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Thryv Grows SaaS Revenue in First Quarter 2026, Exceeds Total Company Revenue and EBITDA Guidance

By Thryv Contributor | 04.30.26 | 9 min read

– Q1 SaaS Revenue Grows to 70% of Total Revenue
– Q1 Marketing Center Revenue Growth of 29% Year-Over-Year
– Q1 SaaS Monthly ARPU Increases 13% Year-Over-Year to $378
– AI Delivering for Clients — Rapid Adoption Across New Platform Features

DALLAS, April 30, 2026 – Thryv Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:THRY) (“Thryv” or the “Company”), the provider of Thryv®, the leading small business marketing and sales software platform, reported results for the first quarter of 2026.

First Quarter Financial 2026 Highlights:

  • SaaS revenue was $116.7 million, a 5.0% increase year-over-year
  • Marketing Services revenue was $50.9 million, a 27.5% decrease year-over-year
  • Consolidated total revenue was $167.7 million, a decrease of 7.5% year-over-year
  • Consolidated net income increased to $4.5 million, or $0.10 per diluted share; compared to net loss of $9.6 million, or $(0.22) per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $24.1 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 14.4%
  • SaaS Adjusted EBITDA was $10.8 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 9.3%
  • Marketing Services Adjusted EBITDA was $13.2 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 26.0%
  • Consolidated Gross Profit was $109.3 million
  • Consolidated Adjusted Gross Profit was $112.9 million
  • SaaS Gross Profit was $75.6 million, representing a Gross Margin of 64.8%
  • SaaS Adjusted Gross Profit1 was $78.2 million, representing an Adjusted Gross Margin of 67.0%

1 Defined as Gross profit adjusted to exclude the impact of depreciation and amortization expense and stock-based compensation expense.

Recent Business Highlights and Metrics

  • Quality customers2 (defined as those contributing more than $400 in monthly recurring revenue) accounted for 70% of SaaS revenue2 in the first quarter of 2026
  • SaaS clients were 96 thousand at the end of the first quarter of 2026
  • Seasoned Net Revenue Retention3 was 93% for the first quarter of 2026
  • SaaS monthly Average Revenue per Unit (“ARPU”)4 was $378 for the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 12.8% year-over-year
  • Marketing Center revenue increased 29% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026

“We delivered a strong start to 2026, with SaaS revenue exceeding our guidance and now representing 70% of total revenue,” said Joe Walsh, Thryv Chairman and CEO. “Our upmarket motion is clearly working, as ARPU grew 13% year-over-year and Quality Customers now represent 70% of our SaaS revenue. We are expanding beyond our legacy client base, and are attracting larger small businesses with Marketing Center, engaging them at a higher level, and encouraging them to spend more – driving ARPU upward.”

Outlook

Based on information available as of April 30, 2026, Thryv is issuing guidance5 for the second quarter of 2026 and full year 2026 as indicated below:

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2 Excludes customers and revenue attributed to the Keap acquisition.

3 Seasoned NRR is calculated by dividing the revenue of all clients that have had one or more SaaS offerings for at least two years as of the last month of the year or quarter, as applicable, by the same clients’ revenue one year ago. For each reporting quarter, the weighted-average monthly NRR from all the months in the quarter are reported. Seasoned NRR excludes clients acquired in the Keap acquisition.

4Defined as total client billings for a particular month divided by the number of clients that have one or more revenue-generating solutions in that same month. This is a weighted-average calculation and inclusive of the impact from the Keap acquisition.

5These statements are forward-looking and actual results may materially differ. Refer to the “Forward-Looking Statements” section below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to materially differ from these forward-looking statements.

6SaaS Adjusted EBITDA and Marketing Services Adjusted EBITDA are forward-looking non-GAAP financial measurers. We calculate forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures based on internal forecasts that omit certain amounts that would be included in GAAP financial measures. We have not provided quantitative reconciliations of these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures because the excluded items are not available on a prospective basis without unreasonable effort.

Earnings Conference Call Information

Thryv will host a conference call on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s first quarter 2026 results.

To listen to this conference call, please use this link. After registering, a confirmation email will be sent, including access details. We recommend registering a day in advance or at a minimum thirty minutes prior to the start of the call. A live webcast will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at investor.thryv.com.

Q1 - 2026 Earning

Q1 - 2026 Earning

Q1 - 2026 Earning

Non-GAAP Measures

Our results included in this press release include Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Gross Profit and Free Cash Flow, which are not presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

We have included Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Gross Profit because management believes they provide useful information to investors in gaining an overall understanding of our current financial performance and provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance. Specifically, we believe Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to management and investors by excluding certain non-operating items that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted Gross Profit are used by management for budgeting and forecasting as well as measuring the Company’s performance. We believe Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted Gross Profit provide investors with the financial measures that closely align with our internal processes.

We define Adjusted EBITDA (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as Net income (loss) plus Interest expense, Income tax expense (benefit), Depreciation and amortization expense, Restructuring and integration expenses, Stock-based compensation expense, and non-operating expenses, such as Net periodic pension cost and certain unusual and non-recurring charges that might have been incurred. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to Net income (loss) as a performance measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We define Adjusted Gross Profit (“Adjusted Gross Profit”) as Gross profit adjusted to exclude the impact of Depreciation and amortization expense and Stock-based compensation expense.

Non-GAAP financial information has limitations as an analytical tool and is presented for supplemental informational purposes only. Such information should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.


7Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is equal to SaaS Adjusted EBITDA and Marketing Services Adjusted EBITDA. See Non-GAAP Measures below for a reconciliation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to Net income (loss).

Q1 - 2026 Earning

Q1 - 2026 Earning

Supplemental Financial Information

The following supplemental financial information provides Revenue, Net Income (Loss), Net Income (Loss) Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin by our (i) SaaS business and (ii) Marketing Services business. Total SaaS Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Total Marketing Services Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are also non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only and are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our global SaaS and Marketing Services financial performance, enhance the overall understanding of our global SaaS and Marketing Services past financial performance and allow for greater transparency with respect to important metrics used by our management for financial and operational decision-making. We believe that these measures provide additional tools for investors to use in comparing our core financial performance over multiple periods.

Q1 - 2026 Earning

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein are not historical facts, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that include the words “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “forecast”, “estimate”, “expect”, “preliminary”, “intend”, “plan”, “target”, “project”, “outlook”, “future”, “forward”, “guidance” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to, the risks related to the following: significant competition for our Marketing Services solutions and SaaS offerings, which include companies that use components of our SaaS offerings provided by third parties; our ability to maintain profitability; our ability to manage our growth effectively; our ability to transition our Marketing Services clients to our Thryv platform, maintain transitioned clients on that platform and sell them additional or upgraded products, sell our platform into new markets or further penetrate existing markets; our ability to maintain our strategic relationships with third-party service providers; internet search engines and portals potentially terminating or materially altering their agreements with us; our ability to keep pace with rapid technological changes and evolving industry standards; our SMBs clients potentially opting not to renew their agreements with us or renewing at lower spend; potential system interruptions or failures, including cybersecurity breaches, identity theft, data loss, unauthorized access to data or other disruptions that could compromise our information; our potential failure to identify suitable acquisition candidates and consummate such acquisitions; our ability to complete acquisitions and the successful integration of such acquisitions, and any failure of an acquired business to achieve its plans and objectives or realize any expected benefit from any such acquisition; the potential loss of one or more key employees or our inability to attract and to retain highly skilled employees; our ability to maintain the compatibility of our Thryv platform with third-party applications; our ability to successfully expand our operations and current offerings into new markets, including internationally, or further penetrate existing markets; our potential failure to provide new or enhanced functionality and features; our potential failure to comply with applicable privacy, security and data laws, regulations and standards; potential changes in regulations governing privacy concerns and laws or other domestic or foreign data protection regulations; our potential failure to meet service level commitments under our client contracts; our potential failure to offer high-quality or technical support services; our Thryv platform and add-ons potentially failing to perform properly; our use of artificial intelligence in our business, and challenges with properly managing its use, could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, and legal liability; the potential impact of future labor negotiations; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, proprietary technology, information, processes, and know-how; rising inflation and our ability to control costs, including operating expenses; general macro-economic conditions, including a recession or an economic slowdown in the U.S. or internationally; adverse tax laws or regulations or potential changes to existing tax laws or regulations; costs, liabilities and reputational harm resulting from regulatory investigations, including the subpoena from the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); volatility and weakness in bank and capital markets; and costs, obligations and liabilities incurred as a result of and in connection with being a public company as well as the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by such cautionary statements.

If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. For these reasons, we caution you against relying on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Thryv

Thryv (NASDAQ: THRY) is an AI-enabled global marketing platform that helps small businesses (SMBs) get found online faster, win more customers, and drive repeat business. Thryv software offers SMBs AI-driven lead insights, automated customer follow‑up and payment processing, an AI-enabled CRM and a suite of additional solutions. Thryv is making growth‑focused AI tools accessible to the plumber, salon owner, contractor, lawyer, accountant and more. Over 200K+ businesses globally use Thryv to market, sell, and grow. For more information, visit www.thryv.com.

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