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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PTC Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
351,454
$
184,415
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,400 and $1,487 at June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively
824,107
1,001,085
Prepaid expenses
114,722
119,107
Other current assets
81,583
78,760
Total current assets
1,371,866
1,383,367
Property and equipment, net
62,839
60,843
Goodwill
3,398,303
3,493,316
Acquired intangible assets, net
765,799
824,663
Deferred tax assets
100,544
194,070
Operating right-of-use lease assets
126,048
114,974
Other assets
688,178
545,939
Total assets
$
6,513,577
$
6,617,172
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
34,909
$
11,504
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
300,576
136,140
Accrued compensation and benefits
167,955
199,561
Accrued income taxes
85,227
28,749
Current portion of long-term debt
25,074
25,000
Deferred revenue
700,298
812,271
Short-term lease obligations
24,070
24,179
Total current liabilities
1,338,109
1,237,404
Long-term debt
1,398,241
1,172,434
Deferred tax liabilities
30,241
30,151
Long-term deferred revenue
12,229
14,794
Long-term lease obligations
160,309
148,254
Other liabilities
104,705
187,906
Total liabilities
3,043,834
2,790,943
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; none issued
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000 shares authorized; 110,717 and 119,536 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively
1,107
1,195
Additional paid-in capital
610,985
1,822,590
Retained earnings
2,959,628
2,083,607
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(101,977
)
(81,163
)
Total stockholders equity
3,469,743
3,826,229
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
$
6,513,577
$
6,617,172
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PTC Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Revenue:
License
$
205,824
$
251,479
$
838,210
$
678,628
Support and cloud services
370,878
369,867
1,151,720
1,083,819
Total software revenue
576,702
621,346
1,989,930
1,762,447
Professional services
23,347
22,591
70,247
82,984
Total revenue
600,049
643,937
2,060,177
1,845,431
Cost of revenue:
Cost of license revenue
11,016
12,060
36,379
33,222
Cost of support and cloud services revenue
74,817
73,446
230,953
215,101
Total cost of software revenue
85,833
85,506
267,332
248,323
Cost of professional services revenue
23,751
24,519
73,616
79,761
Total cost of revenue
109,584
110,025
340,948
328,084
Gross margin
490,465
533,912
1,719,229
1,517,347
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
136,287
141,756
417,271
424,319
Research and development
115,708
116,647
359,824
343,186
General and administrative
59,973
54,145
222,620
162,457
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
11,991
11,536
36,075
34,356
Impairment and other charges, net
4,213
Total operating expenses
323,959
324,084
1,035,790
968,531
Operating income
166,506
209,828
683,439
548,816
Interest expense
(15,771
)
(18,404
)
(48,359
)
(60,058
)
Other income, net
1,705
2,252
467,134
3,321
Income before income taxes
152,440
193,676
1,102,214
492,079
Provision for income taxes
33,660
52,348
226,193
105,875
Net income
$
118,780
$
141,328
$
876,021
$
386,204
Earnings per share Basic
$
1.04
$
1.18
$
7.46
$
3.22
Earnings per share Diluted
$
1.03
$
1.17
$
7.43
$
3.20
Weighted-average shares outstanding Basic
114,677
119,913
117,401
120,106
Weighted-average shares outstanding Diluted
114,978
120,461
117,844
120,815
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PTC Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Net income
$
118,780
$
141,328
$
876,021
$
386,204
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Hedge gain (loss) arising during the period, net of tax of $(1.5) million and $9.7 million in the third quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $(3.5) million and $6.4 million in the first nine months of 2026 and 2025, respectively
4,697
(29,904
)
10,853
(19,678
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $0 for each period
(14,315
)
77,862
(32,200
)
50,067
Change in pension benefit, net of tax of $(0.0) million and $(0.1) million in the third quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $(0.1) million and $(0.2) million in the first nine months of 2026 and 2025, respectively
201
(769
)
533
(238
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
(9,417
)
47,189
(20,814
)
30,151
Comprehensive income
$
109,363
$
188,517
$
855,207
$
416,355
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PTC Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
876,021
$
386,204
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
74,180
76,803
Amortization of right-of-use lease assets
25,723
24,459
Stock-based compensation
185,848
161,395
Gain on divestiture of businesses
(464,602
)
Other non-cash items, net
(3,010
)
159
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable
158,180
173,557
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
214,882
(21,373
)
Accrued compensation and benefits
(10,297
)
11,044
Deferred revenue
(104,664
)
(16,472
)
Accrued income taxes
116,084
22,409
Other current assets and prepaid expenses
(133,193
)
5,525
Operating lease liabilities
14,322
(4,869
)
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities
(98,183
)
(55,175
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
851,291
763,666
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment
(16,291
)
(7,462
)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
(3,573
)
(6,532
)
Contribution to solar energy equity investment
(50,146
)
Settlement of net investment hedges
26,549
(14,560
)
Divestiture of businesses
523,306
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
479,845
(28,554
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under credit facility
313,750
860,000
Repayments of senior notes
(500,000
)
Repayments of borrowings under credit facility
(88,750
)
(876,708
)
Repurchases of common stock
(1,326,190
)
(224,987
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
13,162
13,307
Payments of withholding taxes in connection with stock-based awards
(67,343
)
(71,761
)
Other financing activity
(1,007
)
(1,410
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(1,156,378
)
(801,559
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(7,719
)
(125
)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
167,039
(66,572
)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
184,988
266,466
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$
352,027
$
199,894
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:
Withholding taxes in connection with stock-based awards, accrued
$
4,320
$
6,061
Operating right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
$
32,486
$
15,700
Investment in solar energy project not yet paid
$
134,602
$
Repurchase of common stock executed but not settled
$
25,000
$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PTC Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three months ended June 30, 2026
Common Stock
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained Earnings
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Stockholders
Equity
Balance as of March 31, 2026
115,498
$
1,155
$
1,110,430
$
2,840,848
$
(92,560
)
$
3,859,873
Common stock issued for employee stock-based awards
423
4
(4
)
Shares surrendered by employees to pay taxes related to stock-based awards
(132
)
(1
)
(18,641
)
(18,642
)
Compensation expense from stock-based awards
49,769
49,769
Repurchases of common stock, including excise tax
(5,072
)
(51
)
(530,569
)
(530,620
)
Net income
118,780
118,780
Gain on net investment hedges, net of tax
4,697
4,697
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(14,315
)
(14,315
)
Change in defined benefit pension items, net of tax
201
201
Balance as of June 30, 2026
110,717
$
1,107
$
610,985
$
2,959,628
$
(101,977
)
$
3,469,743
Nine months ended June 30, 2026
Common Stock
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained Earnings
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Stockholders
Equity
Balance as of September 30, 2025
119,536
$
1,195
$
1,822,590
$
2,083,607
$
(81,163
)
$
3,826,229
Common stock issued for employee stock-based awards
1,268
13
(13
)
Shares surrendered by employees to pay taxes related to stock-based awards
(432
)
(5
)
(71,265
)
(71,270
)
Common stock issued for employee stock purchase plan
99
1
13,161
13,162
Compensation expense from stock-based awards
208,522
208,522
Repurchases of common stock, including excise tax
(9,754
)
(97
)
(1,362,010
)
(1,362,107
)
Net income
876,021
876,021
Gain on net investment hedges, net of tax
10,853
10,853
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(32,200
)
(32,200
)
Change in defined benefit pension items, net of tax
533
533
Balance as of June 30, 2026
110,717
$
1,107
$
610,985
$
2,959,628
$
(101,977
)
$
3,469,743
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Three months ended June 30, 2025
Common Stock
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained Earnings
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Stockholders
Equity
Balance as of March 31, 2025
119,926
$
1,199
$
1,909,537
$
1,594,486
$
(118,759
)
$
3,386,463
Common stock issued for employee stock-based awards
451
4
(4
)
Shares surrendered by employees to pay taxes related to stock-based awards
(143
)
(1
)
(24,256
)
(24,257
)
Compensation expense from stock-based awards
37,373
37,373
Repurchases of common stock, including excise tax
(444
)
(4
)
(75,209
)
(75,213
)
Net income
141,328
141,328
Loss on net investment hedges, net of tax
(29,904
)
(29,904
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
77,862
77,862
Change in defined benefit pension items, net of tax
(769
)
(769
)
Balance as of June 30, 2025
119,790
$
1,198
$
1,847,441
$
1,735,814
$
(71,570
)
$
3,512,883
Nine months ended June 30, 2025
Common Stock
Accumulated
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained Earnings
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Stockholders
Equity
Balance as of September 30, 2024
120,155
$
1,202
$
1,965,307
$
1,349,610
$
(101,721
)
$
3,214,398
Common stock issued for employee stock-based awards
1,261
12
(12
)
Shares surrendered by employees to pay taxes related to stock-based awards
(425
)
(4
)
(77,574
)
(77,578
)
Common stock issued for employee stock purchase plan
89
1
13,306
13,307
Compensation expense from stock-based awards
171,948
171,948
Repurchases of common stock, including excise tax
(1,290
)
(13
)
(225,534
)
(225,547
)
Net income
386,204
386,204
Loss on net investment hedges, net of tax
(19,678
)
(19,678
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
50,067
50,067
Change in defined benefit pension items, net of tax
(238
)
(238
)
Balance as of June 30, 2025
119,790
$
1,198
$
1,847,441
$
1,735,814
$
(71,570
)
$
3,512,883
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PTC Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
General
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PTC Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries and have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. While we believe that the disclosures presented are adequate in order to make the information not misleading, these unaudited quarterly financial statements should be read in conjunction with our annual consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of those of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The September 30, 2025 Consolidated Balance Sheet included herein is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to a year mean our fiscal year, which ends on September 30.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Derivatives Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-07, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Derivatives Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract, which expands the scope exceptions of the derivatives guidance and clarifies the guidance on share-based payments from a customer. Specifically, the ASU introduces a scope exception for contracts that are not exchange-traded and that have variables based on operations or activities specific to one of the parties of the contract. The ASU is effective for us in the first quarter of 2028, with early adoption permitted. We early adopted this standard prospectively in the second quarter of 2026. The adoption of this ASU did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Pending Accounting Pronouncements
Narrow-Scope Improvements for Interim Reporting
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which clarifies interim disclosure requirements and the applicability of Topic 270. The ASU will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2029, with early adoption permitted. We expect the adoption to result in disclosure changes only.
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Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for 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, which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software by eliminating project stage-based capitalization and clarifying the probable-to-complete threshold to commence the capitalization of software costs. The ASU will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2029, with early adoption permitted. The standard may be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or via a modified prospective transition method. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Measurements of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which provides a practical expedient to measure credit losses on accounts receivable and contract assets. The ASU will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2027, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement Reporting Comprehensive Income Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement Reporting Comprehensive Income Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. As clarified by ASU 2025-01, ASU 2024-03 will be effective for us for the year ended September 30, 2028. We expect the adoption to result in disclosure changes only.
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU will be effective for us in the fourth quarter of 2026. We expect the adoption to result in disclosure changes only.
2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Receivables, Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities
(in thousands)
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
Short-term receivables
$
824,107
$
1,001,085
Long-term receivables
$
420,719
$
378,941
Contract asset
$
13,780
$
11,044
Deferred revenue
$
712,527
$
827,065
During the nine months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized $710.5 million of revenue that was included in Deferred revenue as of September 30, 2025. The remainder of the change in the Deferred revenue balance was driven by additional deferrals, primarily from new billings, offset by a decrease of approximately $56 million related to the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture and a decrease resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Our multi-year, non-cancellable on-premises subscription contracts provide customers with an annual right to exchange software within the subscription with other software. As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, our total revenue liability was $44.1 million and $39.7 million, respectively, primarily associated with the annual right to exchange on-premises subscription software.
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Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO)
Our contracts with customers include amounts allocated to performance obligations that will be satisfied and recognized as revenue at a later date. The value of RPO and timing of recognition may be impacted by several factors, including the performance obligation type, duration and timing of commencement, as well as foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. As of June 30, 2026, RPO totaled $2,417.7 million, of which $712.5 million is recorded in Deferred revenue and $1,705.2 million is not yet recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Of the total, we expect to recognize approximately 54% over the next 12 months, 28% over the next 13 to 24 months, and the remaining amount thereafter.
Disaggregation of Revenue
(in thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Recurring revenue(1)
$
576,011
$
613,583
$
1,976,667
$
1,739,443
Perpetual license
691
7,763
13,263
23,004
Professional services
23,347
22,591
70,247
82,984
Total revenue
$
600,049
$
643,937
$
2,060,177
$
1,845,431
(1)Recurring revenue is comprised of on-premises subscription, perpetual support, SaaS, and hosting services revenue.
We report revenue by the following two product groups:
(in thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Product lifecycle management (PLM)
$
356,970
$
403,722
$
1,280,640
$
1,153,331
Computer-aided design (CAD)
243,079
240,215
779,537
692,100
Total revenue
$
600,049
$
643,937
$
2,060,177
$
1,845,431
Our international revenue is presented based on the location of our customer. Revenue for the geographic regions in which we operate is presented below.
(in thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Americas
$
270,305
$
282,560
$
966,829
$
853,352
Europe
202,535
239,286
773,466
686,458
Asia Pacific
127,209
122,091
319,882
305,621
Total revenue
$
600,049
$
643,937
$
2,060,177
$
1,845,431
3. Stock-based Compensation
Compensation expense recorded for our stock-based awards is classified in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:
(in thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Cost of license revenue
$
61
$
176
$
267
$
282
Cost of support and cloud services revenue
4,086
4,122
13,548
12,092
Cost of professional services revenue
1,456
993
4,921
4,337
Sales and marketing
16,143
15,059
51,373
46,672
Research and development
15,043
17,788
49,115
48,334
General and administrative
22,593
15,894
66,624
49,678
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
59,382
$
54,032
$
185,848
$
161,395
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As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, we had liability-classified awards related to stock-based compensation based on a fixed monetary amount of $28.3 million and $51.3 million, respectively. The liability as of September 30, 2025 was settled via the issuance of shares in the first quarter of 2026.
4. Earnings per Share (EPS) and Common Stock
EPS
The following table presents the calculation for both basic and diluted EPS:
(in thousands, except per share data)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Net income
$
118,780
$
141,328
$
876,021
$
386,204
Weighted-average shares outstanding Basic
114,677
119,913
117,401
120,106
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units
301
548
443
709
Weighted-average shares outstanding Diluted
114,978
120,461
117,844
120,815
Earnings per share Basic
$
1.04
$
1.18
$
7.46
$
3.22
Earnings per share Diluted
$
1.03
$
1.17
$
7.43
$
3.20
There were 0.8 million and 0.1 million anti-dilutive shares for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. There were 0.4 million and 0.0 million anti-dilutive shares for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.
Common Stock Repurchases
Our Articles of Organization authorize us to issue up to 500 million shares of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authorized us to repurchase up to $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026 (the current authorization ), and up to $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028. The amount remaining under the current authorization for repurchases as of June 30, 2026 is set forth in Part II, Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds of this Quarterly Report.
On March 17, 2026, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement ("ASR") with a major financial institution ("Bank") to repurchase $375 million of our outstanding common stock as a part of our existing share repurchase program. The ASR was funded with proceeds from the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture. Upon execution of the ASR, we paid the Bank $375 million and received an initial delivery of 1.9 million shares, which represented 80% ($300 million) of the value of the ASR contract.
The remaining $75 million represented the amount held back by the Bank pending final settlement of the ASR, which occurred in June 2026 and resulted in the additional delivery of 0.8 million shares. The total shares repurchased under the ASR equaled $375 million divided by the average daily volume weighted-average price of our common stock during the term of the ASR less a fixed per-share discount. Settlement could have occurred in cash or shares at our election. We accounted for the ASR as an equity transaction; accordingly, this $75 million was recorded as a reduction to Additional paid-in capital in the second quarter of 2026.
In addition to the ASR repurchases described above, in the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, we repurchased 4.3 million shares for $525 million and 7.0 million shares for $975 million, respectively, through open market transactions. In the first nine months of 2026, we also paid $1.1 million in excise taxes related to share repurchases. In the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, we repurchased 0.4 million shares for $75 million and 1.3 million shares for $225 million, respectively, through open market transactions.
All shares repurchased are automatically restored to the status of authorized and unissued.
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5. Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisition and transaction-related costs in the third quarter and first nine months of 2026 totaled $2.9 million and $40.0 million, respectively, compared to $1.6 million and $2.4 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, respectively. These costs are classified in General and administrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Kepware and ThingWorx Divestiture
On March 13, 2026, we sold our Kepware and ThingWorx businesses pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated November 5, 2025 with Parrot US Buyer, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ( Purchaser ), an entity controlled by investment funds affiliated with TPG Global, LLC. Total consideration for the transaction was $530.8 million, of which $523.3 million was received as cash proceeds in the second quarter of 2026 and $7.5 million is expected to be received in 2026. Consideration is subject to final working capital and indebtedness adjustments.
Additional future contingent consideration of up to $125 million may be received by PTC in certain circumstances following a sale of the businesses by Purchaser. We have elected to defer the recognition of gains associated with contingent consideration unless and until they become realizable.
Goodwill was allocated to the sold businesses based on a relative fair value allocation of total goodwill. The assets and liabilities of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses were classified as held for sale in the first quarter of 2026. Upon closing the transaction, we sold $68.2 million of net assets and recognized a gain on the sale of $462.6 million, which is included in Other income, net. This resulted in tax expense of $95.6 million included in our income tax provision in the nine months ended June 30, 2026.
In connection with this divestiture, we entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Purchaser, whereby we agreed to provide certain transition services for up to 12 months from the date of sale. Income under such agreement offsets the operating costs to provide these services and is recognized as a reduction of the related operating expenses.
6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
During the third quarter of 2026, we completed our annual impairment test of goodwill, which was based on a qualitative assessment, and concluded that there was no impairment. A qualitative assessment is designed to determine whether we believe it is more likely than not that the fair values of our reporting units exceed their carrying values. A qualitative assessment includes a review of qualitative factors, including company-specific (financial performance and long-range plans), industry, and macroeconomic factors, and a consideration of the fair value of each reporting unit at the last valuation date.
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:
(in thousands)
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Book
Value
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Book
Value
Goodwill
$
3,398,303
$
3,493,316
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Purchased software
$
547,640
$
401,974
$
145,666
$
639,104
$
472,357
$
166,747
Capitalized software
22,877
22,877
22,877
22,877
Customer lists and relationships
1,088,385
480,308
608,077
1,149,262
505,202
644,060
Trademarks and trade names
31,822
19,766
12,056
38,179
24,323
13,856
Other
3,469
3,469
4,019
4,019
Total intangible assets with finite lives
$
1,694,193
$
928,394
$
765,799
$
1,853,441
$
1,028,778
$
824,663
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets
$
4,164,102
$
4,317,979
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Changes in Goodwill were as follows:
(in thousands)
Balance, October 1, 2025
$
3,493,316
Acquisitions
1,782
Divestiture of businesses
(82,204
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(14,591
)
Balance, June 30, 2026
$
3,398,303
The aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives is classified in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:
(in thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
$
11,991
$
11,536
$
36,075
$
34,356
Cost of revenue
7,753
8,178
23,421
24,609
Total amortization expense
$
19,744
$
19,714
$
59,496
$
58,965
7. Fair Value Measurements
The valuation hierarchy for disclosure of assets and liabilities reported at fair value prioritizes the inputs for such valuations into three broad levels:
Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; or
Level 3: unobservable inputs based on our own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value.
A financial asset's or liability's classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Money market funds, time deposits, and corporate notes/bonds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued based on quoted market prices in active markets.
The principal market in which we execute our foreign currency derivatives is the institutional market in an over-the-counter environment with a relatively high level of price transparency. The market participants are generally large financial institutions. Our foreign currency derivatives valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and quoted pricing intervals from public data sources and do not involve management judgment. These contracts are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
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Our significant financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025 were as follows:
(in thousands)
June 30, 2026
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Financial assets:
Cash equivalents(1)
$
108,853
$
$
$
108,853
Forward contracts
2,138
2,138
Option contracts
2,927
2,927
$
108,853
$
5,065
$
$
113,918
Financial liabilities:
Forward contracts
7,573
7,573
$
$
7,573
$
$
7,573
(in thousands)
September 30, 2025
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Financial assets:
Cash equivalents(1)
$
38,031
$
$
$
38,031
Forward contracts
6,007
6,007
Option contracts
6,228
6,228
$
38,031
$
12,235
$
$
50,266
Financial liabilities:
Forward contracts
4,773
4,773
$
$
4,773
$
$
4,773
(1)Money market funds and time deposits.
Strategic Solar Energy Equity Investment
During the third quarter of 2026, we invested $184.7 million in a solar energy project, of which $50.1 million has been contributed as of June 30, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, the unamortized balance of the investment was $113.1 million included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of June 30, 2026, remaining investment commitments totaled $113.5 million and $21.1 million included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Other liabilities, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. These are expected to be paid in 2026 and 2027.
We have determined that this investment is a variable interest entity ("VIE"). Because we do not direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the project company, we are not the primary beneficiary. Therefore, the VIE is not consolidated within our financial statements. Our maximum exposure to the VIE is limited to our contributed capital and future capital commitments and a contingent deficit restoration obligation capped at 55% of our aggregate capital contributions, which would arise only upon liquidation of the VIE and only to the extent PTC has a deficit capital account at the time of liquidation.
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8. Derivative Financial Instruments
We enter into derivative transactions to manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, specifically foreign currency forward contracts to manage our exposure related to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and foreign exchange option contracts to manage our exposure related to forecasted cash flows. We do not enter into derivative transactions for trading or speculative purposes.
The following table shows our derivative instruments measured at gross fair value as reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
(in thousands)
Fair Value of Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments
Fair Value of Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
Derivative assets(1):
Forward contracts
$
34
$
2,871
$
2,104
$
3,136
Option contracts
$
$
$
2,927
$
6,228
Derivative liabilities(2):
Forward contracts
$
4,272
$
$
3,301
$
4,773
(1)As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, current derivative assets are recorded in Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2)As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, current derivative liabilities are recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Non-Designated Hedges
We hedge our net foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities with foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce the risk that our earnings and cash flows will be adversely affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These contracts have maturities of up to approximately three months. Generally, we do not designate these foreign currency forward contracts as hedges for accounting purposes and changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized immediately in earnings. Because we enter into forward contracts only as an economic hedge, gains or losses on the underlying foreign-denominated balance are generally offset by the losses or gains on the forward contract. Gains and losses on forward contracts and foreign denominated receivables and payables are included in Other income, net.
We hedge our forecasted U.S. Dollar cash flows with foreign exchange option contracts to reduce the risk that they will be adversely affected by changes in Euro or Japanese Yen exchange rates. These options have maturities of up to approximately fourteen months. We do not designate these foreign currency option contracts as hedges for accounting purposes and changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized immediately in earnings. Because we enter into option contracts as an economic hedge, currency impacts on the Euro or Japanese Yen-denominated operations may be partially offset by gains on the option contracts. Gains and losses on foreign exchange option contracts are included in Other income, net.
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As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, we had outstanding forward and option contracts not designated as hedging instruments with notional amounts equivalent to the following:
Currency Hedged (in thousands)
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
Euro / U.S. Dollar(1)
$
762,849
$
1,202,830
British Pound / U.S. Dollar
4,727
22,974
Israeli Shekel / U.S. Dollar
19,456
20,094
Indian Rupee / U.S. Dollar
74,490
53,465
Japanese Yen / U.S. Dollar(2)
12,971
131,284
Swiss Franc / U.S. Dollar
14,835
8,960
Swedish Krona / U.S. Dollar
18,770
21,568
New Taiwan Dollar / U.S. Dollar
14,404
23,098
All other
18,938
33,813
Total
$
941,440
$
1,518,086
(1)As of June 30, 2026, $687.2 million of the Euro to U.S. Dollar outstanding notional amount relates to forward contracts and $75.6 million relates to option contracts. As of September 30, 2025, $835.4 million of the Euro to U.S. Dollar outstanding notional amount relates to forward contracts and $367.4 million relates to option contracts.
(2)As of June 30, 2026, $1.4 million of the Japanese Yen to U.S. Dollar outstanding notional amount relates to forward contracts and $11.6 million relates to option contracts. As of September 30, 2025, $41.9 million of the Japanese Yen to U.S. Dollar outstanding notional amount relates to forward contracts and $89.4 million relates to option contracts.
The following table shows the effect of our non-designated hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025:
(in thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
Location of Gain (Loss)
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss), excluding the underlying foreign currency exposure being hedged
Other income, net
$
(1,886
)
$
4,021
$
(743
)
$
3,661
In the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026, total foreign currency losses, net were $0.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. In the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025, total foreign currency gains were $1.1 million and $0.0 million, respectively.
Net Investment Hedges
We translate balance sheet accounts of subsidiaries with foreign functional currencies into the U.S. Dollar using the exchange rate at each balance sheet date. Resulting translation adjustments are reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We designate certain foreign exchange forward contracts as net investment hedges against exposure on translation of balance sheet accounts of Euro and Japanese Yen functional subsidiaries. Net investment hedges partially offset the impact of Foreign currency translation adjustment recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. All foreign exchange forward contracts are carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the maximum duration of net investment hedge foreign exchange forward contracts is approximately three months.
Net investment hedge relationships are designated at inception, and effectiveness is assessed retrospectively on a quarterly basis using the net equity position of Euro and Japanese Yen functional subsidiaries. As the forward contracts are highly effective in offsetting exchange rate exposure, we record changes in these net investment hedges in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Changes in the fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts due to changes in time value are excluded from the assessment of effectiveness. Our derivatives are not subject to any credit contingent features. We manage credit risk with counterparties by trading among several counterparties and we review our counterparties credit at least quarterly.
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As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, we had outstanding forward contracts designated as net investment hedges with notional amounts equivalent to the following:
Currency Hedged (in thousands)
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
Euro / U.S. Dollar
$
508,428
$
480,198
Japanese Yen / U.S. Dollar
18,608
10,260
Total
$
527,036
$
490,458
The following table shows the effect of our derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025:
(in thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
Location of Gain (Loss)
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Gain (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI")
OCI
$
6,226
$
(39,628
)
$
14,386
$
(26,078
)
Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI to earnings
n/a
$
$
$
$
Gain recognized, excluded portion
Other income, net
$
1,528
$
1,743
$
5,054
$
4,072
Offsetting Derivative Assets and Liabilities
We have entered into master netting arrangements for our foreign exchange contracts that allow net settlements under certain conditions. Although netting is permitted, it is currently our policy and practice to record all derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table sets forth the offsetting of derivative assets as of June 30, 2026:
(in thousands)
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of June 30, 2026
Gross
Amount of
Recognized
Assets
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets
Net Amounts of
Assets
Presented in
the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
Financial
Instruments
Cash
Collateral
Received
Net
Amount
Foreign exchange contracts
$
5,065
$
$
5,065
$
(5,065
)
$
$
The following table sets forth the offsetting of derivative liabilities as of June 30, 2026:
(in thousands)
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of June 30, 2026
Gross
Amount of
Recognized
Liabilities
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets
Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in
the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
Financial
Instruments
Cash
Collateral
Pledged
Net
Amount
Foreign exchange contracts
$
7,573
$
$
7,573
$
(5,065
)
$
$
2,508
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9. Income Taxes
(in thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Income before income taxes
$
152,440
$
193,676
$
1,102,214
$
492,079
Provision for income taxes
$
33,660
$
52,348
$
226,193
$
105,875
Effective income tax rate
22
%
27
%
21
%
22
%
The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was lower than the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to changes in the geographic mix of income before taxes. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026, the provision for income taxes included $14.4 million of tax expense related to the Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner tax court ruling and a $7.2 million tax benefit related to a strategic solar energy investment. The nine months ended June 30, 2026 also included $95.6 million of tax expense related to the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture and a $7.1 million income tax benefit related to the reversal of a prior-year tax charge associated with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) procedural guidance.
The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025 reflected increased tax expense associated with the IRS procedural guidance described below. Additionally, the nine months ended June 30, 2025 included a benefit of $10.4 million related to changes in tax reserves associated with prior years in foreign jurisdictions.
In 2024, we recorded a $14.4 million tax benefit for additional foreign tax credits that became available as a result of a U.S. Tax Court ruling in Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner, issued on August 26, 2024. The ruling addressed the U.S. tax treatment of deemed foreign dividends recognized during the transition year of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (our fiscal 2018). On April 8, 2026, the U.S. Tax Court granted summary judgment in favor of the IRS, and as a result, we reversed the previously recognized tax benefit.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized tax expense of $95.6 million related to the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses. This amount reflects a reduction from the $102.4 million tax expense recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, resulting from updates to the estimated tax impact of the transaction.
In 2024, we requested consent from the IRS to change our tax accounting method for the treatment of certain deductions. In the quarter ended December 31, 2025, upon receiving consent from the IRS, we released the reserve related to the procedural guidance. As a result, we recognized a $7.1 million income tax benefit for the nine months ended June 30, 2026, primarily related to the reversal of the accrued interest and the associated effects on GILTI and FDII.
In the normal course of business, PTC and its subsidiaries are examined by various taxing authorities, including the IRS in the U.S. We regularly assess the likelihood of additional assessments by tax authorities and provide for these matters as appropriate. We are currently under audit by tax authorities in several jurisdictions. Audits by tax authorities typically involve examination of the deductibility of certain permanent items, transfer pricing, limitations on net operating losses and tax credits.
As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, income taxes payable and income tax accruals recorded on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets were $130.5 million ($85.2 million in Accrued income taxes and $45.3 million recorded in Other Liabilities) and $179.1 million ($28.7 million in Accrued income taxes and $150.4 million in Other liabilities), respectively.
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As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, we had unrecognized tax benefits of $50.9 million and $157.7 million, respectively. This decrease predominantly relates to the release of the reserve established in 2025 related to the IRS procedural guidance, primarily resulting in corresponding decreases to Deferred tax assets and the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits within Other liabilities. Additionally, this resulted in a $7.1 million net income tax benefit as described above. If all our unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2026 were to become recognizable in the future, we would record a benefit to the income tax provision of $50.9 million, which would be partially offset by an increase in the U.S. valuation allowance of $6.0 million.
Although we believe our tax estimates are appropriate, the final determination of tax audits and any related litigation could result in favorable or unfavorable changes in our estimates. We believe it is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months the amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to the resolution of multi-jurisdictional tax positions could be reduced by up to $1 million.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act ) was enacted into law. The Act includes changes to U.S. tax law that became applicable to us beginning in 2026. These changes include provisions allowing accelerated tax deductions for qualified property and research expenditures. Our financials reflect the impact of the provisions of the Act that are applicable beginning 2026.
Tax Benefits of Strategic Solar Energy Equity Investment
During the third quarter of 2026, we invested in a solar energy project as described in Note 7. Fair Value Measurements. We have elected to account for the investment using the proportional amortization method, under which the cost of the investment is amortized over the period that we expect to receive tax benefits from the project. Amortization of and tax benefits associated with the investment are presented within Provision for income taxes on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The tax benefits associated with the investment reduce cash taxes paid and benefit operating cash flows. During the third quarter of 2026, we recognized $78.8 million of investment tax credits and other tax benefits, partially offset by $71.6 million of investment amortization.
10. Debt
As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, we had the following debt obligations:
(in thousands)
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
4.000% Senior notes due 2028
$
500,000
$
500,000
Credit facility revolver line(1)(2)
475,000
231,250
Credit facility term loan(1)(2)
450,074
468,750
Total debt
1,425,074
1,200,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs for the senior notes(3)
(1,759
)
(2,566
)
Total debt, net of issuance costs(4)
$
1,423,315
$
1,197,434
(1)Unamortized debt issuance costs related to the credit facility were $2.7 million included in Other current assets and $2.1 million included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2026 and $2.7 million included in Other current assets and $3.3 million included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2025.
(2)The stated maturity date under the credit facility on which both the revolver line and the term loan will mature and all amounts then outstanding will become due and payable is January 3, 2028. The term loan began amortizing in March 2024, with payments remaining of $6.3 million in 2026, $25.0 million in 2027, and $418.7 million in 2028.
(3)As of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, all unamortized debt issuance costs for the senior notes were included in Long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(4)Debt associated with the credit facility that was classified as short term was $25.1 million and $25.0 million as of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively.
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Senior Unsecured Notes
In February 2020, we issued $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.0% senior, unsecured long-term debt at par value, due in 2028 (the 2028 notes). As of June 30, 2026, the total estimated fair value of the 2028 notes was approximately $490.0 million based on quoted prices for the notes on that date. We were in compliance with all the covenants for the 2028 notes as of June 30, 2026.
Credit Agreement
Our credit facility consists of (i) a $1.25 billion revolving credit facility, (ii) a $500 million term loan credit facility, and (iii) an incremental facility pursuant to which we may incur additional term loan tranches or increase the revolving credit facility. As of June 30, 2026, unused commitments under our revolving credit facility were $774.9 million and the amount available to borrow was $757.5 million. As of June 30, 2026, the fair value of our credit facility approximates its book value. PTC and certain foreign subsidiaries are eligible borrowers under the credit facility. As of June 30, 2026, $46.3 million was borrowed by an eligible foreign subsidiary borrower. We were in compliance with all financial and operating covenants of the credit facility as of June 30, 2026.
Loans under the credit facility bear interest at variable rates. As of June 30, 2026, the annual rate for borrowings outstanding was 5.0%. A quarterly revolving commitment fee on the undrawn portion of the revolving credit facility is required, ranging from 0.175% to 0.325% per annum, based upon our total leverage ratio.
Interest
We incurred interest expense on our debt of $15.8 million and $48.4 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, respectively, and $18.4 million and $60.1 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, respectively. The average interest rate on borrowings outstanding was approximately 4.6% and 4.7% during the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, respectively, and 5.0% and 4.9% during the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, respectively.
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations
We enter into standard indemnification agreements with our customers and business partners in the ordinary course of our business. Under such agreements, we typically indemnify, hold harmless, and agree to reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, in connection with patent, copyright or other intellectual property infringement claims by any third party with respect to our products. Indemnification may also cover other types of claims, including claims relating to certain data breaches. These agreements typically limit our liability with respect to indemnification claims other than intellectual property infringement claims. Historically, our costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims relating to such indemnity agreements have been minimal and, accordingly, we believe the estimated fair value of liabilities under these agreements is immaterial.
We warrant that our software products will perform in all material respects in accordance with our standard published specifications during the term of the license. Additionally, we generally warrant that our consulting services will be performed consistent with generally accepted industry standards and, in the case of fixed price services, the agreed-upon specifications. In most cases, liability for these warranties is capped. If necessary, we would provide for the estimated cost of product and service warranties based on specific warranty claims and claim history; however, we have not incurred significant cost under our product or services warranties. As a result, we believe the estimated fair value of these liabilities is immaterial.
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12. Segments
We operate as a single operating and reportable segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer. The CODM evaluates financial performance and allocates resources based on consolidated results, including consolidated net income. The total assets of the segment are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table presents revenue, significant expenses, and consolidated net income for our reportable segment:
(in thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Revenue
$
600,049
$
643,937
$
2,060,177
$
1,845,431
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue, adjusted(1)
96,228
96,556
298,791
286,764
Operating expenses, adjusted(2)
255,302
262,210
792,581
782,856
Other segment items(3)
129,739
143,843
92,784
389,607
Consolidated net income
$
118,780
$
141,328
$
876,021
$
386,204
(1)Cost of revenue, adjusted excludes stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets.
(2)Operating expenses, adjusted excludes stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition and transaction-related charges, and Impairment and other charges, net.
(3)Other segment items include stock-based compensation; amortization of acquired intangible assets; acquisition and transaction-related charges; Impairment and other charges, net; Other income, net; and Provision for income taxes.
13. Subsequent Events
Share Repurchases and Borrowings under Credit Facility
We repurchased $273.7 million of our common stock in July 2026, financed primarily with $301.3 million of net borrowings under our credit facility.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Business Overview
PTC is a global software company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. We employ over 7,000 people and support more than 30,000 customers globally.
We primarily serve customers in the following industry verticals:
Industrials
Federal, Aerospace and Defense
Electronics and High Tech
Automotive
Medical Technology and Life Sciences
Our customers are focused on improving their competitiveness in the face of global competition and increasing product complexity, and our suite of software offerings is a strategic enabler of this and their digital transformation initiatives. Given the breadth and openness of our portfolio, we enable the Intelligent Product Lifecycle: establishing a strong product data foundation in the engineering department and democratizing the access and use of that data across the enterprise to drive cross-functional collaboration, accelerate new product introduction timelines, and deliver higher product quality. By embracing the Intelligent Product Lifecycle, our customers establish the quality, consistency, and traceability of product data, ensuring the data is up-to-date, accessible, reliable, and actionable. Our customers can then go on to use this data to break down silos, streamline workflows, and achieve interoperability across departments, functions, and systems. This includes the growing emphasis on AI-driven transformation across our customers teams, operations, and processes. A product data foundation is the backbone of AI-driven transformation.
Our business is based on a subscription model and approximately 95% of our 2025 and 2026 year-to-date revenue was recurring in nature. Compared to a perpetual license model, our subscription model naturally drives higher customer engagement and retention and provides better business predictability. This, in turn, enables us to make steady and sustained investments to support our customers and pursue mid-to-long-term growth opportunities.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this document that are not historic facts, including statements about our future operating, financial and growth expectations, and potential stock repurchases are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks include: the macroeconomic and/or global manufacturing climates may not improve or may deteriorate due to, among other factors, the effects of import tariffs, threats of additional and reciprocal import tariffs, global trade and geopolitical tensions and uncertainty, including the recent military conflict in Iran, volatile foreign exchange rates, high interest rates or increases in interest rates, inflation, and tightening of credit standards and availability, any of which could cause customers to delay or reduce purchases of new software, adopt competing software solutions, reduce the number of subscriptions they carry, or delay payments to us, which would adversely affect our ARR (Annual Run Rate) and/or financial results and cash flow and growth; our investments in our software solutions, including the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into our software solutions, may not drive expansion of those solutions and/or generate the ARR and/or cash flow we expect if those capabilities are not made available when or as we expect, if customers are slower to adopt those solutions than we expect, or if customers adopt competing solutions; customers may not build the product data
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foundations essential for the AI-driven transformation of their business when or as we expect, which could adversely affect our ARR and/or financial results and cash flow and growth; our go-to-market realignment and related initiatives may not generate the ARR and/or financial results or cash flow when or as we expect; the proceeds we receive under the Transition Services Agreement entered into in connection with the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses may be lower than expected and/or may not offset our expenses and/or the cash flow impact of the divestiture to the extent expected; the divestiture and/or performance of the Transition Services Agreement may disrupt our business to a greater extent than we expect; other uses of cash or our credit facility limits could limit or preclude the return of excess cash to shareholders by way of share repurchases, or could change the amount and timing of any share repurchases; and foreign exchange rates may differ materially from those we expect. In addition, our assumptions concerning our future GAAP and non-GAAP effective income tax rates are based on estimates and other factors that could change, including changes to tax laws in the U.S. and other countries and the geographic mix of our revenue, expenses, and profits. Other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected are described below throughout or referenced in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this report.
Our Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our discussion of results includes discussion of our ARR operating measure, non-GAAP financial measures, and disclosure of our results on a constant currency basis. ARR and our non-GAAP financial measures are described below in Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The methodology used to calculate constant currency disclosures is described in Results of Operations - Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange on Results of Operations. You should read those sections to understand our operating measure, non-GAAP financial measures, and constant currency disclosures.
Given the divestiture of our Kepware and ThingWorx businesses in Q2 26, we are also providing ARR excluding those divested businesses, which removes ARR attributable to those businesses from the applicable prior periods to facilitate meaningful period-to-period comparisons of our continuing business.
Executive Overview
ARR was $2.41 billion as of the end of Q3'26, flat with Q3'25, and grew 2% on a constant currency basis, with growth impacted by the Q2'26 divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses. ARR growth excluding the divested businesses in Q3'26 compared to Q3'25 was 7% (9% constant currency).
Cash provided by operating activities grew 7% to $261 million in Q3'26 compared to Q3'25. Free cash flow grew 3% to $249 million in Q3'26 compared to Q3'25, impacted by higher capital expenditures related to moving a major R&D center to a new office. In Q3'26, we made $9 million of divestiture-related payments. Our cash flow growth is attributable to resilient top-line growth due to our subscription business model and operational discipline. In Q3'26, we repurchased $525 million of outstanding shares, of which $500 million was paid in the quarter, partially funded by $225 million of net debt borrowings under our credit facility.
Revenue decreased 7% (8% constant currency) in Q3'26 compared to Q3'25, reflecting the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses in Q2'26 as well as lower license revenue due primarily to the shortened duration of a single large contract renewal and expansion. There was $46 million of revenue attributable to Kepware and ThingWorx in Q3'25. Operating margin decreased by approximately 480 basis points in Q3'26 compared to Q3'25 and diluted earnings per share decreased 12% to $1.03 in Q3'26 compared to Q3'25, primarily due to lower revenue in Q3'26 compared to Q3'25.
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Results of Operations
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data)
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Percent Change
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Actual
Constant Currency(1)
ARR
$
2,412.4
$
2,415.6
(0
)%
2
%
ARR excluding divested businesses(2)
$
2,412.4
$
2,255.6
7
%
9
%
Total recurring revenue(3)
$
576.0
$
613.6
(6
)%
(7
)%
Perpetual license
0.7
7.8
(91
)%
(91
)%
Professional services
23.3
22.6
3
%
3
%
Total revenue
600.0
643.9
(7
)%
(8
)%
Total cost of revenue
109.6
110.0
(0
)%
(1
)%
Gross margin
490.5
533.9
(8
)%
(9
)%
Operating expenses
324.0
324.1
(0
)%
(1
)%
Operating income
$
166.5
$
209.8
(21
)%
(21
)%
Non-GAAP operating income(1)
$
248.5
$
285.2
(13
)%
(13
)%
Operating margin
27.7
%
32.6
%
Non-GAAP operating margin(1)
41.4
%
44.3
%
Diluted earnings per share
$
1.03
$
1.17
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(1)
$
1.58
$
1.64
Cash provided by operating activities
$
260.6
$
243.9
Capital expenditures
(11.3
)
(1.9
)
Free cash flow
$
249.3
$
242.0
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data)
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June 30, 2025
Actual
Constant Currency(1)
ARR
$
2,412.4
$
2,415.6
(0
)%
2
%
ARR excluding divested businesses(2)
$
2,412.4
$
2,255.6
7
%
9
%
Total recurring revenue(3)
$
1,976.7
$
1,739.4
14
%
10
%
Perpetual license
13.3
23.0
(42
)%
(43
)%
Professional services
70.2
83.0
(15
)%
(17
)%
Total revenue
2,060.2
1,845.4
12
%
9
%
Total cost of revenue
340.9
328.1
4
%
3
%
Gross margin
1,719.2
1,517.3
13
%
10
%
Operating expenses
1,035.8
968.5
7
%
5
%
Operating income
$
683.4
$
548.8
25
%
18
%
Non-GAAP operating income(1)
$
968.8
$
775.8
25
%
19
%
Operating margin
33.2
%
29.7
%
Non-GAAP operating margin(1)
47.0
%
42.0
%
Diluted earnings per share
$
7.43
$
3.20
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(1)
$
6.21
$
4.53
Cash provided by operating activities
$
851.3
$
763.7
Capital expenditures
(16.3
)
(7.5
)
Free cash flow
$
835.0
$
756.2
(1)See Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a reconciliation of our GAAP results to our non-GAAP financial measures and Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange on Results of Operations below for a description of how we calculate our results on a constant currency basis.
(2)ARR excluding divested businesses excludes ARR attributable to the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses from the prior year period to facilitate period to period comparison following the Q2'26 divestiture of those businesses.
(3)Recurring revenue is comprised of on-premises subscription, perpetual support, SaaS, and hosting services revenue.
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Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange on Results of Operations
Approximately 55% of our revenue and 30% of our expenses are transacted in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. Because we report our results of operations in U.S. Dollars, currency translation, particularly changes in the Euro, Yen, Shekel, and Rupee relative to the U.S. Dollar, affects our reported results. Our constant currency disclosures are calculated by multiplying the results in local currency for the quarterly periods for FY'26 and FY'25 by the exchange rates in effect on September 30, 2025.
If reported results for the nine months ended June 30, 2026 were converted into U.S. Dollars using the rates in effect as of September 30, 2025, ARR would have been higher by $36 million, revenue would have been higher by $9 million, and expenses would have been materially consistent. If reported results for the nine months ended June 30, 2025 were converted into U.S. Dollars using the rates in effect as of September 30, 2025, ARR would have been lower by $12 million, revenue would have been higher by $61 million, and expenses would have been higher by $21 million.
Revenue
Under ASC 606, the value, mix, and duration of contract types (support, SaaS, on-premises subscription) commencing in any given period can have a material impact on revenue in the period, and as a result can impact the comparability of reported revenue period over period. We recognize revenue for the license portion of on-premises subscription contracts when we deliver the licenses to the customer, typically on the start date, and we recognize revenue on the support portion of on-premises subscription contracts and stand-alone support contracts ratably over the term. Revenue from our cloud services (primarily SaaS) contracts is recognized ratably. Given the different value, mix, and duration of contracts commencing in any period, year-over-year or sequential revenue can vary significantly.
Revenue by Line of Business
(Dollar amounts in millions)
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Constant Currency
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Actual
Constant Currency
License
$
205.8
$
251.5
(18
)%
(18
)%
$
838.2
$
678.6
24
%
19
%
Support and cloud services
370.9
369.9
0
%
(1
)%
1,151.7
1,083.8
6
%
4
%
Software revenue
576.7
621.3
(7
)%
(8
)%
1,989.9
1,762.4
13
%
10
%
Professional services
23.3
22.6
3
%
3
%
70.2
83.0
(15
)%
(17
)%
Total revenue
$
600.0
$
643.9
(7
)%
(8
)%
$
2,060.2
$
1,845.4
12
%
9
%
Software revenue growth in Q3'26 and the first nine months of FY'26 was impacted by the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses. Software revenue attributable to Kepware and ThingWorx was $45 million and $131 million in Q3'25 and the first nine months of FY'25, respectively.
In addition to the impact of the divestiture, software revenue in Q3 26 was also impacted by a decrease in license revenue, reflecting the shortened duration of a single large contract renewal and expansion in the period, offset by growth in support and cloud services revenue.
Software revenue growth in the first nine months of FY'26 was driven by license revenue growth, which reflects the value and duration of contracts that commenced in the period. Support and cloud services revenue growth in the first nine months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 period was driven by growth in both CAD and PLM.
Professional services revenue decreased in the first nine months of FY'26 as we continue to execute our strategy of leveraging partners to deliver services rather than contracting to deliver services ourselves.
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Software Revenue by Product Group
(Dollar amounts in millions)
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Constant Currency
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Actual
Constant Currency
PLM
$
335.8
$
382.1
(12
)%
(13
)%
$
1,215.6
$
1,074.1
13
%
10
%
CAD
240.9
239.2
1
%
0
%
774.3
688.3
12
%
9
%
Software revenue
$
576.7
$
621.3
(7
)%
(8
)%
$
1,989.9
$
1,762.4
13
%
10
%
PLM software revenue decreased in Q3'26 compared to Q3'25, primarily driven by the impact of the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses, as well as lower license revenue in Europe.
PLM software revenue growth in the first nine months of FY'26 was driven by Windchill license revenue growth in the Americas and Europe, offset by the impact of the divestiture.
PLM ARR decreased 4% (2% constant currency) from Q3 25 to Q3'26, reflecting the impact of the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses. PLM ARR excluding the divested businesses grew 8% (10% constant currency), primarily driven by Windchill and Codebeamer.
PLM ARR decreased 4% (4% constant currency) in the Americas, 4% (2% constant currency) in Europe and 2% (5% increase in constant currency) in Asia Pacific from Q3'25 to Q3'26. PLM ARR excluding the divested businesses grew 9% (9% constant currency) in the Americas, 9% (16% constant currency) in Asia Pacific, and 6% (9% constant currency) in Europe from Q3'25 to Q3'26, primarily driven by Windchill in all regions, with contribution from Codebeamer in Europe and Asia Pacific.
CAD software revenue was flat year-over-year in Q3'26 due to lower license revenue. CAD software revenue growth in the first nine months of FY'26 was driven by Creo growth in all regions.
CAD ARR grew 6% (8% constant currency) from Q3 25 to Q3 26, primarily driven by Creo. CAD ARR grew 8% (8% constant currency) in the Americas, 5% (11% constant currency) in Asia Pacific, and 4% (7% constant currency) in Europe from Q3'25 to Q3'26, primarily driven by Creo in all regions.
Gross Margin
(Dollar amounts in millions)
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Percent Change
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Percent Change
License gross margin
$
194.8
$
239.4
(19
)%
$
801.8
$
645.4
24
%
License gross margin percentage
95
%
95
%
96
%
95
%
Support and cloud services gross margin
$
296.1
$
296.4
(0
)%
$
920.8
$
868.7
6
%
Support and cloud services gross margin percentage
80
%
80
%
80
%
80
%
Professional services gross margin
$
(0.4
)
$
(1.9
)
79
%
$
(3.4
)
$
3.2
(205
)%
Professional services gross margin percentage
(2
)%
(9
)%
(5
)%
4
%
Total gross margin
$
490.5
$
533.9
(8
)%
$
1,719.2
$
1,517.3
13
%
Total gross margin percentage
82
%
83
%
83
%
82
%
Non-GAAP gross margin(1)
$
503.8
$
547.4
(8
)%
$
1,761.4
$
1,558.7
13
%
Non-GAAP gross margin percentage(1)
84
%
85
%
85
%
84
%
(1)Non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to GAAP results under Non-GAAP Financial Measures below.
License gross margin changes in Q3'26 and the first nine months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods were in line with changes in license revenue. Cost of license revenue was higher in the first nine months of FY'26 compared to the first nine months of FY'25, primarily due to higher royalty expenses.
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Support and cloud services gross margin growth in Q3'26 and the first nine months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods was in line with support and cloud services revenue growth. Cost of support and cloud services revenue increased 7% in the first nine months of FY'26, primarily due to higher cloud and software subscription-related costs and compensation-related costs.
Professional services gross margin increased in Q3'26 compared to Q3'25 due to an increase in professional services revenue. Professional services gross margin decreased in the first nine months of FY'26, primarily due to a sharper decrease in professional services revenue than in professional services expense. The decrease in professional services revenue and costs is due to our continued execution of our strategy of leveraging partners to deliver services rather than contracting to deliver services ourselves.
Operating Expenses
(Dollar amounts in millions)
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June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Percent Change
Sales and marketing
$
136.3
$
141.8
(4
)%
$
417.3
$
424.3
(2
)%
% of total revenue
23
%
22
%
20
%
23
%
Research and development
$
115.7
$
116.6
(1
)%
$
359.8
$
343.2
5
%
% of total revenue
19
%
18
%
17
%
19
%
General and administrative
$
60.0
$
54.1
11
%
$
222.6
$
162.5
37
%
% of total revenue
10
%
8
%
11
%
9
%
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
$
12.0
$
11.5
4
%
$
36.1
$
34.4
5
%
% of total revenue
2
%
2
%
2
%
2
%
Impairment and other charges, net
$
$
0
%
$
$
4.2
(100
)%
% of total revenue
0
%
0
%
0
%
0
%
Total operating expenses
$
324.0
$
324.1
(0
)%
$
1,035.8
$
968.5
7
%
Total headcount in Q3'26 decreased 5% compared to Q3'25 due to the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses.
Operating expenses in Q3'26 decreased compared to Q3'25, primarily due to:
income under the Transition Services Agreement associated with the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses, which is primarily included in General and administrative;
partially offset by:
higher stock-based compensation expense and travel-related expenses.
Operating expenses in the first nine months of FY'26 increased compared to the first nine months of FY'25, primarily due to the following:
$40 million in charges associated with the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses (included in General and administrative);
a $30 million increase in compensation expense (excluding stock-based compensation expense and severance expense), driven by headcount growth prior to the divestiture, annual merit increases, and expense related to accrued cash bonuses;
a $22 million increase in stock-based compensation, driven by the timing and value of grants and the increase in the number of performance-based grants, offset by lower stock-based bonus expense; and
an $11 million increase in travel-related expenses;
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partially offset by:
a $20 million decrease in severance costs primarily related to our FY'25 go-to-market realignment (which was mainly included in Sales and marketing); and
income under the Transition Services Agreement associated with the divestiture, which is primarily included in General and administrative.
Interest Expense
(Dollar amounts in millions)
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June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Percent Change
Interest expense
$
15.8
$
18.4
(14
)%
$
48.4
$
60.1
(19
)%
Interest expense in FY'26 and FY'25 includes interest on our revolving credit facility, term loan, and senior notes due in 2028. Interest expense in the first nine months of FY'25 also included interest on our senior notes due in 2025, which were redeemed in Q2'25. Interest expense decreased in Q3'26 and the first nine months of FY'26 compared to the corresponding FY'25 periods due to lower debt balances during FY'26 and lower interest rates.
Other Income
(Dollar amounts in millions)
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June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Percent Change
Interest income
$
2.1
$
0.9
124
%
$
4.1
$
2.6
54
%
Other income (expense), net
(0.4
)
1.3
(128
)%
463.1
0.7
66,722
%
Other income, net
$
1.7
$
2.3
(24
)%
$
467.1
$
3.3
13,966
%
Other income, net was higher in the first nine months of FY'26 compared to the first nine months of FY'25 due to the Q2'26 recognition of a $463 million gain on the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses.
Income Taxes
(Dollar amounts in millions)
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June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Percent Change
Income before income taxes
$
152.4
$
193.7
(21
)%
$
1,102.2
$
492.1
124
%
Provision for income taxes
$
33.7
$
52.3
(36
)%
$
226.2
$
105.9
114
%
Effective income tax rate
22
%
27
%
21
%
22
%
The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was lower than the effective tax rate for the corresponding prior-year period, primarily due to changes in the geographic mix of income before taxes. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026, the provision for income taxes included $14 million of tax expense related to the Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner tax court ruling and a $7 million tax benefit related to a strategic solar energy investment, each as discussed in Note 9. Income Taxes. For the first nine months of FY'26, the provision for income taxes also included a $96 million tax expense related to the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture and a $7 million tax benefit related to the reversal of a prior-year tax charge associated with IRS procedural guidance, as described in Note 9. Income Taxes.
The effective tax rate for the first nine months of FY'25 reflected increased tax expense associated with the IRS procedural guidance described in Note 9. Income Taxes. Additionally, the first nine months of FY 25 included a benefit of $10 million related to changes in tax reserves associated with prior years in foreign jurisdictions.
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On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act ) was enacted into law. The Act includes changes to U.S. tax law that are applicable to us beginning in FY'26. These changes include provisions allowing accelerated tax deductions for qualified property and research expenditures. Our financials reflect the impact of the provisions of the Act that are applicable beginning FY'26.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as set forth under the heading Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in Part II, Item 7. Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In accordance with recently issued accounting pronouncements, we will be required to comply with certain changes in accounting rules and regulations. Refer to Note 1. Basis of Presentation to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference, for all recently issued accounting pronouncements. We are evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-06, Intangibles Goodwill and Other Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software and have not yet determined whether they will have a material impact.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
(in millions)
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents
$
351.5
$
184.4
Restricted cash
0.6
0.6
Total
$
352.0
$
185.0
(in millions)
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
851.3
$
763.7
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
$
479.8
$
(28.6
)
Net cash used in financing activities
$
(1,156.4
)
$
(801.6
)
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Our cash and cash equivalents are invested with highly rated financial institutions. Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
Due to the stability of our subscription model and consistency of annual, up-front billing, we aim to maintain a low cash balance. Cash balances are higher as of the end of Q3'26 than as of the end of Q4'25, which primarily reflects the timing of expected tax payments associated with the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture. A significant portion of our cash is generated and held outside the U.S. As of June 30, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $33 million in the U.S., $158 million in Europe, $144 million in Asia Pacific (including India) and $16 million in other countries. We have substantial cash requirements in the U.S. but believe that the combination of our existing U.S. cash and cash equivalents, cash available under our revolving credit facility, future U.S. operating cash inflows, and our ability to repatriate cash to the U.S. will be sufficient to meet our ongoing U.S. operating expenses and known capital requirements.
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities increased $88 million in the first nine months of FY'26 compared to the same period in FY'25. Growth was driven by higher collections and lower interest payments, partially offset by higher tax payments, higher payroll and related payments, and $24 million of divestiture-related payments.
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Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Cash provided by investing activities in the first nine months of FY'26 was driven by $523 million in consideration received for the divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses, partially offset by a $50 million strategic solar energy investment.
Cash Used in Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities in the first nine months of FY'26 was driven by $1,326 million of repurchases of common stock, partially offset by $225 million of net borrowings on our credit facility. Cash used in financing activities in the first nine months of FY'25 included net payments of $517 million on our outstanding debt, including the redemption of our 2025 senior notes primarily using a draw on our credit facility, and $225 million of repurchases of common stock.
Outstanding Debt
(in millions)
June 30, 2026
September 30, 2025
4.000% Senior notes due 2028
$
500.0
$
500.0
Credit facility revolver line
475.0
231.3
Credit facility term loan
450.1
468.8
Total debt
$
1,425.1
$
1,200.0
Unamortized debt issuance costs for the senior notes
(1.8
)
(2.6
)
Total debt, net of issuance costs
$
1,423.3
$
1,197.4
Undrawn under credit facility revolver
$
774.9
$
1,018.8
Undrawn under credit facility revolver available to borrow
$
757.5
$
1,001.7
As of June 30, 2026, we were in compliance with all financial and operating covenants of the credit facility and the note indenture. As of June 30, 2026, the annual rate for borrowings outstanding under the credit facility was 5.0%.
Our credit facility and our senior notes are described in Note 10. Debt to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As of June 30, 2026, $25 million of our debt associated with the credit facility term loan was classified as current.
Share Repurchases
Our Articles of Organization authorize us to issue up to 500 million shares of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authorized us to repurchase up to $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, and up to $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028. All shares of our common stock repurchased are automatically restored to the status of authorized and unissued. In Q2'26, we entered into an ASR to repurchase $375 million of our outstanding common stock as described in Note 4. Earnings per Share (EPS) and Common Stock. Final settlement of the ASR occurred in Q3'26.
Future Expectations
We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with cash generated from operations and amounts available under our credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our working capital, capital expenditure, and committed cash requirements for at least the next twelve months, as well as our known long-term capital requirements.
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Our expected uses and sources of cash could change, our cash position could be reduced, and we could incur additional debt obligations if we retire other debt, engage in strategic transactions, or repurchase shares, any of which could be commenced, suspended, or completed at any time. Any such repurchases or retirement of debt will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved in any debt retirement or issuance, share repurchases, or strategic transactions may be material.
Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Operating Measure
ARR
ARR (Annual Run Rate) represents the annualized value of our portfolio of active subscription software, SaaS, hosting, and support contracts as of the end of the reporting period. We calculate ARR as follows:
We consider a contract to be active when the product or service contractual term commences (the start date ) until the right to use the product or service ends (the expiration date ). Even if the contract with the customer is executed before the start date, the contract will not count toward ARR until the customer right to receive the benefit of the products or services has commenced.
For contracts that include annual values that change over time, we include in ARR only the annualized value of components of the contract that are considered active as of the date of the ARR calculation. We do not include any future committed increases in the contract value as of the date of the ARR calculation.
As ARR includes only contracts that are active at the end of the reporting period, ARR does not reflect assumptions or estimates regarding future contract renewals or non-renewals.
Active contracts are annualized by dividing the total active contract value by the contract duration in days (expiration date minus start date), then multiplying that by 365 days (or 366 days for leap years).
We believe ARR is a valuable operating measure to assess the health of a subscription business because it is aligned with the amount that we invoice the customer on an annual basis. We generally invoice customers annually for the current year of the contract. A customer with a one-year contract will typically be invoiced for the total value of the contract at the beginning of the contractual term, while a customer with a multi-year contract will be invoiced for each annual period at the beginning of each year of the contract.
ARR increases by the annualized value of active contracts that commence in a reporting period and decreases by the annualized value of contracts that expire in the reporting period.
As ARR is not annualized recurring revenue, it is not calculated based on recognized or unearned revenue and is not affected by variability in the timing of revenue under ASC 606, particularly for on-premises license subscriptions where a substantial portion of the total value of the contract is recognized as revenue at a point in time upon the later of when the software is made available, or the subscription term commences.
ARR should be viewed independently of recognized and unearned revenue and is not intended to be combined with, or to replace, either of those items. Investors should consider our ARR operating measure only in conjunction with our GAAP financial results.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our non-GAAP financial measures and the reasons we use them and exclude the items identified below are described in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2025.
The non-GAAP financial measures presented in the discussion of our results of operations and the respective most directly comparable GAAP measures are:
non-GAAP gross margin GAAP gross margin
non-GAAP operating income GAAP operating income
non-GAAP operating margin GAAP operating margin
non-GAAP net income GAAP net income
non-GAAP diluted earnings per share GAAP diluted earnings per share
free cash flow cash flow from operations
The non-GAAP financial measures other than free cash flow exclude, as applicable: stock-based compensation expense; amortization of acquired intangible assets; acquisition and transaction-related charges included in General and administrative expenses; Impairment and other charges (credits), net; non-operating charges (credits), net; and income tax adjustments as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 and as reflected in the reconciliation tables.
The items excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures often have a material impact on our financial results, certain of those items are recurring, and other items often recur. Accordingly, the non-GAAP financial measures included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following tables reconcile each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most closely comparable GAAP measure on our financial statements.
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(in millions, except per share amounts)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
GAAP gross margin
$
490.5
$
533.9
$
1,719.2
$
1,517.3
Stock-based compensation
5.6
5.3
18.7
16.7
Amortization of acquired intangible assets included in cost of revenue
7.8
8.2
23.4
24.6
Non-GAAP gross margin
$
503.8
$
547.4
$
1,761.4
$
1,558.7
GAAP operating income
$
166.5
$
209.8
$
683.4
$
548.8
Stock-based compensation
59.4
54.0
185.8
161.4
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
19.7
19.7
59.5
59.0
Acquisition and transaction-related charges
2.9
1.6
40.0
2.4
Impairment and other charges, net
4.2
Non-GAAP operating income
$
248.5
$
285.2
$
968.8
$
775.8
GAAP net income
$
118.8
$
141.3
$
876.0
$
386.2
Stock-based compensation
59.4
54.0
185.8
161.4
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
19.7
19.7
59.5
59.0
Acquisition and transaction-related charges
2.9
1.6
40.0
2.4
Impairment and other charges, net
4.2
Non-operating credits, net(1)
(463.9
)
Income tax adjustments(2)
(19.4
)
(19.3
)
33.9
(65.7
)
Non-GAAP net income
$
181.4
$
197.4
$
731.5
$
547.5
GAAP diluted earnings per share
$
1.03
$
1.17
$
7.43
$
3.20
Stock-based compensation
0.52
0.45
1.58
1.34
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
0.17
0.16
0.50
0.49
Acquisition and transaction-related charges
0.03
0.01
0.34
0.02
Impairment and other charges, net
0.03
Non-operating credits, net(1)
(3.94
)
Income tax adjustments(2)
(0.17
)
(0.16
)
0.29
(0.54
)
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
$
1.58
$
1.64
$
6.21
$
4.53
Cash provided by operating activities
$
260.6
$
243.9
$
851.3
$
763.7
Capital expenditures
(11.3
)
(1.9
)
(16.3
)
(7.5
)
Free cash flow
$
249.3
$
242.0
$
835.0
$
756.2
(1)In Q2'26, we recognized gains of $462.6 million on the sale of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses and $2.0 million related to the finalization of contingent consideration associated with the FY'22 sale of a portion of our PLM services business. In Q1'26, we recognized a $0.8 million financing charge related to a debt commitment agreement associated with our anticipated divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses.
(2)Income tax adjustments reflect the tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments which are calculated by applying the applicable tax rate by jurisdiction to the non-GAAP adjustments listed above. Additionally, in the first nine months of FY'25, adjustments exclude a $10.4 million benefit related to the tax impact of tax reserves related to prior years in foreign jurisdictions.
Operating margin impact of non-GAAP adjustments:
Three months ended
Nine months ended
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
GAAP operating margin
27.7
%
32.6
%
33.2
%
29.7
%
Stock-based compensation
9.9
%
8.4
%
9.0
%
8.7
%
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
3.3
%
3.1
%
2.9
%
3.2
%
Acquisition and transaction-related charges
0.5
%
0.2
%
1.9
%
0.1
%
Impairment and other charges, net
0.0
%
0.0
%
0.0
%
0.2
%
Non-GAAP operating margin
41.4
%
44.3
%
47.0
%
42.0
%
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no significant changes in our market risk exposure as described in Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management maintains disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is processed, recorded, 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 Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2026.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period ended June 30, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to the information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors described in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The table below shows the shares of our common stock we repurchased in Q3'26.
Period
Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)
Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
April 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026
$
$
950,012,977
May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
751,000
$
143.37
751,000
$
842,339,757
June 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
4,321,559
$
113.91
4,321,559
$
350,067,099
Total
5,072,559
$
118.27
5,072,559
$
350,067,099
(1)On November 6, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. On May 6, 2026, we reported that the Board had amended that authorization to end on September 30, 2026. At the same time, we reported that the Board authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Director and Executive Officer Adoption, Modification or Termination of 10b5-1 Plans in Q3'26
Our section 16 officers and directors may enter into plans or arrangements for the purchase or sale of our securities that are intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act. Such plans and arrangements must comply in all respects with our insider trading policies, including our policy governing entry into and operation of 10b5-1 plans and arrangements.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2026, the below Section 16 officers and directors adopted or modified Rule-10b5-1 trading arrangements (as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). All plans adopted or modified covered only sales of PTC common stock. No plans were terminated.
Name and Title of Director or Section 16 Officer
Date of Adoption, Modification, or Termination
Duration of the Plan
Aggregate Number of Shares of Common Stock that may be Sold under the Plan
Neil Barua
President and CEO
Adopted
May 29, 2026
Ends
March 12, 2027
10,265
Corinna Lathan
Director
Modified
May 14, 2026
Ends
June 15, 2027
6,000
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number
Description
Filed Herewith
Form
Filing Date
Exhibit
SEC File No.
3.1
Restated Articles of Organization of PTC Inc.
10-K
November 23, 2015
3.1
0-18059
3.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of PTC Inc.
10-K
November 14, 2024
3.2
0-18059
4.1
Indenture dated as of February 13, 2020, between PTC Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee
8-K
February 13, 2020
4.1
0-18059
4.2
Form of 4.000% senior unsecured notes due 2028
8-K
February 13, 2020
4.3
0-18059
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
X
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
X
32*
Certification of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
X
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document the instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Documents
104
The cover page of the Q3 Form 10-Q formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101)
* Indicates that the exhibit is being furnished, not filed, with this report.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PTC Inc.
By:
/S/ JENNIFER DIRICO
Jennifer DiRico
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: July 31, 2026
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