Knightscope posts preliminary Q2 revenue of $9M
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Knightscope, Inc. reported preliminary, unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, indicating approximately $9 million in revenue, more than 200% above the $2.7 million recorded in the same quarter a year earlier and described as a new quarterly record.
The company, which provides an integrated Autonomous Security Force, now serves 434 clients across 42 U.S. states. Management stated that these figures are estimates subject to quarter-end financial closing and review procedures and expects to release full second‑quarter results in mid‑August 2026.
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- Preliminary Q2 2026 revenue of approximately $9 million, more than 200% above $2.7 million a year earlier, represents a new quarterly record for the company.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 20, 2026, Knightscope, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing preliminary, unaudited financial and operational results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The preliminary results described in the press release are subject to the completion of the Company's normal quarter-end closing and review procedures and reflect the Company's estimates based on currently available information. Actual results may differ from these preliminary estimates. The Company undertakes no obligation to update this information except as required by law.
The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and 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, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
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99.1 | Press Release of Knightscope, Inc. dated July 20, 2026 |
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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.
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Date: July 20, 2026 | By: | /s/ Apoorv Dwivedi |
Name: | Apoorv Dwivedi | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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Knightscope News Release
July 20, 2026 4:00AM PT
Knightscope Preliminary Q2 Revenue Triples to Approximately $9M
Company releases video featuring its CEO presenting the all-new Autonomous Security Force strategy
Sunnyvale, Calif. – July 20, 2026 – Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP), the security technology company building the nation’s first Autonomous Security Force, today announced preliminary results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. The Company recorded approximately $9 million in revenue for the quarter – an increase of more than 200% compared with $2.7 million in the same quarter last year, and a new quarterly record for the Company, which now serves 434 clients across 42 states in the U.S.
"Our preliminary, second-quarter results are a testament to our vision for developing and deploying hardware, software, and humans together as an integrated security force,” said William Santana Li, Knightscope’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
The revenue figure presented in this release reflects preliminary results that are unaudited and subject to the completion of the Company’s quarter-end financial closing procedures. Actual results may differ from this preliminary estimate. The preliminary estimate has been prepared by, and is the responsibility of, management, and has not been audited by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Li presents the all-new Autonomous Security Force strategy, the new Knightscope, and the path to scale in this video. The Company expects to report full second-quarter results in mid-August 2026. To learn more about the Autonomous Security Force model, visit the Company’s new website at www.knightscope.com.
About Knightscope
Knightscope is a security technology company building the nation’s first Autonomous Security Force. The Company combines autonomous machines, advanced orchestration software, and licensed armed and unarmed security agents to help protect people, property, and critical infrastructure. Knightscope’s long-term mission is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. Learn more at www.knightscope.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "should," "may," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "expects," "plans," "proposes" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release and other communications include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s preliminary unaudited results (which remain subject to completion of quarter-end closing procedures and may differ from final reported results), the timing of the Company’s full results and related filings, and statements about the Company’s goals, profitability, growth, prospects, reduction of expenses, and outlook. Although Knightscope believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, including the factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in Knightscope’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as updated by its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are contained, and Knightscope does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.
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