---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001990354-26-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WAY"
cik: "0001990354"
company_name: "Waystar Holding Corp."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:30:33.340056+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waystar Q1 revenue $313.9M (+22% YoY); non-GAAP EPS $0.42; FY2026 guidance issued

## Summary
- Revenue $313.9M (+22% YoY); GAAP net income $43.3M ($0.22 EPS), non-GAAP net income $81.2M ($0.42 EPS).
- Adjusted EBITDA $135.4M (43% margin); cash from ops $84.9M, unlevered FCF $90.3M.
- Subscription revenue $172.2M (+38%); volume-based revenue $139.5M (+7%); NRR 111%; 1,433 high-value clients (+15%).
- FY2026 guidance: revenue $1.274B-$1.294B; Adj. EBITDA $530M-$540M; non-GAAP EPS $1.59-$1.68.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001990354-26-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WAY
- cik: 0001990354
- company_name: Waystar Holding Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1990354/000199035426000024/0001990354-26-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1990354/000199035426000024/way-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Waystar Holding Corp. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $313.9 million, net income $43.3 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $313.9 million
  - Net income: $43.3 million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: come in ahead of our internal expectations, reinforcing our confidence as providers increasingly standardize on Waystar." First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights • Revenue of $313.9 million, up 22% year-over-year • Net income of $43.3 million, GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.22, and net income margin of 14% • Non-GAAP net income of $81.2 million and non-GAAP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1990354/000199035426000024/0001990354-26-000024-index.htm

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