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Sonos Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 Results

Fiscal 2026 marks Sonos’ return to revenue growth, with significant GAAP Net Income improvement and Adjusted EBITDA growth of 39% year over year

Fourth quarter revenue grew double digits, with revenue, gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA above the midpoint of guidance range

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sonos, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO) today reported Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 results.

“We said Fiscal 2026 would be the year Sonos returned to growth, and we delivered,” said Tom Conrad, Chief Executive Officer of Sonos. “We grew in every region, delivered meaningfully higher profitability, and brought five new products to market. Underneath it all, the system strategy is working - every product improves those our customers already own, and with Sonos 27, that will keep getting stronger every year.”

“Fiscal 2026 demonstrated how much the earning power of Sonos has structurally improved,” said Saori Casey, Chief Financial Officer of Sonos. “We grew revenue 7%, reduced Non-GAAP operating expenses 3% and grew Adjusted EBITDA 39% to $184 million, all while absorbing $56 million of higher memory costs. That’s the foundation we’re building on, and we’re actively managing the levers available to us to optimize our financial performance.”

Fiscal 2026 Financial Highlights (unaudited)*

  • Revenue increased 7% year-over-year to $1,547 million
  • GAAP gross margin2 of 46.9%, Non-GAAP gross margin1 of 45.5%
  • GAAP net income3 increased $151 million year-over-year to $90 million, GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS)3 increased $1.24 year-over-year to $0.73
  • Non-GAAP net income1 increased 92% year-over-year to $150 million, Non-GAAP diluted EPS1 increased 92% year-over-year to $1.23
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 increased 39% year-over-year to $184 million
  • Returned $130 million to shareholders through repurchase of 8.2 million shares
  • Cash flows provided by operating activities increased 6% to $145 million
  • Free cash flow3 increased 14% year-over-year to $123 million

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Highlights (unaudited)*

  • Revenue increased 20% year-over-year to $344 million
  • GAAP gross margin4 of 46.1%, Non-GAAP gross margin1 of 42.1%
  • GAAP net loss5 improved by $33 million year-over-year to ($5) million, GAAP diluted loss per share (EPS)5 improved by $0.27 year-over-year to ($0.04)
  • Non-GAAP net income1 increased $12 million year-over-year to $5 million, Non-GAAP diluted EPS1 increased $0.10 year-over-year to $0.04
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 was flat year-over-year at $6 million
  • Returned $35 million to shareholders through repurchase of 2.2 million shares

New Stock Repurchase Program

  • As announced in a separate release today, the company’s Board of Directors has authorized a new common stock repurchase program of up to $150 million
  • The new authorization follows the completion of the company’s prior $150 million common stock repurchase program in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026

Guidance

The company will provide guidance on its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 earnings call.

Supplemental Earnings Presentation

The company has posted a supplemental earnings presentation accompanying its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 results to the Earnings Reports section of its investor relations website at https://investors.sonos.com/reports-and-filings/default.aspx#section=earningsreports.

Conference Call, Webcast and Transcript

The company will host a webcast of its conference call and Q&A related to its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026 results on November 10, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time). Participants may access the live webcast in listen-only mode on the Sonos investor relations website at https://investors.sonos.com/news-and-events/default.aspx.

The conference call may also be accessed by dialing (888) 330-2454 with conference ID 8641747. Participants outside the U.S. can access the call by dialing (240) 789-2714 using the same conference ID.

An archived webcast of the conference call and a transcript of the company’s prepared remarks and Q&A session will also be available at https://investors.sonos.com/reports-and-filings/default.aspx#section=earningsreports following the call.

*See “Use of Non-GAAP Measures” and reconciliations to GAAP measures below.
 
(1) Non-GAAP Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS exclude the non-recurring benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds received in Q3 and Q4 of Fiscal 2026
(2) Includes $41.2 million of IEEPA tariff refunds
(3) Includes $41.2 million of IEEPA tariff refunds and $1.4 million of interest earned on IEEPA tariff refunds
(4) Includes $18.0 million of IEEPA tariff refunds
(5) Includes $18.0 million of IEEPA tariff refunds and $0.6 million of interest earned on IEEPA tariff refunds

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

Revenue

 

$ 344,441

 

$ 287,900

 

$ 1,546,890

 

$ 1,443,276

Cost of revenue

 

185,716

 

162,109

 

820,745

 

812,746

Gross profit

 

158,725

 

125,791

 

726,145

 

630,530

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

66,006

 

61,958

 

257,777

 

279,969

Sales and marketing

 

69,116

 

67,762

 

256,389

 

281,192

General and administrative

 

34,348

 

30,480

 

122,351

 

119,837

Total operating expenses

 

169,470

 

160,200

 

636,517

 

680,998

Operating (loss) income

 

(10,745)

 

(34,409)

 

89,628

 

(50,468)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

2,508

 

1,528

 

7,950

 

6,934

Interest expense

 

(97)

 

(129)

 

(427)

 

(465)

Other expense, net

 

(1,634)

 

(1,322)

 

(1,880)

 

(6,498)

Total other income (expense), net

 

777

 

77

 

5,643

 

(29)

(Loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes

 

(9,968)

 

(34,332)

 

95,271

 

(50,497)

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

 

(4,804)

 

3,526

 

5,671

 

10,647

Net (loss) income

 

$ (5,164)

 

$ (37,858)

 

$ 89,600

 

$ (61,144)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$ (0.04)

 

$ (0.31)

 

$ 0.75

 

$ (0.51)

Diluted

 

$ (0.04)

 

$ (0.31)

 

$ 0.73

 

$ (0.51)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing (loss) earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

118,312,116

 

120,598,219

 

119,475,988

 

120,753,102

Diluted

 

118,312,116

 

120,598,219

 

122,305,404

 

120,753,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

(5,164)

 

(37,858)

 

89,600

 

(61,144)

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

 

227

 

583

 

(217)

 

3,619

Net unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities

 

(52)

 

43

 

(123)

 

(98)

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

$ (4,989)

 

$ (37,232)

 

$ 89,260

 

$ (57,623)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited, in thousands, except par values)

 

 

As of

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$ 178,075

 

$ 174,668

Marketable securities

 

49,063

 

52,858

Accounts receivable, net

 

102,132

 

65,847

Inventories

 

272,972

 

171,020

Prepaids and other current assets

 

52,139

 

39,642

Total current assets

 

654,381

 

504,035

Property and equipment, net

 

55,081

 

72,277

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

45,141

 

45,297

Goodwill

 

82,854

 

82,854

Intangible assets, net

 

61,766

 

75,356

Deferred tax assets

 

10,288

 

10,509

Other noncurrent assets

 

27,779

 

32,950

Total assets

 

$ 937,290

 

$ 823,278

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$ 255,344

 

$ 184,109

Accrued expenses

 

87,305

 

79,094

Accrued compensation

 

28,534

 

21,331

Deferred revenue, current

 

21,916

 

21,771

Other current liabilities

 

44,262

 

46,107

Total current liabilities

 

437,361

 

352,412

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

 

51,803

 

53,288

Deferred revenue, noncurrent

 

57,417

 

59,453

Deferred tax liabilities

 

118

 

126

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

3,009

 

2,774

Total liabilities

 

549,708

 

468,053

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value

 

121

 

123

Treasury stock

 

(53,091)

 

(37,398)

Additional paid-in capital

 

461,567

 

502,775

Accumulated deficit

 

(22,478)

 

(112,078)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

1,463

 

1,803

Total stockholders’ equity

 

387,582

 

355,225

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$ 937,290

 

$ 823,278

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$ 89,600

 

$ (61,144)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

64,890

 

81,564

Depreciation and amortization

 

47,380

 

62,321

Foreign currency transaction loss (gain)

 

2,785

 

2,352

Provision for excess and obsolete inventory

 

2,052

 

8,143

Restructuring and other charges

 

1,088

 

11,920

Deferred income taxes

 

112

 

8

Other

 

5,406

 

3,769

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(38,999)

 

(21,873)

Inventories

 

(104,005)

 

51,729

Other assets

 

(11,617)

 

10,483

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

83,036

 

(14,439)

Accrued compensation

 

7,530

 

5,232

Deferred revenue

 

(1,067)

 

(2,737)

Other liabilities

 

(3,525)

 

(459)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

144,666

 

136,869

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

Purchases of marketable securities

 

(57,597)

 

(57,944)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(21,766)

 

(28,676)

Maturities of marketable securities

 

61,440

 

57,100

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(17,923)

 

(29,520)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

Payments for repurchase of common stock

 

(129,975)

 

(80,984)

Payments for repurchase of common stock related to shares withheld for tax in connection with vesting of RSUs

 

(26,831)

 

(25,861)

Payments for debt issuance costs

 

(780)

 

—

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

34,843

 

4,503

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(122,743)

 

(102,342)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(593)

 

(71)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

3,407

 

4,936

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

174,668

 

169,732

End of period

 

$ 178,075

 

$ 174,668

Supplemental disclosure

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$ 234

 

$ 279

Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds

 

$ 5,608

 

$ 23,945

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities, net of tenant improvement reimbursements received

 

$ 10,620

 

$ 6,629

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$ 1,376

 

$ 5,055

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 

$ 5,404

 

$ 1,491

Excise tax on share repurchases, accrued but not paid

 

$ 351

 

$ 281

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

Reconciliation of GAAP cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP cost of revenue

 

$ 185,716

 

$ 162,109

 

$ 820,745

 

$ 812,746

Stock-based compensation expense

 

1,527

 

1,560

 

5,236

 

6,148

Amortization of intangibles

 

2,608

 

2,608

 

13,410

 

12,360

Restructuring and other charges(1)(2)

 

—

 

—

 

795

 

3,420

IEEPA tariff refund benefit(3)

 

(18,014)

 

—

 

(41,168)

 

—

Non-GAAP cost of revenue

 

$ 199,595

 

$ 157,941

 

$ 842,472

 

$ 790,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of GAAP gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP gross profit

 

$ 158,725

 

$ 125,791

 

$ 726,145

 

$ 630,530

Stock-based compensation expense

 

1,527

 

1,560

 

5,236

 

6,148

Amortization of intangibles

 

2,608

 

2,608

 

13,410

 

12,360

Restructuring and other charges(1)(2)

 

—

 

—

 

795

 

3,420

IEEPA tariff refund benefit(3)

 

(18,014)

 

—

 

(41,168)

 

—

Non-GAAP gross profit

 

$ 144,846

 

$ 129,959

 

$ 704,418

 

$ 652,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP gross margin

 

46.1%

 

43.7%

 

46.9%

 

43.7%

Non-GAAP gross margin

 

42.1%

 

45.1%

 

45.5%

 

45.2%

(1) Restructuring and other charges for fiscal 2026, include employee-related costs resulting from a reorganization of certain functions and organizational changes driven by new leadership, costs related to exiting a contract manufacturing partnership, and exit costs associated with the partial abandonment of office space.

(2) Restructuring and other charges for fiscal 2025 primarily reflect costs associated with our previous cost transformation initiatives.

(3) Tariff refunds relate to non-recurring cash received during the second half of fiscal 2026 following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating certain IEEPA tariffs, excluding associated interest.

Reconciliation of Selected Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

Research and Development (GAAP)

 

$ 66,006

 

$ 61,958

 

$ 257,777

 

$ 279,969

Stock-based compensation

 

5,911

 

7,134

 

23,780

 

36,414

Amortization of intangibles

 

20

 

20

 

81

 

236

Restructuring and other charges (2)(3)

 

-

 

673

 

4,871

 

12,555

Research and Development (Non-GAAP)

 

$ 60,075

 

$ 54,131

 

$ 229,045

 

$ 230,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and Marketing (GAAP)

 

$ 69,116

 

$ 67,762

 

$ 256,389

 

$ 281,192

Stock-based compensation

 

3,428

 

2,705

 

11,920

 

15,783

Restructuring and other charges (2)(3)

 

-

 

5,949

 

1,499

 

9,779

Sales and Marketing (Non-GAAP)

 

$ 65,688

 

$ 59,108

 

$ 242,970

 

$ 255,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and Administrative (GAAP)

 

34,348

 

30,480

 

122,351

 

119,837

Stock-based compensation

 

7,638

 

5,377

 

23,954

 

23,219

Legal and transaction related costs(1)

 

5,785

 

2,454

 

15,609

 

5,384

Amortization of intangibles

 

24

 

24

 

94

 

95

Restructuring and other charges (2)(3)

 

-

 

1,247

 

304

 

7,736

General and Administrative (Non-GAAP)

 

$ 20,901

 

$ 21,378

 

$ 82,390

 

$ 83,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses (GAAP)

 

$ 169,470

 

$ 160,200

 

$ 636,517

 

$ 680,998

Stock-based compensation

 

16,977

 

15,216

 

59,654

 

75,416

Legal and transaction related costs (1)

 

5,785

 

2,454

 

15,609

 

5,384

Amortization of intangibles

 

44

 

44

 

175

 

331

Restructuring and other charges (2)(3)

 

-

 

7,869

 

6,674

 

30,070

Operating Expenses (Non-GAAP)

 

$ 146,664

 

$ 134,617

 

$ 554,405

 

$ 569,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating (Loss) Income (GAAP)

 

$ (10,745)

 

$ (34,409)

 

$ 89,628

 

$ (50,468)

Stock-based compensation

 

18,504

 

16,776

 

64,890

 

81,564

Legal and transaction related costs (1)

 

5,785

 

2,454

 

15,609

 

5,384

Amortization of intangibles

 

2,652

 

2,652

 

13,585

 

12,691

Restructuring and other charges (2)(3)

 

-

 

7,869

 

7,469

 

33,490

IEEPA tariff refund benefit (4)

 

(18,014)

 

-

 

(41,168)

 

-

Operating (Loss) Income (Non-GAAP)

 

$ (1,818)

 

$ (4,658)

 

$ 150,013

 

$ 82,661

Depreciation

 

7,804

 

11,013

 

33,795

 

49,630

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

 

$ 5,986

 

$ 6,355

 

$ 183,808

 

$ 132,291

Total Operating (Loss) Income (GAAP)

 

$ (10,745)

 

$ (34,409)

 

$ 89,628

 

$ (50,468)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

18,504

 

16,776

 

64,890

 

81,564

Legal and transaction related costs (1)

 

5,785

 

2,454

 

15,609

 

5,384

Amortization of intangibles

 

2,652

 

2,652

 

13,585

 

12,691

Restructuring and other charges (2)(3)

 

-

 

7,869

 

7,469

 

33,490

IEEPA tariff refund benefit (4)

 

(18,014)

 

-

 

(41,168)

 

-

Operating (Loss) Income (Non-GAAP)

 

$ (1,818)

 

$ (4,658)

 

$ 150,013

 

$ 82,661

Interest income

 

2,508

 

1,528

 

7,950

 

6,934

Interest expense

 

(97)

 

(129)

 

(427)

 

(465)

Interest attributable to IEEPA tariff refunds

 

(640)

 

-

 

(1,418)

 

-

Pre-tax (Loss) Income (Non-GAAP)

 

$ (47)

 

$ (3,259)

 

$ 156,118

 

$ 89,130

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

 

(4,804)

 

3,526

 

5,671

 

10,647

Net income (loss) (Non-GAAP)

 

4,757

 

(6,785)

 

150,446

 

78,483

Weighted-average shares non-GAAP, diluted

 

121,005,043

 

120,598,219

 

122,305,404

 

122,944,942

Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share, diluted

 

$ 0.04

 

$ (0.06)

 

$ 1.23

 

$ 0.64

(1) Legal and transaction-related costs consist of expenses related to our intellectual property ("IP") litigation against Alphabet and Google, which we do not consider representative of our underlying operating performance.

(2) Restructuring and other charges for fiscal 2026, include employee-related costs resulting from a reorganization of certain functions and organizational changes driven by new leadership, costs related to exiting a contract manufacturing partnership, and exit costs associated with the partial abandonment of office space.

(3) Restructuring and other charges for fiscal 2025 primarily reflect costs associated with our previous cost transformation initiatives.

(4) Tariff refunds relate to non-recurring cash received during the period following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating certain IEEPA tariffs, excluding associated interest.

Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted EBITDA

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except percentages)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

(In thousands, except percentages)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$ (5,164)

 

$ (37,858)

 

$ 89,600

 

$ (61,144)

Add (deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

10,456

 

13,665

 

47,380

 

62,321

Stock-based compensation expense

 

18,504

 

16,776

 

64,890

 

81,564

Interest income

 

(2,508)

 

(1,528)

 

(7,950)

 

(6,934)

Interest expense

 

97

 

129

 

427

 

465

Other expense, net

 

1,634

 

1,322

 

1,880

 

6,498

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

 

(4,804)

 

3,526

 

5,671

 

10,647

Legal and transaction related costs (1)

 

5,785

 

2,454

 

15,609

 

5,384

IEEPA tariff refund benefit (2)

 

(18,014)

 

-

 

(41,168)

 

-

Restructuring and other charges (3)(4)

 

—

 

7,869

 

7,469

 

33,490

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$ 5,986

 

$ 6,355

 

$ 183,808

 

$ 132,291

Revenue

 

$ 344,441

 

$ 287,900

 

$ 1,546,890

 

$ 1,443,276

Net (loss) income margin

 

(1.5)%

 

(13.1)%

 

5.8%

 

(4.2)%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

1.7%

 

2.2%

 

11.9%

 

9.2%

(1) Legal and transaction-related costs consist of expenses related to our IP litigation against Alphabet and Google, which we do not consider representative of our underlying operating performance.

(2) Tariff refunds relate to non-recurring cash received during the period following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating certain IEEPA tariffs, excluding associated interest.

(3) Restructuring and other charges for fiscal 2026, include employee-related costs resulting from a reorganization of certain functions and organizational changes driven by new leadership, costs related to exiting a contract manufacturing partnership, and exit costs associated with the partial abandonment of office space.

(4) Restructuring and other charges for fiscal 2025 primarily reflect costs associated with our previous cost transformation initiatives.

Reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) Income to Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP net (loss) income

 

$ (5,164)

 

$ (37,858)

 

$ 89,600

 

$ (61,144)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

18,504

 

16,776

 

64,890

 

81,564

Legal and transaction related costs (1)

 

5,785

 

2,454

 

15,609

 

5,384

Amortization of intangibles

 

2,652

 

2,652

 

13,585

 

12,691

Restructuring and other charges (2)(3)

 

-

 

7,869

 

7,469

 

33,490

Other expense, net

 

1,634

 

1,322

 

1,880

 

6,498

IEEPA tariff refund benefit, including interest (4)

 

(18,654)

 

-

 

(42,587)

 

-

Non-GAAP net income (loss)

 

$ 4,757

 

$ (6,785)

 

$ 150,446

 

$ 78,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP (loss) earnings per share, diluted

 

$ (0.04)

 

$ (0.31)

 

$ 0.73

 

$ (0.51)

Non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share, diluted

 

$ 0.04

 

$ (0.06)

 

$ 1.23

 

$ 0.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used to calculate (loss) earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares GAAP, diluted

 

118,312,116

 

120,598,219

 

122,305,404

 

120,753,102

Weighted-average shares non-GAAP, diluted

 

121,005,043

 

120,598,219

 

122,305,404

 

122,944,942

(1) Legal and transaction-related costs consist of expenses related to our intellectual property ("IP") litigation against Alphabet and Google, which we do not consider representative of our underlying operating performance.

(2) Restructuring and other charges for fiscal 2026, include employee-related costs resulting from a reorganization of certain functions and organizational changes driven by new leadership, costs related to exiting a contract manufacturing partnership, and exit costs associated with the partial abandonment of office space.

(3) Restructuring and other charges for fiscal 2025 primarily reflect costs associated with our previous cost transformation initiatives.

(4) Tariff refunds relate to non-recurring cash received during the period following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating certain IEEPA tariffs, including associated interest.

Reconciliation of Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

Cash flows provided by operating activities

 

$ 499

 

$ 2,921

 

$ 144,666

 

$ 136,869

Less: Purchases of property and equipment

 

(5,085)

 

(5,258)

 

(21,766)

 

(28,676)

Free cash flow

 

$ (4,586)

 

$ (2,337)

 

$ 122,900

 

$ 108,193

Revenue by Product Category

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sonos speakers

 

$ 247,540

 

$ 206,478

 

$ 1,202,123

 

$ 1,121,808

Sonos system products

 

77,049

 

65,244

 

263,770

 

249,237

Partner products and other revenue

 

19,852

 

16,178

 

80,997

 

72,231

Total revenue

 

$ 344,441

 

$ 287,900

 

$ 1,546,890

 

$ 1,443,276

Revenue by Geographical Region

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

Americas

 

$ 224,759

 

$ 191,900

 

$ 972,617

 

$ 922,941

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

95,856

 

77,534

 

482,631

 

441,177

Asia Pacific

 

23,826

 

18,466

 

91,642

 

79,158

Total revenue

 

$ 344,441

 

$ 287,900

 

$ 1,546,890

 

$ 1,443,276

Stock-based Compensation

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

$ 1,527

 

$ 1,560

 

$ 5,236

 

$ 6,148

Research and development

 

5,911

 

7,244

 

23,963

 

37,060

Sales and marketing

 

3,428

 

2,705

 

11,920

 

15,932

General and administrative

 

7,638

 

5,377

 

24,011

 

27,110

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$ 18,504

 

$ 16,886

 

$ 65,130

 

$ 86,250

Amortization of Intangibles

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

 

October 3,

2026

 

September 27,

2025

Cost of revenue

 

$ 2,608

 

$ 2,608

 

$ 13,410

 

$ 12,360

Research and development

 

20

 

20

 

81

 

236

Sales and marketing

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

General and administrative

 

24

 

24

 

94

 

95

Total amortization of intangibles

 

$ 2,652

 

$ 2,652

 

$ 13,585

 

$ 12,691

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

We have provided in this press release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), free cash flow, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. We use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our operating performance and trends. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses and other items that we exclude in these non-GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allowing for greater transparency with respect to a key financial metric used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these financial measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP financial equivalents provided in the financial statement tables above. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude the impact of depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, interest income, interest expense, other expense (income), income taxes, restructuring and other charges, legal and transaction related fees and other items that we do not consider representative of our underlying operating performance, including, for the second half of fiscal 2026, IEEPA tariff refund benefit. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We define non-GAAP operating income (loss) as total operating loss adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, legal and transaction related costs, amortization of intangibles and restructuring and other charges and, for the second half of fiscal 2026, IEEPA tariff refund benefit. We define free cash flow as net cash from operations less purchases of property and equipment. We define non-GAAP gross margin as GAAP gross margin, excluding stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets and restructuring and other charges and, for the second half of fiscal 2026, IEEPA tariff refund benefit. We define non-GAAP cost of revenue as GAAP cost of revenue less stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles and restructuring and other charges and, for the second half of fiscal 2026, IEEPA tariff refund benefit. We define non-GAAP gross profit as GAAP gross profit less stock-based compensation, amortization of intangibles, and restructuring and other charges and, for the second half of fiscal 2026, IEEPA tariff refund benefit. We calculate non-GAAP net income (loss) as GAAP net income (loss) less stock-based compensation, legal and transaction related fees, amortization of intangibles, other expense (income) and restructuring and other charges and, for the second half of fiscal 2026, IEEPA tariff refund benefit and interest attributable to IEEPA tariff refund benefit. We calculate non-GAAP diluted income (loss) per share as non-GAAP net income (loss) divided by non-GAAP weighted average diluted shares outstanding during the period. We do not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP financial measures because we cannot do so without unreasonable effort due to unavailability of information needed to calculate reconciling items and due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the adjusting items that would be excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures in future periods. When planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods, we do so primarily on a non-GAAP basis without preparing a GAAP analysis as that would require estimates for items such as stock-based compensation, which is inherently difficult to predict with reasonable accuracy. Stock-based compensation expense is difficult to estimate because it depends on our future hiring and retention needs, as well as the future fair market value of our common stock, all of which are difficult to predict and subject to constant change. In addition, for purposes of setting annual guidance, it would be difficult to quantify stock-based compensation expense for the year with reasonable accuracy in the current quarter. As a result, we do not believe that a GAAP reconciliation would provide meaningful supplemental information about our outlook.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our long-term outlook, financial, growth and business strategies and opportunities, market growth and our market share, our operating model and cost structure, and other factors affecting variability in our financial results. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual results due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: difficulties in and effect of implementing improvements to our operating model and cost structure; the risk that restructuring and related charges may be greater than anticipated or not occur in the expected time frame; local law requirements in various jurisdictions regarding elimination of positions; our ability to accurately forecast product demand and effectively forecast and manage owned and channel inventory levels; our ability to successfully introduce software updates; our ability to maintain, enhance and protect our brand image; the impact of global economic, market and political events, including tariffs, global trade tensions, continued inflationary pressures, high interest rates and, in certain markets, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; changes in consumer income and overall consumer spending as a result of economic or political uncertainty or conditions, including tariffs; changes in consumer spending patterns; our ability to successfully introduce new products and services and maintain or expand the success of our existing products; the success of our efforts to expand our direct-to-consumer channel; the success of our financial, growth and business strategies; our ability to compete in the market and maintain or expand market share; our ability to maintain relationships with our channel, distribution and technology partners; our ability to meet product demand and manage any product availability delays; supply chain challenges, including shipping and logistics challenges and component supply-related challenges, particularly industry-wide increases in demand for semiconductors and other components necessary for our products primarily related to the build out of new AI technologies and data centers; our ability to protect our brand and intellectual property; our use of artificial intelligence; and the other risk factors identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings. Copies of our SEC filings are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, on our investor relations website at https://investors.sonos.com/reports-and-filings/default.aspx or upon request from our investor relations department. All forward-looking statements herein reflect our opinions only as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update forward-looking statements herein in light of new information or future events. Sonos and Sonos product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonos, Inc. All other product names and services may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

About Sonos

Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO) is a leading audio company dedicated to elevating life through sound. Sonos has built a connected system that brings together all the sounds people love, from music and movies to stories and conversations. Its portfolio of home theater speakers, components, plug-in and portable speakers, and headphones grows more powerful with every room and device added. Trusted by more than 17 million households in over 60 countries, Sonos is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. Learn more at www.sonos.com.

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