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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025

For the transition period from          to         

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.                ☑ Yes    ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).                                ☑ Yes    ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 12 (a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☑ No

As of November 3, 2025, there were 2,416,640 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock and 13,612,641 shares of the registrant’s Class B common stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share, outstanding.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and as such are not historical facts. This includes, without limitation, statements regarding our financial position and business strategy, and the plans and objectives of management for our future operations. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this report, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strive,” “would,” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this report, including, but not limited to:

▪our ability to attract new subscribers and to persuade existing subscribers to renew their subscription agreements with us and to purchase additional products and services from us;

▪our ability to adequately market our products and services, and to develop additional products and product offerings;

▪our ability to manage our growth effectively, including through acquisitions;

▪failure to maintain and protect our reputation for trustworthiness and independence;

▪our ability to attract, develop, and retain capable management, editors, and other key personnel;

▪our ability to grow market share in our existing markets or any new markets we may enter;

▪adverse or weakened conditions in the financial sector, global financial markets, and global economy;

▪current macroeconomic events, including heightened inflation, rise in interest rates and the potential for an economic recession;

▪failure to comply with laws and regulations or other regulatory action or investigations, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”);

▪our ability to respond to and adapt to changes in technology and consumer behavior;

▪failure to successfully identify and integrate acquisitions, or dispose of assets and businesses;

▪our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;

▪the impact of the regulatory environment and complexities with compliance related to such environment;

▪our future capital needs;

▪our ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting;

▪our ability to maintain and protect our intellectual property; and

▪other factors detailed under the section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 entitled “Risk Factors.”

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this report and current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks, and uncertainties. Additionally, as a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements for any reason, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

MarketWise, Inc. (“MarketWise,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a holding company that has no material assets other than its ownership in MarketWise, LLC, and operates and controls all of the businesses and operations of MarketWise, LLC and its subsidiaries. The Company provides independent investment research for investors around the world. We believe we are a leading content and technology multi-brand platform for self-directed investors. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality, independent investment research, as well as several software and analytical tools, on a subscription basis.

We operate multiple subsidiaries in the United States from our headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MarketWise, Inc. and its subsidiary, MarketWise, LLC, a variable interest entity (“VIE”) for which MarketWise, Inc. is deemed to be the primary beneficiary.

MarketWise, Inc. is a holding company that owns a minority economic interest in MarketWise, LLC but, through its role as the managing member of MarketWise, LLC, controls all of the business and operations of MarketWise, LLC. Therefore, MarketWise, LLC and its subsidiaries are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”). As of September 30, 2025, MarketWise, Inc. had a 15.3% ownership interest in MarketWise, LLC.

The Company determined that MarketWise, LLC is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, and therefore, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of that VIE are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements and the related footnote disclosures have been prepared by us in accordance with GAAP for interim financial reporting and as required by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the unaudited financial statements may not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. The year-end December 31, 2024 consolidated balance sheet data included herein was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of items of a normal and recurring nature, necessary to present fairly our financial position as of September 30, 2025, the results of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC. Management considers events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued to provide additional evidence relative to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosure. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date of issuance of these condensed financial statements.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions made in the accompanying financial statements include, but are not limited to, the fair value of common units, estimates of the Tax Receivable Agreement liability, valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, useful lives of intangible assets with definite lives, benefit period of deferred contract acquisition costs, determination of standalone selling prices, estimated life of lifetime customers, recoverability of goodwill and long-lived assets, valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, the incremental borrowing rates to calculate lease liabilities and right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and certain accruals. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors and adjust those estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our unaudited condensed financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Effective as of April 2, 2025, the Company effected a reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s shares of Class A and Class B common stock at a ratio of 1-for-20 as approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and stockholders.

The Reverse Stock Split proportionately decreased the number of shares of common stock authorized under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. The number of shares of authorized Class A common stock was reduced from 950,000,000 shares to 47,500,000 shares and the number of shares of authorized Class B common stock was reduced from 300,000,000 shares to 15,000,000 shares. The number of authorized shares of preferred stock remained unchanged.

Proportional adjustments were made to (i) the per share exercise price and number of shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding equity awards, including Sponsor Earnout Shares and Management Earnout Shares (as defined and discussed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 28, 2021); and (ii) the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plan and employee stock purchase plan.

No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Holders of fractional shares as a result of the Reverse Stock Split were paid in cash, with reference to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on April 2, 2025 (adjusted to give effect to the reverse stock split), without interest.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements give retroactive effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented, unless otherwise specified.

Noncontrolling interest represents the Company’s noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries which are not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the controlling Class A common stock ownership of the Company.

Net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was attributable to consolidated MarketWise, Inc. and its respective noncontrolling interests.

As of September 30, 2025, MarketWise, Inc.’s controlling interest in MarketWise, LLC was 15.3% and the noncontrolling interest was 84.7%. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, net income attributable to controlling interests included a $1,068 tax provision, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net income attributable to controlling interests included a $2,719 tax provision, both of which were solely attributable to the controlling interest.

As of September 30, 2024, MarketWise, Inc.’s controlling interest in MarketWise, LLC was 12.3% and the noncontrolling interest was 87.7%. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, net income attributable to controlling interests included a $973 tax provision, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net income attributable to controlling interests included a $2,487 tax provision, both of which were solely attributable to the controlling interest.

In September 2025, FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. The amendments revise the capitalization criteria for internal-use software costs and eliminate stage-based development guidance. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance to determine the impact on its financial statements

Certain prior period amounts presented within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. Specifically, the Company began separately presenting “tax distributions to noncontrolling interests” and “other distributions to noncontrolling interests” during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, which were previously combined as “distributions to noncontrolling interests” in the prior year. .

The following table depicts the disaggregation of revenue according to customer type and is consistent with how we evaluate our financial performance. We believe this depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

Revenue recognition by subscription type was as follows:

Revenue for the Membership and Term subscription types are determined based on the terms of the subscription agreements. Non-subscription revenue consists of revenue from advertising and other revenue.

The timing of revenue recognition, billings, cash collections and refunds affects the recognition of accounts receivable, contract assets and deferred revenue. Our current deferred revenue balance in the condensed consolidated balance sheets includes an obligation for refunds for contracts where the provision for refund has not lapsed.

Accounts receivable, deferred revenue and obligation for refunds are as follows:

We recognized $49,352 and $65,476 of revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $179,465 and $237,125 during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, that was included within the beginning contract liability balance of the respective periods. The Company has collected all amounts included in deferred revenue other than $4,147 and $1,876 as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, related to the timing of cash settlement with our credit card processor.

The following table presents the opening and closing balances of our capitalized costs associated with contracts with customers: