Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.: Form 10-Q for the period ended Jun 30, 2026

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 and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 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 $346.1 billion, assets under management of $342.5 billion and other assets of $3.6 billion as of June 30, 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 June 30, 2026, our Franchises and our Solutions Platform collectively managed a diversified set of 189 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 $346.1 billion at June 30, 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 and six months ended June 30, 2026 when compared to the comparable period. Refer to Note 3 of the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details related to the acquisition.

Business Highlights

Assets under management:

• AUM at June 30, 2026 increased by $32.6 billion, or 10.5%, to $342.5 billion from $309.8 billion at March 31, 2026, driven by positive market action of $28.5 billion and net inflows of $4.1 billion. Total gross flows for the second quarter were $22.4 billion, including long-term gross flows of $22.1 billion.
• AUM at June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $342.5 billion and $298.6 billion, respectively. We generated $22.4 billion in gross flows and $4.1 billion in net inflows for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $15.7 billion in gross flows and $0.8 billion in net outflows for the same period in 2025.
• AUM at June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $342.5 billion and $298.6 billion, respectively. We generated $41.6 billion in gross flows and $3.5 billion in net inflows for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $25.2 billion in gross flows and $2.1 billion in net outflows for the same period in 2025. Net flows for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were comprised of $3.7 billion of net long-term inflows and $0.3 billion of short-term outflows.

Investment performance:

• 57 of our Victory Capital mutual funds and ETFs had overall Morningstar ratings of four or five stars and 60% of our fund and ETF AUM were rated four or five stars overall by Morningstar. 71% of our strategies by AUM had investment returns in excess of their respective benchmarks over a one-year period, 68% over a three-year period, 65% over a five-year period and 81% over a ten-year period. On an equal-weighted basis, 66% of our strategies have outperformed their benchmarks over a one-year period, 64% over a three-year period, 67% over a five-year period and 69% over a ten-year period.

Financial highlights:

• Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $435.4 million compared to $351.2 million for the same period in 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, total revenue was $823.4 million and $570.8 million, respectively.
• Net income was $139.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $58.7 million for the same period in 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, net income was $251.5 million and $120.7 million, respectively.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $242.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, or 55.8% of revenue, compared to $178.5 million, or 50.8% of revenue, for the same period in 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, Adjusted EBITDA was $446.7 million, or 54.3% of revenue, compared to $294.9 million, or 51.7% of revenue, for the same period in 2025. Refer to “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information” for further information about the Adjusted EBITDA calculation and reconciliation of generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) net income to Adjusted EBITDA.
• Adjusted Net Income with tax benefit was $182.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $132.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, Adjusted Net Income with tax benefit was $336.1 million compared to $220.9 million for the same period in 2025. Refer to “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information” for further information about the Adjusted Net Income calculation and reconciliation of GAAP net income to Adjusted Net Income.

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)

(1) Management utilizes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income to measure the operating profitability of the business. These measures eliminate the impact of one‑time acquisition, restructuring and integration costs and demonstrate the ongoing operating earnings metrics of the business. These measures are explained in more detail and reconciled to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP in “Supplemental Non‑GAAP Financial Information.”

(2) Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue.

(3) Represents the tax benefits associated with deductions allowed for intangibles and goodwill generated from prior acquisitions in which we received a step-up in basis for tax purposes. Acquired intangible assets and goodwill may be amortized for tax purposes, generally over a 15-year period. The tax benefit from amortization on these assets is included to show the full economic benefit of deductions for all acquired intangibles with a step-up in tax basis. Due to our acquisitive nature, tax deductions allowed on acquired intangible assets and goodwill provide us with a significant supplemental economic benefit.

(4) The Company includes participating securities in its computation of adjusted earnings per diluted share, including shares of series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

The following table presents a reconciliation of our total client assets(1) as of the dates indicated:

(in millions)

(1) Includes low-fee (2 to 4 bps) institutional assets, previously reported in the Solutions asset class within the by asset class table and in Separate Accounts and Other Pooled Vehicles within the by vehicle table. These assets are included as part of Victory’s Regulatory Assets Under Management reported in Form ADV Part 1.

(2) Includes the impact of Pioneer Investments as of April 1, 2025, increasing the Company's AUM by $114.6 billion.

The following table presents a reconciliation of our total AUM(1) as of the dates indicated:

(in millions)

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(1) Total AUM includes both discretionary assets under management and non-discretionary assets under advisement and excludes other assets.

(2) Includes the impact of Pioneer Investments as of April 1, 2025, increasing the Company's AUM by $114.6 billion.

The following table presents a reconciliation of our other assets (institutional)(1) as of the dates indicated:

(in millions)

(1) Includes low-fee (2 to 4 bps) institutional assets, previously reported in the Solutions asset class within the by asset class table and in Separate Accounts and Other Pooled Vehicles within the by vehicle table. These assets are included as part of Victory’s Regulatory Assets Under Management reported in Form ADV Part 1.

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.

The following table presents our total AUM by asset class as of the dates indicated:

(in millions)

(1) Total AUM includes both discretionary assets under management and non-discretionary assets under advisement and excludes other assets.

The following tables summarize our total AUM asset flows by asset class for the periods indicated:

(in millions)

(1) Total AUM includes both discretionary assets under management and non-discretionary assets under advisement and excludes other assets.

(2) Includes the impact of Pioneer Investments as of April 1, 2025, increasing the Company's AUM by $114.6 billion.

(in millions)

(1) Total AUM includes both discretionary assets under management and non-discretionary assets under advisement and excludes other assets.

(2) Includes the impact of Pioneer Investments as of April 1, 2025, increasing the Company's AUM by $114.6 billion.

The following table presents our total AUM by distribution channel as of the dates indicated:

(in millions)

(1) The allocation of AUM by distribution channel involves the use of estimates and the exercise of judgment.

(2) Total AUM includes both discretionary assets under management and non-discretionary assets under advisement and excludes other assets.

The following table presents our total AUM by region as of the dates indicated:

(in millions)

(1) Total AUM includes both discretionary assets under management and non-discretionary assets under advisement and excludes other assets.

The following tables summarize our asset flows by vehicle for the periods indicated:

(in millions)

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(in millions)

(1) Includes institutional and retail share classes, money market and Variable Insurance Products or VIP funds.

(2) Represents only ETF assets held by third parties. Excludes ETF assets held by other Victory Capital products.

(3) Includes collective trust funds, wrap program accounts, UMAs, UCITS, private funds and non-U.S. domiciled pooled vehicles.

(4) Total AUM includes both discretionary assets under management and non-discretionary assets under advisement and excludes other assets.

(5) Includes the impact of Pioneer Investments as of April 1, 2025, increasing the Company's AUM by $114.6 billion.

June 30, 2026 AUM compared to March 31, 2026 AUM. At June 30, 2026, our total AUM was $342.5 billion, an increase of $32.6 billion, or 10.5%, from $309.8 billion at March 31, 2026, primarily due to positive market action of $28.5 billion and net inflows of $4.1 billion.

Net inflows were driven by our fixed income strategies, global non-U.S. equity strategies, Solutions platform, and alternative investments of $2.7 billion, $2.0 billion, $3.0 billion, $0.3 billion, respectively, partially offset by net outflows from our U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, and U.S. large cap equity strategies of $1.7 billion, $1.0 billion, and $1.0 billion, respectively.

June 30, 2026 AUM compared to December 31, 2025 AUM. At June 30, 2026, our total AUM was $342.5 billion, an increase of $28.7 billion, or 9.1%, from $313.8 billion at December 31, 2025, primarily due to positive market action of $25.7 billion and net inflows of $3.5 billion.

Net inflows were driven by our fixed income strategies, global non-U.S. equity strategies, Solutions platform, and alternatives investments of $2.1 billion, $2.9 billion, $5.8 billion, and $0.3 billion, respectively, partially offset by net outflows from our U.S. mid cap, U.S. small cap, and U.S. large cap equity strategies of $3.3 billion, $2.1 billion, and $1.9 billion, respectively.

GAAP Results of Operations

The following table presents our GAAP results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

(in thousands, except per share data)

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(in thousands, except per share data)

Investment Management Fees

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Investment management fees increased by $79.9 million, or 28.3%, to $362.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 from $282.3 million for the same period in 2025 due to an increase in average AUM year over year. Average AUM was $331.3 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $285.0 billion for the same period in 2025.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Investment management fees increased by $223.0 million, or 48.9%, to $678.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $455.6 million for the same period in 2025 due an increase in average AUM. Average AUM was $325.0 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $229.4 billion for the same period in 2025.

Fund Administration and Distribution Fees

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Fund administration and distribution fees increased by $4.2 million, or 6.1%, to $73.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 from $68.9 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.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Fund administration and distribution fees increased by $29.5 million, or 25.6%, to $144.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $115.2 million for the same period in 2025 primarily due to the same factors discussed above in the quarterly section.

Personnel Compensation and Benefits

The following table presents the components of GAAP personnel compensation and benefits expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

(in thousands)

(1) Represents sales-based commissions paid to our distribution teams. Sales-based compensation varies based on gross and net client cash flows and revenue earned on sales.

(2) Equity awards typically vest over several years based on service and the achievement of specific business and financial targets. The value of the equity awards is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period.

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Personnel compensation and benefits were $125.5 million for the second quarter of 2026, an increase of $16.6 million, or 15.2%, from $108.9 million for the same period in 2025. Incentive compensation expense and equity awards granted to employees and directors increased $17.6 million and $10.1 million, respectively, primarily due to an increase in operating results. Salaries, payroll related taxes and employee benefits expense, sales-based compensation, and acquisition and transaction-related compensation decreased $2.1 million, $0.5 million, and $8.4 million.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Personnel compensation and benefits were $231.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, an increase of $66.3 million, or 40.2%, from $165.1 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 $14.8 million, $37.6 million, $4.0 million, and $14.0 million, respectively, primarily due to an expanded business and an increase in variable costs as a result of an increase in operating results. Acquisition and transaction-related compensation decreased $4.1 million due to a decrease in 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 and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

(in thousands)

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Distribution and other asset-based expenses were $68.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $62.0 million for the same period in 2025. The increase of $6.6 million, or 10.6% 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.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Distribution and other asset-based expenses were $136.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $97.5 million for the same period in 2025. The increase of $38.5 million, or 39.5% 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

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. General and administrative expenses were $22.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $23.4 million for the same period in 2025. The decrease of $0.5 million, or 2.0%, was primarily due to decreases in facilities and technology related expenses partially offset by increases in travel and entertainment costs and professional fees.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. General and administrative expenses were $43.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to $37.7 million for the same period in 2025. The increase of $5.8 million, or 15.4%, was primarily due to increases in professional fees and technology related expenses.

Depreciation and Amortization

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Depreciation and amortization decreased $1.2 million, or 5.5%, to $20.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 from $21.8 million for the same period in 2025, primarily due to a decrease in depreciation expense related to information technology equipment.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Depreciation and amortization increased $11.9 million, or 40.8%, to $41.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $29.2 million for the same period in 2025, primarily due to six months worth of amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets associated with the Amundi US acquisition in 2026 compared with three months worth of amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets associated with Amundi US acquisition in 2025.

Change in Value of Consideration Payable for Acquisition of Business

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. The change in value of consideration payable for acquisition of business increased $0.9 million as a result of an increase of $2.0 million in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with the WestEnd Acquisition for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to an increase of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Refer to Note 3, Acquisitions, for further details on the fair value of contingent consideration payable.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. The change in value of consideration payable for acquisition of business increased $1.1 million as a result of an increase of $5.6 million in the fair value of contingent consideration associated with the WestEnd Acquisition for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to an increase of $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025. Refer to Note 3, Acquisitions, for further details on the fair value of contingent consideration payable.

Acquisition‑Related Costs

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Acquisition-related costs was income of $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to expense of $25.8 million for the same period in 2025. The decrease of $26.4 million was due to a decrease in legal and professional fees.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Acquisition-related costs were $7.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $34.5 million for the same period in 2025. The decrease of $27.5 million was due to the same factors discussed in the quarterly section.

Restructuring and Integration Costs

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Restructuring and integration costs for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were $2.6 million and $14.0 million, respectively. Restructuring and integration costs for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were primarily due to integration and conversions related costs associated with the Amundi US acquisition.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Restructuring and integration costs for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were $5.8 million and $15.2 million, respectively. The decrease of $9.4 million was due to a decrease in costs associated with the Amundi US acquisition.

Interest Income and Other Income (Expense)

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Interest income and other income/(expense) was income of $7.7 million and $6.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 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.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Interest income and other income/(expense) was income of $10.5 million and $6.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase is due to the same factors discussed in the quarterly section.

Interest Expense and Other Financing Costs

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Interest expense and other financing costs decreased $1.0 million to $12.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $13.2 million for the same period in 2025 due a decrease in the average interest rate, partially offset by a decrease in the deferred gain on the termination of the Swap. Refer to Note 10, Debt, and Note 13, Derivatives, for further details.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. Interest expense and other financing costs were relatively flat, decreasing $0.2 million to $26.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to $26.4 million for the same period in 2025.

Loss on Debt Extinguishment

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, loss on debt extinguishment was $2.0 million and related to the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and unamortized debt discount as a result of debt refinancing. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company had no losses on debt extinguishment. Refer to Note 10, Debt, for further details.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, loss on debt extinguishment was $2.0 million and was due to the same factors discussed in the quarterly section. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company had no losses on debt extinguishment. Refer to Note 10, Debt, for further details.

Income Tax Expense

Three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was 25.6% and 32.5%, respectively. The higher effective tax rate in 2025 is mainly due to an increase in non-deductible expenses, which was primarily driven by $27.3 million of gross non-deductible transaction costs that were incurred related to the Amundi US acquisition in 2025.

Six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to June 30, 2025. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was 24.9% and 27.9%, respectively. The year-over-year decrease in the effective tax rate primarily due to the same factors discussed in the quarterly section.

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:

(in thousands)

(in thousands)

Adjustments made to GAAP Net Income to calculate Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, as applicable, are:

(1) Adding back interest paid on debt and other financing costs, net of interest income.

(2) Adding back depreciation on property and equipment.

(3) Adding back other business taxes.

(4) Adding back amortization expense on acquisition‑related intangible assets.

(5) Adding back share-based compensation associated with equity awards in connection with acquisitions and certain one-time performance-based shares.

(6) Adding back direct incremental costs of acquisitions, including restructuring costs. The following table presents the components of acquisition, restructuring and exit costs for the periods indicated:

(in thousands)

(7) Adding back debt issuance costs.

(8) Subtracting an estimate of income tax expense applied to the sum of the adjustments above.

(9) Represents the tax benefits associated with deductions allowed for intangible assets and goodwill generated from prior acquisitions in which we received a step-up in basis for tax purposes. Acquired intangible assets and goodwill may be amortized for tax purposes, generally over a 15-year period. The tax benefit from amortization on these assets is included to show the full economic benefit of deductions for all acquired intangible assets with a step-up in tax basis. Due to our acquisitive nature, tax deductions allowed on acquired intangible assets and goodwill provide us with a significant supplemental economic benefit.

(10) The Company includes participating securities in its computation of adjusted earnings per diluted share, including shares of series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

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 June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

(in thousands)

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 June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (under the 2019 Credit Agreement) which had approximately $100.0 million undrawn as of June 30, 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 million (the “Existing Term Loans”). The Revolving Facility matures on September 23, 2030 and the Existing Term Loans mature on September 23, 2032.

On May 18, 2026, pursuant to the Seventh Amendment of the 2019 Credit Agreement, the Company refinanced its Existing Term Loans with repriced term loans (the "Repriced Term Loans") which will bear interest at an annual rate equal to, at the option of the Company, either SOFR plus a margin of 1.75% or an alternate base rate plus a margin of 0.75%. The Repriced Term Loans otherwise remain subject to substantially similar terms to those that were applicable to the Existing Term Loans.

The Company elects to use three-month Term SOFR plus a margin of 1.75% 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 June 30, 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.

Pursuant to ASC 470-50, Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments, the Company evaluated the Repriced Term Loans on a lender-by-lender basis and accounted accordingly for debt extinguishment costs and debt modification costs (for the portion of the transaction that did not meet the accounting criteria for debt extinguishment). On the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, the financing cash outflows and inflows associated with this transaction were determined on a lender-by-lender basis and repayments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 totaled $306.6 million. During the three and six months ended June 2026, the Company incurred costs of $2.4 million related to the Seventh Amendment, of which $2.0 million was recorded as a loss on debt extinguishment and $0.4 million was recognized as general and administrative expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company repaid an additional $2.5 million and $4.9 million of the outstanding term loans under the 2019 Credit Agreement during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively.

There were no repayments of outstanding term loans under the 2019 Credit Agreement during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

Contingent Consideration

At June 30, 2026, the Company had $53.2 million in contingent consideration that is estimated to be payable over the next year resulting from the WestEnd Acquisition. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded an increase of $2.0 million and $5.6 million, respectively, 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 June 30, 2026, the estimated fair value of the WestEnd Acquisition contingent payments was $53.2 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:

(in thousands)

Operating Activities – Cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $256.4 million, compared to $74.5 million of cash provided by operating activities for the same period in 2025. The $181.9 million increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to increases of $130.8 million in net income, $32.5 million in non-cash items, and $18.6 million in working capital.

Investing Activities – Cash provided by investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $13.6 million and consisted of net trading activity of $15.7 million offset by $2.1 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 six months ended June 30, 2026 was $363.4 million, compared to $172.0 million of cash used in financing activities for the same period in 2025. The $191.4 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 net activity related to long-term debt of $192.3 million, $8.7 million, $9.0 million, and $5.0 million, respectively, partially offset by a $23.8 million decrease in payment of consideration for acquisition.

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 $342 billion at June 30, 2026. The following table summarizes the annualized 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:

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 $3.7 billion, which would cause an annualized increase or decrease in revenues of approximately $17.9 million.

Interest Rate Risk

At June 30, 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.

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 June 30, 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.

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.