Genius Group Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results: 81% Year-on-Year Revenue Growth, Net Profit from Operations for Third Consecutive Quarter.

All three operating units were profitable, while the reported results exclude central treasury and other central income and costs.

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Genius Group (GNS) reported third-quarter 2026 operational revenue of $4.1 million, up 81% from the same quarter last year. Revenue rose 39% sequentially. Gross profit increased 108% year over year to $2.7 million, with gross margin reaching 66.1%. Net profit from operations was $235,000, versus a $1.2 million loss a year earlier, marking a third consecutive profitable quarter on that measure.

Nine-month revenue reached $10.3 million, up 112%, and net profit from operations was $6.7 million. These unaudited results cover three operating units and exclude central treasury results and central financing, investing, legal and management items. The company launched the first phase of a $14 million Genius City joint venture in Bali and completed its balance sheet restructuring. It targets 100 Genius Cities globally and announced a five-year capital plan under a $1.2 billion shelf registration.

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• Major point$14 million Genius City joint venture launched its first phase at Nuanu Creative City, Bali. 56% of market cap
• Moderate pointQ3 operational revenue of $4.1 million rose 81% year over year and 39% sequentially.
• Moderate pointQ3 gross profit of $2.7 million increased 108% year over year and 84% sequentially.
• Moderate pointQ3 net profit from operations of $235,000 reversed a $1.2 million year-earlier loss; third consecutive profitable quarter.
• Moderate pointBalance sheet restructuring completed; book value increased 57% year over year to $106.6 million.
• Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Five-year capital plan under a $1.2 billion shelf registration targets $2 billion in assets by fiscal 2031.

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• Minor pointQ3 gross margin of 66.1% improved from 57.3% a year earlier and 50.2% sequentially.
• Minor pointQ3 EBITDA of $261,000, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, reversed negative $742,000 a year earlier.
• Minor pointNine-month revenue of $10.3 million increased 112% from $4.9 million a year earlier.
• Minor pointNine-month gross profit of $6.2 million rose 147%; margin improved to 60.3% from 51.9%.
• Minor pointNine-month net profit from operations of $6.7 million reversed a $2.3 million year-earlier loss.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.100 Genius Cities is the company's global expansion target.
• Minor pointNuanu school enrolment of 235 students represented approximately 65% year-over-year growth.
• Minor pointBali campus capacity expanded to approximately 1,000 students.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Share Loyalty Bonus Program offers $0.10 per qualifying share, subject to book-entry holding requirements.
• Minor pointGenius OS launched in July with free, $9 per month and $90 per month subscription tiers.
• Minor pointCEO Roger Hamilton purchased 1,000,000 shares on the open market on October 1.

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• Minor point$155,000 in legacy costs from discontinued operations reduced Q3 net profit from operations.

News Explained

The company reports that it recommenced Bitcoin treasury purchases in early October, making Bitcoin buying an active step in its previously announced treasury strategy.

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Key Figures

Operational revenue: $4.1 million Gross profit: $2.7 million Gross margin: 66.1% +4 more

Operational revenue

$4.1 million

Q3 2026; up 81% from $2.3 million in Q3 2025

Gross profit

$2.7 million

Q3 2026; up 108% from $1.3 million in Q3 2025

Gross margin

66.1%

Q3 2026, versus 57.3% in Q3 2025

Net profit from operations

$235,000

Q3 2026; reversed from a $1.2 million loss in Q3 2025

EBITDA

$261,000

Q3 2026, versus negative EBITDA of $742,000 in Q3 2025

Nine-month revenue

$10.3 million

Nine months ended September 30, 2026; up 112% from $4.9 million

Nine-month net profit from operations

$6.7 million

Nine months ended September 30, 2026; versus a $2.3 million loss in the comparable prior-year period

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   Q1 revenue rose 171%, and net profit from operations reached $2.7 million.

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Key Terms

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"EBITDA of $261,000 in Q3 2026"

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"We have included Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure"

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"Quarterly Reporting as a foreign private issuer"

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"under its $1.2 billion shelf registration"

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SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) ("Genius Group", "GNS" or the "Company"), a leading AI-powered education group, today reported unaudited financial results of its operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.

The Company reported third quarter operational revenue of $4.1 million, an 81% increase from $2.3 million in Q3 2025. Revenue also grew 39% quarter-on-quarter compared to $2.9 million in Q2 2026, driven by growth across the Company’s three business units: Genius School, Genius Academy and Genius Resorts.

Quarterly gross profit grew 108% to $2.7 million, up from $1.3 million in the prior year period. Quarterly net profit from operations reversed from $1.2 million net loss from operations in Q3 2025 to $235,000 net profit from operations in Q3 2026.

This marked the third consecutive quarter of net profit from operations, with a cumulative nine month revenue of $10.3 million and cumulative nine month net profit from operations of $6.7 million.

Third Quarter 2026 Operational Financial Highlights

• Revenue: Operational revenue of $4.1 million in Q3 2026, up 81% from $2.3 million in Q3 2025, and up 39% sequentially from $2.9 million in Q2 2026, driven by growth across all three business units.
• Gross Profit: Gross profit of $2.7 million, a 108% increase from $1.3 million in Q3 2025. Gross margin expanded to 66.1% from 57.3%, reflecting the continued shift to higher-margin education programmes. Sequentially, gross profit grew 84% from $1.5 million in Q2 2026, with gross margin expanding by 15.9 percentage points from 50.2%.
• Net Profit from Operations: The three operating business units collectively achieved $390,000 in operating profit, with all three units profitable in the quarter. Legacy costs from discontinued operations were $155,000, resulting in net profit from operations of $235,000 in Q3 2026, a reversal from a net loss from operations of $1.2 million in Q3 2025.
• EBITDA: EBITDA of $261,000 in Q3 2026, compared to negative EBITDA of $742,000 in Q3 2025.
• Cumulative Nine-Month Revenue: Cumulative revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $10.3 million, up 112% from $4.9 million in the comparable prior year period.
• Cumulative Nine-Month Gross Profit: Gross profit for the nine months was $6.2 million, up 147% from $2.5 million in the comparable prior year period, with gross margin improving to 60.3% from 51.9%.
• Cumulative Nine-Month Net Profit from Operations: Net profit from operations for the nine months was $6.7 million, an $8.9 million reversal from a net loss from operations of $2.3 million in the comparable prior year period.

Roger James Hamilton, Founder and CEO of Genius Group, commented "The third quarter brought significant progress on the Company’s strategic and financial fronts. We have built and proven a profitable Genius City model, designed to be an integrated AI Powered lifelong learning campus with profitable revenues from Genius School for children and young adults, profitable revenue from Genius Academy for reskilling adults and profitable revenue from Genius Resorts providing F&B, entertainment and accommodation.”

"Now that we have built a profitable $10 million scalable model over the last nine months, we are now commencing our plans to scale our Genius City model globally towards our target of 100 Genius Cities. There is a growing need for data centers to deliver education and reskilling training and benefits to their local communities. Our Genius City model delivers this, empowering the communities that power AI.

Our financial wins in the last quarter are underpinned by our legal wins. On August 31, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the injunction that had restrained the Company from issuing shares, raising capital and purchasing Bitcoin. On September 27, the Federal Court denied all motions to dismiss our RICO lawsuit. We are now free to pursue the $1.2 billion capital plan we announced in August to fund our dual AI and Bitcoin treasury strategy, and we have relaunched our Bitcoin treasury in early October. We look forward to continuing our growth, as the community solution for the AI revolution.

Quarterly Reporting as a foreign private issuer

Genius Group is not required to file quarterly financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. However, as part of the Company’s commitment to transparency and enhanced shareholder communication, the Company is voluntarily providing unaudited third quarter operational results. These results reflect the performance of the Company’s three operating business units - Genius School, Genius Academy and Genius Resorts - and do not include central treasury gains or losses, or central income or costs related to financing, investing, legal proceedings or central management fees. Audited financial results for the full fiscal year 2025 are available in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F.

Q3 2026 Business Highlights

• Launch of Genius OS AI-Powered Product Suite: In July, the Company launched Genius OS, its full AI-agent product suite spanning Genius School, Genius Academy, Genius Resorts and Genius City, connecting to over 300 AI models and offered on free, $9 per month and $90 per month subscription tiers.
• Five-Star Hotel Certification: In July, Vision Villa Resort in Bali was awarded a Five-Star Hotel rating under Indonesia's Star Hotel Tourism Business Certification Scheme, strengthening the Company's hospitality brand.
• Share Loyalty Bonus Program (Second Round): The Company launched the second round of its Share Loyalty Bonus Program with a record date of July 31, 2026, offering $0.10 per qualifying share for shareholders who maintain their shares in book entry through January 30, 2027.
• Launch of $14 Million Genius City Project: In August, the Company launched the first phase of its $14 million Genius City joint venture at Nuanu Creative City, Bali, comprising Genius Zone, Genius Cafe, Genius Missions and Genius School.
• Balance Sheet Restructuring: In August, the Company announced the completion of its balance sheet restructuring, with book value increasing 57% year-on-year to $106.6 million and net asset value per share of $0.61.
• $1.2 Billion Capital Plan: On August 27, the Company announced a five-year capital plan under its $1.2 billion shelf registration, targeting $800 million in AI treasury assets, $827 million in Bitcoin treasury assets, and $2 billion in total assets by the financial year ending 2031.
• Vacatur of Preliminary Injunction: On August 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the preliminary injunction that had restrained the Company from issuing shares, raising capital and purchasing Bitcoin since March 2025. The matter has been remanded to the district court.
• RICO Lawsuit Motions to Dismiss Denied: On September 27, the Federal Court ruled in favor of Genius Group, denying all motions to dismiss in the Company's RICO lawsuit against third parties.
• School Enrolment Growth: The Company opened the 2026/27 school year at its Nuanu campus with 235 students, approximately 65% year-on-year enrolment growth, with capacity across its Bali campuses expanded to approximately 1,000 students.
• Genius Future Summit: The Company announced the Genius Future Summit to be held November 5–6, 2026, featuring futurists Dr. Michio Kaku, Peter Diamandis and a lineup of world class entrepreneurs and thought leaders.

Recent Developments (Post Quarter-End)

• CEO Share Purchase: On October 1, CEO Roger Hamilton purchased 1,000,000 Company shares on the open market, expressing confidence in the Company's outlook.
• Bitcoin Treasury Recommenced: On October 6, the Company announced the recommencement of Bitcoin treasury purchases.
• Launch of Genius High: On October 13, the Company launched Genius High as a scalable model for AI-powered Future Schools, integrated with the Student AI and Teacher AI platforms, as part of Genius OS.

About Genius Group

Genius Group (NYSE: GNS) is a global education group delivering AI powered, education and acceleration solutions for the future of work. Genius Group serves 6 million users in over 100 countries through its Genius City model and online digital marketplace of AI training, AI tools and AI talent. It provides personalized, entrepreneurial AI pathways combining human talent with AI skills and AI solutions at the individual, enterprise and government level. To learn more, please visit geniusgroup.ai

Forward-Looking Statements 

Statements made in this press release include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will”, “plan,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are inherently subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties, many of which the Company cannot predict with accuracy and some of which the Company might not even anticipate and involve factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or suggested. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are advised to consider the factors listed above together with the additional factors under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 20-F, as may be supplemented or amended by the Company's Reports of a Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise. No information in this press release should be construed as any indication whatsoever of the Company’s future revenues, results of operations, or stock price.

Non-IFRS Financial Measure

We have included Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core business. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net profit / loss for the period plus income taxes and social contribution plus / minus finance revenue / expense result plus depreciation and amortization plus impairments plus revaluation adjustment of contingent liabilities plus share-based compensation expenses plus bad debt provision.

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What were Genius Group's Q3 2026 revenue and net profit from operations?

Genius Group reported $4.1 million in operational revenue and $235,000 in net profit from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Revenue increased 81% year over year, while net profit from operations reversed a $1.2 million loss in Q3 2025.

What assets does Genius Group's five-year capital plan target?

The company targets $800 million in AI treasury assets, $827 million in Bitcoin treasury assets and $2 billion in total assets by the financial year ending 2031. The five-year plan is under its $1.2 billion shelf registration. These are targets, not completed asset purchases.

How do shareholders qualify for Genius Group's second Share Loyalty Bonus Program?

The program offers $0.10 per qualifying share for shareholders who maintain their shares in book entry through January 30, 2027. The second round has a record date of July 31, 2026.

When did Genius Group restart its Bitcoin treasury purchases?

Genius Group announced the recommencement of Bitcoin treasury purchases on October 6, 2026, after the third quarter ended.