ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. reports first quarter 2026 financial results

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN and FSE: QH9) (“ADTRAN Holdings” “ADTRAN” or the “Company”) today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

• Revenue: $286.1 million, up 15.5% year-over-year.
• GAAP gross margin of 39.5%; Non-GAAP gross margin of 43.0%; up 108 and 55 basis points year-over-year, respectively.
• Operating margin: GAAP operating margin of 2.2 %; non-GAAP operating margin of 6.9%.
• Net cash provided by operating activities of $12.7 million.
• GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.01; non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.14.
• Cash and cash equivalents of $88.3 million.

ADTRAN Holdings Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Stanton stated, “We delivered solid first quarter results, with revenue increasing 15.5% year-over-year, and GAAP and non-GAAP operating margin rising 380 and 300 basis points from a year ago, respectively. These results reflect the continued strength of our core markets and the operating leverage we have been building.”

Mr. Stanton added, “We believe that the demand drivers underpinning our business continue to build. In the US, broadband momentum continues with BEAD deployment funds now beginning to reach operators in a growing number of states. In Europe, high-risk vendor displacement continues to progress, reinforced by the European Commission's advancing legislation such as Cybersecurity Act 2.0. Also during the quarter, we introduced LiteWave800™, our first product purpose-built for intra-data center AI infrastructure, setting a new benchmark for power efficiency at 800G.”

Business outlook*

For the second quarter of 2026, the Company expects revenue to be within a range of $283.0 million to $303.0 million. Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be within a range of 5.0% to 9.0%.

• Non-GAAP operating margin (which is calculated as non-GAAP operating income (loss) divided by revenue) is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company has provided guidance for its second quarter 2026 non-GAAP operating margin. This measure excludes from the corresponding GAAP financial measure the effect of adjustments as described below. The Company has not provided a reconciliation of such non-GAAP guidance to guidance presented on a GAAP basis because it cannot predict and quantify without unreasonable effort all of the adjustments that may occur during the period due to the difficulty of predicting the timing and amounts of various items within a reasonable range. In particular, non-GAAP operating margin excludes certain items, such as acquisition related expenses, amortization and adjustments, stock-based compensation expense, deferred compensation adjustments, professional fees and other expenses, amortization of pension actuarial losses, the tax effect of these adjustments to net loss and purchases of property, plant and equipment, and developed technologies, that the Company is unable to quantitatively predict. Depending on the materiality of these items, they could have a significant impact on the Company's GAAP financial results.