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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Healthstream Inc Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Healthstream Inc Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 4, 2026 Audio replay
May 4, 2026 38:57 53 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
38:57
Sources
5 artifacts

Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

HealthStream delivered record Q1 2026 revenue of $81.2 million, up 10.5% year-over-year, with adjusted EBITDA up 24.1% to $20.1 million, and reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance while increasing investment in platform, products, and AI.

Career Networks Growth Investment 28 Shift Wizard Competitive Wins 14 Full-Year Guidance Reaffirmed 13 Market Bundling in Small Hospitals 10 Record Q1 Financial Results 7 M&A and Capital Deployment 5

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +78 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “record-setting revenues of $81.2 million. That's up 10.5% year-over-year, and record-setting adjusted EBITDA, which has just pushed through the $20 million to $20.1 million. That's up 24.1% year-over-year.”
  • “We're reaffirming our 2026 full-year guidance and continue to anticipate revenue between $323 million to $330 million”
  • “The strong performance of Q1 is allowing us to increase investment beyond our original plan as we started the year, including in growth initiatives related to our current products, new products on the horizon, and accelerated use of AI.”
  • “Our strong cash balance of $66.5 million, an untapped line of credit, and no long-term debt continue to position us well to take advantage of M&A opportunities as they arise”

Forward guidance

4 guided metrics

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Research coverage

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Revenue $81.20M +10.5% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.20 +42.9% YoY
Net income $5.91M +36.4% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Record quarterly revenue of $81.2 million, up 10.5% year-over-year
  • Record adjusted EBITDA of $20.1 million, up 24.1% year-over-year
  • Operating income up 71.6% to $7.5 million and net income up 36.4% to $5.9 million ($0.20 EPS vs. $0.14)
  • Subscription revenues up 10.7% with 97% of revenues subscription-based
  • Reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance: revenue $323M–$330M, net income $20.4M–$22.8M, adjusted EBITDA $73M–$77M
  • $66.5 million cash, untapped line of credit, no long-term debt supports M&A and capital deployment

Risks & pressure points

  • Higher expenses to support investments in platform/enterprise apps lifted labor, royalties, cloud hosting, third-party software, and amortization costs
  • Increased investment beyond original plan pressures near-term spend even as full-year guidance is maintained
  • Organic revenue growth of 5.8% was supplemented by 4.7% inorganic contribution from Virsys12 and MissionCare Collective acquisitions
  • Forward-looking statements caveat that actual results could differ materially from projections

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Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed May 4, 2026.

Metric Guided
Revenue table
Full Year 2026
$323M – $330M
Net Income table
Full Year 2026
$20.4M – $22.8M
Adjusted EBITDA table
Full Year 2026
$73M – $77M
Capital Expenditures table
Full Year 2026
$31M – $34M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · products & services

Subscription Services$78.39M +10.7% YoY
Professional Services$2.81M +4.3% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks
$6.72M
Shares repurchased
342,345
Dividend / share
$0.04
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