UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission file number 001-38388
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
32-0402956
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
15935 La Cantera Parkway, San Antonio, Texas
78256
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(216) 898-2400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
VCTR
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share as of April 30, 2026 was 62,531,106.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Information
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
36
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Mine Safety Disclosures
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Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.
Exhibits
Signatures
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Forward‑Looking Statements
This document may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable U.S. federal and non-U.S. securities laws. These forward‑looking statements may include, without limitation, statements concerning our current expectations, estimates, assumptions and beliefs concerning future events, conditions, plans, and strategies that are not historical fact. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a forward-looking statement and may be identified by the use of words and phrases such as “target,” “believe,” “expect,” “aim,” “intend,” “may,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “budget,” “continue,” “estimate,” “future,” “objective,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “can have,” “likely,” “should,” “would,” “could" and other words and terms of similar meaning or the negative thereof and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the outlook for Victory Capital’s future business and financial performance. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors beyond Victory Capital’s control and could cause Victory Capital’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the expected results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and factors, they include, among others, the following: reductions in the assets under management (“AUM”) based on investment performance, client withdrawals, difficult market conditions and other factors such as the conflicts in Iran, Ukraine, Venezuela, China/Taiwan, and/or the Middle East, a pandemic, tariffs or trade restrictions; the nature of the Company’s contracts and investment advisory agreements; the Company's ability to maintain historical returns and sustain our historical growth; the Company's dependence on third parties to market our strategies and provide products or services for the operation of our business; the Company's ability to retain key investment professionals or members of our senior management team; the Company's reliance on the technology systems supporting our operations; the Company's ability to successfully acquire and integrate new companies; risks associated with expected benefits of the Amundi US transaction and the related impact on the Company’s business; the concentration of the Company’s investments in long only and U.S. clients; risks and uncertainties associated with non-U.S. investments; the Company's efforts to establish and develop new teams and strategies; the ability of the Company’s investment teams to identify appropriate investment opportunities; the Company's ability to limit employee misconduct; the Company's ability to meet the guidelines set by our clients; the Company's exposure to potential litigation (including administrative or tax proceedings) or regulatory actions; the Company's ability to implement effective information and cyber security policies, procedures and capabilities; the Company's substantial indebtedness; the potential impairment of the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets; disruption to the operations of third parties whose functions are integral to the Company’s ETF platform; the Company's determination that we are not required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940; the fluctuation of the Company’s expenses; the Company's ability to respond to recent trends in the investment management industry; the level of regulation on investment management firms and the Company’s ability to respond to regulatory developments; the competitiveness of the investment management industry; and other risks and factors included, but not limited to, those listed under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 26, 2026, which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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In light of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, the forward‑looking statements contained in this report might not prove to be accurate. All forward‑looking statements speak only as of the date made and we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward‑looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Table of Contents
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
March 31, 2026
December 31, 2025
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
75,849
163,690
Receivables
197,584
181,141
Prepaid expenses
20,146
16,071
Investments, at fair value
82,779
99,394
Property and equipment, net
22,407
23,833
Goodwill
1,235,940
Other intangible assets, net
2,459,532
2,477,617
Operating lease right-of-use assets
46,524
48,650
Other assets
804
1,514
Total assets
4,141,565
4,247,850
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
103,705
72,387
Accrued compensation and benefits
60,262
86,355
Consideration payable for acquisition of business
51,158
87,564
Deferred tax liability, net
486,656
479,792
Operating lease liabilities
43,775
45,610
Other liabilities
68,148
81,399
Long-term debt, net
968,024
970,014
Total liabilities
1,781,728
1,823,121
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share: 2026 - 600,000 shares authorized, 88,389 shares issued and 62,544 shares outstanding; 2025 - 600,000 shares authorized, 87,867 shares issued and 64,150 shares outstanding;
884
879
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share:2026 - 100,000 shares authorized, 20,037 shares issued and outstanding;2025 - 100,000 shares authorized, 19,937 shares issued and outstanding
200
199
Additional paid-in capital
2,112,191
2,102,938
Treasury stock, at cost: 2026 - 25,845 shares; 2025 - 23,717 shares
(930,356
)
(786,008
Accumulated other comprehensive income
8,642
9,020
Retained earnings
1,168,276
1,097,701
Total stockholders' equity
2,359,837
2,424,729
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
See the accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2026
2025
Revenue
Investment management fees
316,369
173,301
Fund administration and distribution fees
71,620
46,301
Total revenue
387,989
219,602
Expenses
Personnel compensation and benefits
105,855
56,136
Distribution and other asset-based expenses
67,410
35,477
General and administrative
20,615
14,328
Depreciation and amortization
20,576
7,432
Change in value of consideration payable for acquisition of business
3,537
3,406
Acquisition-related costs
7,658
8,750
Restructuring and integration costs
3,153
1,165
Total operating expenses
228,804
126,694
Income from operations
159,185
92,908
Other income (expense)
Interest income and other income
2,756
704
Interest expense and other financing costs
(14,081
(13,211
Total other income (expense), net
(11,325
(12,507
Income before income taxes
147,860
80,401
Income tax expense
(35,720
(18,426
Net income
112,140
61,975
Preferred stock dividends
(9,769
-
Net income attributable to preferred stockholders
(16,846
Net income attributable to common stockholders
85,525
Earnings per share of common stock
Basic
1.34
0.97
Diluted
1.33
0.96
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
63,635
63,711
64,388
64,714
Dividends declared per share of common stock
0.49
0.47
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Net amortization of deferred gain on terminated cash flow hedges
(333
(3,104
Net unrealized income (loss) on foreign currency translation
(45
128
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(378
(2,976
Comprehensive income
111,762
58,999
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
Shares
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
AdditionalPaid-In-Capital
Accumulated Other ComprehensiveIncome (Loss)
Retained Earnings
Total
Balance, December 31, 2025
19,937
87,867
(23,717
Issuance of common stock
1
157
Repurchase of shares
(1,796
(128,303
Shares withheld related to net settlement of equity awards
(232
(16,045
Vesting of restricted share grants
328
(3
Exercise of options
193
1,688
1,690
Other comprehensive loss
Share-based compensation
7,412
Conversion of common stock to preferred stock (1)
100
(100
(1
Dividends paid
(41,565
Balance, March 31, 2026
20,037
88,389
(25,845
Balance, December 31, 2024
83,948
(20,295
839
(574,856
752,371
18,683
924,600
1,121,637
96
(156
(9,195
384
(4
43
452
453
3,505
(30,929
Balance, March 31, 2025
84,376
(20,451
844
(584,051
756,420
15,707
955,646
1,144,566
(1) Pursuant to the terms set forth in the Shareholder Agreement, the Company issued to Amundi shares of Preferred stock in exchange for an equal number of shares of Common stock.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for deferred income taxes
6,984
7,275
Deferred financing costs, accretion expense and derivative gains/losses
79
(3,068
Share-based and deferred compensation
13,395
3,660
Change in fair value of contingent consideration obligations
Unrealized depreciation (appreciation) on investments
(907
835
Noncash lease expense
82
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(16,443
4,289
(4,076
(271
666
30,241
13,836
(26,082
(18,155
(19,235
(868
Net cash provided by operating activities
120,954
81,094
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment
(849
(1,589
Purchases of investments
(41,297
(1,526
Sales of investments
58,820
1,431
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
16,674
(1,684
Cash flows from financing activities
1,847
549
Repurchase of common stock
(127,229
(451
Payments of taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards
(885
Payments of long-term senior debt
(2,463
—
Payment of dividends
(29,926
Payment of consideration for acquisition
(39,943
Net cash used in financing activities
(225,398
(30,713
Effect of changes of foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
(71
179
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(87,841
48,876
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
126,731
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
175,607
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for interest
13,932
17,227
Cash paid for income taxes
1,529
1,503
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NOTE 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
As used in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Company,” “Victory,” or in the first-person notations of “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. along with its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements. As such, the information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "2025 Annual Report"). Certain prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current period presentation. Such changes were made for clarity and comparability and had no effect on previously reported results of operations or financial position.
In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026.
Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, after elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions. Our involvement with non-consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) includes sponsored investment funds.
For further discussion regarding VIEs, refer to Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, to the consolidated financial statements included in our 2025 Annual Report.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and the notes. Actual results may ultimately differ materially from those estimates.
Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies from our 2025 Annual Report.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Reporting Comprehensive Income: In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ("DISE"). This ASU does not change or remove current expense presentation requirements within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. However, the amendments require disclosure, on an annual and interim basis, of disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items within the notes to the consolidated financial statements. DISE is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on the Company's consolidated financial statement disclosures.
Internal-Use Software: In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software ("ASU 2025-06"). ASU 2025-06 modernizes the guidance on accounting for internal-use software costs by removing references to traditional development project stages and instead requiring capitalization when management commits to funding and it is probable the project will be completed. ASU 2025-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2025-06 will have on the Company's consolidated financial statement disclosures.
No other recently adopted or issued accounting standards had, or will have, a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 2. REVENUE RECOGNITION
In accordance with the revenue recognition standard requirements, the following table disaggregates our revenue by type and product:
(in thousands)
Mutual funds (Victory Funds)
189,110
114,341
ETFs (VictoryShares)
15,028
8,729
Separate accounts and other vehicles
86,868
47,993
Performance-based fees
Mutual funds (Victory Funds III & IV)
4,354
2,191
21,009
47
Total investment management fees
Administration fees
32,921
26,845
1,483
1,094
Distribution fees
1,258
23,531
5,347
Transfer agent fees
Mutual funds (Victory Funds III)
12,427
13,015
Total fund administration and distribution fees
The following table presents balances of receivables:
Customer receivables
88,430
91,191
5,999
5,499
102,142
80,193
Receivables from contracts with customers
196,571
176,883
Non-customer receivables
1,013
4,258
Total receivables
The Company’s revenue includes fees earned from providing;
Revenue is recognized for each distinct performance obligation identified in customer contracts when the performance obligation has been satisfied by transferring services to a customer either over time or at the point in time when the customer obtains control of the service. Revenue is recognized in the amount of variable or fixed consideration allocated to the satisfied performance obligation that Victory expects to be entitled to in exchange for transferring services to a customer. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price only when it is probable that a significant reversal of such revenue will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.
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NOTE 3. ACQUISITIONS
Pioneer Investments
On April 1, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of Amundi Asset Management S.A.S ("Amundi")'s U.S. business ("Amundi US") and reintroduced the brand Pioneer Investments ("Pioneer" or "Pioneer Investments") for the acquired business and investment products ("Amundi Transaction"). Pioneer Investments is the Company's largest investment franchise, and the transaction meaningfully enhanced the Company's scale, expanded its global client base, and further diversified its investment capabilities.
In exchange for the contribution of all the shares of the Amundi US to the Company, the Company issued to Amundi (a) 3,293,471 newly issued shares of Common stock, representing 4.9% of the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common stock after giving effect to such issuance, and (b) 19,698,274 newly issued shares of Preferred stock, which, together with the shares of Common stock issued to Amundi represented in the aggregate 26.1% of the Company’s fully diluted shares after giving effect to such share issuances. Total purchase price consideration was approximately $1,326 million, settled entirely in Company shares. For further detail on the transaction consideration, refer to Note 4 in the Company's 2025 Annual Report.
Purchase Price Allocation
The Company accounted for the acquisition in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 805, Business Combinations, allocating the purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation was finalized during the first quarter of 2026 within the one-year measurement period prescribed by ASC 805.
Financial Results
Revenue recognized by Pioneer Investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was as follows:
Three Months Ended
(in millions)
158
Net income attributable to Pioneer Investments for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is impractical to determine as the Company does not prepare discrete financial information at the franchise level.
The Company's consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026 include operating results of the Amundi US acquired company. The following unaudited pro forma figures for the three months ended March 31, 2025 give effect to the acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2025 and combines the financial results of the Company and Amundi US after adjusting primarily for amortization of intangible assets and additional fixed asset depreciation that would have been expensed assuming the fair value adjustments had been applied on January 1, 2025, net of any tax impact. This unaudited information is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as indicative of historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisition had occurred on that date, nor of the results that may be obtained in the future.
388
346
Net Income
112
54
Acquisition-related and other costs
Acquisition-related costs include legal fees, advisory services, mutual fund proxy voting costs and other one-time expenses related to business combinations. The Company expensed $7.7 million and $8.8 million in acquisition-related costs in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. These amounts are included in acquisition-related costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
NOTE 4. Restructuring and Integration Costs
In connection with business combinations, asset purchases and changes in business strategy, the Company incurs costs integrating investment platforms, products and personnel into existing systems, processes and service provider arrangements and restructuring the business to capture operating expense synergies.
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The following table presents a rollforward of restructuring and integration liabilities, which as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Restructuring and
Integration Costs
Liability Balance, December 31, 2025
5.4
Severance expense
0.2
Integration and other costs
3.0
3.2
Settlement of liabilities
(4.6
Liability Balance, March 31, 2026
4.0
NOTE 5. SEGMENT REPORTING
ASU 2023-07, which is based on a management approach to segment reporting, establishes requirements to report segment revenue and significant expenses reported in Net income, the primary measurement used by our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") in evaluating segment performance.
The Company provides investment management services and products to institutional, intermediary, retirement platforms and individual investors. The presentation of financial results as one reportable segment is consistent with the way discrete financial information is available that is regularly provided to our Chief Executive Officer, the CODM. When making decisions about allocating resources, assessing performance, and understanding how our long-term organic revenue growth is driven by investment decisions our CODM uses Net income and considers the impact on consolidated, entity-wide performance and financial results.
Significant segment expenses are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Additional disaggregated significant segment expenses that are not separately presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are presented below:
Salaries, payroll related taxes and employee benefits
38,675
21,745
Incentive compensation
43,690
23,667
Sales-based compensation(1)
11,727
7,220
Equity awards granted to employees and directors(2)
3,504
Acquisition and transaction-related compensation
4,351
Total personnel compensation and benefits expense
Broker-dealer distribution fees
22,258
4,800
Platform distribution fees
34,542
21,611
Sub-administration
5,672
4,390
Sub-advisory
2,009
1,872
Middle-office
2,929
2,804
Total distribution and other asset-based expenses
NOTE 6. Income Taxes
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The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 differs from the United States federal statutory rate primarily due to state and local income taxes, excess tax benefits on share-based compensation and non-deductible expenses.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the provision for income taxes was $35.7 million and $18.4 million, or 24.2% and 22.9%, of pre-tax income respectively.
No valuation allowance was recorded for deferred tax assets in the period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
NOTE 7. Investments
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had investments in proprietary funds and deferred compensation plan investments. Investments in proprietary funds consist primarily of seed capital investments in certain Victory Funds. Deferred compensation plan investments include investments in affiliated and third party mutual funds held in a rabbi trust under a deferred compensation plan.
The following table presents the fair value of the Company's investments:
Investments in Proprietary Funds
654
636
Deferred Compensation Plan Investments
82,125
98,758
Unrealized and realized gains and losses on investments in proprietary funds and deferred compensation plan investments are recorded in earnings as interest income and other income (expense).
The following table presents the unrealized gains/(losses) recognized for the three months ending March 31, 2026 and 2025:
17
(43
(18
381
NOTE 8. Fair Value Measurements
The Company determines the fair value of certain financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities. Fair value is determined based on the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value determinations utilize a valuation hierarchy based upon the transparency of inputs used in the valuation of an asset or liability.
Classification within the fair value hierarchy contains three levels:
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The following table presents assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
As of March 31, 2026
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Financial Assets
Money market fund
35,158
Investments in proprietary funds
Deferred compensation plan investments
Total Financial Assets
117,937
Financial Liabilities
Contingent consideration arrangements
(51,158
Total Financial Liabilities
As of December 31, 2025
132,713
232,107
(87,564
Level 1 assets consist of money market funds and open-end mutual funds. The fair values for these assets are determined utilizing quoted market prices for identical assets.
There were no transfers between any of the Level 1, 2 and 3 categories in the fair value measurement hierarchy from December 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026. The Company recognizes transfers at the end of the reporting period.
The net carrying value of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates fair value due to the short‑term nature of these assets and liabilities. The fair value of our long-term debt as of March 31, 2026 is considered to be its carrying value as the interest rate on the bank debt is variable and approximates current market rates. As a result, Level 2 inputs are utilized to determine the fair value of our long‑term debt.
Contingent payment arrangements
WestEnd
Contingent consideration arrangements represent the WestEnd earn-out payment liability which is included in consideration payable for acquisition of business in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Under the terms of the WestEnd purchase agreement, a maximum of $320.0 million ($80.0 million per year) of contingent payments is payable to sellers. Contingent earn-out payments are based on net revenue of the WestEnd business during each of the first four years following the close of the acquisition, subject to certain “catch-up” provisions over a five and one-half year period following the close of the acquisition.
In March 2026, the Company paid $39.9 million in cash to sellers for the third earn-out period. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration payable to the sellers was $51.2 million as of March 31, 2026 and $87.6 million as of December 31, 2025.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the change in the liability was an increase of $3.5 million and $3.4 million, respectively. The impact of decreasing or increasing the valuation of the contingent consideration liability is recorded in change in value of consideration payable for acquisition of business in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The estimated fair value for contingent consideration payable to sellers is estimated using the real options method. WestEnd net revenue growth is simulated in a risk-neutral framework to calculate expected probability-weighted earn out payments, which are then discounted from the expected payment dates at the relevant cost of debt. Significant assumptions and inputs include the WestEnd net revenue projected annual growth rate, the market price of risk, which adjusts the projected revenue growth rate to a risk-neutral expected growth rate, revenue volatility and discount rate. The market price of risk and revenue volatility are based on data for comparable companies. As the contingent consideration represents a subordinate, unsecured
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claim of the Company, the Company assesses a discount rate which incorporates adjustments for credit risk and the subordination of the contingent consideration
Significant inputs to the valuation of contingent consideration payable to sellers as of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025 are as follows and are approximate values:
Net revenue 5 year average annual growth rate
%
Market price of risk adjustment for revenue (continuous)
Revenue volatility
19
20
Discount rate
Years remaining in earn out period
1.6 years
1.8 years
Undiscounted estimated remaining earn out payments $ millions
$50 - $80
$89 - $160
The following table presents the balance of the contingent consideration arrangement liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
Contingent Consideration Liabilities
WestEnd earn-out payment
WestEnd change in fair value measurement
New Energy Capital
Under the terms of the purchase agreement for New Energy Capital Partners ("NEC"), which closed during 2021, the Company will pay up to an additional $35.0 million in cash based on net revenue growth over a six-year period on the private, closed-end alternative investment funds managed by the NEC franchise ("NEC Funds"). The maximum amount of contingent payments, less any contingent payments previously paid, is due upon the occurrence of certain specified events within a five year period following the Start Date.
The Company determined that substantially all of the contingent payments payable per the NEC purchase agreement represent compensation for post-closing services. The Company records compensation expense over the estimated service period in an amount equal to the total contingent payments currently forecasted to be paid.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company determined that the contingent payments are no longer probable of occurring and the liability for NEC contingent payments is zero.
NOTE 9. Related-Party Transactions
The Company engages in transactions with related parties in the ordinary course of business, including certain funds it manages, sponsors, and serves as a subadviser. The Company's related-party arrangements are described in Note 6, Related-Party Transactions, to the consolidated financial statements included in our 2025 Annual Report.
The table below presents balances and transactions involving related parties included in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Related party assets
Receivables (investment management fees)
128,359
111,474
Receivables (fund administration and distribution fees)
26,594
25,861
7,434
6,698
Investments (investments in proprietary funds, fair value)
Investments (deferred compensation plan investments, fair value)
81,971
97,808
280,170
375,190
Related party liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (fund reimbursements)
10,699
10,903
Three Months EndedMarch 31,
Related party revenue
260,461
132,486
332,081
178,787
Related party expense
164
161
971
185
1,135
Related party other income (expense)
Interest income and other income (expense)
2,481
745
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NOTE 10. Debt
The following table presents the components of long-term debt in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 under the Company's credit agreement ("2019 Credit Agreement").
Amount
Interest Rate
Effective Interest Rate
Term Loans
Due September 2032
980,075
5.70%
5.89%
982,538
5.67%
5.86%
Term loan principal outstanding
Unamortized debt issuance costs
(3,865
(4,016
Unamortized debt discount
(8,186
(8,508
The Company elects to use three-month Term SOFR plus a margin of 2.00% required by the 2019 Credit Agreement to pay interest on its debt.
The 2019 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that affect, among other things, the ability of the first lien leverage ratio, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter on which outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility exceed 35.0% of the commitments thereunder (excluding certain letters of credit), of no greater than 4.00 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility and the Company was in compliance with its financial performance covenant.
A total of $2.5 million of the outstanding term loans under the 2019 Credit Agreement was repaid during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
There were no repayments of outstanding term loans under the 2019 Credit Agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The following table presents the components of interest expense and other financing costs on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
For the Three MonthsEnded March 31,
Interest expense
13,924
16,190
Amortization of debt issuance costs
196
749
Amortization of debt discount
322
292
Amortization of deferred gain on terminated interest rate swap
(438
(4,109
Other
77
89
14,081
13,211
NOTE 11. Share‑Based Compensation
Equity Incentive Plans
For a full description of the Company’s share-based compensation plans, refer to Note 15 of the Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 included in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report. As of March 31, 2026, 1.2 million shares of Common Stock remained available for issuance under the Company's Amended and Restated 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”).
Restricted Stock Awards
Restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) entitle the holder to receive shares of the Company’s common stock as the awards vest. Grants of RSAs can be classified as service-based, performance-based, or market-based, depending on the vesting criteria of the award. RSA activity for service-based RSAs for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:
Avg wtd grant-
(units in thousands)
date fair value
Units
Unvested at beginning of period
52.00
1,142
Granted
66.69
353
Vested
44.18
(328
Forfeited
54.98
Unvested at end of period
58.61
1,163
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award
On March 13, 2026, the Board of Directors approved a one-time grant of 1.3 million performance-based shares of restricted stock ("Performance Shares" or "PRSAs") to key executives under the 2018 Plan. The PRSAs vest upon achievement of four absolute stock price hurdles during a seven year measurement period commencing March 15, 2026, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting date. A hurdle is deemed achieved when the average closing trading price equals or exceeds the applicable threshold for five consecutive trading days. Vested shares are subject to a one-year post-vesting holding requirement, and any shares that do not vest during the measurement period or prior to termination of employment will be forfeited.
The grant-date fair value of $58.4 million was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model, with the total shares allocated equally across four tranches. A Monte Carlo simulation model requires inputs such as the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, stock price, valuation date, and expected dividend yield. Expected volatility was estimated based on the historical volatility of the Company's common stock. The grant-date fair value also reflects a discount for post-vesting restrictions, which was measured using a market-based valuation model. Compensation expense for each tranche is recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective derived service period, which ranges from 1.38 years to 2.54 years, with no reversal if the market condition is not satisfied. Any remaining unrecognized expense is recognized immediately upon achievement of the applicable hurdle.
Share-based Compensation Expense
Share-based compensation expense is included within personnel compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense, related tax benefits, and the total fair value of restricted share awards vested.
Three Months Ended March 31
in thousands
Share-based compensation expense
As of March 31, 2026, the Company expects to recognize total share-based compensation expense of $117 million.
Shares Withheld for net settlement of employee equity awards
Shares of Common Stock are available for issuance under the 2018 Plan as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s board of directors. Shares underlying awards that are settled in cash, expire or are canceled, forfeited or otherwise terminated without delivery to a participant will again be available for issuance under the 2018 Plan. In addition, shares withheld or surrendered in connection with the payment of an exercise price of an award or to satisfy tax withholding will again be available for issuance under the 2018 Plan.
The following table presents both share and dollar value information about shares withheld for net settlement of employee equity awards:
Total number of shares net settled
232
156
Employee tax obligations satisfied
14,357
8,743
Employee stock option costs satisfied
Total withheld related to net settlement of equity awards
16,045
9,195
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NOTE 12. Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share from net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
(in thousands except per share amounts)
Numerator for earnings per common share:
Income attributable to common stockholders for basic earnings per share(1)
Allocation adjustment to income attributable to preferred stockholders(2)
151
Income attributable to common stockholders for diluted earnings per share
85,676
Denominator for earnings per common share:
Basic: weighted average number of shares outstanding
Plus: Incremental shares from assumed conversion of dilutive instruments
753
1,003
Diluted: Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Earnings per share
Basic:
Diluted:
Outstanding instruments excluded from the computation of weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive were de minimis for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Holders of non-vested share-based compensation awards do not have rights to receive nonforfeitable dividends on the shares covered by the awards.
NOTE 13. DERIVATIVES
Interest Rate Swaps
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company monetized the gain on the floating-to-fixed interest rate swap transaction (“Swap”) entered into in 2020 to effectively fix the interest rate on $450 million of its outstanding Term Loan through the Term Loan maturity date of July 1, 2026.
The deferred gain on the termination of the Swap is being amortized on a straight-line basis through September 23, 2032 and is included in interest expense and other financing costs on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded $0.4 million and $4.1 million, respectively, in amortization of deferred gain on Swap monetization. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the unamortized deferred gain on Swap monetization was $11.3 million and $11.7 million, respectively, before tax.
The following tables summarize the classification of the Swap in our unaudited condensed financial statements (in thousands):
March 31,
Statement of Operations
Description
Reclassification from AOCI – Amortization of Swap deferred gain
438
4,109
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Amortization of deferred gain on terminated Swap, net of tax
NOTE 14. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
Cash Flow
Cumulative
Hedges
Translation
(1)(2)
Adjustment
8,924
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification and tax
(59
Tax impact
Reclassification adjustments, before tax
105
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
8,591
51
18,853
(170
170
(42
1,005
15,749
NOTE 15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Quarterly Cash Dividends
On May 6, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share. The dividend is payable on June 25, 2026, to shareholders of record on June 10, 2026.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the “Company,” “Victory,” or in the first-person notations of “we,” “us,” and “our” shall mean Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Objective
The objective of this section of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is intended to provide a discussion and analysis, from management’s perspective, of the key performance indicators and material information necessary to assess our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. In addition, we also discuss the Company’s contractual and off-balance sheet arrangements. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "2025 Annual Report"). This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements and should also be read in conjunction with the disclosures and information contained in “Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in the 2025 Annual Report.
Overview
Our Business – Victory is a diversified global asset management firm with total client assets of $313.1 billion, assets under management of $309.8 billion and other assets of $3.3 billion as of March 31, 2026. The Company operates a next-generation business model combining boutique investment qualities with the benefits of an integrated, centralized operating and distribution platform.
The Company provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms and individual investors with multiple autonomous Investment Franchises and a Solutions Platform. Victory Capital offers a wide array of investment products, including actively and passively managed mutual funds, rules-based and active exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), institutional separate accounts, variable insurance products (“VIPs”), alternative investments, private closed end funds, and a 529 Education Savings Plan. Victory Capital’s strategies are also offered through third-party investment products, including mutual funds, third-party ETF model strategies, retail separately managed accounts (“SMAs”) and unified managed accounts (“UMAs”) through wrap account programs, Collective Investment Trusts (“CITs”), and undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities (“UCITS”). As of March 31, 2026, our Franchises and our Solutions Platform collectively managed a diversified set of 179 investment strategies for a wide range of institutional and retail clients and direct investors.
Franchises – Our Franchises are largely operationally integrated but are separately branded and make investment decisions independently from one another within guidelines established by their respective investment mandates. Our largely integrated model creates a supportive environment in which our investment professionals, largely unencumbered by administrative and operational responsibilities, can focus on their pursuit of investment excellence. VCM employs all of our U.S. investment professionals across our Franchises, which are not separate legal entities.
Solutions – Our Solutions Platform consists of multi‑asset, multi-manager, quantitative, rules-based, factor-based, and customized portfolios. These strategies are designed to achieve specific return characteristics, with products that include values-based and thematic outcomes and exposures. We offer our Solutions Platform through a variety of vehicles, including separate accounts, mutual funds, UMA accounts, and rules-based and active ETFs under our VictoryShares ETF brand. Like our Franchises, our Solutions Platform is operationally integrated and supported by our centralized distribution, marketing, and operational support functions.
Professionals within our institutional and retail distribution channels, direct investor business and marketing organization sell our products through our centralized distribution model. Our institutional sales team focuses on cultivating relationships with institutional consultants, who account for the majority of the institutional market, as well as asset allocators seeking sub-advisers. Our retail sales team offers intermediary and retirement platform clients, including broker-dealers, retirement platforms and RIA networks, mutual funds and ETFs as well as SMAs through wrap fee programs and access to our investment models through UMAs. Our direct investor business serves the investment needs of individual clients.
We have grown our total client assets from $17.9 billion following the management-led buyout in August 2013 to $313.1 billion at March 31, 2026. We attribute this growth to our success in sourcing acquisitions and evolving them into organic growers, generating strong investment returns, and developing institutional, retail, international, and direct investor channels with deep penetration.
Pioneer Investments - On April 1, 2025, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement to combine Amundi’s U.S. business into the Company and reintroduced the brand Pioneer Investments for the acquired business and investment products. The addition of Pioneer Investments as the Company's largest Investment Franchise meaningfully enhances the Company's scale, expands its global client base and further diversifies its investment capabilities. The sequential results reflect Pioneer Investments as of April 1, 2025, which significantly impacted our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 when compared to the comparable period. Refer to Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements for further details related to the acquisition.
Business Highlights
Assets under management:
Investment performance:
Financial highlights:
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Key Performance Indicators
The following table is a summary of key performance indicators utilized by management to assess results of operations:
($ in millions, except for basis points and percentages)
AUM at period end
309,835
167,468
Average AUM
318,746
173,789
Gross flows
19,181
9,486
AUM net short term flows
(197
(44
AUM net long term flows
(457
(1,205
AUM net flows
(654
(1,249
388.0
219.6
Revenue realization on average AUM
47.6 bps
51.2 bps
112.1
62.0
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
204.0
116.4
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2)
52.6
53.0
Adjusted Net Income(1)
142.7
78.0
Tax benefit of goodwill and acquired intangibles(3)
10.5
10.1
Adjusted net income with tax benefit per diluted share(4)
1.82
1.36
The following table presents a reconciliation of our total client assets(1) as of the dates indicated:
Beginning AUM
313,775
171,930
Beginning other assets
2,846
4,165
Beginning total client assets
316,621
176,096
AUM net cash flows
Other assets net cash flows
390
(277
Total client assets net cash flows
(264
AUM market appreciation (depreciation)
(2,797
(3,172
Other assets market appreciation (depreciation)
32
78
Total client assets market appreciation (depreciation)
(2,765
(3,094
AUM realizations and distributions
(456
(21
Acquired & divested assets / Net transfers
(33
(20
Ending AUM
Ending other assets
3,268
3,967
Ending total client assets
313,103
171,435
Average total client assets
321,784
177,849
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The following table presents a reconciliation of our total AUM(1) as of the dates indicated:
Gross client cash inflows
Gross client cash outflows
(19,835
(10,736
Net client cash flows
Market appreciation (depreciation)
Realizations and distributions
The following table presents a reconciliation of our other assets (institutional)(1) as of the dates indicated:
Beginning other assets (institutional)
627
(237
Ending other assets (institutional)
Average other assets (institutional)
3,039
4,060
Assets Under Management
Our profitability is largely affected by the level and composition of our AUM (including asset class and distribution channel) and the effective fee rates on our products. The amount and composition of our AUM are, and will continue to be, influenced by a number of factors, including; (i) investment performance, including fluctuations in the financial markets and the quality of our investment decisions; (ii) client flows into and out of our various strategies and investment vehicles; (iii) industry trends toward products or strategies that we either do or do not offer; (iv) our ability to attract and retain high quality investment, distribution, marketing and management personnel; (v) our decision to close strategies or limit growth of assets in a strategy when we believe it is in the best interest of our clients or conversely to re‑open strategies in part or entirely; and (vi) general investor sentiment and confidence. Our goal is to establish and maintain a client base that is diversified by Franchise and Solutions, asset class, distribution channel and vehicle. Due to rounding, AUM numbers presented in the tables below may not add up precisely to the totals provided.
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The following table presents our total AUM by asset class as of the dates indicated:
As of
Solutions
92,396
63,378
U.S. Mid Cap Equity
29,283
28,964
Fixed Income
79,716
24,157
Global / Non-U.S. Equity
31,473
18,334
U.S. Small Cap Equity
10,535
13,182
U.S. Large Cap Equity
59,798
13,104
Alternative Investments
3,033
2,945
Total Long-Term Assets
306,235
164,064
Money Market & Short-Term Assets
3,599
3,404
Total AUM(1)
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The following tables summarize our total AUM asset flows by asset class for the periods indicated:
U.S. Mid
U.S. Small
U.S. Large
Global /
Money
Cap
Fixed
Non-U.S.
Alternative
Market /
Equity
Income
Investments
Long-term
Short-term
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
29,993
11,179
80,544
63,380
30,680
91,228
3,038
310,042
3,733
776
250
5,070
3,057
2,789
6,718
287
18,946
235
(2,418
(1,329
(5,639
(3,956
(1,830
(3,960
(270
(19,403
(432
(1,643
(1,079
(569
(899
959
2,757
Market appreciation / (depreciation)
942
(13
(2,632
(140
(1,594
(2,829
(266
(190
(9
(50
(26
(64
31
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
30,584
14,785
24,402
14,148
19,095
62,593
2,980
168,586
3,344
1,098
445
928
2,137
4,363
256
9,309
177
(1,733
(847
(1,545
(469
(3,251
(2,318
(351
(10,514
(222
(635
(402
(617
(386
(1,114
2,045
(96
(979
(1,194
(630
396
(1,202
(3,202
30
(6
(7
44
(27
(57
(94
75
26
The following table presents our total AUM by distribution channel as of the dates indicated:
As of March 31,
% of total
Investor
60,190
57,170
34
Non-US
55,049
5,670
Institutional
78,428
33,485
Retail
116,168
71,143
Total AUM(1)(2)
The following table presents our total AUM by region as of the dates indicated:
U.S.
254,786
161,798
97
The following tables summarize our asset flows by vehicle for the periods indicated:
Separate
Accounts and
Other Pooled
Mutual Funds(1)
ETFs(2)
Vehicles(3)
Total AUM(4)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
172,203
15,049
126,523
7,793
1,770
9,618
(11,372
(464
(7,999
(3,579
1,306
1,619
(2,027
167,775
16,401
125,659
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
113,645
7,508
50,777
3,323
3,061
3,102
(6,328
(251
(4,156
(3,006
2,810
(1,053
(2,243
(880
(5
(15
108,392
10,253
48,823
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March 31, 2026 AUM compared to December 31, 2025 AUM. At March 31, 2026, our total AUM was $309.8 billion, a decrease of $3.9 billion, or 1.3%, from $313.8 billion at December 31, 2025, primarily due to negative market action of $2.8 billion and net outflows of $0.7 billion.
Net outflows were driven by our U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, and U.S. large cap equity strategies as well as our fixed income strategies of $1.6 billion, $1.1 billion, $0.9 billion, and $0.6 billion, respectively, partially offset by net inflows from our global non-U.S. equity strategies and Solutions platform of $1.0 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively.
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GAAP Results of Operations
The following table presents our GAAP results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
Change
(in thousands, except per share data)
143,068
83
25,319
55
168,387
49,719
31,933
90
6,287
13,144
131
(1,092
-12
1,988
171
102,110
81
66,277
71
2,052
291
(870
Total other expense, net
1,182
-9
67,459
84
(17,294
94
50,165
Investment Management Fees
Investment management fees increased by $143.1 million, or 82.6%, to $316.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $173.3 million for the same period in 2025 due to an increase in average AUM year over year. Average AUM was $318.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $173.8 billion for the same period in 2025.
Fund Administration and Distribution Fees
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Fund administration and distribution fees increased by $25.3 million, or 54.7%, to $71.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $46.3 million for the same period in 2025 primarily due to an increase in fund administration fees as a result of higher mutual fund average net assets.
Personnel Compensation and Benefits
The following table presents the components of GAAP personnel compensation and benefits expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
Personnel compensation and benefits were $105.9 million for the first quarter of 2026, an increase of $49.7 million, or 88.6%, from $56.1 million for the same period in 2025. Salaries, payroll related taxes and employee benefits expense, incentive compensation expense, sales-based compensation, and equity awards granted to employees and directors increased $16.9 million, $20.0 million, $4.5 million, and $3.9 million, respectively, primarily due to an expanded business. Acquisition and transaction-related compensation increased $4.4 million due to an increase contingent payment compensation expense.
Distribution and Other Asset‑Based Expenses
The following table presents the components of distribution and other asset-based expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
Distribution and other asset-based expenses were $67.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $35.5 million for the same period in 2025. The increase of $31.9 million, or 90.0% was primarily due to higher broker-dealer and platform distribution fees over the comparable period as a result of higher average AUM and an expanded business.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were $20.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $14.3 million for the same period in 2025. The increase of $6.3 million, or 43.9%, was primarily due to increases in professional fees and technology related expenses.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization increased $13.2 million, or 176.9%, to $20.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $7.4 million for the same period in 2025, primarily due to the amortization of definite-lived intangible assets associated with the Amundi US acquisition.
Change in Value of Consideration Payable for Acquisition of Business
The change in value of consideration payable for acquisition of business increased $0.1 million as a result of an increase of $3.5 million in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with the WestEnd Acquisition for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to an increase of $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Refer to Note 3, Acquisitions, for further details on the fair value of contingent consideration payable.
Acquisition‑Related Costs
Acquisition-related costs were $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $8.8 million for the same period in 2025. The decrease of $1.1 million was primarily due to a decrease in legal and professional fees.
Restructuring and Integration Costs
Restructuring and integration costs for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $3.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Restructuring and integration costs for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were primarily due to integration and conversions related costs associated with the Amundi US acquisition.
Interest Income and Other Income (Expense)
Interest income and other income/(expense) was income of $2.8 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase is primarily due to an increase in the net unrealized fair value of deferred compensation plan investments over the comparable period.
Interest Expense and Other Financing Costs
Interest expense and other financing costs increased $0.9 million to $14.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $13.2 million for the same period in 2025 due a decrease in the deferred gain on the termination of the Swap. Refer to Note 13, Derivatives, for further details.
Income Tax Expense
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was 24.2% and 22.9%, respectively. The higher effective tax rate in 2026 is mainly due to a reduction in excess tax benefits on share-based compensation and higher non-deductible expenses, partially offset by a lower state and local tax rate.
Supplemental Non‑GAAP Financial Information
We use non-GAAP performance measures to evaluate the underlying operations of our business. Due to our acquisitive nature, there are a number of acquisition and restructuring related expenses included in GAAP measures that we believe distort the economic value of our organization and we believe that many investors use this information when assessing the financial performance of companies in the investment management industry. We have included these non-GAAP measures to provide investors with the same financial metrics used by management to assess the operating performance of our Company. The non-GAAP measures we report are "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Adjusted Net Income."
The following table sets forth a reconciliation from GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP measures for the periods indicated:
Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures:
Net income (GAAP)
Interest expense(1)
13,658
12,521
Depreciation(2)
2,279
2,168
Other business taxes(3)
(555
922
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets(4)
18,297
5,264
Share-based compensation(5)
3,586
1,053
Acquisition, restructuring and exit costs(6)
18,699
13,321
Debt issuance costs(7)
Adjusted EBITDA
204,020
116,399
Adjustments to reflect the operating performance of the Company:
i. Other business taxes(3)
ii. Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets(4)
iii. Share-based compensation(5)
iv. Acquisition, restructuring and exit costs(6)
v. Debt issuance costs(7)
Tax effect of above adjustments(8)
(9,683
(5,327
Adjusted Net Income
142,680
77,957
Tax benefit of goodwill and acquired intangibles(9)
10,515
10,141
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted (GAAP)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted (Non-GAAP)(10)
84,341
Adjusted net income with tax benefit per diluted share
Adjustments made to GAAP Net Income to calculate Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, as applicable, are:
Total acquisition, restructuring and exit costs
Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP measures may differ from similar measures at other companies, even if similar terms are used to identify these measures.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary uses of cash relate to repayment of our debt obligations, funding of acquisitions and working capital needs, repurchasing of shares and payment of dividends, which are all expected to be met through cash generated from our operations and available capital resources.
The following table shows our liquidity position as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
December 31,
Accounts and other receivables
Undrawn commitment on credit facility
100,000
Accounts and other payables
163,967
(158,742
We manage our cash balances in order to fund our day-to-day operations. Our accounts receivable consists primarily of investment management fees that have been earned but not yet received from clients, income and other taxes receivable, and amounts receivable from the funds. We perform a review of our receivables on a monthly basis to assess collectability. We maintained a $100.0 million revolving credit facility at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (under the 2019 Credit Agreement) which had approximately $100.0 million undrawn as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
2019 Credit Agreement
Since 2019, the Company is a party to a credit agreement (the "2019 Credit Agreement"), which includes both a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) with aggregate commitments of $100.0 million (with a $10.0 million sub-limit for the issuance of letters of credit) and a term loan with an aggregate principal amount of $985.0 billion (the “Repriced Term Loans”). The Revolving Facility matures on September 23, 2030 and the Repriced Term Loans mature on September 23, 2032. The Repriced Term Loans bear interest at an annual rate equal to, at the option of the Company, either SOFR plus a margin of 2.00% or an alternate base rate plus a margin of 1.00%. The 2019 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that affect, among other things, the ability of the first lien leverage ratio, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter on which outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility exceed 35.0% of the commitments thereunder (excluding certain letters of credit), of no greater than 4.00 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Facility and the Company was in compliance with its financial performance covenant.
Contingent Consideration
At March 31, 2026, the Company had $51.2 million in contingent consideration that is estimated to be payable over the next year resulting from the WestEnd Acquisition. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recorded an increase of $3.5 million in the contingent payment liability associated with the WestEnd Acquisition, which is included in consideration payable for acquisition of business in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2026, the estimated fair value of the WestEnd Acquisition contingent payments was $51.2 million, and a maximum of $80.0 million in contingent consideration is potentially payable to sellers.
There were no other significant changes to our contractual obligations as reported in our 2025 Annual Report.
Capital Requirements
Victory Capital Services is a registered broker-dealer subject to the Uniform Net Capital requirements under the Exchange Act, which requires maintenance of certain minimum net capital levels. In addition, we have certain non-U.S. subsidiaries that have minimum capital requirements. As a result, such subsidiaries of our Company may be restricted in their ability to transfer cash to their parents.
Cash Flows
The following table is derived from our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Net cash used in investing activities
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Operating Activities – Cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $121.0 million, compared to $81.1 million of cash provided by operating activities for the same period in 2025. The $39.9 million increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to increases of $50.2 million in net income and $24.1 million in non-cash items, partially offset by a decrease of $34.4 million in working capital.
Investing Activities – Cash provided by investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $16.7 million and consisted of net trading activity of $17.5 million offset by $0.8 million of property and equipment purchases. The nature of our trading activities is further described in Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, to the consolidated financial statements included in our 2025 Annual Report.
Financing Activities – Cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $225.4 million, compared to $30.7 million of cash used in financing activities for the same period in 2025. The $194.7 million increase was primarily due to higher activity and cash utilized for repurchases of common stock, net activity related to stock-based equity awards, payment of dividends, and payment of consideration for acquisition of $126.8 million, $15.2 million, $11.6 million, and $39.9 million, respectively.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market Risk
Substantially all of our revenues are derived from investment management, fund administration and distribution fees, which are primarily based on the market value of our AUM. Accordingly, our revenues and net income may decline as a result of our AUM decreasing due to depreciation of our investment portfolios. In addition, such depreciation could cause our clients to withdraw their assets in favor of other investment alternatives that they perceive to offer higher returns or lower risk, which could cause our revenues and net income to decline further.
The value of our AUM was approximately $310 billion at March 31 2026. The following table summarizes the impact to revenue of a 10% increase or decrease in the value of our AUM when applied to the strategies, products and client relationships shown below:
Impact to Revenue of 10% change (in millions)
Weighted-Average fee rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026
Total Victory
148.8
48 basis points
Victory Funds
104.2
62 basis points
Separate Accounts and Other Pooled Vehicles
43.3
34 basis points
Exchange Rate Risk
A portion of the accounts that we advise hold investments that are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Assuming 10% of our AUM are invested in securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and excluding the impact of any hedging arrangement, a 10% increase or decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar would increase or decrease the fair value of our AUM by approximately $3.1 billion, which would cause an annualized increase or decrease in revenues of approximately $15.1 million.
Interest Rate Risk
At March 31, 2026, we were exposed to interest rate risk as a result of the amounts outstanding under the 2019 Credit Agreement, as amended. Refer to Note 10, Debt, for a description of the amounts outstanding as of such date and the applicable interest rate.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) at March 31, 2026. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, see the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2025 Annual Report as filed with the SEC and the information contained in this report. The declaration, payment and determination of the amount of our quarterly dividends may change at any time. In making decisions regarding our quarterly dividends, we consider general economic and business conditions, our strategic plans and prospects, our businesses and investment opportunities, our financial condition and operating results, working capital requirements and anticipated cash needs, contractual restrictions (including under the terms of our 2019 Credit Agreement as amended) and legal, tax, regulatory and such other factors as we may deem relevant. There have been no material changes to the risk factors in our 2025 Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(c) Issuer purchases of equity securities.
The following table sets out information regarding purchases of equity securities by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Period
Total Number ofShares of CommonStock Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid Per Share of Common Stock
Total Number of Sharesof Common Stock Purchasedas Part of Publicly AnnouncedPlans or Programs (2)
Approximate Dollar ValueThat May Yet Be PurchasedUnder Outstanding Plans orPrograms (in millions) (2)
Jan 1-31, 2026
86,414
66.94
74,265
299.7
Feb 1-28, 2026
650,998
74.55
630,187
252.7
March 1-31, 2026
1,289,780
68.97
1,091,145
177.4
2,027,192
70.68
1,795,597
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable
Item 5. Other Information
None of the Company’s directors or officers adopted, modified or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026, as such terms are defined under Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 6. Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
31.1
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002
101
The following information formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (v) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025; (vi) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 7th day of May, 2026.
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
By:
/s/ MICHAEL D. POLICARPO
Name:
Michael D. Policarpo
Title:
President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer