BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
Business
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC is an infrastructure engineering software company that develops and supports integrated software to design, build, and operate infrastructure using intelligent digital twin solutions. It offers Bentley Open engineering and Seequent geoprofessional modeling and simulation applications, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Bentley Asset Analytics, and the Cesium and iTwin Platform for creating, visualizing, and analyzing infrastructure digital twins. Key business segments include engineering applications, geoprofessional applications, infrastructure cloud and asset analytics, and platform services. Its products serve global infrastructure accounts through direct sales, an e‑store (Virtuosity), and channel partners.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 1,502 | 1,353 | 1,228 | 1,099 | 965 | |
| Total cost of revenues | 278 | 258 | 266 | 237 | 217 | |
| Gross profit | 1,224 | 1,095 | 962 | 862 | 749 | |
| Research and development | 308 | 281 | 275 | 258 | 221 | |
| Selling and marketing | 290 | 255 | 224 | 196 | 162 | |
| General and administrative | 217 | 210 | 181 | 175 | 150 | |
| Deferred compensation plan | 14 | 12 | 14 | −16 | 95 | |
| Amortization of purchased intangibles | 33 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 26 | |
| Total operating expenses | 862 | 793 | 732 | 653 | 654 | |
| Income from operations | 363 | 302 | 231 | 209 | 95 | |
| Interest expense, net | −12 | −22 | −40 | −35 | −11 | |
| Other income (expense), net | 547,000 | 13 | −7 | 24 | 10 | |
| Income before income taxes | 351 | 293 | 184 | 198 | 93 | |
| (Provision) benefit for income taxes | −73 | −59 | 143 | −21 | 3 | |
| Equity in net income of investees, net of tax | 38,000 | 104,000 | 19,000 | −2 | −4 | |
| Net income | 278 | 234 | 327 | 175 | — | |
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | −67,000 | −354,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net income attributable to Bentley Systems | 278 | 235 | 327 | 175 | 93 | |
| Basic (USD per share) | 0.88 | 0.75 | 1.05 | 0.57 | 0.3 | |
| Diluted (USD per share) | 0.85 | 0.72 | 1 | 0.55 | 0.3 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 315 | 315 | 312 | 309 | 306 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 333 | 334 | 333 | 332 | 315 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 123 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 329 | |
| Accounts receivable | 350 | 323 | 303 | 296 | 242 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −7 | |
| Prepaid income taxes | 20 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | |
| Prepaid and other current assets | 53 | 51 | — | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 539 | 442 | 420 | 416 | 616 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 36 | 34 | 40 | 32 | 32 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 31 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 51 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 193 | 214 | 249 | 292 | 246 | |
| Goodwill | 2,482 | 2,367 | 2,269 | 2,237 | 1,588 | |
| Investments | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 6 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 170 | 198 | 213 | 53 | 71 | |
| Other assets | 76 | 86 | 67 | 72 | 49 | |
| Total assets | 3,555 | 3,400 | 3,320 | 3,165 | 2,659 | |
| Accounts payable | 27 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | |
| Accruals and other current liabilities | 173 | 170 | 457 | 362 | 324 | |
| Cloud Services Subscription deposits | 463 | 367 | — | — | — | |
| Deferred revenues | 278 | 246 | 254 | 227 | 225 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | |
| Income taxes payable | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total current liabilities | 960 | 814 | 760 | 628 | 594 | |
| Long-term debt | 1,249 | 1,388 | 1,518 | 1,776 | 1,431 | |
| Deferred compensation plan liabilities | 107 | 97 | 88 | 77 | 95 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 22 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 35 | |
| Deferred revenues | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 4 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 65 | |
| Income taxes payable | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| Other liabilities | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,366 | 2,359 | 2,436 | 2,592 | 2,250 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 18) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares; none issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,301 | 1,218 | 1,127 | 1,030 | 938 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −75 | −104 | −85 | −90 | −92 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −40 | −76 | −162 | −371 | −440 | |
| Total Bentley Systems stockholders equity | 1,189 | 1,041 | 883 | — | 409 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 79,000 | 133,000 | 704,000 | 704,000 | 0 | |
| Total equity | 1,189 | 1,041 | 884 | 573 | 409 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 3,555 | 3,400 | 3,320 | 3,165 | 2,659 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, amortization, and impairment | 66 | 65 | 72 | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | 24 | 13 | −199 | −5 | −20 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 73 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 49 | |
| Deferred compensation plan | 14 | 12 | 14 | −16 | 95 | |
| Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| Change in fair value of derivative | 10 | −10,000 | 5 | −27 | −10 | |
| Foreign currency remeasurement loss (gain) | 664,000 | −785,000 | −452,000 | 6 | 64,000 | |
| Other | 6 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 5 | |
| Accounts receivable | −19 | −32 | −5 | −61 | −36 | |
| Prepaid and other assets | 11 | −6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |
| Accounts payable, accruals, and other liabilities | −18 | −17 | −9 | 29 | 48 | |
| Cloud Services Subscription deposits | 77 | 92 | 78 | — | — | |
| Deferred revenues | 19 | −2 | 20 | 2 | 5 | |
| Income taxes payable, net of prepaid income taxes | −10 | −13 | 10 | 320,000 | −16 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 538 | 435 | 417 | 274 | 288 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software | −18 | −14 | −25 | −19 | −18 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −93 | −130 | −26 | −743 | −1,035 | |
| Purchases of investments | −981,000 | −1 | −12 | −11 | −4 | |
| Proceeds from investments | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 179,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −112 | −143 | −61 | −770 | −1,057 | |
| Proceeds from credit facilities | 290 | 518 | 588 | 833 | 745 | |
| Payments of credit facilities | −425 | −474 | −842 | −488 | −991 | |
| Repayments of term loan | 0 | −190 | −5 | −5 | 0 | |
| Repurchase of convertible senior notes | −10 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | 0 | −6 | 0 | 0 | −6 | |
| Payments of contingent and non-contingent consideration | −310,000 | −3 | −4 | −8 | −2 | |
| Payments of dividends | −85 | −72 | −59 | −34 | −33 | |
| Proceeds from stock purchases under employee stock purchase plan | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | |
| Payments for shares acquired including shares withheld for taxes | −32 | −13 | −59 | −44 | −121 | |
| Repurchases of Class B common stock under approved program | −125 | −64 | 0 | −28 | 0 | |
| Other | −203,000 | −188,000 | −191,000 | 525,000 | −197,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −376 | −290 | −359 | 243 | 983 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 9 | −7 | −390,000 | −5 | −7 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 59 | −4 | −3 | −258 | 207 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 61 | 60 | 44 | 29 | 40 | |
| Income tax refunds | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 8 | 17 | 37 | 27 | 5 | |
| Non-marketable equity investment | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | |
| Deferred, non-contingent consideration, net | 0 | 0 | 525,000 | 749,000 | 10 | |
| Share-settled Bonus Plan awards | 6 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | |
| DCP elective participant deferrals | 0 | 188,000 | 2 | 7 | 3 |