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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Epam Systems, Inc. · 10-Q · Q2 FY2026 · Period ended Jun 30, 2026
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We are exposed to certain market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks primarily result from changes in concentration of credit risks, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. In addition, our global operations are subject to risks related to differing economic conditions, global trade, civil unrest, political instability or uncertainty, military activities, broad-based sanctions, differing tax structures, and other changing regulations and restrictions.
Concentration of Credit and Other Credit Risks
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments and trade receivables.
We maintain our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments with financial institutions. We believe that our credit policies reflect normal industry terms and business risk. We do not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties.
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We have cash in several countries, including Ukraine and Belarus, where the banking sector remains subject to periodic instability; banking and other financial systems in these countries generally do not meet the banking standards of more developed markets, and bank deposits made by corporate entities are not insured. As of June 30, 2026, we had $37.5 million of cash and cash equivalents in banks in Belarus and $34.1 million of cash and cash equivalents in banks in Ukraine. We regularly monitor cash held in these countries and, to the extent the cash held exceeds amounts required to support our operations in these countries, we distribute the excess funds into markets with more developed banking sectors to the extent it is possible to do so. In April 2024, Belarus instituted restrictions on distributing dividends from Belarus to shareholders in certain countries, including the U.S. The restrictions are scheduled to remain in place until the end of 2026 and may prevent EPAM from distributing excess funds, if any, out of Belarus. We do not expect these restrictions to have a material impact on our ability to meet our worldwide cash obligations during this period. We place our cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions considered stable, limit the amount of credit exposure with any one financial institution and conduct ongoing evaluations of the credit worthiness of the financial institutions with which we do business. However, a banking crisis, bankruptcy or insolvency of banks that process or hold our funds, or sanctions may result in the loss of our deposits or adversely affect our ability to complete banking transactions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition.
Trade receivables are generally dispersed across many clients operating in different industries and geographies; therefore, concentration of credit risk is limited and we do not believe significant credit risk existed as of June 30, 2026. Though our results of operations depend on our ability to successfully collect payment from our clients for work performed, historically, credit losses and write-offs of trade receivables have not been material to our condensed consolidated financial statements. If our clients enter bankruptcy protection or otherwise take steps to alleviate their financial distress, our credit losses and write-offs of trade receivables could increase, which would negatively impact our results of operations.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates. Exposure to interest rate risk results primarily from variable rates related to cash and cash equivalent deposits, short-term investments, and our borrowings, mainly under our 2025 Credit Agreement, which is subject to a variety of rates depending on the currency and timing of funds borrowed. We do not believe we are exposed to material direct risks associated with changes in interest rates related to these deposits, investments and borrowings.
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Foreign Exchange Risk
Our global operations are conducted predominantly in U.S. dollars. Other than U.S. dollars, we generate revenues principally in euros, British pounds, and Swiss francs. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, approximately 40.1% of consolidated revenues were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We incur the majority of our expenditures in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, principally in euros, Polish zlotys, Indian rupees, British pounds, and Mexican pesos. Exchange rate fluctuations in any of these currencies relative to the U.S. dollar could negatively impact our results of operations.
To manage the risk of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and hedge a portion of our forecasted foreign currency denominated operating expenses incurred in the normal course of business, we implemented a hedging program through which we enter into a series of foreign exchange forward contracts with durations of twelve months or less that are designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted Polish zloty, Indian rupee, Hungarian forint, Colombian peso, and Mexican peso transactions. As of June 30, 2026, all of EPAM’s foreign exchange forward contracts were designated as hedges and there is no financial collateral (including cash collateral) required to be posted related to the foreign exchange forward contracts.
Management supplements results reported in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, referred to as GAAP, with non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these measures help illustrate underlying trends in our business and uses the measures to establish budgets and operational goals, communicated internally and externally, for managing our business and evaluating our performance. When important to management’s analysis, operating results are compared on the basis of “constant currency,” which is a non-GAAP financial measure. This measure excludes the effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations by translating the current period revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars at the weighted average exchange rates of the prior period of comparison.
During the second quarter of 2026, we reported revenue growth of 4.5% compared to the second quarter of 2025. Had our consolidated revenues been expressed in constant currency terms using the exchange rates in effect during the second quarter of 2025, we would have reported revenue growth of 3.4%. Our revenues denominated in euros and Mexican pesos experienced the most impact from the movements in foreign currencies. During the second quarter of 2026, we reported an increase in income from operations of 20.4% compared to the second quarter of 2025. Had our consolidated results been expressed in constant currency terms using the exchange rates in effect during the second quarter of 2025, we would have reported an increase in income from operations of 28.1%. Income from operations was most significantly impacted by the movements of the Indian rupee, Hungarian forint, Colombian peso, and Polish zloty exchange rates during the second quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in the prior year.