Innoviz Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
Rhea-AI Summary
Innoviz (NASDAQ: INVZ) reported Q1 2026 revenue of $7.1 million, down from $17.4 million a year earlier, with operating expenses up 18% to $24.9 million. Liquidity stood at $60.1 million. FY 2026 revenue guidance of $67–$73 million and operational targets were reiterated.
Innoviz entered the defense and homeland security market, reached an engagement with Kela Technologies, signed an agreement with a large holding group, and an LOI with LOXO. It also launched InnovizTwo Ultra Long-Range LiDAR with up to 1km sensing and advanced development with a leading AV partner.
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Positive
- Reiterated FY 2026 revenue guidance of $67–$73 million
- Q1 2026 liquidity of $60.1 million in cash and equivalents
- Entered higher-margin defense and security markets with new engagements
- Engagement with Kela Technologies to field InnovizTwo LiDARs
- Agreement with large holding group for defense/security LiDAR offerings
- Launched InnovizTwo Ultra Long-Range LiDAR with up to 1km sensing
- Targets $20–$30 million in new NRE payment plans for FY 2026
Negative
- Q1 2026 revenue fell to $7.1M from $17.4M year-over-year
- Q1 2026 operating expenses rose 18% to $24.9M
- NRE milestones were delayed, pushing revenue out of Q1 2026
Market Reaction – INVZ
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Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | FY25 earnings | Positive | -2.6% | Full-year 2025 revenue doubled, margins improved, FY2026 targets introduced and reiterated. |
| 2025-11-12 | Q3 2025 earnings | Positive | -5.0% | Q3 2025 revenue and YTD growth accelerated with lower opex and maintained FY2025 guidance. |
| 2025-08-13 | Q2 2025 earnings | Positive | -13.2% | Strong Q2 revenue growth, reduced cash burn, new OEM agreement, and raised NRE target. |
| 2025-05-14 | Q1 2025 earnings | Positive | -5.9% | Record Q1 revenue, Fabrinet partnership, higher NRE plan, and reaffirmed 2025 outlook. |
| 2025-02-26 | FY24 earnings | Positive | -4.0% | 2024 revenue growth, major platform integrations, capital raise, and cost-optimization plan. |
Past earnings releases have generally been positively framed but followed by negative price reactions, with an average move of -6.14% over the last five earnings events.
Over the last five earnings releases (Feb 2025–Feb 2026), Innoviz reported rapid revenue growth, improving operating efficiency, and expanding OEM programs while repeatedly reaffirming multi-year revenue and NRE targets. Despite this fundamentally positive narrative, each earnings event saw a negative next-day move, averaging -6.14%. The current Q1 2026 report reiterates the same $67–$73M FY2026 revenue and NRE plan framework introduced with FY2025 results, extending that trajectory.
Historical Comparison
Across the last five earnings releases, Innoviz’s average next-day move was -6.14%, despite consistently positive growth, cost-cutting and guidance narratives, suggesting a pattern of post-earnings selling.
Earnings updates show a progression from FY2024 revenue of $24.3M to FY2025 revenue of $55.1M, alongside major OEM wins, product launches (InnovizThree, InnovizSMART, InnovizSMARTer), and steady guidance for $67–$73M revenue and expanded NRE plans into 2026.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement reports Q1 2026 revenue of $7.1M versus $17.4M a year ago, higher operating expenses of $24.9M, and liquidity of $60.1M, while reiterating FY2026 revenue guidance of $67–$73M and $20–$30M in new NRE plans. It also highlights expansion into defense and security and continued automotive programs. Investors may watch execution on new defense contracts, NRE milestone timing, and progress toward 2026 revenue and program-win targets.
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- Entering fast-growing, high-margin defense and security market; see strong momentum via engagements with Kela Technologies and a large holding group to be announced in the coming weeks
- Multiple automotive programs with product launches in 2026 and beyond; announced new agreement with a leading AV company to evaluate the development of on-sensor LiDAR perception capabilities; signed LOI with LOXO
- Launched InnovizTwo Ultra Long-Range with up to 1km sensing, driving new capabilities in applications across automotive and non-automotive end-markets
- FY2026 outlook unchanged at
$67 –$73M ; Q1$7.1M
"In the early months of 2026, we announced our entry into the defense and homeland security market, reached critical technical milestones with our new products, made progress on existing programs, and continued to engage with automotive and non-automotive customers," said Omer Keilaf, CEO and Founder of Innoviz, "Several NRE milestones were pushed out of the first quarter, in part due to customers' requests for additional content, resulting in lower than anticipated revenues. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our teams, we are already closing the gap, and our full-year outlook remains unchanged. Long-term, we are confident in our view that LiDAR is the most reliable method for digitizing the physical world, and is indispensable to the implementation of Physical AI. Over the past year, we've broadened our scope beyond the automotive industry and introduced our SMART products, which are now available for defense and security applications, in addition to traffic management, perimeter security, and robotics. We are seeing strong traction across these end-markets, which are fast-growing and high-margin, and yesterday, Kela, an Israeli defense company, announced its intent to field Innoviz LiDARs across their unified situational operations platform. We have also signed an agreement with a large holding group, which will offer Innoviz LiDARs in their defense and security solutions; we expect their announcement in the coming weeks. Our automotive programs with VW, Mobileye, and Daimler Truck are progressing well towards LiDAR product launches in 2026 and beyond to meet Start of Production (SOP) timelines. We recently announced an advanced development program with a leading autonomous driving technology partner to evaluate enhanced on-sensor perception software for the InnovizTwo LiDAR platform; additionally, we signed an LOI with LOXO to integrate InnovizTwo Long Range into LOXO's autonomous driving solution. The automotive ecosystem is exhibiting robust interest in both Level 3 and Level 4 automation, and we believe we can win upcoming RFQs with our suite of InnovizTwo LiDARs and our InnovizThree, whose small size, lower power consumption, and lower cost make it ideal for behind-the-windshield integration. To support our automotive and Physical AI customers, we recently launched the InnovizTwo Ultra Long-Range LiDAR, which enables up to 1km sensing and opens new capabilities across a variety of use cases. As we continue to ramp production at Fabrinet, we believe we are well-positioned to become a premier world-wide supplier of best-in-class LiDAR solutions for autonomous driving and broader sensing applications, enabling the rise of Physical AI."
Commercial and Strategic Updates
- Entering the Defense and Homeland Security Markets with InnovizSMART and InnovizTwo Ultra Long-Range – Innoviz LiDARs, developed for automotive and civilian applications, offer rugged design, extended detection range, and automotive-grade reliability that make them well-suited for the rigorous requirements of the defense and security markets. They may serve a wide variety of applications, including in areas such as perimeter and facility security, mapping and situational awareness, and drone detection.
- Reached an Engagement with Kela – Kela Technologies, an Israeli defense company, announced its intent to field InnovizTwo LiDARs for a variety of applications, including perimeter security and drone detection, using Innoviz LiDAR solutions across its unified situational operations platform
- Signed Agreement to Incorporate Innoviz LiDARs into Defense/Homeland Security Offerings – We recently signed an agreement with a large holding company to incorporate Innoviz LiDARs into their defense and homeland security offerings, and we expect an announcement from the customer in the near future.
- Progressed on Customer Programs – Customer programs with VW, Mobileye, and Daimler Truck are progressing well toward 2026 LiDAR launches ahead of vehicle SOPs.
- Announced Advanced Development Program Combining LiDAR and On-Sensor Perception Software – Innoviz has entered a new agreement with a leading autonomous driving technology company to evaluate the development of enhanced on-sensor perception software.
- Signed LOI with LOXO – Innoviz signed an LOI with LOXO to integrate InnovizTwo Long-Range LiDAR into its Level 4 Digital Driver platform, subject to the successful completion of evaluation.
- Pursued Multiple Level 3 and Level 4 Opportunities – Innoviz is pursuing multiple RFQs with new and traditional OEMs as well as industrial and agricultural customers. Level 3 autonomy is viewed as a key feature for future SOPs, and InnovizThree is well-positioned to win behind-the-windshield designs with its smaller form factor, reduced power consumption, and lower cost.
- Launched InnovizTwo Ultra Long Range – InnovizTwo ULR delivers up to 1km sensing, addressing a gap in a variety of applications. It will enable ultra-early hazard detection and high-resolution perception for autonomous systems, including in heavy trucking, as well as border and wide area perimeter security use cases.
Q1 2026 Financial Results
Revenues in Q1 2026 were
Operating expenses in Q1 2026 were
Liquidity as of March 31, 2026 was approximately
FY 2026 Financial and Operational Targets
The company is reiterating its FY 2026 targets of:
- Revenues of
$67 -$73 million - 2-3 new program wins;
- LiDAR sales for non-automotive Physical AI applications up to
10% of revenue; and - New NRE payments plans of
$20 -$30 million
Conference Call
Innoviz management will hold a web conference today, May 14, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (6:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss commercial and strategic updates, financial results for Q1 2026, and financial and operational targets. Innoviz CEO Omer Keilaf and CFO Eldar Cegla will host the call, followed by a question-and-answer session.
Investors are invited to attend by registering in advance here. All relevant information will be sent upon registration.
A replay of the webinar will also be available shortly after the call in the Investors section of Innoviz's website for 90 days.
About Innoviz
Innoviz is a leading provider of LiDAR technology, serving as a Tier 1 supplier to the world's leading automotive manufacturers and working towards a future with safe autonomous vehicles on the world's roads.
Innoviz's LiDAR and perception software "see" better than a human driver and reduce the possibility of error, meeting the automotive industry's strictest expectations for performance and safety. Innoviz's LiDAR sensors are designed to deliver exceptional range, resolution, and reliability, providing accurate 3D sensing in harsh weather conditions. Operating across the
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Forward Looking Statements
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the services and products offered by Innoviz, the anticipated technological capability of Innoviz's products, the markets in which Innoviz operates, expected NRE payments, the anticipated scaling of production, and Innoviz's projected future operational and financial results, including revenue and NREs. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
"NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering)" is booked services that may be ordered from Innoviz usually as part of a program design win and includes, among other things, application engineering, product adaptation services, testing and validation services, standards and qualification work and change requests (usually during the lifetime of a program). NREs may be paid based on milestones over the development phase of the project which may take a few years.
Many factors could cause actual future events, and, in the case of our forward-looking revenues and NRE bookings, actual orders or actual payments, to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this announcement, including but not limited to, the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, the ability to convert design wins into definitive orders and the magnitude of such orders, the ability to achieve broader market adoption of Innoviz's products and solutions, the ability to maintain and scale initial deployments into long-term commercial relationships, the ability of preliminary arrangements, including evaluation engagements and letters of intent, to result in definitive supply, development, or commercial agreements on expected terms and volumes, the possibility that NRE would be set off against liabilities and indemnities, the ability to identify and realize additional opportunities, potential changes and developments in the highly competitive LiDAR technology and related industries, and our expectations regarding the impact of geopolitical developments in the
INNOVIZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES | ||||
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Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
2026 | 2025 | |||
Revenues | $ | 7,133 | $ | 17,390 |
Cost of revenues | (8,716) | (10,408) | ||
Gross profit (loss) | (1,583) | 6,982 | ||
Operating expenses: | ||||
Research and development | 16,757 | 14,830 | ||
Sales and marketing | 2,275 | 1,721 | ||
General and administrative | 5,857 | 4,455 | ||
Total operating expenses | 24,889 | 21,006 | ||
Operating loss | (26,472) | (14,024) | ||
Financial income, net | 308 | 1,416 | ||
Loss before taxes on income | (26,164) | (12,608) | ||
Taxes on income | (35) | (34) | ||
Net loss | $ | (26,199) | $ | (12,642) |
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share | $ | (0.12) | $ | (0.07) |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing basic |
215,511,076 |
185,534,529 | ||
INNOVIZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES | |||||
(Unaudited) | |||||
March 31, | December 31, | ||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||
ASSETS | |||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,362 | $ | 8,638 | |
Short-term restricted cash | 16 | 16 | |||
Bank deposits | 46,208 | 54,010 | |||
Marketable securities | 9,540 | 9,466 | |||
Trade receivables, net | 5,296 | 9,978 | |||
Inventory | 3,880 | 3,344 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 5,738 | 4,780 | |||
Total current assets | 75,040 | 90,232 | |||
LONG-TERM ASSETS: | |||||
Restricted deposits | 3,111 | 3,189 | |||
Property and equipment, net | 19,559 | 19,856 | |||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 24,372 | 25,086 | |||
Other long-term assets | 88 | 89 | |||
Total long-term assets | 47,130 | 48,220 | |||
Total assets | $ | 122,170 | $ | 138,452 | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||
Trade payables | $ | 10,142 | $ | 8,599 | |
Deferred revenues | 2,027 | 1,852 | |||
Employees and payroll accruals | 10,170 | 9,027 | |||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 5,674 | 5,998 | |||
Operating lease liabilities | 5,992 | 5,949 | |||
Total current liabilities | 34,005 | 31,425 | |||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: | |||||
Operating lease liabilities | 28,500 | 29,302 | |||
Warrants liability | 1 | 7 | |||
Total long-term liabilities | 28,501 | 29,309 | |||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |||||
Ordinary Shares of no-par value | - | - | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 883,703 | 875,558 | |||
Accumulated deficit | (824,039) | (797,840) | |||
Total shareholders' equity | 59,664 | 77,718 | |||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 122,170 | $ | 138,452 | |
INNOVIZ TECHNOLOGIES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES | ||||
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Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
2026 | 2025 | |||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
Net loss | $ | (26,199) | $ | (12,642) |
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash used in | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,327 | 1,377 | ||
Remeasurement of warrants liability | (6) | (48) | ||
Change in accrued interest on bank deposits | 485 | (337) | ||
Change in marketable securities | (6) | (62) | ||
Share-based compensation | 3,712 | 4,754 | ||
Capital gain, net | (4) | - | ||
Foreign exchange loss, net | 49 | 154 | ||
Change in prepaid expenses and other assets | (700) | 2,129 | ||
Change in trade receivables, net | 4,682 | (11,618) | ||
Change in inventory | (536) | 201 | ||
Change in operating lease assets and liabilities, net | (45) | (712) | ||
Change in trade payables | 1,866 | (3,577) | ||
Change in accrued expenses and other liabilities | (394) | 523 | ||
Change in employees and payroll accruals | 1,143 | 154 | ||
Change in deferred revenues | 175 | 944 | ||
Net cash used in operating activities | (14,451) | (18,760) | ||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (1,356) | (1,915) | ||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | 4 | - | ||
Investment in bank deposits | (19,930) | (44,300) | ||
Withdrawal of bank deposits | 27,350 | 12,500 | ||
Investment in marketable securities | (5,381) | (14,892) | ||
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities | 5,313 | 17,737 | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 6,000 | (30,870) | ||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||
Issuance of ordinary shares and warrants, net of issuance costs | - | 37,596 | ||
Issuance of ordinary shares, net of paid issuance costs | 4,231 | - | ||
Proceeds from exercise of options | 18 | 142 | ||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 4,249 | 37,738 | ||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (74) | (104) | ||
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (4,276) | (11,996) | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period | 8,654 | 25,381 | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period | $ | 4,378 |
$ | 13,385 |
Share-based compensation expenses: | ||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
2026 | 2025 | |||
Cost of revenues | $ | 482 | $ | 1,774 |
Research and development expenses | 1,522 | 1,888 | ||
Sales and marketing expenses | 260 | 207 | ||
General and administrative expenses | 1,448 | 885 | ||
$ | 3,712 | $ | 4,754 | |
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