SEI Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Key Highlights
- ➤Q3 revenue $662.0 million, up 14% year over year
- ➤Adjusted diluted EPS $1.64, up 24% year over year
- ➤Adjusted operating margin rose to 31%, up 260 basis points
- ➤Board added $800 million, bringing repurchase authorization to approximately $926 million
- ➤Q3 net sales events reached $46.8 million, second-highest quarterly level in company history
Expert Statements
Ryan Hicke, CEO of SEI Investments Company
“SEI's third-quarter results reinforce our confidence in the strategy and operating model we have put in place. Our growth is broad-based, our client relationships are becoming deeper and more strategic, and our year-to-date sales results have already surpassed the highest full-year total in SEI's history.”
Ryan Hicke, CEO of SEI Investments Company
“We are increasingly engaging with clients not as a vendor, but as a growth and transformation partner, bringing together our technology, operations, data, investment solutions, and expertise to help them achieve their most important business objectives. We remain focused on executing with discipline, investing where we can create differentiated value, and building a more scalable business that can deliver durable growth for our clients and shareholders.”
OAKS, Pa., Oct 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SEI Investments Company (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced financial results for the third quarter 2026. Relative to the third quarter 2025, EPS increased by 6%, and revenue and operating income grew by 14% and 24%, respectively, with operating margin increasing to 30%. On an adjusted basis, EPS and operating income grew 24% and 25%, respectively, with the adjusted operating margin increasing to 31%. In addition, on October 20, 2026, SEI's Board of Directors approved an increase in the stock repurchase program by an additional $800 million, increasing the available authorization under the program to approximately $926 million.
(In thousands, exceptFor the Three MonthsFor the Nine Months earnings per share)Ended September 30,Ended September 30, 20262025 %20262025 % U.S. GAAP Basis Revenues$662,043$578,511 14 %$1,925,843$1,689,456 14 % Income from operations197,999159,961 24 %584,501465,693 26 % Operating margin30 %28 % 7 %30 %28 % 7 % Net income attributable168,258164,204 2 %538,403542,804 (1) % to SEI Investments Diluted earnings per share$1.38$1.30 6 %$4.37$4.25 3 % Non-GAAP Basis((1)) Adjusted income from$208,493$166,896 25 %$614,127$480,054 28 % operations Adjusted diluted earnings$1.64$1.32 24 %$4.73$3.71 27 % per share Adjusted operating margin31 %29 % 7 %32 %28 % 14 %
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