Alkami (ALKT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Alkami Technology (ALKT) reported Q2 2026 ARR of $511.7 million (+21% YoY) and total revenue of $129.8 million (+15.9% YoY). Non-GAAP gross margin was 63.0% and adjusted EBITDA was $19.4 million. Q3 revenue guidance is $132.7 million to $134.2 million; full-year 2026 revenue guidance is $528 million to $531 million. Bank clients under contract: 54.
How this was made
The 30-second read
Why it matters
Traders can update revenue and margin expectations using the provided Q3 revenue range and FY 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance, plus operating cash flow improvement and repurchase activity.
Market read
The call provides fresh, decision-grade guidance ranges and KPI trajectory (ARR, RPU, RPO, churn, and margin expansion expectations) that can drive estimate revisions and near-term positioning.
What to watch
Database expense was deferred into 2027, so some cost pressure may reappear later; also, bank implementation speed and awareness gains may not translate linearly into future ARR conversion.
Background
This is Alkami Technology’s Q2 2026 earnings call transcript with detailed KPIs (ARR, RPU, registered users, RPO), profitability metrics, and explicit Q3 and full-year guidance.
Ticker impact
Alkami reported Q2 2026 ARR of $511.7M (+21% YoY) and guided Q3 revenue to $132.7M-$134.2M, plus FY 2026 EBITDA of $96M-$98M.
Likely positive bias for the next trading session and into earnings revisions, assuming the market rewards the raised/confirmed growth and margin trajectory.
The article contains a full earnings call transcript with specific quarterly and full-year guidance, margin and cash-flow improvements, and capital return (repurchases), which are direct inputs to near-term estimates and sentiment.
Market effects
Reinforces demand for digital banking software platforms and bank-market penetration as a growth driver for fintech infrastructure vendors.
No explicit regional macro linkage beyond US bank adoption commentary.
Limited, as the disclosed metrics focus on community financial institutions and bank clients rather than global expansion.
Counterpoint
Non-GAAP gross margin fell to 63.0% from 65.1% due to lower termination fee revenue, which could signal mix volatility despite ARR growth.
Key entities
- companyAlkami Technology, Inc.
Subject of the earnings call, reporting Q2 2026 results and issuing Q3 and full-year 2026 guidance.
- executiveAlex Shootman
CEO who discussed bank-market scaling, product adoption, and AI-integrated product growth.
- executiveCassandra Hudson
CFO who highlighted margin drivers, termination fee variability, and cash-flow improvement.
