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Five companies chose cash returns over waiting

PubMatic expanded its buyback by $150 million. Mara authorised $500 million. Bain Capital Specialty Finance declared a $0.42 dividend, and WhiteHorse cut its incentive fee.

Key facts
  • PubMatic's board authorized a $150 million expansion of the share repurchase program, and PubMatic used $226.6 million to repurchase 16.5 million shares of Class A common stock through September 30, 2026. Self-reported m:…2942
  • Mara Holdings' board authorized a share repurchase program of up to $500 million, and Mara reduced total debt by $1.4 billion as of September 30, 2026. Self-reported m:…6230
  • Bain Capital Specialty Finance reported net investment income per share of $0.43 for the third quarter and declared a dividend of $0.42 per share for the fourth quarter of 2026. Self-reported m:…3037
  • WhiteHorse Finance's board declared a distribution of $0.25 per share, and WhiteHorse Advisers agreed to reduce the incentive fee from 20.00% to 17.50% for the quarter ending December 31, 2026. Self-reported m:…7219
  • Lincoln Educational Services' board approved a $30 million increase in the share repurchase authorization, bringing the total to $70 million, after repurchasing about $21.0 million of stock in the quarter. Self-reported m:…7752

Buybacks with profits behind them

PubMatic reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of 79.6 million dollars, an increase of 17% compared with the same period in 2025, adjusted EBITDA of 26 million dollars, a 33% margin, and GAAP net income of 5.5 million dollars, compared with a net loss of 6.5 million dollars in the third quarter of 2025. The board authorised a 150 million dollar expansion of the share repurchase programme, and through September 30, 2026, PubMatic had used 226.6 million dollars to repurchase 16.5 million shares of Class A common stock. It ended the quarter with 144.5 million dollars in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, with no debt. m:…2942

Douglas Elliman reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of 252.1 million dollars, operating income of 6.3 million dollars, and net income of 7.4 million dollars. The board approved a 10 million dollar share repurchase programme, and the company holds approximately 123 million dollars in cash, cash equivalents and US Treasury Bills as of September 30, 2026, with no long-term debt. It maintains a development marketing pipeline of 26 billion dollars, and expects AI transformation to drive savings in non-commission operating expenses over the next three years. The buyback is small next to the cash pile, which is itself the signal: a profitable quarter, no debt, and a modest return programme. m:…3946

A miner that deleveraged first

Mara Holdings reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of 164.2 million dollars and net income of 632.1 million dollars. It reduced total debt by 1.4 billion dollars as of September 30, 2026, and repaid 750 million dollars of BTC-backed debt after the third quarter. The board authorised a share repurchase programme of up to 500 million dollars. The company is also moving into data centre infrastructure: it received FERC approval for the Long Ridge transaction, secured rights to develop a site in Matagorda County, Texas, with up to 2 gigawatts of power capacity, and Exaion signed a four-year 79 million dollar GPU-as-a-service contract. Mara mined 2,247 BTC in the quarter. m:…6230

Lincoln Educational Services reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of 159.2 million dollars, an increase of 12.6% from 141.4 million dollars in the third quarter of 2025, adjusted EBITDA of 17.4 million dollars, up 30.8%, and net income of 4.7 million dollars, up 24.1%. Student starts grew 14.2% to 7,362. The board approved a 30 million dollar increase in the existing share repurchase authorisation, bringing the total to 70 million dollars, and the company repurchased 871,135 shares for approximately 21.0 million dollars during the quarter. It also completed the acquisition of its previously leased Melrose Park, Illinois, campus property for 18.8 million dollars, and raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance. m:…7752

Dividends, and a fee cut

Bain Capital Specialty Finance reported net investment income per share of 0.43 dollars for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, and the board declared a dividend of 0.42 dollars per share for the fourth quarter of 2026. Net asset value per share was 16.49 dollars, and the investment portfolio had a fair value of 2,270.3 million dollars across 215 portfolio companies. The company invested 121.5 million dollars in 120 portfolio companies during the quarter, and the weighted average yield on the investment portfolio at amortised cost was 11.2%. But 94.1% of its debt investments at fair value were in floating rate securities, it reported net realised and unrealised losses of 11.0 million dollars, and four portfolio companies were on non-accrual status, representing 3.3% of the total investment portfolio at amortised cost. m:…3037

WhiteHorse Finance reported total investment income of 14.829 million dollars, net investment income of 4.439 million dollars, and core net investment income of 4.806 million dollars for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. The board declared a distribution of 0.25 dollars per share for the quarter ending December 31, 2026, payable on January 6, 2027, to stockholders of record as of December 21, 2026. WhiteHorse Advisers agreed to reduce the incentive fee on net investment income from 20.00% to 17.50% for the quarter ending December 31, 2026. The investment portfolio had a fair value of 569.1 million dollars, net asset value per share was 11.82 dollars, and the company made investments in two new portfolio companies for 14.8 million dollars during the quarter. m:…7219

What is still unresolved

  • How much of Mara's $500 million authorisation is actually used, and how much of PubMatic's expanded programme follows.
  • Whether Bain Capital Specialty Finance's non-accrual count stays at four companies, or grows.
  • Whether WhiteHorse's fee reduction lasts beyond the December quarter.

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  • 1794229410151197219
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Provenance ledger

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