Sustained revenue growth, shipping to meet high demand, confidence in 2026 revenue guidance, implemented cost reductions
ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / October 28, 2026 / MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a leader in advanced perception solutions for industrial, security and defense, intelligent infrastructure, and automotive mobility, today announced its third quarter 2026 financial and operating results and reiterated full year 2026 revenue guidance based on high customer demand, purchase order backlog, and rapidly expanding shipping schedules. Significant fourth quarter cost reductions align operating resources with commercial drivers and bring forward the path to profitability.
Third quarter progress included continued quarter-over-quarter revenue growth and 50% gross margins, new defense programs including Overland AI, an exclusive strategic alliance bringing immediate ITS revenue and Blue-Band commercial contracts, and Scantinel's entry into high-speed optical connectivity for AI data centers.
"MicroVision's commercial transformation is here, with record lidar sales and another consecutive quarter of revenue growth," said Glen DeVos, Chief Executive Officer of MicroVision. "As expected, we've seen customer demand for IRIS sensors grow significantly in the second half of this year and, combined with our production launch of MOVIA Pro earlier this month, we are now actively delivering on a backlog of purchase orders to meet urgent demand from customers."
"As we continue to drive near- and medium-term revenue growth, we have implemented a plan to significantly reduce operating expenses and cash burn," said Christine Chambers, Chief Financial Officer of MicroVision. "Laser-focused on our path to profitability, we are ensuring that our resources are directly aligned with key revenue drivers. As we look to 2027, we see a clear path to continued revenue growth and a reduction in cash burn to $40 million for the year."
Third Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights
- Revenue: $2.4 million, with growth from $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2025. Year-to-date revenue was $4.8 million, nearly five times the $1.0 million reported through the first nine months of 2025.
- Gross margin: 50%, compared with a negative gross margin in the prior-year period. Year-to-date gross margin improved to 46%, compared with negative 126% in the same period of 2025.
- Operating expenses: $22.5 million, compared with $12.0 million in the prior-year period due to the acquisition of Luminar. Q3 operating expense was down approximately 7.5% from our first-half quarterly average of $24.4 million.
- Net loss: $12.2 million, or $0.45 per share, compared with a net loss of $14.2 million, or $0.72 per share, in the prior-year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss: $11.1 million, compared with $11.7 million in the prior-year period.
- Cash and cash equivalents: $28.9 million as of September 30, 2026.
- Cash used in operations: $13.6 million during the quarter.
- R&D Credit: The current quarter financial results include a cash R&D grant of $6.3 million from the German government related to research and development activities.
"MicroVision's financial priorities remain centered on disciplined capital allocation, improved operating efficiency, and converting commercial opportunities into sustainable revenue," said Chambers. "We are focused on managing costs, improving cash efficiency, and directing investments toward programs with the clearest potential to support our growth and profitability objectives."
Third Quarter 2026 Business and Operational Highlights
Advanced Commercial Momentum Across Multiple End Markets
- Industrial: Continued supporting customer programs across mining, construction, material handling, logistics, and autonomous hauling, including a long-term development agreement with a leading construction and mining equipment OEM that provides a pathway from IRIS to next-generation MicroVision HALO technology.
- Security and Defense: Announced new programs with customers, such as Overland AI, within the Defense sector for IRIS in the unmanned ground vehicle market where 1550nm long range lidar will be a critical technology. We also launched MOVIA Air and MOVIA Air Plus across autonomous aerial logistics, unmanned aircraft, and defense applications, and demonstrated MicroVision's real-time mapping capability with Robinson Unmanned, Avular, and other commercial partners.
- Automotive: Advanced an autonomous mobility pilot in the Asia-Pacific region utilizing IRIS within a multi-sensor perception architecture, with a potential transition to HALO as the program moves toward broader deployment.
- Intelligent Transportation Systems: Accelerated by an exclusive strategic alliance to bring Blue-Band's commercial contracts and revenue to MicroVision, plus a separate award to supply IRIS sensors for a customer's speed enforcement program.
- MicroVision Semiconductor Inc.: Secured a selection by a prime government contractor to design a custom semiconductor solution for advanced photonics application.
- Scantinel: Introduced Scantinel's ELS-FP, (external laser source small-form-factor package), pluggable module opening commercialization opportunities in high-speed optical connectivity, accelerating efficiency in AI data centers.
"As we advance our commercial strategy, we must operate with focus, precision, and accountability," said DeVos. "That means making deliberate decisions about where we invest our people, capital, and capabilities. We are aligning our organization around the opportunities where we believe we can create the greatest impact and deliver the strongest commercial returns. This is about building the right organization for MicroVision's next phase of growth, one that is structured to execute efficiently, respond to customer needs, and translate our technology investments into sustainable business performance."
Financial Outlook
MicroVision continues to execute against its commercial growth strategy while prioritizing financial discipline and a more efficient operating model. Full year 2026 revenue outlook remains in the range of $10 million to $15 million, with 2027 revenue expected to at least double from our expected 2026 level.
The company expects to reduce operating cash burn to approximately $40 million in 2027, a reduction of roughly one-third from current levels.
As MicroVision moves into 2027, its strategic priorities remain focused on accelerating revenue growth and operating cost optimization.
Conference Call and Webcast
MicroVision will host a conference call and webcast on October 28, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its third quarter 2026 financial and operating results.
The webcast and accompanying presentation materials will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website at ir.microvision.com.
A replay of the webcast will be available following the event.
About MicroVision
MicroVision is defining the next generation of lidar-based perception solutions for industrial, security & defense, and automotive markets. As the industry moves beyond proof of concept toward value, deployment, and commercialization, MicroVision delivers integrated hardware and software solutions designed for real-world performance, automotive-grade reliability, and economic scalability. With engineering centers in the U.S. and Germany, MicroVision leads the industry in depth and breadth of its portfolio, with both short- and long-range lidar solutions, featuring solid-state sensors with varying wavelengths, advanced sensor architectures, design-to-cost engineering, and open software solutions.
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MicroVision, MicroVision HALO, IRIS, MOVIA, MOSAIK, and SENTINEL are trademarks of MicroVision, Inc., and SCANTINEL is a trademark of Scantinel GmbH, in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Non-GAAP Information
To supplement MicroVision's condensed financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company presents investors with the non-GAAP financial measures "adjusted EBITDA" and "adjusted Gross Profit." Adjusted EBITDA consists of GAAP net income (loss) excluding the impact of the following: interest income and interest expense; income tax expense; depreciation and amortization; non-cash gains and losses; share-based compensation; restructuring costs; acquisition-related costs; impairment charges; and settlement gains. Adjusted Gross Profit is calculated as GAAP gross profit before share-based compensation expense, inventory write downs, and the amortization of acquired intangibles included in cost of revenue.
MicroVision believes that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted Gross Profit provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends, provides consistency and comparability with MicroVision's past financial reports, and facilitates comparisons with other companies in the Company's industry, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. Internally, management uses these non-GAAP measures when evaluating operating performance because the exclusion of the items described above provides an additional useful measure of the Company's operating results and facilitates comparisons of the Company's core operating performance against prior periods and its business objectives. Externally, the Company believes that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted Gross Profit are useful to investors in their assessment of MicroVision's operating performance and the valuation of the Company.
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted Gross Profit are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of MicroVision's business as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company expects to continue to incur expenses similar to the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from its non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual or infrequent.
The Company compensates for limitations of the adjusted EBITDA measure by prominently disclosing GAAP net income (loss), which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and providing investors with a reconciliation from GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA.
Similarly for adjusted Gross Profit, the Company compensates for limitations of the measure by prominently disclosing GAAP gross profit which is the difference between Revenue and Cost of revenue, which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and providing investors with a reconciliation by backing out share-based compensation expense and the amortization of acquired intangibles included in cost of revenue.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this release, including market position, expectations, and likelihood of success; opportunities for customer engagement and revenue; expense reduction; benefits of acquisitions and integration synergies; market position; product portfolio; product and manufacturing capabilities; access to capital and capital-raising opportunities; and expected revenue, expenses and cash usage are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements include the risk its ability to operate with limited cash or to raise additional capital when needed; market acceptance of its technologies and products or for products incorporating its technologies; the failure of its commercial partners to perform as expected under its agreements; its financial and technical resources relative to those of its competitors; its ability to keep up with rapid technological change; government regulation of its technologies; its ability to enforce its intellectual property rights and protect its proprietary technologies; the ability to obtain customers and develop partnership opportunities; the timing of commercial product launches and delays in product development; the ability to achieve key technical milestones in key products; dependence on third parties to develop, manufacture, sell and market its products; potential product liability claims; its ability to maintain its listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market, and other risk factors identified from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the general or specific factors that may affect the Company. It should be recognized that other factors, including general economic factors and business strategies, may be significant, now or in the future, and the factors set forth in this release may affect the Company to a greater extent than indicated. Except as expressly required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in circumstances or any other reason.
Investor Relations Contact
Jeff Christensen
Darrow Associates Investor Relations
MVIS@darrowir.com
Media Contact
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SOURCE: MicroVision, Inc.
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