Wealthfront Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Results

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Revenue of $90.5 million up 7% year-over-year
Total Platform Assets up 19% year-over-year to a record $96.6 billion

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wealthfront Corporation (Nasdaq: WLTH), a tech-driven financial platform helping digital natives turn their savings into wealth, announced financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended April 30, 2026.

David Fortunato - CEO, President & Director: “We shipped significant enhancements throughout the quarter, including expanded access to Wealthfront Home Lending and improvements to our Cash Management and Investment Advisory products. Our Cash Accounts supported a significantly larger dollar volume of direct client tax payments this past tax season, reflecting the growing trust our clients place in us to seamlessly handle their largest liquidity needs. We ended the quarter with record Total Platform Assets of $96.6 billion despite a dynamic macroeconomic environment and are confident our diverse product suite puts us in a strong position for the long-term.”

Alan Imberman - CFO & Treasurer: “We delivered another strong quarter of adjusted free cash flow while continuing to invest in the business. This includes offering a new cross-product adoption incentive, which helped drive the best quarter of new Investment Advisory account openings since the quarter ended January 31, 2025. Our adjusted free cash flow supported our inaugural share repurchase program, which included opportunistic buybacks of over 3 million shares at an average price of $8.66 equating to over $27 million of total open market repurchases in the quarter.”

Fiscal First Quarter 2027 Results Summary

 Three Months Ended April 30,  
($ in thousands, except per share amounts) 2026   2025  % change
GAAP     
Total revenue$90,484  $84,514  7 %
Net income - diluted 12,823   25,947  (51)%
Net income margin - diluted (%) 14%
   31%
   
Diluted earnings per common share$0.07  $0.18  (61)%
Net cash provided by operating activities 22,683   38,481  (41)%
Operating cash flow conversion (%) 177%
   148%
   
Non-GAAP1     
Adjusted EBITDA$37,510  $37,904  (1)%
Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) 41%
   45%
   
Adjusted free cash flow 42,708   42,279  1 %
Adjusted free cash flow conversion (%) 114%
   112%
   
          
1 Non-GAAP measure. Wealthfront’s reasons for use of the non-GAAP measure and a detailed reconciliation between the non-GAAP measure and the comparable GAAP amount are included at the end of this document in the section labeled ‘Non-GAAP Reconciliations’.
 

F1Q27 Financial Highlights

  • Quarterly total revenue of $90.5 million increased 7% year-over-year primarily due to a 19% year-over-year increase in Total Platform Assets to $96.6 billion. The difference between revenue growth and Total Platform Asset growth was due to stronger growth in Investment Advisory Assets versus that of higher-fee Cash Management Assets. Investment Advisory Assets of $51.7 billion, which were up 39% year-over-year and Cash Management Assets of $44.9 billion, which were up 3% year-over-year. Total Platform Asset growth included Total Net Deposits of $0.6 billion in the quarter.
  • Funded Clients of 1.46 million grew 15% year-over-year. Funded Accounts of 1.90 million also grew 15% year-over-year.
  • GAAP expenses of $75.9 million increased from $51.9 million in the prior year quarter, with the increase due primarily to higher stock-based compensation (SBC) expense and higher product development expense. SBC expense was $17.1 million in the quarter versus $1.9 million in the prior year quarter, with this increase due primarily to the recognition of dual-trigger stock awards following the IPO. Adjusted operating expenses of $58.0 million increased 16% year-over-year primarily due to higher adjusted product development expense. The increase in adjusted product development expense was primarily due to higher personnel-related expenses which were, primarily due to increased headcount, and higher cloud computing expense.
  • GAAP diluted net income of $12.8 million decreased from $25.9 million in the prior year quarter with the decline due to higher GAAP expenses as a result of higher SBC expense from the recognition of dual-trigger stock awards following the IPO. GAAP diluted net income margin was 14%, a decrease from 31% in the prior year quarter driven primarily by the same SBC impact noted above.
  • GAAP diluted EPS was $0.07 compared to $0.18 in the prior year quarter driven primarily by higher SBC expense tied to the recognition of dual-trigger stock awards following the IPO.
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 of $37.5 million declined 1% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin1 was 41%, compared to 45% for the prior year quarter.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities was $22.7 million and Adjusted free cash flow1 was $42.7 million. Adjusted free cash flow conversion ratio1 was 114% for the three months ended April 30, 2026.

1 Non-GAAP measure. Wealthfront’s reasons for use of the non-GAAP measure and a detailed reconciliation between the non-GAAP measure and the comparable GAAP amount are included at the end of this document in the section labeled ‘Non-GAAP Reconciliations’.

F1Q27 Business Highlights

  • Launched a cross-product adoption incentive in early March to deepen client relationships. This incentive provides clients that direct deposit at least $1,000 per month as well as fund an investment account with an ongoing 25 basis point increase to their Cash Account annual percentage yield (APY). This helped drive asset-weighted cross-product adoption to roughly 62.5% at the end of the quarter, up over one percentage point quarter-over-quarter and aided in the strongest quarter of investment account sign-ups since the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2025.
  • Launched general availability of Wealthfront Home Lending in Colorado in early April and Texas in early May. Wealthfront Home Lending intends to deliver a better digital home mortgage experience with below market rates and transparent fees. By building a fully digital product, removing unnecessary steps, and automating away most overhead, Wealthfront Home Lending aims to consistently offer rates at least 50 basis points below the national average. During the quarter, we onboarded a second takeout investor, creating multi-investor support and more options to secure low rates for our clients.
  • Bolstered the Cash Management account experience with the launch of Cash Category Goals and recurring Cash-to-Category transfers. Cash Category Goals allow clients to more easily track their progress towards personalized financial targets within specific Cash sub-accounts. Our new recurring Cash-to-Category transfers feature provides clients another option to better achieve their goals on an automated basis.
  • Added one-tap-to-invest to the Stock Investing Account to streamline the purchase and sale of individual stocks and ETFs. The Stock Investing Account remains one of the most popular investment accounts among younger clients. The improved Stock Investing Account along with the Automated Investing Account, Automated Bond Portfolios, Automated Bond Ladders, and direct index offerings represent a robust suite of investment products that provide both delegator and self-directed clients a broad set of options across a variety of macroeconomic environments.

Conference Call

Wealthfront’s executive management team will host a live audio webcast beginning at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) today to discuss the quarter’s financial results and business highlights. The live webcast as well as the earnings press release and earnings presentation can be found at https://ir.wealthfront.com. Following the call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Wealthfront Investor Relations website.

About Wealthfront

Wealthfront is a tech-driven financial platform helping digital natives turn their savings into wealth. Since pioneering the automated investing category in 2011, the company has grown into a leading consumer fintech that helps clients achieve their financial goals with innovative saving, investing, borrowing, and lending products. Wealthfront’s expanding suite of high-quality, low-cost offerings helps digital natives earn more on their savings, borrow at lower rates, and keep more of their returns. To learn more and get started, visit www.wealthfront.com or download the Wealthfront app.

Contacts

Investors: ir@wealthfront.com

Press: press@wealthfront.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding Wealthfront’s future operating results and financial condition, its business strategy and plans, market growth, and its objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “potentially,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “target,” “plan,” “expect,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and are based on information available to Wealthfront together with Wealthfront’s expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, beliefs, and assumptions as of such date. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Wealthfront’s control. Wealthfront’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. Further information on potential risks that could affect actual results is included in Wealthfront’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 filed with the SEC on April 24, 2026 and our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by visiting Wealthfront’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.wealthfront.com or the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Wealthfront undertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Wealthfront’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We collect and analyze operating and financial data to evaluate the health of our business, allocate our resources, and assess our performance. In addition to total revenue, net income (loss) and other results under GAAP, we utilize non-GAAP calculations of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”). Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), excluding: (i) interest expenses, (ii) provision for (benefit from) income taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) stock-based compensation expense, (v) change in fair value of the convertible note, warrant liabilities, and SAFEs, and (vi) nonrecurring expenses, if any. The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature, or because the amount and timing of these items is unpredictable, are not driven by core results of operations and render comparisons with prior periods and competitors less meaningful. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations, as well as providing a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business performance. Moreover, we have included Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in this press release because they are key measurements used by our management internally to make operating decisions, including those related to operating expenses, evaluate performance, identify trends affecting our business and perform strategic planning and annual budgeting. Adjusted Free Cash Flow reflects net cash provided from operating activities, less (i) purchases of property, software, and equipment and (ii) capitalized internally developed software, plus (i) the change in temporary client funding receivables, which include (a) the change in direct deposit receivables and (b) the change in instant withdrawal receivables. We believe Adjusted Free Cash Flow allows investors to evaluate the cash generated from our underlying operations in a manner similar to the method used by management. However, the utility of Adjusted Free Cash Flow as a measure of our liquidity is limited as it does not represent the total increase or decrease in our cash balance for a given period. Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion reflects 1) Adjusted Free Cash Flow divided by 2) Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted Operating Expenses reflect GAAP operating expenses, less (i) stock-based compensation expense and (ii) nonrecurring expenses, if any. The above items are excluded from our Adjusted Operating Expenses because these items are non-cash in nature, or because the amount and timing of these items is unpredictable, are not driven by core results of operations and render comparisons with prior periods and competitors less meaningful. Please refer to the Appendix for a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure presented herein to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP.

Key Business Metrics

Platform assets: We define “platform assets” as the total value of financial assets held by clients in their accounts as of a stated date on our platform. Net deposits and changes in value attributable to financial market performance are included in the change in platform assets in any given period. We further break down platform assets into two categories of products: cash management and investment advisory.

Net deposits: We define “net deposits” as the value of all assets clients have placed into products on our platform, net of withdrawals, over a defined period of time. We exclude changes in value attributable to financial market performance from this metric. We view net deposits as an important barometer of our ability to scale and grow organically and accumulate assets onto our platform. We view the relevant metric as net deposits on a platform-wide basis, not by individual product. Although net deposits can vary by product based on the economic environment, total net deposits provides a more comprehensive view of our growth because our platform offers diverse financial products that are designed to perform under a wide range of economic conditions, allowing the business to maintain resilience and increase total platform assets across market cycles and through extraordinary events.

Funded clients: We define “funded clients” as clients with balances greater than zero or that have been greater than zero on at least one occasion during the 45 consecutive calendar days ending as of the measurement date. Funded clients include clients with a zero balance across all accounts as of the measurement date if they had greater than zero balances in at least one account within 45 calendar days prior to the measurement date. Individuals who shared funded joint accounts are each considered to be a separate funded client. The number of funded clients is as of a stated date and reflects our scale and monetization potential.

Funded accounts: We define “funded accounts” as accounts with balances greater than zero or that have been greater than zero on at least one occasion during the 45 consecutive calendar days ending as of the measurement date. Funded accounts include accounts with a zero balance as of the measurement date if they had greater than zero balances within 45 calendar days prior to the measurement date. A shared funded joint account is considered a single funded account. The number of funded accounts is as of a stated date and reflects our scale and monetization potential.


WEALTHFRONT CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
    
($ in thousands)April 30, 2026 January 31, 2026
Assets   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$428,208  $440,805 
Cash segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes 13,833   10,375 
Due from clients 273,668   227,413 
Accounts receivable 29,751   33,127 
Client-held fractional shares 689,011   514,877 
Other current assets 51,127   49,187 
Total current assets 1,485,598   1,275,784 
Deferred tax assets, net 115,869   119,749 
Operating lease right-of-use asset 7,834   8,696 
Property, software, and equipment, net 7,306   7,755 
Other noncurrent assets 3,650   3,745 
Total assets$1,620,257  $1,415,729 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable 7,258   7,299 
Accrued liabilities 12,897   8,830 
Due to clients 12,049   30,209 
Payable to clearing broker 273,512   227,439 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 4,157   4,101 
Fractional shares repurchase obligation 689,011   514,877 
Total current liabilities 998,884   792,755 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 5,229   6,292 
Other noncurrent liabilities 1,956   1,993 
Total liabilities$1,006,069  $801,040 
Commitments and contingencies   
Stockholders’ equity:   
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share; 214,611,134 shares authorized as of April 30, 2026 and January 31, 2026; 154,081,996 and 151,782,411 shares issued as of April 30, 2026 and January 31, 2026, respectively; 149,475,525 and 150,305,463 shares outstanding as of April 30, 2026 and January 31, 2026, respectively 12   12 
Treasury stock, at cost; 4,606,471 and 1,476,948 shares held as of April 30, 2026 and January 31, 2026, respectively (41,313)  (13,052)
Additional paid-in capital 784,656   769,730 
Accumulated deficit (129,167)  (142,001)
Total stockholders’ equity$614,188  $614,689 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$1,620,257  $1,415,729 



WEALTHFRONT CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
  
 Three Months Ended
April 30,
($ in thousands) 2026   2025 
Revenue:   
Cash management$63,381  $64,266 
Investment advisory 26,244   19,874 
Other revenue 859   374 
Total revenue 90,484   84,514 
Costs and operating expenses:   
Cost of revenue 9,964   8,668 
Product development 33,715   20,232 
General and administrative 16,921   9,867 
Marketing 11,220   10,188 
Operations and support 4,116   2,925 
Total costs and operating expenses 75,936   51,880 
Interest expense 252   67 
Other expense (income), net (3,134)  (1,544)
Income before income taxes 17,430   34,111 
Provision for income taxes 4,596   8,164 
Net income$12,834  $25,947 
Net income attributable to common shareholders:   
Net income attributable to common stockholders, basic$12,834  $25,947 
Net income attributable to common stockholders, dilutive$12,823  $25,947 
Earnings per share (EPS):   
Basic$0.08  $0.64 
Diluted$0.07  $0.18 
Weighted-average shares outstanding used in computing EPS:   
Basic 151,724,284   40,271,969 
Diluted 175,500,854   142,487,835 
        

Stock-Based Compensation by Type

 Three Months Ended
April 30,
($ in thousands) 2026  2025
    
Product development$10,120 $1,251
General and administrative 5,721  349
Marketing 240  91
Operations and support 972  188
Stock-based compensation expense, net of amounts capitalized 17,053  1,879
Capitalized stock-based compensation expense   
Total stock-based compensation expense$17,053 $1,879


WEALTHFRONT CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
(UNAUDITED)
  
 Three Months Ended
April 30,
($ in thousands) 2026   2025 
Operating activities   
Net income$12,834  $25,947 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization of property, software, and equipment, net 1,434   1,847 
Non-cash lease expense 862   794 
Deferred income taxes 3,880    
Stock-based compensation expense 17,053   1,879 
Impairment of internally developed software    378 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities 412    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
Due from clients (46,255)  (25,685)
Accounts receivable 3,376   1,309 
Other current and noncurrent assets (1,845)  1,325 
Accounts payable (41)  226 
Accrued liabilities 4,067   8,234 
Due to clients (18,160)  (2,711)
Payable to clearing broker 46,073   25,847 
Lease liabilities (1,007)  (909)
Net cash provided by operating activities$22,683  $38,481 
Investing activities   
Purchases of property, software, and equipment (985)  (211)
Net cash used in investing activities$(985) $(211)
Financing activities   
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of RSUs (4,653)   
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including early exercises 1,118   369 
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants 960    
Repurchase of common stock (28,261)  (213)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities$(30,837) $156 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents, cash segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes, and restricted cash and cash equivalents (9,139)  38,426 
Cash and cash equivalents, cash segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 453,790   154,553 
Cash and cash equivalents, cash segregated and on deposit for regulatory purposes, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period$444,651  $192,979 



WEALTHFRONT CORPORATION
KEY BUSINESS METRICS
 


TOTALAs of or for the
Three Months Ended
April 30,
(in $ millions unless otherwise noted) 2026   2025
Platform assets$96,600  $80,858
Cash management 44,883   43,774
Investment advisory 51,718   37,085
    
Net deposits$554  $1,790
Cash management (477)  1,363
Investment advisory 1,031   427
    
Funded clients (# in thousands) 1,458   1,264
Funded accounts (# in thousands) 1,900   1,648


CASH MANAGEMENTAs of or for the
Three Months Ended
April 30,
(in $ millions unless otherwise noted) 2026   2025 
Cash management assets (off-balance sheet), beginning of the period$45,360  $42,411 
Cash management assets (off-balance sheet), end of the period 44,883   43,774 
Average1 45,122   43,093 
    
Cash management revenue$63.4  $64.3 
    
Annualized cash management fee rate (in %)2 0.58%  0.61%


INVESTMENT ADVISORYAs of or for the
Three Months Ended
April 30,
(in $ millions unless otherwise noted) 2026   2025 
Investment advisory assets (off-balance sheet), beginning of the period$48,745  $37,764 
Investment advisory assets (off-balance sheet), end of the period 51,718   37,085 
Average1 50,232   37,425 
    
Investment advisory revenue$26.2  $19.9 
    
Annualized investment advisory fee rate (in %)2 0.21%  0.22%



WEALTHFRONT CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)
 

The following tables present reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP measures disclosed within this document.

Adjusted Operating Expenses

 Three Months Ended
April 30,
($ in thousands) 2026  2025
GAAP operating expenses$75,936 $51,880
Less: Stock-based compensation expense 17,053  1,879
Less: IPO-related service provider expense 929  
Adjusted operating expenses$57,954 $50,001
      

Adjusted EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 Three Months Ended
April 30,
($ in thousands) 2026   2025 
Net income$12,834  $25,947 
Net income margin 14%  31%
Add:   
Interest expense 252   67 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 4,596   8,164 
Depreciation and amortization of property, software, and equipment, net 1,434   1,847 
EBITDA (non-GAAP)$19,116  $36,025 
Stock-based compensation expense 17,053   1,879 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities and SAFEs 412    
IPO-related service provider expense 929    
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)$37,510  $37,904 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (non-GAAP) 41%  45%




WEALTHFRONT CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(UNAUDITED)
 

Adjusted Free Cash Flow & Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion

 Three Months Ended
April 30,
(in thousands) 2026   2025 
Net cash provided by operating activities$22,683  $38,481 
Divided by: Net income (loss) 12,834   25,947 
Operating cash flow conversion 177%  148%
    
Net cash provided by operating activities$22,683  $38,481 
Less: Capital expenditures (985)  (211)
Add: Change in temporary client funding receivables 21,010   4,009 
Adjusted free cash flow$42,708  $42,279 
Divided by: Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) 37,510   37,904 
Adjusted free cash flow conversion 114%  112%
    
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$(985) $(211)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities$(30,837) $156 

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