JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC has recently released its 10-K report. The company describes itself as a financial technology provider based in Monett, Missouri, serving banks, credit unions, and some corporate clients with software, processing, and related services. Its operations are organized into four segments: Core, Payments, Complementary, and Corporate Services, which together cover core banking platforms, payment processing, digital banking, treasury, fraud and lending tools, and hardware and other products.
In Item 7, management said fiscal 2026 revenue rose 7.1% to $2,544,339,000 from $2,375,288,000 in fiscal 2025. Services and support revenue increased 6.3% to $1,448,003,000, while processing revenue climbed 8.2% to $1,096,336,000. Management attributed the gains mainly to higher cloud data processing and hosting revenue, more consulting and implementation work, stronger card processing fees, and growth in digital and transaction activity.
Operating expenses increased 5.7% to $1,909,306,000. Cost of revenue rose 5.4% to $1,433,651,000, research and development increased 8.4% to $176,445,000, and selling, general and administrative expense rose 5.7% to $299,210,000. Management said the increases were driven largely by higher personnel costs, including compensation and benefits, as well as higher direct costs tied to revenue growth and greater amortization of capitalized software.
Interest income fell 16.6% to $23,144,000, while interest expense declined 48.4% to $5,387,000. The provision for income taxes increased 15.1% to $150,014,000, and the effective tax rate moved up to 23.0% from 22.2%. Net income rose 10.3% to $502,776,000, and diluted earnings per share increased 11.9% to $6.98 from $6.24. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved 0.05%, and are now trading at a price of $169.73. For more information, read the company's full 10-K submission here.
