Digimarc : Earnings Release (digimarc reports first quarter 2026 financial results)

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Beaverton, Ore. - May 12, 2026 - Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. "Digimarc is capitalizing on the convergence of key trends driving increased demand for our solutions, positioning ourselves to benefit from the relentless advance of AI," said Riley McCormack, Digimarc CEO. "In Q1 2026, we made significant progress against our strategy of building the trust layer for the modern world while delivering a 9% sequential increase in ending ARR(1) and expanding our subscription gross profit margin(2) 400 basis points year-over year."First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Subscription revenue for the first quarter of 2026 was $4.4 million compared to $5.3 million for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease reflects $1.5 million lower subscription revenue from the expiration of two commercial contracts in 2025, partially offset by an increase from new and existing commercial contracts. Service revenue for the first quarter of 2026 was $3.2 million compared to $4.1 million for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease primarily reflects $0.5 million of lower commercial service revenue from HolyGrail 2.0 recycling projects, as that work was previously completed. Total revenue for the first quarter of 2026 was $7.6 million compared to $9.4 million for the first quarter of 2025. ARR(1) as of March 31, 2026 was $15.0 million compared to $20.0 million as of March 31, 2025. The decrease primarily reflects the expiration of two commercial contracts, one in April 2025 that accounted for a total of $3.7 million of ARR and the other in October 2025 that accounted for $3.1 million of ARR, partially offset by $1.8 million of net increases to ARR from new and existing commercial contracts. Gross profit margin for the first quarter of 2026 was 60% compared to 65% for the first quarter of 2025. Subscription gross profit margin(2) increased to 90% from 86% and service gross profit margin(2) decreased to 57% from 65% for the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. Non-GAAP gross profit margin for the first quarter of 2026 was 83% compared to 81% for the first quarter of 2025. Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2026 were $11.7 million compared to $18.2 million for the first quarter of 2025. The decrease primarily reflects $4.2 million of lower cash compensation costs largely due to lo...

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