TaskUs Q3 2026: AI Services surge powers a record revenue quarter
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Management raised the full-year outlook by $20 million at the midpoint to about $1.25 billion after AI Services grew 27.7% year over year and revenue cleared the top end of guidance. Adjusted EBITDA margin narrowed to 18.8% from 21.2% a year ago, partly on financing costs from the March refinancing.
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TaskUs set a new high-water mark for quarterly revenue in Q3 2026, with $314.7 million coming in $12.7 million above the top end of management's own guidance and beating the analyst estimate of $303.3 million by 3.78%. Adjusted EPS of $0.34 cleared the $0.3075 consensus by about 10.6%, continuing a streak of beats that now spans most of the past two years, with only Q4 2024 falling short of expectations.
The standout engine was AI Services, which expanded 27.7% year over year and crossed $250 million in trailing twelve-month revenue for the first time, marking its seventh consecutive quarter as the company's fastest-growing line. CEO Bryce Maddock pointed to the breadth of that growth, noting that when the largest client is excluded, overall revenue rose nearly 20% year over year, a figure that underscores how well the company has diversified its base of AI work spanning autonomous vehicles, robotics, and frontier model development.
Profitability told a more complicated story. Adjusted EBITDA margin narrowed to 18.8% from 21.2% a year ago, with higher financing costs tied to the March 2026 refinancing weighing on results. Long-term debt stood at $462.9 million following that refinancing, and operating cash flow fell 43.5% year over year in the quarter, so the margin trajectory and cash generation will be worth watching as the company absorbs those costs.
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Management responded to the revenue outperformance by raising the full-year 2026 revenue outlook by $20 million at the midpoint to roughly $1.25 billion, implying 5.6% growth for the year. For Q4 2026, guidance calls for revenue of $319 million to $321 million with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of about 19.5%, suggesting a modest sequential improvement in profitability even as year-over-year revenue growth is expected to moderate to around 2.3% at the midpoint.
Digital Customer Experience, the company's other major service line, also showed improving momentum, with year-over-year growth accelerating for the third consecutive quarter to 7.1%. SG&A expenses declined to $54.9 million from $59.7 million a year ago, providing some offset to the margin compression from financing costs. Whether that cost discipline can sustain margin recovery while AI Services investment continues will be a key question heading into the final quarter.
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