Beat Guidance and Raised Full-Year Outlook
Exceeded Q1 guidance and raised 2026 outlook: now expect $12.33B gross profit (19% YoY), $3.34B adjusted operating income (margin +1pp vs prior guide) and $3.85 adjusted diluted EPS (up 62% YoY).
Record Adjusted Profitability
All-time highs on adjusted metrics: gross profit grew 27% YoY to $2.91B; adjusted operating income up 56% YoY to $728M (25% margin); adjusted EBITDA reached $1.0B; adjusted diluted EPS rose 52% YoY to $0.85.
Strong Cash App Growth and Engagement
Cash App gross profit +38% YoY; monthly transacting actives +4% YoY; inflows per transacting active +10% YoY; primary banking actives +18% YoY to 9.7M. Launched Moneybot GA, Afterpay Pre-Purchase, peer-to-peer BNPL and started rolling out Cash App Score.
Square GPV and Gross Profit Acceleration
Square GPV grew 13% YoY (11.5% constant currency) and gross profit growth accelerated to 9% (11% ex-hardware). Strong vertical gains: food & beverage GPV +21% YoY, mid-market GPV +22% YoY; international GPV +35% YoY (26% cc).
Product and AI-Driven Velocity Improvements
Production code changes per engineer increased >2.5x from January to April; production code changes by non-engineers up ~60% in April vs January. Rapid shipping examples include BNPL for Cash App Pay built in weeks by small teams.
Managerbot and Moneybot Early Traction
Managerbot enabled for over 1M sellers with strong retention among users; Moneybot reached GA and saw ~1M active users engage within the first week. Early signals of cross-sell: >1/3 of Moneybot-triggered money movements attach to a new product.
Network and Seller Distribution Momentum (Neighborhoods & ISOs)
Neighborhoods scaled to $320M annualized GPV (up 190% since December); in April added more sellers than entire prior history. ISO channel scaled to 140+ active partners and is ramping quickly, contributing materially to NVA growth.
Q2 Positive Guidance and Near-Term Metrics
Q2 guidance: gross profit $3.04B (20% YoY), adjusted operating income $740M (35% YoY, +2pp margin expansion YoY), adjusted diluted EPS $0.86 (+39% YoY). April trends: Square GPV +12% (cc), U.S. +9% YoY, international +25% cc.
Improved Unit Economics on Lending
Borrow originations remain a significant growth driver; internal bank (SFS) origination has improved unit economics enabling expanded eligibility, higher limits for mature customers and better variable profit potential as cohorts mature.