NYSE$PJT

PJT Partners Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

PJT Partners reported Q4 2025 revenues of $535M with GAAP diluted EPS of $1.97 and adjusted EPS of $2.55.

Fourth-quarter revenues increased 12% to $535 million. GAAP pretax income was $123 million and adjusted pretax income $127 million. GAAP diluted EPS was $1.97 and adjusted EPS $2.55. Full-year revenues reached a record $1.71 billion with adjusted EPS of $6.98.

  • Q4 revenues $535M (+12% YoY).
  • GAAP diluted EPS $1.97; adjusted EPS $2.55.
  • Record FY25 revenues $1.71B.
  • No funded debt; $586M cash at year-end.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$535M

Previous: $477M+12.1%
EPS (adj)

$2.55

Previous: $1.90+34.2%
Compensation & Benefits % of Rev

66.6%

Previous: 68.3%-2.5%
Non-Compensation % of Rev

10.4%

Previous: 10.1%+3.0%
Total Expenses % of Rev

77.0%

Previous: 78.4%-1.8%
Pretax Income % of Rev

23.0%

Previous: 21.6%+6.5%
Adjusted Comp & Benefits % of Rev

66.2%

Previous: 67.9%-2.5%
Adjusted Non-Comp % of Rev

10.1%

Previous: 9.8%+3.1%
Adjusted Total Expenses % of Rev

76.3%

Previous: 77.6%-1.7%
Adjusted Pretax Income % of Rev

23.7%

Previous: 22.4%+5.8%
GAAP Effective Tax Rate

19.3%

Previous: 11.6%+66.4%
Firm-wide Partner Headcount

133

No prior period
Firm-wide Headcount

1.2K

No prior period
Net Income

$204M

Previous: $91M+124.2%
Operating Income

$123M

Previous: $103M+19.5%

Revenue & EPS history

PJT · Revenue · Quarterly

$535M

Q4 2025+12.1%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

PJT · $278M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Advisory Fees
    $244M+8.8%
  • Placement Fees
    $26.7M-32.8%
  • Interest Income & Other
    $7.57M+272.2%

Forward guidance

The release discusses PJT Partners's outlook for upcoming periods, including capital allocation, operating priorities, and market risks.

Tailwinds

  • PJT Partners cites operational execution and demand trends supporting the outlook.
  • Balance sheet and liquidity actions aim to fund growth and returns.

Headwinds

  • Macro, pricing, and input-cost volatility could pressure margins.
  • Segment mix and one-time items may affect quarter-to-quarter comparability.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.8%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

26 / 42 earnings

Positive

+14.0%

Q4 2016

Best reaction

-11.6%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.1%-0.6%-0.2%
Q4 2025-7.5%-6.6%-16.1%
Q3 2025+0.6%+2.6%+5.1%
Q1 2025+4.5%+6.0%+11.5%
Q4 2024+5.1%+5.0%-10.4%
Q3 2024-2.3%-1.0%+17.1%
Q2 2024+5.7%-2.5%-2.2%
Q1 2024+6.4%+6.3%+14.0%
Q4 2023-4.9%-1.2%+1.1%
Q3 2023+10.0%+13.4%+22.9%
Q2 2023+5.7%-0.1%-3.1%
Q1 2023-11.6%-10.9%-4.2%
Q4 2022-5.0%-3.1%-5.1%
Q3 2022-5.3%-3.0%+3.8%
Q2 2022+3.0%+4.9%+7.0%
Q1 2022+4.0%+1.0%+13.9%
Q4 2021-8.4%-9.1%-13.9%
Q3 2021-10.3%-8.1%-9.3%
Q2 2021+3.0%+0.3%+6.4%
Q1 2021+5.1%-0.3%-0.5%
Q4 2020-1.5%-3.6%-10.3%
Q3 2020+1.2%-1.0%+4.6%
Q2 2020+2.8%+0.6%+11.1%
Q1 2020+11.2%-0.9%+15.5%
Q4 2019+5.2%+8.2%-10.9%
Q3 2019+6.8%+4.9%+8.7%
Q2 2019+12.2%+7.3%+10.3%
Q1 2019+1.3%+4.2%-14.4%
Q4 2018-0.4%-0.3%-7.6%
Q3 2018+6.2%+7.0%+11.2%
Q2 2018+7.0%+3.8%+5.9%
Q1 2018-2.3%-5.2%-0.4%
Q4 2017+3.7%+6.3%+10.4%
Q3 2017-3.2%-2.2%+8.9%
Q2 2017-7.4%-6.9%-10.8%
Q1 2017+5.4%+4.4%+14.6%
Q4 2016+14.0%+18.4%+21.3%
Q3 2016-3.4%-2.0%+6.8%
Q2 2016-4.2%-7.8%-5.3%
Q1 2016+9.1%
Q4 2015+1.6%
Q3 2015+0.2%
Q2 2015
Q1 2015
Q4 2014
Q3 2014
Q2 2014
Q1 2014

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