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    Earnings call· Jun 2026(Q2 FY26)

    TaskUs Q2 FY26 earnings call TASK

    Aug 5, 2026 Source

    Executive summary

    TaskUs Q2 FY26 — Strong AI Services and DCX Growth Offset Top Client Headwinds

    TaskUs delivered solid Q2 FY26 results, exceeding revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance, driven by robust growth in AI Services and Digital Customer Experience. This performance was achieved despite significant headwinds from their largest client's automation efforts, which are expected to continue impacting revenue through year-end. The company is strategically investing in AI capabilities and onshore delivery, positioning itself for long-term growth and market share expansion in the evolving AI landscape.

    Highlights

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    • Revenue of $308.9 million outperformed guidance by $10.9 million (3.6%)

    • Adjusted EBITDA margin of 18.7% was 70 basis points ahead of guidance

    • Revenue excluding largest client grew approximately 15% year-over-year, accelerating from Q1 FY26

    • AI Services revenue increased 26% year-over-year to $66.1 million, marking its seventh consecutive quarter of strong growth

    • Digital Customer Experience (DCX) revenue grew 6.4% year-over-year to $175.7 million, with accelerating growth rates

    Concerns

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    • Revenue from largest client declined approximately 22% year-over-year, impacting overall growth

    • Trust and Safety revenue declined approximately 12.3% year-over-year to $67.1 million due to social media client automation

    • Adjusted net income declined to $30.6 million from $39.7 million year-over-year due to higher interest expense and FX impacts

    • Q3 FY26 revenue guidance of $300 million to $302 million implies only 0.8% year-over-year growth at midpoint

    Guidance & targets

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    CategoryTargetConfidence
    Full-year 2026 Revenue
    $1.22 billion to $1.24 billion
    high materiality
    High
    Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA Margin
    approximately 19%
    high materiality
    High
    Full-year 2026 Adjusted Free Cash Flow
    $110 million to $120 million
    high materiality
    High
    Q3 2026 Revenue
    $300 million to $302 million
    medium materiality
    High
    Q3 2026 Revenue Growth (YoY)
    0.8%
    medium materiality
    High
    Q3 2026 Adjusted EBITDA Margin
    approximately 18.7%
    medium materiality
    High
    AI Services Growth Rate
    better than 30%
    medium materiality
    High
    DCX Growth Rate
    mid- to high single digits
    medium materiality
    Medium
    Trust and Safety Revenue
    continue to decline year-over-year
    medium materiality
    High
    Trust and Safety Revenue Stabilization
    stabilize
    medium materiality
    Medium
    AI Services Growth Rate (Q3)
    similar to 26%
    medium materiality
    High
    Implied Q4 FY26 Revenue Growth (YoY)
    negative 3% to positive 3.5%
    medium materiality
    Medium
    Largest Client Revenue Stabilization
    stabilize and perhaps even get back to growth
    high materiality
    Medium
    Onshore Delivery Revenue Growth (U.S.)
    continue to grow
    low materiality
    High
    Onshore Delivery Work Migration
    a portion of this work will migrate to higher-margin offshore delivery locations
    low materiality
    Medium

    Segment performance

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    SegmentRevenueYoYQoQMargin
    Digital Customer Experience (DCX)
    Growth accelerated further in Q2 FY26. The company's strategy of combining AI technology with human talent for premium interactions is paying off, with growth rates likely to accelerate in the back half of 2026. Named to Everest Group's Healthcare Customer Experience Management Intelligent Operations PEAK Matrix Assessment for 2026.
    Growth drivers: mobility, logistics and travel, technology, health care, retail and e-commerce, entertainment and gaming verticalsSignings contribution: nearly 50% from clients ramped up within the last yearSignings strength: broad-based across technology, health care, mobility, logistics and travel, retail and e-commerce, financial servicesHigh value-add signings: more than 40% comprised of sales and lead generation solutions
    $175.7 million6.4%
    Trust and Safety
    Decline primarily driven by social media clients investing in automating content moderation. Expects continued year-over-year decline in H2 2026, with stabilization anticipated in 2027 due to complex workflows and vendor consolidation.
    Decline drivers: social media vertical clientsOffsetting growth: technology and financial service verticalsNew client growth: strongest in professional services and financial services verticals
    $67.1 million-12.3%
    AI Services
    Fastest-growing service line for the seventh consecutive quarter. Growth rates will be partly impacted in Q3 by sunsetting AI automation projects, but expected to accelerate to better than 30% year-over-year in Q4, driven by autonomous vehicle and robotics clients. Investments in physical AI, autonomous vehicles, autonomous delivery, and robotics are paying dividends.
    Growth drivers: ongoing ramp of clients in mobility, logistics and travel vertical (autonomous vehicle, autonomous delivery, robotics industries)Offsetting reductions: social media vertical due to end of certain AI automation projectsExisting client contribution: approximately 2/3 of total growth, led by autonomous vehicle clientsSignings strength: technology and social media verticals
    $66.1 million26%
    Philippines
    Teammate count decreased due to changes in scope of work for largest client.
    Revenue mix: 51% of total revenues
    United States
    Saw particularly strong year-over-year revenue performance. AI Services is the biggest driver of this growth, with expectations for continued growth in H2 2026, though a portion of this work may migrate offshore in the medium term.
    Revenue mix: 15% of total revenues
    strong performance
    India
    Established first robotics and physical AI training lab in Noida.
    Revenue mix: 12% of total revenues
    Rest of the World (primarily Latin America and Europe)
    Egypt and Mexico saw particularly strong year-over-year revenue performance.
    Revenue mix: 22% of total revenues

    Operational metrics

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    Adjusted EBITDA
    $57.7 million7.5% ahead of implied top end of Q2 revenue guidance
    Q2 FY26

    Outperformed guidance.

    Adjusted EBITDA Margin
    18.7%70 basis points ahead of margin guidance
    Q2 FY26

    Outperformed guidance.

    Cash Balance
    $180.3 million
    Q2 FY26

    As of June 30, 2026.

    Net Leverage Ratio
    under 1.3xdown
    Q2 FY26

    Very strong balance sheet with ample liquidity.

    Largest Client Revenue Decline
    approximately 22%YoY
    Q2 FY26

    More than offset by growth from other clients.

    Largest Client Revenue Concentration
    20%down from 26% in Q2 FY25
    Q2 FY26

    Top client concentration.

    Revenue Growth excluding Largest Client
    approximately 15%YoY
    Q2 FY26

    Accelerated compared to Q1 FY26's 13% growth.

    Second through 20th Largest Client Cohort Growth
    approximately 30%YoY
    Q2 FY26

    Primary engine behind growth excluding largest client.

    Signings from Existing Clients
    more than 50%
    Q2 FY26

    Demonstrates expansion of established partnerships.

    New Client Growth Contribution
    approximately 75%
    Q2 FY26

    Contribution to total revenue growth.

    Adjusted EBITDA (implied by midpoint of Q2 guidance)
    $53.5 million
    Q2 FY26

    Compared favorably to actual adjusted EBITDA of $57.7 million.

    Cost of Service as % of Revenue
    65.3%vs 61.4% in Q2 FY25
    Q2 FY26

    Increase driven by personnel cost inflation, delivery mix shift, competitive pricing, partially offset by efficiency improvements and cost optimization.

    SG&A Expenses
    $54.6 millionvs $68.4 million in Q2 FY25
    Q2 FY26

    Decline as percentage of revenue reflected lower transaction costs, overhead optimization, and reduction in stock-based compensation, partially offset by AI and growth investments.

    Adjusted Net Income
    $30.6 milliondown from $39.7 million in Q2 FY25
    Q2 FY26

    Decline mainly due to higher interest expense from refinancing and FX rates.

    Adjusted EPS
    $0.33down from $0.43 in Q2 FY25
    Q2 FY26

    Weighted average share count was relatively consistent.

    Cash and Cash Equivalents
    $180.3 millionvs $211.7 million as of December 31, 2025
    June 30, 2026

    Strong year-to-date free cash flows significantly offset declines from special dividend, refinancing, and negative FX translation.

    One-time Special Dividend and Refinancing Activities Impact
    approximately $84 million
    YTD Q2 FY26

    Negative impact on cash balance.

    Cash Generated from Operations
    $89.4 millionvs $53.3 million in YTD Q2 FY25 (nearly 70% increase)
    YTD Q2 FY26

    Increase primarily due to positive impact of changes in working capital from stronger cash collections and timing of payments.

    Capital Expenditures
    $20.7 milliondecreased from $31.5 million in YTD Q2 FY25
    YTD Q2 FY26

    Primarily due to lower facility build-out and technology refresh expenditures.

    Full Year 2026 CapEx Outlook
    approximately $47 millionreduction of $13 million compared to initial outlook
    FY26

    Reduced from initial outlook.

    Global Teammates
    approximately 63,200decrease of approximately 1,200 from Q1 FY26
    Q2 FY26

    Primarily due to changes in scope of work for largest client in the Philippines.

    AI Agent Resolution Rate Improvement
    nearly 30%
    Since April

    First attempt AI agent resolution rates improved, resulting in fewer human transfers.

    AI Agent Talk Time Reduction
    nearly 12%
    Q2 FY26

    Median AI agent talk time dropped.

    Appointment Cancellations Reduction
    over 60%
    past 3 months

    Delivered by AI agents.

    Contact Containment Rate
    more than 70%
    recent performance

    Achieved by Agentic customer support solution.

    CSAT Score
    4.7 out of 5
    Q2 FY26

    Maintained while scaling Agentic solutions.

    Risks & headwinds

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    Largest client automation and cost optimization effortsH2 FY26, potentially into 2027

    Revenue from largest client declined approximately 22% YoY in Q2 FY26; expected to continue impacting revenue in H2 FY26

    Mitigation: Strong relationship, high-quality delivery, agility in adapting to evolving strategic priorities, positioned to benefit from vendor consolidation in 2027.

    Social media client automation impacting Trust and Safety revenueH2 FY26

    Trust and Safety revenue declined approximately 12.3% YoY in Q2 FY26

    Mitigation: Optimistic for stabilization in 2027 by supporting complex Trust and Safety workflows and benefiting from vendor consolidation.

    AI automation projects sunsetting at social media clients impacting AI Services growthQ3 FY26

    Partly impacted AI Services growth rates in Q3 FY26

    Mitigation: Expect AI Services growth to accelerate to better than 30% YoY in Q4 FY26, driven by autonomous vehicle and robotics clients.

    Higher interest expense and foreign exchange ratesQ2 FY26

    Adjusted net income declined to $30.6 million from $39.7 million YoY

    Geographic delivery mix shift to lower-margin U.S.-based deliveryQ2 FY26 and Q3 FY26

    Contributed to anticipated year-over-year and sequential margin decline

    Mitigation: Minimized impacts through revenue outperformance and disciplined cost controls; portion of work expected to migrate to higher-margin offshore locations in medium term.

    Wage increases, pricing renegotiations, and competitive pricing environmentQ2 FY26 and Q3 FY26

    Contributed to increased cost of service as a percentage of revenue (65.3% in Q2 FY26 vs 61.4% in Q2 FY25)

    Mitigation: Offset by operational and overhead efficiency initiatives.

    Deterioration in value of U.S. dollarOngoing

    Would put downward pressure on margin performance

    Mitigation: Margin guidance based on current foreign exchange rates.

    What to watch in Q3 FY26

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    AI Services Growth Rate

    Q3 FY26
    Current26% YoY (Q2 FY26)
    Targetsimilar to 26% YoY

    Why it matters

    Verifying the expected Q3 growth rate for AI Services is crucial to confirm the trajectory before its anticipated acceleration in Q4, especially given project-based dynamics.

    As we shared on the call, we anticipate AI Service growth in the third quarter will be similar to that rate before accelerating again to over 30% year-over-year in Q4 as we exit the year.

    Q&A highlights

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    Asked about the moderation of AI Services growth from 36% in Q1 to 26% in Q2, whether it's due to comps or client dynamics, and the expected growth range for H2 2026 and 2027.

    Management attributed the Q2 deceleration to project-based dynamics, particularly slowdowns at the largest client and another social media client. They expect Q3 growth to be similar to Q2, accelerating back above 30% in Q4, driven by autonomous vehicle and delivery work which has more stable, recurring contracts. They anticipate enduring growth rates into 2027 and beyond from this stable base.

    But as I said, we've got confidence given the growth we're seeing across the broader base of our AI Services business that, that growth rate is going to accelerate back above 30% for the end of the year. And I'd also note that we're seeing a far greater level of stability in the autonomous vehicle and autonomous delivery work that we're doing inside AI Services.

    asked by Yu Lee · answered by Bryce Maddock

    3 min read6 chapters

    Detailed Narrative

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    AI Strategy Pillars and Investments

    TaskUs is executing a three-pillar AI strategy. The first pillar focuses on building a differentiated solution set for AI Services, particularly in physical AI, autonomous vehicles, autonomous delivery, and robotics. This includes establishing a robotics and physical AI training lab in Noida, India, and leveraging the Taskers platform for ego-centric data collection to drive imitation learning for humanoid robotics. The company is also aggressively recruiting domain-specific talent in these emerging high-growth markets to solidify its position as a critical operational partner.

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    Agentic Solutions and Client Success

    The second pillar involves investments in the AI consulting practice, focusing on Agentic solutions. For a streaming client, an Agentic customer support solution achieved a contact containment rate of over 70% with a 4.7 out of 5 CSAT score, expanding to technical troubleshooting, account management, and trial abuse mitigation. For a client in a highly regulated industry, an AI voice agent for appointment scheduling improved first attempt resolution rates by nearly 30% and reduced appointment cancellations by over 60% in three months, with plans to launch outbound agent calling next quarter.

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    Internal Automation and Operational Excellence

    The third pillar of the AI strategy is the automation of internal processes to drive margin expansion and operational excellence. This includes developing custom solutions to reduce the administrative burden on frontline leaders. A prime example is Maestro, a proprietary AI-powered platform that acts as an intelligent operational assistant, using automation, predictive AI, and deep integrations to provide real-time performance insights and coaching recommendations, thereby improving spans of control and delivery quality.

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    Largest Client Dynamics and Vendor Consolidation

    Revenue from the largest client declined by approximately 22% year-over-year in Q2 FY26, reducing its concentration to 20% of total revenue from 26% in Q2 FY25. This decline is attributed to the client's automation and cost optimization efforts, which are expected to continue impacting revenue through the second half of 2026. However, TaskUs anticipates benefiting from vendor consolidation at this client in 2027, with expectations for revenue stabilization and potential growth in the medium term as the work shifts towards more complex, AI-enabled services.

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    Geographic Delivery Mix and Teammate Count

    In Q2 FY26, 51% of revenues were generated in the Philippines, 15% in the United States, 12% in India, and 22% from the rest of the world (primarily Latin America and Europe). The United States, Egypt, and Mexico showed particularly strong year-over-year revenue performance. The company ended the quarter with approximately 63,200 global teammates, a decrease of about 1,200 from Q1 FY26, mainly due to scope changes for the largest client in the Philippines. While onshore delivery has lower margins, the company is focused on growing AI Services there and hopes for future migration to higher-margin offshore locations.

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    Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Strength

    The business demonstrated strong cash generation, delivering $36.4 million in adjusted free cash flow in Q2 FY26, bringing the cash balance to $180.3 million. The net leverage ratio decreased to under 1.3x. Year-to-date adjusted free cash flow was $78.7 million, or 67.7% of adjusted EBITDA, significantly offsetting declines related to a one-time📎 special dividend and refinancing activities of approximately $84 million. Capital expenditures decreased to $20.7 million year-to-date, primarily due to lower facility build-out and technology refresh expenditures.

    AI-generated summary of the company’s earnings call. Not investment advice.