Cytek Biosciences Q3 net loss widens to $6.1M
Cytek narrowed its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to $208 million to $211 million, assuming no change in current foreign currency exchange rates.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $53.2 million, up 2% year over year. GAAP gross profit was $31.2 million, up 13%; GAAP gross margin was 59%, versus 53%, and adjusted gross margin was 61%, versus 55%. The adjusted measure excludes stock-based compensation and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles.
Operating expenses rose 8% to $39.6 million. Loss from operations was $8.4 million, compared with $9.2 million, while net loss was $6.1 million versus $5.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $0.7 million, compared with $2.5 million. Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities totaled $256.3 million as of September 30, 2026, versus $262.0 million as of June 30, 2026.
Cytek maintained the midpoint of its 2026 revenue outlook and narrowed the range to $208 million to $211 million, assuming no change in current foreign currency exchange rates. In a separate legal update, the company said a jury found in its favor on three of four asserted claims; on the fourth, it found no literal infringement but did find infringement under the doctrine of equivalents. Cytek filed post-verdict motions and intends to pursue available legal remedies, including a potential appeal.
How this balance works
Rhea-AI gives every point it takes from this document a weight. Minor counts 1, Moderate 3 and Major 9, so one Major point outweighs several Minor ones. The bar adds up the weights on each side, and when neither side holds more than 65% of the total the balance reads Mixed.
It reads the document as published, with the same rules for every company, and it does not look at what the market expected or at how the stock traded, so a point can be objectively good on a day the stock falls.
Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Positive
- None.
Negative
- Moderate pointAdjusted EBITDA fell to $0.7 million from $2.5 million in 2025.
- Minor pointNet loss reached $6.1 million, versus $5.5 million in Q3 2025.
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Earnings Snapshot
Full-year 2026 revenue of $208 million to $211 million, assuming no change in current foreign currency exchange rates.
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