The Baldwin Group Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

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— Second Quarter Total Revenue Growth of 30% to $492.9 Million —

— Second Quarter Net Loss of $56.0 Million; Adjusted EBITDA(1) Growth of 37% to $116.7 Million —

— Second Quarter Diluted Loss Per Share of $0.42; Adjusted Diluted EPS(2) of $0.48 —

— Second Quarter Net Loss Margin of 11%; Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) of 24% —

— Second Quarter Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of $45.6 Million; Adjusted Free Cash Flow(3) Increased 437% to $46.4 Million —

— Year-to-Date Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities of $39.5 Million; Adjusted Free Cash Flow Increased 34% to $46.2 Million —

The Baldwin Group, the brand name for The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (“Baldwin” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BWIN), an independent insurance distribution firm delivering tailored insurance solutions to a wide range of personal and commercial clients, today announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

SECOND QUARTER 2026 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Total revenue increased 30% year-over-year to $492.9 million
  • Organic revenue growth(4) of 2% year-over-year
  • CAC Group total revenue growth(5) of 23% year-over-year
  • GAAP net loss of $56.0 million and GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.42
  • Adjusted net income(2) of $68.5 million
  • Adjusted diluted EPS increased 14% year-over-year to $0.48
  • Adjusted EBITDA grew 37% to $116.7 million
  • Net loss margin of 11%
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.7%, a 110 basis point expansion compared to 22.6% in the prior-year period
  • Net cash provided by operating activities of $45.6 million
  • Adjusted free cash flow increased 437% year-over-year to $46.4 million

“We are thrilled with our momentum as reflected in our strong second quarter results. Total revenue grew 30% to $492.9 million, adjusted EBITDA grew 37% to $116.7 million, and adjusted free cash flow increased 437% to $46.4 million,” said Trevor Baldwin, Chief Executive Officer of The Baldwin Group. “As we previously highlighted, we have largely lapped the idiosyncratic, one-time headwinds that we believe will transition into tailwinds for our business in the back half of 2026. When combined with the strong contribution from our recent partnerships, we continue to win market share at an outsized rate, evidenced by sales velocity of 30% in our combined IAS business and normalized organic growth of 8%. This is a testament to the depth of expertise, value delivered to clients, and commitment from our dedicated colleagues.”

Baldwin added, “We remain excited for the opportunities we have ahead of us and what we can achieve in the coming year for shareholders, clients and colleagues.”

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of June 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $184.5 million and the Company had $259.4 million of borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility.

SIX MONTHS 2026 RESULTS

  • Revenue increased 29% year-over-year to $1.0 billion
  • Organic revenue growth of 2% year-over-year
  • CAC Group total revenue growth of 25% year-over-year
  • GAAP net loss of $57.9 million and GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.39
  • Adjusted net income of $157.8 million
  • Adjusted diluted EPS grew 5% year-over-year to $1.11
  • Adjusted EBITDA grew 27% year-over-year to $254.0 million
  • Net loss margin of 6%
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin was 24.8% compared to 25.2% in the prior-year period
  • Net cash provided by operating activities of $39.5 million
  • Adjusted free cash flow increased 34% year-over-year to $46.2 million

WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Baldwin will host a live audio webcast today at 5:00 PM Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s second quarter 2026 performance, including management’s perspectives on the business. The live audio webcast will be accessible via Baldwin’s investor relations website at ir.baldwin.com and a replay of the webcast will be available at ir.baldwin.com for approximately one year.

ABOUT THE BALDWIN GROUP

The Baldwin Group, the brand name for The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. ("Baldwin") (NASDAQ: BWIN) and its affiliates, is an independent insurance distribution firm providing indispensable expertise and insights that strive to give our clients the confidence to pursue their purpose, passion and dreams. As a team of dedicated entrepreneurs and insurance professionals, we have come together to help protect the possible for our clients. We do this by delivering bespoke client solutions, services, and innovation through our comprehensive and tailored approach to risk management, insurance, and employee benefits. We support our clients, colleagues, insurance company partners, and communities through the deployment of vanguard resources and capital to drive our organic and inorganic growth. The Baldwin Group proudly represents more than three million clients across the United States and internationally. For more information, please visit www.baldwin.com.

FOOTNOTES

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is set forth in the reconciliation table accompanying this release.

 

(2)

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliation of adjusted net income to net income attributable to Baldwin and reconciliation of adjusted diluted EPS to diluted earnings (loss) per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, is set forth in the reconciliation table accompanying this release.

 

(3)

Adjusted free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure. Reconciliation of adjusted free cash flow to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is set forth in the reconciliation table accompanying this release.

 

(4)

Organic revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 used to calculate organic revenue growth for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was $376.3 million and $786.8 million, respectively, which is adjusted to exclude commissions and fees from divestitures that occurred during 2025. Organic revenue is also adjusted to exclude the first 12 months of commissions and fees generated from new partners during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. Organic revenue and organic revenue growth are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliation of organic revenue and organic revenue growth to commissions and fees, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is set forth in the reconciliation table accompanying this release.

 

(5)

CAC Group total revenue growth is calculated as standalone CAC Group GAAP revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to CAC Group GAAP revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which represent Baldwin’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts and may include statements that address Baldwin's future operating, financial or business performance or Baldwin’s strategies or expectations. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “potential,” “outlook” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements.

Factors that could cause actual results or performance to differ from the expectations expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Baldwin’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and in Baldwin’s other filings with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the SEC's website at: www.sec.gov, including those risks and other factors relevant to Baldwin's business, financial condition and results of operations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated. All forward-looking statements and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Baldwin or to persons acting on Baldwin's behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Baldwin does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable law.

THE BALDWIN INSURANCE GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions and fees

 

$

488,789

 

 

$

376,249

 

 

$

1,017,650

 

 

$

786,780

 

Investment income

 

 

4,150

 

 

 

2,562

 

 

 

7,524

 

 

 

5,436

 

Total revenues

 

 

492,939

 

 

 

378,811

 

 

 

1,025,174

 

 

 

792,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colleague compensation and benefits

 

 

264,323

 

 

 

195,471

 

 

 

547,935

 

 

 

393,491

 

Outside commissions

 

 

71,798

 

 

 

73,586

 

 

 

138,477

 

 

 

139,409

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

94,058

 

 

 

56,119

 

 

 

318,221

 

 

 

114,138

 

Amortization expense

 

 

56,027

 

 

 

26,010

 

 

 

111,074

 

 

 

51,892

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

12,303

 

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

14,272

 

 

 

6,104

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

2,773

 

 

 

1,642

 

 

 

4,804

 

 

 

3,225

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

501,282

 

 

 

350,871

 

 

 

1,134,783

 

 

 

708,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

(8,343

)

 

 

27,940

 

 

 

(109,609

)

 

 

83,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(45,666

)

 

 

(31,320

)

 

 

(84,566

)

 

 

(61,296

)

Gain (loss) on divestitures

 

 

 

 

 

(1,111

)

 

 

 

 

 

290

 

Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt

 

 

(129

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7,538

)

 

 

(2,394

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

(2,423

)

 

 

35

 

 

 

(1,776

)

 

 

(115

)

Total other expense, net

 

 

(48,218

)

 

 

(32,396

)

 

 

(93,880

)

 

 

(63,515

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and share of net earnings of equity method investee

 

 

(56,561

)

 

 

(4,456

)

 

 

(203,489

)

 

 

20,442

 

Share of net earnings of equity method investee

 

 

664

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,175

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(55,897

)

 

 

(4,456

)

 

 

(202,314

)

 

 

20,442

 

Less: income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

84

 

 

 

685

 

 

 

(144,437

)

 

 

685

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(55,981

)

 

 

(5,141

)

 

 

(57,877

)

 

 

19,757

 

Less: net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(16,986

)

 

 

(1,977

)

 

 

(21,223

)

 

 

8,982

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Baldwin

 

$

(38,995

)

 

$

(3,164

)

 

$

(36,654

)

 

$

10,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

(0.42

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

0.16

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

(0.42

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

0.15

 

Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic

 

 

92,761

 

 

 

68,010

 

 

 

93,278

 

 

 

67,045

 

Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted

 

 

92,761

 

 

 

68,010

 

 

 

93,278

 

 

 

70,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(55,981

)

 

$

(5,141

)

 

$

(57,877

)

 

$

19,757

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

3,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,635

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(52,638

)

 

 

(5,141

)

 

 

(51,242

)

 

 

19,757

 

Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(15,932

)

 

 

(1,977

)

 

 

(19,123

)

 

 

8,982

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Baldwin

 

$

(36,706

)

 

$

(3,164

)

 

$

(32,119

)

 

$

10,775

 

THE BALDWIN INSURANCE GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

June 30, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

184,499

 

 

$

123,669

 

Fiduciary cash

 

 

426,189

 

 

 

223,228

 

Assumed premiums, commissions and fees receivable, net

 

 

433,617

 

 

 

342,136

 

Fiduciary receivables

 

 

782,194

 

 

 

497,035

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

19,592

 

 

 

13,650

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,846,091

 

 

 

1,199,718

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

33,377

 

 

 

22,502

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

81,552

 

 

 

61,976

 

Other assets

 

 

111,257

 

 

 

82,419

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

1,450,040

 

 

 

978,434

 

Goodwill

 

 

2,652,407

 

 

 

1,517,171

 

Total assets

 

$

6,174,724

 

 

$

3,862,220

 

Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders Equity

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Fiduciary liabilities

 

$

1,208,383

 

 

$

720,263

 

Commissions payable

 

 

97,040

 

 

 

50,933

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

294,241

 

 

 

252,560

 

Current portion of contingent earnout liabilities

 

 

120,901

 

 

 

9,004

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,720,565

 

 

 

1,032,760

 

Revolving line of credit

 

 

302,000

 

 

 

107,000

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

 

2,150,725

 

 

 

1,566,122

 

Contingent earnout liabilities, less current portion

 

 

225,923

 

 

 

14,289

 

Operating lease liabilities, less current portion

 

 

75,128

 

 

 

57,651

 

Tax Receivable Agreement liabilities

 

 

144,570

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

4,650

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

129,376

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

4,752,937

 

 

 

2,777,822

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Mezzanine equity:

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

614

 

 

 

519

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 96,368,518 and 71,779,608 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively

 

 

964

 

 

 

718

 

Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 43,059,762 and 46,703,818 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively

 

 

4

 

 

 

5

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,246,901

 

 

 

844,236

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(368,468

)

 

 

(245,236

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

5,027

 

 

 

492

 

Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Baldwin

 

 

884,428

 

 

 

600,215

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

536,745

 

 

 

483,664

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

1,421,173

 

 

 

1,083,879

 

Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders’ equity

 

$

6,174,724

 

 

$

3,862,220

 

THE BALDWIN INSURANCE GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

2025

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(57,877

)

 

$

19,757

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

115,878

 

 

 

55,117

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

14,272

 

 

 

6,104

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

33,519

 

 

 

29,755

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

(14,873

)

 

 

 

Payment of contingent earnout consideration in excess of purchase price accrual

 

 

(6,739

)

 

 

(85,090

)

Gain on divestitures

 

 

 

 

 

(290

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

8,633

 

 

 

2,843

 

Other operating activity

 

 

(2,602

)

 

 

766

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Assumed premiums, commissions and fees receivable, net

 

 

(46,138

)

 

 

(53,896

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(6,866

)

 

 

(4,916

)

Right-of-use assets

 

 

13,531

 

 

 

7,950

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

(3,731

)

 

 

(19,727

)

Colleague earnout incentives

 

 

 

 

 

(31,824

)

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

(7,521

)

 

 

(7,253

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

39,486

 

 

 

(80,704

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Cash consideration paid for business combinations, net of cash received

 

 

(447,503

)

 

 

(11,699

)

Capital expenditures

 

 

(27,848

)

 

 

(20,310

)

Deferred payments for business combinations

 

 

(25,000

)

 

 

 

Cash consideration paid for asset acquisitions

 

 

(12,052

)

 

 

(460

)

Investments in and loans for business ventures

 

 

(8,465

)

 

 

(15,633

)

Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash transferred

 

 

 

 

 

1,901

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(520,868

)

 

 

(46,201

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Change in fiduciary receivables and liabilities, net

 

 

98,968

 

 

 

55,283

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

(126,833

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving line of credit

 

 

371,000

 

 

 

121,000

 

Payments on revolving line of credit

 

 

(176,000

)

 

 

(9,000

)

Proceeds from refinancing of long-term debt

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

935,800

 

Payments relating to extinguishment and modification of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

(835,800

)

Payments on long-term debt

 

 

(10,561

)

 

 

(4,679

)

Payments of deferred financing costs

 

 

(4,040

)

 

 

 

Payment of contingent earnout consideration up to amount of purchase price accrual

 

 

 

 

 

(64,256

)

Other financing activity

 

 

(7,361

)

 

 

(510

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

745,173

 

 

 

197,838

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and fiduciary cash

 

 

263,791

 

 

 

70,933

 

Cash and cash equivalents and fiduciary cash at beginning of period

 

 

346,897

 

 

 

312,769

 

Cash and cash equivalents and fiduciary cash at end of period

 

$

610,688

 

 

$

383,702

 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, organic revenue, organic revenue growth, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share (“EPS”), and adjusted net cash provided by operating activities (“adjusted free cash flow”) are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered substitutes for GAAP measures, including commissions and fees (for organic revenue and organic revenue growth), net income (loss) (for adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin), net income (loss) attributable to Baldwin (for adjusted net income), diluted earnings (loss) per share (for adjusted diluted EPS) or net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (for adjusted free cash flow), which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP measures. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider these non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for commissions and fees, net income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to Baldwin, diluted earnings (loss) per share, net cash provided by (used in) operating activities or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Other companies in our industry may define or calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, and accordingly, these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, change in fair value of contingent consideration and certain items of income and expense, including share-based compensation expense, transaction-related partnership and integration expenses, transformation costs, severance, and certain non-recurring items, including those related to raising capital. We believe that adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of income and expenses that do not relate to business performance, and that the presentation of this measure enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance.

Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues. Adjusted EBITDA margin is a key metric used by management and our board of directors to assess our financial performance. We believe that adjusted EBITDA margin is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of income and expenses that do not relate to business performance, and that the presentation of this measure enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance. We believe that adjusted EBITDA margin is helpful in measuring profitability of operations on a consolidated level.

Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin have important limitations as analytical tools. For example, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin:

  • do not reflect any cash capital expenditure requirements for the assets being depreciated and amortized that may have to be replaced in the future;
  • do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
  • do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations;
  • do not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
  • do not reflect share-based compensation expense and other non-cash charges; and
  • exclude certain tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us.

We calculate organic revenue based on commissions and fees for the relevant period by excluding (i) the first 12 months of commissions and fees generated from new partners and (ii) commissions and fees from divestitures. Organic revenue growth is the change in organic revenue period-to-period, with prior period results adjusted to (i) include commissions and fees that were excluded from organic revenue in the prior period because the relevant partners had not yet reached the 12-month owned mark, but which have reached the 12-month owned mark in the current period, and (ii) exclude commissions and fees related to divestitures from organic revenue. For example, commissions and fees from a partner acquired on June 1, 2025 are excluded from organic revenue for 2025. However, after June 1, 2026, results from June 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 for such partners are compared to results from June 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 for purposes of calculating organic revenue growth in 2026. Organic revenue growth is a key metric used by management and our board of directors to assess our financial performance. We believe that organic revenue and organic revenue growth are appropriate measures of operating performance as they allow investors to measure, analyze and compare growth in a meaningful and consistent manner.

We define adjusted net income as net income (loss) attributable to Baldwin adjusted for depreciation, amortization, change in fair value of contingent consideration and certain items of income and expense, including share-based compensation expense, transaction-related partnership and integration expenses, transformation costs, severance, and certain non-recurring costs that, in the opinion of management, significantly affect the period-over-period assessment of operating results, and the related tax effect of those adjustments. We believe that adjusted net income is an appropriate measure of operating performance because it eliminates the impact of income and expenses that do not relate to business performance.

Adjusted diluted EPS measures our per share earnings excluding certain expenses as discussed above for adjusted net income and assuming all shares of Class B common stock were exchanged for Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. Adjusted diluted EPS is calculated as adjusted net income divided by adjusted diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. We believe adjusted diluted EPS is useful to investors because it enables them to better evaluate per share operating performance across reporting periods.

We calculate adjusted free cash flow because we incur substantial earnout liabilities in conjunction with our partnership strategy. Adjusted free cash flow is calculated as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities excluding the impact of: (i) the payment of contingent earnout consideration in excess of purchase price accrual, and (ii) the payment of colleague earnout incentives. We believe that adjusted free cash flow is an important measure of our ability to generate cash from our business operations.

Reconciliation of guidance regarding adjusted EBITDA, organic revenue growth and adjusted diluted EPS to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability, complexity, and low visibility with respect to commissions and fees, net income (loss), diluted earnings (loss) per share or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company is currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the type and extent of items that would be expected to impact these GAAP financial measures for these periods. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on the non-GAAP measures.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to net income (loss), which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Revenues

 

$

492,939

 

 

$

378,811

 

 

$

1,025,174

 

 

$

792,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(55,981

)

 

$

(5,141

)

 

$

(57,877

)

 

$

19,757

 

Adjustments to net income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization expense

 

 

56,027

 

 

 

26,010

 

 

 

111,074

 

 

 

51,892

 

Interest expense, net(1)

 

 

46,140

 

 

 

31,320

 

 

 

85,347

 

 

 

61,296

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

20,701

 

 

 

16,952

 

 

 

33,519

 

 

 

29,755

 

Transaction-related partnership and integration expenses

 

 

14,695

 

 

 

3,985

 

 

 

22,868

 

 

 

5,518

 

Transaction closing costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,668

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

12,303

 

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

14,272

 

 

 

6,104

 

Income and other taxes(2)

 

 

1,084

 

 

 

1,348

 

 

 

(13,064

)

 

 

2,819

 

Transformation costs(3)

 

 

6,441

 

 

 

227

 

 

 

9,500

 

 

 

772

 

Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt

 

 

129

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,538

 

 

 

2,394

 

Severance

 

 

3,874

 

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

5,689

 

 

 

2,825

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

2,773

 

 

 

1,642

 

 

 

4,804

 

 

 

3,225

 

Colleague earnout incentives

 

 

 

 

 

1,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,779

)

Impairment of right-of-use assets

 

 

 

 

 

1,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,188

 

Loss (gain) on divestitures

 

 

 

 

 

1,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

(290

)

Other(4)

 

 

8,554

 

 

 

5,719

 

 

 

12,650

 

 

 

13,831

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

116,740

 

 

$

85,512

 

 

$

253,988

 

 

$

199,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) margin

 

 

(11

)%

 

 

(1

)%

 

 

(6

)%

 

 

2

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

 

23.7

%

 

 

22.6

%

 

 

24.8

%

 

 

25.2

%

____________________

(1)

Interest expense, net does not include interest income on surplus notes.

(2)

Income and other taxes include income tax expense/benefit, Tax Receivable Agreement expense and other operating tax expense, such as state taxes, under GAAP.

(3)

Transformation costs represent certain non-recurring colleague compensation and technology-related expenses related to our $3B/30 Catalyst Program, which is designed to accelerate the infusion of automation, business process optimization and artificial intelligence to transform and elevate our workforce and unlock new avenues for growth.

(4)

Other addbacks to adjusted EBITDA include certain income and expenses that are considered to be non-recurring or non-operational, including certain recruiting costs, professional fees, litigation costs and bonuses.

Organic Revenue and Organic Revenue Growth

The following table reconciles organic revenue and organic revenue growth to commissions and fees, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

(in thousands, except percentages)

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Commissions and fees

 

$

488,789

 

 

$

376,249

 

 

$

1,017,650

 

 

$

786,780

 

Partnership commissions and fees(1)

 

 

(106,755

)

 

 

(1,980

)

 

 

(218,240

)

 

 

(1,980

)

Organic revenue

 

$

382,034

 

 

$

374,269

 

 

$

799,410

 

 

$

784,800

 

Organic revenue growth(2)

 

$

5,697

 

 

$

37,973

 

 

$

12,630

 

 

$

76,192

 

Organic revenue growth %(2)

 

 

2

%

 

 

11

%

 

 

2

%

 

 

11

%

____________________

(1)

Includes the first 12 months of such commissions and fees generated from newly acquired partners.

(2)

Organic revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 used to calculate organic revenue growth for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 was $376.3 million and $786.8 million, respectively, which is adjusted to exclude commissions and fees from divestitures that occurred during 2025.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted EPS

The following table reconciles adjusted net income to net income attributable to Baldwin and reconciles adjusted diluted EPS to diluted earnings (loss) per share, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures:

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Net income (loss) attributable to Baldwin

 

$

(38,995

)

 

$

(3,164

)

 

$

(36,654

)

 

$

10,775

 

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(16,986

)

 

 

(1,977

)

 

 

(21,223

)

 

 

8,982

 

Amortization expense

 

 

56,027

 

 

 

26,010

 

 

 

111,074

 

 

 

51,892

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

20,701

 

 

 

16,952

 

 

 

33,519

 

 

 

29,755

 

Transaction-related partnership and integration expenses

 

 

14,695

 

 

 

3,985

 

 

 

22,868

 

 

 

5,518

 

Transaction closing costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,668

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

12,303

 

 

 

(1,957

)

 

 

14,272

 

 

 

6,104

 

Income tax expense(1)

 

 

84

 

 

 

685

 

 

 

(14,110

)

 

 

1,885

 

Transformation costs(2)

 

 

6,441

 

 

 

227

 

 

 

9,500

 

 

 

772

 

Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt

 

 

129

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,538

 

 

 

2,394

 

Other amortization/accretion, net

 

 

6,406

 

 

 

1,421

 

 

 

7,509

 

 

 

2,843

 

Severance

 

 

3,874

 

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

5,689

 

 

 

2,825

 

Depreciation

 

 

2,773

 

 

 

1,642

 

 

 

4,804

 

 

 

3,225

 

Colleague earnout incentives

 

 

 

 

 

1,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,779

)

Impairment of right-of-use assets

 

 

 

 

 

1,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,188

 

Loss (gain) on divestitures

 

 

 

 

 

1,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

(290

)

Other(3)

 

 

8,554

 

 

 

5,719

 

 

 

12,650

 

 

 

13,831

 

Adjusted pre-tax income

 

 

76,006

 

 

 

54,950

 

 

 

175,104

 

 

 

139,920

 

Adjusted income taxes(4)

 

 

7,524

 

 

 

5,440

 

 

 

17,335

 

 

 

13,852

 

Adjusted net income

 

$

68,482

 

 

$

49,510

 

 

$

157,769

 

 

$

126,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted

 

 

92,761

 

 

 

68,010

 

 

 

93,278

 

 

 

70,393

 

Dilutive weighted-average shares of Class A common stock

 

 

4,189

 

 

 

3,436

 

 

 

3,614

 

 

 

 

Exchange of Class B common stock(5)

 

 

44,373

 

 

 

47,717

 

 

 

45,163

 

 

 

48,377

 

Adjusted diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

 

 

141,323

 

 

 

119,163

 

 

 

142,055

 

 

 

118,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

(0.42

)

 

$

(0.05

)

 

$

(0.39

)

 

$

0.15

 

Effect of exchange of Class B common stock and net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests per share

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

0.02

 

Other adjustments to earnings (loss) per share

 

 

0.93

 

 

 

0.51

 

 

 

1.64

 

 

 

1.01

 

Adjusted income taxes per share

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 

(0.12

)

Adjusted diluted EPS

 

$

0.48

 

 

$

0.42

 

 

$

1.11

 

 

$

1.06

 

___________

(1)

Income tax expense includes income tax expense/benefit and Tax Receivable Agreement expense.

(2)

Transformation costs represent certain non-recurring colleague compensation and technology-related expenses related to our $3B/30 Catalyst Program, which is designed to accelerate the infusion of automation, business process optimization and artificial intelligence to transform and elevate our workforce and unlock new avenues for growth.

(3)

Other addbacks to adjusted net income include certain income and expenses that are considered to be non-recurring or non-operational, including certain recruiting costs, professional fees, litigation costs and bonuses.

(4)

Represents corporate income taxes at an assumed effective tax rate of 9.9% applied to adjusted pre-tax income.

(5)

Assumes the full exchange of Class B common stock for Class A common stock pursuant to the Amended LLC Agreement.

Adjusted Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities (“Adjusted Free Cash Flow”)

The following table reconciles adjusted free cash flow to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, which we consider to be the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months

Ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

45,559

 

$

(16,721

)

 

$

39,486

 

$

(80,704

)

Adjustments to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of contingent earnout consideration in excess of purchase price accrual

 

 

863

 

 

6,897

 

 

 

6,739

 

 

85,090

 

Payment of colleague earnout incentives

 

 

 

 

18,462

 

 

 

 

 

30,061

 

Adjusted free cash flow

 

$

46,422

 

$

8,638

 

 

$

46,225

 

$

34,447

 

COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS

The following terms have the following meanings throughout this press release unless the context indicates or requires otherwise:

Amended LLC Agreement

 

Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of The Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings, LLC (formerly Baldwin Risk Partners, LLC), as amended

clients

 

Our insureds

colleagues

 

Our employees

GAAP

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America

insurance company partners

 

Insurance companies with which we have a contractual relationship

partners

 

Companies that we have acquired, or in the case of asset acquisitions, the producers

partnerships

 

Strategic acquisitions made by the Company

SEC

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 

“We are thrilled with our momentum as reflected in our strong second quarter 2026 results. This is a testament to the depth of expertise, value delivered to clients, and commitment from our dedicated colleagues.” - Trevor Baldwin, CEO of The Baldwin Group

Contacts

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Anna Rozenich, Senior Director, Enterprise Communications
The Baldwin Group
630.561.5907 | anna.rozenich@baldwin.com

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The Baldwin Group
813.259.8032 | IR@baldwin.com

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