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    WEX
    Earnings call· Jun 2026(Q2 FY26)

    WEX Inc. WEX

    Jul 23, 2026 Source

    Executive summary

    WEX Q2 FY26 — Strong Performance Exceeding Guidance and Accelerated Share Repurchases

    WEX delivered a strong second quarter, surpassing revenue and adjusted EPS guidance, driven by strategic execution and macro tailwinds. The company achieved its leverage target ahead of schedule, enabling accelerated share repurchases. Organic investments are yielding results, with expectations to exit the year within its long-term organic revenue growth range, supported by pricing actions and AI-driven efficiencies.

    Highlights

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    • Exceeded the high end of guidance for both revenue and adjusted net income per diluted share.

    • Revenue increased 14.2% to $753.5 million, with adjusted EPS up 35.4% to $5.35.

    • Generated $696 million of adjusted free cash flow on a trailing 12-month basis, enabling leverage reduction to 2.9x.

    • Resumed share repurchases ahead of schedule, buying back $93 million between May and July 20.

    • Mobility segment revenue increased 22%, with payment processing transactions flat year-over-year and up 6.8% sequentially.

    Concerns

    3

    • Lower late fee instances reduced Mobility revenue growth by approximately 1% due to changes in customer payment behavior.

    • Corporate Payments segment purchase volume declined 3.6% primarily due to quarter-to-quarter timing of travel volumes from a large OTA customer.

    • Mobility volumes are still constrained by broader economic conditions despite supply-side recovery in the trucking sector.

    Guidance & targets

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    CategoryTargetConfidence
    Organic Revenue Growth (ex-macro)
    5% to 10%
    high materiality
    High
    Mobility Pricing Actions Revenue
    $15 million
    medium materiality
    High
    Macro-Neutral Margin Expansion
    more than 100 basis points
    high materiality
    High
    Q3 Revenue
    $733 million to $753 million
    high materiality
    High
    Q3 Adjusted Net Income EPS
    $5.45 and $5.65 per diluted share
    high materiality
    High
    Full-Year Revenue
    $2.86 billion to $2.9 billion
    high materiality
    High
    Full-Year Adjusted Net Income EPS
    $19.68 and $20.08 per diluted share
    high materiality
    High
    Adjusted Free Cash Flow Allocation
    vast majority to share repurchases
    high materiality
    High

    Segment performance

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    SegmentRevenueYoYQoQMargin
    Mobility
    Delivered a very strong quarter, with the BP portfolio fully online. Lower late fee instances reduced growth by approximately 1% due to changes in customer behavior. Supply-side recovery taking hold in the trucking sector, increasing spot rates and helping factoring business and credit overall, but demand side still constrained.
    Revenue growth ex-FX and PPG: 3.1%Payment processing transactions: flat YoYPayment processing transactions: increased 6.8% sequentially
    		$500.4 million22%——
    Benefits
    Reflects a strong open enrollment season. The segment continues to capitalize on scale and value from the investment portfolio at Wexbank, driving industry-leading returns on HSA assets. SaaS account growth was in line with expectations after accounting for Q1 account closures.
    Overall SaaS account growth: 2.2%Average HSA custodial cash assets growth: 11.1%
    		$206 million5.6%——
    Corporate Payments
    Revenue at the high end of expectations. Seeing continued strength in travel customers. Segment purchase volume decline primarily due to quarter-to-quarter timing of travel volumes from a large OTA customer. Healthy pipelines in non-travel embedded payments and direct AP businesses.
    Net interchange rate: expanding 5 bpsTotal travel volume: increased 6.4%Segment purchase volume: declined 3.6%Direct AP volume growth: reaccelerated to 20%Direct AP contribution to segment revenue: approximately 20%
    		$125.1 million5.8%——

    Operational metrics

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    Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share
    $5.35up 35.4%
    Q2 FY26

    Exceeded the high end of guidance range. Growth excluding fuel prices and foreign exchange was 10.1%.

    Adjusted Operating Margin
    increased approximately 280 bpsYoY
    Q2 FY26

    Driven primarily by the increase in fuel prices in the quarter.

    Leverage Ratio
    2.9x
    Q2 FY26

    Closed Q2 with leverage ratio of 2.9x, placing the company inside its target range of 2.5x to 3x ahead of schedule.

    Share Repurchases
    $93 million
    May-July 20

    Repurchased approximately $60 million during Q2 and an additional $33 million through July 20. Prioritizing buybacks given current multiple and confidence in long-term growth.

    Mobility Pricing Actions Revenue
    $15 million
    2026

    Expected additional revenue from new pricing actions planned for the back half of the year.

    Macro-Neutral Margin Expansion
    more than 100 bps
    H2 FY26

    Committed to delivering as part of the plan to achieve 75 basis points for the full year.

    Credit Losses (basis points)
    16 bpsup from 13.5 bps
    Q2 FY26

    Better than the guided range. Q2 includes provision increases due to higher fuel prices driving higher loss dollars per instance.

    Direct AP Contribution to Segment Revenue
    approximately 20%
    Q2 FY26

    Direct AP is becoming a larger part of the Corporate Payments segment revenue.

    FTEs
    down
    since 2023

    Company has grown revenue while reducing the number of employees, indicating efficiency gains.

    Industry KPIs

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    MetricValueDetails
    Capital returns$93 millionUSD
    Payments volume gdvdeclined 3.6%%
    Net revenue yield take rateexpanding 5 bpsbps
    Switched processed transactionsflat

    Product announcements

    3
    ProductTypeDetails
    WEX HRA for GLP-1 medicationslaunch
    DoorDash Partnership for FSA/HSAexpansion
    AI Insights (Mobility)launch

    Risks & headwinds

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    Lower Late Fee InstancesQ2 FY26

    Reduced Mobility revenue growth by approximately 1% (2% for the segment)

    Mitigation: Contemplated in guidance, expected to be offset by planned H2 pricing changes and continued business momentum.

    Corporate Payments Purchase Volume TimingQ2 FY26

    Segment purchase volume declined 3.6%

    Mitigation: Volume expected to shift to the second half of the year from a large OTA customer.

    Constrained Trucking DemandH2 FY26

    Mobility volumes are still constrained by broader economic conditions (not seeing more miles driven)

    Mitigation: Guidance assumes current macro state continues; a rebound would represent upside. Company is focused on controllable factors and positioned for future demand recovery.

    Virtual Card Vendor Suppressionongoing

    Minor impact

    Mitigation: Factored into guidance; not a big headwind due to the type of customers and mix within the portfolio, as merchants are accustomed to interchange payments.

    What to watch in Q3 FY26

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    Organic Revenue Growth

    Exit the year
    Current4.2% (ex-macro in Q2)
    Target5% to 10% (ex-macro)

    Why it matters

    Verifies the company's ability to achieve its long-term growth range and the effectiveness of strategic investments.

    On an ex macro basis, we're expecting to exit the year within our long-term organic revenue growth range of 5% to 10%.

    Q&A highlights

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    How are green shoots in trucking indices progressing, and are they factored into expectations for the year?

    Melissa Smith explained that while supply-side recovery has improved rates and credit in the over-the-road business, overall miles driven (demand side) have not increased. Guidance assumes the current macro state continues, implying potential upside if demand rebounds.

    “But overall, we're not seeing more miles driven. So the way that's coming through in our business right now is that it's a pickup in rates, particularly in the factoring business, which is a really small part of what we do. better credit losses are flowing through, which is a combination of the work we've done on the risk side, but also the fact that we're seeing better quality customers in the marketplace.”

    asked by Sanjay Sakhrani · answered by Melissa Smith

    2 min read5 chapters

    Detailed Narrative

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    Strategic Pillars Progress

    WEX is progressing across its three strategic pillars: amplifying the core, expanding reach, and accelerating innovation, which are foundational for sustainable and profitable growth. Organic investments, product development, and sales efforts power these pillars, with success measured by profitable new growth and strong sales in the first half of the year, including a healthy early pipeline for 2027 in benefits and building momentum in direct AP.

    02

    Mobility Segment Performance & Outlook

    The Mobility segment delivered a strong quarter with 22% revenue growth, or 3.1% excluding FX and fuel prices, benefiting from the full migration of the BP portfolio. Payment processing transactions were flat year-over-year and increased 6.8% sequentially, indicating improving activity. The company expects $15 million in additional revenue from pricing actions in the second half of 2026 and is well-positioned for future demand-side recovery in the trucking sector, despite current demand constraints.

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    Corporate Payments Growth & Diversification

    Corporate Payments revenue increased 5.8%, with direct AP volume growth reaccelerating to 20% and expected to continue in the mid-teens for the remainder of the year. The company is diversifying its non-travel business through direct AP and expanding its embedded payments virtual card offering outside of travel, with strong pipelines in both areas. Total travel volume increased 6.4%, though segment purchase volume declined 3.6% due to timing with a large OTA customer.

    04

    AI-Driven Innovation & Efficiency

    AI is deeply integrated into WEX's operations, driving new product development like 'AI Insights' in Mobility, currently in beta, for proactive fleet management and enhancing credit adjudication functions. These AI tools enable faster, smarter decisions without increasing risk and are expected to contribute to over 100 basis points of macro-neutral margin expansion in the second half of the year, targeting 75 basis points for the full year, by tackling automation opportunities.

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    Capital Allocation & Shareholder Returns

    WEX achieved its leverage target of less than 3x, reaching 2.9x, ahead of schedule. This allows the company to prioritize returning capital to shareholders, with the vast majority of adjusted free cash flow directed towards share repurchases. Between May and July 20, WEX repurchased approximately $93 million of shares, reflecting confidence in the business's long-term growth trajectory and current valuation.

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