Item 1. Financial Statements
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PEGASYSTEMS INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 148,699 $ 337,103
Marketable securities 202,663 402,870
Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities 351,362 739,973
Accounts receivable, net
160,919 305,468
Unbilled receivables, net
175,732 173,085
Other current assets 123,791 115,178
Total current assets 811,804 1,333,704
Long-term unbilled receivables, net
105,863 61,407
Goodwill 81,402 81,113
Other long-term assets 293,717 292,049
Total assets $ 1,292,786 $ 1,768,273
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 8,057 $ 6,226
Accrued expenses 51,857 31,544
Accrued compensation and related expenses 111,650 138,042
Deferred revenue 404,757 423,910
Convertible senior notes, net — 467,470
Other current liabilities 21,131 18,866
Total current liabilities 597,452 1,086,058
Long-term operating lease liabilities
62,402 67,647
Other long-term liabilities 36,102 29,088
Total liabilities 695,956 1,182,793
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 1,000 shares authorized; none issued
— —
Common stock, 400,000 shares authorized; 170,545 and 172,224 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively
1,705 1,722
Additional paid-in capital 370,018 526,102
Retained earnings 233,925 87,901
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) ( 8,818 ) ( 30,245 )
Total stockholders’ equity 596,830 585,480
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 1,292,786 $ 1,768,273
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PEGASYSTEMS INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenue
Subscription services $ 264,198 $ 224,810 $ 737,703 $ 651,143
Subscription license 60,600 45,420 327,118 193,405
Consulting 56,394 54,364 174,639 160,451
Perpetual license 158 456 2,035 1,351
Total revenue 381,350 325,050 1,241,495 1,006,350
Cost of revenue
Subscription services 42,978 36,868 122,616 108,930
Subscription license 314 384 1,060 1,504
Consulting 62,601 59,451 194,235 177,864
Perpetual license — 3 6 12
Total cost of revenue 105,893 96,706 317,917 288,310
Gross profit 275,457 228,344 923,578 718,040
Operating expenses
Selling and marketing 140,129 127,669 425,329 395,125
Research and development 78,756 74,157 231,826 221,695
General and administrative 42,108 35,694 107,724 84,641
Litigation settlement, net of recoveries
— — — 32,403
Restructuring ( 5 ) 2,485 ( 38 ) 3,283
Total operating expenses 260,988 240,005 764,841 737,147
Income (loss) from operations 14,469 ( 11,661 ) 158,737 ( 19,107 )
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss) 7,154 ( 4,405 ) ( 12,179 ) ( 7,230 )
Interest income 2,660 6,769 11,243 18,835
Interest expense ( 144 ) ( 1,639 ) ( 1,172 ) ( 5,047 )
(Loss) on capped call transactions — ( 689 ) ( 223 ) ( 667 )
Other (loss) income, net ( 43 ) — 19,247 1,684
Income (loss) before (benefit from) provision for income taxes 24,096 ( 11,625 ) 175,653 ( 11,532 )
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes ( 19,268 ) 2,765 16,790 8,369
Net income (loss) $ 43,364 $ ( 14,390 ) $ 158,863 $ ( 19,901 )
Earnings (loss) per share
Basic $ 0.25 $ ( 0.08 ) $ 0.93 $ ( 0.12 )
Diluted $ 0.24 $ ( 0.08 ) $ 0.86 $ ( 0.12 )
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
Basic 170,567 171,250 171,045 170,036
Diluted 184,095 171,250 185,005 170,036
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PEGASYSTEMS INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income (loss) $ 43,364 $ ( 14,390 ) $ 158,863 $ ( 19,901 )
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities 89 660 11 ( 158 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments ( 4,595 ) 10,204 21,416 4,635
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax ( 4,506 ) 10,864 21,427 4,477
Comprehensive income (loss) $ 38,858 $ ( 3,526 ) $ 180,290 $ ( 15,424 )
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PEGASYSTEMS INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Common Stock Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) Total stockholders’ equity
Number
of shares Amount
December 31, 2023 167,680 $ 1,676 $ 378,746 $ ( 8,705 ) $ ( 17,879 ) $ 353,838
Issuance of common stock for stock compensation plans 2,278 23 18,633 — — 18,656
Issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan 64 1 1,757 — — 1,758
Stock-based compensation — — 34,781 — — 34,781
Cash dividends declared ($ 0.015 per share)
— — ( 2,550 ) — — ( 2,550 )
Other comprehensive (loss) — — — — ( 4,173 ) ( 4,173 )
Net (loss) — — — ( 12,124 ) — ( 12,124 )
March 31, 2024 170,022 $ 1,700 $ 431,367 $ ( 20,829 ) $ ( 22,052 ) $ 390,186
Issuance of common stock for stock compensation plans 652 7 5,478 — — 5,485
Issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan 64 1 1,668 — — 1,669
Stock-based compensation — — 36,224 — — 36,224
Cash dividends declared ($ 0.015 per share)
— — ( 2,561 ) — — ( 2,561 )
Other comprehensive (loss) — — — — ( 2,214 ) ( 2,214 )
Net income — — — 6,613 — 6,613
June 30, 2024 170,738 $ 1,708 $ 472,176 $ ( 14,216 ) $ ( 24,266 ) $ 435,402
Repurchase of common stock ( 342 ) ( 3 ) ( 11,746 ) — — ( 11,749 )
Issuance of common stock for stock compensation plans 1,162 11 16,456 — — 16,467
Issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan 58 — 1,789 — — 1,789
Stock-based compensation — — 37,213 — — 37,213
Cash dividends declared ($ 0.015 per share)
— — ( 2,573 ) — — ( 2,573 )
Other comprehensive income — — — — 10,864 10,864
Net (loss) — — — ( 14,390 ) — ( 14,390 )
September 30, 2024 171,616 $ 1,716 $ 513,315 $ ( 28,606 ) $ ( 13,402 ) $ 473,023
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PEGASYSTEMS INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Common Stock Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) Total stockholders’ equity
Number
of shares Amount
December 31, 2024 172,224 $ 1,722 $ 526,102 $ 87,901 $ ( 30,245 ) $ 585,480
Repurchase of common stock ( 2,920 ) ( 30 ) ( 118,674 ) — — ( 118,704 )
Issuance of common stock for stock compensation plans 1,756 18 9,736 — — 9,754
Issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan 64 2 1,909 — — 1,911
Stock-based compensation — — 41,425 — — 41,425
Cash dividends declared ($ 0.015 per share)
— — — ( 2,567 ) — ( 2,567 )
Other comprehensive income — — — — 8,548 8,548
Net income — — — 85,422 — 85,422
March 31, 2025 171,124 $ 1,712 $ 460,498 $ 170,756 $ ( 21,697 ) $ 611,269
Repurchase of common stock ( 3,147 ) ( 31 ) ( 132,454 ) — — ( 132,485 )
Issuance of common stock for stock compensation plans 3,086 30 64,876 — — 64,906
Issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan 39 — 1,816 — — 1,816
Stock-based compensation — — 36,730 — — 36,730
Cash dividends declared ($ 0.03 per share)
— — — ( 5,156 ) — ( 5,156 )
Other comprehensive income — — — — 17,385 17,385
Net income — — — 30,077 — 30,077
June 30, 2025 171,102 $ 1,711 $ 431,466 $ 195,677 $ ( 4,312 ) $ 624,542
Repurchase of common stock ( 2,675 ) ( 27 ) ( 142,549 ) — — ( 142,576 )
Issuance of common stock for stock compensation plans 2,078 21 36,082 — — 36,103
Issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan 40 — 1,978 — — 1,978
Stock-based compensation — — 43,041 — — 43,041
Cash dividends declared ($ 0.03 per share)
— — — ( 5,116 ) — ( 5,116 )
Other comprehensive (loss) — — — — ( 4,506 ) ( 4,506 )
Net income — — — 43,364 — 43,364
September 30, 2025 170,545 $ 1,705 $ 370,018 $ 233,925 $ ( 8,818 ) $ 596,830
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PEGASYSTEMS INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2025 2024
Operating activities
Net income (loss) $ 158,863 $ ( 19,901 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities
Stock-based compensation 121,196 108,218
Amortization of deferred commissions 50,494 47,143
Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation 9,414 13,289
Amortization of right-of-use lease assets 8,988 13,748
Foreign currency transaction loss 12,179 7,230
Loss on capped call transactions 223 667
Deferred income taxes 235 ( 67 )
(Accretion) of investments ( 2,574 ) ( 10,944 )
(Gain) on investments ( 19,438 ) ( 1,628 )
Other non-cash 1,526 2,380
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net 5,690 90,562
Cash provided by operating activities 346,796 250,697
Investing activities
Purchases of investments ( 238,956 ) ( 417,310 )
Proceeds from maturities and called investments 362,436 206,232
Sales of investments 99,902 —
Investment in property and equipment ( 8,485 ) ( 4,921 )
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities 214,897 ( 215,999 )
Financing activities
Repurchases of convertible senior notes ( 467,864 ) —
Dividend payments to stockholders ( 10,306 ) ( 7,626 )
Proceeds from employee stock plans 129,112 48,811
Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings for net settlement of equity awards ( 12,644 ) ( 2,987 )
Common stock repurchases under stock repurchase program ( 394,689 ) ( 11,249 )
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities ( 756,391 ) 26,949
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 6,971 4,591
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash ( 187,727 ) 66,238
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 341,529 232,827
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period $ 153,802 $ 299,065
Cash and cash equivalents $ 148,699 $ 287,649
Restricted cash included in other current assets — 184
Restricted cash included in other long-term assets 5,103 11,232
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash $ 153,802 $ 299,065
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PEGASYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Pegasystems Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “the Company”) has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information required by the generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America (“U.S.”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
In the opinion of management, the Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements on the same basis as its audited financial statements, and these financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented.
All intercompany transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation. The operating results for the interim periods presented do not necessarily indicate the expected results for fiscal year 2025.
Stock Split
On February 12, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a two -for-one forward stock split (the “Stock Split”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $ 0.01 (“Common Stock”), to be effected as a stock dividend and a proportionate increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 200,000,000 to 400,000,000 (the “Authorized Share Increase”). The Authorized Share Increase was subject to shareholder approval of an amendment to the Company’s Restated Articles of Organization. The requisite shareholder approval was obtained on June 17, 2025. On June 20, 2025, each shareholder of record at the close of business on June 10, 2025 (the “Record Date”) received one additional share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held on the Record Date. All share, per share, and equity award information in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and in the accompanying notes for all periods presented have been recast to reflect the effect of the Stock Split. The shares of Common Stock retained a par value of $ 0.01 per share. Accordingly, an amount equal to the par value of the increased shares resulting from the Stock Split was reclassified from additional paid-in capital to common stock.
NOTE 2. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 includes expanded income tax rate reconciliation disclosures, a disaggregation of income taxes paid, and other expanded disclosures. ASU 2023-09 will be effective for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2025. The Company expects the adoption to result in disclosure changes only.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (ASU “2024-03”). Among other items, the requirements include expanded disclosures around employee compensation and selling expenses. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2027. The Company is still evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements but expects the adoption to result in disclosure changes only .
NOTE 3. MARKETABLE SECURITIES
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Amortized Cost Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses Fair Value Amortized Cost Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses Fair Value
Government debt $ 10,500 $ 11 $ ( 8 ) $ 10,503 $ 11,851 $ 1 $ ( 19 ) $ 11,833
Corporate debt 191,692 561 ( 93 ) 192,160 391,097 63 ( 123 ) 391,037
$ 202,192 $ 572 $ ( 101 ) $ 202,663 $ 402,948 $ 64 $ ( 142 ) $ 402,870
As of September 30, 2025, marketable securities’ maturities ranged from October 2025 to September 2028, with a weighted-average remaining maturity of 1.4 years.
NOTE 4. RECEIVABLES, CONTRACT ASSETS, AND DEFERRED REVENUE
Receivables
(in thousands)
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Accounts receivable, net $ 160,919 $ 305,468
Unbilled receivables, net 175,732 173,085
Long-term unbilled receivables, net
105,863 61,407
$ 442,514 $ 539,960
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PEGASYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Unbilled receivables
Unbilled receivables are client-committed amounts for which revenue recognition precedes billing. Billing is solely subject to the passage of time.
Unbilled receivables by expected collection date:
(Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2025
1 year or less $ 175,732 62 %
1-2 years 63,974 23 %
2-5 years 41,889 15 %
$ 281,595 100 %
Unbilled receivables by contract effective date:
(Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2025
2025 $ 135,540 48 %
2024 86,021 31 %
2023 52,162 19 %
2022 3,714 1 %
2021 and prior 4,158 1 %
$ 281,595 100 %
Major clients
Clients that represented 10% or more of the Company’s total accounts receivable and unbilled receivables:
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Client A
Accounts receivable * 20 %
Unbilled receivables * — %
Total receivables * 11 %
Client B
Accounts receivable — % *
Unbilled receivables 18 % *
Total receivables 12 % *
*Client accounted for less than 10% of total accounts receivable and unbilled receivables.
Contract assets
Contract assets are client-committed amounts for which revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the client, and billing is subject to conditions other than the passage of time, such as the completion of a related performance obligation.
(in thousands)
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Contract assets (1)
$ 22,465 $ 13,498
Long-term contract assets (2)
28,588 18,321
$ 51,053 $ 31,819
(1) Included in other current assets.
(2) Included in other long-term assets.
Deferred revenue
Deferred revenue consists of billings made and payments received in advance of revenue recognition.
(in thousands)
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Deferred revenue $ 404,757 $ 423,910
Long-term deferred revenue (1)
2,457 2,121
$ 407,214 $ 426,031
(1) Included in other long-term liabilities.
The change in deferred revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily due to new billings in advance of revenue recognition and $ 384 million of revenue recognized during the period included in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2024.
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PEGASYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
NOTE 5. DEFERRED COMMISSIONS
(in thousands)
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Deferred commissions (1)
$ 99,423 $ 105,405
(1) Included in other long-term assets.
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Amortization of deferred commissions (1)
$ 16,916 $ 14,867 $ 50,494 $ 47,143
(1) Included in selling and marketing expenses.
NOTE 6. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES
Goodwill
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands)
2025 2024
January 1, $ 81,113 $ 81,611
Currency translation adjustments 289 ( 43 )
September 30, $ 81,402 $ 81,568
Intangibles
Intangible assets are recorded at cost and amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.
September 30, 2025
(in thousands) Useful Lives Cost Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value (1)
Client-related
4 - 10 years
$ 63,161 $ ( 62,476 ) $ 685
Technology
2 - 10 years
68,115 ( 66,971 ) 1,144
Other
1 - 5 years
5,361 ( 5,361 ) —
$ 136,637 $ ( 134,808 ) $ 1,829
(1) Included in other long-term assets.
December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Useful Lives Cost Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value (1)
Client-related 4 - 10 years
$ 63,107 $ ( 61,395 ) $ 1,712
Technology 2 - 10 years
68,115 ( 65,995 ) 2,120
Other 1 - 5 years
5,361 ( 5,361 ) —
$ 136,583 $ ( 132,751 ) $ 3,832
(1) Included in other long-term assets.
Future estimated amortization of intangible assets:
(in thousands) September 30, 2025
Remainder of 2025 $ 627
2026 874
2027 328
$ 1,829
Amortization of intangible assets:
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Cost of revenue
$ 284 $ 357 $ 975 $ 1,425
Selling and marketing
343 343 1,028 1,028
$ 627 $ 700 $ 2,003 $ 2,453
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
NOTE 7. OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Other current assets
(in thousands) September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Prepaid expenses $ 39,970 $ 38,155
Income tax receivables 56,332 58,359
Contract assets 22,465 13,498
Indirect tax receivable 1,954 2,488
Capped call transactions — 223
Restricted cash — 98
Other 3,070 2,357
$ 123,791 $ 115,178
Other long-term assets
(in thousands) September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Deferred commissions $ 99,423 $ 105,405
Right of use assets 59,397 62,429
Property and equipment 43,036 41,806
Venture investments 20,214 21,234
Contract assets 28,588 18,321
Income taxes receivable 14,270 13,299
Intangible assets 1,829 3,832
Deferred income taxes 3,973 4,268
Restricted cash 5,103 4,328
Other 17,884 17,127
$ 293,717 $ 292,049
Accrued expenses
(in thousands) September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Cloud hosting $ 16,445 $ 1,802
Outside professional services 18,187 10,639
Marketing and sales program 1,472 2,150
Income and other taxes 4,653 5,055
Employee related 5,692 4,833
Repurchases of common stock unsettled — 1,500
Other 5,408 5,565
$ 51,857 $ 31,544
Other current liabilities
(in thousands) September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Operating lease liabilities $ 14,424 $ 14,551
Dividends payable 5,116 2,583
Other 1,591 1,732
$ 21,131 $ 18,866
Other long-term liabilities
(in thousands) September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Deferred revenue $ 2,457 $ 2,121
Income taxes payable 20,983 15,956
Other 12,662 11,011
$ 36,102 $ 29,088
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
NOTE 8. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
The Company derives substantially all of its revenue from the sale and support of one group of similar products and services – software that provides case management, business process management, and real-time decisioning solutions to improve customer engagement and operational excellence in the enterprise applications market. To assess performance, the Company’s CODM, the Chief Executive Officer, reviews financial information on a consolidated basis. Therefore, the Company determined it has one operating segment and one reportable segment. The accounting policies of the Company’s operating segment are the same as those described in "Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies" included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The CODM uses consolidated net income (loss) to set financial performance targets, assess performance, and make expense allocation decisions.
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Total revenue $ 381,350 $ 325,050 $ 1,241,495 $ 1,006,350
Total cost of revenue 105,893 96,706 317,917 288,310
Selling
119,764 109,952 354,932 331,915
Marketing
20,365 17,717 70,397 63,210
Research and development 78,756 74,157 231,826 221,695
General and administrative 42,108 35,694 107,724 84,641
Other segment items, net (1)
( 9,632 ) 2,449 ( 16,954 ) 28,111
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes ( 19,268 ) 2,765 16,790 8,369
Net income (loss) $ 43,364 $ ( 14,390 ) $ 158,863 $ ( 19,901 )
(1) Includes Litigation settlement, net of recoveries, Restructuring, Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), Interest income, Interest expense, (Loss) on capped call transactions, and Other (loss) income, net.
Long-lived assets related to the Company’s U.S. and international operations consist of property and equipment, which are included in Other long-term assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet:
(in thousands)
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
U.S. $ 37,433 87 % $ 37,405 89 %
International 5,603 13 % 4,401 11 %
$ 43,036 100 % $ 41,806 100 %
NOTE 9. LEASES
On January 1, 2025, the Company relocated its corporate headquarters to 225 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Expense
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Fixed lease costs $ 4,128 $ 6,848 $ 11,828 $ 16,381
Short-term lease costs 420 381 1,330 1,334
Variable lease costs 1,351 1,863 4,909 5,235
$ 5,899 $ 9,092 $ 18,067 $ 22,950
Right of use assets and lease liabilities
(in thousands) September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Right of use assets (1)
$ 59,397 $ 62,429
Operating lease liabilities (2)
$ 14,424 $ 14,551
Long-term operating lease liabilities $ 62,402 $ 67,647
(1) Included in other long-term assets.
(2) Included in other current liabilities.
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for the Company’s leases were:
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Weighted-average remaining lease term 5.7 years 6.2 years
Weighted-average discount rate (1)
4.9 % 4.8 %
(1) The rates implicit in the Company’s leases are not readily determinable. Therefore, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate when measuring operating lease liabilities. The incremental borrowing rate represents an estimate of the interest rate the Company would incur to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over the lease term in a similar economic environment.
Maturities of lease liabilities:
(in thousands) September 30, 2025
Remainder of 2025 $ 4,615
2026 16,971
2027 15,494
2028 14,357
2029 11,343
2030 9,754
Thereafter 15,411
Total lease payments 87,945
Less: imputed interest (1)
( 11,119 )
$ 76,826
(1) Lease liabilities are measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments using a discount rate determined at lease commencement unless the discount rate is updated due to a lease reassessment event.
Cash flow information
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024
Cash paid for operating leases, net of tenant improvement allowances $ 14,502 $ 13,249
Right of use assets recognized for new leases and amendments (non-cash) $ 4,765 $ 12,290
NOTE 10. DEBT
Convertible senior notes and capped calls
Convertible senior notes
In February 2020, the Company issued Convertible Senior Notes (the "Notes") with an aggregate principal of $ 600 million, due March 1, 2025, in a private placement. No principal payments were due before maturity. The Notes accrued interest at an annual rate of 0.75 %, paid semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1, beginning September 1, 2020. The remaining outstanding principal balance on the Notes and accrued interest totaling $ 469.6 million was repaid in its entirety at maturity during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Conversion rights
The conversion rate was 14.809 shares of Common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, representing an initial conversion price of $ 67.53 per share of Common stock.
Carrying value of the Notes:
(in thousands) September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Principal $ — $ 467,864
Unamortized issuance costs — ( 394 )
Convertible senior notes, net $ — $ 467,470
Interest expense related to the Notes:
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Contractual interest expense ( 0.75 % coupon)
$ — $ 941 $ 595 $ 2,825
Amortization of issuance costs
— 621 394 1,857
$ — $ 1,562 $ 989 $ 4,682
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The average interest rate on the Notes during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was 1.2 %.
Capped call transactions
In February 2020, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call Transactions”) with certain financial institutions. The Capped Call Transactions initially covered approximately 8.8 million shares (representing the number of shares for which the Notes were initially convertible) of the Company’s Common Stock. As of December 31, 2024, Capped Call Transactions covering approximately 7 million shares were outstanding, and expired upon maturity of the Notes during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Change in capped call transactions:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024
January 1, $ 223 $ 893
Fair value adjustment ( 223 ) ( 667 )
September 30, $ — $ 226
Credit facility
In November 2019, and as since amended, the Company entered into a five-year $ 100 million senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”) with PNC Bank, National Association. The Company may use borrowings for general corporate purposes and to finance working capital needs. Subject to specific conditions and the agreement of the financial institutions lending the additional amount, the aggregate commitment may be increased to $ 200 million. The Credit Facility, as amended, contains customary covenants, including, but not limited to, those relating to additional indebtedness, liens, asset divestitures, and affiliate transactions. Beginning with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company must maintain a maximum net consolidated leverage ratio of 3.5 to 1.0 (with a step-up for certain acquisitions) and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of 3.5 to 1.0. Effective as of February 4, 2025, the Credit Facility was amended to extend the expiration date to February 4, 2027. As of September 30, 2025, the Company is compliant with all Credit Facility covenants.
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had letters of credit of $ 26.7 million and $ 27.3 million, respectively, under the Credit Facility, however had no cash borrowings.
NOTE 11. RESTRUCTURING
The Company has undertaken the following restructuring activities as it optimizes its go-to-market strategy and reassesses its office space needs:
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Employee severance and related costs
$ ( 11 ) $ ( 397 ) $ ( 68 ) $ ( 634 )
Office space reductions (1)
6 2,882 30 3,917
Restructuring
$ ( 5 ) $ 2,485 $ ( 38 ) $ 3,283
(1) These primarily relate to non-cash operating lease adjustments.
Restructuring activity:
Accrued employee severance and related costs:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024
January 1, $ 2,000 $ 8,095
Costs incurred ( 68 ) ( 634 )
Cash disbursements ( 1,681 ) ( 4,214 )
Currency translation adjustments 115 ( 93 )
September 30, (1)
$ 366 $ 3,154
(1) Included in accrued compensation and related expenses.
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NOTE 12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
The Company records its cash equivalents, marketable securities, capped call transactions, and venture investments at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
As a basis for classifying the fair value measurements, a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which classifies the fair value measurements based on the inputs used in measuring fair value, was established as follows:
• Level 1 - observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
• Level 2 - significant other inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
• Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs with little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.
This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data when available and minimize unobservable inputs when determining fair value.
The fair value of the Capped Call Transactions at the end of each reporting period is determined using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The valuation model uses various market-based inputs, including stock price, remaining contractual term, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividend yield. The Company applied judgment when determining expected volatility. The Company considered the underlying equity security’s historical and implied volatility levels. The Capped Call Transactions expired upon maturity of the Notes during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company’s venture investments are recorded at fair value based on multiple valuation methods, including observable public companies and transaction prices and unobservable inputs, including the volatility, rights, and obligations of the securities the Company holds.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
(in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Cash equivalents $ 8,157 $ 5,119 $ — $ 13,276 $ 5,318 $ 148,926 $ — $ 154,244
Marketable securities $ — $ 202,663 $ — $ 202,663 $ — $ 402,870 $ — $ 402,870
Capped Call Transactions
$ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 223 $ — $ 223
Venture investments $ — $ — $ 20,214 $ 20,214 $ — $ — $ 21,234 $ 21,234
Changes in venture investments:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024
January 1, $ 21,234 $ 19,450
New investments 13,129 350
Sales of investments ( 33,223 ) —
Changes in foreign exchange rates 129 106
Changes in fair value:
included in other (loss) income, net
19,480 1,628
included in other comprehensive income (loss)
( 535 ) ( 362 )
September 30, $ 20,214 $ 21,172
During the three months ended June 30, 2025, one of the Company’s investees was acquired by a privately held company. As a result, the Company received $ 33.2 million in consideration for its equity interest in the investee, composed of $ 22.1 million cash and $ 11.1 million of an ownership interest in the privately held company, and recognized a $ 18.7 million gain in excess of cost in other (loss) income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The carrying value of certain financial instruments, including receivables and accounts payable, approximates fair value due to their short maturities.
Fair value of the Convertible Senior Notes
The fair value of the Notes outstanding (including the embedded conversion feature) was $ 463.9 million as of December 31, 2024. The Notes were repaid in full at maturity during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The fair value was determined based on the Notes’ quoted price in an over-the-counter market on the last trading day of the reporting period and classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
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NOTE 13. REVENUE
Geographic revenue
Revenues by geography are determined based on client location:
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2025 2024 2025 2024
U.S. $ 185,132 49 % $ 156,135 48 % $ 662,440 54 % $ 526,332 53 %
Other Americas 23,511 6 % 28,836 9 % 76,884 6 % 71,936 7 %
United Kingdom (“U.K.”) 53,099 14 % 37,593 12 % 134,475 11 % 108,338 11 %
Europe (excluding U.K.), Middle East, and Africa 64,410 17 % 60,048 18 % 202,886 16 % 175,255 17 %
Asia-Pacific 55,198 14 % 42,438 13 % 164,810 13 % 124,489 12 %
$ 381,350 100 % $ 325,050 100 % $ 1,241,495 100 % $ 1,006,350 100 %
Revenue streams
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands)
2025 2024 2025 2024
Pega Cloud $ 184,549 $ 144,108 $ 502,415 $ 409,096
Maintenance 79,649 80,702 235,288 242,047
Consulting 56,394 54,364 174,639 160,451
Revenue recognized over time 320,592 279,174 912,342 811,594
Subscription license 60,600 45,420 327,118 193,405
Perpetual license 158 456 2,035 1,351
Revenue recognized at a point in time 60,758 45,876 329,153 194,756
Total revenue $ 381,350 $ 325,050 $ 1,241,495 $ 1,006,350
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Pega Cloud $ 184,549 $ 144,108 $ 502,415 $ 409,096
Maintenance 79,649 80,702 235,288 242,047
Subscription services 264,198 224,810 737,703 651,143
Subscription license 60,600 45,420 327,118 193,405
Subscription 324,798 270,230 1,064,821 844,548
Consulting 56,394 54,364 174,639 160,451
Perpetual license 158 456 2,035 1,351
Total revenue $ 381,350 $ 325,050 $ 1,241,495 $ 1,006,350
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Remaining performance obligations ("Backlog")
Expected future revenue from existing non-cancellable contracts:
As of September 30, 2025:
(Dollars in thousands) Subscription services Subscription license Perpetual license Consulting Total
Pega Cloud Maintenance
1 year or less
$ 609,511 $ 199,651 $ 46,228 $ 158 $ 43,979 $ 899,527 51 %
1-2 years
319,940 71,730 4,404 — 2,478 398,552 23 %
2-3 years
164,125 48,668 746 — 114 213,653 12 %
Greater than 3 years
195,133 40,385 7,220 — 56 242,794 14 %
$ 1,288,709 $ 360,434 $ 58,598 $ 158 $ 46,627 $ 1,754,526 100 %
As of September 30, 2024:
(Dollars in thousands) Subscription services Subscription license Perpetual license Consulting Total
Pega Cloud Maintenance
1 year or less
$ 495,637 $ 188,905 $ 38,175 $ 2,252 $ 54,203 $ 779,172 53 %
1-2 years
310,020 63,701 9,686 317 3,062 386,786 26 %
2-3 years
146,877 26,436 3,046 — 2,008 178,367 12 %
Greater than 3 years
112,002 18,854 102 — — 130,958 9 %
$ 1,064,536 $ 297,896 $ 51,009 $ 2,569 $ 59,273 $ 1,475,283 100 %
NOTE 14. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Stock-based Compensation Expense
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Cost of revenue
$ 6,626 $ 6,894 $ 21,737 $ 20,558
Selling and marketing
15,009 14,169 45,168 41,621
Research and development
7,914 7,308 23,789 22,779
General and administrative
13,492 8,842 30,502 23,260
$ 43,041 $ 37,213 $ 121,196 $ 108,218
Income tax benefit
$ ( 547 ) $ ( 512 ) $ ( 1,700 ) $ ( 1,377 )
As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $ 129 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.
Grants
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2025
(in thousands) Quantity
Total Fair Value
Restricted stock units (1)
2,055 $ 82,098
Non-qualified stock options
3,296 $ 53,132
Performance stock options (2)
1,362 $ 35,324
Common stock
18 $ 928
(1) Includes units issued when employees elect to receive 50 % of the employee’s target incentive compensation under the Company’s Corporate Incentive Compensation Plan (the “CICP”) in the form of RSUs instead of cash.
(2) Performance stock options allow the holder to purchase a specified number of Common Stock shares at an exercise price equal to or greater than the shares' fair market value at the grant date. The performance stock options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 vest quarterly over two years , beginning after the achievement of specific performance conditions. The options expire ten years from the grant date.
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Stock repurchase program
On April 22, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors extended the expiration date of the share repurchase program from December 31, 2025 to June 30, 2026 and increased the authorized repurchase amount by $ 500 million, bringing the total repurchase authorization to $ 810 million, of which $ 347.3 million remains available as of September 30, 2025.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 8.7 million of its common stock for $ 393.2 million at an average price per share of $ 44.97 . The share repurchase and authorization amounts disclosed within this Form 10-Q exclude the U.S. excise tax on share repurchases. All purchases under this program have been made on the open market.
Stock Split
On June 20, 2025, the Company effected the Stock Split of the Company’s Common Stock described above in “Note 1. Basis of Presentation”. All share and per share amounts in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and in the accompanying notes for all prior periods presented have been recast to reflect the effect of the Stock Split.
NOTE 15. INCOME TAXES
Effective income tax rate
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands) 2025 2024
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes $ 16,790 $ 8,369
Effective income tax rate 10 % ( 73 ) %
The Company’s effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was impacted by excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation, and by the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) on July 4, 2025. The OBBBA introduced several U.S. tax law changes, including the ability to immediately expense domestic research and experimental (“R&E”) expenditures starting in 2025, and an election to accelerate any unamortized domestic R&E expenditures over a one or two year period beginning with the 2025 tax year. In accordance with ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes , the impacts of the OBBBA are reflected in the Company’s results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The enactment of the OBBBA reduced the Company’s forecasted U.S. income tax expense for 2025. However, the changes did not affect the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets or liabilities, as the Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance against those balances.
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that it believes that these assets are more likely than not to be realized. Future realization of deferred tax assets ultimately depends on sufficient taxable income within the available carryback or carryforward periods. The Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance requires significant judgment and has uncertainties, including assumptions about future taxable income based on historical and projected information. In assessing the Company’s ability to realize its net deferred tax assets, the Company considered various factors including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial results to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its net deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The Company intends to maintain a valuation allowance on its U.S. and U.K. net deferred tax assets until positive sufficient evidence exists to support their realization. Given the Company’s recent earnings, the Company believes that there is a reasonable possibility that in a near future period sufficient positive evidence may become available to allow the Company to reach a conclusion that a substantial portion of the valuation allowance will no longer be needed. However, the exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release are subject to significant judgment. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain deferred tax assets and a decrease to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded.
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NOTE 16. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options, RSUs, and Notes.
Calculation of earnings (loss) per share:
Three Months Ended
September 30, Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts) (1)
2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income (loss) $ 43,364 $ ( 14,390 ) $ 158,863 $ ( 19,901 )
Weighted-average common shares outstanding 170,567 171,250 171,045 170,036
Earnings (loss) per share, basic $ 0.25 $ ( 0.08 ) $ 0.93 $ ( 0.12 )
Net income (loss) $ 43,364 $ ( 14,390 ) $ 158,863 $ ( 19,901 )
Notes - interest expense, net of tax
— — 742 —
Numerator for diluted EPS $ 43,364 $ ( 14,390 ) $ 159,605 $ ( 19,901 )
Weighted-average effect of dilutive securities:
Notes
— — 1,599 —
Stock options 10,113 — 8,971 —
RSUs 3,415 — 3,390 —
Effect of dilutive securities 13,528 — 13,960 —
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution (2) (3) (4)
184,095 171,250 185,005 170,036
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted $ 0.24 $ ( 0.08 ) $ 0.86 $ ( 0.12 )
Outstanding anti-dilutive stock options and RSUs (5)
54 9,056 267 7,364
(1) The number of shares and per share amounts have been recast for all prior periods presented to reflect the effect of the Company’s Stock Split effected in the form of a stock dividend distributed on June 20, 2025.
(2) All securities are excluded when their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
(3) The weighted-average shares underlying the conversion options in the Company’s Notes are included using the if-converted method, if dilutive in the period.
(4) The Company’s Capped Call Transactions represented the equivalent number of shares of the Company’s common stock (representing the number of shares for which the Notes are convertible). The Capped Call Transactions are excluded from weighted-average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution, in all periods as their effect would be anti-dilutive.
(5) Outstanding stock options and RSUs that were anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method in the period were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share. These awards may be dilutive in the future.
NOTE 17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
See "Note 9. Leases" for additional information.
Legal proceedings
In addition to the matters below, the Company is or may become involved in a variety of claims, demands, suits, investigations, and proceedings that arise from time to time relating to matters incidental to the ordinary course of the Company’s business, including actions concerning contracts, intellectual property, employment, benefits, and securities matters. Regardless of the outcome, legal disputes can have a material effect on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.
In addition, as the Company is a party to ongoing litigation, it is at least reasonably possible that the Company’s estimates will change in the near term, and the effect may be material. The Company had no accrued losses for litigation for the below matters as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
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Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou
The Company is a defendant in litigation brought by Appian in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia (the “Court”) titled Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou, No. 2020-07216 (Fairfax Cty. Ct.). On May 9, 2022, the jury rendered its verdict finding that the Company had misappropriated one or more of Appian’s trade secrets, that the Company had violated the Virginia Computer Crimes Act, and that the trade secret misappropriation was willful and malicious. The jury awarded damages of $ 2,036,860,045 for trade secret misappropriation and $ 1.00 for violating the Virginia Computer Crimes Act. On September 15, 2022, the circuit court of Fairfax County entered judgment of $ 2,060,479,287 , consisting of the damages previously awarded by the jury plus attorneys’ fees and costs, and stating that the judgment is subject to post-judgment interest at a rate of 6.0 % per annum, from the date of the jury verdict (May 9, 2022) as to the amount of the jury verdict and from September 15, 2022 as to the amount of the award of attorneys’ fees and costs. On September 15, 2022, the Company filed a notice of appeal from the judgment. On September 29, 2022, the circuit court of Fairfax County approved a $ 25,000,000 letter of credit obtained by the Company to secure the judgment and entered an order suspending the judgment during the pendency of the Company’s appeal. A panel of the Court of Appeals of Virginia heard oral arguments on November 15, 2023, and issued a written opinion on July 30, 2024. The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment on Appian’s Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act claim and ordered a new trial on that claim. Appian filed a petition for appeal with the Supreme Court of Virginia on August 29, 2024, and the Company filed a response to the petition on October 21, 2024. On March 7, 2025, the Supreme Court of Virginia granted Appian’s petition for appeal and Pega’s assignments of cross-error. The parties have completed briefing before the Supreme Court of Virginia. The Supreme Court of Virginia is scheduled to hear oral argument on the parties’ substantive appellate briefs on October 28, 2025. The Company continues to believe that it did not misappropriate any alleged trade secrets and that its sales of the Company’s products at issue were not caused by, or the result of, any alleged misappropriation of trade secrets. The Company is unable to reasonably estimate possible damages because of, among other things, uncertainty as to the outcome of appellate proceedings and/or any potential new trial resulting from the appellate proceedings.
PS Lit Recovery, LLC v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell and Eminence Fund Long Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund II Master, LP, Eminence Partners Long II, LP, Eminence Fund Leveraged Master, Ltd., Eminence Partners, L.P., Eminence Partners II, L.P. v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell
On December 4, 2024, the shareholders representing approximately 3 % of the settlement class that opted out of the court approved settlement in the class action matter captioned City of Fort Lauderdale Police and Firefighters’ Retirement System, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case 1:22-cv-00578-LMB-IDD) (the “Class Action”) filed two lawsuits against the Company, the Company’s chief executive officer, and the Company’s chief operating and financial officer in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The first is captioned Eminence Fund Long Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund II Master, LP, Eminence Partners Long II, LP, Eminence Fund Leveraged Master, Ltd., Eminence Partners, L.P., and Eminence Partners II, L.P. v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case 1:24-cv-12999-WGY); the second is captioned PS Lit Recovery, LLC v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case 1:24-cv-11220-WGY). The complaints, which are substantially similar, generally allege, among other things, that the defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and that the individual defendants violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, in each case by allegedly making materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as allegedly failing to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects, which caused the Company’s securities to trade at artificially inflated prices. The complaints also assert claims for common law fraud and negligent misrepresentation, and seek unspecified damages. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaints on March 13, 2025. The plaintiffs filed a brief in opposition to the motion to dismiss on April 10, 2025. The defendants filed a reply brief in support of the motion to dismiss on April 10, 2025. On May 21, 2025, the Court held a hearing on the motion to dismiss. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Court (i) granted the motion to dismiss as to the plaintiffs’ scheme liability claims; (ii) granted the motion to dismiss as to all claims against Ken Stillwell, except for the plaintiffs’ control person liability claims; and (iii) took the motion to dismiss under advisement as to all other claims. The parties are awaiting a written order ruling on the motion to dismiss as to the remaining claims.
On February 26, 2025, the same shareholders filed two lawsuits against the Company, the Company’s chief executive officer, and the Company’s chief operating and financial officer in Massachusetts Superior Court. The first is captioned Eminence Fund Long Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund II Master, LP, Eminence Partners Long II, LP, Eminence Fund Leveraged Master, Ltd., Eminence Partners, L.P., and Eminence Partners II, L.P. v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case No. 2584CV00541-BLS1); the second is captioned PS Lit Recovery, LLC v. Pegasystems, Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case No. 2584CV00539-BLS1). The complaints, which are substantially similar, allege the same state law claims raised in the two federal lawsuits brought by the same plaintiffs in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. On April 14, 2025, the court granted the parties’ joint stipulations to stay both cases pending the resolution of the parallel federal actions and ordered the plaintiffs to file periodic status reports regarding the federal cases showing cause why the state cases should remain open.
The Company believes it has strong defenses to the claims brought against the defendants and intends to defend against these claims vigorously. The Company is unable to reasonably estimate possible damages or a range of possible damages in these matters given the stage of the lawsuits.
In re Pegasystems Inc., Derivative Litigation
Federal court cases
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On November 21, 2022, a lawsuit was filed against the members of the Company’s board of directors, the Company’s chief operating and financial officer and the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, captioned Mary Larkin, derivatively on behalf of nominal defendant Pegasystems Inc. v. Peter Gyenes, Richard Jones, Christopher Lafond, Dianne Ledingham, Sharon Rowlands, Alan Trefler, Larry Weber, and Kenneth Stillwell, defendants, and Pegasystems Inc., nominal defendant (Case 1:22-cv-11985). On April 28, 2023, a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by Dag Sagfors, derivatively on behalf of nominal defendant Pegasystems Inc., asserting breach of fiduciary duty and related claims relating to the Virginia Appian litigation against the same defendants as the Larkin lawsuit. On May 17, 2023, the Larkin and Sagfors cases were consolidated (the “Consolidated Action”) and, after defendants moved to dismiss the complaint in the Consolidated Action on December 4, 2024, the plaintiffs moved to voluntarily dismiss the Consolidated Action, and the Court granted the motion to dismiss on December 18, 2024.
The Company separately received confidential demand letters raising substantially the same allegations set forth in the Consolidated Action. On April 12, 2023, the Company’s board of directors (other than Mr. Trefler, who recused himself), formed a committee consisting solely of independent directors, to review, analyze, and investigate the matters raised in the demands and to determine in good faith what actions (if any) were reasonably believed to be appropriate under similar circumstances and reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company in response to the demand letters (the “Demand Review Committee”). The Demand Review Committee, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, conducted an extensive investigation of the allegations raised in the demand letters and on October 7, 2024 issued a report concluding that there are no valid claims against the Company’s directors and officers with respect to the matters raised in the demands and that it would not be in the Company’s best interests to pursue litigation against them.
On February 7, 2025, the plaintiffs in the Consolidated Action filed a new complaint against the members of the Company’s board of directors, certain employees of the Company, and the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, captioned Mary Larkin and Dag Sagfors, derivatively on behalf of nominal defendant Pegasystems Inc. v. Alan Trefler, Peter Gyenes, Richard Jones, Christopher Lafond, Dianne Ledingham, Sharon Rowlands, Leon Trefler, Larry Weber, Kenneth Stillwell, Don Schuerman, Kerim Akgonul, and Benjamin Baril, (the “Defendants”), and Pegasystems Inc., nominal defendant (Case 1:25-cv-10303). The complaint asserts against Defendants claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Exchange Act relating to (i) the litigation brought by Appian in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, described above; (ii) alleged misconduct by Company employees alleged in that litigation; and the Class Action, described above. The Defendants filed motions to dismiss the complaint on April 28, 2025. On June 6, 2025, the plaintiffs in the consolidated derivative matter currently pending in Massachusetts Superior Court, Case No. 2484CV01734 (discussed below), moved to intervene in this matter and to stay it pending the resolution of the state derivative matter. The Court held a hearing on defendants’ motions to dismiss and state court plaintiffs’ motion to intervene on July 21, 2025. Following argument, the Court took the motions under advisement.
On October 14, 2025, the parties jointly notified the Court that on October 2, 2025 the Massachusetts Superior Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the related state court derivative action (see below) and proposed that the Court refrain from issuing a decision on the motions to dismiss pending a joint submission by the parties of their respective positions on the impact of the state court dismissal on the federal court case within thirty (30) days.
The Company believes it has strong defenses to the claims brought against the defendants and intends to defend against these claims vigorously. The Company is unable to reasonably estimate possible damages or a range of possible damages in these matters given the stage of the lawsuits and there being no specified quantum of damages sought in the complaints.
State court cases
On June 28, 2024, a lawsuit was filed against members of the Company’s board of directors, certain employees of the Company and the Company in the Business Litigation Section of the Superior Court in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, captioned John Dwyer and Ray Gerber, Plaintiffs, v. Alan Trefler, Peter Gyenes, Richard Jones, Christopher Lafond, Dianne Ledingham, Sharon Rowlands, Larry Weber, Leon Trefler, Don Schuerman, Kerim Akgonul, and Benjamin Baril, (“Defendants”), and Pegasystems Inc., Nominal Defendant (Case 2484CV01734) (“Dwyer Action”). The complaint generally alleges the Defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with alleged misconduct by Company employees alleged in the litigation brought by Appian in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, described above, and alleges damages from the approximately $ 2 billion verdict in the litigation brought by Appian in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, described above, the settlement of the Class Action, and litigation costs from various proceedings.
On November 22, 2024, a lawsuit was filed against members of the Company’s board of directors, certain employees of the Company and the Company in the Business Litigation Section of the Superior Court in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, captioned Jayne Birch and Robert Garfield, Plaintiffs, v. Alan Trefler, Peter Gyenes, Richard Jones, Christopher Lafond, Dianne Ledingham, Sharon Rowlands, Larry Weber, Kerim Akgonul, Don Schuerman, Leon Trefler, Douglas Kim, John Petronio, Benjamin Baril, and Kenneth Stillwell, (“Defendants”), and Pegasystems Inc., Nominal Defendant (Case 2484CV03076-BLS-1) (“Birch Action”). The complaint generally asserts the same claims asserted in the Dwyer Action.
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PEGASYSTEMS INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
On February 12, 2025, after submission by the parties of a stipulation and proposed order, an order was entered consolidating the Dwyer and Birch Actions and approving the schedule for the filing of a consolidated complaint and a motion to dismiss. On March 14, 2025, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint in Case No. 2484CV01734. The consolidated complaint generally alleges the Defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with alleged misconduct by Company employees alleged in the litigation brought by Appian in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, described above, and in connection with the investigation conducted and the report issued by the Demand Review Committee of the Company’s board regarding the same. The Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint and after briefing by the parties, the Court held a hearing on defendants’ motion on September 4, 2025. On October 2, 2025, the Court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss and the parties’ are awaiting entry of a judgment of dismissal.
The Company believes it has strong defenses to the claims brought against the defendants and intends to defend against these claims vigorously. The Company is unable to reasonably estimate possible damages or a range of possible damages in these matters given the stage of the lawsuits.
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