EX-99.1 2 ea027951201ex99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED MARCH 4, 2026

Exhibit 99.1

 

Webull Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results

 

Company marks first full year as public company with record revenue of $571 million and record net deposits of $8.6 billion, representing a 46% and 91% increase respectively

 

Webull will continue to expand product offering globally while remaining laser-focused on being the platform of choice for active, self-directed investors

 

ST. PETERSBURG, FL., March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Webull Corporation (NASDAQ: BULL) (“Webull” or the “Company”) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, which ended December 31, 2025.

 

“I’m tremendously proud to report our first full-year results as a public company, including record revenues, AUM, customer accounts and the number of markets we serve. Webull was founded as a platform providing investors with access to valuable market information and advanced tools, and the introduction of our proprietary AI tool, Vega, will allow us to accomplish that mission in ways that are truly transformative for Webull and our users,” said Anthony Denier, Group President and U.S. CEO of Webull. “From our start, we have built our business around improving the investing experience for self-directed traders and deploying Vega brings us to a whole new level of excellence in this regard. We are proud to have become the platform of choice for sophisticated, active, self-directed investors, with a business grounded in our core equity and options offerings while also expanding into new asset classes, geographies and types of investors. The scale we have achieved is a testament to the hard work and thought leadership of our team.”

 

“We reported another quarter of strong financial performance, particularly in our equities and options businesses, which contributed to a significant full-year revenue increase,” said H.C. Wang, Chief Financial Officer of Webull. “We’re seeing robust returns on our strategic investment in marketing, innovation and addressable market expansion and are confident that we are positioning Webull to deliver lasting shareholder value.”

 

Fourth Quarter Results

 

Financial Results

 

Total revenues increased 50% year-over-year to $165.2 million.

 

Trading-related revenue increased 56% year-over-year.

 

Total operating expenses increased 55% year-over-year, primarily driven by higher brokerage and transaction costs, reflecting rapid growth in trading volumes and product expansion, and increased marketing and branding expenses which led to record net deposits.

 

Adjusted operating expenses increased 62% year-over-year to $143.6 million.

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes totaled $8.1 million for the quarter, representing a year-over-year decrease of $9.2 million, primarily due to increased marketing and branding expenses and continued investment in our product and global expansion efforts.

 

Adjusted operating profit totaled $21.6 million for the quarter and was consistent year-over-year.

 

Adjusted operating profit per share – basic and diluted was $0.04, compared with an adjusted operating profit per share of $0.16 (basic and diluted) in the prior year comparative quarter. The increase in our outstanding shares between the periods contributed to the decline.

 

Net income attributable to the Company decreased to $3.0 million for the quarter from $10.8 million for the prior year comparative quarter.

 

Adjusted net income decreased to $14.6 million for the quarter, compared to $15.0 million for the prior year comparative quarter.

 

Net income per ordinary share – basic and diluted was $0.01 per share, compared to basic and diluted loss per ordinary share of $0.22 per share for the prior year comparative quarter.1

 

 

1The fourth quarter year-over-year increase in basic and diluted net income per ordinary share and the annual year-over-year decrease in basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share was primarily driven by the conversion of our preferred stock into ordinary shares upon the closing of our business combination transaction with SK Growth Opportunities Corporation in April 2025. Since April 2025, we no longer recognize non-cash accounting losses that result from increases in the fair value of our preferred shares as we no longer have any preferred stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

Operating Results

 

Customer assets totaled $24.6 billion, an all-time high, representing 81% year-over-year growth, driven by market recovery and strong net deposits, which grew 225% year-over-year.

 

Funded accounts increased to 5.0 million, representing 8% year-over-year growth.

 

Registered users increased 15% year-over-year to 26.8 million users.

 

Options contracts volume grew to 154 million, a 38% year-over-year increase and an increase of 5% from the previous quarter.

 

Equity notional volume grew to $239 billion, representing an 87% year-over-year increase and an increase of 17% from the previous quarter.

 

DARTs increased to 1.2 million, representing 55% year-over-year growth.

 

Full Year Results

 

Financial Results

 

Revenues increased 46% year-over-year to $571 million.

 

Trading-related revenue increased 59% year-over-year.

 

Total operating expenses increased 27% year-over-year primarily driven by higher brokerage and transaction costs, reflecting growth in trading volumes, and increased technology and development and general and administrative expenses due to headcount growth to support continued investment in product and global expansion efforts.

 

Adjusted operating expenses increased 24% year-over-year.

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes for the year was $45.2 million as compared to a loss for the prior year of $12.1, an increase of $57.3 million.

 

Adjusted operating profit for the year was $110.3 million, a year-over-year increase of $92 million.

 

Adjusted operating profit per share – basic and diluted was $0.28, compared with an adjusted operating profit per share of $0.13 (basic and diluted) for the prior year.

 

Net Income attributable to the Company was $24.8 million for the year as compared to a net loss of $22.7 million for the prior year, an increase of $47.5 million.

 

Adjusted net income increased $76.3 million to $84.2 million for the year.

 

Net Loss per ordinary share – basic and diluted was $1.23, compared to $3.73 (basic and diluted) for the prior year.1

 

Operating Results

 

Option contracts volume increased to 550 million, representing a 19% year-over-year increase.

 

Equity notional volume increased to 732 billion, representing a 59% year-over-year increase.

 

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Company Highlights

 

Fourth Quarter

 

Introduced Vega AI, the next evolution of our AI-powered decision partner delivering real-time, personalized insights and analysis using news, earnings, and data for investors to help them navigate the complexities of modern trading.

 

Launched corporate bond trading for U.S. customers, building on our previous rollout of U.S. government bond trading, enabling further user portfolio diversification.

 

Entered into a partnership with Meritz Financial Group, one of South Korea’s largest financial institutions, to offer South Korean investors seamless access to U.S. equity markets.

 

Full Year

 

Officially relaunched cryptocurrency trading in the U.S. market, giving users access to their Webull Pay accounts directly within the Webull app, and allowing them to trade cryptocurrency alongside all other Webull products.

 

Launched cryptocurrency in Australia, enabling access to trading of up to 240 cryptocurrencies powered by a partnership with Coinbase Prime.

 

Launched Webull in the European Union with the introduction of brokerage services in the Netherlands, giving retail investors access to European and U.S.-listed equities, fractional shares, European ETFs and U.S. options.

 

Rolled out Level 3 Options for our customers in Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong, granting access to a broader range of U.S. options strategies and providing clients with exposure to all areas of capital markets to empower full control over their portfolios.

 

Conference Call Information

 

Webull will host a conference call to discuss its results at 5:00 p.m. E.T. today, March 4, 2025. The conference call can be accessed at https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=hwHZv0ih or participants may dial 1-866-652-5200 (U.S.) or 1-412-317-6060 (international).

 

Following the call, a replay and transcript will be available on the Company’s website at www.webullcorp.com/investor-relations, as well as the earnings press release and accompanying slide presentation.

 

About Webull Corporation

 

Webull Corporation (NASDAQ: BULL) owns and operates Webull, a leading digital investment platform built on next-generation global infrastructure. Through its global network of licensed brokerages, Webull offers investment services in 14 markets across North America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Webull serves more than 26 million registered users globally, providing retail investors with 24/7 access to global financial markets. Users can put investment strategies to work by trading global stocks, ETFs, options, futures, fractional shares, and digital assets through Webull’s trading platform, which seamlessly integrates market data and information, its user community, and investor education resources. Learn more at www.webullcorp.com. You may also access certain information on Webull and its securities on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at http://www.sec.gov, where Webull will, among others, be filing reports, such as Reports on Form 6-K and its Annual Report on Form 20-F.

 

Contacts

 

For Investors

ir@webullcorp.com

 

For Media
5W Public Relations

Nicholas Koulermos
Webull@5wpr.com
(212) 999-5585

 

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

We use adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating profit per share, adjusted net income, and adjusted operating expenses, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures, to evaluate our operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. Adjusted operating profit represents income from continuing operations, before income taxes, excluding share-based compensation expenses, one-time transactions, and other expense (income), net. Adjusted operating profit per share represents adjusted operating profit divided by our weighted average shares outstanding on a basic and diluted basis. Adjusted net income represents net income attributable to the Company, excluding share-based compensation expenses, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, and one-time transactions. Adjusted operating expenses represent total operating expenses, excluding share-based compensation expenses and one-time transactions.

 

We believe that adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating profit per share, adjusted net income, and adjusted operating expenses help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain expenses that we include in income before income taxes, net income, and total operating expenses. We believe that adjusted operating profit, adjusted net income, and adjusted operating expenses provide useful information about our operating results, enhances the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allows for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.

 

Adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating profit per share, adjusted net income, and adjusted operating expenses should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to income before income taxes, earnings per share, net income attributable to the Company, and total operating expenses or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. Investors are encouraged to compare the historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating profit per share, adjusted net income, and adjusted operating expenses presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to our data. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

 

For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures” set forth at the end of this press release.

 

Definitions

 

“Customer assets” refer to the sum of the fair value of all equities, ETFs, options, warrants, futures, digital assets and cash held by customers in their Webull brokerage accounts, net of customer margin balances, as of the record date. While customer assets are significantly impacted by mark-to-market valuations of customers’ investments and digital holdings, we consider customer assets an important metric as growth in customer assets generally leads to an increase in trading volumes and revenue.

 

“DARTs” refer to daily average revenue trades, which is the number of customer trades executed during a given period divided by the number of trading days in that period. DARTs provide us information on how active our customers trade. A limitation of this metric is that it does not capture the size of the trade and revenue per trade varies significantly depending on size and type of trades.

 

“Funded accounts” refer to Webull brokerage accounts into which the customer has made an initial deposit or money transfer, of any amount, whose account balance (which is measured as the fair value of assets in the customer’s account less the amount due from the customer) has not dropped to or below zero for 45 consecutive calendar days as of the record date. Funded accounts reflect unique customers, and multiple funded accounts by a single customer are counted as one funded account. Growth in our funded accounts provides insight as to the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and our ability to acquire monetizable customers. Funded accounts are positively correlated with, but are not determinative, of customer assets, trading volumes, and revenue.

 

“Options contracts volume” refers to the total number of options contracts bought or sold over a specified period of time. Options contracts volume directly drives our options trading revenue, as we earn payment for order flow or commissions for customers’ options trades on a per contract basis. However, options contracts volume is highly sensitive to market conditions in the short-term, which makes predicting our options trading revenue with precision difficult.

 

“Registered users” refer to those users who have registered on our platform but not necessarily have opened a brokerage account with one of our licensed broker-dealers. Growth in our registered users provides insight as to the popularity of the Webull App. While we do not generate revenue from registered users who do not have brokerage accounts with us, registering an account on the Webull App is the first step toward opening and funding a brokerage account with us.

 

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Webull Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

 

   December 31,
2025
   December 31,
2024
 
   Unaudited     
Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents  $653,188,906   $270,728,008 
Cash and cash equivalents segregated under federal and foreign requirements   1,537,119,275    939,232,153 
Receivables from brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations   562,961,145    262,093,040 
Receivables from customers, net   708,785,550    301,107,428 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   50,208,272    50,344,836 
Customer-held fractional shares   172,309,953    108,252,531 
Total current assets   3,684,573,101    1,931,757,996 
Right-of-use assets   64,357,655    66,293,751 
Property and equipment, net   35,894,855    33,629,770 
Intangible assets, net   55,434,567    19,415,963 
Goodwill   30,264,138    5,197,438 
Deferred tax assets   9,346,987    12,374,499 
Other non-current assets   1,000,000     
Total non-current assets   196,298,202    136,911,421 
Total assets  $3,880,871,303   $2,068,669,417 
Liabilities, mezzanine equity, and shareholders’ equity (deficit)          
Payables due to customers  $2,667,837,626   $1,378,625,130 
Payables due to brokers, dealers, and clearing organizations   3,481,115    1,490,537 
Lease liabilities - current portion   3,611,195    4,969,959 
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses   102,183,377    61,079,799 
Total current liabilities   2,777,113,313    1,446,165,425 
Lease liabilities - non-current portion   8,911,821    10,438,555 
Unsecured promissory notes   65,000,000     
Deferred tax liabilities   13,366,222    5,292,255 
Total non-current liabilities   87,278,043    15,730,810 
Total liabilities   2,864,391,356    1,461,896,235 
Commitments and Contingencies        
Mezzanine equity          
Convertible redeemable preferred shares (aggregate liquidation preference of $0 and $644,132,365 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively; and aggregate redemption value of $0 and $2,861,748,733 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)       2,861,748,733 
Total mezzanine equity       2,861,748,733 
Shareholders’ equity (deficit)          
Class A ordinary shares ($0.00001 par value; 4,000,000,000 shares authorized, 440,715,769 and 439,591,704 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025, respectively; and 143,531,580 and 139,307,224 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024, respectively)   4,396    1,393 
Class B ordinary shares ($0.00001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 83,859,005 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and no shares as of December 31, 2024)   839     
Treasury shares (1,124,485 and 4,224,356 shares as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively)        
Additional paid in capital   3,192,952,827     
Accumulated deficit   (2,178,189,845)   (2,241,054,086)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   1,524,496    (15,195,946)
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)   1,016,292,713    (2,256,248,639)
Noncontrolling interest   187,234    1,273,088 
Total equity (deficit)   1,016,479,947    (2,254,975,551)
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity, and total equity (deficit)  $3,880,871,303   $2,068,669,417 

 

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Webull Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

   Year Ended December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Revenues        
Equity and option order flow rebates  $304,126,641   $197,069,562 
Interest related income   154,256,508    130,451,877 
Handling charge income   87,293,753    49,044,700 
Other revenues   25,319,904    13,663,533 
Total revenues   570,996,806    390,229,672 
Operating expenses          
Brokerage and transaction   128,749,064    79,306,618 
Technology and development   79,184,019    63,840,463 
Marketing and branding   135,947,415    138,721,231 
General and administrative   168,642,689    122,714,628 
Total operating expenses   512,523,187    404,582,940 
Other expense (income), net   13,275,139    (2,302,693)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes   45,198,480    (12,050,575)
Provision for income taxes   20,832,451    13,823,355 
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax   24,366,029    (25,873,930)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax       2,691,778 
Net income (loss)   24,366,029    (23,182,152)
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (404,675)   (488,504)
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company   24,770,704    (22,693,648)
Preferred shares redemption value accretion   (21,702,737)   (495,088,038)
Fair value of ordinary shares issued to preferred shareholders   (513,080,828)    
Fair value of ordinary share warrants issued to preferred shareholders   (15,600,000)    
Excess carrying value of preferred shares repurchased   38,093,537     
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders  $(487,519,324)  $(517,781,686)
           
Amounts attributable to ordinary shareholders          
Income (loss) from continuing operations  $24,366,029   $(25,873,930)
Less loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest   (404,675)   (488,504)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Company   24,770,704    (25,385,426)
Preferred shares redemption value accretion   (21,702,737)   (495,088,038)
Fair value of ordinary shares issued to preferred shareholders   (513,080,828)    
Fair value of ordinary share warrants issued to preferred shareholders   (15,600,000)    
Excess carrying value of preferred shares repurchased   38,093,537     
Loss from continuing operations attributable to ordinary shareholders  $(487,519,324)  $(520,473,464)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ordinary shareholders       2,691,778 
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders  $(487,519,324)  $(517,781,686)
           
Loss per share from continuing operations attributable to ordinary shareholders          
Basic and diluted  $(1.23)  $(3.75)
Income per share from discontinued operations attributable to ordinary shareholders          
Basic and diluted  $   $0.02 
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders          
Basic and diluted  $(1.23)  $(3.73)
Weighted-average shares outstanding          
Basic and diluted   396,999,679    138,828,900 
           
Net income (loss)  $24,366,029   $(23,182,152)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:          
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment   16,691,471    (8,430,811)
Other comprehensive income (loss)   16,691,471    (8,430,811)
Comprehensive income (loss)   41,057,500    (31,612,963)
           
Less comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (404,675)   (488,504)
Less foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interest   (28,971)   (94,666)
Preferred shares redemption value accretion   (21,702,737)   (495,088,038)
Fair value of ordinary shares issued to preferred shareholders   (513,080,828)    
Fair value of ordinary share warrants issued to preferred shareholders   (15,600,000)    
Excess carrying value of preferred shares repurchased   38,093,537     
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to ordinary shareholders  $(470,798,882)  $(526,117,831)

 

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Webull Corporation
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

   For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
   2025   2024 
Revenues        
Equity and option order flow rebates  $87,669,418   $58,415,050 
Interest related income   43,470,483    33,072,378 
Handling charge income   26,305,046    15,243,316 
Other revenues   7,753,875    3,527,077 
Total revenues   165,198,822    110,257,821 
Operating expenses          
Brokerage and transaction   35,098,985    22,567,222 
Technology and development   20,589,708    17,509,441 
Marketing and branding   53,254,342    23,358,023 
General and administrative   39,056,787    31,786,151 
Total operating expenses   147,999,822    95,220,837 
Other expense (income), net   9,065,477    (2,271,535)
Income from continuing operations, before income taxes   8,133,523    17,308,519 
Provision for income taxes   5,118,410    9,379,479 
Income from continuing operations, net of tax   3,015,113    7,929,040 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax       2,691,778 
Net income   3,015,113    10,620,818 
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (26,213)   (141,167)
Net income attributable to the Company   3,041,326    10,761,985 
Preferred shares redemption value accretion       (42,177,264)
Fair value of ordinary shares issued to preferred shareholders        
Fair value of ordinary share warrants issued to preferred shareholders        
Excess carrying value of preferred shares repurchased        
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders  $3,041,326   $(31,415,279)
           
Amounts attributable to ordinary shareholders          
Income from continuing operations  $3,015,113   $7,929,040 
Less loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest   (26,213)   (141,167)
Income from continuing operations attributable to the Company   3,041,326    8,070,207 
Preferred shares redemption value accretion       (42,177,264)
Fair value of ordinary shares issued to preferred shareholders        
Fair value of ordinary share warrants issued to preferred shareholders        
Excess carrying value of preferred shares repurchased        
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to ordinary shareholders  $3,041,326   $(34,107,057)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ordinary shareholders       2,691,778 
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders  $3,041,326   $(31,415,279)
           
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to ordinary shareholders          
Basic  $0.01   $(0.24)
Diluted  $0.01   $(0.24)
Income per share from discontinued operations attributable to ordinary shareholders          
Basic  $   $0.02 
Diluted  $   $0.02 
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders          
Basic  $0.01   $(0.22)
Diluted  $0.01   $(0.22)
Weighted-average shares outstanding          
Basic   521,969,391    139,307,224 
Diluted   535,685,132    139,307,225 
           
Net income  $3,015,113   $10,620,818 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:          
Change in cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment   7,208,159    (9,615,203)
Other comprehensive income (loss)   7,208,159    (9,615,203)
Comprehensive income   10,223,272    1,005,615 
Less comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (26,213)   (141,167)
Less foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to noncontrolling interest   392    (68,888)
Preferred shares redemption value accretion       (42,177,264)
Fair value of ordinary shares issued to preferred shareholders        
Fair value of ordinary share warrants issued to preferred shareholders        
Excess carrying value of preferred shares repurchased        
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders  $10,249,093   $(40,961,594)

 

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Webull Corporation
Unaudited Annual Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

 

Adjusted Operating Expenses Reconciliation

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2025   2024   2023 
Total operating expenses (GAAP)  $512,523,187   $404,582,940   $366,623,191 
Less: Share-based compensation   43,872,899    32,587,611    29,411,885 
One-time transaction:               
Less: Webull Pay transaction related employee distributions   7,925,436         
Adjusted operating expenses (Non-GAAP)  $460,724,852   $371,995,329   $337,211,306 

 

Adjusted Operating Profit Reconciliation

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2025   2024   2023 
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes  $45,198,480   $(12,050,575)  $20,178,094 
Add: Other expense (income), net   13,275,139    (2,302,693)   2,801,285 
Add: Share-based compensation   43,872,899    32,587,611    29,411,885 
One-time transaction:               
Add:  Webull Pay transaction related employee distributions   7,925,436          
Adjusted operating profit (loss) (Non-GAAP)  $110,271,954   $18,234,343   $52,391,264 
                
Adjusted operating profit per share (Non-GAAP) - basic and diluted  $0.28   $0.13   $0.38 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic and diluted   396,999,679    138,828,900    137,965,591 

 

Adjusted Net Income Reconciliation

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Years Ended December 31, 
   2025   2024   2023 
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company (GAAP)  $24,770,704   $(22,693,648)  $6,069,284 
Add: Share-based compensation   43,872,899    32,587,611    29,411,885 
Add: Foreign currency transaction losses (gains)   12,191,586    (1,972,531)   2,295,582 
One-time transactions:              
Add:  Equity offering costs   10,976,693         
Add:  Webull Pay transaction related employee distributions   7,925,436         
Less:  Gain from Webull Pay acquisition   (15,495,593)        
Adjusted net income (loss) (Non-GAAP)  $84,241,725   $7,921,432   $37,776,751 

 

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Webull Corporation
Unaudited Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

 

Adjusted Operating Expenses Reconciliation

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   (Unaudited) 
  

December 31,

2024

  

March 31,

2025

  

June 30,

2025

  

September 30,

2025

  

December 31,

2025

 
Total operating expenses (GAAP)  $95,220,837   $96,782,106   $135,218,723   $132,522,536   $147,999,822 
Less: Share-based compensation   6,621,570    8,069,045    26,969,402    4,483,566    4,350,886 
One-time transaction:                         
Add: Webull Pay transaction related employee distributions               7,925,436     
Adjusted operating expenses (Non-GAAP)  $88,599,267   $88,713,061   $108,249,321   $120,113,534   $143,648,936 

 

Adjusted Operating Profit Reconciliation

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   (Unaudited) 
  

December 31,

2024

  

March 31,

2025

  

June 30,

2025

  

September 30,

2025

  

December 31,

2025

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes  $17,308,519   $19,497,312   $(21,385,169)  $38,952,814   $8,133,523 
Add: Other (income) expense, net   (2,271,535)   1,089,417    17,659,796    (14,539,551)   9,065,477 
Add: Share-based compensation   6,621,570    8,069,045    26,969,402    4,483,566    4,350,886 
One-time transaction:                         
Add: Webull Pay transaction related employee distributions               7,925,436     
Adjusted operating profit (Non-GAAP)  $21,658,554   $28,655,774   $23,244,029   $36,822,265   $21,549,886 
                          
Adjusted operating profit per share (Non-GAAP) - basic  $0.16   $0.21   $0.05   $0.08   $0.04 
Adjusted operating profit per share (Non-GAAP) - diluted  $0.16   $0.21   $0.05   $0.07   $0.04 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic   139,307,224    139,307,224    431,390,035    490,103,946    521,969,391 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted   139,307,224    139,307,224    431,390,035    508,333,712    535,685,132 

 

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Unaudited Quarterly Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures (Cont.)

 

Adjusted Net Income Reconciliation

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   (Unaudited) 
  

December 31,

2024

  

March 31,

2025

  

June 30,

2025

  

September 30,

2025

  

December 31,

2025

 
Net income (loss) attributable to the Company (GAAP)  $10,761,985   $13,085,807   $(28,274,027)  $36,917,598   $3,041,326 
Add: Share-based compensation   6,621,570    8,069,045    26,969,402    4,483,566    4,350,886 
Add: Foreign currency transaction losses (gains)   (2,439,029)   103,707    5,740,232    (865,581)   7,213,228 
One-time transaction:                         
Add: Equity offering costs           10,976,693         
Add: Webull Pay transaction related employee distributions               7,925,436     
Less: Gain from Webull Pay acquisition               (15,495,593)    
Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP)  $14,944,526   $21,258,559   $15,412,300   $32,965,426   $14,605,440 

 

Contra Revenue Impact

 

Most of our platform users are not considered customers under ASC 606, Revenues from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), and promotional payments made to these platform users are accounted for as a marketing and branding expense. Conversely, for our platform users who have been determined to be customers under ASC 606, we account for these promotional payments as a reduction in revenue (i.e., “contra revenue”). The following presents how contra revenue impacted our revenues.

 

Annual Impact:

 

   For the Year Ended December 31, 
   2025   2024   2023 
   (Unaudited) 
Contra revenue impact on:    
Option handling fees  $(9,994,695)  $(503,805)  $(252,982)
Platform and trading fees   (9,856,696)   (3,120,124)   (265,128)
Other income   (1,330,457)        
Total contra revenue  $(21,181,848)  $(3,623,929)  $(518,110)

 

Quarterly Impact:

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
  

December 31,

2024

  

March 31,

2025

  

June 30,

2025

  

September 30,

2025

  

December 31,

2025

 
   (Unaudited) 
Contra revenue impact on:    
Option handling fees  $(42,833)  $(118,541)  $(1,440,872)  $(2,241,855)  $(6,193,427)
Platform and trading fees   (1,027,489)   (2,706,115)   (3,219,590)   (1,204,441)   (2,726,550)
Other income           (427,442)   (214,069)   (688,946)
Total contra revenue  $(1,070,322)  $(2,824,656)  $(5,087,904)  $(3,660,365)  $(9,608,923)

 

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Statement regarding unaudited financial and operational information

 

The unaudited financial and operational information included in this press release is subject to potential adjustments and is based on the information available to management at this time. Potential adjustments to operational and consolidated financial information may be identified from work performed during Webull’s preparation of financial statements subsequently hereto or its year-end audit. Information may also be presented differently from the information included herein in the future. This could result in significant differences from the unaudited or other historical operational and financial information included herein.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release or other statements of the Company made in connection herewith, including, for instance, statements as to business strategy and plans, future results of operations and financial position, planned products and services, objectives of management for future operations or strategies of the Company, market size and growth opportunities, competitive position and technological and market trends, are forward-looking statements. Some of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, including “anticipate,” “expect,” “suggests,” “plan,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “seek,” “future,” “propose,” “continue,” “intend,” “estimates,” “targets,” “projects,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “will,” “forecast” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology although not all forward-looking statements contain such terminology.

 

All forward-looking statements are based upon current estimates and forecasts and reflect the reasonable views, assumptions, expectations, and opinions of the Company and its management as of the date of this press release, and are therefore subject to a number of factors, risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to the Company and its management and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability of the Company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships and deepen engagement with users, customers and suppliers, and retain its management and key employees; (2) the reliance of key functions of the Company’s business on third-parties and the risk that the Company’s platform and systems rely on software and applications that are highly technical and may contain undetected errors that could result in unexpected network interruptions, failures, security breaches, or computer virus attacks; (3) the risks associated with the Company’s global operations and continued global expansion, including, but not limited to, the risks related to complex or constantly evolving political or regulatory environments that may result in substantial costs or require adverse changes to the Company’s business practices; (4) the Company’s estimates of expenses and costs, of profitability or of other operational and financial metrics as well as the Company’s expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products and service; (5) the Company’s reliance on trading related income, including payment for order flow (“PFOF”), and the risk of new regulation or bans on PFOF and similar practices; (6) the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in interest rates, rapidly changing interest rate environments, volatile prices of securities and digital assets and their respective trading volumes; (7) the Company’s reliance on a limited number of market makers and liquidity providers to generate a large portion of its revenues, and the negative impact of the loss of any of those market makers or liquidity providers; (8) the effects of competition in the Company’s industry and the Company’s need to constantly innovate and invest in new markets, products, technologies or services to retain, attract and deepen engagement with users; (9) changes in international trade policies and trade disputes that could result in tariffs, taxes or other protectionist measures adversely affecting our business; (10) risks related to general political, economic and business conditions globally and in jurisdictions where the Company operates; (11) risk of further actions taken by various government bodies in the United States that have made the Company the subject of inquiries and investigations relating to concerns about our connections to China; (12) the risk that the failure to protect customer data and privacy or to prevent security breaches relating to the Company’s platform could result in economic loss, damage to its reputation, deter customers from using its products and services, and expose it to legal penalties and liability; (13) the risks associated with incorporating artificial intelligence technologies into certain of our products and processes, including potential regulatory, operational, reputational, or compliance challenges; (14) risks related to the Company’s need as a regulated financial services company to develop and maintain effective compliance and risk management infrastructures as well as to maintain capital levels required by regulators and self-regulatory organizations; (15) the ability to meet, or continue to meet, stock exchange listing standards; (16) the possibility of adverse developments in pending or new litigation and regulatory investigations; (17) risks relating to our offering of event contracts or prediction market products in the United States, including potential changes in regulatory interpretations or enforcement priorities; (18) risks related to significant disruptions in the cryptocurrency market that negatively impacts user engagement with cryptocurrency trading on our platform; (19) political, regulatory or economic changes that affect cryptocurrencies, including changes in the governance of a cryptocurrency; (20) risks related to the offer and resale of our securities, such as dilution from the issuance of additional Class A ordinary shares upon the exercise of warrants, and increased volatility, or significant declines, in the price of our securities based on increased trading activity and the perception that sales of our securities may occur; and (21) other risks and uncertainties that are more fully described in filings made, or to be made, by the Company with the SEC, including in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s filings with the SEC, such as the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, as amended, filed with the SEC on April 25, 2025. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance. There may be additional risks that the Company and its management presently do not know about or that the Company and its management currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In light of these factors, risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this press release may not occur, and any estimates, assumptions, expectations, forecasts, views or opinions set forth in this press release should be regarded as preliminary and for illustrative purposes only and accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

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