Marcus & Millichap, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 26, 2026
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
Description of Business
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (the “Company,” “Marcus & Millichap,” or “MMI”), a Delaware corporation, is a real estate services firm specializing in commercial real estate investment sales, financing services, research and advisory services. As of December 31, 2025, MMI operates over 80 offices in the United States and Canada through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including the operations of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation.
Reorganization and Initial Public Offering
Marcus & Millichap, Inc was formed in June 2013 in preparation for the spin-off of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, Inc. (“MMREIS”), the real estate investment services business of the Marcus & Millichap Company (“MMC”). Our initial public offering (“IPO”) was completed in November 2013. In connection with our IPO, the shareholders of MMREIS contributed their shares of MMREIS to MMI in exchange for common stock of MMI.
Basis of Presentation
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
- Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Policies
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
The Company considers cash equivalents to include short-term, highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased. Restricted cash includes amounts restricted in connection with our Credit Agreement (as defined below) and loan guarantee obligations with M&T Realty Capital Corporation (“MTRCC”). Portions of the balance of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash were held in financial institutions, various money market funds with fixed and floating net asset values and short-term commercial paper. Money market funds have floating net asset values and may be subject to liquidity fees. The Company assesses short-term commercial paper for impairment in connection with investments in marketable debt securities, available-for-sale. The likelihood of realizing material losses from cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, including the excess of cash balances over federally insured limits, is remote.
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates real estate brokerage commissions by acting as a broker for real estate owners or investors seeking to buy or sell interests in commercial properties and generates financing fees from securing financing on purchase transactions, from refinancing its clients’ existing mortgage debt and other ancillary fees associated with financing activities, including, but not limited to, debt and equity advisory services, loan sales, due diligence services, loan guarantee fees, loan performance fees and other consulting services.
Real Estate Brokerage Commissions
Contracts for representing buyers and sellers of real estate are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis. The consideration associated with the successful outcome remains constrained until the completion of a transaction which happens at the close of escrow. At that time, the Company's performance is complete, and the Company recognizes revenue related to the transaction.
Financing Fees
Contracts for representing potential borrowers are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis. The consideration associated with the successful outcome remains constrained until the completion of a transaction which happens at the time the loan closes. At that time, the Company's performance is complete, and the Company recognizes revenue related to the transaction. The Company’s fee arrangements, with an exception for guarantee obligations, do not include terms or conditions that require the Company to perform any service or fulfill any obligation once the loan closes.
Loan Performance Fees - For loans originated through the strategic alliance (“Strategic Alliance”) with MTRCC, the Company receives variable consideration in the form of loan performance fees based on a portion of the servicing fees expected to be received by MTRCC under the servicing contract for servicing the loan. As the Company is not obligated to perform any servicing functions and has no further obligations related to the transaction giving rise to the loan performance fees, the estimated value of the loan performance fees to be received is recorded at the time the loan closes and are collected over the estimated term of the related loan. Any changes in the estimate of loan performance fees to be received are recorded in revenue in the period the estimate changes.
Guarantee Obligations - For certain loans originated through the Strategic Alliance with MTRCC, the Company may agree, at its option, to indemnify MTRCC for a portion of MTRCC’s obligations for loans sold to the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”). For these loans, the Company allocates a portion of the transaction price and records a loan guarantee obligation based on its fair value. Revenue for this stand ready obligation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the estimated guarantee period and is recorded in financing fees in the consolidated statements of operations. The guarantee obligation is capped at 16.7% of any unpaid principal balance in excess of the value of the collateral securing such loan. For these loans, the Company is required to pledge cash in a restricted bank account in support of the guarantee obligation. The Company records an allowance for estimated losses related to the loans subject to the guarantee considering the risk characteristics of the loan, the loan's risk rating, historical loss experience, potential adverse situations affecting individual loans and other forecasted information as appropriate.
Other Revenue
Other revenue includes fees generated from leasing, consulting and advisory services, as well as fees from other ancillary services, and such fees are recognized when services are provided, upon closing of the transaction or when the Company has no further performance obligations.
Capitalization of Internal Software
Certain costs related to the development or purchase of internal-use software are capitalized. Internal costs that are incurred in the preliminary project stage are expensed as incurred. Direct consulting costs and certain payroll and related costs that are incurred during the development stage of a project are capitalized and depreciated using the straight-line method over a useful life offive years. Capitalized costs are recorded in property and equipment, net, and amortization is recorded in depreciation and amortization in the consolidated financial statements. Amortization begins for software that has been placed into production and is ready for its intended use. Post-implementation costs such as training, maintenance and support are expensed as incurred. The Company evaluates the carrying value of capitalized software for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.
Commissions Receivable, Net
Commissions receivable, net consists of commissions earned on brokerage and financing transactions for which payment has not yet been received. The Company evaluates the need for an allowance for credit losses based on consideration of historical experience, current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions. The majority of commissions earned are settled within 10 days after the close of escrow. Certain commissions for leasing transactions are received upon occupancy.
Advances and Loans, Net
Advances and loans, net includes amounts advanced and loans due from the Company’s investment sales and financing professionals.
In order to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, from time to time the Company advances funds to its investment sales and financing professionals. The advances are typically in the form of forgivable loans that have terms that are generally between 5 and 10 years. The principal amount of a forgivable loan and accrued interest are forgiven over the term of the loan, so long as the investment sales and financing professionals continue to be a service provider with the Company, and/or upon achieving contractual performance criteria. These amounts are charged to selling, general and administrative expense over the service period. If the investment sales and financing professional’s relationship with the Company is terminated before the amount advanced is forgiven, the unforgiven amount, and any accrued interest, becomes due and payable. The Company evaluates the need for an allowance for credit losses based on amounts advanced, expected forgiveness, consideration of historical experience, current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions. Estimated credit losses, net of any reversals, are charged to credit loss expense included in selling, general and administrative expense. Amounts are generally written off when amounts are determined to be no longer collectable.
The Company, from time to time, also enters into various agreements, including notes receivable, with certain of its investment sales and financing professionals whereby these individuals receive loans that are to be repaid in the future. The notes receivable, along with stated interest, are typically collected from future commissions or repaid based on the terms stipulated in the respective agreements that are generally betweenone andseven years. The Company evaluates the need for an allowance for credit losses for the loans based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable forecasts of future economic conditions. Estimated credit losses, net of any reversals, are charged to credit loss expense included in selling, general and administrative expense. Amounts are generally written off when amounts are determined to be no longer collectable.
Cost of Services
Cost of services principally consists of variable commissions, compensation-related costs related to the Company’s financing activities, and other costs for the Company’s investment sales and financing professionals related to transactions closed in the period. Commissions are accrued based on revenue from transactions generated by the Company’s investment sales and financing professionals. Investment sales and financing professionals are compensated at commission rates based on individual agreements, and a portion of the commissions due upon the closing of a transaction may be deferred in accordance with their contracts. Some of the Company's most senior investment sales and financing professionals also have the ability to earn additional commissions after meeting certain annual financial thresholds. These additional commissions are recognized as cost of services in the period in which they are earned. Payment of a portion of these additional commissions are generally deferred for a period ofthree years, at our election, and paid at the end of the third calendar year. These deferred commissions are included in deferred compensation and commissions (current and non-current) captions in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Cost of services also includes referral fees paid to other real estate brokers where we are the principal service provider.
Investments in Marketable Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale
The Company maintains a portfolio of investments in a variety of fixed and variable rate debt securities, including U.S. treasuries, U.S. government sponsored entities, corporate debt, asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and other. The Company considers its investments in marketable debt securities to be available-for-sale, and accordingly, are recorded at their fair values. The Company determines the appropriate classification of investments in marketable debt securities at the time of purchase. Interest along with amortization of purchase premiums and accretion of discounts from the purchase date through the estimated maturity date, including consideration of variable maturities and contractual call provisions, are included in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company typically invests in highly rated debt securities, and its investment policy generally limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer. The policy requires substantially all investments to be investment grade, with the primary objective of minimizing the potential risk of principal loss and matching long-term liabilities. See Note 5 – “Investments in Marketable Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale” for additional information.
The Company reviews quarterly its investment portfolio of all securities in an unrealized loss position to determine if an impairment charge or credit reserve is required. The Company excludes accrued interest from both the fair value and the amortized cost basis of marketable debt securities, available-for-sale, for the purposes of identifying and measuring an impairment. An investment is impaired if the fair value is less than its amortized cost basis. Impairment relating to credit losses is recorded through a reduction in the amortized cost of the security or an allowance for credit losses and credit loss expense (included in selling, general and administrative expense), limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. Impairment that has not been recorded as a credit loss is recorded through other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable taxes. The Company made an accounting policy election to not measure an allowance for credit losses for accrued interest receivables. The Company evaluates write-off of accrued interest receivable at the time credit loss exists for the underlying security.
Determining whether a credit loss exists requires a high degree of judgment and the Company considers both qualitative and quantitative factors in making its determination. The Company evaluates its intent to sell, or whether the Company will more likely than not be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. For all securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company evaluates, among other items, the extent and length of time the fair market value of a security is less than its amortized cost, time to maturity, duration, seniority, the financial condition of the issuer including credit ratings, any changes thereto and relative default rates, leverage ratios, availability of liquidity to make principal and interest payments, performance indicators of the underlying assets, analyst reports and recommendations, and changes in base and market interest rates. If the qualitative and quantitative analysis is sufficient to conclude that an impairment related to credit losses does not exist, the Company typically does not perform further quantitative analysis to estimate the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the debt security. Estimates of expected future cash flows are the Company’s best estimate based on past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable economic forecasts.
Assets Held in Rabbi Trust
The Company maintains a non-qualified deferred compensation program for certain employees. Deferred amounts are invested in variable whole life insurance policies owned by the Company supporting the deferred obligation and are held in a rabbi trust. Participants elect to invest in various hypothetical equity and debt securities offered within the plan on a notional basis. The net change in the carrying value of the underlying assets held in the rabbi trust is recorded in other income, net. The change in the deferred compensation liability as a result of the change in the notional value of the participants accounts is recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Fair Value Measurements
U.S. GAAP defines the fair value of a financial instrument as the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company is responsible for the determination of fair value and the supporting methodologies and assumptions. The Company uses various pricing sources and third parties to provide and validate the values utilized.
The degree of judgment used in measuring the fair value of financial instruments is generally inversely correlated with the level of observable valuation inputs. Financial instruments with quoted prices in active markets generally have more pricing observability and less judgment is used in measuring fair value. Financial instruments for which no quoted prices are available have less observability and are measured at fair value using valuation models or other pricing techniques that require more judgment.
Assets recorded at fair value are measured and classified in accordance with a fair value hierarchy consisting of the three “levels” based on the observability of inputs available in the marketplace used to measure the fair values as discussed below:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; or
Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model. Management estimates include certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company values its investments including commercial paper and floating net asset value money market funds recorded in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, investments in marketable debt securities, available-for-sale, assets held in the rabbi trust, deferred compensation liability, contingent and deferred consideration and investments in convertible notes at fair value on a recurring basis.
Fair values for investments included in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and marketable debt securities, available-for-sale, were determined for each individual security in the investment portfolio and all these securities are Level 1 or 2 measurements as appropriate.
Fair values for assets held in the rabbi trust and related deferred compensation liability were determined based on the cash surrender value of the Company owned variable life insurance policies and underlying investments in the trust, and are Level 2 and Level 1 measurements, respectively.
Contingent consideration in connection with acquisitions, is carried at fair value and determined on a contract-by-contract basis, calculated using unobservable inputs based on a probability of achieving EBITDA and other performance requirements (refer to Note 9 – “Fair Value Measurements”), and is a Level 3 measurement. Deferred consideration in connection with acquisitions is carried at fair value and calculated using a discounted cash flow estimate with the only remaining condition on such payments being the passage of time, and is a Level 2 measurement.
We have elected to account for our investments in convertible notes, included in other assets, under the fair value option, with changes in fair value recognized in other income, net in the consolidated statement of operations. We estimate the fair value of each convertible note at each balance sheet date using a scenario-based framework that incorporates various scenarios weighted based on the expected likelihood of occurrence. Within each scenario, a discounted cash flow approach was utilized, taking the expected settlement for the event, and discounting it based on the expected timing and a discount rate. Each of the assumptions in the model were considered significant assumptions. We noted that a change in the expected probability, expected payoff, timing, or discount rate, would result in a change to the fair value ascribed to the convertible notes. As these are significant inputs not observable in the market, the valuation is classified as a Level 3 measurement.
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, from time to time, the Company may measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The Company reviews the carrying value of intangibles, goodwill and other assets for indications of impairment at least annually. When indications of potential impairment are identified, the Company may be required to determine the fair value of those assets and record an adjustment for the carrying amount in excess of the fair value determined. Any fair value determination would be based on valuation approaches, which are appropriate under the circumstances and utilize Level 2 and Level 3 measurements as required.
Assets and Liabilities not Measured at Fair Value
The Company’s commissions receivable, amounts due from employees and investment sales and financing professionals (included in the other assets, current and other assets, non-current captions), accounts payable and other liabilities and commissions payable (included in deferred compensation and commissions, current and deferred compensation and commissions, non-current captions) are carried at cost, which approximates fair value based on their immediate or short-term maturities and terms which approximate current market rates.
The Company’s obligations under stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) liability (included in the deferred compensation and commissions, current and deferred compensation and commissions, non-current captions) bear interest at a variable rate based on U.S. Treasuries, and the Company has determined that the carrying value approximates their fair value.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. The Company uses the straight-line method for depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is recorded over estimated useful lives ranging from three toseven years.
The Company evaluates its fixed assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Other Assets
Other assets consist primarily of securities, held-to-maturity, investments in convertible notes, loan performance fee receivable, security deposits made in connection with operating leases, customer trust accounts, employee notes receivable and other assets and receivables. In connection with a brokerage transaction, the Company may need to, or be required to, hold cash in escrow for a transaction participant. These amounts are deposited into separate customer trust accounts controlled by the Company. The amounts are included in current other assets, net, with a corresponding liability included in accounts payable and other liabilities, both in the consolidated balance sheets.
Leases
The Company utilizes operating leases for all its facilities and autos. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use assets (“ROU assets”) represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s contractual obligation to make lease payments under the lease. Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets, and operating lease liabilities, current and non-current captions in the consolidated balance sheets.
ROU assets and liabilities are recognized on the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Lease agreements may contain periods of free rent or reduced rent, predetermined fixed increases in the minimum rent and renewal or termination options, all of which add complexity and impact the determination of the lease term and lease payments to be used in calculating the lease liability. Certain facility leases provide for rental escalations related to increases in the lessors’ direct operating expenses. The Company uses the implicit rate in the lease when determinable. As most of the Company’s leases do not have a determinable implicit rate, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate calculated on a spread over treasuries based on our estimated credit rating for the indicated term of the lease based on the information available on the commencement date of the lease. The Company typically leases general purpose built-out office space, which reverts to the lessor upon termination of the lease. Any payments for completed improvements, determined to be owed by the lessor, net of incentives received, are recorded as an increase to the ROU asset and considered in the determination of the lease cost.
The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for as a single lease component. Lease cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments consist of common area costs, insurance, taxes, utilities, parking and other lease related costs, which are determined principally based on billings from landlords. Sub-lease income is recorded as a component of selling general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Litigation
The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. Most of these litigation matters are covered by insurance, which contain deductibles, exclusions, claim limits and aggregate policy limits. While the ultimate liability for these legal proceedings cannot be determined, the Company uses judgment in the evaluation of claims and the need for accrual for loss contingencies quarterly. The Company records an accrual for litigation related losses where the likelihood of loss is both probable and estimable. The Company accrues legal fees for litigation as the legal services are provided.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to (i) differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, and (ii) operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. The Company measures existing deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the Company expects to have temporary differences realized or settled. The Company recognizes in the (benefit) provision for income taxes, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company periodically evaluates deferred tax assets to assess whether it is likely that the deferred tax assets will be realized. In determining whether a valuation allowance is required, the Company considers the timing of deferred tax reversals, current year taxable income and historical performance. Valuation allowances are provided against deferred tax assets when it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Because of the nature of the Company’s business, which includes activity in the U.S. and Canada, incorporating numerous states and provinces as well as local jurisdictions, the Company’s tax position can be complex. As such, the Company’s effective tax rate is subject to changes as a result of fluctuations in the mix of its activity in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates including changes in tax rates, state apportionment, tax related interest and penalties, valuation allowances and other permanent items. Calculating some of the amounts involves a high degree of judgment.
The Company evaluates its tax positions quarterly. The threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements is “more likely than not” to be sustained by the taxing authority and requires measurement of a tax position meeting the more-likely-than-not criterion, based on the largest benefit that is more than 50% likely to be realized. The Company assesses its inventory of tax positions with respect to all applicable income tax issues for all open tax years (in each respective jurisdiction) and determines whether uncertain tax positions are required to be recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties incurred as income tax expense.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company measures and records compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees, independent contractors and non-employee directors. Awards are issued under the Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Amended Plan”) and 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the “Amended ESPP”).
For awards made to the Company’s employees, directors and independent contractors, the Company initially values restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) based on the grant date closing price of the Company’s common stock. For awards with periodic vesting, the Company recognizes the related expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award, subject to periodic adjustments to ensure that the cumulative amount of expense recognized through the end of any reporting period is at least equal to the portion of the grant date value of the award that has vested through that date. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
The Company has issued performance share units (“PSUs”), which are subject to athree-year cliff-vesting period, based on achievement of pre-determined performance targets. At the end of each reporting period, we evaluate the probability that the PSUs will vest. Compensation expense related to PSUs is generally recognized over thethree-year performance period, based on the grant-date fair value and the probability that the pre-determined performance targets will be achieved. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
For shares issued under the Amended ESPP, the Company determined that the Amended ESPP was a compensatory plan and is required to expense the fair value of the awards over eachsix-month offering period. The Company estimates the fair value of these awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company calculates the expected volatility based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock, the risk-free interest rate based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant, both consistent with the term of the offering period. The Company includes a dividend yield based on the recurring semi-annual dividend. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
Earnings per Share
The difference between basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding represents the dilutive impact of common stock equivalents consisting of shares to be issued under the Plan and ESPP, and contingently issuable shares in connection with stock settled consideration for acquired businesses.
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company prepares the financial statements of its Canadian subsidiary using the local currency as the functional currency. The assets and liabilities of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at the balance sheet date with the resulting translation adjustments included as a separate component of stockholder’s equity through other comprehensive loss in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.
Income and expenses are translated at the average monthly rates of exchange. The Company includes gains and losses from foreign currency transactions in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations.
The effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash is reflected in cash flows from operating activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows, and is not material for any period presented.
Taxes Collected from Clients and Remitted to Governmental Authorities
The Company accounts for tax assessed by any governmental authority that is based on revenue or transaction value (e.g. sales, use and value added taxes) on a net basis, and, accordingly, such amounts are not included in revenue. Collected amounts are recorded as a current liability until paid.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosures at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk principally consist of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, investments in marketable debt securities, available-for-sale, investments in strategic alliance partners (included under other assets), security deposits (included under other assets, current and non-current), and commissions receivable, net. Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash are placed with high-credit quality financial institutions and invested in high-credit quality money market funds and commercial paper. Concentrations and ratings of investments in marketable debt securities, available-for-sale are limited by the approved investment policy.
To reduce its credit risk, the Company monitors the credit standing of the financial institutions and money market funds that represent amounts recorded as cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. The Company historically has not experienced any significant losses related to cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash.
In September 2021, the Company entered into a Strategic Alliance with MTRCC pursuant to which the Company has agreed to provide loan opportunities that may be funded through MTRCC’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing Agreement (“DUS Agreement”) with Fannie Mae that requires MTRCC to guarantee a portion of each loan funded. On a loan-by-loan basis, the Company, at its option, can indemnify a portion of MTRCC’s guarantee obligation of loan opportunities presented to and closed by MTRCC through the DUS Agreement. The Company manages and limits the concentration of risk related to the guarantees assumed by monitoring the underlying property type, geographic location, credit of the borrowers, underlying debt service coverage, and loan to value ratios.
The Company derives its revenue from a broad range of real estate investors, owners, and users in the United States and Canada, none of which individually represents a significant concentration of credit risk. The Company maintains allowances, as needed, for estimated credit losses based on management’s assessment of the likelihood of collection. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, no transaction represented 10% or more of total revenue. Further, while one or more transactions may represent 10% or more of commissions receivable at any reporting date, amounts due for brokerage and financing transactions are typically collected within 10 days of settlement and, therefore, do not expose the Company to significant credit risk.
During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company’s Canadian operations represented approximately 4%,5%, and 4%, respectively, of total revenue.
During each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, no office represented 10% or more of total revenue.
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting, under which the consideration for the acquisition, including the fair value of any contingent and deferred consideration, is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company recognizes identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their acquisition date fair values as determined by management as of the acquisition date. The excess of the consideration over the assets acquired net of liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill. During the measurement period, which is not to exceed one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded as expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
In connection with certain acquisitions, the Company enters into agreements to pay additional cash amounts based on the achievement of certain performance measures and/or service and time requirements. Contingent and deferred consideration in connection with the acquisition of a business is measured at fair value on the acquisition date and remeasured at fair value each reporting period thereafter until the consideration is settled in cash or stock, with changes in fair value recorded in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Acquisition-related costs, such as due diligence, legal and accounting fees, are expensed as incurred and not considered in determining the fair value of the acquired assets. Acquisition-related costs are reflected in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually in the fourth quarter. In addition to the annual impairment evaluation, the Company evaluates at least quarterly whether events or circumstances have occurred in the period subsequent to the annual impairment testing which indicate that it is more likely than not an impairment loss has occurred. The initial impairment evaluation of goodwill is a qualitative assessment and is performed to assess whether the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The Company completes a quantitative impairment test if evidence from the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Company determines the quantitative impairment test is required, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is determined and compared to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to that excess. The loss recognized cannot exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The Company currently has onlyone reporting unit, therefore, all goodwill is allocated to thatone reporting unit.
The Company evaluates its finite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually, or as events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company records an impairment loss if impairment triggers exist and the fair value of the asset is less than the asset’s carrying amount. The Company measures recoverability by comparing the carrying amount to the future undiscounted cash flows that the intangible assets are expected to generate. If the carrying value of the intangible assets are not recoverable, the impairment recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying value exceeds its fair value. The Company’s intangible assets primarily include non-compete agreements, customer relationships and contracts in progress that resulted from its business combinations. These intangible assets are generally amortized on a straight-line basis using a useful life between 1 and 7 years.
Segment Reporting
The Company hasone reportable segment: commercial real estate services. The commercial real estate services segment is the aggregation of ourtwo operating segments: investment sales and financing services. Investment sales and financing services share similar customers, economic characteristics and regulatory environment. The commercial real estate services segment provides these integrated services to investors in commercial real estate, delivered through a network of offices, housing both investment sales and financing professionals, supported by an integrated national platform. The chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) uses net income (loss) to evaluate the overall needs and opportunities of the Company as a whole based on strategic directions and growth initiatives, some of which may apply to parts or all of the organization. Net income (loss) is used to monitor budget versus actual results, as well as to benchmark the Company’s performance to its peer group. The CODM uses this assessment of performance in determining management compensation. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative (“ASU 2023-06”). ASU 2023-06 was issued in response to the SEC’s final amendments in Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification that updated and simplified disclosure requirements that the SEC believed were duplicative, overlapping, or outdated, and to align the requirements in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) with the SEC’s disclosure requirements. The effective date for each amendment in ASU 2023-06 will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. If the SEC has not removed the applicable requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K by June 30, 2027, the pending content of the related amendment will be removed from the Codification and will not become effective for any entity. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2023-06 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), to require disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation, as well as information on income taxes paid. The new requirements should be applied on a prospective basis with an option to apply them retrospectively. ASU 2023-09 became effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 for the year ended December 31, 2025 and applied the new disclosure requirements.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements - Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements (“ASU 2024-02”), which removes references to various FASB Concepts Statements in the guidance to simplify the Codification and draw a distinction between authoritative and nonauthoritative literature. ASU 2024-02 is effective on a prospective basis, with the option for retrospective application, for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The adoption of ASU 2024-02 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). The new guidance is intended to provide investors enhanced disclosures and requires public entities to disaggregate key expense types. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The disclosure updates are required to be applied prospectively with the option for retrospective application. While the adoption is not expected to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements, it is expected to result in incremental disclosures within the footnotes to our consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40) (“ASU 2025-06”), to update guidance on accounting for internal-use software. The amendments modernize guidance to consider different methods of software development, updating the requirements for capitalization of software costs. ASU 2025-6 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The new requirements may be applied on a prospective, retrospective, or modified transition approach. The Company is evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements (“ASU 2025-11”), which clarifies the guidance in Topic 270 to improve the consistency of interim financial reporting. The ASU provides a comprehensive list of required interim disclosures and introduces a disclosure principle requiring entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. ASU 2025-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.
- Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Computer software and hardware equipment | $56,758 | $52,208 |
| Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 24,544 | 24,938 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (57,425) | (51,007) |
| $23,877 | $26,139 | |
Depreciation expense for property and equipment was $10.0 million, $9.4 million and $8.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company wrote-off $3.6 million and $6.8 million, respectively, of property and equipment, primarily related to fully depreciated assets, disposed assets, and abandoned construction-in-progress.
- Operating Leases
The Company has operating leases for all of its facilities and autos. The operating lease cost, included in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations, consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years EndedDecember 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Operating lease cost: | ||
| Lease cost(1) | $25,417 | $29,057 |
| Variable lease cost(2) | 5,182 | 6,241 |
| Sublease income | (1,195) | (1,037) |
| $29,404 | $34,261 | |
(1)Includes charges related to consolidation of office space during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
(2)Primarily relates to common area maintenance, property taxes, insurance, utilities and parking.
Maturities of lease liabilities by year consisted of the following (in thousands):
| December 31,2025 | |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $22,456 |
| 2027 | 19,211 |
| 2028 | 15,281 |
| 2029 | 11,239 |
| 2030 | 8,664 |
| Thereafter | 12,453 |
| Total future minimum lease payments | 89,304 |
| Less imputed interest | (11,049) |
| Present value of operating lease liabilities | $78,255 |
Other information related to the operating leases consisted of the following:
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Weighted average remaining operating lease term | 4.74 years | 5.11 years |
| Weighted average discount rate | 5.4% | 5.2% |
- Investments in Marketable Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale
Amortized cost, allowance for credit losses, gross unrealized gains (losses) in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and fair value of marketable debt securities, available-for-sale, by type of security consisted of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmortizedCost | Allowancefor CreditLosses | GrossUnrealizedGains | GrossUnrealizedLosses | FairValue | |
| Short-term investments: | |||||
| Corporate debt | $90,557 | $— | $28 | $(21) | $90,564 |
| $90,557 | $— | $28 | $(21) | $90,564 | |
| Long-term investments: | |||||
| U.S. treasuries | $29,058 | $— | $218 | $(17) | $29,259 |
| U.S. government sponsored entities | 2,490 | — | 17 | (46) | 2,461 |
| Corporate debt | 54,093 | — | 578 | (414) | 54,257 |
| Asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and other | 59,929 | — | 452 | (657) | 59,724 |
| $145,570 | $— | $1,265 | $(1,134) | $145,701 | |
| December 31, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmortizedCost | Allowancefor CreditLosses | GrossUnrealizedGains | GrossUnrealizedLosses | FairValue | |
| Short-term investments: | |||||
| U.S. treasuries | $29,515 | $— | $20 | $(18) | $29,517 |
| Corporate debt | 160,152 | — | 55 | (57) | 160,150 |
| $189,667 | $— | $75 | $(75) | $189,667 | |
| Long-term investments: | |||||
| U.S. treasuries | $819 | $— | $— | $(46) | $773 |
| U.S. government sponsored entities | 996 | — | 3 | (70) | 929 |
| Corporate debt | 31,820 | — | 139 | (1,025) | 30,934 |
| ABS and other | 18,731 | — | 114 | (334) | 18,511 |
| $52,366 | $— | $256 | $(1,475) | $51,147 | |
The Company’s investments in marketable debt securities, available-for-sale, that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, by type of security consisted of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 12 months · 12 months or greater · Total | ||||||
| FairValue | GrossUnrealizedLosses | FairValue | GrossUnrealizedLosses | FairValue(1) | GrossUnrealizedLosses | |
| U.S. treasuries | $— | $— | $780 | $(17) | $780 | $(17) |
| U.S. government sponsored entities | 1,562 | (2) | 413 | (44) | 1,975 | (46) |
| Corporate debt | 21,937 | (5) | 12,266 | (430) | 34,203 | (435) |
| ABS and other | 8,237 | (387) | 3,426 | (270) | 11,663 | (657) |
| $31,736 | $(394) | $16,885 | $(761) | $48,621 | $(1,155) | |
| December 31, 2024 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 12 months · 12 months or greater · Total | ||||||
| FairValue | GrossUnrealizedLosses | FairValue | GrossUnrealizedLosses | FairValue(1) | GrossUnrealizedLosses | |
| U.S. treasuries | $— | $— | $10,050 | $(64) | $10,050 | $(64) |
| U.S. government sponsored entities | — | — | 432 | (70) | 432 | (70) |
| Corporate debt | 15,654 | (46) | 25,520 | (1,036) | 41,174 | (1,082) |
| ABS and other | 6,393 | (70) | 4,333 | (264) | 10,726 | (334) |
| $22,047 | $(116) | $40,335 | $(1,434) | $62,382 | $(1,550) | |
(1)The fair value excludes accrued interest receivable.
Gross realized gains and losses from the sales of the Company’s marketable debt securities, available-for-sale, consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Gross realized gains (1) | $8 | $— | $— |
| Gross realized losses (1) | $— | $— | $(190) |
(1)Recorded in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations. The cost basis of securities sold were determined based on the specific identification method.
The Company invests its excess cash in a diversified portfolio of fixed and variable rate debt securities to meet current and future cash flow needs. All investments are made in accordance with the Company’s approved investment policy. As of December 31, 2025, the portfolio had a weighted average credit rating of A+ and a weighted term to contractual maturity of 6.8 years. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had 101 securities in the portfolio for which there was an unrealized loss. For these securities, there was an unrealized aggregate loss of $1.2 million, or 0.5% of amortized cost, and a weighted average credit rating of A.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company performed an impairment analysis and determined an allowance for credit losses was not required. The Company determined that it did not have an intent to sell and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell any security based on its current liquidity position, or to maintain compliance with its investment policy, specifically as it relates to minimum credit ratings. The Company evaluated the securities with an unrealized loss considering severity of loss, credit ratings, specific credit events during the period since acquisition, overall likelihood of default, market sector, potential impact from the current economic environment, including interest rates, geopolitical unrest and a review of an issuer’s and securities’ liquidity and financial strength, as needed. The Company concluded that it would receive all scheduled interest and principal payments. The Company, therefore, determined qualitatively that the unrealized loss was related to changes in interest rates and other market factors and therefore no allowance for credit losses was required.
Amortized cost and fair value of marketable debt securities, available-for-sale, by contractual maturity consisted of the following (in thousands, except weighted average data):
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | |
| Due in one year or less | $90,557 | $90,564 | $189,667 | $189,667 |
| Due after one year through five years | 85,624 | 86,148 | 26,315 | 25,944 |
| Due after five years through ten years | 16,055 | 16,118 | 11,246 | 10,716 |
| Due after ten years | 43,891 | 43,435 | 14,805 | 14,487 |
| $236,127 | $236,265 | $242,033 | $240,814 | |
The weighted average contractual maturity as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was 6.8 years and 2.3 years, respectively. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain issuers have the right to prepay certain obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
- Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill is recorded as part of the Company’s acquisitions and primarily arose from the acquired assembled workforce and brokerage and financing sales platforms. The Company expects all of the goodwill to be tax deductible, with the tax-deductible amount of goodwill related to the contingent and deferred consideration to be determined once the cash payments are made to settle any contingent and deferred consideration. The goodwill resulting from acquisitions is allocated to the Company’sone reporting unit.
Goodwill and intangible assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrossCarryingAmount | AccumulatedAmortization | Net BookValue | GrossCarryingAmount | AccumulatedAmortization | Net BookValue | |
| Goodwill and intangible assets: | ||||||
| Goodwill | $37,851 | $— | $37,851 | $37,597 | $— | $37,597 |
| Intangible assets (1) | 19,377 | (15,566) | 3,811 | 19,123 | (13,199) | 5,924 |
| $57,228 | $(15,566) | $41,662 | $56,720 | $(13,199) | $43,521 | |
(1)Total weighted remaining average amortization period was 2.9 years and 3.5 years as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Intangible assets principally include non-compete agreements and customer relationships.
The Company recorded amortization expense for intangible assets of $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and $4.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The amortization expense of $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 included an accelerated amortization of $1.2 million and an impairment of $2.2 million of certain intangible assets resulting from changes in estimates.
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Beginning balance | $37,597 | $38,046 |
| Impact of foreign currency translation | 254 | (449) |
| Ending balance | $37,851 | $37,597 |
Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets by year for the next five years and thereafter consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,387 |
| 2027 | 1,214 |
| 2028 | 1,210 |
| $3,811 | |
As of December 31, 2025, the Company considered the impact of economic conditions and evaluated its goodwill and intangible assets for impairment testing. The Company estimated the recoverability of the intangible assets by comparing the carrying amount of each asset to the future undiscounted cash flows that the Company expects the asset to generate. The sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows was greater than the carrying amount of the intangible assets as of December 31, 2025. The Company concluded that there wasno impairment of intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 2025. At December 31, 2024, the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows related to a prior acquisition was lower than the carrying amount of the intangible assets. We determined the fair value to be nominal based on a discounted cash flow over the remaining useful life, resulting in animpairment of the related intangible assets of $2.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company concluded that there wasno impairment of goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
- Selected Balance Sheet Data
Allowances on Advances and Loans
Allowance for credit losses for advances and loans as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $1.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively, which is included in advances and loans, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Other Assets
Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Current December 31, | Non-Current December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Security deposits | $— | $— | $1,251 | $1,300 |
| Employee notes receivable | 140 | 28 | 1 | 88 |
| Securities, held-to-maturity(1) | — | — | 9,500 | 9,500 |
| Loan performance fee receivable | 5,121 | 3,310 | 15,112 | 12,529 |
| Investments in convertible notes(2) | 5,630 | 6,347 | — | — |
| Other(3) | 3,298 | 5,858 | 1,256 | 209 |
| $14,189 | $15,543 | $27,120 | $23,626 | |
(1)In connection with the Strategic Alliance with MTRCC, the Company held a $9.5 million Mandatorily Redeemable Fixed-Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock investment in MTRCC, classified as held-to-maturity, which is expected to mature on August 26, 2027 and accrues interest based on theone-year treasury rate.
(2)The Company purchased convertible notes with principal balances aggregating $5.0 million during the fourth quarter 2023 in connection with strategic alliances with companies in the real estate sector. The Company has elected to account for its investments in convertible notes under the fair value option. See Note 9 – “Fair Value Measurements” for additional information.
(3)Other primarily includes customer trust accounts and prepaid lease costs.
Deferred Compensation and Commissions
Deferred compensation and commissions consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Current December 31, | Non-Current December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| SARs liability (1) | $2,800 | $2,603 | $7,343 | $9,518 |
| Commissions payable to investment sales and financing professionals | 53,889 | 63,952 | 18,618 | 15,608 |
| Deferred compensation liability (1) | 331 | 173 | 9,455 | 8,131 |
| Other | 443 | 469 | — | — |
| $57,463 | $67,197 | $35,416 | $33,257 | |
(1)The SARs and deferred compensation liabilities become subject to payout at the time the participant is no longer considered a service provider. As a result of the retirement of certain participants, estimated amounts to be paid to participants within the next twelve months have been classified as current.
SARs Liability
Prior to the IPO, certain employees of the Company were granted SARs under a stock-based compensation program assumed by MMC. In connection with the IPO, the SARs agreements were revised, the MMC liability of $20.0 million for the SARs was frozen as of March 31, 2013 and was transferred to MMI through a capital distribution. The SARs liability will be settled with each participant inten annual installments in January of each year upon retirement or termination from service, or in full upon consummation of a change in control of the Company.
Under the revised agreements, MMI is required to accrue interest on the outstanding balance beginning on January 1, 2014, at a rate based on the 10-year treasury note, plus 2%. The rate resets annually. The rates at January 1, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were 6.57%,5.95% and 5.79%, respectively. MMI recorded interest expense related to this liability of $625,000, $681,000 and $761,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Estimated payouts within the next twelve months for participants that have separated from service have been classified as current. The Company made payments of $2.6 million and $2.5 million during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, consisting of principal and accumulated interest.
Commissions Payable
Certain investment sales and financing professionals can earn additional commissions after meeting certain annual revenue thresholds. These commissions are recognized as cost of services in the period in which they are earned as they relate to specific transactions closed. The Company may defer payment of certain commissions, at its election, for up tothree years. Commissions that are not expected to be paid within 12 months are classified as long-term.
Deferred Compensation Liability
A select group of management is eligible to participate in the Marcus & Millichap Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”). The Deferred Compensation Plan is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan that is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and permits participants to defer compensation up to the limits set forth in the Deferred Compensation Plan. Amounts are paid out generally when the participant is no longer a service provider; however, an in-service payout election is available to participants. Participants may elect to receive payouts as a lump sum or quarterly over atwo to 15-year period. The Company elected to fund the Deferred Compensation Plan through Company-owned variable life insurance policies. The Deferred Compensation Plan is managed by a third-party institutional fund manager, and the deferred compensation and investment earnings are held as a Company asset in a rabbi trust, which is recorded in assets held in rabbi trust in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The assets in the trust are restricted unless the Company becomes insolvent, in which case the trust assets are subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors. The Company may also, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to withdraw at any time a portion of the trust assets by an amount by which the fair market value of the trust assets exceeds 110% of the aggregate deferred compensation liability represented by the participants’ accounts. Estimated payouts within the next twelve months for participants that have separated from service or elected an in-service payout have been classified as current. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company made total payments to participants of $0.3 million and $2.0 million respectively.
The assets held in the rabbi trust are carried at the cash surrender value of the variable life insurance policies, which represents its fair value. The net change in the carrying value of the assets held in the rabbi trust and the net change in the carrying value of the deferred compensation liability, each exclusive of additional contributions, distributions and trust expenses, consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Increase in the carrying value of the assets held in the rabbi trust (1) | $1,418 | $1,561 | $1,526 |
| Decrease in the net carrying value of the deferred compensation obligation (2) | $(1,279) | $(1,400) | $(1,439) |
(1)Recorded in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations.
(2)Recorded in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Other Liabilities
Other liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Current December 31, | Non-Current December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Deferred consideration | $— | $411 | $— | $— |
| Contingent consideration | 718 | 4,614 | 2 | 117 |
| Dividends payable | 1,040 | 942 | 1,289 | 1,559 |
| Stock repurchase payable | 1,501 | — | — | — |
| Loan guarantee obligation | 2,040 | 1,426 | 6,253 | 5,238 |
| Other (1) | 5,012 | 683 | 211 | 93 |
| $10,311 | $8,076 | $7,755 | $7,007 | |
(1)As of December 31, 2025, other, current liabilities primarily includes a legal accrual related to an ongoing litigation matter. See Note 16 – “Commitments and Contingencies” for additional information.
- Related-Party Transactions
Shared and Transition Services
Certain services are provided to the Company under a Transition Services Agreement (“TSA”) between MMC and the Company. The TSA is intended to provide certain services until the Company acquires these services separately. In addition, the Company charges MMC for certain shared licensing arrangements. Under the TSA, the Company earned net charge-backs during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 of $63,000, $59,000, and $77,000, respectively. These amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Brokerage and Financing Services with the Subsidiaries of MMC
MMC has wholly or majority owned subsidiaries that buy and sell commercial real estate properties. The Company performs certain brokerage and financing services related to transactions of the subsidiaries of MMC. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company earned real estate brokerage commissions and financing fees of $0.9 million, $1.9 million, and $1.1 million, respectively, from transactions with subsidiaries of MMC related to these services. The Company incurred cost of services of $0.5 million, $1.2 million, and $0.7 million respectively, related to this revenue.
Operating Lease with MMC
The Company has an operating lease with MMC for a single-story office building located in Palo Alto, California, which expires in May 2032. The related operating lease cost was $1.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. Operating lease cost is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The related operating lease ROU asset, net and operating lease liability as of December 31, 2025 were $6.2 million and $7.0 million, respectively, and as of December 31, 2024 were $7.0 million and $7.6 million, respectively.
Amounts due from and to MMC
As of December 31, 2025 the Company recorded a receivable of $3,100 with MMC. As of December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a payable of $1,000 with MMC. These amounts are included in accounts receivable and accounts payable, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Other
The Company makes advances to non-executive employees from time-to-time. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the aggregate principal amount for employee notes receivable was $141,000 and $116,000, respectively, which is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. See Note 7 – "Selected Balance Sheet Data".
As of December 31, 2025, George M. Marcus, the Company’s founder and Chairman, beneficially owned approximately 39.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, including shares owned by Phoenix Investments Holdings, LLC and the Marcus Family Foundation II.
- Fair Value Measurements
Assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Assets held in rabbi trust | $13,476 | $— | $13,476 | $— | $12,191 | $— | $12,191 | $— |
| Convertible notes | $5,630 | $— | $— | $5,630 | $6,347 | $— | $— | $6,347 |
| Cash equivalents (1): | ||||||||
| Commercial paper | $2,396 | $— | $2,396 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Money market funds | 78,686 | 78,686 | — | — | 90,737 | 90,737 | — | — |
| $81,082 | $78,686 | $2,396 | $— | $90,737 | $90,737 | $— | $— | |
| Marketable debt securities, available-for-sale: | ||||||||
| Short-term investments: | ||||||||
| U.S. treasuries | $— | $— | $— | $— | $29,517 | $29,517 | $— | $— |
| Corporate debt | 90,564 | — | 90,564 | — | 160,150 | — | 160,150 | — |
| ABS and other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| $90,564 | $— | $90,564 | $— | $189,667 | $29,517 | $160,150 | $— | |
| Long-term investments: | ||||||||
| U.S. treasuries | $29,259 | $29,259 | $— | $— | $773 | $773 | $— | $— |
| U.S. government sponsored entities | 2,461 | — | 2,461 | — | 929 | — | 929 | — |
| Corporate debt | 54,257 | — | 54,257 | — | 30,934 | — | 30,934 | — |
| ABS and other | 59,724 | — | 59,724 | — | 18,511 | — | 18,511 | — |
| $145,701 | $29,259 | $116,442 | $— | $51,147 | $773 | $50,374 | $— | |
| Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Contingent consideration | $720 | $— | $— | $720 | $4,731 | $— | $— | $4,731 |
| Deferred consideration | $— | $— | $— | $— | $411 | $— | $411 | $— |
| Deferred compensation liability | $9,786 | $9,786 | $— | $— | $8,304 | $8,304 | $— | $— |
(1)Included in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
There wereno transfers in or out of Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Contingent and Deferred Consideration
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company considered current interest rates and the probability of achieving EBITDA and other performance targets in its determination of fair value for the contingent consideration. The Company is uncertain as to the extent of the volatility in the unobservable inputs in the foreseeable future. Deferred consideration in connection with acquisitions is carried at fair value and calculated using a discounted cash flow estimate with the only remaining condition on such payments being the passage of time.
As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, contingent and deferred consideration had a maximum undiscounted payment to be settled in cash or stock of $6.8 million and $12.0 million, respectively. Assuming the achievement of the applicable performance criteria and/or service and time requirements, the Company anticipates these payments will be made over the nexttwo years. Changes in fair value are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
A reconciliation of contingent consideration measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Beginning balance | $4,731 | $5,482 |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration(1) | 788 | 43 |
| Payments of contingent consideration | (4,799) | (794) |
| Ending balance | $720 | $4,731 |
(1)Includes immaterial impact of foreign currency translation.
Quantitative information about the valuation technique and significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation of the Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
| Fair Value atDecember 31, 2025 · Valuation Technique · Unobservable inputs · Range (Weighted Average)(1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contingentconsideration | $720 | Discounted cash flow | Expected life of cash flows | 1.0-1.8 years | (1.0 year) |
| Discount rate | 5.2%-5.2% | (5.2%) | |||
| Probability of achievement | 0.3%-100.0% | (99.8%) | |||
| Fair Value atDecember 31, 2024 · Valuation Technique · Unobservable inputs · Range (Weighted Average)(1) | |||||
| Contingentconsideration | $4,731 | Discounted cash flow | Expected life of cash flows | 0.3-2.8 years | (0.4 years) |
| Discount rate | 4.8%-6.1% | (5.9%) | |||
| Probability of achievement | 0.0%-100.0% | (98.2%) | |||
(1)Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.
Convertible Notes
The fair value of the convertible notes considered (i) accrued interest rates between 6% and 10%, (ii) a net weighted average maturity of 0.3 years which may be extended at the option of the holders, (iii) the expected likelihood of occurrence of various scenarios including financing, equity financing, change in control, or liquidation, (iv) a net weighted average settlement of 98% considering premiums from potential conversion into equity and losses from potential liquidation, and (v) discounted cash flow at a weighted average discount rate of 13.5%. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the fair value of the convertible notes decreased by approximately $0.7 million primarily due to a change in likelihood of occurrence of the various scenarios and a decrease in the net settlement rate. The estimated time to settlement changed from a weighted average of 0.77 years as of December 31, 2024 to 0.27 years as of December 31, 2025.
- Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock
As of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were 38,422,993 and 38,856,790 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value, issued and outstanding, which included unvested restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) issued to non-employee directors, respectively. See Note 14 – “Loss per Share” for additional information.
On February 6, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual regular dividend of $0.25 per share, with a payment date of April 4, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2025. On July 31, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a second semi-annual regular dividend of $0.25 per share, with a payment date of October 6, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2025. The total dividends declared by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2025 were $20.4 million.
As of December 31, 2025, the dividend payable related to unvested stock awards remaining to be paid upon vesting of stock awards was $2.3 million. The dividend payable is recorded in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 7 – “Selected Balance Sheet Data.”
Preferred Stock
The Company has 25,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock with a par value $0.0001 per share. At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there wereno preferred shares issued or outstanding.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are included as a component of other income, net or selling, general and administrative expense, as applicable, in the consolidated statements of operations. The reclassifications were determined on a specific identification basis.
The Company has not provided for U.S. taxes on unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiary as it is operating at a loss and hasno earnings and profits to remit. As a result, deferred taxes were not provided related to the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.
Repurchases of Common Stock
On August 2, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a common stock repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) of up to $70 million. On May 2, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors authorized an additional $70 million to repurchase common stock under the Repurchase Program. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company repurchased and retired 933,115 shares of common stock for $26.9 million, at an average cost of $28.79 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased and retired 16,900 shares of common stock for $0.6 million, at an average cost of $32.77 per share. As of December 31, 2025, $44.1 million remained authorized for repurchases under the Repurchase Program.
- Stock-Based Compensation Plans
2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan
The Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) in October 2013. In February 2017, the Board of Directors amended and restated the 2013 Plan, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders in May 2017. In October 2023 and February 2024, the Board of Directors further amended the 2013 Plan to eliminate the term of the 2013 Plan and to make certain other best practice and administrative changes (the
2013 Plan, as amended, the “Amended Plan”). The Amended Plan was approved by the stockholders of the Company at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Grants are made from time to time by the Compensation Committee at its discretion, subject to certain restrictions as to the number and value of shares that may be granted to any individual. In addition, non-employee directors receive annual grants under a Director Compensation Policy. The Compensation Committee, at its discretion, may credit dividend equivalents to certain unvested awards as provided in the Amended Plan. Any dividend equivalents credited to unvested awards are paid to the participant at the time the related grants vest. As of December 31, 2025, there were 2,610,343 shares available for future grants under the Amended Plan.
Awards Granted and Settled
Under the Amended Plan, the Company has issued RSAs to non-employee directors and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to employees and independent contractors. RSAs vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the next annual meeting of stockholders, subject to service requirements. RSUs generally vest in equal annual installments over afour tofive-year period from the date of grant or earlier as approved by the Compensation Committee. In February 2025, the compensation committee of the Board of Directors adopted a new form of PSU Award Agreement under the Amended Plan. The Company has also issued PSUs under the Amended Plan, which are subject to athree-year cliff-vesting period, based on achievement of pre-determined performance targets. At the end of each reporting period, the Company evaluates the probability that the PSUs will vest. Compensation expense related to PSUs is recognized generally over thethree-year performance period, based on the grant-date fair value and the probability that the pre-determined performance targets will be achieved. Dividend equivalents granted for unvested stock awards are paid at the time the stock awards vest. Any unvested awards and dividend equivalents are forfeited upon termination as a service provider. As of December 31, 2025, there wereno issued or outstanding options or SARs under the Amended Plan.
During the year ended December 31, 2025,621,826 shares of RSUs and RSAs vested, with 170,310 shares of common stock withheld to pay applicable required employee statutory withholding taxes based on the market value of the shares on the vesting date. The shares withheld for taxes were returned to the share reserve and are available for future issuance in accordance with provisions of the Amended Plan. Unvested RSUs will be settled through the issuance of new shares of common stock.
Outstanding Awards
Activity under the Amended Plan consisted of the following (dollars in thousands, except weighted average per share data):
| Shares | Weighted-Average GrantDate Fair ValuePer Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Nonvested shares at December 31, 2022⁽¹⁾ | 1,741,461 | $42.14 |
| Granted | 734,388 | $35.20 |
| Vested | (465,480) | $40.87 |
| Forfeited/canceled | (10,624) | $40.96 |
| Nonvested shares at December 31, 2023⁽¹⁾ | 1,999,745 | $39.90 |
| Granted | 607,597 | $36.04 |
| Vested | (574,598) | $39.37 |
| Forfeited/canceled | (46,737) | $39.73 |
| Nonvested shares at December 31, 2024⁽¹⁾ | 1,986,007 | $38.74 |
| Granted | 371,652 | $35.20 |
| Granted, with vesting subject to performance targets | 86,148 | $37.06 |
| Vested | (621,826) | $38.73 |
| Forfeited/canceled(2) | (68,595) | $37.48 |
| Nonvested shares at December 31, 2025⁽¹⁾ | 1,753,386 | $37.92 |
(1)Nonvested RSUs will be settled through the issuance of new shares of common stock.
(2)Forfeited/canceled shares resulted in $67,000 of dividend equivalents forfeited in 2025.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had unrecognized stock-based compensation relating to RSUs, RSAs and PSUs of approximately $46.7 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.63 years.
The aggregate fair value of RSUs and RSAs that vested were $20.9 million, $20.2 million and $15.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In 2013, the Company adopted the 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The ESPP is intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code and provides for consecutive, non-overlappingsix-month offering periods. The offering periods generally start on the first trading day on or after May 15 and November 15 of each year. Qualifying employees may purchase shares of the Company stock at a discount based on the lower of the market price at the beginning or end of the offering period, subject to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limitations. The Company determined that the ESPP was a compensatory plan and is required to expense the fair value of the awards over eachsix-month offering period.
In October 2023 and February 2024, the Board of Directors amended the ESPP to (i) eliminate the term of the ESPP such that the ESPP shall continue in effect until the ESPP is terminated by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee, (ii) eliminate the “evergreen” feature providing for annual increases in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP without stockholder approval, (iii) increase the discount qualifying employees may purchase shares of the Company stock to 15% based on the lower of the market price at the beginning or end of the offering period, subject to IRS limitations and (iv) make certain other best practice and administrative changes to the ESPP (the ESPP as amended, the “Amended ESPP”). The Amended ESPP was approved by the stockholders of the Company at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The ESPP initially had 366,667 shares of common stock reserved, and 47,391 shares of common stock remain available for issuance under the Amended ESPP as of December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost related to the Amended ESPP was $134,000 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.36 years.
Summary of Stock-Based Compensation
Components of stock-based compensation are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| ESPP | $255 | $226 | $146 |
| RSUs, PSUs and RSAs | 23,971 | 23,566 | 24,000 |
| $24,226 | $23,792 | $24,146 | |
- Income Taxes
The components of income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| United States | $6,396 | $(14,396) | $(39,708) |
| Foreign | (3,376) | 1,368 | (693) |
| $3,020 | $(13,028) | $(40,401) | |
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Federal: | |||
| Current | $1,190 | $138 | $(220) |
| Deferred | 3,338 | (84) | (5,342) |
| 4,528 | 54 | (5,562) | |
| State: | |||
| Current | 601 | 595 | 277 |
| Deferred | (206) | (1,331) | (1,087) |
| 395 | (736) | (810) | |
| Foreign: | |||
| Current | — | — | — |
| Deferred | 6 | 16 | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | 6 | |
| $4,929 | $(666) | $(6,366) | |
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
| December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Deferred Tax Assets: | ||
| Accrued expenses and bonuses | $4,670 | $3,984 |
| Advances and loans and other reserves | 21,712 | 16,611 |
| Deferred compensation and commissions | 8,728 | 12,088 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 21,760 | 22,834 |
| Stock-based compensation | 7,125 | 7,682 |
| Net operating and capital loss carryforwards | 6,358 | 11,341 |
| Other comprehensive income | — | 306 |
| Amortizable intangibles and other | 4,569 | 4,526 |
| Other | 192 | — |
| Deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 75,114 | 79,372 |
| Valuation allowance | (5,813) | (4,959) |
| Deferred Tax Assets | 69,301 | 74,413 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities: | ||
| Property and equipment | (1,271) | (2,744) |
| Operating lease ROU assets, net | (18,346) | (19,236) |
| Prepaid expenses | (1,056) | (895) |
| State taxes | (1,562) | (1,535) |
| Other comprehensive income | (37) | — |
| Goodwill and other | (2,443) | (1,923) |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | (24,715) | (26,333) |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Net | $44,586 | $48,080 |
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $9.0 million ($1.9 million tax effected) of net operating loss carryforwards, which are available to reduce future federal income taxes, and have no expiration date. Under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017 Tax Act), federal net operating losses incurred after December 31,2017 carried forward indefinitely and can offset up to 80% of future taxable income for tax years after December 31, 2020. State net operating loss carryforwards of $12.6 million ($0.8 million tax effected) are also available to reduce future state income taxes and will expire between 2034 and 2044. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had Canadian net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $14.0 million ($3.7 million tax effected), principally all of which will begin to expire in 2035.
A valuation allowance is required when it is more-likely-than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Realization of a deferred tax asset is dependent upon taxable income in prior carryback years as appropriate, depending on jurisdiction, estimates of future taxable income, tax planning strategies and reversals of existing taxable temporary differences. The Company determined that as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, $5.8 million and $5.0 million, respectively, of the deferred tax assets related to Canadian losses do not satisfy the recognition criteria. The Company has therefore recorded a valuation allowance for this amount. The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets increased by $854,000 during 2025, decreased by $337,000 during 2024 and increased by $361,000 during 2023. The changes are primarily related to the Company’s Canadian operations.
As further described in Note 2, Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements, the Company has elected to prospectively adopt the guidance in ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Disclosures, or ASU 2023-09. The following table is a reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% to the Company's effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 in accordance with the guidance in ASU No. 2023-09 (in thousands).
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||
| Amount | Rate | |
| Income before provision for income taxes | $3,020 | 100.0% |
| Income taxes at the federal statutory rate | 634 | 21.0% |
| State taxes, net of federal benefit(1) | 312 | 10.3% |
| Foreign tax effects: | ||
| Statutory rate difference between Canada and US | (186) | (6.2)% |
| Changes in valuation allowances | 854 | 28.3% |
| Other | 46 | 1.5% |
| Effect of cross-border tax laws | (16) | (0.5)% |
| Nontaxable/nondeductible items: | ||
| Travel and entertainment | 739 | 24.5% |
| Officers' compensation | 2,053 | 68.0% |
| Parking expense | 130 | 4.3% |
| Life insurance investment income | (298) | (9.9)% |
| Dividend on unvested awards | (209) | (6.9)% |
| Stock based compensation | 745 | 24.7% |
| Business gifts | 76 | 2.5% |
| Other | 49 | 1.6% |
| Provision for income taxes and effective income tax rate | $4,929 | 163.2% |
(1)State taxes in California and Texas made up the majority of the tax effect in this category.
The following table is a reconciliation of the U.S federal statutory rate of 21% to the Company's effective rate for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 in accordance with the guidance prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09 (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Amount | Rate | Amount | Rate | |
| Income tax (benefit) expense at the federal statutory rate | $(2,736) | 21.0% | $(8,484) | 21.0% |
| State income tax (benefit) expense, net of federal benefit | (582) | 4.5% | (602) | 1.5% |
| Shortfall (windfall) tax benefits, net related to stock-based compensation | 1,014 | (7.8)% | 1,260 | (3.1)% |
| Change in valuation allowance | (337) | 2.6% | 388 | (0.9)% |
| Permanent and other items (1) | 1,975 | (15.2)% | 1,072 | (2.7)% |
| (Benefit) provision for income taxes | $(666) | 5.1% | $(6,366) | 15.8% |
(1)Permanent items relate principally to compensation charges (6.8% – 2024), meals and entertainment (5.5% – 2024), qualified transportation fringe benefits, and other items.
There wereno unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
The Company is subject to tax in various jurisdictions and, as a matter of ordinary course, the Company may be subject to income tax examinations by the federal, state and foreign taxing authorities for the tax years 2021 to 2025. The Company is not currently under income tax examination by any taxing authority, and the income tax examination by the state of Illinois was closed without any assessment.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company paidno federal income taxes and received a federal income tax refund of $2.0 million related to prior overpayments in prior periods. State income taxes of $0.4 million were paid during the year ended December 31, 2025, and the Company received state income tax refunds of $0.6 million. No foreign income taxes were paid. Net of income taxes paid and refunds received, cash income tax activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 resulted in a net refund of $2.2 million.
The Company has not provided for U.S. taxes on unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiary as this subsidiary is operating at a loss and has no earnings and profits to remit. As a result, deferred taxes were not provided related to the cumulative translation adjustments.
- Retirement Plans
The Company has a defined contribution plan (the “Marcus & Millichap, Inc. 401(k) Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for all eligible employees who have completed one month of service. The contribution plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended. Participants may contribute up to 75% of their annual eligible compensation, subject to Internal Revenue Service limitations and ERISA. The Company matches employees' contributions each pay period, dollar for dollar, up to an annual maximum of $4,000 (“Company Match”). Employees become vested in Company Match contributions 33% upon completion of one year of service,66% upon completion of two years of service and 100% upon completion of three years of service. Company Match contributions aggregated $2.2 million, $2.1 million and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, which is included in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
- Loss per Share
Basic and diluted loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively consisted of the following (in thousands, except per share data):
| Years Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Numerator (Basic and Diluted): | |||
| Net loss | $(1,909) | $(12,362) | $(34,035) |
| Change in value for stock settled consideration(1) | (4) | 31 | 65 |
| Adjusted net loss | $(1,913) | $(12,331) | $(33,970) |
| Denominator: | |||
| Basic | |||
| Weighted average common shares issued and outstanding | 38,960 | 38,695 | 38,674 |
| Deduct: Unvested RSAs (2) | (17) | (17) | (15) |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | 38,943 | 38,678 | 38,659 |
| Basic loss per common share | $(0.05) | $(0.32) | $(0.88) |
| Diluted | |||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding from above | 38,943 | 38,678 | 38,659 |
| Add: Dilutive effect of RSUs, RSAs, PSUs & ESPP(3) | — | — | — |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | 38,943 | 38,678 | 38,659 |
| Diluted loss per common share | $(0.05) | $(0.32) | $(0.88) |
| Antidilutive shares excluded from diluted earnings per common share(4) | 1,100 | 962 | 1,593 |
(1)Relates to contingently issuable stock settled consideration.
(2)RSAs were issued and outstanding to the non-employee directors and will vest in full on the earlier of the first anniversary of the date of grant or the next annual meeting of stockholders, subject to service requirements. See Note 11 – “Stock-Based Compensation Plans” for additional information.
(3)Shares related to the Company's RSUs, RSAs, PSUs, Amended ESPP, and contingently issuable shares were excluded from the weighted average common shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2025 because inclusion of such shares would be antidilutive in a period of loss.
(4)Primarily pertaining to RSU grants to the Company’s employees and independent contractors.
- Segment Information
The Company's single reportable segment, the commercial real estate services segment, derives revenues from customers by providing investment sales and financing services to investors in commercial real estate. The accounting policies of the commercial real estate services segment are described in Note 2 – “Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements”. The measure of segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheets as total assets. The CODM assesses performance for the commercial real estate services segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net loss that also is reported on the consolidated statements of operations as net loss.
The following table presents selected financial information with respect to the Company’s single reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 (in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
| Revenue: | |||
| Real estate brokerage commissions | $632,516 | $589,695 | $559,752 |
| Financing fees | 103,916 | 84,512 | 66,898 |
| Other revenue | 18,724 | 21,853 | 19,277 |
| Total revenue | 755,156 | 696,060 | 645,927 |
| Less: | |||
| Cost of services | 470,486 | 431,471 | 406,645 |
| Sales and production support | 189,240 | 186,354 | 191,892 |
| Facility expenses | 34,378 | 38,375 | 38,804 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 12,098 | 16,589 | 13,627 |
| Other segment items(1) | 62,665 | 56,180 | 54,327 |
| Interest expense | 773 | 812 | 888 |
| Other income | (17,504) | (20,693) | (19,855) |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 4,929 | (666) | (6,366) |
| Total net expenses | 757,065 | 708,422 | 679,962 |
| Segment net loss | (1,909) | (12,362) | (34,035) |
| Adjustments and reconciling items | — | — | — |
| Consolidated net loss | $(1,909) | $(12,362) | $(34,035) |
| Other specified segment disclosures: | |||
| Interest income(2) | $15,523 | $18,982 | $18,185 |
| Interest expense | $773 | $812 | $888 |
| Other significant noncash items: | |||
| Stock-based compensation(3) | $24,226 | $23,792 | $24,146 |
(1)Other segment items includes: costs related to sales events, licenses and subscriptions, promotion and marketing, recruitment and training, information technology, telecommunications, consulting and professional fees, legal expenses, insurance costs, and other general and administrative expenses.
(2)Interest income is included within the other income caption.
(3)Stock-based compensation is included within the sales & production support caption.
- Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve claims for damages that are substantial in amount. Most of these litigation matters are covered by insurance, which contain deductibles, exclusions, claim limits and aggregate policy limits. While the ultimate liability for these legal proceedings cannot be determined, the Company uses judgment in the evaluation of claims and the need for accrual for loss contingencies quarterly.
The Company records an accrual for litigation related losses where the likelihood of loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company evaluates which potential liabilities are probable and the related range of reasonably estimated losses and records a charge that reflects its best estimate or the lower end of the range, if there is no better estimate. The Company accrues legal fees for litigation as the legal services are provided.
Assessing whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, whether the loss or a range of losses is estimable, and the amount of the best estimate or lower end of the range often requires management to exercise significant judgment about future events. Management makes these assessments based on a number of assumptions and subjective factors, including negotiations, discovery, settlements and payments, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter, and estimates based on currently available information and prior experience.
On October 1, 2025, a jury in the case of TwinRock Holdings, LLC et al. v. Southside Ventures, LLC et al., pending in the Circuit Court of Boone County, Missouri returned a verdict against Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in connection with the 2019 sale of a student-housing property near the University of Missouri. The jury awarded MO Murrayfield, LLC $4.1 million in actual damages and $20 million in punitive damages and awarded TwinRock Holdings, LLC $10 million in punitive damages with $0 in actual damages. On October 24, 2025, the Circuit Court entered judgments in the above amounts in favor of MO Murrayfield, LLC and TwinRock Holdings, LLC.
On February 14, 2026, the Circuit Court granted the Company's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict with respect to the verdict in favor of TwinRock Holdings, LLC, vacating the $10 million punitive damages award and directing that judgment be entered in favor of the Company. The Company filed its appeal as to the judgment in favor of MO Murrayfield, LLC on February 23, 2026. The Company denies wrongdoing and believes there are strong grounds for reversal or significant reduction of the remaining judgment.
In accordance with ASC 450, management determined that the judgments make a loss probable and reasonably estimable as to at least the actual damages component. Accordingly, the Company recorded an accrual of $4 million in the year ended December 31, 2025. In light of the February 14, 2026 ruling, the Company has revised its estimate of the range of reasonably possible loss to $0 to approximately $24.1 million, pending appellate outcomes, exclusive of any pre-judgment interest or costs. The Company will continue to monitor the matter and update its assessment as warranted by future developments.
Credit Agreement
On September 25, 2023, the Company executed the First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), which provides for a $10 million line of credit (the “Credit Facility”) and a maturity date of June 1, 2024. On May 30, 2024, the Company executed the Second Amendment to the Second Amended Restated Credit Agreement which extended the maturity date to June 1, 2025. On May 9, 2025, the Company executed the Third Amendment to the Second Amended Restated Credit Agreement, which further extended the maturity date to June 1, 2026 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”).
The Company may borrow, repay and reborrow amounts under the Credit Facility until its maturity date, at which time all amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility must be repaid in full. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are available for general corporate purposes and working capital. The Credit Facility includes a $3.0 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit of which $1.05 million was utilized at December 31, 2025. Borrowings under the Credit Facility will bear interest at the daily simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus a spread of 175 basis points. In connection with the amendments to the Credit Agreement, the Company paid bank fees and other expenses, which are being amortized over the remaining term of the Credit Agreement. The Company pays a commitment fee of up to 0.5% per annum, payable quarterly, based on the amount of unutilized commitments under the Credit Facility. The amortization and commitment fees are included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and were $149,000, $131,000, and $128,000 during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, there wereno amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility.
The Credit Facility contains customary covenants, including financial covenants, financial reporting requirements and events of default. Financial covenants require the Company, on a combined basis with its guarantors, to maintain total liquidity including cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, held for sale of $100 million and an average daily cash balance of $35 million with the Bank, on a combined basis with all the guarantors, calculated as of the end of the month. In addition, the Credit Facility requires that $10 million of the minimum daily average cash deposits be held in a blocked account at the Bank, as cash collateral. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all assets of the Company, including pledges of 100% of the stock or other equity interest of each subsidiary except for the capital stock of a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code), in which case no such pledge is required. As of
December 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants and has not experienced any limitation in its operations as a result of the covenants. Our ability to borrow under our Credit Facility is limited by our ability to comply with its covenants or obtain necessary waivers.
Strategic Alliance
The Company, in connection with the Strategic Alliance with MTRCC, has agreed to provide loan opportunities that may be funded through MTRCC’s DUS Agreement with Fannie Mae. MTRCC's agreement with Fannie Mae requires MTRCC to guarantee a portion of each funded loan. On a loan-by-loan basis, the Company, at its option, can indemnify a portion of MTRCC’s guarantee obligation of loan opportunities presented to and closed by MTRCC. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has agreed to a maximum aggregate guarantee obligation of $444.9 million relating to loans with an unpaid balance of $2,723.4 million. The Company would be liable for its maximum aggregate guarantee obligation only if all of the loans for which it is providing a guarantee to MTRCC were to default and all of the collateral underlying these loans were determined to be without value at the time of settlement. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company has recorded an allowance for loss-sharing obligations of $292,000 and $174,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company pledged $1,253,000 and $678,000, respectively, in a restricted bank account in support of the guarantee obligation.
Other
In connection with certain agreements with investment sales and financing professionals, the Company may agree to advance amounts to such professionals upon reaching certain time and performance goals. Such commitments as of December 31, 2025 aggregated $9.8 million, of which $1.2 million has been paid subsequent to year end.
- Subsequent Events
On February 10, 2026, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual regular dividend of $0.25 per share, or $10.0 million, payable on April 3, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 13, 2026.
Between December 31, 2025 and February 23, 2026, the Company repurchased an additional 232,367 shares of common stock for $6.1 million pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and the stock repurchase program.
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