Insperity Announces Third Quarter Results

Insperity, Inc. (NYSE: NSP), a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions for America’s best businesses, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Insperity will be hosting a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss these results and our updated 2026 outlook and will be posting an accompanying presentation to our investor website at http://ir.insperity.com.

Financial highlights for the quarter reflect the company’s margin recovery improvement as follows:

• Q3 revenues up 2% on a 2% decline in average paid WSEEs to 307,265

• Q3 net loss improved 95% to $1 million; adjusted EBITDA up 210% to $31 million

• Q3 diluted EPS improved 96% to $(0.02); adjusted EPS improved 210% to $0.22

• YTD revenues up 2% on a 1% decline in average paid WSEEs to 305,359

• YTD net income up 38% to $36 million; adjusted EBITDA up 18% to $170 million

• YTD diluted EPS up 38% to $0.95; adjusted EPS up 13% to $1.85

• Repurchased 131,000 shares during the quarter at a total cost of $6 million

Third Quarter Results

“We delivered solid third-quarter financial results reflecting continued progress on our top priority of margin recovery, achieving a meaningful step towards restoring the earnings power of our business model,” said Paul J. Sarvadi, Insperity chairman and chief executive officer. “Looking forward, we believe AI has the potential to strengthen demand for Insperity’s comprehensive HR solutions as small and midsize businesses navigate this transformation. Our strategy combines the power of AI with the experience of our HR professionals to help our client businesses succeed, further strengthen our offering and deepen client relationships, which we believe will drive long-term growth and shareholder value.”

The average number of worksite employees (“WSEE”) paid per month decreased 2% from Q3 2025 to 307,265 WSEEs. Revenues in Q3 2026 increased 2% to $1.7 billion on a 4% increase in revenue per WSEE due to higher pricing, partially offset by the decrease in paid WSEEs.

Increased pricing drove a gross profit increase of 6% to $207 million in Q3 2026 and a gross profit per WSEE increase of 8% to $225. Our benefits costs per covered employee increased 4% over Q3 2025.

Operating expenses decreased 5% to $209 million in Q3 2026 over Q3 2025, primarily due to lower compensation related costs of reduced corporate staff.

Reported net loss improved 95% to $1 million and diluted EPS improved 96% to $(0.02). Adjusted EBITDA increased 210% to $31 million and adjusted EPS increased 210% to $0.22.

“We achieved a key milestone in our margin recovery plan with year-over-year growth in gross profit per worksite employee while continuing our operating expense discipline,” said James D. Allison, executive vice president of finance, chief financial officer and treasurer. “Taken together, these results produced a significant earnings rebound, further strengthening our financial position in alignment with our long-term capital allocation strategy.”

Year-to-Date Results

The average number of WSEEs paid per month decreased 1% from 2025 to 305,359 WSEEs. Revenues increased by 2% to $5.2 billion on a 3% increase in revenue per WSEE due to higher pricing, partially offset by the decrease in paid WSEEs.

Gross profit was flat at $726 million and gross profit per WSEE increased 1% to $264 as increased pricing outpaced a benefits costs per covered employee increase of 5% over YTD 2025.

Operating expenses declined 5% to $660 million as compared to the 2025 period primarily due to lower compensation related costs of reduced corporate staff.

Reported net income and diluted EPS both increased by 38% to $36 million and $0.95, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA increased 18% to $170 million and adjusted EPS increased 13% to $1.85.

Cash outlays in the first nine months of 2026 included the repurchase of approximately 302,000 shares of our common stock at a cost of $10 million, dividends totaling $69 million, and capital expenditures of $26 million. Adjusted cash at September 30, 2026 totaled $119 million and we had outstanding borrowings of $420 million under our credit facility.

2026 Guidance

The company also announced its updated guidance for 2026, including the fourth quarter of 2026. Please refer to the accompanying financial tables at the end of this press release for the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

	Q4 2026				Full Year 2026
Average WSEEs paid	306,000	—	308,000		305,500	—	306,000
Year-over-year decrease	(2.0)%	—	(1.4)%		(1.5)%	—	(1.3)%
Adjusted EPS1	$0.07	—	$0.42		$1.93	—	$2.28
Year-over-year increase	112%	—	170%		87%	—	121%
Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)	$24	—	$44		$194	—	$214
Year-over-year increase	285%	—	438%		48%	—	63%
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1 Adjusted EPS reflects an effective tax rate of approximately 28% in Q4 2026 and 36% for the full year 2026 and outstanding shares of 39.0 million for Q4 2026 and 38.6 million for the full year 2026.

Definition of Key Metrics

Average WSEEs paid — Determined by calculating the company’s cumulative WSEEs paid during the period divided by the number of months in the period.

Adjusted EPS — Represents diluted net income per share computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding the impact of non-cash stock-based compensation and restructuring charge.

Adjusted EBITDA — Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, plus interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, amortization of SaaS implementation costs, non-cash stock-based compensation, and restructuring charge.

Conference Call and Webcast

Insperity will be hosting a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss these results and the guidance discussed in this press release, and answer questions from investment analysts. To listen in, call 877-545-0523 and use conference i.d. number 220125. The call will also be webcast at http://ir.insperity.com. The conference call script will be available at the same website later today. A replay of the conference call will be available at 877-481-4010, conference i.d. number 54622. The webcast will be archived for one year.

About Insperity

Since 1986, Insperity’s mission has been to help businesses succeed so communities prosper. Offering a suite of the most comprehensive, scalable HR solutions available in the marketplace, Insperity is defined by an unrivaled breadth and depth of services and level of care. Through an optimal blend of premium HR service and technology, Insperity delivers the administrative relief, reduced liabilities and better benefit solutions that businesses need to drive performance and growth. With 2025 revenues of $6.8 billion and sales and service operations throughout the U.S., Insperity is currently making a difference in thousands of businesses and communities nationwide. For more information, visit http://www.insperity.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You can identify such forward-looking statements by the words “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “likely,” “possibly,” “probably,” “could,” “goal,” “opportunity,” “objective,” “target,” “assume,” “outlook,” “guidance,” “predicts,” “appears,” “indicator” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In the normal course of business, in an effort to help keep our stockholders and the public informed about our operations, from time to time, we may issue such forward-looking statements, either orally or in writing. Generally, these statements relate to business plans or strategies, including our strategic partnership with Workday, Inc.; projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of such plans or strategies; or projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings, average number of worksite employees, benefits and workers’ compensation costs, or other operating results. We base these forward-looking statements on our current expectations, estimates and projections. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that we cannot predict. In addition, we have based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate. Therefore, the actual results of the future events described in such forward-looking statements could differ materially from those stated in such forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are:

• adverse economic conditions;

• disallowance of, or other liabilities associated with, employee retention tax credits under certain COVID-19 relief programs;

• labor shortages, increasing competition for highly skilled workers, and evolving employee expectations regarding the workplace;

• impact of inflation and changes in U.S. trade policy;

• vulnerability to regional economic factors because of our geographic market concentration;

• failure to comply with covenants under our credit facility;

• impact of a future outbreak of highly infectious or contagious disease;

• bank failures or other events affecting financial institutions;

• our liability for WSEE payroll, payroll taxes and benefits costs, or other liabilities associated with actions of our client companies or WSEEs, including if our clients fail to pay us;

• increases in health insurance costs and workers’ compensation rates and underlying claims trends;

• financial solvency of workers’ compensation carriers, other insurers or financial institutions;

• the ability to adjust service fees for increases in state and local taxes, including state unemployment tax rates;

• an adverse determination regarding our status as the employer of our WSEEs for tax and benefit purposes and an inability to offer alternative benefit plans following such a determination;

• cancellation of client contracts on short notice, or the inability to renew client contracts or attract new clients;

• disruption from healthcare reform or the inability to secure competitive replacement contracts for health insurance and workers’ compensation insurance at expiration of current contracts;

• regulatory and tax developments and possible adverse application of various federal, state and local regulations;

• failure to manage growth of our operations and the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts;

• the impact of the competitive environment and other developments in the human resources services industry, including the professional employer organization (or PEO) industry, on our growth and/or profitability;

• an adverse final judgment or settlement of claims against Insperity;

• disruptions of our information technology systems or failure to enhance our service and technology offerings to address new regulations or client expectations;

• our liability or damage to our reputation relating to disclosure of sensitive or private information as a result of data theft, cyberattacks or security vulnerabilities;

• failure of third-party providers, such as financial institutions, data centers or cloud service providers;

• our ability to fully realize the anticipated benefits of our strategic partnership and joint solution with Workday, Inc.; and

• our ability to integrate or realize expected returns on future product offerings, including through acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and investments.

These factors are discussed in further detail in Insperity’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any of these factors, or a combination of such factors, could materially affect the results of our operations and whether forward-looking statements we make ultimately prove to be accurate.

Any forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof and, unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Insperity, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)	September 30, 2026			December 31, 2025
(in millions)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	599		$	642
Restricted cash		84			82
Marketable securities		—			18
Accounts receivable, net		910			826
Prepaid insurance and related assets		58			6
Income taxes receivable		30			29
Other current assets		96			119
Total current assets		1,777			1,722
Property and equipment, net		172			177
Right-of-use leased assets		54			63
Deposits and prepaid health insurance		149			165
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		13			13
Deferred income taxes, net		—			22
Other assets		59			41
Total assets	$	2,224		$	2,203
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accounts payable	$	7		$	6
Payroll taxes and other payroll deductions payable		479			544
Accrued worksite employee payroll cost		801			764
Accrued health insurance costs		69			30
Accrued workers’ compensation costs		86			84
Accrued corporate payroll and commissions		77			78
Other accrued liabilities		79			114
Total current liabilities		1,598			1,620
Accrued workers’ compensation costs, net of current		99			102
Long-term debt		419			369
Operating lease liabilities, net of current		56			66
Deferred income taxes, net		8			—
Total noncurrent liabilities		582			537
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock		1			1
Additional paid-in capital		267			257
Treasury stock, at cost		(829	)		(850	)
Retained earnings		605			638
Total stockholders’ equity		44			46
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,224		$	2,203

Insperity, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)	2026			2025			Change			2026			2025			Change
Operating results:
Revenues(1)	$	1,651		$	1,623		2	%		$	5,232		$	5,144		2	%
Payroll taxes, benefits and workers’ compensation costs		1,444			1,428		1	%			4,506			4,416		2	%
Gross profit		207			195		6	%			726			728		—
Salaries, wages and payroll taxes		119			125		(5	)%			374			396		(6	)%
Stock-based compensation		12			16		(25	)%			38			47		(19	)%
Commissions		10			13		(23	)%			30			34		(12	)%
Advertising		11			10		10	%			36			28		29	%
General and administrative expenses		47			45		4	%			151			154		(2	)%
Depreciation and amortization		10			11		(9	)%			31			33		(6	)%
Total operating expenses		209			220		(5	)%			660			692		(5	)%
Operating income (loss)		(2	)		(25	)	92	%			66			36		83	%
Other income (expense):
Interest income		8			7		14	%			20			24		(17	)%
Interest expense		(7	)		(6	)	(17	)%			(19	)		(18	)	(6	)%
Income (loss) before income tax (benefit) expense		(1	)		(24	)	96	%			67			42		60	%
Income tax (benefit) expense		—			(4	)	100	%			31			16		94	%
Net income (loss)	$	(1	)	$	(20	)	95	%		$	36		$	26		38	%
Net income (loss) per share of common stock
Basic	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.53	)	96	%		$	0.96		$	0.69		39	%
Diluted	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.53	)	96	%		$	0.95		$	0.69		38	%

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(1)	Revenues are comprised of gross billings less WSEE payroll costs as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2026			2025				2026			2025
Gross billings	$	11,059		$	10,729			$	34,116		$	33,431
Less: WSEE payroll cost		9,408			9,106				28,884			28,287
Revenues	$	1,651		$	1,623			$	5,232		$	5,144

Insperity, Inc.
KEY FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA
	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026			2025			Change			2026			2025			Change
Average WSEEs paid		307,265			312,842		(2	)%			305,359			309,327		(1	)%
Statistical data (per WSEE per month):
Revenues(1)	$	1,791		$	1,729		4	%		$	1,904		$	1,848		3	%
Gross profit		225			208		8	%			264			261		1	%
Operating expenses		227			235		(3	)%			240			248		(3	)%
Operating income (loss)		(2	)		(27	)	93	%			24			13		85	%
Net income (loss)		(1	)		(21	)	95	%			13			9		44	%

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(1)	Revenues per WSEE per month are comprised of gross billings per WSEE per month less WSEE payroll costs per WSEE per month as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
(per WSEE per month)	2026			2025				2026			2025
Gross billings	$	11,997		$	11,432			$	12,414		$	12,009
Less: WSEE payroll cost		10,206			9,703				10,510			10,161
Revenues	$	1,791		$	1,729			$	1,904		$	1,848

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Insperity, Inc.

Non-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Unaudited)

Non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables below.

Non-GAAP Measure	Definition	Benefit of Non-GAAP Measure
Non-bonus payroll cost	Non-bonus payroll cost is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of bonus payrolls paid to our WSEEs.	Our management refers to non-bonus payroll cost in analyzing, reporting and forecasting our workers’ compensation costs.   Bonus payroll cost varies from period to period, but has no direct impact to our ultimate workers’ compensation costs under the current program.   We include these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency related to the costs incurred under our current workers’ compensation program.
Adjusted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	Excludes funds associated with: • federal and state income tax withholdings, • employment taxes, • other payroll deductions, and • client prepayments.	We believe that the exclusion of the identified items helps us reflect the fundamentals of our underlying business model and analyze results against our expectations, against prior periods, and to plan for future periods by focusing on our underlying operations. We believe that the adjusted results provide relevant and useful information for investors because they allow investors to view performance in a manner similar to the method used by management and improves their ability to understand and assess our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is used by our lenders to assess our leverage and ability to make interest payments.
Adjusted operating expenses	Represents operating expenses excluding the impact of the following: • restructuring charges.
EBITDA	Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, plus: • interest expense, • income tax expense, • depreciation and amortization expense, and • amortization of SaaS implementation costs.
Adjusted EBITDA	Represents EBITDA plus: • non-cash stock-based compensation, and • restructuring charges.
Adjusted net income (loss)	Represents net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding: • non-cash stock-based compensation, • restructuring charges, and • non-GAAP effective tax rate.(1)
Adjusted EPS	Represents diluted net income per share computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding: • non-cash stock-based compensation, • restructuring charges, and • non-GAAP effective tax rate.(1)

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(1)	Non-GAAP effective tax rate excludes the income tax impact from stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, changes in uncertain tax positions, and nonrecurring benefits or expenses from federal legislative changes

Following is a reconciliation of payroll cost (GAAP) to non-bonus payroll costs (non-GAAP):

	Three Months Ended September 30,														Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except per WSEE per month)	2026							2025							2026							2025
				Per WSEE							Per WSEE							Per WSEE							Per WSEE
Payroll cost	$	9,408		$	10,206			$	9,106		$	9,703			$	28,884		$	10,510			$	28,287		$	10,161
Less: Bonus payroll cost		989			1,073				729			777				4,087			1,487				3,677			1,321
Non-bonus payroll cost	$	8,419		$	9,133			$	8,377		$	8,926			$	24,797		$	9,023			$	24,610		$	8,840
Payroll cost % change period over period		3	%		5	%			4	%		3	%			2	%		3	%			4	%		3	%
Non-bonus payroll cost % change period over period		1	%		2	%			4	%		3	%			1	%		2	%			4	%		3	%

Following is a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities (GAAP) to adjusted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities (non-GAAP):

(in millions)	September 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	599			$	660
Less:
Amounts payable for withheld federal and state income taxes, employment taxes and other payroll deductions		426				468
Client prepayments		54				135
Adjusted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	119			$	57

Following is a reconciliation of operating expenses (GAAP) to adjusted operating expenses (non-GAAP):

(in millions, except per WSEE per month)	Three Months Ended September 30,														Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026							2025							2026							2025
				Per WSEE							Per WSEE							Per WSEE							Per WSEE
Operating expenses	$	209		$	227			$	220		$	235			$	660		$	240			$	692		$	248
Less: Restructuring charges		—			—				—			—				9			3				—			—
Adjusted operating expenses	$	209		$	227			$	220		$	235			$	651		$	237			$	692		$	248
Operating expenses % change period over period		(5	)%		(3	)%			(4	)%		(4	)%			(5	)%		(3	)%			(1	)%		(2	)%
Adjusted operating expenses % change period over period		(5	)%		(3	)%			(4	)%		(4	)%			(6	)%		(4	)%			(1	)%		(2	)%

Following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) (GAAP) to EBITDA (non-GAAP) and adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP):

(in millions, except per WSEE per month)	Three Months Ended September 30,														Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2026							2025							2026							2025
				Per WSEE							Per WSEE							Per WSEE							Per WSEE
Net income (loss)	$	(1	)	$	(1	)		$	(20	)	$	(21	)		$	36		$	13			$	26		$	9
Income tax (benefit) expense		—			—				(4	)		(4	)			31			12				16			7
Interest expense		7			8				6			6				19			7				18			6
Amortization of SaaS implementation costs		3			3				1			1				6			2				4			1
Depreciation and amortization		10			11				11			12				31			11				33			12
EBITDA		19			21				(6	)		(6	)			123			45				97			35
Stock-based compensation		12			13				16			17				38			14				47			17
Restructuring charges		—			—				—			—				9			3				—			—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	31		$	34			$	10		$	11			$	170		$	62			$	144		$	52
Net income (loss) % change period over period		95	%		95	%			(767	)%		(800	)%			38	%		44	%			(74	)%		(75	)%
Adjusted EBITDA % change period over period		210	%		209	%			(74	)%		(74	)%			18	%		19	%			(42	)%		(42	)%

Following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) (GAAP) to adjusted net income (loss) (non-GAAP):

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)	2026			2025				2026			2025
Net income (loss)	$	(1	)	$	(20	)		$	36		$	26
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation		12			16				38			47
Restructuring charges		—			—				9			—
Tax effect		(3	)		(4	)			(12	)		(12	)
Total non-GAAP adjustments, net		9			12				35			35
Adjusted net income (loss)	$	8		$	(8	)		$	71		$	61
Net income (loss) % change period over period		95	%		(767	)%			38	%		(74	)%
Adjusted net income (loss) % change period over period		200	%		(153	)%			16	%		(54	)%

Following is a reconciliation of diluted EPS (GAAP) to adjusted EPS (non-GAAP):

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
(amounts per share)	2026			2025				2026			2025
Diluted EPS	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.53	)		$	0.95		$	0.69
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation		0.32			0.43				0.98			1.25
Restructuring charges		—			—				0.23			—
Tax effect		(0.08	)		(0.10	)			(0.31	)		(0.31	)
Total non-GAAP adjustments, net		0.24			0.33				0.90			0.94
Adjusted EPS	$	0.22		$	(0.20	)		$	1.85		$	1.63
Diluted EPS % change period over period		96	%		(857	)%			38	%		(74	)%
Adjusted EPS % change period over period		210	%		(151	)%			13	%		(54	)%

The following is a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures for fourth quarter and full year 2026 guidance:

	Q4 2026		Full Year 2026
(in millions, except per share amounts)	Guidance		Guidance
Net income (loss)	$(6) – $8		$32 – $45
Income tax (benefit) expense	(2) – 4		28 – 35
Interest expense	7		26
SaaS implementation amortization	4		10
Depreciation and amortization	10		40
EBITDA	13 – 33		136 – 156
Stock-based compensation	11		49
Restructuring charges	—		9
Adjusted EBITDA	$24 – $44		$194 – $214
Diluted EPS	$(0.14) – $0.21		$0.81 – $1.16
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation	0.28		1.27
Restructuring charges	—		0.23
Total non-GAAP adjustments	0.28		1.50
Tax effect	(0.07)		(0.38)
Total non-GAAP adjustments, net	0.21		1.12
Adjusted EPS	$0.07 – $0.42		$1.93 – $2.28

 

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