Moelis & Company Reports Third Quarter and First Nine Months 2026 Financial Results; Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.65 Per Share
Moelis & Company reported Q3 2026 revenues of $425.6 million, up 19% GAAP and 13% Adjusted year-over-year, with GAAP diluted EPS of $0.74 versus $0.67 a year ago. First nine months revenues hit a record $1,154.7 million, up 12% GAAP, driven by higher average fees per completed transaction; the firm added 13 Managing Directors year-to-date with 11 more committed through 2027. The Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share payable December 17, 2026, and the firm has repurchased $159.5 million of stock year-to-date, bringing total nine-month shareholder returns to $317.6 million.
Key figures
- Eps
- 0.74
- Revenue
- 425577000
- Guidance
- No formal guidance; management cited record pipeline and strong client activity
- Revenue Yoy
- 19% GAAP / 13% Adjusted
- Debt
- no funded debt
- Md hires ytd
- 13
- Adjusted eps q3
- 0.75
- Md committed hires
- 11
- Nine month revenue
- 1154744000
- Adjusted revenue yoy
- 13%
- Cash and investments
- $658.7 million
- Nine month revenue yoy
- 12% GAAP / 10% Adjusted
- Buyback cost nine months
- $159.5 million
- Adjusted pretax margin q3
- 21.4%
- Buyback shares nine months
- 2.6 million
- Quarterly dividend per share
- 0.65
- Shareholder returns nine months
- $317.6 million
- Adjusted pretax margin q3 prior year
- 22.2%
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