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Exhibit 99.1

Alkami Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

PLANO, Texas, October 28, 2026 (PRNewswire) -- Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami” or “the Company”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced results for its third quarter ending September 30, 2026.

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights

•GAAP total revenue of $134.9 million, an increase of 19.4% compared to the year-ago quarter;
•GAAP gross margin of 57.5%, compared to 56.8% in the year-ago quarter;
•Non-GAAP gross margin of 63.1%, compared to 63.7% in the year-ago quarter;
•GAAP net loss of $(6.7) million, compared to $(14.8) million in the year-ago quarter; and
•Adjusted EBITDA of $26.3 million, compared to $16.0 million in the year-ago quarter.

Comments on the News

Alex Shootman, Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to report strong third-quarter financial performance, with revenue growth of 19% and Adjusted EBITDA of $26 million, both ahead of expectations. We continue to see growing demand for modern digital solutions among financial institutions seeking to remain competitive with megabanks and fintechs. We also continued to drive AI product adoption and operational improvements while implementing an additional 10 clients in the third quarter."

Cassandra Hudson, Chief Financial Officer, said, "In the last 12 months, we added 2.8 million registered users to our digital banking platform, ending the quarter with 24.4 million digital banking users. We exited the third quarter with annual recurring revenue of $533 million, up 19% compared to the year-ago quarter and revenue per registered user of $21.88, up 5% compared to the year-ago quarter. Our third quarter adjusted EBITDA margin of 19.5% was above expectations, and reflected more than 530 basis points of expansion compared to the year-ago quarter."

2026 Financial Outlook

The following statements are forward-looking, and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Alkami is providing guidance for its fourth quarter ending December 31, 2026 of:
•GAAP total revenue in the range of $139.7 million to $141.2 million;
•Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $30.0 million to $31.0 million.

Alkami is providing guidance for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 of:
•GAAP total revenue in the range of $530.5 million to $532.0 million;
•Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $98.0 million to $99.0 million.

Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET today to discuss its financial results with investors. A live webcast of the event will be available on the Alkami investor relations website at investors.alkami.com. In addition, a live dial-in will be available domestically at 1-800-836-8184 and internationally at 1-646-357-8785, using passcode 07467. The webcast replay will be available on the Alkami investor relations website.

About Alkami
Alkami provides a digital sales and service platform for U.S. banks and credit unions. Our unified Platform integrates onboarding, digital banking, and data and marketing—each solution can stand alone, but together they deliver more—to help institutions onboard, engage, and grow relationships. As the future shifts toward Anticipatory Banking, we help data-informed bankers meet the moment with technology that drives action.



Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking” statements relating to Alkami Technology, Inc.’s strategy, goals, future focus areas, and expected, possible or assumed future results, including its future cash flows and its financial outlook. These forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by terms such as “expects,” “believes,” “plans,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may materially affect such forward-looking statements include: Our limited operating history and history of operating losses; our ability to manage future growth; our ability to attract new clients and retain and expand existing clients’ use of our solutions; the unpredictable and time-consuming nature of our sales cycles; our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our brand; our ability to accurately predict the long-term rate of client subscription renewals or adoption of our solutions; our reliance on third-party software, content and services; our ability to effectively integrate our solutions with other systems used by our clients; intense competition in our industry; any downturn, consolidation or decrease in technology spend in the financial services industry, including as a result of recent closures of certain financial institutions and liquidity concerns at other financial institutions; our ability and the ability of third parties on which we rely to prevent and identify breaches of security measures (including cybersecurity) and resulting disruptions of our systems or operations and unauthorized access to client customer and other data; our ability to successfully integrate acquired companies or businesses; our ability to comply with regulatory and legal requirements and developments; our ability to attract and retain key employees; the political, economic and competitive conditions in the markets and jurisdictions where we operate; our ability to maintain, develop and protect our intellectual property; our ability to respond to evolving technological requirements to develop or acquire new and enhanced products that achieve market acceptance in a timely manner; our ability to estimate our expenses, future revenues, capital requirements, our needs for additional financing and our ability to obtain additional capital and other factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Business Metrics
The company reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. However, the company believes that, in order to properly understand its short-term and long-term financial, operational and strategic trends, it may be helpful for investors to exclude certain non-cash or non-recurring items when used as a supplement to financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP. These items result from facts and circumstances that vary in both frequency and impact on continuing operations. The company also uses results of operations excluding such items to evaluate the operating performance of Alkami and compare it against prior periods, make operating decisions, determine executive compensation, and serve as a basis for long-term strategic planning. These non-GAAP financial measures provide the company with additional means to understand and evaluate the operating results and trends in its ongoing business by eliminating certain non-cash expenses and other items that Alkami believes might otherwise make comparisons of its ongoing business with prior periods more difficult, obscure trends in ongoing operations, reduce management’s ability to make useful forecasts, or obscure the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of certain business strategies and management incentive structures. In addition, the company also believes that investors and financial analysts find this information to be helpful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance and comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues” as cost of revenues, excluding (1) amortization and (2) stock-based compensation expense. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ability to generate income from ongoing business operations.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Gross Margin” as gross profit, plus (1) amortization and (2) stock-based compensation expense, all divided by revenue. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ability to generate income from ongoing business operations.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense” as research and development expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ongoing expenditures related to product innovation.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense” as sales and marketing expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ongoing expenditures related to its sales and marketing strategies.



The company defines “Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense” as general and administrative expense, excluding (1) stock-based compensation expense (2) acquisition-related expenses (3) loss on impairment of intangible assets, (4) stockholder matters related expenses, and (5) lease assignment related expenses. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s underlying expense structure to support corporate activities and processes.

The company defines “Non-GAAP Income Before Income Taxes” as loss before income taxes, plus (1) amortization, (2) stock-based compensation expense, (3) acquisition-related expenses, (4) loss on impairment of intangible assets, (5) stockholder matters related expenses, and (6) lease assignment related expenses. The company believes that investors and financial analysts find this non-GAAP financial measure to be useful in analyzing the company’s financial and operational performance, comparing this performance to the company’s peers and competitors, and understanding the company’s ability to generate income from ongoing business operations.

The company defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as net loss plus (1) (benefit from) provision for income taxes, (2) interest expense, net, (3) depreciation and amortization (4) stock-based compensation expense, (5) acquisition-related expenses, (6) loss on impairment of intangible assets, (7) stockholder matters related expenses, and (8) lease assignment related expenses. The company believes adjusted EBITDA provides investors and other users of our financial information consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations.

The company defines “Free Cash Flow” as net cash provided by operating activities less (1) purchases of property and equipment and (2) capitalized software development costs. The company believes free cash flow provided investors and other users useful information in evaluating the Company's liquidity and it provides an indication of the long-term cash generating ability of the business.

In addition, the Company also uses the following important operating metrics to evaluate its business:

The company defines “Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)” by aggregating annualized recurring revenue related to SaaS subscription services recognized in the last month of the reporting period as well as the next 12 months of expected implementation services revenues in the last month of the reporting period. We believe ARR provides important information about our future revenue potential, our ability to acquire new clients, and our ability to maintain and expand our relationship with existing clients.

The company defines “Registered Users” as an individual or business related to an account holder of an FI client on our digital banking platform and has access as of the last day of the reporting period presented. We exclude individuals or businesses that solely use the products and services of our acquisitions. We price our digital banking platform based on the number of registered users, so as the number of registered users of our digital banking platform increases, our ARR grows. We believe growth in the number of registered users provides important information about our ability to expand market adoption of our digital banking platform and its associated software products, and therefore to grow revenues over time.

The company defines “Revenue per Registered User (RPU)” by dividing ARR for the reporting period by the number of registered users as of the last day of the reporting period. We believe RPU provides important information about our ability to grow the number of software products adopted by new clients over time, as well as our ability to expand the number of software products that our existing clients add to their contracts with us over time.

The company does not provide a reconciliation of our adjusted EBITDA outlook to GAAP net loss because certain significant information required for such reconciliation is not available without unreasonable efforts, including (benefit from) provision for income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expenses, and stockholder matters related expenses, all of which may be significant.




ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(UNAUDITED)
September 30,December 31,
20262025
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents$50,320 $63,457 
Marketable securities34,908 35,635 
Accounts receivable, net61,510 51,494 
Deferred costs, current18,683 15,894 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets20,363 20,736 
Total current assets185,784 187,216 
Property and equipment, net28,750 26,652 
Right-of-use assets16,662 13,462 
Deferred costs, net of current portion50,667 47,430 
Intangibles, net139,084 158,943 
Goodwill403,404 403,404 
Other assets10,834 10,120 
Total assets$835,185 $847,227 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable$11,368 $5,842 
Accrued liabilities42,095 47,359 
Deferred revenues, current portion35,590 34,770 
Lease liabilities, current portion2,183 1,576 
Total current liabilities91,236 89,547 
Deferred revenues, net of current portion25,386 25,800 
Deferred income taxes2,853 2,625 
Convertible senior notes, net337,725 336,230 
Revolving loan— 15,000 
Lease liabilities, net of current portion18,181 15,739 
Other non-current liabilities251 237 
Total liabilities475,632 485,178 
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025
— — 
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; and 107,042,319 and 106,101,875 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively
107 106 
Additional paid-in capital908,907 885,796 
Accumulated deficit(549,461)(523,853)
Total stockholders’ equity359,553 362,049 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$835,185 $847,227 


ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(UNAUDITED)
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2026202520262025
Revenues$134,911 $112,954 $390,893 $322,848 
Cost of revenues(1)
57,332 48,812 165,632 135,328 
Gross profit77,579 64,142 225,261 187,520 
Operating expenses:
Research and development32,598 30,091 94,997 87,207 
Sales and marketing18,260 19,337 61,036 60,227 
General and administrative31,263 25,889 83,766 80,245 
Amortization of acquired intangibles 1,706 1,706 5,120 3,981 
Total operating expenses83,827 77,023 244,919 231,660 
Loss from operations(6,248)(12,881)(19,658)(44,140)
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income628 1,026 2,074 3,286 
Interest expense(2,092)(2,978)(6,450)(6,967)
Loss before income taxes(7,712)(14,833)(24,034)(47,821)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes(967)(29)1,574 (11,610)
Net loss$(6,745)$(14,804)$(25,608)$(36,211)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic and diluted$(0.06)$(0.14)$(0.24)$(0.35)
Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic and diluted106,627,818 104,345,319 106,626,666 103,395,497 

(1) Includes amortization of acquired technology of $4.9 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, and $14.7 million and $11.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.














ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(UNAUDITED)
Nine months ended September 30,
20262025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss$(25,608)$(36,211)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense24,725 19,055 
Accrued interest on marketable securities, net(93)(667)
Stock-based compensation expense54,029 56,336 
Amortization of discount and debt issuance costs1,711 1,367 
Loss on impairment of intangible assets— 1,655 
Deferred taxes228 (11,971)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(10,016)(10,457)
Prepaid expenses and other assets(987)(5,882)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities125 14,424 
Deferred costs(5,389)(6,538)
Deferred revenues406 5,189 
Net cash provided by operating activities39,131 26,300 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of marketable securities(29,178)(35,854)
Proceeds from sales, maturities, and redemptions of marketable securities29,998 24,300 
Purchases of property and equipment(1,276)(1,156)
Capitalized software development costs(5,432)(5,255)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired— (375,499)
Net cash used in investing activities(5,888)(393,464)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on revolving loan(15,000)(35,000)
Debt issuance costs paid—(1,898)
Proceeds from Employee Stock Purchase Plan issuances3,0942,943 
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes—335,513 
Proceeds from borrowing under revolving loan—60,000 
Purchase of capped calls—(33,879)
Payments for taxes related to net settlement of equity awards(11,236)— 
Proceeds from stock option exercises1,762 2,442 
Repurchases of common stock(25,000)— 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(46,380)330,121 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(13,137)(37,043)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period63,457 94,359 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$50,320 $57,316 






ALKAMI TECHNOLOGY, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(In thousands, except per share data)
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2026202520262025
GAAP total revenues$134,911 $112,954 $390,893 $322,848 
September 30,
20262025
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)$533,154 $449,034 
Registered Users24,363 21,552 
Revenue per Registered User (RPU)$21.88 $20.83 
Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues
Set forth below is a presentation of the company’s “Non-GAAP Cost of Revenues.” Please reference the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures” section.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2026202520262025
GAAP cost of revenues$57,332 $48,812 $165,632 $135,328 
Amortization(6,033)(5,722)(18,106)(13,856)
Stock-based compensation expense(1,454)(2,103)(4,682)(6,445)
Non-GAAP cost of revenues$49,845 $40,987 $142,844 $115,027 
Non-GAAP Gross Margin
Set forth below is a presentation of the company’s “Non-GAAP Gross Margin.” Please reference the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures” section.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2026202520262025
GAAP gross margin57.5 %56.8 %57.6 %58.1 %
Amortization4.5 %5.0 %4.7 %4.4 %
Stock-based compensation expense1.1 %1.9 %1.2 %1.9 %
Non-GAAP gross margin63.1 %63.7 %63.5 %64.4 %
Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense
Set forth below is a presentation of the company’s “Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense.” Please reference the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures” section.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2026202520262025
GAAP research and development expense$32,598 $30,091 $94,997 $87,207 
Stock-based compensation expense(5,820)(5,726)(16,204)(16,584)
Non-GAAP research and development expense$26,778 $24,365 $78,793 $70,623 


Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense
Set forth below is a presentation of the company’s “Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense.” Please reference the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures” section.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2026202520262025
GAAP sales and marketing expense$18,260 $19,337 $61,036 $60,227 
Stock-based compensation expense(2,095)(3,572)(7,403)(9,969)
Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense$16,165 $15,765 $53,633 $50,258 
Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense
Set forth below is a presentation of the company’s “Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense.” Please reference the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures” section.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2026202520262025
GAAP general and administrative expense$31,263 $25,889 $83,766 $80,245 
Stock-based compensation expense(9,858)(9,328)(25,740)(27,248)
Acquisition-related expenses(758)(247)(1,306)(3,138)
Loss on impairment of intangible assets— — — (1,655)
Stockholder matters related expenses(2,104)— (5,443)— 
Lease assignment related expenses(2,131)— (2,131)— 
Non-GAAP general and administrative expense$16,412 $16,314 $49,146 $48,204 
Non-GAAP Income Before Income Taxes
Set forth below is a presentation of the company’s “Non-GAAP Income Before Income Taxes.” Please reference the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures” section.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2026202520262025
GAAP loss before income taxes$(7,712)$(14,833)$(24,034)$(47,821)
Amortization7,843 7,468 23,381 17,904 
Stock-based compensation expense19,227 20,729 54,029 60,246 
Acquisition-related expenses758 247 1,306 3,138 
Loss on impairment of intangible assets— — — 1,655 
Stockholder matters related expenses2,104 — 5,443 — 
Lease assignment related expenses2,131 — 2,131 — 
Non-GAAP income before income taxes$24,351 $13,611 $62,256 $35,122 


Adjusted EBITDA
Set forth below is a presentation of the company’s “Adjusted EBITDA.” Please reference the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures” section.
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2026202520262025
GAAP net loss$(6,745)$(14,804)$(25,608)$(36,211)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes(967)(29)1,574 (11,610)
Interest expense, net1,464 1,952 4,376 3,681 
Depreciation and amortization8,310 7,869 24,725 19,055 
Stock-based compensation expense19,227 20,729 54,029 60,246 
Acquisition-related expenses758 247 1,306 3,138 
Loss on impairment of intangible assets— — — 1,655 
Stockholder matters related expenses2,104 — 5,443 — 
Lease assignment related expenses2,131 — 2,131 — 
Adjusted EBITDA$26,282 $15,964 $67,976 $39,954 
Free Cash Flow
Set forth below is a presentation of the company’s “Free Cash Flow.” Please reference the “Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures” section.
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20262025
Net cash provided by operating activities$39,131 $26,300 
Purchases of property and equipment(1,276)(1,156)
Capitalized software development costs(5,432)(5,255)
Free cash flow$32,423 $19,889 

Investor Relations Contact
Steve Calk
ir@alkami.com

Media Relations Contacts
Marla Pieton
marla.pieton@alkami.com

Valerie Kerner
alkami@fullyvested.com