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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Axon Enterprise, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Axon Enterprise, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 6, 2026 Audio replay Verified speakers
May 6, 2026 1:14:20 82 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
1:14:20
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Axon reported Q1 2026 revenue of $807 million, up 34% year over year, marking a ninth consecutive quarter of 30%+ growth, and raised full-year revenue growth outlook to 30%–32% (from 27%–30%).

International and Enterprise Expansion 60 Dedrone / Counter-Drone 59 AI Era Plan and AI Capabilities 28 Quarterly Financial Performance 26 Axon Week / Customer Engagement 24 Acquisitions and Investments 19

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +88 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Q1 was our strongest ever first quarter across revenue, bookings and new products, and it was a record in markets: U.S. public safety, international and enterprise each setting first quarter bookings records.”
  • “Bookings are up 500% year-over-year, and we are continuing to see rising demand. Dedrone is now on a similar trajectory as the AI Era Plan, and it's relevant to every market we sell into.”
  • “Today, I think we passed the inflection point. We are entering what I believe will be a generational leap in both the pace of innovation we can achieve and the speed of customer adoption we will see.”
  • “AI bookings were up 140% versus Q1 last year and we are seeing AI move from early interest to a standard part of how large agencies think about their future technology stack.”

Forward guidance

4 guided metrics

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Revenue $807.35M +33.7% YoY
Diluted EPS $2.05 +89.8% YoY
Gross margin 59.1% -1.5 pp YoY
Net income $169.31M +92.4% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Revenue grew 34% YoY to $807 million, a record first quarter, with ninth consecutive quarter of 30%+ growth.
  • Software & Services revenue grew 35% to $355 million; AI product revenue up over 700% YoY and AI bookings up 140% YoY.
  • Counter-drone (Dedrone) revenue up over 300% YoY with bookings up 500% YoY; protected the Super Bowl, Kentucky Derby and 2026 World Cup sites.
  • Raised full-year revenue growth outlook to 30%–32% from prior 27%–30%; expects full-year operating cash flow over $600 million and free cash flow of approximately $450 million.
  • Net revenue retention of 125% and Annual Recurring Revenue of $1.5 billion, up 35% YoY.
  • Q1 net income of $169 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $202 million at a 25% margin; Q1 set records across U.S. public safety, international and enterprise bookings.

Risks & pressure points

  • Management noted it is focused on integrating recent acquisitions and is in 'execution mode' rather than pursuing new near-term acquisitions.
  • Buntar Aerospace stake described as an investment/market partnership, not a near-term acquisition, with no guaranteed go-to-market outcome.
  • Q1 Adjusted EBITDA margin of 25% was below the maintained full-year 25.5% guidance, though full-year guidance was reiterated.

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“Q1 was our strongest ever first quarter across revenue, bookings and new products, and it was a record in markets: U.S. public safety, international and enterprise each setting first quarter bookings records.” Speaker 2, COO
“Dedrone, our counter drone business is scaling beyond our most aggressive assumptions. Bookings are up 500% year-over-year, and we are continuing to see rising demand. Dedrone is now on a similar trajectory as the AI Era Plan, and it's relevant to every market we sell into.” Speaker 2, COO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed May 6, 2026.

Metric Guided
Revenue growth
full year 2026
30% – 32%
Adjusted EBITDA margin
full year 2026
25.5%
Operating cash flow
full year 2026
at least $600M
Free cash flow
full year 2026
$450M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · products & services

Service$354.52M +34.9% YoY
TASER Devices Professional$232.85M +19.1% YoY
Platform Solutions$111.22M +95.1% YoY
Personal Sensors$108.75M +23% YoY
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