Rackspace Technology Inc.

03/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/06/2026 15:08

Annual Report for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2025 (Form 10-K)

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following MD&A is intended to help readers understand our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report. References to "Rackspace Technology," "we," "our company," "the company," "us," or "our" refer to Rackspace Technology and its consolidated subsidiaries.
The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risk, assumptions and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations, intentions and forecasts. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth under the section of this Annual Report titled "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this Annual Report. You should carefully read the "Risk Factors" to gain an understanding of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. Please also see "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" contained elsewhere in this Annual Report.
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Overview
We are a leading end-to-end hybrid cloud and AI solutions company. We serve as a trusted operator of the full technology stack, from governed private cloud infrastructure to AI deployed in production environments. From edge to core to cloud, we design, integrate and operate the infrastructure, data foundations and software platforms required to deliver business outcomes with predictable cost, resilience, security and compliance. Our solutions are purpose-built for regulated and mission-critical environments where uptime, data sovereignty and operational accountability are essential. We serve our customers with a unique combination of proprietary technology resulting from over $1 billion of investment and services expertise from a team of highly skilled consultants and engineers. We also provide our customers with unbiased expertise and technology solutions, delivered over the world's leading cloud services, all wrapped in Fanatical Experience.
We aim to be our customers' most trusted advisor and services partner in their path to cloud transformation and to accelerate the value of their cloud investments. We give customers the ability to make fluid decisions when choosing the right technologies, and we recommend solutions based on customers' unique objectives. In this way, we empower our customers to harness the full benefits of cloud adoption.
Our team of 5,000highly skilled Rackers, including consultants and engineers, partners with companies at every stage of their cloud transformation journey.
We deliver our services to a global customer base through an integrated service delivery model. We have a presence in more than 60 cities around the world. This footprint allows us to better serve customers based in various countries, especially multinational companies requiring cross-border solutions. We have a strong presence with customers of all sizes, including enterprise businesses (revenue in excess of $3 billion), mid-market businesses (revenue of $300 million to $3 billion) and commercial customers (revenue less than $300 million).
We operate our business and report our results through two reportable segments: Public Cloud and Private Cloud. Our Public Cloud segment is a services-centric, capital-light model providing value-added cloud solutions throughmanaged services, Elastic Engineering and professional services offerings for customer environments hosted on the AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud public cloud platforms. Our Private Cloud segment is a technology-forward, capital-intensive model providing managed service offerings for customer environments hosted in one of our data centers as well as in those owned by customers or by third parties such as colocation providers. Private Cloud also includes our legacy OpenStack Public Cloud business that we ceased to actively market to customers in 2017.See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 16, "Segment Reporting" for additional information about our segments.
We generate revenue primarily through the sale of consumption-based contracts for our services offerings, which are recurring in nature. We also generate revenue from the sale of professional services related to designing and building customer solutions, which are non-recurring in nature. Arrangements within our Private Cloud segment generally have a fixed term, typically from 12 to 36 months, with a monthly recurring fee based on the computing resources provided to and utilized by the customer, the complexity of the underlying infrastructure and the level of support we provide. Our other primary source of revenue is for services within our Public Cloud segment. Contracts for these arrangements typically operate on a consumption model and can be canceled at any time without penalty.
We sell our services through direct sales teams, third-party channel partners and via online orders. Our sales model is based on both distributed and centralized sales teams with leads generated from technology partners, customer referrals, channel partners and corporate marketing efforts. We offer customers the flexibility to select the best combination of resources in order to meet the requirements of their unique applications and provide the technology to seamlessly operate and manage multiple cloud computing environments.
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Key Factors Affecting Our Performance
We believe our combination of proprietary technology, automation capabilities and technical expertise creates a value proposition for our customers that is hard to replicate for both competitors and in-house IT departments. We and our customers face a variety of challenges, including evolving technologies (including AI and GenAI) and an uncertain regulatory landscape, including international trade policies and tariffs, as well as other macroeconomic and geopolitical factors. These factors have and will continue to affect demand for our products and services. Our continued success depends to a significant extent on our ability to respond to these and other challenges presented by our highly competitive and dynamic market, including the following key factors:
Differentiating Our Service Offerings in a Competitive Market Environment
Our success depends to a significant extent on our ability to continue to differentiate, expand and upgrade our service offerings in line with developing customer needs, while deepening our relationships with leading public cloud service providers and establishing new relationships, including with sales partners. We are a certified premier consulting and managed services partner to some of the largest cloud computing platforms, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, SAP and VMware by Broadcom. We believe we are unique in our ability to serve customers across major technology stacks and deployment options, all while delivering Fanatical Experience. Our existing and prospective customers are also under increasing pressure to move from on-premise or self-managed IT to the cloud to compete effectively in a digital economy and maximize the value of their cloud investments, which we believe presents an opportunity for professional services projects as well asnew recurring business.
Customer Relationships and Retention
Our success greatly depends on our ability to retain and develop opportunities with our existing customers and to attract new customers. We operate in a growing but competitive and evolving market environment, requiring innovation to differentiate us from our competitors. We believe that our integrated cloud service portfolio and our differentiated customer experience and technology are keys to retaining and growing revenue from existing customers as well as acquiring new customers. For example, we believe that Rackspace Fabric provides customers a unified experience across their entire cloud and security footprint, and that our Rackspace Elastic Engineering model helps customers embrace a cloud native approach with on-demand access to a dedicated team of highly skilled cloud architects and engineers. These offerings differentiate us from legacy IT service providers that operate under long-term fixed and project-based fee structures often tethered to their existing technologies with less automation.
Business Mix Shift
The mix of revenue has shifted in recent years, from our Private Cloud offerings to infrastructure resale and services within Public Cloud. Private Cloud offerings are generally hosted on our own infrastructure and deliver higher segment operating margins, but also require a higher level of capital expenditures. Conversely, Public Cloud segment operating margins are lower, driven by high volumes of infrastructure resale revenue which come at significantly lower margins. However, Public Cloud requires significantly less capital expenditures. Going forward, we will continue to take a workload-centric approach and both Public and Private Cloud will be the net recipients of the workloads. The focus in Private Cloud will be to defend and expand our revenue with new solutions. The focus in Public Cloud is on expanding segment operating margins by driving cost efficiencies and growing higher-margin services revenue.
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Key Components of Statement of Operations
Revenue
A substantial amount of our revenue, particularly within our Private Cloud segment, is generated pursuant to contracts that typically have a fixed term (typically from 12 to 36 months). Our customers generally have the right to cancel their contracts by providing us with written notice prior to the end of the fixed term, though most of our contracts provide for termination fees in the event of cancellation prior to the end of their term, typically amounting to the outstanding value of the contract. These contracts include a monthly recurring fee, which is determined based on the computing resources utilized and provided to the customer, the complexity of the underlying infrastructure and the level of support we provide. Most of our services within our Public Cloud segment and legacy OpenStack business generate usage-based revenue invoiced on a monthly basis and can be canceled at any time without penalty. We also generate revenue from usage-based fees and fees from professional services earned from customers using our hosting and other services. We typically recognize revenue on a daily basis, as services are provided, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for our services. Our usage-based arrangements generally include a variable consideration component, consisting of monthly utility fees, with a defined price and undefined quantity. Our customer contracts also typically contain service level guarantees, including with respect to network uptime requirements, that provide discounts when we fail to meet specific obligations and, with respect to certain products, we may offer volume discounts based on usage. As these variable consideration components consist of a single distinct daily service provided on a single performance obligation, we account for all of them as services are provided and earned.
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue consists primarily of usage charges for third-party infrastructure and personnel costs (including salaries, bonuses, benefits and share-based compensation) for engineers, developers and other employees involved in the delivery of services to our customers. Cost of revenue also includes depreciation of servers, software and other systems infrastructure, data center rent and other infrastructure maintenance and support costs, including software license costs and utilities. Cost of revenue is driven mainly by demand for our services, our service mix and the cost of labor in a given geography.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
SG&A expenses consist primarily of personnel costs (including salaries, bonuses, commissions, benefits and share-based compensation) for our sales force, executive team and corporate administrative and support employees, including our human resources, finance, accounting and legal functions. SG&A also includes R&D costs, repair and maintenance of corporate infrastructure, facilities rent, third-party advisory fees (including audit, legal and management consulting costs), marketing and advertising costs and insurance, as well as the amortization of related intangible assets and certain depreciation of fixed assets.
SG&A also includes transaction costs related to acquisitions and financings along with costs related to integration and business transformation initiatives which may impact the comparability of SG&A between periods.
Income taxes
Our income tax benefit (provision) and deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect management's best assessment of estimated current and future taxes to be paid. During 2025 we recorded consolidated tax expense, despite our net losses, due to the recording of valuation allowances against our deferred tax assets. Certain of our non-U.S. subsidiaries continue to incur corporate tax expense or benefit according to the relevant taxing jurisdictions. We are under certain domestic and foreign tax audits. Due to the complexity involved with certain tax matters, there is the possibility that the various taxing authorities may disagree with certain tax positions filed on our income tax returns. We believe we have made adequate provision for all uncertain tax positions. See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 13, "Taxes."
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Results of Operations
We discuss our historical results of operations, and the key components of those results, below. Past financial results are not necessarily indicative of future results.
Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2025
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the specified periods, as well as changes between periods and as a percentage of revenue for those same periods (totals in table may not foot due to rounding):
Year Ended December 31, Year-Over-Year Comparison
2024 2025
(In millions, except %) Amount % Revenue Amount % Revenue Amount % Change
Revenue $ 2,737.1 100.0 % $ 2,685.7 100.0 % $ (51.4) (1.9) %
Cost of revenue (2,203.7) (80.5) % (2,179.3) (81.1) % 24.4 (1.1) %
Gross profit 533.4 19.5 % 506.4 18.9 % (27.0) (5.1) %
Selling, general and administrative expenses (707.6) (25.9) % (607.1) (22.6) % 100.5 (14.2) %
Impairment of goodwill (714.9) (26.1) % - - % 714.9 (100.0) %
Impairment of assets, net (20.0) (0.7) % - - % 20.0 (100.0) %
Loss from operations (909.1) (33.2) % (100.7) (3.8) % 808.4 (88.9) %
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (98.0) (3.6) % (82.7) (3.1) % 15.3 (15.6) %
Gain on investments, net
0.1 0.0 % 0.3 0.0 % 0.2 200.0 %
Gain on debt extinguishment, net of debt modification costs
147.2 5.4 % - - % (147.2) (100.0) %
Other expense, net (21.7) (0.8) % (18.7) (0.7) % 3.0 (13.8) %
Total other income (expense) 27.6 1.0 % (101.1) (3.8) % (128.7) NM
Loss before income taxes (881.5) (32.2) % (201.8) (7.5) % 679.7 (77.1) %
Benefit (provision) for income taxes 23.3 0.8 % (24.0) (0.9) % (47.3) NM
Net loss $ (858.2) (31.4) % $ (225.8) (8.4) % $ 632.4 (73.7) %
NM = not meaningful.
Revenue
Revenue decreased $51 million, or 1.9%, to $2,686 million in 2025 from $2,737 million in 2024. Revenue declined primarily due to a decrease in Private Cloud revenue, as discussed below.
After removing the impact from foreign currency fluctuations, on a constant currency basis, revenue decreased2.1%. The following table presents revenue by segment:
Year Ended December 31, % Change
(In millions, except %) 2024 2025 Actual
Constant Currency(1)
Public Cloud
$ 1,682.6 $ 1,696.0 0.8 % 0.7 %
Private Cloud
1,054.5 989.7 (6.1) % (6.7) %
Total $ 2,737.1 $ 2,685.7 (1.9) % (2.1) %
(1) Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this section for further explanation and reconciliation.
Public Cloud revenue in 2025increased 0.8% on an actual basis and 0.7% on a constant currency basis, from 2024. The increase was driven by higher services revenue, partially offset by a reduction in infrastructure volumes.
Private Cloud revenue in 2025 decreased 6.1% on an actual basis and 6.7% on a constant currency basis, from 2024, reflecting customer transitions off legacy platforms, partially offset by revenue from new bookings, including revenue related to certain customer contracts that include embedded sales-type lease arrangements for hardware.
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Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue decreased $24 million, or 1%, to $2,179 million in 2025 from $2,204 million in 2024. The largest drivers of the decrease were a reduction in license expense, due to decreased usage between periods, and a reduction in data center expense as a result of continued optimization initiatives. Also contributing to the overall decrease in cost of revenue was a decline in personnel costs, driven by a reduction in headcount and severance expense between periods. These decreases were partially offset by higher expense for hardware mainly related to certain customer contracts that include embedded sales-type lease arrangements and an increase in depreciation expense.
As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue increased 60 basis points in 2025 to 81.1% from 80.5% in 2024, as the decline in revenue outpaced the decrease in cost of revenue.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit was $506 million in 2025, a decrease of $27 million from $533 million in 2024. Our gross margin was 18.9% in 2025, a decrease of 60 basis points from 19.5% in 2024.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
SG&A expenses decreased $101 million, or 14%, to $607 million in 2025 from $708 million in 2024, primarily due to a reduction in personnel costs. The decrease in personnel costs was largely due to a decline in headcount between periods and a reduction in share-based compensation and non-equity incentive compensation, partially offset by an increase in severance expense driven by the departure of our former chief executive officer. Also driving the overall decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was a $9 million early termination fee associated with the sale of our corporate headquarters in the first quarter of 2024 and a decrease in other business optimization related expenses between periods. Insurance recovery proceeds related to the Hosted Exchange incident received in the prior period partially offset the overall reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses year-over-year.
As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expenses decreased 330 basis points in 2025 to 22.6% from 25.9% in 2024 for the reasons discussed above.
Loss from Operations, Segment Operating Profit, and Non-GAAP Operating Profit
Our loss from operations was $101 million in 2025 compared to $909 million in 2024. Our Non-GAAP Operating Profit was $126 million in 2025, an increase of $21 million from $106 million in 2024. Non-GAAP Operating Profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for more information.
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The table below presents a reconciliation of loss from operations to Non-GAAP Operating Profit.
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) 2024 2025
Loss from operations $ (909.1) $ (100.7)
Share-based compensation expense 63.4 45.1
Transaction-related adjustments, net (a)
5.2 2.5
Restructuring and transformation expenses (b)
58.5 32.3
Hosted Exchange incident expenses, net of proceeds received or expected to be received under our insurance coverage (1.4) -
Impairment of goodwill 714.9 -
Impairment of assets, net 20.0 -
Amortization of intangible assets (c)
154.1 146.9
Non-GAAP Operating Profit $ 105.6 $ 126.1
(a)
Includes purchase accounting adjustments, exploratory acquisition and divestiture costs, and expenses related to financing activities.
(b)
Includes consulting and advisory fees related to business transformation and optimization activities, as well as associated severance, certain facility closure costs, and lease termination expenses. Also includes payroll taxes associated with the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock. The year ended December 31, 2024 also includes a $9.0 million MEIA early termination fee associated with the sale of our corporate headquarters in March 2024.
(c)
All of our intangible assets are attributable to acquisitions, including the Rackspace Acquisition in 2016.
Our segment operating profit and segment operating margin for the periods indicated, and the change between periods is shown in the table below:
Year Ended December 31, Year-Over-Year Comparison
(In millions, except %) 2024 2025
Segment operating profit:
Amount % of Segment Revenue Amount % of Segment Revenue Amount % Change
Public Cloud
$ 44.2 2.6 % $ 67.6 4.0 % $ 23.4 52.9 %
Private Cloud
294.4 27.9 % 252.4 25.5 % (42.0) (14.3) %
Corporate functions (233.0) (193.9) 39.1 (16.8) %
Non-GAAP Operating Profit
$ 105.6 $ 126.1 $ 20.5 19.4 %
Public Cloud operating profit increased 53% in 2025 from 2024. Segment operating profit as a percentage of segment revenue increased by 140 basis points, reflecting a 1% increase in segment revenue and a 1% decrease in segment operating expenses. The decrease in expenses was mainly driven by operational improvements and cost optimization initiatives.
Private Cloud operating profit decreased 14% in 2025 from 2024. Segment operating profit as a percentage of segment revenue decreased by 240 basis points, due to a 6% decrease in segment revenue, partially offset by a 3% decrease in segment operating expenses. The decrease in expenses was mainly driven by cost optimization activities.
Centralized corporate functions that provide services to the segments in areas such as accounting, information technology, marketing, legal and human resources are not allocated to the segments and are included in "corporate functions" in the table above. This expense decreased 17% in 2025 due to our continued focus on cost management.
For more information about our segment operating profit, see Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 16, "Segment Reporting."
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Impairment of Goodwill
We recorded a total of $715 million in non-cash goodwill impairment charges in 2024.
In connection with the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions that were completed in March and April 2024, as further described in Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 7, "Debt", we updated our internal forecasts. As of February 29, 2024, we assessed our Board approved 2024 internal budget along with several events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount, if any, of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of our current and forecasted operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance, timing of the expected effects of our strategic initiatives, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, changes to our risk-adjusted discount rates and earnings quality and sustainability. After considering all available evidence in our evaluation of goodwill impairment indicators, we determined it appropriate to perform an interim quantitative assessment of our reporting units as of February 29, 2024. The results of this goodwill impairment analysis indicated an impairment of goodwill within our Public Cloud and Private Cloud reporting units of $385 million and $188 million, respectively, recorded in the first quarter of 2024.
We performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis as of September 30, 2024 based on our assessment of several events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount, if any, of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of our current and forecasted operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance, timing of the expected effects of our strategic initiatives, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, changes to our risk-adjusted discount rates and earnings quality and sustainability. The results of this goodwill impairment analysis indicated an impairment of goodwill within our Public Cloud and Private Cloud reporting units of $69 million and $73 million, respectively, recorded in the third quarter of 2024.
There was no such impairment in 2025.
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 6, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" for further discussion.
Impairment of Assets, Net
We evaluated our indefinite-lived intangible asset for impairment as of February 29, 2024. As a result of this evaluation, we recorded a $20 millionimpairment of our indefinite-lived intangible asset inthe first quarter of 2024.
There was no such impairment in 2025.
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 6, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" for further discussion.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased $15 million, or 16%, to $83 million in 2025 from $98 million in 2024, primarily due to the accounting for contractual interest payments on debt instruments entered into as part of the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions, portions of which are recorded as a reduction of related premiums and not as interest expense, which reduces interest expense relative to contractual interest cost.
Gain on Debt Extinguishment, Net of Debt Modification Costs
We recorded an $80 million gain on debt extinguishment, net of debt modification costs in 2024 related to the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions. In addition, we recorded $67 million total gain on debt extinguishment related to repurchases of an aggregate $92 million principal amount of 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes, FLSO Term Loan Facility, and 5.375% Senior Notes in 2024.
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 7, "Debt" for further discussion.
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Other Expense, Net
Other expense, net decreased $3 million, or 14%, to $19 million in 2025 from $22 million in 2024, primarily due to foreign currency transactions gains between periods and upfront transaction costs incurred in 2024 related to the Receivables Purchase Facility.
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 3, "Sale of Receivables" for further discussion regarding the Receivables Purchase Facility.
Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes
Our income tax expense was $24 million in 2025 compared to $23 million income tax benefit in 2024. Our effective tax rate decreased from 2.6% in 2024 to (11.9)% in 2025. The decrease in the effective tax rate year-over-year is primarily due to the tax impact associated with changes in the valuation allowance, geographic distribution of profits, the tax impact associated with goodwill impairments recorded in both the first and third quarters of 2024, the majority of which were nondeductible for income tax purposes, and the income tax benefit related to the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions. The difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory rate in 2025 is primarily due to the tax impact associated with changes in valuation allowance, executive compensation that is non-deductible under IRC Section 162(m), the net impact of the geographic distribution of our earnings, and tax effects from non-deductible share-based compensation.
For a full reconciliation of our effective tax rate to the U.S. federal statutory rate and further explanation of our income tax expense, see Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 13, "Taxes."
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Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2024
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the specified periods, as well as changes between periods and as a percentage of revenue for those same periods (totals in table may not foot due to rounding):
Year Ended December 31, Year-Over-Year Comparison
2023 2024
(In millions, except %) Amount % Revenue Amount % Revenue Amount % Change
Revenue $ 2,957.1 100.0 % $ 2,737.1 100.0 % $ (220.0) (7.4) %
Cost of revenue (2,328.3) (78.7) % (2,203.7) (80.5) % 124.6 (5.4) %
Gross profit 628.8 21.3 % 533.4 19.5 % (95.4) (15.2) %
Selling, general and administrative expenses (767.2) (25.9) % (707.6) (25.9) % 59.6 (7.8) %
Impairment of goodwill (708.8) (24.0) % (714.9) (26.1) % (6.1) 0.9 %
Impairment of assets, net
(52.2) (1.8) % (20.0) (0.7) % 32.2 (61.7) %
Loss from operations
(899.4) (30.4) % (909.1) (33.2) % (9.7) 1.1 %
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (221.6) (7.5) % (98.0) (3.6) % 123.6 (55.8) %
Gain on investments, net
0.3 0.0 % 0.1 0.0 % (0.2) (66.7) %
Gain on debt extinguishment, net of debt modification costs
271.3 9.2 % 147.2 5.4 % (124.1) (45.7) %
Other expense, net
(5.0) (0.2) % (21.7) (0.8) % (16.7) NM
Total other income (expense) 45.0 1.5 % 27.6 1.0 % (17.4) (38.7) %
Loss before income taxes (854.4) (28.9) % (881.5) (32.2) % (27.1) 3.2 %
Benefit for income taxes 16.6 0.6 % 23.3 0.8 % 6.7 40.4 %
Net loss $ (837.8) (28.3) % $ (858.2) (31.4) % $ (20.4) 2.4 %
NM = not meaningful.
Revenue
Revenue decreased $220 million, or 7.4%, to $2,737 million in 2024 from $2,957 million in2023. Revenue declined due to decreases in both Private Cloud and Public Cloud revenue, as discussed below.
After removing the impact from foreign currency fluctuations, on a constant currency basis, revenue decreased7.7%. The following table presents revenue by segment:
Year Ended December 31, % Change
(In millions, except %) 2023 2024 Actual
Constant Currency (1)
Public Cloud
$ 1,742.7 $ 1,682.6 (3.4) % (3.5) %
Private Cloud
1,214.4 1,054.5 (13.2) % (13.6) %
Total $ 2,957.1 $ 2,737.1 (7.4) % (7.7) %
(1) Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this section for further explanation and reconciliation.
Public Cloud revenue in 2024decreased 3.4% on an actual basis and 3.5% on a constant currency basis, from 2023. The decline was due to weaker demand for services in the earlier part of the year.
Private Cloud revenue in 2024 decreased 13.2% on an actual basis and 13.6% on a constant currency basis, from 2023, reflecting customer transitions off legacy platforms.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue decreased $125 million, or 5%, to $2,204 million in 2024 from $2,328 million in 2023. The decrease in cost of revenue was primarily due to an increase in the useful life of certain customer gear assets which resulted in a decline in depreciation expense between periods. Additionally, a reduction in headcount drove a decrease in personnel costs. Also contributing to the reduction in cost of revenue was license expense due to decreased usage between periods.
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As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue increased 180 basis points in 2024 to 80.5% from 78.7% in 2023, as the decline in revenue outpaced the decrease in cost of revenue. Usage charges for third-party infrastructure drove a 370 basis point increase. The decrease in other expenses, discussed above, partially offset the increase.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit was $533 million in 2024, a decrease of $95 million from $629 million in 2023. Our gross margin was 19.5% in 2024, a decrease of 180 basis points from 21.3% in 2023.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
SG&A expenses decreased $60 million, or 8%, to $708 million in 2024 from $767 million in 2023. 2023 includes $12 million of expense recognized for a UK office that we exited in the second quarter of 2023, prior to the lease end date. Further contributing to the decrease year-over-year was additional insurance recovery proceeds related to the Hosted Exchange incident received in 2024. In addition, personnel costs decreased due to a reduction in salaries driven by lower headcount and decreases in severance and commissions expense, partially offset by an increase in non-equity incentive compensation. Other non-personnel cost fluctuations included lower professional fees, a reduction in depreciation and amortization expense, and business optimization related expenses between periods. We also had an increase in the gain on sale of certain assets which further contributed to the reduction in SG&A expenses.
SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue was 25.9% for 2024 and 2023.
Loss from Operations, Segment Operating Profit, and Non-GAAP Operating Profit
Our loss from operations was $909 million in 2024 compared to $899 million in 2023. Our Non-GAAP Operating Profit was $106 million in 2024, a decrease of $52 million from $157 million in 2023. Non-GAAP Operating Profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for more information.
The table below presents a reconciliation of loss from operations to Non-GAAP Operating Profit.
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) 2023 2024
Loss from operations $ (899.4) $ (909.1)
Share-based compensation expense 65.4 63.4
Transaction-related adjustments, net (a)
5.2 5.2
Restructuring and transformation expenses (b)
56.7 58.5
Hosted Exchange incident expenses, net of proceeds received or expected to be received under our insurance coverage (4.8) (1.4)
Impairment of goodwill 708.8 714.9
UK office closure (c)
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Impairment of assets, net 52.2 20.0
Amortization of intangible assets (d)
161.0 154.1
Non-GAAP Operating Profit $ 157.2 $ 105.6
(a) Includes purchase accounting adjustments, exploratory acquisition and divestiture costs, and expenses related to financing activities.
(b)
Includes consulting and advisory fees related to business transformation and optimization activities, as well as associated severance, certain facility closure costs, and lease termination expenses. Also includes payroll taxes associated with the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock. The year ended December 31, 2024 also includes a $9.0 million MEIA early termination fee associated with the sale of our corporate headquarters in March 2024.
(c) Expense recognized related to the closure of a UK office that we exited in the second quarter of 2023 prior to the lease end date.
(d)
All of our intangible assets are attributable to acquisitions, including the Rackspace Acquisition in 2016.
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Our segment operating profit and segment operating margin for the periods indicated, and the change between periods is shown in the table below:
Year Ended December 31, Year-Over-Year Comparison
(In millions, except %) 2023 2024
Segment operating profit:
Amount % of Segment Revenue Amount % of Segment Revenue Amount % Change
Public Cloud
$ 81.8 4.7 % $ 44.2 2.6 % $ (37.6) (46.0) %
Private Cloud
343.0 28.2 % 294.4 27.9 % (48.6) (14.2) %
Corporate functions (267.6) (233.0) 34.6 (12.9) %
Non-GAAP Operating Profit
$ 157.2 $ 105.6 $ (51.6) (32.8) %
Public Cloud operating profit decreased 46% in 2024 from 2023. Segment operating profit as a percentage of segment revenue decreased by 210 basis points, reflecting a 3% decrease in segment revenue, partially offset by a1% decrease in segment operating expenses.
Private Cloud operating profit decreased 14% in 2024 from 2023. Segment operating profit as a percentage of segment revenue decreased by 30 basis points, due to a 13% decrease in segment revenue; inline with a 13% decrease in segment operating expenses. The decrease in operating expenses was largely driven by a reduction in depreciation expense due toan increase in the useful life of certain customer gear assets, as discussed in "Cost of Revenue" above. Also contributing to the reduction in Private Cloud operating expenses was a decrease in license expense and personnel costs between periods.
Centralized corporate functions that provide services to the segments in areas such as accounting, information technology, marketing, legal and human resources are not allocated to the segments and are included in "corporate functions" in the table above. This expense decreased 13% in 2024 due to a reduction in depreciation and amortization expense driven by certain assets reaching the end of their useful life. Additionally, our continued focus on cost management further contributed to the cost reduction.
For more information about our segment operating profit, see Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 16, "Segment Reporting."
Impairment of Goodwill
We recorded a total of $715 million and $709 million in non-cash goodwill impairment charges in 2024 and 2023, respectively.
In connection with the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions that were completed in March and April 2024, as further described in Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 7, "Debt", we updated our internal forecasts. As of February 29, 2024, we assessed our Board approved 2024 internal budget along with several events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount, if any, of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of our current and forecasted operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance, timing of the expected effects of our strategic initiatives, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, changes to our risk-adjusted discount rates and earnings quality and sustainability. After considering all available evidence in our evaluation of goodwill impairment indicators, we determined it appropriate to perform an interim quantitative assessment of our reporting units as of February 29, 2024. The results of this goodwill impairment analysis indicated an impairment of goodwill within our Public Cloud and Private Cloud reporting units of $385 million and $188 million, respectively, recorded in the first quarter of 2024.
We performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis as of September 30, 2024 based on our assessment of several events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount, if any, of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of our current and forecasted operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance, timing of the expected effects of our strategic initiatives, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, changes to our risk-adjusted discount rates and earnings quality and sustainability. The results of this goodwill impairment analysis indicated an impairment of goodwill within our Public Cloud and Private Cloud reporting units of $69 million and $73 million, respectively, recorded in the third quarter of 2024.
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Due to the change in our segment reporting as a result of the business reorganization as of January 1, 2023, we completed a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis both prior and subsequent to the aforementioned change. The results of the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of January 1, 2023, subsequent to the change, indicated an impairment within our Private Cloud reporting unit, and we recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $271 million in the first quarter of 2023.
During the first quarter of 2023, we experienced a sustained decline in our stock price resulting in our market capitalization being less than the carrying value of our combined reporting units. As of March 31, 2023, we assessed several events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount, if any, of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance for the first three months of the year, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, and earnings quality and sustainability. After considering all available evidence in our evaluation of goodwill impairment indicators, we determined it appropriate to perform an interim quantitative assessment of our reporting units as of March 31, 2023. The results of this quantitative goodwill impairment analysis indicated an impairment within our Private Cloud reporting unit, and we recorded an additional non-cash impairment charge of $272 million in the first quarter of 2023.
We performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis as of September 30, 2023 based on our assessment of several events and circumstances that affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, market capitalization and earnings quality and sustainability. As a result, we determined that the carrying value of our Private Cloud reporting unit exceeded its fair value and recorded a non-cash impairment of goodwill of $166 million in the third quarter of 2023.
As of October 1, 2023, we reassessed our reporting units and combined our Private Cloud and OpenStack Public Cloud reporting units into a new Private Cloud reporting unit. We completed a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis as of October 1, 2023, subsequent to the aforementioned change. The results of the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis indicated no impairment to goodwill.
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 6, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" for further discussion.
Impairment of Assets, Net
We recorded a total of $20 million and $52 million in net asset impairment charges in 2024 and 2023, respectively.
We evaluated our indefinite-lived intangible asset for impairment as of February 29, 2024. As a result of this evaluation, we recorded a $20 millionimpairment of our indefinite-lived intangible asset inthe first quarter of 2024.
We also performed a quantitative assessment of our indefinite-lived intangible asset prior to testing our goodwill for impairment as September 30, 2024, which did not indicate any impairment of the Rackspace trade name.
Similarly, we evaluated our indefinite-lived intangible asset for impairment as of September 30, 2023. As a result of this evaluation, we recorded a $57 million impairment of our indefinite-lived intangible asset in the third quarter of 2023.
In addition, during 2023, we recorded a $5 million net increase in the estimated fair value, less estimated cost to sell, of our corporate headquarters which was classified as held for sale under GAAP as of December 31, 2022.
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 5, "Property, Equipment and Software, net" and Note 6, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" for further discussion.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased $124 million, or 56%, to $98 million in 2024 from $222 million in 2023, primarily due to the accounting for contractual interest payments on debt instruments entered into as part of the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions, portions of which are recorded as a reduction of related premiums and not as interest expense, which reduces interest expense relative to contractual interest cost.
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Gain on Debt Extinguishment, Net of Debt Modification Costs
We recorded $80 million gain on debt extinguishment, net of debt modification costs in 2024 related to the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions. In addition, we recorded $67 million total gain on debt extinguishment related to repurchases of an aggregate $92 million principal amount of 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes, FLSO Term Loan Facility, and 5.375% Senior Notes in 2024.
We recorded a $228 million gain on debt extinguishment in 2023 related to repurchases of $352 million principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes. In addition, we repurchased $36 million principal amount of 3.50% Senior Secured Notes and $56 million principal amount of the Term Loan Facility, which resulted in an $18 million and $26 million gain on debt extinguishment, respectively.
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 7, "Debt" for further discussion.
Other Expense, Net
The increase in other expense, net to $22 million in 2024from $5 million in 2023 is primarily due to a full year of costs incurred in 2024 related to the Receivables Purchase Facility entered into in September 2023.
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 3, "Sale of Receivables" for further discussion regarding the Receivables Purchase Facility.
Benefit for Income Taxes
Our income tax benefit increased by $7 million to $23 million in 2024 from $17 million in 2023. Our effective tax rate increased from 1.9% in 2023 to 2.6% in 2024. The increase in the effective tax rate year-over-year is primarily due to the tax impact associated with goodwill impairments recorded in both the first and third quarters of 2024 as well as goodwill impairments recorded in 2023, the majority of which were nondeductible for income tax purposes, and the income tax benefit of $103 million related to the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions discussed above. The difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory rate in 2024 is primarily due to the tax impact associated with changes in the valuation allowance, the tax impact associated with the goodwill impairments recorded in the first and third quarters of 2024, the majority of which were nondeductible for income tax purposes, and the tax impact of the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions.
For a full reconciliation of our effective tax rate to the U.S. federal statutory rate and further explanation of our benefit for income taxes, see Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 13, "Taxes."
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We track several non-GAAP financial measures to monitor and manage our underlying financial performance. The following discussion includes the presentation of constant currency revenue, Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit, Adjusted EBITDA and Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share, which are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the impact of certain costs, losses and gains that are required to be included in our profit and loss measures under GAAP. Although we believe these measures are useful to investors and analysts for the same reasons they are useful to management, as discussed below, these measures are not a substitute for, or superior to, U.S. GAAP financial measures or disclosures. Other companies may calculate similarly-titled non-GAAP measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. We have reconciled each of these non-GAAP measures to the applicable most comparable GAAP measure throughout this MD&A.
Constant Currency Revenue
We use constant currency revenue as an additional metric for understanding and assessing our growth excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations on our international business operations. Constant currency information compares results between periods as if exchange rates had remained constant period over period and is calculated by translating the non-U.S. dollar income statement balances for the most current period to U.S. dollars using the average exchange rate from the comparative period rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective period. We also believe this is an important metric to help investors evaluate our performance in comparison to prior periods.
The following tables present, by segment, actual and constant currency revenue and constant currency revenue growth rates, for and between the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 2024 Year Ended December 31, 2025 % Change
(In millions, except %) Revenue Revenue
Foreign Currency Translation (a)
Revenue in Constant Currency Actual Constant Currency
Public Cloud
$ 1,682.6 $ 1,696.0 $ (1.5) $ 1,694.5 0.8 % 0.7 %
Private Cloud
1,054.5 989.7 (5.4) 984.3 (6.1) % (6.7) %
Total $ 2,737.1 $ 2,685.7 $ (6.9) $ 2,678.8 (1.9) % (2.1) %
(a) The effect of foreign currency is calculated by translating current period results using the average exchange rate from the prior comparative period.
Year Ended December 31, 2023 Year Ended December 31, 2024 % Change
(In millions, except %) Revenue Revenue
Foreign Currency Translation (a)
Revenue in Constant Currency Actual Constant Currency
Public Cloud $ 1,742.7 $ 1,682.6 $ (1.4) $ 1,681.2 (3.4) % (3.5) %
Private Cloud 1,214.4 1,054.5 (5.6) 1,048.9 (13.2) % (13.6) %
Total $ 2,957.1 $ 2,737.1 $ (7.0) $ 2,730.1 (7.4) % (7.7) %
(a) The effect of foreign currency is calculated by translating current period results using the average exchange rate from the prior comparative period.
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Non-GAAP Gross Profit
We present Non-GAAP Gross Profit in this MD&A because we believe the measure is useful in analyzing trends in our underlying, recurring gross margins. We define Non-GAAP Gross Profit as gross profit, adjusted to exclude the impact of share-based compensation expense, purchase accounting-related effects, certain business transformation-related costs, and costs related to the Hosted Exchange incident.
The table below presents a reconciliation of gross profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit:
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) 2023 2024 2025
Gross profit $ 628.8 $ 533.4 $ 506.4
Share-based compensation expense 9.1 7.6 5.1
Purchase accounting impact on expense (a)
2.6 1.8 0.8
Restructuring and transformation expenses (b)
17.9 19.8 8.9
Hosted Exchange incident expenses, net of proceeds received or expected to be received under our insurance coverage 0.3 - -
Non-GAAP Gross Profit $ 658.7 $ 562.6 $ 521.2
(a)
Adjustment for the impact of purchase accounting from the Rackspace Acquisition on expenses.
(b)
Adjustment for the impact of business transformation and optimization activities, as well as associated severance, certain facility closure costs and lease termination expenses. Also includes payroll taxes associated with the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock.
Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA
We present Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA because they are a basis upon which management assesses our performance and we believe they are useful to evaluating our financial performance. We believe that excluding items from net income that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, our core operating results, and that may vary in frequency or magnitude, enhances the comparability of our results and provides a better baseline for analyzing trends in our business.
The Rackspace Acquisition was structured as a leveraged buyout of Rackspace Technology Global, our predecessor, and resulted in several accounting and capital structure impacts. For example, the revaluation of our assets and liabilities resulted in a significant increase in our amortizable intangible assets and goodwill, the incurrence of a significant amount of debt to partially finance the Rackspace Acquisition resulted in interest payments that reflect our high leverage and cost of debt capital, and the conversion of Rackspace Technology Global's unvested equity compensation into a cash-settled bonus plan and obligation to pay management fees to our equityholders resulted in new cash commitments. In addition, the change in ownership and management resulting from the Rackspace Acquisition led to a strategic realignment in our operations that had a significant impact on our financial results. Following the Rackspace Acquisition, we acquired several businesses, sold businesses and investments that we deemed to be non-core and launched multiple integration and business transformation initiatives intended to improve the efficiency of people and operations and identify recurring cost savings and new revenue growth opportunities. We believe that these transactions and activities resulted in costs, which have historically been substantial, and that may not be indicative of, or are not related to, our core operating results, including interest related to the incurrence of additional debt to finance acquisitions and third party legal, advisory and consulting fees and severance, retention bonus and other internal costs that we believe would not have been incurred in the absence of these transactions and activities and also may not be indicative of, or related to, our core operating results.
We define Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude the impact of non-cash charges for share-based compensation, transaction-related costs and adjustments, restructuring and transformation charges, costs related to the Hosted Exchange incident, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, goodwill and asset impairment charges, costs related to the closure of a UK office, the interest expense impact from the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions, and certain other non-operating, non-recurring or non-core gains and losses, as well as the tax effects of these non-GAAP adjustments.
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We define Non-GAAP Operating Profit as income (loss) from operations adjusted to exclude the impact of non-cash charges for share-based compensation, transaction-related costs and adjustments, restructuring and transformation charges, costs related to the Hosted Exchange incident, the amortization of acquired intangible assets, goodwill and asset impairment charges, costs related to the closure of a UK office, and certain other non-operating, non-recurring or non-core gains and losses.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude the impact of non-cash charges for share-based compensation, transaction-related costs and adjustments, restructuring and transformation charges, costs related to the Hosted Exchange incident, costs related to the closure of a UK office, certain other non-operating, non-recurring or non-core gains and losses, interest expense, expenses for our Receivables Purchase Facility, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and goodwill and asset impairment charges.
Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are management's principal metrics for measuring our underlying financial performance. Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA, along with other quantitative and qualitative information, are also the principal financial measures used by management and our Board in determining performance-based compensation for our management and key employees.
These non-GAAP measures are not intended to imply that we would have generated higher income or avoided net losses if the Rackspace Acquisition and the subsequent transactions and initiatives had not occurred. In the future we may incur expenses or charges such as those added back to calculate Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit or Adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss), Non-GAAP Operating Profit and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these items. Other companies, including our peer companies, may calculate similarly-titled measures in a different manner from us, and therefore, our non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly-tiled measures of other companies. Investors are cautioned against using these measures to the exclusion of our results in accordance with GAAP.
The following tables present a reconciliation of Non-GAAP Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. For a reconciliation of loss from operations to Non-GAAP Operating Profit, see "Loss from Operations, Segment Operating Profit, and Non-GAAP Operating Profit" in the year-over-year comparisons under "Results of Operations" above.
Net loss reconciliation to Non-GAAP Net Loss
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) 2023 2024 2025
Net loss $ (837.8) $ (858.2) $ (225.8)
Share-based compensation expense 65.4 63.4 45.1
Transaction-related adjustments, net (a)
5.2 5.2 2.5
Restructuring and transformation expenses (b)
56.7 58.5 32.3
Hosted Exchange incident expenses, net of proceeds received or expected to be received under our insurance coverage (4.8) (1.4) -
Impairment of goodwill 708.8 714.9 -
UK office closure (c)
12.1 - -
Impairment of assets, net 52.2 20.0 -
Net gain on divestiture and investments (d)
(0.3) (0.1) (0.3)
Gain on debt extinguishment, net of debt modification costs
(271.3) (147.2) -
Interest expense impact from the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions (e)
- (72.9) (83.0)
Other adjustments (f)
(1.0) 1.2 (2.1)
Amortization of intangible assets (g)
161.0 154.1 146.9
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (h)
1.7 (1.0) 39.7
Non-GAAP Net Loss $ (52.1) $ (63.5) $ (44.7)
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Net loss reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) 2023 2024 2025
Net loss $ (837.8) $ (858.2) $ (225.8)
Share-based compensation expense 65.4 63.4 45.1
Transaction-related adjustments, net (a)
5.2 5.2 2.5
Restructuring and transformation expenses (b)
56.7 58.5 32.3
Hosted Exchange incident expenses, net of proceeds received or expected to be received under our insurance coverage (4.8) (1.4) -
Impairment of goodwill 708.8 714.9 -
UK office closure (c)
12.1 - -
Impairment of assets, net 52.2 20.0 -
Net gain on divestiture and investments (d)
(0.3) (0.1) (0.3)
Gain on debt extinguishment, net of debt modification costs
(271.3) (147.2) -
Other expense, net (i)
5.0 21.7 18.7
Interest expense 221.6 98.0 82.7
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (16.6) (23.3) 24.0
Depreciation and amortization (j)
366.4 293.3 296.5
Adjusted EBITDA $ 362.6 $ 244.8 $ 275.7
(a)
Includes purchase accounting adjustments, exploratory acquisition and divestiture costs, and expenses related to financing activities.
(b)
Includes consulting and advisory fees related to business transformation and optimization activities, as well as associated severance, certain facility closure costs, and lease termination expenses. Also includes payroll taxes associated with the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock. The year ended December 31, 2024 includes a $9.0 million MEIA early termination fee associated with the sale of our corporate headquarters in March 2024.
(c)
Expense recognized related to the closure of a UK office that we exited in the second quarter of 2023 prior to the lease end date.
(d)
Includes gains and losses on investment and from dispositions.
(e)
Interest expense impact due to the accounting for contractual interest payments on debt instruments entered into as part of the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions, which reduced interest expense relative to contractual interest cost.
(f)
Primarily consists of foreign currency gains and losses.
(g)
All of our intangible assets are attributable to acquisitions, including the Rackspace Acquisition in 2016.
(h)
We utilize an estimated structural long-term non-GAAP tax rate in order to provide consistency across reporting periods, removing the effect of non-recurring tax adjustments, which include but are not limited to tax rate changes, U.S. tax reform, share-based compensation, audit conclusions and changes to valuation allowances. We used a structural non-GAAP tax rate of 26% for all periods which reflects the removal of the tax effect of non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments and non-recurring tax adjustments on a year-over-year basis. The non-GAAP tax rate could be subject to change for a variety of reasons, including the rapidly evolving global tax environment, significant changes in our geographic earnings mix including due to acquisition activity, or other changes to our strategy or business operations. We will re-evaluate our long-term non-GAAP tax rate as appropriate. We believe that making these adjustments facilitates a better evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to prior periods.
(i)
Primarily consists of foreign currency gains and losses and expense related to our Receivables Purchase Facility.
(j)
Excludes accelerated depreciation expense related to facility closures.
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Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share
We define Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share as Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) divided by our GAAP weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period on a diluted basis and further adjusted for the weighted average number of shares associated with securities which are anti-dilutive to GAAP loss per share. Management uses Non-GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share to evaluate the performance of our business on a comparable basis from period to period, including by adjusting for the impact of the issuance of shares. The following table reconciles Non-GAAP Loss Per Share to our GAAP net loss per share on a diluted basis:
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions, except per share amounts) 2023 2024 2025
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (837.8) $ (858.2) $ (225.8)
Non-GAAP Net Loss $ (52.1) $ (63.5) $ (44.7)
Weighted average number of shares - Diluted 215.3 224.8 238.7
Effect of dilutive securities (a)
3.1 10.7 6.2
Non-GAAP weighted average number of shares - Diluted 218.4 235.5 244.9
Net loss per share - Diluted $ (3.89) $ (3.82) $ (0.95)
Per share impacts of adjustments to net loss (b)
3.65 3.54 0.76
Per share impacts of shares after adjustments to net loss (a)
0.00 0.01 0.01
Non-GAAP Loss Per Share
$ (0.24) $ (0.27) $ (0.18)
(a)
Potential common share equivalents consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units (including performance-based restricted stock units) or purchases under the ESPP, as well as contingent shares associated with our acquisition of Datapipe. Certain of our potential common share equivalents are contingent on certain investment funds managed by affiliates of Apollo achieving pre-established performance targets based on a MOIC, which are included in the denominator for the entire period if such shares would be issuable as of the end of the reporting period assuming the end of the reporting period was the end of the contingency period.
(b)
Reflects the aggregate adjustments made to reconcile Non-GAAP Net Loss to our net loss, as noted in the above table, divided by the GAAP diluted number of shares outstanding for the relevant period.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
We primarily finance our operations and capital expenditures with internally-generated cash from operations and hardware leases, and if necessary, borrowings under the New Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2025, the New Revolving Credit Facility provided for up to $375 million of borrowings, $60 millionof which was drawn and outstanding as of December 31, 2025. Our primary uses of cash are working capital requirements, debt service requirements and capital expenditures. Based on our current level of operations and available cash, we believe our sources will provide sufficient liquidity over at least the next twelve months. We cannot provide assurance, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flows from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under the New Revolving Credit Facility or from other sources in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. Our ability to do so depends on prevailing economic conditions and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, upon the occurrence of certain events, such as a change of control, we could be required to repay or refinance our indebtedness. We cannot assure that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Any future acquisitions, joint ventures or other similar transactions will likely require additional capital, and there can be no assurance that any such capital will be available to us on acceptable terms or at all.
From time to time, depending upon market and other conditions, as well as upon our cash balances and liquidity, we, our subsidiaries or our affiliates may acquire (and have acquired) our outstanding debt securities or our other indebtedness through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers, redemption or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as we, our subsidiaries or our affiliates may determine (or as may be provided for in the Indentures, if applicable), for cash or other consideration.
On September 29, 2023, indirect subsidiaries of the company entered into a revolving agreement where a bankruptcy-remote SPV can sell accounts receivable, based upon the face amount of eligible receivables in the collateral pool, up to an aggregate maximum limit of $300 million to a financial institution on a recurring basis in exchange for cash. On February 12, 2024, the revolving agreement was amended to include certain international subsidiaries of the company as parties to the agreement and Rackspace Receivables Canada Limited, a Canadian indirect subsidiary of the company, was established as an SPV.
At December 31, 2025, we held $106 million in cash and cash equivalents (not including $2 million in restricted cash, which is included in "Other non-current assets"), of which $66 million was held by foreign entities.
We have entered into installment payment arrangements with certain equipment and software vendors, along with sale-leaseback arrangements for equipment and certain property leases that are considered financing obligations. We had $53 million outstanding with respect to these arrangements as of December 31, 2025. We may choose to utilize these various sources of funding in future periods. Refer to Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 9, "Financing Obligations" for more information regarding financing obligations.
We also lease certain equipment and real estate under operating and finance lease agreements. We had $485 million outstanding with respect to operating and finance lease agreements as of December 31, 2025. We may choose to utilize such leasing arrangements in future periods. Refer to Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 8, "Leases" for more information regarding our operating and finance leases.
As of December 31, 2025, we had $2,429 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the FLSO Term Loan Facility, the FLFO Term Loan Facility, the Term Loan Facility, 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes, 5.375% Senior Notes, and 3.50% Senior Secured Notes. The New Revolving Credit Facility provides for up to $375 million of borrowings, $60 million of which was drawn and outstanding as of December 31, 2025. Our liquidity requirements are significant, primarily due to debt service requirements.
Debt
In March 2024, we initiated a series of debt refinancing transactions that substantially impacted our existing debt instruments: the Senior Facilities, the 3.50% Senior Secured Notes, and the 5.375% Senior Notes. We also entered into new debt instruments: the New Senior Facilities, which includes the FLSO Term Loan Facility, the FLFO Term Loan Facility, and the New Revolving Credit Facility, and the 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes.
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Refer to Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 7, "Debt," for more information regarding the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions and the related accounting impacts.
New Debt Instruments
New Senior Facilities
On March 12, 2024, Rackspace Finance Holdings, Rackspace Finance, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto and Citi, as the administrative agent and collateral agent, entered into the credit agreement governing the FLSO Term Loan Facility, FLFO Term Loan Facility and New Revolving Credit Facility (together, the "New Senior Facilities") (the "New First Lien Credit Agreement").
FLSO Term Loan Facility
Rackspace Finance issued the FLSO Term Loan Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,687 million. The FLSO Term Loan Facility matures on May 15, 2028.
As of December 31, 2025, the contractual interest rate on the FLSO Term Loan Facility was 6.61%. We are required to make quarterly principal payments of $4 million.
Rackspace Finance is the borrower and all obligations under the FLSO Term Loan Facility are guaranteed on a senior secured basis, jointly and severally, by Rackspace Finance Holdings on a limited-recourse basis and by certain of Rackspace Finance's subsidiaries (the "Subsidiary Guarantors"). The obligations under the FLSO Term Loan Facility are secured by a pledge of Rackspace Finance's capital stock directly held by Rackspace Finance Holdings and substantially all of Rackspace Finance's and the Subsidiary Guarantors' assets, subject to exceptions.
As of December 31, 2025, $1,610 millionin aggregateprincipal amount of the FLSO Term Loan Facility remained outstanding.
We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage the interest rate risk associated with interest payments on the FLSO Term Loan Facility that result from fluctuations in Term SOFR. See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 14, "Derivatives" for more information on the interest rate swap agreements.
FLFO Term Loan Facility
Rackspace Finance issued the FLFO Term Loan Facility in an aggregate principal amount $275 million. The FLFO Term Loan Facility matures on May 15, 2028.
As of December 31, 2025, the contractual interest rate on the FLFO Term Loan Facility was 10.11%. We are required to make quarterly principal payments of $0.7 million.
Rackspace Finance is the borrower and all obligations under the FLFO Term Loan Facility are guaranteed on a senior secured basis, jointly and severally, by Rackspace Finance Holdings on a limited-recourse basis and by the Subsidiary Guarantors. The obligations under the FLFO Term Loan Facility are secured by the same collateral that secures the FLSO Term Loan Facility, the New Revolving Credit Facility and the 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes.
As of December 31, 2025, $270 millionaggregateprincipal amount of the FLFO Term Loan Facility remained outstanding.
We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage the interest rate risk associated with interest payments on the FLFO Term Loan Facility that result from fluctuations in Term SOFR. See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 14, "Derivatives" for more information on the interest rate swap agreements.
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New Revolving Credit Facility
Rackspace Finance established the New Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $375 million of commitments. All revolving lenders under the Prior Revolving Credit Facility exchanged their revolving loan commitments for commitments in respect of the New Revolving Credit Facility, which replaces in full the Prior Revolving Credit Facility. The New Revolving Credit Facility matures on May 15, 2028.
The New Revolving Credit Facility includes a commitment fee equal to 0.50% per annum in respect of the unused commitments that is due quarterly. This fee is subject to one step-down based on the net first lien leverage ratio.
Rackspace Finance is the borrower and all obligations under the New Revolving Credit Facilityare guaranteed on a senior secured basis, jointly and severally, by Rackspace Finance Holdings on a limited-recourse basis and by the Subsidiary Guarantors. The obligations under the New Revolving Credit Facilityare secured by the same collateral that secures the FLSO Term Loan Facility, the FLFO Term Loan Facility and the 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes.
As of December 31, 2025, we had total commitments of $375 million, $60 million of outstanding borrowings under the New Revolving Credit Facility, and $24 million of letters of credit issued thereunder. As such, as of December 31, 2025, we had $292 million of available commitments remaining.
3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes due 2028
On March 12, 2024, Rackspace Finance issued $267 million initial aggregate principal amount of 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes. The 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes will mature on May 15, 2028 and bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 3.50%. Interest is payable semiannually on each February 15 and August 15.
On April 16, 2024, we completed the Public Note Exchange, pursuant to which (i) $138 million aggregate principal amount of the existing 3.50% Senior Secured Notes were exchanged or purchased for cancellation and (ii) $97 million aggregate principal amount of 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes were issued by Rackspace Finance.
Rackspace Finance is the borrower and all obligations under the 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Rackspace Finance Holdings on a limited-recourse basis and by the Subsidiary Guarantors. The obligations under the 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes are secured by the same collateral that secures the FLSO Term Loan Facility, the FLFO Term Loan Facility and the New Revolving Credit Facility.
As of December 31, 2025, $319 millionaggregateprincipal amount of the 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes were outstanding.
Existing Debt Instruments
Senior Facilities
On February 9, 2021, we amended and restated the First Lien Credit Agreement, which included a new seven-year $2,300 million Term Loan Facility and the Prior Revolving Credit Facility, which we refer to together as the Senior Facilities. The Term Loan Facility will mature on February 15, 2028 and the Prior Revolving Credit Facility was set to mature on August 7, 2025.
On April 26, 2023, we executed an amendment to our First Lien Credit Agreement to establish Term SOFR as the benchmark rate for determining the applicable interest rate, replacing LIBOR.
Borrowings under the Senior Facilities bear interest at an annual rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (a) Term SOFR equal to the forward-looking term rate, based on the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for the interest period relevant to such borrowing, plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.11% for an interest period of one-month's duration, 0.26% for an interest period of three-months' duration, and 0.43% for an interest period of six-months' duration, subject to a 0.75% floor, in the case of the Term Loan Facility, and a 1.00% floor, in the case of the Prior Revolving Credit Facility, or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the prime rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journaland (iii) adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor plus 1.00%.
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The applicable margin for the Term Loan Facility is 2.75% for SOFR loans and 1.75% for base rate loans and the applicable margin for the Prior Revolving Credit Facility was 3.00% for SOFR loans and 2.00% for base rate loans. Interest is due at the end of each interest period elected, not exceeding 90 days, for SOFR loans and at the end of every calendar quarter for base rate loans.
The Prior Revolving Credit Facility also included a commitment fee equal to 0.50% per annum in respect of the unused commitments that was due quarterly. This fee was subject to one step-down based on the net first lien leverage ratio.
In addition to the quarterly amortization payments discussed above, our Senior Facilities require us to make certain mandatory prepayments, including using (i) a portion of annual excess cash flow, as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement, to prepay the Term Loan Facility, (ii) net cash proceeds of certain non-ordinary assets sales or dispositions of property to prepay the Term Loan Facility and (iii) net cash proceeds of any issuance or incurrence of debt not permitted under the Senior Facilities to prepay the Term Loan Facility. We can make voluntary prepayments at any time without penalty.
Rackspace Technology Global, our wholly-owned subsidiary, is the borrower under the Senior Facilities, and all obligations under the Senior Facilities are (i) guaranteed by Inception Parent, Rackspace Technology Global's immediate parent company, on a limited recourse basis and secured by the equity interests of Rackspace Technology Global held by Inception Parent and (ii) guaranteed by Rackspace Technology Global's wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries and secured by substantially all material owned assets of Rackspace Technology Global and the subsidiary guarantors, including the equity interests held by each, in each case subject to certain exceptions.
As of December 31, 2025, the interest rate on the Term Loan Facility was 6.60% and the outstanding principal balance was $61 million. We are required to make quarterly principal payments of $0.2 million, with the balance due at maturity on February 15, 2028.
We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage the interest rate risk associated with interest payments on the Term Loan Facility that result from fluctuations in Term SOFR. See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 14, "Derivatives" for more information on the interest rate swap agreements.
In conjunction with the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions, the Prior Revolving Credit Facility was replaced in full by the New Revolving Credit Facility.
3.50% Senior Secured Notes
On February 9, 2021, Rackspace Technology Global issued $550 million aggregate principal amount of 3.50% Senior Secured Notes. The 3.50% Senior Secured Notes will mature on February 15, 2028 and bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 3.50%. Interest is payable semiannually on each February 15 and August 15. The 3.50% Senior Secured Notes are not subject to registration rights.
Rackspace Technology Global is the issuer of the 3.50% Senior Secured Notes, and obligations under the 3.50% Senior Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by all of Rackspace Technology Global's wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries (as subsidiary guarantors) that guarantee the Senior Facilities. The 3.50% Senior Secured Notes and the related guarantees are secured by first-priority security interests in substantially all material owned assets of Rackspace Technology Global and the subsidiary guarantors, including the equity interest held by each, subject to certain exceptions, which assets also secure the Senior Facilities. The 3.50% Notes Indenture describes certain terms and conditions under which other current and future domestic subsidiaries are required to become guarantors of the 3.50% Senior Secured Notes.
Rackspace Technology Global may redeem the 3.50% Senior Secured Notes at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time at a redemption price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Rackspace Technology Global may redeem during each twelve-month period, commencing with February 9, 2021, up to 10.0% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 3.50% Senior Secured Notes at a redemption price of 103.000%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date.
As of December 31, 2025, $44 million aggregateprincipal amount of the 3.50% Senior Secured Notes remained outstanding.
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5.375% Senior Notes
Rackspace Technology Global issued $550 million aggregate principal amount of the 5.375% Senior Notes on December 1, 2020. The 5.375% Senior Notes will mature on December 1, 2028 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.375% per year, payable semi-annually on each June 1 and December 1. The 5.375% Senior Notes are not subject to registration rights.
Rackspace Technology Global is the issuer of the 5.375% Senior Notes, and obligations under the 5.375% Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of Rackspace Technology Global's wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries (as subsidiary guarantors) that guarantee the Senior Facilities. The 5.375% Senior Notes are effectively junior to the indebtedness under the Senior Facilities and the 3.50% Senior Secured Notes, to the extent of the collateral securing the Senior Facilities and the 3.50% Senior Secured Notes. The 5.375% Notes Indenture describes certain terms and conditions under which other current and future domestic subsidiaries are required to become guarantors of the 5.375% Senior Notes.
Rackspace Technology Global may redeem the 5.375% Senior Notes at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, from December 1, 2025 and thereafter, at a redemption price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the redemption date.
As of December 31, 2025, $125 million aggregateprincipal amount of the 5.375% Senior Notes remained outstanding.
Debt covenants
The FLSO Term Loan Facility, FLFO Term Loan Facility, and Term Loan Facility are not subject to a financial maintenance covenant. The New Revolving Credit Facility includes a financial maintenance covenant that limits the super-priority net senior secured leverage ratio to a maximum of 5.00 to 1.00. The super-priority net senior secured leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of (x) the total amount of consolidated super-priority senior secured debt for borrowed money, less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, to (y) consolidated EBITDA (as defined under the New First Lien Credit Agreement governing the New Senior Facilities). However, this financial maintenance covenant will only be applicable and tested if the aggregate amount of outstanding borrowings under the New Revolving Credit Facility and letters of credit issued thereunder (excluding $25 million of undrawn letters of credit and cash collateralized letters of credit) as of the last day of a fiscal quarter is greater than 35% of the New Revolving Credit Facility commitments as of the last day of such fiscal quarter. Additional covenants in the New Senior Facilities and Senior Facilities limit our subsidiaries' ability to, among other things, incur certain additional debt and liens, pay certain dividends or make other restricted payments, make certain investments, make certain asset sales and enter into certain transactions with affiliates.
The Indentures contain covenants that, among other things, limit our subsidiaries' ability to incur certain additional debt, incur certain liens securing debt, pay certain dividends or make other restricted payments, make certain investments, make certain asset sales and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions, limitations, and qualifications as set forth in the Indentures. Additionally, upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the Indentures), we will be required to make an offer to repurchase all of the outstanding 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes, 5.375% Senior Notes and 3.50% Senior Secured Notes, respectively, at a price in cash equal to 101.000% of the aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including the purchase date.
Our "consolidated EBITDA," as defined under our debt instruments, is calculated in the same manner as our Adjusted EBITDA, presented elsewhere in this report, except that our debt instruments allow us to adjust for additional items, including certain start-up costs, and to give pro forma effect to acquisitions, including resulting synergies, and internal cost savings initiatives. In addition, under the Indentures, the calculation of consolidated EBITDA does not take into account any changes in GAAP subsequent to the date of issuance, whereas under the New Senior Facilities and Senior Facilities, the calculation of consolidated EBITDA takes into account the impact of certain changes in GAAP subsequent to December 1, 2020 other than with respect to capital leases.
As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants under the New Senior Facilities, the Senior Facilities and the Indentures.
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Supplemental Financial Information
In accordance with the 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes Indenture, Rackspace Finance Holdings, Rackspace Finance and certain subsidiaries of Rackspace Finance (together with their restricted subsidiaries, the "New Credit Group") are obligors under the 3.50% FLSO Senior Secured Notes. The following presents summarized financial information for the New Credit Group after eliminating intercompany transactions and balances among the New Credit Group.
As of December 31, 2025, the New Credit Group had total assets of $2,796 million and total liabilities of $3,779 million, which included total debt of $2,517 million. The financial information for the New Credit Group differs from the financial information for the company and its consolidated subsidiaries primarily because Rackspace Technology Global has (i) debt that is not guaranteed by the New Credit Group, which debt was $229 million as of December 31, 2025, and (ii) Rackspace Technology Global is the party to the interest rate swap which had a net asset value of $1 million as of December 31, 2025.
Capital Expenditures
The following table sets forth a summary of our total capital expenditures for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) 2023 2024 2025
Customer gear (1)
$ 115.3 $ 88.8 $ 94.3
Data center build outs (2)
2.9 1.2 1.0
Office build outs (3)
1.8 0.3 -
Capitalized software and other projects (4)
61.3 46.1 44.1
Total capital expenditures $ 181.3 $ 136.4 $ 139.4
(1) Includes servers, firewalls, load balancers, cabinets, backup libraries, storage arrays and drives and certain software that is essential to the functionality of customer gear, which we provide.
(2) Includes generators, uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution units, mechanical and electrical plants, chillers, raised floor, network cabling, other infrastructure gear and other data center building improvements.
(3) Includes building improvements, raised floor, furniture and equipment.
(4) Includes salaries and payroll-related costs of employees and consultants who devote time to the development of certain internal-use software projects, purchased software licenses and other projects that meet the criteria for capitalization.
Total capital expenditures were relatively flat from 2024 to 2025 as increased purchases of customer gear were partially offset by a reduction in capitalized software and other projects between periods.
The $45 million decrease from 2023 to 2024 was primarily driven by purchases of customer gear originally intended to support a specific new customer during the first quarter of 2023. This new customer did not materialize as expected; however, the gear is fungible and has been redeployed to support other business requirements. This gear was acquired through a finance lease.
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth a summary of certain cash flow information for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions) 2023 2024 2025
Cash provided by operating activities
$ 374.9 $ 39.9 $ 151.4
Cash used in investing activities $ (96.0) $ (86.6) $ (58.4)
Cash used in financing activities
$ (312.8) $ (3.0) $ (134.6)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities results primarily from cash received from customers, offset by cash payments made for employee and consultant compensation (less amounts capitalized related to internal-use software that are reflected as cash used in investing activities), data center costs, license costs, third-party infrastructure costs, marketing programs, interest, taxes, and other general corporate expenditures.
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Net cash provided byoperating activities for 2025 increased$112 million from 2024. The increase in operating cash between periods was primarily driven by a decrease of $25 million of cash paid for operating expenses in 2025 compared to 2024. Additionally, there was an increase in cash proceeds related to accounts receivable sold of $35 million in 2025 compared to a decrease of $5 million in 2024. Lastly, in 2024, $32 million in third party fees were paid in connection with the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions and a $9 million early termination fee associated with the sale of our corporate headquarters was paid. There were no similar one time fees paid in 2025.
Net cash provided byoperating activities for 2024 decreased$335 million, or 89%, from 2023. The reduction in operating cash between periods was primarily driven by $209 million of cash proceeds received during 2023 related to the sale of our receivables, an increase of $98 million of operating expenses between periods, $32 million in third party fees paid in connection with the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions, and a $9 million early termination fee associated with the sale of our corporate headquarters in the first quarter of 2024.
Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities primarily consists of capital expenditures to meet the demands of our customer base and our strategic initiatives. The largest outlays of cash are for purchases of customer gear, data center and office build-outs, and capitalized payroll costs related to internal-use software development.
Net cash used in investing activities for 2025 decreased $28 million, or 33%, from 2024 primarily due to a $50 million reduction in cash purchases of property, equipment, and software between periods, partially offset by $17 million of net proceeds received in 2024 from the March 2024 sale of our corporate headquarters facility.
Net cash used in investing activities for 2024 decreased $9 million, or 10%, from 2023 primarily due to $17 million of net proceeds received in the current year from the March 2024 sale of our corporate headquarters facility. In addition, there was a $7 million increase in cash from other investing activities largely due to the sale of property and equipment between periods. These cash inflows were partially offset by a $14 million increase in cash purchases of property, equipment, and software from 2023 to 2024.
Cash Used in Financing Activities
Financing activities generally include cash activity related to debt and other long-term financing arrangements (for example, finance lease obligations and financing obligations), including proceeds from and repayments of borrowings, and cash activity related to the issuance and repurchase of equity.
Net cash used in financing activities for 2025 increased $132 million from 2024. The change was primarily driven by $275 million of proceeds received in 2024 from the FLFO Term Loan Facility as part of the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions compared to just $155 million of debt proceeds in the current period from borrowings on the New Revolving Credit Facility. An increase in debt repayments of $35 million between periods further contributed to the increase in cash used in financing activities. This activity was partially offset by $22 million of payments in 2024 related to debt extinguishment costs.
Net cash used in financing activities for 2024 decreased $310 million, or 99%, from 2023. The change was primarily driven by an increase in proceeds of $275 million from the new FLFO Term Loan Facility as part of the March 2024 Refinancing Transactions compared to $50 million of debt proceeds in 2023, a reduction in debt repayments of $79 million, and a $23 million decrease in principal payments of finance lease liabilities between periods. This activity was partially offset by $22 million of payments related to debt extinguishment costs.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
On September 29, 2023, Rackspace US and Rackspace Receivables II, LLC, a bankruptcy-remote SPV, each an indirect subsidiary of the company, entered into the Receivables Purchase Facility with PNC. The Receivables Purchase Facility allows the SPV to sell and/or contribute accounts receivable up an aggregate maximum limit of $300 million to PNC on a revolving basis. On February 12, 2024, the Receivables Purchase Facility was amended to include certain international subsidiaries of the company as parties to the agreement and Rackspace Receivables Canada Limited, a Canadian indirect subsidiary of the company, was established as an SPV.
See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 3, "Sale of Receivables" for more information regarding this off-balance sheet transaction.
We have entered into various indemnification arrangements with third parties, including vendors, customers, landlords, our officers and directors, stockholders of acquired companies and third parties to whom and from whom we license technology. Generally, these indemnification agreements require us to reimburse losses suffered by third parties due to various events, such as lawsuits arising from patent or copyright infringement or our negligence. Certain of these agreements require us to indemnify the other party against certain claims relating to property damage, personal injury or the acts or omissions by us, our employees, agents or representatives. These indemnification obligations are considered off-balance sheet arrangements. To date, we have not incurred material costs as a result of such obligations and have not accrued any material liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our consolidated financial statements. See Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 10, "Commitments and Contingencies" for more information related to these indemnification arrangements.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires us to make judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We consider accounting estimates that require significant management judgment to be critical accounting estimates. We review our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis, including those related to revenue recognition, allowance for credit losses, property, equipment and software and definite-lived intangible assets, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, contingencies, share-based compensation and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances to determine the carrying values of assets and liabilities. In many instances, we could have reasonably used different accounting estimates, and in other instances, changes in the accounting estimates are reasonably likely to occur from period-to-period. Accordingly, actual results could differ significantly from the estimates made by our management. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.
Revenue Recognition
We provide cloud computing to customers, which is broadly defined as the delivery of computing, storage and applications over the Internet. Cloud computing is a service transaction under which the services we provide vary on a daily basis. The totality of services provided represent a single integrated solution tailored to the customer's specific needs. As such, our performance obligations to our customers consist of a single integrated solution delivered as a series of distinct daily services delivered over the same period of time. We recognize revenue on a daily basis as services are provided in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for the services.
Our usage-based arrangements generally include variable consideration components consisting of monthly utility fees with a defined price and undefined quantity. Additionally, our contracts contain service level guarantees that provide discounts when we fail to meet specific obligations and certain products may include volume discounts based on usage. As these variable consideration components consist of a single distinct daily service provided on a single performance obligation, we account for this consideration as services are provided and earned.
A substantial amount of revenue, particularly within our Private Cloud segment, relates to fees associated with offerings that generally have a fixed term, typically from 12 to 36 months, with a monthly recurring fee based on the computing resources utilized and provided to the customer, the complexity of the underlying infrastructure and the level of support we provide. Contracts for our service offerings falling within our Public Cloud segment and legacy OpenStack business typically operate on a consumption model and can be canceled at any time without penalty.
We also provide customers with professional services for the design and implementation of application, security and data services. Professional service contracts are either fixed-fee or time-and-materials based. We typically consider our professional services to be a separate performance obligation from other integrated solutions being provided to the same customer. Our performance obligations under these arrangements are typically to provide the services on a daily basis over a period of time and we recognize revenue as the services are performed.
We offer customers the flexibility to select the best combination of resources in order to meet the requirements of their unique applications and provide the technology to seamlessly operate and manage multiple cloud computing environments. Judgment is required in assessing whether a service is distinct, including determination of whether the customer could benefit from the service on its own or in conjunction with other readily available resources and whether certain services are highly integrated into a bundle of services that represent the combined output specified by the customer. Arrangements can contain multiple performance obligations that are distinct, which are accounted for separately. Each performance obligation is recognized as services are provided based on their SSP. Judgment is required to determine the SSP for each of our distinct performance obligations. We utilize a range of prices when developing our estimates of SSP. We determine the range of prices for estimating SSP for all our performance obligations using observable inputs, such as standalone sales and historical contract pricing. Our estimates of SSP are updated quarterly.
In addition, our customer agreements provide that we will achieve certain service levels related primarily to network uptime, critical infrastructure availability and hardware replacement. We may be obligated to provide service credits for a portion of the service fees paid by our customers to the extent that such service levels are not achieved or are otherwise disputed. Credit memos are recognized in the period of service to which they relate.
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Revenue recognition for revenue generated from arrangements in which we resell third-party infrastructure bundled with our managed services, requires judgment to determine whether revenue can be recorded at the gross sales price or net of third-party fees. Typically, revenue is recognized on a gross basis when it is determined that we are the principal in the relationship. We are considered the principal in the relationship when we are primarily responsible for fulfilling the contract and obtain control of the third-party infrastructure before transferring it as an integral part of our performance obligation to provide services to the customer. Revenue is recognized net of third-party fees when we determine that our obligation is only to facilitate the customers' purchase of third-party infrastructure.
Valuation of Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
We record an allowance for credit losses on trade accounts receivable for estimated losses resulting from uncollectible receivables. When evaluating the adequacy of the allowance, we consider historical bad debt write-offs and all known facts and circumstances such as current economic conditions and trends, customer creditworthiness and specifically identified customer risks. If actual collections of customer receivables differ from our estimates, additional allowances may be required which could have an impact on our results of operations.
Property, Equipment and Software and Definite-Lived Intangible Assets
In providing services to our customers, we utilize significant amounts of property, equipment and software, which we depreciate on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Definite-lived intangible assets are primarily comprised of customer relationships and are stated at their acquisition-date fair value less accumulated amortization. These intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Property and equipment under operating and finance leases are included within "Operating right-of-use assets" and "Property, equipment and software, net," respectively, in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Operating right-of-use assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term whereas finance lease assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the lease term. We routinely review the estimated useful lives of our property, equipment and software and definite-lived intangible assets ("long-lived assets"). A change in the useful life of a long-lived asset is treated as a change in accounting estimate in the period of change and future periods.
Long-lived assets, including operating right-of-use assets and finance lease assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets is measured at the asset group level and if the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds its fair value.
We also performed recoverability tests of our long-lived assets in conjunction with the goodwill impairment analyses discussed below which did not result in any impairment charges.
We capitalize the salaries and related compensation costs of employees and consultants who devote time to the development of certain internal-use software projects. Judgment is required in determining whether an enhancement to previously developed software is significant and creates additional functionality to the software, thus resulting in capitalization. All other software development costs are expensed as incurred. Capitalized software development costs are amortized over the expected useful life of the software, which is generally three years; however, we evaluate the nature and utility of each project which can result in a useful life ranging between one and five years on certain projects.
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. Our indefinite-lived intangible assets consists of our Rackspace trade name, which was recorded at fair value on our balance sheet at the date of the Rackspace Acquisition.
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Application of the goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units, assignment of goodwill to reporting units and determination of the fair value of each reporting unit. We test goodwill and our indefinite-lived intangible asset, the Rackspace trade name, for impairment on an annual basis as of October 1st or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment. These events or circumstances could include a significant change in the business climate, regulatory environment, established business plans, operating performance indicators or competition. Potential impairment indicators may also include, but are not limited to, (i) the results of our most recent annual or interim impairment testing, (ii) downward revisions to internal forecasts, and the magnitude thereof, if any, (iii) declines in our market capitalization below our book value, and the magnitude and duration of those declines, if any, (iv) a reorganization resulting in a change to our operating segments, and (v) other macroeconomic factors, such as increases in interest rates that may affect the weighted average cost of capital, volatility in the equity and debt markets, or fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may negatively impact our reported results of operations.
Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment (referred to as a component). We allocate goodwill to reporting units based on the reporting unit expected to benefit from the business combination. Assets and liabilities are assigned to each of our reporting units if they are employed by a reporting unit and are considered in the determination of the reporting unit fair value. Certain assets and liabilities are shared by multiple reporting units, and thus, are allocated to each reporting unit based on the relative size of a reporting unit, primarily based on revenue. Subsequent to the January 1, 2023 business reorganization, we have two reporting units with goodwill: Public Cloud and Private Cloud. Goodwill allocated to our third reporting unit, OpenStack Public Cloud, was fully impaired during the fourth quarter of 2021. As of October 1, 2023, we reassessed our reporting unit structure and aggregated the OpenStack Public Cloud reporting unit into our Private Cloud reporting unit. We currently have two reporting units: Public Cloud and Private Cloud.
We estimate the fair values of our reporting units and the Rackspace trade name using the discounted cash flow method and relief-from-royalty method, respectively. These calculations require the use of significant estimates and assumptions, such as: (i) the royalty rate; (ii) the estimation of future revenue growth rates, projected gross profit margins, projected operating costs, projected EBITDA margins, and projected capital expenditures, which are dependent on internal cash flow forecasts; (iii) estimation of the terminal growth rates; and (iv) determination of the risk-adjusted discount rates. The discount rates used are based on our weighted average cost of capital and are adjusted for risks and uncertainties inherent in our business and in our estimation of future cash flows. As part of the goodwill impairment test, we also consider our market capitalization in assessing the reasonableness of the combined fair values estimated for our reporting units. The estimates and assumptions used to calculate the fair value of our reporting units and the Rackspace trade name from year to year are based on operating results, market conditions, and other factors. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could produce materially different results.
For the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis, we utilized the income approach to determine the fair value of our reporting units. The income approach utilizes a discounted cash flow method which is based on the present value of projected cash flows. The discounted cash flow models reflect our assumptions and considerations regarding revenue growth rates, projected gross profit margins, projected operating costs, projected EBITDA margins, projected capital expenditures, risk-adjusted discount rates, terminal period growth rates, and economic market trends. The terminal period growth rate is selected based on economic conditions and consideration of growth rates used in the forecast period and historical performance of the reporting unit.
October 1, 2025 Assessment
In connection with our annual impairment analysis as of October 1, 2025, we completed a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis. The results of the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of October 1, 2025 indicated no impairment charges to our Private Cloud or Public Cloud reporting units.
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February 29, 2024 Assessment
In connection with the debt refinancing transactions that were completed in March and April 2024, as further described in Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 7, "Debt", we updated our internal forecasts. Our updated internal forecasts considered our year-to-date operating performance, current customer bookings and revised expectations based on current performance, revisions to our expected growth and timing of such growth based on current and expected performance, current customer retention rates, revisions to the timing of the expected effects of our strategic initiatives and overall related risks, including macroeconomic factors, to achieving our forecasts. Our Board reviewed and approved our internal budget for fiscal year 2024 on February 28, 2024. As of February 29, 2024, we assessed our Board approved 2024 internal budget along with several events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount, if any, of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of our current and forecasted operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance, timing of the expected effects of our strategic initiatives, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, changes to our risk-adjusted discount rates and earnings quality and sustainability. After considering all available evidence in our evaluation of goodwill impairment indicators, we determined it appropriate to perform an interim quantitative assessment of our reporting units as of February 29, 2024.
For the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of February 29, 2024, we utilized a range of our weighted-average cost of capital of 13.0% to 14.0% as our base rate, which was then subsequently risk-adjusted to determine the discount rate used for each reporting unit. After determining the fair value of our reporting units, we reconciled the combined fair value of the reporting units to the company's market capitalization as of February 29, 2024. As a result, we determined that the carrying amount of our Public Cloud and Private Cloud reporting units exceeded their fair value. We recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $385 million and $188 million for Public Cloud and Private Cloud, respectively, during the first quarter of 2024, which is included in "Impairment of goodwill" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The impairment was driven by the company's cash flow projections as revised in the first quarter of 2024 to reflect current market conditions and expected business performance, including strategic business shifts and the timing when the benefits of such shifts will be realized.
We performed sensitivity analyses on the key inputs and assumptions used in determining the estimated fair value of our reporting units by utilizing changes in assumptions that reflect reasonably likely future changes in the discount rate used in the weighted-average cost of capital calculation and the terminal growth rate. Assuming all other assumptions and inputs used in the discounted cash flow analysis are held constant, a 50 basis point increase or decrease in the discount rate assumption would result in decreases or increases in fair value of our Private Cloud and Public Cloud reporting units of approximately $101 million and $14 million, respectively.
September 30, 2024 Assessment
During the third quarter of 2024, as part our routine budget-to-actual assessment, we updated our internal forecasts to consider our year-to-date operating performance, current customer bookings and revised expectations based on actualization, current customer retention rates, revisions to the timing of the expected effects of our strategic initiatives and overall related risks, including macroeconomic factors, to achieving our forecasts. As of September 30, 2024, we assessed our internal budget along with several events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount, if any, of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of our current and forecasted operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance, timing of the expected effects of our strategic initiatives, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, changes to our risk-adjusted discount rates and earnings quality and sustainability. After considering all available evidence in our evaluation of goodwill impairment indicators, we determined it appropriate to perform an interim quantitative assessment of our reporting units as of September 30, 2024.
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For the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of September 30, 2024, we utilized a range of our weighted-average cost of capital of 12.0% to 13.0% as our base rate, which was then subsequently risk-adjusted to determine the discount rate used for each reporting unit. After determining the fair value of our reporting units, we reconciled the combined fair value of the reporting units to the company's market capitalization as of September 30, 2024. As a result, we determined that the carrying amount of our Public Cloud and Private Cloud reporting units exceeded their fair value. We recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $69 million and $73 million for Public Cloud and Private Cloud, respectively, during the third quarter of 2024, which is included in "Impairment of goodwill" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The impairment was driven by the company's cash flow projections as revised in the third quarter of 2024 to reflect expected realization of business performance, including strategic business shifts and the timing when the benefits of such shifts will be realized.
We performed sensitivity analyses on the key inputs and assumptions used in determining the estimated fair value of our reporting units by utilizing changes in assumptions that reflect reasonably likely future changes in the discount rate used in the weighted-average cost of capital calculation and the terminal growth rate. Assuming all other assumptions and inputs used in the discounted cash flow analysis are held constant, a 50 basis point increase in the discount rate assumption would result in decreases in fair value of our Private Cloud and Public Cloud reporting units of approximately $108 million and $14 million, respectively, whereas a 50 basis point decrease in the discount rate assumption would result in increases in fair value of our Private Cloud and Public Cloud reporting units of approximately $121 million and $15 million, respectively.
October 1, 2024 Assessment
In connection with our annual impairment analysis as of October 1, 2024, we completed a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis. The results of the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of October 1, 2024 indicated no impairment charges to our Private Cloud or Public Cloud reporting units.
January 1, 2023 Assessment
Due to the change in our segment reporting as a result of the business reorganization as of January 1, 2023, we completed a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis both prior and subsequent to the aforementioned change. We reassigned goodwill to the updated reporting units using a relative fair value approach. The results of the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of January 1, 2023, subsequent to the change, indicated an impairment within our Private Cloud reporting unit, and we recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $271 million in the first quarter of 2023.
For the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of January 1, 2023, we utilized a range of our weighted-average cost of capital of 10.5% to 12.0% as our discount rate, which was risk-adjusted for each reporting unit. After determining the fair value of our reporting units, we reconciled the combined fair value of the reporting units to the company's market capitalization as of January 1, 2023. As a result, we determined that the carrying amount of our Private Cloud reporting unit exceeded its fair value and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $271 million during the first quarter of 2023, which is included in "Impairment of goodwill" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The impairment primarily resulted from the reallocation of certain costs between the three reporting units to reflect the going-forward operating model following the business reorganization. The Public Cloud reporting unit was determined to have a fair value that exceeded its carrying value by approximately 20% and therefore no impairment was recognized.
We performed sensitivity analyses on the key inputs and assumptions used in determining the estimated fair value of our reporting units by utilizing changes in assumptions that reflect reasonably likely future changes in the discount rate used in the weighted-average cost of capital calculation and the terminal growth rate. Assuming all other assumptions and inputs used in the discounted cash flow analysis are held constant, a 50 basis point increase in the discount rate assumption would result in decreases in fair value of our Private Cloud and Public Cloud reporting units of approximately $175 million and $67 million, respectively.
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March 31, 2023 Assessment
As of March 31, 2023, we evaluated several goodwill impairment indicators following a sustained decline in our stock price during the first quarter of 2023 that resulted in our market capitalization being less than the carrying value of our combined reporting units. This evaluation included the assessment of several events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount, if any, of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance for the first three months of the year, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, and earnings quality and sustainability. After considering all available evidence in our evaluation of goodwill impairment indicators, we determined it appropriate to perform an interim quantitative assessment of our reporting units as of March 31, 2023.
For the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of March 31, 2023, we utilized a range of our weighted-average cost of capital of 10.0% to 11.5% as our discount rate, which was risk-adjusted for each reporting unit. After determining the fair value of our reporting units, we reconciled the combined fair value of the reporting units to the company's market capitalization as of March 31, 2023. As a result, we determined that the carrying amount of our Private Cloud reporting unit exceeded its fair value and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $272 million during the first quarter of 2023, which is included in "Impairment of goodwill" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The impairment was driven by the company's most recent cash flow projections as revised in the first quarter of 2023 which reflected current market conditions and current trends in business performance, including slower than anticipated actualization of bookings. The Public Cloud reporting unit was determined to have a fair value that exceeded its carrying value by approximately 14% and therefore no impairment was recognized.
We performed sensitivity analyses on the key inputs and assumptions used in determining the estimated fair value of our reporting units by utilizing changes in assumptions that reflect reasonably likely future changes in the discount rate used in the weighted-average cost of capital calculation and the terminal growth rate. Assuming all other assumptions and inputs used in the discounted cash flow analysis are held constant, a 50 basis point increase in the discount rate assumption would result in decreases in fair value of our Private Cloud and Public Cloud reporting units of approximately $80 million and $65 million, respectively.
September 30, 2023 Assessment
As of September 30, 2023, we evaluated several goodwill impairment indicators following a sustained decline in our stock price during the third quarter of 2023 that resulted in our market capitalization being less than the carrying value of our combined reporting units. This evaluation included the assessment of several events and circumstances that could affect the significant inputs used to determine the fair value of our reporting units, including the significance of the amount, if any, of excess carrying value over fair value, consistency of operating margins and cash flows, budgeted-to-actual performance for the first nine months of the year, overall change in economic climate, changes in the industry and competitive environment, and earnings quality and sustainability. After considering all available evidence in our evaluation of goodwill impairment indicators, we determined it appropriate to perform an interim quantitative assessment of our reporting units as of September 30, 2023.
For the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of September 30, 2023, we utilized a range of our weighted-average cost of capital of 11.0% to 12.5% as our discount rate, which was risk-adjusted for each reporting unit. After determining the fair value of our reporting units, we reconciled the combined fair value of the reporting units to the company's market capitalization as of September 30, 2023. As a result, we determined that the carrying amount of our Private Cloud reporting unit exceeded its fair value and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $166 million during the third quarter of 2023, which is included in "Impairment of goodwill" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The impairment was driven by the company's cash flow projections as revised in the third quarter of 2023 to reflect current market conditions and business mix shifts. The Public Cloud reporting unit was determined to have a fair value that exceeded its carrying value by approximately 17% and therefore no impairment was recognized.
We performed sensitivity analyses on the key inputs and assumptions used in determining the estimated fair value of our reporting units by utilizing changes in assumptions that reflect reasonably likely future changes in the discount rate used in the weighted-average cost of capital calculation and the terminal growth rate. Assuming all other assumptions and inputs used in the discounted cash flow analysis are held constant, a 50 basis point increase in the discount rate assumption would result in decreases in fair value of our Private Cloud and Public Cloud reporting units of approximately $65 million and $52 million, respectively.
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October 1, 2023 Assessment
As of October 1, 2023, we reassessed our reporting unit structure and aggregated the OpenStack Public Cloud reporting unit into our Private Cloud reporting unit. We currently have two reporting units: Public Cloud and Private Cloud. Due to the change in our reporting units as of October 1, 2023, we completed a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis. As the Private Cloud and OpenStack Public Cloud reporting units are being combined into the new Private Cloud reporting unit, the goodwill of the reporting units has been combined rather than reassigned based on the relative fair values of the reporting units. The results of the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of October 1, 2023, subsequent to the change, indicated no impairment charges to our Private Cloud or Public Cloud reporting units.
For the quantitative goodwill impairment analysis performed as of October 1, 2023, we utilized a range of our weighted-average cost of capital of 11.0% to 12.5% as our discount rate, which was risk-adjusted for each reporting unit. After determining the fair value of our reporting units, we reconciled the combined fair value of the reporting units to the company's market capitalization as of October 1, 2023. The Private and Public Cloud reporting units were determined to have a fair value that exceeded its carrying value by approximately 3% and 17%, respectively and, therefore, no impairment was recognized.
We performed sensitivity analyses on the key inputs and assumptions used in determining the estimated fair value of our reporting units by utilizing changes in assumptions that reflect reasonably likely future changes in the discount rate used in the weighted-average cost of capital calculation and the terminal growth rate. Assuming all other assumptions and inputs used in the discounted cash flow analysis are held constant, a 50 basis point increase in the discount rate assumption would result in decreases in fair value of our Private Cloud and Public Cloud reporting units of approximately $67 million and $52 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2025, the carrying amount of goodwill was $740.1 million.
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Year Ended December 31, 2025
We completed the quantitative assessments of our indefinite-lived intangible asset prior to testing our goodwill for impairment as of October 1, 2025 which did not indicate any impairment of the Rackspace trade name.
Year Ended December 31, 2024
As of February 29, 2024 and September 30, 2024, due to the factors discussed above, we performed a quantitative assessment of our indefinite-lived intangible asset utilizing a relief from royalty method. Significant estimates and assumptions included in the relief from royalty method are expectations of revenue growth rates, and selection of royalty rate and discount rate. We utilized a royalty rate of 0.5% for both periods and a discount rate of 13.7% as of February 29, 2024 and 12.4% as of September 30, 2024. We completed the quantitative assessments of our indefinite-lived intangible asset prior to testing our goodwill for impairment as of September 30, 2024, which did not indicate any impairment of the Rackspace trade name.
The quantitative test as of February 29, 2024 indicated that the estimated fair value of the Rackspace trade name was less than its carrying value. As a result, we recorded a $20 million non-cash impairment charge during the first quarter of 2024 which is included in "Impairment of assets, net" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss.
Year Ended December 31, 2023
As of January 1, 2023, March 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, due to the factors discussed above, we performed a quantitative assessment of our indefinite-lived intangible asset utilizing a relief from royalty method. Significant estimates and assumptions included in the relief from royalty method are expectations of revenue growth rates, and selection of royalty rate and discount rate. We utilized a royalty rate of 0.5% for all periods and a discount rate of 11.0% as of January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2023, and a discount rate of 11.9% as of September 30, 2023. We completed the quantitative assessments of our indefinite-lived intangible asset prior to testing our goodwill for impairment as of January 1, 2023 and March 31, 2023 which did not indicate any impairment of the Rackspace trade name.
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The quantitative test as of September 30, 2023 indicated that the estimated fair value of the Rackspace trade name was less than its carrying value. As a result, we recorded a $57 million non-cash impairment charge during the third quarter of 2023 which is included in "Impairment of assets, net" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss.
We completed the quantitative assessments of our indefinite-lived intangible asset prior to testing our goodwill for impairment as of October 1, 2023 which did not indicate any impairment of the Rackspace trade name.
The fair value determination of our reporting units and our indefinite-lived intangible asset is judgmental in nature and requires the use of estimates and assumptions that are sensitive to changes. Assumptions include estimation of the royalty rate for the trade name, estimation of future revenue growth rates, projected gross profit margins, projected operating costs, projected EBITDA margins, projected capital expenditures, which are dependent on internal cash flow forecasts, estimation of the terminal growth rates and determination of risk-adjusted discount rates. As a result, there can be no assurance that the estimates and assumptions made for purposes of the quantitative goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible impairment tests will prove to be an accurate prediction of future results. Examples of events or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to negatively affect the underlying key assumptions and ultimately impact the estimated fair value of our reporting units may include such items as: (i) volatility in the equity and debt markets or other macroeconomic factors, (ii) an increase in the weighted-average cost of capital due to further increases in interest rates, (iii) decrease in future cash flows due to lower than expected sales, or (iv) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may negatively impact our reported results of operations. Accordingly, if our current cash flow assumptions are not realized, we experience further sustained declines in our stock price or market capitalization, or increases in costs of capital, it is possible that an additional impairment charge may be recorded in the future, which could be material.
Contingencies
We accrue for contingent obligations when the obligation is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. As facts concerning contingencies become known, we reassess our position and make appropriate adjustments to the recorded accrual. Estimates that are particularly sensitive to future changes include those related to tax, legal and other regulatory matters, changes in the interpretation and enforcement of international laws, and the impact of local economic conditions and practices, which are all subject to change as events evolve and as additional information becomes available during the administrative and litigation process. Changes in our estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Share-Based Compensation
We account for share-based awards under the recognition and measurement provisions of ASC No. 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation. Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the underlying common stock and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The fair value of awards with vesting conditions dependent upon market performance is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. Determining the grant date fair value of share-based awards with performance vesting conditions and the probability of such awards vesting requires judgment.
Income Taxes
We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgments and estimates are required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our provision for income taxes. Although we believe we have adequately reserved for our uncertain tax positions, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome of these matters will not be different. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will impact the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made.
Our effective tax rates may differ from the statutory rate for various reasons, including differences due to the tax impact of foreign operations, state taxes, contingency reserves for uncertain tax positions, certain benefits realized related to share-based compensation, executive compensation that is nondeductible under IRC Section 162(m), changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets or liabilities, goodwill impairments, or from changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles or interpretations thereof. In addition, we are periodically subject to examination of our income tax returns in the U.S., U.K., India, and other countries. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.
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Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements, which will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies and results of recent operations. The assumptions about future taxable income require significant judgment and are consistent with the plans and estimates we are using to manage the underlying businesses.
In December 2021, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the "OECD") issued model rules for a new global minimum tax framework (Pillar Two). Governments in many of the countries where we operate have issued, or are in the process of issuing, legislation on this rule. As of December 31, 2025, our company is subject to Pillar Two legislation in certain jurisdictions where we operate. We have evaluated the potential impact of Pillar Two and it did not have a material impact on the company's results of operations in 2025. Although we do not currently expect that Pillar Two will have a material impact on our future results of operations, we will continue to evaluate the potential impact on future periods of the "Pillar Two" framework as additional guidance is released and additional countries may adopt this legislation.
For a description of accounting pronouncements recently adopted and issued, see Item 8 of Part II, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 1, "Company Overview, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
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