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 $60.1M in gross revenue from Jul 2023 to Apr 2026 (1020 days), with $57.4M retained as net revenue. $47.2M accrued to PENDLE token holders. Its primary token utilities include Staking Rewards, Staking Access, and Standard 1:1.
This averages $$58.9K 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 $2.3M 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 $3.0M in gross revenue. Of that, $2.3M was distributed to token holders, $586.2K was retained as protocol revenue (treasury), $39.3K went to supply-side participants (e.g. liquidity providers).
Year-by-year revenue breakdown:
Pendle's gross revenue has decreased by 52.8% over the past 90 days compared to the prior 90-day period, from $4.9M to $2.3M.