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Perella Weinberg Partners

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 1, 2026.

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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.

Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 1, 2026

PWP$13.68+1.3%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-11-07.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-05-01.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 83 previous paragraphs and 76 current paragraphs.

52 unchanged; 18 reworded; 5 added; 10 removed; 3 previous and 1 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 3 previous and 3 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

Added paragraphs (5)

Current report

Revenues were $148.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $211.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of 30%. The decrease in revenues is driven by fewer fee-paying clients and a decline in transaction completions across both M&A and financing and capital solutions, despite an increase in average fee per client.

Current report

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, total compensation and benefits expenses were $122.1 million, a decrease of 18% compared to $149.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by a lower discretionary bonus accrual on lower revenues. Excluding the lower bonus accrual, compensation expense increased year-over-year from higher cash compensation and equity-based awards amortization due to investments in new hires and higher headcount. The higher compensation margin period-over-period reflects the decline in revenues on an absolute dollar basis against a higher non-bonus compensation base, compounded by the timing of equity-based awards vesting, which is concentrated in the first quarter.

Current report

Investing activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $2.1 million attributable to purchases of fixed assets.
Removed paragraphs (10)

Previous report

Prior to the Merger, the amortization expense for certain equity-based awards granted by Professional Partners was allocated fully to non-controlling interests. As a result of the Merger, these awards were considered granted by PWP OpCo and PWP OpCo as a whole bore the cost of the cash settlement feature of the awards, which was added in conjunction with the Merger. As a result, subsequent to the Merger, the Company allocated the costs associated with these awards between Perella Weinberg Partners and non-controlling interests in proportion to their ownership interests, which is consistent with the allocation of the other profit and loss activity of PWP OpCo.

Previous report

Revenues were $164.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $278.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of 41%. The decrease was driven by reduced mergers and acquisition activity, as well as an outsized fee event in the prior year period.

Previous report

Revenues were $531.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $652.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of 18%. The decrease was largely attributable to lower mergers and acquisition activity in the current year period, as well as several significant fee events in the prior year period. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in financing and capital solutions activity, primarily restructuring and liability management.

Previous report

For the three months ended September 30, 2025, total compensation and benefits expenses were $116.3 million, a decrease of 42% compared to $202.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily the result of a lower bonus accrual in the current year period due to decreased revenue and a lower compensation margin.

Previous report

For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, total compensation and benefits expenses were $373.9 million, a decrease of 40% compared to $628.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily the result of the prior year Vesting Acceleration of the Professional Partners Awards that resulted in $144.2 million of equity-based compensation expense for those awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as well as the vesting of certain Business Combination Awards in the third quarter of 2024 which resulted in lower expense in the current year period. The current year period also included a lower bonus accrual due to decreased revenue and a lower compensation margin.

Previous report

For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, total non-compensation expenses were $128.4 million, an increase of 3% compared to $124.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily the result of higher professional fees from increased litigation spend as well as transaction costs for the Devon Park acquisition, an uptick in travel and related expenses, and an increase in technology costs related to market data. These increases were partially offset by a reduction in bad debt expense as well as costs incurred in the prior year period related to the Merger that did not recur.

Previous report

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we elected to settle exchanges of certain PWP OpCo Units and corresponding shares of Class B common stock for $28.3 million in cash. We also repurchased 1,829,337 shares at an average price per share of $18.40 pursuant to our share repurchase program.

Previous report

Financing activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $74.4 million primarily due to withholding tax payments for vested PWP Incentive Plan Awards and equity-classified ACUs, the cash settlement of exchanges of PWP OpCo Units, share repurchases, dividend payments, and distributions to partners, all of which was partially offset by the issuance of 5,750,000 shares of Class A common stock for net proceeds of $66.0 million.
Reworded paragraphs (18)

Previous wording

Non-controlling interests represent the ownership interests in PWP OpCo held by holders other than Perella Weinberg Partners, which are current and former working partners. Profits and losses of PWP OpCo are allocated to the non-controlling interests in proportion to their ownership interest regardless of their basis, with an exception for certain equity-based compensation expense which was fully allocated to non-controlling interests prior to the Merger.

Current wording

Non-controlling interests represent the ownership interests in PWP OpCo held by holders other than Perella Weinberg Partners, which are current and former working partners. Profits and losses of PWP OpCo are allocated to the non-controlling interests in proportion to their ownership interest regardless of their basis.

Previous wording

The following table provides revenue statistics for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:

Current wording

The following table provides revenue statistics for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

Previous wording

For the three months ended September 30, 2025, total non-compensation expenses were $39.4 million, a decrease of 2% compared to $40.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease was primarily the result of a reduction in bad debt expense, partially offset by increased technology costs and an uptick in travel and related expenses.

Current wording

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, total non-compensation expenses were $39.8 million, a decrease of 22% compared to $50.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by lower professional fees from reduced litigation spend, a decrease in bad debt expense, and a decrease in recruiting costs. This decrease was only partially offset by increases in technology and depreciation expenses.

Previous wording

For the three months ended September 30, 2025, non-operating income was $2.7 million compared to non-operating income of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. In the current period, non-operating income included interest income and a net gain from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Non-operating income in the prior year period included higher interest income partially offset by a net loss from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. For both periods, the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations was largely related to U.S. dollar-denominated cash and intercompany receivables held by our foreign subsidiaries.

Current wording

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, non-operating income was $2.3 million compared to non-operating income of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. In the current period, non-operating income primarily included interest income and a net gain from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Non-operating income in the prior year period included interest income, which was mostly offset by a net loss from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. For both periods, the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations was largely related to U.S. dollar-denominated cash and intercompany receivables held by our foreign subsidiaries.

Previous wording

The Company’s income tax expense and effective tax rate were $3.0 million and 26.1%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to an income tax expense and effective tax rate of $7.5 million and 20.7%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2024.

Current wording

The Company’s income tax benefit and effective tax rate were $(9.9) million and 93.0%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to an income tax benefit and effective tax rate of $(9.5) million and (79.6)%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Previous wording

The change in the effective tax rate for both periods was primarily due to the relative size of our permanent differences in relation to the pre-tax income (loss) in the respective periods. In addition, the Company recognized a $13.9 million tax benefit associated with the appreciation in our share price upon vesting of RSUs above the original grant price during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 versus $4.1 million in the prior year period.

Current wording

The change in the effective tax rate for both periods was primarily due to the relative size of our permanent differences in relation to the pre-tax income (loss) in the respective periods. In addition, the Company recognized a $6.6 million tax benefit associated with the appreciation in our share price upon vesting of RSUs above the original grant price during the three months ended March 31, 2026 versus $12.5 million in the prior year period.

Previous wording

We regularly monitor our liquidity position, including cash and cash equivalents, working capital assets and liabilities, commitments and other liquidity requirements. Our primary sources of liquidity are generally our cash and cash equivalent balances, investments in short-term marketable debt securities, the net cash generated from operations, and the available borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility. Our primary cash needs are typically for working capital, operating expenses (including cash compensation for our employees), repurchasing shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, withholding tax payments for vested PWP Incentive Plan Awards, cash-settled exchanges of PWP OpCo Units, income taxes, dividends and distributions, capital expenditures, making payments pursuant to the tax receivable agreement, commitments, and strategic investments. We generally pay a significant portion of our annual cash incentive compensation during the first quarter of each calendar year with respect to the prior year’s results. Therefore, levels of cash and cash equivalents and/or investments in short-term marketable debt securities generally decline during the first quarter and build over the remainder of the year.

Current wording

We regularly monitor our liquidity position, including cash, working capital assets and liabilities, commitments and other liquidity requirements. Our primary sources of liquidity are generally our cash balances, the net cash generated from operations, and the available borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility. Our primary cash needs are typically for working capital, operating expenses (including cash compensation for our employees), repurchasing shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, withholding tax payments for vested PWP Incentive Plan Awards, cash-settled exchanges of PWP OpCo Units, income taxes, dividends and distributions, capital expenditures, making payments pursuant to the tax receivable agreement, commitments, and strategic investments. We generally pay a significant portion of our annual cash incentive compensation during the first quarter of each calendar year with respect to the prior year’s results. Therefore, cash levels generally decline during the first quarter and build over the remainder of the year.

Previous wording

Our current assets are typically composed of cash and cash equivalents, investments in short-term marketable debt securities, receivables related to fees earned from providing advisory services, certain prepaid expenses and certain amounts due from related parties. Our current liabilities are primarily composed of accrued employee compensation, accounts payable and other accrued expenses. Cash and cash equivalents include cash held at banks, including interest-bearing money market accounts, and any short-term highly liquid investments that have original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase. We had cash balances of $185.5 million with no cash equivalents as of September 30, 2025. As of December 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $331.6 million, which included $20.2 million of cash equivalents in the form of investments in U.S. Treasury securities. Additionally, as of December 31, 2024, the Company held U.S. Treasury securities of $75.8 million, which were classified as Investments in short-term marketable debt securities within the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Current wording

Our current assets are typically composed of cash, receivables related to fees earned from providing advisory services, certain prepaid expenses and certain amounts due from related parties. Our current liabilities are primarily composed of accrued employee compensation, accounts payable and other accrued expenses. Cash and cash equivalents include cash held at banks, including interest-bearing money market accounts, and any short-term highly liquid investments that have original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had cash balances of $77.7 million and $255.9 million, respectively, and no cash equivalents.

Previous wording

Our liquidity is highly dependent upon cash receipts from clients, which generally require the successful completion of transactions. Accounts receivable typically have net terms of 30 days. Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses, were $40.7 million and $73.3 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Current wording

Our liquidity is highly dependent upon cash receipts from clients, which generally require the successful completion of transactions. Accounts receivable typically have net terms of 30 days. Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses, were $33.5 million and $62.7 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Previous wording

Operating activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $61.2 million primarily attributable to cash operating expense outflows, including discretionary bonuses paid during the first quarter of 2025 with respect to prior year compensation expense, partially offset by cash collections from clients.

Current wording

Operating activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $109.7 million primarily attributable to cash operating expense outflows, including discretionary bonuses paid during the first quarter of 2026 with respect to prior year compensation expense, partially offset by cash collections from clients.

Previous wording

Operating activities resulted in a net cash inflow of $83.9 million primarily attributable to cash collections from clients partially offset by an overall increase in client receivables and by cash operating expense outflows, including the settlement of liability-classified ACUs during the second quarter and discretionary bonuses paid during the first quarter of 2024 with respect to prior year compensation expense.

Current wording

Operating activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $176.5 million primarily attributable to cash operating expense outflows, including discretionary bonuses paid during the first quarter of 2025 with respect to prior year compensation expense, partially offset by cash collections from clients.

Previous wording

Investing activities resulted in a net cash inflow of $71.6 million attributable to the maturation of investments in U.S. Treasury securities, which was nominally offset by capital expenditures related to office space renovations.

Current wording

Investing activities resulted in a net cash inflow of $73.9 million attributable to the maturation of investments in U.S. Treasury securities, which was nominally offset by capital expenditures related to office space renovations.

Previous wording

Financing activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $162.6 million primarily due to withholding tax payments for vested PWP Incentive Plan Awards, the cash settlement of exchanges of PWP OpCo Units, share repurchases, and dividend payments.

Current wording

Financing activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $120.8 million primarily due to withholding tax payments for vested PWP Incentive Plan Awards, the cash settlement of exchanges of PWP OpCo Units, share repurchases, and dividend payments.

Previous wording

In accordance with the limited partnership agreement of PWP OpCo, holders of PWP OpCo Units (other than the Company) may exchange these units for (i) shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or (ii) cash from an offering of shares of Class A common stock and (iii) subsequent to the Merger, cash from any other source. Whether future exchanges are settled in cash or shares of Class A common stock is at our discretion and will depend on our liquidity and capital resources, market conditions, the timing and concentration of exchange elections and other factors. See Note 9—Stockholders’ Equity and Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in the Form 10-Q for further information.

Current wording

In accordance with the limited partnership agreement of PWP OpCo, holders of PWP OpCo Units (other than the Company) may exchange these units for (i) shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or (ii) cash from an offering of shares of Class A common stock and (iii) cash from any other source. Whether future exchanges are settled in cash or shares of Class A common stock is at our discretion and will depend on our liquidity and capital resources, market conditions, the timing and concentration of exchange elections and other factors. See Note 10—Stockholders’ Equity and Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in the Form 10-Q for further information.

Previous wording

As of September 30, 2025, we had an amount due of $86.1 million pursuant to the tax receivable agreement, which represents management’s best estimate of the amounts currently expected to be owed in connection with the tax receivable agreement for the Business Combination and subsequent exchanges made to date. See Note 15—Related Party Transactions in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in the Form 10-Q for further information as well as the expected timing of payments.

Current wording

As of March 31, 2026, we had an amount due of $94.0 million pursuant to the tax receivable agreement, which represents management’s best estimate of the amounts currently expected to be owed in connection with the tax receivable agreement for the Business Combination and subsequent exchanges made to date. See Note 15—Related Party Transactions in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in the Form 10-Q for further information as well as the expected timing of payments.

Previous wording

We have various non-cancelable operating leases for our office space and certain equipment. As of September 30, 2025, we had $184.8 million of operating lease liabilities. See Note 4—Leases in the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for further information as well as the expected timing of payments.

Current wording

We have non-cancelable operating leases for our office space and certain equipment. As of March 31, 2026, we had $182.1 million of operating lease liabilities. See Note 4—Leases in the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for further information as well as the expected timing of payments.

Previous wording

We are exposed to exchange rate risk as a result of having foreign subsidiaries with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies as well as from entering into transactions and holding monetary assets and liabilities that are not denominated in the functional currency of its operating subsidiaries. Specifically, the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements may be affected by movements in the rate of exchange between the pound sterling, euro, and Canadian dollar and our reporting currency, the U.S. dollar. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the net impact of non-functional currency related transaction gains (losses) recorded in Other income (expense) on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was $(3.0) million and $(2.4) million, respectively, primarily related to U.S. dollar-denominated cash and intercompany receivables held by our foreign subsidiaries as the strength of the U.S. dollar fluctuated. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the net impact from the fluctuation of foreign currencies recorded in Foreign currency translation gain (loss) on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) was $5.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively. We have not entered into any transactions to hedge our exposure to these foreign currency fluctuations using derivative instruments or other methods but may do so if we deem appropriate in the future. As of September 30, 2025, we held cash balances of $51.2 million in non-U.S. dollar currencies, composed of pound sterling, euros, and Canadian dollars.

Current wording

We are exposed to exchange rate risk as a result of having foreign subsidiaries with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies as well as from entering into transactions and holding monetary assets and liabilities that are not denominated in the functional currency of our operating subsidiaries. Specifically, the reported amounts in our consolidated financial statements may be affected by movements in the rate of exchange between the pound sterling, euro, and Canadian dollar and our reporting currency, the U.S. dollar. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the net impact of non-functional currency related transaction gains (losses) recorded in Other income (expense) on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was $1.2 million and $(1.8) million, respectively, primarily related to U.S. dollar-denominated cash and intercompany receivables held by our foreign subsidiaries as the strength of the U.S. dollar fluctuated. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the net impact from the fluctuation of foreign currencies recorded in Foreign currency translation gain (loss) on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) was $(1.7) million and $2.8 million, respectively. We have not entered into any transactions to hedge our exposure to these foreign currency fluctuations using derivative instruments or other methods but may do so if we deem appropriate in the future. As of March 31, 2026, we held cash balances of $26.8 million in non-U.S. dollar currencies, composed of pound sterling, euros, and Canadian dollars.

Previous wording

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and the assumptions underlying these estimates are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period in which they are determined to be necessary. For a discussion of our critical accounting estimates, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2025.

Current wording

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and the assumptions underlying these estimates are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period in which they are determined to be necessary. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2026.
Rearranged current paragraphs (1)

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Financing activities resulted in a net cash outflow of $63.8 million primarily due to withholding tax payments for vested PWP Incentive Plan Awards and dividend payments.
Rearranged previous paragraphs (3)

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, non-operating income was $0.3 million compared to non-operating income of $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. In the current period, non-operating income included interest income, which was mostly offset by a net loss from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Non-operating income in the prior year period included higher interest income and a smaller net loss from foreign exchange rate fluctuations. For both periods, the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations was largely related to U.S. dollar-denominated cash and intercompany receivables held by our foreign subsidiaries.

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

The Company’s income tax benefit and effective tax rate were $(4.5) million and (15.0)%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to an income tax expense and effective tax rate of $26.0 million and (27.0)%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

Investing activities resulted in a net cash inflow of $0.6 million attributable to the maturation of investments in U.S. Treasury securities, which was almost fully offset by the purchase of additional investments and capital expenditures related to office space renovations.