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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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Commission File Number: 1-11859 

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PEGASYSTEMS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 

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225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 374-9600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ¨            

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

There were 163,663,545 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding on October 12, 2026.

Table of Contents

PEGASYSTEMS INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Pegasystems Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “the Company”) has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information required by the generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America (“U.S.”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

In the opinion of management, the Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements on the same basis as its audited financial statements, and these financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented.

All intercompany transactions and balances were eliminated in consolidation. The operating results for the interim periods presented do not necessarily indicate the expected results for fiscal year 2026.

NOTE 2. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (ASU “2024-03”). Among other items, the requirements include expanded disclosures around employee compensation and selling expenses. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2027. The Company is still evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements but expects the adoption to result in disclosure changes only.

Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (“ASU 2025-06”). ASU 2025-06 introduces a more principles-based framework to the capitalization of software intended for internal use focused on management’s authorization and commitment to fund a development project and the probability of whether the project will be completed and used for its intended function. ASU 2025-06 will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2028. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2025-06 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3. MARKETABLE SECURITIES

As of September 30, 2026, marketable securities’ maturities ranged from October 2026 to September 2029, with a weighted-average remaining maturity of 2.0 years.

NOTE 4. RECEIVABLES, CONTRACT ASSETS, AND DEFERRED REVENUE

Receivables

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Unbilled receivables

Unbilled receivables are client-committed amounts for which revenue recognition precedes billing. Billing is solely subject to the passage of time.

Unbilled receivables by expected collection date:

Unbilled receivables by contract effective date:

Contract assets

Contract assets are client-committed amounts for which revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the client, and billing is subject to conditions other than the passage of time, such as the completion of a related performance obligation.

(1) Included in other current assets.

(2) Included in other long-term assets.

Deferred revenue

Deferred revenue consists of billings made and payments received in advance of revenue recognition.

(1) Included in other long-term liabilities.

The change in deferred revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was primarily due to new billings in advance of revenue recognition and $457.4 million of revenue recognized during the period included in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2025.

NOTE 5. DEFERRED COMMISSIONS

(1) Included in other long-term assets.

(1) Included in selling and marketing expenses.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 6. GOODWILL

NOTE 7. OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Other current assets

Other long-term assets

Accrued expenses

Other current liabilities

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Other long-term liabilities

NOTE 8. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.

The Company derives substantially all of its revenue from the sale and support of one group of similar products and services – software that provides case management, business process management, and real-time decisioning solutions to improve customer engagement and operational excellence in the enterprise applications market. To assess performance, the Company’s CODM, the Chief Executive Officer, reviews financial information on a consolidated basis. Therefore, the Company determined it has one operating segment and one reportable segment. The accounting policies of the Company’s operating segment are the same as those described in "Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies" included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The CODM uses consolidated net income to set financial performance targets, assess performance, and make expense allocation decisions.

(1) Includes Restructuring, Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), Interest income, Interest expense, (Loss) on capped call transactions, and Other income (loss), net.

Long-lived assets related to the Company’s U.S. and international operations consist of property and equipment, which are included in Other long-term assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet:

NOTE 9. DEBT

Credit facility

In November 2019, and as since amended, the Company entered into a $100 million senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”) with PNC Bank, National Association. On October 16, 2026, the Credit Facility was amended to, among other changes, increase the borrowing capacity to $200 million and extend the expiration date to October 16, 2031. The Company may use borrowings for general corporate purposes and to finance working capital needs. Subject to specific conditions and the agreement of the financial institutions lending the additional amount, the aggregate commitment may be increased to $300 million.

The Credit Facility, as amended, contains customary covenants, including, but not limited to, those relating to additional indebtedness, liens, asset divestitures, and affiliate transactions. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all assets of the Company. Beginning with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company must maintain a maximum net consolidated leverage ratio of 3.5 to 1.0 (with a step-up for certain acquisitions) and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of 3.5 to 1.0. As of September 30, 2026, the Company is compliant with all Credit Facility covenants.

As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had letters of credit of $1.7 million and $26.7 million, respectively, under the Credit Facility, however we had no cash borrowings.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 10. RESTRUCTURING

The Company has undertaken the following restructuring activities intended to better align roles and capacity to an AI-first delivery model:

(1) These primarily relate to non-cash operating lease adjustments.

Restructuring activity:

Accrued employee severance and related costs:

(1) Included in accrued compensation and related expenses.

NOTE 11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The Company records its cash equivalents, marketable securities, and venture investments at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

As a basis for classifying the fair value measurements, a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which classifies the fair value measurements based on the inputs used in measuring fair value, was established as follows:

•Level 1 - observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

•Level 2 - significant other inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

•Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs with little or no market data, which require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data when available and minimize unobservable inputs when determining fair value.

The Company’s venture investments are recorded at fair value based on multiple valuation methods, including observable public companies and transaction prices and unobservable inputs, including the volatility, rights, and obligations of the securities the Company holds.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Changes in venture investments:

The carrying value of certain financial instruments, including receivables and accounts payable, approximates fair value due to their short maturities.

NOTE 12. REVENUE

Geographic revenue

Revenues by geography are determined based on client location:

Revenue streams

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Remaining performance obligations ("Backlog")

Expected future revenue from existing non-cancellable contracts:

As of September 30, 2026:

As of September 30, 2025:

NOTE 13. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Stock-based Compensation Expense

As of September 30, 2026, the Company had $116.1 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Grants

(1) Includes units issued when employees elect to receive 50% of the employee’s target incentive compensation under the Company’s Corporate Incentive Compensation Plan (the “CICP”) in the form of RSUs instead of cash.

(2) Performance stock options allow the holder to purchase a specified number of Common Stock shares at an exercise price equal to or greater than the shares' fair market value at the grant date. Performance stock options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2026 vest on the second anniversary of the grant date, up to 200%, subject to the achievement of specified performance metrics over fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The options expire ten years from the grant date.

Stock repurchase program

On February 10, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors extended the expiration date of the share repurchase program from June 30, 2026 to June 30, 2027 and increased the authorized repurchase amount by $1 billion, of which $810.1 million remains available as of September 30, 2026.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company repurchased 10.9 million shares of its common stock for $432.2 million at an average price per share of $39.73. The share repurchase and authorization amounts disclosed within this Form 10-Q exclude the U.S. excise tax on share repurchases. All purchases under this program have been made on the open market.

NOTE 14. INCOME TAXES

Effective income tax rate

The Company’s effective income tax rate increased in the nine months ended September 30, 2026 as compared to the prior period, primarily due to a decrease in excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation recognized in the current period and the absence of a benefit related to the valuation allowance associated with substantially all of the Company’s U.S. and U.K. deferred tax assets in the prior period.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE 15. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options, RSUs, and Convertible Senior Notes (the “Notes”), which were repaid in its entirety at maturity during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Calculation of earnings per share:

(1) All securities are excluded when their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

(2) The weighted-average shares underlying the conversion options in the Company’s Notes are included using the if-converted method, if dilutive in the period.

(3) In February 2020, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call Transactions”) with certain financial institutions. The Capped Call Transactions expired upon maturity of the Notes during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company’s Capped Call Transactions represented the equivalent number of shares of the Company’s common stock (representing the number of shares for which the Notes are convertible). The Capped Call Transactions are excluded from weighted-average common shares outstanding, assuming dilution, in all periods as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

(4) Outstanding stock options and RSUs that were anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method in the period were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share. These awards may be dilutive in the future.

NOTE 16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal proceedings

In addition to the matters below, the Company is or may become involved in a variety of claims, demands, suits, investigations, and proceedings that arise from time to time relating to matters incidental to the ordinary course of the Company’s business, including actions concerning contracts, intellectual property, employment, benefits, and securities matters. Regardless of the outcome, legal disputes can have a material effect on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors.

In addition, as the Company is a party to ongoing litigation, it is at least reasonably possible that the Company’s estimates will change in the near term, and the effect may be material. As of September 30, 2026, the Company recorded an estimated $16 million accrued loss related to litigation settlements. As of December 31, 2025, the Company recorded an estimated $9.75 million accrued loss related to the settlement of the In re Pegasystems Inc. Derivative Litigation matter, see additional discussion below.

Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou

The Company is a defendant in litigation brought by Appian in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia titled Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou, No. 2020-07216 (Fairfax Cty. Ct.). On May 9, 2022, the jury rendered its verdict finding that the Company had misappropriated one or more of Appian’s trade secrets, that the Company had violated the Virginia Computer Crimes Act, and that the trade secret misappropriation was willful and malicious. The jury awarded damages of $2,036,860,045 for trade secret misappropriation and $1.00 for violating the Virginia Computer Crimes Act. On September 15, 2022, the circuit court of Fairfax County entered judgment of $2,060,479,287, consisting of the damages previously awarded by the jury plus attorneys’ fees and costs, and stating that the judgment is subject to post-judgment interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum, from the date of the jury verdict (May 9, 2022) as to the amount of the jury verdict and from September 15, 2022 as to the amount of the award of attorneys’ fees and costs.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

On September 15, 2022, the Company appealed the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act judgment. A panel of the Court of Appeals of Virginia heard oral arguments on November 15, 2023, and issued a unanimous written opinion on July 30, 2024. The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment and ordered a new trade secrets claim trial. Appian filed a petition for appeal with the Supreme Court of Virginia on August 29, 2024, which was granted on March 7, 2025 for appeal and the Company’s assignments of cross-error.

On January 8, 2026, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a unanimous written opinion affirming the ruling of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. On January 13, 2026, the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia notified the parties that this case has been reassigned to Judge David A. Oblon for further proceedings. On January 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of Virginia remanded Appian’s trade secret case to the Court of Appeals with direction to remand to the Circuit Court of Fairfax County for further proceedings in accordance with its written opinion. On February 27, 2026, the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued a mandate stating that the judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded to the Circuit Court of Fairfax County for further proceedings consistent with the views expressed in the written opinion of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. On May 7, 2026, Judge Oblon held a first status conference for the remanded trial proceedings and set the retrial to commence on January 11, 2027.

On September 24, 2026, Judge Oblon entered a Scheduling Order which he amended on October 1, 2026. In those orders, Appian was granted the opportunity to have pretrial motions heard on October 16 and November 13, 2026; the Company was granted the opportunity to have pretrial motions heard on November 6 and December 18, 2026. On October 16, 2026, the Court granted Appian’s motion to present a reasonable royalty damages theory it was barred from presenting at the original trial. In that reasonable royalty claim, Appian seeks $284.6 million in damages for accused marketing and sales activities and $1.36 billion in damages for accused Pega Platform revisions. If the jury finds there was trade secret misappropriation, it could award either unjust enrichment or reasonable royalty damages.

The Company continues to believe that it did not misappropriate any alleged trade secrets and that its sales of the Company’s products at issue were not caused by, or the result of, any alleged misappropriation of trade secrets. The Company is unable to reasonably estimate possible damages because of, among other things, uncertainty as to the outcome of a new trial resulting from the appellate proceedings.

PS Lit Recovery, LLC v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell and Eminence Fund Long Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund II Master, LP, Eminence Partners Long II, LP, Eminence Fund Leveraged Master, Ltd., Eminence Partners, L.P., Eminence Partners II, L.P. v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell

Federal court cases

On December 4, 2024, the shareholders representing approximately 3% of the settlement class that opted out of the court approved settlement in the class action matter captioned City of Fort Lauderdale Police and Firefighters’ Retirement System, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case 1:22-cv-00578-LMB-IDD) (the “Class Action”) filed two lawsuits against the Company, the Company’s chief executive officer, and the Company’s chief operating and financial officer in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The first was captioned Eminence Fund Long Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund II Master, LP, Eminence Partners Long II, LP, Eminence Fund Leveraged Master, Ltd., Eminence Partners, L.P., and Eminence Partners II, L.P. v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case 1:24-cv-12999-WGY); the second was captioned PS Lit Recovery, LLC v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case 1:24-cv-11220-WGY).

The complaints, which are substantially similar, generally allege, among other things, that the defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and that the individual defendants violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act, in each case by allegedly making materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as allegedly failing to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects, which caused the Company’s securities to trade at artificially inflated prices. The complaints also assert claims for common law fraud and negligent misrepresentation and seek unspecified damages.

The defendants moved to dismiss the complaints on March 13, 2025 and on May 21, 2025, the Court held a hearing on the motion to dismiss. The Court (i) granted the motion to dismiss as to the plaintiffs’ scheme liability claims; (ii) granted the motion to dismiss as to certain claims against Ken Stillwell; and (iii) took the motion to dismiss under advisement as to all other claims. On January 8, 2026, the Court issued a written order granting the motion to dismiss as to the Section 10(b) and common law fraud claims against Ken Stillwell and denying the motion to dismiss as to the remaining claims.

On September 18, 2026, the parties to the federal and state court opt out securities cases agreed to a final settlement of these suits. Under the terms of the final settlement, the plaintiffs in the federal and state court opt out securities cases agreed to the dismissal of all claims with prejudice. On October 5, 2026, stipulations of dismissal with prejudice were filed with the Court.

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State court cases

On February 26, 2025, the same shareholders filed two lawsuits against the Company, the Company’s chief executive officer, and the Company’s chief operating and financial officer in Massachusetts Superior Court. The first is captioned Eminence Fund Long Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund Master, Ltd., Eminence Fund II Master, LP, Eminence Partners Long II, LP, Eminence Fund Leveraged Master, Ltd., Eminence Partners, L.P., and Eminence Partners II, L.P. v. Pegasystems Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case No. 2584CV00541-BLS1); the second is captioned PS Lit Recovery, LLC v. Pegasystems, Inc., Alan Trefler, and Kenneth Stillwell (Case No. 2584CV00539-BLS1). The complaints, which are substantially similar, allege the same state law claims raised in the two federal lawsuits brought by the same plaintiffs in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. On April 14, 2025, the court granted the parties’ joint stipulations to stay both cases pending the resolution of the parallel federal actions and ordered the plaintiffs to file periodic status reports regarding the federal cases showing cause why the state cases should remain open.

On September 18, 2026, the parties to the federal and state court cases agreed to a final settlement of the litigation and on October 6, 2026, a notice of voluntary dismissal was prejudice was filed with the Court. See discussion above within the “Federal court cases” subsection.

In re Pegasystems Inc. Derivative Litigation

As previously disclosed, the Company entered into a settlement of derivative lawsuits captioned Mary Larkin and Dag Sagfors, Derivatively on Behalf of Nominal Defendant Pegasystems Inc. v. Alan Trefler, Peter Gyenes, Richard Jones, Christopher Lafond, Dianne Ledingham, Sharon Rowlands, Leon Trefler, Larry Weber, Kenneth Stillwell, Don Schuerman, Kerim Akgonul, and Benjamin Baril, and Pegasystems Inc., nominal defendant (Case 1:25-cv-10303), filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and John Dwyer and Ray Gerber, Plaintiffs, v. Alan Trefler, Peter Gyenes, Richard Jones, Christopher Lafond, Dianne Ledingham, Sharon Rowlands, Larry Weber, Leon Trefler, Don Schuerman, Kerim Akgonul, and Benjamin Baril, and Pegasystems Inc., Nominal Defendant (Case 2484CV01734), and Jayne Birch and Robert Garfield, Plaintiffs, v. Alan Trefler, Peter Gyenes, Richard Jones, Christopher Lafond, Dianne Ledingham, Sharon Rowlands, Larry Weber, Kerim Akgonul, Don Schuerman, Leon Trefler, Douglas Kim, John Petronio, Benjamin Baril, and Kenneth Stillwell, and Pegasystems Inc., Nominal Defendant (Case 2484CV03076-BLS-1), filed in the Business Litigation Section of the Superior Court in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. On June 30, 2026, the Massachusetts Superior Court entered an order for final approval of the settlement, including a $7 million special dividend to shareholders (excluding defendants) and payment by the Company of $2.75 million in plaintiffs’ attorney fees. On July 2, 2026, in light of the settlement, the parties to the federal court action filed a stipulation and proposed order of dismissal with prejudice as to all claims. On July 16, 2026, the Court signed the order dismissing the federal court action with prejudice. Also on July 2, 2026, the state court entered a final judgment and order of dismissal dismissing the consolidated state cases with prejudice. On September 16, 2026, the special dividend was paid, concluding the matter.

Pegasystems v. Appian Defamation Litigation

On August 2, 2023, the Company filed a complaint against Appian in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, captioned Pegasystems Inc. v. Appian Corporation, 1:23-cv-11776-LTS (D. Mass.). The complaint asserts claims for defamation, trade libel, and violations of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) based on statements Appian made following the verdict in the litigation brought by Appian in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, described above. In response to a motion to dismiss filed by Appian on August 18, 2023, the Company amended the complaint to add additional factual allegations in support of the same claims. On September 22, 2023, Appian moved to dismiss the amended complaint, which the Court denied on January 5, 2024. On February 20, 2024, Appian answered the complaint, asserted counterclaims against the Company for defamation, trade libel, violations of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and violations of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A §§ 2 and 11, and sought a declaratory judgment that the Company was not entitled to the recovery sought in the amended complaint. On August 15, 2024, the Company moved to dismiss the counterclaims, which the Court allowed in part and denied in part on October 8, 2024; specifically, the Court allowed the Company’s motion to dismiss the trade libel counterclaim with respect to Appian’s allegations regarding the Company’s Code of Conduct. On November 26, 2024, Appian moved for judgment on the pleadings. On March 11, 2025, the Court allowed the motion for judgment on the pleadings in part and entered judgment for Appian on the basis of a statement made by Appian’s chief executive officer, but otherwise denied the motion.

The parties exchanged opening expert reports in March 2026. The Company claims $41.9 million in damages from Appian’s conduct. Appian seeks $31.8 million in lost profits damages and further requests that the Company be required to disgorge $109.5 million in profits as unjust enrichment arising from business contracts Appian contends it competed with Pegasystems on from 2022-2025. Apart from Company revenues in which Appian contends it competed with Pegasystems for business, Appian further sought that the Company be forced to disgorge the entirety of its profits ($2.33 billion) from 2022-2025. Oral argument on summary judgment motions was held on July 24, 2026. On August 21, 2026, the Court issued an opinion granting in part and denying in part the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. Among other things, the Court dismissed Appian’s $2.33 billion disgorgement claim. The Court allowed the Company’s defamation, trade libel, and Lanham Act claims to proceed to trial on certain challenged statements, and it allowed Appian’s Lanham Act and Chapter 93A counterclaims to proceed to trial on certain challenged statements. The parties’ Daubert motions challenging expert witnesses were fully briefed as of October 9, 2026 and are pending with the Court. On October 8, 2026, Appian filed a motion for “realignment” of the parties to put Appian in the position of plaintiff and the Company in the position of defendant for the trial in this matter.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

A jury trial is currently scheduled to begin on November 30, 2026. The Company vehemently disagrees with Appian’s entitlement to any recovery, and remains confident in the merits of its claims against Appian and the damages claimed. The Company is unable to reasonably estimate likelihood of success for either party or a range of possible gain or loss given the uncertainty as to the likelihood, amount, and timing of any potential gain or loss related to its claims or Appian’s counterclaims.

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ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) contains or incorporates forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the sufficiency of our capital, our position and estimates relating to tax, and legal proceedings.

Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, will, could, should, estimates, may, targets, strategies, intends to, projects, positions, forecasts, guidance, likely, and usually or variations of such words and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements represent our views only as of the date the statement was made and are based on current expectations and assumptions.

Forward-looking statements deal with future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, including, but not limited to:

•our future financial performance and business plans;

•the adequacy of our liquidity and capital resources;

•the successful execution of investments in artificial intelligence;

•our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, costs associated with defending such rights, intellectual property rights claims, and other related claims by third parties against us, including related costs, damages, and other relief that may be granted against us;

•our ongoing litigation with Appian Corp. and associated legal proceedings; and

•management of our growth.

These risks and others that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements are described further in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and other filings we make with the SEC.

Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, and there are no assurances that the results included in such statements will be achieved. Although subsequent events may cause our view to change, except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake and expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report represent our views as of October 20, 2026.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

Our non-GAAP financial measures should only be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that these measures help investors understand our core operating results and prospects, which is consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance without the effect of often one-time charges and other items outside our normal operations. Management uses these measures to assess the performance of the company's operations and establish operational goals and incentives. They are not a substitute for financial measures prepared under U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP measures is located with each non-GAAP measure.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

We develop, market, license, host, and support enterprise software that helps organizations optimize decisions and processes in real-time so they can deliver outcomes that transform their business. Our powerful platform for enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation enables the world’s leading brands and government agencies to hyper-personalize customer experiences, automate customer service, and streamline operations, mission-critical business processes, and workflows, and transform legacy systems. Clients can leverage our AI technology and scalable architecture to accelerate their digital transformation. In addition, our sales and client success teams, world-class partners, and clients are able to leverage Pega BlueprintTM (“Blueprint”) to rapidly prototype and accelerate the development and deployment of applications quickly and collaboratively.

We focus on enterprise-scale businesses and government agencies that require advanced solutions to distinguish themselves in the competitive markets they serve. Our solutions achieve and facilitate differentiation by increasing business agility, driving growth and modernization, improving productivity, attracting and retaining customers, and reducing risk. Along with our partners, we deliver solutions tailored by industry.

Performance metrics

We use performance metrics to analyze and assess our overall performance, make operating decisions, and forecast and plan for future periods, including:

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Annual contract value (“ACV”)

ACV represents the annualized value of our active contracts as of the measurement date. The contract's total value is divided by its duration in years to calculate ACV. ACV is a performance measure that we believe provides useful information to our management and investors.