Perella Weinberg Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

Financial Overview - Third Quarter Revenues of $165 Million, Down 41% From a Record a Year AgoAdjusted Pre-Tax Income of $20 Million, GAAP Pre-Tax Income of $12 MillionAdjusted EPS of $0.13; GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.08 Financial Overview - Nine Months Revenues of $532 Million, Down 18% From a Record a Year AgoAdjusted Pre-Tax Income of $53 Million, GAAP Pre-Tax Income of $30 MillionAdjusted EPS of $0.51; GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.37 Talent Investment Year-to-Date Added Twelve Partners and Nine Managing DirectorsTwo Additional Partners and Two Additional Managing Directors to Join Firm in Coming MonthsClosed Acquisition of Devon Park Advisors Capital Management Strong Balance Sheet with $186 Million of Cash and No DebtYear-to-Date Retired More Than Six Million Shares and Share Equivalents through Purchase, Exchange and Net SettlementYear-to-Date have Returned More than $157 Million in Aggregate to Equity HoldersDeclared Quarterly Dividend of $0.07 Per Share “Our strategic investments this year — adding 25 senior bankers and closing the Devon Park acquisition — position us well in an increasingly active transaction environment and demonstrate our commitment to build scale. We’ve hired in some of the most attractive sectors in our markets, with a singular focus on providing the best strategic and financial advice to our clients,” stated Andrew Bednar, Chief Executive Officer. NEW YORK, Nov. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perella Weinberg Partners (the “Firm,” “Perella Weinberg,” or “PWP”) (NASDAQ:PWP) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Revenues For the third quarter of 2025, revenues were $164.6 million, a decrease of 41% from a record $278.2 million reported in the third quarter of 2024, driven by fewer closings in M&A. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, revenues were $531.7 million, a decrease of 18% from a record $652.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, driven by fewer closings in M&A partially offset by increased contribution from restructuring and liability management. Expenses Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 GAAP Adjusted GAAP Adjusted GAAP Adjusted GAAP AdjustedOperating expenses (Dollars in Millions) (Dollars in Millions)Total compensation and benefits $116.3 $110.3 $202.3 $189.2 $373.9 $356.3 $628.2 $443.7 % of Revenues 71% 67% 73% 68% 70% 67% 96% 68%Non-compensation expenses $39.4 $36.8 $40.0 $37.9 $128.4 $122.4 $124.1 $116.1 % of Revenues 24% 22% 14% 14% 24% 23% 19% 18% Three Months Ended GAAP total compensation and benefits were $116.3 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $202.3 million for the third quarter of 2024. Adjusted total compensation and benefits were $110.3 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $189.2 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in total compensation and benefits was due to a lower bonus accrual associated with lower revenues combined with the impact of a lower effective compensation margin versus the third quarter of 2024. GAAP non-compensation expenses were $39.4 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $40.0 million for the third quarter of 2024. Adjusted non-compensation expenses were $36.8 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $37.9 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in non-compensation expenses was largely driven by lower general, administrative and other expenses and by lower professional fees. On a GAAP basis, the decrease in professional fees was partially offset by acquisition related costs. Nine Months Ended GAAP total compensation and benefits were $373.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $628.2 million for the prior year period. The prior year period included the impact of the one-time accelerated vesting of certain partnership unit awards (the “Vesting Acceleration”) as well as incremental equity-based compensation expense tied to transaction-related incentive unit awards which vested in the third quarter of 2024. Adjusted total compensation and benefits were $356.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $443.7 million for the same period a year ago. The decrease in total compensation and benefits was due to a lower bonus accrual associated with lower revenues combined with the impact of a lower effective compensation margin compared to 2024. GAAP non-compensation expenses were $128.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $124.1 million for the prior year period. Adjusted non-compensation expenses were $122.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $116.1 million for the same period a year ago. The increase in non-compensation expenses was largely driven by an increase in professional fees tied to litigation spend in the first quarter of 2025, higher travel related costs, and an increase in technology spend, partially offset by a decrease in general, administrative and other expenses. On a GAAP basis, the increase was also driven by acquisition related costs which were incurred in the third quarter of 2025, though these were offset by non-recurring partnership reorganization costs which were incurred in the first quarter of 2024. Provision for Income Taxes Perella Weinberg Partners currently owns 73.5% of the operating partnership (“PWP OpCo”) and is subject to U.S. federal and state corporate income tax on its allocable share of earnings. Income earned by the operating partnership is subject to certain state, local, and foreign income taxes. For purposes of calculating adjusted if-converted net income, we have presented our results as if all partnership units had been converted to shares of Class A common stock, and as if all of our adjusted results for the period were subject to U.S. corporate income tax. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the effective tax rate for adjusted if-converted net income was 4%. This tax rate includes $15.1 million of benefit from the vesting of restricted stock units at a share price higher than the grant price. The adjusted effective tax rate excluding this benefit would have been 32%. Balance Sheet and Capital Management As of September 30, 2025, Perella Weinberg had $185.5 million of cash with no outstanding indebtedness and an undrawn revolving credit facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Perella Weinberg returned $157.5 million in aggregate to our equity holders through: (i) the net settlement of 3,328,036 share equivalents at an average price per share of $23.08; (ii) the settlement of unit exchanges of 1,270,086 PWP OpCo units for cash at $22.65 per unit and the repurchase of 1,829,337 shares at an average price per share of $18.40 in open market transactions pursuant to PWP’s Class A common stock repurchase program; and (iii) the payment of aggregate dividends of $18.3 million to Class A common stockholders. At September 30, 2025, there were 65.0 million shares of Class A common stock and 23.5 million partnership units outstanding. The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share of Class A common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 15, 2025 to Class A common stockholders of record on November 17, 2025. Conference Call and Webcast Management will host a webcast and conference call on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 9:00 am ET to discuss Perella Weinberg’s financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. A webcast of the conference call will be made available in the Investors section of Perella Weinberg’s website at https://investors.pwpartners.com/. The conference call can also be accessed by the following dial-in information: Domestic: (800) 245-3047International: (203) 518-9765Conference ID: PWPQ325 Replay A replay of the call will also be available two hours after the live call through November 14, 2025. To access the replay, dial (800) 753-6121 (Domestic) or (402) 220-2676 (International). The replay can also be accessed on the Investors section of the Company’s website at https://investors.pwpartners.com/. For those who listen to the rebroadcast of the call, we remind you that the remarks made are as of November 7, 2025, and have not been updated subsequent to the initial earnings call. About Perella Weinberg Perella Weinberg is a leading global independent advisory firm, providing strategic and financial advice to a broad client base, including corporations, financial sponsors, governments, and sovereign wealth funds. The Firm offers a wide range of advisory services to clients in some of the most active industry sectors and global markets. With approximately 700 employees, Perella Weinberg currently maintains offices in New York, London, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Paris, Chicago, Munich, Palm Beach, Denver, Calgary, and Greenwich. The financial information of Perella Weinberg herein refers to the business operations of PWP Holdings LP and Subsidiaries. Contacts For Perella Weinberg Investor Relations: investors@pwpartners.comFor Perella Weinberg Media: media@pwpartners.com Non-GAAP Financial Measures In addition to financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP, we monitor certain non-GAAP financial measures to manage our business, make planning decisions, evaluate our performance and allocate resources. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are key financial indicators of our business performance over the long term and provide useful information regarding whether cash provided by operating activities is sufficient to maintain and grow our business. We believe that the methodology for determining these non-GAAP financial measures can provide useful supplemental information to help investors better understand the economics of our platform. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the analysis of other GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not universally consistent calculations, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. Other companies may calculate similarly titled financial measures differently. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures are not measurements of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. In order to facilitate a clear understanding of our consolidated historical operating results, you should examine our non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with our historical consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this press release. Management compensates for the inherent limitations associated with using these non-GAAP financial measures through disclosure of such limitations, presentation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP and reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the tables at the end of this release for an explanation of the adjustments and reconciliations to the comparable GAAP numbers. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements Certain statements made in this press release, and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of PWP are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements regarding the expectations regarding the combined business are “forward looking statements.” In addition, words such as “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “estimated,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “future,” “propose,” “target,” “goal,” “objective,” “outlook” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the control of the parties, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include (but are not limited to): global economic, business and market conditions; the Company’s dependence on and ability to retain employees; the Company’s ability to successfully identify, recruit and develop talent; conditions impacting the corporate advisory industry; the Firm’s dependence on its fee-paying clients and fluctuating revenues from its non-exclusive, engagement-by-engagement business model; the high volatility of the Company’s revenues as a result of its reliance on advisory fees that are largely contingent on the completion of events which may be out of its control; the Company’s ability to appropriately manage conflicts of interest and tax and other regulatory factors relevant to the Company’s business, including actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest and other factors that may damage its business and reputation; the Company’s successful formulation and execution of its business and growth strategies; substantial litigation risks in the financial services industry; cybersecurity and other operational risks; assumptions relating to the Company’s operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity; extensive regulation of the corporate advisory industry and U.S. and foreign regulatory developments relating to, among other things, financial institutions and markets, government oversight, fiscal and tax policy and laws (including the treatment of carried interest); and other risks and uncertainties described under “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements in this press release and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of PWP are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that the Company has anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 27, 2025 and the other documents filed by the Firm from time to time with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) Three Months EndedSeptember 30, Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Revenues $164,645 $278,242 $531,743 $652,367 Expenses Compensation and benefits 88,748 174,080 292,027 392,643 Equity-based compensation 27,594 28,225 81,873 235,530 Total compensation and benefits 116,342 202,305 373,900 628,173 Professional fees 9,213 9,367 35,308 32,170 Technology and infrastructure 9,588 8,852 28,114 26,749 Rent and occupancy 5,974 6,170 18,896 18,307 Travel and related expenses 5,418 4,497 16,391 13,782 General, administrative and other expenses 4,219 6,027 14,574 17,769 Depreciation and amortization 5,024 5,130 15,077 15,318 Total expenses 155,778 242,348 502,260 752,268 Operating income (loss) 8,867 35,894 29,483 (99,901)Non-operating income (expenses) Other income (expense) 2,721 457 252 3,859 Total non-operating income (expenses) 2,721 457 252 3,859 Income (loss) before income taxes 11,588 36,351 29,735 (96,042)Income tax expense (benefit) 3,023 7,508 (4,471) 25,960 Net income (loss) 8,565 28,843 34,206 (122,002)Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 2,561 12,473 8,125 (36,500)Net income (loss) attributable to Perella Weinberg Partners $6,004 $16,370 $26,081 $(85,502)Net income (loss) per share attributable to Class A common shareholders Basic $0.09 $0.29 $0.41 $(1.61)Diluted $0.08 $0.24 $0.37 $(1.61)Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding Basic 64,071,958 55,513,159 63,100,339 53,115,490 Diluted 100,233,456 69,795,656 74,959,485 53,115,490 GAAP Reconciliation of Adjusted Results (Unaudited)(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) Three Months EndedSeptember 30, Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Total compensation and benefits—GAAP $116,342 $202,305 $373,900 $628,173 Equity-based compensation not dilutive to investors in PWP or PWP OpCo(1) — — — (143,714)Public company transaction related incentives(2) (6,029) (13,070) (17,632) (37,527)Business realignment costs(3) — — — (3,249)Adjusted total compensation and benefits $110,313 $189,235 $356,268 $443,683 Non-compensation expense—GAAP $39,436 $40,043 $128,360 $124,095 TPH business combination related expenses(4) (1,645) (1,645) (4,935) (4,935)Business combination transaction expenses(5) (980) (484) (980) (3,054)Adjusted non-compensation expense(6) $36,811 $37,914 $122,445 $116,106 Operating income (loss)—GAAP $8,867 $35,894 $29,483 $(99,901)Equity-based compensation not dilutive to investors in PWP or PWP OpCo(1) — — — 143,714 Public company transaction related incentives(2) 6,029 13,070 17,632 37,527 Business realignment costs(3) — — — 3,249 TPH business combination related expenses(4) 1,645 1,645 4,935 4,935 Business combination transaction expenses(5) 980 484 980 3,054 Adjusted operating income $17,521 $51,093 $53,030 $92,578 Income (loss) before income taxes—GAAP $11,588 $36,351 $29,735 $(96,042)Equity-based compensation not dilutive to investors in PWP or PWP OpCo(1) — — — 143,714 Public company transaction related incentives(2) 6,029 13,070 17,632 37,527 Business realignment costs(3) — — — 3,249 TPH business combination related expenses(4) 1,645 1,645 4,935 4,935 Business combination transaction expenses(5) 980 484 980 3,054 Adjustments to non-operating income (expenses)(7) 17 38 49 226 Adjusted income before income taxes $20,259 $51,588 $53,331 $96,663 Income tax expense (benefit)—GAAP $3,023 $7,508 $(4,471) $25,960 Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments(8) 2,731 3,178 7,412 (7,350)Adjusted income tax expense $5,754 $10,686 $2,941 $18,610 Net income (loss)—GAAP $8,565 $28,843 $34,206 $(122,002)Equity-based compensation not dilutive to investors in PWP or PWP OpCo(1) — — — 143,714 Public company transaction related incentives(2) 6,029 13,070 17,632 37,527 Business realignment costs(3) — — — 3,249 TPH business combination related expenses(4) 1,645 1,645 4,935 4,935 Business combination transaction expenses(5) 980 484 980 3,054 Adjustments to non-operating income (expenses)(7) 17 38 49 226 Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments(8) (2,731) (3,178) (7,412) 7,350 Adjusted net income $14,505 $40,902 $50,390 $78,053 GAAP Reconciliation of Adjusted Results (Unaudited)(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) Three Months EndedSeptember 30, Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Adjusted net income $14,505 $40,902 $50,390 $78,053 Less: Adjusted income tax expense (5,754) (10,686) (2,941) (18,610)Add: If-converted income tax expense(9) 6,854 16,303 1,906 27,923 Adjusted if-converted net income $13,405 $35,285 $51,425 $68,740 Weighted-average diluted shares of Class A common stock outstanding—GAAP 100,233,456 69,795,656 74,959,485 53,115,490 Weighted average number of incremental shares from assumed vesting of RSUs and PSUs(10) — — — 9,564,794 Weighted average number of incremental shares from if-converted PWP OpCo units(11) — 32,727,568 25,691,746 36,778,325 Weighted-average adjusted diluted shares of Class A common stock outstanding 100,233,456 102,523,224 100,651,231 99,458,609 Adjusted net income per Class A share—diluted, if-converted $0.13 $0.34 $0.51 $0.69 Key metrics:(12) GAAP operating income (loss) margin 5.4% 12.9% 5.5% (15.3)%Adjusted operating income margin 10.6% 18.4% 10.0% 14.2%GAAP compensation ratio 71% 73% 70% 96%Adjusted compensation ratio 67% 68% 67% 68%GAAP effective tax rate 26% 21% (15)% (27)%Adjusted if-converted effective tax rate 34% 32% 4% 29% Notes to GAAP Reconciliation of Adjusted Results: (1) Equity-based compensation not dilutive to investors in PWP or PWP OpCo includes the amortization of awards granted by PWP Professional Partners LP (the “Professional Partners Awards”), which were subject to the Vesting Acceleration in the second quarter of 2024. The vesting of these awards did not economically dilute PWP shareholders’ interests relative to the interests of other investors in PWP OpCo. (2) Public company transaction related incentives includes equity-based compensation for transaction-related restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance restricted stock units (“PSUs”), which are directly related to milestone events that were part of a business combination that closed on June 24, 2021 (the “2021 Business Combination”), as well as employment taxes for these RSUs and PSUs. These expenses were outside of PWP’s normal and recurring bonus and compensation processes. (3) During the second quarter of 2023, we began a review of the business, which resulted in headcount reductions in order to improve compensation alignment and to provide greater flexibility to advance strategic opportunities. Costs were incurred through the first quarter of 2024 and included separation and transition benefits and the accelerated amortization (net of forfeitures) of certain equity-based awards, including certain Professional Partners Awards and transaction-related RSUs and PSUs, which would have been adjusted through adjustments (1) and (2) above notwithstanding the business realignment. (4) On November 30, 2016, we completed a business combination with Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., LLC (TPH), an independent advisory firm focused on the energy industry. The adjustment reflects the amortization of intangible assets associated with the acquisition, and such assets will be fully amortized by November 30, 2026. (5) Business combination transaction costs that were expensed associated with (i) the 2021 Business Combination, including equity-based vesting for transaction-related RSUs issued to non-employees and costs incurred related to the partnership restructuring that was contemplated during the implementation of the up-C structure at the time of the 2021 Business Combination and (ii) the acquisition of Devon Park Advisors which closed on October 1, 2025. (6) See reconciliation below for the components of the consolidated statements of operations included in non-compensation expense—GAAP as well as Adjusted non-compensation expense. (7) Includes the amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs for all periods presented and minimal charges related to the Vesting Acceleration for the nine months ended September 2024. (8) The adjusted income tax expense represents the Company’s calculated tax expense on adjusted non-GAAP results. It excludes the impact on income taxes of certain transaction-related items and other items not reflected in our adjusted non-GAAP results. It does not represent the cash that the Company expects to pay for taxes in the current periods. (9) The if-converted income tax expense represents the Company's calculated tax expense on adjusted non-GAAP results assuming the exchange of all PWP OpCo units for PWP Class A common stock, resulting in all of the Company’s results for the period being subject to corporate-level tax. (10) Represents the dilutive impact under the treasury stock method of unvested RSUs and PSUs. (11) Represents the dilutive impact assuming the conversion of all PWP OpCo units to shares of Class A common stock. (12) Reconciliations of key metrics from GAAP to Adjusted results are a derivative of the reconciliation of their components. GAAP Reconciliation of Adjusted Results (Unaudited)(Dollars in Thousands) Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 GAAP Adjustments AdjustedProfessional fees $9,213 $(980)(1) $8,233Technology and infrastructure 9,588 — 9,588Rent and occupancy 5,974 — 5,974Travel and related expenses 5,418 — 5,418General, administrative and other expenses 4,219 — 4,219Depreciation and amortization 5,024 (1,645)(2) 3,379Non-compensation expense $39,436 $(2,625) $36,811 Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 GAAP Adjustments AdjustedProfessional fees $9,367 $(484)(3) $8,883Technology and infrastructure 8,852 — 8,852Rent and occupancy 6,170 — 6,170Travel and related expenses 4,497 — 4,497General, administrative and other expenses 6,027 — 6,027Depreciation and amortization 5,130 (1,645)(2) 3,485Non-compensation expense $40,043 $(2,129) $37,914 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 GAAP Adjustments AdjustedProfessional fees $35,308 $(980)(1) $34,328Technology and infrastructure 28,114 — 28,114Rent and occupancy 18,896 — 18,896Travel and related expenses 16,391 — 16,391General, administrative and other expenses 14,574 — 14,574Depreciation and amortization 15,077 (4,935)(2) 10,142Non-compensation expense $128,360 $(5,915) $122,445 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 GAAP Adjustments AdjustedProfessional fees $32,170 $(3,054)(3) $29,116Technology and infrastructure 26,749 — 26,749Rent and occupancy 18,307 — 18,307Travel and related expenses 13,782 — 13,782General, administrative and other expenses 17,769 — 17,769Depreciation and amortization 15,318 (4,935)(2) 10,383Non-compensation expense $124,095 $(7,989) $116,106 (1) Reflects an adjustment to exclude transaction costs associated with the Devon Park acquisition.(2) Reflects an adjustment to exclude the amortization of intangible assets related to the TPH business combination.(3) Reflects an adjustment to exclude transaction costs associated with the 2021 Business Combination. * Throughout this release, adjusted figures represent Non-GAAP information. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the tables at the end of this release for an explanation of the adjustments and reconciliations to the comparable GAAP numbers. GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Class A common shareholders and Adjusted net income (loss) per Class A share—diluted, if—converted will be referred to as “GAAP Diluted EPS” and “Adjusted EPS,” respectively.

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