Pitney Bowes Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2026 and Issues CEO Letter

Pitney Bowes Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2026 and Issues CEO Letter

Reports Complete Q1 Results Consistent with Strong Pre-Announced Financials and Reaffirms Upgraded Guidance

Repurchased 17.2 Million Shares for $186 Million Year-to-Date Through May 1, 2026

Increases Quarterly Dividend from $0.09 to $0.10 per Share, Marking the Fifth Increase in the Past Six Quarters

SHELTON, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) (“Pitney Bowes” or the “Company”), a technology-driven company that provides digital shipping solutions, mailing innovation, and financial services to clients around the world, today disclosed its financial results for the first quarter of 2026. In conjunction with this announcement, CEO Kurt Wolf has released a letter to shareholders to provide his commentary on the quarter and updates on strategic initiatives. To read and/or download a copy of this quarter’s CEO letter, please click here.

Financial Highlights:

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial highlights for the first quarter 2026:

 

First Quarter

($ millions, except EPS)

2026

 

2025

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Revenue

$477

 

$493

 

($16)

 

(3%)

GAAP EPS

$0.39

 

$0.19

 

$0.20

 

>100%

Adj. EPS1

$0.47

 

$0.33

 

$0.14

 

42%

GAAP Net Income

$58

 

$35

 

$23

 

64%

Adj. EBIT1

$130

 

$120

 

$11

 

9%

Cash from Operations

$44

 

($17)

 

$61

 

>100%

Free Cash Flow1

$44

 

($20)

 

$64

 

>100%

 

1 Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBIT, and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP measures. Definitions for these metrics can be found in the Use of Non-GAAP Measures section. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to comparable GAAP measures can be found in the attached financial schedules.

Update on Capital Allocation

  • Year-to-date through May 1, 2026, the Company repurchased 17.2 million shares for $186 million, including 12.9 million shares for $136 million in the first quarter. As of May 1, 2026, the Company’s cumulative share repurchases since the beginning of the existing authorization were 53.1 million shares for $565 million.

  • The Board approved a $0.01 per share increase to the regular quarterly dividend. The $0.10 per share first quarter regular dividend is payable on June 5, 2026, to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2026.

Business Segment Reporting

SendTech Solutions

SendTech Solutions offers physical and digital shipping and mailing technology solutions, financing, services, supplies and other applications for small and medium businesses, retail, enterprise, and government clients around the world to help simplify and save on the sending, tracking and receiving of letters, parcels and flats.

 

First Quarter

($ millions)

2026

 

2025

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Revenue

$314

 

$316

 

($2)

 

(1%)

Adj. Segment EBITDA

$123

 

$109

 

$15

 

14%

Adj. Segment EBIT

$114

 

$97

 

$17

 

17%

SendTech revenue performance was impacted by the anticipated continuation of mailing-related declines, which were partially offset by growth across digital mailing and shipping solutions as well as the Pitney Bowes Bank. The decline in mailing-related revenues moderated in the quarter, driven by strong sales execution and the lapping of difficult comparisons from the prior IMI product migration. Year-over-year comparisons also benefited by approximately 1 percentage point from an unfavorable prior-year accounting adjustment and another 1 percentage point from currency.

SendTech achieved higher Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT supported by leadership’s continued focus on cost management. In the first quarter, operating expenses declined $14 million year-over-year.

Presort Services

Presort Services provides sortation services that enable clients to qualify for USPS workshare discounts in First Class Mail, Marketing Mail, Marketing Mail Flats and Bound Printed Matter.

 

First Quarter

($ millions)

2026

 

2025

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Revenue

$163

 

$178

 

($14)

 

(8%)

Adj. Segment EBITDA

$48

 

$64

 

($16)

 

(25%)

Adj. Segment EBIT

$39

 

$55

 

($16)

 

(28%)

Presort revenue decline in the first quarter was driven by a 6% reduction in volumes due to previously communicated client losses and market decline as well as a 2% decline driven by mix change. Total volume sorted in the quarter was 3.6 billion pieces of mail.

Adjusted Segment EBITDA and EBIT declined due to the decrease in revenue with margins contracting from reduced operating leverage from lower volumes and a shift in mix to lower-margin products.

2026 Full-Year Outlook

Pitney Bowes reaffirmed its updated and improved guidance announced in the April 21, 2026, Press Release. Strong first quarter results combined with improving sales trends drove the increase in guidance. Updated guidance for Revenue, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow in 2026 is as follows:

$ millions, except EPS

 

Low

 

High

Revenue

 

$1,800

 

$1,860

Adjusted EBIT

 

$425

 

$465

Adjusted EPS

 

$1.50

 

$1.65

Free Cash Flow

 

$345

 

$380

***As a reminder, to read and/or download a copy of this quarter’s CEO letter, please click here***

Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call

Management will discuss the Company’s results in a webcast tomorrow, May 6, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. ET. Instructions for accessing the earnings results call are available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.pitneybowes.com.

About Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) is a technology-driven company that provides digital shipping solutions, mailing innovation, and financial services to clients around the world – including more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Small businesses to large enterprises, and government entities rely on Pitney Bowes to reduce the complexity of sending mail and parcels. For the latest news, corporate announcements, and financial results, visit www.pitneybowes.com/us/newsroom. For additional information, visit Pitney Bowes at www.pitneybowes.com.

Adjusted Segment EBIT

Adjusted Segment EBIT is the primary measure of profitability and operational performance at the segment level. Adjusted Segment EBIT includes segment revenues and related costs and expenses attributable to the segment, but excludes interest, taxes, general corporate expenses, restructuring charges, and other items not allocated to a business segment. Effective January 1, 2026, we are also excluding expense related to the U.S. and Canada pension plans as we have taken steps to terminate these plans. We also report Adjusted Segment EBITDA as an additional useful measure of segment profitability and operational performance, which is calculated as Adjusted Segment EBIT plus depreciation and amortization expense of the segment.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Pitney Bowes’ financial results are reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Pitney Bowes also discloses certain non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (Adjusted EBIT), adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA), adjusted earnings per share (Adjusted EPS) and free cash flow.

Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS exclude the impact of restructuring charges, foreign currency gains and losses on intercompany loans, certain costs associated with the Ecommerce Restructuring, gains and losses on debt redemptions and other unusual items that we believe are not indicative to our core business operations, including expense related to the U.S. and Canada pension plans that we have taken steps to terminate.

Free cash flow adjusts cash flow from operations calculated in accordance with GAAP for capital expenditures, restructuring payments and other special items. Management believes free cash flow provides better insight into the amount of cash available for other discretionary uses.

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to comparable GAAP measures can be found in the attached financial schedules and at the Company’s website at: https://www.investorrelations.pitneybowes.com/. We do not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures because items necessary for such reconciliation are not available on a reasonable basis without unreasonable efforts.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains “forward-looking statements” about the Company’s expected or potential future business and financial performance, including, but not limited to, statements about future revenue and profitability, earnings guidance, future events or conditions, capital allocation strategy, expected cost savings and efficiency improvements, and strategic initiatives and priorities. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors which could cause future performance to differ materially from expectations include, without limitation, changes in postal regulations or the operations and financial health of posts in the U.S. or other major markets or changes to the broader postal or shipping markets; declines in physical mail volumes or shipping volumes; the loss of customers, including some of our larger clients; changes in trade policies, tariffs and regulations; global supply chain issues adversely impacting our third-party suppliers’ ability to provide us products and services; periods of difficult economic conditions, the impacts of inflation and rising prices, higher interest rates and a slow-down in economic activity, including a global recession, or a prolonged U.S. government shutdown, to the Company and our clients; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in labor and transportation availability and costs; inability to successfully execute on our strategic initiatives; and other factors as more fully outlined in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2025 and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pitney Bowes assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, events, or developments, except as required by law.

Pitney Bowes Inc.    
Consolidated Statements of Operations    
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)    
     
 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2026

 

2025

Revenue:    
Services  

$

306,570

 

$

318,432

Products  

 

88,650

 

 

93,190

Financing and other  

 

82,193

 

 

81,798

Total revenue  

 

477,413

 

 

493,420

     
Costs and expenses:    
Cost of services  

 

156,155

 

 

155,873

Cost of products  

 

48,680

 

 

50,919

Cost of financing and other  

 

12,795

 

 

17,507

Selling, general and administrative  

 

133,377

 

 

165,915

Research and development  

 

3,794

 

 

4,763

Restructuring charges  

 

5,112

 

 

1,400

Interest expense, net  

 

25,992

 

 

24,270

Other components of net pension and postretirement cost  

 

11,034

 

 

1,854

Other expense  

 

 

 

24,187

Total costs and expenses  

 

396,939

 

 

446,688

     
Income before taxes  

 

80,474

 

 

46,732

Provision for income taxes  

 

22,336

 

 

11,310

Net income  

$

58,138

 

$

35,422

     
Basic earnings per share  

$

0.40

 

$

0.19

Diluted earnings per share  

$

0.39

 

$

0.19

     
Weighted-average shares used in diluted earnings per share  

 

147,742

 

 

184,773

Pitney Bowes Inc.    
Consolidated Balance Sheets    
(Unaudited; in thousands)    
     
Assets   March 31,
2026
  December 31,
2025
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents  

$

302,876

 

 

$

284,887

 

Short-term investments  

 

11,142

 

 

 

12,232

 

Accounts and other receivables, net  

 

158,587

 

 

 

168,099

 

Short-term finance receivables, net  

 

481,566

 

 

 

496,446

 

Inventories  

 

62,611

 

 

 

66,241

 

Current income taxes  

 

2,684

 

 

 

3,143

 

Other current assets and prepayments  

 

109,884

 

 

 

69,451

 

Total current assets  

 

1,129,350

 

 

 

1,100,499

 

Property, plant and equipment, net  

 

180,344

 

 

 

185,913

 

Rental property and equipment, net  

 

23,307

 

 

 

24,054

 

Long-term finance receivables, net  

 

571,147

 

 

 

605,129

 

Goodwill  

 

742,882

 

 

 

746,687

 

Intangible assets, net  

 

13,845

 

 

 

14,741

 

Operating lease assets  

 

108,408

 

 

 

106,996

 

Noncurrent income taxes  

 

92,868

 

 

 

95,412

 

Other assets  

 

285,157

 

 

 

289,520

 

Total assets  

$

3,147,308

 

 

$

3,168,951

 

     
Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  

$

766,989

 

 

$

845,378

 

Customer deposits at Pitney Bowes Bank  

 

574,302

 

 

 

582,630

 

Current operating lease liabilities  

 

29,306

 

 

 

28,396

 

Current portion of long-term debt  

 

363,952

 

 

 

17,150

 

Advance billings  

 

72,531

 

 

 

69,075

 

Current income taxes  

 

11,409

 

 

 

5,210

 

Total current liabilities  

 

1,818,489

 

 

 

1,547,839

 

Long-term debt  

 

1,774,240

 

 

 

1,975,888

 

Deferred taxes on income  

 

81,762

 

 

 

72,665

 

Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities  

 

161

 

 

 

278

 

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities  

 

100,727

 

 

 

99,757

 

Noncurrent customer deposits at Pitney Bowes Bank  

 

71,000

 

 

 

71,000

 

Other noncurrent liabilities  

 

194,501

 

 

 

203,884

 

Total liabilities  

 

4,040,880

 

 

 

3,971,311

 

     
Stockholders’ deficit:    
Common stock  

 

270,338

 

 

 

270,338

 

Retained earnings  

 

2,689,224

 

 

 

2,655,703

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss  

 

(792,299

)

 

 

(789,132

)

Treasury stock, at cost  

 

(3,060,835

)

 

 

(2,939,269

)

Total stockholders’ deficit  

 

(893,572

)

 

 

(802,360

)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit  

$

3,147,308

 

 

$

3,168,951

 

PITNEY BOWES INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
MARCH 2026
(Dollars in thousands)
     
 

YEAR-TO-DATE

 

2026

 

2025

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:    
Net income  

$

58,138

 

 

$

35,422

 

     
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization  

 

25,641

 

 

 

28,324

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts and credit losses  

 

3,288

 

 

 

1,978

 

Change in allowance for DIP Facility  

 

 

 

 

(1,539

)

Stock-based compensation  

 

3,278

 

 

 

2,683

 

Amortization of debt fees  

 

1,956

 

 

 

2,152

 

Loss on debt refinancing  

 

 

 

 

24,646

 

Restructuring charges  

 

5,112

 

 

 

1,400

 

Restructuring payments  

 

(15,201

)

 

 

(13,106

)

Pension contributions and retiree medical payments  

 

(10,543

)

 

 

(12,671

)

Loss on disposal of fixed assets  

 

2,382

 

 

 

5,106

 

(Gain) loss on revaluation of intercompany loans  

 

(4,882

)

 

 

7,595

 

Other, net  

 

11,840

 

 

 

4,779

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:    
Accounts receivables  

 

7,339

 

 

 

(131

)

Finance receivables  

 

43,550

 

 

 

34,586

 

Inventories  

 

3,502

 

 

 

(4,807

)

Other current assets  

 

(8,324

)

 

 

(4,326

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  

 

(102,495

)

 

 

(141,282

)

Income taxes  

 

15,684

 

 

 

8,382

 

Advance billings  

 

3,890

 

 

 

4,130

 

Net cash from operating activities  

 

44,155

 

 

 

(16,679

)

     
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:    
Capital expenditures  

 

(15,846

)

 

 

(16,887

)

Purchase of investment securities  

 

(2,757

)

 

 

(3,910

)

Proceeds from sales / maturities of investment securities  

 

7,299

 

 

 

13,345

 

Net investment in loans receivables  

 

1,783

 

 

 

(37,423

)

DIP Facility reimbursement  

 

 

 

 

1,539

 

Acquisitions  

 

 

 

 

(2,200

)

Other investing activities  

 

233

 

 

 

 

Net cash from investing activities  

 

(9,288

)

 

 

(45,536

)

     
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt  

 

147,750

 

 

 

775,000

 

Payments to redeem long-term debt  

 

(3,538

)

 

 

(787,187

)

Premium and fees paid to redeem/refinance debt  

 

 

 

 

(20,598

)

Dividends paid to stockholders  

 

(13,319

)

 

 

(10,980

)

Change in customer deposits at PB Bank  

 

(8,327

)

 

 

(26,766

)

Common stock repurchases  

 

(135,647

)

 

 

(15,000

)

Other financing activities  

 

(3,336

)

 

 

465

 

Net cash from financing activities  

 

(16,417

)

 

 

(85,066

)

     
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  

 

(461

)

 

 

1,342

 

     
Change in cash and cash equivalents  

 

17,989

 

 

 

(145,939

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  

 

284,887

 

 

 

469,726

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  

$

302,876

 

 

$

323,787

 

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Business Segment Revenue
(Unaudited; in thousands)
       
 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2026

 

2025

 

% Change

       
       
Sending Technology Solutions  

$

313,947

 

$

315,606

 

(1

%)

Presort Services  

 

163,466

 

 

177,814

 

(8

%)

Total revenue  

$

477,413

 

$

493,420

 

(3

%)

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Adjusted Segment EBIT & EBITDA
(Unaudited; in thousands)
                 
 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2026

 

2025

 

% change

 

Adjusted Segment EBIT

 

D&A

 

Adjusted Segment EBITDA

 

Adjusted Segment EBIT

 

D&A

 

Adjusted Segment EBITDA

 

Adjusted Segment EBIT

 

Adjusted Segment EBITDA

                 
Sending Technology Solutions  

$

113,530

 

$

9,875

 

$

123,405

 

 

$

97,027

 

$

11,680

 

$

108,707

 

 

17

%

 

14

%

Presort Services  

 

39,178

 

 

8,736

 

 

47,914

 

 

 

54,779

 

 

9,269

 

 

64,048

 

 

(28

%)

 

(25

%)

Total reportable segments  

$

152,708

 

$

18,611

 

 

171,319

 

 

$

151,806

 

$

20,949

 

 

172,755

 

 

1

%

 

(1

%)

                 
Reconciliation of Adjusted Segment EBITDA to income before taxes:
Depreciation and amortization – reportable segments      

 

(18,611

)

     

 

(20,949

)

   
Interest expense, net      

 

(35,575

)

     

 

(37,885

)

   
Corporate expenses      

 

(22,331

)

     

 

(32,117

)

   
Restructuring charges      

 

(5,112

)

     

 

(1,400

)

   
Loss on debt transactions      

 

 

     

 

(24,646

)

   
Foreign currency gain (loss) on intercompany loans      

 

4,882

 

     

 

(7,595

)

   
Pension expense of plans to be terminated      

 

(7,554

)

     

 

 

   
Transaction and strategic review costs      

 

(6,544

)

     

 

(1,890

)

   
Charge in connection with Ecommerce Restructuring      

 

 

     

 

459

 

   
                 
Income before taxes      

$

80,474

 

     

$

46,732

 

   
Pitney Bowes Inc.    
Reconciliation of Reported Consolidated Results to Adjusted Results
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)    
     
 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2026

 

2025

     
Reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income, adjusted EBIT and adjusted EBITDA    
Net income – GAAP  

$

58,138

 

 

$

35,422

 

Provision for income taxes  

 

22,336

 

 

 

11,310

 

Income before taxes  

 

80,474

 

 

 

46,732

 

Restructuring charges  

 

5,112

 

 

 

1,400

 

Foreign currency (gain) loss on intercompany loans  

 

(4,882

)

 

 

7,595

 

Loss on debt transactions  

 

 

 

 

24,646

 

Pension expense of plans to be terminated  

 

7,554

 

 

 

 

Transaction and strategic review costs  

 

6,544

 

 

 

1,890

 

Charge in connection with Ecommerce Restructuring  

 

 

 

 

(459

)

Adjusted net income before tax  

 

94,802

 

 

 

81,804

 

Adjusted tax provision  

 

25,860

 

 

 

20,113

 

Adjusted net income  

$

68,942

 

 

$

61,691

 

     
Adjusted income before tax  

$

94,802

 

 

$

81,804

 

Interest expense, including financing interest  

 

35,575

 

 

 

37,885

 

Adjusted EBIT  

 

130,377

 

 

 

119,689

 

Depreciation and amortization  

 

25,641

 

 

 

28,324

 

Adjusted EBITDA  

$

156,018

 

 

$

148,013

 

     
Reconciliation of diluted earnings per share to adjusted diluted earnings per share    
Diluted earnings per share – GAAP  

$

0.39

 

 

$

0.19

 

Restructuring charges  

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.01

 

Foreign currency (gain) loss on intercompany loans  

 

(0.02

)

 

 

0.03

 

Loss on debt transactions  

 

 

 

 

0.10

 

Pension expense of plans to be terminated  

 

0.04

 

 

 

 

Transaction and strategic review costs  

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.01

 

Adjusted diluted earnings per share  

$

0.47

 

 

$

0.33

 

     
The sum of the earnings per share amounts may not equal the total due to rounding.
     
Reconciliation of net cash from operating activities to free cash flow    
Net cash from operating activities  

$

44,155

 

 

($

16,679

)

Capital expenditures  

 

(15,846

)

 

 

(16,887

)

Restructuring payments  

 

15,201

 

 

 

13,106

 

Free cash flow  

$

43,510

 

 

($

20,460

)

 

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