Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. filed its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2026, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2026, reporting consolidated financial results and balance sheet data for the third quarter.

Key Highlights

  • Total assets: $1,515,590 thousand as of September 30, 2026, compared to $1,577,292 thousand as of December 31, 2025, according to the filing.
  • Cash and cash equivalents: $352,415 thousand at September 30, 2026, up from $214,446 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Goodwill of $40,339 thousand and other intangible assets, net of $7,505 thousand, appeared on the September 30, 2026 balance sheet, with both listed as zero at December 31, 2025.
  • Contingent consideration of $25,940 thousand was reported as a liability at September 30, 2026, with no corresponding balance at December 31, 2025.
  • Borrowings stood at $189,285 thousand, compared to $189,140 thousand at the prior year-end.
  • Shares outstanding as of October 26, 2026: 71,019,106 Class A shares, 1,137,160 Class B shares, and 8,917,476 Class C shares, the filing stated.
  • Amounts payable under tax receivable agreements declined to $265,105 thousand from $303,368 thousand at December 31, 2025.

Artisan Partners Balance Sheet Changes Through September 30, 2026

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:APAM), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, submitted its quarterly report covering the period ended September 30, 2026. The filing reported total assets of $1,515,590 thousand at quarter-end, a decrease from $1,577,292 thousand at December 31, 2025, according to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.

The company disclosed the appearance of goodwill ($40,339 thousand) and other intangible assets, net ($7,505 thousand), on the September 30, 2026 balance sheet, items that carried no balance at December 31, 2025. Alongside these, a contingent consideration liability of $25,940 thousand was recorded, also absent at the prior year-end. The filing did not elaborate on the source of these items within the extracted text. Total liabilities rose to $929,860 thousand from $794,873 thousand, with accrued short-term incentive compensation increasing notably to $124,412 thousand from $28,854 thousand, consistent with quarterly accrual patterns. Redeemable noncontrolling interests declined substantially to $100,440 thousand from $304,263 thousand.

The filing noted that investment assets at fair value held within consolidated investment products decreased to $182,245 thousand from $410,236 thousand at December 31, 2025. The company's operating lease assets were $109,070 thousand, and deferred tax assets were $330,826 thousand at quarter-end. The report contains forward-looking statements that, according to the filing, "are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties," and the company stated it undertakes no obligation to update them except as required by law.

What Was Disclosed

Artisan Partners filed its Form 10-Q for Q3 2026, disclosing an unaudited balance sheet showing $1,515,590 thousand in total assets, newly recorded goodwill and contingent consideration, a rise in total liabilities to $929,860 thousand, and share counts for all three classes of common stock as of October 26, 2026.