When will the restructuring savings show up in results?

According to the shareholder letter, the organizational changes are expected to begin to more meaningfully affect Adjusted Operating Income in the second quarter of 2026, with the full impact of the new cost structure improving profitability in the second half of 2026. Execution of the plan is expected to be substantially complete by the end of Q2 2026.

What is the company's 2026 outlook?

Block now expects 2026 gross profit of $12.20 billion (18% year-over-year growth), Adjusted Operating Income of $3.20 billion (26% margin, 54% growth) and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $3.66. These are non-GAAP metrics for which the company did not provide GAAP reconciliations, citing the uncertainty of reconciling items such as restructuring charges.

How did the Cash App and Square businesses perform in Q4 2025?

Cash App gross profit was $1.83 billion, up 33% year over year, driven by Cash App Borrow, BNPL products and Cash App Card, and Cash App Primary Banking Actives reached 9.3 million. Square gross profit was $993 million, up 7% year over year, while Square GPV grew 10% to $65.0 billion, and the company said quarter-to-date GPV growth through February 24 had accelerated to over 12%.

Why is management cutting jobs while the business is growing?

In the shareholder letter, Block's CEO states that intelligence tools have changed how companies are built and run, and that a significantly smaller team using these tools can do more. The company says it is choosing to operate with leaner, AI-native teams to focus on product velocity and operating leverage, and that it is acting now while the business is accelerating.

XYZ/BSQKZ 8-K: Earnings & Results & Financial Events

Q: How large is the restructuring, and what will it cost?

Block expects to reduce its workforce by more than 40% and estimates charges of approximately $450 million to $500 million, consisting mainly of cash costs for notice period and severance payments, employee benefits and related items, plus non-cash share-based award expenses. The majority of charges are expected in Q1 2026, and the company notes actual costs may differ materially from these estimates.

01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed February 26, 2026. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

Block, Inc. (XYZ) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2025 results in a Shareholder Letter furnished as Exhibit 99.1, and announced a workforce reduction restructuring plan that it expects will reduce its workforce by more than 40%^a.

Block states that for fiscal 2025 it generated gross profit of $10.36 billion^b (up 17% year over year), operating income of $1.71 billion, Adjusted Operating Income of $2.08 billion (20% margin), diluted EPS of $2.10 and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $2.37. In Q4 2025, gross profit was $2.87 billion (up 24%), Cash App gross profit was $1.83 billion (up 33%), Square gross profit was $993 million (up 7%), and diluted EPS was $0.19, which the letter notes was reduced by a $234 million bitcoin remeasurement loss. The workforce plan, announced in the 8-K under Item 2.05, is estimated to bring charges of approximately $450 million to $500 million, mostly cash expenditures for notice period and severance payments, employee benefits and related costs, plus non-cash share-based award vesting expenses.

The majority of charges are expected in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, with execution substantially complete by the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2026. The shareholder letter states that the company is shifting to a smaller, AI-native structure, and that the changes are expected to begin affecting Adjusted Operating Income in the second quarter, with the full impact improving profitability in the second half of 2026. For 2026, the company raised its guidance to gross profit of $12.20 billion^c (18% year-over-year growth), Adjusted Operating Income of $3.20 billion (26% margin) and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $3.66.

For the first quarter of 2026, it guides to gross profit of $2.80 billion^d (22% growth), Adjusted Operating Income of $600 million and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.67. Investors should note that these are non-GAAP guidance metrics for which GAAP reconciliations were not provided, and that restructuring charges could materially affect future GAAP results.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

Workforce reduction of more than 40%: the letter says Block is reducing headcount from over 10,000 to just under 6,000, with restructuring charges estimated at $450 million to $500 million.
FY2025 gross profit of $10.36 billion, up 17% year over year, with Cash App gross profit of $6.34 billion (up 21%) and Square gross profit of $3.94 billion (up 9%).
FY2025 GAAP operating income of $1.71 billion and Adjusted Operating Income of $2.08 billion (20% margin); GAAP diluted EPS of $2.10 and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $2.37.
Q4 2025 gross profit of $2.87 billion (up 24%), with GAAP diluted EPS of $0.19 reflecting a $234 million bitcoin remeasurement loss.
2026 guidance raised to gross profit of $12.20 billion (18% growth), Adjusted Operating Income of $3.20 billion (26% margin) and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $3.66.
Q1 2026 outlook: gross profit of $2.80 billion (22% growth), Adjusted Operating Income of $600 million and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.67.
Cash App Primary Banking Actives reached 9.3 million in December 2025, up 22% year over year; Consumer Lending origination volume grew 69% to $18.5 billion in Q4.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How large is the restructuring, and what will it cost?
Block expects to reduce its workforce by more than 40% and estimates charges of approximately $450 million to $500 million, consisting mainly of cash costs for notice period and severance payments, employee benefits and related items, plus non-cash share-based award expenses. The majority of charges are expected in Q1 2026, and the company notes actual costs may differ materially from these estimates.
When will the restructuring savings show up in results?
According to the shareholder letter, the organizational changes are expected to begin to more meaningfully affect Adjusted Operating Income in the second quarter of 2026, with the full impact of the new cost structure improving profitability in the second half of 2026. Execution of the plan is expected to be substantially complete by the end of Q2 2026.
What is the company's 2026 outlook?
Block now expects 2026 gross profit of $12.20 billion (18% year-over-year growth), Adjusted Operating Income of $3.20 billion (26% margin, 54% growth) and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $3.66. These are non-GAAP metrics for which the company did not provide GAAP reconciliations, citing the uncertainty of reconciling items such as restructuring charges.
How did the Cash App and Square businesses perform in Q4 2025?
Cash App gross profit was $1.83 billion, up 33% year over year, driven by Cash App Borrow, BNPL products and Cash App Card, and Cash App Primary Banking Actives reached 9.3 million. Square gross profit was $993 million, up 7% year over year, while Square GPV grew 10% to $65.0 billion, and the company said quarter-to-date GPV growth through February 24 had accelerated to over 12%.
Why is management cutting jobs while the business is growing?
In the shareholder letter, Block's CEO states that intelligence tools have changed how companies are built and run, and that a significantly smaller team using these tools can do more. The company says it is choosing to operate with leaner, AI-native teams to focus on product velocity and operating leverage, and that it is acting now while the business is accelerating.

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