secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MARKETWISE, INC. (MKTW)
CIK:        0001805651
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-06T12:32:12+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-053922
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MarketWise Q2 billings surge 57% YoY to $91.2M; raises FY billings target 10% to $330M
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- Q2 2026 billings $91.2M (+57% YoY); net revenue $75.8M; net loss $2.6M vs net income $15.3M in Q2 2025.
- CFFO $22.4M (+25.7% YoY); paid subscribers 400K as of June 30, up 4.8% from March 31.
- FY 2026 billings guidance raised 10% to $330M (21.7% YoY growth); affirms $1.80/share dividend target.
- Cash $33M at June 30; $12.2M legal settlement disbursement in April 2026 reduced cash and repurchased 3% of shares.
- Management expects margins to expand in H2 2026 as marketing investment moderates.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828026053922/0001628280-26-053922-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828026053922/mktw-20260806.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-053922

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