Marqeta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results

Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company reported Total Processing Volume (TPV) of $109 billion, representing a 36% year-over-year increase. Marqeta reported Q4 Net Revenue of $172 million and Gross Profit of $120 million, representing year-over-year increases of 27% and 22%, respectively. Q4 GAAP Net Loss was $1 million and Adjusted EBITDA was $31 million.

For the full year 2025, TPV was $383 billion, an annual increase of 31%. Marqeta reported 2025 Net Revenue of $625 million and Gross Profit of $437 million, representing year-over-year increases of 23% and 24%, respectively. The Company reported 2025 GAAP Net Loss of $14 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $110 million.

"In 2025, the business delivered outstanding growth and increased EBITDA by deepening existing customer relationships and developing new ones through geographic, use case, and solution expansion," said Mike Milotich, CEO at Marqeta. "As we start 2026, our leadership and expertise in powering innovative offerings with our differentiated end-to-end platform positions us well to expand our reach and deepen engagement as the market evolves toward modern, multinational processors operating at scale."

Marqeta highlighted several recent updates that demonstrate business momentum:

• Marqeta enabled a use case for Uber, a long-standing customer, for UK drivers to have easy, free and instantaneous access to their funds, along with access to a high-yield savings account and rewards. This program showcases Marqeta's breadth and depth of its offering with an end-to-end solution across the full spectrum of program management, banking and money movement, processing, fraud monitoring, and Real-Time Decisioning.
• Four Technologies, a BNPL provider, selected Marqeta for its established portfolio and will move from another processor due to Marqeta’s tech forward offering and proven track record enabling innovation at scale.
• Marqeta continues to expand its value-added services offerings, onboarding the first customer to an enhanced version of its Real-Time Decisioning product, using artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities for real-time risk evaluation during the transaction authorization process.

Operating Highlights

Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results:

• TPV increased by 36% year-over-year, from $80 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, to $109 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
• Net Revenue of $172 million increased by $36 million, or 27% year-over-year.
• Gross Profit increased by 22% year-over-year to $120 million, from $98 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily due to TPV growth, net of 5 percentage points of headwind due to the revised accounting policy for estimating and recognizing Card Network Incentives, effective as of the second quarter of 2025. Gross margin was 70% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
• Net Loss decreased by $26 million, or 95%, year-over-year to $1 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, primarily due to Gross Profit growth and improved operating efficiency.
• Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2025 was $31 million, an increase of $18 million year-over-year.

Full Year 2025 Financial Results:

• TPV increased by 31% year-over-year, from $291 billion in 2024, to $383 billion in 2025.
• Net Revenue of $625 million, increased by $118 million, or 23% year-over-year, primarily driven by increased volumes, partially offset by unfavorable mix due to faster growth of card programs where we provide processing services with minimal or no program management.
• Gross Profit increased by 24% year-over-year to $437 million in 2025, from $352 million in 2024, primarily due to TPV growth. Gross margin was 70% for the year ended December 31, 2025.
• Net Loss of $14 million in 2025 compared to net income of $27 million in 2024. The change was primarily driven by the $145 million one-time reversal of share-based compensation recognized in 2024 related to the forfeiture of the Executive Chairman Long-Term Performance Award, as well as increases in gross profit growth and operating efficiency.
• Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $110 million, an $80 million year-over-year improvement.

Financial Guidance

The following summarizes Marqeta's guidance for the first quarter and full year of 2026:

Conference Call

Marqeta will host a live conference call today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time (4:30 p.m. Eastern time). To join the call, please dial-in 10 minutes in advance: toll-free at 1-877-407-4018 or direct at 1-201-689-8471. The conference call will also be available live via webcast online at http://investors.marqeta.com.

The telephone replay dial-in numbers are 1-844-512-2921 and 1-412-317-6671 and will be available until March 10, 2026, 8:59 p.m. Pacific time (11:59 p.m. Eastern time). The confirmation code for the replay is 13757849.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements expressed or implied in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements relating to Marqeta’s quarterly and annual guidance; statements regarding Marqeta’s customers and their plans to onboard Marqeta's offerings; statements regarding Marqeta's new product introductions and product capabilities; statements regarding Marqeta's leadership and ability to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions and opportunities with fintech, enterprise, and embedded finance customers; and statements made by Marqeta’s Chief Executive Officer. Actual results may differ materially from the expectations contained in these statements due to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the following: the risk that Marqeta is unable to further attract, retain, diversify, and expand its customer base; the risk that Marqeta is unable to drive increased profitable transactions on its platform; the risk that consumers and customers will not perceive the benefits of Marqeta’s products, including credit card issuing; the risk that Marqeta's platform does not operate as intended resulting in system outages; the risk that Marqeta will not be able to achieve the cost structure that Marqeta currently expects; the risk that Marqeta’s solutions will not achieve the expected market acceptance; the risk that competition could reduce expected demand for Marqeta’s services, including credit card issuing; the risk that changes in the regulatory landscape could adversely affect Marqeta's operations and revenues; the risk that Marqeta may be unable to maintain relationships with Issuing Banks and Card Networks; the risk that Marqeta is not able to identify, close and recognize the anticipated benefits of any acquisition, including TransactPay; the risk that Marqeta is unable to successfully integrate any acquisition, including TransactPay, to businesses and related operations; the risk of general economic conditions in either domestic or international markets, including inflation and recessionary fears, conditions resulting from geopolitical uncertainty and instability or war; and the risk that Marqeta may be subject to additional risks due to its international business activities. Detailed information about these risks and other factors that could potentially affect Marqeta’s business, financial condition, and results of operations are included in the “Risk Factors” disclosed in Marqeta's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in Marqeta’s periodic filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov and Marqeta’s website at http://investors.marqeta.com.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Marqeta as of the date hereof. Marqeta disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Disclosure Information

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled "Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

About Marqeta, Inc.

Marqeta makes it possible for companies to build and embed financial services into their branded experience—and unlock new ways to grow their business and delight users. The Marqeta platform puts businesses in control of building financial solutions, enabling them to turn real-time data into personalized, optimized solutions for everything from consumer loyalty to capital efficiency. With compliance and security built-in, Marqeta’s platform has been proven at scale, processing nearly $400 billion in annual payments volume in 2025. Marqeta is certified to operate in more than 40 countries worldwide and counting. Visit www.marqeta.com to learn more.

Marqeta® is a registered trademark of Marqeta, Inc.

Information Regarding Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Marqeta considers Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Growth, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA Margin based on Gross Profit, Net Income (Loss) Margin based on Gross Profit, and Adjusted operating expenses as supplemental measures of the Company’s performance that are not required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization; share-based compensation expense; executive chairman long-term performance award; payroll tax related to share-based compensation; restructuring and other one-time costs; non-recurring litigation expense; acquisition-related expenses which consist of due diligence costs, transaction costs and integration costs related to potential or successful acquisitions, and cash and non-cash postcombination compensation expenses; income tax expense (benefit); and other income (expense), net, which primarily consists of interest income from our short-term investments and cash deposit, and realized foreign currency gains and losses. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management and our board of directors to evaluate and compare our core operating results, including our operating efficiencies, from period to period. Additionally, we utilize Adjusted EBITDA as an input into our calculation of our annual employee bonus plans and performance-based restricted stock units.

Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenue. Adjusted EBITDA Margin based on Gross Profit is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Gross Profit, and Net Income (Loss) Margin based on Gross Profit is calculated as Net Income (Loss) divided by Gross Profit. These measures are used by management and our board of directors to evaluate our operating efficiency.

We define Adjusted operating expenses as total operating expenses adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization; share-based compensation expense; executive chairman long-term performance award; payroll tax related to share-based compensation; restructuring and other one-time costs; non-recurring litigation expense; and acquisition-related expenses which consist of due diligence costs, transaction costs and integration costs related to potential or successful acquisitions, and cash and non-cash postcombination compensation expenses. We believe that Adjusted operating expenses is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management and our board of directors to evaluate and compare our core operating results, including our operating efficiencies, from period to period.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Growth, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA Margin based on Gross Profit, Net Income (Loss) Margin based on Gross Profit, and Adjusted operating expenses should not be considered in isolation, or construed as an alternative to net loss, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of the Company's liquidity. In addition, other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than Marqeta does, which limits its usefulness in comparing Marqeta’s financial results with those of other companies.

The following table shows Marqeta's GAAP results reconciled to non-GAAP results included in this release:

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