Perma-Fix Reports First Quarter 2026 Results and Strategic Outlook
Rhea-AI Summary
Perma-Fix (NASDAQ: PESI) reported Q1 2026 results and a strategic outlook on May 6, 2026. Revenue was $11.1 million versus $13.9 million a year earlier; net loss was approximately $7.5 million and net loss per share was $0.40. The company highlighted Hanford waste receipts, a mobilized Nuclear Services project, PFAS capacity expansion, and an expanded Northwest permit roughly tripling liquid mixed waste processing capacity.
The company said it expects improved operating performance beginning in Q2 2026 despite quarterly variability and disclosed going-concern uncertainties tied to cash flows and credit covenant compliance.
Positive
- Expanded NW permit triples liquid mixed waste processing capacity
- PFNW began receiving Hanford ETF waste supporting near-term volumes
- Lawrence Livermore Services agreement valued at approximately $24 million
Negative
- Q1 2026 revenue declined to $11.1 million versus $13.9 million
- Gross loss of $2.9 million; Treatment margin declined to (36.0)%
- Company disclosed substantial doubt about ability to continue as going concern
Market Reaction – PESI
Following this news, PESI has declined 11.06%, reflecting a significant negative market reaction. Argus tracked a trough of -3.7% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner has triggered 16 alerts so far, indicating notable trading interest and price volatility. The stock is currently trading at $11.50. This price movement has removed approximately $27M from the company's valuation. Trading volume is very high at 3.2x the average, suggesting heavy selling pressure.
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Pre-news scans showed PESI flagged as moving down while only one momentum peer (DXST) moved up. Broader hazardous waste peers showed mixed, mostly modest moves, suggesting the setup around this earnings release was more stock-specific than driven by a sector-wide rotation.
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 | Q3 2025 earnings | Positive | +16.2% | Q3 2025 showed higher Treatment revenue and margins with narrowed net loss. |
| Aug 07 | Q2 2025 earnings | Positive | +0.9% | Improved revenue, better EBITDA and net loss alongside strong Treatment growth. |
| May 08 | Q1 2025 earnings | Positive | +7.3% | Slight revenue growth and backlog gains with PFAS and Hanford momentum. |
| Mar 13 | FY 2024 results | Negative | +1.0% | Full-year 2024 revenue dropped sharply and swung to a large net loss. |
| Nov 13 | Q3 2024 earnings | Negative | -7.0% | Q3 2024 revenue declined and losses widened due to operational disruptions. |
Earnings updates have typically generated positive price reactions when they emphasize operational progress and pipeline momentum, even when reporting net losses; only clearly negative result sets have seen sustained downside.
Over the past five earnings and results updates from Q3 2024 through Q3 2025, Perma-Fix has moved from a period of sharp revenue declines and sizeable losses toward gradual improvement in key Treatment metrics and backlog. Several quarters (Q2–Q3 2025) highlighted Treatment growth, PFAS technology progress, and Hanford-related opportunities, which often drew positive single- to double-digit percentage reactions despite continuing losses. The current Q1 2026 update fits into this multi-year investment and ramp narrative, but reports a step back in revenue and margins as the company transitions toward anticipated Hanford and PFAS-driven volumes.
Historical Comparison
In the last five earnings-related releases, PESI’s average move was 3.7%, with mostly positive reactions when progress at Hanford and in PFAS was emphasized despite ongoing net losses.
Earnings updates show a transition from 2024’s revenue contraction and heavy losses toward 2025’s improved Treatment performance, rising backlog, and PFAS and Hanford ramp, framing Q1 2026 as another step in a longer investment and capacity build-out cycle.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement reports a weaker Q1 2026, with revenue of $11.1M, a $2.9M gross loss, and net loss of $7.5M, but pairs those results with detailed commentary on Hanford-related waste, long-term grouting, and PFAS destruction opportunities. It follows prior earnings updates that highlighted capacity expansions and backlog growth. Investors may monitor progress on Hanford ETF and DFLAW volumes, PFAS Gen 2.0 deployment, and any changes to going-concern disclosures or Revolving Credit facility availability in upcoming quarters.
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Hanford waste receipts, Nuclear Services project mobilization,
PFAS technology expansion, and long-term grouting opportunities
support improved outlook for 2026
ATLANTA, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) (the “Company”) today announced financial results and provided a business update for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
“As expected, the first quarter represented a transitional period as we deliberately positioned the Company for what we believe will be a significant step-up in activity beginning in the second quarter,” commented Mark Duff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Perma-Fix. “During the quarter, our results were impacted by seasonal softness, which includes lower waste receipts, the timing of achieving revenue milestones, the deliberate processing and reduction of existing waste inventories to maximize capacity ahead of anticipated Hanford-related activity, and investments in personnel, training, and facility readiness. While these factors impacted the performance of the Company for the first quarter, we believe the quarter also marked the final stages of years of preparation to support a much larger opportunity set across Hanford, Nuclear Services, and PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance) destruction.
We believe that the transition we have been preparing for is beginning to materialize across our operations. Our Perma-Fix Northwest (PFNW) facility has begun receiving Hanford ETF (Effluent Treatment Facility) waste, and we continue to work closely with U.S Department (DOE) contractors on the anticipated start of additional Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW)-related waste streams. Moreover, DOE leadership appears to be focused on providing Hanford waste tank retrieval, supplemental to DFLAW, through grouting waste using available commercial capacity. The PFNW facility provides immediate local capacity we believe would meet the needs of DOE for its objectives over the next several years. At the same time, our Services Segment has mobilized under the recently awarded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory demolition and disposal agreement, which has a reported value of approximately
Collectively, we believe the expanded permit at our Northwest facility, anticipated growth in Hanford-related waste receipts, the long-term grouting opportunity, renewed momentum in Nuclear Services, and the increasing need for permanent PFAS destruction solutions all reflect years of investment, technical development, and operational preparation. The expanded permit at our Northwest facility approximately triples the facility’s permitted liquid mixed waste processing capacity and authorizes the processing of waste annually through macroencapsulation. In our view, Perma-Fix is now positioned to begin converting this multi-year investment cycle into improved operating performance. Although the timing of government programs and customer shipments may continue to create quarterly variability, we expect Perma-Fix to deliver improved performance beginning in the second quarter, through the balance of 2026, and over the longer term as these opportunities continue to scale.”
Financial Results
Revenue was
Overall gross loss for the first quarter of 2026 was
Operating loss for the first quarter of 2026 was
Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026, includes disclosure that certain conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The Company expects to fund its anticipated cash requirements from cash on hand, expected cash flows from operations, and borrowing availability under its Revolving Credit facility; however, the Company’s borrowing availability under its Revolving Credit facility is subject to compliance with applicable financial covenants and other conditions, and its expected cash flows from operations are subject to timing and uncertainty, including those resulting from ongoing federal spending constraints.
The Company reported EBITDA of (
| Quarter Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | $ | (7,375 | ) | $ | (3,500 | ) | ||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 490 | 436 | ||||||
| Interest income | (180 | ) | (335 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | 59 | 112 | ||||||
| Interest expense - financing fees | 21 | 20 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | — | — | ||||||
| EBITDA | $ | (6,985 | ) | $ | (3,267 | ) | ||
The tables below present certain unaudited financial information for the business segments, which excludes allocation of corporate expenses.
| Quarter Ended | Quarter Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Treatment | Services | Treatment | Services | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 7,878 | $ | 3,248 | $ | 9,186 | $ | 4,733 | |||||||||
| Gross (loss) profit | (2,833 | ) | (48 | ) | 250 | 407 | |||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (4,502 | ) | (866 | ) | (1,397 | ) | (347 | ) | |||||||||
Conference Call
Perma-Fix will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The conference call will be available via telephone by dialing toll free 888-506-0062 for U.S. callers or +1 973-528-0011 for international callers, and by entering access code: 741757. The conference call will be led by Mark J. Duff, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, and Ben Naccarato, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster5.com/Webcast/Page/2243/53965 or in the investor section of the Company’s website at https://ir.perma-fix.com/conference-calls. A webcast will also be archived on the Company’s website and a telephone replay of the call will be available approximately one hour following the call, through Wednesday, May 20, 2026, and can be accessed by dialing 877-481-4010 for U.S. callers or +1 919-882-2331 for international callers and entering access code: 53965.
About Perma-Fix Environmental Services
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. is a nuclear services company and leading provider of nuclear and mixed waste management services. The Company's nuclear waste services include management and treatment of radioactive and mixed waste for hospitals, research labs and institutions, federal agencies, including the DOE, the U.S. Department of War (“DOW”), and the commercial nuclear industry. The Company’s nuclear services group provides project management, waste management, environmental restoration, decontamination and decommissioning, new build construction, and radiological protection, safety and industrial hygiene capability to our clients. The Company operates four nuclear waste treatment facilities and provides nuclear services at DOE, DOW, and commercial facilities, nationwide.
Please visit us at http://www.perma-fix.com.
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” which are based largely on the Company's expectations and are subject to various business risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements generally are identifiable by use of the words such as “believe”, “expects”, “intends”, “anticipate”, “plan to”, “estimates”, “projects”, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: outlook for 2026; step up of activity beginning second quarter, Hanford opportunities; Nuclear Services, and PFAS destruction; expand treatment capacity of Perma-Fix Northwest; grouting opportunities; converting multi-year investment cycle into improved operating performance; quarterly variability in timing of government programs and customer shipments; positioned to deliver improved performance beginning in the second quarter, through the balance of 2026; and value of the contract with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. While the Company believes the expectations reflected in this news release are reasonable, it can give no assurance such expectations will prove to be correct. There are a variety of factors which could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those described in this release, including, without limitation, future economic conditions; industry conditions; competitive pressures; our ability to apply and market our new technologies; acceptance of our technology; the government or such other party to a contract granted to us fails to abide by or comply with the contract or to deliver waste as anticipated under the contract or terminates existing contracts; Congress fails to provides funding for the DOD’s and DOE’s remediation projects; inability to obtain new foreign and domestic remediation contracts; and the additional factors referred to under “Risk Factors” and "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" of our 2025 Form 10-K and Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 2026. The Company makes no commitment to disclose any revisions to forward-looking statements, or any facts, events or circumstances after the date hereof that bear upon forward-looking statements.
Contacts:
David K. Waldman-US Investor Relations
Crescendo Communications, LLC
(212) 671-1021
Herbert Strauss-European Investor Relations
herbert@eu-ir.com
+43 316 296 316
FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW
| PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
| (Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Amounts) | 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| Revenues | $ | 11,126 | $ | 13,919 | |||
| Cost of goods sold | 14,007 | 13,262 | |||||
| Gross (loss) profit | (2,881 | ) | 657 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 4,299 | 4,015 | |||||
| Gain on disposal of property and equipment | — | (5 | ) | ||||
| Research and development | 303 | 383 | |||||
| Loss from operations | (7,483 | ) | (3,736 | ) | |||
| Other income (expense): | |||||||
| Interest income | 180 | 335 | |||||
| Interest expense | (59 | ) | (112 | ) | |||
| Interest expense-financing fees | (21 | ) | (20 | ) | |||
| Other | 8 | 33 | |||||
| Loss from continuing operations before taxes | (7,375 | ) | (3,500 | ) | |||
| Income tax expense | — | — | |||||
| Loss from continuing operations, net of taxes | (7,375 | ) | (3,500 | ) | |||
| Loss from discontinued operations (net of taxes) | (112 | ) | (73 | ) | |||
| Net loss | $ | (7,487 | ) | $ | (3,573 | ) | |
| Net loss per common share - basic and diluted: | |||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | (.40 | ) | $ | (.19 | ) | |
| Discontinued operations | — | — | |||||
| Net loss per common share | $ | (.40 | ) | $ | (.19 | ) | |
| Weighted average number of common shares used in computing net loss per share: | |||||||
| Basic | 18,542 | 18,424 | |||||
| Diluted | 18,542 | 18,424 | |||||
| PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET | ||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| (Amounts in Thousands, Except for Share and Per Share Amounts) | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 6,664 | $ | 11,768 | ||||
| Account receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of | 9,215 | 11,228 | ||||||
| Unbilled receivables | 8,001 | 8,781 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 5,490 | 4,534 | ||||||
| Assets of discontinued operations included in current assets | 61 | 60 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 29,431 | 36,371 | ||||||
| Net property and equipment | 25,001 | 24,600 | ||||||
| Property and equipment of discontinued operations | 146 | 146 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,406 | 1,445 | ||||||
| Intangibles and other assets | 25,707 | 25,472 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 81,691 | $ | 88,034 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | $ | 23,294 | $ | 22,298 | ||||
| Current liabilities related to discontinued operations | 243 | 270 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 23,537 | 22,568 | ||||||
| Long-term liabilities | 11,575 | 11,729 | ||||||
| Long-term liabilities related to discontinued operations | 3,600 | 3,598 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 38,712 | 37,895 | ||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | — | — | ||||||
| Common Stock, $.001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 18,555,181 and 18,525,823 shares issued, respectively; 18,555,181 and 18,525,823 shares issued, respectively; | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 161,408 | 161,057 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (118,201 | ) | (110,714 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (158 | ) | (134 | ) | ||||
| Less Common Stock held in treasury, at cost: 7,642 shares | (88 | ) | (88 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 42,979 | 50,139 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 81,691 | $ | 88,034 | ||||
