Forge Global Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results

• 1H25 Total Revenues Less Transaction-Based Expenses increased 28% year-over-year to $52.7 million on strength of second consecutive quarter of record revenue as a public company.

• 2Q25 Total Revenues Less Transaction-Based Expenses increased 10% quarter-over-quarter to $27.6 million from $25.1 million.

• 1H25 Net Loss declined 1% year-over-year to $32.8 million and increased 2% quarter-over-quarter in 2Q25 to $16.6 million.

• 1H25 Adjusted EBITDA loss improved 33% year-over-year from $21.4 million to $14.3 million.

• 2Q25 Adjusted EBITDA loss of $5.4 million, lowest as a public company.

• 1H25 Trading Volume increased to $1.4 billion up 110% year-over-year, exceeding full year 2024 trading volume.

Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (“Forge”) (NYSE: FRGE), a leading provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services, and technology and investment solutions for the private market, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

“Q2 marked a milestone quarter for Forge as we launched our new marketplace experience on our Next Generation Platform and achieved our second consecutive record quarter in terms of revenue, and our narrowest quarterly EBITDA loss since going public,” said Kelly Rodriques, CEO of Forge. “Across four key verticals — trading, data, custody, and wealth — we see accelerating demand for the modern private market infrastructure that Forge is delivering. Forge is strategically positioned at the intersection of these trends — and our Next Generation Strategy is designed to address this opportunity.”

“We expect second half year-over-year organic revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth rates to continue inline with the year-over-year growth rates we have seen in the first half,” said James Nevin, CFO of Forge. “Revenues in Q3 are generally lower than Q2 and Q4 driven by seasonality.”

Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2025

Revenue: Total revenues less transaction-based expenses were $27.6 million compared to $25.1 million, a 10% increase quarter-over-quarter, and Forge’s second consecutive highest revenue quarter as a public company.

Operating Loss: Total operating loss improved to $12.8 million from $16.5 million in the prior quarter.

Net Loss: Net loss was $16.6 million compared to $16.2 million in the prior quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA: Total Adjusted EBITDA loss improved to $5.4 million from $8.9 million in the prior quarter, Forge’s lowest Adjusted EBITDA loss as a public company.

Earnings Per Share (EPS): Second quarter EPS attributable to Forge was $(1.34) and Adjusted EPS was $(0.99).

Cash Flow from Operating Activities: Net cash used in operating activities was $7.8 million compared to $12.8 million in the prior quarter.

Available Liquidity: Cash and cash equivalents and investments as of June 30, 2025 were $81.8 million.

Share Count: Basic weighted-average number of shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, after adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split, for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, was 12,474,069 shares and fully diluted outstanding share count as of June 30, 2025 was 13,080,129 shares.

For the quarter ending September 30, 2025, Forge estimates that it will have 12,478,622 weighted average basic shares outstanding, which will be used to calculate earnings per share in a loss position.

Fully diluted outstanding share count includes all common shares outstanding plus shares that would be issued in respect to outstanding restricted stock units, options and warrants, net of shares to be withheld in respect to exercise price of the respective instruments. Instruments that are out of the money are excluded from the fully diluted outstanding share count.

*Percentages may not be replicated based on the rounded figures presented.

KPIs for the Second Quarter 2025

• Trading Volume increased from $692.4 million to $756.1 million, up 9% quarter-over-quarter and 77% over the prior year quarter.
• Net Take Rate increased from 2.3% to 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
• Total Marketplace revenues, less transaction-based expenses, increased from $15.8 million to $18.5 million, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
• Total Custodial Accounts increased from 2.5 million to 2.6 million, up 4% quarter-over-quarter.
• Total Assets Under Custody increased from $17.6 billion to $18.1 billion, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
• Total Custodial Client Cash went from $460 million to $440 million, declining 4% quarter-over-quarter.
• Total Custodial Administration Fee revenues, less transaction-based expenses, decreased from $9.3 million to $9.1 million, down 2% quarter-over-quarter.

Please refer to the section titled “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” and the tables within this press release which contain explanations and reconciliations of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures.

Business Highlights

• Forge Global Launches Next Generation Marketplace, Delivering a Smarter Way to Trade Private Stock: On June 26, 2025, Forge introduced its Next Generation Marketplace—the first major release on Forge’s new API-first Next Generation Platform. The marketplace delivers a smarter way to discover, evaluate, and execute private market trades, transforming what historically has been a manual, opaque process into an intuitive, data-rich and more automated experience.
• Forge Global Partners with Fortune to Launch Private Market Lists and Rankings: On June 26, 2025, Forge announced it will partner with Fortune Media to launch a new series of lists and rankings dedicated to the private market, powered by proprietary private market data from Forge. By combining Forge’s robust dataset — built on thousands of private company transactions, hundreds of thousands of investor signals and Forge’s proprietary pricing methodologies — with Fortune’s respected editorial expertise, these rankings will surface powerful trends and untold stories shaping the future of global business.
• Forge Global Expands Investment Management and Wealth Capability with Completion of Accuidity Acquisition: Two days after the close of Q2, Forge announced that it had completed its previously announced acquisition of Accuidity, LLC (“Accuidity”), a specialized asset management firm focused on private market investing, in a simultaneous sign and close transaction. Forge believes that this acquisition marks a significant step forward in Forge’s long-term strategic vision to deliver private market access more broadly and to serve as a valuable contributor to the capital ecosystem of high-growth private companies.

Webcast/Conference Call Details

Forge will host a webcast conference call today, July 30, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 5:00 a.m Pacific Time to discuss these financial results and business highlights. The listen-only webcast is available at https://ir.forgeglobal.com. Investors and participants can access the conference call over the phone by dialing 1 (800) 715-9871 from the United States, or +1 (646) 307-1963 internationally. The conference ID is 6194475.

Following the conference call, an on-demand replay of the webcast, as well as the slides shown during the call, will be made available on the Investor Relations page of Forge’s website at https://ir.forgeglobal.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to Forge’s financial results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), Forge presents Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS, non-GAAP financial measures. Forge uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Forge believes these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance by excluding specific financial items that have less bearing on its core operating performance. Forge considers Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS to be important measures because they help illustrate underlying trends in its business and historical operating performance on a more consistent basis.

However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, other companies, including companies in Forge’s industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness as a tool for comparison. A reconciliation is provided below for Adjusted EBITDA to net loss attributable to common stockholders, the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP and Adjusted EPS to EPS. Investors are encouraged to review Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS and the respective reconciliations and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate Forge’s business.

Forge defines Adjusted EBITDA as net loss attributable to Forge Global Holdings, Inc., adjusted to exclude: (i) net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) share-based compensation expense, (v) interest income, (vi) change in fair value of warrant liabilities, and (vii) other significant gains, losses, and expenses such as impairments, acquisition-related transaction and reorganization costs that Forge believes are not indicative of its ongoing results.

Forge defines Adjusted EPS as net loss attributable to Forge Global Holdings, Inc., adjusted to exclude: (i) net change in fair value of warrant liabilities and (ii) the tax effect of the adjustment at Forge’s effective tax rate from continuing operations divided by the weighted average shares outstanding for the respective periods.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements,” which generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “target,” “goal,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “forecast,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict, indicate, or relate to future events or trends or Forge’s future financial or operating performance, or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Forge’s beliefs regarding its financial position and operating performance, as well as future opportunities for Forge to expand its business. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, while considered reasonable by Forge and its management, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in Forge’s documents filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. There may be additional risks that Forge presently does not know of or that it currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Forge’s expectations, plans, or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. Forge anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its assessments to change. However, while Forge may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Forge specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Forge’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

About Forge

Forge (NYSE: FRGE) is a leading provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services and technology and investment solutions for the private market. Forge Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer and a member of FINRA that operates an alternative trading system.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

KEY OPERATING METRICS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

Key Business Metrics

Forge monitors the following key business metrics to help evaluate its business, identify trends affecting its business, formulate business plans, and make strategic decisions.

The tables below reflect period-over-period changes in Forge’s key business metrics, along with the percentage change between such periods. Forge believes the following business metrics are useful in evaluating its business:

• Trades are defined as the total number of orders executed by Forge on behalf of private investors and shareholders. Increasing the number of orders is critical to increasing Forge’s revenue and, in turn, to achieving profitability.
• Volume is defined as the total sales value for all securities traded through the Forge marketplace, which is the aggregate value of the issuer company’s equity attributed to both the buyer and seller in a trade and as such a $100 trade of equity between buyer and seller would be captured as $200 volume for Forge. Although Forge typically captures a commission on each side of a trade, Forge may not in certain cases due to factors such as the use of a third-party broker by one of the parties or supply factors that would not allow Forge to attract sellers of shares of certain issuers. Volume is influenced by, among other things, the pricing and quality of Forge’s services as well as market conditions that affect private company valuations, such as increases in valuations of comparable companies at IPO.
• Net Take Rates are defined as Forge’s marketplace revenues, less markets-related transaction-based expenses, divided by Volume. These represent the percentage of fees earned by the Forge marketplace on any transactions executed from the commission Forge charged on such transactions less transaction-based expenses, which is a determining factor in Forge’s revenue. The Net Take Rate can vary based upon the service or product offering and is also affected by the average order size and transaction frequency.

• Total Custodial Accounts are defined as Forge clients’ custodial accounts that are established on Forge’s platform and billable. These relate to Forge’s Custodial Administration fees revenue stream and are an important measure of Forge’s business as the number of Total Custodial Accounts is an indicator of Forge’s future revenues from certain account maintenance, transaction and cash administration fees.
• Assets Under Custody is the reported value of all client holdings held under Forge’s agreements, including cash submitted to Forge by the responsible party. These assets can be held at various financial institutions, issuers and in Forge’s vault. As the custodian of the accounts, Forge collects all interest and dividends, handles all fees and transactions and any other considerations for the assets concerned. Fees are earned from the overall maintenance activities of all assets and are not charged on the basis of the dollar value of Assets Under Custody, but Forge believes that Assets Under Custody is a useful metric for assessing the relative size and scope of its business.
• Custodial Client Cash, previously called Custodial Cash Balance, is a component of Assets Under Custody representing the value of cash held on behalf of clients held under Forge’s agreements. These assets are held at various financial institutions. Fees are earned from the administration activities performed with respect to these balances. The amount of Custodial Client Cash is a determining factor in Forge’s revenue.

Please note that starting in the first quarter of 2025, Forge has added Custodial Client Cash as a key business metric for its custody solution as cash administration fee revenue is highly correlated to this metric. Custodial Client Cash has been provided as a metric in Forge’s quarterly supplemental information furnished with the SEC since the third quarter of 2022 and was previously called Custodial Cash Balance. Forge has not adjusted methodology, assumptions, or otherwise changed any aspects of this metric and it is comparable to prior period presentations of Custodial Cash Balance in Forge’s quarterly supplemental information. Custodial Client Cash represents the value of cash held on behalf of clients held under Forge’s custody solution agreements. Forge believes that disclosing Custodial Client Cash provides investors with valuable insight into custody solution revenue as cash administration fees currently make up the majority of Forge’s custodial administration fee revenue. Cash administration fees are based on prevailing interest rates and custodial client cash balances.

Forge has included Custodial Client Cash balances for all periods presented to facilitate comparability and trend analysis.

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