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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Clarivate PLC Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Clarivate PLC Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Apr 29, 2026 Audio replay
Apr 29, 2026 23:14 33 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
23:14
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Clarivate reported Q1 2026 revenue of $585.5M with 0.6% organic growth, 1.6% organic ACV growth, and Adjusted EBITDA of $241.2M (41% margin, up nearly 200 bps YoY), while generating $78.9M of free cash flow and retiring $143M of debt. Management reaffirmed its full-year 2026 outlook, including margin expansion and approximately $400M of free cash flow.

Margin Expansion and Free Cash Flow 35 Value Creation Plan / Strategic Execution 29 Life Sciences Divestiture and Subscription Migration 23 Subscription Mix Shift 21 Academia and Government Segment 11 Debt Reduction and Capital Allocation 9

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +65 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “This is our fifth consecutive quarter of improved performance. We are off to a solid start to the year, and I am pleased to report that our first quarter financial results have us on pace to achieve our full-year guidance.”
  • “The value creation plan is working. We are seeing positive execution across all pillars, demonstrated by accelerating product adoption, improving sales effectiveness, and an expanding cadence of new product introductions.”
  • “This represents a clear improvement versus prior trends and supports our confidence that the IP business is moving forward and returning to sustainable recurring growth.”
  • “we do expect that business to return to growth in the second half of this year and have a good trajectory heading into next year”

Forward guidance

3 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $585.50M -1.4% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.06
Net income -$40.20M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Adjusted EBITDA margin reached 41%, up almost 200 basis points year-over-year, on $241.2M of Adjusted EBITDA
  • Subscription mix rose to 88%–89%, with 1.7% organic subscription revenue growth and 1.6% organic ACV growth
  • Generated $78.9M of free cash flow and used it along with excess cash to retire $143M of debt during the quarter
  • Net loss narrowed to $40.2M ($0.06/share) from $103.9M ($0.15/share) a year ago; adjusted EPS rose to $0.18 from $0.14
  • IP renewal rates improved approximately 100 basis points and IP organic ACV trends improved to nearly flat
  • Life Sciences & Health organic revenue rose almost 1%, with a new top 20 global pharma win for DRG Fusion and a six-figure OpEx subscription win

Risks & pressure points

  • Total revenue declined 1.4% to $585.5M from $593.7M in Q1 2025 due to the impact of inorganic disposals
  • Transactional revenues were down a couple of percent in Q1, primarily driven by lower A&G activity tied to timing of software implementations
  • Full-year transactional business is expected to be down slightly versus the prior year
  • The IP segment is expected to be down slightly in the first half of 2026 before returning to growth in the second half
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare is being actively pursued for sale with no guarantee of a successful outcome
  • Net loss of $40.2M was still reported for the quarter despite improvement versus prior year

Key moments

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“This is our fifth consecutive quarter of improved performance. We are off to a solid start to the year, and I am pleased to report that our first quarter financial results have us on pace to achieve our full-year guidance. Revenues were $586 million, supported by continued VCP progress and execution across the portfolio.” Speaker 2, CEO
“Adjusted EBITDA was $241 million, representing a 41% margin, up almost 200 basis points year-over-year, highlighting the benefit of our subscription-first strategy and disciplined cost management. Free cash flow generation was also solid at approximately $79 million, which allowed us to retire $143 million of debt during the quarter.” Speaker 2, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Apr 29, 2026.

Metric Guided
Organic ACV table
Full Year 2026
2% – 3%
Recurring Organic Revenue Growth table
Full Year 2026
0.75% – 2.25%
Revenues table
Full Year 2026
$2.3B – $2.42B

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Academia Government Group$295.00M -2.5% YoY
Intellectual Property Group$197.20M +2.3% YoY
Life Sciences and Healthcare Group$93.30M -5.1% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks
$18.10M
Shares repurchased
7.00M
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