Genie Energy Ltd.NYSE: GNE

Genie Energy Announces First Quarter 2026 Results

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Newark, NJ, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genie Energy, Ltd. (NYSE: GNE), a leading retail energy and renewable energy solutions provider, today announced results for the first quarter of 2026.

Michael Stein, Chief Executive Officer of Genie Energy, commented:

Genie's first quarter results were mixed as investments in customer acquisition at GRE and in new business initiatives combined with weakness in retail margins to impact our bottom line despite record quarterly revenue. As a result, we are lowering full year 2026 guidance from $40 to $50 million, to $32.5 to $40 million in Adjusted EBITDA.

At GRE, challenging commodity market conditions in the first two months of the quarter compressed margins before rebounding in March. We also increased our customer acquisition spend this quarter, reflecting increases in the rate of new customer acquisition and in the cost of acquisition per customer. At GREW, we ramped up investment in several early-stage growth initiatives and further wrote down our inventory of solar panels.

Despite the tough first quarter, we expect to see significant improvement as we progress through the remainder of the year. GRE is a resilient business that, by its nature, will have episodes of margin compression like this one but also opportunities for exceptional profitability.

At GREW, all three primary areas of business are in good shape. Diversegy continues to grow its book of business and generate cash. Genie Solar is on track to be profitable for the remainder of the year and beyond. And we expect that our key earlier-stage initiatives, collectively, will gradually pivot towards profitability as they gain scale in the coming quarters.

First Quarter 2026 Highlights

(Unless otherwise noted, results are for 1Q26 and are compared to 1Q25).

  • Revenue increased 4.0% to $142.3 million - a record quarterly level for Genie - from $136.8 million;

  • Gross profit decreased 20.2% to $29.8 million from $37.4 million; Gross margin decreased to 20.9% from 27.3%;

  • Income from operations decreased to $1.9 million from $13.5 million;

  • Adjusted EBITDA1 decreased to $2.8 million from $14.4 million;

  • Net income attributable to Genie common stockholders and income per diluted share (EPS) attributable to Genie common stockholders of $2.8 million and $0.11 compared to $10.4 million and $0.40, respectively;

  • Cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term restricted cash, and marketable equity securities totaled $199.8 million at March 31, 2026;

  • Genie will pay a $0.075 per share quarterly dividend to Class A and Class B common stockholders on or about June 2nd with a record date of May 22nd.

1

Adjusted EBITDA for all periods presented is a non-GAAP measure intended to provide useful information that supplements the core operating results in accordance with GAAP for Genie Energy or the relevant segment. Please refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this release for an explanation of this non-GAAP metric, as well as reconciliations to its most directly comparable GAAP measures.


Select Financial Metrics

(in millions except for EPS)*

1Q26

1Q25

Change

Total revenue

$

142.3

$

136.8

4.0

%

Genie Retail Energy

$

134.8

$

132.5

1.7

%

Electricity

$

99.4

$

104.1

(4.5

)%

Natural gas

$

35.4

$

28.4

24.4

%

Others

$

—

$

0.0

(100.0

)%

Genie Renewables

$

7.5

$

4.3

74.2

%

Gross profit

$

29.8

$

37.4

(20.2

)%

Gross margin

20.9

%

27.3

%

(640

) bps

Genie Retail Energy

21.6

%

27.1

%

(550

) bps

Genie Renewables

9.9

%

33.7

%

(2,390

) bps

Income from operations

$

1.9

$

13.5

(86.3

)%

Operating margin

1.3

%

9.9

%

120

bps

Net income from continuing operations

$

2.5

$

10.2

(75.3

)%

Net income attributable to Genie common stockholders

$

2.8

$

10.4

(73.4

)%

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.11

$

0.40

$

(0.29

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

2.8

$

14.4

(80.4

)%

Cash flow (used in) from continuing operating activities

$

(6.5

)

$

13.5

(148.2

)%


Segment Highlights

Genie Retail Energy (GRE)

GRE's 1Q26 revenue increased 1.7% to $134.8 million from $132.5 million in 1Q25 primarily reflecting volatility in energy commodity markets resulting in higher energy prices. Income from operations decreased 60.6% to $6.6 million from $16.9 million, and Adjusted EBITDA decreased 59.1% to $7.0 million from $17.1 million. The decreases primarily reflect increased commodity cost and increased customer acquisition expense compared to 1Q25.

GRE Operational Metrics

(RCEs and Meters in thousands at end of period)*

1Q26

1Q25

Change

RCEs

354

402

(11.7

)%

Electricity

273

318

(14.3

)%

Natural gas

81

84

(4.3

)%

Meters

364

413

(11.8

)%

Electricity

272

325

(16.1

)%

Natural gas

92

88

4.0

%

Gross meter additions during the period

84

61

38.2

%

Churn**

5.8

%

5.5

%

30

bps

*

Numbers may not add due to rounding

**

Excludes the impacts of aggregation deal expirations


Genie Renewables (GREW)

GREW's 1Q26 revenue increased 74.3% to $7.6 million from $4.3 million in 1Q25, driven by sales from Genie Solar's inventory of solar panels as well as by expansion of some of the segment's new initiatives. GREW's 1Q26 loss from operations increased to $(2.4) million from $(0.9) million in 1Q25 reflecting a write down of the carrying value of the remaining solar panel inventory and increased investment in new business initiatives.

Genie Solar completed and powered up its Lansing, NY community solar project in 4Q25 and expects to complete construction and turn on its remaining pre-operational community solar project in 2Q26. Genie Solar is expected to be profitable throughout the remainder of 2026.

Balance Sheet Highlights

As of March 31, 2026, Genie reported cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term restricted cash, and marketable equity securities of $199.8 million.

Total assets as of March 31, 2026 were $376.5 million. Liabilities totaled $131.2 million, and working capital (current assets less current liabilities) totaled $188.4 million.

Trended Financial Information*

(in millions except EPS)**

1Q25

2Q25

3Q25

4Q25

1Q26

2024

2025

Total Revenue

$

136.8

$

105.3

$

138.3

$

121.6

$

142.3

$

425.2

$

502.0

Genie Retail Energy

$

132.5

$

99.0

$

132.4

$

114.6

$

134.8

$

403.3

$

478.5

Electricity

$

104.1

$

89.9

$

126.6

$

92.3

$

99.4

$

350.5

$

412.8

Natural gas

$

28.4

$

9.1

$

5.8

$

22.4

$

35.4

$

52.1

$

65.7

Others

$

0.0

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

0.7

$

0.0

Genie Renewables

$

4.3

$

6.3

$

6.0

$

7.0

$

7.5

$

21.9

$

23.5

Gross Profit

$

37.4

$

23.5

$

30.0

$

33.8

$

29.8

$

138.5

$

124.7

Genie Retail Energy

$

35.9

$

21.3

$

27.6

$

33.8

$

29.1

$

132.2

$

118.5

Genie Renewables

$

1.5

$

2.2

$

2.5

$

0.1

$

0.7

$

6.3

$

6.1

Gross Margin

27.3

%

22.3

%

21.7

%

27.8

%

20.9

%

32.6

%

24.8

%

Genie Retail Energy

27.1

%

21.5

%

20.8

%

29.5

%

21.6

%

32.8

%

24.8

%

Genie Renewables

33.7

%

34.5

%

41.3

%

1.0

%

9.9

%

29.0

%

26.1

%

Income from operations

$

13.5

$

2.3

$

7.4

$

4.6

$

1.9

$

44.9

$

27.7

Operating margin

9.9

%

2.2

%

5.3

%

3.8

%

1.3

%

10.6

%

5.5

%

Net income attributable to Genie common stockholders

$

10.4

$

2.3

$

6.4

$

4.8

$

2.8

$

35.5

$

24.0

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.40

$

0.09

$

0.25

$

0.16

$

0.11

$

1.31

$

0.90

Adjusted EBITDA

$

14.4

$

3.0

$

8.2

$

6.9

$

2.8

$

48.5

$

32.6

* Genie Retail Energy International (GREI) operations have been classified as a discontinued operation and their results excluded from current and historical results

** Numbers may not add due to rounding


Earnings Announcement and Annual Stockholders Meeting

At 8:30 AM Eastern this morning, Genie Energy’s management will host a conference call to discuss the Company's financial and operational results, business outlook, and strategy. The call will begin with management’s remarks, followed by Q&A with investors.

To participate in the conference call, dial 1-888-506-0062 (toll-free from the US) or 1-973-528-0011 (international) and provide the following participant access code: 359213.

Approximately three hours after the call, a call replay will be accessible by dialing 1-877-481-4010 (toll-free from the US) or 1-919-882-2331 (international) and providing the replay passcode: 53980. The replay will remain available through Thursday, May 28, 2026. In addition, a recording of the call will be available for playback through the Genie Energy website.

The date of the Genie Energy, Ltd., Annual Meeting of Stockholders has been changed from June 3, 2026 to June 10, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. at Genie's offices at 520 Broad Street, 4th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

About Genie Energy Ltd.

Genie Energy Ltd., (NYSE: GNE) is a leading retail energy and renewable energy solutions provider. The Genie Retail Energy division (GRE) supplies electricity, including electricity from renewable resources, and natural gas to residential and small business customers in the United States. The Genie Renewables division (GREW) holds Genie’s energy brokerage and advisory business, a portfolio of solar generation assets, and early stage growth initiatives. For more information, visit https://genie.com/

In this press release, all statements that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "plan," "intend," "estimate, "target" and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors, including, but not limited to, those described in our most recent report on SEC Form 10-K (under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"), which may be revised or supplemented in subsequent reports on SEC Forms 10-Q and 8-K. We are under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update the forward-looking statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact

Bill Ulrey
Investor Relations
Genie Energy, Ltd.
wulrey@genie.com

GENIE ENERGY LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

March 31,

December 31,

2026

2025

(Unaudited)

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

185,876

$

203,516

Restricted cash—short-term

8,735

7,936

Marketable equity securities

5,219

409

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $8,259 and $7,876 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively

65,637

70,062

Inventory

12,140

12,370

Prepaid expenses

14,444

10,567

Other current assets

17,265

17,154

Current assets of discontinued operations

1,332

1,419

Total current assets

310,648

323,433

Property and equipment, net

27,075

28,303

Goodwill

13,173

12,978

Other intangibles, net

1,730

1,804

Deferred income tax assets, net

2,309

2,309

Other assets

21,522

20,553

Total assets

$

376,457

$

389,380

Liabilities and equity

Current liabilities:

Trade accounts payable

$

26,427

$

41,094

Accrued expenses

54,466

50,782

Income taxes payable

30,401

28,851

Current debt, net

370

2,139

Due to IDT Corporation, net

168

112

Other current liabilities

7,489

10,052

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

2,970

2,996

Total current liabilities

122,291

136,026

Noncurrent debt, net

6,468

6,529

Other liabilities

2,393

2,379

Total liabilities

131,152

144,934

Commitments and contingencies

—

—

Equity:

Genie Energy Ltd. stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized shares—10,000:

Series 2012-A, designated shares—8,750; at liquidation preference, consisting of 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025

—

—

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized shares—35,000; 1,574 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025

16

16

Class B common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized shares—200,000; 29,356 and 29,339 shares issued and 24,826 and 24,847 shares outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively

293

293

Additional paid-in capital

158,533

157,763

Treasury stock, at cost, consisting of 4,530 and 4,492 shares of Class B common stock at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025

(48,791

)

(48,274

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

5,032

4,921

Retained earnings

136,942

136,183

Total Genie Energy Ltd. stockholders’ equity

252,025

250,902

Noncontrolling interests:

Noncontrolling interests

(6,720

)

(6,034

)

Receivable from issuance of equity

—

(422

)

Total noncontrolling interests

(6,720

)

(6,456

)

Total equity

245,305

244,446

Total liabilities and equity

$

376,457

$

389,380


GENIE ENERGY LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in thousands, except per share data)

2026

2025

Revenues:

Electricity

$

99,411

$

104,063

Natural gas

35,352

28,409

Other

7,549

4,335

Total revenues

142,312

136,807

Cost of revenues

112,491

99,444

Gross profit

29,821

37,363

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative

27,949

23,887

Income from operations

1,872

13,476

Interest income

1,651

1,981

Interest expense

(124

)

(189

)

Other income, net

710

162

Income before income taxes

4,109

15,430

Provision for income taxes

(1,585

)

(5,212

)

Net income from continuing operations

2,524

10,218

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

(10

)

(104

)

Net income

2,514

10,114

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, net

(264

)

(329

)

Net income attributable to Genie Energy Ltd. common stockholders

$

2,778

$

10,443

Net income (loss) attributable to Genie Energy Ltd. common stockholders

Continuing operations

$

2,788

$

10,547

Discontinued operations

(10

)

(104

)

Net income attributable to Genie Energy Ltd. common stockholders

$

2,778

$

10,443

Earnings per share attributable to Genie Energy Ltd. common stockholders:

Basic:

Continuing operations

$

0.11

$

0.40

Discontinued operations

—

—

Earnings per share attributable to Genie Energy Ltd. common stockholders

$

0.11

$

0.40

Diluted

Continuing operations

$

0.11

$

0.40

Discontinued operations

—

—

Earnings per share attributable to Genie Energy Ltd. common stockholders

$

0.11

$

0.40

Weighted-average number of shares used in calculation of earnings per share:

Basic

26,050

26,338

Diluted

26,145

26,612

Dividends declared per common share

$

0.075

$

0.075


GENIE ENERGY LTD.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2026

2025

Operating activities

Net income

$

2,514

$

10,114

Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

(10

)

(104

)

Net income from continuing operations

2,524

10,218

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:

Stock-based compensation

720

739

Provision for credit losses

485

309

Depreciation and amortization

356

235

Unrealized gain on marketable equity securities and investments and other, net

(635

)

(171

)

Inventory valuation allowance

939

—

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Trade accounts receivable

3,940

(2,668

)

Inventory

1,125

(1,538

)

Prepaid expenses

(3,878

)

390

Other current assets and other assets

(224

)

(209

)

Trade accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

(13,467

)

981

Due to IDT Corporation, net

55

1

Income taxes payable

1,550

5,232

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities of continuing operations

(6,510

)

13,519

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities of discontinued operations

(5

)

1,830

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

(6,515

)

15,349

Investing activities

Capital expenditures

(887

)

(1,773

)

Purchases of marketable equity securities and other investments

(5,027

)

—

Improvements in investment property

(43

)

(370

)

Proceeds from return of investments

11

50

Net cash used in investing activities

(5,946

)

(2,093

)

Financing activities

Dividends paid

(2,019

)

(2,026

)

Repurchases of Class B common stock from employees

(517

)

(462

)

Payment of debt

(1,839

)

—

Repurchases of Class B common stock

—

(1,887

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(4,375

)

(4,375

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(20

)

(80

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(16,856

)

8,801

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (including cash held at discontinued operations) at beginning of period

212,438

201,958

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (including cash held at discontinued operations) at end of the period

195,582

210,759

Less: Cash of discontinued operations at end of period

971

933

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (excluding cash held at discontinued operations) at end of period

$

194,611

$

209,826


Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the First Quarter of 2026

In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Genie Energy discloses Adjusted EBITDA for GRE and on a consolidated basis. Adjusted EBITDA is 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 excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Genie’s measure of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA starts with income from operations and adds back depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation and deducts impairment of assets and equity in the loss of equity method investees, net.

Management believes that Genie’s measure of Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses that may not be indicative of Genie’s or GRE’s core operating results. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, among other measures, as relevant indicators of core operational strengths in its financial and operational decision-making.

Management also uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate operating performance in relation to Genie’s competitors. Disclosure of Adjusted EBITDA may be useful to investors in evaluating performance and allows for greater transparency to the underlying supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. In addition, Genie Energy has historically reported Adjusted EBITDA and believes it is commonly used by readers of financial information in assessing performance. Therefore, the inclusion of comparative numbers provides consistency in financial reporting at this time.

Management refers to Adjusted EBITDA as well as the GAAP measures revenue, gross profit, and income from operations, as well as net income, on a consolidated level to facilitate internal and external comparisons to Genie's historical operating results, in making operating decisions, for budget and planning purposes, and to form the basis upon which management is compensated.

Although depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under GAAP, they primarily represent the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or constructed in prior periods. Genie’s operating results exclusive of depreciation and amortization are therefore useful indicators of its current performance.

Stock-based compensation recognized by Genie Energy and other companies may not be comparable because of the various valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions, and the variety of types of awards that are permitted under GAAP. Stock-based compensation is excluded from Genie’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDA because management believes this allows investors to make more meaningful comparisons of the operating results of Genie’s core business with the results of other companies. However, stock-based compensation will continue to be a significant expense for Genie Energy for the foreseeable future and an important part of employees’ compensation that impacts their performance.

Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, revenue, gross profit, income from operations, cash flow from operating activities, net income, basic and diluted earnings per share or other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, Genie’s measurement of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Impairment of assets is a component of income (loss) from operations that is excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA. The impairment of assets is primarily dictated by events and circumstances outside the control of management that trigger an impairment analysis. While there may be similar charges in other periods, the nature and magnitude of these charges can fluctuate markedly and do not reflect the performance of Genie's continuing operations.

Following are the reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated basis and for GRE to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, income from operations.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation - Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

(in millions)

1Q25

2Q25

3Q25

4Q25

1Q26

2024

2025

Income from operations

$

13.5

$

2.3

$

7.4

$

4.6

$

1.9

$

44.9

$

27.7

Add back

Depreciation and amortization

$

0.2

$

0.2

$

0.3

$

0.3

$

0.4

$

0.9

$

1.0

Non-cash compensation

$

0.7

$

0.6

$

0.6

$

0.6

$

0.7

$

2.3

$

2.5

Impairment

$

0.0

$

0.0

$

0.0

$

1.6

$

0.0

$

0.2

$

1.6

Equity in net loss (income) of equity method investees

$

(0.0

)

$

(0.1

)

$

(0.0

)

$

(0.1

)

$

(0.1

)

$

0.1

$

(0.3

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

14.4

$

3.0

$

8.2

$

6.9

$

2.8

$

48.5

$

32.6


Non-GAAP Reconciliation - GRE Adjusted EBITDA

(in millions)

1Q26

1Q25

Income from operations

$

6.6

$

16.8

Add back

Depreciation and amortization

$

0.1

$

0.1

Stock-based compensation

$

0.3

$

0.3

Equity in the income of equity method investees

$

—

$

(0.1

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

7.0

$

17.1

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