International Workplace Group PlcLSE: IWG

Q1 2026 Trading Update Press Release

· Issued by International Workplace Group Plc


12 May 2026 FIRST QUARTER TRADING STATEMENT

International Workplace Group plc, the world's largest hybrid workspace platform with a network in over 120 countries through workspace, professional services and digital brands such as Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature and Instant Offices, issues its first quarter trading statement for the three months ended 31 March 2026.

4% YEAR-OVER-YEAR REVENUE GROWTH DRIVEN BY NETWORK EXPANSION, 2026 GUIDANCE MAINTAINED
  • System-wide revenue of $1,166m, growth of 9% year-on-year

  • Group revenue of $958m, growth of 4% year-on-year

  • Network and coverage expanding rapidly, with higher signings and openings year-on-year

    o Q1 2026 signings 382 (Q1 2025: 224)

    o Q1 2026 openings 222 (Q1 2025: 165)

  • Company-owned year-on-year revenue growth of 2% and RevPAR growth of 6%

  • Managed & Franchised fee income of $39m, growth of 70% year-on-year

  • Capital-returns to shareholders progressing in line with strategy with $75m returned to shareholders so far in 2026

  • Maintaining FY 2026 guidance with adjusted EBITDA range of $585m-$625m, Company-owned revenue growth of at least 4% (with corresponding flat costs), and recurring managed fee income of

    $80m

  • Continued commitment to investment grade credit rating

Mark Dixon, Chief Executive of International Workplace Group plc, said:

"I am delighted with our strong start to 2026 as we continue the rapid growth of our network supported by increasing sales despite the challenging economic backdrop. Potential customers are requiring more flexibility in their Real Estate strategy to address the uncertainty arising from the impact of conflicts and the growing influence of AI. This is resulting in record levels of Enterprise customer enquiries as our coverage and network enable us to provide unique, flexible, global solutions.

Signings and openings continue to grow, allowing the flywheel of our business model to deliver greater cashflow while requiring less capital to grow than historically. This combination has enabled a return of over $230m to shareholders since our Investor Day in New York in December 2023 as we continue our journey of capital returns."

SUMMARY FINANCIALS

($m)

Q1 2026

Q1 20251

Change

unaudited

System-wide revenue

1,166

1,072

9%

Managed & Franchised

260

184

41%

Company-owned

906

888

2%

Group revenue

958

924

4%

Net financial (debt)

(858)

(721)

  1. Q1 2025 was initially reported under IFRS. At H1 2025 the Company changed the basis of preparation to US GAAP. As a result the Q1 2025 comparatives have been presented under US GAAP and differ from the amounts previously reported under IFRS

    Managed & Franchised: 80% growth in recurring management fees

    Total fee revenue increased 70% in the quarter on a year-on-year basis as system revenue grew by 41% as previously signed rooms evolved into openings, and already open rooms continued to mature. Recurring management fee revenue growth continues to grow as expected, delivering $16m in the quarter, growth of 80% year-on-year. Despite increased macroeconomic uncertainty, signings accelerated in Q1 to 377, growth of 75% year-on-year, as the model increasingly becomes the go-to for landlords and partners. Openings continued to accelerate and we ended the quarter with 336,000 rooms open and a further 231,000 in the pipeline. When all these rooms are open and mature, potential annual system-revenue of the Managed & Franchised division is over $1.9bn.

    Q1 2026

    Q1 20251

    Growth

    unaudited

    System (Partner) revenue ($m)

    260

    184

    41%

    Segment revenue

    52

    36

    44%

    RevPAR ($) Managed

    164

    173

    (5)%

    RevPAR ($) Franchised & JV

    492

    487

    1%

    Fee revenue ($m)

    39

    23

    70%

    Recurring managed fee income ($m)

    16

    9

    80%

    Rooms open

    336,000

    227,0002

    48%

    Managed

    248,000

    146,0002

    70%

    Franchised & JV

    88,000

    81,000

    9%

    Centres open

    2,082

    1,3612

    53%

    Managed

    1,569

    895 2

    75%

    Franchised & JV

    513

    466

    10%

    Rooms opened in the period

    31,000

    23,0002

    35%

    Centres opened in the period

    213

    1532

    39%

    Rooms in pipeline

    231,000

    192,000

    20%

    New centre deals signed

    377

    2182

    73%

  2. MLAs included in Managed & Franchised locations / rooms for Q1 2025 to give like-for-like location and rooms. They were recategorised as M&F from Company-owned for FY 2025 results as explained at the Investor Day in December 2025

Company-owned: return to revenue growth

Revenue in this segment has grown 2% year-on-year and this also resulted in RevPAR increasing by 6% year-on-year. We signed 5 new locations in the quarter. Capex remains as expected and in-line with previous guidance, and we will continue to add locations on an opportunistic basis.

Q1 2026

Q1 20251

Growth

unaudited

Revenue ($m)

906

888

2%

RevPAR ($)

389 3

3663

6%3

Rooms open

771,000

749,0002

3%

Centres open

2,748

2,7522

0%

Rooms opened in the period

3,000

3,0002

0%

Centres opened in the period

9

122

(25)%

  1. MLAs included in Managed & Franchised locations / rooms for Q1 2025 to give like-for-like location and rooms. They were recategorised as M&F from Company-owned for FY 2025 results as explained at the Investor Day in December 2025

  2. Company-owned RevPAR now includes 100% of Virtual-office revenues associated with Company-owned locations but continues to exclude revenues from Enterprise Managed Real Estate. Both amounts were previously reported in D&PS. Underlying RevPAR growth before these changes was also 6%.

RevPAR

RevPAR is a monthly average KPI, defined as the system-wide revenue (excluding Enterprise Managed Real Estate and excluding rooms opened and closed during the period), divided by the number of available rooms, which is defined as 7 square metres across all usable space. Given the scale of the growth and room additions that the Company is adding to the network, RevPAR excluding centres opened in 2025 is presented below to show RevPAR progression excluding the impact of centres not yet mature.

RevPAR continues to evolve as expected. It is anticipated that the higher-growth segments will show a falling year-over-year RevPAR because new locations that have opened are not yet mature are contained within the calculation.

Company-owned RevPAR increased by 6% year-on-year, in-line with our pricing strategy to drive revenue at the segment level. Following the integration of Digital & Professional Services, all the Virtual Office revenue associated with a location is included in the RevPAR of that segment - Company-owned RevPAR increased by 6% before any changes to methodology.

System RevPAR ($, monthly average)

Q1 2026

Q1 2026 ex 2025

Openings

Q1 2025

% change

unaudited

Managed

164

222

173

(5)%

Franchised and JVs

492

524

487

1%

Company-Owned

389 3

388 3

366 3

6%

IWG Network

348

378

355

(2)%

  1. Company-owned RevPAR now includes 100% of Virtual-office revenues associated with Company-owned locations but continues to exclude revenues from Enterprise Managed Real Estate. Both amounts were previously reported in D&PS. Underlying RevPAR growth before these changes was also 6%.

    Financing and Net Debt

    ($m)

    31 March 2026

    31 Dec 2025

    31 March 2025

    unaudited

    Cash & Cash equivalents

    (158)

    (302)

    (135)

    Drawn RCF

    0

    0

    0

    2027 0.5% Convertible Bond

    6

    6

    178

    2030 €625m 6.5% Corporate Bond

    659

    658

    653

    2032 €300m 5.125% Corporate Bond

    333

    333

    0

    Other

    18

    20

    25

    Net financial debt

    858

    715

    721

    Net financial debt increased over the quarter driven by:

    • Repurchase of 19,484,055 shares for $53m as part of the share buyback programme

    • Annual cash bonus payments, as accrued for at 31 December 2025

    • The roll out of automated invoice software in the quarter led to payment days falling markedly over the course of Q1. This will normalise through 2026 so net debt will reduce accordingly by the end of the year, but expected to end 2026 at slightly elevated levels compared to 31 December 2025

    • As a reminder, most of the 0.5% coupon Convertible Bond was put back to the Company in December 2025, and we will have a full year of interest costs of the €300m 5.125% Corporate Bond during 2026

    • The Company has no exposure to either interest or FX rates on its bonds - all bonds are fixed coupon with the first refinancing in 2030, and hedged into USD

      Outlook and guidance

      Whilst the Group's direct exposure from ongoing conflicts is limited, including from its operations in the Middle East, we are cognisant of the rising macroeconomic uncertainty and volatility. The broader economic effect of these conflicts includes global inflationary pressures, and the Company is taking proactive steps to reduce costs during Q2 and beyond. Despite the macroeconomic backdrop, centre signings and openings have continued to accelerate, enterprise customer enquiries are increasing, sales have risen and pricing has been positive.

      Accordingly, our expectations for 2026 currently remain unchanged. We maintain 2026 guidance as communicated at our FY 2025 results on 3 March 2026:

    • Adjusted 2026 EBITDA of $585m-625m

    • Company-owned revenue growth of at least 4%

    • Recurring management fee income of $80m

    • Maintenance of an investment grade credit rating

We have announced $100m of share buybacks so far for 2026, and will update this with the first-half results on 11 August 2026

Financial calendar

19 May 2026 Annual General Meeting

29 May 2026 Final 2025 dividend payment date

11 August 2026 2026 Interim Results

3 November 2026 Third Quarter 2026 Trading Update

Details of results presentation

Mark Dixon, Chief Executive Officer, and Charlie Steel, Chief Financial Officer, will be hosting a conference call for analysts and investors at 9am UK time.

Please pre-register through PC, Mac, iOS or Android to attend the conference call using the link below: https://brunswickgroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fdBsp5LsTgy3irqfaTvCsw

Further information International Workplace Group plc

Mark Dixon, Chief Executive Officer Charlie Steel, Chief Financial Officer

Richard Manning, Head of Investor Relations

Brunswick Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959 Nick Cosgrove

Greg Dawson