Acconeer Delivers Half a Million Sensors in Record Quarter Despite Return to Loss
Key Facts
Acconeer delivered half a million sensors in the third quarter of 2026, its highest quarterly delivery volume in its history, according to its financial report. The record came as the company returned to negative results in profitability and cash flow. EBITDA showed a loss of SEK 4.119 million, compared with SEK 1.133 million in the same period of 2025. The after-tax loss was SEK 9.352 million, compared with a profit of SEK 448,000 a year earlier. The results highlight a clear contrast between record delivery volume and the quarter's financial performance.
The contrast also extended to cash generated by core operations: cash flow from operating activities was negative SEK 3.838 million in the third quarter, compared with positive cash flow of SEK 1.022 million in the corresponding quarter of 2025. In the first nine months of 2026, net sales reached SEK 63.230 million, compared with SEK 40.688 million in the same period a year earlier. But operating cash flow for the nine months remained negative at SEK 18.433 million, compared with negative SEK 13.147 million in the corresponding period. Sales therefore increased over the nine-month period, while the operating cash deficit widened. The company's ability to convert deliveries and sales into cash remains one of the most notable aspects of its financial performance in the reported figures.
As for its outlook, Acconeer revised its revenue target for 2027, citing lower forecasts for some car models using the A1 sensor and delays in completing the offering of its A212 product to customers outside the automotive sector. The company said the delay was mainly related to the additional resources needed to launch its first automotive customer for the A212 product. The revision puts the revenue trajectory under the influence of two distinct commercial factors: lower expectations for car models already on the market and a delay in completing the product offering for other markets. The report available here did not provide a new detailed revenue target, but it outlined the reasons behind the company's change. The company's stated target for 2026 is to achieve positive cash flow from its operations, while the third-quarter and nine-month figures show negative operating cash flow.
After the quarter ended, the company announced it had received an order worth $270,000 for delivery to the automotive sector, and another order worth $120,000 for the Japanese market. The orders came after the period covered by the report, so the company included them among subsequent developments. They signal new business in the automotive market and in Japan, but their value alone does not change the reported quarterly result or the cash flow in the report. Chief Executive Ted Hansson had announced that he would present the financial results in a live broadcast on October 23, 2026, at 11:00 Central European Time. The company also corrected its report issued on October 23 after discovering an error in the after-tax result for January to September; the correct figure is a loss of SEK 31.438 million.