Tecogen Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
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Tecogen (NYSE American:TGEN) reported Q1 2026 revenue of $6.34M, down 12.9% from $7.28M, and a net loss of $2.12M (loss of $0.07/share) versus a $0.66M loss in 2025. Cash was $9.33M.
The company cited an imminent Vertiv 1 MW chiller deployment, >40% gross margin, cost-reduction initiatives, and more than $8M in secured or expected orders driven by data center and broader power-constraint demand.
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Positive
- Q1 2026 gross margin at 40.9%, above 40% threshold
- Services revenue up 9.2% to $4.64M year over year
- Energy Production revenue up 5.0% to $0.52M
- Cash and cash equivalents of $9.33M at March 31, 2026
- Imminent Vertiv purchase order for 1 MW chiller deployment
- Company reports recently secured or expected orders of over $8M
Negative
- Total revenue down 12.9% year over year to $6.34M
- Net loss widened by $1.46M to $2.12M
- Loss from operations increased to $2.14M from $0.59M
- Products revenue fell 53.6% to $1.18M
- Gross margin declined from 44.3% to 40.9%
- Operating expenses rose 23.9% to $4.73M
- Adjusted EBITDA loss increased to $1.68M from $0.38M
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NORTH BILLERICA, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 12, 2026 / Tecogen Inc. (NYSE American:TGEN), a leading manufacturer of clean energy products, reported revenues of
Abinand Rangesh, CEO of Tecogen, commented, "We delivered strong progress over the last two months, highlighted by an imminent purchase order from Vertiv for a real-world operating deployment of a 1 MW chiller system. This represents an important step that deepens our partnership and validates growing demand for our technology."
"The chillers will be permanently deployed at one of Vertiv's facilities where it solves power constraints. The installation will allow prospective customers to observe the system in use and support broader customer adoption discussions."
"Building on this momentum, we are actively advancing multiple data center opportunities. As part of this process, we are hosting prospective customers at our factory in the coming weeks for detailed, in-person reviews of our technology and system performance. Engagements that reach this stage of on-site customer evaluation typically represent later phases of due diligence prior to purchasing decisions."
"Operationally, gross profit margin expanded to >
"Beyond data centers, we are capturing demand driven by broader power constraints across the country. We have recently secured or expect to secure more than
Key Takeaways
Net Loss and Earnings Per Share
Net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
$2.12 million compared to a net loss of$0.66 million for the same period of 2025, an increase of$1.46 million , due to lower Products segment revenue and gross profit, lower Services segment gross profit and increased operating expenses. EPS for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was a loss of$0.07 /share and$0.03 /share, respectively.
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
$2.14 million compared to a loss from operations of$0.59 million for the same period in 2025, an increase of$1.54 million , due to lower Products segment revenue and gross profit, lower Services segment gross profit, and increased operating expenses.
Revenues
Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were
$6.34 million compared to$7.28 million for the same period in 2025, a12.9% decrease.Products revenues in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were
$1.18 million compared to$2.53 million for the same period in 2025, a decrease of53.6% . The decrease in revenue during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 is due to decreased chiller and cogeneration revenue.Services revenues in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were
$4.64 million , compared to$4.25 million for the same period in 2025, an increase of9.2% due to increased revenues from existing contracts.Energy Production revenues in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were
$0.52 million compared to$0.50 million for the same period in 2025, an increase of5.0% . The increase in Energy Production revenue is due to increased run hours at certain energy production sites.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was
$2.59 million compared to$3.22 million in the same period in 2025. Gross margin decreased to40.9% in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 compared to44.3% for the same period in 2025. The decrease in gross margin was driven by lower Products segment shipments and increased Services segment labor and material costs in the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses increased
$0.91 million , or23.9% , to$4.73 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2026 compared to$3.82 million in the same period in 2025, due to a general increase in spending, including research costs incurred to continue to improve and refine the hybrid-drive air-cooled chiller.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA was negative
Conference Call Scheduled for May 13, 2026, at 9:30 am ET
Tecogen will host a conference call on May 13, 2026 to discuss the first quarter results beginning at 9:30 am eastern time. To listen to the call please dial (877) 407-7186 within the U.S. and Canada, or +1 (201) 689-8052 from other international locations. Participants should ask to be joined to the Tecogen First Quarter conference call. Please begin dialing 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time. The earnings press release will be available on the Company website at www.Tecogen.com in the "News and Events" section under "About Us." The earnings conference call will be webcast live. To view the associated slides, register for and listen to the webcast, go to https://ir.tecogen.com/ir-calendar. Following the call, the recording will be archived for 14 days.
The earnings conference call will be recorded and available for playback one hour after the end of the call. To listen to the playback, dial (877) 660-6853 within the U.S. and Canada, or (201) 612-7415 from other international locations and use Conference Call ID#: 13752231.
About Tecogen
Tecogen Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, installs, and maintains high efficiency, ultra-clean, cogeneration products including engine-driven combined heat and power, air conditioning systems, and high-efficiency water heaters for residential, commercial, recreational and industrial use. The company provides cost effective, environmentally friendly and reliable products for energy production that nearly eliminate criteria pollutants and significantly reduce a customer's carbon footprint. In business for over 35 years, Tecogen has shipped more than 3,200 units, supported by an established network of engineering, sales, and service personnel in key markets in North America. For more information, please visit www.tecogen.com or contact us for a free Site Assessment.
Forward Looking Statements
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In addition to those factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our Current reports on Form 8-K, under "Risk Factors," and elsewhere therein, among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from past and projected future results are the following: fluctuations in demand for our products and services, competing technological developments, issues relating to research and development, the availability of incentives, rebates, and tax benefits relating to our products and services, changes in the regulatory environment relating to our products and services, integration of acquired business operations, the impact of tariffs, and the ability to obtain financing on favorable terms to fund existing operations and anticipated growth.
In addition to GAAP financial measures, this press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA which excludes certain expenses as described in the presentation. We use Adjusted EBITDA as an internal measure of business operating performance and believe that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides a meaningful perspective of the underlying operating performance of our current business and enables investors to better understand and evaluate our historical and prospective operating performance by eliminating items that vary from period to period without correlation to our core operating performance and highlights trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures.
Tecogen Media & Investor Relations Contact Information:
Abinand Rangesh
P: 781-466-6487
E: Abinand.Rangesh@tecogen.com
TECOGEN INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 9,332,650 | $ | 12,430,287 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for expected credit losses of | 5,056,943 | 4,280,991 | ||||||
Unbilled revenue | 138,020 | 138,020 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 11,439,973 | 10,949,697 | ||||||
Prepaid and other current assets | 581,756 | 1,086,310 | ||||||
Total current assets | 26,549,342 | 28,885,305 | ||||||
Long-term assets: | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,558,124 | 1,609,321 | ||||||
Right-of-use assets - operating leases | 1,366,435 | 1,490,094 | ||||||
Right-of-use assets - finance leases | 1,606,080 | 1,434,080 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 2,056,855 | 2,146,503 | ||||||
Goodwill | 1,248,442 | 1,248,442 | ||||||
Other assets | 79,480 | 176,358 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 34,464,758 | $ | 36,990,103 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 3,612,215 | $ | 3,381,545 | ||||
Accrued expenses | 2,641,746 | 2,814,150 | ||||||
Deferred revenue, current portion | 950,867 | 1,530,977 | ||||||
Operating lease liability, current portion | 527,990 | 538,641 | ||||||
Finance lease liability, current portion | 349,943 | 280,265 | ||||||
Acquisition liabilities, current portion | 674,019 | 677,162 | ||||||
Unfavorable contract liability, current portion | 41,893 | 44,433 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 8,798,673 | 9,267,173 | ||||||
Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 3,244,037 | 3,265,886 | ||||||
Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 892,239 | 1,004,488 | ||||||
Finance lease liability, net of current portion | 1,085,015 | 992,285 | ||||||
Acquisition liabilities, net of current portion | 754,029 | 826,757 | ||||||
Unfavorable contract liability, net of current portion | 150,642 | 160,902 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 14,924,635 | 15,517,491 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | - | - | ||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Tecogen Inc. shareholders' equity: | ||||||||
Common stock, | 29,906 | 29,847 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 78,353,394 | 78,216,467 | ||||||
Unearned compensation | (662,839 | ) | (712,019 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (58,009,222 | ) | (55,888,649 | ) | ||||
Total Tecogen Inc. stockholders' equity | 19,711,239 | 21,645,646 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest | (171,116 | ) | (173,034 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 19,540,123 | 21,472,612 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 34,464,758 | $ | 36,990,103 | ||||
TECOGEN INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
Revenues |
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Products | $ | 1,175,300 | $ | 2,533,809 | ||||
Services | 4,636,394 | 4,245,022 | ||||||
Energy production | 524,075 | 498,939 | ||||||
Total revenues | 6,335,769 | 7,277,770 | ||||||
Cost of sales | ||||||||
Products | 647,348 | 1,487,750 | ||||||
Services | 2,700,169 | 2,258,898 | ||||||
Energy production | 398,590 | 310,082 | ||||||
Total cost of sales | 3,746,107 | 4,056,730 | ||||||
Gross profit | 2,589,662 | 3,221,040 | ||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
General and administrative | 3,718,472 | 2,928,135 | ||||||
Selling | 640,932 | 594,481 | ||||||
Research and Development | 363,823 | 292,668 | ||||||
Loss on disposition of assets | 2,344 | - | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,725,571 | 3,815,284 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (2,135,909 | ) | (594,244 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 62,398 | (14,245 | ) | |||||
Interest expense | (34,244 | ) | (32,326 | ) | ||||
Unrealized loss on investment securities | - | (18,749 | ) | |||||
Total other income (expense), net | 28,154 | (65,320 | ) | |||||
Loss before income taxes | (2,107,755 | ) | (659,564 | ) | ||||
Provision for state income taxes | 10,900 | 925 | ||||||
Consolidated net loss | (2,118,655 | ) | (660,489 | ) | ||||
(Income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | (1,918 | ) | 567 | |||||
Net loss attributable to Tecogen Inc. | $ | (2,120,573 | ) | $ | (659,922 | ) | ||
Net loss per share - basic | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic | 29,859,173 | 24,954,928 | ||||||
Net loss per share - diluted | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | 29,859,173 | 24,954,928 | ||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
Non-GAAP financial disclosure (1) |
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Net loss attributable to Tecogen Inc. | $ | (2,120,573 | ) | $ | (659,922 | ) | ||
Interest expense, net | 34,244 | 32,326 | ||||||
Income taxes | 10,900 | 925 | ||||||
Depreciation & amortization, net | 265,238 | 185,695 | ||||||
EBITDA | (1,810,191 | ) | (440,976 | ) | ||||
Stock based compensation | 131,666 | 40,833 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on investment securities | - | 18,749 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (1,678,525 | ) | $ | (381,394 | ) | ||
(1) Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting net income, a U.S. generally accepted accounting principle ("GAAP") measure, this news release contains information about Adjusted EBITDA (net income (loss) attributable to Tecogen Inc adjusted for interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, unrealized gain or loss on investment securities, goodwill impairment charges and other non-cash non-recurring charges including abandonment of certain intangible assets), which is a non-GAAP measure. The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA allows investors to view its performance in a manner similar to the methods used by management and provides additional insight into its operating results. Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated through the application of GAAP. Accordingly, it should not be considered as a substitute for the GAAP measure of net income and, therefore, should not be used in isolation of, but in conjunction with, the GAAP measure. The use of any non-GAAP measure may produce results that vary from the GAAP measure and may not be comparable to a similarly defined non-GAAP measure used by other companies.
TECOGEN INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Consolidated net loss | $ | (2,118,655 | ) | $ | (660,489 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 265,238 | 185,695 | ||||||
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses | 27,409 | (75,000 | ) | |||||
Stock-based compensation | 131,666 | 40,833 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on investment securities | - | 18,749 | ||||||
Loss on disposition of assets | 2,344 | - | ||||||
Non-cash interest expense | - | 18,852 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||||||
(Increase) decrease in: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (803,359 | ) | 252,034 | |||||
Inventory | (490,278 | ) | (252,745 | ) | ||||
Unbilled revenue | - | 272,160 | ||||||
Prepaid assets and other current assets | 408,090 | (3,983 | ) | |||||
Other assets | 220,537 | 71,264 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | 230,669 | 204,237 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (172,403 | ) | (63,742 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue | (601,959 | ) | (1,041,023 | ) | ||||
Other liabilities | (207,420 | ) | (140,245 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (3,108,121 | ) | (1,173,403 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (46,118 | ) | (132,020 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from the liquidation of investment securities | 96,464 | - | ||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | - | (32,889 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used) in investing activities | 50,346 | (164,909 | ) | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Finance lease principal payments | (94,362 | ) | (38,628 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 54,500 | 38,500 | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (39,862 | ) | (128 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (3,097,637 | ) | (1,338,440 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period | 12,430,287 | 5,405,233 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period | $ | 9,332,650 | $ | 4,066,793 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 33,830 | $ | 13,474 | ||||
Cash paid for taxes | $ | 10,900 | $ | 925 | ||||
Non-cash investing activities | ||||||||
Right-of-use assets acquired under operating leases | $ | - | $ | 115,857 | ||||
Right-of-use assets acquired under finance leases | $ | 265,420 | $ | 226,794 | ||||
SOURCE: Tecogen, Inc.
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