Every 8-K that CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI) reported a leadership change and highlighted strong recent performance. The company announced that current CFO P. Brady Hayden will step down effective September 1, 2026, and that the Board has appointed Sean Piche, CPA, as the new Chief Financial Officer. The company states Hayden’s departure is not due to any disagreement with management, the Board, or company practices. Piche, a veteran media finance executive with 30 years of experience at firms including CFGI, Ernst & Young, NBCUniversal and Viacom, will oversee financial strategy, capital allocation and the finance organization.
CuriosityStream noted that Piche joins following record second-quarter results, including revenue of $23.2 million, up 22% year over year, record net income of $8.9 million, and record adjusted EBITDA of $11.4 million, up 276% year over year. Management also cited increased full-year guidance for both revenue and adjusted EBITDA and described the business as generating more than $80 million in annualized revenue and more than $20 million in annualized adjusted EBITDA.
CuriosityStream Inc. reported strong second quarter 2026 results driven by licensing. Revenue reached $23.2 million, up 22% from the prior-year quarter, with gross profit of $16.9 million and gross margin of 72.8%. Licensing revenue was $14.1 million, and operating income rose to $9.2 million. The company delivered record net income of $8.9 million, up 1,033%, and record adjusted EBITDA of $11.4 million, its sixth consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA.
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net income was $7.6 million, but net cash used in operating activities was $3.0 million, compared with positive $4.7 million a year earlier. Cash, restricted cash and held-to-maturity securities totaled $10.9 million with no debt as of June 30, 2026. The Board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share, with about $5.0 million of ordinary dividends and $0.9 million of share repurchases paid in the first half, and the company reaffirmed a strategy of returning capital while investing in growth.
CuriosityStream Inc. has completed the acquisition of the remaining ownership interests in its German operations from longtime partners SPIEGEL TV and Autentic, giving the company full control of this business. Germany is described as CuriosityStream’s largest and most important non-English-speaking market.
With sole ownership, CuriosityStream plans to streamline operations, integrate the German unit more tightly into its global organization, and pursue new revenue opportunities across subscription streaming, pay-TV, FAST channels, traditional licensing and AI data licensing. Existing German services such as the Curiosity Stream SVOD offering, Curiosity Channel, SPIEGEL Geschichte and Curiosity Now will continue under CuriosityStream’s control.
CuriosityStream, Inc. reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Curiosity, Inc., entered into new third-party agreements during the second quarter of 2026. The Company expects these agreements to generate more than $10 million in revenue, signaling a meaningful addition to its factual content streaming business relationships.
CuriosityStream Inc. reported the results of its 2026 annual stockholder meeting. Of 59,287,600 common shares outstanding as of March 27, 2026, 44,359,198 shares, or 74.82%, were represented, establishing a quorum. Stockholders elected three Class III directors, ratified Grant Thornton LLP as auditor for 2026, and approved on an advisory basis the compensation of named executive officers. However, they did not approve increasing shares authorized under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan from 10,725,000 to 11,725,000. Stockholders also advised holding future say-on-pay votes every one year.
CuriosityStream Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $15.2 million, roughly flat with the prior-year quarter, but improved profitability on a gross basis. Gross profit was $8.5 million, with gross margin rising to 56.1% from 53.1%, reflecting better cost efficiency.
The company posted a net loss of $1.3 million, compared to net income of $0.3 million a year earlier, mainly while absorbing higher advertising, marketing, and general and administrative expenses. Even so, CuriosityStream generated positive Adjusted EBITDA of $0.9 million, its fifth consecutive quarter in positive territory, and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $1.3 million, its ninth consecutive positive quarter.
Operating activities provided $1.2 million of cash, and the company ended the quarter with $23.4 million in cash, restricted cash and held-to-maturity securities and no debt. The Board increased the quarterly dividend to $0.085 per share, or $0.34 annually, and the company repurchased 90 thousand shares.
For 2026, CuriosityStream expects first-half revenue of $35–$41 million and full-year revenue of $75–$80 million, with full-year Adjusted EBITDA targeted between $16 and $20 million.
CuriosityStream Inc. reported strong growth for 2025, highlighted by a major improvement in profitability and cash generation plus expanded capital returns. Full-year revenue rose 40% to $71.7 million, while gross margin increased to 57%, lifting gross profit to $40.5 million.
The company narrowed its net loss to $6.4 million and generated Adjusted EBITDA of $8.2 million, a sharp turnaround from a $6.0 million Adjusted EBITDA loss in 2024. Net cash provided by operating activities reached $13.1 million, supporting Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $13.9 million and ending cash, restricted cash and securities of $27.3 million with no debt.
The Board authorized an additional $2.0 million for share repurchases, bringing total authorization to $6.0 million, alongside $22.0 million of dividends paid in 2025. For the first half of 2026, CuriosityStream expects revenue of $38–$42 million and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $6–$9 million.
CuriosityStream, Inc. announced it has created a new executive role, Chief Commercial Officer, and appointed John T. Vilade to the position effective immediately. He will report directly to President and CEO Clint Stinchcomb.
As Chief Commercial Officer, Vilade will lead sales and business development, focusing on high-margin, durable growth through global distribution partnerships and expanding AI licensing relationships. He brings more than three decades of experience across major media and technology companies, including NBCUniversal, Hulu, Discovery Communications, CBS, and Premion. The company also included standard cautionary language about forward-looking statements and referenced its existing SEC risk factor disclosures.
CuriosityStream Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on March 20, 2026 to stockholders of record as of March 6, 2026.
The company also issued a press release dated February 4, 2026 detailing this dividend declaration, which is incorporated by reference as an exhibit.
CuriosityStream Inc. filed a current report stating that on January 8, 2026 it reiterated its previously issued financial outlook for the fourth quarter and full-year 2025. The company did not change its guidance but confirmed it in a press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the report.
The disclosure is made under Regulation FD and is furnished rather than filed, meaning it is not subject to certain Exchange Act liabilities or automatically incorporated into other securities filings. The report also includes extensive cautionary language about forward-looking statements, highlighting risks related to maintaining and growing revenue-generating relationships and partnerships, competition in the internet and media industry, legislation and regulation, litigation and adverse publicity, and privacy and data protection issues.
CuriosityStream Inc. disclosed that Hendricks Factual Media LLC completed an underwritten secondary offering of common stock. The selling stockholder sold 7,000,000 shares, and the underwriters fully exercised their option for an additional 1,050,000 shares, bringing the total secondary sale to 8,050,000 shares of CuriosityStream common stock.
The shares were sold under CuriosityStream’s existing effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3, using a preliminary and final prospectus supplement dated August 12, 2025. CuriosityStream did not sell any securities in this transaction and will not receive any proceeds from the sale, which all go to the selling stockholder. The company also filed the related underwriting agreement and legal opinion as exhibits.