Insperity Announces Third Quarter Results

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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.

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

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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