Veritone (NASDAQ: VERI) posts Q1 2026 loss but reaffirms 48% revenue growth outlook
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Veritone reported mixed Q1 2026 results but reaffirmed strong full-year guidance. Revenue was $20.3 million, down 9.8% from Q1 2025, while Annual Recurring Revenue rose to $64.2 million, up 9.4% with nearly 50% growth in consumption-based ARR.
GAAP gross margin improved slightly to 61.4%, and operating loss narrowed to $19.4 million, a 10.2% improvement year over year. GAAP net loss was $19.5 million, while non-GAAP net loss increased modestly to $11.9 million.
The company highlighted rapid momentum in Veritone Data Refinery, exiting Q1 with qualified bookings and near-term pipeline above $68.0 million, up 500% year over year, plus new hyperscaler contracts with Google and NVIDIA and a multi-year Oracle partnership. Management is pursuing a targeted 30% operating expense reduction and still expects operating profitability as early as Q4 2026.
For full-year 2026, Veritone reaffirmed expected revenue of $130–$145 million versus $92.6 million in 2025 and a reduced non-GAAP net loss of $13.5–$22.5 million compared with $40.8 million in 2025.
Positive
- Strong 2026 guidance and ARR momentum: Veritone reaffirmed 2026 revenue of $130–$145 million versus $92.6 million in 2025 and expects non-GAAP net loss to narrow to $13.5–$22.5 million, while ARR grew 9.4% year over year with nearly 50% growth in consumption-based ARR.
Negative
- Ongoing losses, revenue decline and leverage risk: Q1 2026 revenue fell 9.8% year over year and the company recorded a $19.5 million GAAP net loss, while cash decreased to $15.1 million against $45.4 million of convertible notes due November 2026, underscoring execution and refinancing risk.
Insights
Soft Q1 top line but stronger ARR, pipeline and 2026 outlook.
Veritone posted Q1 2026 revenue of $20.3M, down 9.8%, driven by weakness in Talent Acquisition and Managed Services. Yet ARR climbed to $64.2M, up 9.4%, with consumption-based ARR jumping nearly 50%, signaling healthier recurring usage.
Profitability trends were mixed: GAAP gross margin ticked up to 61.4% and operating loss improved 10.2% to $19.4M, but non-GAAP net loss widened slightly to $11.9M. Cash and cash equivalents fell to $15.1M as of March 31, 2026, and the balance sheet still carries $45.4M of Convertible Notes due November 2026, highlighting refinancing and liquidity execution risk.
Strategically, Veritone is leaning into Veritone Data Refinery, where qualified bookings and near-term pipeline exceeded $68.0M, up 500% year over year, and into partnerships with Oracle, Google and NVIDIA. Management reaffirmed ambitious 2026 guidance of $130–$145M revenue and a much lower non-GAAP net loss of $13.5–$22.5M, contingent on executing growth initiatives and a targeted 30% operating expense reduction.
8-K Event Classification
2 items: 2.02, 9.01
2 items
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.
Key Figures
Q1 2026 Revenue: $20.3M
Q1 2026 GAAP Net Loss: $19.5M
Q1 2026 Non-GAAP Net Loss: $11.9M
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8 metrics
Q1 2026 Revenue
$20.3M
Three months ended March 31, 2026; down 9.8% YoY
Q1 2026 GAAP Net Loss
$19.5M
Three months ended March 31, 2026
Q1 2026 Non-GAAP Net Loss
$11.9M
Three months ended March 31, 2026; up 6.8% YoY
Annual Recurring Revenue
$64.2M
As of March 31, 2026; up 9.4% YoY
Veritone Data Refinery pipeline
>$68.0M
Qualified bookings and near-term pipeline exiting Q1 2026; up 500% YoY
2026 Revenue Guidance
$130–$145M
Fiscal year 2026 expected revenue vs $92.6M in 2025
Cash and cash equivalents
$15.1M
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of March 31, 2026
Convertible Notes balance
$45.4M
Current portion of 1.75% Convertible Notes due November 2026
Key Terms
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), Non-GAAP gross profit, Veritone Data Refinery (VDR), Gross Revenue Retention, +2 more
6 terms
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) financial
"Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $64.2 million, up 9.4% year over year"
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) is the predictable amount of money a company expects to earn in a year from its ongoing services or subscriptions. It helps businesses understand their steady income stream, much like knowing how much rent they can count on each year, which is important for planning and growth.
Non-GAAP gross profit financial
"Non-GAAP gross profit of $13.7 million, a decrease of $0.9 million, or 6.3%"
Non-GAAP gross profit is a way companies measure how much money they make from selling their products or services, excluding some expenses that are usually included in standard calculations. It matters because it can give a clearer picture of the company's core earning ability, helping investors understand its performance without certain accounting adjustments.
Veritone Data Refinery (VDR) technical
"Veritone Data Refinery (VDR) exited Q1 2026 with Qualified Bookings and Near-Term Pipeline in excess of $68.0 million"
Gross Revenue Retention financial
"Gross Revenue Retention(6) | | > 90% | | > 90% | | — | %"
Gross revenue retention measures how much of a company’s recurring revenue from existing customers is preserved over a given period after accounting for customer cancellations or reductions, but excluding any additional sales to those customers. It matters to investors because it shows how stable and predictable the core customer base is—similar to tracking how much of a monthly subscription’s original bill remains steady from month to month, which helps gauge future cash flow reliability.
Convertible Notes financial
"Convertible Notes, current portion | | 45,392 | | | 45,317"
Convertible notes are a type of short-term loan that a company receives from investors, which can later be turned into company shares instead of being paid back in cash. They matter to investors because they offer a way to support a company early on while giving the potential to own a stake in its success if the company grows and later raises more funding.
Non-GAAP net income (loss) financial
"Non-GAAP net income (loss) is the Company’s net income (loss), adjusted to exclude interest expense, net, income taxes, depreciation and amortization"
Non-GAAP net income (loss) is a company’s profit or loss figure that has been adjusted to exclude items management considers unusual, one-time, or not reflective of ongoing operations—like large write-offs, restructuring costs, or certain non-cash expenses. Investors use it to see an adjusted view of underlying business performance, similar to looking at a household budget after removing one-off bills, but because companies choose what to exclude, comparisons across firms can be less consistent.
Earnings Snapshot
Revenue: $20.3M · Guidance included
Q1 2026
Revenue
$20.3M
-9.8% YoY
GAAP Net Loss
$19.5M
1.8% improvement YoY
Non-GAAP Net Loss
$11.9M
6.8% worse YoY
GAAP Gross Margin
61.4%
+0.3 pts YoY
ARR
$64.2M
+9.4% YoY
Guidance
For full-year 2026, Veritone expects revenue of $130–$145 million versus $92.6 million in 2025 and non-GAAP net loss of $13.5–$22.5 million versus $40.8 million in 2025.
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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 12, 2026
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 12, 2026, Veritone, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. The press release issued by the Company in connection with the announcement is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as may be set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Veritone, Inc. dated May 12, 2026 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and not deemed filed) | |||||||
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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.
| VERITONE, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ MICHAEL L. ZEMETRA | |||||||
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Date: May 12, 2026
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Exhibit 99.1
Veritone Reports First Quarter 2026 Results, Reaffirms 2026 Guide of $130-$145 million in Revenue in Fiscal 2026
– Q1 Total Revenue of $20.3 million, including a 69% increase in Public Sector Revenue year over year –
– Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $64.2 million, up 9.4% year over year –
– Veritone Data Refinery (VDR) exited Q1 2026 with Qualified Bookings and Near-Term Pipeline in excess of $68.0 million, an over 150% increase from the mid-2025 estimate and up 500% year over year –
– Additional leading hyperscalers now under contract for VDR, with the Q1 signings of Google and NVIDIA –
– Completed multi-year Strategic Agreement with Oracle to accelerate the deployment of enterprise and generative AI –
– Announced targeted 30% Operating Expense reduction initiative, reinforcing forecasted operating profitability as early as Q4 2026 –
IRVINE, Calif. -- May 12, 2026 -- Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERI) (“Veritone” or the “Company”), a leader in building enterprise AI solutions, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
“During the first quarter, we accelerated the commercialization of Veritone Data Refinery, expanded public sector adoption, and further strengthened the foundation of our AI platform,” said Ryan Steelberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Veritone. “With additional leading hyperscalers now under contract, supporting a large and growing VDR pipeline with future support and scale through the Oracle partnership, we believe Veritone is uniquely positioned to support next-generation AI training and enterprise AI deployment at scale. At the same time, we are taking proactive measures to streamline operations and reduce our cost structure through restructuring and AI initiatives, as early as the end of Q2 2026, which reinforce our forecasted operating profitability as early as Q4 2026.”
First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights
•Revenue of $20.3 million, a decrease of $2.2 million, or 9.8%, compared to Q1 2025.
•Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $64.2 million, an increase of $5.5 million, or 9.4%, compared to Q1 2025 with notable 50% growth in ARR from consumption-based customers.
•Software Products and Services revenues of $13.8 million, a decrease of $0.7 million, or 4.6%, year over year. Excluding Veritone Hire revenue, Software Products and Services remained flat.
•Managed Services revenue of $6.4 million, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 19.2%, year over year.
•GAAP gross profit of $12.4 million, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 9.4%, year over year; GAAP gross margin of 61.4% as compared to 61.1% in Q1 2025, largely driven by the higher mix of higher margin revenue.
•Non-GAAP gross profit of $13.7 million, a decrease of $0.9 million, or 6.3% year over year; non-GAAP gross margin of 67.7% as compared to 65.1% in Q1 2025.
•Operating loss of $19.4 million, a decrease of $2.2 million, or 10.2%, year over year.
•Net loss of $19.5 million, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 1.8%, year over year. Excluding a one-time gain of $3.7 million from the non-cash fair value assessment of an earnout in Q1 2025, net loss would have improved $4.1 million or over 20% as compared to Q1 2025.
•Non-GAAP net loss of $11.9 million, an increase of $0.8 million, or 6.8%, year-over-year principally driven by a decline in capitalized internally developed software.
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About Our Total New Bookings and Sales Pipeline
Our total new bookings represents the total fees payable during the full contract term for new contracts received in the quarter (including fees payable during any cancellable portion and an estimate of license fees that may fluctuate over the term), excluding any variable fees under the contract (e.g., fees for cognitive processing, storage, professional services and other variable services). Our sales pipeline represents revenue we expect to receive based on the total fees payable during the full contract term for contracts that we believe have a high probability of closing in the next three to twelve months. We include in our sales pipeline fees payable during any cancellable portion and an estimate of license fees that may fluctuate over the term and we do not include any variable fees under the contract (e.g., fees for cognitive processing, storage, professional services and other variable services) and any fees payable after contract renewals or extensions that are at the discretion of our customer. Many of our contracts require us to provide services over more than one year and may include professional fees required to enable our technology in certain environments we do not host or have direct control over. In some cases, our customers may have the ability to terminate our agreements on short notice and our pipeline does not consider the potential impact of any early termination. No assurance can be given that we will ultimately realize our full sales pipeline.
Unaudited | Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
(in $000s) | March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | Change | |||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 20,259 | $ | 22,463 | (9.8) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (19,423) | (21,634) | 10.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (19,508) | (19,875) | 1.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| GAAP gross profit | 12,429 | 13,714 | (9.4) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross profit | 13,709 | 14,629 | (6.3) | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net loss | (11,888) | (11,130) | (6.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Unaudited | March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | Change | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Software Products & Services Customers(1) | $ | 2,897 | $ | 3,156 | (8.2) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS) (in 000's)(2) | $ | 47,423 | $ | 47,494 | (0.1) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption) (in 000's)(3) | $ | 16,797 | $ | 11,223 | 49.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Annual Recurring Revenue (in 000's)(4) | $ | 64,220 | $ | 58,717 | 9.4 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total New Bookings (in 000's)(5) | $ | 15,988 | $ | 15,835 | 1.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Gross Revenue Retention(6) | > 90% | > 90% | — | % | ||||||||||||||||
(1)“Total Software Products & Services Customers” includes Software Products & Services customers as of the end of each respective quarter set forth above with net revenues in excess of $10 during the last month of the quarter and also excludes any customers categorized by us as trial or pilot status. Management uses Total Software Products & Services Customers and we believe Total Software Products & Services Customers is useful to investors because it more accurately reflects our total customers for our Software Products & Services.
(2)“Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS)” represents an annualized calculation of monthly recurring subscription-based SaaS revenue during the last month of the applicable quarter for all Total Software Products & Services customers. Management uses “Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS)” and we believe Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS) is useful to investors because it provides annual recurring subscription-based SaaS revenues as compared to consumption-based revenues and the split between the two allows us to delineate between predictable recurring SaaS revenues and more volatile consumption-based revenues, including VDR.
(3)“Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption)” represents the trailing twelve months of all non-recurring and/or consumption-based revenue for all active Total Software Products & Services customers. Management uses “Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption)” and we believe Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption) is useful to investors because Annual Recurring Revenue provides a calculation of our trailing twelve months of consumption-based revenue from Total Software Products & Services Customers, which as noted above, excludes customers with insignificant revenue and customers on trial or pilot status. We believe the split between subscription-based SaaS revenue and consumption-based revenue allows us to delineate between predictable recurring SaaS revenues and more volatile consumption-based revenues, including VDR.
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(4)“Annual Recurring Revenue” represents the sum of “Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS)” and “Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption).” Management uses “Annual Recurring Revenue” and we believe Annual Recurring Revenue is useful to investors because it provides our revenue from Total Software Products & Services Customers, which as noted above, excludes customers with insignificant revenue and customers on trial or pilot status.
(5)“Total New Bookings” represents the total fees payable during the full contract term for new contracts received in the quarter (including fees payable during any cancellable portion and an estimate of license fees that may fluctuate over the term), excluding any variable fees under the contract (e.g., fees for cognitive processing, storage, professional services and other variable services).
(6)“Gross Revenue Retention” represents a calculation of our dollar-based gross revenue retention rate as of the period end by starting with the revenue from Software Products & Services Customers as of the three months in the prior year quarter to such period, or Prior Year Quarter Revenue. We then deduct from the Prior Year Quarter Revenue any revenue from Software Products & Services Customers who are no longer customers as of the current period end, or Current Period Ending Software Customer Revenue. We then divide the total Current Period Ending Software Customer Revenue by the total Prior Year Quarter Revenue to arrive at our dollar-based gross retention rate, which is the percentage of revenue from all Software Products & Services Customers from our Software Products & Services as of the year prior that is not lost to customer churn.
* See tables below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to directly comparable GAAP measures and for the definitions used for these and additional Software Products & Services Supplemental Financial Information.
Business Highlights
•Announced a multi-year strategic agreement with Oracle to accelerate the deployment of enterprise AI and generative AI, establishing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as a cornerstone of Veritone’s next generation of AI solutions for the Commercial, Public Sector, and Veritone Data Refinery (VDR) markets.
•Launched Veritone Data Marketplace (VDM), accelerating the industry’s shift from scraped data to ethically sourced, multi-modal datasets and helping advance AI innovation while enabling rightsholders to be compensated for their contributions.
•Advanced public sector deployments with the Defense Logistics Agency, which is currently live with aiWARE, and through the Air Force’s intent to extend and expand aiWARE contracts and deployments.
•Announced multi-year content licensing agreement with The Washington Post to enable greater access to content from its extensive archive covering politics, culture, health, science, and interviews with prominent newsmakers.
•Broadbean by Veritone appointed lead contracting authority for the UK Department for Work and Pensions’ (DPW) Synergy cluster of four government departments to streamline recruitment and enhance talent acquisition efforts.
•Closed 224 enterprise software and licensing contracts including agreements with CNN, the Smithsonian, Geico, the President Barack Obama Foundation, Titleist, Tubi, Game Show Network, and Bauer Media.
•Closed 172 contracts from new and existing customers across federal, state, and local agencies, such as a major U.S. university, a top-5 Sheriff’s department, and several major U.S. city police agencies and state highway patrols, underscoring the critical nature of our AI offerings in the Public Sector and the strength of our customer relationships.
Financial Results for Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
Delivered first quarter revenue of $20.3 million, down $2.2 million from $22.5 million in the first quarter of 2025 driven by declines in Software Products & Services and Managed Services revenues. Software Products & Services revenue of $13.8 million decreased by $0.7 million, or 4.6%, year over year, principally due to a decline in revenue generated from our Talent Acquisition solutions. Commercial Enterprise Managed Services declined $1.5 million, or 19.2% year over year, principally driven by declines in representation services led by lower in influencer based advertising revenue as a result of the more challenging macro environment, along with a decrease in content licensing.
GAAP gross profit of $12.4 million decreased by $1.3 million from $13.7 million in the first quarter of 2025 driven by the decrease in revenue compared to the prior year period. GAAP gross margin of 61.4% increased 30 bps from 61.1% in the first quarter of 2025 as a result of year-over-year increases in higher gross margin revenue from consumption-based and one-time software revenue. Non-GAAP gross margin was 67.7% as compared to 65.1% in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 254 bps driven by year-over-year increases in higher gross margin revenue from consumption-based and one-time software revenue.
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Operating loss of $19.4 million improved by $2.2 million, or 10.2%, from a loss of $21.6 million in Q1 2025, principally driven by a decline in operating expenses and offset by lower gross profit. The decline in operating expenses was principally driven by lower general and administrative expenses, which improved year over year as a result of reductions in personnel, professional fees and debt related expenses year over year, offset by slightly higher sales and marketing and research and development expenses. Net loss of $19.5 million decreased from a net loss of $19.9 million for the first quarter of 2025 principally due to the $2.2 million improvement in operating loss and $2.2 million in less interest expense as the result of the retirement of the Company’s senior secured term loan in November 2025, offset by a one-time non-cash benefit of $3.7 million in Q1 2025 associated with a change in the estimated fair value of the earnout from the October 2024 divestiture of Veritone One. Non-GAAP net loss of $11.9 million increased by 6.8%, or $0.8 million, from a net loss of $11.1 million for the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to less capitalized internal software in Q1 2026 as compared to Q1 2025.
Total Software Product & Services Customers of 2,897 as of March 31, 2026 decreased compared to March 31, 2025. This decline was principally due to fewer consumption-based customers across our Talent Acquisition solutions. Annual Recurring Revenue of $64.2 million increased year over year, driven by increases in consumption-based spending.
Business Outlook
Full Year 2026
Veritone reaffirms its financial outlook for fiscal year 2026:
Veritone reaffirms its financial outlook for fiscal year 2026:
•Revenue is expected to be in the range of $130 million to $145 million, as compared to $92.6 million for fiscal 2025, a 48% implied annual increase at the midpoint.
•Non-GAAP net loss is expected to be in the range of $13.5 million to $22.5 million, as compared to non-GAAP net loss of $40.8 million for fiscal 2025, a 56% implied annual decrease at the midpoint.
Conference Call
Veritone will hold a conference call on May 12, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (5:30 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its first quarter results, provide an update on the business and conduct a question-and-answer session. To participate, please join the conference call or live audio webcast links or use the following dial-in numbers and ask to be connected to the Veritone earnings conference call. To avoid any delays, please join at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call.
•Conference Call
•Live Audio Webcast
•Domestic Call Number: (844) 750-4897
•International Call Number: (412) 317-5293
A replay of the conference call can be accessed one hour after the end of the conference call through May 19, 2026. The full webcast replay will be available through May 12, 2027. To access the earnings webcast replay please visit the Veritone Investor Relations website.
•Domestic Replay Number: (855) 669-9658
•International Replay Number: (412) 317-0088
•Replay Access Code: 7643312
About the Presentation of Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Information and Key Performance Indicators
In this news release, the Company has supplemented its financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Non-GAAP net income (loss) and Non-GAAP gross profit. The Company also provides key performance indicators (KPI), including annual recurring revenue (ARR), total new bookings, sales pipeline and gross revenue retention.
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Non-GAAP net income (loss) is the Company’s net income (loss), adjusted to exclude interest expense, net, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, change in fair value of earnout receivable, contingent purchase compensation expense, foreign currency impact and other, acquisition and due diligence costs, severance and executive transition costs, and lender consent fees. Non-GAAP gross profit is the Company’s gross profit excluding depreciation and amortization related to cost of revenue. Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.
Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most closely comparable GAAP financial measure, including a breakdown of the excluded items noted above are included following the financial statements attached to this news release. These non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), operating income (loss), gross profit, gross margin or any other financial measures so calculated and presented, nor as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity.
The Company has provided these non-GAAP financial measures and KPI because management believes such information to be important supplemental measures of performance that are commonly used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in its industry. Management also uses this information internally for forecasting, budgeting and measuring annual bonus compensation targets for executive personnel, including the Company’s named executive officers. Non-GAAP net income (loss) provides management and investors consistency and comparability with the Company’s past financial performance and facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations, as it eliminates the effect of items that are often unrelated to overall operating performance. Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin allow investors and the Company’s management team to analyze the Company’s operating performance by excluding expenses that are not directly related to the cost of providing goods and services. Other companies (including the Company’s competitors) may define these non-GAAP financial measures differently. The non-GAAP financial measures may not be indicative of the historical operating results of Veritone or predictive of potential future results. Investors should not consider these non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported in accordance with GAAP.
About Veritone
Veritone (NASDAQ: VERI) is a leader in enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software and solutions that transform unstructured data into actionable intelligence and dynamic workflows. By empowering organizations in both the commercial and public sectors, Veritone enables users to increase operational efficiency, accelerate decision-making, and drive profitability. The company’s proprietary AI operating system, aiWARE™, orchestrates a diverse ecosystem of machine learning models and intelligent applications to process and tokenize data—including video, audio, and images—powering sophisticated automation and measurable business outcomes. Committed to the development of ethical AI, Veritone blends human expertise with cutting-edge technology to help customers navigate a complex digital landscape while helping to protect intellectual property and enabling sustainable business growth. For more information, visit Veritone.com.
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Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including without limitation, statements regarding expected total revenue and non-GAAP net loss for the full year 2026, the expected achievement and timing of operating expense reductions and operating profitability, the expected growth of Veritone Data Refinery, value of and demand for our public sector offerings, expectations that the Air Force will extend and expand aiWARE contracts and deployments, the expected adoption and benefits of Veritone Data Marketplace, customer acquisition, expected trends in customer demand and the strength of our customer relationships, customer transaction pipelines and the estimated values thereof, and the expected benefits of strategic partnerships. In addition, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “outlook,” “should,” “could,” “estimate,” “confident” or “continue” or the plural, negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements, and any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and are based on management’s current assumptions, expectations, beliefs and information. As such, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors. Important factors that could cause such differences include, among other things: our ability to continue as a going concern, including our ability to repay our 1.75% convertible senior notes due in November 2026 prior to their scheduled maturity; our ability to expand our aiWARE SaaS business; declines or limited growth in the market for AI-based software applications and concerns over the use of AI that may hinder the adoption of AI technologies; our requirements for additional capital and liquidity to support our operations, our business growth, and repay or refinance our Convertible Notes prior to their scheduled maturity and the availability of such capital on acceptable terms, if at all; our reliance upon a limited number of key customers for a significant portion of our revenue, and the corresponding risk of declines in key customers’ usage of our products and other offerings; our identification of existing material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and plans for remediation; fluctuations in our results over time; the impact of seasonality on our business; our ability to manage our growth, including through acquisitions and expansion into international markets; our ability to enhance our existing products and introduce new products that achieve market acceptance and keep pace with technological developments; our expectations with respect to the future performance of our products, such as the Intelligent Digital Evidence Management System and Veritone Data Refinery, including as drivers of future growth; actions by our competitors, partners and others that may block us from using third party technologies in our aiWARE platform, offering it for free to the public or making it cost prohibitive to continue to incorporate such technologies into our platform; interruptions or performance problems with our technology and infrastructure, or that of third parties with whom we work; the impact of the continuing economic disruption caused by macroeconomic and geopolitical factors, including lingering economic disruption caused by international conflicts, financial instability, inflation and the responses by central banking authorities to control inflation, monetary supply shifts, high interest rates, the imposition of tariffs, trade tensions, and global trade disputes, and the threat of recession in the United States and around the world on our business and our existing and potential customers; and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Certain of these judgments and risks are discussed in more detail in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking information included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives or plans will be achieved. The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect our beliefs, estimates and predictions as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events for any reason, except as required by law.
Company:
Mike Zemetra
Chief Financial Officer
Veritone, Inc.
investors@veritone.com
Investor Relations:
Cate Goldsmith
Prosek Partners
914-815-7678
cgoldsmith@prosek.com
Source: Veritone, Inc.
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Veritone, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(in thousands)
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 15,087 | $ | 27,426 | ||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 26,717 | 36,768 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 8,650 | 9,720 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 50,454 | 73,914 | ||||||||||||
| Property, equipment, and improvements, net | 9,140 | 9,582 | ||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 34,063 | 38,639 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill | 53,975 | 54,256 | ||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | 284 | 289 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 7,283 | 5,600 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 155,199 | $ | 182,280 | ||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 12,950 | $ | 16,487 | ||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 13,193 | 12,290 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible Notes, current portion | 45,392 | 45,317 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued purchase compensation, current portion | — | 1,500 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 24,729 | 28,186 | ||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 96,264 | 103,780 | ||||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 9,936 | 10,376 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 106,200 | 114,156 | ||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | ||||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||||||||
| Common stock | 94 | 93 | ||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 646,712 | 645,962 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 713 | 1,081 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (598,520) | (579,012) | ||||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 48,999 | 68,124 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 155,199 | $ | 182,280 | ||||||||||
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Veritone, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 20,259 | $ | 22,463 | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) | 6,550 | 7,834 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 10,653 | 10,105 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 5,753 | 5,206 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 10,948 | 14,004 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,778 | 6,948 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 39,682 | 44,097 | ||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (19,423) | (21,634) | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 178 | 2,628 | ||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 520 | (4,061) | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations before income taxes | (20,121) | (20,201) | ||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | (613) | (326) | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (19,508) | $ | (19,875) | ||||||||||
| Earnings (Loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||
| Loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.21) | $ | (0.41) | ||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding used in computing loss per share, basic and diluted | 92,899,169 | 48,343,476 | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (19,508) | $ | (19,875) | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes | (368) | (420) | ||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | (19,876) | $ | (20,295) | ||||||||||
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Veritone, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (19,508) | $ | (19,875) | ||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss from cash used in operating activities | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,778 | 6,948 | ||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 1,191 | 1,743 | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash interest expense | 75 | 1,204 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 541 | (547) | ||||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 67 | 420 | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash barter revenue | (849) | — | ||||||||||||
| Reduction in carrying amount of operating lease right-of-use assets | 80 | 204 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout receivable | — | (3,654) | ||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 9,984 | (2,247) | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,695 | (887) | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | (1,332) | (3) | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | (3,974) | 2,144 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 691 | 1,407 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (5,933) | (3,777) | ||||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | — | (124) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (11,494) | (17,044) | ||||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (534) | (1,353) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (534) | (1,353) | ||||||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Repayment of senior secured term loan | — | (1,938) | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of stock and pre-funded warrants under registered direct offerings and at-the-market offering, net of offering costs | — | 19,944 | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of stock under employee stock plans, net | 162 | 140 | ||||||||||||
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | (652) | (285) | ||||||||||||
| Other | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (486) | 17,861 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 170 | (413) | ||||||||||||
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (12,344) | (949) | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period | 27,715 | 17,318 | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash included at the end of the period | $ | 15,371 | $ | 16,369 | ||||||||||
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Veritone, Inc.
Revenue Detail (unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Software Products & Services | $ | 13,815 | $ | 14,483 | ||||||||||
| Managed Services: | ||||||||||||||
| Representation Services | 1,976 | 2,771 | ||||||||||||
| Licensing | 4,468 | 5,209 | ||||||||||||
| Total Managed Services | 6,444 | 7,980 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 20,259 | $ | 22,463 | ||||||||||
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Veritone, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP Net Loss (unaudited)
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (19,508) | $ | (19,875) | ||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 178 | 2,628 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes | (613) | (326) | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,778 | 6,948 | ||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 1,191 | 1,743 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of earnout receivable | — | (3,654) | ||||||||||||
| Contingent purchase compensation expense | — | 75 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency impact and other | 639 | (416) | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition and due diligence costs | 85 | 268 | ||||||||||||
| Severance and executive transition costs | 362 | 465 | ||||||||||||
| Other items (1) | — | 1,014 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net loss | $ | (11,888) | $ | (11,130) | ||||||||||
(1) Other items represent other expenses that are not indicative of our ongoing operations, which, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, comprised of fees paid to the lenders in connection with the limited consent to the Company’s Credit Agreement.
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Veritone, Inc.
Reconciliation of Expected GAAP Net Loss Range to Expected Non-GAAP Net Loss Range (unaudited)
(in millions)
| Year Ending | ||||||||
| December 31, 2026 | ||||||||
| Net loss | $(43.3) to $(53.8) | |||||||
| Interest expense, net | $0.8 | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | $21.5 to $22.5 | |||||||
| Stock-based compensation | $6.0 to $6.5 | |||||||
| Acquisition and due diligence costs | $1.5 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP net loss | $(13.5) to $(22.5) | |||||||
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Veritone, Inc.
Supplemental Financial Information (unaudited)
We are providing the following unaudited supplemental financial information as a lookback of prior quarters to explain our recent historical performance.
| Quarter Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Software Products & Services Customers(1) | 3,156 | 3,066 | 3,021 | 2,978 | 2,897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS) (in 000's)(2) | $ | 47,494 | $ | 50,910 | $ | 50,010 | $ | 46,499 | $ | 47,423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption) (in 000's)(3) | $ | 11,223 | $ | 10,957 | $ | 13,930 | $ | 16,207 | $ | 16,797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual Recurring Revenue (in 000's)(4) | $ | 58,717 | $ | 61,867 | $ | 63,940 | $ | 62,706 | $ | 64,220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total New Bookings (in 000's)(5) | $ | 15,835 | $ | 14,965 | $ | 19,042 | $ | 16,654 | $ | 15,988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Revenue Retention(6) | > 90% | > 90% | > 90% | > 90% | > 90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)“Total Software Products & Services Customers” includes Software Products & Services customers as of the end of each respective quarter set forth above with net revenues in excess of $10 during the last month of the quarter and also excludes any customers categorized by us as trial or pilot status. Management uses Total Software Products & Services Customers and we believe Total Software Products & Services Customers is useful to investors because it more accurately reflects our total customers for our Software Products & Services.
(2)“Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS)” represents an annualized calculation of monthly recurring subscription-based SaaS revenue during the last month of the applicable quarter for all Total Software Products & Services customers. Management uses “Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS)” and we believe Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS) is useful to investors because it provides annual recurring subscription-based SaaS revenues as compared to consumption-based revenues and the split between the two allows us to delineate between predictable recurring SaaS revenues and more volatile consumption-based revenues, including VDR.
(3)“Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption)” represents the trailing twelve months of all non-recurring and/or consumption-based revenue for all active Total Software Products & Services customers. Management uses “Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption)” and we believe Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption) is useful to investors because Annual Recurring Revenue provides a calculation of our trailing twelve months of consumption-based revenue from Total Software Products & Services Customers, which as noted above, excludes customers with insignificant revenue and customers on trial or pilot status. We believe the split between subscription-based SaaS revenue and consumption-based revenue allows us to delineate between predictable recurring SaaS revenues and more volatile consumption-based revenues, including VDR.
(4)“Annual Recurring Revenue” represents the sum of “Annual Recurring Revenue (SaaS)” and “Annual Recurring Revenue (Consumption).” Management uses “Annual Recurring Revenue” and we believe Annual Recurring Revenue is useful to investors because it provides our revenue from Total Software Products & Services Customers, which as noted above, excludes customers with insignificant revenue and customers on trial or pilot status.
(5)“Total New Bookings” represents the total fees payable during the full contract term for new contracts received in the quarter (including fees payable during any cancellable portion and an estimate of license fees that may fluctuate over the term), excluding any variable fees under the contract (e.g., fees for cognitive processing, storage, professional services and other variable services).
(6)“Gross Revenue Retention” represents a calculation of our dollar-based gross revenue retention rate as of the period end by starting with the revenue from Software Products & Services Customers as of the three months in the prior year quarter to such period, or Prior Year Quarter Revenue. We then deduct from the Prior Year Quarter Revenue any revenue from Software Products & Services Customers who are no longer customers as of the current period end, or Current Period Ending Software Customer Revenue. We then divide the total Current Period Ending Software Customer Revenue by the total Prior Year Quarter Revenue to arrive at our dollar-based gross retention rate, which is the percentage of revenue from all Software Products & Services Customers from our Software Products & Services as of the year prior that is not lost to customer churn.
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Veritone, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit (unaudited)
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 20,259 | $ | 22,463 | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 6,550 | 7,834 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization related to cost of revenue | 1,280 | 915 | ||||||||||||
| GAAP gross profit | 12,429 | 13,714 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization related to cost of revenue | 1,280 | 915 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross profit | $ | 13,709 | $ | 14,629 | ||||||||||
| GAAP gross margin | 61.4 | % | 61.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross margin | 67.7 | % | 65.1 | % | ||||||||||
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FAQ
How did Veritone (VERI) perform financially in Q1 2026?
Veritone reported Q1 2026 revenue of $20.3 million, down 9.8% from Q1 2025. GAAP net loss was $19.5 million, and non-GAAP net loss was $11.9 million. GAAP gross margin improved slightly to 61.4%, reflecting a higher mix of higher-margin software revenue.
What is Veritone’s 2026 revenue and profit outlook?
For full-year 2026, Veritone expects revenue between $130 million and $145 million, compared with $92.6 million in 2025. It projects non-GAAP net loss of $13.5–$22.5 million, a significant improvement from $40.8 million in 2025, assuming execution on growth and cost initiatives.
How is Veritone’s Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) trending?
Total ARR reached $64.2 million as of March 31, 2026, a 9.4% increase year over year. Subscription-based SaaS ARR was $47.4 million, while consumption-based ARR climbed to $16.8 million, growing nearly 49.7%, highlighting stronger usage-based demand, including for Veritone Data Refinery.
What progress did Veritone report for Veritone Data Refinery (VDR)?
Veritone Data Refinery exited Q1 2026 with qualified bookings and near-term pipeline above $68.0 million, an over 150% increase from the mid-2025 estimate and up 500% year over year. The company also added Google and NVIDIA as hyperscaler partners supporting this expanding AI data business.
What cost reduction and profitability plans did Veritone announce?
Veritone announced a targeted 30% operating expense reduction initiative, including restructuring and AI-driven efficiencies. Management believes these actions, alongside revenue growth, can support achieving operating profitability as early as Q4 2026, while still investing in core AI and data platform initiatives.
Which major partnerships and customers did Veritone highlight in Q1 2026?
Veritone entered a multi-year strategic agreement with Oracle and signed additional hyperscaler contracts with Google and NVIDIA. It also cited agreements with customers like CNN, the Smithsonian, Geico, the Barack Obama Foundation, and multiple U.S. public sector agencies.
What does Veritone’s balance sheet look like after Q1 2026?
As of March 31, 2026, Veritone had $15.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, down from $27.7 million at year-end 2025. Current liabilities included $45.4 million of convertible notes due November 2026, highlighting upcoming debt obligations alongside ongoing operating losses.