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Cost cuts, audit restatements and CFO exit reshape SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR)

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SunPower Inc. reported preliminary unaudited Q1 2026 results showing revenue of $72.8M and a GAAP operating loss of $19.2M, compared with Q4 2025 revenue of $91.0M. Despite the loss, GAAP gross margin improved to 62%, up from 51% in Q4.

On a non-GAAP basis, operating loss was $12.9M versus non-GAAP operating income of $3.2M in Q4. Management implemented quarterly cost reductions of $9.9M and estimates Q2 2026 revenue of $75M with an operating loss of about $3.0M, and Q3 2026 revenue of $96M, which they describe as cashflow breakeven.

The company completed a demanding 2025 Form 10-K audit that led to restatements of Q1–Q3 2025, reducing full-year revenue from $308M in prior quarterly reports to $300M in the 10-K and non-GAAP operating income from $10.9M to $7.3M. In response, SunPower accepted the resignation of its CFO Wendell Laidley, temporarily appointed CEO T.J. Rodgers as Principal Financial Officer, and added former ON Semiconductor CFO Bernard Gutmann to its board and audit committee while strengthening internal controls and audit processes.

Positive

  • Margin and cost actions: Q1 2026 GAAP gross margin improved to 62% from 51% in Q4 2025, and management implemented quarterly cost reductions of $9.9M, targeting Q3 2026 cashflow breakeven at projected revenue of $96M with operating income breakeven at $76M of revenue.

Negative

  • Losses, restatements, and CFO resignation: Q1 2026 swung to a GAAP operating loss of $19.2M and non-GAAP loss of $12.9M, while the 2025 audit reduced previously reported revenue to $300M and non-GAAP operating income to $7.3M, led to restatements of Q1–Q3 2025, and coincided with the CFO’s resignation and explicit references to the need to raise additional capital.

Insights

SunPower posts Q1 loss, tightens controls, and targets Q3 breakeven.

SunPower delivered Q1 2026 revenue of $72.8M with a GAAP operating loss of $19.2M, reversing four prior quarters of positive preliminary operating income. Non-GAAP operating loss was $12.9M, while gross margin rose to 62%, indicating healthy unit economics despite lower volume.

The 2025 audit reduced previously reported revenue from $308M to $300M and non-GAAP operating income from $10.9M to $7.3M, triggering restatements for Q1–Q3 2025. The CFO resignation, temporary combination of CEO and Principal Financial Officer roles, and appointment of experienced finance leaders highlight a major remediation effort in accounting and controls.

Management has enacted quarterly cost cuts of $9.9M and guides to Q2 2026 revenue of $75M with about a $3.0M operating loss, and Q3 2026 revenue of $96M, described as cashflow breakeven with operating income breakeven at $76M of revenue. Actual impact will depend on executing cost reductions, realizing forecast bookings in Q3 2026, completing restatements, and securing additional capital as referenced in the forward-looking statements.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure Disclosure
Material non-public information disclosed under Regulation Fair Disclosure, often investor presentations or guidance.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Q1 2026 revenue $72.8M Preliminary GAAP revenue for Q1 2026
Q1 2026 GAAP operating loss $19.2M GAAP operating loss from continuing operations, Q1 2026
Q1 2026 non-GAAP operating loss $12.9M Non-GAAP operating loss, Q1 2026
Q1 2026 gross margin 62% GAAP gross margin in Q1 2026 vs 51% in Q4 2025
Quarterly cost reductions $9.9M per quarter Cost cuts initiated in early May 2026
Q2 2026 revenue estimate $75M Management’s Q2 2026 revenue estimate
Q2 2026 operating loss estimate $3.0M Estimated operating loss for Q2 2026
Q3 2026 revenue forecast $96M Forecast revenue described as cashflow breakeven level
non-GAAP financial measures financial
"In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), SunPower provides additional financial metrics in this press release that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP ("non-GAAP")."
Non-GAAP financial measures are numbers companies use to show their financial performance that exclude certain expenses or income. They help investors see how the company might perform without one-time costs or other unusual items, giving a different perspective from official reports. However, since they can be adjusted, they don’t always tell the full story and should be looked at alongside standard financial figures.
restated 2025 quarterly results financial
"I want to present the restated 2025 quarterly results for revenue and operating income both before and after the 10K adjustments as shown below."
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) accounting procedures regulatory
"the SunPower team responsible for implementing Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) accounting procedures (the standard solution to problems like ours) now reports through our Quality VP"
cashflow breakeven financial
"we forecast our Q3’26 revenue will climb to $96 million – our cashflow breakeven point – as shown on the revenue graph below"
restructuring charges financial
"Restructuring charges | | C | | | 1,016 | | | | 8,428 |"
Restructuring charges are costs that a company pays when it changes how it operates, like closing factories or laying off employees. These expenses are often one-time and happen to help the company become more efficient in the long run. They matter because they can affect the company's profits and how investors see its future prospects.
Preliminary Results financial
"issued a press release announcing its preliminary unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (“Q12026”) (the “Preliminary Results”)"
Revenue $72.8M down from $91.0M in Q4 2025
GAAP operating income (loss) -$19.2M worse than -$12.7M in Q4 2025
Non-GAAP operating income (loss) -$12.9M down from $3.2M in Q4 2025
Gross margin 62% improved from 51% in Q4 2025
Guidance

Management estimates Q2 2026 revenue of about $75M with an operating loss of roughly $3.0M, and forecasts Q3 2026 revenue of $96M as its cashflow breakeven level, citing operating income breakeven at approximately $76M of quarterly revenue.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2026

 

SunPower Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-40117   93-2279786
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1403 N. Research Way, Orem UT   84097
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 299-4943

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   SPWR   The Nasdaq Global Market
         
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   SPWRW   The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 12, 2026, SunPower Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (“Q12026”) (the “Preliminary Results”) and certain updated guidance for 2026 (the “Updated Guidance”). The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Wendell Laidley Resignation

 

On May 7, 2026, Wendell Laidley resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. In connection with Mr. Laidley’s resignation, Thurman J. Rodgers (the Company’s Chief Executive Officer) was appointed as the Company’s Principal Financial Officer, pending the Company’s appointment of a replacement Chief Financial Officer.

 

Appointment of Bernard Gutmann as Director

 

On May 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the (“Board”) of the Company appointed Bernard Gutmann to serve as a director of the Company and as a member of the Audit Committee, effective immediately. Mr. Gutmann will serve an initial term that will expire at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, when he will be up for election for another term.

 

There are no transactions and no proposed transactions between Mr. Gutmann (or any member of his immediate family) and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), and there is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Gutmann and any other person or entity pursuant to which Mr. Gutmann was appointed as a director of the Company.

 

Mr. Gutmann will receive the same compensation and indemnification as the Company’s other non-employee directors. The compensation paid to the Company’s directors is described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2025.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

 

The information furnished in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference under this Item 7.01 as if fully set forth herein.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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Preliminary and Unaudited Financial Results

 

The Preliminary Results and Updated Guidance are preliminary and subject to the Company’s Q12026 financial closing, accounting and reporting processes, as well as the Company’s actual performance. As a result, the Preliminary Results and Updated Guidance may change, including in connection with the finalization of the Company’s financial closing, accounting and reporting processes, and they may not represent, as applicable, the actual financial results for Q12026 or actual performance during 2026. In addition, the Preliminary Results and the Updated Guidance are not a comprehensive statement of the Company’s financial results for Q1 2026, 2026 or any other period, should not be viewed as a substitute for full, audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and are not necessarily indicative of the Company’s results for any future period. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the Preliminary Results or the Updated Guidance provided in Exhibit 99.1

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the Preliminary Results include certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP (“non-GAAP”). Management of the Company believes the non-GAAP financial measures included in the Preliminary Results, in addition to GAAP financial measures, are useful measures of operating performance because the non-GAAP financial measures do not include the impact of items that management does not consider indicative of the Company’s operating performance (as further detailed in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1), which facilitates the analysis of the Company’s core operating results across reporting periods. Such non-GAAP financial measures do not replace the presentation of the Company’s GAAP financial results and should only be used as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, the Company’s financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Descriptions of and reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 are included in such exhibit and related footnotes. Investors should carefully consider the GAAP results presented in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, as well as the Company’s preliminary non-GAAP information and the reconciliations between these presentations included in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, to more fully understand the Company’s business. Non-GAAP financial measures are reported in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Current Report and the exhibit incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act about the Company and its industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the Company’s future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “preliminary,” “will,” “goal,” “prioritize,” “plan,” “target,” “expect,” “in the process”, “focus,” “forecast,” “look forward,” “opportunity,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” and “pursue” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this Current Report and the exhibit incorporated by reference herein include, without limitation: the Company’s Q12026 Preliminary Results, 2026 revenue and operating income projections and the Updated Guidance; the Company’s expectations regarding its Q12026 and fiscal 2026 financial performance; the anticipated timing for the filing of the Form 10-Q for Q12026 and the restatements for Q12025, Q22025 and Q32025; the Company’s expectations regarding the timing of and its ability to raise additional capital, including with respect to any debt and equity deals that may currently be in progress; and expectations and plans relating to cost control efforts and headcount reductions. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the Company’s ability to implement further headcount reductions and cost controls, the Company’s ability to raise capital and maintain expected cash balances, any adjustments, changes or revisions to the Company’s financial results arising from its financial closing procedures, the completion of the Company’s financial statements for Q12026 and the filing of the related Form 10-Q for Q12026, the completion of the restatements for Q12025, Q22025 and Q32025, and other risks and uncertainties applicable to the Company’s business. For additional information on these risks and uncertainties and other potential factors that could affect the Company’s business and financial results or cause actual results to differ from the results predicted, readers should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 14, 2026, the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and other documents that we have filed with, or will file with, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits. 

 

Exhibit Number   Description
99.1   Press release dated May 12, 2026
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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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.

 

Dated: May 12, 2026 SunPower Inc.
   
  By:  /s/ Thurman J. Rodgers
    Thurman J. Rodgers
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

SunPower Reports Q1’26 Results

 

Q1’26 Revenue $72.8 million

 

Q1’26 Op Inc ($12.9) million loss due to revenue miss and staffing for Q3’26 growth

 

Convertible note offering reduced debt by $40 million

 

Bookings increased to a record 4,446 jobs, up from 1,197 in Q1’25 due to acquisitions

 

2025 10K statement filed on time; difficult 10K audit

 

We plan to file the Q1’25-Q3’25 10Q restatements on time

 

OREM, Utah (May 12, 2026) – SunPower Inc. (herein “SunPower,” the “Company,” or Nasdaq: “SPWR”), a solar technology, services, and installation company, will present its Q1’26 results via webcast today, Tuesday, May 12, at 1:00pm ET. Register for the webcast here or by visiting our Events page: https://investors.sunpower.com/news-events/events.

 

Fellow Shareholders:

 

The preliminary, unaudited Q1’26 report is shown below, compared to the Q4’25 results from our recent 10K audit.

 

SunPower Q1’26 Revenue & Operating Income Statement1

 

   GAAP2   NON-GAAP3 
($1000s, except gross margin)  Q1 2026   Q4 20254   Q1 2026   Q4 20254 
Revenue   72,793    90,985    72,793    90,985 
Gross Profit   45,162    45,996    46,883    55,195 
Gross Margin   62%   51%   64%   61%
Operating Expense (Opex)   64,357    58,684    59,748    52,011 
Opex (less commission)   35,793    46,584    31,184    39,911 
Stock Comp, Intangibles, M&A3   6,331    15,872    0    0 
Operating Income (loss)   (19,196)   (12,688)   (12,865)   3,184 
Cash Balance5   9,488    9,617    9,488    9,617 

 

SunPower CEO, T.J. Rodgers, said, “After four consecutive Preliminary Quarter Reports with positive operating income, we lost money in Q1’26 due to lower revenue combined with a ramp in spending for anticipated Q3’26 growth – which we still believe will happen.”

 

 

1Non-GAAP Operating income is based on preliminary, unaudited non-GAAP results posted on the IR section of our website under “News” [us.sunpower.com].
2Our 2025 GAAP financial statements are found in the 10K filing posted on our website.
3Our non-GAAP financials are used to run the company. Our policy allows for only three GAAP/non-GAAP differences: a) no non-cash amortization of intangibles, b) no employee stock compensation charges and c) no one-time restructuring M&A gains or losses.

4Restated 10Q results consistent with adjustments in the 2025 10K report, and upcoming Q1’25-Q3’25 restatements
5Cash balances exclude restricted cash and include issued but uncashed checks.

 

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10K Audit Analysis (by T.J. Rodgers)

 

Before analysing the results from Q1’26 and the forecast for Q2’26, I want to present the restated 2025 quarterly results for revenue and operating income both before and after the 10K adjustments as shown below. During our 2025 10K audit, I realized that our company’s structure, a collection of six non-public companies with immature accounting, presented our finance group with a very tough job – to reconcile our first 10K audited annual results with the preliminary, unaudited “Prior Quarterly Reports” issued in Q1’25-Q4’25, before the 10K audit.

 

These Prior Quarterly Reports came from six different IT systems, two of them now obsolete, but our auditor, BDO, still had to run a full 10K audit process. The financial results for revenue and non-GAAP operating income for the yearly (10K) and quarterly (restated 10Q) are presented below compared to the Prior Quarterly Reports.

 

 

   

Our Prior Quarterly Reports showed four consecutive quarters of non-GAAP operating income in 2025, totalling $10.9 million for the year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our restated reports use retroactive 10K adjustments that made Q1’25 unprofitable, Q3’25 more profitable and lowered the annual non-GAAP operating income to $7.33 million, the new source of truth for our finances.

 

The standard auditing method is to sample line items from our books and ask us to retrieve and supply independent third-party documentation that proves the books are accurate.

 

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Our Prior Quarter Reports showed well vs. the 10K results for full-year revenue (10K: $300 million vs. Prior: $308 million). The extra $8 million in revenue in the Prior Quarterly Reports came from a double booking at legacy company Blue Raven in their now-defunct Albatross accounting system prior to acquisition. Our 2025 10K non-GAAP operating income (10K: $7.3 million vs. Prior: $10.9 million) showed a difference due primarily to pre-acquisition balance sheet assets we wrote off. This result triggered the auditors’ requirement to restate Q1’25 through Q3’25.

 

There are nine steps in our solar installation process that document our reported installation revenue. Our auditors required proof with hard third-party evidence on each of the nine steps of each of our 11,500 jobs in 2025. This process led to 390 formal requests for information from our auditors during the 10K audit.

 

The observations above are made to scope the problem, not to make excuses. The problem is mine. In the semiconductor industry, wafer fabrication equipment is network-connected and self-reports problems. Every wafer is automatically tested hundreds of times in the line. By contrast, while the solar problem is less sophisticated, it is tougher on accounting. SunPower’s solar panels and customers are spread out all over the U.S. – where a fraction of our customers, for example the new homeowners, are often non-responsive. Nonetheless, solar financial reporting must meet full public company standards. In 34 years as the CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, we reported zero restated quarters. I actually verified that fact to insure I was not remembering the “good old days” as better than reality.

 

What SunPower has done: 1) We have received and accepted the resignation of the CFO, 2) I have been appointed by the board of directors as SunPower’s Principal Financial Officer for approximately one month, until we hire our current CFO candidate, 3) the board has appointed Bernard Gutmann (eight years as the CFO of the $42 billion chip company ON Semiconductor) to the board and to serve on our audit committee, 4) the SunPower team responsible for implementing Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) accounting procedures (the standard solution to problems like ours) now reports through our Quality VP, Surinder Bedi, directly to the Chairman of our Audit Committee, Ron Pasek (the board’s other former CFO), 5) all SunPower responses to audit questions are now formal documents reviewed by our Quality Department and typically delivered to our auditors in less than two hours after the request, and 6) during our first 10K audit and in the future, we will bolster the finance team with people from both Operations and Quality to help respond to complex audit questions more quickly and accurately.

 

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Rodgers continued, “The vision above is not a CEO’s zero-defect dream. A similar SunPower financial zero-defect effort led by Quality in 2025 permanently eliminated the input data quality problems suffered by one of our funding sources, reducing a 16% submission error rate on payment requests to 0.00% – for a full year. The effort led to SunPower’s being recognized as a “Platinum Partner” with reduced financing fees. One of my overarching corporate goals is to use quality of execution as a competitive weapon.

 

Q1’26 Results and Beyond

 

Our Q1’26 revenue was $72.8 million, down 9% from our Q4’25 $80 million guidance, primarily due to our Q1’26 revenue slowdown, which was actually mild compared to the market. This alone would have led to only a $1.8 million operating income fall through, but

 

Our non-GAAP operating income was driven to $(12.9) million by another $9.9 million in added spending in anticipation of what we still expect to be a big Q3’26.

 

Our ending cash balance was $9.5 million vs. $9.6 million last quarter

 

Q2’26 had been on target until the end of April. We reacted immediately in early May with $9.9 million in quarterly cost cutting, using a RIF and other cost reductions.

 

What SunPower has done:

 

RIFed 115 employees.

 

Installed an across-the-board four-day workweek until September.

 

Cut the inside sales group from 90 to 15 people, affecting revenue less than 10% because paradoxically call center sales have lower profit and a worse cashflow profile than does our conventional 1,552-member salesforce.

 

Reduced finance costs, which had ballooned during the 10K audit.

 

Rodgers continued, “These actions reduced our ongoing operating expense permanently by about $9.9 million per quarter, starting in May, too late to help Q1’26, but 60% of those savings will help Q2’26. Hence, for our current Q2’26 revenue estimate of $75 million, we estimate our operating loss will be about $3.0 million. Finally, we forecast our Q3’26 revenue will climb to $96 million – our cashflow breakeven point – as shown on the revenue graph below, which also shows our current operating income breakeven revenue of $76 million.

 

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Rodgers concluded, “Our Q1’26 bookings shown below were driven by acquisitions to record levels, which will show up in revenue in Q3’26 and beyond.”

 

 

  

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About SunPower

 

SunPower Inc. (Nasdaq: SPWR) is a leading residential solar services provider in North America. The Company’s digital platform and installation services support energy needs for customers wishing to make the transition to a more energy-efficient lifestyle. For more information visit www.sunpower.com.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, about us and our industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “preliminary,” “will,” “goal,” “prioritize,” “plan,” “target,” “expect,” “in the process,” “focus,” “forecast,” “look forward,” “opportunity,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” and “pursue” or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, our Q2’26 revenue and operating profit projections, our expectations regarding our financial performance, including our revenue plan; the anticipated timing for the filing of the Q1’26 Form 10-Q and Q1’25 – Q3’25 Form 10-Q restatements; and our expectations regarding the benefits of or our acquisitions; our expectations regarding steps taken to improve our internal controls and procedures; the anticipated impacts and benefits of our cost control efforts; and our expectations and plans relating to further cost control efforts. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, our ability to implement further headcount reductions and cost controls, our ability to integrate and operate the combined business with Sunder and Ambia, our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of acquisitions (including Sunder, Ambia and Cobalt), our ability to raise capital and maintain expected cash balances, global market conditions, any adjustments, changes or revisions to our financial results arising from our financial closing procedures, the completion of our financial statements for Q1’26 and the filing of the related Form 10-Q, the completion of our restatements for Q1’25 – Q3’25, and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our business. For additional information on these risks and uncertainties and other potential factors that could affect our business and financial results or cause actual results to differ from the results predicted, readers should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 14, 2026, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and other documents that we have filed with, or will file with, the SEC. Such filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and SunPower assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

Preliminary and Unaudited Financial Results

 

The selected unaudited financial results for the Q1’26 are preliminary and subject to our quarter-end accounting procedures. As a result, the financial results presented in this press release may change in connection with the finalization of our closing and reporting processes and financial statements for Q1’26 and may not represent the actual financial results for such period. In addition, the information in this press release is not a comprehensive statement of our financial results for Q1’26, should not be viewed as a substitute for financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and are not necessarily indicative of our results for any future period.

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), SunPower provides additional financial metrics in this press release that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP ("non-GAAP"). Management believes the non-GAAP financial measures in this press release, in addition to GAAP financial measures, are useful measures of operating performance because the non-GAAP financial measures do not include the impact of items that management does not consider indicative of SunPower’s operating performance, such as amortization of goodwill and expensing employee stock options in addition to accounting for their dilutive effect, which facilitates the analysis of SunPower’s core operating results across reporting periods. The non-GAAP financial measures do not replace the presentation of SunPower’s GAAP financial results and should only be used as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, SunPower’s financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Descriptions of and reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are included in the financial table above and related footnotes. We encourage investors to carefully consider our preliminary results under GAAP, as well as our preliminary non-GAAP information and the reconciliations between these presentations, to more fully understand our business. Non-GAAP financial measures are reported in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

Company Contacts:

 

Sioban Hickie

VP Investor Relations

IR@sunpower.com

(801) 515-8727

 

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SUNPOWER

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (PRELIMINARY)

 

(In Thousands)

 

      AS REPORTED Unaudited 
   Note  Q1 2026   Q4 2025 
GAAP operating Income (loss) from continuing operations     (19,196)   (12,688)
              
Depreciation and amortization  A   3,710    4,833 
Stock based compensation  B   1,605    2,611 
Restructuring charges  C   1,016    8,428 
Total of Non-GAAP adjustments     6,331   15,872 
              
Non-GAAP Operating Income (loss)      (12,865)   3,184 

 

Notes:

 

(A)Depreciation and amortization: Depreciation and amortization related to capital expenditures.

 

(B)Stock-based compensation: Stock-based compensation relates to our equity incentive awards and for services paid in warrants. Stock-based compensation is a non-cash

 

(C)Acquisition Costs: Costs primarily related to acquisition, headcount reductions (i.e. severence), legal, professional services (i.e. historical carveout audits) and due diligence.

 

Source: SunPower Inc.

 

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FAQ

What were SunPower (SPWR) preliminary Q1 2026 financial results?

SunPower reported preliminary Q1 2026 revenue of about $72.8M and a GAAP operating loss of $19.2M. Non-GAAP operating loss was $12.9M, while GAAP gross margin improved to 62%, up from 51% in Q4 2025, reflecting healthier underlying margins.

How did SunPower’s 2025 audit and restatements affect reported results?

The 2025 audit reduced previously reported full-year revenue from $308M in prior quarterly reports to $300M in the Form 10-K. Non-GAAP operating income declined from $10.9M to $7.3M, prompting restatements for Q1–Q3 2025 and extensive audit evidence gathering across roughly 11,500 jobs.

What cost-cutting measures did SunPower (SPWR) implement in 2026?

In early May 2026, SunPower initiated quarterly cost reductions of about $9.9M through a reduction in force and other savings. Management expects roughly 60% of these savings to benefit Q2 2026, with the full quarterly impact supporting its breakeven targets from Q3 2026 onward.

What guidance did SunPower give for Q2 and Q3 2026 performance?

SunPower estimated Q2 2026 revenue of about $75M and an operating loss around $3.0M. For Q3 2026, it forecast revenue of $96M, described as the company’s cashflow breakeven level, with operating income breakeven cited at approximately $76M in quarterly revenue.

What leadership and governance changes did SunPower announce?

SunPower disclosed that CFO Wendell Laidley resigned on May 7, 2026. CEO T.J. Rodgers was appointed Principal Financial Officer on an interim basis, and the board added former ON Semiconductor CFO Bernard Gutmann as a director and audit committee member to strengthen financial oversight.

How is SunPower addressing its accounting and internal control challenges?

SunPower described extensive steps, including routing Sarbanes-Oxley implementation through its Quality VP, formalizing responses to auditor requests, and involving operations and quality staff in audits. The company referenced a prior quality initiative that cut a funding partner’s submission error rate from 16% to 0.00% over a year.

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