Marqeta, Inc.
Business
Marqeta, Inc. provides a cloud-based, open API payments platform that enables companies to build and operate customized card and payment programs. It offers debit, prepaid, and credit card issuing, tokenization and digital wallet provisioning, banking and money-movement features, risk management and fraud controls, rewards and disputes management, and a self-service dashboard and developer tools. Marqeta operates modular service offerings including Managed By Marqeta (MxM) and Powered By Marqeta (PxM), issuer-processor services, RiskControl, and digital banking capabilities. The company serves global customers across industries through API integrations, Issuing Bank and Card Network partnerships, digital wallets, apps, and merchant channels.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenue | 625 | 507 | 676 | 748 | 517 | |
| Costs of revenue | 188 | 155 | 347 | 428 | 285 | |
| Gross profit | 437 | 352 | 330 | 320 | 232 | |
| Compensation and benefits | 340 | 398 | 446 | 362 | 318 | |
| Technology | 65 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 34 | |
| Professional services | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | |
| Occupancy | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 27 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | |
| Marketing and advertising | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Other operating expenses | 20 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 14 | |
| Executive chairman long-term performance award | 0 | −145 | 53 | 53 | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 484 | 376 | 613 | 530 | 394 | |
| Loss from operations | −46 | −24 | −283 | −210 | −162 | |
| Other income, net | 33 | 53 | 52 | 25 | −3 | |
| (Loss) income before income tax expense (benefit) | −13 | 28 | −231 | −185 | −165 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 596,000 | 793,000 | −8 | −102,000 | −640,000 | |
| Net (loss) income | −14 | 27 | −223 | −185 | −164 | |
| Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders, basic | −14 | 27 | −223 | −185 | −164 | |
| Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders, diluted | −14 | 27 | −223 | −185 | −164 | |
| Change in foreign currency translation adjustment | 2 | −468,000 | −40,000 | −167,000 | −14,000 | |
| Net change in unrealized (loss) gain on short-term investments | −243,000 | −608,000 | 8 | −5 | −2 | |
| Net other comprehensive income (loss) | 2 | −1 | 8 | −5 | −2 | |
| Comprehensive (loss) income | −12 | 26 | −215 | −190 | −166 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −0.03 | 0.05 | −0.42 | −0.34 | −0.45 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −0.03 | 0.05 | −0.42 | −0.34 | −0.45 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 462 | 511 | 533 | 545 | 363 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 462 | 519 | 533 | 545 | 363 |
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 | 709 | 923 | 981 | 1,184 | 1,248 | |
| Restricted cash | 308 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| Short-term investments | 62 | 179 | 269 | 441 | 453 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 41 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 13 | |
| Settlements receivable, net | 18 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 11 | |
| Network incentives receivable | 61 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 30 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 35 | 25 | 27 | 38 | 36 | |
| Total current assets | 1,235 | 1,249 | 1,389 | 1,747 | 1,799 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 60 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 10 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 51 | 30 | 36 | 0 | — | |
| Goodwill | 155 | 124 | 124 | 0 | — | |
| Other assets | 15 | 20 | 17 | 7 | — | |
| Total assets | 1,525 | 1,463 | 1,590 | 1,770 | 1,830 | |
| Accounts payable | 2 | 527,000 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Revenue share payable | 225 | 193 | 174 | 142 | 121 | |
| Funds payable and amounts due to customers | 307 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 216 | 177 | 162 | 137 | 114 | |
| Total current liabilities | 749 | 371 | 337 | 283 | 238 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 6 | 870,000 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
| Other liabilities | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Total liabilities | 763 | 378 | 346 | 297 | 257 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000 and 100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 1,500,000 and 1,500,000 Class A shares authorized, 399,392 and 470,824 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. 600,000 and 600,000 Class B shares authorized, 32,864 and 33,472 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 43,000 | 50,000 | 52,000 | 53,000 | 54,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,572 | 1,883 | 2,068 | 2,082 | 1,993 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 2 | −314,000 | 762,000 | −7 | −2 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −812 | −798 | −825 | −602 | −417 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 762 | 1,085 | 1,243 | 1,473 | 1,573 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 1,525 | 1,463 | 1,590 | 1,770 | 1,830 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share-based compensation expense | 105 | 137 | 128 | 108 | 143 | |
| Non-cash operating leases expense | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Amortization of premium on short-term investments | −755,000 | −3 | −4 | 277,000 | 1 | |
| Non-cash postcombination compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 558,000 | 2 | 736,000 | 649,000 | 3 | |
| Accounts receivable | −9 | −11 | −5 | −3 | −5 | |
| Settlements receivable | −2 | 14 | −12 | −7 | 2 | |
| Network incentives receivable | 6 | −13 | −11 | −12 | −10 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −2 | 462,000 | 8 | −9 | −8 | |
| Accounts payable | −81,000 | −350,000 | −2 | 254,000 | 190,000 | |
| Revenue share payable | 31 | 20 | 31 | 21 | 43 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 23 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 49 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 163 | 58 | 21 | −13 | 57 | |
| Restricted cash acquired in business combination | 230 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Maturities of short-term investments | 121 | 92 | 502 | 77 | 149 | |
| Cash paid for business acquisition, net of cash acquired | −46 | 0 | −136 | 0 | 0 | |
| Capitalization of internal-use software | −28 | −19 | −12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of short-term investments | −4 | 0 | −892 | −70 | −455 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −2 | −2 | −762,000 | −2 | −3 | |
| Sales of short-term investments | 0 | 0 | 578 | 0 | 0 | |
| Realized loss on investments | 0 | 0 | −94,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 271 | 71 | 39 | 29 | −329 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −391 | −154 | −190 | −78 | 0 | |
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of restricted stock units | −37 | −35 | −27 | −15 | −24 | |
| Change in funds payable and amounts due to customers | 77 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from shares issued in connection with employee stock purchase plan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including early exercised stock options, net of repurchase of early exercised unvested options | 2 | 203,000 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| Payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration | 0 | 0 | −53 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −347 | −187 | −262 | −79 | 1,299 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 86 | −58 | −202 | −64 | 1,027 | |
| Cash paid for operating lease liabilities | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 595,000 | 396,000 | 430,000 | 84,000 | 201,000 | |
| Share-based compensation capitalized to internal-use software | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Contingent and holdback considerations, not yet paid | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets in exchange for lease liabilities | 5 | 577,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repurchase of common stock, including excise tax, accrued and not yet paid | 4 | 906,000 | 991,000 | 1 | 0 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment accrued and not yet paid | 1 | 2 | 113,000 | 563,000 | 1 |