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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Seer, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Seer, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 13, 2026 Audio replay
May 13, 2026 40:28 23 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
40:28
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Seer reported Q1 2026 revenue of $2.8 million, a 34% decline year-over-year, citing a depressed academic funding environment and competitive activity, while reaffirming full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $16–$18 million.

Population-scale biobank studies 27 Proteomics in cancer detection (Prognomic) 15 Commercial organization and sales funnel 13 Gross margin and cost control 13 Instrument installed base and utilization 12 Peer-reviewed validation and publications 12

Management tone

Positive

Net tone +15 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “my conviction in SEER, the impact of our technology, and the market we're building has never been stronger”
  • “the progress we made this quarter that I previously detailed and the underlying momentum in the business give us confidence for the rest of 2026”
  • “reflecting the ongoing depressed academic funding environment that has been pressuring customer budgets over the last several quarters, compounded by increased competitive activity from inferior product imitators in this space we have pioneered”
  • “We're not worried about the interest or continued momentum there.”

Forward guidance

1 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue $2.79M -33.6% YoY
Gross margin 35.2% -13.8 pp YoY
Net income -$16.84M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Reaffirmed full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $16–$18 million, approximately 3% growth at the midpoint over 2025
  • Independent publications doubled year-over-year to 84 peer-reviewed publications, preprints, and reviews validating the Proteograph product suite
  • Announced PRECISE-SG100K collaboration with Precision Health Research Singapore and Thermo Fisher for 10,000 samples within a cohort of approximately 100,000 participants
  • Successfully defended patents with a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Final Written Decision
  • Ended the quarter with approximately $220 million of cash, cash equivalents, and investments
  • Operating expenses decreased 20% year-over-year to $18.2 million, and net loss narrowed to $16.8 million from $19.9 million

Risks & pressure points

  • Q1 2026 revenue of $2.8 million, a 34% decrease from $4.2 million in the prior year period
  • Gross margin compressed to 35% in Q1 2026 due to lower volume of kits and instruments and reduced absorption of fixed costs
  • Service revenue was only $596 thousand, roughly half the recent quarterly run rate, with no particularly large STAC project in the quarter
  • Continued depressed academic funding environment pressuring customer budgets
  • Increased competitive activity from inferior product imitators cited as a headwind
  • Free cash flow was approximately negative $15.7 million for the quarter

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed May 13, 2026.

Metric Guided
Revenue
full year 2026
$16M – $18M
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