Vuzix (NASDAQ: VUZI) Q2 sales slip as loss holds near $7.7M
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Vuzix Corporation reported second quarter 2026 results for the three months ended June 30, 2026. Total revenues were $1.1 million, down 14% from $1.3 million a year earlier, with product sales falling 15% and engineering services and OEM product sales down 8%.
The company recorded a gross loss of $0.6 million, an improvement from a $0.8 million gross loss in 2025, while operating expenses remained high. Research and Development expense rose 20% to $3.1 million, partly offset by lower Selling and Marketing and General and Administrative costs. Net loss was steady at about $7.7 million, or $0.09 per share versus $0.10. Net cash used in operating activities increased to $6.6 million, and Vuzix ended the quarter with $17.3 million in cash and no debt, while highlighting progress with key customers such as Amazon, Collins Aerospace, a global automaker, and Augmex.
Positive
- Gross loss improved by 15%, narrowing to $0.6 million from $0.8 million year over year.
- The company ended the quarter with $17.3 million in cash and no debt obligations.
- Selling and Marketing expense declined 11% and General and Administrative expense fell 3%, indicating some cost discipline.
Negative
- Total revenues declined 14% to $1.1 million from $1.3 million in the prior-year quarter.
- Net cash used in operating activities increased to $6.6 million from $4.8 million, signaling higher cash burn.
- Research and Development expense increased 20% to $3.1 million, contributing to a quarterly net loss of about $7.7 million.
Filing Explained
As of June 30, cash equals 236 days of that quarter’s operating cash use; the results release is furnished, not Section 18-filed.
Vuzix reports the quarter ended
Form 8-K is used to report specified material events within four business days, and Item 2.02 identifies this event as results of operations and financial condition.
The filing says the Item 2.02 information, including Exhibit 99.1, is not subject to Section 18 liability and is not incorporated into another registration statement or Exchange Act document unless that filing expressly says so.
As of
Sources and calculations
- Vuzix Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 (2026-08-13)
- Form 8-K purpose (current)
- Vuzix second-quarter 2026 fundamentals (2026Q2)
- Cash and equivalents vs quarterly operating cash outflow, in days of cash use $17,297,697 / ($6,596,585 / 90) = [object Object]
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| Date: August 17, 2026 | VUZIX CORPORATION | |
| By: | /s/ Grant Russell | |
| Grant Russell | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
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Vuzix Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
ROCHESTER, N.Y., August 13, 2026 - Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of AI-powered smart glasses, waveguides and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, today reported its second quarter results for the three months ended June 30, 2026.
“Our branded enterprise smart glasses business continues to generate revenue, customer insight and market credibility, while opening new doors for Vuzix in the smart glasses ecosystem as an OEM smart glasses, waveguides and display systems provider,” said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vuzix. “We delivered our initial next-generation Ultralite Pro glasses to Amazon for live commercial testing, expanded their M400 deployments across its fulfillment centers, moved our Collins Aerospace program into initial production deployments, delivered initial waveguide-based systems to a leading global automaker, and received initial and follow-on orders from Augmex for enterprise deployments. We continued to make further investments in our waveguide plant and manufacturing equipment to improve throughput, reduce development cycle times, and enable one production line to support development while another supports volume production, positioning Vuzix to execute an increasing number of simultaneous ODM/OEM, defense and waveguide programs.”
The following table compares condensed elements of the Company’s unaudited summarized Consolidated Statements of Operations data for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively:
| For Three Months Ended June 30 | ||||||||
| ($000s except per share amounts) | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Sales: | ||||||||
| Sales of Products | $ | 884 | $ | 1,045 | ||||
| Sales of Engineering Services | 229 | 250 | ||||||
| Total Sales | 1,113 | 1,296 | ||||||
| Total Cost of Sales | 1,759 | 2,057 | ||||||
| Gross Profit (Loss) | (645 | ) | (761 | ) | ||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
| Research and Development | 3,098 | 2,571 | ||||||
| Selling and Marketing | 1,210 | 1,353 | ||||||
| General and Administrative | 2,682 | 2,757 | ||||||
| Depreciation and Amortization | 118 | 413 | ||||||
| Loss from Operations | (7,754 | ) | (7,855 | ) | ||||
| Total Other Income (Expense) | 125 | 189 | ||||||
| Net Loss | (7,629 | ) | (7,666 | ) | ||||
| Loss per Common Share | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
For the three months ended June 30, 2026, total revenues decreased by 14% to $1.1 million versus $1.3 million for the comparable period in 2025. Product sales were $0.9 million versus $1.0 million, a decrease of 15%. Engineering services and OEM product sales were $0.2 million versus $0.3 million, a decrease of 8%.
There was an overall gross loss of $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 as compared to a gross loss of $0.8 million for the comparable 2025 period, a 15% overall improvement.
Research and Development expense was $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 versus $2.6 million for the comparable 2025 period, an increase of 20%. This increase was largely due to increased external development costs for new products and higher cash salary and benefits related expenses due to headcount increases.
Selling and Marketing expense was $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 versus $1.4 million for the comparable 2025 period, a decrease of 11%. The decrease was largely due to a decrease in non-cash stock-based compensation expense.
General and Administrative expense for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was $2.7 million versus $2.8 million for the comparable 2025 period, a decrease of 3%.
For the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, the net loss attributable to common shareholders was $7.7 million or $0.09 per share as compared to a loss of $7.7 million or $0.10 per share for the second quarter of 2025.
Net cash used in operating activities was $6.6 million for the second quarter of 2026 versus $4.8 million for the comparable 2025 period. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had $17.3 million in cash and no current or long-term debt obligations.
Management Outlook
“The smart glasses industry is entering a period of dynamic evolution as advances in AI and platform ecosystems support the transformation of the industry and ease application development for customers’ specialized needs. Usable and deployable applications that can be integrated into existing customer IT environments with relative ease have long been a limiting factor in the enterprise smart glasses market,” said Mr. Travers. “Fortune 500 companies are defining their AI and smart glasses strategies and have begun taking next steps to execute against their operational needs. AI can automate and improve many tasks, but skilled tradespeople, technicians and frontline workers operating in the physical world are not going away. At the same time the pull from end customers across our enterprise and ODM/OEM business areas for AI based smart glasses continue to gain momentum. Vuzix intends to continue investing in its waveguide innovation and furthering strategic relationships to better position us to capitalize on these opportunities, while simultaneously opening new opportunities beyond AI and AR applications across our main enterprise, defense and ODM/OEM markets,” said Mr. Travers.
Conference Call Information
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Dial-in Number for U.S. & Canadian Callers: 877-709-8150
Dial-in Number for International Callers (Outside of the U.S. & Canada): 201-689-8354
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of the Company’s website at: https://ir.vuzix.com/ or directly at https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=y18QpYGD
Participating on the call will be Vuzix’ Chief Executive Officer and President Paul Travers and Chief Financial Officer Grant Russell, who together will discuss operational and financial highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
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About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of AI-powered smart glasses, waveguides and augmented reality technologies, components and products for the enterprise, medical, defense, security, and consumer markets. The Company’s products include head-mounted smart personal displays and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality, as well as OEM waveguide optical components and display engines. Vuzix holds more than 500 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the fields of optics, head-mounted displays, and augmented reality. The Company has won over 20 Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation since 2005 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in: Rochester, NY; and Kyoto and Okayama, Japan. For more information, visit the Vuzix website, X and Facebook pages.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
Certain statements contained in this news release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements contained in this release relate to, among other things, the timing of new product releases, opportunities related to market disruptions such as AI regarding smart glasses demand, R&D project successes, existing and new engineering services and conversion to volume production OEM programs, future revenue and operating results, and the Company’s leadership in the Smart Glasses and AR display industry. They are generally identified by words such as “believes,” “may,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “should” and similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the Company’s beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The Company’s actual results could differ materially due to risk factors and other items described in more detail in the Company’s Annual Reports and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable Canadian securities regulators (copies of which may be obtained at www.sec.gov or www.sedar.com). Subsequent events and developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release, except as required by applicable law.
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