Q2 FY2026
Filed Aug 6, 2026Expensify announces Q2 2026 results, with revenue, net of $33.9 million and free cash flow of $6.4 million.
Revenue, net and paid members declined from the same period last year, while cash generation, a narrower net loss, Expensify Card interchange growth, and growth in net-new New Expensify customers supported the period.
Key metrics
as reported| Metric | Value | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue, netGAAP | $33.9 million | – | decrease of 5% |
| Cash from operating activitiesGAAP | $8.4 million | – | – |
| Free cash flownon-GAAP | $6.4 million | – | – |
| Net lossGAAP | $3.9 million | – | – |
| Non-GAAP net incomenon-GAAP | $3.4 million | – | – |
| Adjusted EBITDAnon-GAAP | $6.6 million | – | – |
| Paid membersother | 640,000 | – | decrease of 2% |
| Revenue from net new customersother | over $10 million ARR | – | over 250% year-over-year |
| New customersother | over 10,000 new customers | – | – |
Segments
| Segment | Revenue | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interchange revenue derived from the Expensify CardInterchange revenue derived from the Expensify Card. | $5.9 million | – | increase of 12% |
fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 outlook
- NoteFree cash flow of $12.0 million - $14.0 million
- NoteEstimated stock-based compensation for Q3 2026: Cost of revenue, net $1.9 million - $2.5 million; Research and development $1.5 million - $2.1 million; General and administrative $1.0 million - $1.4 million; Sales and marketing $1.0 million - $1.4 million; Total $5.4 million - $7.4 million.
- NoteEstimated stock-based compensation for Q4 2026: Cost of revenue, net $1.7 million - $2.3 million; Research and development $1.5 million - $2.1 million; General and administrative $1.0 million - $1.4 million; Sales and marketing $1.0 million - $1.4 million; Total $5.2 million - $7.2 million.
- NoteEstimated stock-based compensation for Q1 2027: Cost of revenue, net $1.7 million - $2.3 million; Research and development $1.4 million - $2.0 million; General and administrative $1.0 million - $1.4 million; Sales and marketing $0.9 million - $1.3 million; Total $5.0 million - $7.0 million.
- NoteEstimated stock-based compensation for Q2 2027: Cost of revenue, net $1.7 million - $2.3 million; Research and development $1.4 million - $2.0 million; General and administrative $0.9 million - $1.3 million; Sales and marketing $0.9 million - $1.3 million; Total $4.9 million - $6.9 million.
Capital returns
- Repurchased approximately 6.1 million shares of Class A common stock at $1.20 per share through a modified Dutch auction tender offer.
- Purchased approximately 712,000 additional shares for $1.2 million.
- Repurchased approximately 0.7 million additional shares at an average price of $1.63 per share.
- Total Q2 repurchase was 6.8 million shares of Class A common stock.
- Total repurchases represented an approximately 7% reduction in shares outstanding.
What drove it
- Interchange revenue derived from the Expensify Card grew to $5.9 million, an increase of 12% as compared to the same period last year.
- Revenue from net new customers who signed up on New Expensify and had never seen or used Classic grew by over 250% year-over-year to over $10 million ARR across over 10,000 new customers.
- Customers can set up Expensify, automate expenses, and analyze spend using natural language via email, text, or in-app, with AI-powered workflow agents entering beta.
- Launched the Expensify MCP, connecting Expensify to AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor for natural-language access to expense data.
- Shipped 30+ product improvements in Q2 across cards, mileage tracking, policy controls, bulk editing, and AI-powered spend controls.
Concerns
- Revenue, net was $33.9 million, a decrease of 5% as compared to the same period last year.
- Paid members were 640,000, a decrease of 2% as compared to the same period last year.
- Expensify Classic has a stable but slowly shrinking customer base, and the company states that it is a fixed pool of customers that will naturally drain.
- The company states that its path back to sustained growth depends on retaining and expanding Classic customers through migration to New Expensify and accelerating new-customer acquisition.
What to watch
- Free cash flow against the estimate of $12.0 million - $14.0 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
- Retention and expansion of Classic customers as they migrate to New Expensify.
- Scaling of lead generation and high-velocity self-service sales for New Expensify.
- Growth in interchange revenue derived from the Expensify Card.
- Paid-member trends and revenue, net trends.
Balance sheet and cash flow
- Generated $8.4 million of cash from operating activities.
- Free cash flow was $6.4 million.
Analysis
Expensify reported revenue, net of $33.9 million, a decrease of 5% from the same period last year, alongside paid members of 640,000, a decrease of 2%. Management described Expensify Classic as a stable but slowly shrinking customer base and a fixed pool that will naturally drain, making the company’s ability to migrate those users and add new customers central to its stated growth plan.
Cash generation and earnings measures improved in the reported period. The company generated $8.4 million of cash from operating activities and $6.4 million of free cash flow. Net loss was $3.9 million, compared with $8.8 million for the same period last year, while non-GAAP net income was $3.4 million and adjusted EBITDA was $6.6 million.
The release highlighted New Expensify adoption and card economics as growth areas. Revenue from net new customers, defined as customers who signed up on New Expensify and had never seen or used Classic, grew by over 250% year-over-year to over $10 million ARR across over 10,000 new customers. Interchange revenue derived from the Expensify Card was $5.9 million, an increase of 12% from the same period last year. Product initiatives included AI-powered workflow agents entering beta and the launch of Expensify MCP for access to expense data through AI assistants.
Capital allocation was a major feature of the quarter. The company repurchased approximately 6.1 million Class A common shares at $1.20 per share in a modified Dutch auction tender offer and made additional open-market purchases, bringing total Q2 repurchases to 6.8 million shares. The release states that these repurchases represented an approximately 7% reduction in shares outstanding.
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, Expensify estimates free cash flow of $12.0 million - $14.0 million. The company also provided estimated stock-based compensation ranges for the next four fiscal quarters. The filing did not provide revenue, gross-margin, operating-expense, or tax-rate outlook, so the annual free-cash-flow target is the principal reported financial guide.
Management, verbatim
This is the most exciting quarter in years, as we are finally able to pull back the curtain on New Expensify's growth.
David Barrett, Founder and CEO of Expensify
Expensify Classic is a reliable, profitable workhorse: with minimal investment, it has generated steady for us from a stable but slowly shrinking customer base.
David Barrett, Founder and CEO of Expensify
We still have a long road ahead of us, and our path back to sustained growth depends on how effectively we: Retain and expand our Classic customers by migrating the last of them onto New Expensify, where they can benefit from a dramatically improved experience for both traditional and modern agentic workflows, and… Continue accelerating new customer acquisition by scaling both lead generation and high-velocity self-service sales in this large, untapped market.
David Barrett, Founder and CEO of Expensify
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AlphaAI analysis generated from the company’s SEC earnings filing (Form 8-K Item 2.02, or Form 6-K for a foreign private issuer). Every figure was cross-checked against the filing text; consensus estimates, price targets and share-price reactions are not shown because they are not in the filing. AI-generated research, not investment advice.