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Unusual Machines (NYSE: UMAC) posts Q1 profit as revenue jumps 296% and cash tops $222M

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Unusual Machines reported rapid Q1 2026 growth with headline profitability driven by investments. Revenue reached about $8.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, a 296% increase year over year. Gross margin was roughly 33%, down from 36% in Q4 2025 as headcount and manufacturing capacity expanded.

The company recorded an operating loss of about $7.3 million, with total operating expenses near $9.9 million and significant non-cash stock compensation. Net income attributable to common shareholders was approximately $10.3 million, or $0.22 per share, mainly reflecting unrealized and realized gains on short-term investments.

Cash and cash equivalents were about $222.9 million as of March 31, 2026, up from $103.2 million, supported by roughly $150 million of common stock financing at $17 per share and warrant exercises. Working capital was about $312.7 million. Management highlighted strong demand from U.S. defense-related drone programs, ongoing expansion of manufacturing (including headsets and planned batteries and cameras), and a goal of achieving cash-flow-positive operations from the business by the end of 2026.

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Explosive revenue growth and fresh capital, but core operations still loss-making.

Unusual Machines delivered Q1 2026 revenue of $8.1 million, up 296% year over year, while expanding headcount from 81 to 141 employees by quarter-end. This scale-up pressured margins, with gross margin around 33% and an operating loss near $7.3 million.

Bottom-line net income of about $10.3 million was largely driven by unrealized and realized gains on short-term investments totaling roughly $16.8 million, plus interest income. Management’s own non-GAAP view shows adjusted EBITDA around $(1) million, underscoring that the underlying business is not yet generating operating profit.

Liquidity is a clear strength: cash reached roughly $222.9 million and working capital about $312.7 million, helped by an equity raise of about $150 million at $17 per share and warrant exercises. The company plans further capacity expansion and targets cash-flow-positive operations by the end of 2026, while demand indicators such as the Drone Dominance program and counter-drone needs support its growth narrative.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Q1 2026 Revenue $8.10M Three months ended March 31, 2026; 296% year-over-year increase
Gross Margin 33% Q1 2026, down from 36% in Q4 2025 as capacity scaled
Operating Loss $7.26M Loss from operations for Q1 2026 versus $3.27M loss in Q1 2025
Net Income $10.28M Net income for Q1 2026 versus $3.27M net loss in Q1 2025
Adjusted EBITDA $(1)M Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for Q1 2026 per management reconciliation
Cash Balance $222.94M Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2026; up from $103.26M at December 31, 2025
Equity Financing $150M at $17/share Confidentially marketed public offering completed in Q1 2026
Working Capital $312.7M Net working capital at the end of Q1 2026 from Table 3
confidentially marketed public offering financial
"We raised $150 million in a confidentially marketed public offering priced at $17 per share."
A confidentially marketed public offering is a planned sale of a company's shares to the public that is promoted privately to a small group of investors before being announced broadly. Think of it like quietly asking a few trusted buyers if they’re interested before putting items up for sale in a public marketplace; it lets the company test demand, set price expectations and limit market disruption. For investors, it signals potential share dilution, gives clues about demand and pricing, and may affect short-term stock volatility and investment decisions.
Adjusted EBITDA financial
"Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2026 | | $ | (1)"
Adjusted EBITDA is a way companies measure how much money they make from their core operations, like running a business, by removing certain costs or income that aren’t part of regular business activities. It helps investors see how well a company is doing without distractions from unusual expenses or gains, making it easier to compare companies or track performance over time.
working capital financial
"At the end of Q1 2026, our working capital was approximately $312.7 million."
Working capital is the money a business has available to cover its daily expenses, like paying bills and buying supplies. It’s like the cash in your wallet that helps you handle everyday costs; having enough ensures the business can operate smoothly without running into money shortages.
NDAA-compliant drone components technical
"a leading provider of NDAA-compliant drone components, today announced it filed its Form 10-Q"
unrealized gain from investments financial
"Unrealized gain from short-term investments was $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026"
forward-looking statements regulatory
"This shareholder letter contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995."
Forward-looking statements are predictions or plans that companies share about what they expect to happen in the future, like estimating sales or profits. They matter because they help investors understand a company's outlook, but since they are based on guesses and assumptions, they can sometimes be wrong.
Revenue $8.10M +296% year over year
Gross Margin 33% down from 36% in Q4 2025; improved versus prior year
Operating Loss $7.26M wider than $3.27M loss in Q1 2025
Net Income $10.28M from $3.27M net loss in Q1 2025
Adjusted EBITDA $(1)M non-GAAP, reflects core operations after adjustments
Cash and Cash Equivalents $222.94M up from $103.26M at December 31, 2025
Guidance

Management targets returning gross margins toward 40% and achieving cash-flow-positive operations from the business by the end of 2026, while continuing to scale manufacturing and support growing drone-related demand.

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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 14, 2026

 

Unusual Machines, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-41961   66-0927642
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

5728 Major Blvd, Ste #250    
Orlando, FL   32819
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 893-7663

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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, $0.01 UMAC NYSE American

 

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 14, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a letter to shareholders announcing its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the shareholder letter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information contained in this Item 2.02 or Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit No.   Exhibit
     
99.1  

Shareholder Letter dated May 14, 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.

 

  Unusual Machines, Inc.
     
Date: May 14, 2026 By: /s/ Brian Hoff
  Name:

Brian Hoff

  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Unusual Machines First Quarter 2026 Shareholder Letter

 

Conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET

 

ORLANDO, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / May 14, 2026 / **Unusual Machines (NYSE American: UMAC) ("Unusual Machines" or the "Company"), a leading provider of NDAA-compliant drone components, today announced it filed its Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 and provided the following letter to its shareholders from CEO Allan Evans.

 

Dear Shareholders,

 

This shareholder letter follows the completion of our first quarter of 2026.

 

We continued to successfully execute our growth plan during the quarter.

 

In the first quarter, we generated $8.1 million in revenue, reflecting a 296% year-over-year growth compared to the first quarter of 2025 and a 65% quarter-over-quarter growth over the fourth quarter of 2025. We are profitable and generated over $10 million in net income in the first quarter. Even after excluding unrealized gains from investments, we generated a net profit of $0.8M. At a very high level, we are doing something unusual - rapid growth without burning cash too quickly.

 

The financial details reveal a comprehensive growth story in a very high-demand market. The growth in revenue is, in part, the result of the growth in headcount and capacity from last quarter. In Q4 of 2025, we grew from 38 to 81 employees. This subsequently contributed to the rapid revenue growth in Q1. This capacity growth continued through the first quarter as we went from 81 to 141 employees. This type of growth naturally has a negative impact on margins, as new manufacturing employees factor into our production costs and, eventually, into the cost of goods sold. Our gross margins followed this pattern and decreased to 32.8%, which we expect will recover to about 40% once growth eventually slows down.

 

Growth also resulted in increased operating costs. Our total operating expenses for the quarter were approximately $9.9 million, resulting in a GAAP net operating loss of approximately $7.3 million. This includes non-cash expenses of approximately $4.0 million and other non-recurring expenses of approximately $1.1 million. This brings our operational net loss for the quarter to approximately $1.5 million. See the discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measure below. This is the first quarter where our operational net loss has exceeded $1.0 million since we became a public company. These costs do not worry us, as they reflect the investment needed to build capacity ahead of revenue generation. Our rapid growth has moved our operating breakeven point from our previously calculated $30-40 million in annual revenue to a higher level. This choice was made consciously to capture as much market share as possible during this phase of unprecedented market expansion. We constantly seek to “right-size” the company, and currently, in our view, we are still much too small.

 

To facilitate faster growth, several important developments have happened since the quarter ended. We raised $150 million in a confidentially marketed public offering priced at $17 per share. We then used our strengthened cash position to place approximately $75 million in raw material orders to ensure we have the inputs necessary to continue delivering to our customers. We also recently announced the acquisition of Upgrade Energy to dramatically accelerate our battery production plans.

 

Our capital position allows us to continue to grow as fast as we can to support the rapidly scaling domestic drone ecosystem, which is creating significant demand for our products.

 

We want to take this opportunity to provide additional context around our financial results and the scaling of Unusual Machines as we continue to execute in this growth phase.

 

 

 

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Operations Update

 

We continue with workforce expansion. Headcount grew from 81 employees at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025 to 141 at the end of the first quarter. As of today, the company has grown to more than 190 employees, and we are continuing to expand and scale production.

 

Our Fat Shark headset production facility started to produce U.S.-made headsets at scale in January. We have seen solid demand for this new product category and continued growth in our ability to manufacture at scale. This is our first production facility in Orlando that works with optics, and its success will serve as a starting point for on-shoring the production of additional optical products such as cameras.

 

Demand is not being driven by a single product or customer. We are adding shifts and increasing capacity for all of our facilities. Our largest customer in the first quarter of 2026 represented approximately 19% of our total Q1 revenue, and our single best-selling product was approximately 12.7% of our revenue. This mix is a sign of the robust growth we are seeing across our entire business as we scale.

 

The drivers for growth can be seen across our first-quarter financial results. We increased raw material and prepaid inventory from $13.9 million as of December 31, 2025 to $25.8 million as of March 31, 2026. The conversion of the inventory resulted in rapid sales as our finished inventory value changed very little from $1.1 million as of December 31, 2025 to $1.6 million as of March 31, 2026. We spent money on additional equipment to further expand our motor production, which is part of the $0.7 million in Capex.

 

Demand continues to be robust. There are several public indicators of this demand. In the first quarter, the Drone Dominance program, a $1.1 billion Department of War (DoW) program, announced the first set of contract awardees. Over half of the selected companies are our customers. That program continues to run on schedule with Phase 2 dates already set, and the sourcing requirements favor U.S. production of components. The conflict in Iran has created a market for counter drones (cUAS), which use the same parts that we make for small drones, as exemplified through a recently announced order with PowerUS. These public indicators represent a small subset of the expected total demand coming from different drone companies servicing the DoW.

 

We plan to continue our relentless pace of expansion until we get much closer to meeting the supply volume needed to satiate the ever-growing demand for domestic drone components.

 

Cash Flow Management

 

Responsible cash management is core to our ethos, and I want to highlight how we balance the costs of operational growth with our cash-management strategy.

We ended the quarter with approximately $222.9 million in cash. The increase in cash was bolstered by an equity financing of approximately $150 million at $17 per share. Our cash position allows us to invest aggressively in scaling the company while maintaining financial flexibility and providing a working-capital basis to manage inventory and material flow.

 

 

 

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Cash can be allocated to many different balance sheet categories at any given time. It can be used to purchase inventory, fund capital equipment, etc. The purpose of these balance sheet activities is to use the cash to generate a positive return. The best way to measure cash flow for our business is to aggregate these categories and subtract payables to quickly understand the financial health of our entire business. We call this our working capital, and it is summarized in Table 3. At the end of Q1 2026, our working capital was approximately $312.7 million. Through all activities across the first quarter of 2026, we generated an operating cash gain of approximately $4.8 million.

 

In this same quarter, we recognized a GAAP net income of approximately $10.3 million. This blended GAAP gain is primarily driven by unrealized gains from our investments of approximately $9.5 million. Reference Table 2 for additional details related to our operating and non-GAAP financial metrics.

 

By any metric, we are growing and generating net income. This allows us to plan and build the company without requiring additional financing or being susceptible to market dynamics associated with regularly generating cash losses.

  

Looking Ahead

 

Our priorities moving forward remain clear.

 

Scale Manufacturing

 

We are continuing to scale as quickly as possible. We continue to add people, shifts, and equipment to all our production facilities. With the pending acquisition of Upgrade Energy, we anticipate adding battery pack manufacturing in both Orlando and California as the acquisition nears closing. We are also on track to add camera manufacturing in late 2026. We plan to dramatically increase our motor production capacity in the second half of 2026 with our automated production equipment and are expanding capacity in other ways prior to that equipment coming online.

 

Grow Revenue and Manage Margins

 

As we scale manufacturing, we will need to grow revenue to consume the additional material purchases or risk scaling ahead of demand and incurring significant losses. We do not believe we will be demand-limited in the next 18 months. The Drone Dominance program is on time, and Phase 2 is already scheduled. Counter-drone demand is starting to materialize. The proposed budget for the Department of War is 50% larger than last year’s, and the allocation to the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG), a specialized Pentagon unit, is ballooning to $56B. In addition, the FAA is moving to enact rules that will enable drone delivery and dramatically expand the domestic drone marketplace in late 2027. Every demand indicator is growing and appears to still be in the very early stages.

 

New products, processes, and production facilities will continue to introduce inefficiencies that will reduce gross margins in the short term. This margin impact is generally the most pronounced in the quarter after a facility is operational. For instance, our gross margin in Q1 of 2026 was approximately 33%, down from 36% in Q4 of 2025. I expect production margins to hold steady in Q2 before rebounding as the margin impacts are not realized until after the product is shipped. Once we get past these initial inefficiencies, we will work to return margins to our 40% target, which may not happen until late 2026 or early 2027.

 

Drive Toward Cash Flow Positive Operations

 

Our long-term goal is to build a profitable and sustainable business. We were cash-flow positive in the first quarter of 2026, but we still incurred a loss from operations. Our next financial goal is for our operations to be cash flow positive. We are pushing to achieve this by the end of 2026 as revenues increase and margins recover from the anticipated pressure associated with the inefficiencies that come from the introduction of new operating centers and processes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Closing Thoughts

 

2026 has started with a bang. Unusual Machines is firmly in the early stages of growth, and we are doing it without burning cash too quickly. The demand signals are overwhelming, and we are aggressively pursuing the emerging market opportunity created by the DoW and the FCC regulatory actions, emphasizing the need for a domestic supply chain.

 

We continue to expand our team, strengthen our balance sheet, and build the operational capacity needed to support increasing demand for NDAA-compliant drone components. We also continue to add product categories such as headsets and batteries and expect to continue expanding operations to meet demand.

 

We believe the U.S. drone industry is still in its early stages of development, and the need for secure, domestic supply chains will continue to grow. Our focus remains on building the infrastructure necessary to support that ecosystem, and we are pursuing this with the expectation that we will not be demand-limited for the next 18 months.

 

We appreciate the continued support and confidence of our employees, our customers, and our shareholders.

 

Sincerely,

Allan Evans
CEO
Unusual Machines

 

Conference Call and Webcast Details

 

Participants may dial (888)506-0062 or (973)528-0011 for international callers. Please use access code 445017. An audio webcast will also be available HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

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First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

 

·Revenues totaled approximately $8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 which was a 296% increase for the first quarter year over year.
·Gross margin for the first quarter was approximately 33%, which improved from the prior year, due in part to an increase in enterprise sales, increasing costs related to tariffs, and expanding certain retail margins. It decreased from the prior quarter as we continue to scale our manufacturing staff, which is included in our product-related costs.
·Our loss from operations was approximately $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to an operating loss of $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Included in this is non-cash stock compensation expense of $3.9 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
·Interest income was $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 related to interest earned from our cash balance, which increased from our recent common stock offering.
·Unrealized gain from short-term investments was $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and realized gains from short-term investments were $7.3 million related to investment gains from our investments made during the quarter. We did not have any unrealized or realized gains in the first quarter of 2025.
·Net income attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was approximately $10.3 million, or $0.22 per share, as compared to a net loss of approximately $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, or ($0.21) per share. See Table 2 for additional details.
·We had approximately $222.9 million of cash as of March 31, 2026 as compared to $103.2 million as of December 31, 2025. The increase in cash primarily relates to our common stock offering completed in March 2026 and cash exercise of warrants in January 2026. See Table 1 for additional details.

 

For further information concerning our financial results, see the tables attached to this shareholders’ letter.

 

About Unusual Machines

 

Unusual Machines manufactures and sells drone components and drones across a diversified brand portfolio, which includes Fat Shark, the leader in FPV (first-person view) ultra-low latency video goggles for drone pilots. The Company also retails small, acrobatic FPV drones and equipment directly to consumers through the curated Rotor Riot ecommerce store. With a changing regulatory environment, Unusual Machines seeks to be a dominant Tier-1 parts supplier to the fast-growing multi-billion-dollar U.S. drone industry. According to Fact.MR, the global drone accessories market is currently valued at $17.5 billion and is set to top $115 billion by 2032. For more information, please visit unusualmachines.com.

 

 

 

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Safe Harbor Statement

 

This shareholder letter contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "may," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "plan," "could," "target," "potential," "is likely," "will," "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include: our ability to meet customers’ demands, our future gross margins, our future break-even point from operations, our acquisition of Upgrade Energy and its impact, our future expansion of our operations, and the FAA’s passing of new rules to expand the use of drones domestically. The results expected by some or all of these forward-looking statements may not occur. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance, and are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Factors that affect our ability to achieve these results include the risks that enough of our customers receive orders under the Drone Dominance program and in turn place component orders with us, the risks that our inventory buildup will not become obsolete and we can sell such inventory at reasonable margins, our ability to manage our growth, risks relating to manufacturing bugs or delays, the availability of a satisfactory labor pool to meet our planned growth, potential supply chain issues, the impact from inflation and its continuing to effect the U.S. economy, technical or other issues that may affect the FAA’s rule making process including possible litigation, and the Risk Factors contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and our Prospectus Supplement filed with the SEC on March 19, 2026. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. Any forward-looking statement made by us herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 

Non-GAAP - Financial Measures

 

This shareholder letter includes both financial measures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, as well as a non-GAAP financial measure. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to, and should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss), operating income (loss), and cash flow from operating activities, liquidity or any other financial measures. They may not be indicative of the historical operating results of the Company nor are they intended to be predictive of potential future results. Investors should not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

Our management uses and relies on adjusted net loss, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe that management, analysts, and shareholders benefit from referring to the following non-GAAP financial measure to evaluate and assess our core operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of items that affect comparability. Our management recognizes that the non-GAAP financial measure has inherent limitations because of the excluded items described below.

 

We have included in Table 2 a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. We believe that providing the non-GAAP financial measure, together with reconciliation to GAAP, helps investors make comparisons between the Company and other companies. In making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate their financial performance.

 

 

 

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Table 1

 

Cash balance at December 31, 2025   $ 103.2M  
           
  Q1 cash financings:        
  Public offering, net     138.8M  
  Warrant exercises     3.4M  
  Short-term investments     12.8M  
  Interest income     0.8M  
  Employee stock option exercises     0.1M  
           
  Q1 cash spend:        
  Normal operations     (1.6M)  
  Working capital changes     (1.8M)  
  Non-recurring expenses     (1.7M)  
  Inventory purchases     (12.9M)  
  Equipment purchases     (0.7M)  
  Short-term investments     (17.5M)  
           
Cash Balance at March 31, 2026   $ 222.9M  

 

 

 

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Table 2 (Non-GAAP)

 

Net income for three months ended March 31, 2026   $ 10.3M  
           
  Q1 non-cash income and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026:        
  Unrealized change in short-term investments     (9.5M)  
  Stock compensation expense     3.9M  
  Depreciation and amortization     0.1M  
           
Adjusted operating income for non-cash related activity   $ 4.8M  
           
  Q1 non-operating and non-recurring expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026:        
  Realized gains from short-term investments     (7.3M)  
  Interest income     (0.8M)  
  Non-recurring expenses     1.7M  
           
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2026   $ (1.6M)  

 

Table 3

 

Working Capital Detail

 

   Q1 2026   Q4 2025 
Total current assets  $315.2M   $159.5M 
Total current liabilities less operating lease liability   (1.7M)   (2.1M) 
           
Net working capital  $313.5M  $157.4M 
           
Total financings, net of fees  $138.8M  $157.8M 

 

 

 

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Unusual Machines, Inc.

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

         
  

March 31,

2026

   December 31,
2025
 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $222,939,674   $103,261,397 
Short term investments at fair value   48,156,983    39,217,909 
Short term investments at cost   12,500,000     
Accounts receivable   3,128,885    1,564,739 
Related party accounts receivable   468,136    214,684 
Inventories   13,827,189    5,316,648 
Prepaid inventory   13,566,078    9,748,483 
Other current assets   618,626    190,622 
Total current assets   315,205,571    159,511,482 
           
Non-current assets:          
Property and equipment, net   2,925,948    2,233,891 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   3,273,433    2,607,256 
Other assets   198,734    197,785 
Goodwill   15,596,105    15,596,105 
Intangible assets, net   2,503,262    2,561,895 
Total non-current assets   24,497,482    23,196,932 
           
Total assets  $339,703,053   $182,708,414 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $1,071,486   $1,506,793 
Deferred revenue   672,568    638,125 
Operating lease liability   714,139    456,429 
Total current liabilities   2,458,193    2,601,347 
           
Long-term liabilities          
Deferred tax liability   146,772    146,772 
Operating lease liability – long term   2,613,688    2,173,626 
Contingent consideration   2,847,000    2,847,000 
Total current liabilities   5,607,460    5,167,398 
Total liabilities   8,065,653    7,768,745 
           
Commitments and contingencies (See note 12)          
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 authorized and 47,793,923 and 37,759,911 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively   477,938    377,596 
Additional paid in capital   375,960,699    229,665,735 
Accumulated deficit   (44,824,137)   (55,107,131)
Accumulated other comprehensive income   22,901    3,470 
Total stockholders’ equity   331,637,400    174,939,670 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $339,703,053   $182,708,414 

 

 

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Unusual Machines, Inc.

Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (loss)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

(Unaudited)

         
   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2026   2025 
Sales  $8,095,836   $2,042,300 
           
Cost of goods sold   5,441,729    1,545,493 
           
Gross profit   2,654,107    496,807 
           
Operating expenses:          
Operations   1,948,899    302,602 
Research and development   91,143    7,903 
Selling and marketing   580,039    207,616 
General and administrative   7,228,200    3,225,904 
Depreciation and amortization   64,813    20,593 
Total operating expenses   9,913,094    3,764,618 
           
Loss from operations   (7,258,987)   (3,267,811)
           
Other income and (expense):          
Interest income   792,078    1,532 
Unrealized gain from investments   9,492,076     
Realized gain from investments   7,264,743     
Loss from foreign currency transactions   (6,548)    
Interest expense   (368)    
Total other income and (expense), net   17,541,981    1,532 
           
Net income (loss) before income tax   10,282,994    (3,266,279)
           
Income tax benefit (expense)        
           
Net income (loss)  $10,282,994   $(3,266,279)
           
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME          
           
Net income (loss)   10,282,994    (3,266,279)
           
Foreign currency translation adjustment   19,431     
           
Comprehensive income (loss)  $10,302,425   $(3,266,279)
           
Net loss per share          
Basic  $0.22   $(0.21)
Diluted  $0.21   $(0.21)
           
Weighted average common shares outstanding          
Basic   46,708,842    15,902,473 
Diluted   48,134,348    15,902,473 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

(Unaudited)

 

                                                 
    Common Stock     Additional Paid-In     Accumulated     Accumulated Other Comprehensive     Total Stockholders’  
    Shares     Value     Capital     Deficit     Income     Equity  
Balance, December 31, 2024     15,122,018     $ 151,221     $ 50,580,235     $ (35,913,514 )   $     $ 14,817,942  
                                                 
Issuance of common shares, equity incentive plan     483,546       4,835       (4,835 )                  
Cash exercise of warrants     1,224,606       12,246       2,424,720                   2,436,966  
Stock compensation expense - vested stock                 1,883,433                   1,883,433  
Stock compensation expense                 22,940                   22,940  
Net loss                         (3,266,279 )           (3,266,279 )
Balance, March 31, 2025     16,830,170     $ 168,302     $ 54,906,493     $ (39,179,793 )   $     $ 15,895,002  
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
Balance, December 31, 2025     37,759,911     $ 377,596     $ 229,665,736     $ (55,107,131 )   $ 3,470     $ 174,939,670  
                                                 
Issuance of common shares, employees, officers, and directors     745,883       7,460       (7,460 )                  
Issuance of common shares, option exercises     74,600       747       259,587                   260,334  
Issuance of common shares, consulting services     40,000       400       (400 )                  
Issuance of common shares, confidentially marketed public offering     8,823,529       88,235       138,711,758                   138,799,993  
Issuance of common shares, warrant exercise     350,000       3,500       3,391,500                   3,395,000  
Stock compensation expense - options                 291,412                   291,412  
Stock compensation expense - vested stock                 3,648,567                   3,648,567  
Net income                       10,282,994             10,282,994  
Foreign currency translation                             19,431       19,431  
Balance, March 31, 2026     47,793,923     $ 477,938     $ 375,960,699     $ (44,824,137 )   $ 22,901     $ 331,637,400  

 

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

(Unaudited)

         
   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2026   2025 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net income (loss)  $10,282,994   $(3,266,279)
Depreciation and amortization   64,813    20,593 
Share-based compensation expense   3,939,979    1,906,373 
Unrealized gain on short term investments   (9,492,076)    
Realized gain on short term investments   (7,264,743)    
Change in assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (1,817,598)   15,625 
Inventory   (8,510,541)   121,213 
Prepaid inventory   (3,817,595)   69,449 
Other assets   (428,004)   (173,647)
Right of use asset   (667,125)   17,264 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   (435,307)   191,822 
Operating lease liabilities   697,772    (16,095)
Deferred revenue and other current liabilities   34,443    (79,946)
Net cash used in operating activities   (17,412,987)   (1,193,628)
           
Cash flows from investing activities          
Purchase of short term investments   (17,500,000)    
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments   12,814,743     
Purchase of property and equipment   (698,237)    
Net cash used in investing activities   (5,383,494)    
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Gross proceeds from issuance of common shares, public offering   149,999,993     
Proceeds from option exercises   260,334     
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, warrant exercises   3,395,000    2,436,966 
Common share issuance offering costs   (11,200,000)    
Net cash provided by financing activities   142,455,327    2,436,966 
           
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   119,658,846    1,243,338 
Effect of exchange rates changes on cash   19,431     
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   103,261,397    3,757,323 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $222,939,674   $5,000,661 

 

 

 

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FAQ

How did Unusual Machines (UMAC) perform financially in Q1 2026?

Unusual Machines reported Q1 2026 revenue of about $8.1 million, a 296% year-over-year increase, and net income of roughly $10.3 million. The quarter’s headline profit mainly reflected gains on short-term investments and interest income rather than core operating profitability.

What were Unusual Machines’ margins and operating results in Q1 2026?

Unusual Machines generated a Q1 2026 gross margin of about 33% and an operating loss of roughly $7.3 million. Operating expenses were around $9.9 million, including significant non-cash stock compensation, as the company rapidly expanded manufacturing capacity and headcount.

How strong is Unusual Machines’ cash and working capital position?

As of March 31, 2026, Unusual Machines held approximately $222.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and about $315.2 million in total current assets. Net working capital was roughly $312.7 million, supported by a common stock offering and warrant exercises completed during the quarter.

How did Unusual Machines’ Q1 2026 net income compare with 2025?

For Q1 2026, Unusual Machines reported net income of about $10.3 million, or $0.22 per basic share, versus a net loss of roughly $3.3 million, or ($0.21) per share, in Q1 2025. The swing primarily reflects investment-related gains and higher interest income.

What financing actions did Unusual Machines take in early 2026?

During Q1 2026, Unusual Machines completed a confidentially marketed public offering raising about $150 million at $17 per share and received additional cash from warrant and option exercises. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled roughly $142.5 million in the quarter.

What are Unusual Machines’ strategic priorities after Q1 2026?

Unusual Machines plans to keep scaling manufacturing, including motors, headsets and future battery and camera production. Management aims to grow revenue, restore gross margins toward a 40% target, and reach cash-flow-positive operations from the business by the end of 2026.

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