Firefly Aerospace Q3 2026 revenue jumps 259% to $111M
A record $1.7 billion backlog and 2026 revenue outlook of $440 million to $450 million frame the quarter’s program expansion.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Firefly Aerospace Inc. (FLY) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $110.682 million, up 259% from $30.778 million a year earlier, while net loss narrowed to $94.198 million from $133.412 million. Adjusted EBITDA loss was $69.527 million, compared with $46.332 million, and cash used in operating activities was $69.700 million versus $53.046 million.
Backlog reached a record $1.7 billion at quarter-end, up from $1.5 billion at the prior quarter-end. Firefly began operating its expanded cleanroom, which enables simultaneous assembly and integration of up to 12 lunar landers and orbital vehicles. The company signed AST SpaceMobile contracts valued at more than $1.3 billion and was awarded a $94 million Space Force Ground-Based Radar Digitization contract.
Other program updates included a $13 million subcontract supporting NASA JPL’s SkyFall mission and two commercial Alpha launch contracts from Sweden. Firefly expects 2026 full-year revenue to be between $440 million and $450 million.
How this balance works
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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
- Moderate pointThird-quarter revenue rose 259% year over year to $110.682 million.
- Moderate pointGAAP net loss narrowed to $94.198 million from $133.412 million year over year.
Negative
- Moderate pointAdjusted EBITDA loss widened to $69.527 million from $46.332 million year over year.
- Moderate pointOperating cash use increased to $69.700 million from $53.046 million year over year.
Filing Explained
This 8-K furnishes Firefly’s third-quarter results; its September 30 balance sheet reports 171,627 thousand common shares outstanding, versus 159,276 thousand at December 31, 2025, expanding the share base and reducing the percentage ownership of holders who did not add shares, absent offsetting changes.
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Earnings Snapshot
Firefly expects 2026 full-year revenue to be between $440 million and $450 million.
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