gross profit$94,429 $87,502 $187,926 $170,093 
Gross profit margin36.0 %36.5 %36.7 %36.6 %

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are performance measures. EBITDA is earnings before interest, income tax, depreciation, and amortization expenses ("EBITDA"). Adjusted EBITDA begins with EBITDA but further excludes certain non-cash costs, such as stock-based compensation and the write-off of the carrying value of investments or other assets, as well as debt extinguishment and modification expenses and other expenses and income items considered non-recurring, such as acquisition integration expenses, certain professional fees, and litigation settlements. We review the non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA measure to evaluate our business and trends, measure our performance, prepare financial projections, allocate resources, and make strategic decisions.
The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to its most comparable GAAP measure is provided below:
(in thousands)Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Net income$9,863 $10,879 $19,623 $19,147 
Interest expense21,051 23,054 42,067 46,230 
Income tax expense3,774 4,423 7,420 6,673 
Depreciation and amortization20,893 14,093 38,508 27,870 
EBITDA55,581 52,449 107,618 99,920 
Debt modification and extinguishment expenses— — — 38 
Selling, general and administrative (non-recurring)1,531 395 5,500 2,594 
Non-cash stock-based compensation2,283 3,206 4,371 4,792 
Adjusted EBITDA$59,395 $56,050 $117,489 $107,344 

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Further detail of certain of these adjustments, and where these items are recorded in our consolidated statements of operations, is provided below:

(in thousands)Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Selling, general and administrative expenses (non-recurring):
Legal fees(1)
1,385 314 3,210 1,610 
Professional, accounting and consulting fees(2)
42 64 2,105 1,108 
Other expenses, net(3)
104 17 185 36 
Litigation settlement— — — (160)
$1,531 $395 $5,500 $2,594 
(1) These legal expenses primarily relate to litigation matters, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactions (e.g., the on-going special committee process), all of which are non-recurring in nature.
(2) These professional, accounting, and consulting fees are associated with non-recurring projects, including professional fees and incremental audit fees incurred for valuation and audit work related to the on-going special committee process, acquisitions, disposals, and automation initiatives.
(3) These other expenses primarily include non-recurring director and management fees related to the on-going special committee process as well as non-recurring fees for web and security hosting, and software licenses.





























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Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS)

Adjusted EPS is a performance measure. Adjusted EPS is calculated by dividing adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders by weighted average number shares outstanding for the respective periods.

Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders begins with net income attributable to common shareholders adjusted to exclude various items listed below. We believe adjusted EPS is a measure that is useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing profitability and in analysis of ongoing profitability trends.
(in thousands)Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Reconciliation of Adjusted EPS
Net income attributable to common shareholders$9,863 $10,879 $19,623 $19,147 
Debt extinguishment and modification costs— — — 38 
Stock based compensation 2,283 3,206 4,371 4,792 
Other non-recurring expenses 1,531 395 5,500 2,594 
Amortization of acquisition related intangible assets15,742 9,417 28,365 18,731 
Tax impact of adjustments(1)
(5,084)(3,244)(9,941)(6,800)
Adjusted net income attributable to common share holders$24,335 $20,653 $47,918 $38,502 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic)81,549 78,981 81,462 78,878 
Effect of dilutive potential common shares2,274 856 2,274 1,090 
Weighted average common shares outstanding (diluted)83,823 79,837 83,736 79,968 
Earnings per common share:
Basic$0.12 $0.14 $0.24 $0.24 
Diluted$0.12 $0.14 $0.23 $0.24 
Adjusted earnings per common share
Basic$0.30 $0.26 $0.59 $0.49 
Diluted$0.29 $0.26 $0.57 $0.48 
(1) The tax impact calculated using the blended statutory income tax rate (i.e. 26.0% for three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025)









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Priority Commerce does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP financial measures because it could not do so without unreasonable effort due to the unavailability of the information needed to calculate reconciling items and due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the adjusting items that would be excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures in future periods. When planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods, the Company does so primarily on a non-GAAP basis without preparing a GAAP analysis as that would require estimates for various cash and non-cash reconciling items that would be difficult to predict with reasonable accuracy. For example, stock-based compensation expense would be difficult to estimate because it depends on the Company's future hiring and retention needs, as well as the future fair market value of the Company's common stock, all of which are difficult to predict and subject to constant change. As a result, the Company does not believe that a GAAP reconciliation would provide meaningful supplemental information about the Company's outlook.


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About Priority Commerce
Priority Commerce delivers payments and banking solutions that power connected commerce. Through a unified platform of payables, merchant services, and banking and treasury, we help businesses manage money more effectively and unlock growth. The Priority Commerce Engine accelerates cash flow, improves working capital, reduces costs, and creates new revenue opportunities. Learn more about Priority Commerce (NASDAQ: PRTH) at prioritycommerce.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services, and other statements identified by words such as "may," "will," "should," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "plans," "future," "intends," "could," "estimate," "predict," "projects," "targeting," "potential" or "contingent," "guidance," "outlook" or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our 2026 outlook and statements regarding our market and growth opportunities. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, expressed, or implied by such forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially, and potentially adversely, from those discussed or implied herein.
We caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this press release in the context of the risks and uncertainties disclosed in our SEC filings, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2026. These filings are available online at www.sec.gov or www.prioritycommerce.com.
We caution you that the important factors referenced above may not contain all of the factors that are important to you. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results or developments we expect or anticipate or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the consequences we anticipate or affect us or our operations in the way we expect. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
Priority Commerce Investor Inquiries:
priorityIR@icrinc.com

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Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Revenues$262,256$239,812$511,814$464,442
Operating expenses
Cost of revenue (excludes depreciation and amortization)162,358147,399313,145284,752
Salary and employee benefits29,15327,06057,67552,835
Depreciation and amortization20,89314,09338,50827,870
Selling, general and administrative16,80813,91036,05229,010
Total operating expenses229,212202,462445,380394,467
Operating income33,04437,35066,43469,975
Other expense
Interest expense(21,051)(23,054)(42,067)(46,230)
Debt extinguishment and modification costs———(38)
Other income, net1,6441,0062,6762,113
Total other expense, net(19,407)(22,048)(39,391)(44,155)
Income before income taxes13,63715,30227,04325,820
Income tax expense3,7744,4237,4206,673
Net income attributable to common stockholders$9,863$10,879$19,623$19,147
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustments(111)217 (464)260 
Comprehensive income $9,752$11,096$19,159$19,407
Earnings per common share:
Basic$0.12 $0.14 $0.24 $0.24 
Diluted$0.12 $0.14 $0.23 $0.24 
Adjusted earnings per common share(1):
Basic$0.30 $0.26 $0.59 $0.49 
Diluted$0.29 $0.26 $0.57 $0.48 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic81,549 78,981 81,462 78,878 
Diluted83,823 79,837 83,736 79,968 

(1)Adjusted EPS in a non-GAAP earnings measure. See Adjusted EPS reconciliation for further detail.
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Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$120,261 $77,192 
Restricted cash17,439 16,457 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances93,075 91,300 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets28,161 32,145 
Current portion of notes receivable, net of allowance1,751 2,062 
Settlement assets 1,372,510 1,295,896 
Total current assets1,633,197 1,515,052 
Notes receivable, less current portion20,952 17,629 
Property, equipment and software, net62,329 58,636 
Goodwill416,405 416,641 
Intangible assets, net287,633 315,190 
Deferred income taxes, net46,677 46,350 
Other noncurrent assets29,198 29,306 
Total assets$2,496,391 $2,398,804 
Liabilities, Stockholders' Deficit and Non-controlling interest
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$57,520 $70,636 
Accrued residual commissions44,415 40,463 
Customer deposits and advance payments1,637 1,972 
Current portion of long-term debt3,112 — 
Settlement obligations1,374,736 1,297,263 
Total current liabilities1,481,420 1,410,334 
Long-term debt, net of current portion, discounts and debt issuance costs1,044,685 1,039,358 
Other noncurrent liabilities41,337 41,484 
Total liabilities2,567,442 2,491,176 
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock— — 
Common stock82 82 
Treasury stock, at cost(24,282)(22,759)
Additional paid-in capital17,538 13,925 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(674)(210)
Accumulated deficit(71,830)(91,453)
Total stockholders' deficit attributable to stockholders of Priority Commerce(79,166)(100,415)
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries8,115 8,043 
Total stockholders' deficit(71,051)(92,372)
Total liabilities, stockholders' deficit and Non-controlling interest$2,496,391 $2,398,804 

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Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30,
20262025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$19,623 $19,147 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of assets38,508 27,870 
Stock-based compensation, ESPP, and incentive units compensation4,371 4,792 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts949 882 
Debt extinguishment and modification costs— 38 
Deferred income tax(327)(2,318)
Change in contingent consideration(679)2,039 
Other non-cash items, net(136)(228)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (1,775)(17,912)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(1,146)(2,312)
Income taxes5,081 (339)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(13,002)(6,810)
Accrued residual commissions3,952 2,966 
Customer deposits and advance payments(335)1,187 
Other assets, net433 1,043 
Other liabilities, net(172)(2,965)
Net cash provided by operating activities55,345 27,080 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired— (4,452)
Additions to property, equipment and software(12,612)(12,988)
Notes receivable, net(3,012)(1,430)
Short-term investments, net(185,000)— 
Other investing activities(2,400)(2,275)
Net cash used in investing activities(203,024)(21,145)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt7,681 — 
Debt issuance and modification costs paid— (40)
Repayments of long-term debt(191)(10,000)
Shares withheld for taxes (1,523)(2,314)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options— 334 
Settlement obligations, net77,359 190,863 
Payment of deferred/contingent consideration(96)(752)
Net cash provided by financing activities83,230 178,091 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash(64,449)184,026 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period1,345,998 993,864 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$1,281,549 $1,177,890 
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents$120,261 $50,564 
Restricted cash17,439 14,205 
Cash and cash equivalents included in settlement assets (restricted in nature)1,143,849 1,113,121 
Total cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash$1,281,549 $1,177,890 
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Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Reportable Segments' Results
(in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Merchant Solutions:
Revenues$175,778 $163,230 $337,564 $314,920 
Adjusted EBITDA$30,887 $27,749 $58,627 $53,454 
Key Indicators:
Total card processing dollar value$19,549,972 $18,864,185 $37,886,641 $36,560,510 
Total card transaction count228,600 230,721 440,039 439,674 
Payables:
Revenues$30,430 $25,033 $62,871 $48,951 
Adjusted EBITDA$3,110 $3,770 $8,564 $7,286 
Key Indicators:
Buyer funded card processing dollar value$942,660 $788,500 $1,915,570 $1,505,400 
Supplier funded issuing dollar value$255,414 $220,227 $497,801 $457,517 
ACH transaction count4,726 4,776 9,785 9,417 
Treasury Solutions:
Revenues$60,519 $52,658 $119,359 $102,746 
Adjusted EBITDA$47,513 $45,558 $94,184 $88,001 
Key Indicators:
Average CFTPay billed clients1,142,908 992,279 1,135,922 966,371 
Average CFTPay monthly enrollments46,083 57,818 48,256 56,882 
Average total account balances(1)
$1,475,537 $1,145,715 $1,447,412 $1,093,530 
(1) This represents the average total account balance in the Treasury Solutions segment, and excludes the deposits maintained in the Merchant Solutions and Payables segments. The total account and deposit balances as of June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $1.8 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively.



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Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Reportable Segments' Results
(in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026
Merchant SolutionsPayablesTreasury SolutionsCorporateTotal
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP Measure:
Adjusted EBITDA$30,887 $3,110 $47,513 $(22,115)$59,395 
Interest expense(1,147)— (256)(19,648)(21,051)
Depreciation and amortization(13,094)(1,289)(5,297)(1,213)(20,893)
Selling, general and administrative (non-recurring)— — — (1,531)(1,531)
Non-cash stock based compensation— (36)— (2,247)(2,283)
Income (loss) before taxes$16,646 $1,785 $41,960 $(46,754)$13,637 
Income tax expense(3,774)
Net income$9,863 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
Merchant SolutionsPayablesTreasury SolutionsCorporateTotal
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP Measure:
Adjusted EBITDA$58,627 $8,564 $94,184 $(43,886)$117,489 
Interest expense(2,229)— (669)(39,169)(42,067)
Depreciation and amortization(23,011)(2,577)(10,500)(2,420)(38,508)
Selling, general and administrative (non-recurring)— — — (5,500)(5,500)
Non-cash stock based compensation— (72)(1)(4,298)(4,371)
Income (loss) before taxes$33,387 $5,915 $83,014 $(95,273)$27,043 
Income tax expense(7,420)
Net income$19,623 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Merchant SolutionsPayablesTreasury SolutionsCorporateTotal
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP Measure:
Adjusted EBITDA$27,749 $3,770 $45,558 $(21,027)$56,050 
Interest expense— (790)(243)(22,021)(23,054)
Depreciation and amortization(6,633)(1,262)(4,941)(1,257)(14,093)
Selling, general and administrative (non-recurring)— — — (395)(395)
Non-cash stock based compensation5 (84)(33)(3,094)(3,206)
Income (loss) before taxes$21,121 $1,634 $40,341 $(47,794)$15,302 
Income tax expense(4,423)
Net income$10,879 





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Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
Unaudited Reportable Segments' Results
(in thousands)



Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Merchant SolutionsPayablesTreasury SolutionsCorporateTotal
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP Measure:
Adjusted EBITDA$53,454 $7,286 $88,001 $(41,397)$107,344 
Interest expense— (1,796)(243)(44,191)(46,230)
Depreciation and amortization(13,258)(2,523)(9,583)(2,506)(27,870)
Debt modification and extinguishment expenses— — — (38)(38)
Selling, general and administrative (non-recurring)— — — (2,594)(2,594)
Non-cash stock based compensation1 (168)(65)(4,560)(4,792)
Income (loss) before taxes$40,197 $2,799 $78,110 $(95,286)$25,820 
Income tax expense(6,673)
Net income$19,147 






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