Identiv (NASDAQ: INVE) beats Q1 guidance as revenue and margins improve
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Identiv, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 revenue of $7.4 million, up from $5.3 million a year earlier and above its prior guidance. GAAP gross margin improved to 17.4%, while non-GAAP gross margin rose to 23.8%, reflecting cost savings and better utilization at its Thailand facility.
The company posted a GAAP net loss of $3.4 million, or $(0.15) per share, versus a $4.8 million loss, or $(0.21) per share, in the prior-year quarter. Management highlighted one customer pulling forward its full-year 2026 orders into Q1. For Q2 2026, Identiv expects net revenue between $5.4 million and $6.0 million.
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Insights
Identiv beat Q1 guidance with strong margin gains but remains loss-making.
Identiv delivered Q1 2026 revenue of $7.413 million, well above the prior-year $5.269 million and ahead of its own guidance. Part of this strength came from a customer ordering its full-year 2026 volume in the quarter, pulling demand forward.
Profitability metrics improved meaningfully. GAAP gross margin rose to 17.4% from 2.5%, and non-GAAP gross margin reached 23.8%, helped by manufacturing shifts from Singapore to Thailand and operational efficiencies. GAAP net loss narrowed to $3.448 million, and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss improved to $(2.654 million).
Despite better margins and lower losses, the business is still not profitable and Q2 2026 revenue guidance of $5.4 million–$6.0 million implies a sequential decline from Q1’s elevated level. Actual performance versus this range, and the sustainability of cost efficiencies and demand beyond the pulled-forward order, will shape upcoming quarterly results.
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Perform-Accelerate-Transform (P-A-T) strategy financial
non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA financial
restructuring and severance financial
forward-looking statements regulatory
non-GAAP operating expenses financial
Earnings Snapshot
For Q2 2026, management expects net revenue between $5.4 million and $6.0 million.
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On May 13, 2026, Identiv, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| 99.1 | Press release dated May 13, 2026 issued by Identiv, Inc. | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Edward Kirnbauer | ||||
| Edward Kirnbauer Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Identiv Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Exceeds Q1 Guidance
Perform-Accelerate-Transform Strategy Continued to Drive Momentum in Sales Growth and Execution of Strategic Development Programs
SANTA ANA, Calif., May 13, 2026 – Identiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), a global leader in RFID- and BLE-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today released its financial results for the first quarter of 2026.
“During the recent quarter, I am pleased to share that we delivered results that exceeded our guidance and expectations. Our financial performance reflects strong demand from our customers at the start of the year and our ability to convert our opportunity pipeline into sales,” said Identiv CEO Kirsten Newquist. “Our Perform-Accelerate-Transform (P-A-T) strategy continued to drive our momentum in the first quarter and positions us well as we focus on the execution of our most important development programs.”
Financial Results for Fiscal First Quarter 2026
Revenue for the first quarter of 2026 was $7.4 million, exceeding previously announced guidance, compared to $5.3 million in the first quarter of 2025. This year-over-year increase was slightly higher than expected and included the benefit of one of Identiv’s customers ordering their full-year 2026 sales volume in Q1.
First quarter 2026 GAAP gross margin was 17.4% and non-GAAP gross margin was 23.8%, compared to first quarter 2025 GAAP gross margin of 2.5% and non-GAAP gross margin of 10.8%. The year-over-year improvement primarily reflects the continued cost savings and efficiencies achieved in Identiv’s production processes, improved utilization at the Thailand facility, and the elimination of manufacturing production costs incurred from the Singapore operation in the first quarter of 2025.
GAAP operating expenses, including research and development, selling and marketing, general and administrative, and restructuring and severance, were $5.5 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $5.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $4.4 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2025. The management of non-GAAP operating expenses reflects lower restructuring and severance expenses, partially offset by higher strategic review-related costs incurred in the first quarter of 2026.
First quarter 2026 GAAP net loss was ($3.4) million, or ($0.15) per basic and diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of ($4.8) million, or ($0.21) per basic and diluted share, in the first quarter of 2025. This improvement was primarily due to higher sales in Q1 2026, increased gross margin due to the transition of manufacturing to Thailand and the impact of charges to cost of revenue related to the write-down of obsolete inventory and a warranty claim totaling approximately $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2025.
Financial Outlook
Identiv provides guidance based on current market conditions and expectations, including macroeconomic conditions and customer demand. For the second quarter of 2026, management currently expects net revenue to be in the range of $5.4 million to $6.0 million.
Conference Call
Identiv management will hold a conference call today, May 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EDT (2:00 p.m. PDT) to discuss the company’s first quarter 2026 financial results. A question-and-answer session will follow management’s presentation.
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About Identiv
Identiv’s RFID- and BLE-enabled IoT solutions create digital identities for physical objects, enhancing global connectivity for businesses, people, and the planet. Its solutions, integrated into over 2.0 billion applications worldwide, drive innovation across healthcare, logistics, consumer electronics, luxury goods, smart packaging, and more. For additional information, visit identiv.com | Follow us on LinkedIn @Identiv
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), including non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating expenses. Identiv uses non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating ongoing operational performance. Identiv believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends. Non-GAAP gross profit and margin exclude stock-based compensation and amortization and depreciation. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA excludes items that are included in GAAP net loss, GAAP operating expenses, and GAAP gross margin, and excludes income tax provision, interest income, net, foreign currency gains (losses), net, stock-based compensation, amortization and depreciation, restructuring and severance, and strategic review-related costs. Non-GAAP operating expenses exclude stock-based compensation, amortization and depreciation, strategic review-related costs, and restructuring and severance. The exclusions are detailed in the reconciliation table included in this press release. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in
isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as detailed in this press release.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are those involving future events and future results that are based on current expectations as well as the current beliefs and assumptions of management of Identiv and can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “plan,” “will,” “intend,” “expect,” “outlook,” and similar references to the future. Any statement that is not a historical fact is a forward-looking statement, including statements regarding Identiv’s expectations regarding its future operating and financial outlook and performance, including second quarter 2026 guidance and outlook; Identiv’s strategy, opportunities, focus and goals; and Identiv’s expectations and beliefs regarding execution of its Perform-Accelerate-Transform (P-A-T) strategy, including the areas of Identiv’s expected focus. Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside Identiv’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, Identiv’s ability to continue the momentum in its business; Identiv’s ability to successfully execute its business strategy; the ability to perform under and comply with the provisions of its multi-year supply agreement; the termination of the supply agreement; Identiv’s ability to capitalize on trends in its business and the continuation of those trends; Identiv’s ability to satisfy customer demand and expectations; the level and timing of customer orders and changes/cancellations; the loss of customers, suppliers or partners; the success of Identiv’s products and strategic partnerships; the impact of manufacturing difficulties or delays; the ability to continue to achieve cost and efficiency gains; Identiv’s ability to successfully enter into definitive agreements for strategic partnerships or collaborations; the impact of macroeconomic conditions and customer demand, inflation, tariffs and increases in prices; and the other factors discussed in its periodic reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as amended, and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Identiv on the date hereof, and Identiv assumes no obligation to update such statements.
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Identiv, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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(unaudited)
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| March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Net revenue |
$ | 7,413 | $ | 6,166 | $ | 5,269 | ||||||
| Cost of revenue |
6,122 | 5,051 | 5,137 | |||||||||
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| Gross profit |
1,291 | 1,115 | 132 | |||||||||
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| Research and development |
1,001 | 773 | 787 | |||||||||
| Selling and marketing |
1,349 | 1,261 | 1,407 | |||||||||
| General and administrative |
3,123 | 3,348 | 3,146 | |||||||||
| Restructuring and severance |
22 | 442 | 260 | |||||||||
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| Total operating expenses |
5,495 | 5,824 | 5,600 | |||||||||
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| Loss from operations |
(4,204 | ) | (4,709 | ) | (5,468 | ) | ||||||
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| Interest income, net |
1,047 | 1,182 | 1,212 | |||||||||
| Foreign currency gains (losses), net |
(286 | ) | 277 | (530 | ) | |||||||
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| Loss from operations before income tax provision |
(3,443 | ) | (3,250 | ) | (4,786 | ) | ||||||
| Income tax provision |
(5 | ) | (471 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||
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| Net loss |
(3,448 | ) | (3,721 | ) | (4,789 | ) | ||||||
| Cumulative dividends on Series B convertible preferred stock |
(211 | ) | (207 | ) | (205 | ) | ||||||
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| Net loss available to common stockholders |
$ | (3,659 | ) | $ | (3,928 | ) | $ | (4,994 | ) | |||
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| Net loss per common share: |
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| Basic and diluted |
$ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | |||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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| Basic and diluted |
24,037 | 23,917 | 23,599 | |||||||||
Identiv, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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| ASSETS |
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| Current assets: |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 124,525 | $ | 128,609 | ||||
| Restricted cash |
300 | 300 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances |
3,212 | 4,070 | ||||||
| Inventories |
8,913 | 7,419 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
1,965 | 2,267 | ||||||
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| Total current assets |
138,915 | 142,665 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net |
7,676 | 7,316 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets |
717 | 841 | ||||||
| Other assets |
326 | 515 | ||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 147,634 | $ | 151,337 | ||||
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| Current liabilities: |
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| Accounts payable |
$ | 6,504 | $ | 3,619 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities |
312 | 331 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue |
— | 2,760 | ||||||
| Accrued compensation and related benefits |
888 | 776 | ||||||
| Accrued income taxes payable |
289 | 288 | ||||||
| Other accrued expenses and liabilities |
1,351 | 1,619 | ||||||
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| Total current liabilities |
9,344 | 9,393 | ||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities |
418 | 525 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities |
720 | 718 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities |
10,482 | 10,636 | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity |
137,152 | 140,701 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ | 147,634 | $ | 151,337 | ||||
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Identiv, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information
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(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Reconciliation of GAAP gross margin to non-GAAP gross margin |
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| GAAP gross profit |
$ | 1,291 | $ | 1,115 | $ | 132 | ||||||
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| Stock-based compensation |
6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| Amortization and depreciation |
470 | 458 | 434 | |||||||||
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| Total reconciling items included in GAAP gross profit |
476 | 464 | 438 | |||||||||
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| Non-GAAP gross profit |
$ | 1,767 | $ | 1,579 | $ | 570 | ||||||
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| Non-GAAP gross margin |
24 | % | 26 | % | 11 | % | ||||||
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| GAAP operating expenses |
$ | 5,495 | $ | 5,824 | $ | 5,600 | ||||||
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| Reconciling items included in GAAP operating expenses: |
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| Stock-based compensation |
(614 | ) | (785 | ) | (792 | ) | ||||||
| Amortization and depreciation |
(71 | ) | (56 | ) | (57 | ) | ||||||
| Strategic review-related costs |
(367 | ) | (488 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||
| Restructuring and severance |
(22 | ) | (442 | ) | (260 | ) | ||||||
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| Total reconciling items included in GAAP operating expenses |
(1,074 | ) | (1,771 | ) | (1,113 | ) | ||||||
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| Non-GAAP operating expenses |
$ | 4,421 | $ | 4,053 | $ | 4,487 | ||||||
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| Reconciliation of GAAP net loss to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA |
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| GAAP net loss |
$ | (3,448 | ) | $ | (3,721 | ) | $ | (4,789 | ) | |||
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| Reconciling items included in GAAP net loss: |
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| Income tax provision |
5 | 471 | 3 | |||||||||
| Interest income, net |
(1,047 | ) | (1,182 | ) | (1,212 | ) | ||||||
| Foreign currency gains (losses), net |
286 | (277 | ) | 530 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation |
620 | 791 | 796 | |||||||||
| Amortization and depreciation |
541 | 514 | 491 | |||||||||
| Strategic review-related costs |
367 | 488 | 4 | |||||||||
| Restructuring and severance |
22 | 442 | 260 | |||||||||
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| Total reconciling items included in GAAP net loss |
794 | 1,247 | 872 | |||||||||
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| Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA |
$ | (2,654 | ) | $ | (2,474 | ) | $ | (3,917 | ) | |||
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