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$334.57 +0.80 (+0.24%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$4.27B
Shares
12.76M
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Earnings call · FY2026 Q2

Dave Inc. Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call

Dave Inc. Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Aug 5, 2026 Audio replay Verified speakers
Aug 5, 2026 47:36 59 turns
Period
FY2026 Q2
Runtime
47:36
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Dave delivered Q2 2026 revenue of $170.8M (+30% Y/Y) and adjusted EBITDA of $75.5M (+48% Y/Y) at a 44% margin, marked its ninth consecutive quarter of 30%-plus revenue growth, added 951,000 new members at a flat $19 CAC, and raised full-year 2026 guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted diluted EPS.

Extra cash originations and ARPU 48 Coastal Community Bank funding partnership 15 Competitive positioning 14 Revenue and earnings growth 14 Credit and loss rate performance 12 Dave Card and Flex Card 9

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +82 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “The business is performing exceptionally well as we close out the first half of 2026.”
  • “we are once again raising our full-year guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted diluted EPS.”
  • “we added 951,000 new members in the quarter, up 32% year-over-year, our fastest growth in nearly four years, and we delivered it at many times the scale we had back then.”
  • “Early results suggest V6 is delivering higher credit limits and is driving the desired outcome of expanded gross profit dollars.”

Forward guidance

3 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $170.79M +29.6% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.49 -21% YoY
Net income $6.69M -26% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q2 revenue grew 30% Y/Y to $170.8M and adjusted EBITDA grew 48% to $75.5M at a 44% margin.
  • Raised full-year 2026 guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted diluted EPS.
  • MTMs grew 17% Y/Y to 3.08 million with 11% ARPU growth; ExtraCash originations grew 27% Y/Y to $2.3 billion.
  • 28-day past due rate improved 14 basis points Y/Y to 2.12%.
  • Coastal Community Bank arrangement funded $93.0M in Q2, expanding liquidity for capital returns and growth investment.

Risks & pressure points

  • GAAP net income fell 26% Y/Y to $6.7M due to $36.9M of non-cash warrant and earnout remeasurement charges.
  • DOJ matter remains unresolved with the company continuing to vigorously defend its position.

Key moments

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Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026.

Metric Guided
GAAP Operating Revenues, Net table
FY 2026
$725M – $735M
Adjusted EBITDA table
FY 2026
$315M – $325M
Adj. Net Income per Diluted Share table
FY 2026
$17.00 – $17.50

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Buybacks · derived
$19.13M
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