Red Cat Reports Record Q4 Revenue Growth and 161% Full-Year Revenue Increase YoY; Increased Production Capacity by 520% With Momentum Building Into 2026
Rhea-AI Summary
Red Cat (Nasdaq: RCAT) reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $26.2M (up 1,985% YoY; +172% sequential) and full-year 2025 revenue of $40.7M (up 161% YoY). Cash totaled $167.9M at year‑end; manufacturing capacity reached 254,000 sq. ft. with major facility expansions and new partner agreements.
Orders include Black Widow sales to an Asia‑Pacific ally; Innovation Day showcased drones and new USVs and emphasized scaling production into 2026.
Positive
- Revenue +161% YoY to $40.7M for full-year 2025
- Q4 revenue $26.2M, up 1,985% YoY and +172% sequentially
- Cash balance increased to $167.9M at December 31, 2025
- Manufacturing capacity scaled to 254,000 sq. ft.
- Secured international Black Widow order from an Asia‑Pacific ally
Negative
- Inventory and prepaid inventory rose to $30.4M, up from $13.6M
- Rapid capacity expansion may pressure near‑term operating costs and execution
- Revenue base remains modest at $40.7M despite high growth
News Market Reaction – RCAT
In the Mar 19 session, RCAT declined 10.97%, reflecting a significant negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +4.7% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -20.9% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 69 alerts that day, indicating high trading interest and price volatility.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 02 | Defense partnership | Positive | +17.3% | ACS Bullfrog counter-drone system integrated into Red Cat autonomy ecosystem. |
| Feb 19 | Corporate visibility | Positive | +6.2% | COO to ring Nasdaq Opening Bell ahead of inaugural Innovation Day. |
| Feb 18 | Earnings scheduling | Neutral | +6.0% | Announced Q4 2025 earnings release date and investor webinar details. |
| Feb 05 | Partner AI milestone | Positive | -10.4% | Palladyne AI swarming flight milestone with collaboration on Red Cat platforms. |
| Feb 02 | Drone orders | Positive | +1.0% | New Black Widow™ orders from Asia-Pacific ally for 2026 delivery. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent RCAT news has often seen positive price reactions, with one notable divergence on a partner-related AI milestone.
Over the past few months, Red Cat has steadily built a defense-focused narrative. On Feb 2, 2026, it highlighted new Black Widow™ orders from a second Asia-Pacific ally. Subsequent announcements in mid-February promoted its upcoming Innovation Day and earnings release, both followed by positive price moves. The Mar 2, 2026 Allen Control Systems integration further expanded its autonomy ecosystem. Today’s record Q4 and full-year 2025 revenue update, plus large-scale facility expansions, fits a pattern of scaling production and deepening defense relationships.
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SALT LAKE CITY, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) ("Red Cat" or the "Company"), a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security, reports its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Highlights
Fourth quarter 2025 total revenue was
Fourth quarter 2025 total revenue increased sequentially by
Full-year 2025 total revenue was
Business Highlights
- Secured new orders for Black Widow™ drones from an Asia-Pacific ally. This is the second Asia-Pacific ally to recently order Black Widow systems for military use.
- Across divisions, Red Cat expanded BlueOps to 166,000 sq. ft., expanded FlightWave to 51,000 sq. ft., expanded Teal to 37,000 sq. ft. Red Cat achieved total capacity of 254,000 sq. ft. as of December 31, 2025.
- Red Cat’s Innovation Day on February 27, 2026 showcased its transformation into a true multi‑domain autonomous defense platform, highlighted by the launch and live demonstration of its new USVs operating seamlessly with Black Widow drones, and reinforced by massive manufacturing scale‑up efforts across air and maritime systems.
- Strengthened ecosystem of defense partners - including an expanded partnership with AeroVironment and established a new partnership with Redwire - to integrate Black Widow™ and FANG™ into broader mission-system architectures, enhancing interoperability, modularity, and deployment flexibility.
“2025 was a transformative year for Red Cat as we strengthened our position as a trusted provider of advanced drone solutions for defense and government customers,” said Jeff Thompson, CEO of Red Cat. “We delivered year-over-year revenue growth of
"Our continued and deliberate investments in innovation, manufacturing scale, and strategic partnerships are delivering tangible results. At our inaugural Innovation Day last month, we discussed how well-positioned we remain to rapidly scale production across drones and USVs - which are supported by our major facility expansions in order to capitalize on the expanding addressable market across multi-domain defense."
"As we head into 2026, we continue to see strong momentum in customer engagement and contract activity, validating both our technology roadmap and our long‑term growth strategy. Our focus is clear: scaling production capacity to meet surging demand, advancing our autonomy roadmap, and expanding our customer base both domestically and with allied nations. We're not just responding to market opportunities - we're defining the future of American-made tactical drone systems. This is an exciting phase for Red Cat as we turn innovation into scale and opportunity.”
Balance Sheet
Cash at December 31, 2025 totaled
Inventory and prepaid inventory at December 31, 2025 totaled
Conference Call Details
Red Cat will host a live video webinar to discuss its 2025 financial results at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time) on March 18, 2026. Participants may register in advance to join the live Video Webinar on Zoom at Red Cat's Investor Relations website at https://ir.redcatholdings.com/news-events. Log-in instructions will be available after registering for the event. An archived replay of the event will be available on Red Cat’s investor relations website beginning approximately two hours after the call concludes.
About Red Cat Holdings, Inc.
Red Cat (Nasdaq: RCAT) is a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Teal Drones and FlightWave Aerospace, Red Cat develops American-made hardware and software that support military, government, and public safety operations across air, land, and sea. Its Family of Systems, led by Black Widow™, delivers unmatched tactical capabilities in small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). Expanding into the maritime domain through Blue Ops, Inc., Red Cat is also innovating in uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), delivering integrated platforms designed to enhance safety and multi-domain mission effectiveness. Learn more at www.redcat.red.
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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| RED CAT HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | |||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||
| December 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Cash | $ | 167,865 | $ | 9,154 | |||
| Accounts receivable, net | 26,155 | 489 | |||||
| Inventory, including prepaid inventory | 30,394 | 13,593 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,524 | 2,562 | |||||
| Total current assets | 226,938 | 25,798 | |||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 24,590 | 26,124 | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | 7,797 | 1,881 | |||||
| Other | 1,227 | 310 | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 13,125 | 1,491 | |||||
| Total long-term assets | 46,739 | 29,806 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 273,677 | $ | 55,604 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 8,706 | $ | 3,290 | |||
| Debt obligations - short term | 350 | 350 | |||||
| Contract liabilities and deposits | 261 | 227 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 1,011 | 312 | |||||
| Convertible notes payable | 4,518 | — | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 14,846 | 4,179 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | 443 | — | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 12,556 | 1,306 | |||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 12,999 | 1,306 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 27,845 | 5,485 | |||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 442,652 | 174,864 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (196,820 | ) | (124,745 | ) | |||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 245,832 | 50,119 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 273,677 | $ | 55,604 | |||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended December 31, | For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024* | 2025 | 2024* | ||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 26,235 | $ | 1,258 | $ | 40,729 | $ | 15,584 | |||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 25,122 | 2,285 | 39,455 | 15,614 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | 1,113 | (1,027 | ) | 1,274 | (30 | ) | |||||||||
| Operating Expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 4,891 | 3,235 | 17,890 | 8,073 | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 3,619 | 3,929 | 13,106 | 9,512 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 16,543 | 4,868 | 36,875 | 14,799 | |||||||||||
| Impairment loss | — | — | — | 506 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 25,053 | 12,032 | 67,871 | 32,890 | |||||||||||
| Operating loss | (23,940 | ) | (13,059 | ) | (66,597 | ) | (32,920 | ) | |||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | (1,730 | ) | — | (2,711 | ) | 39 | |||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net | (2,303 | ) | 13,082 | 7,746 | 19,183 | ||||||||||
| Total other (income) expense, net | (4,033 | ) | 13,082 | 5,035 | 19,222 | ||||||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | (19,907 | ) | (26,141 | ) | (71,632 | ) | (52,142 | ) | |||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (251 | ) | — | 443 | — | ||||||||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | — | — | — | (1,373 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (19,656 | ) | $ | (26,141 | ) | $ | (72,075 | ) | $ | (53,515 | ) | |||
| Loss per share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | $ | (0.70 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 119,445 | 79,657 | 98,957 | 75,963 | |||||||||||
*The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fourth quarter 2024 and calendar year 2024 have not been previously presented. The Company included the prior calendar periods for comparability purposes.
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | |||||||
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2025 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2024* | ||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | |||||||
| Net loss from continuing operations | $ | (72,075 | ) | $ | (51,936 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operations: | |||||||
| Stock based compensation | 10,562 | 5,698 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets | 2,265 | 2,098 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | 443 | — | |||||
| Payments of taxes related to equity transactions | (982 | ) | (942 | ) | |||
| Loss on sale of equity method investment and note receivable | — | 4,008 | |||||
| Gain on divestiture of consumer segment | — | (9,642 | ) | ||||
| Impairment on equity method investment | — | 11,354 | |||||
| Equity method loss | — | 1,238 | |||||
| Impairment on goodwill and intangible assets | — | 506 | |||||
| Convertible note payable fair value adjustment | 11,444 | 13,121 | |||||
| Gain on extinguishment of convertible notes payable | (3,211 | ) | — | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | (25,666 | ) | 603 | ||||
| Inventory | (10,501 | ) | (835 | ) | |||
| Prepaid inventory | (6,300 | ) | 634 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | (879 | ) | (1,144 | ) | |||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities | 315 | 5 | |||||
| Contract liabilities and deposits | 34 | (15 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | 1,569 | (102 | ) | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 3,848 | 262 | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (89,134 | ) | (25,089 | ) | |||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities | |||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (6,647 | ) | (183 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from divestiture of consumer segment | — | 1,000 | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of equity method investment and note receivable | — | 4,400 | |||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (6,647 | ) | 5,217 | ||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities | |||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable, net of issuance costs | 14,433 | 13,456 | |||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net | 234,339 | — | |||||
| Redemption of convertible notes payable | (1,650 | ) | — | ||||
| Payments under debt obligations | — | (598 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants | 7,370 | 6,325 | |||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 254,492 | 19,183 | |||||
| Net cash used in discontinued operations | — | (195 | ) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash | 158,711 | (884 | ) | ||||
| Cash, beginning of period | 9,154 | 10,038 | |||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 167,865 | $ | 9,154 | |||
*The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fourth quarter 2024 and calendar year 2024 have not been previously presented. The Company included the prior calendar periods for comparability purposes.
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (19,656 | ) | $ | (26,141 | ) | $ | (72,075 | ) | $ | (53,515 | ) | |||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (251 | ) | — | 443 | — | ||||||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | (1,730 | ) | — | (2,711 | ) | 39 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 611 | 887 | 2,265 | 2,098 | |||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net(1) | (2,303 | ) | 13,082 | 7,746 | 19,183 | ||||||||||
| Impairment loss(2) | — | — | — | 506 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring costs(3) | 44 | — | 120 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 3,307 | 2,657 | 10,562 | 5,698 | |||||||||||
| Non-routine legal expenses(4) | 2,214 | 81 | 2,399 | 244 | |||||||||||
| Other adjustment items(5) | — | 250 | — | 250 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (17,764 | ) | $ | (9,184 | ) | $ | (51,251 | ) | $ | (25,467 | ) | |||
(1) Other (income) expense, net. Represents convertible note payable fair value adjustment, gain on extinguishment of convertible notes payable, loss on sale of equity method investment, equity method loss, and other income, net.
(2) Impairment loss. Represents an impairment charge to goodwill and or intangible assets.
(3) Restructuring costs. Represents restructuring costs incurred for cost reduction actions which may include employee termination costs, facility shut-down related costs, costs for unused, excess or exited facilities.
(4) Non-routine legal expenses. Represents external legal expenses incurred in connection with pending legal settlements and other legal related matters.
(5) Other adjustment items. Represents other adjustments that are non-recurring and outside the normal course of operations that do not readily fall into any other categories.
Notice Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains Non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA (which excludes, among other things, income tax expenses (benefits), net interest (income) expenses, depreciation and amortization, other expenses (income), impairment losses, restructuring related items, stock-based compensation expense, non-routine legal expenses, and any other one-time adjustments. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, in evaluating the Company’s performance, capital resources and cash flow. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and investors should carefully evaluate the Company’s financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations to those financial results. In addition, non-GAAP financial measures as reported by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies. As appropriate, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and information reconciling these non-GAAP financial measures to the Company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP are included in this news release.
