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Stock Transactions and Unit Purchases
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Equity [Abstract]  
Stock Transactions and Unit Purchases Stock Transactions and Unit Purchases
As of December 31, 2025, Newmark has two classes of authorized common stock: Class A common stock and Class B common stock.

Class A Common Stock
Each share of Newmark Class A common stock is entitled to one vote. Newmark has 1.0 billion authorized shares of Class A common stock at $0.01 par value per share.

Changes in shares of Newmark’s Class A common stock outstanding were as follows:
 Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Shares outstanding at beginning of period149,506,832 152,639,359 150,384,605 
Share issuances:
LPU redemption/exchange
18,198,885 12,196,746 6,174,573 
Issuance of Class A common stock for Newmark RSUs
3,536,482 2,399,349 2,367,245 
Other388,438 474 (501,694)
Treasury stock repurchases(10,973,933)(17,729,096)(5,785,370)
Shares outstanding at end of period160,656,704 149,506,832 152,639,359 

Class B Common Stock
Each share of Newmark Class B common stock is entitled to 10 votes and is convertible at any time into one share of Newmark Class A common stock.

As of both December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, there were 21.3 million shares of Newmark Class B common stock outstanding.

Share Repurchases and Unit Purchases
On November 4, 2024, Newmark’s Board re-authorized share repurchases of Newmark Class A common stock and purchases of limited partnership interests in Newmark’s subsidiaries by Newmark in an aggregate amount up to $400.0 million, which authorization has no expiration date.

From time to time, Newmark may repurchase shares and/or purchase units. During the year ended December 31, 2025, Newmark repurchased 11.0 million shares of Newmark Class A common stock at an average price of $11.58 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2024, Newmark repurchased 17.7 million shares of Newmark Class A common stock at an average price of $11.99 per share. On September 23, 2024, the Company purchased 795,376 of Barry Gosin’s previously awarded LPUs (consisting of 123,336 APSUs, 611,167 PSUs, and 60,873 SPUs) at a price per unit of $14.19 (which was $15.34, the closing price of a share of the Company’s Class A common stock on September 23, 2024, multiplied by the then-current exchange ratio of 0.9248). There were 68,346 additional units purchased at a price per unit of $14.96 during the year ended December 31, 2024, and no units purchased during the year ended December 31, 2023. The transaction was approved by the Compensation Committee. As of December 31, 2025, Newmark had $244.9 million remaining under its Share Repurchase and Unit Purchase Authorization.

The following table details Newmark’s share repurchases for cash under the current program. The gross share repurchases of Newmark’s Class A common stock during the year ended December 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands, except shares and per share amounts):
Total
Number of
Shares
Repurchased
Average
Price Paid
per Share		Approximate
Dollar Value
of Units and
Shares That
May Yet Be
Repurchased/
Purchased
Under the 
Program
Repurchases
January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
— $— 
April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025(1)
10,839,674 $11.58 
July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
— $— 
October 2025
134,259 $11.50 
November 2025
— $— 
December 2025
— $— 
Total Repurchases10,973,933 $11.58 $244,852 
(1) On May 16, 2025, Mr. Howard Lutnick agreed to sell 11.0 million shares of Newmark Class A common stock beneficially owned by him to Newmark at a price of $11.58 per share pursuant to the Company’s Share Repurchase and Unit Purchase Authorization. Such repurchase closed on May 19, 2025 and October 6, 2025, and was approved by the Audit Committee. See Note 24 — “Related Party Transactions — Transactions with Executive Officers and Directors —Mr. Howard Lutnick, Former Executive Chairman — Sale of Newmark Class A Common Stock to the Company” for further information.

Redeemable Partnership Interests
The changes in the carrying amount of FPUs follow (in thousands):
 December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Balance at beginning of period:$13,900 $16,244 
Income allocation1,620 1,428 
Distributions of income(1,527)(1,196)
Issuance and other(1,944)(2,576)
Balance at end of period$12,049 $13,900