ACCESS Newswire Reports Quarterly Revenue of $5.5 Million as Operating Loss Narrows
Key Facts
ACCESS Newswire reported results on November 10, 2026, for the three months ended September 30, recording revenue of $5.5 million in the third quarter. The results showed the operating loss narrowing to $142,000, compared with $184,000 in the same period of 2025. The company attributed the improvement in its operating loss to lower operating expenses, which fell to $4.3 million from $4.5 million. But under U.S. GAAP, the company reported a loss from continuing operations of $80,000, or $0.02 per diluted share. The comparable loss in the third quarter of 2025 was $45,000, or $0.01 per diluted share.
Subscriptions accounted for $3.2 million, or 60% of total quarterly revenue. The company had 1,213 subscription customers as of September 30, including 118 subscribers through the EDU platform. The company said revenue per release increased, supported by social media monitoring and insights and analytics products, as well as higher revenue from PRO offerings. The increase in revenue per release helped offset the effect of lower release volume, the company said. Gross margin also improved during the quarter as distribution costs charged by partners at variable rates declined alongside lower volumes.
For the first nine months of 2026, revenue was $16.5 million, down 2% from $16.8 million in the same period of 2025. The company attributed the decline to lower revenue from press releases, webcasts and PRO offerings. In the preceding quarterly comparison, the company reported revenue of $5.6 million in the second quarter of 2026, up 5% from $5.3 million in the first quarter, and revenue was comparable to the second quarter of 2025. In that quarter, gross margin was 73% of revenue, compared with 76% in the corresponding period of 2025, and the company said higher press release distribution costs were the main reason for the decline. In its second-quarter results disclosure, the company said its social media monitoring and insights and analytics report platforms had launched during the 90 days before that announcement, and that it aimed to introduce further product enhancements before year-end.
The company had scheduled a call to discuss its third-quarter results for November 10, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time. Its investor relations page listed the call in its events and presentations schedule. The timing gave the company an opportunity to present details of its quarterly results after their release, including developments in revenue, operating expenses and subscription performance. The company also scheduled the call for the day it announced results for the three and nine months ended September 30. The reported figures provide a framework for discussing quarterly performance and comparing it with results from the previous year and the preceding period in 2026.