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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Hyliion Holdings Corp. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Hyliion Holdings Corp. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 13, 2026 Audio replay
May 13, 2026 44:43 37 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
44:43
Sources
4 artifacts

Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Hyliion completed non-recurring UL certification testing for the KARNO Power Module, signed an LOI with VFG Holdings, and reported Q1 revenue of $2.8 million (up fourfold quarter-over-quarter) while reaffirming ~$10 million 2026 revenue guidance and ~$100 million year-end cash.

Military contracts and deployments 61 Data center partnerships 40 Revenue growth and financials 39 Fuel flexibility / multi-fuel capability 17 UL Certification milestone 17 KARNO early adopter units and commercialization 15

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +62 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We successfully passed the UL Certification nonrecurring tests for the KARNO Power Module. This is the gating item we discussed last quarter and clearing it now enables us to begin delivering early adopter units to customer sites.”
  • “We continue to see strong interest from the military in deploying our KARNO technology. We are now in active discussions not only with the Navy and Air Force, but with additional branches of the U.S. military as well.”
  • “I mean just being transparent, it would be naive for us to think that there won't be any learning that it will just be full steam ahead, right? I mean there definitely will be learnings.”

Forward guidance

4 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

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Revenue $2.83M +479.1% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.07
Gross margin 7.4% +4.9 pp YoY
Net income -$11.74M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Revenue of $2.8 million in Q1, a fourfold increase from Q4 2025
  • Completed non-recurring UL certification testing, enabling early adopter unit deliveries to customer sites
  • LOI with VFG Holdings for up to 250 KARNO Cores (~50 MW) over 5 years; nearly 750 KARNO Cores under non-binding LOIs representing over $400 million of potential revenue at current pricing
  • Reaffirmed expectation of $40 to $50 million in additional U.S. military contracts during 2026
  • Demonstrated dynamic in-operation fuel switching across diesel, natural gas, and hydrogen on a single KARNO reactor
  • Commenced build of an 800-kilowatt KARNO system for a U.S. Navy unmanned vessel; on track for ~10 early adopter units in 2026 and commercialization by year-end

Risks & pressure points

  • CEO stated the company is not ready to share specific production capacity numbers for 2027 or 2028, citing expected learning curves from initial customer-site deployments
  • Each KARNO Power Module still requires a final operating test for individual nameplate certification until facility-level certification is achieved later this year
  • Revenue is primarily R&D-based military development work, with the transition to commercial unit sales still forthcoming
  • Existing printer fleet only expected to support production needs through 2027 and into 2028, implying a near-term capacity ceiling absent further additions

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“We continue to expect to sign $40 million to $50 million of additional military contracts this year on top of the approximately $20 million in ONR contracts we are currently executing.” Thomas Healy, CEO
“We are reaffirming our guidance for 2026, including approximately $10 million in revenue this year from both R&D Services and possibly some Commercial customer sales.” Speaker 3, CFO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed May 12, 2026.

Metric Guided
Revenue from R&D services and potential initial commercial custo
full-year 2026
$10M
Additional military contracts
2026
$40M – $50M
Total cash use
year 2026
$50M
Year-end cash and investments balance
year-end 2026
$100M
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