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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)                                                                                                                                                                                         

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 001-40349

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

82-2714562

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

462 Broadway

New York, NY, 10013

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(212) 631-2111

(Registrant’s telephone number)

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

Title of Each Class

Trading symbol

Name of Exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

DV

New York Stock Exchange

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     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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      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.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

  

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

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  

As of May 1, 2026, there were 153,464,189 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

 

 

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DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026

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Part I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

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Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

31

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

31

Part II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

32

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

32

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

32

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

32

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

32

Item 5.

Other Information

32

Item 6.

Exhibits

33

Signatures

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Quarterly Report, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, savings and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe” or “continue” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct.

You should read the “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), on February 26, 2026, for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. There may be other factors not presently known to us or which we currently consider to be immaterial that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this Quarterly Report and in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

“DoubleVerify,” “the DV Authentic Ad,” “Authentic Brand Suitability,” “DV Pinnacle” and other trademarks of ours appearing in this report are our property and we deem them particularly important to the marketing activities conducted by each of our businesses. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this report are without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to these trademarks, service marks and trade names. This report contains additional trade names and trademarks of other companies. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply an endorsement or sponsorship of us by such companies, or any relationship with any of these companies.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “DoubleVerify,” ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ ‘‘our,’’ and the ‘‘Company,’’ as used in this report refer to DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

  ​ ​ ​

As of

  ​ ​ ​

As of

(in thousands, except per share data)

March 31, 2026

December 31, 2025

Assets:

 

  ​

 

  ​

Current assets

 

  ​

 

  ​

Cash and cash equivalents

$

173,802

$

259,038

Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $8,790 and $8,096 as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively

222,559

221,158

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

55,047

 

39,132

Total current assets

 

451,408

 

519,328

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

106,163

 

103,284

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

64,916

66,908

Goodwill

 

512,503

 

516,002

Intangible assets, net

 

94,521

 

101,616

Deferred tax assets

 

28,955

 

30,920

Other non-current assets

 

15,941

 

16,024

Total assets

$

1,274,407

$

1,354,082

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

 

Current liabilities

 

Trade payables

$

12,459

$

14,662

Accrued expenses

 

49,521

 

73,552

Operating lease liabilities, current

8,322

9,057

Income tax liabilities

 

2,594

 

3,829

Current portion of finance lease obligations

 

6,555

 

6,982

Other current liabilities

 

15,167

 

13,481

Total current liabilities

 

94,618

 

121,563

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

76,236

77,917

Finance lease obligations

 

4,426

 

5,595

Deferred tax liabilities

 

10,856

 

11,467

Other non-current liabilities

 

7,004

 

6,208

Total liabilities

193,140

222,750

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 176,689 shares issued and 155,929 outstanding as of March 31, 2026; 1,000,000 shares authorized, 176,546 shares issued and 161,900 outstanding as of December 31, 2025

177

177

Additional paid-in capital

1,065,355

1,059,938

Treasury stock, at cost, 20,760 shares and 14,646 shares as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively

(304,943)

(247,982)

Retained earnings

 

312,274

 

305,864

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

 

8,404

 

13,335

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,081,267

 

1,131,332

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

1,274,407

$

1,354,082

See accompanying Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended March 31, 

(in thousands, except per share data)

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Revenue

$

180,825

$

165,061

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

33,159

30,966

Product development

 

45,381

44,717

Sales, marketing and customer support

 

45,595

43,701

General and administrative

 

25,715

26,527

Depreciation and amortization

 

15,339

12,387

Income from operations

 

15,636

 

6,763

Interest expense

 

413

420

Other expense (income), net

 

993

(3,179)

Income before income taxes

 

14,230

9,522

Income tax expense

 

7,820

7,161

Net income

$

6,410

$

2,361

Earnings per share:

 

Basic

$

0.04

$

0.01

Diluted

$

0.04

$

0.01

Weighted-average common stock outstanding:

 

 

Basic

 

160,772

165,117

Diluted

 

164,108

168,941

Comprehensive income:

 

Net income

$

6,410

$

2,361

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

 

Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment

 

(4,931)

 

7,493

Total comprehensive income

$

1,479

$

9,854

See accompanying Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

Accumulated Other

Additional

Comprehensive

Total

Common Stock

Treasury Stock

Paid-in

Retained

Income (Loss)

Stockholders’

(in thousands)

  ​

Shares

  ​

Amount

  ​

Shares

  ​

Amount

  ​

Capital

  ​

Earnings

  ​

Net of Income Taxes

  ​

Equity

Balance as of January 1, 2026

176,546

$

177

14,646

$

(247,982)

$

1,059,938

$

305,864

$

13,335

$

1,131,332

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

(4,931)

 

(4,931)

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

142

(1,437)

(1,437)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

25,613

 

 

 

25,613

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

43

43

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units

90

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of performance stock units

53

Shares repurchased under authorized repurchase programs

7,270

(75,145)

(75,145)

Excise tax on shares repurchased

(618)

(618)

Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards

(1,298)

20,239

(20,239)

Net income

 

 

 

 

6,410

 

 

6,410

Balance as of March 31, 2026

176,689

$

177

20,760

$

(304,943)

$

1,065,355

$

312,274

$

8,404

$

1,081,267

Balance as of January 1, 2025

174,003

$

174

6,934

$

(131,620)

$

974,383

$

255,214

$

(14,692)

$

1,083,459

Foreign currency translation adjustment

7,493

 

7,493

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

210

(3,210)

 

(3,210)

Stock-based compensation expense

25,080

 

25,080

Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

58

222

222

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted stock units

641

1

(1)

Common stock issued upon vesting of performance stock units

71

Shares repurchased under authorized repurchase programs

5,169

(82,240)

 

(82,240)

Excise tax on shares repurchased

(64)

(668)

(732)

Treasury stock reissued upon settlement of equity awards

(18)

350

(350)

Net income

2,361

2,361

Balance as of March 31, 2025

174,773

$

175

12,295

$

(216,784)

$

998,666

$

257,575

$

(7,199)

$

1,032,433

See accompanying Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended

March 31, 

(in thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Operating activities:

 

  ​

 

  ​

Net income

$

6,410

$

2,361

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

Bad debt expense

 

1,448

 

983

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

15,339

 

12,387

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

109

 

109

Non-cash lease expense

2,074

1,874

Deferred taxes

 

1,501

 

(3,367)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

24,249

 

24,342

Interest expense, net

273

299

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

89

Other

916

(704)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business combinations

 

Trade receivables

 

(3,698)

 

14,766

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(16,311)

 

(10,530)

Trade payables

 

(2,060)

 

337

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(26,079)

 

(5,283)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

4,171

 

37,663

Investing activities:

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

(10,543)

 

(6,286)

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

(82,578)

Other investing activities

(1,000)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(10,543)

 

(89,864)

Financing activities:

 

 

Proceeds from common stock issued upon exercise of stock options

43

222

Finance lease payments

(1,597)

(525)

Shares repurchased under authorized repurchase programs

(75,145)

(82,240)

Shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholdings

(1,437)

(3,210)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(78,136)

 

(85,753)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(746)

 

1,526

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

(85,254)

 

(136,428)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - Beginning of period

 

260,034

 

293,741

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - End of period

$

174,780

$

157,313

Cash and cash equivalents

$

173,802

$

156,360

Restricted cash - current (included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets)

 

 

34

Restricted cash - non-current (included in Other non-current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets)

978

919

Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

174,780

$

157,313

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

Cash paid for interest

$

300

$

41

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities, net of impairments and tenant improvement allowances

$

245

$

1,815

Acquisition of equipment under finance lease

$

$

13,805

Capital assets financed by accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

55

$

98

Stock-based compensation included in capitalized software development costs

$

1,364

$

744

Accrued excise tax on net share repurchases

$

618

$

732

See accompanying Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

1.    Description of Business

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is one of the industry’s leading media effectiveness platforms that leverages artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive superior outcomes for global brands. By creating more effective, transparent ad transactions, we make the digital advertising ecosystem stronger, safer and more secure, thereby preserving the fair value exchange between buyers and sellers of digital media. The Company’s solutions provide advertisers unbiased data analytics that enable advertisers to increase the effectiveness, quality and return on their digital advertising investments. The DV Authentic Ad is our proprietary metric of digital media quality, which measures whether a digital ad was delivered in a brand suitable environment, fully viewable, by a real person and in the intended geography. The Company’s software interface, DV Pinnacle, delivers these metrics to our customers in real time, allowing them to access critical performance data on their digital transactions. The Company’s solutions are integrated across the entire digital advertising ecosystem, including programmatic platforms, social media channels and digital publishers. The Company’s solutions are accredited by the Media Rating Council, which allows the Company’s data to be used as a single source standard in the evaluation and measurement of digital ads.

The Company was incorporated on August 16, 2017 and is registered in the state of Delaware. The Company is headquartered in New York, New York and has wholly-owned subsidiaries in numerous jurisdictions, including Israel, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Belgium, Mexico, France, Japan, Spain, Finland, Italy, Poland and India, and operates in one reportable segment.  

2.     Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 reflect all adjustments that are of a normal recurring nature and that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods shown in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting periods. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules that would ordinarily be required under GAAP for complete financial statements. These unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes as of and for three months ended March 31, 2026 have been prepared on the same basis as and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company changed the description of repurchases of its common stock under the Company’s share repurchase programs. The change is intended to capture the share repurchase activity under all existing share repurchase authorizations approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

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DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Use of Estimates and Judgments in the Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and judgments are inherent in the analysis and measurement of items including, but not limited to: revenue recognition criteria, including the determination of principal versus agent revenue considerations, operating lease assets and liabilities, including the incremental borrowing rate and terms and provisions of each lease, income taxes, the valuation and recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, the assessment of potential loss from contingencies, assumptions in valuing acquired assets and liabilities assumed in business combinations, the allowance for doubtful accounts, and assumptions used in determining the fair value of stock-based compensation. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates. These estimates are based on the information available as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Stock-Based Compensation

During the first quarter of 2026, the Company granted performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) with market-based and service-based vesting conditions that will vest based on achievement of Company specific stock price hurdles during the defined performance periods (“Stock Price PSUs”), subject to the recipient’s continued service during an explicit service period. The valuation of Stock Price PSUs employed the Monte Carlo simulation model, which includes certain key assumptions that were applied to the Company, such as valuation date stock price, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividend yield. The valuation date stock price is based on the closing price on the grant date. Expected volatility is calculated using the Company’s historical stock price volatility for a period that is commensurate with the length of the applicable performance period. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of U.S. Treasury zero coupon securities with a maturity equal to the length of the applicable performance period. The expected dividend yield was based on the Company’s expected dividend rate over the applicable performance period assuming dividends distributed during the performance period are reinvested in additional shares of the underlying stock on the ex-dividend date. To the extent that market-based and service-based vesting conditions are met, between 0% and 200% of the target Stock Price PSUs will vest.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures” (Subtopic 220-40) (“ASU 2024-03”), which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements to include specific information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to its financial statements. The objective of ASU 2024-03 is to provide disaggregated information about a public business entity's expenses to help investors better understand the entity's performance, better assess the entity's prospects for future cash flows, and compare an entity's performance over time and with that of other entities. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-01, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date” (“ASU 2025-01”), which clarifies that ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and the update may be applied either on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03 and ASU 2025-01 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software” (“ASU 2025-06”), which amends certain aspects of the accounting for and disclosure of software costs under ASC 350-40. The amendments in ASU 2025-06 improve the operability of the recognition guidance by removing all references to software development project stages so that the guidance is neutral to different software development methods. ASU 2025-06 replaces the legacy recognition framework with management’s considerations on the funding of projects and introduces a probable-to-complete recognition threshold. ASU 2025-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and the update may be applied either on a prospective, modified prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-06 on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Interim Reporting: Narrow-Scope Improvements

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11, “Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements” (“ASU 2025-11”), which clarifies the applicability of ASC 270, the types of interim reporting, and the form and content of interim financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The amendments in this ASU 2025-11 also include a disclosure principle that requires entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. The intent of the disclosure principle is to help entities determine whether disclosures not specified in Topic 270 should be provided in interim reporting periods. ASU 2025-11 is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and the update may be applied either on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-11 on the Company’s interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

3.     Revenue

The following table disaggregates revenue between advertiser customers, where revenue is primarily generated based on the number of ads measured and purchased for Activation or measured for Measurement, and Supply-side, where revenue is generated based on contracts with minimum guarantees or contracts that contain overages after minimum guarantees are achieved.

Disaggregated revenue by customer type was as follows:

Three Months Ended

March 31, 

(in thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Activation

$

100,547

$

95,172

Measurement

 

61,803

 

53,430

Supply-side

 

18,475

 

16,459

Total revenue

$

180,825

$

165,061

Contract assets relate to the Company’s conditional right to consideration for completed performance under the contract (e.g., unbilled receivables). Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, include unbilled receivable balances of $65.9 million and $67.0 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

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DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Remaining Performance Obligations

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $39.3 million of remaining performance obligations which are expected to be recognized over the next one to three years. These non-cancelable arrangements have original expected durations longer than one year and for which the consideration is not variable. These obligations relate primarily to the Company’s Supply-side revenue which represented $18.5 million, or 10.2% of the Company’s total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The vast majority of the Company’s revenue is derived from our advertising customers and partners based on the volume of media transactions, or ads, that our software platform measures, and not from supply-side arrangements. In determining the remaining performance obligations, the Company applied the allowable practical expedient and did not disclose information about (1) contracts remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less and (2) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.

4.      Business Combinations

Rockerbox, Inc.

On March 13, 2025, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Rockerbox, Inc. (“Rockerbox”), a global leader in marketing attribution. The acquisition enhances DoubleVerify’s suite of data solutions, advancing the Company’s capabilities in end-to-end media performance measurement and AI-powered activation. The total purchase price was $82.3 million, net of cash acquired.

There were no changes to the purchase price allocation for Rockerbox during the three months ended March 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, the purchase price allocation for Rockerbox is final.

5.    Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following is a summary of changes to the goodwill carrying value from December 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026:

(in thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

Goodwill at December 31, 2025

$

516,002

Foreign exchange impact

(3,499)

Goodwill at March 31, 2026

$

512,503

The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets and related accumulated amortization:

(in thousands)

March 31, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2025

Gross Carrying

Accumulated

Net Carrying

Gross Carrying

Accumulated

Net Carrying

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Amortization

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

  ​ ​ ​

Amortization

  ​ ​ ​

Amount

Trademarks and brands

$

11,736

$

(6,903)

$

4,833

$

11,737

$

(6,718)

$

5,019

Customer relationships

 

168,732

(95,921)

 

72,811

 

169,275

 

(92,323)

 

76,952

Developed technology

 

105,058

(88,181)

 

16,877

 

105,687

 

(86,042)

 

19,645

Total intangible assets

$

285,526

$

(191,005)

$

94,521

$

286,699

$

(185,083)

$

101,616

Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 was $6.6 million and $7.2 million, respectively.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Estimated future expected amortization expense of intangible assets as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

(in thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

  ​ ​ ​

2026 (for remaining nine months)

$

19,296

2027

21,793

2028

18,470

2029

13,915

2030

7,198

Thereafter

 

13,849

Total

$

94,521

The weighted-average remaining useful life by major asset classes as of March 31, 2026 is as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

(In years)

Trademarks and brands

 

7

Customer relationships

 

5

Developed technology

2

There were no impairments of Goodwill or Intangible assets identified during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or March 31, 2025.

6.     Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment, net, including equipment under finance lease obligations and capitalized software development costs, consisted of the following:

As of

(in thousands)

March 31, 2026

December 31, 2025

Computers and peripheral equipment

  ​ ​ ​

$

44,304

  ​ ​ ​

$

44,115

Office furniture and equipment

 

6,381

 

6,400

Leasehold improvements

 

39,357

 

39,441

Capitalized software development costs

 

107,507

 

96,019

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(91,386)

 

(82,691)

Total property, plant and equipment, net

$

106,163

$

103,284

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, total depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment was $8.7 million and $5.2 million, respectively.

Property and equipment under finance lease obligations, consisting of computer equipment, totaled $31.6 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, accumulated depreciation related to property and equipment under finance lease obligations totaled $22.5 million and $20.9 million, respectively. Refer to Note 7 for further information.

There were no impairments of Property, plant and equipment identified during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or March 31, 2025.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

7.     Leases

The following table presents lease cost and cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for finance and operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

  ​ ​ ​

Three Months Ended March 31, 

(in thousands)

2026

2025

Lease cost:

Operating lease cost (1)

$

3,111

$

2,880

Finance lease cost:

Depreciation of finance lease assets (2)

1,608

969

Interest on finance lease liabilities (3)

148

171

Short-term lease cost (1)

301

297

Total lease cost

$

5,168

$

4,317

 

 

Other information:

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

Operating cash outflows from operating leases

$

3,545

$

2,837

Operating cash outflows from finance leases

$

172

$

41

Financing cash outflows from finance leases

$

1,597

$

525

(1)Included in Cost of revenue, Sales, marketing and customer support, Product development and General and administrative expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
(2)Included in Depreciation and amortization in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
(3)Included in Interest expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

The following table presents weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates for finance and operating leases as of March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively:

  ​ ​ ​

March 31, 

2026

 

2025

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years)

 

10.6

11.4

Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (in years)

 

1.8

2.6

Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases

4.9%

4.9%

Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases

 

6.0%

5.9%

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Maturities of lease liabilities as of March 31, 2026 were as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

March 31, 2026

(in thousands)

Operating Leases

Finance Leases

2026 (for remaining nine months)

$

9,373

$

5,856

2027

 

11,058

 

5,037

2028

 

10,894

 

741

2029

 

10,722

 

2030

 

7,187

 

Thereafter

59,976

Total lease payments

 

109,209

 

11,634

Less amount representing interest

 

(24,651)

 

(653)

Present value of total lease payments

$

84,558

$

10,981

There were no impairments of Operating lease right-of-use assets identified during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or March 31, 2025.

8.     Fair Value Measurement

The following tables present the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

As of March 31, 2026

Quoted Market

Prices in Active

Significant

Markets for

Significant Other

Unobservable

Identical Assets

Observable Inputs

Inputs

Total Fair Value

(in thousands)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Measurements

Assets:

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

Cash equivalents

$

9,419

$

$

$

9,419

As of December 31, 2025

Quoted Market

 

Prices in Active

Significant

Markets for

Significant Other

Unobservable

 

Identical Assets

 

Observable Inputs

Inputs

Tota1 Fair Value

(in thousands)

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

Measurements

Assets:

  ​ ​ ​

 

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

 

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

 

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

 

  ​

Cash equivalents

 

$

9,336

$

$

 

$

9,336

Cash equivalents consisted of money market funds of $9.4 million and $9.3 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

9.     Long-term Debt

On August 12, 2024, DoubleVerify Inc., as borrower (the “Borrower”) and DoubleVerify Midco, Inc. (“Midco”), as holdings (“Holdings”), entered into a credit agreement with the banks and other financial institutions party thereto, as lenders and letter of credit issuers, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, letter of credit issuer and swing lender (the “Credit Agreement”), to provide for a new senior secured revolving credit facility (the “New Revolving Credit Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million (with a letter of credit facility of up to a $20.0 million sublimit), which matures on August 12, 2029 (the “Revolving Termination Date”). Subject to certain terms and conditions, the Borrower is entitled to request incremental facilities (including term, revolving and/or letter of credit facilities).

The New Revolving Credit Facility replaced in full the Company’s prior senior secured revolving credit facility provided under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2020 as amended by the First Amendment, dated as March 29, 2023, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (the “Prior Revolving Credit Facility”).

The loans under the New Revolving Credit Facility, at the Borrower's option, bear interest at either a Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or an Alternate Base Rate (“ABR”). In the case of SOFR loans, for each day during each interest period with respect thereto, a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) determined for such day plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.00% to 2.75% per annum (depending on the total net leverage ratio of Holdings and its subsidiaries (the “Credit Group”)) applies. In the case of ABR loans, a rate per annum equal to ABR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum (depending on the total net leverage ratio of the Credit Group) applies. The Term SOFR rate is subject to a “floor” of 0.00% per annum. The New Revolving Credit Facility is payable in monthly or quarterly installments for interest, with the principal balance due in full at the Revolving Termination Date, subject to customary events of default as defined by the Credit Agreement. The New Revolving Credit Facility bears a commitment fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.35% per annum (depending on the total net leverage ratio of the Credit Group), payable quarterly in arrears commencing on April 15, 2025 and on the fifteenth day following the last day of each calendar quarter occurring thereafter prior to the Revolving Termination Date, and on the Revolving Termination Date, based on the utilization of the New Revolving Credit Facility, and customary letter of credit fees.

The New Revolving Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants. The negative covenants include restrictions on, among other things: paying dividends or purchasing, redeeming or retiring capital stock; granting liens; incurring or guaranteeing additional debt; making investments and acquisitions; entering into transactions with affiliates; entering into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation or disposing of all or substantially all property or business; and disposing of property, including issuing capital stock.

All obligations under the New Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by the Company pursuant to the guarantee agreement (the “Guarantee Agreement”) made by the Company in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement. The obligations are also guaranteed by Midco, Ad-Juster, Inc. and Outrigger Media, Inc., and secured by a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all of the assets (subject to customary exceptions) of Midco, the Borrower, Ad-Juster, Inc. and Outrigger Media, Inc. (but not the Company).

The Credit Agreement requires the Credit Group to remain in compliance with a maximum total net leverage ratio of 4.50x as at the last day of each fiscal quarter. The Borrower was in compliance with all covenants under the New Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2026.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there was no outstanding debt under the New Revolving Credit Facility.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

10.     Income Tax

The Company’s quarterly income tax provision is calculated using an estimated annual effective income tax rate (“ETR”) based on historical information and forward-looking estimates. The Company’s estimated annual ETR may fluctuate as a result of changes in items such as forecasted annual pre-tax income, changes to forecasted permanent book to tax differences (e.g., non-deductible expenses), and applicable statutory tax rates.

The Company’s ETR for a particular reporting period may fluctuate from prior periods as a result of changes to the valuation allowance for net deferred tax assets, the impact of anticipated tax settlements with federal, state, or foreign tax authorities, the impact of tax law changes, and the impact of certain discrete events. The Company identifies items that are unusual and non-recurring in nature and treats these as discrete events. The tax effect of these discrete events is booked entirely in the quarter in which they occur.

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $7.8 million, resulting in an ETR of 55.0%, that includes the effects of various permanent book-to-tax adjustments, foreign tax rate differences, U.S. tax on foreign operations, and U.S. state and local taxes. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $7.2 million, resulting in an ETR of 75.1%, that includes the effects of various permanent book-to-tax adjustments, foreign tax rate differences, U.S tax on foreign operations, and U.S state and local taxes.

A valuation allowance has been established against certain U.S. tax loss carryforwards. All other net deferred tax assets have been determined to be more likely than not realizable. The Company regularly reviews its deferred tax assets for recoverability and would establish a valuation allowance if it believed that such assets may not be recovered, taking into consideration historical operating results, expectations of future earnings, changes in its operations, and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences.

The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes utilizing ASC 740-10, “Income Taxes.” ASC 740-10 clarifies whether or not to recognize assets or liabilities for tax positions taken that may be challenged by a tax authority. It prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and disclosures. The application of ASC 740-10 requires judgment related to the uncertainty in income taxes and could impact the Company’s effective tax rate.

11.   Earnings Per Share

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in computations of the basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025:

Three Months Ended

March 31, 

2026

2025

Numerator:

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

  ​ ​ ​

  ​

Net Income (basic and diluted)

$

6,410

$

2,361

Denominator:

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

160,772

 

165,117

Dilutive effect of share-based awards

 

3,336

 

3,824

Weighted-average dilutive shares outstanding

 

164,108

 

168,941

Basic earnings per share

$

0.04

$

0.01

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.04

$

0.01

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Approximately 14.9 million and 10.2 million weighted average shares issuable under stock-based awards were not included in the diluted EPS calculation in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively, because they were antidilutive.

12.   Stock-Based Compensation

Employee Equity Incentive Plan

On September 20, 2017, the Company established its 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Program (the “2017 Plan”) which provides for the granting of equity-based awards to certain employees, directors, independent contractors, consultants and agents. Under the 2017 Plan, the Company may grant non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards.

On April 19, 2021, the Company established its 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Equity Plan”). The 2021 Equity Plan provides for the grant of stock options (including qualified incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units, dividend equivalents, and other stock or cash settled incentive awards.

Stock Options

Options become exercisable subject to vesting schedules up to four years from the date of the grant and subject to certain timing restrictions upon an employee’s separation of service and no later than 10 years after the grant date.

A summary of stock option activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:

Stock Option

Weighted Average

Remaining

Number of

Weighted Average

Contractual Life

Aggregate

Options

Exercise Price

(Years)

Intrinsic Value

Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

8,818

$

17.36

4.84

$

22,078

Options granted

 

Options exercised

 

(11)

3.79

Options forfeited

 

(154)

27.19

Outstanding as of March 31, 2026

 

8,653

$

17.21

4.41

$

15,502

Options expected to vest as of March 31, 2026

 

395

$

25.31

6.27

$

Options exercisable as of March 31, 2026

 

8,256

$

16.82

4.32

$

15,502

Stock options include grants to executives that contain both market-based and performance-based vesting conditions. There were no stock options granted that contain both market-based and performance-based vesting conditions during the three months ended March 31, 2026. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, no stock options were exercised and 1,190 market-based and performance-based stock options remain outstanding as of March 31, 2026.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 was $0.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

The Board did not declare or pay dividends on any Company stock during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

RSUs are subject to vesting schedules up to four years from the date of the grant and subject to certain restrictions upon employee separation.

A summary of RSUs activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

RSUs

Number of

Weighted Average

Shares

Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

9,191

$

18.65

Granted

 

6,816

10.41

Vested

 

(1,112)

18.91

Forfeited

 

(288)

18.76

Outstanding as of March 31, 2026

 

14,607

$

14.78

The total grant date fair value of RSUs that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $21.0 million.

PSUs

PSUs are subject to vesting and performance periods of up to approximately three years from the date of the grant.

A summary of PSUs activity as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is as follows:

PSUs

Weighted 

Average Grant 

Number of 

Date Fair 

  ​ ​ ​

Shares (1)

  ​ ​ ​

Value

Outstanding as of December 31, 2025

1,479

$

19.52

Granted

1,375

12.94

Vested

(318)

15.77

Forfeited

(44)

19.52

Outstanding as of March 31, 2026

 

2,492

$

16.37

(1) For awards for which the performance period is complete, the number of outstanding PSUs is based on the actual shares that will vest upon completion of the service period. For awards for which the performance period is not yet complete, the number of outstanding PSUs is based on the participants earning 100% of their target PSUs.

The total grant date fair value of PSUs that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $5.0 million.

The fair market value of PSUs with market-based and service-based vesting conditions granted for the year presented has been estimated on the grant date using the Monte Carlo Simulation model with the following assumptions:

  ​ ​ ​

2026

Risk‑free interest rate (percentage)

 

3.6

Expected dividend yield (percentage)

 

Expected volatility (percentage)

 

56.0

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

Stock-based Compensation Expense

Total stock-based compensation expense recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income was as follows:

Three Months Ended

March 31, 

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

2025

Product development

$

9,410

$

9,266

Sales, marketing and customer support

 

7,124

 

7,629

General and administrative

 

7,715

 

7,447

Total stock-based compensation

$

24,249

$

24,342

As of March 31, 2026, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense was $217.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)

In March 2021, the Board approved the Company’s 2021 ESPP. Purchases are accomplished through participation in discrete offering periods. The ESPP is available to most of the Company’s employees. The current offering period began on December 1, 2025 and will end on May 31, 2026. The Company expects the program to continue consecutively for six-month offering periods for the foreseeable future.

Under the ESPP, eligible employees are able to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock by accumulating funds through payroll deductions. The purchase price for shares of common stock purchased under the ESPP is 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the common stock on (i) the first trading day of the applicable offering period and (ii) the last trading day of the applicable offering period. Employees are required to hold shares purchased for a minimum of six months following the purchase date.

Stock-based compensation expense for the ESPP is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of each award. Stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP totaled $0.2 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively.

13.   Stockholders’ Equity

February 2026 Repurchase Program

On February 18, 2026, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $300.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock (the “February 2026 Repurchase Program”). Under the February 2026 Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase for cash from time to time shares of its common stock through open market purchases pursuant to Rule 10b-18 and/or Rule 10b5-1 plans, in compliance with applicable securities laws and other legal requirements. The February 2026 Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares, has no time limit, and may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion.

In connection with the Board’s approval of the February 2026 Repurchase Program, the Board determined to discontinue the previously authorized repurchase plan that was announced on November 6, 2024 (the “November 2024 Repurchase Program”). Accordingly, going forward, any and all repurchases will be made pursuant to the February 2026 Repurchase Program.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased 7.3 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate repurchase amount of $75.1 million under the February 2026 Repurchase Program, which included immaterial amounts of broker commissions. Amounts related to the 1% excise tax on share repurchases, net of share issuances, as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity. As of March 31, 2026, $225.0 million remained available and authorized for repurchase under the February 2026 Repurchase Program. Activity under the February 2026 Repurchase Program was recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a trade-date basis.

14.   Supplemental Financial Statement Information

Accrued Expenses

The components of Accrued expenses recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

As of

(in thousands)

March 31, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2025

Vendor payments

$

12,133

$

12,127

Employee commissions and bonuses

 

14,630

 

40,898

Payroll and other employee related expense

 

16,854

 

14,030

401k and pension expense

 

863

 

779

Other taxes

 

5,041

 

5,718

Total accrued expenses

$

49,521

$

73,552

Other Expense (Income), Net

The components of Other expense (income), net recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income were as follows:

Three Months Ended

March 31, 

(in thousands)

 

2026

 

2025

Interest income

$

(968)

$

(1,976)

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)

 

1,958

 

(1,183)

Other miscellaneous expense (income), net

 

3

 

(20)

Other expense (income), net

$

993

$

(3,179)

15.   Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies

Litigation

From time to time, the Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company records liabilities for contingencies including legal costs when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and when the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs are expensed as incurred. Although the outcome of the various legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that any of these proceedings or other claims will have a material effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise stated)

16.    Segment Information

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the Chief Executive Officer, manages the Company’s business activities as a single operating and reportable segment at the consolidated level. The CODM primarily uses consolidated net income as the measure of segment profit or loss in assessing performance by comparing current results to prior periods and making decisions such as resource allocations related to operations.

The CODM is provided with the segment expenses included in consolidated Net income and reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, and in the accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, to manage the Company’s operations.

17.    Subsequent Events

In April 2026, the Company repurchased 2.5 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate repurchase amount of $25.0 million, which included immaterial amounts of broker commissions. As of May 6, 2026, $200.0 million remained available and authorized for repurchase under the February 2026 Repurchase Program.

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Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and our audited financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. In addition to our historical condensed consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including under the heading “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Company Overview

We are one of the industry’s leading media effectiveness platforms that leverages AI to drive superior outcomes for global brands. By creating more effective, transparent ad transactions, we make the digital advertising ecosystem stronger, safer and more secure, thereby preserving the fair value exchange between buyers and sellers of digital media.

Our solutions are integrated across the entire digital advertising ecosystem, including programmatic platforms, social media channels, and digital publishers. We deliver unique data analytics through our customer interface, DV Pinnacle, to provide detailed insights into our customers’ media performance on both direct and programmatic media buying platforms and across all key digital media channels, formats, and devices. In 2025, our coverage spanned 110 countries where our customers activate our solutions. Our customers include many of the largest global advertisers and digital ad platforms and publishers. We provide a consistent, cross-platform measurement standard across all major forms of digital media, making it easier for advertisers and supply-side customers to assess performance across all of their digital ads and optimize business outcomes in real-time.

We derive revenue primarily from our advertiser customers based on the volume of media transactions, or ads, that our solutions measure (“Media Transactions Measured”). Advertisers utilize the DV Authentic Ad, our definitive metric of digital media quality, to evaluate the existence of fraud, brand suitability, viewability and geography for each digital ad. Advertisers pay us an analysis fee (“Measured Transaction Fee”) per thousand impressions based on the volume of Media Transactions Measured on their behalf. The price of most of our solutions is fixed. On platforms that charge based on percent of media spend, our pricing includes caps which effectively mirror our standard fixed fees. We maintain an expansive set of direct integrations across the entire digital advertising ecosystem, including with leading programmatic, CTV, and social platforms, which enable us to deliver our metrics to the platforms where our customers buy ads. Further, our solutions are not reliant on any single source of impressions and we can service our customers as their digital advertising needs change.

We generate revenue from supply-side customers based on monthly or annual contracts with minimum guarantees and tiered pricing when guarantees are met.

Components of Our Results of Operations

We manage our business operations and report our financial results in a single segment.

Revenue

Our customers use our solutions to measure the effectiveness of their digital advertisements. We generate revenue from our advertising customers based primarily on the volume of Media Transactions Measured by our solutions, and for supply-side customers, based on contracts with minimum guarantees or contracts that have tiered pricing after minimum guarantees are achieved. Our existing customer base has remained largely stable, and our gross revenue retention rate was over 95% for the three months ended March 31, 2026. We define our gross revenue retention rate as the total prior period revenue earned from advertiser customers, less the portion of prior period revenue attributable to lost advertiser customers, divided by the total prior period revenue from advertiser customers, excluding a portion of our revenues that cannot be allocated to specific advertiser customers.

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For each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, we generated 90% of our revenue from advertiser customers. Advertisers can purchase our solutions through programmatic, social media and CTV platforms to evaluate the quality and optimize the efficiency of ad inventories before they are purchased, which we track as Activation revenue. Advertisers can also purchase our solutions to measure the quality and performance of ads after they are purchased directly or programmatically from digital properties, including publishers, social media and CTV platforms, which we track as Measurement revenue. We generate the majority of our revenue from advertisers by charging a Measured Transaction Fee based on the volume of Media Transactions Measured on behalf of our customers. We recognize revenue from advertisers in the period in which we provide our measurement and activation solutions.

For each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, we generated 10% of our revenue from supply-side customers who use our data analytics to validate the quality of their ad inventory and provide data to their customers to facilitate targeting and purchasing of digital ads, which we refer to as Supply-side revenue. We generate revenue for certain supply-side arrangements that include minimum guaranteed fees that reset monthly and are recognized on a straight-line basis over the access period, which is usually one to two years. For contracts that contain overages, once the minimum guaranteed amount is achieved, overages are recognized as earned over time based on a tiered pricing structure.

The following table disaggregates revenue between advertiser customers, where revenue is primarily generated based on the number of ads measured and purchased for Activation or measured for Measurement, and Supply-side.

Three Months Ended March 31, 

Change

Change

2026

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​ ​

$

  ​ ​ ​ ​

%

(In Thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

Revenue by customer type:

  ​

  ​

Activation

$

100,547

$

95,172

$

5,375

6

%

Measurement

 

61,803

 

53,430

 

8,373

16

Supply-side

 

18,475

 

16,459

 

2,016

12

Total revenue

$

180,825

  ​

$

165,061

$

15,764

10

%

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses consist of the following categories:

Cost of revenue.  Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs from revenue-sharing arrangements with our partners, platform hosting fees, data center costs, software and other technology expenses, other costs directly associated with data infrastructure, and personnel costs, including salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation and benefits, directly associated with the support and delivery of our customer interface, DV Pinnacle, and solutions.

Product development.  Product development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs, including salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation and benefits, third party vendors and outsourced engineering services, and allocated overhead. Overhead costs such as information technology infrastructure, rent and occupancy charges are allocated based on headcount. Product development expenses are expensed as incurred, except to the extent that such costs are associated with software development that qualifies for capitalization, which are then recorded as capitalized software development costs included in Property, plant and equipment, net on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Capitalized software development costs are amortized to depreciation and amortization.

Sales, marketing, and customer support.  Sales, marketing, and customer support expenses consist primarily of personnel costs directly associated with sales, marketing, and customer support departments, including salaries, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation and benefits, and allocated overhead. Overhead costs such as information technology infrastructure, rent and occupancy charges are allocated based on headcount. Sales and marketing expense also includes costs for promotional marketing activities, advertising costs, and attendance at events and trade shows. Sales commissions are expensed as incurred.

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General and administrative.  General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses associated with our executive, finance, legal, human resources and other administrative employees. General and administrative expenses also include professional fees for external accounting, legal, investor relations and other consulting services, expenses to operate as a public company, including costs to comply with rules and regulations applicable to companies listed on a U.S. securities exchange, costs related to compliance and reporting obligations pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, other overhead expenses including insurance, as well as third party costs related to acquisitions.

Interest expense.  Interest expense consists primarily of the amortization of debt issuance costs, commitment fees associated with the unused portion of the New Revolving Credit Facility and interest on finance leases. The New Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at either SOFR or ABR plus an applicable margin per annum. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Obligations” and Note 9 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other expense (income), net.  Other expense (income), net consists primarily of interest earned on interest-bearing monetary assets and gains and losses on foreign currency transactions.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025

The following table shows our Condensed Consolidated Results of Operations:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

Change

Change

2026

  ​ ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​ ​

$

  ​ ​ ​ ​

%

  ​ ​ ​

(In Thousands)

Revenue

$

180,825

$

165,061

$

15,764

10

%

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

33,159

 

30,966

 

2,193

7

Product development

 

45,381

 

44,717

 

664

1

Sales, marketing and customer support

 

45,595

 

43,701

 

1,894

4

General and administrative

 

25,715

 

26,527

 

(812)

(3)

Depreciation and amortization

 

15,339

 

12,387

 

2,952

24

Income from operations

 

15,636

 

6,763

 

8,873

131

Interest expense

 

413

 

420

 

(7)

(2)

Other expense (income), net

 

993

 

(3,179)

 

(4,172)

(131)

Income before income taxes

 

14,230

 

9,522

 

4,708

49

Income tax expense

 

7,820

 

7,161

 

659

9

Net income

$

6,410

$

2,361

$

4,049

171

%

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The following table sets forth our Condensed Consolidated Results of Operations for the specified periods as a percentage of our revenue for those periods presented:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Revenue

100

%  

100

%  

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

18

 

19

 

Product development

25

 

27

 

Sales, marketing and customer support

25

 

26

 

General and administrative

14

 

16

 

Depreciation and amortization

8

 

8

 

Income from operations

9

 

4

 

Interest expense

 

 

Other expense (income), net

1

 

(2)

 

Income before income taxes

8

 

6

 

Income tax expense

4

 

4

 

Net income

4

%  

1

%  

Note: Percentages may not sum due to rounding.

Revenue

Total revenue increased by $15.8 million, or 10%, from $165.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $180.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Total Advertiser revenue increased by $13.7 million, or 9%, in the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period in 2025. The growth was driven primarily by an 12% increase in Media Transactions Measured, partially offset by a 4% decrease in Measured Transaction Fees.

Activation revenue increased by $5.4 million, or 6%, in the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025. The increase was driven by greater adoption of social media solutions, Authentic Brand Suitability, and Scibids AI.

Measurement revenue increased $8.4 million, or 16%, in the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025, driven primarily by greater adoption of social and CTV solutions, as well as the addition of Rockerbox, Inc. (“Rockerbox”).

Supply-side revenue increased $2.0 million, or 12%, in the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025, driven primarily by growth from both existing and new platform and publisher customers.

Cost of Revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

Cost of revenue increased by $2.2 million, or 7%, from $31.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $33.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. The increase was due primarily to higher data services and hosting expenses due to increased volume, as well as growth in Activation revenue which led to increased partner costs from revenue-sharing arrangements.

Product Development Expenses

Product development expenses increased by $0.7 million, or 1%, from $44.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $45.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. The increase was due primarily to an increase in personnel costs, including stock-based compensation, of $1.1 million, partially offset by lower travel and entertainment and other costs to support our product development efforts.

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Sales, Marketing and Customer Support Expenses

Sales, marketing and customer support expenses increased by $1.9 million, or 4%, from $43.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $45.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. The increase was due primarily to an increase in travel and entertainment and third party professional fees to support marketing and sales activities of $1.2 million, and an increase in personnel costs, including stock-based compensation and sales commissions, of $0.7 million.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased by $0.8 million, or 3%, from $26.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to $25.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. The decrease was due primarily to a $1.2 million decrease in acquisition-related transaction costs for Rockerbox, partially offset by an increase in personnel costs, including stock-based compensation of $0.5 million.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization increased by $3.0 million, or 24%, from $12.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, to $15.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. The increase was due primarily to higher amortization of internally developed software.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was materially unchanged at $0.4 million in each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2026, respectively.

Other Expense (Income), Net

Other expense (income), net changed by $4.2 million, from income of $3.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 to expense of $1.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. The change was due primarily to a decrease in interest earned on interest-bearing monetary assets, and to losses from changes in foreign exchange rates.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense increased by $0.7 million from $7.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, to $7.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026. The increase was due primarily to higher pre-tax earnings and unfavorable effects from certain stock compensation costs. These factors were partially offset by a more favorable estimated operating effective tax rate for the year.

Adjusted EBITDA

In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, are useful in evaluating our business. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP:

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Three Months Ended March 31, 

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

(In Thousands)

Net income

$

6,410

$

2,361

Net income margin

4%

1%

Depreciation and amortization

 

15,339

 

12,387

Stock-based compensation

 

24,249

 

24,342

Interest expense

 

413

 

420

Income tax expense

 

7,820

 

7,161

M&A and restructuring costs (a)

 

1,162

Other recoveries (b)

 

(22)

Other expense (income) (c)

 

993

 

(3,179)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

55,202

$

44,654

Adjusted EBITDA margin

31%

 

27%

(a)M&A and restructuring costs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 consist of transaction costs related to the acquisition of Rockerbox.
(b)Other recoveries for the three months ended March 31, 2026 consist of changes to accrued expenses with respect to litigation and regulatory matters outside of the ordinary course.
(c)Other expense (income) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 consist of interest income earned on interest-bearing monetary assets, and the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as measures of operational efficiency to understand and evaluate our core business operations. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors for period to period comparisons of our core business and for understanding and evaluating trends in operating results on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of the limitations of these measures are:

they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect capital expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
they do not reflect income tax expense or the cash requirements to pay income taxes;
they do not reflect interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal debt payments; and
although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges related mainly to intangible assets, certain assets being depreciated and amortized will have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.

In addition, other companies in our industry may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently, therefore limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure. You should compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using the non-GAAP financial measures only supplementally.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our operations are financed primarily through cash generated from operations. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $173.8 million and net working capital, consisting of current assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents) less current liabilities, of $183.0 million.

We believe existing cash and cash generated from operations, together with the $200.0 million undrawn balance under the New Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2026, will be sufficient to meet future working capital requirements and fund capital expenditures, share repurchase programs and acquisitions on a short-term and long-term basis.

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Our total future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, including those discussed above as well as the risks and uncertainties set forth under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Debt Obligations

On August 12, 2024, the Company entered into the Credit Agreement providing for the New Revolving Credit Facility with available borrowings of $200.0 million, which matures on the Revolving Termination Date. Subject to certain terms and conditions, the Company is entitled to request incremental facilities (including term, revolving and/or letter of credit facilities). The New Revolving Credit Facility replaced in full the Company’s Prior Revolving Credit Facility.

All obligations under the New Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by the Company pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement. The New Revolving Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including restrictions on, among other things: paying dividends or purchasing, redeeming or retiring capital stock applicable to the Credit Group; granting liens; incurring or guaranteeing additional debt; making investments and acquisitions; entering into transactions with affiliates; entering into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation or disposing of all or substantially all property or business; and disposing of property, including issuing capital stock.

The New Revolving Credit Facility also requires us to remain in compliance with certain financial ratios. DoubleVerify, Inc. was in compliance with all covenants under the New Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2026.

As of March 31, 2026, there was no outstanding debt under the New Revolving Credit Facility.

For more information about the New Revolving Credit Facility, see Note 9 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Repurchase Programs

On February 18, 2026, the Company’s Board authorized the repurchase of up to $300.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock under the February 2026 Repurchase Program. The Company may repurchase for cash from time to time shares of its common stock through open market purchases pursuant to Rule 10b-18 and/or Rule 10b5-1 plans, in compliance with applicable securities laws and other legal requirements. The February 2026 Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares, has no time limit, and may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion.

In connection with the Board’s approval of the February 2026 Repurchase Program, the Board determined to discontinue the November 2024 Repurchase Program. Accordingly, going forward, any and all repurchases will be made pursuant to the February 2026 Repurchase Program.

Repurchases under the February 2026 Repurchase Program commenced in March 2026. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company repurchased 7.3 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate repurchase amount of $75.1 million under the February 2026 Repurchase Program. As of March 31, 2026, $225.0 million remained available and authorized for repurchase under the February 2026 Repurchase Program.

In April 2026, the Company repurchased 2.5 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate repurchase amount of $25.0 million. As of May 6, 2026, $200.0 million remained available and authorized for repurchase under the February 2026 Repurchase Program.

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Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

  ​ ​ ​

Three Months Ended March 31, 

2026

2025

  ​ ​ ​

(In Thousands)

Cash flows provided by operating activities

$

4,171

$

37,663

Cash flows used in investing activities

 

(10,543)

 

(89,864)

Cash flows used in financing activities

 

(78,136)

 

(85,753)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(746)

 

1,526

Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

$

(85,254)

$

(136,428)

Operating Activities

Our cash flows from operating activities are influenced primarily by growth in our operations and by changes in our working capital. In particular, trade receivables increase in conjunction with our growth in sales and decrease based on timing of cash receipts from our customers. The timing of payments of trade payables also impacts our cash flows from operating activities. We typically pay suppliers in advance of collections from our customers. Our collection and payment cycles can vary from period to period.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, cash provided by operating activities was $4.2 million, attributable to net income of $6.4 million, adjusted for non-cash charges of $45.9 million and $48.1 million use of cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash charges primarily consisted of $15.3 million in depreciation and amortization and $24.2 million in stock-based compensation. The main drivers of the changes in operating assets and liabilities were a $20.0 million increase in trade receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets primarily related to increases in prepayments, and a $28.1 million decrease in trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities primarily related to the timing of payments for accrued expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, cash provided by operating activities was $37.7 million, attributable to net income of $2.4 million, adjusted for non-cash charges of $36.0 million and $0.7 million use of cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash charges primarily consisted of $12.4 million in depreciation and amortization and $24.3 million in stock-based compensation, offset by $3.4 million in deferred taxes. The main drivers of the changes in operating assets and liabilities were a $4.2 million decrease in trade receivables, prepaid assets and other assets, and a $4.9 million decrease in trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities primarily related to the timing of payments for accrued expenses.

Investing Activities

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, cash used in investing activities of $10.5 million was attributable to purchases of property, plant and equipment, and capitalized software development costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, cash used in investing activities was $89.9 million, including $82.6 million attributable to the acquisition of Rockerbox and $6.3 million attributable to purchases of property, plant and equipment, and capitalized software development costs.

Financing Activities

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, cash used in financing activities of $78.1 million was due primarily to $75.1 million related to shares repurchased under the February 2026 Repurchase Program and $1.4 million related to shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholding. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, cash used in financing activities of $85.8 million was due primarily to $82.2 million related to shares repurchased under the repurchase programs authorized in 2024 and $3.2 million related to shares repurchased for settlement of employee tax withholding.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions for the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures at the dates of the financial statements, and revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, and any such differences may be material.

Some of the judgments that management makes in applying its accounting estimates in these areas are discussed in Note 2 to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Since the date of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates.

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Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risks at March 31, 2026 have not materially changed from those discussed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 under the heading “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.”

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of March 31, 2026. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported as and when required, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding its required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2026.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management has implemented internal controls over significant processes specific to Rockerbox that we believe are appropriate in the integration of its operations, systems, and control activities. Rockerbox will be incorporated into our annual assessment of internal controls over financial reporting for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

Except as described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

Management recognizes that a control system, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud or error, if any, have been detected. The inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Additionally, controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goal under all potential future conditions. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings that would, either individually or in the aggregate, be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or cash flows. We may, from time to time, be involved in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. The outcome of legal proceedings is unpredictable and may have an adverse impact on our business or financial condition.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Not applicable.

(b)Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

(c)Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table summarizes share repurchase activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026:

Total Number of Shares

Maximum Approximate Dollar

Purchased as Part of

Value of Shares that

Total Number of Shares

Average Price Paid

Publicly Announced Plans or

May Yet Be Purchased

Period

Purchased (1)

Per Share (2)

Programs (1)

Under the Plans or Programs (1)

(in thousands)

(in thousands)

(in thousands)

January 1 - 31

$

$

90,000

February 1 - 28

 

 

 

 

300,000

March 1 - 31

 

7,270

$

10.32

 

7,270

$

225,000

Total for the three months ended March 31, 2026

7,270

7,270

(1) On February 18, 2026, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $300.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock under the February 2026 Repurchase Program. In connection with the Board’s approval of the February 2026 Repurchase Program, the Board determined to discontinue the November 2024 Repurchase Program. Accordingly, going forward, any and all repurchases will be made pursuant to the February 2026 Repurchase Program. Under the February 2026 Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase for cash from time to time shares of its common stock through open market purchases pursuant to Rule 10b-18 and/or Rule 10b5-1 plans, in compliance with applicable securities laws and other legal requirements. The February 2026 Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares, has no time limit, and may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion.

(2) Excludes other costs such as broker commissions and the accrued excise tax imposed by the IRA.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit
No.

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Description

31.1†

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2†

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1†*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2†*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS†

XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

101.SCH†

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL†

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF†

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB†

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE†

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104†

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith.

*

Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8212, this certification will be treated as “accompanying” this Quarterly Report and not “filed” as part of such report for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and this certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 6, 2026

DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

/s/ Mark Zagorski

Name:

Mark Zagorski

Title:

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

By:

/s/ Nicola Allais

Name:

Nicola Allais

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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