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Jack Henry shares rise after revenue and profit beat expectations

Faster-payments revenue jumped 47% as GAAP revenue grew 4.7% to $644.0 million, even as operating income fell and margins narrowed.

Sunday, August 23, 2026 · Written up by our desk · Results

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ: JKHY) shares rose 1.9% to $156 in extended trading on August 18 after the payments and core banking technology provider reported results that beat analyst expectations. GAAP revenue increased 4.7% to $644.0 million, while non-GAAP adjusted revenue of $633.1 million topped the $630.9 million consensus estimate based on nine analysts.

Diluted earnings of $1.57 per share exceeded the $1.44 consensus estimate. Processing revenue rose 7.5%, including a 47% jump in faster-payments revenue, while digital and transaction revenue increased 8.6% and private and public cloud data-processing and hosting revenue grew 7.4%.

Despite the top-line performance, GAAP operating income fell 12.2%, and GAAP operating margin contracted to 21.2% from 25.3%. The company also reported services-and-support revenue increased only 2.5%, with deconversion revenue declining by $11.2 million.

Looking beyond the quarter, Jack Henry increased non-GAAP adjusted revenue 7.3% and non-GAAP adjusted operating income 11.6% for the full year, lifting adjusted operating margin to 24.1% from 23.2%. Non-GAAP free cash flow rose 31.4% to $539.3 million, while the company attributed the spending pressure to items such as personnel and medical costs, cloud-migration infrastructure, and commissions.

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