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FiscalNote Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Adjusted EBITDA Rises to $3.6 Million on Lower Costs; Reaffirms FY26 Guidance and Establishes Q4 2026 Forecast

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. (OTCID: NOTE) (“FiscalNote” or the “Company”), a global leader in AI-driven policy and regulatory intelligence, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.

The Company reported Q3 2026 revenues of $18.7 million, within the guidance range of $19 to 20 million when adjusted for the in-quarter FrontierView divestiture, and adjusted EBITDA(1) of $3.6 million, in line with guidance of approximately $3.5 million and up from $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2025. Net loss was $5.9 million, compared with $24.9 million a year ago. Quarterly net revenue retention was 97%(3)(5), compared with 98%(5) in the prior-year quarter.

During the third quarter, FiscalNote continued to execute against its operational priorities. Quarterly net revenue retention remained substantially improved from the first quarter, with strong contributions from the Company’s Public Sector business. The Company completed the divestiture of FrontierView to Oxford Economics, reducing balance sheet debt and sharpening its focus on its core policy and regulatory intelligence offerings. FiscalNote also continued to advance PolicyNote as its core delivery platform and saw growing interest in its API and MCP offerings from organizations building AI workflows utilizing the Company's proprietary, verified policy data.

Commenting on the quarterly results, Key Compton, CEO and President of FiscalNote, said, “Our focus this quarter was on maturing product delivery while continuing to realize the cost efficiencies now showing up in our profitability. Our go-forward priority is on the assets our customers can’t get anywhere else: our decades of policy journalism and our deep bank of proprietary legislative and regulatory data, delivered through PolicyNote and our PolicyNote APIs and MCP integrations which embed our intelligence directly into our customers’ agentic workflows. As the midterm results reshape the agenda for 2027, that intelligence is how our customers will understand what comes next and what it means for them."

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

Total Revenues

 

$

18.7

 

 

 

$

22.4

 

 

 

(17)

 

%

Subscription Revenue as % of Total Revenues

 

 

97

 

%

 

 

94

 

%

 

300

 

bps

Gross Profit

 

$

15.2

 

 

 

$

17.7

 

 

 

(14)

 

%

Gross Margin

 

 

82

 

%

 

 

79

 

%

 

300

 

bps

Adjusted Gross Profit (1)

 

$

16.8

 

 

 

$

19.4

 

 

 

(13)

 

%

Adjusted Gross Margin (1)

 

 

90

 

%

 

 

87

 

%

 

300

 

bps

Net Loss

 

$

(5.9)

 

 

 

$

(24.9)

 

 

 

(76)

 

%

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

 

$

3.6

 

 

 

$

2.2

 

 

 

65

 

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (1)

 

 

19

 

%

 

 

10

 

%

 

900

 

bps

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$

10.8

 

 

 

 

31.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

bps - Basis Points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: All amounts for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 include contributions from FrontierView, divested on August 27, 2026.

Third Quarter 2026 and Recent Operational Highlights

  • Delivered Public Sector new sales and renewals, reflecting the mission-critical role of FiscalNote’s demand for policy intelligence solutions for government customers.
  • Deepened adoption of the PolicyNote API and its native support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling enterprises to embed FiscalNote’s proprietary legislative and regulatory intelligence directly into their AI agents and internal workflows and signed the first Public Sector PolicyNote API / MCP client.
  • Published the PolicyNote MCP in Anthropic’s Claude Connectors Directory in August, adding a new discovery and distribution channel alongside the existing OpenAI App Store listing and bringing PolicyNote intelligence into both ChatGPT and Claude workflows.
  • Completed the divestiture of FrontierView, its market intelligence business, which concentrates the Company’s resources on the proprietary legislative, regulatory and policy intelligence delivered through PolicyNote, reduces complexity, and strengthens the balance sheet.
  • Consolidated the Company’s CQ, Roll Call, EU Issue Tracker and professional services content teams under unified leadership to enhance delivery of proprietary content and better serve enterprise clients.

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Performance

Revenue(2)

For Q3 2026, subscription revenue declined $3.1 million, or 15%, versus prior year. On a pro forma basis(5), excluding the sale of FrontierView, Q3 2026 subscription revenue declined $2.5 million, or 13%, reflecting the trends in ARR and NRR discussed under “Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)” below.

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

% Change

Subscription revenue

 

$

18.1

 

 

 

$

21.2

 

 

 

(15)

 

%

Non-subscription revenue

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

(51)

 

%

Total revenues

 

$

18.7

 

 

 

$

22.4

 

 

 

(17)

 

%

For Q3 2026, non-subscription revenue declined $0.6 million, or 51%, versus prior year, due primarily to a reduction in advertising and event revenue which is non-recurring in nature.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)(2)(3)(5)

 

 

As of September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

% Change

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)

 

$

67.7

 

 

 

$

84.8

 

 

 

(20)

 

%

Pro Forma ARR(3)(5)

 

$

67.7

 

 

 

$

78.8

 

 

 

(14)

 

%

As of September 30, 2026 ARR declined $17.1 million, or approximately 20%, on an as reported basis(3), and ARR declined $11.1 million, or approximately 14% on a pro forma basis.(5) Q3 2026 quarterly net revenue retention (NRR) was 97% compared to 98% for Q3 2025(3)(5); on a trailing twelve month basis, NRR was 79%(3)(5).

Quarterly NRR reflected continued customer retention challenges, partially offset by strong retention in the Public Sector. Broader macroeconomic and geopolitical pressures, continued to weigh on portions of the customer base, contributing to elongated sales cycles.

Operating Expenses(2)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

 

2026

 

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

% Change

Cost of revenues, including amortization

 

$

3.4

 

 

 

$

4.8

 

 

 

(28)

 

%

Research and development

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

(18)

 

%

Sales and marketing

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

6.3

 

 

 

(38)

 

%

Editorial

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

(22)

 

%

General and administrative

 

 

6.3

 

 

 

 

13.9

 

 

 

(55)

 

%

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

(2)

 

%

Total operating expenses

 

$

19.7

 

 

 

$

32.2

 

 

 

(39)

 

%

Total operating expenses decreased $12.5 million, or 39%, versus prior year, due primarily to a reduction in stock-based compensation, transaction costs related to our previously announced divestitures, non-capitalizable debt costs, and the impact of our ongoing efficiency measures and operating discipline initiatives, and the elimination of costs associated with sunset products.

Q3 2026 total operating expenses declined $4.5 million, or 24%, excluding amortization expense, stock-based compensation, the impact of the previously announced divestitures, transaction-related costs, severance, goodwill impairment, and other non-cash charges.

2026 Financial Guidance

The Company reaffirms its full year 2026 forecast of total revenues of $74 to $76 million and adjusted EBITDA(4) of $8 to $10 million, as updated on August 28, 2026 to reflect the sale of FrontierView.

4Q 2026

The Company forecasts Q4 2026 revenue of $17.0 to $17.5 million and adjusted EBITDA(4) of approximately $2.5 million.

Company Listing and Strategic Review

The Company’s Board of Directors along with its advisors, is continuing to review the Company’s ongoing plans and evaluate all strategic value-maximizing options available to the Company, including evaluation of potential further divestitures of non-core assets and other cost-savings measures. There can be no assurance that the strategic review will result in any transaction or other outcome. The Company has not set a timetable for completion of the review and does not intend to disclose developments or provide updates on the progress or status of the review unless and/or until it deems further disclosure is appropriate or required.

Footnotes

(1)

Non-GAAP measure. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the reconciliation tables for the definitions and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most closely related GAAP financial measures.

(2)

All financial information incorporated within this press release is unaudited.

(3)

“Annual Recurring Revenue” and “Net Revenue Retention” are key performance indicators (KPIs). See “Key Performance Indicators” for the definitions and important disclosures related to these measures.

(4)

Because of the variability of items impacting net income and the unpredictability of future events, management is unable to reconcile without unreasonable effort the Company's forecasted Adjusted EBITDA or Free Cash Flow to a comparable GAAP measure. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on the non-GAAP measures.

(5)

Pro forma subscription revenue, ARR and NRR adjusts the applicable prior period to exclude the contribution of FrontierView which the Company has divested, to the extent that business contributed to consolidated results in such prior period.

About FiscalNote

FiscalNote (OTC: NOTE), the global leader in AI-driven policy intelligence, delivers its deep expertise in legislative tracking, regulatory analysis, and stakeholder engagement through PolicyNote, its flagship platform. Built to ensure the most complete, real-time view of the policy landscape, PolicyNote delivers synthesized, expert-driven analysis integrated with AI-powered monitoring, fueled by the trusted analysis and reporting of CQ and Roll Call, and the grassroots mobilization power of VoterVoice. From the committee room to the board room, FiscalNote’s PolicyNote Suite ensures every user has the unmatched clarity and speed needed to understand and impact policy.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or FiscalNote’s future financial or operating performance. For example, statements regarding FiscalNote’s financial outlook for future periods, expectations regarding profitability, capital resources and anticipated growth in the industry in which FiscalNote operates are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “pro forma,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “project,” “strive,” “budget,” “forecast,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology.

Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Factors that may impact such forward-looking statements include:

  • risk of our creditors enforcing their respective rights to call an event of default based on our existing defaults under our indebtedness;
  • FiscalNote's future capital requirements, as well as its ability to service its repayment obligations and regain compliance with covenants and restrictions under its existing debt agreements;
  • the possibility any exploration of strategic alternatives does not result in any transaction or other outcome or that any outcome is disruptive to operations and impacts financial performance;
  • FiscalNote’s ability to successfully execute on its strategy to achieve and sustain organic growth through a focus on its core Policy business, including risks to FiscalNote’s ability to develop, enhance, and integrate its existing platforms, products, and services, bring highly useful, reliable, secure and innovative products, product features and services to market, attract new customers, retain existing customers, expand its products and service offerings with existing customers, expand into geographic markets or identify other opportunities for growth;
  • FiscalNote's ability to successfully launch new product and service offerings or to achieve the expected benefits of such offerings, including new sources of revenue;
  • demand for FiscalNote's services and the drivers of that demand;
  • the impact of cost reduction initiatives undertaken by FiscalNote;
  • risks associated with past and future strategic transactions, including restructuring, divesting or selling our businesses, products or technologies;
  • risks associated with international operations, including compliance complexity and costs, increased exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, social and economic instability, and supply chain disruptions;
  • FiscalNote's ability to introduce new features, integrations, capabilities and enhancements to its products and services, as well as obtain and maintain accurate, comprehensive and reliable data to support its products, and services;
  • FiscalNote's reliance on third-party systems and data, its ability to integrate such systems and data with its solutions and its potential inability to continue to support integration;
  • FiscalNote’s ability to maintain and improve its methods and technologies, and anticipate new methods or technologies, for data collection, organization, and analysis to support its products and services;
  • potential technical disruptions, cyberattacks, security, privacy or data breaches or other technical or security incidents that affect FiscalNote's networks or systems or those of its service providers;
  • competition and competitive pressures in the markets in which FiscalNote operates, including larger well-funded companies shifting their existing business models to become more competitive with FiscalNote;
  • the risk that general purpose generative AI platforms and agentic AI tools will directly compete with and reduce demand for custom-built SaaS tools and subscription products;
  • the risk that a future U.S. government shutdown could negatively affect FiscalNote's ability to enter into or renew public sector subscription contracts and generate advertising and events revenue as anticipated;
  • concentration of revenues from U.S. government agencies, changes in the U.S. government spending priorities, dependence on winning or renewing U.S. government contracts, delay, disruption or unavailability of funding on U.S. government contracts, and the U.S. government's right to modify, delay, curtail or terminate contracts;
  • FiscalNote's ability to comply with laws and regulations in connection with selling products and services to U.S. and foreign governments and other highly regulated industries;
  • FiscalNote's ability to retain or recruit key personnel;
  • FiscalNote's ability to adapt its products and services for changes in laws and regulations or public perception, or changes in the enforcement of such laws, relating to artificial intelligence, machine learning, data privacy and government contracts;
  • adverse general economic and market conditions reducing spending on our products and services;
  • the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings;
  • FiscalNote's ability to maintain public company-quality internal control over financial reporting; and
  • FiscalNote's ability to adequately protect and maintain its brands and other intellectual property rights.

These and other important factors discussed in FiscalNote’s SEC filings, including its most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, particularly the "Risk Factors" sections of those reports, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by FiscalNote and its management, are inherently uncertain. Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. FiscalNote undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in thousands, except shares and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscription

 

$

18,054

 

$

21,182

 

$

55,907

 

$

67,794

Non-subscription

 

 

606

 

 

1,247

 

 

2,359

 

 

5,410

Total revenues

 

 

18,660

 

 

22,429

 

 

58,266

 

 

73,204

Operating expenses: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues, including amortization

 

 

3,442

 

 

4,774

 

 

11,571

 

 

16,706

Research and development

 

 

1,698

 

 

2,081

 

 

5,320

 

 

7,451

Sales and marketing

 

 

3,910

 

 

6,262

 

 

14,133

 

 

20,713

Editorial

 

 

2,521

 

 

3,247

 

 

9,532

 

 

11,517

General and administrative

 

 

6,263

 

 

13,900

 

 

24,998

 

 

41,576

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

1,863

 

 

1,904

 

 

5,645

 

 

6,169

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

54,700

 

 

-

Total operating expenses

 

 

19,697

 

 

32,168

 

 

125,899

 

 

104,132

Operating loss

 

 

(1,037)

 

 

(9,739)

 

 

(67,633)

 

 

(30,928)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss (gain) on sale of businesses (Note 3)

 

 

920

 

 

(1,161)

 

 

920

 

 

(16,585)

Interest expense, net

 

 

3,724

 

 

3,695

 

 

10,984

 

 

13,160

Change in fair value of financial instruments

 

 

(150)

 

 

6,994

 

 

(2,105)

 

 

7,900

Loss on debt extinguishment, net

 

 

304

 

 

6,174

 

 

304

 

 

7,958

Other expense (income), net

 

 

43

 

 

(349)

 

 

(122)

 

 

86

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(5,878)

 

 

(25,092)

 

 

(77,614)

 

 

(43,447)

Provision (benefit) from income taxes

 

 

3

 

 

(237)

 

 

(286)

 

 

(1,071)

Net loss

 

 

(5,881)

 

 

(24,855)

 

 

(77,328)

 

 

(42,376)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

1,737

 

 

667

 

 

2,624

 

 

1,030

Total comprehensive loss

 

$

(4,144)

 

$

(24,188)

 

$

(74,704)

 

$

(41,346)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss used to compute basic and diluted loss per share

 

$

(5,881)

 

$

(24,855)

 

$

(77,328)

 

$

(42,376)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share attributable to common shareholders (Note 12):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted

 

$

(0.18)

 

$

(1.73)

 

$

(2.99)

 

$

(3.20)

Weighted average shares used in computing loss per share attributable to common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted

 

 

32,939,255

 

 

14,376,802

 

 

25,830,424

 

 

13,259,124

(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense, as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Cost of revenues, including amortization

 

$

18

 

$

44

 

$

85

 

$

104

Research and development

 

 

83

 

 

234

 

 

146

 

 

818

Sales and marketing

 

 

(38)

 

 

348

 

 

360

 

 

799

Editorial

 

 

26

 

 

157

 

 

239

 

 

373

General and administrative

 

 

201

 

 

2,853

 

 

3,329

 

 

8,881

FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except shares, and par value)

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2026

 

December 31, 2025

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

10,208

 

$

24,319

Restricted cash

 

 

636

 

 

633

Short-term investments

 

 

-

 

 

1,995

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

6,798

 

 

11,953

Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net

 

 

1,701

 

 

2,304

Prepaid expenses

 

 

2,276

 

 

2,456

Other current assets

 

 

2,241

 

 

1,890

Total current assets

 

 

23,860

 

 

45,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

3,592

 

 

4,177

Capitalized software costs, net

 

 

13,129

 

 

12,585

Noncurrent costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net

 

 

1,670

 

 

2,479

Operating lease assets

 

 

12,185

 

 

13,646

Goodwill

 

 

63,882

 

 

122,984

Customer relationships, net

 

 

24,481

 

 

30,671

Database, net

 

 

12,525

 

 

14,077

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

6,108

 

 

8,208

Other non-current assets

 

 

875

 

 

761

Total assets

 

$

162,307

 

$

255,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

98,749

 

$

2,813

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

5,614

 

 

7,257

Deferred revenue, current portion

 

 

24,583

 

 

29,778

Customer deposits

 

 

457

 

 

1,067

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

 

 

3,469

 

 

3,320

Other current liabilities

 

 

145

 

 

191

Total current liabilities

 

 

133,017

 

 

44,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

 

11,963

 

 

125,635

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

76

 

 

476

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

 

106

 

 

266

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

 

16,669

 

 

19,312

Public and private warrant liabilities

 

 

276

 

 

477

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

2,710

 

 

2,595

Total liabilities

 

 

164,817

 

 

193,187

Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common stock ($0.0001 par value, 1,700,000,000 authorized, 38,137,877 and 15,557,379 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively)

 

 

4

 

 

2

Class B Common stock ($0.0001 par value, 9,000,000 authorized, 690,909 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively)

 

 

-

 

 

-

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

944,146

 

 

933,905

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

2,814

 

 

190

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(949,474)

 

 

(872,146)

Total stockholders' (deficit) equity

 

 

(2,510)

 

 

61,951

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

162,307

 

$

255,138

FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2026

 

2025

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(77,328)

 

$

(42,376)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

704

 

 

790

Amortization of intangible assets and capitalized software development costs

 

 

10,497

 

 

13,251

Amortization of deferred costs to obtain revenue contracts

 

 

1,880

 

 

2,471

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

54,700

 

 

-

Loss (gain) on sale of businesses (Note 3)

 

 

920

 

 

(16,585)

Non-cash operating lease expense

 

 

1,457

 

 

1,470

Stock-based compensation

 

 

4,159

 

 

10,975

Bad debt expense

 

 

177

 

 

316

Unrealized loss on securities

 

 

3

 

 

67

Change in fair value of financial instruments

 

 

(2,105)

 

 

7,900

Deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(399)

 

 

(1,288)

Paid-in-kind interest, net

 

 

855

 

 

4,201

Non-cash interest expense

 

 

1,060

 

 

2,602

Loss on debt extinguishment, net

 

 

304

 

 

7,958

Other non-cash

 

 

14

 

 

-

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

4,063

 

 

1,072

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

603

 

 

(1,384)

Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net

 

 

(632)

 

 

(1,742)

Other non-current assets

 

 

(7)

 

 

(7)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

(377)

 

 

(74)

Deferred revenue

 

 

(3,089)

 

 

3,510

Customer deposits

 

 

(556)

 

 

(772)

Other current liabilities

 

 

243

 

 

(999)

Lease liabilities

 

 

(2,492)

 

 

(2,327)

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

-

 

 

(193)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(5,346)

 

 

(11,164)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(5,217)

 

 

(5,561)

Cash proceeds from the sale of businesses, net (Note 3)

 

 

5,201

 

 

46,913

Redemptions of investments

 

 

2,000

 

 

-

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

1,984

 

 

41,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs

 

 

-

 

 

100,985

Principal payments of long-term debt

 

 

(10,576)

 

 

(128,353)

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

-

 

 

(5,273)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan purchases

 

 

45

 

 

275

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(10,531)

 

 

(32,366)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange rates on cash

 

 

(215)

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

(14,108)

 

 

(2,126)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

24,952

 

 

29,454

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

10,844

 

$

27,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock for conversion of debt and interest

 

$

7,516

 

$

1,902

Amounts held in holdback/escrow related to the sale of businesses

 

$

1,759

 

$

738

Property and equipment purchases and capitalized software included in accounts payable

 

$

99

 

$

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

6,905

 

$

7,360

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

334

 

$

999

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures to clarify and enhance our understanding, and aid in the period-to-period comparison, of our performance. Where applicable, we provide reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the corresponding most closely related GAAP measure. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most comparable GAAP financial measure. While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information, non-GAAP financial measures have limitations and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, their most comparable GAAP measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences in their financing and accounting methods, the book value of their assets, their capital structures, the method by which their assets were acquired and the manner in which they define non-GAAP measures.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

We define Adjusted Gross Profit as Total revenues minus cost of revenues, including amortization of capitalized software development costs and acquired developed technology, before amortization of intangible assets that are included in costs of revenues. We define Adjusted Gross Profit Margin as Adjusted Gross Profit divided by Total Revenues.

We use Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends. We believe these metrics are useful measures to us and to our investors to assist in evaluating our core operating performance because they provide consistency and direct comparability with our past financial performance and between fiscal periods, as the metrics eliminate the non-cash effects of amortization of intangible assets that may fluctuate for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. They should not be considered as replacements for gross profit and gross profit margin, as determined by GAAP, or as measures of our profitability. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using non-GAAP measures only for supplemental purposes. Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin as presented herein are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA reflects further adjustments to EBITDA to exclude certain non-cash items and other items that management believes are not indicative of ongoing operations. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Total Revenues.

We disclose EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin herein because these non-GAAP measures are key measures used by management to evaluate our business, measure our operating performance and make strategic decisions. We believe that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are useful for investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as management. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as substitutes for net income (loss), net income (loss) before income taxes, or any other operating performance measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Using these non-GAAP financial measures to analyze our business would have material limitations because the calculations are based on the subjective determination of management regarding the nature and classification of events and circumstances that investors may find significant. In addition, although other companies in our industry may report measures titled EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin or similar measures, such non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated differently from how we calculate non-GAAP financial measures, which reduces their comparability. Because of these limitations, you should consider EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin alongside other financial performance measures, including net income and our other financial results presented in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin for the periods presented:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Total revenues

 

$

18,660

 

 

$

22,429

 

 

$

58,266

 

 

$

73,204

 

Cost of revenues, including amortization of capitalized software development costs and acquired developed technology

 

 

(3,442

)

 

 

(4,774

)

 

 

(11,571

)

 

 

(16,706

)

Gross Profit

 

$

15,218

 

 

$

17,655

 

 

$

46,695

 

 

$

56,498

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

 

82

%

 

 

79

%

 

 

80

%

 

 

77

%

Gross Profit

 

 

15,218

 

 

 

17,655

 

 

 

46,695

 

 

 

56,498

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

1,603

 

 

 

1,770

 

 

 

4,852

 

 

 

7,081

 

Adjusted Gross Profit

 

$

16,821

 

 

$

19,425

 

 

$

51,547

 

 

$

63,579

 

Adjusted Gross Profit Margin

 

 

90

%

 

 

87

%

 

 

88

%

 

 

87

%

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

The following table presents our calculation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the periods presented:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

(In thousands)

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

 

 

 

2026

 

 

 

2025

Net loss

 

$

(5,881)

 

 

$

(24,855)

 

 

$

(77,328)

 

 

$

(42,376)

Provision (benefit) from income taxes

 

 

3

 

 

 

(237)

 

 

 

(286)

 

 

 

(1,071)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

3,698

 

 

 

3,962

 

 

 

11,201

 

 

 

14,040

Interest expense, net

 

 

3,724

 

 

 

3,695

 

 

 

10,984

 

 

 

13,160

EBITDA

 

 

1,544

 

 

 

(17,435)

 

 

 

(55,429)

 

 

 

(16,247)

Loss (gain) on sale of businesses (a)

 

 

920

 

 

 

(1,161)

 

 

 

920

 

 

 

(16,585)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

290

 

 

 

3,636

 

 

 

4,159

 

 

 

10,975

Change in fair value of financial instruments (b)

 

 

(150)

 

 

 

6,994

 

 

 

(2,105)

 

 

 

7,900

Other non-cash charges (c)

 

 

106

 

 

 

(158)

 

 

 

54,650

 

 

 

859

Loss on debt extinguishment

 

 

304

 

 

 

6,174

 

 

 

304

 

 

 

7,958

Disposal related costs (d)

 

 

210

 

 

 

1,423

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

7,368

Employee severance costs (e)

 

 

22

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

951

 

 

 

2,355

CEO transition (f)

 

 

164

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,976

 

 

 

-

Non-capitalizable debt costs

 

 

264

 

 

 

2,506

 

 

 

1,095

 

 

 

3,250

Costs incurred related to the Special Committee

 

 

-

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

338

Non-operating income (g)

 

 

(71)

 

 

 

(181)

 

 

 

(91)

 

 

 

(409)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

3,603

 

 

$

2,180

 

 

$

6,950

 

 

$

7,762

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

 

 

19.3%

 

 

 

9.7%

 

 

 

11.9%

 

 

 

10.6%

(a)

Reflects the loss on disposal of FrontierView on August 27, 2026, gain on disposal of TimeBase on July 1, 2025, and gain on disposal of Dragonfly and Oxford Analytica on March 31, 2025.

(b)

Reflects the non-cash impact from the mark to market adjustments on our financial instruments.

(c)

Reflects the non-cash impact of the following: (a) (i) gain of $177 in the first quarter of 2026, a charge of $21 in the second quarter of 2026, and a charge of $106 in the third quarter of 2026, related to foreign currency exchange principally arising from converting a GBP denominated convertible note into USD; (ii) goodwill impairment charge of $35,600 in the first quarter of 2026 and $19,100 in the second quarter of 2026, (iii) charge of $40 in the first quarter of 2025, charge of $30 in the second quarter of 2025, and a charge of $9 in the third quarter of 2025 related to the unrealized loss on investments; (iv) charge of $315 for fees satisfied with Common Stock of the Company during the first quarter of 2025; (v); and (vi) charge of $632 in the second quarter of 2025 and a gain of $167 in the third quarter related to foreign currency translation losses, principally arising from converting a GBP denominated convertible note into USD.

(d)

Reflects the costs incurred related to the sale of Oxford Analytica and Dragonfly in the first quarter of 2025, the sale of TimeBase in the third quarter of 2025, and sale of FrontierView in the third quarter of 2026, principally consisting of transaction advisory, accounting, tax, and legal fees.

(e)

Severance costs associated with workforce changes related to business realignment actions.

(f)

Reflects (a) severance costs totaling $1,812 incurred during the second quarter of 2026 related to the resignation of our prior CEO on June 26, 2026, and (b) one-time transition costs related to the appointment of our new CEO during the third quarter of 2026 totaling $164.

(g)

Reflects non-operating income from the Transition Services Agreement that was entered into with the acquirer of Dragonfly and Oxford Analytica on March 31, 2025 and FrontierView on August 27, 2026.

Key Performance Indicators

We monitor the following key performance indicators to evaluate growth trends, prepare financial projections, make strategic decisions, and measure the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts. Our management team assesses our performance based on these key performance indicators because it believes they reflect the underlying trends of our business and serve as meaningful measures of our ongoing operational performance.

Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”)

Over 90% of our revenues are subscription based, which leads to high revenue predictability. We use ARR as a measure of our revenue trend and an indicator of our future revenue opportunity from existing recurring subscription customer contracts. We calculate ARR on a parent account level by annualizing the contracted subscription revenue, and our total ARR as of the end of a period is the aggregate thereof. ARR is not adjusted for the impact of any known or projected future customer cancellations, upgrades or downgrades, or price increases or decreases. The amount of actual revenue that we recognize over any 12-month period is likely to differ from ARR at the beginning of that period, sometimes significantly. This may occur due to timing of the revenue bookings during the period, cancellations, upgrades, or downgrades and pending renewals. ARR should be viewed independently of revenue as it is an operating metric and is not intended to be a replacement or forecast of revenue. Our calculation of ARR may differ from similarly titled metrics presented by other companies.

Net Revenue Retention (“NRR”)

Our NRR, which we use to measure our success in retaining and growing recurring revenue from our existing customers, compares our recognized recurring revenue from a set of customers across comparable periods. We calculate our NRR for a given period as ARR at the end of the period minus ARR contracted from new clients for which there is no historical revenue booked during the period, divided by the beginning ARR for the period. We calculate NRR at our parent account level. Our calculation of NRR for any fiscal period includes the positive recurring revenue impacts of selling additional licenses and services to existing customers and the negative recognized recurring revenue impacts of contraction and attrition among this set of customers. Our NRR may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including the level of our revenue base, the level of penetration within our customer base, expansion of products and features, the timing of renewals, and our ability to retain our customers. Our calculation of NRR may differ from similarly titled metrics presented by other companies.

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