Revenue was a clear beat, not merely another record. Second-quarter revenue reached $117.7 million, up 45.5% sequentially and 659% year over year, versus the published consensus near $88.1 million. That is roughly a 34% upside surprise and shows Firefly is converting recent spacecraft, lunar, and defense awards into reported sales. (Financial Highlights)
| Metric | Q2 2026 | Q2 2025 / reference | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $117.7M | $15.5M | Major beat versus published consensus near $88.1M (Income Statement) |
| Gross profit | $23.9M | $4.0M | Gross margin approximately 20.3% (Income Statement) |
| GAAP net loss | $(92.3)M | $(63.8)M | Loss widened despite higher revenue (Income Statement) |
| GAAP loss per share | $(0.57) | $(5.78) | Worse than published consensus near $(0.51) (Income Statement) |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $(61.2)M | $(47.9)M | Underlying loss widened (Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation) |
| Free cash flow | $(106.3)M | $(37.3)M | Cash use accelerated sharply (Free Cash Flow reconciliation) |
| Cash and short-term investments | $635.3M | $893.0M at Dec. 31, 2025 | Liquidity declined despite the equity raise (Balance Sheets) |
| 2026 revenue guidance | $420M–$450M | Published estimate near $432.5M | Reaffirmed and broadly in line (2026 Full-Year Guidance) |
The earnings-quality read was weaker than the revenue headline. GAAP loss per share of $(0.57) missed the published estimate near $(0.51), while adjusted EBITDA fell to a $(61.2) million loss from $(47.9) million a year earlier. Research and development and selling, general, and administrative costs rose sharply as Firefly expands capacity, integrates Space-ng, and develops Alpha, Eclipse, Blue Ghost, and related systems. (Income Statement) (Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation)
Cash consumption is the main offset to the growth beat. Operating cash flow was negative $81.6 million and free cash flow negative $106.3 million in the quarter, versus negative $28.1 million and negative $37.3 million, respectively, a year earlier. The company raised $181.6 million net through a common-stock offering, but total cash and short-term investments still declined to $635.3 million from $893.0 million at year-end. (Cash Flow statement) (Balance Sheets)
The balance sheet is less leveraged, but shareholders paid for part of the runway. Notes payable fell to $27.0 million from $288.5 million at December 31, 2025, an important reduction in refinancing risk. But shares outstanding increased to 166.2 million from 159.3 million, and the quarter included $184.1 million of common-stock issuance proceeds. That improves funding capacity for the planned expansion while making the per-share loss and future economics more dilution-sensitive. (Balance Sheets) (Cash Flow statement)
Guidance did not raise the bar. Firefly maintained 2026 revenue guidance of $420 million to $450 million, essentially surrounding the published estimate near $432.5 million rather than moving above it. With $198.6 million of first-half revenue, the midpoint requires about $236.4 million in the second half—meaning the strong second quarter supports the plan but does not, by itself, establish an upside revision. (2026 Full-Year Guidance)
Net: a substantial revenue beat paired with a modest profitability miss and heavier cash use. The filing materially strengthens the demand and contract-execution case, including the $144 million NASA lunar contract and $75 million MoonFall subcontract, but the market still has to absorb widening operating losses, negative free cash flow, and equity-funded expansion. That combination makes the result mixed versus expectations rather than cleanly positive. (Second Quarter 2026 Highlights) (Cash Flow statement)
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