Waystar Holding Corp (WAY)

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WAY 8-K filings in 2025

Every material Form 8-K Waystar Holding filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.

Briefs in 2025916 on record in all
Latest filing in 2025Oct 29, 2025guidance
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Oct 29, 4:02 PM ET

Waystar raises 2025 guidance as Q3 revenue rises 12% to $268.7 million

Positive guidance Written later 2.02

Waystar reported third-quarter 2025 revenue of $268.7 million, up 12% year over year, and net income of $30.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared with $5.4 million, or $0.03, a year earlier. The company also raised its full-year 2025 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance, which signals management's confidence in the rest of the year.

  • Q3 revenue was $268.7 million, up from $240.1 million in Q3 2024.
  • Q3 net income was $30.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, versus $5.4 million, or $0.03, a year earlier.
  • Full-year 2025 revenue guidance is $1.085 billion to $1.093 billion, and adjusted EBITDA guidance is $451 million to $455 million, both raised.
  • Q3 non-GAAP net income was $67.8 million, or $0.37 per diluted share.
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Oct 1, 8:56 AM ET

Waystar closes Iodine Software acquisition for cash and 16.6 million shares

Neutral m&a Written later 1.012.033.025.027.018.01

Waystar completed its acquisition of Iodine Software on October 1, 2025, paying about $458.6 million in cash and issuing 16,639,906 shares of common stock to Iodine equityholders. The company funded part of the cash payment with $250.0 million of incremental term loans, and it raised its revolving credit facility from $400.0 million to $500.0 million. For shareholders, the deal adds Iodine's client base of more than 1,000 hospitals and health systems, and the company expects it to be accretive to gross margin and adjusted EBITDA margin immediately.

  • Acquisition of Iodine completed October 1, 2025, under a Merger Agreement dated July 23, 2025.
  • Consideration of about $458.6 million in cash plus 16,639,906 Waystar shares, with each share valued at $37.31 under the Merger Agreement.
  • Amendment No. 12 added $250.0 million of incremental term loans and raised the revolver from $400.0 million to $500.0 million.
  • Lauren Young, a Managing Director at Advent International, was appointed a Class II director, expanding the board from twelve to thirteen members.
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Aug 12, 5:25 PM ET

Waystar Reprices $1.16 Billion Term Loan at Lower Rate, Adds $250 Million for Iodine Deal

Positive financing Written later 1.012.037.01

Waystar subsidiaries entered Amendment No. 11 to their First Lien Credit Agreement on August 12, 2025, refinancing all $1,157,711,636 of existing term loans at a lower interest rate. The filing states there was no change to the company's outstanding indebtedness. The lower borrowing cost is favorable for shareholders, and the company also plans $250 million of incremental term loans that are tied to the closing of its Iodine Software acquisition.

  • Existing term loans of $1,157,711,636 refinanced; adjusted Term SOFR spread cut to 2.00% from 2.25%, or alternate base rate margin cut to 1.00% from 1.25%
  • Repricing within six months after the Amendment No. 11 closing date triggers a customary 1.00% premium on the affected loans
  • $250 million of incremental term loans on the same terms, subject to closing of the Iodine Software acquisition
  • Filing states there was no change to the company's outstanding indebtedness in connection with Amendment No. 11
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Jul 30, 4:04 PM ET

Waystar raises 2025 revenue guidance as Q2 revenue rises 15% to $270.7 million

Positive earnings Written later 2.02

Waystar reported second-quarter 2025 revenue of $270.7 million, up 15% from a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $32.2 million, compared with a net loss of $27.7 million in the same quarter of 2024. The company raised its full-year 2025 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance, though the guidance excludes its previously announced Iodine Software acquisition.

  • Q2 2025 revenue of $270.7 million, up 15% year-over-year from $234.5 million
  • GAAP net income of $32.2 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $27.7 million a year earlier
  • Full-year 2025 revenue guidance of $1.030 billion to $1.042 billion, and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $418 million to $426 million, both raised
  • Guidance excludes the previously announced acquisition of Iodine Software
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Jul 23, 4:35 PM ET

Waystar agrees to acquire Iodine Software in $1.25 billion enterprise value deal

Mixed m&a Written later 1.012.027.01

Waystar signed a merger agreement to acquire Iodine Software, a clinical intelligence software company, for an enterprise value of $1.25 billion, consisting of about $625 million in cash and Waystar common stock. The company also reported preliminary second quarter 2025 revenue of approximately $271 million, up about 15% year over year, and said the deal will bring Iodine's equity holders about 8% of the combined company. Closing is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals, with a termination date of November 23, 2025.

  • Enterprise value of $1.25 billion, including about $625 million in cash consideration plus Waystar shares issued to Iodine's Parent equityholders
  • Current Waystar shareholders expected to own about 92% of the combined company; Iodine equity holders about 8%
  • Estimated adjusted net leverage ratio at closing of about 3.5x; closing expected by year-end 2025
  • Preliminary Q2 2025 revenue of about $271 million, about 15% year-over-year growth; full results due July 30, 2025
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Jun 5, 5:00 PM ET

Waystar adds two directors and removes 10-person board size cap at annual meeting

Neutral leadership Written later 3.035.025.035.07

On June 4, 2025, Waystar stockholders approved a charter amendment removing the ten-person limit on board size. The board then expanded from ten to twelve directors and appointed Aashima Gupta and Michael Roman, both deemed independent under Nasdaq rules. The changes add two directors and remove the charter cap on future board size, and the stockholders also re-elected three Class I directors.

  • Stockholders approved the Certificate of Amendment on June 4, 2025, removing the ten-person board size limit; it took effect that day.
  • Board expanded from ten to twelve directors. Aashima Gupta was appointed Class III director and Michael Roman Class I director.
  • Ms. Gupta joined the Audit & Risk Committee; Mr. Roman joined the Audit & Risk and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
  • Samuel Blaichman, Priscilla Hung and Vivian Riefberg were re-elected as Class I directors to serve until 2028; the amendment received 125,355,523 votes in favor, 72.5% of shares outstanding at the record date.
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May 12, 7:05 AM ET

Waystar grants CEO Hawkins 396,197 target PSUs; board to expand to 12 seats

Neutral leadership Written later 5.028.01

Waystar's compensation committee granted CEO Matt Hawkins a target of 396,197 performance stock units tied to relative total shareholder return over April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2029. The company also plans to add two directors, Aashima Gupta and Michael Roman, if shareholders approve removing the board size limit at the 2025 annual meeting.

  • CEO Matt Hawkins received a target grant of 396,197 PSUs, vesting from 0% to 200% of target based on relative TSR against the S&P SmallCap 600 Information Technology index
  • Performance period runs April 1, 2025 to April 1, 2029
  • Board would expand from ten to twelve directors, adding Aashima Gupta (Class III) and Michael Roman (Class I), subject to stockholder approval and board action
  • Roman, a former 3M CEO, would join the Audit and Risk and Nominating committees; Gupta would join the Audit and Risk Committee
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Apr 30, 4:05 PM ET

Waystar Q1 revenue rises 14% to $256.4 million; full-year 2025 guidance raised

Positive earnings Written later 2.02

Waystar reported first-quarter 2025 revenue of $256.4 million, up 14% year-over-year, and net income of $29.3 million, compared with a net loss of $15.9 million a year earlier. The company also raised its full-year 2025 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance, which signals management's confidence in the rest of the year for shareholders.

  • Q1 2025 revenue of $256.4 million, up 14% from $224.8 million a year earlier
  • Net income of $29.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $15.9 million, or $0.13 per share, in Q1 2024
  • Full-year 2025 total revenue guidance set at $1.006 billion to $1.022 billion, and adjusted EBITDA guidance at $406 million to $414 million, both raised per the release
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $107.7 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 42%
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Feb 18, 6:45 AM ET

Waystar Q4 revenue up 18% to $244.1 million; sets 2025 revenue outlook

Positive earnings Written later 2.02

Waystar reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results on February 18, 2025. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 18% to $244.1 million, and the company reported GAAP net income of $19.1 million, compared with a net loss of $14.4 million a year earlier; the full-year net loss narrowed to $19.1 million from $51.3 million. The company also issued fiscal 2025 guidance of $1.0 billion to $1.016 billion in revenue and $399 million to $407 million in adjusted EBITDA, giving shareholders a first forward view.

  • Q4 2024 revenue of $244.1 million, up 18% year over year; net income of $19.1 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, versus a $14.4 million loss a year earlier
  • Full-year 2024 revenue of $943.5 million, up 19%; adjusted EBITDA of $383.5 million, up 15%
  • 2025 guidance: revenue of $1.0 billion to $1.016 billion; adjusted EBITDA of $399 million to $407 million; diluted non-GAAP net income per share of $1.29 to $1.32
  • Full-year 2024 net loss narrowed to $19.1 million from $51.3 million in 2023
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