Financial Overview - Second Quarter
- Revenues of $157 Million, Up 1% From a Year Ago
- GAAP Pre-Tax Income of $6 Million, Adjusted Pre-Tax Income of $27 Million
- GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.06, Adjusted EPS of $0.20
Financial Overview - First Half
- Revenues of $305 Million, Down 17% From a Year Ago
- GAAP Pre-Tax Loss of $(5) Million, Adjusted Pre-Tax Income of $23 Million
- GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.08, Adjusted EPS of $0.25
Talent Investment
- Year-To-Date Added Ten Partners and Eleven Managing Directors
- Six Additional Partners and Three Additional Managing Directors to Join Firm in Coming Months
Capital Management
- Strong Balance Sheet with $116 Million of Cash and No Debt
- Year-To-Date Retired More Than Two Million Shares and Share Equivalents through Net Settlement
- Year-To-Date Returned $73 Million in Aggregate to Equity Holders
- Declared Quarterly Dividend of $0.07 Per Share
NEW YORK, July 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perella Weinberg Partners (the “Firm,” “Company,” “Perella Weinberg,” or “PWP”) (NASDAQ:PWP) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Revenues
For the second quarter of 2026, revenues were $156.5 million, an increase of 1% from $155.3 million reported in the second quarter of 2025, driven by an increase in fee-paying clients alongside greater M&A contribution, partially offset by a decrease in financing and capital solutions activity. For the first half of 2026, revenues were $305.4 million, a decrease of 17% from $367.1 million for the first half of 2025, driven by fewer large fee event closings and a related decrease in average fee per client. M&A revenues were up year-over-year for the first half of 2026, while the contribution from financing and capital solutions was down, with the year ago period benefiting from a number of large fee event closings.
Expenses
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 GAAP Adjusted GAAP Adjusted GAAP Adjusted GAAP AdjustedOperating expenses (Dollars in Millions) (Dollars in Millions)Total compensation and benefits $115.9 $98.8 $108.3 $104.0 $238.0 $215.9 $257.6 $246.0 % of Revenues 74% 63% 70% 67% 78% 71% 70% 67%Non-compensation expenses $35.6 $31.4 $38.0 $36.4 $75.3 $68.8 $88.9 $85.6 % of Revenues 23% 20% 24% 23% 25% 23% 24% 23%Three Months Ended
GAAP total compensation and benefits were $115.9 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $108.3 million for the second quarter of 2025. The increase in GAAP total compensation and benefits reflected higher cash compensation driven by investments in new hires, as well as business realignment costs, including separation and transition benefits and the accelerated amortization of equity-based awards, associated with headcount reductions undertaken in the second quarter of 2026 to focus resources on higher-performing areas of the business. Adjusted total compensation and benefits were $98.8 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $104.0 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in adjusted total compensation and benefits was the result of decreasing the year-to-date adjusted compensation margin to 71% compared to 79% in the first quarter of 2026, which was partially offset by higher cash and equity compensation costs related to investments in new hires.
GAAP non-compensation expenses were $35.6 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $38.0 million for the second quarter of 2025. Adjusted non-compensation expenses were $31.4 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $36.4 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in non-compensation expenses was largely driven by lower professional fees due to litigation insurance recoveries in excess of previous estimates and a decrease in general, administrative and other expenses.
Six Months Ended
GAAP total compensation and benefits were $238.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $257.6 million for the prior year period. Adjusted total compensation and benefits were $215.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $246.0 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in total compensation and benefits resulted from a lower discretionary bonus accrual on an absolute dollar basis associated with lower revenues. Excluding the lower bonus accrual, compensation expense increased year-over-year due to higher cash compensation from investments in new hires, and on a GAAP basis only, from business realignment costs. The higher compensation margin period-over-period reflects the decline in revenues on an absolute dollar basis against a higher non-bonus compensation base.
GAAP non-compensation expenses were $75.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $88.9 million for the prior year period. Adjusted non-compensation expenses were $68.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $85.6 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in non-compensation expenses was largely driven by a decrease in professional fees due to reduced litigation spend and insurance recoveries in excess of previous estimates, a decrease in bad debt expense and lower rent, partially offset by a modest increase in technology spend.
Provision for Income Taxes
As of June 30, 2026, Perella Weinberg Partners owned 78.7% of the operating partnership (“PWP OpCo”) and is subject to U.S. federal and state corporate income tax on its allocable share of earnings. Income earned by PWP OpCo is subject to certain state, local, and foreign income taxes. The GAAP income tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $10.1 million, which included $8.7 million of tax benefit from restricted stock units (“RSUs”) that vested at a share price higher than the grant price.
For purposes of calculating adjusted if-converted net income, we present our results as if all partnership units had been converted to shares of Class A common stock and as if all of our adjusted results were subject to U.S. corporate income tax. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, adjusted if-converted net income included $10.1 million of tax benefit from the vesting of RSUs at a share price higher than the grant price.
Balance Sheet and Capital Management
As of June 30, 2026, we had $115.8 million of cash with no outstanding indebtedness and an undrawn revolving credit facility.
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we returned $72.7 million in aggregate to our equity holders through: (i) the net settlement of 2,763,290 share equivalents at an average price per share of $20.12, (ii) the payment of aggregate dividends of $14.9 million to Class A common stockholders and (iii) the payment of $2.2 million in distributions to limited partners.
At June 30, 2026, there were 73.8 million shares of Class A common stock and 20.0 million partnership units outstanding.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, Perella Weinberg made $1.7 million of cash payments related to the business realignment. Currently, we are estimating future cash payments of approximately $7.6 million related to the business realignment, which are expected to be paid by or soon after December 31, 2026.
The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share of Class A common stock. The dividend will be paid on September 10, 2026 to Class A common stockholders of record on August 28, 2026.
Conference Call and Webcast
Management will host a webcast and conference call on Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9:00 am ET to discuss Perella Weinberg’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.
A webcast of the conference call will be made available in the Investors section of Perella Weinberg’s website at https://investors.pwpartners.com/.
The conference call can also be accessed by the following dial-in information:
- Domestic: (800) 245-3047
- International: (203) 518-9765
- Conference ID: PWPQ226
Replay
A replay of the call will also be available two hours after the live call through August 7, 2026. To access the replay, dial (800) 839-1232 (Domestic) or (402) 220-0460 (International). The replay can also be accessed on the Investors section of the Company’s website at https://investors.pwpartners.com/.
For those who listen to the rebroadcast of the call, we remind you that the remarks made are as of July 31, 2026, and have not been updated subsequent to the initial earnings call.
About Perella Weinberg
Perella Weinberg is a leading global independent advisory firm, providing strategic and financial advice to a broad client base, including corporations, financial sponsors, governments, and sovereign wealth funds. The Firm offers a wide range of advisory services to clients in some of the most active industry sectors and global markets. With approximately 700 employees, Perella Weinberg currently maintains offices in New York, London, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Paris, Chicago, Munich, Palm Beach, Denver, Calgary, and Greenwich. The financial information of Perella Weinberg herein refers to the business operations of PWP Holdings LP and Subsidiaries.
Contacts
For Perella Weinberg Investor Relations: [email protected]
For Perella Weinberg Media: [email protected]
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP, we monitor certain non-GAAP financial measures to manage our business, make planning decisions, evaluate our performance and allocate resources. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are key financial indicators of our business performance over the long term and provide useful information regarding whether cash provided by operating activities is sufficient to maintain and grow our business. We believe that the methodology for determining these non-GAAP financial measures can provide useful supplemental information to help investors better understand the economics of our platform.
These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the analysis of other GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not universally consistent calculations, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. Other companies may calculate similarly titled financial measures differently. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures are not measurements of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. In order to facilitate a clear understanding of our consolidated historical operating results, you should examine our non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with our historical consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this press release.
Management compensates for the inherent limitations associated with using these non-GAAP financial measures through disclosure of such limitations, presentation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP and reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the tables at the end of this release for an explanation of the adjustments and reconciliations to the comparable GAAP numbers.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this press release, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of PWP are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements regarding expectations for the business are “forward-looking statements.” In addition, words such as “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “estimated,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “future,” “propose,” “target,” “goal,” “objective,” “outlook” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the control of the parties, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include (but are not limited to): global economic, business and market conditions; the Company’s dependence on and ability to retain employees; the Company’s ability to successfully identify, recruit and develop talent; conditions impacting the corporate advisory industry; the Firm’s dependence on its fee-paying clients and fluctuating revenues from its non-exclusive, engagement-by-engagement business model; the high volatility of the Company’s revenues as a result of its reliance on advisory fees that are largely contingent on the completion of events which may be out of its control; the Company’s ability to appropriately manage conflicts of interest and tax and other regulatory factors relevant to the Company’s business, including actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest and other factors that may damage its business and reputation; the Company’s successful formulation and execution of its business and growth strategies; substantial litigation risks in the financial services industry; cybersecurity and other operational risks; assumptions relating to the Company’s operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity; extensive regulation of the corporate advisory industry and U.S. and foreign regulatory developments relating to, among other things, financial institutions and markets, government oversight, fiscal and tax policy and laws (including the treatment of carried interest); and other risks and uncertainties described under “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The forward-looking statements in this press release and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of PWP are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that the Company has anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 27, 2026 and the other documents filed by the Firm from time to time with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Revenues $156,525 $155,267 $305,442 $367,098 Expenses Compensation and benefits 79,616 80,280 170,891 203,279 Equity-based compensation 36,278 28,034 67,063 54,279 Total compensation and benefits 115,894 108,314 237,954 257,558 Professional fees 4,589 6,899 12,501 26,095 Technology and infrastructure 9,834 9,237 19,814 18,526 Rent and occupancy 5,933 6,596 11,805 12,922 Travel and related expenses 5,578 5,329 11,506 10,973 General, administrative and other expenses 3,815 4,892 8,050 10,355 Depreciation and amortization 5,827 5,052 11,658 10,053 Total expenses 151,470 146,319 313,288 346,482 Operating income (loss) 5,055 8,948 (7,846) 20,616 Non-operating income (expenses) Other income (expense) 1,029 (2,700) 3,288 (2,469)Total non-operating income (expenses) 1,029 (2,700) 3,288 (2,469)Income (loss) before income taxes 6,084 6,248 (4,558) 18,147 Income tax expense (benefit) (247) 1,980 (10,144) (7,494)Net income (loss) 6,331 4,268 5,586 25,641 Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 1,027 1,530 (1,205) 5,564 Net income (loss) attributable to Perella Weinberg Partners $5,304 $2,738 $6,791 $20,077 Net income (loss) per share attributable to Class A common shareholders Basic $0.07 $0.04 $0.09 $0.32 Diluted $0.06 $0.04 $0.08 $0.29 Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding Basic 74,162,048 63,064,731 72,290,670 62,604,779 Diluted 101,732,555 98,831,307 101,897,486 74,555,206
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Total compensation and benefits—GAAP $115,894 $108,314 $237,954 $257,558 Public company transaction related incentives(1) (2,695) (4,285) (7,057) (11,603)Acquisition related incentives(2) (705) — (1,317) — Business realignment costs(3) (13,677) — (13,677) — Adjusted total compensation and benefits $98,817 $104,029 $215,903 $245,955 Non-compensation expense—GAAP $35,576 $38,005 $75,334 $88,924 Business realignment costs(3) (75) — (75) — Amortization of acquired intangible assets(4) (2,253) (1,645) (4,506) (3,290)Business combination transaction expenses(5) (1,876) — (2,003) — Adjusted non-compensation expense(6) $31,372 $36,360 $68,750 $85,634 Operating income (loss)—GAAP $5,055 $8,948 $(7,846) $20,616 Public company transaction related incentives(1) 2,695 4,285 7,057 11,603 Acquisition related incentives(2) 705 — 1,317 — Business realignment costs(3) 13,752 — 13,752 — Amortization of acquired intangible assets(4) 2,253 1,645 4,506 3,290 Business combination transaction expenses(5) 1,876 — 2,003 — Adjusted operating income $26,336 $14,878 $20,789 $35,509 Income (loss) before income taxes—GAAP $6,084 $6,248 $(4,558) $18,147 Public company transaction related incentives(1) 2,695 4,285 7,057 11,603 Acquisition related incentives(2) 705 — 1,317 — Business realignment costs(3) 13,752 — 13,752 — Amortization of acquired intangible assets(4) 2,253 1,645 4,506 3,290 Business combination transaction expenses(5) 1,876 — 2,003 — Adjustments to non-operating income (expenses)(7) (837) 16 (891) 32 Adjusted income before income taxes $26,528 $12,194 $23,186 $33,072 Income tax expense (benefit)—GAAP $(247) $1,980 $(10,144) $(7,494)Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments(8) 5,878 866 9,216 4,681 Adjusted income tax expense (benefit) $5,631 $2,846 $(928) $(2,813) Net income (loss)—GAAP $6,331 $4,268 $5,586 $25,641 Public company transaction related incentives(1) 2,695 4,285 7,057 11,603 Acquisition related incentives(2) 705 — 1,317 — Business realignment costs(3) 13,752 — 13,752 — Amortization of acquired intangible assets(4) 2,253 1,645 4,506 3,290 Business combination transaction expenses(5) 1,876 — 2,003 — Adjustments to non-operating income (expenses)(7) (837) 16 (891) 32 Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments(8) (5,878) (866) (9,216) (4,681)Adjusted net income $20,897 $9,348 $24,114 $35,885
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Adjusted net income $20,897 $9,348 $24,114 $35,885 Less: Adjusted income tax expense (benefit) (5,631) (2,846) 928 2,813 Add: If-converted income tax expense (benefit)(9) 6,475 3,434 (1,928) (4,948) Adjusted if-converted net income $20,053 $8,760 $25,114 $38,020 Weighted-average diluted shares of Class A common stock outstanding—GAAP 101,732,555 98,831,307 101,897,486 74,555,206 Weighted average number of incremental shares from if-converted PWP OpCo units(10) — — — 26,305,163 Weighted-average adjusted diluted shares of Class A common stock outstanding 101,732,555 98,831,307 101,897,486 100,860,369 Adjusted net income per Class A share—diluted, if-converted $0.20 $0.09 $0.25 $0.38 Key metrics:(11) GAAP operating income (loss) margin 3.2 % 5.8 % (2.6)% 5.6 %Adjusted operating income margin 16.8 % 9.6 % 6.8 % 9.7 %GAAP compensation margin 74 % 70 % 78 % 70 %Adjusted compensation margin 63 % 67 % 71 % 67 %GAAP effective tax rate (4)% 32 % 223 % (41)%Adjusted if-converted effective tax rate 24 % 28 % (8)% (15)%
(Dollars in Thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 GAAP Adjustments AdjustedProfessional fees $4,589 $(1,951)(1)$2,638Technology and infrastructure 9,834 — 9,834Rent and occupancy 5,933 — 5,933Travel and related expenses 5,578 — 5,578General, administrative and other expenses 3,815 — 3,815Depreciation and amortization 5,827 (2,253)(2) 3,574Non-compensation expense $35,576 $(4,204) $31,372 Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 GAAP Adjustments AdjustedProfessional fees $6,899 $— $6,899Technology and infrastructure 9,237 — 9,237Rent and occupancy 6,596 — 6,596Travel and related expenses 5,329 — 5,329General, administrative and other expenses 4,892 — 4,892Depreciation and amortization 5,052 (1,645)(3) 3,407Non-compensation expense $38,005 $(1,645) $36,360 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 GAAP Adjustments AdjustedProfessional fees $12,501 $(2,078)(1)$10,423Technology and infrastructure 19,814 — 19,814Rent and occupancy 11,805 — 11,805Travel and related expenses 11,506 — 11,506General, administrative and other expenses 8,050 — 8,050Depreciation and amortization 11,658 (4,506)(2) 7,152Non-compensation expense $75,334 $(6,584) $68,750 Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 GAAP Adjustments AdjustedProfessional fees $26,095 $— $26,095Technology and infrastructure 18,526 — 18,526Rent and occupancy 12,922 — 12,922Travel and related expenses 10,973 — 10,973General, administrative and other expenses 10,355 — 10,355Depreciation and amortization 10,053 (3,290)(3) 6,763Non-compensation expense $88,924 $(3,290) $85,634 (1) Reflects an adjustment to exclude costs associated with the planned acquisition of Gleacher Shacklock LLP, transaction and integration costs associated with the Devon Park acquisition, and certain business realignment costs.(2) Reflects an adjustment to exclude the amortization of intangible assets related to the TPH and Devon Park business combinations.(3) Reflects an adjustment to exclude the amortization of intangible assets related to the TPH business combination.
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* Throughout this release, adjusted figures represent Non-GAAP information. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the tables at the end of this release for an explanation of the adjustments and reconciliations to the comparable GAAP numbers. GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Class A common shareholders and Adjusted net income (loss) per Class A share—diluted, if—converted will be referred to as “GAAP Diluted EPS” and “Adjusted EPS,” respectively.