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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

CS Disco, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

CS Disco, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 6, 2026 Audio replay
May 6, 2026 38:53 23 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
38:53
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

DISCO reported Q1 2026 total revenue of $41.9 million, up 14% year-over-year, beating the high end of guidance, with software revenue of $34.7 million (+12%) and adjusted EBITDA of -$3.5 million, an improvement of 32%.

AI product capabilities (Cecilia, Auto Review) 30 Revenue and financial performance 30 DISCO platform launch and pricing model 24 Long-term growth target 6 Large multi-terabyte matters 5 Path to profitability 3

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +72 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “DISCO delivered strong results across the board”
  • “we continue to drive accelerating and sustainable revenue growth”
  • “The feedback is fantastic”
  • “DISCO is really poised to be the leader in AI for litigators”

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Revenue $41.88M +14.3% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.15
Gross margin 74.2% +0.1 pp YoY
Net income -$9.62M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Total revenue grew 14% YoY to $41.9M, beating the high end of guidance, marking a fourth consecutive quarter of accelerating growth excluding a one-time Q3 2025 deal.
  • Software revenue grew 12% YoY to $34.7M.
  • Adjusted EBITDA improved 32% YoY to -$3.5M, beating the high end of guidance.
  • Customers generating over $100K in trailing 12-month revenue grew 9% YoY to 347, with a 5% sequential increase, and those customers represented $124M, or 77% of trailing revenue, up 13% YoY.
  • Strong launch of the new DISCO platform drove better-than-expected adoption, including larger matters, multiyear deals, and increased committed revenue.
  • GAAP net loss narrowed to -$9.6M from -$11.4M YoY, with management reiterating a path to adjusted EBITDA profitability in Q4 2026.

Risks & pressure points

  • Q2 2026 software revenue guidance of $36.1M–$37.1M implies a sequential midpoint growth of about 6%, and adjusted EBITDA guidance of -$4.5M to -$2.5M represents a sequential deterioration from Q1.
  • Full year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of -$8.0M to -$4.0M implies potential continued GAAP losses through year-end.
  • Software revenue growth at 12% was described as holding flat sequentially over recent quarters, lagging the customer growth indicator.
  • DISCO acknowledged stockholder litigation as a source of unpredictable variability impacting GAAP results.
  • Auto Review revenue currently splits between software and services due to manual prompt engineering work, limiting near-term software capture.

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“In Q1, total revenue grew 14% year-over-year to $41.9 million and software revenue grew 12% year-over-year to $34.7 million. This was the fourth consecutive quarter of accelerating growth in total revenue if you exclude the one-time contingent deal we recognized in Q3 of last year. We are very pleased to deliver strong software growth and to beat the high end of our total revenue guidance range.” Eric Friedrichsen, CEO
“While it's still in the early days, we're seeing some very encouraging trends from DISCO platform adoption, including larger matters, increased committed revenue, multiyear deals and growing AI adoption.” Eric Friedrichsen, CEO

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · products & services

Software$34.65M +12.2% YoY
Service$7.23M +25.4% YoY

Capital returned

Buybacks
$132,000
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