Astrotech (ASTC) Q2 2026 revenue slips as losses and equity decline

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Astrotech Corporation reported results for its second quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended December 31, 2025. Revenue for the quarter was $148,000, down from $261,000 a year earlier, while the net loss narrowed slightly to $3.9 million from $4.0 million.

For the first six months of fiscal 2026, revenue rose to $445,000 from $295,000, but the net loss widened modestly to $7.4 million compared with $7.3 million in the prior-year period. As of December 31, 2025, Astrotech held $3.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and $7.0 million in short-term investments, with total stockholders’ equity of $15.5 million.

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Small-cap industrial technology analyst

Astrotech shows mixed trends: softer quarterly revenue, higher year-to-date sales, continued losses.

Astrotech generated Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue of $148,000, down from $261,000 in the prior-year quarter, while its net loss narrowed slightly to $3.9 million. This suggests limited near-term operating leverage, with modest improvement in quarterly profitability driven more by expenses and other items than by top-line growth.

Over the first six months, revenue increased to $445,000 from $295,000, but the net loss edged higher to $7.4 million. As of December 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents were $3.1 million and short-term investments were $7.0 million, while total stockholders’ equity declined to $15.5 million from $22.1 million at June 30, 2025. Future filings may clarify how the sales pipeline the company references translates into revenue and whether losses begin to narrow more consistently.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2026

Astrotech Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		001-34426		91-1273737
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1817 W. Braker Lane, Suite 400, Austin, Texas				78758
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(512) 485-9530

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share		ASTC		NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 13, 2026, Astrotech Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for its second quarter of fiscal year 2026, which ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated February 13, 2026, issued by Astrotech Corporation.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Astrotech Corporation
February 13, 2026	By:	/s/ Thomas B. Pickens III
		Thomas B. Pickens III
		Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the Board
		(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 99.1

Astrotech Reports Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq: ASTC) (the “Company” or “Astrotech”) reported its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, which ended December 31, 2025.

Financial Highlights & Recent Developments

● Research and development expense was $1,832 thousand, a decline of 25% from the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 as the Company transitions from development stage to saleable products for its EN-SCAN Handheld GC and 1^st Detect Tracer 1000 product lines.

● Through December 31, 2025, the Company has deployed the TRACER 1000 trace detection system in approximately 35 locations in 16 countries across the United States, Europe and Asia.

“We continue to see positive momentum in our sales pipeline across our global markets year-to-date in fiscal year 2026. Customers in our end markets are increasingly recognizing the value of our mass spectrometry and gas chromatography solutions, which offer real-time operational results and extensive reference libraries that can be tailored to specific end market applications. We believe our library capabilities are of particular interest in the explosives and narcotics trace detection markets, as new narcotics and explosives are being discovered, leading to an urgent need for the ability to expand screening capabilities for both public safety and law enforcement in particular” said Thomas B. Pickens, III, Astrotech’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Additionally, we have strengthened our team with the appointment of Scott Bartley as Interim Chief Financial Officer and David Spada as Director of Global Sales in our 1^st Detect subsidiary as we move toward sustained revenue growth and global scale.”

About Astrotech Corporation

Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq: ASTC) is an instrumentation company that creates, operates, and scales innovative businesses through its wholly owned subsidiaries. Each subsidiary leverages Astrotech’s core technology to serve specialized markets:

● 1st Detect develops, manufactures, and markets trace detection systems for security and narcotics screening.

● AgLAB designs process analyzers tailored to the processing of agriculture products.

● Pro-Control produces solutions for in-situ chemical process control in industrial manufacturing.

● BreathTech is advancing a breath analysis platform to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) associated with infections and critical health conditions.

● EN-SCAN, Inc. delivers portable, ruggedized environmental GC-MS for on-site testing of air, water and soil.

Astrotech is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.astrotechcorp.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statement. These statements may be identified by terms such as “aims,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “contemplates,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expect,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “possible,” “potential,” “predicts,” “preliminary,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “targets,” “will” or “would,” or the negatives of these terms, variations of these terms or other similar expressions. These factors include, but are not limited to, the adverse impact of inflationary pressures, including significant increases in fuel costs, global economic conditions and events related to these conditions, including the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the middle east, the Company’s use of proceeds from the common stock offerings, whether we can successfully complete the development of our new products and proprietary technologies, whether we can obtain the FDA and other regulatory approvals required to market our products under development in the United States or abroad, whether the market will accept our products and services and whether we are successful in identifying, completing and integrating acquisitions, as well as other risk factors and business considerations described in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Any forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. While we do not intend to directly harvest, manufacture, distribute or sell cannabis or cannabis products, we may be detrimentally affected by a change in enforcement by federal or state governments and we may be subject to additional risks in connection with the evolving regulatory area and associated uncertainties. Any such effects may give rise to risks and uncertainties that are currently unknown or amplify others mentioned herein. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable and are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance can be given that these assumptions are accurate or that any of these expectations will be achieved (in full or at all) or will prove to have been correct. Moreover, such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company’s views only as of the date of its publication and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. The Company assumes no obligation to correct or update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Company Contact: 

Scott Bartley

Interim Chief Financial Officer, Astrotech Corporation

(512) 485-9530

Investor Contact: 

Matt Kreps

Managing Director, Darrow Associates

(214) 597-8200 mkreps@darrowir.com

Financial tables follow

ASTROTECH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Revenue		$	148			$	261			$	445			$	295
Cost of revenue			140				106				249				131
Gross profit			8				155				196				164
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative			2,077				2,039				3,857				3,727
Research and development			1,832				2,437				3,776				4,386
Total operating expenses			3,909				4,476				7,633				8,113
Loss from operations			(3,901	)			(4,321	)			(7,437	)			(7,949	)
Other income and expense, net			(26	)			312				45				662
Loss from operations before income taxes			(3,927	)			(4,009	)			(7,392	)			(7,287	)
Income tax expense			—				—				—				—
Net loss		$	(3,927	)		$	(4,009	)		$	(7,392	)		$	(7,287	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted			1,676				1,638				1,675				1,634
Basic and diluted net loss per common share:
Net loss per common share		$	(2.34	)		$	(2.45	)		$	(4.41	)		$	(4.46	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Net loss		$	(3,927	)		$	(4,009	)		$	(7,392	)		$	(7,287	)
Available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized gain (loss)			168				(219	)			316				97
Total comprehensive loss		$	(3,759	)		$	(4,228	)		$	(7,076	)		$	(7,190	)

ASTROTECH CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

		December 31,				June 30,
		2025				2025
		(Unaudited)				(Note)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	3,095			$	3,100
Short-term investments			7,037				15,108
Accounts receivable			133				485
Inventory, net:
Raw materials			2,865				2,194
Work-in-process			496				425
Finished goods			310				310
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			412				353
Total current assets			14,348				21,975
Property and equipment, net			2,975				2,395
Intangible asset, net			50				48
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net			1,977				2,225
Other assets, net			346				346
Total assets		$	19,696			$	26,989
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	649			$	1,066
Payroll related accruals			411				529
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			570				451
Lease liabilities, current			268				405
Total current liabilities			1,898				2,451
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net of current portion			96				164
Lease liabilities, net of current portion			2,184				2,274
Total liabilities			4,178				4,889
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders’ equity
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized; 280,898 shares of Series D issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025			—				—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025, respectively; 1,769,269 shares issued at December, 2025, and June 30, 2025, respectively			190,643				190,643
Treasury shares, 10,316 at December 31, 2025, and June 30, 2025, respectively			(119	)			(119	)
Additional paid-in capital			83,804				83,310
Accumulated deficit			(258,262	)			(250,870	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(548	)			(864	)
Total stockholders’ equity			15,518				22,100
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	19,696			$	26,989

Note: The balance sheet at June 30, 2025 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by the United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

FAQ

How did Astrotech Corporation (ASTC) perform in Q2 fiscal 2026?

Astrotech reported Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue of $148,000 and a net loss of $3.9 million. Revenue declined from $261,000 a year earlier, while the quarterly net loss narrowed slightly from $4.0 million, reflecting ongoing but relatively stable operating losses.

What were Astrotech Corporation’s year-to-date fiscal 2026 results?

For the first six months of fiscal 2026, Astrotech generated $445,000 in revenue and a net loss of $7.4 million. This compares with revenue of $295,000 and a net loss of $7.3 million in the prior-year period, showing higher sales but slightly larger losses.

What is Astrotech Corporation’s cash and investment position as of December 31, 2025?

As of December 31, 2025, Astrotech held $3.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and $7.0 million in short-term investments. These balances, together with low current liabilities, help indicate available liquidity to fund operations amid continuing net losses.

How did Astrotech’s stockholders’ equity change during 2025?

Stockholders’ equity decreased to $15.5 million at December 31, 2025 from $22.1 million at June 30, 2025. The decline primarily reflects cumulative net losses and changes in other comprehensive income, offset by additional paid-in capital on the balance sheet.

What does Astrotech report about market demand for its technologies?

Astrotech states it is seeing positive momentum in its sales pipeline, with customers recognizing the value of its mass spectrometry and gas chromatography solutions. The company highlights interest in explosives and narcotics trace detection, where expanding reference libraries can enhance screening capabilities for public safety and law enforcement.

Did Astrotech announce any management changes in this update?

Yes. Astrotech noted the appointment of Scott Bartley as Interim Chief Financial Officer and David Spada as Director of Global Sales for its 1st Detect subsidiary. Management describes these changes as part of efforts to support sustained revenue growth and global scaling.

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