Track how Pendle protocol revenue flows to PENDLE holders through fees, buybacks, and value accrual mechanisms.
Key questions and answers about Pendle revenue, fees, and token value accrual
Pendle generated $65.1M in gross revenue from Jul 2023 to Jul 2026 (1094 days), with $62.5M retained as net revenue. $55.2M accrued to PENDLE token holders. Its primary token utilities include Staking Rewards, Staking Access, and Standard 1:1.
This averages $$59.5K in daily gross revenue across the tracked period.
PENDLE accrues value through 1 mechanism: Buyback & Redistribute.
Yes, Pendle burns or redistributes PENDLE tokens via Buyback & Redistribute. In 2026, approximately $5.2M worth of value was returned to token holders through these mechanisms.
Yearly token holder distributions:
PENDLE serves 3 primary functions within the Pendle ecosystem: Staking Rewards, Staking Access, and Standard 1:1. The protocol generates fees from user activity, with a portion distributed back to PENDLE holders. Value flows back to token holders through Buyback & Redistribute.
Token utilities:
Value accrual mechanisms:
Read our deep dive: Pendle tokenomics analysis.
In 2026, Pendle generated $6.6M in gross revenue. Of that, $5.2M was distributed to token holders, $1.3M was retained as protocol revenue (treasury), $79.9K went to supply-side participants (e.g. liquidity providers).
Year-by-year revenue breakdown:
Pendle's gross revenue has increased by 36.4% over the past 90 days compared to the prior 90-day period, from $2.7M to $3.7M.