CWAN Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results
BOISE, Idaho--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWAN) (“CWAN” or the “Company”), the most comprehensive technology platform for investment management, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
“We delivered a strong end to 2025 with Q4 revenue of $217.5 million, up 72% year-over-year. Our GenAI investments are producing meaningful internal efficiencies, driving Non-GAAP gross margin to a record 79.2%. Adjusted EBITDA was ahead of our expectations as well, growing 77.7% year-over-year to $74.1 million,” said Sandeep Sahai, CEO at CWAN. “Beyond the numbers, Q4 was a transformative quarter that positions us to accelerate our vision of reimagining institutional investment management. Despite many moving parts, the team executed at an extraordinary level. Sequential ARR growth of over $33 million is a testament to the capability and focus of our employees.”
“The industry is changing at an unprecedented pace. Portfolios span public and private assets, data volumes are exploding, and clients need real-time intelligence. Since Clearwater Connect, we’ve seen a 10x increase in the number of clients using agentic workflows. We now have nearly 1,000 AI agents available for deployment across more than $10 trillion in client assets, reducing manual reconciliation by 90%, accelerating regulatory reporting by 80%, and speeding close cycles by 50%,” continued Sahai. “The foundation we’re building—integrating and strengthening Enfusion, Beacon, and our core platform with AI, natively handles the complexity of today’s global portfolios. Looking ahead, we look forward to accelerating our focus and ability to solve the industry’s hardest problems, deliver the agentic solutions our clients need, and lead the future of investing.”
Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results Summary
Fourth Quarter 2025 Key Metrics Summary
Recent Business Highlights
Earnings Conference Call and Guidance
As a result of the execution of a definitive agreement under which the Investor Group will acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock in an all-cash transaction, as announced on December 21, 2025, the Company will not host an earnings conference call or webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results nor provide forward-looking guidance.
CWAN currently expects to close the Proposed Transaction in the second quarter of 2026.
About CWAN
CWAN (NYSE: CWAN) is transforming investment management with the industry’s most comprehensive cloud-native platform for institutional investors across global public and private markets. While legacy systems create risk, inefficiency, and data fragmentation, CWAN’s single-instance, multi-tenant architecture delivers real-time data and AI-driven insights throughout the investment lifecycle. The platform eliminates information silos by integrating portfolio management, trading, investment accounting, reconciliation, regulatory reporting, performance, compliance, and risk analytics in one unified system. Serving leading insurers, asset managers, hedge funds, banks, corporations, and governments, CWAN supports over $10 trillion in assets globally. Learn more at www.cwan.com.
Use of non-GAAP Information
This press release contains certain non-GAAP measures, including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per basic and diluted share, non-GAAP effective tax rate, diluted non-GAAP share count and free cash flow.
The non-GAAP measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. However, the Company believes that this non-GAAP information is useful as an additional means for investors to evaluate its operating performance, when reviewed in conjunction with its GAAP financial statements. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and because these amounts are not determined in accordance with GAAP, they should not be used exclusively in evaluating the Company's business and operations. In addition, undue reliance should not be placed upon non-GAAP or operating information because this information is neither standardized across companies nor subjected to the same control activities and audit procedures that produce the Company's GAAP financial results.
The Company's non-GAAP statement of operations measures, including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per basic and diluted share, non-GAAP effective tax rate, diluted non-GAAP share count and free cash flow, are adjusted to exclude the impact of certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other specified items that management believes are not indicative of its ongoing operations. These adjusted measures exclude the impact of share-based compensation and eliminate potential differences in results of operations between periods caused by factors such as financing and capital structures, taxation positions or regimes, restructuring, transaction expenses, impairment and other charges. Please refer to the reconciliations of these measures below to what the Company believes are the most directly comparable measures evaluated in accordance with GAAP.
Use of Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include information concerning the Company's expectations with respect to the proposed transaction, including the timing thereof, and the Company’s possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, technology developments, financing and investment plans, dividend policy, competitive position, industry, economic and regulatory environment, potential growth opportunities and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “aim,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s current expectations and include, but are not limited to: (A) risks related to the Proposed Transactions, including (i) the risk that the Proposed Transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; (ii) the failure to receive, on a timely basis or otherwise, the required approvals of the Proposed Transaction by the Company’s stockholders; (iii) the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the Proposed Transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including the failure to receive any required regulatory approvals from any applicable governmental entities (or any conditions, limitations or restrictions placed on such approvals); (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive transaction agreement relating to the Proposed Transaction, including in circumstances which would require the Company to pay a termination fee; (v) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Proposed Transaction on the Company’s ability to attract, motivate or retain key executives and associates, its ability to maintain relationships with its customers, vendors, service providers and others with whom it does business, or its operating results and business generally; (vi) risks related to the Proposed Transaction diverting management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations; (vii) the risk of shareholder litigation in connection with the Proposed Transaction, including resulting expense or delay; (viii) certain restrictions during the pendency of the Proposed Transaction that may impact the Company’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; (ix) risks that the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Transaction are not realized when and as expected; (x) the availability of capital and financing and rating agency actions in connection with the Proposed Transaction; (B) ongoing risks such as those related to (i) the Company’s ability to successfully integrate the operations and technology of its acquisitions of Enfusion, Beacon and Bistro (the “Acquisitions”) with those of the Company and to obtain third party data rights, retain and incentivize the employees of the Acquisitions following the close of the Acquisitions, retain the Acquisitions’ clients, repay debt incurred in connection with the Acquisitions and meet financial covenants to be imposed in connection with such debt; (ii) risks that synergies and growth from the Acquisitions may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, (iii) the Company's ability to keep pace with rapid technological change and market developments, including artificial intelligence, (iv) competitors in its industry, (v) the possibility that market volatility, a downturn in economic conditions or other factors may cause negative trends or fluctuations in the value of the assets on the Company’s platform, (vi) the Company's ability to manage growth, (vii) the Company’s ability to attract and retain skilled employees, (viii) the possibility that the Company’s solutions fail to perform properly, (ix) disruptions and failures in the Company's and third parties’ computer equipment, cloud-based services, electronic delivery systems, networks and telecommunications systems and infrastructure, (x) the failure to protect the Company, its customers’ and/or its vendors’ confidential information and/or intellectual property, claims of infringement of others’ intellectual property, (xi) factors related to the Company's ownership structure; and (C) other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company’s periodic public filings with the SEC, including but not limited to those discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed on February 18, 2026, and in other periodic reports filed by the Company with the SEC. These filings are available at www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website.
Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the time they are made. The Company does not undertake to and specifically declines any obligation to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share amounts and per share amounts, unaudited)
December 31,
2025
2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
91,245
$
177,350
Short-term investments
—
78,139
Accounts receivable, net
167,348
106,151
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
36,977
23,006
Total current assets
295,570
384,646
Property, equipment and software, net
26,607
14,797
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
34,300
24,797
Deferred contract costs, non-current
13,017
7,013
Debt issuance costs - line of credit
3,467
339
Deferred tax assets, net
695,998
602,500
Other non-current assets
5,336
3,340
Intangible assets, net
687,578
30,868
Goodwill
1,270,056
70,971
Long-term investments
—
30,301
Total assets
$
3,031,929
$
1,169,572
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
4,096
$
2,934
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
112,249
55,654
Deferred revenue
21,860
7,329
Notes payable, current portion
8,000
2,750
Operating lease liability, current portion
15,138
8,350
Tax receivable agreement liability
—
35
Total current liabilities
161,343
77,052
Notes payable, less current maturities and unamortized debt issuance costs
814,643
43,164
Operating lease liability, less current portion
22,555
17,655
Other long-term liabilities
2,296
1,470
Total liabilities
1,000,837
139,341
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 291,426,648 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025, 212,857,580 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024
291
213
Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 2,017,754 share issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025, no share issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024
2
—
Class C common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025, 12,542,110 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024
—
13
Class D common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025, 22,243,668 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024
—
22
Additional paid-in-capital
1,754,387
725,174
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
7,089
(1,113
)
Retained earnings
259,963
283,946
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
2,021,732
1,008,255
Non-controlling interests
9,360
21,976
Total stockholders' equity
2,031,092
1,030,231
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
3,031,929
$
1,169,572
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share amounts and per share amounts, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Revenue
$
217,457
$
126,465
$
731,368
$
451,803
Cost of revenue (1)
71,236
33,561
239,220
122,987
Gross profit
146,221
92,904
492,148
328,816
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)
57,009
40,904
196,228
150,558
Sales and marketing (1)
45,857
17,885
149,180
67,254
General and administrative (1)
50,098
32,896
154,426
98,770
Total operating expenses
152,964
91,685
499,834
316,582
Income (loss) from operations
(6,743
)
1,219
(7,686
)
12,234
Interest expense
15,162
1,069
45,664
4,325
Tax receivable agreement expense
—
41,637
—
53,181
Other income, net
(249
)
(4,649
)
(3,678
)
(15,209
)
Loss before income taxes
(21,656
)
(36,838
)
(49,672
)
(30,063
)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
(9,131
)
(457,143
)
(9,418
)
(457,648
)
Net income (loss)
(12,525
)
420,305
(40,254
)
427,585
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
(295
)
819
(1,447
)
3,207
Net income (loss) attributable to Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
$
(12,230
)
$
419,486
$
(38,807
)
$
424,378
Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to Class A and Class D common stock:
Basic
$
(0.04
)
$
1.85
$
(0.14
)
$
1.93
Diluted
$
(0.04
)
$
1.63
$
(0.14
)
$
1.68
Weighted average shares of Class A and Class D common stock outstanding:
Basic
288,607,569
226,571,994
271,323,558
219,316,625
Diluted
288,607,569
258,131,701
271,323,558
254,362,539
(1) Amounts include equity-based compensation as follows:
Cost of revenue
$
3,965
$
3,755
$
16,445
$
13,634
Operating expenses:
Research and development
9,247
9,326
33,835
36,093
Sales and marketing
10,499
4,885
37,369
15,304
General and administrative
9,455
10,176
40,247
38,170
Total equity-based compensation expense
$
33,166
$
28,142
$
127,896
$
103,201
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)
$
(12,525
)
$
420,305
$
(40,254
)
$
427,585
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
29,489
3,451
85,541
12,181
Noncash operating lease cost
4,383
2,341
16,682
9,221
Equity-based compensation
33,166
28,142
127,896
103,201
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs
4,362
1,692
11,487
5,265
Amortization of debt issuance costs, included in interest expense
977
71
2,770
280
Debt extinguishment costs
—
—
419
—
Provision for bad debt
488
—
2,165
—
Deferred tax benefit
(9,877
)
(456,956
)
(12,607
)
(460,032
)
Accretion of discount on investments
—
(452
)
(284
)
(2,185
)
Realized gain on investments
—
—
(112
)
(35
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of business acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net
(15,045
)
(5,774
)
(11,148
)
(13,648
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(2,539
)
3,066
(11,159
)
5,627
Deferred contract acquisition costs
(8,325
)
(2,826
)
(17,036
)
(6,242
)
Accounts payable
624
(1,317
)
(1,341
)
269
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
28,599
8,110
22,449
11,693
Tax receivable agreement liability
—
(28,793
)
(35
)
(18,859
)
Other long-term liabilities
1,554
—
463
—
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
55,331
(28,940
)
175,896
74,321
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property, equipment and software
(3,042
)
(822
)
(11,554
)
(5,259
)
Purchases of intangible assets
—
—
(10,239
)
—
Purchase of held to maturity investments
—
—
(4,686
)
(3,009
)
Purchases of available-for-sale investments
—
(20,662
)
—
(114,572
)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments
—
—
89,479
—
Proceeds from maturities of investments
3,341
20,550
23,716
107,417
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
—
—
(1,074,754
)
(40,121
)
Payment of initial direct costs for operating lease
—
—
(89
)
(104
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
299
(934
)
(988,127
)
(55,648
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercise of options
—
38
168
248
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
(1,517
)
(12,638
)
(33,749
)
(55,301
)
Repurchase of common stock
(9,551
)
—
(18,054
)
—
Proceeds from borrowings, net of payment of debt issuance costs
—
—
924,475
—
Repayments of borrowings
(17,000
)
(688
)
(154,063
)
(2,750
)
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan
3,320
1,898
6,636
4,693
Payment of tax distributions
—
(3,873
)
—
(3,873
)
Payment of business acquisition holdback liability
—
(3,905
)
—
(4,685
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(24,748
)
(19,168
)
725,413
(61,668
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(387
)
(2,302
)
713
(1,420
)
Change in cash and cash equivalents during the period
30,495
(51,344
)
(86,105
)
(44,415
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
60,750
228,694
177,350
221,765
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
91,245
$
177,350
$
91,245
$
177,350
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid for interest
$
14,250
$
837
$
31,142
$
3,464
Cash paid for income taxes
$
2,320
$
800
$
3,486
$
1,979
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expense
$
210
$
38
$
210
$
38
Acquisition of Bistro intangible assets paid in common stock
$
—
$
—
$
102,729
$
—
Tax distributions payable to Continuing Equity Owners included in accrued expenses
$
3
$
23
$
3
$
23
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
(In thousands, unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net income (loss)
$
(12,525
)
(6
%)
$
420,305
332
%
Adjustments:
Interest expense
15,162
7
%
1,069
1
%
Depreciation and amortization
29,489
14
%
3,451
3
%
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
33,797
16
%
30,421
24
%
Tax receivable agreement expense
—
—
%
41,637
33
%
Transaction expenses
17,508
8
%
6,382
5
%
Amortization of prepaid management fees and reimbursable expenses
21
0
%
210
0
%
Benefit from income taxes
(9,131
)
(4
%)
(457,143
)
(361
)%
Other income, net
(249
)
0
%
(4,649
)
(4
%)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
74,072
34
%
$
41,683
33
%
Revenue
$
217,457
100
%
$
126,465
100
%
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net income (loss)
$
(40,254
)
(6
%)
$
427,585
95
%
Adjustments:
Interest expense
45,664
6
%
4,325
1
%
Depreciation and amortization
85,541
12
%
12,181
3
%
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
134,533
18
%
110,961
25
%
Tax receivable agreement expense
—
—
%
53,181
12
%
Transaction expenses
35,773
5
%
8,308
2
%
Amortization of prepaid management fees and reimbursable expenses
29
0
%
1,990
0
%
Benefit from income taxes
(9,418
)
(1
%)
(457,648
)
(101
%)
Other income, net
(3,678
)
(1
%)
(15,209
)
(3
%)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
248,190
34
%
$
145,674
32
%
Revenue
$
731,368
100
%
$
451,803
100
%
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow
(In thousands, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
55,331
$
(28,940
)
$
175,896
$
74,321
Less: Purchases of property and equipment
3,042
822
11,554
5,259
Free cash flow
$
52,289
$
(29,762
)
$
164,342
$
69,062
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Information
(In thousands, except share amounts and per share amounts, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Revenue
$
217,457
$
126,465
$
731,368
$
451,803
Gross profit
$
146,221
$
92,904
$
492,148
$
328,816
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
4,078
3,963
17,896
14,546
Depreciation and amortization
21,865
2,840
63,980
10,137
Gross profit, non-GAAP
$
172,164
$
99,707
$
574,024
$
353,499
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP
79
%
79
%
78
%
78
%
Cost of revenue
$
71,236
$
33,561
$
239,220
$
122,987
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
4,078
3,963
17,896
14,546
Depreciation and amortization
21,865
2,840
63,980
10,137
Cost of revenue, non-GAAP
$
45,293
$
26,758
$
157,344
$
98,304
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP
21
%
21
%
22
%
22
%
Research and development
$
57,009
$
40,904
$
196,228
$
150,558
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
9,416
11,091
35,654
41,356
Depreciation and amortization
556
156
1,542
736
Research and development, non-GAAP
$
47,037
$
29,657
$
159,032
$
108,466
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP
22
%
23
%
22
%
24
%
Sales and marketing
$
45,857
$
17,885
$
149,180
$
67,254
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
10,773
5,024
38,893
16,017
Depreciation and amortization
6,277
173
17,400
638
Sales and marketing, non-GAAP
$
28,807
$
12,688
$
92,887
$
50,599
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP
13
%
10
%
13
%
11
%
General and administrative
$
50,098
$
32,896
$
154,426
$
98,770
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
9,530
10,343
42,090
39,042
Depreciation and amortization
791
282
2,619
670
Amortization of prepaid management fees and reimbursable expenses
21
210
29
1,990
Transaction expenses
17,508
6,382
35,773
8,308
General and administrative, non-GAAP
$
22,248
$
15,679
$
73,915
$
48,760
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP
10
%
12
%
10
%
11
%
Income (loss) from operations
$
(6,743
)
$
1,219
$
(7,686
)
$
12,234
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
33,797
30,421
134,533
110,961
Depreciation and amortization
29,489
3,451
85,541
12,181
Amortization of prepaid management fees and reimbursable expenses
21
210
29
1,990
Transaction expenses
17,508
6,382
35,773
8,308
Income from operations, non-GAAP
$
74,072
$
41,683
$
248,190
$
145,674
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP
34
%
33
%
34
%
32
%
Net income (loss)
$
(12,525
)
$
420,305
$
(40,254
)
$
427,585
Adjustments:
Equity-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
33,797
30,421
134,533
110,961
Depreciation and amortization
29,489
3,451
85,541
12,181
Tax receivable agreement expense
—
41,637
—
53,181
Amortization of prepaid management fees and reimbursable expenses
21
210
29
1,990
Transaction expenses
17,508
6,382
35,773
8,308
Tax impacts of adjustments to net income (loss) (1)
(23,921
)
(468,459
)
(60,969
)
(496,779
)
Net income, non-GAAP
$
44,369
$
33,947
$
154,653
$
117,427
As a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP
20
%
27
%
21
%
26
%
Net income per share - basic, non-GAAP
$
0.15
$
0.15
$
0.57
$
0.54
Net income per share - diluted, non-GAAP
$
0.15
$
0.13
$
0.54
$
0.46
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
288,607,569
226,571,994
271,323,558
219,316,625
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
299,337,394
258,131,701
286,495,278
254,362,539
(1)