Cyngn (NASDAQ: CYN) Q1 2026 revenue up while net loss widens
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Cyngn Inc. reported first quarter 2026 results showing early commercial traction but ongoing heavy investment. Revenue was $104,573, up from $47,152 a year earlier, mainly from software subscriptions on DriveMod tugger deployments. The company’s autonomous missions completed grew over 127% year over year and autonomous driving time increased over 60%, reflecting deeper use at customer sites and new deployments in manufacturing and agriculture.
Total costs and expenses rose to $7.0 million from $5.3 million, driven by higher general and administrative and research and development spending. Net loss widened to $(6.5) million from $(3.9) million, with loss per share of $(0.59) versus $(3.40), on a much larger share count. Cyngn ended March 31, 2026 with $44.4 million in unrestricted cash and short-term investments, up from $34.7 million at year-end, supported by a $9.65 million registered direct offering and other equity issuances, and reported no debt. Management believes this liquidity extends its runway to 2028 as it pursues larger enterprise opportunities.
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Revenue is growing from a small base while losses and cash burn remain significant but currently funded by equity.
Cyngn is showing stronger usage of its autonomous vehicle platform, with autonomous missions up over 127% and revenue rising to $104,573 from $47,152. New deployments and its 24th U.S. patent support the narrative of early commercial progress and ongoing technology development.
However, total costs and expenses increased to $7.0 million, widening the quarterly net loss to $(6.5) million. Cash used in operations was about $8.4 million for the quarter, indicating a high burn rate relative to revenue. The company offset this with equity financing, including a $9.65 million registered direct offering and additional at-the-market and public issuances.
As of March 31, 2026, unrestricted cash and short-term investments of $44.4 million and no debt provide a meaningful liquidity cushion that management believes extends runway to 2028. Future filings may clarify whether revenue growth can begin to narrow losses relative to spending as deployments scale.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 14, 2026, Cyngn Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026. The full text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: May 21, 2026
| CYNGN INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Natalie Russell | |
| Natalie Russell | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
Cyngn Reports 2026 1st Quarter Financial Results
Recent Operating Highlights:
| ● | Reported record expansion activity among enterprise customers, including additional autonomous vehicle deployments at existing customer sites. |
| ● | Expanded deployment activity across manufacturing, logistics, and agriculture environments, including new deployments at Vann Family Orchards and a WEG electric motor manufacturing facility. |
| ● | Continued investment in enterprise fleet management capabilities, including on-prem deployment options designed to support larger fleet operations and complex customer environments. |
| ● | Demonstrated accelerating operational utilization across customer sites, with Q1 2026 autonomous missions completed increasing more than 127% year-over-year and autonomous driving time increasing more than 60%. |
| ● | Expanded its intellectual property portfolio with the issuance of its 24th U.S. patent. |
| ● | Strengthened strategic relationships through continued collaboration with NVIDIA Isaac Sim. |
| ● | Closed $9.65 million registered direct offering, extending the company’s runway until 2028. |
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 14, 2026 — Cyngn (NASDAQ: CYN) announced continued commercial and operational progress during the first quarter of 2026, reflecting growing enterprise adoption of its autonomous vehicle solutions and increasing deployment scale across customer environments.
During the quarter, Cyngn continued deepening its footprint within existing enterprise accounts, expanding autonomous vehicle deployments across additional routes, workflows, and facilities while enhancing the platform capabilities required to support larger fleet operations. Initial single-route deployments are increasingly evolving into broader automation initiatives spanning additional workflows, facilities, and vehicles.
This expansion dynamic was reflected in customer utilization metrics during the quarter. Across deployed environments, autonomous missions completed increased more than 127% year-over-year during Q1 2026, while autonomous driving time increased more than 60%. These gains reflect increasing operational adoption as customer sites transition autonomous vehicles into fuller production use.
Cyngn also continued expanding its commercial footprint across multiple industrial sectors. During the quarter, the company announced deployments at Vann Family Orchards and a WEG electric motor manufacturing facility, further extending the reach of its DriveMod Tugger platform across manufacturing, agriculture, and industrial material handling environments.
Alongside deployment growth, Cyngn continued investing in enterprise capabilities designed to support larger-scale customer opportunities. The company expanded development efforts around fleet management, operational scalability, and on-prem deployment configurations, enabling customers to deploy autonomous vehicle systems within more complex operational and IT environments.
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Cyngn also strengthened its technology and intellectual property position during the quarter. The company was awarded its 24th U.S. patent and continued collaboration efforts involving NVIDIA Isaac Sim, supporting simulation, validation, and development workflows for autonomous vehicle deployments.
In March, Cyngn completed a $9.65 million registered direct offering, providing additional liquidity to support ongoing operations and growth initiatives, extending its runway to 2028.
The company believes these developments position Cyngn to pursue larger enterprise opportunities while deepening expansion within its existing customer base.
Q1 2026 Three Month Financial Review:
Revenue in Q1 2026 was $105 thousand compared to $47 thousand in the first quarter of 2025. Similar to prior year, first quarter of 2026 revenue consisted of EAS software subscriptions from DriveMod tugger vehicle deployments.
Total costs and expenses in the first quarter were $7.1 million, an increase of $1.8 million or 34% from $5.3 million in the first quarter of 2025. This increase was due to a $1.0 million increase in general and administrative (G&A) expenses, primarily driven by an increase in board of director’s pay in lieu of the equity component of the director compensation program for 2025 and an increase in marketing and advertising expenses. In addition, the company experienced a $0.8 million increase in research and development (R&D), primarily due to the change in accounting estimate related to capitalized software. There was an increase of $46 thousand in cost of revenue due to the deployment costs being recognized over the life of the awarded contracts. For the first quarter of 2026, other income (expense), net was $0.5 million compared to $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2025. The decrease in other income was primarily driven by the fair value measurement of warrants issued in the first quarter of 2025.
Net loss for the first quarter was $(6.5) million compared to $(3.9) million in the corresponding quarter of 2025. First quarter net loss per share was $(0.59), based on basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 11 million in the quarter. This compares to a net loss per share of $(3.40) in the first quarter of 2025, based on approximately 1.2 million basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding.
Balance Sheet Highlights:
Cyngn’s unrestricted cash and short-term investments as of March 31, 2026 totaled $44.4 million compared to $34.7 million as of December 31, 2025. At the end of the same period, working capital was $45.8 million and total stockholders’ equity was $50.6 million, as compared to year-end working capital of $34.4 million and total stockholders’ equity of $38.8 million, respectively as of December 31, 2025. The Company had no debt as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 and to date, no member of the current management team has sold any shares of the Company’s stock.
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CYNGN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 104,573 | $ | 47,152 | ||||
| Costs and expenses | ||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 57,350 | 11,813 | ||||||
| Research and development | 2,889,253 | 2,106,910 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 4,099,741 | 3,143,462 | ||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 7,046,344 | 5,262,185 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (6,941,771 | ) | (5,215,033 | ) | ||||
| Other income, net | ||||||||
| Interest income, net | 22,070 | 74,819 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | ‒ | 1,136,677 | ||||||
| Other income, net | 432,942 | 91,890 | ||||||
| Total other income, net | 455,012 | 1,303,386 | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (6,486,759 | ) | $ | (3,911,647 | ) | ||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.59 | ) | $ | (3.40 | ) | ||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 11,008,586 | 1,150,882 | ||||||
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CYNGN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,131,502 | $ | 990,023 | ||||
| Short-term investments | 39,245,418 | 33,736,091 | ||||||
| Accounts and other receivables | 2,731,893 | 1,544,213 | ||||||
| Inventory | 1,784,315 | 2,039,655 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,034,644 | 910,605 | ||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 49,927,772 | 39,220,587 | ||||||
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 3,467,825 | 3,268,196 | ||||||
| Right of use asset, net | 5,754,120 | 5,971,800 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 462,091 | 466,223 | ||||||
| Other non-current assets | 1,346,084 | 1,126,409 | ||||||
| TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 11,030,120 | 10,832,628 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 60,957,892 | $ | 50,053,215 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 372,714 | $ | 217,439 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 2,249,955 | 1,658,015 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 862,020 | 2,615,734 | ||||||
| Current operating lease liability | 650,312 | 312,365 | ||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 4,135,001 | 4,803,553 | ||||||
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Non-current operating lease liability | 6,253,061 | 6,495,256 | ||||||
| TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | 6,253,061 | 6,495,256 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 10,388,062 | 11,298,809 | ||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12) | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, Par $0.00001, 10 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | ‒ | ‒ | ||||||
| Common stock, Par $0.00001; 400,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; 13,608,281 and 7,974,380 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively | 136 | 80 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 273,878,924 | 255,576,797 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (223,309,230 | ) | (216,822,471 | ) | ||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | 50,569,830 | 38,754,406 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | 60,957,892 | $ | 50,053,215 | ||||
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CYNGN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (6,486,759 | ) | $ | (3,911,647 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 316,605 | 240,907 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 386,289 | 536,244 | ||||||
| Realized gain on short-term investments | ‒ | (67,160 | ) | |||||
| Accretion on short-term investments | (432,942 | ) | ‒ | |||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability | ‒ | (1,136,677 | ) | |||||
| Change in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts and other receivables | (1,187,681 | ) | ‒ | |||||
| Inventory | 255,340 | ‒ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses, operating lease right-of-use assets, and other assets | (343,714 | ) | (941,529 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | 155,275 | 33,888 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 591,940 | ‒ | ||||||
| Accrued expenses, lease liabilities, and other current liabilities | (1,657,962 | ) | (1,267,094 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (8,403,609 | ) | (6,513,068 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (289,489 | ) | (178,453 | ) | ||||
| Acquisition of intangible asset | (4,932 | ) | (655,574 | ) | ||||
| Disposal of assets | ‒ | 1,960 | ||||||
| Purchase of short-term investments | (20,978,738 | ) | (23,015,397 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments | 15,902,353 | 7,746,155 | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (5,370,806 | ) | (16,101,309 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Proceeds from at-the-market equity financing, net of issuance costs | 9,166,427 | ‒ | ||||||
| Proceeds from public issuance of common stock, net of offering costs | 8,749,467 | ‒ | ||||||
| Issuance costs for public issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants and exercise of pre-funded warrants | ‒ | (1,025 | ) | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 17,915,894 | (1,025 | ) | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 4,141,479 | (22,615,402 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 990,023 | 23,617,733 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 5,131,502 | $ | 1,002,331 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure: | ||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 21,405 | $ | 17,441 | ||||
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About Cyngn
Cyngn develops and deploys autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations like manufacturers and logistics companies. The Company addresses significant challenges facing industrial organizations today, such as labor shortages and costly safety incidents.
Cyngn’s DriveMod technology empowers customers to seamlessly bring self-driving technology to their operations without high upfront costs or infrastructure installations. DriveMod is currently available on Motrec MT-160 Tuggers and BYD Forklifts.
The DriveMod Tugger hauls up to 12,000 lbs, travels inside and out, and targets a typical payback period of less than 2 years. The DriveMod Forklift lifts heavy loads that use non-standard pallets and is currently available to select customers.
Investor Contact:
Natalie Russell
CFO
investors@cyngn.com
Media Contact:
Luke Renner
Head of Marketing
media@cyngn.com
Where to Find Cyngn:
| ● | Website: https://cyngn.com |
| ● | X: https://x.com/cyngn |
| ● | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyngn |
| ● | YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cyngnhq |
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a forward-looking statement and may be identified by the use of words and phrases such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “will,” “will likely result,” “will continue,” “plans to,” “potential,” “promising,” and similar expressions. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risk factors described from time to time in the Company’s reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation the risk factors discussed in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026. Readers are cautioned that it is not possible to predict or identify all the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Cyngn undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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