KVH Industries Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
Completion of the $15 million share repurchase program leaves KVH without a current buyback authorization.
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KVH Industries (Nasdaq: KVHI) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $38.4 million, up 35% from the same quarter last year. Service revenue rose 30% to $33.0 million, while service gross profit increased 28% to $11.1 million. Service gross margin was 34%, versus 36% in the previous quarter.
The net loss narrowed to $0.6 million, or $0.03 per share, from $6.9 million, or $0.36 per share, a year earlier. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA rose to $3.9 million from $1.4 million. KVH narrowed its 2026 revenue outlook to $137–143 million and adjusted EBITDA outlook to $13–15 million, raising both lower bounds and reducing both upper bounds.
Quarter-end cash was $50.7 million, with no debt. KVH repurchased $10.7 million of shares. The company expects December 1 Starlink plan price increases to raise service revenue and reduce service gross margin, without materially changing service gross profit.
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Positive
- Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.2026 revenue outlook narrowed to $137–143 million, versus $130–145 million previously, raising the floor but lowering the ceiling.
- Moderate pointThird-quarter revenue of $38.4 million increased 35% year over year and 14% sequentially.
- Moderate pointService gross profit of $11.1 million increased 28% year over year and 5% sequentially.
- Moderate pointNet loss of $0.6 million, or $0.03 per share narrowed year over year but reversed the prior quarter’s profit.
- Moderate pointNon-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $3.9 million increased 188% year over year and 30% sequentially.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook narrowed to $13–15 million, versus $11–16 million previously, raising the floor but lowering the ceiling.
- Moderate pointApproximately 1.2 million shares repurchased for $10.7 million completed the $15 million repurchase program. 8.3% of market cap
9 minor points
- Minor pointService revenue of $33.0 million increased 30% year over year and 11% sequentially.
- Minor pointNo debt outstanding at September 30, 2026.
- Minor pointManaged IT subscriptions began during the third quarter.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Capital allocation plans include expanding value-added services and pursuing selective acquisitions that add recurring revenue.
- Minor pointNine-month sales of $104.489 million increased from $80.490 million in 2025.
- Minor pointNine-month net income of $150,000 reversed a $7.714 million loss in 2025.
- Minor pointNine-month adjusted EBITDA of $9.720 million increased from $5.026 million in 2025.
- Minor pointThird-quarter product sales of $5.494 million increased from $3.065 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointThird-quarter operating loss of $1.243 million narrowed from $7.631 million a year earlier.
Negative
- Moderate pointService gross margin of 34% fell 199 basis points sequentially and 49 basis points year over year.
- Moderate pointCash and equivalents fell to $50.695 million from $69.910 million at December 31, 2025.
- Moderate pointInventory write-downs of $2.320 million affected third-quarter results, versus $5.510 million a year earlier. 1.8% of market cap
- Moderate pointThird-quarter product sales costs of $8.145 million exceeded product sales of $5.494 million.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Starlink supplier price increases prompt expected December 1 customer repricing; KVH expects lower service margins but no material gross-profit change.
3 minor points
- Minor pointVSAT service revenue declined, partly offsetting growth from low-Earth-orbit satellite subscribers.
- Minor pointNo current repurchase authorization remains after completion of the $15 million program.
- Minor pointThird-quarter capital expenditures of $1.5 million increased 26% sequentially and 1% year over year.
News Explained
KVH says its third-quarter repurchases completed the $15 million program, and no repurchase authorization is currently in place; the reported buyback is complete, not an ongoing authorized program.
Key Figures
- Total revenue
- $38.4 million; up 35% year over year
- 3Q26
- Service revenue
- $33.0 million; up 30% year over year
- 3Q26
- Service gross profit
- $11.1 million; up 28% year over year
- 3Q26
- Service gross margin
- 34%
- 3Q26; 36% in 2Q26 and 34% in 3Q25
- Net loss
- $0.6 million
- 3Q26; compared with a $6.9 million net loss in 3Q25
- Adjusted EBITDA
- $3.9 million
- 3Q26; compared with $1.4 million in 3Q25
- 2026 revenue outlook
- $137–143 million
- Current outlook; prior outlook was $130–145 million
- 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook
- $13–15 million
- Current outlook; prior outlook was $11–16 million
Previous Earnings Reports
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Revenue and adjusted EBITDA grew year over year, but the stock declined.
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Revenue and service revenue grew year over year, with net income and adjusted EBITDA reported.
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Revenue declined year over year and the company reported a net loss and inventory write-down.
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Total Revenue Up
Service Revenue Up
Narrows 2026 Outlook and Raises Low End
BRISTOL, R.I., Nov. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KVH Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. The company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:00 a.m. ET today, which can be accessed at ir.kvh.com.
3Q Financial Highlights
- Total revenue of
$38.4 million , up35% from the third quarter of 2025 and up14% from the previous quarter, with growth in both recurring service revenue and LEO terminal sales. - Service revenue of
$33.0 million , up30% from the third quarter of 2025 and up11% from the previous quarter, driven by LEO subscriber growth and partly offset by lower VSAT service revenue. - Service gross profit of
$11.1 million , up28% from the third quarter of 2025 and up5% from the previous quarter. - LEO represented
58% of service revenue, up from51% in the previous quarter and39% in the third quarter of 2025, reflecting both LEO growth and continued customer migration from VSAT. - Service gross margin of
34% , compared with36% in the previous quarter and34% in the third quarter of 2025. - Net loss of
$0.6 million , or$0.03 per share, compared with a net loss of$6.9 million , or$0.36 per share, in the third quarter of 2025. Results in both periods include non-cash inventory write-downs of$2.3 million in the third quarter of 2026 and$5.5 million in the third quarter of 2025. - Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of
$3.9 million , compared with$3.0 million in the previous quarter and$1.4 million in the third quarter of 2025, driven by growth in service gross profit. - Cash and cash equivalents of
$50.7 million and no debt. KVH repurchased$10.7 million of shares during the third quarter.
“Our third quarter results reflect the steady growth of our recurring service business,” said Brent C. Bruun, KVH’s Chief Executive Officer. “Customers are choosing KVH as they move to LEO, and they increasingly rely on us for more than connectivity, from managed IT and cybersecurity to live crew content. That broader role matters even more as LEO pricing evolves, and we remain focused on growing recurring service revenue and converting it into cash flow.”
Business and Operational Updates
- LEO pricing. Starlink has announced price increases for all of its resellers and maritime customers. As a result, KVH expects to raise the prices it charges customers for Starlink plans effective December 1, 2026; KVH expects this will increase service revenue and reduce service gross margin, but does not expect a material change in service gross profit.
- Managed services. Customers began subscribing to KVH’s managed IT service in the third quarter, and in September KVH expanded its CommBox Edge Pro offering with enhanced cybersecurity and IT tools.
- Crew content. Launched Link Live in September to add live TV streaming to KVH’s crew content offering.
Third Quarter Financial Summary | ||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3Q26 | 2Q26 | QoQ change | 3Q25 | YoY change | ||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 38.4 | $ | 33.7 | 14 | % | $ | 28.5 | 35 | % | ||||||||
| Service revenue | $ | 33.0 | $ | 29.7 | 11 | % | $ | 25.4 | 30 | % | ||||||||
| Service gross margin | 34 | % | 36 | % | (199) bps | 34 | % | (49) bps | ||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (0.6) | $ | 0.2 | $ | (6.9) | ||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income per share | $ | (0.03) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.36) | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA | $ | 3.9 | $ | 3.0 | 30 | % | $ | 1.4 | 188 | % | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | $ | 1.5 | $ | 1.2 | 26 | % | $ | 1.5 | 1 | % | ||||||||
Outlook
KVH is narrowing its full-year 2026 outlook, including raising the low end of its original range.
Full-year 2026
| Current outlook | Prior outlook | |||
| Revenue | ||||
| Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA |
The narrowed outlook reflects continued top-line momentum, including a modest benefit from Starlink repricing in December, and disciplined cost management driving operating leverage.
KVH has not provided a full reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted EBITDA to net income because it cannot predict, without unreasonable efforts, the amount of certain items excluded from adjusted EBITDA. These include income tax expense, foreign exchange transaction gains and losses, gains or losses on the sale of fixed assets, employee termination and other variable costs, transaction-related and other variable legal and advisory fees, losses on unfavorable purchase commitments, inventory write-downs and impairment charges. These items could be significant to net income.
Capital Allocation
KVH ended the quarter with
KVH’s capital allocation priorities are growing its base of LEO customers, expanding the managed IT, content and other value added services that keep those customers with KVH, and pursuing selective tuck-in acquisitions that add recurring revenue.
During the third quarter, KVH repurchased approximately 1.2 million shares for
Key Metrics
- Service revenue includes airtime, content and value-added services revenue, including managed IT services.
- LEO share of service revenue is LEO airtime revenue as a percentage of total service revenue.
- Service gross margin is service gross profit, including airtime depreciation, as a percentage of service revenue.
- Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is defined under Non-GAAP Financial Measures below and is reconciled to GAAP net (loss) income in the tables accompanying this release.
Conference Call Details
KVH Industries will host a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. ET through the company’s website. The conference call can be accessed at ir.kvh.com and listeners are welcome to submit questions pertaining to the earnings release and conference call to ir@kvh.com. The audio archive will be available on the company website within three hours of the completion of the call.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release provides non-GAAP financial information as a supplement to our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing financial results to assess operational performance. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release adjust for specified items that can be highly variable or difficult to predict. Management generally uses these non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate financial and operational decision-making, including evaluation of our historical operating results and comparison to competitors’ operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, may provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business.
Some limitations of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA include the following: non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before, as applicable, interest income, net, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation expense, goodwill impairment charges, long-lived assets impairment charges, charges for disposal of discontinued projects, loss on unfavorable future contracts, employee termination and other variable costs, executive separation costs, prior period tax settlements, transaction-related and other variable legal and advisory fees, certain inventory write-downs, excess purchase order obligations, gains on sales of real estate and other fixed assets, gains and losses on sale of subsidiaries, and foreign exchange transaction gains and losses.
Other companies, including companies in KVH’s industry, may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently or not at all, which will reduce their usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of items that increase or decrease our reported results of operations, management strongly encourages investors to review our consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the tables accompanying this release.
About KVH Industries, Inc.
KVH Industries, Inc. is a global leader in maritime and mobile connectivity delivered via the KVH ONE network. The company, founded in 1982, is based in Bristol, RI, with more than a dozen offices around the globe. KVH provides connectivity solutions for commercial maritime, leisure marine, military/government, and land mobile applications on vessels and vehicles, including the TracNet, TracPhone, and TracVision product lines, the KVH ONE OpenNet Program for non-KVH antennas, AgilePlans Connectivity as a Service (CaaS), and the KVH Link crew wellbeing content service.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about our projected financial results, demand for LEO-enabled connectivity, the anticipated repricing of our Starlink plans, our negotiations with Starlink regarding a new agreement for Starlink data, the expected reduction in our GEO bandwidth costs, anticipated cost savings, our investment plans and development goals, and the potential impact of our initiatives on revenue, competitive positioning, profitability and orders. Words such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar terms identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially due to risks and uncertainties, including: increasing competition from lower-cost providers and LEO and other satellite systems, which is reducing demand for our geosynchronous satellite services; our dependence on reseller arrangements with a small number of airtime providers, particularly Starlink, and the risk that these providers change their terms, pricing or reseller networks, compete with us directly or stop supplying us; the risk that we will not reach a new agreement with Starlink on favorable terms, or at all; the risk that we will be unable to consume our prepaid Starlink Global Business data within the contract period, requiring us to expense the unused portion; increases in LEO airtime costs and minimum purchase obligations in excess of our needs; declining product sales and margins, and potential additional inventory write-downs; potential loss of recently acquired customer and vendor contracts and related impairment charges; risks related to our manufacturing wind-down, the relocation of our operations and our smaller workforce; customer demand, terminations and seasonality; cybersecurity breaches; our history of losses and fluctuating quarterly results; and economic, geopolitical, trade, tariff, currency and regulatory conditions. These and other factors are discussed in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2026, as updated by subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, available at ir.kvh.com. We undertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements to reflect new information or developments.
KVH Industries, Inc. has used, registered, or applied to register its trademarks in the USA and other countries around the world, including but not limited to the following marks: KVH, KVH ONE, TracPhone, TracVision, AgilePlans, CommBox, and TracNet. Other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Sales: | ||||||||||||||||
| Service | $ | 32,954 | $ | 25,388 | $ | 90,819 | $ | 70,079 | ||||||||
| Product | 5,494 | 3,065 | 13,670 | 10,411 | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | 38,448 | 28,453 | 104,489 | 80,490 | ||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Costs of service sales | 21,832 | 16,694 | 59,284 | 45,139 | ||||||||||||
| Costs of product sales | 8,145 | 9,846 | 16,846 | 16,863 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 713 | 969 | 2,244 | 3,072 | ||||||||||||
| Sales, marketing and support | 5,019 | 4,884 | 15,325 | 14,854 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,982 | 3,691 | 12,227 | 10,806 | ||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 39,691 | 36,084 | 105,926 | 90,734 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (1,243 | ) | (7,631 | ) | (1,437 | ) | (10,244 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income | 503 | 681 | 1,644 | 1,827 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | — | — | (6 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | 128 | 32 | 254 | 849 | ||||||||||||
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense | (612 | ) | (6,918 | ) | 467 | (7,568 | ) | |||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (11 | ) | 16 | 317 | 146 | |||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (601 | ) | $ | (6,934 | ) | $ | 150 | $ | (7,714 | ) | |||||
| Net (loss) income per common share | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.36 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.40 | ) | |||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.36 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.40 | ) | |||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 18,251 | 19,361 | 18,988 | 19,418 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 18,251 | 19,361 | 19,168 | 19,418 | ||||||||||||
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, unaudited) | ||||||
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 50,695 | $ | 69,910 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net | 29,586 | 25,049 | ||||
| Inventories, net | 8,927 | 14,859 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 20,479 | 7,980 | ||||
| Total current assets | 109,687 | 117,798 | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | 20,315 | 22,032 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 3,703 | 3,717 | ||||
| Goodwill | 732 | 732 | ||||
| Right of use assets | 4,212 | 4,382 | ||||
| Other non-current assets | 2,418 | 2,237 | ||||
| Deferred income tax asset | 560 | 602 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 141,627 | $ | 151,500 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 16,038 | $ | 14,968 | ||
| Deferred revenue | 1,528 | 1,155 | ||||
| Current operating lease liability | 776 | 547 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 18,342 | 16,670 | ||||
| Long-term operating lease liability | 3,798 | 3,841 | ||||
| Deferred income tax liability | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 119,482 | 130,984 | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 141,627 | $ | 151,500 | ||
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET (LOSS) INCOME TO NON-GAAP EBITDA AND NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDA (in thousands, unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income - GAAP | $ | (601 | ) | $ | (6,934 | ) | $ | 150 | $ | (7,714 | ) | |||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (11 | ) | 16 | 317 | 146 | |||||||||||
| Interest income, net | (503 | ) | (681 | ) | (1,650 | ) | (1,827 | ) | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,191 | 2,632 | 6,952 | 8,126 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP EBITDA | 1,076 | (4,967 | ) | 5,769 | (1,269 | ) | ||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 325 | 366 | 1,042 | 1,137 | ||||||||||||
| Disposal of a discontinued project | — | 24 | — | 311 | ||||||||||||
| Loss on an unfavorable future contract | — | — | — | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Employee termination and other variable costs | (5 | ) | 83 | 243 | 112 | |||||||||||
| Transaction-related and other variable legal and advisory fees | 164 | 25 | 240 | 91 | ||||||||||||
| Certain inventory write-downs | 2,320 | 5,510 | 2,320 | 5,510 | ||||||||||||
| Loss (gain) on sale of fixed assets, including real estate | — | 311 | 128 | (1,019 | ) | |||||||||||
| Foreign exchange transaction loss (gain) | 40 | 9 | (22 | ) | 141 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA | $ | 3,920 | $ | 1,361 | $ | 9,720 | $ | 5,026 | ||||||||
| Contact: | KVH Industries, Inc. Anthony Pike 401-847-3327 IR@kvh.com | |
| Longacre Square Partners KVH@longacresquare.com |
FAQ
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How did KVH Industries perform in the third quarter of 2026?
KVH reported $38.4 million in revenue, up 35% year over year, and a net loss of $0.6 million, or $0.03 per share. The year-earlier net loss was $6.9 million, or $0.36 per share. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA increased to $3.9 million from $1.4 million.
What is KVH Industries’ updated full-year 2026 outlook?
KVH expects revenue of $137–143 million and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $13–15 million for 2026. The prior ranges were $130–145 million and $11–16 million, respectively. Both updated ranges have higher lower bounds and lower upper bounds.
How much of KVH’s service revenue comes from low-Earth-orbit satellites?
Low-Earth-orbit satellite airtime represented 58% of third-quarter 2026 service revenue, compared with 51% in the previous quarter and 39% a year earlier. The company attributes the change to growth in that business and continued customer migration from VSAT satellite services.